Chapter Seventy-Nine: Fatigue
The Europa League semi-finals played two 3:0, and even a fool knows that this year's Europa League final is likely to be Lyon vs. Sevilla.
So Lyon can prepare for the final in advance and think about how to play Sevilla.
The same can be done for Sevilla.
However, both sides have to take into account the domestic game.
Lyon are three points ahead of Paris in Ligue 1 and will definitely fight to the end to win the title.
Sevilla are provisionally fifth in La Liga, three points behind fourth-placed Valencia, and they will not give up easily.
Although the Europa League winners can qualify directly for the Champions League, they are not guaranteed to win the trophy either.
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On May 10, in the 36th round of the French Ligue 1, Lyon challenged Caen away.
Caen, one of the promoted horses, had fallen into the relegation zone at one point, but now they have climbed out.
Although it was not relegated, the overall pressure was not great.
Lyon were slow to get into form after a tough midweek clash with Napoli.
In the 31st minute, N'Golo Kante broke the ball from Tolisso's feet, dribbled forward himself, and found his own player in the penalty area.
Caen striker Privat received the ball and hit the ball directly into the Lyon goal.
"It was so surprising that Lyon conceded the first goal."
'Since the RhΓ΄ne derby draw, Lyon have won their last three league games and have never been behind.
"But now they're behind Caen."
"You know, Lyon have dropped points against Lens and Metz this season, so are they going to drop points against Caen, the third promoted team?"
In the amazement of the French commentary, the first half of the game ended, and Lyon temporarily trailed Caen 0:1.
At half-time, the manager was talking, but most of the players were looking down.
Fournier is well aware that the fatigue is very evident.
Fortunately, the season is almost over, so just try to survive these last few games.
At the start of the second half, Fournier immediately replaced Malblanco, who had been performing well recently, but it didn't seem to have much effect.
The scene remained deadlocked.
The Lyon coaching staff, standing and sitting, all craned their necks and stared at the pitch.
They know very well that if they lose this game, they will completely lose the initiative in the championship race.
In last night's Ligue 1 match, Grand Paris slaughtered Guingamp 6-0 at home.
A Lyon defeat would officially lift them at the top of Ligue 1 and will remain at the top of the table until the end of the season.
Fournier's eyes never took off the pitch, but his mind began to wander.
Fortunately, the Europa League has basically locked the final, and even if the Ligue 1 title cannot be won, there is still a Europa League title to fight for.
Fortunately, I listened to the advice and did not give up on the Europa League.
But if you give up the Europa League early, the league should be crowned with success, right?
If you lose this game, should you give up the last two league rounds and go straight to the Europa League final?
Suddenly, Fournier, who was wandering into the world, felt a sudden silence around him.
A moment later, piercing cheers and howls rang in his ears.
"Come in! Come in!! β
"It's finally in, it's so beautiful!"
The coaching staff hugged and cheered wildly, and Fournier also came back to his senses and saw the scoreboard on the field officially jump from 1:0 to 1:1.
"Super Zhang!! It's him again!! β
'He received a pass from a team-mate in front of the penalty area, Caen was a little loose in his defence, and he immediately fired a long-range shot into the world wave to help Lyon equalise.
"As long as Lyon don't lose, they can keep the top spot."
"What's more, it's only 75 minutes into the game, and they still have time to come back and win and take away the three points!"
may be due to fatigue, and the shooting of everyone in Lyon in this game did not feel very good, including Zhang Chaoqiang.
Now, relying on the world wave played by mistake, Lyon finally equalized.
Taking advantage of the world's turmoil, Lyon continued to launch an offensive and try to turn the game around in one go.
In the 78th minute, Malblanco and Tolisso collided with the wall and went straight forward, and Zhang Chaoqiang received the ball on the line of the big penalty area and stepped into the right side of the penalty area.
Suddenly made a sharp stop, pulled the ball back with his right foot, and directly shook off the two defenders who were guarding him.
He then took the ball with his left foot and fired it into the far post.
After the football flew out, Zhang Chaoqiang knew that the ball was not played well.
After all, it was a left-footed hit, and he didn't catch the ball.
But sometimes luck strikes, and no one can stop it.
The ball was about to slide past the goalkeeper when Lacazette rushed to the goal.
Raise your feet and fold the ball into the opponent's goal.
After the goal, Lacazette gave Zhang a thumbs up and then rushed over to hug him in celebration.
Zhang Chaoqiang always felt weird.
Could this be the legendary kick and assist bastard?
"It's in again! Lyon scored another goal, this time with a double shot!! β
"Super Zhang uses his speed to break through and give Lacazette an assist, we've seen this scene many times!"
"Lyon have scored two goals in just three minutes to turn the score around, and they are still the strongest contenders for the Ligue 1 title!"
The strikers scored a goal from each gun, and Lyon finally reversed the score.
In the following moments, Fournier made quick substitutions to try to hold on to the comeback.
The home team Caen was very positive, and after 80 minutes, they brought on the young demon Thomas Lemar in the team, which caused a certain impact on the Lyon defence.
But in general, there was no danger, Lyon won 2-1 away and won the three points with difficulty.
"With the goal of this game, Zhang Chaoqiang's total goals in Ligue 1 have reached 17 goals, successfully surpassing Yang Chen and becoming the Chinese player with the most goals in the five major leagues."
"At the beginning, Yang Chen scored 16 goals in 65 games in the Bundesliga, and now Zhang Chaoqiang has successfully set a new record in only 41 games in the French Ligue 1!"
At the end of the game, the domestic commentator added a new record to Zhang Chaoqiang.
So far this season, Zhang Chaoqiang has made 34 appearances in Ligue 1, contributing 15 goals and 13 assists.
Coupled with 2 goals and 2 assists in 7 games in the season, Zhang Chaoqiang's real-time total data in Ligue 1 is 17 goals and 15 assists in 41 games.
17 Ligue 1 goals, which also makes Zhang Chaoqiang the second-most Asian player in Ligue 1.
The top scorer in Ligue 1 is Park Joo-young with 25 goals, followed by Japan's Daisuke Matsui, who has scored 17 goals in six seasons in Ligue 1.
Now Zhang has caught up with Daisuke Matsui and is expected to surpass him this season.
As for Park Zhouyong, there are only two games left in Ligue 1 this season, and Zhang Chaoqiang will definitely not be able to catch up.
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Lyon won three points away from home and did not give Paris a chance to chase the points.
But the French media is also well aware that Lyon is exhausted and does not know if they can survive until the end of the season.
With two games left in Ligue 1 this season, Lyon's schedule is to play Rennes away and then host Bordeaux.
The schedule of Grand Paris is to first take on Montpellier away and then return home to Reims.
There is no doubt that the schedule in Grand Paris is much easier.
And they haven't dragged down the European war yet.
In the standings after 36 rounds of Ligue 1, Lyon has 81 points, Grand Paris 78 points, Monaco 64 points, Marseille and Bordeaux 63 points, and Saint-Etienne 61 points.
At present, Ligue 1 is not only fiercely contested for the title, but also for the third place.
So in the final round, Lyon host Bordeaux, and it is likely to be a do-or-die battle for both sides.
Lyon wants to win the title, Bordeaux wants to qualify for the Champions League.
Neither side will give in easily.
The only good news for Lyon was that Ibrahimovic was injured again.
He was diagnosed with a calf injury after a big win at home to Guingamp in Paris and should miss the final two rounds.