Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 111 Two Awards
Zhang Chaoqiang didn't expect that he would be the first to get the assists before he had scored four goals.

The game resumed after the whole Lyon team celebrated wildly at the Malmö Stadium.

Malmo players no longer want to win, they want to play the game to the end.

Of course, without continuing to lose the ball.

So the last 10 minutes of the game passed under the persistence of the Malmö players, and the final score did not change.

"At the end of the game, Lyon defeated Malmo 4:1 away and advanced to the knockout round of the Champions League one round ahead of schedule."

"This is the first time Lyon has reached the knockout stage of the Champions League after four years since the 11/12 season."

After the game, the Lyon team once again cheered and celebrated at the Malmö Stadium.

Not only because the team advanced early, but also because Lyon was temporarily promoted to the first place in the group.

皇马在客场面对顿涅茨克矿工，七10分钟就4:0领先，没想到最后二10分钟却连丢三球，最终从4:0大胜变成4:3险胜。

In this case, relying on the three goal difference obtained in this game, Lyon temporarily overwhelmed Real Madrid by one goal and ranked first in the group.

After the game, Zhang Chaoqiang went to the post-match press conference as the best player in the game.

"Zhang, you contributed four assists in this game, are you going to develop into midfield in the future?"

Lyon advanced ahead of schedule, and the French media also made fun of Zhang Chaoqiang.

"No, I'm more interested in scoring than assisting. And I'm more interested in winning than scoring."

"This game was an accident, I didn't expect to get four assists myself."

"The most important thing is that I don't think a few assists are enough to count as a midfielder."

"A real midfielder needs to complete many tasks such as organizing the offense, sorting out the team, sweeping and intercepting. I just completed the last pass in the game, so I was lucky to get an assist. The real control of the team's rhythm is Matthew, Corentin and them."

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The Lyon team returned to France and was warmly received by the fans.

Advance to the Champions League knockout rounds in advance, which has met the basic expectations of the fans.

The next step is to try to go further in the knockout rounds.

The French media is also actively cheering for Lyon, hoping that they will strive to win the first place in the group.

Both teams in Ligue [-] have played well in the UEFA Champions League this season. PSG already locked in advance in the last round, and they will make persistent efforts to lock in the first place in the group this round.

If the two teams can maintain their outstanding performance in the group stage, they might be able to make a difference in the knockout stage. Ligue [-] may not be without the possibility of coveting the championship.

On November 11th, in the 29th round of Ligue 15, Lyon played against Montpellier at home.

Taking advantage of the morale bonus of advancing to the Champions League knockout round in advance, Lyon entered the game state early.

In the 9th minute, Lyon played a beautiful pass in the frontcourt, but Zhang Chaoqiang was released when he took the ball in front of the penalty area and hit the goal.

Lyon get a free-kick in front of the penalty area to the left, ideal for a direct attack.

Zhang Chaoqiang set up the football and prepared to take the penalty himself.

"Since he used a free kick to kill Bordeaux last season, Super Zhang has no record of scoring a goal with a free kick. I wonder if he can perform another wonderful free kick for everyone this time."

Free kicks require talent on the one hand and hard work on the other.

Among the top ten free kicks scored in football, there are six players from Brazil, the football kingdom, and the top three are completely occupied by Brazilians.

This shows the importance of talent.

But in addition to talent, hard work is also essential.

Since the start of the new season, Zhang Chaoqiang has always had the option of free kicks in his extra training programs.

But he never managed to score another free kick on the pitch.

Because a lot of things are dead on the training ground, but everything is alive on the pitch.

Especially the goalkeeper on the opposite side, he is definitely a guy who tries his best to save free kicks, after all, it is related to his salary.

This leads to the generally low efficiency of free kicks.

Fekir, the No. [-] free kicker in the Lyon team last season, only scored one free kick in a season.

Everyone thinks that is normal data.

Even Juninho, who is the number one free kick master in the history of the Lyon team, surpassed Pele and Ronaldinho in the free kick rankings, and he had to take an average of seven free kicks to score during his time at Lyon. once.

Now that Zhang Chaoqiang has played a third of the game and has not scored a free kick, everyone doesn't think there is anything wrong.

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As the referee blew his whistle, Zhang Chaoqiang ran up and kicked the ball with the inside of his right foot.

The football quickly lifted into the air, like a crescent moon across the top of the wall, and flew towards the upper left corner of the goal.

Montpellier goalkeeper Pionier saw that it was a banana ball hitting the close corner and immediately made a flying save.

But the angle of the fast-spinning football was extremely tricky, and he stretched his arms hard, but still couldn't reach the ball.

"Goooooooal———"

"Super Zhang!! A free kick directly scores the goal!!"

"It was a very nice curve ball, easily over the wall, and went straight to the top left corner of the goal."

"That's almost a blind spot. You can see from Pioneer's innocent expression that he can't do anything at all!"

Zhang Chaoqiang scored a free kick, and there was a bang and cheers erupted from the scene.

This free kick provoked everyone's good memories, and remembered the exciting lore to win the championship last season.

The game restarted, and Lyon continued to pursue the victory.

In the 17th minute, Bedimo scored from a corner kick to help the team expand the score.

Lyon got off to a smooth start, leading by two goals in less than 10 minutes, and seemed to be headed for another big victory.

But what follows is a constant state of affairs.

Before the end of the first half, Umtiti collided with the opposing striker's knee in defense and was injured.

In the second half of the game, Fournier replaced Fekir, who had returned from injury, and asked him to find the rhythm of the game.

The guy was injured at the beginning of the season, and his recovery was not ideal after that, so he finally returned from injury recently.

Unexpectedly, just after playing for more than ten minutes, Fekir went down again clutching his thigh.

Two consecutive player injuries prevented Lyon from continuing to score, and instead conceded a goal in the second half.

Fortunately, relying on the overall strength advantage, everyone kept the score of 2:1 to the end.

Lyon beat Montpellier by one goal at home. After the away draw with Monaco in the 10th round, they have completed their five consecutive Ligue [-] victories.

But on the other side, Paris is also winning. They beat Troyes 4:1 at home and continued to remain unbeaten.

In addition, Ibrahimovic also scored a goal in the game, and the two still maintain a gap of one goal.

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On December 12, FIFA officially announced the shortlist of various awards for the 1 FIFA Awards Ceremony.

Zhang Chaoqiang was shortlisted for two awards in total.

The Puskas Award was shortlisted for the top three, together with Barcelona Messi and Roman Florenzi.

In addition to the Puskas Award, Zhang Chaoqiang was also shortlisted for the forward position of the best team of the year.

The best FIFA team of the year is a 433 formation, with 5 candidates for the goalkeeper position, 20 candidates for the defender position, and 15 candidates for the midfield and forward positions.

As the most powerful forward in Ligue 2015 in [-], Zhang Chaoqiang was shortlisted as one of the fifteen candidates for the forward position.

But his probability of winning is only greater than or equal to zero, which is negligible.

There are only three spots for the striker position, Ronaldo and Messi will definitely take two, and the last spot is either Neymar or Suarez, and the other finalists are all running with them.

In addition to Zhang Chaoqiang, another Ligue [-] player who was shortlisted for the best team of the year is Thiago Silva.

But according to the comprehensive results of Paris last season, the probability of the sister-in-law winning the award is not high.

(End of this chapter)