Chapter 23: Advance to the Champions League!

Roma travelled to the Netherlands for the second leg of the Champions League play-offs after playing Serie A before travelling to Sampdoria at the weekend. The close itinerary of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info tested the physical fitness and willpower of the Roman players. During this period, the Chinese national team also announced the squad for the top 12 matches against South Korea and Iran in the World Preliminary Round. There are three players who play in overseas leagues, Liu Xin and Liu Heng, who play for Roma, Italy. Liu Heng was selected for the Chinese team for the second time. The other is Zhang Yuning, a center forward who plays for the Dutch team Vitesse. These three overseas players also form the central axis of the Chinese team. The rest of the most selected are the Evergrande Gang. This is the first time that the Chinese team has entered the top 12 after three World Cups, and it is one step closer to entering the World Cup. And now their number one new star Liu Heng's outstanding performance in the club has also brought infinite longing and imagination to the fans. Of course, football is no longer a one-man sport, it requires the joint efforts of 11 people, just like today's superstars Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who, while doing well in the national team, could not help the national team to achieve good results. One person's god-level performance cannot affect the overall performance of the national team.

August 24, Amsterdam Stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 51,859 fans, but today's attendance is very sluggish, with only about 40% of the fans coming, including fans of the Roma team who have come from afar.

The game has begun, with Ajax at home wearing their traditional red and white jerseys on the left side of the pitch. The starting line-up is the same as last time. No. 1 goalkeeper Cillessen, Tate, Feltman, Ferhefer, Van Leyen in the back line. The midfield trio was Sereiro and Klaassen, and the midfielder was replaced by Bazur. The front three is still central striker Milik, with Fisher and Ghazi on the left and right wingers. Playing away from home, the white-shirted Roma team changed to a 433 formation, focusing on passing the ball and penetrating in the middle, while making the defense a whole. The specific lineup is No. 1 Liu Xin, and the defense is No. 3 Digne, No. 44 Manolas, No. 23 Nacho, and No. 13 McConn. The midfield trio is No. 4 Na England, No. 16 De Rossi, and No. 6 Stroman. The front trident is No. 15 Liu Heng, No. 34 Sanabria and No. 24 Florenzi. Spalletti looked for a change up front, allowing the speed and skill of the trio to attack the Ajax defence. At the back, Nacho was also brought back to the more familiar centre-back to strengthen the fragile defence. Now Roma are patiently kicking back in midfield, trying to use the speed of passing to disrupt Ajax's rhythm. Liu Heng received a pass from De Rossi, and he took the ball to the left near the line of the big penalty area, and he could dribble and cross along the side or cut inside to shoot. Liu Heng chose to cut inside, and he used his foot skills and small steps to get rid of Klassen's defense and hit the goal with his feet. Nice shot! The shot was tipped over the crossbar by Cillessen. Liu Heng's wonderful performance won the cheers of the Roma fans. Roma's corner was kicked in, and Fiorenzi also seized a chance on the periphery and fired a long-range shot that went just wide of the goal. In the opening period, Roma firmly dominated the field. Liu Heng led the Roman attack line to make a comeback, forming a three-on-three situation in the frontcourt. Liu Heng dribbled the ball in the middle to observe the running position of his teammates. Sanabria and Florenzi both ran from the touchline to the middle, and now the other three are in parallel positions. Liu Heng decided to dribble the ball into the penalty area, and at this time, Ajax's central defender Fehrhefer stepped forward to intercept, which left a huge gap in the direction of Sanabria. Liu Heng successfully attracted the good defender, and accurately found Sanabria in the running position with a diagonal pass. Sanabria got the ball and Cillessen also attacked. GOAL!!!! Sanabria scored!! Imaginative Pick-!! In the 22nd minute of the game, Roma opened the scoring!! Sanabria excitedly ran to the stands of the Roma fans and celebrated with them. Sanabria's football career has been a bumpy one. Sanabria rose to fame in the La Masia Academy. However, Barcelona's first-team squad is star-studded, and there is no place for him at all. The Paraguayan youngster opted for Roma. He was also loaned out for the first two years of his arrival at Roma. I was able to stay this year. He wants to vent his wandering emotions in the past two years. The Roma academy is also known as the Demon Training Camp, but the academy players that Roma have cultivated themselves are unable to play for their own team. The most recent player to be promoted from the Roma academy to Roma's first team and play in the main team is Florenzi, who is now on the pitch. Roma have temporarily led Ajax 1-0 away from home and have secured the Champions League, and the only remaining suspense is how many Roma can score. After conceding the goal, Ajax was like losing his soul, and he was dejected on the field to cope with his errands. In the 26th minute, Sanabria received Florenzi's through plug and scored with a powerful right-footed shot!! Sanabria scored twice!! The match lost all suspense with Sanabria's second goal. However, Roma will not pass up this good opportunity to boost morale. In the 35th minute, the wolves of Rome attacked collectively again, Liu Heng advanced quickly with the ball, and he distributed the ball to Digne, who had run to the left side, Digne did not choose to cross, and passed the inverted triangle pass to Na England on the left side of the penalty area. Naeng shoots from the feet!! Oh!! Naeng faked a real pass, successfully shook the defense of the opponent's defender Bazur, and then sent a through ball. Sanabria gets the ball and shoots!! Brave save!! Ajax goalkeeper Cillessen used his face to block this must-score opportunity!! However, the attack was not over, and Florenzi, who was waiting for his chance at the back post, stepped forward and easily kicked the ball into the empty net!! 3 to 0!! Roma scored another goal!! The Roma fans who attended the stadium happily sang the team song of Rome Rome. The first half ended in such a time when Roma were attacking frantically. Roma have no doubt that they have once again advanced to the group stage of the European Champions League.

At the start of the second half, neither Roma nor Ajax made any substitutions. Ajax came back to their senses at the start of the second half and kept the ball in Roma's half. Bazur controlled the ball in midfield and handed the ball to Klaassen, who passed Ghazi low past Strumman. The young Dutchman caught the eye of Premier League giants Chelsea last year, but his unique nature has led to plenty of opportunities to slip away. Ghazi chose to break through Roma's backline on his own this time. This time he successfully broke through Digne's defense, and then dodged the gap and shot angrily, which was saved by Liu Xin. This was Liu Xin's first save, and this save was all a warm-up. There was no danger in the corner kick taken by Ajax, and it was easily won by Liu Xin who jumped high and got it easily. The goalkeeper position of the Roma team has been seriously changed over the years, and the earlier Doni, Lobonte, and the arrival of DeSantis alleviated the situation, but Uncle De is too old to stay in Rome for a long time, so last season Roma loaned Szzcheni from Arsenal to be the main goalkeeper. Despite Szecheni's consistent performances, Roma are hoping to have a world-class goalkeeper to guard the Roma gates. They chose Liu Xin, who was depressed at Bayern. Liu Xin also told the world through these three matches that he is still world-class, and that the situation of the butter hand will not change him anything. Ajax's fledgling attack was slowly worn away by Roma's solid defence. Roma started the 50th minute with a regain of the initiative on the field. At this time, Roma replaced Sanabria, who had just suffered a slight injury, with Argentine teenager Ponce. Poncee is the latest product of the Roma academy and has been hailed as the next generation of Roma strikers. He had an impressive run for the Youth League title last season, leading Roma to victory over Juventus to the Youth League title. Ponce's presence indicates that the front three of the Roma team are all players trained in the Roma academy. In the 55th minute, Ponce dribbled the ball forward and overplayed the ball to Stroman. Stroman made a long pass to Liu Heng on the left. Liu Heng was not greedy for the ball, the first time to cross the ball to the penalty area, Ponce and the Ajax central defenders tackled together, Ponce's toes touched the ball, the ball rolled straight to the goal, Cillessen stood in a good position and pressed the ball under himself. Cillessen used his heroic play to avoid another breach of the door for Ajax. In the 60th minute, Liu Heng was replaced by Totti, and Spalletti was ready to let Liu Heng rest to prepare for the weekend's Serie A game. After Totti came on the pitch, Roma changed the formation to 4231. Totti is at the front. Roma slowed down the tempo after Totti's arrival and gradually began to play positional battles. In the 73rd minute, Roma found an opportunity on the periphery, and Totti picked up a cross from near the big penalty line to find Florenzi, who had been inserted. Penalty kick!!! Florenzi won the ball and was tackled from behind by Ajax defender Tate. The referee did not hesitate to point to the penalty spot. Totti takes the penalty! Absolute dead end!! The ball is in!! Totti took his thumb in his mouth again, smiling happily. Totti continues to set the record for the oldest goal in Champions League history. Roma lead Ajax 4-0. The fans of Ajax in Amsterdam have been exiting the stadium one after another, while the fans of Roma are happily holding up the familiar slogan "Noparty". NoTotti。 "They're bouncing around in the stands.

At the end of the game, Roma defeated Ajax 4-0 and successfully advanced to the group stage of the European Champions League. Sanabria was voted Player of the Match. After the game, Roma flew overnight to Sampdoria to face one of their opponents, Sampdoria coached by Roma legend "Little Plane" Montella.