The biggest fanatic in football

The focus of the 12th round of the league is the Madrid Derby in the capital region.

At the Calderon Stadium, with Cristiano Ronaldo's god-like hat trick, Real Madrid defeated its rivals in the same city without any blood, and with an unbeaten record of 9 wins and 3 draws, Real Madrid clung to Valencia, which had 11 wins and 1 draw.

The Bats lead the standings with 34 points.

Real Madrid followed with 30 points.

The third place is Sevilla with 24 points.

Barcelona is temporarily in fourth place with 23 points.

They are followed by Villarreal and Real Sociedad, who both have 22 points.

Atletico Madrid, which had just been beaten badly by Real Madrid, fell directly out of the top seven...

Since Barcelona and Atletico Madrid fell behind prematurely, this season's league championship seems to have become a battle between Valencia and Real Madrid.

The first round of the match between the two sides will take place at least a month later.

What lies before their eyes is the fifth round group stage of the Champions League.

Real Madrid is going to an away game to challenge Cristiano Ronaldo's old club, Sporting CP (Sporting Lisbon), while Valencia is also going to fly away to compete with Ligue 1 leader Monaco!

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On November 21, Valencia flew to Monaco one day early.

Although it is the leader of Ligue 1, Monaco Club does not belong to France, but to the Grand Duchy of Monaco located on the southeast coast of France.

It has a population of 38,000, and its per capita GDP has always been ranked first in the world. It is also known as the world's three major casino cities along with Las Vegas and Macau. But I didn't expect that such a small place can also have a powerful team.

——This is of course the result of burning money.

"Yes, we have qualified early, but I still choose the full lineup. This is my greatest respect for this top event."

Gary Neville said this at a press conference:

"In the second round, we originally had an absolute advantage, but the final result was not satisfactory. I hope that tomorrow's game can be better."

He also commented on the opponent’s key players:

"Yes, Falcao is in very good shape after returning from injury. He scored twice in the last round of the league. We will pay special attention to him.

Their midfielders are all outstanding, Silva, Fabinho, Bakayoko, Moutinho, Lemar... clubs across Europe will envy these outstanding players.

By the way, there is also the young striker Mbappe, whose impact impressed me deeply, but this time, we will definitely not make the same mistake again!"

In the last match, it was Mbappe, who came on as a substitute, who continuously created dangers in Valencia's defense and almost single-handedly turned the tide of the battle!

When he arrived at Li Polo's place, he turned on the microphone in front of him seriously:

"I don't know if you've noticed, but since November, I haven't scored a goal in nearly a month, whether it's the league or the Champions League. So I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

Competition, I hope I can get back to my peak state."

Only after he left did the media react:

[Look at his schedule:

On November 2, a penalty kick was taken against Manchester City in the Champions League.

On November 6th, during the league, he directly asked for leave to spend time with his girlfriend for her birthday.

Then comes the national team match week, and he is the focus of the world!

After that, in the last round of the league, the head coach asked him to rest...]

[In this month, he has only played one Champions League match. Where did the goal drought come from?!]

【Do you want to get back to your peak while riding a horse? 】

【What peak?】

[Is 10 goals in a game the peak? 】

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The next evening.

On this day, more than 10,000 fans poured into the Louis II Stadium with a total capacity of 18,500, making it the most densely populated place in the country.

Monaco coach Jardim still used the traditional 4-4-2 formation, but the forward at the front was replaced by the brave "Colombian Tiger" Falcao.

Although he almost changed the situation in the first match, Mbappe still did not enter the starting lineup and could only sit on the bench temporarily and wait for his opportunity.

This surprised Lee Polo.

Because after the second round of the group stage, Mbappe has gradually become a rotation player in Monaco with his outstanding performance. He has won the starting opportunity in the last three consecutive league rounds, and his number of goals and assists have increased steadily.

Ascending, the cautious Jardim still did not dare to use him in key battles...

Therefore, Falcao's partner is still unremarkable, just Germain with a positive attitude.

On Valencia's side, the center back combination of Van Dijk and Phil Jones is set up, with Bernat and Cancelo separated on the left and right. With Gaya injured, this is their strongest defense combination.

During the preparations for the war, they focused on the following subjects: Tiger Falcao, Bernardo Silva, and Kylian Mbappe.

They hardly took any precautions against Germain, who was not good enough in all aspects.

But it was this Germain who gave the Bat Army a head-on blow right after the start!

This was the 10th minute of the game. Monaco launched an offensive through a positional battle. Lemar shot a low ball from the wing and was rejected by goalkeeper Alves.

But just as Jones grabbed the spot and prepared to drive out of the penalty area, the astute Germain stretched out his foot to snatch the football away. He was about to launch a counterattack. In desperation, Jones could only reach out and pull him down...

Just hearing a "beep" sound, the referee pointed to the penalty area, and Monaco received a penalty kick.

Falcao took the penalty, but his inevitable shot was saved by Alves.

The away team that escaped the disaster quickly launched a counterattack. Just 3 minutes later, Cancelo moved forward from the right and sent a half-high pass towards the opponent's penalty area!

Lee Polo sped up to counter offside, and then made a diving header from the penalty area!

But when he headed the ball, Monaco center back Glick pulled him from behind, causing him to miss his position. The football did not fly towards the goal, but flew to their right side.

Another central defender, Jamerson, was obviously stunned for a moment. Before he could start, he was taken advantage of by Feguli who inserted into the penalty area from the right rib!

The national team has no hope of qualifying for the World Cup and has been completely rested for another week. Algeria's Fei Tianwang is now full of firepower. He flashes to the goal and completes the header relay!

1:0!

"Thank you for your assist!"

Fei Tianwang, who opened the scoring for the team, patted his bright forehead and pointed at Li Polo.

Li Polo snorted, and finally could only spit and high-five him in celebration.

He didn't want to admit that he was completely passive in this assist just now!

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Monaco, which was one goal behind, seemed to have no intention of strengthening its attack and continued to organize its attack step by step.

But it’s also easy to understand.

Perhaps in their plan, facing Valencia, they did not expect to win.

Instead of fighting to the death with Valencia here, it is better to save your energy until the last round of the group stage!

Manchester City... is much better than Valencia!