Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 72 The Eighth Ball

As Zhang Chaoqiang won the Ligue [-] double-double data, he got a new nickname-China Hazard.

It was given to him by the Paris media.

Hazard's most successful season in Ligue 11, that is, the 12/20 season, his statistics were 16 goals and [-] assists, a large double-double.

It was with this large double-double that Hazard transferred to Chelsea in the Premier League at a high price of 3500 million euros, quickly becoming the top card of the Blues.

Now Zhang Chaoqiang, who is also a winger, also recorded a double-double, so he was named China Hazard.

In fact, one of the two kicked the left and the other kicked the right, they were not the same way at all.

But when it comes to the degree of optimism, the Paris media believes that Zhang Chaoqiang will not lose to Hazard.

Hazard was 21 years old when he won the Ligue 20 double-double, while Zhang Chaoqiang was only [-] years old.

In addition, Paris was also interested in Hazard back then, but the Belgian didn't like the upstart Paris at all, and went to the new Champions League champion Chelsea.

Now that there is another Hazard-style player in Ligue [-], the Paris media said that Paris can no longer miss it.

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On April 4th, in the 5st round of Ligue 31, Lyon challenged Guingamp away.

The team's adjustments for two consecutive weeks have been very effective. Lacazette showed excellent form, and the away pass helped Lyon easily win 3:1.

In this round of the league, the French media are all paying attention to Paris. They are going to challenge Marseille away in the case of Ibrahimovic's suspension, and they are very likely to lose points.

If Paris loses away to Marseille, the suspense of the Ligue [-] championship this season will be greatly reduced.

It is a pity that the result of the game disappointed the Lyon fans.

Marseille had a fierce attack at home, and once took a 2:1 lead at halftime.

It's a pity that they conceded two goals in a row in the second half, and the continuous counterattacks at the end of the game were resolved one by one by the sophisticated Paris players.

Paris beat Marseille 3:2 in the away game, without losing points.

The Lyon team had just returned to their city, and the game over there had just ended.

When Zhang Chaoqiang was asked about his opinion on the results of the game, he said: "What we have to do now is to try our best to score points ourselves, instead of expecting competitors to lose points..."

In fact, I can't wait for Paris to lose quickly, and Lyon immediately locks the Ligue [-] championship.

But you can't say that out of your mouth, or it will look too cowardly.

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Lyon's domestic cup competitions have all been given up, just so they don't have to be dragged down by other competitions.

In the middle of the week, Paris beat Saint-Etienne 4:1 at home in the semi-finals of the French Cup and successfully advanced to the final.

Ligue [-], Champions League, French Cup, French Union Cup, and Paris are advancing on four fronts, and there is a possibility of winning the championship on all four fronts.

As for how many can be won in the end, only God knows.

On April 4, it was the 12nd round of Ligue 32, but both Lyon and Paris games were postponed.

Because this weekend is the final day of the French League Cup.

Paris is going to participate in the final, so the game is naturally postponed.

Lyon's opponent in this round is Bastia, which happens to be the final opponent of Paris.

In the end, Paris massacred Bastia 4:0 at the Stade de France and successfully won the first championship trophy of the season.

Of course, this does not count the French Super Cup at the beginning of the season.

In other games that are going on as usual, the situation of the Ligue [-] competition has undergone fundamental changes.

Marseille, who lost the French national derby at home in the last round, continued to lose in this round. They were defeated by Bordeaux, who also competed for the third.

So Monaco scored three points with a 1-0 victory over Caen in an away game, successfully reaching the top three in Ligue [-].

Monaco is really tenacious, climbed up from the relegation zone a little bit, and now finally returned to the ideal position.

Marseille is really driving high and low. It was considered a favorite to win the championship for a long time before, but now it may not even qualify for the Champions League.

Due to the postponement of the match between Lyon and Paris, Ligue 34 officials arranged the same make-up date for the two teams, the mid-week between the 35th and [-]th rounds.

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On April 4, the Lyon team came to Dnipro, the third largest city in Ukraine, to prepare for the first round of the Europa League quarter-finals.

For ordinary fans, the more familiar Ukrainian teams are Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk.

These two teams are often in and out of the Champions League, and there are European championship trophies in the room of honor.

But fans who know the Ukrainian Super League will know that the Ukrainian League is a relatively stable league.

Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk rank steadily in the top two, while Kharkiv Metalworks and Dnipro rank third and fourth for a long time.

However, in the past two years, Dynamo Kyiv has been a bit vain. In the 12/13 season, it was taken away by Kharkov Metalworking, and last season was squeezed out by Dnipro.

Relying on his runner-up status in the Ukrainian Super League last season, Dnipro qualified for the Champions League for the first time in team history.

But like most teams that occasionally qualify for the Champions League, Dnipro only played two qualifying games before being sent away, and eventually dropped out to participate in the Europa League.

However, they performed very well in the Europa League. They defeated Saint-Etienne in the group stage, eliminated the Greek Super League champion Olympiacos in the round of 32, and eliminated the Eredivisie champion Ajax in the round of [-].

It can be said that among the top eight teams in the Europa League, Dnipro is the only dark polo team.

In the handshake session before the game, Zhang Chaoqiang aimed at his intended goal and launched a stealth game.

[You start stealing the day from Yevhen Konoplyanka, outbreak +2]

After the total attributes were raised to over 70, Zhang Chaoqiang basically stole one or two attributes every time he stole attributes.

In the last match against Guingamp, he stole two stamina points.

Facing Dnipro in this scene, he stole another two-point explosion that he wanted very much.

Konoplyanka is the core player of Dnipro. Like Zhang Chaoqiang, he is a winger and is known for his speed.

He won the runner-up in the Ukrainian Super League last season and reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League this season. Konopulianka is Dnipro's number one hero.

From the numerical point of view, the opponent's speed is less than 80 points, but the burst has 87 points.

The game officially started, Lyon did not attack rashly, but stabilized the formation first, and tested the opponent's reality.

Relying on Konoplyanka to create opportunities, Croatian center Kalinic completed the end.

This is Dnipro's most basic offensive routine.

In the 19th minute, Lyon, who gradually entered the rhythm of the game, attacked the frontcourt.

Zhang Chaoqiang was tripped with the ball from the right, and Lyon got a free kick from the side.

All the big men in the Lyon team went into the opponent's penalty area, trying to find opportunities.

Fekir took a free kick, and the Serbian central defender Bicevac, who had just come back, jumped up from the crowd, headed the ball slightly, and slid the ball towards the far post.

Ukrainian goalkeeper Boyko reacted quickly and hit the football that was about to fly past him, forcing it to change direction.

Zhang Chaoqiang, who was rushing towards the goal, saw the football suddenly fly towards him, and didn't think much about it. He just kicked his leg sideways.

"Volley shot!!"

Amidst the chanting of the commentary, the football flew directly into the goal without any hesitation.

"Goooooooal———"

"The goal is scored!! Super Zhang! A beautiful volley!!"

"Zhang's wide dribble created a free kick for Lyon, and then Zhang himself broke the opponent's goal!"

"He continued his good form in the Europa League and scored again for Lyon!"

The Chinese commentary was even more excited and cheered:

"The eighth goal!! Zhang Chaoqiang's eighth goal! It's finally here!"

"With this goal, Zhang Chaoqiang has scored eight goals in the Europa League this season, and is tied for No.1 in the Europa League scorer list with Alan and Lukaku!"

"As long as this list is maintained, Zhang Chaoqiang is expected to win the UEFA Europa League Golden Boot this season, a very remarkable achievement!"

(End of this chapter)