Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 124
"Guys, we had a good 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 Olimpice in Lyon, our home stadium."

"We must do our best to fight to the end and give the fans a satisfactory score for themselves."

"I believe that through the first half of the game, everyone has seen that Chelsea is really no big deal. As long as we show our strength, we can completely eliminate them and successfully advance to the quarterfinals!"

"Continue to stare at Hazard and Cesc Fabregas in the second half. As long as they are restricted, Chelsea's offensive threat can be reduced a lot."

During the intermission, Fournier simply arranged his tactics.

After 15 minutes passed, the two teams returned to the court and exchanged venues.

"Welcome back to the Stade Olimpico in Lyon, here is the scene of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of [-], the strong battle between the French champions Lyon and the Premier League champions Chelsea."

"In the first half of the game, Lyon's star Super Zhang opened the scoring for Lyon, but before the end of the first half, Chelsea midfielder Mikel equalized the score, and the two sides temporarily drew 1:1."

"The next 45 minutes will be the crucial 45 minutes to determine the outcome of the first round."

"Whoever can perform better during this period will have an advantage in the first leg."

After the intermission, the commentators from various countries began to devote themselves to the game with passion.

On the court, Lyon took the lead in attacking.

Zhang Chaoqiang caught the ball in front of the penalty area through a running cover, dunked with his right foot, and touched it with his left foot. He immediately passed the Nigerian Mikel in front of him and entered the penalty area from the ribs.

Ivanovic quickly stepped forward to make up for the position, Zhang Chaoqiang flicked the outside of his right foot lightly, and the person also flashed to the right, and another person passed.

"Beautiful!! Super Zhang has surpassed two people in a row!!"

As the French commentator exclaimed, 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 legs sideways, swung his right foot like an iron whip, and volleyed vigorously.

Bang! ! !
Under the standing gaze of the fans at the scene, the football went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

It was about to roll into the goal, but was temporarily stopped by a big hand.

The football was not completely caught by the palm, but after being blocked, he had to change direction, rubbing against the post and rolling out of the baseline.

"Very nice save, Courtois!"

"He saved the Blues goal, it was a very crucial save!"

The England commentator immediately cheered for Courtois's heroic save.

It would be very bad for Chelsea if they conceded a goal at the beginning of the second half.

"It's a pity. Super Zhang dribbled past Mikel and Ivanovic consecutively, completing a very threatening shot."

"But Courtois was in very good form and he directly rejected Super Zhang's goal."

The French commentator kept regretting.

Chelsea has already scored an away goal. Of course, the commentator hopes that Lyon can score quickly and take the lead again.

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The opening almost resulted in a goal, the emotions of the Lyon fans were mobilized, and the neat team anthem resounded in the Olympic Stadium.

The Lyon players were affected by the emotions on the scene, and their performance on the court became more active.

In the 50th minute, Lacazette crossed the ball after passing Fabregas, and at the same time he actively advanced.

Zhang Chaoqiang directly made the ball and sent it back. A smooth collision with the wall gave Lakazette a short chance to hit the goal.

Lacazette quickly bent his bow and set an arrow, and pushed hard with the instep of his right foot.

But still can't pass the ten fingers of the Chelsea goalkeeper.

Courtois was in really good form in this game, saving Lyon's threatening shots consecutively.

In the 56th minute, Chelsea also created opportunities through a quick counterattack, Fabregas instigated the attack, Diego Costa received a pass from William in the penalty area and kicked directly.

But the football was not suppressed and was beaten into an anti-aircraft gun.

The Lyon fans behind the goal frantically fought for the football shot by Costa, and burst into laughter at the same time.

Although Hazard is the core of Chelsea, his personal scoring ability is relatively average, and he still needs a strong striker to help complete the finish.

In the current Chelsea team, Diego Costa is in charge of scoring goals.

Hazard's overall performance in this game was average, and he seemed not excited enough.

Diego Costa was in poor form again and missed opportunities in a row.

This is a situation that Lyon fans are happy to see.

Lyon's offensive firepower gradually increased, but Chelsea's counterattack was thunderous and rainy.

So on the court, Lyon made an inch of progress, kicking more and more fiercely.

From 60 minutes to 80 minutes, for a full 10 minutes, Lyon was almost besieging Chelsea.

However, Chelsea could withstand Courtois's high-resistance and maintained a 1:1 score.

In the 81st minute, Lyon's continuous attack was fruitless, and it was a bit weak to continue.

After all, players are not robots, and the continuous fast-paced offense and defense consume a lot of energy. Everyone needs to take a slow-paced rest, then accumulate strength, and fight hard in the last few minutes.

Valbuena took the ball to the frontcourt, intending to organize the last attack before the break.

But Chelsea's defense was solid, and Valbuena didn't see any good opportunities. Instead, he was pressed by Fabregas, so he knocked the football back to Tolisso in front of the penalty area.

Tolisso took a step forward and directly fired a long-range cannon, covering his foot two meters away from the penalty area.

Indeed, when no opportunity is found, Meng Long shot is also a way to deal with it.

Tolisso's long-range shot was of very good quality. The football whizzed past with the sound of the wind and went straight to the upper left of the goal.

But Courtois once again showed a high level, moving his body quickly, clasping his hands together to prop this powerful long shot over the crossbar.

But the football was spinning, and after hitting Courtois' palm, it did deflect upwards, but it did not exceed the crossbar, but hit the lower edge of the crossbar with a bang, and bounced back to the penalty area.

"Lacazette!! Great opportunity!!"

Amidst the exclamation, the football fell in front of Lacazette.

Without hesitation, Lacazette stepped forward and raised his foot to pad the ball towards the center of the goal.

"Oh my God!!"

But Courtois, as if he had taken a stimulant, quickly jumped sideways and blocked the ball again with his palm.

This time the ball landed inside the six-yard box, and Ivanovic and Gary Cahill rushed forward at the same time, intending to clear the ball.

But as soon as they took a step, both of them felt a hard bump on their shoulders.

Zhang Chaoqiang started from behind them at the same time, forcing his way through the gap between them.

Ivanovic reacted quickly and decisively raised his elbow to block the man.

But this action only slowed down Zhang Chaoqiang's stature, but he was still the first to rush to the landing point, and stretched his right foot towards the falling football.

The football landed on Zhang Chaoqiang's toes, and at the same time he turned his toes vigorously.

The ball flew towards the Chelsea goal for the third time, this time towards the top right corner of the goal.

Courtois got up again to make a third save, but he couldn't save the goal in his haste.

The football flew straight into the goal and was easily caught by the net.

"goooooooooal—————"

"Super Zhang!! Chinese Superman!! He scored twice!!"

"Lyon's continuous siege has achieved results. Super Zhang made a quick shot in front of the goal and broke Chelsea's goal again!"

"Since the start of the second half, Lyon has been taking the initiative on the field, but they have never been able to score."

"Now through Super Zhang's supplementary shot, Lyon once again took the lead."

"2:1, this is a very good score for Lyon players!"

Zhang Chaoqiang happened in the 81st minute, which was another moment close to a lore.

"Super Zhang!! Super Zhang!!"

Zhang Chaoqiang and his teammates rushed to the sidelines to celebrate, and there was another neat shout at the scene.

At the same time, domestic commentators were also shouting crazily.

"Beautiful!! Zhang Chaoqiang made a supplementary shot and scored twice!"

"This is his first brace in the Champions League, and he is also the fourth Asian player to score twice in the Champions League!"

There are only three Asian players who have scored twice in the Champions League.

Iran's Ali Daei, Uzbekistan's Maxim Shatskikh, and South Korea's Son Heung-min.

Zhang Chaoqiang is now the fourth.

(End of this chapter)