Chapter 21: Breaking through the demons

Liu Heng's performance captain De Rossi saw it in his eyes, and De Rossi walked in front of Liu Heng. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Liu, are you okay? Don't be afraid of anything!! Be courageous! You can rest assured with the ball, with me and Na England behind you. De Rossi's infectious voice temporarily alleviated the fear in Liu Heng's heart, but it had no effect.

Liu Heng didn't speak, just nodded. But Liu Heng still made a mistake. Liu Heng received De Rossi's cross ball, and when Liu Heng ran without the ball, only Klaassen was next to him, but as soon as he got the ball, Ajax's center Milik and defensive midfielder Serero also ran here to steal Liu Heng. When Liu Heng saw these two people coming, he could have passed to Na England for the first time, but his hesitation caused the ball to be slow at his feet, and he was cut off by Serero, leaving Liu Heng who was a little stunned. Ajax began a counteroffensive. De Rossi and Naeng had to run back to the defence, but Ajax counter-attacked too quickly. The Ajax frontcourt players are also very young, with an average age of 22. After Serero broke the ball, he passed to Klaassen, who immediately found Ghazi in front of him with a long pass, and Milik also ran to the penalty area. Gazi won the ball and cut inside from the right flank, and after feintifying past Digne, there was no interference around him, and he curled a wonderful curling ball into the far corner. The ball went from Liu Xin's fingertips into the goal. Ajax equalised in the 20th minute through a quick counter-attack followed by a pressing in front of the goal, giving Ajax the advantage on away goals. From this conceded goal, it can be seen that the hidden dangers of the Roma team's defense are still serious, and the counter-attack after losing the ball is not active, the position is not tight enough, and the back line is not tacitly coordinated. It seems that Spalletti still has a lot of problems to solve. Liu Heng blamed himself when he saw this conceded goal, and stood on the middle line in frustration waiting for the kickoff. De Rossi applauded helplessly on the pitch in an attempt to boost morale. Na England bowed his head in frustration. Liu Heng remembered that dream at this time, thinking that Liu Hengxian's spirit in the sky was also looking at him, and today's performance embarrassed him. At this time, the picture of Liu Hengxian's game in Ketbus came to his mind, and the smile that overflowed after Liu Hengxian's goal slowly melted in Liu Heng's heart, and the fear melted into the smile and disappeared without a trace. Liu Heng unconsciously rose a kind of confidence in his heart, he knew that this was the courage that Liu Heng brought him, as if there was a voice in his heart that kept saying; Come on. Come on. ”

The game restarted, and Ajax continued to use the defensive style of wrapping and clamping against Liu Heng, which made Ajax's physical exertion very fast. The pace of the Ajax midfielder has been a little unable to keep up with Liu Heng's footsteps. In the 35th minute, Liu Heng continued to dribble the ball, Klassen ran over to make physical contact with him, although Liu Heng was hit by Klassen and stumbled a little, but he used his center of gravity to grab the ball back and get rid of Klassen. Liu Heng continued to dribble the ball forward, and Serero had already appeared on Liu Heng's route with the ball, and he slid his body over to make a tackle, trying to frighten Liu Heng. But at this time, Liu Heng's heart was very firm, and he was completely free of the previous confusion and fear. He gently pulled the ball, and in the right area, dodged Serero's reckless tackle, and Serero looked at Liu Heng's running figure in surprise behind him. Roma fans watched as the little prince was slowly breaking through Ajax's defence and his own demons. There was an open area in front of Liu Heng after passing the two people, and the defensive teammates in front of him were only the back Guerye, and Guerye didn't dare to step forward to steal, because he knew that his own rash robbery was likely to make Liu Heng face the back line directly. Liu Heng also saw that Ajax's right-back was also near the middle of the penalty line, ignoring Salah next to him. Liu Heng sent a straight plug from Ajax's right back and right central defender, and when the two turned around and prepared to return to defense, it was too late for Salah to counter offside and pass the ball into the penalty area. Liu Heng also ran to the penalty area at this time, Liu Heng saw the ball and jumped hard to prepare for a header. At this time, Feltman's left foot also stretched out into the expected route of the ball, ready to grab the ball at the same time as Liu Heng. Liu Heng's eyes clearly felt Feltman's left foot towards his face. He thought of breaking his leg, and there was a trace of hesitation in his heart, and suddenly he closed his eyes and shouted in his heart, come on, who is afraid of whom. Liu Heng concentrated his strength on his waist and abdomen, completely placed himself in the air, and flew out. GOAL!!!!!!!!!!! The ball is in, Liu Heng!! Liu Heng is back!! The little prince of Rome is back!!! Feltman's foot slashed past the side of Liu Heng's face. The referee also showed him a yellow card. Liu Heng was running and venting, and he vented all the pain that he had suppressed in his heart for a year. After a year, he finally came back, and he finally broke through himself. He used to be a genius, a genius who was jealous of the talent, God asked me to accept his suffering, he survived, he did not become a mediocre talent. He's training hard, he's here for this moment. Liu Heng kissed the Roma team emblem and ran, enjoying the shouts and applause of the fans. At this moment, he is finally back!! Totti sat on the sidelines and clapped with laughter, and Spartini also dismissed the idea of substitution, if the fans couldn't see Liu Heng on the court in the second half, he should have heard 45 minutes of scolding. He was also impressed by Liu Heng's performance, and he was also sorry for him, if Liu Heng was Italian, then his career would be even more brilliant. His teammates gathered around to congratulate him, and Liu Xin saw the goal in the backfield, and he waved his gloves happily and celebrated with the Roma fans in the back stands. The president of the box at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Palotta, and the sports manager, Sabadini, also looked excited. Parlotta is excited that Rome has a huge Chinese market, and the future benefits are unprecedentedly huge. Sabadini was excited about Liu Heng, who he insisted on buying, and now he has finally played it. The hanging heart can finally land.

Zhan Jun, the commentator of Lekan Sports Station, who was in charge of broadcasting the game, said: "This goal was scored, Liu Heng, he made history in this game. He became the first Chinese to score in the Champions League. Liu Heng, good job! “

At this time, the Chinese fans were boiling, and Liu Hengxian's parents were also happily hugging each other. Chinese fans saw this goal as if they saw hope and the hope of entering the World Cup.

The game continued, and the whole Roma team was completely ignited by Liu Heng's goal. They saw that the fearless and invincible Liu Heng returned. Roma took the initiative on the field after the game began, and they all handed the ball to Liu Heng and asked him to sort it out and drive the rhythm. At this time, Liu Heng had already played as he wanted, passing, breaking through, and making Ajax's defense in the back. The game ended the first half in Liu Heng's rhythm. Roma are 2-1 ahead of Ajax for the time being.

The atmosphere in the dressing room of the Roma team was very joyful, and those who didn't know thought that the whole game was over. Spalletti was still suppressing the emotions of his players and criticised Liu Heng's fatal dribbling error and allowed Ajax to score an away goal.

At the start of the second half, Roma coach Luciano Spalletti brought on Stroman to replace Naeeng, who was a little injured late in the first half. Ajax manager De Boer replaced Sereiro with Bazur to strengthen the defence. Ajax kept the ball at the back after kick-off, back and forth. Roma fans protested with deafening boos. Liu Heng broke the ball!! Ajax paid the price for their slow passing, and when centre-back Feltman passed the ball to the new midfielder Bazur, Liu Heng, who had been looking for an opportunity from behind, finally seized the opportunity. Liu Heng cut off the ball and immediately plugged it forward. Salah won the ball and scored with ease. GOAL!!! Roma team next city!! Roma lead Ajax 3-1. Beautiful break up front, nice quick counter-attack. Liu Heng of the Roma team single-handedly messed up Ajax's defense. Flawless performance. The suspense of this game has been lost, and the Ajax players on the pitch have lost confidence. In the 70th minute, Stroman received a pass from Shaarawy and scored a long-range shot to end the game completely. Roma have one foot in the knockout stages of the Champions League. In the seventy-second minute, Spalletti replaced Liu Heng with Totti. Fans at the Olympic Stadium in Rome stood up and applauded them. This is a round of applause for Liu Heng's performance in this game, and it is also a round of applause for Totti, the eternal prince of Rome, for his 24th season in Rome. Totti has equalled the record held by his former Italian team-mate and legendary AC Milan captain Maldini. 18-year-old Liu Heng and 40-year-old Totti embraced, the end of an era and the beginning of an era. The hug of the two people completes the transformation of the times. Fans seem to see the inheritance of the spirit of the wolf king from their hugs and see the birth of a new prince. Although he is not Italian, the fans have long regarded him as their own. There is no prejudice, no narrow-mindedness, no nationality at this moment, only the joy that football brings them.

The final score was set at 4-1. Ajax did earn an away goal, but they need to score at least three goals back home and keep Roma out of the picture. This condition is a bit difficult. Liu Xin was indisputably named the best player after the game. Liu Xin said in an interview with the domestic sports station that he was very happy to play for the Roma team again. When he was asked if he wanted to participate in the World Preliminaries, Liu Heng said that he was looking forward to it, and he had been waiting for the call of the motherland.

Liu Heng's outstanding performance has attracted great attention from domestic and foreign media. The British BBC Sport Channel, where his old club Leicester City is located, commented that Liu Heng broke through himself and overcame the problem of injury. The domestic "Sports Weekly" made a special report with "Stellar Shining Champions League", reporting all the news of Liu Heng for the majority of Chinese fans. Liu Heng's outstanding performance also gave fans confidence in the upcoming World Preliminaries.