On November 4, at 20 o'clock local time in Russia.

In the fourth round of Group C, Bayer Leverkusen's away game against Zenit was the first to be played.

The starting lists of both sides were only announced a moment before the game.

For Bayer Leverkusen, Schmidt made only two changes compared to the first leg.

Jedwai came on at left-back in place of the suspended Wendell.

Brandt played as a right winger, Bellaraby played in a central midfield position, and Calhanoglu dropped back to replace Lenacs who was out injured.

According to the data, the average age of Bayer Leverkusen's starting XI is only 24 years old, making them the youngest Champions League starter in the team's history.

As for Zenit, Boas also has two changes.

Shatov and Korzhakov were given starts, while Rondon and Faizulin were on the bench.

In the 13th minute after the opening, Zenit almost opened the scoring first.

Hulk takes a left-footed free-kick from the right and goes straight into the box.

In front of the goal, a number of Zenit ambushed here.

José did not dare to act rashly, so he could only be ready to make a save.

However, Hulk's free-kick went untouched.

Straight past the crowd before hitting the far post and bouncing off.

José was scared into a cold sweat.

In the 21st minute, Zenit had another good chance.

Danny won the ball in midfield, broke through two Bayer Leverkusen players and passed straight to the back of the pharmacy.

Krzhakov came from behind and got a one-on-one shot on goal.

It's just that Korzakov's shot angle failed to open and was blocked by Jose with his open arms and directly with his body.

Two minutes later, Danny passed through to Toprak again.

Krzhakov got another chance to go on a single shot.

This time, instead of rushing to shoot, he wanted to wade past Jose and then hit the empty net.

How could José let him get his wish?

Attack directly in one column while using the space-time pause.

There is no danger, and the ball is snatched directly from the opponent's feet.

The first half was a goalless affair for either side.

Although Jose kept the goal without conceding a goal on his own, if he still did not score, his hopes of qualifying early would be disappointed.

Second.

Shortly after the opening, Schmidt made the first substitution.

Dermic came off the bench to replace Brandt.

It was a simple counterpoint substitution.

In the 68th minute, Bayer Leverkusen broke the deadlock with a clever free-kick combination.

Calhanoglu plays a through ball to the edge of the box.

The unmarked Bella Rabi got the ball.

Bella Rabi did it back and passed the ball to Son Xingchou behind him.

Son Heung-chou kicked in from 26 yards in front of goal, and the ball arced in the air before sticking to the right post and into the net.

1 to 0.

Bayer Leverkusen take the lead.

In the 73rd minute, Kiessling made a direct pass through the middle.

On the edge of the penalty area, Son Xingchou pushed a left-footed shot, and the ball went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal.

The ball went in again

2 to 0.

After scoring twice, Son Heung-chou has bagged three of the Pharmaceutical's seven Champions League goals this season, in addition to two in qualifying.

In official matches this season, Son Heung-chou scored 10 goals and tied with Kiessling for the team's top scorer.

With two goals down, Villas-Boas began to make substitutions.

Long Dong, Ryazantsev, and Arshavin came off the bench successively.

It's just that their shots are all off the way.

Last-minute stoppage time.

Zenit scored a face-saving goal.

Longdong crosses.

Ryazantsev chested the ball at the top of the penalty area and picked up a pass.

Longdong countered offside and volleyed from 7 yards out.

Without using the plug-in, Jose touched the ball, but was still unable to prevent it from going into the net.

In the end, Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 away at Zenit.

At the end of the four rounds, Bayer Leverkusen accumulated 10 points, conceded only two goals, and got the right to qualify in advance.

In the other game in the same group, Benfica won 1-0 at home to Monaco and picked up a valuable three points.

With two rounds remaining, Benfica's right to qualify is out of their control.

In the Champions League, the Leverkusen team, which was soaring, returned to the league, but there was a lack of strikers.

On November 8, the 11th round of the Bundesliga continued.

Bayer Leverkusen, playing at home, faced Mainz in ninth place, and finally the pharmaceutical company contributed 26 shots on goal and drew 0-0 with the opponent.

Mainz had just one shot on target in the whole game.

On the eve of the Golden Boy Awards, Jose made only one save.

Undoubtedly, the best player of the game is naturally the opposing goalkeeper Karius.

After this game, although the ranking of the Bayer Leverkusen team remained unchanged, the point gap with Bayern was widened.

Jose lamented in his heart that if he wants to win the Bundesliga title, it seems that it is not enough to rely on himself.

After the match against Mainz, José flew to Italy alone.

When I arrived at the hotel arranged by the organizer, it was already late at night.

After a brief wash, José lay down to rest.

The next day, José woke up early.

After breakfast, he discovered an important problem.

He did not have a formal fit for the ceremony.

Just as José was considering whether to go out and buy a dress, the doorbell rang.

After opening the door, José saw a man and a woman.

"Hello Mr. José, we are from the Armani Marketing Department." The person who came directly identified himself.

It turned out that when they learned that Jose would most likely win the Golden Boy Award, they were interested in promoting and cooperating with Jose, but it was too late in time, so they came directly to the door.

It's not the first time Jose has made an advertising endorsement, so it's easy to understand what the other party thinks.

First, they were willing to provide José with clothes to attend the awards ceremony, and then they would pay José a certain amount.

Afterwards, they discussed specific cooperation with José.

José has no reason to refuse.

In this way, José unexpectedly solved the costume problem.

Originally, José made a request that he wear the tie that Asuka Saito gave him.

But Armani told him that as a sign of respect for the organizers, José would do well to wear a fully designed outfit.

That being the case, José no longer insisted.

The award ceremony was scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

While waiting for the award ceremony, José chose to walk out of the hotel, wanting to see the customs of this world-famous city.

However, he soon returned.

He could never have imagined that here in Italy, there are crazy female fans.

After traveling to various European countries, José found that except for British women, the beauties of other countries were more beautiful than one another, especially the Italian beauties.

Here, there are tall, fair-skinned, cheerful, and enthusiastic Italian beauties everywhere, and their unique charm makes José suspect that the "heart of a sage" is a fake, because he was almost seduced.

Fleeing back to the hotel in embarrassment, José chooses to sleep soundly.

At 19 o'clock local time, the annual awards ceremony of "Torino Sports" brought together players, coaches, managers and so on from various leagues.

Jose met with passing superstars including Luka Modric and Gianluigi Buffon.

The host first briefly introduced the history of the establishment of the Metropolitan Sports Awards, and then talked about the various events that have happened in European football in the past year.

After a brief introduction, the award ceremony officially began.

The first award is: Golden Player Male Athlete of the Year.

The award went to Luka Modric from Real Madrid.

As the hero of Real Madrid's Champions League last season, Modric deserved the award.

The second award is: Golden Player Sportswoman of the Year.

The award went to Janssen, a female footballer from Wolfsburg.

Last season, Janssen led Wolfsburg Women's Football Team to the Women's Champions League and the Bundesliga Women's Championship, so it can be said that there is no dispute about winning the award.

The fourth award is: European Football President of the Year.

The award was given to Juventus president Andrea Agnelli.

The fifth award: Vittorio Pozzo, Coach of the Year.

The award was won by Juventus manager Antonio Conte.

The best chairman and best manager awards, it's very Italian, so everyone understands it.

Next up are the Gartno Sirea Award, European Football's Best Agent, Italy's Best Under-21 Player, Golden Boy Career Award, Women's Golden Boy Award, Italy's Best Under-21 Player and many more.

There are many people who have won awards, but most of them are unfamiliar to Jose.

"He, it's your turn." Suddenly, Modric, who was sitting next to Jose, said to Jose.

Sure enough, the host began to talk about the results that Jose had achieved last season.

"In the last year, there was a player who single-handedly led the team all the way to the Europa League final and lifted the title, and his performance in the game." The home team talked for five minutes.

If it weren't for the host's narration, José wouldn't have known that he was so powerful.

"Next, please Jose, the winner of the Men's Soccer Golden Boy of the Year, will come to the stage." The moderator shouted in the direction of José.

Hearing the host shouting for himself to come to the stage, José couldn't help but feel nervous.

This is the first major personal award he has ever received.

While the Golden Boy award is not indicative of future achievements, at least for the year, Jose was one of the best performers among the younger generation.

Taking a deep breath, José began to walk towards the podium.

At this moment, he is not only the focus of the whole stadium, but also the focus of the whole European and even the world football.

José is destined to be the focus of attention in the days to come.

Arriving in the center of the podium and receiving the glittering football model trophy from the presenter, José was so excited that he almost couldn't speak.

After calming down, José began to think in his head, what to say?

"First of all, I would like to thank Torino Sports for this award, and I am very happy to be recognized by Torino Sports and my friends from the media."

"Secondly, I would like to thank one of my teachers who guided me on the right path."

"Finally, I want to thank my manager, my team-mates."

Jose said a lot in one go.

As a Chinese person who knows how to be grateful, he will never forget everyone who has helped him.

Of course, at this moment, in the limited time, it is impossible for him to read everyone's names all over again.

After the award ceremony, José called his parents as soon as possible.

José's parents were naturally very happy, and this also became their capital to show off to their relatives and friends.

(End of chapter)