Green Journey

Chapter 541 Continuation of suspense!
When the whistle sounded, Juventus spontaneously gave warm applause, not only for Juventus, but also for all members of Manchester City.

On the field, the moment the whistle sounded, Guardiola took the lead, and all the substitute players and staff rushed onto the field with cheerful steps.

The players on the field also fell to the ground.

Some people are happy, while others are crying.

Where there is joy, there is bound to be sorrow. This is also an eternal law on the football field.

"The game is over and this is the first time in Manchester City's 137-year history that they have reached the final of the Champions League."

"At 45:[-] a.m. on June [-], BJ time, they will compete for this year's Champions League with Real Madrid, another team that reached the final of this season's Champions League, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff."

"In the duel between spears and shields, it seems that the spears of Manchester City and Real Madrid are sharper. They defeated Atletico Madrid and Juventus respectively, which are known to have the strongest defenses in Europe, and what follows will be a battle of spears and spears. A life and death battle between them.”

In the studio of Channel [-], watching the camera fall to the ground, and even Juventus players shed tears on the field, He Wei said: "Every year's competition is like a day in life.

At the end of the day someone will be happy and someone will be sad.

But whether you are happy or sad, tomorrow will still come.

Romain Rolland said that there is only one kind of heroism in this world, that is to recognize the truth of life and still love it. "

……

At Zidane's home in Madrid, Spain, Zidane picked up the remote control on the sofa and turned off the TV, folded his arms and fell into deep thought.

For Zidane, Manchester City's Champions League final is a big problem.

If it is Juventus, although he is also afraid of Juventus' overall defense like a solid wall, it is not impossible.

But now their opponent in the Champions League final is Manchester City, which is a bit troublesome.

In Zidane's eyes, Manchester City and Juventus are completely two extreme teams, just like the headlines written by the media, the duel between spear and shield.

Manchester City's offensive ability made Zida fearful to the extreme.

He knows how strong Juventus' defense is.

But such a team that can attack and defend well, was unexpectedly blasted into 5 goals by Manchester City in two rounds.

This has proved how strong Manchester City's offensive power is.

Closing his eyes, he compared the team's three lines with Manchester City's. After a long time, Zidane opened his eyes and shook his head with a dignified expression.

In terms of strikers, although Manchester City does not have a super giant like Ronaldo, the trio of Aguero, Sane, and Sterling can also be said to be the top strikers in today's football.

In midfield, they have Kroos, Casemiro and Modric.

But Manchester City also has Chu Zheng, De Bruyne, Toure, Fernandinho, etc., and they will not lose to them at all.

Especially Chu Zheng.

In Zidane's eyes, Chu Zheng's current ability is no less than that of a midfielder.

Top organization and scheduling ability, dazzling ball control skills, calm passing, elusive, and a variety of shooting methods, and good at controlling the team's overall offensive, can use excellent personal skills and overall situation to control the rhythm and command the team. Attack direction.

Zidane is too aware of the power of this super midfielder. Super players like Chu Zheng can often greatly affect the outcome of a game.

Just like the spear-shield duel that just ended, Juventus, which claims to have the strongest defense in Europe, was defeated by Chu Zheng.

Chu Zheng scored three goals and staged a Champions League hat-trick.

In addition, there are those unique and eye-catching offensive organizations time after time, which fully demonstrated Chu Zheng's genius super brain.

During the 90-odd minutes of watching the game, Zidane felt that there were two or three more players in Manchester City’s midfield who were in control of the ball, and the space on the court was infinitely enlarged. All this was because of Chu Zheng, whose role on the field far exceeded the data itself.

In addition to Chu Zheng, there is also De Bruyne, who is also a player with the potential of a midfield master.

Therefore, no matter which aspect you look at, the strength of Manchester City's midfield lineup can completely compete with them.

So in the game against Manchester City, it is simply impossible to rely on people like Modric and Kroos to completely control the midfield.

Fortunately, Manchester City is not invulnerable.

The current front, middle and rear lines of Manchester City seem to be balanced, but in fact the back line is the weakest of the three lines.

After sitting silently on the sofa for a few minutes, Zidane got up and went to the study. He still needs to study Guardiola's 3241 formation.

……

"Chu, what did you mean when you ran past me just now?" Guardiola and Chu Zheng asked after hugging on the field.

When Chu Zheng heard it, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he said with a smile: "Head, that sentence means that I will work hard."

"Are you sure?" Guardiola squinted.

"Of course, I'm sure!" Chu Zheng could only bite the bullet and answer, without giving Guardiola a chance to speak, he hugged him again and ran away immediately.

Looking at Chu Zheng's guilty back, the smile on Guardiola's face became more intense.

He checked on purpose just now, he knew that Chu Zheng was scolding him, but he didn't really care.

As soon as he arrived in Manchester City, Guardiola had a headache for Chu Zheng and De Bruyne's playing style on the court.

As for De Bruyne, although he is not a boring gourd on the court, he always gives him a very gentlemanly feeling and is too friendly. Even the celebration after scoring a goal is the same as his personality, and he is so shy

But what Guardiola needs is not a good man on the court, he needs players to be more aggressive on the court.

Chu Zheng is not much better. Although Guardiola's ability in all aspects is close to perfection, he is better than De Bruyne in terms of aggressiveness.

On Chu Zheng's side, he has found Buffon and completed the exchange of jerseys.

Looking at Buffon's somewhat disappointed back, Chu Zheng felt quite emotional.

Buffon is the most terrifying goalkeeper he has encountered in his short three-year football career. Neuer never gave him this feeling when he was in Wolfsburg.

In the two rounds of the semi-finals, Chu Zheng was thrown by Buffon countless times to give the illusion that there is a wall standing in front of the Juventus goal line.

After this game, Chu Zheng believes that the media called Buffon the Wall of Sighs in Italy is not an exaggeration at all.

But thinking about it, Buffon was able to block with one hand even the shot of Carlos, who didn't pounce on the team and pounced on his parents, which was incredible.

……

"Chu, Champions League semi-final hat-trick, 102 goals in a single season, the third superstar in world football. - The Times

"Manchester City lore Juventus, they will compete for the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. "-French Football

"Juventus picked up a big baby, the god-like Alves, but Alves still can't save Juventus! "—— Marca
"Chu, 13 goals in the Champions League, the Portuguese superstar welcomes the strongest challenger!" "—Gazzetta dello Sport
"Buffon burst into tears at the Alpi Stadium, the Champions League dream was shattered again! - L'Equipe

"137 years of team building history, Manchester City broke into the Champions League final for the first time! "——World Sports Daily
"Then we have to get nervous and focus because we haven't won anything yet! 》——Guardiola

"..."

After the game, with the big media reports all over the world, people's expectations for the peak match between Real Madrid and Manchester City were pushed to the peak in an instant.

The duel between two teams with extremely strong attacking power may evolve into a rare confrontation battle in the history of the Champions League.

The next morning, after Manchester City returned to Manchester, Guardiola only gave the players half a day off.

In the next few days, just like what they said in an interview with the media after the game, Manchester City quickly entered a state of preparation.

On April 5, the 13th round of the Premier League kicked off.

On the first match day, people are most concerned about the second game, Chelsea's away game at the Hawthorns against West Brom, which has successfully relegated ahead of schedule.

This is related to the suspense of the Premier League championship this season.

Once Chelsea overturns at the Hawthorns, the probability of Manchester City winning the championship will rise to 99.9%.

Even if Chelsea win the final round of the dialogue with Manchester City, they will miss the Premier League trophy because of the huge goal difference between the two sides.

Therefore, for Chelsea, this is a game that must not have the slightest mistake.

Before the game, Chelsea fans were very nervous and worried about this away game.

Judging from the data of the two sides fighting against each other, Chelsea only lost one game in 8 games against West Brom in recent years, and the remaining seven games were 4 wins and 3 draws. This seems to be a sure thing, but it is not.

Because Chelsea have played against West Brom at the Hawthorns nearly 5 times, and only won once last season.

But the good news is that the Chelsea midfielder is back from injury.

Kanter's return from injury also gave Blues fans a reassurance.

But the result was thrilling.

Chelsea controlled the game after the start of the game, but they were unable to score for a long time. Countless Blues fans were like ants escaping from a hot pot.

Chelsea did not break the deadlock until the end of the second half when the Blues fans almost died.

In the 86th minute of the game, Cahill took a long shot from outside the penalty area. Not only did he miss the target, but the ball was also light.

But there was a mistake, the ball floated to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and Azpilicueta followed up with a pass, allowing Batshuayi to stab the goal from close range.

In the end, Chelsea narrowly beat West Brom 1-0, and the process can be said to be quite dangerous.

After the game, Conte was ridiculed by some media, saying that his tactics can play in the league, but the Champions League is not stable and can go all the way.

After the game, people turned their attention to the three teams of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United who are competing for the fourth.

The first to start is the game between Stoke City and Arsenal.

Although there is a huge disparity in strength, no one dares to assert that Arsenal will win, and Chelsea's experience of almost overturning and losing the championship is still vivid.

Although Stoke City have successfully avoided relegation, this does not prevent them from sniping Arsenal, not to mention the grudge between the two sides over Ramsey's broken leg.

After the start of the game, as Stoke City tightened their defense from the beginning, Arsenal can be said to have played smoothly.

However, after Gao Lao Crouch came on the field, the situation on the field changed suddenly. Arsenal, leading 2-0, fell into a passive position, and was bombarded by the sudden force of Sky City in halftime.

If it weren't for the defender and Cech's repeated rescues, Arsenal would have been tied.

But it is a pity that Stoke City's sky city tactics did not last until the end, and finally defeated Arsenal 1-4.

The next day, gun fans were still disappointed.

Because Liverpool, the warm baby of the Premier League, easily defeated the Hammers to help West Ham United 4-0 in this round, and did not give them a chance, and still sit firmly at No.4.

But gun fans are not without gains.

Two hours later, Tottenham beat Manchester United, who had entered the Europa League final, 2-1.

In this way, Arsenal's fifth position can be said to be stable.

But it is a pity that Arsenal fans want the Champions League seats, not the Europa League.

On May 5th, the last game of the 15th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against Leicester City at home.

As he had just finished a high-intensity European game, Guardiola took the rotation again.

The main players such as Chu Zheng, Toure and Kompany all sat on the bench.

Regarding Guardiola's move to rotate most of the main lineup, Manchester City fans were terrified, just as worried as Chelsea fans, for fear of the team overturning.

Facts have proved that the concerns of Manchester City fans are not superfluous.

After the start of the game, although Manchester City scored in the 29th minute of the game, Leicester City quickly equalized the score after strengthening their offense in the second half.

Then the game stalled.

Leicester City, which followed Ranieri's tactical system, counterattacked vigorously.

The hero players of Leicester City's championship team, Shinji Okazaki, Vardy and Mahrez, frequently threatened Manchester City's goals with their excellent tacit understanding.

If it weren't for Edson's excellent form, perhaps the score has been overtaken.

In the 77th minute of the game, Mahrez broke into the right side of the penalty area with his delicate foot skills, causing Clichy to make a big mistake.

The referee Madeli immediately gave Manchester City a yellow dot package.

This turning point instantly made the hearts of Manchester City fans fall to the bottom, and countless people had bad premonitions in their hearts.

The Chelsea fans were ecstatic.

Once Manchester City loses to Leicester City, in the last round of dialogue between the two sides, they only need a draw to win the Premier League championship.

However, the next scene made everyone dumbfounded.

Mahrez, who made it himself and took the penalty himself, took two steps after the whistle and kicked the ball with his left foot, but he did not expect his right foot to slip.

So the ball kicked by Mahrez's left foot touched his right leg, and the ball immediately drew a strange arc and flew into the lower left corner of the goal.

In the next second, the referee Madeli directly blew off the penalty and awarded Manchester City a free kick.

On the bench, Chu Zheng was dumbfounded. He didn't know whether Mahrez was lucky or not.

"Chu, why doesn't this ball count?" Foden looked left, then again, scratching his head. Obviously, this guy was also confused.

Not only are the young players like Foden confused, but even many commentators are also confused. They don't even know what the referee Madeli's judgment is based on.

After Chu Zheng explained it to Foden, he couldn't laugh or cry.It has to be said that it is also a miracle that Mahrez touched the ball for the second time in this way.

There are several strange rules in football games, and most referees probably will not encounter them once in their lifetime, let alone outside fans.

In addition to penalty kicks, there are kick-offs in the middle circle and throw-ins. The kick-off player is not allowed to touch the ball again until other players touch the ball. If the ball is touched, the opponent will be awarded an indirect free kick.

In the 80th minute of the game, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne were replaced at the same time, and then Manchester City's goal came.

In the 87th minute, Chu Zheng broke through his ribs and was about to enter the penalty area. Simpson directly swept him outside the penalty area, allowing Manchester City to get a free kick in an excellent position.

More than 40 seconds later, De Bruyne ran up, swung his legs in one go, and sent the ball in from the upper left corner of the goal.

2-1.

Manchester City also relied on De Bruyne's goal to narrowly beat Leicester City, allowing Chelsea fans to experience an emotional journey of ups and downs.

(End of this chapter)