Chapter 265 Champions League draw
Leicester City, who were in excellent form this season, were eliminated from the League Cup by Bury.
That has been the news in English football for a while.
I want to know if they just defeated Barcelona and won the European Super Cup.
Moreover, it has won three consecutive league games and is currently ranked first.
But I didn't expect that this English championship team would defeat them.
Countless media outlets ridiculed him.
"London Sports News": "Leicester City was actually defeated by a British Championship team. It was finally doubled. It's no wonder, after all, they are not a team of that level."
"The Times": "Leicester City's miracle is over, their dream is about to end!"
"The Sun": "It is said that there was turmoil in the Leicester City locker room. There was a fierce conflict between the veteran players brought out by Pearson and the new players introduced by Ranieri this season! Please continue to pay attention to the follow-up reports of this newspaper!"
It's a mess.
Although the "Leicester Evening News" explained that he was just on the bench in that game, it does not reflect the true strength of Leicester City.
But otherwise no one listened, and everyone felt as if Leicester City was about to fall apart.
That made many Leicester City fans upset.
How?
Are we just looking forward to something happening to Leicester City?
At this time, at Leicester City's training ground, the players were also making a fuss.
During a training session outside the team, James broke through with the ball and was directly tackled by Kanter.
The tackle was clean and not too harsh.
But James fell to the ground and shouted exaggeratedly: "Help! I'm hitting someone! The new players are bullying the old players! It hurts so much!"
Kanter looked shocked and quickly ran over to help him up: "Man, he did it on purpose. Am I okay..."
Drinkwater, who was next to him, pushed Kanter away: "If I don't pay attention to him, he will just play tricks. Where do I feel pain? He will treat it for me."
James: "I actually stepped on him!"
Drinkwater: "He remembered that I said I liked that tune?"
"I don't want to slander anyone! He has never been to that kind of place!"
James jumped up from the ground, looking alive and kicking.
The players laughed.
Kanter on the side was a little confused.
Xia Xing smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "I don't mind if those guys just play tricks."
Kanter: "Oh, it scared him. He thought he really tackled him..."
Ranieri on the sidelines couldn't help but laugh: "Let's all rest for five minutes and drink some water. The temperature will be a bit high tomorrow. Don't get a heat stroke."
Shakespeare next to him snorted: "Those unscrupulous media, with such a good team atmosphere, they are throwing dirty water in all kinds of ways, are they really rubbish?"
Ranieri looked like he had seen the world: "That group of media has always been like this. He has been coaching in the Premier League for many years and has long been used to it."
Losing to Bury, Leicester City ran into a little trouble.
Soon, they proved their strength with victory.
Three days later, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Leicester City played Bournemouth away.
In that game, Leicester City used a crisp 3-0 to securely win the Eastern Conference game and take three points from the Eastern Conference.
Vardy, Robin van Persie and Mahrez each scored a goal to help the team easily win the game.
Especially Vardy and Van Persie, their cooperation is getting better and better.
One is fast and explosive, the other is experienced and accurate in shooting.
The two of them passed and shot each other in this game, which was a critical link for the team to win.
After the game, Vardy was interviewed by reporters, and Vardy excitedly patted Van Persie on the shoulder.
With an exaggerated look, Van Persie pointed at Vardy and "accused" the media.
"Have we seen it? An old Leicester City player bullied a new player! He beat him! We, the media, please make the decision for him!"
There was a lot of laughter at the scene.
The reporter from "The Sun" was red-faced.
After that game, the Premier League fell into silence for a while.
Because the national team competition month is here.
Within a week, many Leicester City players were called up to join the national team.
That's completely different from Leicester City's situation last year when they didn't have several members of the national team.
It is worth mentioning that the Football Association contacted Xia Xing privately and asked him about joining the England national team.
Xia Xing politely declined.
Although he does not have British nationality, he grew up in China and does not regard himself as a Chinese in his heart.
It would be a bit unacceptable for him to wear a foreign jersey and represent other national teams in games.
Anyway, he is very young, so we will talk about the national team later.
On August 29, after the fourth round of the Premier League, Leicester City ended its August campaign.
In September when we come back from the east, Leicester City doesn't have many games, and Li Yi only has four games.
On September 13, Leicester City will face Aston Villa at home in the fifth round of the Premier League.
On September 16, Leicester City ushered in the first round of the Champions League group stage.
On September 19, the sixth round of the Premier League was an away game against Stoke City.
On September 26, in the seventh round of the Premier League, the team lost to the powerful Arsenal.
There were only four games, which looked easy, but were actually quite stressful.
Especially after the national team returns from the competition, the team will definitely face the invasion of the FIFA virus.
It's hard to say what kind of state the players can achieve.
In the three Premier League games, Arsenal had a strong team on the wrong leg and it was difficult to play.
More importantly, they are about to usher in their first Champions League experience in team history.
Entering the Champions League for the first time has given Leicester City great expectations in the East.
The highest level stage in Europe will usher in the debut of a new army of rookies.
Although Ranieri did not say anything, and Leicester City Club did not make any rhetoric, the Blue Foxes in the East were looking forward to the Champions League that season, even surpassing the Premier League.
In September January, during the FIFA national team competition month, the UEFA Champions League group stage grouping ceremony was completed.
Ranieri brought Shakespeare and Xia Xing, who had no national team duties, and the three of them appeared at the draw.
But that draw turned out to be a mixed blessing.
Are you happy that you didn't enter the death group?
Worryingly, I encountered a super powerful wrong leg.
In Group A of the Champions League group stage, were Leicester City’s three wrong legs——
real Madrid!
Benfica!
Malmö!
When they saw the original draw, Ranieri and Shakespeare looked at each other wrongly.
Shakespeare looked grim.
He muttered in a low voice: "What level is Real Madrid at? They can't compare with them at all; can Benfica be the hegemon of the Portuguese Super League, and can they be a championship-level team if they come to play in the Premier League? Malmo is the Swedish champion, with a tough style of play, and
It’s not a bad idea to pay by mistake. Their wish to qualify for the group stage that time seemed to be difficult to achieve..."
Ranieri didn't say anything, he looked at Xia Xing on the other side.
Different from Shakespeare's sad face, Xia Xing is full of smiles.
Ranieri asked in a low voice: "What did I think of the Champions League group stage?"
Xia Xing smiled broadly: "It turned out that the lottery was very good to him!"
(End of chapter)
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