Chapter 0942, Chinese players in the Champions League
After Juventus and Shakhtar played to a draw, there was not much commentary on the game from the outside media.
Although Juventus are an old European powerhouse, they are still in the stage of recovery and need to continue to prove their quality in the Champions League, so they have not received much attention.
But other teams are different, such as the focus battles between the giants in the first round of the group stage, which have earned enough eyeballs.
The most anticipated matchup between Barcelona and AC Milan is the most watched match.
The main forces of the two teams were exhausted, and the scene was very hot.
Although Barcelona dominate the home field, AC Milan are also at the peak of the team, and the Rossoneri should not be underestimated.
Cesc Fabregas finally made his way into the starting line-up for this game, and since joining Barcelona, he has only been a rotation player and has not returned to his peak form at Arsenal. If it weren't for Andres Iniesta's injury in this game, he wouldn't have been able to start.
In fact, when Xiaofa joined Barcelona, Barcelona's lineup was very complete, whether it was the Habaibu trio in the midfield, or Messi, Villa and Pedro in the front, the starters in the midfield had a very good run-in.
So this summer, Barcelona's two top new signings, Xiaofa and Sanchez, although their strength is absolutely top, is still difficult to enter the main lineup, and can only be used as a supplementary rotation for the team. For example, in this game, Xiaofa is just a spare tire for Iniesta's injury.
Xiaofa, who was still the absolute core of Arsenal last season, paid money to join Barcelona, but only had to wait for an opportunity on the bench, which is really suffocating.
Villa and Pedro scored one goal each in this game, and although Messi did not score, his movement and attraction in the front court brought great contributions to the team.
However, on AC Milan's side, Pato also scored a god-wrenching goal in this game, and he used his speed advantage to blitz and blast Barcelona away in the opening 24 seconds.
In the final minute of stoppage time, Thiago Silva's header helped the team to a goal-equalising Cosmos Barcelona and earning a valuable point on the road.
The match ended in a 2-2 draw between the two teams.
It is worth mentioning that this game is Zheng Zhi's first appearance in the Champions League for AC Milan, and it is also his first time participating in the Champions League.
In this game, he was put in the midfield position, partnered with Seedorf and Van Bommel two veterans, due to the strength of the opponent, Milan did not attack much, so Zheng Zhi was more arranged as a defensive midfielder.
Zheng Zhi performed very well in this position, making several vicious tackles, which caused boos at the Camp Nou.
However, for a defensive player, to be able to make the home fans scold and boo, his performance can be considered qualified.
Coupled with the pre-match Spanish media hyped up the friendly match that had an accident that year, the video of Cisse's injury was broadcast in the Spanish media many times, and now Zheng Zhi's image of the "villain" has been ingrained in their minds.
But Zheng Zhi didn't care.
The Cisse incident was just an accident, and besides, I can't give up the team's defense in order to ensure the absolute safety of the opposing players, which is completely unethical!
Since I am said to be a "wicked person", then I will be a "wicked person" completely!
In this game, in the midfield defense, whether it is Messi or Villa and Pedro, they all suffered, and under Zheng Zhi's fierce tackle, the Barcelona players were extra careful, so they also missed several opportunities to score.
After all, for them, they can still tell which is more important than a goal and a broken leg......
Allegri on the sidelines was pleased with Zheng Zhi's performance, who has gone from being a substitute at the start of the season to a regular rotation in the current AC Milan squad, and has been back in the main position after Gattuso's recent injury. Zheng Zhi's adaptability to multiple positions and his desperate style of play made Allegri full of affection for him.
Now that he has been in the main position, after the retirement of many veterans in Milan next season, Zheng Zhi will definitely be given more responsibilities and become a more important player in Milan.
Compared with the rotation position during the Juventus period, it now seems that Zheng Zhi's transfer may be a good thing for his personal development.
In addition to this game, Arsenal's away game against Borussia Dortmund is also in the spotlight.
It was the first time that Arsenal's midfielders had played in a Champions League match, and they faced last season's Bundesliga double in a very exciting match.
The final score of the game was 3-3, and both of Arsenal's goals were related to the Chinese duo. Chen Tao made two passes and two shots, Wang Chuhe assisted twice, and the Huaguo duo showed a strong tacit understanding in this game, and they achieved the effect of 1+1 greater than 2.
In addition to them, Gervinho is one of the best performers in the team, and he and Wang Chuhe have worked well together before Monaco, and now the two have brought that combination to Arsenal, where Gervinho scored twice to help Arsenal devastate the city and make Gunners fans forget about the departed Robin van Persie for a while.
In addition to the two of them, there was a dramatic scene in this match.
Originally, Dortmund scored a goal each by Shinji Kagawa and Robert Lewandowski, but the team was unable to break the deadlock and fell behind 2-3.
In the final stages of the game, Klopp sent several substitutes, and Huaguo midfielder Deng Zhuoxiang came on as a substitute.
In the 90th minute of the game, it was Deng Zhuoxiang's direct free kick that helped the team draw with Arsenal at the last minute and successfully held a point at home.
This free kick is about 35 meters away from the goal, everyone thinks that Deng Zhuoxiang will pass the ball to the penalty area, but I didn't expect Deng Zhuoxiang to shoot decisively, the ball is extremely fast, and played a rebound, Szczesny did not expect Deng Zhuoxiang's shot, and finally the goal missed, losing the victory in hand.
This goal made Deng Zhuoxiang famous for a while!
Last season, Deng Zhuoxiang was only a substitute for the team, a marginal role, and this season the team had some injuries, and there were a lot of physical problems in multi-front battles, so Klopp gave Deng Zhuoxiang a chance.
Deng Zhuoxiang also seized the opportunity and used his set-piece skills to achieve zero breakthroughs in the Champions League.
After this game, Deng Zhuoxiang got more appearances, but at the star-studded Borussia Dortmund, he still made very few appearances.
And Yang Xu, who also plays for Dortmund with Deng Zhuoxiang, has almost no chance to play, he has been playing in the youth team and has not been valued by Klopp.
If they want to develop, they should consider changing teams next season......