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Chapter 40 Mighty Leverkusen

Li Yihuan's contract was settled soon. As a rookie, Li Yihuan's salary cannot be too high. Fortunately, Hansen won him a monthly salary of 15000 euros, and Li Yihuan was also very satisfied.

However, Li Yihuan is still unable to play for Borussia Mönchengladbach. It is only during the transfer period of European football that Li Yihuan can officially sign up for the Bundesliga.

Now the club's focus has shifted to the weekend and Leverkusen's Rhein Derby nicknamed "Pharmaceutical Factory". The Rhein Derby includes four teams: Borussia Mönchengladbach, Cologne, Leverkusen and Dusseldorf.It's just that the point difference between the two teams is nearly doubled. It seems that the Rhein Derby is a bit misleading.

Leverkusen currently has 51 points, 10 points behind the top Bayern. Although there are still 8 rounds left in the league, the hope of the league championship is not very great. After all, Bayern's performance this year is very stable.

Nick's memory of Leverkusen is of course the team in Ballack's era. The tragedy of Sanya King also made him sad in his previous life, but Ballack has not come yet.

But looking at Leverkusen's long list of stars: Kirsten, Nowotny, Lamelo, Emerson, Ze Roberto, Kovac brothers, any one of them is a national player. No wonder Leverkusen can threaten Bayern's status.

It is obvious that Leverkusen is stronger than Borussia Mönchengladbach. If Gladbach wants to get out of this game, it is obviously impossible not to work hard.

The Borussia Mönchengladbach fans hated Leverkusen extremely. In the first match between the two teams in the first half of the season, Leverkusen poured Mönchengladbach a 2:8 at the Paul Kaberg Stadium, which almost created the club's biggest loss.

So this time in the revenge battle at the Bayer Arena, fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach expressed their intention to go. Everyone hoped to see Nick lead the team to give Leverkusen a fatal blow and avenge the last round of disastrous defeat.

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Nick set foot on the Bayer Arena for the first time and felt the madness of Leverkusen fans. Many fans are still dissatisfied with Nick because of the national team dispute between Nick and LaMelo. When Nick led the team out of the player tunnel, they were immediately booed by these fans overwhelmingly.

"Hey, captain, you don't seem very popular." Everton said with a smirk.

"Of course, the captain is famous now, maybe today he will beat up the ass of the pharmaceutical factory again, it's no wonder they welcome you!" Dex also leaned over and said.

Nick turned his head and glared at the two of them, and they were too scared to speak anymore.

"All of you put up [-] points. Today's opponents are no different from those before. Every one of their players is at the star level. If you don't want to leave the Bayer Arena in disgrace, you all have to work hard!" Before the game started, Nick called his teammates over and said.

"Fight!"

"Get rid of the pharmaceutical factory!"

"I shot out all the bullets today, I'm dead!"

On the other side, the Leverkusen players are also holding a pre-match interim meeting.

"Everyone pay attention, this Borussia Mönchengladbach team is completely different from the one in the first half of the season. That little guy is a dangerous man. LaMelo, he will leave it to you."

Captain Nowotny explained, Lamelo looked back at Nick among the Borussia Mönchengladbach players, and then nodded.

"Jose, your task is not easy. Sebastian is a talented player. You must keep an eye on him."

Facing Nowotny's expectant eyes, Ze Roberto nodded vigorously.

"Well, guys, we are only 10 points away from the damn Bayern. Maybe after this round, it will become 7 points. So let's kill Borussia Mönchengladbach first, just like the last half of the season."
At 5 o'clock, the game officially started, and Leverkusen, who played at home, took the lead in kicking off.

After the opening, Leverkusen did not make any tentative moves at all, and immediately launched an attack on Borussia Mönchengladbach's half.

Emerson is the midfield organizer of Leverkusen. His technical movements are very practical and are very different from the average Brazilian players.Coupled with his strong body, this makes it more difficult for opponents to steal his ball.

While Emerson took the ball in the middle, Ze Roberto and Sergio on the wing immediately began to overlap. The cooperation between the three is very skilled.However, Emerson did not pass the ball, because Borussia Mönchengladbach's side defense was also very tight. Emerson took the ball to the center and quickly advanced to the front of Borussia Mönchengladbach's penalty area.

Nick naturally refused to show weakness. If Emerson was allowed to easily push into the penalty area of ​​Borussia Mönchengladbach, it would be a disaster, because Emerson can shoot and pass the ball.

Nick moved quickly, pressing on Emerson.

When Emerson saw Nick approaching, he leaned over, immediately changed direction, and began to dribble the ball diagonally towards the penalty area.Although Nick is faster than Emerson, the opponent's posture is not very good for stealing the ball, and Nick always disdains his teammates to come over to help pinch, so he can only run with Emerson.

Nick carried Emerson with his body while running. Although Emerson was physically strong, he was still weaker in front of Nick. After carrying it a few times in a row, Emerson's feet became a little unstable.

Just when Nick was overjoyed, the stumbled Emerson suddenly made an emergency stop, and then immediately passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

Nick didn't expect Emerson's foot frequency to be so fast. The pass was quite accurate. Kirsten leaned against Anderson to get the ball. Although Kirsten was not tall, his body was very strong.

But this was enough for Kirsten to play his shooting talent. The ball slowly rolled between Anderson and Asanen, and then slipped past Enke's feet. A little after the opening minute, Borussia Mönchengladbach lost the goal!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Ulf Kirsten scored a goal! Just over a minute into the game, Leverkusen scored a goal, and it was the goal of the veteran Ulf. His game attitude is worth learning from. He is the treasure of Leverkusen. Oh, he took the lead so quickly. There is nothing more gratifying." It's like eating a fly, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

Watching the Leverkusen players gather together to celebrate, Nick felt the pressure for the first time. This Emerson is indeed world-class, and his defense is already in place. Unexpectedly, Emerson can complete such a gorgeous turn under such pressure, and Kirsten's handling of the ball in front of the goal is even more surprising. He almost single-handedly singled out the entire defense of Borussia Mönchengladbach. It seems that the difficulty of this game will increase a lot.

But can Nick give up?
Looking at the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans who accompanied the team, Nick's heart was once again stimulated to the potential.

"In Lao Tzu's dictionary, there is never the word admit defeat." Nick rushed into the goal and hugged the ball, then quickly rushed to the middle circle, and then ran to the referee and shouted: "Hey, sir, pay attention to their celebration time, we have to launch a counterattack, okay?"

Seeing Nick's determined eyes, the referee seemed to be moved. He ran up to the Leverkusen players and signaled them to return to their own half immediately.

The Leverkusen players looked unhappy.

"What are you doing? I'm just celebrating the start and I'm about to kick off again. Are you in a hurry to die?"

"Damn, haven't the guys from Borussia Mönchengladbach been abused enough?"

"Little guy, you are really in a hurry to reincarnate, isn't it good for you to take a breath?"

Nick has already greeted his teammates to be in place, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's offense is not bad. Seize the time to equalize the score as soon as possible, which will definitely help the team's next performance.

After all the Leverkusen players returned to halftime, the referee blew his whistle immediately, which convinced Nick of the impartiality of the referee.

After passing the ball several times, it was still handed over to Nick.

Nick thought to himself that the conceded goal just now was Emerson driving straight in with the ball and completing a deadly pass in front of him, so he must get back this face no matter what.

So Nick rushed towards Leverkusen's half with the ball, and within a few steps, he was surrounded by Emerson and LaMelo.

1vs2?Many thoughts flashed through Nick's mind quickly. The strength of Emerson and LaMelo is beyond doubt. Do you dare to single them out?
However, Nick glanced left and right, and both Everton and Deisler were stared at by their opponents. Obviously, passing the ball by themselves did not have a good effect.

There are no more options!
Nick rushed over with the ball decisively, and Emerson and LaMelo immediately greeted him, their four thighs stretched out fiercely.

"Kid, keep the ball!"

The two roared at the same time.

But Nick turned around suddenly, opened his arms, and leaned towards his opponent suddenly.

Emerson and LaMelo felt a pain in their bodies at the same time!

"Nimma, which planet did this kid come from?"

"The strength is too abnormal, one against two, my pectoralis major hurts so much!"

And Nick also felt the pain of being hit by his opponent, but now there is no time to think about this issue, so Nick blocked Emerson and Ramello behind him, and then suddenly pulled the sole of his foot, and the ball went through Emerson's crotch.

Immediately afterwards, Nick exerted force on his hand, and turned around along the right side of Emerson's body with his strength, and successfully completed the turn!

"Oh, my God, what did I see? Nick was able to hold Emerson and LaMelo alone. This is really a beast! The flexibility of this beast is also amazing. He even used Emerson as a fulcrum, turned around gorgeously, and he passed! Nick got the ball, and he was rushing towards Leverkusen's penalty area!" The on-site commentator was also shocked by Nick's strength. It’s unbelievable that Nick could carry it, and after holding the two, Nick can calmly dial the ball and turn around. Is this still human?

However, at this time, people can no longer recall the scene just now. Nick has dribbled the ball to the penalty area line of Leverkusen. Peterson and Polster have firmly occupied favorable positions around Novotny and Zivkovic. Leverkusen has no players to stop Nick.

Nowotny yelled: "Boris, the penalty area is handed over to you!"

Then he rushed towards Nick.

The sudden rush shows the strength of Leverkusen.

(End of this chapter)