Chapter 139: Law Department Connection!

Five days later.

The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals are upon us.

All over ten thousand away-seat tickets for Bayer Stadium have sold out!

Tens of thousands of Chelsea fans have flooded this small town of Leverkusen!

Bars, streets, squares and other buildings are covered by a sea of blue.

CCTV5 is simultaneously broadcasting the outdoor pre-match warm-up.

The foreign media's broadcast cameras always pan to the female fans' chests.

Duan Xuan had no choice but to change the subject.

"Premier League fans really love Bundesliga away matches, because there's no alcohol ban."

"This place looks more like Chelsea's home ground!"

"According to multiple authoritative media outlets and football legends, Chelsea faces no pressure to advance! They are very likely to replicate their 2011/12 season championship run!"

"In the 2011/12 season, Boas was sacked, Di Matteo took charge in a crisis, and they met Benfica in the quarter-finals!"

"In the 2015/16 season, Mourinho was sacked, Hiddink was called upon in a crisis, and they faced Leverkusen in the quarter-finals!"

The livestream.

-【I've simulated Chelsea's lineup in a game, and they can reach the Champions League final.】

-【I don't believe it; Li Mingdeng is unbeatable at home.】

-【Diego Costa wasn't suspended? He played so fiercely against Paris Saint-Germain last round! Chelsea is pretty dirty!】

-【Don't talk nonsense; Chelsea played very cleanly in the 14/15 and 15/16 seasons. According to stats, their defense has the second-fewest fouls and cards in the entire Champions League! The 'Angel Squad'!】

-【What situation? Fewest cards? Am I watching a fake Premier League?】

-【Chelsea's midfield and forward players commit more fouls, especially Diego Costa, leading fans to mistakenly think the whole team is dirty.】

-【The dirtiest teams in the top five leagues are Crystal Palace, Espanyol, Leicester City, and Atlético Madrid.】

-【I always feel like you Chelsea fans are trying to brainwash me...】

Taking into account the refugee riot incident.

Chelsea chose an international flight from London to Düsseldorf.

On the plane.

The Chelsea players looked relaxed.

Diego Costa was looking in the mirror.

William and Matic were playing chess.

Hiddink appeared calm, as if he were on a trip to Bei lai yin.

He had conducted a meticulous analysis:

Leverkusen's smooth path to advancement stems from opponents lacking sufficient information about them.

Barcelona lost due to underestimating their opponent and heavy rain.

Arsenal lost because of weak in-game adjustment ability.

Also, Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga lost due to poor tactical and player synergy.

What do these three teams have in common?

They like to play end-to-end against Leverkusen!

They never considered Leverkusen a strong team at all!

Night fell.

As the Chelsea bus slowly entered Bayer Stadium,

Fans lined the streets, surging forward and shouting wildly.

"Keep the Blue Flag Flying High!

!"

The blue team flag fluttered in the night wind.

The players' posters were held high.

Chelsea fans of this era are happy.

Among the top five leagues, only three giants have zero debt: Chelsea, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain.

The negative emotions brought by Mourinho's dismissal were quickly dispelled by the recovering results.

As long as the club's operations remain healthy.

The foundation is merely a matter of time.

Leverkusen's locker room.

Dino was delivering a burst of bold words, motivating the teammates.

"We have achieved the club's Champions League goal ahead of schedule, reaching the quarterfinals, and have arrived at the most difficult moment!"

"The opponent is Chelsea, a team with the strength to contend for the title!"

"We must defend..."

Li Kang suddenly discovered in his backpack the 'gift' left by Feiniaojiang.

After opening the exquisite packaging, he found it was a diary.

He flipped through it casually; most of it was in Japanese.

Interspersed were a dozen or so photos of the two of them in Barcelona.

He decisively stuffed it back.

The big match is imminent; how could he have time to look at a girl's diary?

Pre-match press conference.

Reporters eagerly asked questions.

Hiddink earnestly said: "People always criticize Leverkusen's defense, but overlook their attack! This will be a tough match!"

"Limit Li Kang? What a foolish decision! He's not a forward, after all, and Leverkusen can't possibly limit Hazard and Diego Costa!"

"Chelsea's goal is the UEFA Champions League title!"

The reporters were a bit confused, completely failing to grasp the attitude Chelsea's interim head coach wanted to convey.

This relates to Hiddink's coaching experience.

He is proud inside, but he deeply respects objective reality.

On the other side.

Tuopu Laotou didn't waste words.

"Leverkusen will fear no opponent!"

BayArena.

It was split into two halves by two colors.

Black and blue!

"CTV5! CTV5! Good evening, viewers!"

"Welcome to the first leg of the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals!"

"Leverkusen, playing at home, takes on Chelsea!"

"This marquee matchup! It has drawn media reporters from 32 countries and regions around the world!"

"I am the commentator for this match: Duan Xuan!"

"I am He Wei!"

Player tunnel.

Li Kang suddenly felt a strong force coming from behind.

He turned his head to look.

It turned out to be Diego Costa.

"Li, good luck!"

Fabregas showed no expression; he too came from La Masia, but he wasn't familiar with Li Kang.

He had once been the person closest to La Masia's third-generation 'number four' role.

But after going through Wenger and Mourinho's 'patches,' he ended up on a different path.

The lineup moved.

The referee team led both sides' players out of the tunnel.

The BayArena instantly turned into Stamford Bridge!

The Leverkusen fans' cheers were drowned out by the blue army's chants!

"Next, we'll introduce both teams' starting lineups!"

"Chelsea lines up in a 4-2-3-1 formation!"

"Goalkeeper: Courtois!"

"Left back: Azpilicueta!"

"Center backs: Cahill and Terry!"

"Right back: Yin Wan nuo wei qi!"

"Double pivot: Matic and Fabregas!"

"Attacking midfielders: Hazard, Oscar, and William!"

"Striker: Diego Costa!"

Live broadcast room.

Comments flew across the screen.

-【This is absolutely a championship-winning lineup!】

-【No need to park the bus; even a flat push can crush Leverkusen's back line!】

-【Never mind the talk; just this back line alone... terrifying!】

-【Li Mingdeng's invincible golden body may very well be broken today!】

"Leverkusen lines up in a 3-4-3 formation!"

"Goalkeeper: Lai Nuo!"

"Three centre backs: Papadopoulos, Van Dijk, and Jonathan Tah!"

"Four midfielders: Kramer, Bender, Li Kang, and Calhanoglu!"

"Three forwards: Bellarabi, Kiesslin, and Son Heung-min!"

-【What black tech? Is Calhanoglu the ball king starting?】

-【They probably want to strengthen midfield control, just as you said; Chelsea might not park the bus and instead push straight!】

-【This formation! It could turn into five defenders in a minute!】

-【Van Dijk can bully weak teams in the Bundesliga, but in the Premier League Hazard has blown past him several times—very dangerous!】

-【The gap in strength between the two teams is like China vs Vietnam... Brazil vs Korea!】

The stirring UEFA Champions League theme suddenly stopped.

The guessing segment ended.

Li Kang took his position.

The system prompt sounded softly.

【Ding! Mission triggered: Lamaxiya-War of Inheritance!】

【Mission brief: Put victory and defeat aside; first you need to spend time properly deconstructing what Mourinho left behind... Right! Also there's a Fàbregas—don't try to analyze him with Lamaxiya's mindset, you'll regret it!】

【After they left Lamaxiya, they found their own path—what about you?】

【Mission reward: Dark Gold Treasure Chest!】

Beep!

Accompanied by the referee's whistle!

The match officially began!

Lewokusen possession.

Kiessling passed the ball back to Çalhanoğlu!

William rushed over quickly!

Çalhanoğlu touched the ball with one foot and laid it off to Li Kang!

The ball speed wasn't fast enough!

Diego Costa nearly intercepted the ball at waist height!

"Chelsea didn't adopt the expected defensive posture!"

"Their pressing in the front was fierce, and the players along the central axis had very layered positioning!"

"Who said Chelsea only parks the bus?"

Midfield battle turned into a fierce melee!

Li Kang shook off Oscar's entanglement and passed the ball to the right-wing Belalabi!

He quickly stopped trash-talking.

After receiving the ball, he stepped forward!

Thud!

Matic slid in with a tackle and easily intercepted the ball!

Belalabi was knocked completely out of bounds!

"Clean and neat!"

"White Asia-Matic!"

"A top-tier defensive midfielder ranked among the world's top three!"

Matic did not choose to advance himself!

Instead, he passed the ball to Fàbregas!

Lewokusen's formation quickly fell back.

But the players could never outrun the ball!

Fàbregas leaned back and struck the ball hard with the outside of his foot!

At the Bayer Arena, a beautiful arc traced through the air!

Lewokusen's midfield and defensive lines, as they withdrew, appeared fragmented!

The blue-clad fans roared wildly!

"Too perfect!"

"Fàbregas seemed to possess God's perspective, his unstoppable long-pass lanes tearing apart Lewokusen's high press!"

"He must be looking for... Diego Costa!"

"Fà-Costa connection!"

Lewokusen's defense!

The wind whistled and cranes cried!

As if sharing a tacit understanding, Diego Costa had already kicked into gear!

Papadopoulos couldn't possibly stop Chelsea's powerful striker!

Van Dijk rushed toward the ball's landing point!

Diego Costa shoved hard!

Both of their speeds slowed simultaneously!

The ball quietly fell to the ground!

Something no one expected happened!

After hitting the ground, the ball bounced in place without any exaggerated change of direction!

"Perfect! Too perfect!"

"Such a long pass can only be seen at the feet of Pirlo and Fàbregas!"

"Diego Costa!"

Thirty-meter zone!

Diego Costa shoved Van Dijk aside with force!

He chose not to continue advancing!

He tapped the ball with his right foot!

Then a push!

A three-step run-up!

His right foot unleashed tremendous force!

Is that a shot?

Bayer Stadium, tens of thousands of spectators were stunned!

Many people only now realized!

Chelsea's godlike striker, he is the terrifying handsome man who once vied for the Golden Boot with the legendary duo in La Liga...!

His opponent, once the world's top-tier defensive heavenly squad!

An extreme explosive bang!

It brought back everyone's thoughts!

By the field.

Tuopu Laotou and Dino looked utterly bewildered.

Who would have thought Chelsea could threaten Lewokusen's goal with such a simple, brutal method!

On the other side.

Hiddink sat calmly on the bench.

In his view: the obstacle to attack lay in Lewokusen's midfield, while Fabregas' traits happened to bypass the opponent's midfield!

How wonderful!

No high defensive line can withstand a long pass.

The ball turned into a black blur!

It howled as it slammed toward Lewokusen's goal!

Lai Nuo was fully prepared; before the match, he had mastered all the shooting habits of Chelsea's forward players!

At the moment Diego Costa swung his leg!

Lewokusen's goalkeeper immediately judged the direction of the shot!

Top right corner!

He violently stepped on the turf and leapt up!

Thud!

The silver-white glove slammed heavily onto the ball!

The entire stadium erupted in an uproar!

"Excellent..."

Duan Xuan and He Wei hadn't finished speaking!

The crisis was not resolved!

The ball bounced into the small penalty area!

A figure came running, twisting his big butt!

Hazard!

He effortlessly flicked his head!

The ball's trajectory was altered again, flying toward Lewokusen's goal!

Lai Nuo lay fallen on the turf, powerless to turn the tide!

0:1!

!

"The Ball King!"

"This goal went in!"

"Chelsea used the simplest, most brutal method! Blasting open Lewokusen's gate!"

"Fabregas-Costa connection! Hazard's header followed by a shot! Every aspect of the attack showcased the strong individual style of the blue team's players!"

"Too simple!"

"Less than five minutes into the match, Chelsea had already taken the lead!"

The live broadcast room.

Comments flew across the screen.

-【Chelsea is awesome!】

-【Lewokusen is in trouble now! Chelsea isn't Arsenal! If they park the bus after taking the lead, Li Mingdeng could just give up the match!】

-【Not necessarily parking the bus! Chelsea's three axes! They've only just struck once! Their attacking style is very three-dimensional and diverse! Not only do they have the Fabregas-Costa connection!】

-【Li Mingdeng's curse is about to fail today!】

-【That's about enough; Lewokusen making it into the quarter-finals would be overachieving their season goal!】

-【When you watch the replay, Li Mingdeng is chasing all the way, but even if he runs faster, he can't keep up with the speed of the pass!】

-【I'm more concerned about why Fabregas's long pass, when it lands, bounces in place!】

Bei lai yin was enveloped by the cheers of Chelsea fans.

「Hazard！」

「！」

「Hazard！」

「！」

「Hazard！」

「！」

Diego Costa fiercely lifted Hazard!

Chelsea's teammates swarmed over, wildly celebrating!

Lai Nuo took off his glove and heavily stomped twice.

He didn't expect Diego Costa's shot to be an up-and-down spin, causing the ball not to fly out of the baseline, but to bounce in the penalty area!

Van Dijk ran to the main referee, lifted his jersey, indicating his waist was pinched by the opposing forward!

The main referee paid no attention.

Papadopoulos looked guilty.

Jonathan T sighed helplessly: The person who should have been marking Hazard was him...

Li Kang picked up the ball from the net.

In God's perspective, he frantically reviewed Chelsea's formation and positioning.

At the sideline.

Tuopu Laotou really wanted to say something, but had no chance to speak.

Dino and the coaching staff members discussed with their heads down.

Chelsea's strength is too terrifying.

On the other side.

Hiddink clapped his hands, his smile gradually widening, he turned his head to look at the assistant coach.

"The match is very easy, isn't it?"

"No matter how Lewokusen adjusts next, it cannot threaten Chelsea!"

"What Mourinho left behind is too much."