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Chapter 167 What? Chelsea wants to compete for fourth place?
The livestream room.
Very few comments.
-【The fans in the Balkans must be heartbroken to see this... What about Uncle Miha's specialty?】
-【The broadcast of this game is a bit random. Ctv5 doesn't even send commentators, just makes us learn foreign languages?】
-【I just want to watch the Champions League semi-finals, not the Bundesliga. If the livestream had a progress bar, I would drag it to the 90th minute to see the result.】
-【Xhaka has improved a lot this season and is well integrated with Borussia Mönchengladbach. It's a pity that he is about to join Arsenal... The Professor said to give him a sweeping midfielder, which can be used as half a Li Kang.】
-【Fake news, right? Does Arsenal have money? And a sweeping midfielder? Can Coquelin even stand up after his injury?】
-【Yes, Wenger went all out. I heard it was 50 million euros! He wants to bring Xhaka to the Premier League. Borussia Mönchengladbach's sporting director said they still have to buy a midfield youngster next season... Scratch a few more lottery tickets!】
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Xhaka's improvement is exaggerated, and his work on the defensive end is becoming more and more in place, except for his love of getting cards.
The Swiss national team is building the team around him as the core, preparing for the 2016 European Cup.
His nickname is: "A high-end version of Çalhanoğlu with super vision."
Terrifying long pass ability.
Broad vision.
Extremely accurate violent long shots.
No matter how he is fouled, he won't suffer serious injuries due to his steel bones.
Strong aerial dueling ability...
Adding all kinds of qualities together... plus the hard-as-nails Baumjohann beside him.
It's simply "unbeatable in the Bundesliga."
....
This golden partner may not be good at playing against the wind.
But they can be godlike when the wind is at their backs.
Xhaka's ability to control the rhythm of the game is exactly the same as Li Kang's.
Time passed by minute by minute.
The Leverkusen players felt like they were playing against a Champions League-level powerhouse!
Son Heung-min and Kiessling's shots were repeatedly saved by the goalkeeper Sommer.
Li Kang couldn't take advantage of the loophole in breaking the "Favre tactical legacy" during the first match alone. His teammates couldn't keep up with his timeline at all.
Borussia Mönchengladbach's coach, Schubert, has perfected all the flaws.
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Dino paced anxiously.
Ground penetration? The overall footwork of the team can't compare with Borussia Mönchengladbach's players.
Long pass and rush? The high points of the two teams are actually similar.
Their Sommer is simply the Morata of goalkeepers... stronger when facing stronger opponents.
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The BayArena was filled with smoke.
Red marine flares vented the emotions of both sets of fans.
The score remained at 0:1!
The time came to the eighty-ninth minute.
Thirty-meter area.
Li Kang used a simple method to seize on Xhaka's weak dribbling ability.
The two were extremely similar in this regard.
But Leverkusen's number 10 was faster than Borussia Mönchengladbach's number 29!
Pa.
Li Kang easily stole the ball.
Before Baumjohann's counter-attack, he sent a long through ball.
After receiving the ball, Son Heung-min charged towards the opponent's penalty area.
It was useless.
Christensen, who was completely outplayed by the Korean in the first leg, improved rapidly. With his long legs, he forcibly destroyed the one-on-one chance and kicked the ball out of the baseline.
How exaggerated was the progress of this Chelsea youth product?
The always stingy Borussia Mönchengladbach took out 20 million euros to buy him out.
Chelsea certainly didn't want to.
Christensen certainly didn't want to return to Stamford Bridge either, because Borussia Mönchengladbach had Champions League football next season, and Chelsea didn't!
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This game had a deep impact on the Leverkusen players.
All the opponents are improving.
They narrowly won against Hoffenheim in the previous round.
In this round, they might narrowly lose to Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The last corner kick opportunity.
The little beasts of the North Rhine trio still helped Li Kang a lot.
Brandt took the corner kick.
The football drew a graceful arc in the air and fell towards Borussia Mönchengladbach's penalty area.
Li Kang jumped high and headed for the goal!
In the penalty area, all the high points were foolishly watching that incredible jumping height and hang time...
There was no world-saving scene.
Sommer's five-finger barrier was broken!
1:1!!!
The home fans cheered wildly.
The away fans were furious.
Leverkusen teammates celebrated passionately.
Li Kang quickly picked up the football from the net and ran back to the center circle.
He had to seize the last bit of time.
But halfway there...
Beep! Beep beep~
The referee blew the whistle to end the game at this moment.
The Lions of the North Rhine struggled to a draw against the Colts of Borussia.
Old Man Toppmöller on the stands stomped his feet in anger: "A bunch of idiots, what are you celebrating? Is that all you've got? We just tied the score!"
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Dino and Schubert, with their arms around each other's shoulders, went into the tunnel.
The two were good alumni who were twenty years apart in age.
"Senior Andre, quickly teach me how the semi-finals can defeat Real Madrid... Let's go have a drink first."
"There's no need to discuss this issue. Your players haven't made any progress in most of the season. They are a team without ambition. Without Li, Leverkusen would have fallen out of the first tier of title contenders long ago."
"Andre, there are no reporters around here!"
"Dino, I'm serious. If Li had joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in the first place, there would be some hope for the Champions League title."
Schubert was in a good mood. Drawing with Leverkusen was the result he had psychologically expected.
At least Champions League qualification for next season was secure.
Hmm... he could educate Tuchel's Dortmund again later.
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Leverkusen training base.
Old Man Toppmöller, dragging his sick body, gave the players a scolding.
"A bunch of idiots, do you think you advanced to the Champions League semi-finals because of your own strength?"
"Is it something to be proud of to tie Borussia Mönchengladbach at the last moment? Do you deserve to win the championship?"
"Arrogance is the most terrible enemy."
"The whole team runs ten laps as punishment!"
Leno slumped his face and took the lead to start running...
Dino quickly helped Toppmöller: "Boss, don't panic. According to Borussia Mönchengladbach's current strength, they will definitely be able to screw Bayern again! Our league points are very..."
The Leverkusen coach jumped up in anger: "You run ten laps too!"
Compared with Magath, Old Man Toppmöller's punishment method was very gentle.
The whole team had no resentment, but instead was concerned about the old man's condition.
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After disbanding.
Li Kang carried Brandt on his back and returned to the first team dormitory.
The system prompt sounded quietly.
[Ding, congratulations on completing the Bundesliga random treasure chest weekly task!]
[Congratulations on obtaining: Borussia Mönchengladbach · Golden Treasure Chest!]
[The treasure chest is being opened...]
[Congratulations on obtaining: Wolfgang Kleff "Iron Goalkeeper" Module (incomplete)!]
[Ter Stegen shouldn't have met Neuer, Kleff shouldn't have met Sepp Maier.]
[Additional attribute added: Goalkeeping increased by 30%, other attributes decreased by 50%.]
[Special effect: None.]
Li Kang's mood was inexplicably excited and joyful. He quickly threw the module into the furnace.
Five days later, the Champions League semi-final will officially begin!
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Stamford Bridge.
Abramovich was very irritable.
He patted Hiddink on the shoulder.
"If we can't fight for Champions League qualification next season... will Chelsea still be attractive to Li?"
"Fight for fourth! Does Chelsea still have a chance to fight for fourth? Arsenal is second!"
"The sixth place can also play in the Champions League qualification play-offs, right?"
Fighting for fourth and ensuring sixth means: Getting fourth place in the Premier League means you can directly participate in the Champions League group stage next season, and sixth place means you can play in the Champions League qualification play-offs next season.
But!
In recent years, the Premier League's foreign war level has been too poor.
According to this season's Premier League European war points, only the top three teams can participate in the Champions League group stage next season. The fourth place is the Champions League qualification play-offs, the fifth place is the Europa League group stage, and the sixth place gets nothing.
Hiddink's forehead broke out in cold sweat: "We will do our best!"