Barcelona, who returned to the league, continued his strong offensive with the newly promoted team RCD Mallorca in Iberostar Stadium 3:0 La Liga.
Li Mingyu scored the team's first goal in the game and participated in instigating the team's other two goals.
Li Mingyu has brought more and more changes to Barcelona. With Li Mingyu in the frontcourt, it is like replacing the classic car Barcelona with a state-of-the-art engine. The entire Barcelona is running very well.
In the league standings, Barcelona continues to lead.
In the league's top scorer list, Li Mingyu is also far ahead with 13 goals.
Even on the league's assists list, Li Mingyu's 8 direct assists rank first in the league.
This season's Li Mingyu is more comprehensive and terrifying.
Moreover, he is not yet 20 years old, and his future is unlimited.
Fans of Barcelona said that this is the happiest thing for their team to once again acquire such a comprehensive super star after Messi.
As long as Li Mingyu can stay in Barcelona, then Barcelona will continue to dominate the La Liga league and even UEFA Champions League after Messi retires.
Time soon came to the middle of the week again, and UEFA Champions League's group stage finally ushered in the final battle.
England local time, 19:00 in the evening, Stamford Bridge of Chelsea is already full, everyone is waiting for the start of this game.
The Blues Chelsea, it seems that before 2003, this team would not be mentioned in the Premier League league.
It wasn't until the summer of 2003, when the rich man Russia, Roman Abramovich, took over that this team really came into everyone's eyes.
His generosity in the transfer market shocked the entire England, and made many England people know for the first time that it was possible to buy people like this!
From that day on, Chelsea became a force in England football that cannot be ignored.
Today's Chelsea is no longer as powerful as it was back then, but it is still a very resilient team.
Barcelona has confirmed that they will qualify first in the group, so in the final round of the game against the Blues, will they try their best? This has become a big question before the game.
Before the game, Italy's media began to tout FC Barcelona, saying that this is a team with a long history and a very good reputation in Europe football. Moreover, this team has a strong professional ethics and is unlikely to give up any game, especially an important game like Champions League.
The implication behind the words is that I hope Barcelona can use all his skills to stop the Chelsea team in the last game.
The England media is also very interesting. Those media who are close to Chelsea are also constantly cueing the Besiktas team, encouraging them, telling them to play as fiercely as their Turkey team in the last game, and cannot tolerate a total loss in six games.
In fact, Besiktas also thinks so in his heart. Although the last game has no meaning to them, it would be very satisfying if they could kill Juventus and become a water ghost.
What makes the two teams Chelsea and Besiktas very excited is that Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that the third rib on the right side has a bone fracture after the last game. At the very least, it will be impossible for him to play again for half a month.
Juventus Losing Cristiano Ronaldo is a double-edged sword. I don't know whether it is good or bad!
But for Besiktas, this is definitely great news!
They can't wait to prepare to snipe Juventus.
Of course, they are not doing it for Chelsea, but simply for winning.
The first time he came to England, Li Mingyu sat in the bus and felt the football atmosphere in England very clearly.
Looking at the England burly men outside the bus, who were all bare-chested, with various tattoos on their bodies, and holding beer bottles in their hands, Li Mingyu couldn't help but swallow.
England football hooligan is very famous all over the world.
Football hooligans are the strongest in Britain and are disrupting the world. No one dares to disobey him. If Russia doesn't come out, who can compete with him?
As long as there are no Russia fans, England fans are the most hooligans!
Looking at the ferocious faces, Li Mingyu, who had just arrived, also felt a shudder.
Although Chelsea's boss Abramovich Rashimovich is very rich, Chelsea's away dressing room is also so shabby.
A closed space with a clothes hook and a clothes rack hanging on the wall. This is the treatment of the visiting team's lounge.
Barcelona's players changed their clothes one after another, sat relaxedly on a row of benches, and talked casually.
Head coach Koeman did not announce any discipline, because this game no longer meant anything to them, and any result was acceptable.
Even Messi did not come with the team for this game because one day before, his youngest son, Ciro, had a sudden cold and Messi had to take leave to take care of his son.
Anyway, this game has no meaning, so Messi simply did not come to the away game.
The absence of Messi has no impact on Barcelona.
Now this team, due to the emergence of Li Mingyu, has become much less dependent on Messi.
In the previous key games without Messi, Li Mingyu stood up at the last moment and carried the team all the way to its current position.
The current players of Li Mingyu and Barcelona have already recognized them very much. Sometimes, Li Mingyu's tactical status is even higher than that of Messi.
Messi has also felt this change. It would be a lie to say that he is not uncomfortable, but Messi is a player who has very deep feelings for Barcelona, and he has also met such a good player like Ronaldinho in his career. Big Brother, I have also met Xavi and Iniesta who have always been diligent, unknown, and do not compete for each other. The words and deeds of the old captain Puyol have made Messi very clear that now he needs to slowly give up his position.
Messi looks at Li Mingyu, just like Ronaldinho looked at himself. There is a successor. This is the most gratifying thing for a star.
In the last game, Li Mingyu was asked to take the free kick twice. If it were another team, the two of them would probably fight.
Haaland, Karim Benzema:?
Messi also used this method to allow the team to slowly adapt to Li Mingyu's position change.
Of course, Messi will not really give up his core position before he leaves the team. After all, being an emperor is not as satisfying as being an emperor!
In the players tunnel, Li Mingyu looked at the little caddy England holding his hand and showed a strange smile.
Because in the last Champions League group match, at his home court, when Li Mingyu was in the tunnel, he "ignored" the little ball boy's small gesture of high-fiving himself. As a result, the little ball boy almost missed the opening ceremony because he was sad.
Finally, after the game, Li Mingyu, after learning about this incident, found the little caddy and gave him a signed jersey. He also took a photo with the caddy, so the little guy finally got his wish.
Li Mingyu is very proud to have such a small fan.
Following the referee, he walked out of the players tunnel and came to the famous Stamford Bridge.
Seeing the players entering the stadium, the entire Stamford Bridge was like a volcano erupting, and all kinds of sounds filled the stadium.
Li Mingyu was the last one to appear, holding the cute little England caddy. I felt like my ears were going to be deafened by the loud sound.
The theme song of Champions League, with its ethereal sound, seems to be able to purify people's souls.
All the players looked pious, but only Li Mingyu looked like he was holding back a smile.
Because Li Mingyu, as a Chinese, is very proficient in Chinese, so every time he hears Champions League's theme song, he wants to laugh out loud, especially since he is a Barcelona player.
The theme song of Champions League is a fusion of the three official languages of UEFA, English, French, and German.
"Die Meister" means victorious division in German.
But in Chinese, this pronunciation is "Kick Barca".
Champions League's theme song is called <Kick Barca> in China's parody!
Therefore, every time Li Mingyu hears this song, he can only hold back his smile, for fear that he will laugh accidentally.
Of course, when the camera swept over him, Li Mingyu's expression control was still very good.
I have been professionally trained and generally don't laugh unless I can't help it!
After the Champions League theme song ended, the players from both sides returned to their own half.
For Chelsea, this is their life and death battle. If they win, they still have a chance. If they lose or draw, they will play UEFA Europa League.
On the bench of Chelsea, the assistant coach held a headset in his hand and was always paying attention to the game on another field.
Coincidentally, on another field, Juventus's assistant coach was also holding the same headset and paying attention to the game here.
A tense atmosphere enveloped both courts.
The chief referees of the two venues looked at their watches and blew their whistles at the same time. The two games of Group D started at the same time.
Stamford Bridge also made deafening boos because it was FC Barcelona who kicked off the ball first.
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As the most capable midfielder in the entire Europe football world, Lampard, as a midfielder, is actually the top scorer in the history of the Chelsea team. His terrifying back-row shooting is the scene that every goalkeeper fears most.
Li Mingyu, as the core organization of the frontcourt, has good long-range shooting ability, but his ability to insert from behind is really average.
After possessing this ability, I believe Li Mingyu's attack in the middle will be more threatening.
Lampard, as the new head coach of Chelsea, did not bring much change to the Chelsea team. Instead, Chelsea internally questioned his ability to lead the team.
Chelsea's current midfielder, Jorginho, once publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with Lampard. Although Lampard was a respectable and admirable star in his player days, he never had any experience in leading a team, so he directly became the coach of Chelsea.
Jorginho said that he respected Lampard very much, but Lampard took charge of the team at an inappropriate time without any experience. It was a very unwise choice to directly take over the Chelsea team.
Now, Chelsea's new head coach Tuchel is performing very well. In the league, Chelsea is still ranked first in the league. However, the current situation of Champions League makes Tuchel is a little scratching his head. If Chelsea really ranks third in the group and misses the knockout round of Champions League, that weird-tempered Abramovich may directly fire Tuchel.
Therefore, this game is also crucial to Tuchel.
After Barcelona kicked off, the Chelsea team did not make a crazy rush.
After watching so many games, Tuchel already has a deep understanding of FC Barcelona. Although Messi did not play in this game, as long as Li Mingyu is still on the court, there will be no problems with Barcelona's passing and control.
Therefore, Tuchel requested not to consume too much energy in the opening period. It would not be too late for Barcelona's attack to reach Chelsea's half, and they would launch a crazy press.
Li Mingyu controlled the ball firmly at his feet and led Barcelona to advance unhurriedly.
Without Messi, Braithwaite is in the starting lineup again.
Braithwaite's performance has solidified his position in FC Barcelona.
Running without hesitation and flexible positioning, this 30-year-old veteran worked tirelessly in Barcelona.
Fati is about to recover from his injury. The partial removal of the cruciate ligament allowed him to recover quickly from his injury. The young man's physical fitness is good. He originally thought he would need to rest for three months. Now, in just two months, Fati has basically recovered.
Fati's recovery is not good news for Braithwaite.
Therefore, he now needs to use his own efforts to win a main position for himself.
Li Mingyu brought the ball to Chelsea's half, and immediately felt the defensive pressure from the Chelsea team.
Chelsea team's midfield thickness is amazing.
The 3-4-2-1 lineup allows them to have 6 to 7 defensive players in the midfield at most.
A small-scale two-on-one scramble made it very difficult for Barcelona to attack after halftime.