"Don't do it, trust me, we can win this game without you, you can stay on the bench, you have to believe us!" When the game with Qatar was approaching, Gao Gui did not dare to disagree with the opinions of the senior management of the Football Association, but he could say to Zhang Yuan to discourage Zhang Yuan's stupid behavior.

The last time Gao Gui said, Zhang Yuan was deeply impressed.

"You're still young, you shouldn't despise yourself like this, you're not a small injury, it's not a problem that can be solved by playing closed!"

"You still have a lot of competitions to participate in, you can wait for the opportunity in the future! But you shouldn't risk your health, it's really not worth it!"

……

Not only did the high director discourage Zhang Yuan's risky actions, most of the people in the team were touched, Zhang Yuan, the captain, should be said to be relatively popular, and he could convince the public on the court, although everyone felt that they needed the captain, but this time they hoped that Zhang Yuan would support the team in another way instead of on the field.

"Think about it, even if you play closed, what good effect can you have on the field, maybe you will drag down this team, you should have a good rest! I promise Chairman Mao, we will definitely win this game!"

In short, everyone's private meaning is to feel sorry for Zhang Yuan not to take risks, maybe this is a small thing, maybe it may evolve into a big thing, Zhang Yuan is very moved, he finally did not force a closed injection, but it made the leaders of the Football Association very depressed, but he is not good at scolding Zhang Yuan, now this social information is so developed, if he forced Zhang Yuan to play closed and forced to play, it is not a good thing for him.

Zhang Yuan stayed on the bench for a full 90 minutes, fortunately, the result of this game was that the united Chinese team won Qatar 2:0 at home, and the Hong Kong team also won, but the goal difference was not so much, so the Chinese team finally got a place to qualify with difficulty and successfully advanced to the top 12.

The fans in the stadium fell into a burst of madness, happy, Zhang Yuan, who did not play, was not happy at all, such a difficult process was something that no one had ever imagined, but this is really not worth being happy in Zhang Yuan's mind, we should have advanced easily, why?! Why did it play so hard?!

The top 12 matches, we must not live like this again, we must be relaxed and happy! Zhang Yuan secretly swore in his heart.

When Zhang Yuan returned to the game again, the time had come to April 9, and in the more than 20 days that Zhang Yuan was absent, Liverpool completed two league games and one Champions League game against Benfica.

After experiencing the round of 16 against a strong Juventus, Liverpool met good luck in the draw for the quarterfinals, there is no evasion principle in the quarterfinals, Benfica is undoubtedly much better than others, it is not those years now, it is difficult to upset if the team is weak, Benfica's opponent in the round of 16 is Zenit, a giant from Russia, the strength of the two teams is relatively close, and Benfica is considered to have made a lot of effort to break into the quarterfinals.

It was their misfortune to draw Liverpool, and indeed Liverpool was lucky, of course, there is no absolute underdog in a game of this level, and if Liverpool see Benfica as a weak team, then they must be the ones who suffer.

Two league games, one against Southampton, one against Tottenham, one away and one at home, Liverpool drew in both games, because the match between Liverpool and Chelsea was rescheduled, so now Liverpool's points have been overtaken by Leicester City by one point, the reality is cruel, Liverpool may be a little careless to give up the top of the standings.

The lack of Zhang Yuan has a considerable impact on Liverpool, Klopp actually has such a hand in adjusting the attack, but now Liverpool is really few, Sturridge is injured, Zhang Yuan is injured, and there is too little space for him to control, Ince and Origi are both young players who lack experience, and they have got opportunities in these two games, but the performance is quite in line with their young players, compared to the same young Ali, they are really much worse.

But there is still good news, in the first leg at home, Liverpool beat Benfica 1-0, which is a pretty good score, of course, if the score is bigger, of course, it is even better, and the value of not letting Benfica score is big enough.

Zhang Yuan's comeback game against Stoke City, the time is April 9, Liverpool's home stadium, Zhang Yuan's weight is not important is obvious, the return of this game, Liverpool immediately ushered in a big victory at home 4:0 neatly won Stoke City, Zhang Yuan scored a brace in this game.

The important thing is not his goal, it is that he revitalized Liverpool's attack on the field, maybe he didn't play for a long time, and the national team successfully advanced to the top 12, which gave Zhang Yuan a good mood, he was simply omnipotent in the game.

"Today's Zhang Yuan looks unstoppable, we can't find a way to limit him, the score doesn't reflect the gap between the two sides, I think we're not that bad!" Stoke City head coach Mark Hughes felt a little helpless after the game, he really didn't expect the team to lose so badly, the key is that Zhang Yuan is too unstoppable.

And Zhang Yuan also said happily after the game: "I think I performed great, I haven't played for a long time, now it's the right time to come back, I hope we can go further in the Champions League, we get an ideal home stadium, and in a few days we will fight with confidence at the Stadium of Light!"

On April 11, Zhang Yuan and the others boarded a plane to Lisbon, where they will take on Benfica away.

On the evening of the 12th, the second leg of the game started at the Stadium of Light, Benfica had no way out, Zhang Yuan returned to the starting line, Benfica knew that Liverpool's forward strength had increased greatly, but they were suffering from falling behind in the score, and after more than 20 minutes of main defense, they couldn't bear to attack.

Today's Klopp's tactical strategy is also very simple, just not in a hurry, Liverpool is not good at controlling the ball, but today Klopp changed his style, trying to keep the ball at his feet, making it difficult for Benfica to exert his strength, and finally forcing Benfica's formation to press.

In the 23rd minute, Liverpool launched a fast attack in front of the front, and Zhang Yuan scored an away goal with a low shot into the near corner from the right rib of the penalty area.

It was a goal that completely destroyed Benfica's defensive will, they had to attack, and the two sides went back and forth, and it was a very good sight.

In the end, the score of this game was 5:2, Zhang Yuan staged a big four in the game alone, and his goals in this season's Champions League have reached 11, temporarily behind Ronaldo in the scorer list.

Klopp couldn't hide his excitement after the game, Zhang Yuan just came back to show such a state, how could he not be happy, and he didn't hesitate to Zhang Yuan's praise words.

"He's a phenomenal player, we're talking about a two-time Ballon d'Or winner, Zhang Yuan's role is not just about scoring goals, he makes our attack more flexible, I think he was perfect in today's game, I hope he can always stay that way!"

"We're in the semi-finals, no matter who the opponent is, we don't feel intimidated, I think they should be afraid of us!"

Jurgen Klopp has a point, it's not Liverpool who should really be feared, Liverpool are now in the last four and have achieved the goals set at the beginning of the season, and of course Klopp is thinking more now.

On the plane back, Klopp said to everyone: "We may not have thought about the final at the beginning of the season, but we have good reasons to think about it! We eliminated Juventus, we eliminated Benfica, these are not easy masters, but we all won in the end! I know that the next opponent may be even more terrifying, but we have no way back on this road to the title, boys, Liverpool is a club with a Champions League tradition, now is our chance! We want to go for the championship!" Do you have faith?!"

"Yes!"

"Champion! Champion!"

…… , Liverpool got the players howling, obviously stimulated by the competition, and everyone had a dream in their hearts, a championship dream!8)