"Quinn made a cross... Hu nodded in behind! Header... Ferry! Lasky——!! Opportunity! Lasky dived to the top! The ball went in——!!"
After completing the diving dive, Lasky fell to the ground and struggled to raise his head to observe the result of his shot.
He saw the football bouncing in the net.
So he got up from the ground and ran towards Hu Lai who passed the ball to him.
He knew that Hu Lai could get the ball by himself, but he chose to pass the football to himself. On the one hand, he was in a better position, and on the other hand, he naturally wanted to help him score more goals...
After hugging Hu Lai hard, Hu Lai shouted in his ear: "Run beautifully, Dominic!"
Then more teammates rushed up, swamping them both, and Leeds City celebrated in the London Bridge penalty area.
On the Leeds City bench on the sidelines, Charlie Potter and other substitute players also rushed out of their seats, raised their arms and shouted: "There are still two goals left!!"
Clark and his colleagues on the coaching staff gave high fives to celebrate:
Plan passes!
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Unlike Leeds City who celebrated wildly, the players and coaches at London Bridge were dumbfounded in front of this lost goal.
Assistant coach Thomas Hoon muttered: "If I remember correctly, this seems to be Hoon's first... assist in the Europa League this season, right?"
No one answered him.
Because there is no need or significance to answer this question.
It was rare for Stodd to stand motionless in front of the coaching bench.
Trailing by two goals in Leeds City's away game...with twenty minutes left in the game, it would be too difficult for London Bridge to score two more goals...
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"It looks like we are really going to play Leeds City in the final." In the box, Brent said while looking at the surging crowd in the stands.
"Wouldn't that be nice?"
"After watching this game, I don't know whether it was good or bad." Brent sighed.
Assistant coach Leno is more optimistic: "I always believe that it is better to play a team with distinctive characteristics than a comprehensive team. Leeds City's characteristics are obvious, but we all know what they are good at, there is no secret
.As long as we focus on defense, we can greatly limit their performance...On the contrary, their defense exposed a lot of problems, which are our opportunities."
After listening to Renault's analysis, Brent nodded in agreement.
Then he stood up and said, "Let's go then."
"Don't watch it?"
"Well, I won't watch. This game...that's it." Brent glanced down the court. "We have to go back to prepare for the Europa League final. There is still a lot of work to do. Leave early to avoid unnecessary trouble."
I was stuck here when I got it."
"Okay." Renault stood up and there was really no need to watch this game anymore.
Even if London Bridge completed a stunning comeback in the end and eliminated Leeds City to reach the Europa League final, they had already observed what they wanted to see.
Besides, it is almost impossible for London Bridge to make a comeback.
Look at Leeds City's momentum... If they both heard after the game that Leeds City had scored another goal, they wouldn't be surprised at all.
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Amid the huge cheers and songs of Leeds City fans, the two coaches of Sevilla Navigator left the box.
After they left, the pace of the game slowed down.
Although London Bridge was unwilling to be eliminated like this, the score difference of two goals coupled with the unfavorable conditions of playing away from home.
London Bridge failed to come back until the final whistle sounded.
In fact, with five minutes left in the game, the Flanders Stadium had already become a sea of joy for Leeds City fans.
They began to sing the improvised song "Go to Paris". The song only had one lyric, which was sung repeatedly by the fans:
"We're going to Paris! We're going to Paris!"
Paris is the venue for this season’s Europa League final. Going to Paris means going to participate in the Europa League final!
They are so excited because in their past experiences, European war has always been a very distant concept.
When Leeds City won the Premier League championship last season, they thought it was already the golden age of the Leeds City team.
That was the pinnacle that they never dared to aspire to in their entire lives.
As a result, Leeds City has now participated in the European competition for the first time and is about to reach the Europa League final!
Did what they thought was the peak turn out to be just the beginning?!
Regardless of the east, west, north or south, except for the London Bridge fans, all the Leeds City fans in the stands were singing and dancing, treating the Flanders Stadium as a party scene.
So much so that even the referee blew the whistle to end the game and was drowned in the singing and shouting.
People only confirmed that the game was over by observing the referee's gestures.
The cheers got louder!
"The game is over——!!" Matthew Cox, who was in the commentary box, shouted at the top of his lungs.
"The game is over! Ladies and gentlemen! Today! Friday, May 7, 2027, is a day worth remembering forever in the history of Leeds City Club... On this day, they successfully reached the Europa League final! Created
For the first time in the history of their club! Although when they reached the semi-finals, many people speculated that they would reach the Europa League final... But when that day actually came, it was still incredible!
This team was promoted to the Premier League for the first time only five seasons ago. Two seasons ago, they were still fighting for relegation. It was not until the last two rounds of the league that they were able to successfully avoid relegation... But now, they can already go to the European competition.
On the top stage, compete with the top teams! What happened to Leeds City in the past two seasons is like the most legendary novel!"
The TV broadcast showed the Leeds City fans in the stands of Flanders Stadium laughing loudly. Many of them cried while laughing...
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Matthew Miller sang along with all the fans in the North Stand: "We are going to Paris! We are going to Paris!"
As he sang, he found that the singing around him became a little strange...
So he turned his head and looked to the right, and found that Uncle Levin beside him was crying and singing, and his voice was broken.
He looked to his left again. His father, David Miller, pursed his lips tightly and did not sing along. His eyes and nose were a little red.
"Dad." So he touched his father.
"What?" David Miller glanced at him.
"Cry if you want to."
"roll!"
Matthew shrank his neck, but he still said: "We just entered the finals, so if we win the championship, what will you do?"
Levin, who was crying and singing beside him, paused for a moment when he heard what little Matthew said.
David's emotions were also inconsistent.
On the other hand, John next to him burst into tears and laughed: "Ha... Ouch, little Matthew, what do you want when you ask...? Of course you have to cry again! If you really can win the championship, let me tell you, do you believe your dad?
To be able to cry in front of all of us!”
"FUCK John!" Amid the roars of laughter from the crowd, David Miller scolded John with a red face.
Little Matthew slapped his hands: "Then Leeds City must win the championship!"
After speaking, he pointed at his glaring father: "Dad, don't you want Leeds City to win the championship?"
When he asked this, the other members of "White Rose" all looked at David Miller, wanting to see what he would answer.
In front of everyone, David Miller's curse words were blocked by these words.
He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said: "Of course I hope Leeds City wins the championship! But this matter... is not something I can achieve!"
"You have to have confidence, David." John, who is not too concerned about watching the excitement, advised, "From the moment we won the Premier League championship, we should have seen that this is a team that can create miracles!"
David Miller said angrily: "Is this a team that can make me cry?"
"Hahaha!" The companions around him all laughed.
David also laughed: "Okay, if you really want to win the championship, you can do anything!"
Isn’t it just crying?
What's the big deal!
If you cry a lot and you can win a championship, you will make a lot of money!
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Dehli looked at the jubilant Leeds City fans in the stands, and then at the Leeds City players who were celebrating wildly on the field, and hummed with some reluctance: "It's like winning the championship..."
Captain Montgomery happened to pass by him. Hearing these words, he patted him on the shoulder: "This is the first time in the history of their team. It is already a great victory to make it to the finals."
After saying that, he left and continued to comfort other teammates.
Dehli looked at the celebrating Leeds City players, pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.
Park Soon Tai found Hu Lai, who was a little surprised: "You don't want to exchange jerseys with me, do you?"
Pu Chuntai shook his head: "I just want to remind you that the Seville Navigator is difficult to deal with..."
"Ah, yes, I remembered, you used to play football for the Navigators." Hu Lai suddenly realized.
"Seeing that you are so happy, I shouldn't have told you this. But those rumors about Sevilla Navigators having Europa League genes are true. When you met them in the final, it was like playing in the Champions League.
It's like meeting the King of Madrid in China, it's very difficult to fight." Park Soon-tae said.
"Thank you for reminding me!" Hu Laigong held his hand.
Although he didn't have a good impression of Koreans, he felt that Park Soon-tae was different from the limited contacts he had with Park Soon-tae.
"Come on, Hu Lai. You are the second Asian player to participate in the Europa League final. I hope you can also become the second player to win the Europa League championship."
"Hey, you just said that the Sevilla Navigator was difficult to deal with..."
"But I have confidence in you."
"You have confidence in me? This sounds weird..."
Park Soon Tae smiled and said: "It's better to lose to the champion than to lose to the runner-up, right?"
"彳庍口巴..."
Pu Chuntai stretched out his hand and shook Hu Lai's hand: "Goodbye, I wish you good luck."
"Thanks."
The two shook hands and separated. Hu Lai celebrated with his teammates again, while Park Suntae walked straight to the players' tunnel and left.
Behind him, the Flanders Stadium is like a sea of joy.