"Although we lost the game, it was only a small defeat, we are completely equal in the relationship between winners and losers, and then we have a chance to fight Real Madrid for the top spot in the group through goal difference, so you don't have to worry."

'In addition, we defended very well and didn't let Cristiano Ronaldo find a goal.

On the return flight, the Lyon coaching staff was reassuring the players.

Before playing against Real Madrid, everyone was indeed a little worried that they would not be able to prevent Ronaldo, after all, he scored five goals in the first two rounds of the group stage and was in good shape.

Now that the two legs have been met, everyone has won one game each, and Ronaldo has not scored, and Lyon's overall performance is really good.

Inside China, fans were not too disappointed with Lyon's defeat.

After all, the opponent is Real Madrid, of course you have to blow if you can win, and it's normal if you can't win.

However, based on the two-round fight, Qiangbuki found the topic again.

"In consecutive matches against Barcelona and Real Madrid, Brother Qiangzi performed better than Ronaldo and Messi."

"In the UEFA Super Cup, Messi played twice, and Brother Qiangzi scored a hat trick, just one more goal than him."

"In the Champions League group stage against Real Madrid, the overall score of the two sides was equal, but Ronaldo did not score, but Brother Qiangzi scored a goal, and he scored one more goal than the other party."

Playing Barcelona Real Madrid in a row, Zhang Chaoqiang scored one more goal than Messi Ronaldo, which became Zhang Chaoqiang's brilliant record.

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After returning to France, Lyon began to make urgent preparations for the war again.

On November 8, in the 13th round of the French League 1, Lyon hosted its rival Saint-Etienne, and the first leg of this season's Rhône derby officially arrived.

'It's our first derby at the Stadio Olimpico and we have to win against Saint-Etienne!'

In the dressing room before the game, Lyon captain Gonarons made everything clear.

In the summer transfer window, Saint-Etienne had already sold their star Gradel to Premier League promoted Bournemouth, and then brought back a group of players to develop.

In fact, in recent years, Saint-Etienne has been engaged in player scalping.

A few years ago, he relied on Aubameyang to win the French League Cup, and then quickly sold it for money.

Now raising a Gladel is also a quick cash-out.

It may have been a bit of a loss to sell Aubameyang before, because Aubameyang is getting better and better at the Hornets and is about to become another striker for Dortmund.

But this sale of Gradel is definitely a timely move, and it is not a loss at all.

Because Glad's body is brittle, he will smash his hands if he is not careful.

In fact, the guy suffered a cruciate ligament rupture after only three games in the Premier League, and it is likely that his career will decline from then on, and the management of Saint-Etienne has repeatedly called it a fluke.

Despite the sale of the star player, Saint-Etienne's results this season have not been greatly affected for the time being.

They are currently fourth in Ligue 1, one position above Monaco.

So the opponent is capable of overturning Lyon at the Stadio Olimpica.

Especially in a game as intense as the derby, it's easy for players from both sides to get on the head.

The game officially began, and the two sides fought fiercely.

In less than ten minutes into the opening game, the referee had issued two yellow cards in a row, both because the action was too big in the scramble.

A succession of fouls and clashes kept the game on and off, with the first 30 minutes of net play being about half as long.

Naturally, both sides couldn't find the back of the net.

After the two teams tugged at each other for half an hour, the game finally became a little more normal.

In the 39th minute, Tolisso picked up the ball on the left side of the midfield, pretending to look for a breakthrough, but suddenly toe the ball behind the Saint-Etienne defence.

Zhang Chaoqiang has been wandering in the frontcourt, and as soon as Tolisso picked up the ball, he immediately accelerated and rushed forward, instantly forming an anti-offside position.

Saint-Etienne's two centre-backs were also unhappy, following Zhang Chaoqiang to chase back, only half a position behind.

So Zhang Chaoqiang stepped into the penalty area, faced the falling football without any adjustment, and swept directly with his left foot.

Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Rufier was moving closer to the left and was a little ill-prepared for Zhang Chaoqiang's decisive sweep.

The ball rolled quickly in front of him, and he barely bent down to catch it with his hands.

It seems that the fingertips rubbed against the football, and it seems that there is none.

The soccer ball does not slow down, and quickly rolls towards the bottom right corner of the goal, straight into the goal.

“Gooooooooal——————”

"Super Zhang shoots and scores!! Lyon opens the scoring!! ”

"It was a beautiful anti-offside goal, Super Zhang used his speed to plug in quickly, got the opportunity instantly, and then chose to hit the goal decisively."

"Ibrahimovic scored twice in last night's Ligue 1 game, and Super Zhang was also not far behind, and also scored quickly in his own game!"

According to the current situation of the Ligue 1 scorer list, it is generally believed that this season's Ligue 1 Golden Boot will be contested by Zhang Chaoqiang and Ibrahimovic.

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Zhang Chaoqiang's goal was the only goal of the first half, and the break soon came.

"Zhang was in good shape and continued to try to attack the opposite goal in the second half."

Fournier didn't arrange much, but a simple sentence says it all.

In the Champions League match in midweek, Zhang Chaoqiang triggered [Mr. Key] but failed to change the situation.

But he managed to extend his form into the weekend, so he had to take his breath on tonight's opponent, Saint-Etienne.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lyon players continued to feed Zhang Chaoqiang with cannonballs and create opportunities for him.

But in the 51st minute, Saint-Etienne found the first opportunity through a quick counter-attack, and the Slovenian striker Robert Berridge, who was newly introduced by the Green Army in the summer, received a pass from a team-mate and had a good one-on-one chance.

The Lyon fans booed wildly, and Berridge's one-on-one shot hit Anthony López's leg and bounced off the line.

Saint-Etienne midfielder Clement went to take a corner kick and was attacked by carrots from the Lyon fans.

Several carrots smashed into Clement, who took the corner, one after another, forcing him to avoid the edge for a while.

After all, the Rhône derby is a carrot war.

In Ligue 1 in the 66/67s, Saint-Etienne was at its peak and Lyon were just an average mid-table team.

But that season, Lyon relied on defensive counter-attacks to beat Saint-Etienne twice, and also reached the French Cup final.

Saint-Etienne were unconvinced after losing the second derby, and their boss mocked the Lyon players as carrots in the vegetable field, who would only stand in front of the goal one by one stupidly and would not play at all.

And he also threatened that a team like Lyon should not want to win the championship if they reach the final of the French Cup.

Unexpectedly, with his good words, Lyon successfully defeated Sochaux 3:1 in the final to win the championship.

So from then on, Lyon fans would always come home with carrots to watch the Rhône derby, and would even throw carrots at the Saint-Etienne players.

Probably frightened by the carrots of the Lyon fans, soon the initiative on the pitch returned to Lyon's side.

In the 57th minute, Saint-Etienne's midfield pass was prejudged by Gonarlons, who managed to cut the ball off and quickly over-feed Tolisso.

Tolisso went straight forward, and Valbuena kept the ball straight to Zhang Chaoqiang in front of the penalty area.

The Lyon trio formed a quick triangle pass on the left side of the pitch and the ball raced into a dangerous area in front of the penalty area.

Saint-Etienne was a little caught off guard, and Zhang Chaoqiang could still adjust the ball after taking the ball.

Swing your legs sideways and shoot with your feet.

Boom!!!

The soccer ball was like a cannonball, heading straight for the Saint-Etienne goal.

Due to a slight adjustment in front of Zhang Chaoqiang's penalty area, Saint-Etienne goalkeeper Lufier had plenty of time to react.

But he flew into the air and tried his best to stretch his body, but he still couldn't pounce on the football.

The ball flew over his fingers and into the top left corner of the goal.

“Gooooooal——————”

"The ball is in!! World Wave!! Long shot world wave of super zhang!! ”

"A powerful long-range world wave, without any extraordinary dribbling, but full of violent aesthetics!"

"Super Zhang successfully scored a brace, and he rose to the top of the scorer list, tied with Ibrahimovic for first place!"

After the ball was scored, Zhang Chaoqiang rushed to the sidelines again to celebrate.

The Lyon fans in the stands were very excited, and while they kept cheering, many people showed their jersey numbers with their backs to show their support for Zhang Chaoqiang.

According to Lyon's official data, Zhang Chaoqiang's No. 25 jersey has become a hit this season and is the highest selling jersey number in the team.