Running from the tunnel to the stadium, Kanter said something sincerely about Xia Xing.
"Xia, thank me."
The other teammates didn’t understand what Hong meant by those words of thanks.
Xia Xing is clear.
He gently patted Kanter on the shoulder: "Man, I am definitely the best defensive midfielder he has ever seen, bar none."
Kanter's eyes sparkled.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game continued.
Atletico Madrid, who scored in the first half, were in a great mood. They wanted to continue their attack in the east half and strive to win the game early.
Griezmann received a pass from Koke and passed forward to Torres.
Then he bypassed Kanter and cut diagonally to the right.
Didn't you expect that Torres passed the ball behind his back and was directly tackled by Kanter!
Griezmann didn't react at all!
Lost the ball!
Kanter passes diagonally to the right!
Mahrez sprints quickly and catches the ball!
Vardy in front has also speeded up!
Mahrez didn't choose to dribble the ball personally that time!
A long pass to the back point!
Vardy volleyed and shot!
The ball hit the outside of the goal post and bounced out of the net!
Oblak couldn't react that time!
The goalposts at MetLife Stadium saved them!
Simeone was in a cold sweat on the sidelines!
Too dangerous!
If the team loses the ball at that time, it will be really troublesome.
Whether Leicester City's current goals can be away goals, one is better than two.
If the ball is conceded at this stage, it will be a huge blow to the team's morale.
I wonder if it would be too difficult to score Leicester City's goal in that situation.
Three minutes later, Saul sprinted with the ball from the right and was directly knocked away by Xia Xing!
That summer trip didn’t even involve any technical work!
Just fight for your health!
95 points of strength, 90 points of steals, and 89 points of explosive power!
With such defensive ability, even if he is not defending Vieri, he can still give it a try!
After stealing the ball, Xia Xing sprinted with the ball without hesitation!
Go straight to the frontcourt!
Atletico Madrid rushed to double-team three people!
Bu Nao Xia Xing is not alone!
Pick up the pass with the outside instep and pass it to the top of the penalty area!
Drinkwater inserted himself in the back row and shot in the air!
The ball missed the crossbar and flew into the stands!
Oblak didn't react again!
Two consecutive attacks, although neither scored a goal, but the Atletico Madrid soldiers were frightened!
Simeone reacts quickly!
Formation retreats, solid defense!
At this stage, Simeone is well aware of the situation.
Compared with scoring a goal and conceding a goal, the price-performance ratio is half the difference.
Absolutely no mistake, don’t give Leicester City an away goal!
Looking at the Leicester City players present, Simeone was a little puzzled.
what's the situation?
Why did the team's temperament seem to change after a short break?
Especially Kanter, who was very steady and unknown in the half, and was very aggressive in the east half!
No, no, no, who messed with him during the halftime break...
In addition to him, Drinkwater and Xia Xing's defensive efforts have also increased a lot.
Now no Leicester City defensive midfielder is playing cards, and they are also worried about the situation in the next game.
Besides, if you worry about the future, Coco will not have a future.
Everyone is looking forward to the Champions League final, so don’t miss it!
After a period of time following Donglai, both sides' attacks were weaker than Donglai's.
In the midfield area, continue the shopping!
Kante completely blocked Griezmann, and he single-handedly cut off the connection between Leicester City's midfield and frontcourt!
Drinkwater is not even a midfield sweeper, and his fierce tackles give even the rough Atletico Madrid players a headache.
Whoever says they play football dirty in the future, just show him that guy!
Is he really dirty?
And Xia Xing is in the midfield, let alone omnipresent.
With his invincible physical condition, Xia Xing ran without hesitation at all.
Often after completing a tackle on the left, he will help defend the second point in front of the penalty area.
Atletico Madrid's offensive players have a headache when they see Xia Xing.
With three top midfielders joining forces, Leicester City's defense is impregnable!
Seeing the wonderful defense of his teammates, even Mahrez flashed his spikes with a flying tackle!
"beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded and a yellow card was shown!
Xia Xing was so frightened that he quickly pulled Mahrez over: "Brother, don't make trouble. Their defense is okay, so it turns out that I get a card when I defend?"
Mahrez: "Doesn't he want to help us?"
Xia Xing: "Farewell, why don't I go to the front to attack and put some pressure on the wrong leg, maybe it will help them defend."
Vardy: "No, I can't defend well, come over quickly and cooperate with him."
Mahrez: "Okay, okay..."
Both sides still fought hard in the midfield, and the occasional counterattacks also touched the hearts of fans from both sides.
Time continued to pass, and the game had reached 85 minutes.
Both sides have used up three substitutions, and neither Ranieri nor Simeone intends to stay until overtime.
If we don’t work hard now, we might not make it to overtime!
Leicester City had passively used up two substitutions at halftime.
The last substitution was used for Fox.
Ranieri replaced veteran Cambiasso, asking Albrighton to drop back and play full-back, and let Cambiaso go to midfield.
As a result, Leicester City's midfield will become more rigid.
Xia Xing, Kanter, Drinkwater, Cambiaso.
That combination is absolutely top notch!
If you are looking for a fight, you will have a fight; if you are looking for momentum, you will have momentum; if you are looking for speed, you will have speed; if you are looking for experience, you will have experience.
Such a combination of four midfielders made Atletico Madrid a little desperate.
That's very offensive...
Just after the Atletico Madrid players' offense was destroyed, Cambiasso stepped forward again!
Just like in a game, Cambiaso wisely received the second point and decisively hit it horizontally!
Xia Xing controls the ball on the left!
Atletico Madrid defended desperately again!
Like facing a formidable enemy!
I want to know that Xia Xing often creates the winning goal in the early stages of the game!
Don't give him a chance to sprint now!
Wow, can we defend against Leicester City's attack?
No Xia Xing, but Mahrez!
Xia Xing swung his legs in the crowd and swung the football from side to side to attract the defense.
Then he suddenly kicked off and passed to the right!
Mahrez has accelerated his sprint ahead of schedule!
He's already outrun fullback Lucas Hernandez!
Although Hernandez had just come on as a substitute and was in excellent physical condition, Mahrez accelerated in advance!
He shook off his wrong leg several positions!
Get the ball and rush into the penalty area!
Vardy runs in the middle!
Mahrez decisively volleyed into the near corner!
Goalkeeper Oblak has made a contribution!
He clamped his legs tightly and the ball was blocked!
Fen Huang on the other side!
At this time, Xia Xing had already thrown away the crowd and rushed towards the landing point of the ball as quickly as possible!
Godin decisively shovels!
But it’s still quite far away from the ball!
Xia Xing is here to meet the ball!
Don't stop the ball, kick and volley!
He hit an elevator kick!
The ball flew high and then quickly fell to the east!
Go straight to the near corner of the goal!
Oblak had no time to get up, so he could just watch the ball fall and pray that it missed!