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After Grealish received the ball on the wing, he increased the number of his breakthroughs. Although he did not help the team expand its lead, every time Grealish received the ball on the wing, it would always frighten the defensive players of Braga.

In fact, McGinn did not have many wonderful performances in the first five Premier League games. He seemed to be adapting to the rhythm of the Premier League.

But tonight, facing Braga from the Portuguese Super League, McGinn's state was obviously better than when he played in the Premier League.

He was often able to steal the ball from the opponent's feet, and he also took the initiative to help Xia Yuan split the side.

21st minute.

Grealish and McGinn connected in the game.

After Xia Yuan successfully intercepted the ball from the opponent's midfielder Palinha through a sliding tackle in the midfield, he stood up quickly and passed the ball to Grealish on the wing at the fastest speed.

The latter received the ball on the left side, which he was most familiar with.

When Grealish was about to accelerate and break through, three Braga players rushed in front of him. After seeing this, Grealish immediately changed his mind about breaking through, and then pushed with his right foot.

The ball appeared at McGinn's feet.

In the middle, after McGinn stopped the ball, there were no Braga defenders around him to interfere, so McGinn chose to carry the ball forward.

In a few seconds, McGinn brought the ball to the top of the penalty area. At this time, the Braga defenders reacted and immediately interfered with McGinn.

It was a pity that it was too late. McGinn had already raised his foot to shoot!

McGinn has the ability to shoot from a distance. In an instant, the football flew towards Braga's goal like an arrow shot from a bow!

Bang! ! !

The football went straight to the right corner.

Although Braga's goalkeeper tried his best to save the ball, his fingertips still did not touch the football.

2-0.

Aston Villa once again expanded its lead.

"Braga's defense has completely collapsed. It seems that this game has lost its suspense."

After McGinn scored, Douyin commentator Huang Jianxiang was obviously not as excited as Xia Yuan after scoring.

He said calmly: "From the first 20 minutes of the game, it can be seen that the strength of the two teams is not at the same level. Sure enough, the competitive level of the Premier League is much stronger than that of the Portuguese Super League."

When the score came to 2-0, the away players of Braga had completely lost their confidence.

In the remaining time of the first half, Braga basically had no way to create an effective threat to Aston Villa's goal.

Aston Villa entered the halftime break with a score of 2-0, relying on the goals of Xia Yuan and McGinn.

In the locker room, Dean Smith came to Xia Yuan as soon as possible. He patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder and said solemnly: "Xia, you played well in the first half. Now we have taken a two-goal lead. It's time for you to rest. I plan to replace you after the start of the second half. Have a good rest and prepare for the Premier League game on the weekend."

When Dean Smith finished this sentence, he was immediately rejected by Xia Yuan.

"Coach, there is no problem with my physical fitness."

"I want to play for a while. It's not too late to replace me after about 75 minutes."

Dean Smith nodded and agreed with Xia Yuan's suggestion.

The head coach of Aston Villa knew very well that the reason why the team has been in a winning streak in the new season is due to Xia Yuan's personal ability.

In a sense, Xia Yuan is the helmsman of this team.

He dare not go against Xia Yuan's ideas.

Therefore, after the second half started, Xia Yuan continued to stay on the court.

The reason why Xia Yuan didn't want to leave the court so early was actually very simple. In his opinion, although the team had already achieved a 2-0 lead, it was not stable.

Anything could happen in a football match. Maybe Braga suddenly found the feeling of shooting in the second half and successfully equalized the score, or even surpassed the score, then the gain would outweigh the loss.

After all, Xia Yuan could get a system reward after winning this game!

Therefore, Xia Yuan had to be safe.

After the second half started, Xia Yuan was still the most active player on the court, and he actively participated in the team's offense.

No. 5

In the 6th minute, under the instigation of Xia Yuan, Aston Villa scored the third goal of the game.

After Xia Yuan advanced to the front court with the ball, he was immediately surrounded by two Braga players. Xia Yuan did not choose to pass back, but used his right foot to rub an arc, and the football directly passed over the heads of the two Braga players and quickly fell at the feet of Aston Villa striker Wesley.

On the penalty area line, after receiving the football, Brazilian striker Wesley first used his 191cm body to lean against the Braga defender, and then immediately raised his foot and shot!

In an instant, the football flew into Braga's goal.

Because Wesley's shooting speed was too fast, Braga's defender still did not touch the football.

Three to zero.

The suspense of this game was completely over.

Then, after more than ten minutes, Dean Smith replaced Xia Yuan with Hourihane.

When Xia Yuan left the field, the fans at the scene immediately gave him thunderous applause. Although Xia Yuan only scored one goal in the game, the fans who watched the game knew that Xia Yuan's performance in the game was almost perfect.

Xia Yuan's figure can be seen on both offense and defense.

When Xia Yuan left the field, Aston Villa's players seemed to have lost their souls in the game. Not only could they not control the ball, but they even made passing errors due to the opponent's high-pressure pressing.

Fortunately, Braga's forward was in too bad a state and kicked two shots in a row.

In the end, after 90 minutes of the game, Aston Villa defeated Braga at home with a score of 3-0 and successfully won the first victory in the UEFA group stage!

In the selection of the best player, Xia Yuan was undoubtedly elected.

In the interview area.

English reporters did not seem to have much interest in this game, and most of the questions were about the next game.

That is, the game between Aston Villa and Arsenal.

"Xia, you will go to the Emirates Stadium to play against Arsenal this weekend. Arsenal is currently ranked fifth in the league. Do you think Aston Villa can get away with it at the Emirates Stadium?"

Xia Yuan responded expressionlessly: "Of course, I said that Villa is not afraid of any opponent, including Arsenal."