"...In the first leg of the just-concluded Europa League semi-finals, Leeds City defeated London Bridge 3:2 in an away game and took the lead. Now they have a chance to reach the Europa League final! This is the first time for them to participate in the Europa League.
For Leeds City, it is a remarkable achievement... But I believe Leeds City's ambitions should be more than that. However, Leeds City coach Clark was very cautious at the press conference. He said that this was only the result of the first round.
, does not represent the final result... He refused to make any comment on reaching the final before reaching the final..."
The TV news cut to the post-match press conference. Tony Clark sat on the stage, facing the camera and said to a group of reporters:
"3:2 in the first leg does not mean we have an advantage. Since we can beat London Bridge away from home, I believe London Bridge can also beat us away from home. So winning this game is meaningless to us..."
"Actually, it can't be said to be meaningless..." On the bus back to Leeds, Clark had a different tone to his coaching team.
"The 3:2 victory is good. It not only won the victory, but also prevented the players from being arrogant and underestimating the opponent because the victory came too easily. In this way, when we return to the home court, everyone can stay focused... When we return to the home court, we are still
Focus on defensive counterattacks.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
London Bridge, which lost the first round, had no choice but to attack in the second round.
Leeds City can indeed take advantage of the opportunity to defend against counterattacks.
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Lilith was leaning against the door frame of the apartment, looking at Li Qingqing who was packing his luggage, pouted and said reluctantly: "Are you really planning to leave Paris Eger?"
Li Qingqing nodded: "Well, I think it's time to change the environment."
"I promise I will never gossip about you and Hu again, so Qingqing, can you please not leave?" Lilith looked at Li Qingqing pitifully and said.
Li Qingqing put down the clothes in his hands, smiled and said to her: "It has nothing to do with you, Lilith. I just want to pursue higher honors."
"Well, although I feel sorry for you, I also know that your choice is correct. After all, Eger's investment in women's football has decreased in the past two seasons..." Lilith sighed.
Three days ago, the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 Women's Football League ended. Paris Eger did not win the league championship this season, and was eliminated from the Champions League in the quarterfinals. After a fruitless season, Paris Eger
The women's football team seems to be undergoing changes, but I don't know whether this change is good or bad.
Some local media revealed that Chinese female football player Li Qingqing plans to leave.
As the core of the Paris Eger women's football team, Li Qingqing has no shortage of players.
Shortly after this news was broadcast, more news came out that many giant women's football clubs had extended an olive branch to Li Qingqing.
These include the Premier League's London Bridge Women's Football Team and Warship Harbor Women's Football Team.
Both teams are well-known strong teams in the Premier League women's football team.
In addition, the two giant women's football teams of La Liga's Madrid Kings and Catalonia United also sent invitations to Li Qingqing.
Paris Eger is open to the departure of Li Qingqing, that is, any team can come and negotiate as long as they are interested. The key is to see the price, and the one with the highest price will win.
"You will go to London, right? After all, Hu is also in England..." Lilith guessed.
Unexpectedly, Li Qingqing shook her head: "No, I will probably go to Spain."
"Ah? Spain? Kings of Madrid? Or Catalonia?"
"Now my agent is in deeper talks with the Madrid Kings. They promise to give me a core position..."
Lilith took a breath: "That is indeed very tempting..."
The Kings of Madrid are not only the top club in men's football, but also in women's football. Although the history of the Kings of Madrid women's football team is relatively short, it was only established in 2015. However, adhering to the King's principle of "doing what you do best",
Twelve years later, this team is already a force that cannot be ignored in European women's football.
They have won a total of five women's La Liga championships and six women's King's Cup championships.
Only missing the Champions League title.
For this reason, this team has been investing heavily in recent seasons to recruit players and strive for Champions League honors.
Today's Kings of Madrid women's football team is full of stars, but they can promise to let Li Qingqing be the core, which shows how sincere they are in recruiting Li Qingqing.
Lilith knew that it would be difficult for Li Qingqing to refuse a team like the Madrid Kings, just like she could not refuse. If the Madrid Kings pursued her with such treatment, then she would choose to leave Paris Eger without hesitation.
Although she has feelings for Paris Eger, her feelings can only take a back seat to the pursuit of her career.
"But do you really have the heart not to go to England?"
Li Qingqing glanced at Lilith with a guilty conscience: "Why can't you bear it?"
Although she and Hu Lai have established a relationship, they are tight-lipped about it. Even Lilith, their best friend in the team, has not said anything about it.
But to be honest, facing Lilith’s gossip, she had a hard time guarding her...
On the one hand, she didn't want to deceive her good friend, and on the other hand, she really didn't want to make the news public before talking to her father.
But even though she never admitted it, in Lilith's eyes, she and Hu Lai were already a couple.
"Because Hu is in England!" Lilith stopped playing charades with Li Qingqing. "You went to Spain. Aren't you two separated again?"
Li Qingqing's face turned red and she argued: "It doesn't matter where I go or where he is..."
"Your expression is unconvincing!"
Li Qingqing said seriously: "Really. No matter what the relationship between me and him is, I am me, Lilith. My career is my own, and it is up to me to decide where to play."
Lilith didn't expect that Li Qingqing would suddenly become serious. She raised her hands: "Okay, okay, I know."
Then looking at Li Qingqing who continued to pack her luggage, she sighed again: "It's a pity that we caught up with the World Cup this time, otherwise we could have gone to watch the Leeds City game."
She was talking about the Europa League final. This season's Europa League final was held in Paris, France. The venue was the World Cup Stadium, the home stadium of Eger in Paris.
If Leeds City can reach the final, she and Li Qingqing can go to watch the game live.
But because there is a Women's World Cup this summer, the Chinese women's football team needs more than a month of training.
No, the French Ligue 1 league has just ended, and Li Qingqing is about to pack up and return to China.
The Europa League final is at the end of May, so we can’t make it in time.
"Lilith, the Europa League semi-finals only lasted one round..." Li Qingqing reminded her tactfully.
"Leeds City has won at London Bridge away from home, can they still be overturned at home?" Lilith didn't believe it.
"That's hard to say, football is round."
"Hey, what you said...don't you believe him, Qingqing?"
"I... Lilith, do you know there is a saying in China?"
"What statement?"
"'Building character'."
"What kind of cake?"
"...The pronunciation is not important, you just need to know the meaning. It means don't say it too much, in order to pray for good luck."
Lilith suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand. You are giving Hu Zha suncakes..."
Li Qingqing listened to her strange accent, sighed helplessly, ignored her, and continued to pack her things.
Because she was going back to China for a long time this time, she brought a little more things with her.
Lilith looked around boredly and spotted a red rope bracelet with sharp eyes. She picked it up curiously and looked at it: "Eh? I've never seen you wear one before..."
Li Qingqing let her look at it: "Because I didn't need to wear it before."
"Eh?"
"This World Cup is held in China." Li Qingqing explained, "I hope I can have good luck."
Lilith suddenly realized: "No wonder. Competitions close to home are usually more stressful..."
She suddenly frowned as she spoke: "Hey, this bracelet... I remember Hu also wore it?"
Li Qingqing took the bracelet away from Lilith's hand as she spoke: "Aren't all red string bracelets like this?"
Lilith looked at Li Qingqing with suspicious eyes, but Li Qingqing put the bracelet into his backpack as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, Qingqing, there must be something going on between you and Hu that I don't know about, right?"
Li Qingqing turned to look at her like she was a fool: "Lilith, Hu and I have known each other since high school. Of course we can't tell you everything, right? So of course there will be things you don't know.
of."
"Uh..." Lilith thought for a moment and realized that this was really the case.
It is impossible for me to know all the stories between two people.
"Oh no... you know I didn't mean what I said." Lilith almost let Li Qingqing fool her.
Li Qingqing ignored her, rolled her eyes and continued to pack her things.
Lilith rolled her eyes when she saw this, and said: "If you are not here, I will go to watch the Europa League final."
She wanted to see Li Qingqing's reaction, but the latter said calmly: "Okay, then go and help me cheer for Hu."
"Eh?" Lilith was a little surprised.
"Eh what?"
"You agreed?"
"Is there anything I can't agree to?"
"I'm going to watch Hu's game."
"Yeah, what does it have to do with me if you go to watch other people's games?"
Lilith was a little surprised to see Li Qingqing behaving so openly. Are they really just ordinary friends with nothing at all?
"No! I just said to go to the Europa League final. How did you know that Hu would be able to participate?" Lilith asked suddenly.
Li Qingqing was speechless, but he didn't expect to be caught.
Lilith laughed when she saw this: "So you have already acquiesced that he will definitely enter the finals, right? You also said you have no confidence in him?"
Li Qingqing had no choice but to defend: "I didn't say I didn't have confidence in him, I just..."
"What a cake, what a cake. I know, I know..." Lilith waved her hand.
Li Qingqing sighed and was too lazy to pay attention to her.
At the same time, I was thinking:
Well, it’s time to urge Rebecca to negotiate with the King of Madrid...