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Chapter 358 The Asian Derby in the Champions League
On September 9th, in the anticipation of countless fans, the new season of the Champions League game finally came.

The teams that should play the away game have all completed their steps on the field the day before. As UEFA and major powerhouses have stepped up their promotion on the official push, the atmosphere of watching the game has gradually become enthusiastic and tense.

Sheffield United is very fortunate to be able to start the new season's Champions League journey at home. Without the fatigue of the journey, they can prepare more fully and with peace of mind. The whole team is also determined to win the Champions League.

Of course, their opponent Leverkusen naturally came to the Bramall Lane Stadium with the belief of scoring points.

Leverkusen, who finished third in the Bundesliga last season, left several generals during the summer window. The successive departures of Schurrle and Carvajal have weakened Leverkusen's strength a lot.

Before the start of the new Bundesliga season, many fans also believed that Leverkusen's record would be turbulent for a while.

But Leverkusen said "no!" to these rumors and speculation.

After the start of the new Bundesliga season, after five rounds of the league, Leverkusen has achieved an excellent record of four wins and one loss, second only to Bayern with four wins and one tie and Borussia Dortmund, who have won all five games, ranking first in the Bundesliga. three.

The outstanding performance of the new aid Sun Xingmin did not affect Leverkusen's wing attack too much, which greatly increased the confidence of Leverkusen fans.

Facing Sheffield United, they dare not guarantee that they are confident of winning the away game, but they should work hard and get a draw.

Schalke 04 was beaten by Sheffield United last season. It was purely because they were out of form. After all, Leverkusen led Schalke 04 by a full ten points at the end of the Bundesliga last season.

With such an indirect comparison, Leverkusen fans also have a bottom line in their hearts.

As for the battle between Sheffield United and Bayern, it didn't touch them too much. After all, other Bundesliga teams were afraid of Bayern last season, but they were not.

There was one win and one loss against Bayern in the league, and the loss was only a 1-2 loss. Leverkusen is qualified to be tough on Bayern.

So at this moment, psychologically, the Leverkusen players don't feel much pressure, at most they are a little normal nervousness.

Facing Sheffield United, a team that has dominated European football in the past two seasons, they are more curious and eager to fight.

But not afraid of returning, the players in the Leverkusen team did not say anything harsh in the pre-match interviews of the media.

After all, the famous scene where Dante was blown up by Li Mo last season was spread all over the football world. Not all players like to provoke people with their big mouths. Negative example.

Both teams kept a low profile before the game, only Leverkusen's Sun Xingmin talked a little more in interviews with the media.

However, he exaggerated Li Mo and said that Li Mo is a role model for all Asian players. The interview made Huaguo fans very comfortable.

Li Mo will not pretend to be cold when others take the initiative to say good things. He praised Sun Xingmin's performance in the Bundesliga and expressed his expectation to play against Sun Xingmin.

The two completed their first communication through the reporter's message, but the major sports media in Huaguo and South Korea were in a state of excitement, repeatedly promoting the "Asian Derby" in the Champions League.

Although the vast majority of fans don't think that Sun Xingmin is qualified to compare with Li Mo, but being able to start and compete with Li Mo in the Champions League is at least a proof of Sun Xingmin's strength.

The South Korean media also hyped it up for several days, looking very proud.

It is definitely not comparable to Li Mo, but looking at Shinji Kagawa, who is now sitting on the bench at Manchester United, the South Korean reporters can be regarded as tough.

At least compared to the current situation, Sun Xingmin's situation is much better than that of Shinji Kagawa.

Of course, the Japanese media also have reasons to refute, such as the Bundesliga half-time MVP, Dortmund's eukaryotic rhetoric, but the fact that Shinji Kagawa sits on the bench at Manchester United makes these past honors even more regrettable.

But the road is chosen by oneself. When Shinji Kagawa joined Manchester United, the Japanese media were so proud and praised. Now they look back at that transfer and feel regretful and regretful.

Time has passed, Li Mo has become the real light of Asia, and now even the rising star Sun Xingmin has overwhelmed Shinji Kagawa. The Japanese media is very depressed, but at the same time they have to send reporters to England.

Who made this game so hyped in East Asia now?
For the sake of traffic, Japanese reporters can only temporarily endure the face of their South Korean counterparts.

After [-]:[-] p.m., the number of fans in the Bramall Lane Stadium began to gradually increase. By the time players from both sides came out to warm up, the entire stadium was almost full.

In the lively atmosphere of the scene, the half where Li Mo and Sun Xingmin were located was surrounded by a large number of Asian reporters, and all the Europeans were secretly smacking their tongues.

They can understand the large number of Asian journalists who want to shoot Li Mo. After all, Li Mo has broken a series of Premier League records and is now a veritable superstar in football. It is normal to get so much media attention.

But Sun Xingmin, who just played in the Champions League, can also get "superstar level" attention, so they can only shake their heads to express their incomprehension.

The posture made by the South Korean reporters made Sun Xingmin a "little fire" at the scene.

Many Sheffield United fans and England reporters are asking their companions about this Asian guy.

Even on the Sheffield United side, several players asked Li Mo curiously, wanting to know the background of the Asian boy who got so many reporters' photos.

Li Mo shook his head with a smile, only saying that he was a young player with great potential, and then he signaled his teammates to stop gossiping and warm up seriously.

Now it is still very early for Sun Xingmin to come to the Premier League. He really doesn't want to be a prophet again, so he keeps silent about Sun Xingmin.

As for saying that Sun Xingmin has great potential and good strength, he is not wrong.

After the later generations spent the first season of adapting to Tottenham, Sun Xingmin did play at the level of a first-class star, and even won the Premier League Golden Boot later, saying that Sun Ge and the Light of Asia are not too much. Asian players have big faces.

But now with his rise in the Premier League, it is unknown whether Sun Xingmin will come to the Premier League in the future, or even whether he can play the same data and level.

Li Mo is still very optimistic about Sun Xingmin. Even if Sun Xingmin does not come to the Premier League in a few years, he will go to Bayern or Dortmund sooner or later if he stays in the Bundesliga.

Without him, the talent is high enough, and Sun Xingmin is indeed self-disciplined and hardworking. As long as the top management of Nan Dawang and the Hornets are not stupid, they will not let go of a high-quality winger like Sun Xingmin.

That is to say, there is no shortage of people on the left side of Sheffield United now, and Bell seems to have no risk of injury, otherwise Li Mo may not be sure that one day in the future he will really suggest Speed ​​to consider introducing Sun Xingmin.

He himself thinks that there is no difficulty in adapting. Sun Xingmin can play well with Kane, and playing with him will only make him more relaxed and calm.

He himself also likes to cooperate with speedy technical wingers, especially Sun Xingmin's shooting skills are very accurate, which saves trouble.

After taking the ball and attracting enough defenders, he directly put the ball behind him. Sun Xingmin ran out and shot the shot very steadily.

Thinking of this, Li Mo shook his head slightly.

"It's a pity that there is no fate."

Bell noticed Li Mo's movement, and patted him curiously, "What are you mumbling about?"

Li Mo came back to his senses, looked at Bell, and then suddenly patted his butt with a smile.

"How about you, Gareth, we will continue to be partners, after winning the championship and getting soft, you can play golf."

"What a mess!"

"Praise you, you are the best."

"Fuck off!"

Li Mo suddenly had a fit and played with Bell for a while, and the assistant only thought that they were relaxed now, and stood aside with a smile and did not stop them.

Reporters from Huaguo quickly took pictures of this scene.

If Sheffield United wins this game, they can write news about Li Mo's big heart and easy preparations after the game.

Look at this spirit, this calm and joking attitude, that is, you have full confidence in your own strength. In contrast, you, Sun Xingmin, etc. are still not strong enough. If you are so serious, this is the gap in level.

In the brainstorming, the reporters in Huaguo thought of many eye-catching news headlines, and many of them couldn't help but took out their mobile phones and started writing in the memo. Possibility of losing tonight.

As time went by, the players on both sides finally completed their warm-up preparations one after another.

When they returned to the player tunnel one by one, the atmosphere on the scene gradually tightened. Many fans started their routine prayers before the game, and they looked very pious.

The live broadcast platforms of various countries also connected to the signal source at about this time, and the commentators started to make opening remarks with the materials obtained in advance.

The fans in East Asia got up in a daze, rubbing their eyes under the constant reminder of the alarm clock, and some fans even didn't sleep at all, staying up abruptly until two or three in the middle of the night.

No matter how long it takes to watch the game, no matter how hard it is to go to work tomorrow, it seems that it will not affect the enthusiasm of these fans to watch the Champions League.

After all, in the five major leagues today, it is still relatively rare to see Asian players competing in the same field, let alone the "Asian Derby" that appeared in the Champions League.

Whether it is a gimmick or a hype, at least Li Mo and Sun Xingmin represented their respective teams in the first game. From this point of view, this "Asian Derby" is worthy of the name, and it is much more interesting than those hyped games in the past.

There was a sudden explosion of cheers from the live broadcast, which caused the commentators from all over the world to pause. The fans cheered up and subconsciously squinted their eyes closer to the screen to see more clearly.

"Here we come, players from both sides have followed the pace of the referee team! It's been a long time coming! The opening match of the new season's Champions League is about to begin! Dear audience friends, are you still holding on?!"

Zhan Jun opened the conversation first according to the old rules, and Director Zhang routinely laughed twice, which made many Huaguo fans in front of the screen smile.

"Tonight's match between Sheffield United and Leverkusen can be described as one of the highlights in the first round of the group stage. The Premier League's first pair of Bundesliga third, Li Mo and Sun Xingmin's 'Asian Derby' duel, presumably many East Asian fans We have been looking forward to this day for a long time, and it will be another 'British-German' war, which can be said to be full of elements!"

"Hey, Schalke 04 played well at home last season and caused a lot of trouble for Sheffield United, but at the Bramall Lane Stadium, the Miners played mediocre at that time. how it performed.”

Director Zhang adjusted his glasses, and a few words reminded many fans of Schalke 04's defeat at Sheffield United's home court last season.

Before playing Sheffield United, Schalke 04 was also full of confidence, but after playing Sheffield United, Schalke 04 even fell to the third place in the group.

At that time, the miners and Olympiacos fought for the right to qualify for the second place in the group. I don't know if Leverkusen will repeat their mistakes.

"Sun Xingmin scored a goal in the first round of the Bundesliga. Although he played well in the last four games, he has no personal data. So up to now, his personal data in the new season still stays at one goal. I don't know if he will show a more exciting performance today, let us wait and see!"

Zhan Jun only talked about the current statistics of Sun Xingmin, but did not introduce Li Mo's goals and assists since the start of the new season.

The main reason is that the data gap between the two is too great.

Li Mo currently has ten goals in the league alone. If he adds assists, then he is not comparing with Sun Xingmin, but a pure bully.

After all, he is the man who overwhelmed Melo for the time being. Many fans in South Korea do not expect Li Mo to stop his crazy scoring. They only pray that his statistics tonight will not be too extravagant.

Otherwise, the comparison will be too tragic, and they will be embarrassed to use Sun Xingmin's performance to stimulate Japanese fans.

In the anticipation of everyone's attention, the theme song of the Champions League resounded over the Bramall Lane Stadium, and the live broadcast camera swept over the faces of one player after another. Li Mo's relaxed face with a smile became the The focus of the audience's attention.

On the whole, although the Leverkusen players have high fighting spirit, they look serious and a little nervous.

The Sheffield United players were different, not to mention that all of them could smile like Li Mo, at least their facial expressions were relatively relaxed, and they all looked confident.

Speed ​​has arranged the safest style of play today, which is to use Sheffield United's most advantageous point to control the game. Their research on Leverkusen is also detailed enough. The players know that the coaching staff is well prepared, so naturally they will I feel at ease.

As for the Asian derby and the contest between players, that is not within Speed's consideration, and he does not need to consider it.

Because in his opinion, there is only one outcome of this game.

That is the final victory of Sheffield United and Li Mo!

　Today's free limit should be over, and the [-]D will be updated tomorrow
　　
　
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