Chapter 189 The King of Midfield
De Bruyne's exquisite pass was the masterstroke of that goal.
What Caligiuri wanted to do was to run into position, then stretch his foot, and the ball easily entered the net.
1 to 1.
It turned out that for Wolfsburg, it was basically on the shore.
At another venue, Red Bull Salzburg led 4-0 at halftime.
Their top spot was unshakable and Krasnodar's original dream was shattered.
If Wolfsburg draws in that game, they can continue to rank second in the group with a goal difference advantage.
Now, everything is going in Wolfsburg's favor.
Facing a team-oriented team, Leicester City was under great pressure.
Although Wolfsburg's attack was fierce, their formation was very stable and they did not invest all their troops.
Their defense remains solid.
But for Leicester City, which is good at fast breaks, it is difficult to find loopholes.
And Vardy and Mahrez were specially marked, not to mention under great pressure.
Leicester City currently has too few powerful attacking points.
Although Ulloa is good, it does not seem to be a bit inferior in front of strong opponents in the European war.
At this time, Pearson made another substitution adjustment on the sidelines.
Right back Simpson played in the east court, and Moore came on as a substitute.
In the east court of Ulloa, where the striker is, Konokat appears.
Those two substitutions are very representative.
Moore is strong in attack and weak in defense, while Conoket has better attack power.
Obviously, Leicester City is looking for an onslaught!
It is now the 70th minute of the game. If Leicester City keeps going east, they will definitely be eliminated.
They must now attack and score goals!
All three cards were played and Leicester City fought hard!
With the two new players on the field, Leicester City's offense is obviously much stronger.
Those two players are both on the right, forming an excellent combination with Mahrez.
In the initial stage, Leicester City, which did not have much bench depth, could go all out and bet all their money on the right wing.
For a period of time after coming from the east, Leicester City's attack from the right was very fierce!
Moore dribbles the ball forward and assists!
Form a two-line combination with Mahrez!
Conoket, who was at the striker, moved smartly and was very threatening with two consecutive shots.
The successive impacts made Wolfsburg feel uncomfortable for a while.
Drinkwater in the middle decisively retreated to the right and back to fill the gap left by Moore's advance to the east and avoid being hit by a counterattack.
Xia Xing in the midfield also ran a large area and tried his best on both offense and defense.
Seeing that the team's offensive and defensive results were very good due to substitutions, Xia Xing sighed.
In fact, Pearson has a very high level of tactical literacy, otherwise he would not have led Leicester City to the Premier League.
But he lacks courage and is too conservative.
If they had played like that at the beginning, maybe Leicester City would have scored more goals.
Bu Nao, it's not too late!
The successive attacks from the wing made Wolfsburg forget about the wrong-footed left wing for a moment.
I want to know if Leicester City’s strongest offensive point is their midfield king!
In the 82nd minute of the game, Mahrez continued to dribble on the right side.
Facing numerous defensive forces, he chose to strike horizontally and then quickly advance forward!
Xia Xing in the middle received the ball and paused for a moment to wait.
Obviously, No is waiting to pass the ball to Mahrez.
Wolfsburg is also ready.
Could it be that they were wrong.
Xia Xing did not choose to pass the ball, but suddenly turned around!
Sprint with the ball!
That acceleration tore open Wolfsburg's central defense!
Vardy also speeded up at the same time, accelerating towards the left wing!
Wolfsburg's defense is in chaos!
No one knows how Xia Xing and Donglai will handle the ball!
De Bruyne quickly defended from behind, but he couldn't keep up with Xia Xing's speed!
At that stage, the Belgian boy had no physical strength, but Fu Xia Xing was still very fast!
25 meters away from the goal, Xia Xing took the shot!
He chose to shoot!
The ball hit the right east corner of the goal!
The fast-moving football is like a fiery meteor, burning through the turf!
Goalkeeper Benaglio made a quick save, but he was too late...
The ball went in!
2 to 1!
Leicester City scored a golden goal!
Go-ahead score!
The qualifying situation is back to their legs again!
Xia Xing, who scored the goal, was all smiles and could finally breathe a sigh of relief!
Mahrez, Konokat, and Vardy rushed towards Xia Xing and surrounded him tightly!
Pearson on the sidelines also punched hard!
Perfect goal!
The strongest attack point!
The king of midfield!
After scoring a key goal, Leicester City spent a long time celebrating.
Including summer trip.
Otherwise, it will not vent your emotions, but otherwise it will consume more time.
After all, they are about ten minutes away from qualifying.
The powerful Wolfsburg can equalize at any time.
In the ten minutes following Dongfang's arrival, Leicester City completely retreated from defense.
Even Moore and Conoket dropped back to defend in midfield.
Whether they scored a goal when they came off the bench, now they assisted Xia Xing to complete the goal, and the defense has achieved what they want to do now.
Mahrez, whose physical strength is almost at its limit, has become the team's right back, cooperating with Moore in defense.
In the first few minutes, except for Vardy who was in the frontcourt, Leicester City all returned to defense.
De Bruyne's pass.
Olic's header.
Caligiuri's excellence.
Dost's grab point.
Wolfsburg did everything they could, but still couldn't score.
In the last minute of injury time, De Bruyne picked up the ball outside the penalty area.
He didn't choose to pass the ball that time, instead he went it alone.
Mahrez decisively grabbed the ball, and De Brau pulled the ball out and rushed past him.
Drinkwater also made a fierce tackle, but De Bruyne gently picked the ball and avoided the tackle.
De Bruyne kicks outside, preparing for a long shot!
At that moment, Xia Xing appeared in front of De Bruyne again!
That wrong genius made the wrong base again!
De Bruyne also tried his best to defend the previous few dribbling and passing games.
But it all ends in vain.
His defensive ability is really not outstanding.
But now, when he needs to get past Xia Xing in front of him, he is still helpless.
After two consecutive false moves, Xia Xingdong was very stable and unmoved.
When Xia Xing changed direction twice and accelerated to pass others, Xia Xing followed closely without relaxing.
De Bruyne felt desperate in his heart.
There is no time, the ball must be released as soon as possible!
De Bruyne forced his way to the left and suddenly accelerated!
Try to open up as much gap as possible and forcefully kick off!
But Xia Xing is still like a ghost, following accurately and blocking with his feet!
That shot was intercepted again!
The ball hit Xia Xing's ankle, killing Wolfsburg's half!
That attack still ended in vain!
The referee's whistle sounds!
The game is over!
In a key battle in the Europa League group stage, Leicester City tenaciously won the away game!
2 to 1!
They got 9 points!
Previously ranked second in the group!
Qualified successfully!
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!