Chapter 187: Snow Battle

Bayer Leverkusen are a powerhouse in the Bundesliga, hovering between three and five in the Bundesliga in recent years, and although they will find it difficult to threaten Bayern Munich's place in the table, that does not mean that Atletico Madrid can underestimate Bayer Leverkusen.

In terms of fixtures, Atletico Madrid has some advantages, and in the home and away knockout rounds, the teams that play away first and then at home have a certain advantage. It's just that there are no absolutes in everything, and if you don't play well away, the pressure may be even greater when you return to your home stadium.

Bayer Leverkusen's opponents in the group stage were not too strong, finishing second behind Monaco. Their most threatening figure, Li Qingshan, who has also played against him in the Asian Cup - he is South Korean international Son Heung-min!

Son Heung-min scored seven goals in the first half of the Bundesliga season, and in the Champions League, if you count the two-legged Champions League qualifiers, Son Heung-min has already scored five goals in the Champions League! The South Korea international has had an all-round burst in the Bundesliga this season.

Son Heung-min was born on July 8, 1992, a year older than Li Qingshan, so the Chinese and South Korean media often compare the two together. In fact, before the Asian Cup, the South Korean media have been excited about Son Xingmin's performance in the Bundesliga, and even many Korean media believe that Son Xingmin will transfer to the giants sooner or later with such a development trend, and Son Xingmin's performance will never be worse than Li Qingshan's performance at that time!

That's right, the South Korean media attributed Son Xingmin's data to Li Qingshan's because Son Xingmin's platform is not as good as Li Qingshan's platform, because Son Xingmin's Leverkusen's teammates are all pig teammates, so their South Korean Sun's data is not as good as Li Qingshan, if Son Xingmin can transfer back to a team with a squad strength comparable to Atletico Madrid, Son Xingmin's data will definitely be able to catch up with or even surpass Li Qingshan's.

Such logic may seem difficult to understand to outsiders, but South Koreans are convinced of it.

Of course, after the Asian Cup, even the thick-skinned Korean media were embarrassed to mention it. Li Qingshan led the Chinese team, which was far behind the South Korean team, to win the championship, and his own dominance in the Asian Cup, even the arrogant South Koreans could only shut up.

In fact, Leverkusen is certainly not only one Son Heung-min, in their front line-up, there is Germany's fringe national coach Bellabi, who plays as a right winger, was recruited into the German U21 national team when he was twenty years old, and was signed by Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen the following year, and began his Bundesliga career.

And Leverkusen's money Calhanoglu and center forward Dermic are both players with considerable strength.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid, who are playing away, will not be easy to defend in the face of the impact of these attackers.

Of course, in terms of strength, Atletico Madrid is still one level higher than Bayer Leverkusen. So, although Simeone emphasised the threat of Bayer Leverkusen, in the end, Atletico Madrid's tactics did not match the enemy.

Atletico Madrid are still looking for a lot of tempo control on the pitch, trying to win away from home and lay the groundwork for the second leg.

Reaching the quarter-finals is only the basic task, and for the defending champions, the goal of this season in the Champions League is still to be the champion. Last season's triumph gave Atletico Madrid an absolute level of confidence.

The same is true for Li Qingshan, he never goes back to pay attention to the media about the comparison between him and Sun Xingmin. Against Bayer Leverkusen, he came for the win.

Li Qingshan's life is very simple, his world is almost all revolving around football, he doesn't have a lot of endorsements, it's not that his influence is not enough, but in addition to some really big brands, many endorsements are blocked by him.

Raiola could only look at the white silver and wept with blood in her heart........

He didn't have any lace news, and even the gossip media had been stationed at the door of his small apartment in Madrid for a long time, and they couldn't catch any of Li Qingshan's lace gossip. Some media even described Li Qingshan as an "ascetic".

His life was indeed very monotonous, so monotonous that it didn't look like a young man who slept twenty-two.

……….

In mid-February, Germany is still in winter.

"It's terrible........ weather," said the Chinese reporter, wrapped in his cotton coat and chatting with his companions inside the Bayer Arena.

"This weather, it looks like it's going to be a snow battle today." A reporter was shivered by the snow that fell on his back erection neck.

"It's true that this game is not a good game for Atletico Madrid." The previous reporter said with some concern.

Spain is located in warm southern Europe, and winters in the Iberian Peninsula are far less cold than in Germany. What's more, it's a battle in the snow. The Spanish team came to Germany, and the weather alone was enough for them to drink a pot.

Two hours before the start of the game, in the stands of Bayer Arena, many Leverkusen fans had already walked into the stadium, carrying various flags and slogans, and many of them were shirtless, and their skin was red from the cold weather. But the Germans were good drinkers, and under the stimulus of alcohol, the Germans ignored the terrible snowy day.

Chinese reporters sat in the media gallery and occupied a part of the area, and the Chinese media were not small in this game. Now there are more and more fans who pay attention to Li Qingshan in China, and even many young people who were not football fans at all have become Li Qingshan's fans at this moment. Under such attention, it is natural that more and more media are going to Europe to bring first-hand information about Li Qingshan to readers.

While the competition had not yet begun, the Chinese reporters sat on the side wrapped in coats, stomping their feet to resist the cold and chatting over and over again.

At this moment, a crowd much larger than the group of Chinese journalists noisily crowded into the media seats.

"These Koreans have no quality at all........."

The group of people making noise were the Korean media in Germany. There are far more South Korean journalists in Germany than in China, and in addition to Son Heung-min, there is also Koo Zi-cheol, who plays for Wolfsburg.

As soon as the South Korean media arrived, they immediately filled all the seats of the media, which was not very wide.

………..

In the dressing room, Simeone showed a hint of concern on his face, the snow was slippery, and it was not a good thing for Atletico Madrid, especially since the players of Atletico Madrid did not have much experience in dealing with snow battles.

On the other hand, their opponents, Bayer Leverkusen, are much more accustomed to snowy days.

When the two sides came out of the players' tunnel, the contrast was very stark. The players on Atletico Madrid's side are all wearing gloves and warm sports bras, wrapping themselves tightly, while Leverkusen's side is all short shirts and shorts, and this kind of snowy weather is already very adaptable to Leverkusen.

The snowflakes fell with the cold current blowing from the northeast, and under the cold wind, the snowflakes swirled around the field, and they looked a little bigger than before. 19