Chapter 81: The Return of the Lion King
[You strengthen your body through personal training, and your stamina is +1]
On the training ground, the people of Lyon are seriously preparing for the game.
Zhang Chaoqiang successfully increased his physical strength a little.
Lyon currently have only one opponent in the team, and that is Bordeaux.
You have to beat them at home and win the Ligue 1 title.
As for Sevilla, the opponent in the Europa League final, it will have to wait until after the win against Bordeaux.
Fournier watched the training of the players on the pitch and he could clearly feel the team's form picking up.
A week's rest adjustment can really be very effective.
But at the same time, he knows very well that Bordeaux is definitely much more difficult to play than Rennes.
After the training, everyone in Lyon waved goodbye to laughter and went home to rest.
In this critical period, even Umtiti, who loves to play the most in the team, is honestly preparing for the game and taking a serious rest.
Zhang Chaoqiang drove out of the training ground and immediately heard a special shout.
"Brother Qiangzi, this way."
With the arrival of the final round of Ligue 1, the number of Chinese fans in Lyon seems to have increased suddenly.
In the past two days, after Zhang Chaoqiang's training, he was asked for an autograph at the gate of the base.
Zhang Chaoqiang pulled over and skillfully signed autographs for several people.
"Brother Qiangzi, come on and win the double championship."
"As long as you win the double, you will be the first person in the history of Chinese football!"
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A week is not too short, but it is not too long.
On the morning of May 23, Zhang Chaoqiang woke up normally.
Wake up, wash up, and have breakfast.
Although it was the match day of the first decisive battle, Zhang Chaoqiang was as usual.
After more than a year of continuous training, he has long lost the nervous mood he had when he participated in the French League Cup final.
"Ahri, come here, I'll take you downstairs to play."
After breakfast, Zhang Chaoqiang saw that he was okay for the time being, so he took the kitten downstairs for a walk.
On a whim some time ago, he went to a pet store and bought a raccoon cat to raise it.
He has a docile personality and is named Ahri.
As soon as he came downstairs, Zhang Chaoqiang's eyes were immediately attracted by the three-meter-high flagpole erected in the center of the community park, on which a huge Lyon flag was hung.
Tonight will be the decisive battle, and every Lyon family will fly their flag to support their home team.
In European countries, this is the practice of big match days, or football culture.
The more important the competition, the more numerous and distinct the flags will be.
According to the normal game day schedule, when the time is about the same, Zhang Chaoqiang drove to the team.
Lyonnais will arrive one after another, with the coaching staff and management present.
"Guys, just treat this as a normal league game, don't get too nervous."
"But if we can win the championship, the club guarantees that everyone will have a prize money."
The team's chairman, Aulas, just made a few brief remarks and then left time for the players and coaches.
In fact, there is nothing new to say about the coaching staff.
The preparations that should have been made have been made a long time ago.
Now, even if there is a temporary idea, Fournier does not dare to try it lightly.
Everyone knows that the stakes are high.
The coaching staff re-emphasized what they had prepared before, and the time was almost up.
"Let's go, my brothers!"
The captain of the team, Gonarlons, gave the order, and all the Lyons stood up, walked out of the locker room in an orderly manner, and entered the players' tunnel one after another.
The players of the opponent Bordeaux also gradually entered the passage, but the players of both sides had a tacit understanding to hold their heads up and not squint.
If it were an ordinary game, players who knew each other would have greeted each other a long time ago.
But this is not the same as it used to be.
The atmosphere in the players' tunnel suddenly became tense, and there was already tension before the game started.
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"Lyon!! Lyons!! ”
"Lyon!! Lyons!! ”
Amid the frantic shouts of the fans at the scene, the players of both teams entered.
In the stands of Gerland, various championship slogans emerged one after another.
In the center of the main grandstand is a huge colorful TIFO - The Return of the Lion King!!
At 8 p.m. French time, ten matches in the final round of Ligue 1.
Open at the same time!
"Welcome to the Stade Gérland, the scene of Lyon's home match against Bordeaux in the 38th round of Ligue 1 in 2014/15."
"Needless to say, the importance of this game is that Lyon only need to win at home to win Ligue 1 this season."
"Bordeaux have to win if they want to qualify for next season's Champions League, and they have to be satisfied that neither Marseille nor Monaco will win."
The game officially began, with Lyon kicking off first.
Zhang Chaoqiang pressed to the front with his teammates, and directly kicked up three meters in front of the penalty area to try a long shot.
The ball managed to get past the defenders, straight in front of goal, and it was a bouncy ball.
But the angle was too positive, and he was firmly held by Bordeaux goalkeeper Carrasso.
The opponent's defensive position was very good, forcing Zhang Chaoqiang to only play this angle.
Just two minutes later, Bordeaux burst into the left side of the Lyon penalty area to form a shot.
There was still no threat, but there was a clear-for-tat trend.
"Judging from the opening few times attacking and defending each other, the players on both sides were in good shape, focused and didn't give the opponent any chances."
On the far side of China, it was already three o'clock in the morning, but there were also many fans who were following the final match of Ligue 1.
Since Zhang Chaoqiang's rise in Lyon and CCTV's broadcast of Ligue 1, Ligue 1 has seen a rapid rise in attention in China, and is now the third favorite league after La Liga in the Premier League.
On the pitch, Bordeaux did come prepared.
They were very good both offensively and defensively at the Stadium in Gerland.
It is not only to compete for Champions League qualification, but also to avenge the slaughter of Lyon by four goals in the first leg.
It wasn't until the 22nd minute that Lyon really found their first good chance.
Lyon counter-attacked quickly, and Jordan Ferry's through ball helped Zhang Chaoqiang to go down the bottom and cross in front of goal.
Lacazette flanked a close-range shot in front of goal and sent the ball straight into the opposition goal.
The commentator was about to cheer for the goal, but the linesman raised the flag and signaled that it was offside.
Soon a slow-motion replay is given in the broadcast screen.
'It was really an offside goal and Lacazette was a little too anxious.
'He had accelerated forward before Zhang's pass, and the Bordeaux defenders were clearly deliberately setting up offside, so he was half a position ahead and the goal was disallowed.
The Lyon fans were ready for a wave of cheers, but they were suppressed by the referee.
So the Gelland stadium resounded with sparse boos to the referee who was disappointed.
However, most Lyon fans are confident and not worried.
With only 20 minutes to play, they believe their team will be able to beat their opponents and win the title in the next 20 minutes.
The game restarted, and Bordeaux was still seeking progress in a steady manner.
This made Leon very uncomfortable.
In the 32nd minute, Bordeaux striker Diego Rowland sent a diagonal pass from the side after passing Yalai, and the Czech midfielder Prasil, who suddenly stepped forward, fired a low shot, which caused the Lyon fans in the stands to scream.
Fortunately, Umtiti concentrated and stepped forward in time to interfere.
At the same time, Anthony Lopes held steady in front of goal and blocked the powerful kick with his chest.
As the game progressed, both the fans and the commentators could see that Lyon had encountered a hard bone.
If it is not handled well, it may really be necessary to lose the championship at home.
Fortunately, for the remainder of the first half, Lyon's goal was not threatened again.
On the contrary, in stoppage time in the first half, Zhang Chaoqiang dribbled the ball to create a free kick in a very good position.
Fekir was in charge and the free-kick went straight to the goal, but the ball went just over the crossbar.
Until the end of the half, the score was still 0:0.
"In the first leg of this season's away game against Bordeaux, Lyon also drew 0-0 at half-time, but after breaking the deadlock in the second half, Lyon scored one after another to win 4-0 away."
"Hopefully this time the Lyon players will bring us the same script."
The players of both teams returned to the dressing room, and the CCTV commentator was still reviewing the first leg, hoping to bring good luck to Lyon.
But many fans don't think so.
They were worried that this guy was talking nonsense and ended up with poisoned milk.