Chapter 150: Fierce Battle for League Championship
"The game is over! The game is over!"
Leshi Sports commentator Zhan Jun instantly turned into a Liverpool fan after the game, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Liverpool has advanced to the FA Cup final again after five years! The biggest contributor to this game is Li Qing who contributed two goals!"
The broadcast screen just gave the high-spirited Li Qing, and Zhan Jun changed the subject: "The young Chinese player Li Qing is really an extremely magical player. Liverpool should have been eliminated by the Chinese-owned team Wolves in the fourth round of the FA Cup. It was Li Qing who came on as a substitute and turned the tide. Li Qing made a great contribution to returning to the FA Cup final after five years!"
The Liverpool fans in the audience were deeply touched. Only Henderson and Lucas were left in the Liverpool team five years ago, so these two players felt that things had changed.
However, the FA Cup final five years ago was not a good memory for them. The FA Cup final held at the new Wembley Stadium ended with Chelsea's 2:1 victory.
Countless Liverpool fans sitting in front of the TV felt a sense of pride erupting in their chests and sweeping over their bodies.
Henderson, who was sitting on the bench, shed tears silently. Lucas was not much better. He knew that this season was his last season in Liverpool. Maybe... he could still get some credit before leaving.
After celebrating the goal excitedly, head coach Klopp took the initiative to walk towards Pochettino and comforted him.
Although Pochettino was unhappy, as the head coach of the home team, he must not lose the game.
Moreover, it is very good that Tottenham can reach the FA Cup semi-finals in three fronts this season. Next... it is to prepare for the league with all our strength and strive to go further.
Chelsea and Liverpool are competing for the league championship. As the third in the league, it is not necessarily impossible to catch up and become the champion.
The whole Liverpool team took the high-speed rail back to Liverpool the next day. Although there was a make-up game to be played three days later, the happy Klopp still gave the players a day off.
News reports about Tottenham's home defeat to Liverpool were overwhelming on the Internet. Reports surrounding Li Qing were the top priority. As a 16-year-old boy, he once again became the best player in the focus battle. People have to sigh that his debut is the peak.
Recently, Monaco in Ligue 1 has a prodigy Mbappe, and the Premier League has a Li Qing, so they naturally become the objects of comparison.
Monaco is currently ranked first in the Ligue 1 league, and it is very likely that it will regain the league championship after 17 years.
In the Champions League, Monaco's advancement to the semi-finals is largely due to Mbappe's superstar-level performance in the 1/8 finals and 1/4 finals.
Li Qing has contributed seven goals and two assists in four FA Cup games since the fourth round of this season's FA Cup, and is the biggest contributor to Liverpool's advancement to the FA Cup final.
In the league, Li Qing has also made enough contributions. Before he played for Liverpool, Liverpool ranked third in the league, ten points away from the top Chelsea. In his limited playing time, he contributed 13 goals and 9 assists to Liverpool in the league, and was the biggest contributor to Liverpool's five-point lag behind Chelsea with two fewer games.
The French media praised Mbappe, and the English media and media were not to be outdone, using various words of praise in a variety of ways.
The English media and the media are most proud of Li Qing's high efficiency in scoring and contributing, averaging two goals per game and 2.5 goals per game.
However, Mbappe and Li Qing are focusing on their respective league preparations. After all, the league championship is not a sure thing, and more energy must be invested.
The next night, another FA Cup semi-final kicked off at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City and Arsenal tied 1:1 in 90 minutes of regular time. Sanchez helped Arsenal beat Manchester City in overtime and met Liverpool in the FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium this season.
According to the FA Cup schedule, the final will start at 8 pm on May 28 at the new Wembley Stadium.
This time is exactly one week after the end of the 2016-2017 Premier League season. Liverpool and Arsenal have enough time for their players to recover.
Three days later, in the 28th round of the 2016-2017 Premier League at Anfield, Liverpool played against Burnley at home. With goals from Li Qing, Mane and Firmino, Liverpool finally defeated Burnley 3:0, which means that Liverpool is only two points behind Chelsea with one less game.
If Liverpool continues to win the make-up match against Crystal Palace at home, then... Liverpool will surpass Chelsea by one point and become the top of the league.
Chelsea coach Conte obviously felt the pressure. The two-point advantage will disappear in an instant as long as Liverpool wins the make-up match against Crystal Palace at home, and even rank second with a one-point disadvantage.
Such a change is a result that Conte can hardly accept.
After all, it has been at the top of the league since the beginning of the league, and it is difficult for anyone to accept giving up the top position at the end of the league.
The fishing reel war initiated by Conte did not play any role. Neither Klopp nor the players were affected. They just concentrated on preparing for the next game.
With the FA Cup already in the final, only five league games are left for Liverpool.
But Conte did not admit defeat. He felt that Liverpool might make mistakes in the last few league games!
Chelsea, visiting Goodison Park, showed a strong desire to win, defeating Everton 3:0 cleanly, and expanding their points advantage to five points again after two rounds.
Pressure naturally came to Liverpool.
After the league ended, Conte took the initiative to put pressure on Liverpool and Watford, hoping that the league game at Vicar Road would be an upset.
Facts have proved that upsets are not so easy to happen.
Li Qing, who was highly expected by Liverpool fans, scored twice to help the team take the lead early and until the end of the game.
Five points, once again became two points.
The championship battle between Liverpool and Chelsea, so that no one paid attention to the strong dialogue between Tottenham and Arsenal, made the fans of the two teams feel extremely depressed.
The 35th round of the 2016-2017 Premier League ended completely. Chelsea ranked first with 83 points, followed by Liverpool with 81 points.
A week passed quickly, and the fans who were looking forward to the Premier League became more energetic. The championship battle between Chelsea and Liverpool kicked off again.
Liverpool, who played first, defeated Southampton 4:2 at home, and Li Qing performed a hat trick, which made people marvel at his excellent performance.
Some fans couldn't help but think, if Li Qing played for Liverpool earlier, then... the Golden Boot should be Li Qing now, right?
At the end of the game, Liverpool, who had one game less, reversed Chelsea, who also had one game less, by 1 point, and the pressure... suddenly came to Conte and his players.