"Uncle Chen, I'm not trying to cheat you. It's 40 million euros for a 15% stake in Leeds United."
20%.
"That's too much, 16% is my limit."
"Xiao Li, given Leeds United's current influence, your valuation is a bit too high. How about we compromise and go for 18%, a middle value?"
After much deliberation, Li Shiguang finally agreed to Lao Chen's proposal, and Lao Chen also expressed his commitment to doing his best to promote Leeds United's trip to China next year.
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June 10th.
Li Shiguang and his two companions arrived at the Allianz Arena in Munich on time to watch the opening match of this World Cup, a game between the host nation Germany and Costa Rica.
Many Leeds United players have been called up to the national team for this World Cup, and most of them will become opponents on the field within this month.
In today's match, Lahm and Podolski, who have performed well for Leeds United, will start for Germany. And if Li Shiguang's presence doesn't affect today's game, Lahm should score the first goal of this World Cup later.
But after the starting players from both teams entered the field, Li Shiguang still noticed something that had changed because of his presence.
That is, Deisler appeared in the starting right winger position for the German team today.
In the original timeline, Deisler did not participate in this World Cup at all, but Li Shiguang used the injury recovery card on him last year to help him get rid of his illness this year. He performed well both at Leeds United and Liverpool, which led German national team coach Klinsmann to call him up to the World Cup squad, replacing Schneider.
After a grand opening ceremony, the World Cup officially kicked off!
Right from the start of the match, the host team, Germany, displayed a powerful attacking force. Klose broke through on the left flank but was blocked, and then passed the ball back to Frings, who followed up from midfield and unleashed a dipping shot. Unfortunately, the ball went just over the crossbar and landed in the net behind the goalpost.
Frings' powerful shot ignited Germany's attack in this match!
Just like in the previous game, in the 5th minute, Klose's breakthrough in the middle was thwarted, and the ball fell to the left wing. Lahm made a run from behind, feinted past a Costa Rican full-back, and then unleashed a world-class shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and went straight into the top corner. 1-0, just 5 minutes into the game, the German team took the lead!
Four minutes later, Schweinsteiger received the ball on the left wing, cut inside, and delivered a beautiful through ball. Klose broke the offside trap and entered the penalty area, but was decisively saved by the Costa Rican goalkeeper. However, the German team immediately launched a counter-press. Klose intercepted the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and the ball was taken by the onrushing Deisler. Unfortunately, Deisler, who had broken into the penalty area, shot high and wide at the goalkeeper.
Germany was punished for wasting this opportunity. Two minutes later, Costa Rica found a chance on the right wing. Wanchope passed the ball across the center circle and then made a forward run. Gomez, who received the ball, delivered a brilliant through ball with his left foot without stopping the ball. Wanchope, who was in a one-on-one situation, calmly pushed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal from the onrushing Lehmann. 1-1, Costa Rica equalized the game!
When Costa Rica equalized, the 4,000 away fans at the stadium went wild, which was undoubtedly a blow to the in-form German team.
No one expected that the opening match of this World Cup would produce two beautiful goals within just 11 minutes of the start!
But just five minutes later, Germany regained the lead.
Deisler made a beautiful turn on the right flank to get rid of the defender, and then cut the ball back from near the byline. Schweinsteiger received the pass in the penalty area, dribbled past the defender, and made a through pass to the far post. Klose arrived in time and easily slid in to score, making it 2-1 and Germany took the lead again.
The three goals scored by the two teams within 17 minutes completely ignited the passion of the fans in the stadium.
In the 22nd minute, Schweinsteiger delivered another threatening pass from the left wing, and Podolski unleashed a beautiful volley from the edge of the penalty area, but unfortunately, it was too straight and was easily saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 39th minute, Germany won a direct free kick. Podolski launched another attack, delivering a high-quality free kick that gave the Costa Rican goalkeeper a real scare, but unfortunately, it went just over the crossbar!
The referee then blew the whistle to end the first half.
The second half began with both sides switching sides. Right from the start, Podolski, who had been active throughout the match, delivered a powerful shot, receiving a pass from Deisler on the edge of the penalty area and unleashing a powerful shot. However, the ball once again went just over the crossbar. Li Shiguang could only shake his head with a wry smile; it seemed Podolski was having a bit of bad luck today.
In the 60th minute, Frings received the ball in the middle and passed it to Lahm, who was making a run down the left. Lahm, unmarked, sprinted forward and, after observing his teammates' positions in the penalty area from the byline, calmly delivered a beautiful cross. The ball was flicked on by a Costa Rican defender at the near post and found Klose, who was positioned at the far post. Klose's header was saved by the goalkeeper, but he reacted quickly and followed up with a right-footed shot into the far corner of the goal, making it 3-1 and extending Germany's lead.
With a two-goal lead, Germany relaxed slightly in the later stages, and finally in the 72nd minute, Costa Rica found another opportunity through the middle. Centeno's exquisite right-footed through ball broke through the German defense and found Wanchope who had broken into the penalty area, giving him his second one-on-one chance of the day. 2-3, the suspense of the game rose again.
After the game restarted, the German team, having conceded a goal, launched another major attack, creating several dangerous situations in the Costa Rican penalty area, but they were just a little short of scoring each time.
In the 86th minute, Schweinsteiger's free kick was crossed into the middle, and Frings followed up in midfield, unleashing a powerful shot that flew like a missile into the top corner of the goal. Following Lahm's stunning goal at the start of the match, Frings scored another spectacular long-range strike to open the scoring for Costa Rica, making it 4-2.
In the remaining time, Costa Rica was powerless to turn the tide. After 4 minutes of added time, the referee blew the final whistle, and Germany ultimately won 4-2, securing a winning start to the World Cup.
This thrilling goal-fest has left fans around the world eagerly anticipating the matches to come.
Similarly, Li Shiguang, watching from the stands, was also looking forward to the performance of Leeds United players in the upcoming matches after seeing the brilliant performances of Lahm and Podolski.
after all.
The better they perform, the higher Li Shiguang can sell for!
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