Chapter 20: Rakitic's Blow

At such a close distance, Naldo stretched out his legs to intercept, and it was inevitable to have a close contact with Zhang Yuan, not only his feet, but also the bodies of the two people collided together.

The ball continued to fly on its own trajectory, and the final destination was the gate guarded by Wiese, Wiese was very focused, but the ball was too fast, Zhang Yuan's hurried kick should have rubbed against Naldo's leg There was a slight change of direction, the angle was actually very tricky, and Wiese flew and failed to pounce on the football that entered the net.

Schalke 04 managed to pull a point back, Luten continued to yell on the sidelines, signaling the players to hurry back to half-time, with more than ten minutes left, Schalke 04 still had hope and possibility of equalizing.

He didn't notice that Zhang Yuan, the absolute protagonist on the field, fell to the ground and covered his instep and couldn't get up, this time he was too ruthless to his feet, but fortunately, Naldo intercepted and not kicked the ball at the same time, and everyone's physical contact was also because of inertia.

But even if these two people are uncomfortable, Naerdo covered his calf, Zhang Yuan covered his foot, the ball went in, he knew, but does he still have the ability to celebrate.

Zhang Yuan's desperate blow scored a goal, and at the same time, it also boosted the gradually depressed morale of his teammates, and everyone gathered around to see Zhang Yuan's injury.

"Zhang Yuan's shot this time is too desperate, his foot should be injured!" Duan Xuan explained to the audience in front of the TV.

"Zhang Yuan and Naldo are both lying there, and it seems that both of them have suffered a loss this time! Zhang Yuan is very important to Schalke 04 now, but don't really fail to play! His goal just now has a very good effect on the morale of Schalke 04! If you are injured, the morale of the players on the field may be affected again!" Tao Wei said that he was very worried about Zhang Yuan's injury, in his opinion, losing is a small matter, Zhang Yuan is a big deal because of this injury, after all, Zhang Yuan is Chinese, he does not want the young player Zhang Yuan to be injured at the beginning of this season.

The team doctors on both sides each supported Naldo and Zhang Yuan to the sidelines for treatment.

Schalke 04 team doctor Larek asked his assistant to take off Zhang Yuan's sneakers and socks, pressed Zhang Yuan's instep with his hand, and asked Zhang Yuan how he felt, and Zhang Yuan signaled pain.

Larek continued to ask Zhang Yuan how he felt, and Zhang Yuan didn't feel as painful as just now.

Larek breathed a sigh of relief, Zhang Yuan's foot should not be a big problem, but the muscles and blood vessels on his back were hit hard, and the bones were not injured.

Larek asked Zhang Yuan to stand up and move himself, Zhang Yuan put on his socks and shoes, jumped a few times, and felt that his problem was not very big.

"Your instep muscles are injured, it's not a big problem, I'll spray you with some medicine, it can relieve the pain, and you should be able to compete, but this mainly depends on your opinion!"

"You spray me a little first, I'll move and see!" Zhang Yuan replied, he didn't want to end up now.

Larek took out the spray and sprayed some on Zhang Yuan's instep, Zhang Yuan tried again, felt much better, and signaled that he could continue to play.

"We'll see how it goes after the game!" Larek said.

Mulder, who was waiting next to him, finally heard the good news, and Zhang Yuan could continue to play.

The same is true for Naldo's side, it is not a fracture but a slight injury to the muscle, it is not a big problem, and after a simple treatment by the team doctor, the two of them returned to the field one after another.

The game time has come to 80 minutes, Werder Bremen is still one goal ahead, Schaff is not very satisfied with his striker, Werder Bremen is not without creating opportunities, but the striker's ability to grasp the opportunity is not good, he can't bear it, Schaff made substitution adjustments in the 78th minute, replacing the inactive Rosenborg with Almeida, replacing Pizarro who scored a goal with Sanogo, and then replacing the exhausted Ozil with Fritz, and used up three substitutions in one go.

After determining that Zhang Yuan could continue to stay on the field, Luten replaced Altentop Jr. with Asamoah, and then replaced Kobyashvili with Sanchez, he adjusted the formation to 424, Asamoah and Kuranyi were at the front, Zhang Yuan and Sanchez were separated on both sides, and he was determined to score another goal.

Increasing the receiving point in the frontcourt, Schalke 04 no longer tried to solve the problem through passing, and once again used the weapon of long passing, Schalke 04's long pass in the first half was not successful at all, but now it is this time and that time, the configuration of the four forwards, coupled with the tone of Schaff's main attack, Werder Bremen back line and Bowman are under great pressure.

The Schalke 04 players, who were boosted by Zhang Yuan's goal, obviously overpowered the home team Werder Bremen in momentum, and the momentum of the attack was higher and higher.

At this moment, Schaaf has to let his players recycle a little, and there is no way to always make offsides in front of players with speed like Zhang Yuan and Sanchez, which is the old birthday star eating arsenic to show his long life.

Now Schalke 04 still needs a goal to equalize, Zhang Yuan was not hindered by the instep injury after he came on the field, and he is still one of the attack points in the front of Schalke 04, but Werder Bremen's active contraction defense, he is difficult to find any good opportunities for a while.

However, in the end, it was Zhang Yuan who changed the game, in the 86th minute, Schalke 04 made a long pass to Kulanyi, Kulanyi still did not fight for the ball this time, and was pushed out by Naldo, but the ball was still at the feet of Schalke 04, the second attack, this time Asamoah, who retreated to the outside of the penalty area, stuffed the ball to Zhang Yuan who was inserted forward on the left side.

Zhang Yuan's quick insertion, Pasanen failed to keep up, in the face of the dense defense in the penalty area, Zhang Yuan chose to sweep vigorously in front of the goal after going down, the ball still failed to penetrate the layers of Werder Bremen's defense, this time it was Bowman who cleared the ball, he cleared the ball out of the bottom line, Schalke 04 got a corner kick opportunity on the left side.

The corner kick is also a very good opportunity for Schalke 04 now, the positional battle and the counterattack cannot break the opponent's door, and now there is a good chance for a set-piece.

This season, Zhang Yuan began to become the team's second choice for free kicks and corners, and in Raphinha's absence, Zhang Yuan became the penalty taker smoothly.

Zhang Yuan raised his hand and made a gesture, this gesture can only be understood by one person, that is, Rakitic, which means that Zhang Yuan will pass the ball to Rakitic outside the penalty area, and Rakitic will cut in and shoot.

Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen players huddled together in the box, with Rakitic standing just outside the box and Jensen at his side.

Zhang Yuan took a corner, but it was not a high ball but a ground pass, which was passed to the gap on the left side of the penalty area, and Rakitic quickly inserted a direct shot, he didn't look at any angle, anyway, it was a low shot from the ground.

Asamoah was standing right on the path of the ball, and he reflexively dodged his body, and by the way, he squeezed Frings, who was clinging to him, for a ******.

It can be said that it was Asamoah's clever dodge, which made goalkeeper Wiese react half a beat slower, Rakitic's ball was not tricky, but Wiese squatted too late, and the ball quickly drilled into the gate!

Schalke 04 miraculously equalised in the last minute!

"Zhang Yuan took a corner kick, Rakitic shot! The ball went in! This corner kick tactic was beyond everyone's expectations, Werder Bremen's goalkeeper Wiese reacted half a beat slower to this goal! Schalke 04 actually equalized in the last 20 minutes!" Duan Xuan didn't expect that Schalke 04's equalizer actually came from a corner kick, and Schalke 04 had so many corner kicks in the whole game, but the threat was not great.

"This set of tactics must have been practiced by Schalke 04 in the tactical drills, Zhang Yuan and Rakitic have a very tacit understanding, Zhang Yuan's pass is in place, Rakitic's insertion is also very timely, Jensen still can't keep up with people in the back!" Tao Wei analyzed.

Jensen also played at this moment in the game, his attention unconsciously dropped, followed Rakitic but did not really stare at the opponent, and he was careless and let Rakitic easily slip into the penalty area.

Rakitic was delighted with the goal, Zhang Yuan's goal was a start, but his goal was the most crucial, saving Schalke 04 a defeat and getting a draw temporarily.

Of course, the most thankful thing is his friend Rakitic, he ran to Zhang Yuan in the corner area, Zhang Yuan is also very excited, there will always be a reward for paying, Schalke 04 players in the second half of the effort finally equalized, his hard work was not in vain, he also ran to Rakitic.

When they were about to meet, the two people came to a opposite kneeling together, and then hugged each other tightly.

"Pass it to pretty, buddy!"

"Ivan, man, are you prettier than me!"

The Schalke 04 players rushed up and threw the two men to the ground, stacking Arhats as if they had won.

Marx and his partners in the visiting stands roared even harder, and when the camera was pointed at them, they could clearly see their flushed faces, as if they had drunk a lot of wine, and in fact many of them did drink while watching the game during the game. (To be continued.) )