Chapter 112 Nineteenth

Among the various shortlists announced by FIFA, the most talked about is naturally the final three-person list for the Ballon d'Or.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar.

Not too much of a surprise, the three of them will compete for the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

Barcelona and Real Madrid's two media are crazy to build momentum, each promoting their own stars.

The Barcelona media said that Ronaldo did not win any honors last season and is over 30 years old, suggesting that he has few years to jump, and maybe this year will be his last year in the three-man list of the Ballon d'Or.

The Real Madrid media countered that Messi has not performed at all since the new season, and also brought out the European Super Cup.

After all, he was defeated by Leon and scored a hat trick by Zhang Chaoqiang.

As in previous years, the two sides have been noisy and noisy, and they have been constantly stirring up the atmosphere.

Only the Brazilian media weakly said that Neymar is not worthy of competing for the Ballon d'Or?

Anyway, he was in the final three-person candidate, but he was ignored.

In fact, it can't be completely ignored, everyone still has something to say about Neymar - he is expected to become the first person in football after Melo.

It's all about soy sauce.

For Chinese fans, everyone's concern for the top three is not inferior to the top three.

Because FIFA will announce the final three-man list at the same time, it will also announce the final ranking of other players outside the top three.

Lewandowski fourth, Suarez fifth, Thomas Muller sixth, Neuer seventh, Hazard eighth, Iniesta ninth, Sanchez tenth......

In general, Barcelona players are generally ranked higher with the Treble bonus.

Real Madrid players are not in the top 10 except for Cristiano Ronaldo due to the lack of honor bonuses.

As the lone seed of Ligue 1, Zhang Chaoqiang, he ended up in 19th place, higher than Benzema, Toni Kroos, Rakitic, and Robben.

For such a final ranking, Chinese fans are generally satisfied.

"Brother Qiangzi!"

"I didn't expect our Chinese players to have a moment to show their faces in a grand prize of this level as the Ballon d'Or."

"Please note that Brother Qiangzi is nineteen, and among the twenty-three players who performed best in the whole of 2015, Brother Qiangzi ranked nineteenth."

"It also set a new record for Asian players."

"Actually, I feel that Brother Qiangzi can still be ranked a little more high, such as the top fifteen or something."

"Brother Qiangzi was shortlisted for the first time, and it was very good to rank nineteenth."

"Yes, Ronaldo was shortlisted for the first time and ranked twelfth, Messi was shortlisted for the first time and ranked twentieth, and other geniuses such as Aguero and Fabregas were ranked lower when they were shortlisted for the first time, and Brother Qiangzi was ranked nineteenth for the first time."

"I only hope that Brother Qiangzi will make steady progress in the future, improve a few places every year, and finally climb to the first."

"Climb to the first place? It's a bit unlikely, right? ”

"You have to believe in Brother Qiangzi's ability."

"Let's not talk about the Golden Globe Awards, the Golden Boy Awards will be presented in two weeks, Brother Qiangzi should be able to win the award, right?"

"There must be no problem, the previous players who were shortlisted for the Golden Ball Award and the Golden Boy Award in the same year basically succeeded in winning the Golden Boy Award."

"Only Ronaldo in 2004 was more unlucky, and he didn't fight when he met Lu Xiaopang."

"There is also the Puskas Prize, if Brother Qiangzi can win that."

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The FIFA Awards ceremony is scheduled for January 11, and there is still more than a month to come.

On December 3, in the 16th round of Ligue 1, Lyon challenged Nantes away.

Lyon drew away at Nantes last season and have suffered a similar situation this season.

The away team has been scoreless, with eighteen shots on goal and eight on target, which is not an overwhelming advantage, but at least it is an all-round advantage, but it has never been able to get the ball in.

Nantes goalkeeper Dupego was named Man of the Match after a block, and Lyon suffered a 0-0 draw away.

The only good news came back to Lyon to learn that Paris did not win at all, and they drew 1-1 away to promoted Angers.

On December 6, in the 17th round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted Angers.

In the midweek league, Angers held leaders Paris to a draw at home.

So this round, they wanted to cause problems for second-placed Lyon at the Stade Olimpica.

The game lasted until the 69th minute, when Tolisso crossed after passing on the right, Zhang Chaoqiang outflanked and grabbed the tackle in front of the goal, and Lyon finally knocked on the opponent's goal.

In this way, Lyon beat Angers 1-0 at home and did not drop consecutive points.

At the same time, on the other side, Paris beat Nice 3-0 away and did not drop points.

And Ibrahimovic also scored twice in the game, officially erasing the gap with Zhang Chaoqiang.

At present, 17 rounds of Ligue 1 have been played, with Grand Paris with 45 points and Lyon with 42 points.

Lyon have 42 points from 17 rounds, which is already a very good point.

You must know that Lyon won the halfway championship last season with only 43 points.

Lyon now have 42 points in two games in hand, and the overall result is even better than last season.

However, what is different today is that last season Grand Paris was not in good form, with only 37 points in 19 rounds in the first half.

They are back in form this season and have now picked up 45 points from 17 games.

If Paris win the next two rounds, they will pick up 51 points from the halfway, breaking Lyon's record of 50 points in Ligue 1 set in 06/07.

On the Ligue 1 scorer list, Zhang Chaoqiang and Ibrahimovic both scored 12 goals in 17 league games.

Apart from the two, the top scorers for the time being are Edinson Cavani and Michy Batshuayi, both of whom have scored nine goals in 17 rounds.

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On December 9, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Lyon hosted Shakhtar Donetsk.

Given the current group points situation, if Lyon want to win the group, they will need to have a goal difference no lower than that of Real Madrid.

Real Madrid will face Malmo at the Bernabeu in this round and will definitely try to win the goal sheet and compete with Lyon for the top spot in the group.

Malmo have suffered three heavy defeats in the Champions League this season and are unlikely to withstand Real Madrid's attack.

But Shakhtar Donetsk has a certain quality, and it is difficult to say whether Lyon can brush up on goal difference.

So before the game, Fournier reassured everyone:

'We've qualified from the group, so we don't have to worry about goal difference.'

"For the first place in the group, we can get the best, so don't worry if we don't get it."

Fournier wants his players to travel lightly and not to be too psychologically burdened.

After all, we have to go away to Paris at the weekend, and that game is also important.

[You launch a stealing day against Tyson Barcelos, outbreak +1]

Before the start of the match, steal attributes as usual.

This Brazilian winger is not well-known, but he is also an explosive player, and his explosive attributes are just a little higher than Zhang Chaoqiang.

At present, after reaching 80 or more in all attributes, the requirement to continue unlocking becomes an average stat.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang no longer needs to forcibly make up other attributes, and prioritizes stealing the most useful attributes.

The game officially started, and Shakhtar Donetsk really had no intention of letting Lyon brush the goal difference.

Even if they are out, they are not willing to lose easily, after all, this is a high-profile Champions League venue.

Lyon opened the game with a fierce attack, but were immediately met with a sharp counterattack.

Although it didn't really pose a threat to the goal, it was already a knock on the mountain.

Lyon had no choice but to play steady.

What if Real Madrid overturns, and Aang only needs a small win to win the group.

It was stable until the end of the first half, and the score on the field was always 0:0.

At half-time, everyone knew through the coaching staff that Real Madrid had a 3-0 lead at home to Malmo.

At least in this game, Real Madrid has no chance of overturning.

So at the beginning of the second half, Lyon quickly launched an offensive, but after about ten minutes of attacking, Fournier suddenly began to make substitutions, Zhang Chaoqiang and Lacazette were replaced successively.

"Don't worry about this game, everyone can prepare for the league at the weekend." Assistant coach Genesio was succinct and to the point.

Everyone took out their mobile phones and saw that Real Madrid scored two more goals in the first ten minutes of the second half, and now has a 5-0 lead over Malmo.

With a clean sheet, it is impossible for Lyon to beat Real Madrid.

This is the gap in overall strength.