Chapter 683 Champions League Champion!
After Zhen Shaolong scored the goal, Irving was only briefly mentioned by the media, and the reason he was mentioned was "the tacit cooperation with Zhen Shaolong."
This may be the sadness of not being taken seriously.
At Newcastle United, Owen will always be the "second-ranked star".
Who cares about second place?
Even though Owen once won the Ballon d'Or and was England's 'golden boy', it was 'once' after all. He and Zhen Shaolong stood together, and the level of attention was much different. The goal was also scored by Zhen Shaolong. Assist players have a hard time attracting attention.
Everyone is talking about Zhen Shaolong, "The third goal in the Champions League final! Hat trick!"
"Zhen Shaolong scored his 102nd goal in a single season and his 30th Champions League goal. He set a new Champions League scoring record..."
"Thirty...perhaps no one can surpass this record!"
Many people have similar sighs, because thirty goals is too many. Generally speaking, a team that enters the Champions League, even if it does not score a single game from the group stage to the final, only has thirteen games and scores two goals in one game. There are only twenty-six goals per goal, not to mention that the teams participating in the Champions League are all top teams. If they can score an average of one goal per game, they can be said to be the 'top scorers in the world'.
Thirty balls?
I can't even imagine it.
Barcelona was not in the mood to think about how many goals Zhen Shaolong had scored or what unsurpassable records he had set. They were more concerned about the score on the field - 3 to 1!
Barcelona are two goals behind!
There are less than ten minutes left in the game, and everyone knows what it means to be two goals behind.
The players on the field were a little helpless, they knew they were going to lose.
Guardiola knows it too.
After seventy minutes of the game, when he saw the players spontaneously strengthen their offensive and significantly increase their forward passes, Guardiola knew that the decisive moment had arrived. If Barcelona could score, the game would still be played.
otherwise……
In this situation, Barcelona's hope of winning has become very small, and he frowned helplessly.
Laporta on the podium also knew,
He covered his cheeks with his hands, but immediately put them down to show a "calm look". It seemed that the score on the field did not affect him at all, and he said to Ashley with a smile, "Zhen Shaolong, you are amazing. Can you sign in?" We are so lucky to have players like this.”
Ashley just wanted to laugh.
Laporta continued, "But I heard that he is going to Real Madrid? There won't be any next season..." The last tone was sighing and gloating.
Ashley was furious after hearing this, and turned around and said, "Do you know how much he is worth?"
"I don't know." Laporta was stunned for a moment.
Ashley glanced at him disdainfully and said proudly, "So, you don't understand the feeling of being rich."
"..."
Laporta feels he is despised?
Yes!
I shouldn't talk to him!
Downgrade!
"Stupid fat man who smells like copper!" Laporta turned his head and decided not to say a word to Ashley.
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Both Guardiola and Laporta were disappointed with the score. They were not 100% sure that Barcelona would lose, but with two goals behind, Barcelona's hope of catching up was too small.
This is a matter of probability.
If just now Barcelona still had a 40% chance of catching up, now there is only a 10% chance of catching up, even less than 10%. Everyone can see Newcastle United’s strict Defensively, it took Barcelona eighty minutes to score only one goal. It was too difficult to score two goals in the remaining time.
After the game restarted, Barcelona received more support. Fans who originally held a neutral attitude began to cheer for Barcelona, mainly because of their "sympathy for the weak".
Barcelona are definitely not weak, but in terms of the score on the field, they are absolutely weak.
Some media, football people, celebrities, and commentators have also begun to favor Barcelona when talking about the game--
"There is not much time left, so we have to see if Barcelona can score consecutive goals in a short period of time..."
"Barcelona is a team that is good at creating miracles, and we can probably expect them to tie the score."
"3-1 is not the end, Barcelona still has a chance!"
"No matter what the game situation is, Barcelona is never a team that will give up. Laporta has done a good job in this regard. Half of the players in this Barcelona team are from La Masia. They have sincere love for Barcelona and will work hard for them. Barcelona fought until the last minute..."
On the field.
Barcelona, as some football people commented, every player works very hard in the offense.
In the final stage of the game, they also have to fight hard.
Barcelona launched a continuous offensive, and their entire formation advanced to the middle line. In the end, there was only one Yaya Toure, and then there was Busquets who was responsible for defending Zhen Shaolong. The other players all attacked, and even Pique rushed to the front. He couldn't care less about Zhen Shaolong standing behind him.
It makes no sense to think about defense now.
Barcelona's aggressive offensive put tremendous pressure on Newcastle United. Newcastle United was suppressed and continued to shrink its defense line. The midfielder and defender were almost level with each other. On two occasions, Gremi retreated to the penalty area to help mark Messi and Eto'o and Owen also retreated to the front of the penalty area; using their bodies and running to participate in the defense.
A wave.
Another wave.
Barcelona's offensive continued and they kept passing the ball in front of the goal, making Newcastle United's goal look very dangerous. At the same time, their strong suppression also made Newcastle United unable to play at all. Even if they suddenly completed the steal, there was no time. Observing the frontcourt, there is no time to make adjustments to make long passes. Even controlling the ball is a luxury.
The situation is too passive!
However, as time passed by, the mentality of Newcastle United players was advantageous. Barcelona was obviously a little anxious and made mistakes in two consecutive attacks. Fortunately, they suppressed it far enough forward and did not give Newcastle United a chance.
Unconsciously, time entered the stoppage period.
None of the Barcelona players looked at the time and just launched wave after wave of attacks.
In the first minute of stoppage time, the goal finally came.
Messi!
After completing a successful breakthrough, Messi was directly knocked to the ground by Button. The referee showed Button a yellow card and gave Barcelona a chance to set the ball.
Messi kicked a very exciting curve ball and successfully broke through the gate guarded by Given.
"Messi! Messi!"
"3 to 2!"
"Messi helped Barcelona recover a goal. There is still one and a half minutes left, and Barcelona still has a chance..."
Barcelona had no time to celebrate. Henry quickly took the ball to the center circle and urged the game to restart.
Zhen Shaolong passed the ball back to Gremi.
When Newcastle United kicked off, there was only one minute left before the end of the game. Barcelona rushed forward to fight regardless. Gremi planned to pass a few passes with his teammates to delay the time. When he saw the opponent rushing over in a swarm, he hurriedly kicked The kick was given to Owen in front.
Owen reacted quickly and immediately kicked Zhen Shaolong.
Zhen Shaolong had the same idea as his teammates. He would delay as long as he could. Anyway, there was only one minute left. Unexpectedly, the opponent fought too hard. He simply protected the ball and picked it up with his feet, activating the "Skill". sticky ball effect.
Subsequently.
Take it forward!
At this point in time, offense is also part of defense. Taking the ball far enough forward is also helpful to delay time.
Zhen Shaolong used the ball-sticking effect of "Skills" to quickly brush away the rushing Xavi. Facing Busquets, he still wanted to use "Skills" to continue. Unexpectedly, when he just made a move, Busquets Steal the ball directly with your foot.
"So decisive?"
Zhen Shaolong was a bit unhurried. He reacted immediately and immediately pulled the ball to the side, easily dodged Busquets and continued to rush forward.
Busquets waited there and did not chase, because Pique and Yaya Toure rushed over together.
Zhen Shaolong didn't have time to 'show off his skills'.
Pique and Yaya Toure came too quickly and acted very decisively. His first reaction was not to complete the breakthrough. Instead, he rushed in front of the ball in two steps, stepped on the ball, turned his back to the two of them, and used his body to Try to protect the ball.
That's how safe it is!
Pique and Yaya Toure fought back and forth from left to right. Zhen Shaolong tried his best to protect the ball. Then he pulled the ball back and activated the "Skills" effect with his feet again.
Then……
"There is no way to get there..."
Zhen Shaolong found that he was caught between two people and had no room to turn around and get away, even if the football was stuck to his feet. If he ran backwards, he would be attacked by Busquets from three sides. In an instant, he knew that the ball would be stolen.
"Yeah!"
"Just kick it away..."
Zhen Shaolong didn't even have time to turn his head and pay attention to the goal. He gave up the ball-sticking effect of "Skills" and simply kicked the ball up. When it fell, he stretched his foot and aimed hard at the ball, which was a big backward kick.
"Bang!"
The football quickly rushed over the heads of the three people, flying high and diagonally backward.
Zhen Shaolong's position is more than 30 meters away from the goal. The force of his big kick is upward. It is almost impossible to directly hit the goal.
but……
Goalkeeper Valdes was not in front of the goal at all. He was almost standing on the penalty area line, probably thinking about whether he could step forward to assist.
Seeing Zhen Shaolong being guarded by Pires and Yaya Toure, Valdez did not expect that Zhen Shaolong could still shoot and did not return to the goal. However, the football suddenly rushed out and he had already chased after it. late.
The football fell from the air and hit the center of the penalty area for the first time.
Bounce high!
The next drop is the small restricted area line!
Bounce again!
The drop was almost to the goal.
Valdez ran forward hard and only missed the ball by less than one meter. He simply kicked the ground hard and tried to hit the ball out with his hand at the end, but he still missed the ball by ten centimeters and failed to hit the ball.
The football bounced into the goal!
"Hula..."
There was a lot of noise in the arena.
The game commentator immediately shouted, "The ball has been scored! 4-1, the game is over!"
"It's over early!"
"Congratulations to Newcastle United. They relied on Zhen Shaolong's four goals to defeat Barcelona 4-1 and win the UEFA Champions League in the 2008-2009 season at the Olympic Stadium in Rome!"
"They reached the top of the Champions League!"