Lyon beat Bordeaux by four goals away, and Zhang Chaoqiang beat Lacazette with a brace with one pass and one shot to be named the best of the match.

Because Zhang Chaoqiang's pass and shot are the key two goals to break the deadlock.

After the game, the whole Lyon team returned to their city overnight.

Even though it was 11 o'clock in the evening, everyone was still surrounded by fans at the entrance of the club.

"Lyon, Lyon is the champion!"

"We are the Lion King forever!!"

"Knock down Paris and win the Ligue 1 title!"

Fans are cheering wildly for the hard-won halfway championship and are also yearning for the final league title.

If Lyon want to compete for the Ligue 1 title, Paris will be the biggest rival, even if they are currently only third in Ligue 1.

It's not just the fans who think so, but also the Lyon players and coaches.

In the final match of the first half of the Ligue 1 schedule, Grand Paris dropped another point.

They drew 0-0 at home to Montpellier.

Therefore, in the current Ligue 1 standings, Lyon has 13 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 43 points, temporarily ranking first and high.

Marseille have 13 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses and have 41 points, ranking second.

Grand Paris has 10 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 37 points and ranking third.

In terms of points difference, Lyon is only two points ahead of second-placed Marseille and six points ahead of third-placed Grand Paris.

But no one dares to underestimate Greater Paris.

Whether in terms of player strength or squad depth, Grand Paris is more threatening than Marseille.

The league title is often a protracted battle, unlike the cup competition, where one or two upsets can knock out a favourite.

Therefore, there must be a continuous pull between Lyon and Grand Paris.

After the top three in the standings, Saint-Etienne is fourth with 34 points, Monaco is fifth with 32 points and Bordeaux is sixth with 31 points.

In recent rounds, Saint-Etienne and Monaco have gone on a rampage to grab points, both of which have overtaken Bordeaux.

Monaco, in particular, were deep in the relegation zone when Bordeaux was at the top of the table.

Now it's actually climbed to Bordeaux's head.

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At the end of the halfway of Ligue 1, the French media congratulated Lyon on winning the halfway game.

But in terms of the eventual winner prediction, Grand Paris is still the first favorite to win the championship.

After all, there is a gap in overall strength, and it is entirely possible for Paris to chase a six-point difference in the second half of the season, and it is even more capable of this.

Even many media believe that Marseille have a better chance than Lyon.

Because Marseille don't have to be distracted by European competition.

One of the main reasons why Montpellier were able to win the title in Paris in the 11/12 season was their focus.

That season, Montpellier had no European mission, and the domestic cup competitions were also abandoned, and they fought to the death with Paris on a front in Ligue 1, which finally won the championship.

Now that Lyon is playing in the Europa League and competing with Paris in Ligue 1, it is likely that they will fall short at both ends and win nothing.

On the contrary, Marseille have no European mission, and they have a better chance of causing problems for Grand Paris.

Either way, Lyon's half-way victory was a remarkable achievement.

This is the first time since the Qatari consortium took over in 2011 that Grand Paris has lost the half-way title.

And he scored 43 points at the halfway, which is also the fourth-highest halfway points record in Ligue 1 history.

The three times higher than Lyon this time are:

44 points in the 13/14 season in the first half of Grand Paris;

44 points in the halfway of Lyon in the 05/06 season;

50 points in the halfway of the 06/07 season in Lyon.

In the half-way summary of the league conducted by the French media, Lacazette was naturally written about.

He played all 19 rounds in the first half of the Ligue 1 and scored 19 goals, which is really an average goal per game.

There are only two leagues in the top five leagues this season who have been more aggressive than Alexandre Lacazette, undoubtedly Cristiano Ronaldo Messi, who are more efficient than they are averaging a goal per game in La Liga.

It is precisely because of Lacazette's outstanding performance that many teams in the four major leagues are interested in him, including even giant-level teams.

Even the Parisian media followed suit, urging the Parisian management to get Lacazette in the winter transfer window, and Ang immediately broke himself.

There are even tabloids who say that Paris will poach all three key Lyon figures in Lacazette, Zhang Chaoqiang and Fournier during the winter break to ensure that they win the league title.

If Lacazette is the biggest contributor to Lyon's half-marathon victory, then Zhang Chaoqiang is undoubtedly the second contributor.

In the same 19 rounds of league play, Zhang Chaoqiang scored 9 goals and 7 assists.

If all the games are counted together, Zhang Chaoqiang played 27 games for Lyon in half a season, contributing 15 goals and 9 assists.

It's a bit worse than Alexette Lacazette, but it's definitely an efficiency striker's stat.

In its half-way summary, France Football acknowledged:

The Lyon twin stars shine in France and are more dominant than Ibouccani in Paris.

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The day after the halfway point of the French league, Zhang Chaoqiang drove alone to Lyon airport to pick up people.

"Dad, over here." Seeing the familiar figure looking around, Zhang Chaoqiang immediately waved his hand and shouted.

"How do you wear a hat? I don't even recognize you. Dad came with his luggage in tow, followed by two "entourage".

"I'm a star now, okay, if I don't hide it, I'll be recognized quickly."

"Then it's not inconvenient for you to go out every time?"

"It's not that exaggerated, but in this acre of land in Lyon, many people know me......"

Zhang Chaoqiang drove the three of them directly to the residence, and his father began to introduce him seriously.

"Qiangzi, this is Xiao Wang from the General Bureau, and next to him is his colleague Xiao Li......"

Xiao Wang wears a pair of round-framed glasses and looks to be in his thirties.

White and thin, with a straight suit, very Sven.

Xiao Li next to him sells a lot differently, also in his thirties, but with a round face that is a little fat.

"Super strong, nice to meet you." Xiao Wang took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Zhang Chaoqiang, and the two were obviously headed by him.

"Brother Wang, you're welcome." Zhang Chaoqiang is not like his father, he calls others Xiao Wang with a big grin.

The FA's problem is a heart problem for Zhang Chaoqiang, and he has been thinking about how to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, someone from the Sports Bureau took the initiative to come to the door, saying that they wanted to help resolve it.

"Super strong, everyone is young, let's just talk directly, don't play those twists and turns." After everyone sat down, Xiao Wang pushed his glasses and took the initiative to speak.

"The matter between you and the Football Association has been unresolved, and it was not our turn to skip the management, but the Asian Cup is about to start, wouldn't it be a joke for outsiders to see if it continues?"

"Actually, the above is very optimistic about you, thinking that you have the opportunity to become another international business card of our China in the sports world after Yao Ming."

"You want to only play important games, and the above also agrees in principle, after all, you have performed well in Europe, and it is not a long face for us Chinese."

"Football is a team sport, and it is difficult to rely on a single player to achieve results......

Zhang Chaoqiang didn't know why the other party was so easy to speak, but it seemed to be very beneficial to him.

However, after the other party did this, the Football Association seemed to be picking peaches.

Although Zhang Chaoqiang was not cultivated by the Football Association and grew up inexplicably savagely, he grew up in the land of the Football Association after all.

But now?

What results Zhang Chaoqiang plays in the future may not have much to do with the Football Association.

Another point, the other party has been saying that the top is on the top, which one is on the top?

Administration?

Or is there more?

It doesn't matter, as long as it can be solved.