Chapter 121: Champions League quarterfinals
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Although it was not a long time, the excitement of scoring the first goal of the Premier League in such a short period of time has long since faded.
Flipping through the phone, there were congratulatory text messages from relatives and friends, congratulating him on scoring his first official goal for Manchester United, but there was no text message from Deng Yu. More than half a month has passed since the Spring Festival, and Deng Yu has not replied to a single text message.
He knew that his first love was over, but he was just unwilling, he just wanted to find Deng Yu and ask him where he didn't do enough. flipped to Deng Yu's mobile phone number, Yu Liang immediately edited a text message and sent it over. But ten minutes passed, and there was still no reply. After putting the phone up, Yu Liang had already seen the house and would be home in a short time.
"Congratulations!"
As soon as I entered the house, a gust of incense swept in my face.
Yu Liang saw Zhang Wenxin running towards him with two big white legs. In this weather, I don't know if it's cold or not.
"Congratulations on scoring your first Premier League goal! May I ask Yu Daxing, how do you feel now? ”
Looking at Zhang Wenxin's big sparkling eyes, Yu Liang frowned, and then returned to his room without saying a word. Zhang Wenxin also knew that Yu Liang had been in a bad mood recently, she thought that after scoring a goal, Yu Liang's mood would be better, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. Pouting, Zhang Wenxin returned to the sofa and continued to watch the soap opera.
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When a lot of people get to know a player, their first instinct is to look at his stats. Scoring goals is the most important item in the statistics. In many cases, scoring goals is a direct reflection of a player's ability.
In football, there is a clear division of labor, and each player has a set task on the field. The striker's job is to score goals, the midfielder's job is to pass the ball from the back to the front to create a chance for the striker to score, and the defender's job is to defend. Before the game, the head coach will also formulate a reasonable set of tactics according to the opponent's situation and his own characteristics. But no matter how the tactics are adjusted and the personnel are arranged, the ultimate goal of the football game is to deliver the ball to the opponent's door. So whether you are a striker, a midfielder, a defender, or even a goalkeeper, as long as you can ensure a certain goal efficiency, you can be loved by the fans and favored by the manager.
After scoring his first goal in the Premier League, Yu Liang was highly praised by Alex Ferguson.
'He's a phenomenal player and you can see a change in him every day. This is not a surprise to me, because he has great goalscoring ability and he has scored really beautiful goals! I'm sure he'll give us more goals in the next games! ”
Ferguson's praise made Chinese fans excited again.
Although since Yu Liang joined Manchester United, every time he interviewed Ferguson, Ferguson praised Yu Liang. But every time Ferguson praised Yu Liang, fans from China were very excited. At least it proves that Yu Liang is playing well at Manchester United. They don't have much to expect now, hoping to see the Chinese players in action in the big five leagues at the weekend.
Now in addition to Yu Liang, only Zheng Zhi can get stable opportunities to play in the five major leagues.
Although they were willing to watch Zheng Zhi's game, Charlton's strength was too poor to bring them the joy of victory, so they could only count on Yu Liang.
As soon as this midweek arrives, many people can't wait for time to pass sooner.
Because the Champions League game started in midweek, Manchester United hosted Lille, and Yu Liang was included in the team's 18-man squad.
In fact, it is very inconvenient to watch the Champions League in China.
Because of the time difference, when the Champions League game started, it was already two or three o'clock in the morning in China, and people were the most sleepy at this time. If you want to watch the Champions League, it means that the fans need to stay up late, and you have to go to work the next day. However, this small difficulty cannot resist the enthusiasm of Chinese fans for football and the Champions League.
After getting off work, Kong Aihua went straight to the vegetable market.
"Boss, come for ten yuan pig's head meat!"
"Yo, there's another game tonight?"
Kong Aihua likes to eat pork head, especially on the night of the competition. As long as there is a game that night, he will basically buy pig's head meat in this braised vegetable shop, and he will get acquainted with the boss as soon as he comes and goes.
Seeing the boss ask, Kong Aihua smiled.
Back at home, Kong Aihua prepared for the game in the early morning. After dinner, Kong Aihua washed and slept, after all, he had to go to work the next day, and he hoped to recuperate before getting up to watch the game.
At three o'clock in the morning, under the reminder of the alarm clock, Kong Aihua got up.
After wiping his face with cold water, Kong Aihua made himself a glass of lemonade, then took out the pork head meat he bought in the afternoon from the refrigerator and opened a bottle of beer. After everything was ready, Kong Aihua turned on the computer and TV at the same time. There are four Champions League games in total tonight, with his favourite Arsenal at home to PSV Eindhoven with Sun Xiang. But at the same time, he didn't want to miss Yu Liang's wonderful performance at Manchester United, so he could only focus on two things.
At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals officially began.
Yu Liang, who was not able to enter the starting lineup, sat on the bench.
This disappointed many Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch Yu Liang's performance.
But it doesn't matter, they can't see Yu Liang's performance, they can still witness the demeanor of another Chinese player.
Sun Xiang, a Chinese player who plays for PSV Eindhoven, started the game directly after coming off the bench in the first leg against Arsenal to become the second Chinese player to reach the Champions League.
"Then let's watch the Arsenal game first!"
Kong Aihua saw that Yu Liang did not appear, and decisively gave up the Arsenal game temporarily.
Arsenal lost by one goal in the first leg against PSV Eindhoven. So back at home, they have to beat their opponents and at the same time be careful not to allow them to score.
But it's a different story with PSV Eindhoven, who only need a draw to qualify for the quarter-finals. So after the start of the game, PSV Eindhoven took the defensive and ceded the attacking power to Arsenal.
Arsenal, who attacked with all their might, did not get many chances in the face of the heavily defended PSV Eindhoven, and Sun Xiang did not have many outstanding performances under Arsenal's onslaught, and the first half of the game between the two sides ended 0-0.
Compared to Arsenal's one-sided game, Manchester United's game against Lille was much more intense.
Due to the controversial goals in the first leg between the two sides, Lille are holding their breath from the top down to find their way back on the road. Although their manager was suspended, they were very active from the start of the game, threatening the United side with a free-kick opportunity from the opening kick.
And Manchester United are not playing conservatively. Although they only needed a draw to qualify, they were very dangerous in attack from the start. In the 8th minute, Scholes sent a through ball in the center circle to tear open the Lille defense, Larsson successfully countered offside, but unfortunately, he could not stop the ball well, went big, was hit by the Lille goalkeeper, and missed the opportunity to score.
It was Larsson's last game for Manchester United.
After this game, he will return to Sweden, so he started the game very positively.
In the 14th minute, he pulled to the side and Ronaldo made a succession of passes, and then passed the ball to Scholes with a straight stopper, Scholes crossed, and Rooney followed up with a volley that was blocked by the opponent's defender.
Rooney, who missed the goal, tipped the ball over the crossbar in the ensuing corner and missed the goal again.
It was a great chance for United in the first half.
In the following games, although Manchester United has always had the upper hand, Lille's offensive is also quite fierce, coupled with their fierce pressing, Manchester United did not get many chances. By the end of the first half, the two sides were also deadlocked.
The first to score was Arsenal's game against PSV Eindhoven, in the 57th minute Arsenal corner kick opportunity, Denilson took a corner kick, and in the chaos Eindhoven central defender Alex cleared the ball and kicked it directly into his own goal. The score was 1-1 on aggregate and they both needed to score if they wanted to advance, and the game got even more intense.
After liberating the attack, Sun Xiang frequently stepped forward to assist on the side, and his performance was quite positive.
Defensively, of course, he was not bad, and so far this game, Arsenal have not had many chances from his left flank. In the 83rd minute, Sun Xiang broke through with the ball on the left side and was pushed by Arsenal's player Hleb near Arsenal's corner kick flag, winning a free kick opportunity for the team. A free-kick then went into the box and Alex headed home with an atonement for the equaliser and make it 2-1 on aggregate.
Although Arsenal stepped up their attack in the following period, they were unable to change the scoreline.
PSV Eindhoven beat Arsenal 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals.
Sun Xiang, who started and played the whole game, performed well, with 30 successful passes of 37 feet, 2 successful steals and 2 successful steals, and was given a high score of 7 by Sky Sports after the game.
While Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven were playing hot, there was jubilation at Old Trafford.
In the 72nd minute, Scholes split the ball in the midfield, Cristiano Ronaldo on the right side broke through the defense of two people with the ball in a row and then crossed, and Larsson in the middle jumped high in the crowd to score with a header.
1-0, Manchester United beat Lille at home and advanced to the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 2-0.
Yu Liang was called to the sidelines to warm up in the 60th minute, but in the end he was still unable to play.
Let the fans who are looking forward to Yu Liang's appearance rejoice.
After Manchester United's match against Lille, this season's Champions League quarterfinals are all released, with Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea occupying three seats in the Premier League's top eight, followed by Serie A with two seats AC Milan and Roma, La Liga, Bundesliga and Eredivisie each with one each, Valencia, Bayern and Eindhoven.
The draw for the quarterfinals will take place on the 9th at 11 a.m. in Athens, Greece. (To be continued.) )