Chapter 335 Li Qing vs De Ligt

The top eight teams of the 2017-2018 Champions League are all decided, namely Manchester City, Liverpool, Juventus, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich and Chelsea.

Compared with the Premier League teams that stand out in the top 16 of the Champions League, the draw for the top eight is much more balanced. There are three teams from the Premier League and La Liga, and one team each from Serie A and Bundesliga.

The draw for the quarter-finals was held at 12 noon on March 16, local time in Switzerland, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The person who presided over the draw ceremony was still Marchetti, the director of the competition department.

Compared with the quarter-finals draw, there are no seeded teams or so-called avoidance rules in the quarter-finals draw. This means that the top three in the Premier League and the top three in La Liga have a high possibility of being drawn into a civil war.

The first team to be drawn out was Barcelona. The club executives representing the other seven teams took a breath. Even the Liverpool players who were paying attention to the draw ceremony felt a chill on their backs.

In a near miss, it was not Liverpool that was drawn against Barcelona, ​​but Chelsea.

The third team to be drawn was Liverpool. The entire Liverpool team watching the live broadcast of the draw was concentrating and holding their breath. Many players were praying, hoping that it would not be Bayern or Real Madrid, but preferably Sevilla, the weakest among the top eight.

I don’t know who the Liverpool master was, but the opponent in the quarter-finals was the weakest Sevilla.

Li Qing, who was sitting in the lounge watching the live broadcast of the draw, said humbly: "Why aren't I allowed to draw teams like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich? I strongly plead for a new draw."

Klopp: "..."

Liverpool team: "..."

Liverpool staff: "..."

The draw continued, with Manchester City drawn by Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid and Juventus, last season's Champions League final opponents, automatically drawn together.

The two quarter-finals between Liverpool and Sevilla are played first home and then away, and the schedule is relatively unfavorable. However, if Liverpool can take an early lead at Anfield at home, then it will be a big mistake to visit the Pizjuan Stadium. room.

The 31st round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season started as scheduled. Due to the conflict between Liverpool's home game against Watford and the away game against Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals, the league was automatically postponed.

Southampton's performance in the 2017-2018 season was very poor. In the past 30 league rounds, Southampton only won 5 games and accumulated 28 points, only one point more than the relegation zone. Facing the league's first-place Liverpool obviously did not have much chance of winning.

The final result also verified that the gap between them was indeed obvious. Liverpool defeated the home team Southampton 3:1 at St. Mary's Stadium with the goals of Southampton's old players Mane, Li Qing and Firmino, and moved closer to the FA this season. Cup semi-finals.

After the game ended, the Liverpool team entered a short intermission period, and the first international match day in 2018 came.

The Russian World Cup is about to kick off in more than two months. Whether it is the national team that has qualified for the World Cup or the team that has not qualified for the World Cup, almost all international A-level games have been arranged on the international match day.

The Football Association has arranged two warm-up matches for the England national team, namely the Netherlands and Italy.

The two warm-up match opponents were more targeted. England's first group stage opponent in the World Cup in Russia was Argentina, whose playing style was somewhat similar to that of the Netherlands, while Italy was similar to Iceland, which meant that they had adapted to the tactics of the two national teams in advance. .

Before the start of the international break, the FA Cup semi-final draw was held at the FA headquarters on Queen Street in London. Liverpool drew Chelsea, and Manchester United and Tottenham met.

Li Qing is currently one of the best players in the Premier League and even the world. He is also an England international. It is impossible for the Football Association to ignore this popular star. Li Qing was included in the player list announced a week ago.

In addition to Li Qing, Liverpool also has Alexander-Arnold, Henderson and Joe Gomez selected for the England national team.

The 2018 World Cup in Russia is getting closer and closer. England head coach Southgate already has a starting lineup and a substitute lineup in his mind. Therefore, the friendly match at the Cruyff Stadium in Amsterdam is to run the lineup and use all the main players.

Goalkeeper Pickford, defenders Danny Rose, Stones, Maguire and Alexander-Arnold, midfielders Henderson, Dier and Li Qing, forwards Rashford, Harry Kane and Sterling.

The Dutch team also has the main players, goalkeeper Cillessen, defenders Van Dijk, De Ligt and De Vrij, midfielders Van Aanholt, Frenkie de Jong, Stroman and Wijnaldum , forwards Depay, Dost and Promes.

Before the game started, teammates from Liverpool had a bad time in the tunnel. The main reason was that Van Dijk and Wijnaldum were very afraid of Li Qing. They interceded in the tunnel, hoping that Li Qing could play in the next game. Give some face in friendly matches and don't average two goals per game like the Premier League.

Li Qing agreed decisively on the surface, but when the football was on his feet, he couldn't control the number. Van Dijk, who had never been beaten once in the Premier League and Champions League, was beaten by Li at the Cruyff Stadium. Qing broke through three times in a row in just ten minutes.

Fortunately, the talented Dutch defender De Ligt made up the defense well and did not give Li Qing a chance to kick.

After being blocked by De Ligt twice in a row, Li Qing finally took a good look at the 18-year-old central defender.

Originally, he stopped playing in this friendly match, but now it seems that he must show some real ability.

In the 24th minute, Li Qing cooperated with Henderson, Harry Kane and Rashford in the middle. Facing De Ligt, Li Qing raised his foot to shoot from a distance. De Ligt subconsciously raised his right foot to block the shot. Li Qing quickly retracted his left foot and prepared to use his extraordinary starting speed to cut into the penalty area.

De Ligt was very cunning. He stretched out his foot to block the shot, but it was just a feint. The real stealing action was behind. He stepped forward with his left foot and blocked the way for Li Qing to dunk the ball.

"Fortunately, my footwork is fast!"

Li Qing muttered in his heart. His footwork was very fast. His left foot stretched forward along the football to the right front, stepped on the football and pulled it to the left front. The football that was rolling towards the right front suddenly changed its direction and rolled quickly towards the left front.

De Ligt obviously didn't expect Li Qing to react so quickly. It was too late to retract his leg. In addition, this defense was a one-shot deal. He couldn't even commit a foul. He could only watch Li Qing break through from his right and enter the penalty area.

It was too late for Van Dijk to make up for the defense. Li Qing's connection was very fast. He swung his left foot and shot the ball the moment he entered the penalty area.

The ball rolled quickly along the ground to the lower right corner of the goal. Barcelona's second goalkeeper Cillessen fell to the ground very quickly, but it was half a beat slower than the forward acceleration of the ball. In addition, the shooting angle that Li Qing wanted was quite tricky, and Cillessen was out of reach...

"The ball went in! Li Qing successfully challenged De Ligt and then broke through Cillessen's defense! England led the Netherlands 1:0 as a guest!"

The commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, He Wei, shouted.