There was no snow in Lyon in January, but it was a bit wet and cold.

Zhang Chaoqiang walked on the road while juggling the ball, and he was the right to warm up.

But Tolisso, the boy, was very cheap-mouthed, and he sneered when he opened his mouth.

"Zhang, aren't you going back to play the Asian Cup? Coming back so soon? ”

"Haha, shouldn't you not have qualified for the group stage?"

"You're terrible too......"

Zhang Chaoqiang didn't bother to fight with him, so he shot back and asked, "Have you ever entered the French national team?" ”

"Uh......"

This kid was really choked, and it took a long time to spit out a sentence: "I'll get in sooner or later." ”

In early January, Zhang Chaoqiang went back to play in the Asian Cup, but returned in less than two weeks.

In the 2015 Asian Cup, the Chinese team won three consecutive group stage qualifications, but was immediately eliminated 2:0 by the host and eventual champion Australia in the quarterfinals.

In this life, there is Zhang Chaoqiang, and the result is still the same.

Xiao Wang took Zhang Chaoqiang to report, but he didn't encounter any difficulties.

But there are some technical factors that can't be changed.

Zhang Chaoqiang has been playing in Europe for a long time, his football style is seriously European, and the pace of football is much faster than that of domestic players who have been mixed with the Chinese Super League for a long time, and it is difficult to cooperate at all.

One AM, one FM, everyone has different channels, how to cooperate?

So there was no way, Zhang Chaoqiang could only try to play at 0.75 times the pace.

Perrin wanted to change the rhythm of domestic players to accommodate Zhang Chaoqiang, but it didn't work at all.

The physical fitness can't keep up, and there are a lot of mistakes.

So just like that, Zhang Chaoqiang came back after swiping two data.

In the group stage, he scored a long-range shot against Saudi Arabia, sent a nanny assist after a quick pass against North Korea, and then faced Australia in the quarterfinals, taking advantage of the hard-won counterattack opportunity to score a goal in a row, which can be regarded as saving a little face for the Chinese team.

Two goals and one assist in four games, this is the data of Zhang Chaoqiang's first continental competition.

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After returning to France, Zhang Chaoqiang quickly devoted himself to preparing for the second half of the season.

The national team has nothing to hope for, so they can only try to make some achievements at the club.

In fact, during Zhang Chaoqiang's absence, the second half of the season had already started, and Lyon played three games first.

The first was the French Cup round of 64, as the first game of the second half of the season, Fournier did not give up, but arranged most of the main attack.

Lacazette scored twice but failed to help his team qualify, and Lyon drew 3-3 at Nantes and were eliminated on penalties.

Then in the 20th round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted Toulouse, and in the 21st round of Ligue 1, Lyon challenged Lens away.

Alexandre Lacazette has maintained his form quite well, scoring three goals in two games to help Lyon easily win two in a row.

Key rivals Marseille and Grand Paris have both won just one of these two rounds, with Lyon taking the opportunity to extend the gap once again.

At the moment Lyon has 49 points, Marseille 44 points and Grand Paris 40 points.

Lyon are nine points ahead of Grand Paris, and the number of favorites for Lyon to win the title has suddenly increased a lot.

Both rivals dropped points at the start, suggesting that Lyon were lucky enough to win the title.

It was in this context that Zhang Chaoqiang returned to the team.

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"Zhang, do you want to take a break first?" Having just returned from Australia, Fournier was worried that Zhang Chaoqiang was not in good shape, so he took the initiative to ask.

"No, coach, I'm totally fine......"

At Zhang Chaoqiang's insistence, he soon returned to the team's starting lineup.

On January 25, in the 22nd round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted Metz.

As a promoted horse, Metz started the season well and even beat Lyon at home.

But now they can't hold on anymore and drop points one after another into the relegation zone.

The three places in the Ligue 1 relegation zone are currently occupied by Caen, Lens and Metz, which happen to be the three promoted teams.

'Zhang has returned to the team, which is good news for Lyon.

"If Bédhimo, who is currently participating in the Africa Cup of Nations, returns in time, then the unbeaten Lyon youth team in the first half of the season will be combined again to launch a strong attack on the Ligue 1 title......"

Before the start of the game, Zhang Chaoqiang stole two bounces first.

During the Asian Cup, Zhang Chaoqiang relied on the efficiency of stealing one point per game to steal a total of four bounces.

Now with the addition of these two points, his bounce attribute has also successfully broken through the seventy mark.

The game officially began, and the whole Lyon team immediately launched an offensive.

In the first leg, they lost away to each other, and now everyone wants to get revenge.

Lyon's first attack, after a few passes back and forth in front, Jordan Ferry failed to pass on the right but quickly sent the ball back in front of the box.

Zhang Chaoqiang, who was ambushed outside the penalty area, stepped to keep up and hit the ball!

Boom!!!

The ball was hit hard by the instep of the foot, and with the sound of the wind, it flew over the heads of the crowd in the penalty area and flew quickly to the top right corner of the goal.

The Metz goalkeeper made a brave flying save, but the whip was out of reach.

The ball swooped past his fingertips, and a thump slammed into the net.

“Gooooooal——————”

"The ball is in! Super Zhang! Long Shot World Wave!! ”

"Just two minutes into the game, Super Zhang announced his official return with a beautiful long-range shot!"

"Lacazette is in hot form right now, Super Zhang is also in excellent form, and the Lyon twin are the strongest contenders for the Ligue 1 title this season!"

Zhang Chaoqiang rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and the familiar Super Zhang shouts sounded again in the Gerland Stadium.

"This is Zhang Chaoqiang's 10th goal in Ligue 1 this season, and he has once again set a new record for goals in Ligue 1......"

The game restarted, and Metz was still mainly defensive.

They probably had a fluke mentality, thinking that as long as they held steady and didn't continue to concede the ball, and looked for an opportunity to steal one later, they could take away a point.

However, in the 63rd minute of the second half, the hot-form Lacazette burst into the box with the ball and was tripped and the referee blew for a penalty.

Lacazze's signature shot extended the score to 2-0 while keeping himself leading the Ligue 1 scorers' charts.

With 23 goals in 22 rounds, this guy is almost locked up in the Ligue 1 Golden Boot this season.

After taking a two-goal lead, Lyon played relatively relaxed, and Fekir missed a chance to score, so the score remained 2-0 until the end of the game.

"At the end of the game, congratulations to Lyon for beating Metz 2-0 at home, not only continuing to lead the Ligue 1 table, but also extending their unbeaten run to 18 games."

"Lyon are unbeaten in Ligue 1 since losing away to Metz in the fourth round of the league."

"Now they have revenge on Metz at home, and they have managed to break the record of 17 games unbeaten set by Gerard Houllier in the 05/06 season, and they have the second-longest unbeaten run in the team's history."

"If they go on a three-game unbeaten run, they'll tie the longest unbeaten run in franchise history."

"However, in the next two league games, Lyon will face Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain, both strong opponents, and their unbeaten streak could be ended in these two games......"