Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 161 This is a nightmare, right?

The UEFA Cup schedule is more intensive than the UEFA Champions League, because there are more teams participating in the UEFA Cup and the schedule is long. Since the restructuring of the 0405 season, there have been 80 teams participating in the group stage alone. The number is so large that it has attracted many second- and third-rate league teams to participate. However, this did not make the UEFA Cup more attractive and competitive. On the contrary, the large number of participating teams and the too long and compact schedule made the tournament lose its original glory. Today's UEFA Cup is completely tasteless for most people, and neutral fans rarely pay attention to this event.

But for the teams participating in this game, especially those playing in the second- and third-rate leagues, the UEFA Cup is their only opportunity to show their faces in the European arena, and they still attach great importance to it.

After all, it is also a champion. Especially after entering the knockout stage, with the addition of the third place in the Champions League group stage, the team is like a cloud. This game is considered a nod. So the UEFA Cup main match does not actually start from the group stage with 80 teams participating, but from the knockout stage of the thirty-two teams...

The opening match of the new season of the Russian Premier League is March 14th. The newly promoted Terek Grozny will face the Soviet Wings at home. Zenit’s first league match will have to wait until the 16th. Their opponent is last season’s runner-up-Sparta Moscow. The media said this was an opportunity for Spartans to avenge, but it is still doubtful whether they can successfully avenge in an away game...

Before that, Zenit will have to play two UEFA Cup matches, as the St. Petersburg media previously predicted, it is Marseille-before the start of the new season, either Marseille will be resolved or Marseille will be resolved.

If they are resolved by Marseille, they will be able to play in the league with peace of mind. But this is definitely not the result Ed Wo Carter and his team want.

Speaking of Marseille, the process of promotion is still a bit thrilling. They won a 3-0 victory over Spartak Moscow at their home court. They were clean and clear. Everyone felt that they would be promoted without any suspense. How can I think of returning to his home court, Sparta Moscow played Marseille a 2:0, almost equalized the total score and dragged the game into overtime...

The Moscow media felt sorry for Sparta, and also hoped that St. Petersburg could avenge Sparta Moscow. Although the two sides have broken the blood in the domestic league, they still have to work together externally.

So Zenit St. Petersburg took on the responsibility of "avenging Sparta Moscow"...

But Ed Volkart and Chen heroes don't care whether they want to avenge Sparta Moscow. They won Marseille not for revenge, but to advance themselves.

In the first round, they will go to Marseille to challenge their opponents, playing away first, then home, which is considered a more favorable schedule.

Unfortunately, Ed Wocart and his players don’t think so now...

"Mamadou-Niang (mamadou·niang)!!" There was a huge cheer at the Verderon Stadium in Marseille, and the on-site commentator was screaming at the name of the goal player.

On the court, the black player behind his back with a name that made Chen Yingxiong a long time before the match was raising his arms and running wildly to celebrate the goal-this was Marseille's second goal in the match. . Just two minutes into the second half, Marseille had a 2-0 lead.

The scoring player's name is Niang, but the name printed on his shirt on the back is "Niang"-Niang. With this name, Chen Yingxiong smiled at this name for a long time while waiting for his entry in the player tunnel, and spent the waiting time.

He didn't know what this person should be called, anyway, he directly called the black striker "mother" who looks like a big five and three rough.

It was this mother striker who was laughed at by Chen Yingxiong who scored the crucial second goal, which suddenly expanded and consolidated Marseille's advantage.

Hero Chen couldn't laugh at all now.

They also finally tasted the taste of having two goals cleanly and cleanly taken away by the opponent.

At this moment, Villarreal is sure to burst into tears if he knows it underground-you have today too!

Ed Wocart stared at the court sternly. Only one goal behind in the first half, fortunately. During the intermission, he asked the team to stabilize the defense, and then tried to counterattack, even if it couldn't win, it didn't matter. As long as he didn't continue to lose the ball, he was acceptable to lose 0:1 away.

But just like this, the opponent still seized the second half of the game just two minutes after the start. Zenit's team has not yet entered the game state, and the spirit is a little tranced, and the chance of not focusing enough to get another city...

It's hard to play this game after two goals. Because it is easy to cause morale to collapse, it is impossible to return to the home court. This is not alarmist—Villarreal is still dead...

He was a little anxious, the current situation is that it doesn't make much sense to keep on guarding. Because even if you lose the game 0:2 and no longer lose the ball afterwards, Marseille has already taken advantage of it, both at the game level and at the psychological level.

So Zenit had better be able to find a way to score a goal, score an away goal, and let the opponent's lead change from two goals to one goal.

But is this goal you can get if you want?

Zenit fans felt like they were having a nightmare with their eyes open. In this nightmare, they became losers, they were laughed at, and every cheer of the home team fans at the Velodron Stadium was like a knife in their hearts.

Easily defeated Villarreal at home 2:0, which made them very optimistic about the team's future in the UEFA Cup. How can they think that this game has been promoted like this.

The St. Petersburg reporters who followed the team to report on the game were also talking in the stands, complaining about the bad situation and the results.

"Damn it! Looking at it now, the eight yellow cards and two red cards in the last game against Villarreal finally show their power! Hill is not on the court, our left offense simply can't be played, just rely on security Yukov can't do it!"

"Yeah, yeah, without a cross from the side, the hero's characteristics can't be played out at all..."

"Marseille is completely crazy...Look at their attack this time, this cooperation, this pass, this shot... How does it really happen, alas!" Someone sighed heavily. "I think Zenit is more ill-adjusted this time!"

The Chinese reporters were also a little disappointed. They did not expect that Zenit, who was still awe-inspiring in the last round, was beaten back to his original shape when he faced Marseille this time.

Could it be that the farthest journey of Chinese players in the UEFA Cup can only reach here?

In addition to Chen Yingxiong, six Chinese players have appeared in the UEFA Cup-from the earliest Jia Xiuquan and Liu Haiguang to the later Sun Jihai, Sun Xiang, Shi Jun and Gao Leilei. But most of these people are participating in UEFA Cup qualifiers. Chen Yingxiong followed the team to the UEFA Cup semi-finals, which is already the best achievement of a Chinese player in this event.

Many Chinese journalists will be satisfied if they leave it aside. But after seeing the outstanding performance of Chen Yingxiong, they are already a little dissatisfied... if they could go further, how great would it be!

Many people have such an idea in their hearts.

Hope it is wonderful.

The reality is often cruel.

Just seven minutes after Zenit lost the second ball, they lost the ball again...

Marseille took advantage of Zenit's two goals behind the team when they were a little flustered, and another city, Cisse scored twice!

"3:0! Aha! 3:0! The second round has lost suspense!" the French TV commentator exclaimed triumphantly. "Most of Marseille is already in the quarterfinals!"

Hilgeyevsky looked very frustrated: "It's really a dark day! Zenit is three goals behind in the away game, and everything is irreversible... I think the second round of the game has lost its meaning..."

Ed Wocart also held his head in his hands, looking very depressed and painful.

The reality is so cruel, telling him how hard it is to go further.

Perhaps it was really easy to beat Villarreal to advance, which made him a little blindly optimistic. How can I think that Marseille is so strong!

"After eliminating Sparta Moscow, Marseille is about to eliminate another Russian team. And it is very coincidental that they have won a perfect 3:0 against the two Russian teams on the home scene!" The French narrator even carried out history to prove how glorious such a victory is. "Napoleon failed to complete the business that year, Marseille has completed! Conquering two Russian teams in a row, they have become a veritable Russian nemesis!"

Losing three goals in a row, this blow made many Zenit players dumbfounded. When Cisse and his teammates were celebrating the victory-yes, it was a victory, not a goal. They felt that this game was a match. The suspense is gone, and there is no need to even take the next game. Just announce that they are in the quarter-finals-Zenit’s players either hold their heads in their hands and look painful, or they simply look at each other dumbly. This reality is totally unacceptable.

Chen Yingxiong was also totally unacceptable, but his face was not stupid. He was squeezing his hand forcefully, holding it up and releasing it, and holding it up and releasing it again. In this way, the knuckles that were clenched every time turned white, the blue veins came out, and the joints made a crackling sound.

He knows exactly what it means to be three goals behind on the road. A score like returning home will be like a boulder, always weighing on the hearts of every Zenit player, and it will become heavier as time goes by. At the end of the home game, everyone was breathless.

At that time, what normal state will the team have to play?

Chen Yingxiong didn't know if there was any hope of winning the game, he didn't even know if he could draw. But he is very clear about one thing-if you want to keep a glimmer of hope for the team, at least there must be an away goal!

He is a forward and he is good at scoring goals.