Chapter Eighty-Eight: Dedicating This Game to Platini (First Update)
Trailing 2-3 scares Lyon, as it means they will be eliminated from the competition......
Lyon club's chalk boss Aulas sat on the chalk platform in a gloomy manner, he originally thought that it would be easy to win this game on his home turf, but he didn't know why Napoli suddenly went crazy and couldn't stop it.
Platini, who sat next to him, looked expressionless and looked as if the wins and losses of Napoli and Lyon had nothing to do with him.
No one knows what has become of him through gritted teeth......
Slap in the face, slap in the face, slap in the face naked.
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There were five minutes of stoppage time in the game, which caused some displeasure in Mazzarhi. The referee team naturally had their reasons, because the referee left the field in a coma and was delayed when changing the referee.
Mazzari had already made a substitution before that. Cassano added a central defender.
In stoppage time he made another substitution. This substitution was just a delay in the game.
Arshavin, who was substituted, deliberately walked off the pitch slowly, and when a Lyon player expressed displeasure, he trotted a few steps, then raised his hands and clapped in the air, hugging and shaking hands with his team-mates passing by.
By the time he was slow to get off the pitch, there was a deafening boo on the Gerland pitch – Lyon fans thought he was deliberately delaying the game.
Arshavin didn't go straight to the bench, but walked to the sidelines after hugging manager Mazzalhi.
There, their teammates were already standing shoulder to shoulder and holding hands, waiting for the referee's whistle to rush onto the pitch to celebrate.
Despite being only one goal ahead, they were often told that "only one goal ahead is the most dangerous score in the world", but at this moment, they were surprisingly confident that Lyon would not be able to equalize, and the victory would belong to the glorious and tenacious Napoli!
After this game, they have never been so confident - even Platini can't do anything to us, that's a hairy thing!
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Chen Yingying was not replaced in advance, he was still on the court, and his heading ability and physical fitness were brought into full play.
As long as Napoli defends at the back and gets the ball, it is a big kick to the front, and then Chen Yingying uses his body to protect the football and delay the game.
It's not easy to snatch the ball from under his feet if there's only one person. Generally speaking, Lyon had to use more than two players to break the ball. And it has to be...... Actions that are suspected of being foul.
However, at this time, the referee basically did not blow the foul in this situation.
The Napoli players didn't bother to raise their hands to the referee in protest or anything, they had to defend first. You can't do it again when you conceded the first goal of the first half.
This kind of defensive pressure is actually a lot because you are not only against the eleven players of Lyon, but also against the referees. No one knows if the referee will look for a late penalty...... They believed the referee could do it.
That's why Napoli are very cautious when defending, and sometimes they even prefer to prevent the opponent from turning around and then intercepting head-on" rather than stretching their legs behind their backs.
If the opponent takes advantage of the situation, "ten is a foul."
Despite the pressure, Napoli held on!
With six minutes of stoppage time going forward, Mazzarri rushed to the sidelines, raising his arm high and pointing to the watch on his wrist with his other hand raised to remind the referee that it was time!
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"It's over! The game should be over! The Italian and Napoli dog commentators were shouting, as if they could alert the manager by shouting so.
At this time, the whole team of Lyon was still attacking, they attacked from the back and came to the front through passes. At this time, it was already the sixth minute of stoppage time", and it stands to reason that it was already past the time of injury time. But it seems that the referee wants to include the time of Napoli's stoppage time substitutions...... But despite this, it is long past time.
Napoli's substitutes raised their arms on the sidelines in "protest in dissatisfaction."
The referee turned a blind eye and wanted Lyon to finish this attack, maybe this attack would be a goal?
At this time, Chen Yingying pulled back into the penalty area, so Leon's attack was unhindered, and he rushed directly into the thirty-meter area ().
Faced with an overcrowded penalty area, Lyon opted for the simplest of ways - a low cross.
Chen Yingying's defensive ability is actually very bad, but the header happens to be what he is best at......
Lyon took the ball from the side, "The football flew into the penalty area and was not hit by any Lyon player" on the opposite side, so Chen Yingying shook his head and directed the football to the sideline.
"It's time to blow the whistle!" Mazzari yelled angrily off the pitch.
Finally, he heard the referee's whistle, three times! It's the whistle at the end of the game!
"The game is over, the game is over!" The Italian commentator shouted.
"We were the first in the group!" The Neapolitan commentator raised his arms and roared.
Substitutes such as Arshavin and Cassano rushed onto the pitch, turning the Stade de Gerland into a place for them to celebrate.
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Napoli topped the group with a beating over mighty Lyon at the Stadio Germana.
Anyone who has watched this game probably won't think it's a normal game.
Many people think that Napoli are losing because their opponents are too good to be strong......
But who would have thought that the people who smiled and celebrated at the end were indeed the away Napoli players?
As soon as the match was over, Platini hurriedly left the main stage of the Stade de Gerland with a gloomy face and disappeared from view.
In fact, he already knew the result of the other game, where Liverpool equalized at the last minute, so even if Lyon lost, they beat Zenit St. Petersburg by one point to finish second in the group, and the right to qualify was retained.
Zenit, on the other hand, can only go to the UEFA Cup.
It should be a good result for Lyon, and for Platini, who is hell-bent on getting Lyon out.
But Platini just couldn't laugh because of his face...... All were swollen in this game......
His own arrangement is so secure, it will be ruined by a team that is crazy!
And...... They also pointed the finger at themselves.
In this game, because of Napoli's surprising strong resistance and non-cooperation, the referee issue became the focus of everyone's attention. After the game, those media must have something to say. I have to think about what I have to do now to silence the voice of the media......
The UEFA chair is so embarrassed, and it's all ...... Naples, and Naples' No. 9 Chen Hero!
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Chen Yingying, who was resented by Platini, was being interviewed in the mixed zone at this time.
"I'm happy to win this fight. Because this game is so difficult to play, our opponent is definitely not Lyon's eleven! As for what other opponents are? I think you've all seen it, so I don't need to say more, right? ”
"It's nice to win the game, and it's nice to be number one in the scorer charts. But none of that was more gratifying than I was able to score two goals in such a difficult game. ”
"Hero, your second ball please take the initiative seems to mean something else?" A reporter asked.
Chen Yingying, who was still smiling, turned his face and said very seriously: "That's my signature celebration action, and the reporters who often report on Serie A know it." I knew that Mr. Platini had also come to watch the game, so as soon as I was excited, I saluted the Platini host. I'm going to give that goal to Platini, I'm going to give this win to Platini, I think he's going to be happy. Because I want to thank him for coming to see the game, for inspiring the whole team, for keeping me motivated and able to beat Lyon, all because Platini came to watch the game and cheered us on. At half-time we vowed not to disappoint Mr. Platini, who came to watch the game, so we were very good in the second half...... You know, I've been an admirer of Mr. Platini since I was a child, and it's a privilege to have this opportunity to show our prowess in front of him......"
The more Chen Yingying talked, the more unscored. At first, the reporter who interviewed him really thought that Chen Yingying was going to dedicate this goal and this victory to Platini. I only found out when I heard it...... Nima, this is complete irony, isn't it?
The Napoli players who were interviewed by other reporters next to them heard Chen Yingying's words, and they held back their laughter very hard.
Jin and the others were able to laugh happily when they were all interviewed.
A group of people carried Chen Yingying to his locker room.
"You're so good at blowing, hero! I almost got scammed by you at first! ”
"I went to Egypt to shoot an advertisement, and I found that your acting skills are getting better, hero ......"
"I wonder what Platini's face will look like when he hears that?"
Chen Yingying smiled: "It must be very exciting!" ”
Everyone burst out laughing, their laughter echoing through the players' tunnel, laughing at the man who had slipped away.
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In the post-match press conference, Mazzarri didn't talk about refereeing and his mind had cooled down. He knew that if his team wanted to mix in Europe, they couldn't afford to offend UEFA. In this game, they have slapped Platini hard, he doesn't know if Platini is kind-hearted, and he can ignore the past suspicions after being slapped, he doesn't dare to gamble on the character of Platini with the fate of his entire team.
Anyway, they won this game and won the group, so there is no need to hold on to this issue.
The players can say a little bit of vindictiveness, but he is the head coach, he can't talk nonsense, it will affect his own team.
When asked by reporters about the referee's performance and the controversial decisions, Mazzarri shrugged his shoulders and shook his head: "There are often referee problems, but it's not a big deal. It's just a common misjudge" and it's just a coincidence that it all came into our game against Lyon, and it was very coincidental that it didn't work against ......us, but it's gone, that's it. The most important thing is that we can finish first in the group and that's the most important thing. ”
Speaking at the press conference, Puel said he was happy to make it out of the group.
"It doesn't matter if you're second or first in the group, it's not necessarily going to be smooth, and being second doesn't mean you can't go further, I think it's about the form of the team, not your group standing......
A reporter also asked him about the referee, and he also chose a cautious attitude.
"I don't know, maybe the referee's decision is debatable, but I think that's the work of the UEFA referees committee, not mine. I've been telling my players not to judge the referee. I'll have to do it myself. ”
Although both managers chose to avoid talking about the referee's question, the media knew very well that after the game, the referee's question would definitely not run, and many media would discuss it.
When the time comes, it will be up to Platini to give an explanation......