Chapter 77: Champions League life and death battle
[Mission 1 (difficult): Escape from death, defeat Monaco, get the initiative to qualify for the Champions League, and reward 0.1 enhanced skill points/1 skill point]
[Mission 2 (no chance): End Donatello, reward enhanced skill point 0.1/skill point 1]
In the locker room, Mo Yang was closing his eyes to relax when he suddenly heard a system prompt.
When Mo Yang opened the system interface and took a look, he was immediately furious. The dog system had played a new trick again. This time, it even marked the difficulty of the task.
But Mo Yang didn't think they couldn't win this game.
This time they came to Monaco 2 days in advance in order to adapt early and avoid repeating the same mistakes as last time in Moscow.
In the dressing room next door, the Monaco coach has finished arranging tactics.
"So, you must always pay attention to Liverpool's No. 8, and be careful of his passing and breakthroughs!"
"As long as you keep an eye on Liverpool's front trident, the passing threat of No. 8 will be greatly reduced. Even if he is broken through, he will not be a big threat. This No. 8's shooting is terrible, and he has no ability to threaten the goal."
When the Monaco players in the locker room heard Jardim's words and looked at No. 8 with a red circle on the tactical board, everyone was beating a drum in their hearts, thinking that it couldn't be that simple, that kid is a devil.
Especially Jamerson, Glick, Mendy and others on the defense line were extremely impressed by Mo Yang.
Mo Yang's ability to catch even a slight leak in the defense made them feel like Alexander when they thought about it.
As the kick-off time approaches, players from both teams also leave the locker room and appear in the tunnel, lining up to wait to take the field.
"Positive!"
Mo Yang was holding the little ball boy, and suddenly someone called him from behind. When he turned around, he saw it was Donatello Mbappe.
"Donate...uh, Killian..."
"Hahaha!" Monaco players collectively laughed!
Mbappe rolled his eyes. He already understood what Mo Yang's last sentence in Chinese meant.
You wouldn’t know if you didn’t check it, but you were shocked when you checked it. Even Mbappe was amused by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and he felt that he looked so much like them.
"I'll start!" Mbappe raised his eyebrows, deliberately revealing a provocative look, "You will never be able to guard against me!"
"Wait for me!" Mo Yang rolled his eyes at Mbappe.
After a while, the players from both sides followed the referee into the stadium.
Henderson got the right to choose the side and directly chose the half he had just warmed up.
Mo Yang stood in his position waiting for the kick-off, twisting his neck to observe.
As one of the giants in Europe, Monaco's home court is really very small. Mo Yang feels that it is not as big as the home courts of some teams in the English Championship.
But there are also advantages. The smaller stadium means fewer fans and less pressure.
"Beep!"
With referee Mason's whistle, Liverpool's life-and-death battle officially began.
"Welcome to the fifth round of the Champions League Group E, Monaco plays against the Premier League giants Liverpool at home."
"This game can be said to be a life and death battle for Liverpool."
"Liverpool can only win this game, not lose or draw, otherwise the right to qualify will be completely lost. Whether they can qualify by then will have to be left to fate!"
"For Monaco, this game is also a game that cannot be lost. As long as they can win against Liverpool, they can qualify one round ahead of schedule!"
In the LeTV Sports live broadcast room, after Zhan Jun's opening remarks, the lineups of both sides appeared on the screen.
On the field, after the game started, Klopp couldn't help but become worried when he saw that Monaco was as aggressive as ever and pressing all over the field.
Klopp stood on the sidelines and observed for a while. He was relieved when he saw that Mo Yang was not panicked at all and was steadily controlling the rhythm.
I really can’t afford to lose this game!
Once they lose, Liverpool will most likely be eliminated.
On the pitch, Monaco, with the support of the fans, pressed very hard.
Mo Yang received the transfer ball from Lallana. Before he could turn around, he felt that he was hit by a heavy truck. He staggered forward a few steps, but Mo Yang still managed to get the ball away in his haste.
Fabinho looked like he had seen a ghost. He came here quietly to attack, but he didn't expect that this kid was knocked off balance and could still protect the ball.
After Mo Yang took the opportunity to distance himself, he turned around with the ball and faced Fabinho.
Mo Yang glanced forward and his eyes lit up. He found that Monaco's back line was almost over the center line due to the full-court press.
Coutinho and Salah on the other side were both on the offside line.
On the contrary, it is Firmino who is very smart in his position, right in the middle of Monaco's two central defenders, and seems to be able to successfully counter offside at any time.
In front of Mo Yang, Fabinho is on the right front. He blocks the passing line to Salah. Bakayoko is on the left front and cannot pass to Coutinho.
Neither of them dared to attack Mo Yang and strictly implemented Jardim's tactics.
Fabinho thought their high-position defense was impeccable this time.
But he thought too much!
Mo Yang dribbled the ball horizontally and ran towards the center circle, causing Fabinho and Bakayoko to move accordingly.
But just by moving one position, Mo Yang passed the ball.
The ball was flicked by Mo Yang's left foot very suddenly and passed directly between Fabinho and Bakayoko.
In panic, the two of them stretched out their legs to intercept, but they missed the ball by just a few seconds.
The moment Mo Yang passed the ball, Firmino, who had been prepared for it, took advantage of Mo Yang's attention on Glick and Jamerson, and successfully countered offside in an instant. It was a single goal given by Mo Yang.
"Not offside!"
"Not offside!!!"
In the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhan Jun suddenly yelled when he saw Mo Yang's pass, scaring Zhang Lu and almost falling off her chair.
"Firmino single-handedly!"
"Subasic is out and can shoot!"
"Passed the goalkeeper?"
"Oops! The ball was touched by Subasic!"
Firmino dribbled the ball from the top of the arc, and Subasic moved forward to the penalty spot.
But Firmino hesitated and did not shoot immediately, but chose to pass the goalkeeper.
As a result, when he spiked the ball to the right, Subasic, who was downed, hit the ball with his left hand, and the ball rolled directly to the right penalty area.
By the time Firmino caught up with the ball on the sideline of the penalty area and turned around, Glick, Jamerson and others had already returned to their defensive positions.
In desperation, Firmino chose to pass the ball to the back, but Jamerson predicted his intention in advance, quickly retreated, and pushed the ball over the baseline before Mane could reach him.
On the sidelines, Klopp was holding his blond hair with both hands, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Even an elderly retired player like him could score this goal.
"Hell!" Klopp roared, venting his dissatisfaction.
Jardim next to him had an expression that looked like he was surviving the disaster.
Mo Yang's pass was so sudden that it really scared him. He thought the ball was lost just now, but he didn't expect a surprise.
Mo Yang spat, smiled helplessly, and waved to Firmino, who waved to him to apologize, indicating that it didn't matter.
This kind of ball can't go in, what else can he say!
"Firmino thought too much about this goal! This hesitation caused him to miss the best opportunity to shoot!" Zhang Lu shook her head and laughed while watching the replay.
"Femi is so inappropriate, what a great opportunity, why don't we just pick and shoot early." Zhan Jun was still complaining, which made Zhang Lu laugh.