Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Li Ang was sitting on the bus, and everywhere he looked were the street scenes and buildings he was most familiar with.

Even though he had left this city for more than two years, once he returned here, Li Ang only needed to adapt a little and quickly became relaxed again.

Perhaps emotionally, he does not regard Madrid as his so-called second hometown.

But no matter what, after living in this city for nine years and starting his career here, Li Ang has always had a special affection for Madrid...

Real Madrid fans also expressed their miss for Liang and Mourinho very intuitively.

Other Chelsea players on the bus will see the enthusiasm of Real Madrid fans along the way.

It's definitely not jealousy, but to be honest, they are all very envious of Li Ang.

After all, this is Madrid, and to be so loved by Real Madrid fans in this city, to some extent, this also demonstrates the success of a player's career!

Li Ang and Mourinho returned home in glory this time, but when they arrived at their hotel and faced interview requests from local media reporters in Madrid, they politely declined.

After all, this is only the first round of the Champions League group stage in the new season. They now also represent Chelsea Club. What are they doing with such warmth?

Even if they don't think much about it, as long as reporters are given the slightest opportunity, they will write messy news.

So it's always right to be cautious. It's not too late to reminisce and interview after the game.

The Chelsea team's pre-match walk on the field that evening was also very interesting.

Generally speaking, if a visiting team visits the Bernabeu and a player from the visiting team wants to know about Real Madrid's past honors and records, the Real Madrid club will have dedicated staff to provide reception and explanation.

But this time, the official staff of Real Madrid were robbed of their work. Li Ang took his Chelsea teammates on a tour of the Bernabeu~

That night, Real Madrid's official Twitter page also updated several social updates specifically for this purpose.

They also welcomed Li Ang and Mourinho "home", and they also took and released photos of Li Ang taking other Chelsea players to visit the Bernabeu Hall of Honor.

Many Real Madrid fans also left comments and jokes on their club's official tweet.

The tweet with the most likes was very interesting.

"The two Champions League and two league championship trophies recently placed in the honor room were all won by Li Ang and his Real Madrid teammates. How can he not be familiar with them!"

This message seemed to be a joke, but it later triggered collective emotions from Real Madrid fans.

Yes, the latest heavyweight championship trophies in Real Madrid's room of honor were all won with the hard work of those Real Madrid players when Li Ang was here.

Just over two seasons have passed, but Real Madrid has found it difficult to win the Champions League and La Liga titles.

The club's performance is not bad, ranking among the top three in La Liga every season and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League.

But everything is subject to comparison. Mourinho and Li Ang are about to create a Blues dynasty at Chelsea. Chelsea even has a high probability of replicating Real Madrid's miracle of defending the Champions League this season.

On the one hand, he is trying his best to maintain the strong demeanor. Maybe when he breaks out, he may return to the era of "Sixteen Heroes of the Champions League".

On the other side, the momentum of development is rising like the sun, and it is rushing towards the peak of dominance in an era of football!

The key is that in terms of investment, the two teams are actually almost the same.

After entering the new century, Real Madrid did not scrimp on food and clothing and was reluctant to invest money.

There are big signings almost every season, and there are even more superstars in the team.

If you think about it carefully, Real Madrid's current so-called decline actually started in the season when Li Ang and Mourinho left the team.

And Chelsea's revitalization and restoration of the glory of the Iron-Blooded Blues can also be said to have started with the transfer of Mourinho and Li Ang.

Fans never know too well the ebb and flow of the teams they support.

This intuitive comparison and the simple answers are what they believe in more.

After all, even Lafayette once expressed implicitly in public that it was a mistake to let Li Ang leave the team with Mourinho.

The people at the helm regret it, and they, the fans, will naturally feel even more regretful.

Many Real Madrid fans even discussed the possibility of Li Ang and Mourinho returning to Real Madrid together in the future.

Once this discussion gained momentum, it could easily lose its footing.

Chelsea fans who learned about this were of course unwilling to do so and directly joined the battlefield of public opinion, asking Real Madrid fans to clear their heads and stop dreaming.

"Li Ang has just signed a new three-year contract with the club. Jose's contract extension is about to be completed. Don't continue to daydream!"

"Contract extension? When Chelsea triggered the liquidated damages clause of the Little Lion, our club officially announced that it was about to complete the contract extension with the Little Lion. What was the result?

Everything is possible in the professional market. Could you have predicted that Leon and José would join Chelsea at the same time? "

"This is complete sophistry! Leon is living very well in London now, and he is about to win the first Ballon d'Or of his career at Chelsea!

And this is what the current Real Madrid cannot give him. We have Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale. If Li Ang goes to Real Madrid now, he will only be divided in votes. I can't think of any reason for him to return to Real Madrid! "

"Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale are getting older. Real Madrid always needs a new king. The little lion is our prince. It is natural for him to come back. You also understand this, right? You are panicked!"

"You're farting!"

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The fans of the two teams were already quarreling over an unfounded matter before they even watched the game.

So much so that the next morning, Li Ang, who had completed the last practice before the game at the Getafe training base, was completely confused when questioned by a reporter from "Marca".

"Transfer? The summer transfer window has been completely closed. Where do I want to transfer? Where did you hear the pheasant news!"

"What the fans are saying... there may be some misunderstandings. I am 100% focused on Chelsea, that's it."

"I don't want to comment on this discussion. I just want to focus on the game now, thank you..."

After sending away the reporter from "Marca", Li Ang went directly back to the hotel where he was staying to rest.

It was not until the evening of that day when the players from the two teams came on the field to warm up that Li Ang appeared in front of the media reporters again.

This time, Li Ang did not shy away from being snapped by reporters on the sidelines. Before the warm-up officially started, he hugged and said hello to his former teammates!

Now Real Madrid has added many familiar and unfamiliar faces to Li Ang, such as James Rodriguez and Bale.

But most of them are old friends he is familiar with.

Nacho, Ronaldo, Modric, Vazquez, Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Casemiro...

With a familiar smile, Li Ang hugged and exchanged greetings with his old friends one by one. The only thing that made him feel a little regretful may be that he did not see his teacher, Xavi Alonso, again at the Bernabeu.

Long Ge left Real Madrid at the end of the 2014-15 season. Instead of going to Bayern or Paris Saint-Germain, which were pursuing him, he chose to return to Real Sociedad.

At an age when he could still play, Brother Long chose to enjoy football and prepare in advance for his future coaching career. This may also be a perfect career ending for him.

After all, if you think about it carefully, Brother Long's career of more than ten years is worthy of every club he has been in.

He has won the Champions League on behalf of two teams, a club honors Grand Slam, and won three consecutive major championships at the national team level.

Brother Long has no regrets in his career. Since he wants to return to football, this is the best choice for him.

Li Ang didn't know whether Brother Long would come to watch the game today.

After all, when he and Brother Long were on the phone a few days ago, Brother Long joked that he wanted to stay at home with his wife and children, and he was no longer very interested in Champions League games.

But Li Ang still has some small expectations in his heart.

What if Brother Long just wanted to give him a surprise today, and now he is sitting in the box with his wife and children waiting for the game to start?

Since he can no longer partner with Brother Long on the same field, as Brother Long's only direct disciple is also a closed disciple, Li Ang really wants to let Brother Long see his current growth and strength level.

Not to show off, but to express gratitude to Brother Long.

Thanks to Brother Long who was willing to help him selflessly and bring him back from obscurity to improve his strength.

He has also always wanted to have a final "defeat" with Brother Long on the court:

"Teacher, look! I'm as good as you now!"

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With some expectations, Li Ang returned to his team after a brief greeting with his former teammates.

After the warm-up was completed, the players from both teams quickly returned to the locker room.

They must seize the time to make final preparations for this important round of Champions League showdown.

Today Li Ang no longer needs to do pre-war morale mobilization work in the locker room.

Terry, who has performed well in recent training, will start instead of Maguire in today's game.

It's not that Maguire's performance in recent games was not good enough, or that he was punished by Mourinho because of his lack of positive attitude in training.

Mourinho made such a starting arrangement just to be on the safe side. After all, Terry has much more experience in competitions.

Maguire's recent performance has been very solid, but with Terry also showing good form, Mourinho must still trust the veteran's game feeling more.

Although Terry stated in advance that Li Ang would be the captain on the field, Li Ang still handed the captain's armband back to Terry.

Li Ang has always done a good job in respecting veterans.

So today Chelsea's pre-war mobilization work was still done by Terry, while Li Ang integrated into the "atmosphere group" and raised his voice together with other teammates to build momentum!

This contest with Real Madrid is still relatively important for Chelsea.

After all, they were put into the group of death in the Champions League group draw this time. It will definitely not be as easy as in the past few seasons to grab the right to qualify for the top spot in the group.

Real Madrid is Chelsea's first competitor for the top spot in the group. In a direct dialogue, Chelsea will definitely try its best to win!

The pre-war mobilization went very smoothly, and Chelsea's starting players were also eager to try and show their strength and style at the Bernabeu.

Of course, most of Real Madrid's players also have the same idea as Chelsea's starting players.

This duel is a battle of advancement and no retreat for both teams. Whoever loses is likely to lose the initiative to qualify for the top spot.

Mourinho and Ancelotti also sent out their 11 strongest players.

When the live broadcast camera focused on the 22 stars who were equally confident on the court, many neutral fans in front of the TV became subconsciously excited!

As expected, it’s still fun to watch Qiang Qiang’s dialogue!

Li Ang stood still in the extremely familiar Bernabeu Stadium. His expression before today's game was a little solemn.

The Spanish commentator was also teasing Li Ang at this moment, asking whether he recalled various scenes of the game in this stadium.

This kind of ridicule is still a little warm.

When the referee blew the whistle to officially start the game, Real Madrid, who took the first kick off, decisively and quickly spread out their formation and launched an offensive test against Chelsea.

And Chelsea's midfield defense, headed by Li Ang, fought hard without showing any weakness!

The two teams started a fierce battle near the center circle.

Benzema tried to retreat to provide support for the ball as he usually does in games, but before he could secure the ball, he was squeezed out of the way by Li Ang!

Perhaps because the confrontation was a little bigger this time, Li Ang was directly called for a foul by the referee.

But Li Ang was not annoyed. Instead, he kicked the ball away and pulled Guofeng up from the turf with a smile.

The two brothers patted each other's butts, neither taking the confrontation to heart.

But Ancelotti, who was watching the game from the sidelines, felt something was wrong.

He feels that Li Ang still knows these main players on the Real Madrid field too well.

Benzema's retreat to catch the ball is very important to the normal operation of Real Madrid's offensive system.

Ronaldo needs to allocate more of his physical fitness to attacking forward and diagonally into the penalty area to grab points.

Therefore, Benzema needs to drop back more frequently and even take on some of the responsibility for organizing the offense.

This is conducive to Modric's advancement, and also to the offensive activities of Bell and Ronaldo on both wings.

But looking at Li Ang's defensive posture at the beginning, Ancelotti felt that it might be difficult for Benzema to show his tactical value today!

After Li Ang committed a foul, Real Madrid, which got the ball in the frontcourt, continued to actively try to attack.

But just three minutes later, it was Benzema who was blocked and intercepted by Matic when he was retreating to receive the ball!

The two only struggled for a second before the ball was stabbed to the side by Matic.

Azpilicueta quickly knocked the ball back to Kroos. At the same time, Liang started to advance at full speed!

To be on the safe side, Cross did not ground the ball to Li Ang, but sent a long overhead pass with sufficient advance.

In the process of penetrating forward, Li Ang had already observed the placement of the football and the opponent's movement interception in advance.

So this time he did not choose to stop the football at his feet first, but pushed the football forward with his head in advance, and then bypassed Casemiro's front-end defense!

"Quickly stop Li Ang! Foul! Direct foul!"

Master Pei stood at the front of the penalty area and directed Carvajal, who was moving inward, to make a tactical foul on Li Ang first.

But at this moment, Li Ang took advantage of the situation and passed the ball behind Carvajal!

Hazard advanced at full speed, received the ball and went straight into the heart of Real Madrid's penalty area!

Before Pepe could intercept, Hazard took a step inside and hit a smooth shot!

The football drew a wonderful arc in the air and went straight to the far corner of Real Madrid's goal!

Navas's reaction to save was very fast!

The Costa Rica national goalkeeper stretched his body as much as possible in the air. He stretched his arms straight and tried to rub the rotating football with his fingertips!

In the end, he also got a piece of the ball and forcibly changed the direction of football!

After all, Hazard's shot failed to completely bypass Navas's fingers.

When the football hit the junction of the crossbar and the goalpost and bounced out of the baseline, the tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans at the scene all let out a big sigh!

"God! Navas saved Real Madrid!"

A reporter from England's Sky Sports commented with excitement and regret at this moment.

But then, he enthusiastically applauded Chelsea for this wonderful and unusually fast counterattack!

Li Ang patted the back of Azar's head, who was still holding his head in frustration.

It is indeed a pity that this goal was not scored, but they have also made a successful counterattack. In today's game, the entire Chelsea team is in good condition and has a lot to do!

Real Madrid fans, who had just experienced a roller coaster of emotions, now looked back and were filled with emotion.

I think back then, such a fast and efficient counterattack was also Real Madrid's unique style!