Chapter 125 Probability of Promotion
Through Zhang Chaoqiang's supplementary goal, Lyon finally took the lead again.
The fans at the scene once again sang the team song to show their support for the team.
2:1γ
It's an overall good score.
If the first leg ends with this scoreline, the fans will be perfectly acceptable.
The game restarted and the Chelsea players showed they were okay with their actions.
They shrunk their formation appropriately and intended to keep the score until the end.
The Lyon coaching staff also gestured on the sidelines, asking the team to pay attention to defense and not make mistakes in the final moments of the game.
A few minutes passed quickly, and the regular 90-minute game was coming to an end.
"If the first leg ends with a score of 2:1, then both teams should be able to accept it."
'For Lyon they have a small home advantage, for Chelsea they have a narrow defeat and an away goal.
"In the history of the Champions League, the team that leads 2-1 at home in the first leg has an overall probability of qualifying about 55%. Therefore, if Chelsea lose 1-2, they have a 45% chance of progressing. β
In the 90th minute of the game, the commentators of various countries have been analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the two teams at the end of the first leg 2:1.
Zhang Chaoqiang dribbled past Cesc Fabregas but was kicked in the ankle by Mikel as he tried to accelerate in front of the penalty area.
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Spanish referee Velasco immediately blew the whistle and blew for a foul.
"Mr. referee, this is an injury foul, a yellow card action."
The Lyon players immediately put pressure on the referee because Mikel had been shown a yellow card by Valbuena in the previous successive attacks.
Give him another one, and he'll have a red card.
But the referee clearly didn't want to send off the Nigerian, and just gave Lyon a free-kick, which didn't mean to be carded.
'Lyon got a free-kick about 20 metres from the goal, slightly to the left on the edge of the box, which is a good position to hit the goal directly.
As soon as the free kick was taken, the commentators of various countries immediately aroused interest.
Again, there is a clear possibility that the game will be uncertain.
Zhang Chaoqiang rubbed his ankles and slowly got up from the grass.
That guy did have a heavy foot, and it wasn't an exaggeration to give him a yellow card.
But the referee clearly didn't want a red card in this game.
Zhang Chaoqiang set up the football at the place of the foul, while the Chelsea players lined up the wall.
Since the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, foam spray has been widely used in various football tournaments, which is very beneficial for free-kick players.
In the era when there was no foam spray, the defending wall players always took advantage of the referee's inattention to move forward secretly, resulting in the distance between the human wall generally not reaching the specified distance, and the difficulty of free kicks crossing the human wall would be greatly increased.
Nowadays, with foam spray, defenders can only stand honestly at the required distance, which is more conducive to free-kick scoring.
After setting up the football, Zhang Chaoqiang took a few steps back.
The referee blew the whistle and Zhang Chaoqiang took a deep breath.
Pedal the ground and run, step forward.
Swing your leg sideways and kick hard with the inside of your right foot.
Football soared into the air and Chelsea players jumped on the bandwagon.
Gary Cahill in the wall noticed that the football was coming at his head, and he seemed to be able to reach it when he got up.
So the England defender jumped up and closed his eyes and tried to shake his head, trying to stop the football with his head.
But he just felt that the side of his head was rubbed on the side, and he didn't hit the ball firmly.
The ball still flew over the wall and flew firmly towards the top left corner of the goal.
On top of that, Gary Cahill's head was slightly deflected by a slight blow to the spinning football.
Originally, there was no tricky entry angle, and it directly became a dead end.
Thibaut Courtois, who was in excellent form, struggled to make a save, but could not do anything.
The ball flew in through the dead angle between the beam and the column, and it was impossible to pounce.
"Goooooooooalββββββββ" was just a moment, and the commentators of various countries immediately cut into a roaring state and began to shout wildly.
"Super Zhang!! The King of Lore!! Hat trick!! β
"Super Zhang completed a hat-trick and scored directly from a free kick!!"
"It was a very crucial goal, 2:1 and 3:1, which are two very different scores!"
"The previous 81st minute supplemental shot, Super Zhang killed this game, and this free kick, he is likely to directly kill the entire series, this is the real king of lore!!"
Zhang Chaoqiang originally just took the free kick with a normal mentality.
It's best to score a penalty, and it doesn't matter if you don't.
After all, the opposite goalkeeper is in a brave state, and ordinary ordinary attackers don't even want to bypass his ten-finger pass.
Unexpectedly, the opposing defender helped rub the football and turned this free kick into an absolute dead end.
Zhang Chaoqiang waved his arms and rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and slid directly to his knees.
Hat-trick!
It was a hat-trick in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
The teammates all rushed over, hugged and cheered each other, and shared the moment of passion.
"It's so beautiful, super Zhang!!"
"Are you possessed by God?"
"Great, the English are going to be finished."
"We're going to the quarterfinals!"
Everyone knows the significance of this goal, and it will increase Lyon's chances of qualifying.
Above the stands, the Lyon fans once again chanted in unison.
"The Lore King!! The King of Lore!! β
At the same time, commentators from various countries continued to talk about Zhang Chaoqiang's hat trick.
"This is the first hat-trick in the knockout round of this season's Champions League, it is not from Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Suarez and other super goalscorers, but from Chinese superman, the hottest super talent in European football at the moment!"
With this hat-trick, Super Zhang became the first Asian player to wear a hat-trick in the Champions League and the third player in Lyon's history, after Sylvain Wiltord and Bafetimbi Gomi.
'Most importantly, it was a hat-trick that pushed Chelsea to the brink and gave Lyon a huge lead.
'If we only lose the first leg 1-2, Chelsea can still have a 45% chance of turning the tables, but the score is extended to 1:3, then according to historical data, Chelsea's probability of turning the game is only 2%.'
2:1 and 3:1, it seems that there is only one ball difference, but it is enough to cause a qualitative change.
The Lyon players are well aware of this.
So after the crazy celebration, the whole team played with the spirit of 12 points, and it was important to keep the score until the end.
In the four minutes of stoppage time, Chelsea did launch back-to-back counter-attacks.
But under the steadfast defense of the Lyons, they did not pose much of a threat.
As soon as the four minutes passed, the Spanish referee blew the final whistle quickly.
In the Lyon Olympic stadium, a tsunami of cheers immediately rang out.
'At full-time, congratulations to Lyon, who beat Chelsea 3-1 with a super hat-trick to take a huge lead in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
'Chelsea are already on the brink of a precipice and have a chance to go back to their home stadium, but the first-leg score doesn't give them a good chance.