In the "children's pool", after the goal, Gao Zheng stood in the Celtic penalty area with his hands on his waist and celebrated the goal.

And his teammates flocked to him, with his hands on his hips, standing side by side in front of the Celtic goal, facing the Celtic fans in the stands behind him.

It's as if a group of sailors who have overcome the storm are proudly looking at the ocean they have tamed!

Then they laughed and hugged each other.

“GAO！ GAO！ GAO！ GAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL！！！ Caressa screamed. It's a high goal! He played Van Dijk with his skill and imagination! Brilliant goal! I thought that Gao's goal at home against Barcelona would be the best goal of the season in the Champions League, but I now have doubts about this judgment, and Gao has once again refreshed his masterpiece! ”

"Unbelievable handling, Van Dijk didn't expect Gao Zheng to get rid of it like this, to be honest, when Gao Zheng got rid of Van Dijk, this scene reminded me of Redondo's wonderful move to pass Borg at Old Trafford. However, Lei Dong mostly uses his heels, while Gao Zheng uses his toes lightly, lifting weights lightly...... It's just pure enjoyment! He Ping was so happy that he couldn't help but use the slogan of "World Football".

Of course, in the face of Gao Zheng's goal, it is impossible to blow it too much.

In fact, the Chinese fans on the Internet are more undisciplined and less restrained than the TV commentators.

After all, they don't have to be responsible for what they have said, so naturally they exaggerate it.

Weibo, Hupu Forum, and Tieba are all a group of high-spirited fans.

Words are no longer able to express everyone's feelings, and in the end, they simply brushed up the emoji.

※※※

A few years later, when Virgil van Dijk moved from Southampton to Liverpool for €85 million, he set a record for a defender in world football at the time.

For Van Dijk, the value was simply the pinnacle of his career. Media outlets around the world have told bewildered fans why a centre-back is almost worth a first-class striker.

The way the Chinese media introduced Van Dijk may have made Van Dijk the most discouraged.

"The grievances and hatred of the world's most expensive central defender and Gao Zheng!"

"The black history of being the first central defender was also repeatedly played by Gao Zheng back then!"

"Liverpool's new signing, Gao Zheng's subordinates are defeated!"

"Gao Zheng was embarrassed in front of him back then, and now he is worth a world record, the growth history of Liverpool's new signings!"

……

Van Dijk's goal in the Celtic home game against Sampdoria was repeatedly mentioned and broadcast by the Chinese media, and many Chinese fans suddenly realized at this time - it turned out that the central defender that Liverpool bought at a large price was the background board that strained the thigh muscle behind Gao Zheng!

In fact, not only the Chinese media, but also some other national media, especially the Italian media, also mentioned the scene that happened at the Celtic Park stadium that year.

Van Dijk, who was still a little young at the time, was completely defeated in front of Gao Zheng's genius blow.

That's a history Van Dijk has never wanted to look back on.

Not only did he fail in defending Gao Zheng, but he also strained his muscles...... It's like losing the lady and breaking the soldiers.

While the Sampdoria players stood in front of their goal and celebrated their goals, Van Dijk lay flat on the ground with his thigh muscles clutched, his other hand covering his eyes, in pain and despair.

He knew exactly what this strain meant.

He won't be able to hold on to this game anymore and it's hard to say how many games he will miss this season.

This is not the first time he has suffered against Gao Zheng, the last time the two teams met, he was responsible for defending Gao Zheng, and as a result, Gao Zheng scored the winning goal.

In the confrontation with Gao Zheng, he was a complete loser.

Defeat and injury made him feel bitter inside.

Even if he sets a world record in the future and transfers to Liverpool, today's scene is also a shadow in his heart, and perhaps only by beating Gao Zheng with an impeccable performance can he get out of this shadow.

While Sampdoria celebrated the goal, Van Dijk was taken away for a unit price, and Celtic fans were much more silent when they saw this scene.

The score was behind, and the main central defender left the field injured, which was a huge blow to everyone's morale.

Di Francisco smiled happily, why did he dare to play a defensive counterattack like this, and let Gao Zheng fight the opponent's entire defense line alone in the front court? Just because he believes in Gao Zheng, this kid's personal ability is too strong, as long as he is given a little opportunity, he can seize it.

This ball is not a particularly good chance in the strict sense, after all, Van Dijk had already posted him at the time, but Gao Zheng was able to turn decay into magic and turn a defensive move of Van Dijk into an opportunity.

Sampdoria, who have a one-goal lead, can play defensive counter-attacks more calmly.

※※※

After Gao Zheng's goal, the Celtic, who had been hit hard, was a little unable to lift their energy for a while.

Plus there wasn't much time left until the end of the first half.

In the end, the score did not change in any way, and Sampdoria went into the break with a score of 1:0.

At half-time, Sampdoria manager Di Francesco heard the news from another stadium - Ajax, who were playing at home, had a two-goal lead over Barcelona at home!

This made Di Francisco secretly cry out for danger.

If Gao Zheng didn't score this goal, and the game was still a stalemate, then Sampdoria would be very dangerous.

If Ajax do beat Barcelona at home and Sampdoria fail to win against Celtic, then Ajax will finish second in the group with seven points ahead of Sampdoria with six points.

Although the two teams have a chance to go head-to-head in the end, why push yourself to that role?

In response to this situation, Di Francesco felt that the current one-goal lead over Celtic was not enough insurance, and he made adjustments to the tactical arrangement in the second half, asking the team to strive for another goal on the basis of solid defense.

If they can lead Celtic by two goals, the odds of them winning the three points in the end are high.

Sampdoria now have to beat Celtic on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also have to hope that Barcelona can turn the tables away and beat Ajax on the other.

Only in this way is it in the best interests of Sampdoria.

However, to Di Francesco's disappointment, Barcelona did not complete the comeback in the second half, although Xavi pulled a goal back for Barcelona at the beginning of the second half, but then Ajax also set up a bus and Barcelona were unable to score again.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score was fixed at 2:1, and the home side Ajax unexpectedly beat the mighty Barcelona 2:1.

At the same time, to the delight of Di Francisco - Sampdoria also won.

Sampdoria were unable to score again in the second half, but neither did Celtic.

In the end, with Gao Zheng's wonderful goal, Sampdoria defeated Celtic 1:0 away.

As a result, Sampdoria remain second in the league with eight points, one point ahead of third-placed Ajax, and there is a theoretical possibility of fighting for top of the group - as long as Barcelona lose at home to Celtic in the final round, and Sampdoria beat Ajax at home, they can overtake Barcelona and qualify as group winners.

It's just that this possibility really only exists in theory, and it is difficult to realize. After all, in the final round of the group stage, Barcelona is sitting at home, not away like this time.

Of course, it doesn't matter if they don't win the group, Sampdoria fans don't care if they are first or second, as long as they can qualify.

As for the draw for the second place will not be as good as the result of the first qualifier, this is not in their consideration at all. It's something that only the big teams think about. After all, for a person who still has not enough to eat, you tell him that it is meaningless to eat seven points full at each meal to live longer, to eat less meat and more vegetables to be healthier, and to eat less fine grains and more coarse grains for good health......

Now Sampdoria only need to draw with their opponents when they host Ajax in the final round to qualify.

It's another "draw to qualify", but Sampdoria doesn't have the "fine tradition" of Chinese football, so there is no need to worry too much.