Chapter 124: Two Goals
"Guys, we played well in the first half overall."
'That goal was just bad luck and we should forget about it.'
"But we have to remember that this is the Stade Olimpico de Lyon, our home stadium."
'We have to fight as best we can until the end and give the fans a satisfactory scoreline.'
"I believe that through the first half of the game, everyone has seen that Chelsea is really not a big deal, as long as we play our strength, we can completely eliminate them and successfully advance to the quarter-finals!"
'Keeping an eye on Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas in the second half would have made Chelsea's attacking threat much less if they were both limited.
At half-time, Fournier made a brief tactical arrangement.
Fifteen minutes passed and the two teams returned to the pitch and exchanged pitches.
"Welcome back to the Stade Olympique de Lyon, the site of the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, where Ligue 1 champions Lyon take on Premier League champions Chelsea."
'In the first half, Lyon's star Super Zhang opened the scoring for Lyon, but Chelsea midfielder Mikel equalised just before half-time and the two sides were temporarily tied at 1-1.
"The next 45 minutes will be the crucial 45 minutes that will decide the outcome of the first leg."
"Whoever can perform better in this period will have the advantage in the first leg."
After the halftime break, the commentators from various countries began to play passionately again.
On the pitch, Lyon took the lead in attacking.
Zhang Chaoqiang received the ball in front of the penalty area through running cover, buckled with his right foot, and wiped his left foot again, immediately passing the Nigerian Mikel in front of him, and smashing into the penalty area from the ribs.
Ivanovic quickly stepped forward to fill the position, Zhang Chaoqiang flicked the outside of his right foot lightly, and the person also flashed to the right, and then one person.
"Beautiful!! Super Zhang has connected two people!! ”
In the exclamation of the French commentator, Zhang Chaoqiang was already in an obvious vacancy.
At this moment, Chelsea's goal is completely exposed in front of Zhang Chaoqiang.
Without any hesitation, he immediately swung his leg sideways, and swung his right foot like an iron whip and volleyed vigorously.
Boom!!!
The football went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal under the standing gaze of the fans on the spot.
He was about to roll into the goal, but was temporarily stopped by a big hand.
The ball was not completely captured by the palm, but after this block, it had to change direction and roll out of the bottom line by grazing the post.
"Very nice save, Courtois!"
'He saved the Blues, it was a crucial save!'
The England commentator immediately cheered with excitement for Courtois' brave save.
To concede a goal at the start of the second half would be very bad for Chelsea.
"It's a shame that Super Zhang dribbled past Mikel and Ivanovic in a row and completed a very dangerous shot."
"But Courtois was in very good form and he just rejected Super Zhang's goal."
The French commentator is constantly lamenting.
Having already given Chelsea an away goal, the commentator will certainly hope Lyon can score quickly and take the lead again.
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The opening kick-off came close to scoring a goal, and the emotions of the Lyon fans were aroused, and the team song resounded neatly in the Olympic stadium.
The Lyon players were affected by the emotions of the scene, and the performance on the pitch became more and more active.
In the 50th minute, Alexandre Lacazette got past Cesc Fabregas and crossed the ball forward, while he was actively moving forward.
Zhang Chaoqiang sent the ball back directly, and a smooth collision against the wall matched to win a short shot for Lacazette.
Lacazette quickly bent his bow and pushed the inside of his right foot.
But he still can't get past the Chelsea goalkeeper.
Courtois was in really good form for the game, keeping a series of dangerous shots from Lyon.
In the 56th minute, Chelsea also created chances with a quick counter-attack, with Cesc Fabregas instigating the attack and Diego Costa picking up a pass from Willian in the box.
But the football did not hold down and was beaten into an anti-aircraft gun.
Behind the goal, Lyon fans frantically scramble for the ball Costa shot, all while bursting into laughter.
Although Eden Hazard is at the heart of Chelsea, his individual goalscoring ability is relatively average, and he still needs a strong striker to help finish it.
In this Chelsea team at the moment, Diego Costa is in charge of scoring goals.
Eden Hazard's overall performance in this game was mediocre and did not seem to be exciting enough.
Diego Costa was out of form again and missed chances in quick succession.
It's a situation that Lyon fans would love to see.
Lyon's attacking firepower gradually increased, but Chelsea's counter-attack was thunderous and rainy.
So on the pitch, Lyon had to inch in, and the more he kicked, the more ferocious he became.
From 60 minutes to 80 minutes, for 20 minutes, it was almost Lyon besieging Chelsea.
However, Chelsea relied on Courtois's high reception to withstand it, and maintained a 1-1 scoreline.
In the 81st minute, Lyon's continuous attacks were fruitless, and he was a little weak in follow-up.
After all, players are not robots, and continuous fast-paced offense and defense are physically demanding, so everyone needs to take a slow pace to recuperate, and then accumulate strength and fight hard in the last few minutes.
Valbuena dribbled the ball up front with the intention of setting up the final attack before resting.
However, Chelsea defended solidly and Valbuena saw little of a good chance and was forced by Cesc Fabregas to knock the ball back to Tolisso in front of the box.
Tolisso stepped forward and fired a long-range shot straight at him, blindfolded two metres from outside the box.
Indeed, in the case of not being able to find an opportunity, Meng's long-range shooting is also a way to deal with it.
Tolisso's long-range shot was of good quality, and the ball whistled through the wind and headed straight for the top left of the goal.
But Courtois was once again playing at a high level, moving quickly and clasping his hands together to lift the powerful long-range shot over the crossbar.
But the ball spun and did deflect upwards after hitting Courtois's palm, but it didn't go over the crossbar, but hit the underside of the crossbar with a bang and bounced back into the box.
"Lacazette!! Golden opportunity!! ”
In an exclamation, the ball fell in front of Lacazette.
Lacazette didn't hesitate to step forward and put the ball in the middle of the goal.
“OhmyGod!!”
But Courtois, as if he had taken a doping, quickly jumped sideways and blocked the ball again with his palm.
This time the ball landed in the six-yard box, and Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill rushed forward at the same time to break the ball to clear the ball.
But as soon as they took a step, they both felt a hard blow on their shoulders.
Zhang Chaoqiang started from behind them at the same time and forcibly squeezed through the gap between the two.
Ivanovic reacted quickly and decisively raised his elbow to block the man.
But this action only slowed down Zhang Chaoqiang's body, but he was still the first to rush to the landing point and stretched his right foot over the falling football.
The football landed on Zhang Chaoqiang's toes, and he threw his toes hard at the same time.
For the third time, the ball flew towards the Chelsea goal, this time into the top right corner of the goal.
Courtois got up again to make a third save, but he couldn't keep it in his shoes.
The ball flew straight into the goal and was easily caught by the net.
“goooooooooal————————”
"Super Zhang!! Chinese Superman!! He scored a brace!! ”
"Lyon's successive sieges paid off, with a smart follow-up shot from Super Zhang in front of goal to break through the Chelsea goal again!"
"Since the start of the second half, Lyon has been dominating the field, but they have never been able to find the back of the net."
"Now, with Super Zhang's follow-up shot, Lyon has taken the lead again."
"2:1, that's a very good score for a Lyon player!"
Zhang Chaoqiang happened in the 81st minute, which was another moment close to a stunner.
"Super Zhang!! Super Zhang!! ”
Zhang Chaoqiang and his teammates rushed to the sidelines to celebrate, and neat shouts rang out at the scene.
At the same time, the domestic commentators were also shouting frantically.
"Beautiful!! Zhang Chaoqiang scored a goal and scored a personal brace! ”
"This is his first brace in the Champions League and the third Asian player to score a brace in the Champions League!"
There are only two Asian players who have scored twice in the Champions League.
Ali Daei of Iran, Maxim Shatskykh of Uzbekistan.
Zhang Chaoqiang is now the third.