Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 286 What peak do you want to find?
The focus of the 12th round of the league is the Madrid derby in the capital area.

At the Calderon Stadium, with Ronaldo's god-like hat-trick, Real Madrid beheaded their rivals in the same city without bloodshed. They also had an undefeated record of 9 wins and 3 draws, biting Valencia with 11 wins and 1 draw.

The Bats lead the standings with 34 points,

Real Madrid followed with 30 points.

No.3 is Sevilla with 24 points.

Barcelona temporarily ranks fourth with 23 points.

After that are Villarreal and Real Sociedad with 22 points.

Atletico Madrid, who had just been beaten up by Real Madrid, fell out of the top seven...

Due to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid falling behind prematurely, the league championship this season seems to be a battle between Valencia and Real Madrid.

And the first round of the fight between the two sides will be at least a month later.

Before their eyes, is the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Real Madrid is going away to challenge Ronaldo's old club - Sporting Lisbon (Sporting Lisbon), and Valencia is also going to fly away to compete with Ligue [-] leader Monaco!
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On November 11, Valencia flew to Monaco one day earlier.

Although it is the leader of Ligue [-], the Monaco Club does not belong to France, but the Principality of Monaco located on the southeast coast of France.

It has a population of 3.8 and its per capita GDP has always been ranked first in the world. It is also known as the world's three major casinos along with Las Vegas and Macau. However, it is unexpected that such a small place can also have a strong team.

——This is of course the result of burning money.

"Yes, we have already qualified ahead of schedule, but I still choose the full main lineup. This is my greatest respect for this top competition."

Gary Neville said in a press conference:
"In the second round, we had an absolute advantage, but the final result was not satisfactory. I hope tomorrow's game can be better."

He also commented on the opponent's key players:

"Yes, Falcao is in very good form after his return from injury, and scored twice in the last round of the league, we will pay special attention to him.

Their midfield players are all excellent, Silva, Fabinho, Bakayoko, Moutinho, Lemar... Clubs throughout Europe will envy these outstanding players.

By the way, there is also the young striker Mbappé, whose impact impressed me, but this time, we will not repeat the same mistakes again! "

In the last match, it was Mbappe, who came off the bench, who continuously created dangers in Valencia's defense and almost turned the tide of the battle by himself!

When he arrived at Li Polo's place, he turned on the microphone in front of him with a serious face:

"I don't know if you have noticed. Since November, in nearly a month, I have not scored a goal, whether it is the league or the Champions League. So I am looking forward to tomorrow's I hope I can get back to my peak form."

After he left, the media reacted:
[Look at his schedule:

On November 11, the Champions League against Manchester City, a penalty kick was created.

On November 11th, in the league, he asked for leave directly to celebrate his girlfriend's birthday.

Then came the national team competition week, and he was the focus of the whole world!

Then in the last round of the league, the head coach asked him to rest...]

[In this month, he has only played one game in the Champions League. Where is the scoring shortage? ! 】

[You still want to get back to the top when you are riding a horse? 】

[What peak? 】

[Is it the pinnacle of a 10-goal game? 】
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The next evening.

The Louis II Stadium with a total capacity of 18500 attracted more than 10000 fans on this day, making it the most densely populated place in the entire country.

Monaco coach Jardim still puts on the traditional formation of 442, but the forward at the top is replaced by the brave "Colombia Tiger" Falcao.

Despite almost rewriting the situation in the first match, Mbappe still did not enter the starting lineup and could only sit on the bench temporarily and wait for the opportunity.

This surprised Lee Polo a little.

Because after the second round of the group stage, Mbappe has gradually become a rotation player for Monaco by virtue of his outstanding performance. He has won the starting opportunity in the last three consecutive league rounds, and the number of goals and assists are steadily increasing. Climb up, but the cautious Jardim still didn't dare to activate him in the key battle...

So Falcao's partner is the mediocre, positive Germain.

On Valencia's side, Van Dijk and Phil Jones' central defender combination, Bernat and Cancelo are separated on the left and right. In the case of Gaya's injury, this is their strongest defensive combination.

During the preparation period, they focused on the subjects of research, one was the tiger Falcao, the other was Bernardo Silva, and the third was the surprise soldier Mbappe.

For Germain, who was not good enough in all aspects, they hardly took too much defense.

But it was this Germain who gave the Bat Corps a head-on blow just after the start!
This is the 10th minute of the game. Monaco launched an offensive through positional warfare. Lemar shot a low and flat ball from the wing and was rejected by goalkeeper Alves.

But just as Jones grabbed the landing point and was about to drive out of the penalty area, the astute Germain stretched out his foot and hooked the football away.

After hearing a beep, the referee pointed to the penalty area, and Monaco was awarded a penalty.

Falcao took the penalty, but his inevitable shot was bravely resolved by Alves.

The visiting team, which escaped unharmed, quickly launched a counterattack. Only 3 minutes later, Cancelo advanced from the right and sent a half-high pass towards the opponent's penalty area!
Lee Polo speeds up to complete the anti-offside, and then dives with a header on the penalty area line!

But the moment he headed the ball, Monaco central defender Glick pulled him from behind, causing him to fail to correct his position. The football did not fly to the goal, but flew to their right.

Another central defender, Jamerson, was obviously stunned for a moment. Before he had time to start, he was seized by Figuri who inserted into the penalty area from the right rib!

The national team had no hope of qualifying for the World Cup and had a complete rest for another week. Algeria's Fei Tianwang was now full of firepower. He came to the goal with a flash and completed the header relay!

1: 0!

"Thank you for your assist!"

Fei Tianwang, who opened the scoring for the team, patted his forehead and pointed to Li Poluo.

Li Poluo snorted, and finally could only spit, and gave him a high-five to celebrate.

He didn't want to admit that the assist just now was completely passive! -
Monaco, which fell behind by one goal, did not seem to have any plans to strengthen its offense and continued to organize its offense step by step.

But it is also very understandable.

Perhaps in their plan, facing Valencia, they did not expect to win.

Rather than fighting to the death with Valencia here, it is better to save your energy until the last round of the group stage!

Manchester City... is better than Valencia!
(End of this chapter)