Chapter 523: Goodbye, Celestial!
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After Evergrande's defeat, major media soon had news reports. Whether it is Tencent, NetEase, or other online media, or other paper media, the evaluation of Evergrande's game is very poor. Judging from the data analysis, Evergrande's possession rate is only 26.4%, Bayern has reached 73.6%, the number of shots on goal is 27:1, the number of shots on target is 9:1, the number of free kicks in the front court is 10:2, and the number of times to attack the 30-meter area in the front court is 44:8! These are very direct reflections of how big the difference in strength between the two sides is.
This is an undoubted complete explosion, Evergrande almost did not have any offensive threat in the whole game, and Conca, Elkeson, and Muric basically became an ornament in the frontcourt. In addition to these three goals, Bayern Munich also had three other shots blocked by the goal frame.
This is also Evergrande's most frustrating battle so far, previously in Asia, Evergrande has never been so suppressed by the opponent, Evergrande was nailed to Bayern almost the whole second half, if it weren't for Bayern slowing down the offensive rhythm in the second half, Evergrande may not even get a shot.
Chen Hui wrote in the report: "Although Evergrande lost, I think we should still congratulate Zhang Shujie on scoring in the Club World Cup, and I hope that Evergrande will not care too much about this score, for Evergrande, there will be more opportunities to play against Europe's top giants in the future, so this battle is just the beginning, the important thing is to have such an opportunity, Evergrande Club management also sees Bayern as an example to learn." ”
's reporter Wang Tao also said: "Evergrande lost, but it doesn't matter, because the value of this game is too great, and in the real battle with the world-class giants, Evergrande has seen its true colors." This showdown with Bayern can be used as a yardstick to measure the level gap between Chinese football and world football. In addition, we should see how good Bayern's Zhang Shujie and Yan Tao are now, from the two of them, we have gained more inspiration, on the one hand, we should encourage more Chinese players to seek opportunities abroad, on the other hand, in the cultivation of youth football and campus football, we must continue to increase our efforts!"
The first semi-final is over, Bayern Munich has entered the final, Evergrande can only compete with the loser between Casablanca and Atletico Mineiro for the third place, as for the winner, it will break into the final and compete with Bayern for the championship.
But before that, there was a small episode, the media believed that Zhang Shujie was replaced early due to dissatisfaction, and there was a conflict with head coach Pep Guardiola. The evidence is that at the moment when Zhang Shujie left the scene, he refused to shake hands with Gua Shuai.
However, Zhang Shujie and Pep Guardiola have clarified this, and both said that they do not think there is any problem between them. Pep Guardiola said: "Zhang Shujie is a very good striker, comparable to Messi, he will not be emotional because of this little thing. ”
Zhang Shujie himself said that there is no contradiction with Guardiola. But the media continued to speculate, and the two parties didn't bother to pay attention to it anymore.
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At half past three in the morning on December 19, Beijing time, Casablanca defeated the South American champion Atletico Mineiro 3:1, breaking a big upset. This is probably not good news for Evergrande, and in the eyes of the Chinese people, Atletico Mineiro is much more difficult to deal with than Casablanca. But from another point of view, there is also a good side, because Atletico Mineiro now has a former king: Ronaldinho. The Chinese media called it Xiao Luo.
The 33-year-old Ronaldo has long lived up to his courage, but his reputation is outstanding, although his age and declining physical strength can no longer support his fight in the European arena, but in the sub-division, Ronaldo's excellent skills are still a great help to the team, leading Atletico Mineiro to win the championship of this South American Copa Libertadorn.
With the strength of Evergrande, Atletico Mineiro, which faces Xiaoluo, must not be careless.
There is another highlight of this game, Atletico Mineiro is Muric's old club, so it can be said that Brazil is still very concerned about this game.
Unexpectedly, just two minutes into the game, Atletico Mineiro scored a lightning goal by Tarderri to rewrite the score to 1:0, and at this time, some Evergrande players had not even touched the ball. But what was even more surprising was that seven minutes later, Evergrande equalized, and the player who scored the goal was none other than Muric.
The surprise was not over, as Conca took the lead for Evergrande with a penalty in the 14th minute, and in the final minute of the first half, Atletico Mineiro's number one star Ronaldo once again brought the two teams back to the same starting point with a free-kick.
In the first half, the two sides attacked and defended each other, scoring a total of four goals and giving the fans a very exciting 45 minutes, but in the second half, the two teams slowed down a little in attack, although there were shots, but most of them did not pose much threat and did not put any pressure on the goalkeepers of both sides.
In the eighty-sixth minute of the game, Xiao Luo took the ball in front of the penalty area and was put down by Zhao Xu, and then Zhao Xu stepped on the ball between Xiao Luo's legs, Xiao Luo made an uncalm behavior at this time, he kicked Zhao Xu with his legs in retaliation, causing Zhao Xu to fall to the ground, and the two sides also clashed. In the end, the referee gave Ronaldo a red card and expelled him from the field.
Atletico Mineiro, who had one less man to play, began to defend in order to prevent the boat from capsizing at the last moment, intending to drag the game into extra time. Evergrande attacked aggressively to seal the win before the end of the game. However, in stoppage time, Atletico Mineiro got a one-knife chance in a counterattack, Luan drove straight into the net and pushed the ball into the net, which was also the last goal of the game, Evergrande finally lost to Atletico Mineiro 2:3.
Evergrande, who have lost two in a row, ended their Club World Cup campaign with a fourth-place finish, but this also set a record for a Chinese club. It is worth mentioning that with the elimination of Evergrande, this will also be the last time Conca will wear the Evergrande jersey, his contract with Evergrande has expired, and he has decided not to renew it. Next year, he will return to the Brazilian league.
Conca played a full 100 games for Evergrande, including 67 games in the Chinese Super League and scored 33 goals, 22 games in the AFC Champions League and scored 14 goals, 6 games in the FA Cup and scored 4 goals, 2 games in the Super Cup and scored 1 goal, and 3 games in the Club World Cup and scored 2 goals, scoring a total of 54 goals, in addition to 35 assists.
That's all Conca left to Evergrande, who, in the space of two and a half years, has won three Chinese Super League titles, one FA Cup, one AFC Champions League and one Super Cup. From the initial questioning of coming to China, and then becoming the darling of celestial bodies, he conquered Evergrande and fans all over China with his gorgeous performance, but now, his performance has finally come to an end.
There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, and no matter how reluctant the fans are, there will always be a farewell. I believe that Evergrande fans will always remember this Argentine star and remember the glory he once brought to Evergrande.
Goodbye, Conca, Goodbye, King of the Celestials!