Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 313 The Apocalypse from the World
"boom!"

A crisp sound was picked up by the pickup above the goal and then broadcast to the screens of thousands of households. Chen Xiaoliang and Bellingham hit the ball in opposite directions at the same time.

The ball bounces straight up under two huge forces.

The two took off again!

But this time, he took off from the spot. Chen Xiaoliang, who has superior jumping ability and explosive power, can see with the naked eye that he jumped more than half a head higher than Bellingham, and he pushed the ball out first.

Another loss in the head-to-head duel made Bellingham furious. Seeing that Chen Xiaoliang was about to start chasing the ball when he landed, he stretched out his hand and tightly grabbed Chen Xiaoliang's sideways clothes, in exchange for a yellow card from the referee Marklie.

Dortmund coach Terzic on the sidelines saw this situation and immediately yelled at Bellingham, and kept pointing to his temple with his right hand.

Obviously trying to make him think about something.

At halftime, Terzic told Bellingham, telling him to get rid of his obsessions, not to try to beat Chen Xiaoliang in the way of Chen Xiaoliang, but to help the team win in the way of Bellingham. Contest.

This foul not only brought him a yellow card, but also made the team lose a chance to organize a double-team press, and surrendered the midfielder to Roma, who was about to take a free kick.

At this point in the game, Bellingham seemed too quiet compared to Chen Xiaoliang, who hit the crossbar, sent a wonderful pass, and contributed several tackles and headers in the midfield.

Even the hearts of veteran Dortmund fans began to waver:
Is there really such a big gap between these two people?

Roma took a free kick, and Cesco, who retreated outside the penalty area, replayed the role of the high-altitude fulcrum in the frontcourt. He gently unloaded the ball with his chest and gave the arch to Dybala on the right.

Seeing that no one was pressing in front of him, Dybala volleyed and tried, but was saved by Dortmund goalkeeper Kerber to the bottom line with a single palm.

This was Roma's first corner kick in the second half. Dybala took it from the right side. Cristante's header from the previous point attracted two defenders. The ground hit the ball, but he couldn't get it right, and the ball flew to the back post quickly!

The ball was so fast, Wijnaldum, who was ambushing near the back post, almost caught the ball with his face, bearing the pain abruptly, trying his best to push the ball into the goal, but he pushed it back to the front point!

Gwadiol, who had just landed, had no time to take off for the second time. Schlottebeck flicked his head on the spot and pushed the ball towards the outside of the penalty area.

Bellingham happened to be standing at the landing point. He turned to face his own goal, ready to catch the ball with his back first and then deal with it.

And Chen Xiaoliang, who was in charge of the second attack and blocking of the restricted area line, rushed over immediately.

This means that the two faced off again in just a few minutes!
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Bellingham's mind:
"If it was Chen Xiaoliang, what would he do?"

"He would give the ball to his teammate, then turn around with speed and get away from me, then catch the ball back from his teammate and counterattack."

The reason why he knows this Red Countryman who is playing with him so well is because in many days and nights, he can't forget a young man who is younger than himself, has less football experience, and plays in the same position. , He actually took away the Copa Award he was eager to get in front of him, and gradually overshadowed his name in European football, becoming the most anticipated tomorrow's superstar in people's eyes!

These honors and auras should belong to him in the first place.

"This is Chen Xiaoliang's way, what about me? What is my way?"

In the five major European leagues that gather all the best players in the world, and in the brutal competition of the UEFA Champions League, to be praised as a genius and be crowned with a worth of 1 million euros means that this player is definitely recognized by God What's special about kisses.

He felt that Chen Xiaoliang was about to press close, and knew that he had no chance to turn around, let alone the explosive power and speed of Chen Xiaoliang.

But that's not all he noticed.

I saw Bellingham jumping up like a barb in the penalty area, and kicked the ball behind him with his right foot!

Just when people thought that Bellingham was just a beautiful clearance in desperation, a figure who had already rushed out ran behind the ball, and caught up with the ball in a few steps, crossed the center line, and rushed towards Yimapingchuan , Undefended Roman half!

Malaysia, who stayed in the backcourt, quickly chased diagonally, but the yellow figure wearing the No. 27 jersey was far faster than he imagined!

This is the 3000-year-old Adeyemi, who Dortmund spent 21 million to buy from the Salzburg Red Bull and placed new hopes for European black shops!

By the time Malaysia desperately approached him, the two had already converged on the penalty area line.

Malaysia tried to push Adeyemi to the left outside to compress his shooting angle, but Adeyemi advanced too fast. Although Malaysia caught up, he did not have a chance to get close to his body, and he also Don't dare to stick too close blindly, once it is shaken, it means that the entire goal will be a target.

Seeing that Malaysia could not delay Adeyemi in one-on-one defense, Patricio simply chose to take the initiative.

But he still underestimated the speed and agility of the German striker.

Just when Patricio approached and was about to fall to the ground and reached out to catch the ball, Adeyemi flicked his right foot, swayed past Patricio lightly in high-speed dribbling, then went around his body, and swung his left foot Push, scored the empty goal!
1 is better than 0!

The Westfalenstadion itself, like a volcano that could erupt at any time, completely exploded!
The yellow fireworks, the waving flags, the beer held high, the brawny men undressing and celebrating, and the foolish men and women embracing each other. Looking from a distance, the stands seemed to be rolling and rolling like yellow waves, as if they would be ready at any time. The embankment burst, rushed down and swallowed 11 red Roma players on the field.

Adeyemi celebrated wildly, and Bellingham was also excited to complete a beautiful counter-attack assist.

Xu Yang: "I really didn't expect that until the second half of the game, Dortmund, who had been dominant in possession of the ball, actually used a counterattack to break the balance of the game."

Yan Qiang: "Just now, the alley-oop of the corner kick in Rome twice in a row actually had a chance to score, but it deviated from the goal range like a ghost."

Xu Yang: "I have to say that the atmosphere of the stadium still has a great influence on the players."

Chen Xiaoliang called his teammates to return to their own half to continue the game, and at the same time kept them excited with shouts and gestures, telling them that the game was not over yet.

In the next 30 minutes, Roma did launch wave after wave of offensives under his leadership.

In the 67th minute, Chen Xiaoliang went to the right to catch the ball. Dybala ran in front of the center, drawing defensive attention. Chen Xiaoliang directly dribbled the ball along the right.

At a distance of 30 meters from the bottom line, he first pretended to cut inside and then swung the ball forward with his left foot to pass Ozcan, and then swung his left foot to the left under Adeyemi's block, and there was a sudden He changed direction and took the inside route behind Adeyemi. When Emre Can came to double-team, he used his right foot to redirect the ball forward again, and rushed to the baseline!

These three consecutive dribbles caused tens of thousands of people in the stands to exclaim "Oh!" in three voices with progressive volume.

The frontal midfielder Emre Can was attracted by Chen Xiaoliang. He tried to go around the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area and then directly passed to the penalty spot in an inverted triangle!

There was no one around Wijnaldum, Sesco, Dybala, and Kwa took away all the defensive power!

Yan Qiang: "Wjjnaldum!"

"Hey... ouch!!!"

Xu Yang: "I didn't score this goal...Kerber made a great contribution today!"

Yan Qiang: "It's rare to see Xiaoliang surpassing others like this in a game! He has this ability, and he looks a lot like his teammate Kvaratsheria in a few dribbles!"

Xu Yang: "It's such a pity that he forced the opening on the right. Wijnaldum didn't hit the dead corner just to be on the safe side, but the push was too straight!"

Once again missed the goal, so that the coaches of both sides were replaced at the same time.

Terzic replaced Mukoko, who was invisible today, with Côte d'Ivoire forward Allais, and replaced Brandt, who was rushing forward and blocking back, with veteran Royce. Considering Royce's average defensive ability, he used Norway Full-back Lyerson replaced right-back Wolff.

Mourinho replaced Wijnaldum with Matic. Today, the Dutch covered a large area and ran a short distance, but he had no choice but to wear shooting boots. Both scoring opportunities were missed. .

He also replaced Cristante and Celik with Pellegrini and Spinazzola.

In the 75th minute, Roma took a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt.

Pellegrini kicked the ball with excellent speed and angle, crossing the wall and hitting the left side of the goal, but Kerber, who seemed to be getting more and more excited as he was ravaged today, once again blocked the goal with an incredible side attack One point would be the perfect free kick.

Immediately after the corner kick, Pellegrini took the left side, Jule pushed out the first point, Matic volleyed from outside the penalty area and was blocked by Strobeck. Bell saves!

Yan Qiang and Xu Yang in the live broadcast room could only use "My God!" to express their shock beyond words.

At this point in the game, the situation of the two sides has completely changed sides. The one who controls the ball and besieges has become Roma, while the one who defends intensively and focuses on counterattacks has become the home team Dortmund.

After Chen Xiaoliang used up his stamina recovery card (2→1), he ran even more unrestrainedly on the field, trying to use more running to break up the opponent's defensive formation.

However, with the cooperation of Emre Can, Bellingham, who retreated and defended, always blocked a large number of Chen Xiaoliang's delivery and shooting routes into the penalty area based on the principle of only blocking and not going up.

Until the last moment before the end of the game, Chen Xiaoliang was still working hard.

In the 94th minute, Kewa cut in from the left and passed to Chen Xiaoliang at the top of the arc.

Still blocked by Emre Can and Bellingham, Chen Xiaoliang saw that time was running out and forcibly cut to the right, taking advantage of the huge gap in physical strength between the two of them, abruptly swaying half of the space , With an unbalanced down-to-the-ground rubbing shot, he kicked a curve ball and went straight to the right side of the goal!
But in this game, Kerber, who was like a god, made the last save of the whole game. He blocked Chen Xiaoliang's shot from the baseline with both hands, and completely killed Rome's hope of tying the game in the passage of time.

Yan Qiang: "Kerber was completely forced out today! This is a world-class save!"

Xu Yang: "If Roma didn't grasp the previous few opportunities, then after falling behind 1-0, it was purely Kerber's one-handedness, which made Roma fall under the wall of sighs built by him."

Yan Qiang: "It's unimaginable. Although only one goal was scored in the entire game today, the twists and turns of the game and the intense suspense really make people unable to calm down for a long time!"

Xu Yang: "The score of 1-0 leaves too much room for imagination in the second round. I hope that Rome can make good adjustments when they go back. After playing the weekend league, the two sides will move to the Olympic Stadium in Rome next week on March 3. , Let's fight for the second round!"

Subsequently, the referee Markle blew the final whistle. With a possession rate of 54% to 46 and shooting 11 to 19, Dortmund defended the home court 1-0.

Chen Xiaoliang made a gesture to his teammates, asking them to finish their greetings as soon as possible and then return to the locker room. This is the first time he has used this gesture. It was originally reserved for those away games that may cause riots or even attack players. Obviously This is not the case today.

Although countless Germans in the stadium were celebrating wildly, no water bottles, fireworks, coins or other sundries were thrown.

After Chen Xiaoliang quickly greeted the opponent's 11 players and the coaching staff, he quickly ran into the player tunnel, but he stood at the door of the locker room.

Soon, the teammates came back one after another. They saw Chen Xiaoliang's summoning gesture just now, and now they saw him standing at the door with a serious expression. In addition to the loss, everyone entered the locker room and just sat quietly, no one spoke.

Mourinho came over after a while, and he also observed some abnormal behavior of the players.

"What's wrong?" He asked Chen Xiaoliang.

Chen Xiaoliang glanced at the locker room, which was almost complete, and said to Mourinho: "Give me 10 minutes, coach, you can go and prepare for the post-match press conference first."

Mourinho probably guessed what Chen Xiaoliang wanted to do, and asked, "Do you need Foti to stay?"

Chen Xiaoliang shook his head.

Foti, who was standing behind Mourinho, nodded knowingly, and quickly said: "It's just right, I'll go and see if everything on the bench is packed."

Rapetty next to him also said, "I'll go see if the bus is here."

Several other members of the coaching staff dispersed separately in a "sensible" manner.

Erica, who was standing far away, did not come up to make trouble. As an athlete and the granddaughter of a legendary football coach, she can understand the mood after losing.

Seeing them walk away, Chen Xiaoliang walked into the dressing room and closed the door.

Many people saw the scene where the coaching staff was sent away by the door just now, and when they saw him coming in, they immediately cast their gazes over, knowing that the captain was about to speak.

"This is my first time participating in the knockout round of the Champions League. It is really special. I honestly think that we played well today. From the process and statistics, it proves that we played better in other people's territory. that one."

"It's normal. Most of the people here have a longer career than me. There are many games and a long time. There will always be a few encounters. Most of them are not in shape, or they are obviously in shape, but they just can't score."

"I don't know how the coaching staff will judge the game, but I do think we played well."

As he spoke, Chen Xiaoliang paused for a while, looked around at everyone, and then continued:
"But there's a problem, if it's a final tonight then obviously we've missed out on the trophy."

"In the league, if we lose one game, we can win the next game. We may make mistakes, and so may our opponents, because there are 38 rounds of competition. In addition to strength, there is also perseverance."

"But there is no such thing in the cup game. If you lose, you have to go home!"

"Yes, on the night of March 3, if we don't win, we can only go home!"

"Guys, how many of you have made it to the top 8, top 4 or even the final of the Champions League knockout round in a long enough career?"

"This is not a league. Some opportunities are just like some people. It may be once in a lifetime. If you miss it, you will never meet it again."

"Whether it is defense or offense today, if there is a problem, the problem is with me."

"But I would say that despite the good performances, in the Champions League we are not enough, far from enough."

"In the next two rounds of the league, we must make good adjustments. Mentally and physically, I don't want to see anyone get injured, and I don't want to see someone not showing all their concentration on the training ground!"

"This is our first loss since October last year, and what is left for us is the last chance on the night of March 10!"

Chen Xiaoliang walked to the middle and beckoned, and his teammates immediately surrounded him, hugging each other's backs and forming a circle.

"Remember! The next game will be on our territory, we must send them on their way!"

Everyone: "Oh!"

"We must use a victory to tell everyone that today's result cannot represent our strength!"

Everyone: "Oh!!"

"We may meet Real Madrid, Bayern and Manchester City next, but until the end, our destination is only one, Turkey!"

Everyone: "Oh!!!"

Finally, it is the team's customary slogan before each game.

Chen Xiaoliang: "Rome!"

Everyone: "Victory! Victory!!! Victory!!!"

Chen Xiaoliang: "Rest early tonight, see you at the training ground tomorrow."

In fact, Foti outside the door didn't leave at all, and had been listening to the movement inside the house, until now he was relieved.

When he returned to the hotel in the evening, he told Mourinho what had happened.

At the post-match press conference, Mourinho, who was "talking about the group" and denouncing Roma's level as a coward, was in a bad mood at first, but after hearing Forti's words, the corners of his eyes were obviously relaxed, but he didn't say a word. Did not say.

The next morning, Chen Xiaoliang bid farewell to Erica on the phone, and the team flew back to Rome. After arriving at the airport, they took a bus back to the Trigoria base.

Usually on the second day after the game, unless Mourinho specifically asks to stay for training, the main players will go home and rest directly, but today without Mourinho’s notification, all players on the field, including kicks A full field of players appeared on the training ground.

Mourinho still didn't say a word, and didn't mention anything about yesterday's game.

However, the calm inside the training base does not mean the calm outside.

"Rome hates Westphalia, may become a turning point of the season"

"A defeat reveals the essence of Roman civil war insiders and outsiders"

"Mourinho's team also played happy football?It is difficult to compete in the Champions League with such an attack"

"Mr. 0 million confrontation, 0 assists and [-] goals under heavy pressure, it is clear at a glance who is the parallel importer"

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Although the media such as "Bild", "Echo" and Sky Sports objectively reported and commented on the process of the game, and also pointed out that Dortmund's ability to keep the fruits of victory has a lot to do with goalkeeper Kerber's superb performance, but there are also many media. In order to satisfy the preferences of different fan groups, many exaggerated and even offensive reports were written.

"Turin Sports Daily" did not know where to get the news. Knowing about Chen Xiaoliang not letting the coach into the locker room after the game, he wrote a report that became the hottest article of the week-"Catch the Ghost" The Final Season

The article vividly said that Chen Xiaoliang refused the coaching staff to enter the locker room, Mourinho has been completely emptied, and then Chen Xiaoliang will ask the board of directors to immediately fire the Portuguese and replace the team with a coach who understands offense to coach the team for the rest of the season Contest.

It also describes the "details" of Mourinho's confidants Matic and Patricio jumping out against Chen Xiaoliang and fighting with him.

Faced with such rubbish reports, the Club of Rome did not respond from top to bottom.

But the phrase "don't know how to attack" really pissed off everyone.

However, these external things are not a big deal for Chen Xiaoliang, who has strong anti-interference ability. In terms of losses, because of the loss in this game, including the double bonus brought by Dortmund's prestige, he only gained 6 skill points Value (42 → 48) and 6 points of training value (28 → 34) miserable reward, more can be said to be a loss.

Two days later, on February 2, the home game against Verona, which ranked third from the bottom in the league, except for Chen Xiaoliang, Kwa and Patricio, everyone else was put on the bench by Mourinho.

Abraham finally waited for the opportunity to start, but he was replaced by Shalawi early because he was poked in the left eye by the opponent during the top fight and could not persist in the game just 15 minutes into the game.

In the end, in the 45th minute, Chen Xiaoliang, who was wearing No. 33, and Kwa, who was No. 77, were called "3377" by the fans.

Spinazzola made an oblique pass from the left to the top of the arc. Chen Xiaoliang met the ball with his back and knocked it into the penalty area with his heel without pausing. Keva, who followed the trend, faced the opponent's defender's close block and shoveled before falling to the ground. A goal from the far corner helped the team finally score all 3 points.

On February 2, the team went to the northern city of Cremona to challenge the deputy squad leader of the league away.

In this game, Chen Xiaoliang led Perrone, Volpato, Tasilovic, Bove, Shalawi and other substitutes and young teenagers, and fought back and forth with the bottom-ranked deputy squad leader.

In the end, in a corner kick scuffle at the beginning of the second half, Perrone picked up a leak in front of the goal and scored the first goal after joining Roma.

The two 1-0 games, which were quite economical and allowed the main players to get a full rest, allowed Roma to continue to secure the top position in the league.

Since Inter Milan lost 1 goal away to Bologna, the gap between Roma and the third-placed team has opened up by 3 points.

And Naples continued the winning streak, clinging to the 6-point gap.

In the team's training this week, Mourinho initially wanted the team to relax from the emotion of defeat, and would take the initiative to joke when communicating with the players.

But after two days he gave up the practice.

As an experienced head coach, he can clearly feel that the emotions of the players are not the kind of loss and frustration after losing, but a strong desire to fight and revenge.

Therefore, he also made a bold decision, telling the team at the tactical meeting the day before the game that tomorrow night he will use the same starter as in the first round to "greet" Dortmund's arrival.

Get up wherever you fall.

Only by crossing such a hurdle can these players and this team meet more difficult challenges.

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