Chapter 198 debuted

In the tunnel of the players, the players of both sides are expressionless, looking ahead.

Manchester United and Chelsea are not rivals, though.

Manchester United's biggest rival is undoubtedly Liverpool, followed by Manchester City in the same city, many people also say that Leeds United, the youth guard of the year, is also Manchester United's mortal enemy, but because Leeds United has been fighting in the lower leagues for more than ten years, people rarely pay attention to Manchester United's rival now.

And Chelsea's real rivals are Fulham, in the same area of London.

It's funny to say that Chelsea is not in London's Chelsea borough, but in the neighbouring borough of Fulham. Because the name Fulham has been used for a long time, Chelsea can only use the name now.

Teams in the same region naturally have a lot of friction, and it is easy to develop into mortal enemies.

It's like Manchester United and Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

Although Manchester United and Chelsea are not bitter rivals, they are by no means on good terms when it comes to the league title, and football is a competitive sport after all.

The two Italians had already arrived in the dugout, and after Ancelotti and Conte shook hands with each other, neither spoke, but returned to their respective seats.

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Players from both sides lined up under the leadership of the referee.

As the DJ shouted the name of every Manchester United player, the cheers of the mountain and tsunami almost drowned out the whole of Manchester!

When Li Qingshan, who was at the end of the line, appeared, the cheers reached their peak!

"Double anti-dump fans are lining up to enter the stadium, the focus of the 32nd round of the Premier League, the Premier League title battle, Manchester United's home game against Chelsea is about to begin!!

Duan Xuan had to grab the microphone and get as close as he could, and said with a roar.

The decibels of the sound were so loud that the narrator's voice still didn't sound so clear, even though the TV station had done something to silence it.

Captain Michael Carrick and Chelsea captain John Terry stand in the centre circle of the pitch for a side-picking ceremony.

This is John Terry's final season for Chelsea, and just two weeks ago, John Terry and Chelsea agreed to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of his contract, with the centre-back, who has played for Chelsea for 19 years, opted to continue working elsewhere.

The two veterans, who will both leave their respective first-team teams at the end of the season, shook hands after the side-picking ceremony.

Manchester United were given the kick-off, while Chelsea were picked up for the side.

Li Qingshan stood in the middle circle waiting for kick-off, and the referee Oliver also began to check the table with the fourth official on the sidelines.

Finally, Oliver raised his right hand, blew the whistle in his mouth, and then lowered his right hand and held it flat in the midline.

Li Qingshan drove the ball out!

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"CCTV, CCTV!! Audience friends, welcome to CCTV's live broadcast of the 32nd round of the English Premier League, where Manchester United, the first in the league, hosts Chelsea, the second in the league! The game finally started, and even Duan Xuan was a little excited.

'This game will go a long way in determining the Premier League title this season, if Manchester United win, they will open up a six-point gap to Chelsea, and if Chelsea beat Manchester United on the road, then they will tie the gap with Manchester United, with six rounds remaining, the Premier League title is really hard to decide!"

"The race is finally going to begin!!" At the same time, not far from Duan Xuan, Andy Gray also took a deep breath, preparing for this game that the whole world was watching.

"Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for this game!"

"For Manchester United, goalkeeper David De Gea in the starting line, right wing-back Valencia, left wing-back Alex Sandro, centre-back combination, this time Carlo Ancelotti sent in the partnership of Hummels and Eric Bailly, while Argentine centre-back Rojo was on the bench for this game.

"In the midfield, this game due to Herrera's injury, Carrick got the opportunity to start, Pogba and Kramer separated from Carrick, in the front, Manchester United was also affected by injuries, this game Di Maria hung up the free card, and he started in place of the teenager Rashford, the right is still Mata occupies the main position, and in the middle, the top is naturally the team's striker, the Premier League's top scorer, Li Qingshan!"

Carlo Ancelotti stood on the sidelines, this lineup is basically the strongest lineup that Manchester United can send now, Herrera's injury has made Manchester United's midfield defense a little hidden, and Di Maria's game experience is naturally richer than Rashford's. However, as long as Li Qingshan has Li Qingding in the front, Ancelotti will not have doubts about the team's fighting ability.

The same is true for Manchester United's players, Li Qingshan's presence on the field and his absence from the field have a huge impact on the mentality of the players!

Conte also guessed Manchester United's starting lineup, in fact, it is not difficult to guess Manchester United's starting lineup, because for a mature team, their main lineup is relatively fixed, and Ancelotti actually has little room for adjustment, in order to play the role of Li Qingshan, he basically has to match these people.

Relatively speaking, Conte actually has little room for adjustment with Chelsea.

Chelsea's 343 has worked very well this season, with Antonio Conte's three-centre-back formation making a huge difference at both the defensive and attacking ends.

Defensively, Terry, Cahill, David Luiz three central defenders have good frontal interception and defensive ability, the three of them together, should also be able to slightly limit Li Qingshan's play, although I dare not say that Li Qingshan can not score, but at least... Won't let him in too much!!

And what makes Conte's defense against Chelsea so self-contained are the two iron gates in midfield.

Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante!

These two players form a solid midfield defence in front of Chelsea's three centre-backs, and both players are the kind of good midfield defenders with wide coverage, strong confrontation ability and excellent interceptions, especially N'Golo Kante!

Now there is such a sentence in China to ridicule the French midfielder: There is no hurdle in this world that cannot be overcome, but there is Kante who cannot be overcome....

It's a joke, but it also says a lot about N'Golo Kante's defensive prowess, and he's France's new Claude Makelle – and he's even better defensively than Claude Makelle. Coupled with the two wing-backs, Moses and Marcos Alonso, Chelsea's restrictions on United's other players are also assured.

As for the attack in the front, Conte was handed over to three strikers: Hazard, Diego Costa, and Brazilian winger Willian!