Chapter 326: The Battle for the Top Clubs to Advance, the Most Bloody Champions League Final!

When Li Ang scored Chelsea's third goal, Di Maria didn't feel as bad as he expected.

On the contrary, he felt relieved.

The twists and turns of his experience at Manchester United this season completely exceeded the sum of his previous seasons at Real Madrid.

At the beginning, Real Madrid was divided into factions and there were some problems in the locker room, but they were all within a reasonable range.

At least Mourinho obtained the management rights of the locker room from the top management, and some problems were dealt with privately as soon as possible.

The only time that was put on the table was when Casillas exploded.

Originally, Di Maria thought that the problems in the top clubs in various European leagues were similar.

After all, they are all the face teams of their respective leagues. If the problems are big, they will not only affect the team's performance, but also affect the team's business expansion.

As a result, Di Maria was transferred to Manchester United, which really opened his eyes.

The various problems in Manchester United really made him a little overwhelmed.

Let's not talk about the slightly aging infrastructure of the training base for now.

For a club of Manchester United's size, equipment renewal is just a matter of an off-season.

The most fatal point is the chaotic management of the team by Manchester United's top management, which is also the most incredible and confusing point for Di Maria.

The lack of professionalism of Manchester United's management, the frequent intervention in the team's arrangements, and the serious inconsistency between the season goals and the actual situation...

Di Maria really doesn't understand, is this something that the top management of a top club can do?

The locker room is not united, and the top management is making trouble. No matter which football superstar comes, it is impossible to have expectations for the current Manchester United.

Originally, Di Maria felt that what Li Ang said to him at the beginning of the season was still reasonable.

After all, he has now passed the stage of hungry pursuit of honor.

In Manchester United, you can get a generous high salary, and many things will be ignored. When this contract is over, leave the team to pursue the next big contract.

But now he feels that he really doesn't need to waste his reputation accumulated in the past few seasons in Manchester United, a big dye vat.

Because it's really not worth it!

There are European clubs with more money and less work.

The little smoker called him and invited him to Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

But at that time he did not resist the persuasion of his agent and valued Manchester United's reputation as a top club.

Now it seems that this decision is really completely wrong!

I hope there will be a chance to choose again this summer...

At this moment, there are many stars like Di Maria in Manchester United who are thinking about leaving the team.

Falcao, who came to the Premier League to try but found it difficult to adapt, Van Persie, who has now been abandoned by Van Gaal, and Juan Mata, who was previously fooled by Moyes...

If Manchester United could make it into the top four of the league and qualify for the Champions League this season, everything would be fine.

But now it seems that there is a great possibility that it will fail.

Whether or not to play in the Champions League is of great significance to the stars.

After all, their positions in their respective national teams and their status in the team are related to this.

Seeing that there is a high probability that they will play in the Europa League next season, it is completely normal for the hearts of the people in Manchester United to be unsettled.

And the "culprit" who caused all this, Li Ang, is celebrating wantonly on the court with his teammates at this moment.

He is still one assist away from achieving the double 20-plus achievement in a single league season.

However, Chelsea still has three league games to play, and it is not difficult for him to provide an assist in three league games.

And scoring two goals today is a complete surprise for him.

He can also play one more round of make-up games, with an advantageous schedule and no competition pressure.

If this can make Suarez and Cavani successfully reverse and win the Premier League Golden Boot, then he can only accept it.

After the celebration ended again, Li Ang quickly noticed the substitution adjustment made by Mourinho on the sidelines.

He had expected it in his heart and took the initiative to walk to the sidelines.

Soon, the fourth official also raised the electronic substitution card, and Mourinho did replace Li Ang with Kroos.

Amid the cheers and applause of nearly 40,000 Chelsea fans at the scene, Li Ang and Kroos hugged each other and then hugged Mourinho tightly.

"Well done! Have a good rest, and put all your energy into the game against Bayern!"

Mourinho patted Li Ang's shoulder vigorously, his words full of encouragement and expectation.

Li Ang also smiled and nodded, then clapped hands with his teammates on the bench one by one, and waved his arms to signal the home fans to create a bigger wave of celebration.

At this moment, there are still less than 20 minutes before the end of the game.

If Manchester United fights back at this time and finally succeeds in equalizing the score or even a miracle comeback.

Then Li Ang's celebration like opening champagne in advance will become a joke.

But it seems that Manchester United's current players on the field do not have the tenacity of their predecessors in the past, which is the "Red Devil Spirit" that Manchester United fans have always talked about.

Mourinho will not be so careless as to give Manchester United a chance to comeback after replacing Li Ang first.

Soon after replacing Li Ang, Mourinho took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to replace Hazard and Lampard one after another, replacing them with Matic and Gary Cahill.

Chelsea took advantage of the situation and switched to a full-line retreat. The appearance of Matic and Gary Cahill further enhanced Chelsea's advantage in defending high balls.

This made Manchester United's last-minute long pass bombing tactics not have a very good effect.

In the end, Manchester United lost 1-3 at Stamford Bridge. They came with expectations but returned with regrets!

This battle with Chelsea not only knocked out Manchester United's initiative to fight for the top four this season, but also directly broke up the spirit of the entire Manchester United team that had finally gathered.

In the last two rounds of the league, Tottenham, which was already three points ahead of Manchester United, faced Sunderland and Everton, who had already secured relegation.

Manchester United had to play Arsenal first, and then Hull City, which was still struggling for relegation.

The schedule of the two teams seemed to have hinted at the result of this season's fight for the top four in advance.

It can be said that some people are happy and some are worried.

In the past, Arsenal, which would always be the focus of countless fans at this time point, has secured the Champions League qualification early this year.

Arsenal, which no longer fights for the top four, makes many fans feel lost, as if watching the Premier League has lost a lot of fun.

Fortunately, the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid soon rekindled the war, which rekindled the interest of most fans in watching the game.

On the evening of May 12, Real Madrid, which was basically forced into a desperate situation, gave it a go at the Bernabeu Stadium, and launched a fierce offensive attack on Atletico Madrid at home with a disadvantage of two goals behind.

Compared with the tragic contest in the last round where almost half of the main players were injured, Real Madrid finally welcomed the return of several main players before the big battle.

But Atletico Madrid, which had already taken a two-goal lead, also chose the most conservative and tough defensive play in this round of competition.

That was an absolute defense without even counterattacks. It seems that Simeone did not want to give Real Madrid any chance to seize the attack and defense conversion!

And the entire Atletico Madrid team also fully implemented Simeone's tactical thinking.

The rhythm of the whole game was completely broken, and Real Madrid almost never played a smooth attack that lasted for five minutes.

In this fierce and unusual game rhythm, the physical energy consumption of both teams was very large.

In the 70th minute of the second half, a total of 5 players from Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were replaced because of exhaustion and could not continue to play.

Li Ang felt very bad when he saw Casemiro crying on the bench due to emotional breakdown.

This season is also Long Ge's last season at Real Madrid.

Alonso's contract with Real Madrid expired this summer, and he did not choose to renew it. After this season, he will leave Real Madrid as a free agent.

Although Alonso's career at Real Madrid has been very successful, it is still very sad that the last season ended with nothing.

Real Madrid's players tried their best at home, but their opponents also held a resolute mentality and maintained the score of 2-0 in the first round.

When the whistle of the end of the game sounded, Atletico Madrid celebrated wildly at the Bernabeu, but Ancelotti could only put his hands on his waist weakly, and then sent his blessings to his opponent Simeone.

He paid a painful price for his stubbornness after all. Real Madrid, which was competing for the championship on three fronts, ended up with nothing. Everyone knew that Ancelotti's coaching career at Real Madrid was over.

To be fair, under his coaching, Real Madrid still maintains the top combat power in European football, and the results are still magnificent.

The game scene is good, and the results are not bad, but unfortunately Real Madrid has been blocked by the strong rise of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals in the past two seasons.

The result of the main force is that Real Madrid has only won one King's Cup in the past two seasons.

Missing the La Liga and the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, this result is definitely not satisfactory to the old man.

C Ronaldo in the live camera also pursed his lips and shook his head.

He did try his best, but unfortunately, in the first game against Atletico Madrid, the injuries in the team were too serious. It was not a human sin, and fate played people. No matter how unwilling, he could only accept the reality of today.

Tonight, the Bernabeu was full of tears. These tears carried the pain of Real Madrid fans, but also the joy of Atletico fans.

Simeone has led his team to the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons. He has become the hottest and most talked-about new top coach in European football.

In an interview after the game, Simeone also expressed his desire to avenge Bayern in this season's Champions League final.

When the reporter of Marca asked whether this meant that Simeone did not want to meet Li Ang and Mourinho again in the Champions League final, Simeone smiled and did not give a positive response.

This is very intriguing.

German media reporters also wanted to say "see you in the final" to Simeone on behalf of Bayern.

But the severe situation facing Bayern now really can't give them such confidence.

After Atletico Madrid entered the Champions League final this season, the fans turned their attention to Munich.

On the evening of May 13, the well-prepared Chelsea starters appeared on the stage at the Allianz Arena in Munich!

Today, Chelsea's main players are all out, playing away, and Mourinho also chose the most stable 4231 starting formation.

After suffering a big loss in midfield defense in the last round, Pellegrini also made a relatively large tactical change in this round.

He finally chose to let Javi Martinez start, and let Martinez and Schweinsteiger form the double defensive midfielder combination that Bayern fans are most assured of.

But Pellegrini also did not give up Thiago and Gotze, whom he trusted.

For this reason, Muller had to sit on the bench, and Robben still failed to get a starting position with his excellent performance as a substitute in the last round.

When Bayern's starting 11 came out, not to mention the German media, even various sports media in England questioned it.

After all, just last summer, Heynckes had led Bayern to great success with his style of play and lineup system.

The ready-made lineup and playing style are there. Although Heynckes has left, Bayern's coaching team has not changed too many personnel.

It has come to the moment of the last desperate fight, Pellegrini still believes in his tactical concept and has not chosen to change, which is really puzzling to many media.

But whether it is questioning or supporting, Bayern's style of play for this game has been determined, and Pellegrini has also given his own tactical answer.

No matter how dissatisfied they are, Bayern fans at home can only choose to support the coaching staff and the starting players first.

Bayern, who had the home advantage, was just like Real Madrid yesterday. They quickly set up their positions at the beginning of the game and launched a fierce attack on Chelsea.

However, Chelsea today was not as defensive as Atletico Madrid.

Chelsea's coaching staff also played a big game. They confronted Bayern at the beginning of the game, directly played high-pressure tactics, and launched a quick counterattack!

Such an exciting game situation far exceeded the expectations of all fans before the game.

This is certainly good news for the entire Bayern team. Chelsea did not set up a bus to defend, so they had more offensive opportunities.

Even if their own defense line would be targeted by Chelsea, it would be better than being worn down by Chelsea's airtight defense!

Bayern's attack was fierce and aggressive like fire.

Although Chelsea also pressed out to fight against Bayern, Mourinho still made multiple arrangements on the defensive end.

So for a while, Chelsea failed to suppress Bayern's momentum, but instead allowed Bayern to invade all lines and play several threatening offensive penetrations!

Ribery's low shot after cutting inside helped Bayern get the first corner kick of the game in the fourth minute of the first half.

And Lewandowski's shot after receiving Gotze's pass and hitting the Chelsea goal post in the 11th minute of the first half greatly boosted the morale of the Bayern team!

Chelsea's offensive pressure seemed a little reckless for a while, and many Chelsea fans even hoped that Mourinho would simply order a deadlock at this time!

But at the critical moment, Li Ang retreated and Matic still withstood Bayern's fierce offensive and seized the threatening opportunity of offense and defense conversion.

In the 18th minute of the first half, Li Ang received the pass after Matic's interception, and used two consecutive ball-protecting circles to shake off the on-the-spot pressing of Bayern's frontcourt players!

After tearing open Bayern's midfield and frontcourt pressing system, Li Ang decisively held the ball and moved forward, forcing Martinez to abandon his defense zone and attack him in advance to defend and intercept him.

After the defense of Bayern's midfield and backcourt was unbalanced, Li Ang decisively passed the ball to the side and handed it to De Bruyne who was running at high speed!

Martinez's speed of returning to defense was really slow, but De Bruyne's quick passes followed one after another.

His long-range pass accurately found Hazard who had already rushed behind Bayern's defense!

Lahm's starting speed was half a beat slower. When he was young, he could definitely catch up with Hazard and make a key steal.

But now his physical condition no longer supports him and winger like Hazard to race!

The difference in position, the distance between the two will only get bigger and bigger!

Hazard dribbled the ball straight to the bottom line of Bayern's penalty area at high speed, and then sent a low cross pass!

Ibrahimovic fell to the ground and shot directly in the middle of the penalty area!

Boateng also made the same falling action as him, but neither of them touched the ball in the end.

At the back of Bayern's penalty area, Li Ang, who had just rushed to the key position, almost pushed the ball without much effort, and sent the ball directly into Bayern's goal!

Li Ang's goal almost silenced the Allianz Arena in Munich!

In the huge stadium, at this moment, only the excited screams and cheers of thousands of Chelsea fans can be heard.

Bayern's players on the field seemed to be stunned.

It was obvious that they played better at the beginning of the game, and their offense was more threatening.

Chelsea just counterattacked quickly and scored so easily?

In desperation, Pellegrini could only shout loudly on the sidelines, trying to stabilize the mentality of Bayern players on the field.

But at this time, the entire Chelsea team chose to shrink across the board, and the game officially entered Chelsea's favorite defense and counterattack stage.

The harder Bayern attacked, the more threatening Chelsea's counterattack was.

In the 43rd minute of the first half, Chelsea seized the opportunity when Bayern pressed forward and launched a surprise attack again, scoring another goal!

The game lost all suspense at this point.

In the second half, Chelsea retreated across the board and didn’t allow Bayern to score a single goal. With a total score of 4-0 in two rounds, they advanced to the Champions League final of this season!

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Li Ang knelt down and screamed to the sky!

When he transferred to Chelsea, he said in an interview with the media that he came here to restore Chelsea’s glory and fulfill the previously broken Champions League dream!

Now he has fulfilled most of his promises. Chelsea has returned to the top of the Premier League and has now reached the Champions League final again.

Only the last step is left. After this step, Chelsea will become another well-deserved Premier League giant, and Li Ang will also reach the peak of his personal honor!

Atletico Madrid also needs this Champions League trophy to justify itself.

Therefore, this year's Champions League final will be an important battle for the top giants to enter, and it will also be the most bloody Champions League battle in recent years!