138. Against the Celtics

Benfica managed to lose away to Porto and deserved to settle for third place in the league, while second-placed Sporting Lisbon drew and were just one point ahead of Benfica. Now that the league table is not open, Benfica is not without a chance to win the title, but now is not the time for them to think about that, now they have to think about the Champions League.

With three rounds left in the Champions League group and Benfica now third in the group, the three rounds of fixtures will be crucial for them, and they will not be sloppy at all.

Benfica's opponent in this round of the game is Celtic, and now Celtic is second in the group with six points, Benfica wants to qualify, and they must kill Celtic in this game, so the whole Benfica team is very cautious.

This game is Benfica's home stadium, Celtic came to Lisbon very early, this game is also very important for them, they can't give up, it's about their qualification.

In this game, the Celtic side is playing with the main force, and the Celtic are in a four-four-two formation today, with the main goalkeeper Borush in the goalkeeper position, and the Turf, Balde, McManus and Naylor in the back four positions.

The midfield four are Shunsuke Nakamura, Lennon, Glavis and Snow, while the two up front are Heselink and Zurawski.

Benfica also played with the main lineup today, Santos today is a 4231 formation, and the goalkeeper is Quiim. In the back four are Arciders, Anderson, Luisson and Leon. In the midfield position are Karagunis and Petit. In the front three are Kachulanis, Qiu Ze and Simao. Up front, it's Nuno 61 Gomez.

There are a lot of fans who came to watch the game today, and they want to see the team beat the Celtic team and take the initiative of qualifying into their own hands so that the team can advance to the next round of games.

“Gooooooooooooooal!!! Chris~~Qiu !! Just eight minutes into the game, Benfica's superstar gave his team the lead!! Not long after the game began, the passionate shouts of the Lisbon sports commentators were heard on the television.

"Chris~" The narrator at the scene chanted the name of the Benfica hero with great excitement, and his voice was as hot as magma from an active volcano.

"Qiu !!" The Benfica fans in the Stadium of Light excitedly cooperated with the commentators at the scene and shouted Qiu Ze's surname.

The interaction between the commentators and the Benfica fans instantly turned the entire Stadium of Light into a sea of joy, and the Benfica fans jumped excitedly in the stands, waving the red Benfica jersey in their hands, chanting Qiu Ze's name, they were excited, and this happiness came too suddenly.

Qiu Ze, who scored the goal, has spread his wings and soared on the Stadium of Light with open arms, and he is like an eagle soaring in the sky of Benfica......

And the Celtics players on the court stood there one by one......

Santos and Benfica's substitutes on the sidelines jumped to their feet and rushed to the sidelines, where they were celebrating excitedly.

The head coach of the Celtics in front of the other coach's bench angrily kicked off the mineral water bottle in front of him.

Celtic's Japanese player Shunsuke Nakamura stared at the yellow-skinned guy in the Benfica red 10 jersey with his hands on his hips and a look of distraction, he didn't expect this guy to score so quickly.

It was a typical England goal, a long ball and a lob goal.

Benfica defender Petit launched a counterattack with a long pass in the backfield, high school striker Nuno 61 Gomez pressed McManus with a header, Qiu Ze accelerated to get rid of Celtic central defender Balde successfully countered offside, and then faced the attacking goalkeeper Borush to score with a single push!

"Chris! Chris! Chris! "The stands of the Stadium of Light resounded with the shouts of the fans to Qiu Ze, and this guy seemed to be the king of Benfica's heart.

1-0, Benfica was lucky to be ahead of Celtic for the time being thanks to Qiu Ze's goal in the opening eight minutes. This made the Benfica very excited, and it was a perfect start that would make it easier for them in the rest of the game.

The Celtic players were upset, they were here today to take away a win. In their opinion, there is a big gap between Benfica and them, they were able to beat Benfica 3-0 in the last game, and they can beat Benfica by a bigger score in this game, and it is a fact that they will qualify from the group.

However, at the beginning of this game, they conceded a goal, which is really a failure. Celtic's players could not accept the result and immediately launched a ferocious attack in the hope of equalising as soon as possible.

The Celtics' style of play is largely the traditional British style of play, with long passes in the backfield, directly looking for the high point in front, and then the people around the high point to fight for the second landing point.

And now they have a very haode passer, Nakamura Shunsuke is a very haode passing point, after seeing Qiu Ze score so quickly, Nakamura Shunsuke obviously accelerated the speed of the ball and sent good balls frequently.

It's just that the Celtic forwards are not very fast and miss some good opportunities. During this time, there are still many opportunities for Celtic. The football quickly came to the feet of Shunsuke Nakamura, this time Shunsuke Nakamura did not pass the ball directly, but took a quick bite of the football, buckled Benfica's back waist, and then rushed forward with the ball and rushed to Benfica's penalty area.

Benfica's Petit immediately rushed up to block Shunsuke Nakamura from moving on. Shunsuke Nakamura saw Petit rushing out, and he immediately shifted the football to the side, and Snow on the side did not stop the ball, and directly passed the football into the penalty area at an angle of 45 degrees.

In the box, Heselink jumped high and headed the ball into the goal, and the ball flew quickly towards Benfica's goal, but unfortunately the ball went slightly over the crossbar, and Celtic regretted.

During this time, he was suppressed by Celtic, and Qiu Ze in the middle strengthened the ball during this time, controlled the football more at his feet, and eased the pressure on Benfica's backline. Of course, the Celtics will not let Qiu Ze get his wish, and when Qiu Ze took the ball into the Celtics half, Shunsuke Nakamura rushed directly up and hooked Qiu Ze to the ground.

Foul! Benfica were awarded a direct free-kick from around 35 yards from goal.

Getting up from the ground, Qiu Ze immediately took the football from the referee's hand, and then leaned over to fiddle with the football in the white lower area. Seeing this, Simang didn't come up and handed the ball to Qiu Ze to take the lead.

"This free kick is far from the goal, almost 35 meters away, and the position is also a bit left, which is not suitable for direct shooting, and Chris is more likely to pass the ball!" When the Eurosport commentator saw Qiu Ze get the ball, he immediately said.

As if to correct the commentator's words, several big men from the Benfica team came to the Celtic penalty area one after another, ready to scramble for headers!

Celtic goalkeeper Boluš understands that the Benfica No.10 in front of him does not seem to be good at hitting the goal from free-kicks, so he also thinks that Qiu Ze will choose to pass the ball.

Borush only sent his team-mates out of the wall of three, while the rest of the players returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense of the high ball. Now that they are one goal behind, they don't want to concede another goal so quickly, they have stepped up their defence and not given Benfica a chance.

After everything was arranged, Qiu Ze retreated some distance, and then glanced at the situation in the penalty area before starting his own run!

His move also confirmed his judgment in front of goal, and he was ready to attack at any time. And when the Celtic wall saw Qiu Ze's movements, he was also more casual and didn't mean to make any moves.

Qiu Ze did not assist quickly at the beginning, and his movements were very slow, which made everyone seem to be more determined that Qiu Ze was going to choose to pass.

After a few slow runs, Qiu Ze suddenly accelerated, and he rushed to the football like a sharp arrow, stepped heavily on the left side of the ball with his left foot, and then kicked the instep of his right foot heavily under the ball.

With a bang, the ball kicked by Qiu Ze flew directly towards the goal at a very fast speed!

Bolush, who was already ready to attack, saw the ball, and secretly said bad in his heart, and then retracted his center of gravity and flew towards his left side!

And the Celtic wall was even more shocked, at this time they were in no hurry to jump, and the football flew over their heads like lightning and flew towards the Celtic goal.

In the blink of an eye, the ball flew into the box, barely spinning as it flew over the Celtic wall's head, as fast as a meteor falling in the night sky.

Celtic goalkeeper Borouš was shocked in front of goal, and he immediately made a sideways pun.

However, the accelerated falling football smashed the turf of the small penalty area when it fell into the small penalty area, and then quickly bounced to the ground, adding an acceleration to the already fast football, making the football fly faster towards the near corner of the goal!

The ball bounced off the ground obviously increased the difficulty of Borush's save, and the worst thing is that the speed of the ball after bouncing off the ground is even faster, and the speed is a little outrageous!

This made Borush, who had his hands slightly bent, quickly straighten his arms, hoping to block the ball from the bottom line.

But his reaction speed was still a beat slower than the speed of the ball, and he could only watch the ball graze his fingertips into the goal!

“Gooooooooooooooal!!!! Gooal!!! Fantastic goal!! Unbelievable goal!! Chris! Chris! Chris!!! Once again, he broke through the Celtic goal! His goal will most likely kick off another goalscoring shootout for the fans!! ”

Rumble! The stands of the Stadium of Light also burst into huge cheers from Benfica fans!

"It's so beautiful! Chris! Chris, you're the best! We love you! Benfica's female fans in the stands screamed excitedly, chanting Qiu Ze's name.

"It's Shijie Bo again! Super shijie cup wave! Fantastic Chris! Magical Benfica No. 10! Magical Supernova! The Eurosport commentator used a series of magic to describe Qiu Ze, this guy was so excited, he felt that his blood was boiling.

"That's amazing! This ball is a complete joke on Borush!! The Benfica fans in the stands also applauded Qiu Ze's free kick.

Santos on the sidelines also rushed out of the coach's seat excitedly, waving his fists excitedly, returning his passion!

After scoring the goal, Qiu Ze was excited, he rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and after running wildly for a distance, his legs suddenly rolled on the turf. His body caught the momentum of the rapid run and glided towards the front corona by inertia, leaving a scratch on the turquoise turf!

At 2-0, Qiu Ze scored twice to give Benfica a two-goal lead over Celtic, much to the excitement of Benfica fans, who have already seen victory beckoning them again, and they are confident that Benfica will qualify from the group.