Chapter 10 The Arrival of the Local Tyrants

Lyon's exit from the Europa League is not a surprise, and everyone knew that there was a lot of bad luck when they met Juventus in the draw, so they were mentally prepared.

In fact, to be able to draw 2-2 away at Juventus is already a good result.

At this point, the quarterfinals of this season's European competition are all over.

There are no surprises here in the Europa League, and it is basically the stronger teams that advance.

On the contrary, the Champions League, which has attracted more attention, has played two interesting results.

First of all, in the La Liga civil war, Atletico Madrid, who was not favored, actually succeeded in eliminating Barcelona, which is somewhat surprising.

Although Barcelona's overall performance in the Champions League in the last two seasons has not been satisfactory, last season's Champions League semi-final was scored by Bayern Munich with seven goals.

But everyone thinks that even if Barcelona's strength declines, it is still no problem to take an Atletico Madrid.

After all, the Madrid team entered the Champions League for the first time in many years, and everyone tacitly assumed that they were inexperienced and should not go far.

Another surprise clash in the quarter-finals of the Champions League was the result of Paris Saint-Germain's match against Chelsea.

Paris beat Chelsea 3-1 at home in the first leg, which was already a surprise.

Unexpectedly, in the second leg, Chelsea returned to their home stadium and defeated Paris 2-0 to successfully complete the comeback.

The two Jinyuan teams swiped each other's data, which made the fans tremble.

Among them, the most injured are the Parisian fans, who thought their team would be able to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League after 19 years, but they did not expect it to be a flash in sight.

Soon after the Champions League and Europa League semi-finals were all produced, UEFA soon organized the draw for the European semi-finals.

The Champions League semi-finals are Chelsea vs. Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid.

The Europa League semi-finals are Juventus against Benfica and Sevilla against Valencia.

Regardless of whether it is the Champions League or the Europa League, there are two La Liga teams in the top four.

La Liga has been strong in European competition in recent seasons, and European points have also successfully surpassed the Premier League to become the first league in Europe.

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After returning to France, Zhang Chaoqiang continued to train with the team to prepare for the rest of the season.

Lyon have seven games left this season, six in Ligue 1 and one French League Cup final.

Back in February, Lyon beat Marseille 2-1 in the semi-finals of the French League Cup to reach the final.

The final date is scheduled for April 19, the following weekend.

However, before the French League Cup final, Lyon have one more Ligue 1 game to play.

April 13 was another weekend race day.

La Liga fans are talking about Barcelona's possession rate and 29 wild shots but unable to score, and finally lost 0:1 to relegation team Granada, which is quite embarrassing.

The concept of ineffective possession was once again mentioned by the fans, and at the same time once again sparked heated discussions.

Bundesliga fans are talking about Bayern's 3-0 home defeat to arch-rival Borussia Dortmund, suffering their first two-game losing streak in the Bundesliga in nearly three years.

In fact, Bayern had already locked up the Bundesliga title three weeks ago, becoming the first team in the history of the five major leagues to win the Bundesliga seven rounds ahead of schedule.

But the Champions League semi-finals are coming, and Guardiola suddenly made a two-game losing streak in the Bundesliga, which is indeed a bit demoralizing.

Serie A fans don't have much to say because there are no big games in Serie A this weekend.

And the Premier League fans are the most fierce, because this weekend the Premier League played a championship battle against the king.

Reds Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 at home thanks to Raheem Sterling, Skrtel and Coutinho's striker, bringing them a historic move closer to the Premier League trophy.

With four games left in the Premier League, Liverpool are seven points ahead of the Blues with two games to go.

As long as Liverpool don't make mistakes in the final four rounds, Manchester City won't be able to snatch their trophy anyway.

But......

In Lyon, France, there is also a strong battle going on.

In the 33rd round of Ligue 1, Lyon's home match against Paris Saint-Germain has begun.

There is no doubt that Zhang Chaoqiang is still on standby.

This made many Chinese fans who stayed up late to wait have a lot of resentment.

"Isn't there a problem with Remy Garde's brain, Brother Qiangzi has such a good performance in Juventus, but he still doesn't give him a chance to start?"

"If Zhang Chaoqiang doesn't start, Lyon will definitely lose!"

"Sleep and sleep, Brother Qiangzi doesn't start, then it's a fart."

"That's right, if it weren't for Brother Qiangzi, who would have the time to care about your Sixth League, and I would have to go to work tomorrow."

Since the Qatari consortium took over in 2011, Paris Saint-Germain has become the new face of European Golden Dollar football.

They have successively introduced Ibrahimovic, Cavani, Thiago Silva and other famous players, and invited Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti to coach, and the whole team is filled with a strong atmosphere of local tyrants.

Of course, fans who don't like it will depreciate it as the nouveau riche copper smell.

But in any case, the reputation of Grand Paris has been established, and fans all over the world know that they are not bad for money.

And no matter how sour others are, Grand Paris is currently the strongest team in Ligue 1, and it is also the team with the most stars.

Therefore, this Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Grand Paris has attracted much attention in China, and many fans want to take a good look at whether Zhang Chaoqiang can show a stunning performance again in the face of Grand Paris, which has many stars.

Helplessly, the head coach didn't give face, and once again pressed Zhang Chaoqiang on the bench.

Most of the domestic fans decisively chose to quit after knowing that Zhang Chaoqiang was not allowed to start, and only a few fans continued to insist, but in the end they ended in disappointment.

Zhang Chaoqiang sat for the whole game and did not play until the end of the game.

Because Lyon played well in this game.

In the 31st minute of the first half, Lyon midfielder Jordan Ferry successfully helped his team take the lead with a high-quality long-range shot through the Paris goal.

Then the two teams played peacefully until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Paris launched a counter-attack, and Cavani had a dangerous close-range header in front of goal, but it was brilliantly saved by Portuguese goalkeeper Anthony López.

So the score of 1:0 remained until the end of the game, and Lyon completed a small revenge.

In the first leg of this season, Lyon suffered a 0-4 defeat away to Grand Paris.

However, Lyon fans are clearly not satisfied with this small revenge, they need a big revenge.

After the game, Zhang Chaoqiang put on his sports jacket and went back to the locker room with his teammates.

As he passed through the players' tunnel, he heard the frantic shouts of fans on both sides.

"Jordan, well done!"

"It's just an appetizer, and next weekend is the real fight for revenge."

"We need a champion, we need a real revenge."

"Kill the Parisians, kill the Qataris."

At this time, the commentator of France Télévisions was in the middle of the post-match wrap-up, and he made everything clear.

"Although this game was a strong battle, in fact, both sides had reservations and did not use their full strength."

"Paris has arranged for Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Verratti and other key players to rest, and Lyon has not sent Lacazette, Umtiti, Malblanco, and Zhang, who has been in good form recently."

'It looked like both sides were aiming for the Carabao Cup final in a week's time, and they both wanted to win it, so they both gave up strategically about the game.

"Therefore, although Lyon beat Paris by one goal at home, the real reference value is not so great......"