Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 293 The Devil's Away Game
On December 12, the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage will start at the same time.

Valencia sits in Mestalla to usher in the challenge of Leverkusen.

Manchester City ushered in a life-and-death battle with Monaco at the Etihad.

Except for the Bat Corps, which has already advanced in advance, the other three teams still have the possibility of qualifying, so they can only fight desperately.

These two duels were fiercely fought from the first second, and there was no dull feeling at all.

Aguero scored first for Manchester City in the 28th minute, and Falcao responded 15 minutes later in Monaco.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Manchester City gradually gained the upper hand. De Bruyne and Silva passed shots to each other, expanding the score to 3:1.

At the most critical moment, Jardim once again pinned his hopes on Mbappe. The French demon star did not disappoint. In 20 minutes, he created multiple murderous intentions in a row, knocking out Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov, The defense formed by Zabaleta rushed to pieces.

After Kolarov and Kompany both retired due to injuries, Monaco formed a siege trend of playing more and playing less. Fabinho and Mbappe each scored a goal and successfully equalized the score.

But Guardiola still had better luck, De Bruyne sent a wonderful assist in stoppage time, Aguero counted down the lore, and escorted Blue Moon to the knockout stage!
As for the other game, there isn't much to describe.

Leverkusen tried to attack aggressively but they lost 70% of the ball without even breaking through Valencia's midfield!
DePaul, Llorente, Parejo, Cancelo, and Neville used four strong players with both offensive and defensive skills to stop the offensive of the "pharmaceutical factory" here!

Bernat, Van Dijk, Jones, and Barragan, who are at the back, can only make up for the leaks behind their teammates most of the time!

Relying on the strong defense of their teammates, the striker duo got a lot of chances to counterattack. Li Polo scored a goal in the first and second halves, and Fuguli also succeeded in picking up the miss. Parejo also scored a direct free kick. Killed Leverkusen's fantasy of qualifying.

After 90 minutes, the two contests came to an end almost at the same time.

Valencia advanced to the knockout round with a record of six victories.

Manchester City narrowly escaped at the last minute.

With a one-point advantage, Leverkusen qualified for the Europa League with the third place in the group.

Monaco, who was at the bottom, had to end this season's European war and stay in Ligue [-] with all its energy.

Great Paris, danger! -
With the end of the UEFA Champions League group stage, all the places to advance to the top 16 have been released.

The first eight teams in the group are: Arsenal, Naples, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, Leicester City, Juventus.

The second includes: Paris, Benfica, Tottenham, Manchester City, Bayern, Real Madrid, Porto, Sevilla.

Except for the Russian Super League champion Army, the other seven seeded teams all advanced, which also led to only one third-tier team from Tottenham entering the round of 16, and none of the fourth-tier teams reversed.

In other words, these 16 teams are basically traditional European powerhouses, and apart from Leicester City, there is no surprising dark horse.

The draw for the knockout round is scheduled for a week later, with Valencia also playing a La Liga game before that.

Three days later, on December 12th.

Valencia played away against Real Sociedad.

This team dubbed the "Royal Underworld" has always been known for its tough and tenacious style. Even in the face of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, it often gives opponents a headache.

Especially in their home court, it is like taking drugs

比如他们先在第11轮主场2：0完胜马竞，一周前的第13轮又在诺坎普1:1逼平巴萨，让这两支超级球队在追赶皇马的道路上越走越远。

——It is worth mentioning that among the top three in the Western Super League, the only one that has an overwhelming advantage over Real Sociedad is Real Madrid.

As of the 14th round, Real Sociedad temporarily ranked sixth in the standings, and even beat Atletico Madrid by one point. It is indeed a hard stubble, at least much more difficult to deal with than Leverkusen.

In order to strengthen the defensive strength, Gary Neville continued to deploy 442 tactics, Li Polo and Rodrigo partnered forward, Zakaria, Perez, Schweinsteiger, Parejo formed the midfield, and the defense line Still Bernat, Van Dijk, Jones, Barragan.

Feguli, who doesn't like defense, Gaya, Cancelo, and DePaul, who are stronger in offense than defense, all sit on the bench.

Perhaps it was because the rotation was too large. The four midfielders played a little chaotically after the opening. Although they did a good job in the defensive part of the press, they did not find a tacit understanding at all in the counterattack stage. Caria and Schweinsteiger could only lose the ball consecutively.

Neville frowned, and was about to adjust his tactics when he saw Rodrigo and Li Polo retreating to participate in the press. Li Polo even kicked the opponent's midfielder to rest, which immediately attracted the audience. Stadium Hate...

[Negative emotions from Real Sociedad player coaches, +748! 】

[Negative emotions of home team fans at Anoeta Stadium, +3884! 】

Li Poluo, who became the target of public criticism, received the attention of the underworld in the next 20 minutes. He successively experienced stepping on football boots, stomping on the face of his feet, sliding tackles from the side, throwing over the shoulder, hugging the waist...and...the black call at home !
The scissor legs of Real Sociedad did not get a verbal warning, but Li Polo's subsequent verbal provocation caused the referee to give him a yellow card!
See you a long time!
Li Boluo, a famous troll who has been fighting in football for many years, is getting a card for freedom of speech for the first time!
Fortunately, Valencia is still dominant overall. Even in this devil's away game, they always showed a strong offensive. Lee Polo and Schweinsteiger scored goals successively, leading the score to 2:0. into the second half.

After 15 minutes, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Valencia continued to strengthen the offensive.

In the 53rd minute, Rodrigo sent a pick pass from the left. Li Polo broke into the penalty area and was pulled down by the opponent, but was deemed by the referee to be a flop!
"you sure?"

Li Boluo, who was about to expose most of his shoulders, laughed back angrily.

But the referee touched his pocket with a serious face, two yellows turned one red!
[The jersey is not even torn, so what kind of foul is it? 】

【You are alive and kicking, it must be a flop! 】

Looking at Lee Polo who kept shaking his head, Gary Neville's heart sank on the sidelines.

Little Neville said with lingering fear:
"Fortunately, we agreed with Real Madrid to postpone the game!"

His elder brother was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted:
[If I don't agree to Real Madrid's request, I will face the BBC's challenge in the absence of Lee Polo in a week! 】

[Understood, Real Sociedad, he is the dog leg of Real Madrid! 】

With Li Polo off the field, the game situation became more and more chaotic. Although Valencia continued to strengthen its defense, it still conceded consecutive goals at the last moment and was successfully tied by Real Sociedad.

2: 2!

Valencia's 11 league games came to an abrupt end in this devil's home court!

The Real Madrid soldiers who received the good news immediately ate three bowls of rice, and then defeated Deportivo 3:2 at the Bernabeu, narrowing the point difference to 4 points.

Even Barcelona, ​​which has been lagging behind for a long time, came to a hearty 3:0, and beat Osasuna, who was ranked last, with a mouthful of resentment.

Valencia immediately submitted a complaint to the La Liga official, hoping to revoke Li Polo's red card, but the referee committee only gave a cold reply:
"The penalty is normal, and the original sentence is upheld!"

All they had to do was add:
"Please Valencia Club regulate the behavior of No. 9 player!"

"He talks too much nonsense during the game!"

(End of this chapter)