Chapter 138 Inheritance Battle

Five days later.

The Champions League quarter-final arrived.

Over ten thousand tickets for the away stands at the BayArena were sold out!

Tens of thousands of Chelsea fans flooded into the small city of Leverkusen!

Bars, streets, squares, and other buildings were covered by a blue ocean.

Ctv5 was simultaneously broadcasting the pre-match outdoor warm-up.

Foreign media directors always moved the camera to female fans' chests.

Duan Xuan had to change the subject.

"Premier League fans love away games in the Bundesliga because there's no alcohol ban."

"It looks more like Chelsea's home here!"

"According to predictions from several authoritative media outlets and football legends, Chelsea's progression is under no pressure! They are very likely to replicate their title-winning journey from the 2011/12 season!"

"In the 2011/12 season, Boas was sacked, Di Matteo was appointed in a crisis, and they faced Benfica in the quarter-finals!"

"In the 2015/16 season, Mourinho was sacked, Hiddink was appointed in a time of crisis, and they faced Leverkusen in the quarter-finals!"

....

In the live broadcast room.

-【Chelsea's configuration, I've simulated it in the game, can reach the Champions League final.】

-【I don't believe it, Li Ming Deng is invincible at home.】

-【Was Diego Costa not suspended? He played so fiercely in the last round against Paris Saint-Germain! Chelsea is quite dirty!】

-【Don't talk nonsense, Chelsea played very cleanly in the 14/15 and 15/16 seasons. According to statistics, their defense line has the second fewest fouls and cards in the entire Champions League! "Angel Team"!】

-【What's the situation? Fewest cards? Am I watching a fake Premier League?】

-【Chelsea mainly has more fouls from the midfielders and forwards, especially Diego Costa, so viewers mistakenly believe that Chelsea is dirty overall.】

-【The dirtiest in the top five leagues are Crystal Palace, Espanyol, Leicester City, and Atletico Madrid.】

-【I always feel like you Chelsea fans are brainwashing me...】

.....

Considering the refugee riot incident.

Chelsea chose an international flight from London to Dusseldorf.

On the plane.

The Chelsea players looked relaxed.

Diego Costa was looking in the mirror.

Willian and Matic were playing chess.

...

Hiddink looked calm, feeling more like he was on a tourist trip to North Rhine.

He went through a thorough analysis:

Leverkusen's path to advancement was so smooth because their opponents didn't have enough information about them.

Barca lost due to carelessness and heavy rain.

Arsenal lost due to their weak on-the-spot adjustment ability.

And Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga lost due to the fit between tactics and players.

What is the common point of these three teams?

Playing head-to-head against Leverkusen!

They didn't take Leverkusen seriously as a strong team at all!

....

Night fell.

As the Chelsea bus slowly drove into the BayArena.

Fans on both sides of the street flocked and shouted frantically.

"keeptheBlueflagflyinghigh!!!"

The blue team flag fluttered in the night breeze.

Posters of the stars were held high.

The Blues fans of this historical period were happy.

Only three giants in the top five leagues had zero debt: Chelsea, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain.

The negative emotions brought about by Mourinho's sacking were quickly dispelled by the resurgent performance.

As long as the club's operating status is healthy.

Foundation is only a matter of time.

....

Leverkusen's locker room.

Dino was giving a passionate speech, encouraging the players.

"We have completed the club's Champions League goal ahead of schedule, reaching the quarter-finals, and we have arrived at the most difficult moment!"

"The opponent is Chelsea, a team with the strength to compete for the championship!"

"We must defend..."

Li Kang suddenly found a "gift" left by Asuka in his backpack.

After unpacking the exquisite packaging, he found a diary.

He casually flipped through it, and most of it was in Japanese.

Mixed with more than a dozen photos of the two of them in Barcelona.

He decisively stuffed it back.

With a big battle imminent, how could he have time to read a girl's diary?

....

Pre-match press conference.

Reporters eagerly asked questions.

Hiddink said seriously: "People always criticize Leverkusen's defense, but ignore their offense! This will be a difficult game!"

"Limiting Li Kang? What a stupid decision! He is not a striker, and of course, Leverkusen cannot limit Hazard and Diego Costa!"

"Chelsea's goal is the Champions League title!"

The reporters were a little confused, completely unable to understand the attitude that Chelsea's interim coach wanted to express.

This was related to Hiddink's coaching experience.

He was proud in his heart, but he respected objective reality very much.

On the other side.

Old man Topp didn't talk too much nonsense.

"Leverkusen will not fear any opponent!"

.....

BayArena.

Divided into two halves by two colors.

Black and blue!

"Ctv5! Ctv5! Good evening, audience!"

"Welcome to the first leg of the 2015/16 Champions League quarter-finals!"

"Leverkusen is at home, facing Chelsea!"

"This focus battle! Has attracted media reporters from 32 countries and regions around the world!"

"I am the commentator of this game: Duan Xuan!"

"I am He Wei!"

......

Players' tunnel.

Li Kang suddenly felt a strong force coming from behind.

Turning his head to look.

It turned out to be Diego Costa.

"Li, good luck!"

Fabregas was expressionless, also from La Masia, but not familiar with Li Kang.

Once the closest person to La Masia's third-generation "number 4" position.

It was just that Wenger and Mourinho's "patches" made him embark on a different path.

The queue moved.

The referee team led both sides of the players out of the tunnel.

The BayArena instantly transformed into Stamford Bridge!

The cheers of the Leverkusen fans were drowned out by the slogans of the Blues!

.....

"Next, I will introduce the starting lineups of both sides!"

"Chelsea's formation is 4-2-3-1!"

"Goalkeeper: Courtois!"

"Left back: Azpilicueta!"

"Center backs: Cahill, Terry!"

"Right back: Ivanovic!"

"Double defensive midfielders: Matic, Fabregas!"

"Attacking midfielders: Hazard, Oscar, Willian!"

"Forward: Diego Costa!"

Live broadcast room.

The barrage was flying.

-【This is definitely a championship lineup!】

-【No need to park the bus, pushing straight can crush Leverkusen's defense!】

-【Not to mention anything else, just this defense line... terrifying!】

-【Li Ming Deng's undefeated record is very likely to be broken today!】

.....

"Leverkusen's formation is 3-4-3!"

"Goalkeeper: Leno!"

"Three center backs: Papadopoulos, Van Dijk, Jonathan Tah!"

"Four midfielders: Kramer, Bender, Li Kang, Çalhanoğlu!"

"Three forwards: Bellarabi, Kiessling, Son Heung-min!"

-【What black technology? Çalhanoğlu starts?】

-【It should be to strengthen the midfield control, just like you said, Chelsea might not park the bus, but push straight!】

-【This formation! Can turn into five defenders in minutes!】

-【Van Dijk can bully vegetables in the Bundesliga, but he has been exploded by Hazard several times in the Premier League, very dangerous!】

-【The gap in strength between the two teams is like the Chinese national team vs. Vietnam... Brazil vs. South Korea!】

.........

The exciting Champions League theme song came to a sudden stop.

The coin toss ended.

Li Kang stood in position.

The system prompt sounded quietly.

[Ding! Task triggered: La Masia - Battle of Inheritance!]

[Task Brief: Put the victory and defeat aside, first you have to take the time to deconstruct what Mourinho left behind... Yes! There is also Fabregas, don't think about analyzing him with La Masia's thinking, you will regret it!]

[After leaving La Masia, they found their own path, what about you?]

[Task Reward: Dark Gold Treasure Chest!]

....

Beep!

Along with the referee's whistle!

The game officially started!

Leverkusen has the ball.

Kiessling kicks off and passes back to Çalhanoğlu!

Willian rushed over quickly!

Çalhanoğlu touched the ball with one foot and passed it horizontally to Li Kang!

The ball speed was not fast enough!

Diego Costa almost intercepted the ball halfway!

"Chelsea did not adopt the defensive posture that was expected!"

"Their frontcourt pressing is very fierce, and the positioning of the players on the entire central axis is very layered!"

"Who said Chelsea only parks the bus?"

....

The front and middle fields of both sides were caught in a fierce fight!

Li Kang got rid of Oscar's entanglement and passed the ball to Bellarabi on the right!

The latter quickly stopped his trash talk.

After receiving the ball, he took a step forward!

Bang!

Matic fell to the ground and tackled, easily intercepting the ball!

Bellarabi was knocked out of bounds!

"Clean and neat!"

"White Yaya - Matic!"

"Top defensive midfielder in the world's top three!"

....

Matic did not choose to advance himself!

Instead, he handed the ball to Fabregas!

Leverkusen's formation quickly retreated.

But people can't always run faster than the ball!

Fabregas leaned back and heavily hit the football with the outside of his foot!

The BayArena outlined a beautiful long arc!

Leverkusen's two lines of defense in the midfield and backcourt appeared fragmented in the process of retreating!

The Blues fans cheered wildly!

"Too perfect!"

"Fabregas seems to have a God's perspective, with an impeccable long-pass route, tearing apart Leverkusen's high-level defense!"

"He must be looking for... Diego Costa!"

"Fab-Costa Connection!"

....

Leverkusen backcourt!

The atmosphere was tense!

As if telepathically, Diego Costa had already started!

Papadopoulos couldn't stop the strong Chelsea striker at all!

Van Dijk quickly rushed to the landing point of the football!

Diego Costa pushed hard!

The speed of the two slowed down at the same time!

The football quietly fell to the ground!

Something unexpected happened to everyone!

After the football landed, it bounced in place without any exaggerated change of direction!

"Perfect! Too perfect!"

"This kind of long pass can only be seen at the feet of Pirlo and Fabregas!"

"Diego Costa!"

....

Thirty-meter area!

Diego Costa squeezed away Van Dijk with force!

Did not choose to continue to advance!

Stepped on the ball with his right foot!

Then pushed it again!

Three-step run-up!

Right foot with a thousand pounds of force!

....

Is he shooting like this?

Tens of thousands of spectators at the BayArena were stunned!

Many people remembered at this time!

The Chelsea striker was the terrifying beautiful man who competed for the Golden Boot with the Peerless Twins in La Liga in the past!

His opponents used to be the top defensive teams in the world!

An ultimate explosion!

Pulled everyone's thoughts back!

...

By the sideline.

Old man Topp and Dino looked dumbfounded.

No one thought that Chelsea could threaten Leverkusen's goal in such a simple and rude way!

On the other side.

Hiddink sat on the coach's bench, calm and composed.

In his eyes: the resistance to the attack lies in Leverkusen's midfield, and Fabregas's characteristics can just bypass the opponent's midfield!

So wonderful!

Any high-level defense cannot withstand a long pass.

....

The football turned into a dark shadow!

Whizzing towards the Leverkusen goal!

Leno was well prepared. He had mastered all the shooting habits of Chelsea's forward players before the game!

At the moment when Diego Costa swung his leg!

The Leverkusen goalkeeper judged the direction of the shot!

Top right corner!

He stepped hard on the grass and jumped up!

Bang!

The silver-white gloves hit the football hard!

The whole audience was in an uproar!

"Ex..."

Duan Xuan and He Wei didn't finish their words!

The crisis was not resolved!

The football bounced to the small penalty area!

A figure with a big ass came galloping!

Hazard!

He flicked his head effortlessly!

The trajectory of the football was changed again and flew towards Leverkusen's goal!

Leno, who fell on the grass, was powerless to recover!

0:1!!!

"Hazard!"

"The ball went in!"

"Chelsea used the simplest and most brutal way! To blast open the gate of Leverkusen!"

"Fab-Costa connection! Hazard headed in a follow-up shot! Every link in the offensive process reflects the strong personal style of the Blues players!"

"Too simple!"

"Less than five minutes into the game! Chelsea has taken the lead!"

....

Live broadcast room.

The barrage was flying.

-【Chelsea is awesome!】

-【Leverkusen is in trouble now! Chelsea is not Arsenal! If they park the bus after taking the lead! Li Ming Deng can simply give up the game!】

-【Not necessarily park the bus! Chelsea has three axes! Only knocked once now! They have a very three-dimensional and diversified way of attacking! Not only the Fab-Costa connection!】

-【Li Ming Deng's curse, going to fail today!】

-【That's enough, Leverkusen can enter the quarter-finals, considered to have overfulfilled the season's goal!】

-【You watch the replay, it's Li Ming Deng chasing all the way again, in the replay, but no matter how fast he runs, he can't run as fast as the pass!】

-【I'm more concerned about why Fabregas's long pass bounced in place after landing!】

.....

North Rhine was shrouded in the shouts of Chelsea fans.

"hazard!!!"

"hazard!!!"

"hazard!!!"

Diego Costa picked up Hazard vigorously!

Chelsea teammates surrounded him one after another and celebrated wildly!

Leno took off his gloves and stomped on them heavily.

He didn't expect Diego Costa's shot to be up and down, causing the football not to fly out of the baseline, but to bounce in the penalty area!

Van Dijk ran to the referee, lifted his jersey, and said that his waist had been pinched by the opposing striker!

The referee ignored it.

Papadopoulos looked guilty.

Jonathan Tah sighed helplessly: He should have been the one staring at Hazard...

Li Kang picked up the football from the net.

In God's perspective, he was frantically replaying Chelsea's formation and positioning.

....

By the sideline.

Old man Topp wanted to scold something, but couldn't find a place to start.

Dino and the coaching staff buried their heads in discussion.

Chelsea's strength was too terrifying.

On the other side.

Hiddink clapped his hands, smiled, and turned to look at the assistant coach.

"The game is easy, isn't it?"

"No matter how Leverkusen adjusts next, they can't threaten Chelsea!"

"Mourinho left too much."