With the end of the 18th round of the league, Nante was like a dark horse, successfully overtaking Monaco by 3 points, and Guingamp also caught up like a hungry tiger. The gap with Monaco was only 2 points, and the competition for the top three became heated in an instant.
There is only the last round of the winter break left. The winter break of the French league is long, up to three weeks. Therefore, the victory or defeat of the 19th round of the league will determine whether Monaco can have a pleasant winter break.
In the current situation, the half-way championship is like a mirror. Even if Nantes loses the game, the two teams will only be evenly divided, not to mention the last game before the winter break of Nantes, the opponent is weak.
For Europeans and Americans, Christmas is like the brightest pearl of the year and the most grand festival. However, for a Chinese, Christmas is just an ordinary day, and Afei herself has no Christmas custom.
Although Afei doesn't have the habit of having a holiday, he is in Europe after all, and there are many people who know that he is alone, such as those like-minded teammates, such as Pelizaro, and the kind boss far away in Paris.
Afei finally accepted the generous invitation of the bar owner. Although he was like a brother and sister of Raj and Pelizaro, he was a Chinese after all. Compared with these two, Afei naturally chose to spend time with the bar owner.
If you want to spend a happy Christmas and a relaxing winter break, the 19th round of the league is definitely the top priority, and there can be no slip. You know, since he was overtaken by Nantes, Ranieri's face has never been clear like a cloudy sky.
Therefore, during this period, the Monaco players were like walking on thin ice on the training ground, trembling, for fear of accidentally angering Ranieri and being sprayed. However, Afei was obviously not in this worrying ranks.
First of all, Afei is just a substitute. In the situation that both the French League and the French Cup were eliminated, he has become an dispensable onser. There is basically no chance to appear in this season.
Secondly, Afei was originally the one who trained the hardest and worked the hardest in the whole team. Ranieri might spray anyone, but it was impossible to spray Afei.
In this way, Monaco ushered in the last opponent before the winter break. In the 19th round of the league, Monaco will embark on a journey to the away Leon Poeller Stadium in northwestern France.
Speaking of Le Mans, I have to mention one person. He is the Warcraft Didier Drogba of Cote d'Ivoire. This center forward, who is currently quarreling with Shanghai Shenhua because of unpaid wages, has played for four and a half seasons in Le Mans.
Speaking of which, Le Mans and Monaco are really a little difficult. Previously, Le Mans was finally promoted to the Ligue 1, but in the 09-10 season, they fell into the second division of the French League with the penultimate place. A year later, Monaco also came to the French Second Division with the same ranking.
However, Le Mans' background is far less profound than that of Monaco, and it is not as lucky as Monaco's. After falling into the second division of France, Le Mans was almost devastated, and their performance this season was even more miserable, which made people unbearable to look at it.
In contrast, Monaco has always aimed to return to the French League, and this season has ushered in the capital injection of Russian oligarchs. Although the investment is not much, in the past summer, Monaco's investment is still the most in the French Second Division.
In France, Le Mans is just an inconsightful small club, but for China, Le Mans has a different meaning, just because there is a Chinese player hiding in the Le Mans team.
China's first player to successfully win a professional contract after being carefully trained through the youth training system is completely different from A Fei, who came to France through national regular channels.
Unfortunately, his current situation is quite difficult. He has played for Le Mans for four years, but he has never appeared in the first team, and even the position on the bench is difficult to reach.
In this regard, A Fei is slightly superior. Although A Fei has never played in the league, this kid often appears on the bench, and it is easier to get opportunities than midfielders. It is extremely difficult for the goalkeeper to play.
In fact, some people in China know that a Chinese player has appeared in the Monaco lineup, but there is no media coverage. After all, even those players who are well-rooted may not be favored by the media, not to mention Afei, a half-way monk.
Of course, there is another crucial reason why the domestic media did not report. In the world of football, strength is the hard truth. There is really nothing worth promoting as A Fei as a substitute.
However, in this game, there were still domestic reporters who came to the scene. Although they knew that there was little hope, they still had a little expectation in their hearts. However, this expectation soon turned into disappointment, because he did not appear on the 18-man list of Le Mans.
This is also the first time that Afei has met a reporter from the motherland. The attention of Ligue 1 is not as good as that of the previous four leagues, especially in the French League 2. Usually, there are only a few people in the media on the side of the field.
With the shortage of personnel and resources, domestic reporters will definitely flock to cover more valuable and exciting games, such as those of Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon.
"Have I attracted the attention of the domestic media and fans like a star in Monaco?" A Fei is obviously a little imminent, and it is obviously difficult for this man to expect that Le Mans has a Chinese player.
A Fei's love for football is like a blazing flame, but even if he loves it no matter how much, it is impossible to pay attention to a French Second Division team like the pearls of the sea. Like most people, Afei also pays attention to teams such as Lyon, Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, which often shine in the Champions League.
Afei's nonsense was like a passing smoke, which had no impact on the game. After the referee whistled like a flood bell, the game officially began. As the last game before the winter break, no team does not want to welcome Christmas with victory like triumphant heroes, especially teams like Monaco and Le Mans, which urgently need a victory to boost morale.
Le Mans, who played at home, took the lead in launching an offensive like a tiger down the mountain, but their first wave of attack did not complete the shot like a stone sinking into the sea. Monaco's rear line tacitly created an offside trap like a copper wall and iron wall.
Two minutes later, Monaco ushered in the first shot like a cannonball. Valere Germain received an accurate cross from the scalpel-like cross from the Argentine genius Ocampos, but unfortunately the ball flew high like an arrow off the string.
One minute later, Le Mans also created an offside trap like a cunning fox. Le Mans then scored the first shot of the game, but Somet's shot failed to threaten Subasic.
In the next dozen minutes, the two sides launched a fierce confrontation like Mars hitting the Earth. Le Mans seemed to regain the brilliant feeling of being a French League team in this game.
But reality is often like a cruel storm. The better you perform, the more you will hit you. In the 24th minute, the central defender of Le Mans committed a foul like a reckless deer in the penalty area, and the referee Tony Chaplon pointed to the penalty point like a fair judge.
Carrasco personally played the knife and helped Monaco take the lead away from home. This goal was also the only goal in the first half, like the brightest star in the night sky.
However, even if there was only one goal, the first half of the game was wonderful, as if it were a thrilling visual feast. In the following time, the two sides were like unbrinned wild horses, kicking unusually openly. The offensive between you and me was like a surging wave, one wave higher and higher.
This fierce battle situation has not changed at all even after a fifteen-minute halftime break. Both sides were like chicken blood, and they were abnormally excited. Even if Monaco expanded its lead in just one minute at the beginning of the second half, it failed to stop the fighting spirit of the Le Mans players.
Monaco's lead seemed to be a stimulant for Le Mans players. After the game resumed, Le Mans' offensive became more and more fierce, as unstoppable as a storm. They scored two goals in a row in ten minutes, changing the score to 2:2.
This score was like a fire, igniting the passion of Ranieri on the side of the field. The Italian head teacher decisively changed people, and these two changes were like a godsend, helping Monaco finally win.
Reville, who came on as a substitute, sent an exquisite assist like a shining meteor in the 82nd minute. In his sideline transmission, it was like a lightning bolt, cut through the sky. In the penalty area, Toure spread his wings like an eagle, pressed the defensive players, headed the goal, and completed the feat of opening the second.
Le Mans, who was lagging behind again, was obviously reluctant and immediately made personnel adjustments. However, Afei never dreamed that Le Mans' adjustment turned out as an opportunity for him to make his debut in the Monaco league.
In the 88th minute, Belfort, who came on as a substitute, collided with two galloping trains. As a result, both of them were injured. Although the injuries were not serious, the game could not continue.
A Fei was struck by lightning and was as dumb as a wooden chicken. Because he has already been psychologically prepared to sit on the bench in the remaining league.
No. 1 was replaced by No. 11. No. 1 was the glory of Subasic, and No. 11 was A Fei's helpless choice.