Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 56
Before the final game of the winter break, Lyon still has a domestic cup game to play.

On December 12, the French League Cup round of sixteen match day, Lyon played against Monaco at home.

In order to win the winter break championship, Fournier arranged the team rotation again.

At present, Lyon is in good condition on both the Ligue [-] and the Europa League. The coaching staff believes that it is not appropriate to start more battles.

After all, Lyon relies on a starting lineup to dominate the world, and there are really no good players on the bench.

Now that Monaco is drawn in the round of [-], losing to the opponent is not a shame.

So Lyon, who played in rotation, lost 0:1 to Monaco, happily ending the French League Cup journey this season.

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On the evening of December 12, the Lyon team came to Bordeaux, a city in southwestern France, to prepare for their last game in 21.

Bordeaux is a world-famous red wine producing area. The red wine produced here may not be the best, but it must be the most famous.

The famous Lafite is produced in Bordeaux winery.

The owner of Bordeaux Football Club is actually a wine merchant.

"In the early game in the afternoon, Marseille beat Lille 2:1 at home."

"So if Lyon wants to win the half-time championship, they must not lose."

The French commentator succinctly stated Lyon's current situation, as long as they don't lose, they can win the half-time championship.

Because Lyon has several goal difference advantages over Marseille.

It is precisely because of this that Fournier arranged for the team to play a defensive counterattack in the away game.

The goal is to keep the tie and win.

[You start stealing the sky from Lamine Sane, strength +2]

Before the start of the game, Zhang Chaoqiang first stole two points of strength from the opposite Senegalese defender Sane, and supplemented his strength attribute to 70 points.

Now he's only 5 points away from hitting 70 in all stats in Bounce.

The game officially started, and both sides played relatively conservatively.

Lyon wants to fight for the half-time championship, and Bordeaux also wants to get points to keep their No.4 position, so as to ensure that they do not fall too far behind the top three.

Both sides played very politely in the first three 10 minutes, and it seemed that both teams were content with a draw.

But Lyon is really satisfied, Bordeaux is just pretending to be satisfied.

With only one point, Bordeaux can't hold the fourth place at all.

Sure enough, after 10 minutes, Bordeaux began to try to attack more and more, while Lyon tried to find counterattack opportunities.

However, Bordeaux's midfield interception did a good job, and Lyon's counterattack always returned in vain.

So the two teams played until the end of the first half, and the score was still 0:0.

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"Let's not rush and play more patiently."

"Bordeaux is definitely the more anxious side. We can pass the ball more when we counterattack, and we don't need to shoot rashly..."

At halftime, Fournier summed up the team's performance in the first half.

The defense is good, but the counter-attack is too rough.

It may be that the hat of the half-time champion still put some pressure on the players, so the overall performance of the team was not as good as expected.

After some verbal counseling from the head coach, everyone in Lyon felt much better.

The opening game started, and the two sides still tested each other in the first few minutes.

But soon Bordeaux couldn't hold back anymore and began to attack Lyon's defense line continuously.

In the 54th minute, Lyon defended against Bordeaux's attack in the backcourt. Umtiti immediately transferred the ball to Tolisso, and Tolisso gave it to Fekir.

Fekir stopped the ball, turned around and took two steps, and the three Bordeaux players immediately pushed towards him.

But he resolutely slanted his foot straight through, and the football jumped more than 30 meters and came directly to the feet of Zhang Chaoqiang, who was at the front.

"Good opportunity, Zhang Chaoqiang!"

"There is only one defender in front of him!!"

Zhang Chaoqiang accelerated forward with the ball, and the French defender Palos in front of him chose to fight back.

But Zhang Chaoqiang simply changed direction with the ball, first to the left, then to the right, and with his fast speed, he passed the opponent directly.

In an instant, he went to the meeting alone!

Bordeaux goalkeeper Carraso abandoned the goal and attacked, Zhang Chaoqiang saw the timing and lobbed a shot.

The football crossed the top of the Bordeaux goalkeeper's head at the top of the arc, and flew into the net against the lower edge of the crossbar.

"Goooooooal———"

"Super Zhang! Beautiful one-handed goal!! He broke the deadlock for Lyon!!"

"This was a very smooth counterattack. Lyon sent the ball to Zhang's feet through three consecutive passes. Zhang then passed the only defender in front of him and scored directly!"

"This is a textbook quick counterattack!"

Lyon scored first, and Bordeaux was booed at home.

But this couldn't stop the Lyon generals from cheering and celebrating.

Zhang Chaoqiang's goal brought Lyon's half-time championship one step closer, and it was a big step.

The game restarted, and Bordeaux did not admit defeat and launched another fierce attack.

But nightmares followed.

In the 59th minute, Tolisso stole the ball from the midfielder and made a long pass over the top, sending the football directly behind the Bordeaux defense.

Zhang Chaoqiang exerted strength with his feet and quickly overtook the old Czech midfielder Prasir who was chasing back. He caught up with the football near the baseline and made a strong cross. The football crossed the Bordeaux goal and went straight to the other side of the goal.

Lacazette, who cooperated with the follow-up, slammed the ball, and Bordeaux's goal was captured again.

"Go in again! Lyon scored again! Leading away by two goals!!"

"In just 5 minutes, Lyon found scoring opportunities consecutively, and they have already secured the half-time championship of this season!"

"Super Zhang was very active. He used his speed advantage to continuously create opportunities for the team in a short period of time. He completed the pass within 5 minutes and completely penetrated the Bordeaux defense!"

Bordeaux once again turned into a sea of ​​joy for Lyon players at home.

Everyone in Lyon embraced and cheered together, shouting the name of the champion!

Even the Lyon coaching staff on the sidelines are embracing passionately, because the half-time championship has been secured.

More than half of the championship is stable, and then Lyon will take three points to continue to maintain the lead.

The Bordeaux players were a little confused.

Everyone was playing back and forth, but Lyon suddenly exerted strength and scored two goals in 5 minutes, which made it impossible for them.

After the re-kick-off, Bordeaux really lost their morale and could not organize a counterattack at all.

Bordeaux coach Sagnol on the sidelines hurriedly changed, and finally after 10 minutes, they had another offensive.

But it's better than nothing.

Bordeaux's offense is very scattered, and there is an obvious disconnect between the front and back courts, as if being driven away.

So Lyon seized the opportunity to go down two more cities, Lacazette and Jordan Ferry each scored a goal, completely turning the game into a massacre.

The boos at the Sabondale Polo Stadium were loud, and the home fans were very dissatisfied with their home team's performance.

Originally hoped to win a strong opponent at home, so that the chances of competing for the Champions League qualification in the second half of the season would be greater.

But actually suffered a massacre at home, who can bear it?
In fact, after Lyon scored the third goal, some Bordeaux fans began to leave the field.

By the fourth ball, the empty spaces in the stands were clearly visible.

Soon the game was over, and the Bordeaux players were finally relieved.

"Congratulations to Lyon, they beat Bordeaux 4-0 away and ushered in their half-time championship with a big victory!"

"This is the first time in six years that Lyon has won the Ligue 08 half-time championship since the 09/[-] season."

"Maybe like the Lyon media said, the Ligue [-] Lion King is coming back!!"

(End of this chapter)