Krakow are a formidable force in the Polish First Division, having won the national league title many times, but in Europe as a whole, they are not as good. In the European football club rankings www.biquge.info they are ranked outside the top 100 and have participated in the Champions League qualifying tournament many times, but they have never been able to reach the Champions League main game.

Many Italian media believe that it is not too difficult for Brescia to defeat Krakow with its strength. Anyway, Brescia was also third in Serie A last season, and in terms of league intensity, the Italians still have a sense of superiority in front of the Poles.

But in Krakow's eyes, they also think they have a good draw, and while it is not good luck to finish third in Serie A, look at the other teams in the top five leagues that need to qualify - Chelsea, Newcastle United, Borussia Dortmund, Marseille, Benfica, Ajax, AC Milan。。。。。

After entering the second round of qualifying, according to the draw rules, Krakow's opponent must be one of the top five league giants who have only joined the second round of qualifying. Compared to those opponents just now, Brescia is probably the weakest of them.

In the eyes of the people of Krakow, this time they have great hope of achieving a breakthrough in history. What happened to third place in Serie A? A team that has been relegated for a long time has only had one luck after another.

It is said that after finishing third in Serie A, they lost more than half of their main players in the transfer period. It's all too common for this kind of thing to happen, with countless small teams falling apart after a brilliant season when their players were carved up by the big clubs, and now it seems that Brescia is just one of those small clubs.

This kind of small club, it is estimated that even Italy has never played, the Champions League is not the same as the domestic league, at least in terms of experience in playing Champions League qualification, Krakow people think they are experienced.

This sense of superiority was even stronger when the whole Krakow team came to Brescia. Brescia didn't even have an airport, so they flew from Poland to Milan and then took a bus for several hours to reach the small city. When the bus turns off the highway, they see an old town. And when they entered the Riga Monti Stadium in advance to warm up, they felt even more confident when they saw this humble stadium.

They feel more like a big club than Brescia, at least their home stadium won't be so shabby.

That sense of superiority gave them the confidence to beat Brescia and make a historic breakthrough when they stepped onto the pitch.

However, it turned out that they were overthinking.

In just the opening 7 minutes, Zhang Shu gave them a slap in the face.

He received a pass from Pep Guardiola on the flank, drove long down the left, beat a defender and fired a right-footed shot into the far corner from the edge of the box. The ball sliced in a beautiful arc, bypassing the goalkeeper's ten fingers and bouncing off the inside post and into the net.

“goooooooooooooooooool~~~！！！” Rigamonti's DJ on the spot gave a long note for Zhang Shu's goal. "The goal is scored, Zhang ~~~~~"

"Narrative~!!" The fans in the audience shouted Zhang Shu's name according to DJ's guidance.

Rigamonte was a rare slot today, the first competitive game of the season and the first European game in the history of the club. Fans who have been holding back for a summer have dragged their families to Rigamonti to witness the team's Champions League journey.

In fact, there are many fans who are a little worried, they have been affected by those analysis articles in the newspaper, the team has indeed gone a lot of main players this season, and they are worried that it will affect the strength of the team in the new season.

However, Zhang Shu's goal gave them a reassurance.

"Ha, I knew that as long as there was Zhang here, it would be fine!" There were fans in the stands shouting like this, which caused a chorus of echoes from the side.

Mazzoni clenched his fist and waved his hand on the sidelines, and Zhang Shu's goal not only relieved the fans, but also calmed Mazoni's heart.

Mazzoni believes that Brescia is stronger than their opponents in terms of strength, and the only thing that worries him is the mentality of the players.

Di Biagio was on the bench for this game, and the players on the pitch now, except for the two veterans Baggio and Pep Guardiola, are all rookies who have never played in European competitions. When he is one step away from the Champions League, Mazzoni is most afraid of the players because they want to win and are afraid of losing.

With Zhang Shu's ball at the bottom, the next game will be much easier.

"Zhang! This is the first goal in European history! His teammates ran over, surrounded Zhang Shu in the middle, and congratulated him with a lot of words. Filippini said to him with some envy.

As Brescia's longest-serving player, Filippini's affection for the team is unquestionable. He's 30 years old, and sometimes he starts to think about what he's going to look like when he retires. It would be a great honour for him to be remembered by the Brescia fans after he retired.

Now, his wish has been easily fulfilled by Zhang Shu, no matter how much time has passed, no matter whether Brescia has the opportunity to participate in European competitions in the future, the club and fans will firmly remember Zhang Shu's name. A few years later, when people mention Brescia's European competition, they will remember Zhang Shu, who scored the first European goal after the team was established 92 years ago.

With this goal alone, no matter how long Zhang Shu can stay in Brescia, fans will never forget him in this small Italian city, how can such an achievement not be envied by Filippini.

But Zhang Shu waved his hand to the vice captain indifferently, "This is just a qualifying match, what kind of first goal in Europe." ”

In Zhang Shu's heart, he doesn't look down on any qualifiers, as long as he fails to enter the main competition, it is not the Champions League at all in his concept. It's like if the Chinese team didn't qualify for the top 10 of the World Cup Asian qualifiers, could it still be said to have participated in the World Cup?

So the first goal in Europe or something, let's wait until the main game.

When the game resumed, Krakow didn't seem to be able to get out of their pre-match arrogance, and they thought it was just because they didn't pay enough attention to Zhang Shu and let Zhang Shu sneak attack succeed.

Zhang Shu's fame is only spreading within Serie A, and he is still a nobody in Europe. The coaches in Krakow reminded the players before the game to pay attention to the 17-year-old Chinese, but the players did not take it to heart, after all, Baggio and Guardiola are famous, and Zhang Shu, hidden under their huge fame, is just a little powerful young man in the hearts of the Poles.

So ten minutes later, Brescia scored another goal, this time Zhang Shu did not become the final finisher, Baggio received the ball in the middle and passed back to Zhang Shu who ran to the middle, Zhang Shu did not stop the ball, but went straight to the ribs of the Krakow penalty area, Toni stepped forward to receive the ball and poked the goal with his toe.

"It was ~~~~ Luca ~~~~~~ who scored the goal" "Tony!! ”

Led by the DJ on the spot, the fans cheered again. After a long off-season, the fans did not hesitate to unleash their passion in the stands.

Toney, who scored his first goal of the new season, was also excited, and as he ran to the stands, he turned back to Zhang Shu and beckoned him to come over to celebrate.

Zhang Shu was not polite, rushed to Tony's side in a few steps, jumped directly onto Tony's back, and waved his fist at the stands.

Tony ran all the way to the sideline closest to the stands with Zhang Shu on his back, opening his arms to the fans, enjoying the cheers and support of the fans.

Due to injury-plagued conditions, Toney did not perform particularly well last season, scoring only seven goals in a season, even inferior to his own substitute Tare. Originally, he thought about trying to change places this summer, but Mazzoni's retention and the temptation of the Champions League made him stay.

Now it seems that this decision was simply too correct! If you leave Brescia, will you still have this Champions League goal?

Speaking of which, his luck last season was not very good, in fact, Toney's performance after returning from injury in the second half of the season was not bad, but I don't know why it was just a little bit away from the goal, either by the goalkeeper's miraculous save, or hit the crossbar and the post. Keep in mind that his team-mates scored no less than five goals after his shot, but those didn't help Toney's goalscoring stats.

But now it seems that his bad luck is finally over, and he has already started in the Champions League before the league starts, which Tony thinks is a good sign.

It had been a long time since his knees had bothered him, and his massive body was flexible and powerful with strong joint support. Whether it's sprinting or turning, the knee sluggishness of last season is gone.

Both his body and his luck have recovered, and Toni is now looking forward to the new season.

The 2-0 scoreline finally made Krakow realize the reality, and they knew why the Brescia team were able to finish third in Serie A. Even with the loss of half of the main players, the strength of the third place in Serie A is still not something that they can compete with the Polish First Division champions.

Not to mention that they're still away from home.

Krakow, who came to his senses, began to shrink the defensive line, ready to hold on to the 2-0 scoreline, and wait until he returned to the home stadium to make calculations.

But how could Brescia let go of this opportunity to beat the water dogs, Mazzoni kept waving on the sidelines to signal the players to press, trying to extend the score again. If the suspense can be ended in the first leg of the match between the two sides, the boss will definitely not want to wait until the time to play away from home.

After all, there are too many variables in away games, and the best way is to use a big score at home to make the opponent unable to return to the sky.

As a result, the next game turned into a half-time offensive and defensive exercise, with Brescia crushing Krakow in the half and scoring another goal in the second half.

This time it was still Zhang Shu's assist, but the goal was replaced by Filippini.

Now Filippini finally doesn't have to envy Zhang Shu, and if someone mentions Brescia's first European game in the future, his name will appear in those histories.

When the whistle blew at the end of the match, the whole of Rigamonte was jubilant.

"Hahaha! Carlo, this time it's steady, right!? The players on the bench hugged each other in celebration, and Igor, who was sitting next to Mazzoni, also patted the old coach on the back and said excitedly.

"Don't be proud, we have away games in two weeks' time." Mazzoni responded.

But having said that, judging from the corners of the old handsome's smiling eyes and his unclosed mouth, he also agreed with Igor's judgment.

3:0 at home, this score may not be absolutely nothing, but the probability of this happening is infinitely close to 0.

The Krakow players left the pitch in a hurry, the cheers of the crowd so piercing to their ears that they felt gloomy at the thought of the optimism that had permeated their squad before the game. The Brescia players, led by captain Baggio, went around the pitch to greet the fans. In order to thank the fans who filled the Riga Monti Stadium today, Zhang Shu also took off his No. 6 jersey and threw it into the stands, causing a scramble.

"Zhang, are you really willing to do it?" Bacchini put his arm on Zhang Shu's shoulder and asked, "Your first No. 6 shirt, your first Champions League goal shirt, don't you keep such a commemorative shirt as a souvenir?" ”

"This kind of qualifying jersey has to be kept for a few years, and my wardrobe will not be enough." Zhang Shu shook his head and said to Bacchini, "You see, this is the first time to participate in the European competition, the next one is the first time to enter the Champions League, the next time is the first time to enter the Champions League, and the first Champions League goal to commemorate, the first assist, the Champions League away goal memorial, the Champions League away assist memorial, the Champions League 10 games to commemorate... He counted Bacchini with a serious count as he crossed his fingers, and soon his two hands were not enough. So he sat on the lawn, raised one foot and continued to count, "The first European Italian derby commemoration, the first Champions League group qualification commemoration... ”

"Stop, stop~~" Bacchini had to interrupt his nonsense, "What a mess! ”

"If the qualifiers are commemorated, those are almost commemorated." Zhang Shu tilted his head and said. "Jerseys don't fit down, so I prefer to use medals as souvenirs."

Bacchini smiled dumbly, "Zhang, we don't have a chance to win a medal. He thought about it for a while, and felt that saying this seemed to be a bit of a blow to Zhang Shu, so he still encouraged, "But I believe you will be able to do it in the future." ”

Zhang Shu accepted Bacchini's statement as a matter of course. "Of course."

While the two of them were talking, because Zhang Shu was sitting on the ground, the other teammates had already walked away, and Bacchini simply didn't chase after him, but sat next to Zhang Shu. "By the way, what about the assists??? You have two assists and a goal today, what about the assists for me??? He asked in a pretending tone of inquiry.

"You're too late to come up, it's not enough." Zhang Shu spread his hand and said. Bacchini was not substituted until the 80th minute, and although there was no sign of his recovery from a serious injury in pre-season training, Mazzoni still did not intend to let him play the whole game at once, and the veteran coach gave him more than 10 minutes to get back a little bit of the game.

"Daddy should let you start in the next game, anyway, it's all won, even if you start, it doesn't matter, I'll definitely give you an assist when the time comes." Zhang Shu said to Bacchini, got up and turned to chase after his teammates who were walking away.

Bacchini sat on the lawn and shouted loudly in the back, "That's it! When I score a goal, you can go to the Polish bars! He happily made an appointment with Zhang Shu. After a while, it wasn't until Zhang Shu ran away that he felt that something was wrong.

"! What do you mean, 'It's all won anyway, even if I start, it doesn't matter'??? Zhang, can you come back and explain it clearly!! ”

But Zhang Shu ran farther and farther away as if he hadn't heard it. (To be continued.) )