On the evening of April 12, the Amsterdam Arena.

In the 33rd round of the Eredivisie, Ajax hosted Vitesse.

Once the match began, Ajax pressed forward aggressively and launched attacks in an attempt to eat their opponents at the start.

But Vitesse was clearly prepared for this, not only defending actively, but also playing a sharp counterattack in the seventh minute, penetrating the Ajax goal, which made all the Ajax fans in the stadium break out in a cold sweat.

Before the game, Vitesse head coach Edward Sturing publicly stated in the media that Vitesse would snipe Yang Yang with all his might.

As it turned out, his team did get off to a surprising start.

The first to concede the goal, but Ajax did not play in a hurry at all.

Yang Yang was not in a hurry to score or equalize.

Not only that, but he also took the initiative to reassure his teammates and signal everyone to stay calm.

After that, Ajax was in control of the situation on the pitch, patiently organising and creating chances.

In the Eredivisie, Ajax have absolute confidence.

In the twentieth minute, Yang Yang suddenly retreated from the front, received the ball with his back, and then knocked it back to Sneijder, turned around and quickly inserted it, while Sneijder picked up the penalty area with an overhead ball with a clear mind.

Yang Yang used the acceleration to shake off all the defenders, inserted directly into the penalty area, faced the falling ball, grabbed the attacking goalkeeper Coutinho before a pick, picked the ball past the goalkeeper again, and fell to the goal behind him.

The whole process was straightforward and very effective.

One-to-one!

The Amsterdam Arena is boiling again!

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With a score of 1-1, both sides ended the first half.

Ronald Koeman tweaked his team's tactics after the restart, and the second half began with a wave of attacking waves, with Sneijder scoring in the opening four minutes to turn the score around.

In the 61st minute, Yang Yang assisted Charlie Steas to score and further expand the score.

After taking a three-1 lead, everyone at Ajax is still trying.

From the beginning of the second half, Yang Yang took the initiative to take on the task of attracting more defensive attention and opening up the formation for his teammates, and his intention was also clear, that is, to help the team score goals and reverse Vitesse.

In the face of the once-in-a-century legendary record, Yang Yang was able to maintain such a mentality and sanity, which made everyone in the Ajax team admire him very much, and they all benefited from Yang Yang.

In addition, on weekdays, Yang Yang gives gifts during the New Year's holidays, invites the whole team to dinner at every turn, and is the captain of the team, everyone obeys him, and his popularity is also excellent, so after the team took a three-to-one lead and laid the victory, everyone began to repay the favor and consciously wanted to help Yang Yang score goals.

One more and he equalled Groot's record of 42 goals for the most goals scored in a single season in Ajax history.

It's not just the players who think that way, so does manager Ronald Koeman.

Under his coaching, if he can really give birth to the Golden Boot winner with the most goals in the history of the Eredivisie, it will also be an honor for him, not to mention, he knows very well that Yang Yang really wants it.

No one said it, but they had to admit in their hearts that the chances of a Champions League semi-final victory over Barcelona were slim.

Not just because of the quality, but also because of the schedule.

This kind of consecutive weekly double matches is really a big drain for Ajax.

Just look at the difference between AC Milan's performances over the two legs.

Barcelona have a tight schedule, with their quarter-finals and semi-finals being played once a week for two weeks in a row.

But it can't be helped, the schedule is the schedule.

Therefore, breaking the all-time records of Groot and Dylan and beating PSV Eindhoven to win the Dutch Cup has become Yang Yang's last pursuit this season, and it may also be his last gift to Ajax.

Ronald Koeman quickly replaced Charlie Steias with Bendtner, because the Danish center forward has better physical fitness, stronger impact, and better cooperation with Yang Yang.

And this substitution really quickly paid off wonders.

After playing 10 minutes on the pitch, Niklas Bendtner suddenly pulled up to the right again to receive the ball, turned from the edge of the box, dribbled into the box and crossed in front of goal.

Yang Yang, who switched positions with the Danes and interspersed in the middle, understood it, rushed to the door in front of the goal, and easily pushed the lower left corner in the middle to score his 42nd goal this season!

After Yang Yang scored the goal, he was so excited that he rushed to Niklas Bendtner and jumped directly on the Dane.

Equaled!

He has finally equaled Henk Groot's record!

Forty-two goals in a single season!

He is tied with Genk Groot for the most goals in a single season in Ajax history!

Yang Yang is so excited!

After getting off Bendtner, he hugged his teammates one by one, and then ran to the sidelines, hugging the likes of Ronald Koeman, Luther Carroll, Kluittenberg and Winston Bogard, as well as all his teammates on the bench.

Finally, he bowed to all the fans in the stands on all sides of the Amsterdam Arena and thanked them for their support!

This ushered in applause and cheers from the sky!

Everyone knows that this could be his last league game at the Amsterdam Arena.

In the past three years, they have witnessed Yang Yang grow from a rookie to a first-line star in Europe step by step.

Now, he's leaving!

The live TV footage even captured a lot of Ajax fans crying.

But surprisingly, no one kept him, not even the fans who were crying.

Because they all know that Yang Yang's departure is to find a broader stage and challenge higher limits.

Maybe many, many years from now, when he's old, he'll be back like other legends.

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Catch up with the legend!

After the game, almost all Dutch newspapers of all sizes focused on Yang Yang's brace.

Those two goals saw him level with Genk Groot and become one of Ajax's all-time top scorers.

But there is one round left in the league and everything is not over yet.

The Dutch Telegraph made a front-page headline full of praise for Yang, saying that he had worked miracles for two consecutive seasons.

"Last season, he broke Ronaldo's record of a decade-long legend, which was surprising enough."

"Unexpectedly, this season he has equalled Genk Groot's all-time best record, and is even one step away from breaking Cohen Dylan's all-time best record in the Eredivisie."

'We can't really praise him in any adjectives, but he really gave us all a lot of shock and excitement and even had a magic that made you want to bow down to him.'

"Coach Sturling, who threatened to snipe Yang Yang before the game, had to admit after the game that they couldn't stop Yang Yang at all, they had tried their best, but Yang Yang was unstoppable."

The Dutch People's Daily also published the news of Yang Yang's equaling the legendary record with a front-page headline, and at the same time published the evaluation and praise of Yang Yang from all walks of life in Dutch football.

Dutch national team coach Van Basten said he was not surprised at anything by Yang's achievements.

'This season's Ajax is very similar to our Ajax.

'The Ajax team had a bunch of standout team-mates such as Vanschip, Winter, Rijkaard and Ronald Koeman, all of whom went on to become some of Europe's biggest stars, and our manager was Johan Cruyff, who led us to the beautiful attacking football.

"This season's Ajax squad is also very strong, with players such as Pienaar, Sneijder, Frenkie de Jong, Vermaelen, Maxwell and McConn, all of which have great quality, and there are young youngsters like Niklas Bendtner and Ryan Babel."

"Ronald Koeman is also a very good manager, he is like Cruyff trusted me back then, and he trusts Yang Yang unwaveringly, so I have no doubt about Yang Yang's achievements today."

"Even, I'm really looking forward to seeing him score again in the last round of the season, and even score twice!"

In addition to Van Basten, the head coach of the Chinese national team, Ajax legend Alihan, was also interviewed by People's Daily.

Alihan said Yang Yang is the most ethic player he has ever seen, and he is very hardworking.

'He's always telling me that he's a player that any manager can fully trust, not just for his goals, but for everything else, and he's a natural leader.

Alihan also said that in the past many years, there have been too many misunderstandings about Chinese football in European football.

"The appearance of Yang Yang is a blessing for Chinese football, because his performance in European football will make everyone more aware of the strength and potential of Chinese players, and will also make European clubs realize that this country with the largest population in the world will be a treasure trove of football in the future."

"Yang Yang used practical actions to tell everyone that China does not lack football talents, what China lacks is the soil for cultivating talents, and these are exactly what European clubs are best at."

Alihan also said that with the popularity of Yang Yang in the Eredivisie and European football, more and more Eredivisie clubs have realized the potential of Chinese football, especially this season several Chinese players have gradually emerged in the Eredivisie, and won the World Youth Championship before, which is a very good phenomenon.

"More and more European clubs have begun to embark on the gold rush journey of Chinese football, and the connection between Chinese football and European clubs will become more frequent, and I believe that in the next few years, more Chinese players will go abroad and land in the European league, which is definitely a good thing for Chinese football."

And Alihan believes that all this is because of Yang Yang's success in European football.

"He's like a flag, and he's made all European football people realize that in the world's most populous country, there are countless Yangyang buried and these are their chances!"