Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

After getting the head coach's approval, Li Lei couldn't wait to join the training team.

First, he ran to his teammates and high-fived them. Everyone congratulated him on his recovery.

Then, he hugged his teammates one by one, caring about each other's physical condition.

Just then, he saw his good friend Vardy running over.

Li Lei happily opened his arms and immediately hugged Vardy tightly, saying incoherently,"I'm back."

Vardy patted him on the back and said,"Long time no see, old buddy, congratulations on your full recovery!"

Although most teammates on the training ground were welcoming Li Lei's return with smiles, some people's smiles might be a little forced.

Among them were some substitute players who knew that after Li Lei came back, they might have less playing time.

Or the main players who faced competition for the first-line position were not completely relieved, such as the two main wingers who had not performed very well recently.

However, most teammates, especially Vardy and others who had a deep friendship with Li Lei, were sincerely happy for Li Lei.

Time came to the afternoon of November 17, 2012, and the 17th round of the English Championship League was about to kick off.

This day is of special significance to Leicester City fans, because it will be the day when Li Lei returns to the field after two months. At

2:30 pm, Leicester City players walked out of the home locker room hand in hand and went to warm up.

In terms of lineup, Li Lei's name appeared on the starting list.

At 3 pm, the two teams entered the field for the opening ceremony.

When Li Lei's name was broadcast through the loudspeaker, the home fans immediately gave a warm applause.

At this moment, Li Lei felt that his heart was filled with joy.

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived. He can return to the field and fight side by side with his teammates.

The shouts and cheers of the surrounding fans came one after another, which gave Li Lei an extremely strong motivation.

Ipswich, full name Ipswich Town Football Club, is a football club located in Ipswich, Suffolk, east of England.

As a club with a long history, Ipswich had achieved remarkable results in the country in the 1950s and 1960s and won the English League One championship many times.

But in recent seasons, they have been playing in the English Championship most of the time.

Last season, Ipswich successfully avoided relegation with a 14th place.

At the beginning of the new season, they performed generally, with 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in the first 16 games, ranking 18th with 18 points.

However, Leicester City has not performed well in recent games, and they hope to earn three points from Leicester City.

After listening to the commentator briefly introducing the situation of Ipswich to all the players, Li Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

As a player who has just returned from injury, encountering a strong opponent will indeed increase some pressure.

But Ipswich's recent performance is generally average, and it is not one of the strongest teams in the Championship.

This is undoubtedly good news for Li Lei.

He can return in a relatively relaxed environment, slowly adapt to the rhythm and conditions of the game, and strive for opportunities to show himself. After exchanging a glance with Vardy, Li Lei's spirits were greatly lifted.

He believed that as long as he played at a normal level, he should be able to dominate this game and win precious three points for Leicester City.

At the beginning of the game, Leicester City took control of the situation. Li Lei frequently cooperated with Vardy and other frontcourt players, and gradually got into a good state. In the

20th minute, Li Lei broke through on the right and kicked a low ball, and Vardy shot in front of the goal and scored.

In the 35th minute, Li Lei made another wonderful cross, and Vardy seized the opportunity to head the ball into the goal, changing the score to 2:0.

Then in the stoppage time, Li Lei's powerful world wave from the outside of the penalty area once again blasted open the Ipswich goal, changing the score to 3:0.

Before the end of the first half, the fans had applauded Li Lei's performance several times.

As a player who had just returned from injury, he used two exquisite assists and a direct dish goal to perfectly show that his state was still hot.

Especially in the second cross assist, Li Lei used a strong pass like a long shot to penetrate the opponent's defense line and accurately sent it to Vardy's head, which also amazed the audience.

The score of 3:0 in the first half was a big blow to Ipswich. In the second half, Ipswich players lacked fighting spirit and were weak.

On the contrary, Leicester City players were encouraged and became more and more courageous. They clearly felt that victory was in sight and their self-confidence increased greatly. In the second half, Leicester City was in a good state and entered a fierce attack state.

But Li Lei clearly remembered the lesson of his previous injury. This time he avoided overstimulating the opponent's emotions to avoid getting injured again.

Instead, he began to choose the task of organizing the frontcourt players, using exquisite ball control and passing to help other players of the team score goals, which made the team's onslaught more efficient.

This also gave other Leicester City players a good opportunity to perform.

In the 63rd minute, the ball passed back and forth under his feet, and finally Beckford scored the fourth goal of the game.

The second half continued, and Leicester City's offensive did not stop. Li Lei and Vardy cooperated seamlessly to form a strong combination.

Finally, the referee blew the final whistle.

Leicester City defeated Ipswich 6-0 in the whole game, and Li Lei contributed 1 goal and 3 assists, becoming the biggest contributor to the victory.

This performance added color to his return to the court and also brought the strongest support and encouragement to the fans.