Chapter 18: The End of the Season
On April 27, in the 35th round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted the mid-table team Bastia.
This time Leon didn't drop the chain again.
Gomi opened the scoring in the opening 15 minutes before Alexandre Lacazette doubled the lead just before half-time.
In the second half, Bicevac scored with a header, and Zhang Chaoqiang came on as a substitute to score with a powerful shot from Gonarons in the 78th minute.
Lyon blossomed more and won the game 4-0 in a relaxed and happy way.
But in other matches played in the same round, Lille beat Bordeaux 3-1 at home and Saint-Etienne beat Yveen 2-1 away.
Lyon are still one point behind Saint-Etienne and nine behind Lille.
However, there are only three rounds left in Ligue 1.
Now Lyon fans are relieved and don't have to worry anymore.
They poured into the club's official website to leave messages, demanding that Remy Garde leave class.
Although the team won the Carabao Cup this season, it was not enough to make up for the damage caused by missing out on the Champions League.
At the same time, Zhang Chaoqiang can clearly feel the changes in the atmosphere in the team, and everyone seems to be preparing for the summer vacation.
Because the remaining three rounds don't matter at all.
However, for Zhang Chaoqiang, the remaining games are important.
He also has to work hard to get a chance to play, and then take the opportunity to steal attributes.
In fact, in the game with Bastia, Zhang Chaoqiang successfully stole 3 points of explosion and increased his burst attribute to 60 points.
Today, he has less than 60 points left in the Strength, Reflexes, and Bounce stats.
As the Ligue 1 season comes to an end, the European competition is gradually coming to an end.
In the semi-finals of the Champions League, Atletico Madrid eliminated Chelsea of the English Premier League with a score of 3:1 over two legs, reaching the Champions League final for the first time in 40 years.
In the other half, Real Madrid defeated Bayern 5:0 over two legs, which directly led to Bayern getting the nickname of Wuren on the Chinese side.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in the Champions League final, which is not only the second time that La Liga teams have won the Champions League final since the 99/00 season, but also the first time in the history of the Champions League that there will be a local derby.
In the Europa League semi-finals, the La Liga civil war ended in a 3-3 draw over two legs, with Sevilla advancing by eliminating Valencia on away goals.
The semi-finals between Benfica and Juventus were more interesting.
In the first leg, Benfica performed very well at home, facing Juventus without falling behind, and finally took the lead with a score of 2:1.
It was a scoreline acceptable to both sides, with Benfica winning at home, but Juventus also scoring an away goal and have a good chance of returning home to turn things around.
In the second leg to Juventus, Benfica undoubtedly put on an iron bucket formation, trying to defend to the end.
I didn't expect it to work.
Slovenian goalkeeper Oblak played quite bravely and became famous in the fight.
He kept Benfica on top of the net when his team-mate was sent off by two, making seven saves throughout the game, including two of his almost must-score.
This made Juventus quite embarrassed, shouting the slogan of winning the Europa League but being eliminated at home, and by a team in the non-top five leagues.
Juventus fans can only watch as others compete for the title on their home turf.
Conte's team is always like this, playing the league is very vigorous, but playing European competition is easy to pull the hips.
So far, all the teams in this season's European finals have been produced, the Champions League is Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid, and the Europa League is Sevilla vs. Benfica.
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On May 4, in the 36th round of Ligue 1, Lyon challenged Marseille away.
Due to the distraction within the team, Lyon played poorly on the road.
With less than 60 minutes to play, Lyon was already 1:4 down.
Remy Garde also seemed to be fishing, but he didn't panic at all when the team was three goals behind, and waited until 80 minutes later to replace the substitute Zhang Chaoqiang.
With the help of [Mr. Key]'s attribute bonus, Zhang Chaoqiang assisted Gomi to score in the 90th minute with a cross from the side, and received his first assist in Ligue 1.
At the same time, he also stole 4 stats in the game, increasing his reaction to 57 points.
Lyon lost 2-4 away, while rival Saint-Etienne won 2-0 at home, and the difference between the two teams was temporarily extended to four points.
This time, there are more Lyon fans who scold Garde.
On May 10, in the 37th round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted Lorient.
The translations of the names of the two teams are somewhat similar, but they are not actually related.
However, in this game, the two teams played very much in common, that is, rookies pecked each other.
Lyon has no intention of fighting, and Lorient has no worries about relegation, so everyone plays casually.
Zhang Chaoqiang was given another chance to start, and Jacques Freello was recently negotiating a salary increase with Lyon's management, and by the way, he was able to secure a chance.
So he became the one who wanted to win the most on the court.
kept breaking through with the ball, kept looking for opportunities, and finally assisted Malblanco to score in the 36th minute through the bottom inverted triangle pass, winning the record of scoring in three consecutive games.
But his teammates had no choice but to cheat people, and a low-level mistake in the second half gave a penalty to the opposite side.
In the end, the two teams drew with a score of 1:1, and each side scored one point each.
Due to the 3-1 defeat of Nantes away to Saint-Etienne in this round of the league, the difference between Lyon and Saint-Etienne has been extended to six points.
This means that Saint-Etienne has already secured the fourth place in Ligue 1 one round earlier.
"This is the second time since the 92/93 season that Lyon is below Saint-Etienne in the Ligue 1 standings after 21 years."
"And it's interesting to note that the '92/93 season was the last season of Remy Garde's playing days with Lyon."
"So as a player and as a coach, Remy Garde has managed to make Lyon inferior to Saint-Etienne......"
The French commentator's joke clearly illustrates the main reason for the boos at the Stade Gerland.
As a player from the Lyon academy, Zhang Chaoqiang is also a little embarrassed.
Although he is only a fringe substitute in the team, he does have a share of this embarrassing record.
So he had to divert his attention and look at his attributes.
In this game, he stole another 2 points of strength, and after absorbing it, his strength attribute will reach 58 points.
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Soon a week passed.
On 17 May, the final match of the 2013/14 Ligue 1 season officially arrived.
Although it was the finale, there was no tension.
Because all the places in Ligue 1 have been locked in advance this season, the closing game is just a passing scene, and it only concerns some inconsequential rankings.
Lyon challenged Nice, who had been relegated in the first round of the game, and finally won 1-0 thanks to Muwenba's goal, and did not end this losing season with a loss.
Zhang Chaoqiang still started, and at the same time stole 2 points to be strong.
Now that he has 60 points for his burst and strength, but he only has 57 points for his reaction and 56 points for his bounce, and he can't unlock pro-level skills and awareness for the time being.
This season's Ligue 1 is over, and the various places are officially announced.
Grand Paris won Ligue 1 with 89 points, Monaco finished second in Ligue 1 with 80 points and Lille finished third with 71 points, and these three teams will represent Ligue 1 in next season's Champions League.
Saint-Etienne finished fourth in Ligue 1 with 67 points, Lyon finished fifth with 61 points, and Guingamp, who finished 16th in Ligue 1 but won the French Cup, will represent Ligue 1 in next season's Europa League.
On the side of the relegation zone, Ajaccio, Valenciennes and Sochaux were relegated from the bottom of the table.
In terms of player stats, Paris Saint-Germain's Ibrahimovic won this season's Ligue 1 Golden Boot with 26 goals, and Monaco's James Rodriguez won this season's Ligue 1 assist leader with 12 assists.