Young Football Player

In the 17th round of the Bundesliga, the final match of the first half of the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 played against Freiburg at home.

Before the start of the game, Jackie Chan had to show off the Golden Boy Award he had just won at the Schalke Stadium.

When Lee Chenglong came out with the trophy, the stadium announcer started to lead the atmosphere.

"Now we invite our European golden boy - Bruce Lee~~!!"

The fans immediately cheered in unison: "Bruce~~~~Bruce!!"

Jackie Lee entered the stadium, stood in the middle of the stadium, raised the trophy high, and greeted the cheers of the fans.

"In the six months since I came to Schalke, I have made many friends and have more fans who support me."

"This trophy is more for the fans who support me. Without your support, there would be no such trophy!"

After saying thank you, Li Chenglong went back to change his uniform and prepared for the game.

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The game officially started, but Freiburg, whose defensive core Ginter was already injured, played aggressively. They made it clear that they were here to smash the field.

Freiburg and Dortmund have always been friendly clubs, this time maybe Dortmund asked them to come.

But Li Chenglong's teammates, who slapped their chests loudly before the game, were unreliable.

In the 19th minute of the opening game, Atsuto Uchida, who had just recovered from his injury, collided with the opposing Congolese midfielder Machiadhi and was injured again.

Uchida's body is still a little fragile, and he can't handle this kind of black and hard African players.

Immediately after 2 minutes, Freiburg striker Kruse passed the ball behind Matip. Matip turned slowly, and another forward Rosenthal got the ball and pushed the goal.

Seeing the opponent celebrating excitedly on the sidelines, Li Chenglong was really speechless.

It seems that I have to figure out a way by myself, none of these scammers can be relied on.

In the 26th minute, Li Chenglong focused on the opponent's Congolese midfielder Machiadhi. His skills were average, but he liked to dribble the ball by himself, so he saw the opportunity and went straight to grab it.

"Beautiful~~~Bruce~~~ He steals the ball very decisively!!" Li Chenglong, who just won the Golden Boy Award, is naturally the protagonist of the game. Whenever he makes a move, he will attract attention.

As soon as the ball was successfully intercepted, Schuster, another Freiburg midfielder, rushed over to intercept it. It seemed that he was responsible for wiping Machiadhi's ass.

Faced with Schuster rushing over, Li Chenglong did not slow down, turned around while walking, and pulled the ball with his feet.

"Marseille roundabout~~~~Bruce~~~He passed again!!"

After stealing and passing, Li Chenglong did not continue to rush, but distributed the ball to Draxler in front left.

This pass really diverted some of Freiburg's defensive attention, and Li Chenglong quickly advanced into the penalty area.

At this time, Draxler had already passed the ball back to Li Chenglong with a tacit understanding.

At this time, there is only one defender on Li Chenglong's side, which is already a good opportunity.

Faced with the low-altitude ball passed by Xiaode, which was about ten centimeters above the ground, Li Chenglong directly lifted his leg and used his right instep to volley.

This kick was very solid, the ball was fast and the angle was good, and it went straight to the bottom corner of the near post.

Freiburg goalkeeper Baumann was just about to make a save when the ball flew into the goal.

"Goooooooooooal~~~~~~"

"Bruce~~~~beautiful volley~~~very beautiful!!!"

"He first intercepted the ball in the midfield, then Marseille spun around, and then cooperated with Draxler to hit the wall, and completed a volley in the penalty area to score!!"

"Lee just won this year's European Golden Boy Award, and now he celebrates with a beautiful goal!"

After scoring the goal, Li Chenglong immediately rushed to the sidelines to accept the cheers of the fans and the blessings of his teammates.

On the day when he won the Golden Boy Award, he also scored goals in the game. This is indeed something to be happy about. The fans in the audience were also chanting "Super Blues".

But Jackie Lee still wants to win the game.

For the next ten minutes or so, the game played uneventfully, because Freiburg, who was equalized, began to be conservative.

During this period, Huntelaar didn't know what was going on, so he had a quarrel with the forward Rosenthal who had scored the goal before, and they pushed and shoved each other, and both of them got yellow cards.

But this did not affect the course of the game.

In the 41st minute, Huntelaar retreated to the midfield, and after cooperating with Draxler and Macari's continuous passes, he passed the ball to Li Chenglong in the penalty area.

Li Chenglong couldn't turn around when he was pinched by the opponent's two central defenders, but he had a flash of inspiration, and knocked the ball sideways with his heel to the far end of the goal.

The left-back Fox, who was plugged in from the far end, arrived in time to volley the ball and scored a goal, helping Schalke 04 to reverse the score.

"Bruce, his kick was too spiritual, completely unexpected, and he assisted Fox to score very cleverly."

"Although he suffered injuries and conceded the ball at the beginning, Bruce Lee's outstanding performance with one pass and one shot has helped Schalke reverse the score. He is using practical actions to prove his level as a European golden boy."

Schalke 04 reversed the score in the first half, and Lee Chenglong finally felt relieved.

Not long after the start of the second half, in the 63rd minute, Russian midfielder Neustadt scored with a long shot to help Schalke 04 expand the score to 3:1.

This is almost a game-killing goal. Schalke 04 itself is stronger than the opponent. Now that they are two goals ahead, they will basically not give the opponent another chance.

The progress of the game was indeed like this. Although Freiburg launched some counterattacks in the following time, they did not pose much threat.

However, in the 80th minute, Huntelaar and Rosenthal clashed again. Both of them received their second yellow cards and were sent off with red cards.

In this case, Huntelaar will be suspended for the next game.

Although there were some twists and turns, Schalke 04 still won the final game of the first half of the schedule 3:1 at home.

In the halfway finale of this round, the top five teams in the Bundesliga standings, except for Bayern's 1:1 home draw with Borussia in the earliest game, the other four teams all won.

In this case, the standings after the 17th round of the Bundesliga:

Bayern occupied the top spot with 13 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss and 42 points, becoming the half-time champion.

If Bayern can win the final game, they can score 44 points, surpassing the record of 43 points set by Dortmund in the half of the 10/11 season, but Bayern missed the opportunity.

With 10 wins, 5 draws, 2 losses and 35 points, Schalke 04 became the half runner-up.

With 35 points in the half, this is also the second-highest half-point season in the history of Schalke 04, second only to the 36 points in the half of the 06/07 season.

In fact, in the 06/07 season, Schalke 04 was also the runner-up in the half. At that time, they had the same 36 points with Werder Bremen, but the opponent had more goal difference. However, in the second half of the season, when Bremen fell behind early, Schalke 04 thought they were going to win the championship, but in the end they were reversed by Stuttgart and snatched the championship.

In addition to Bayern and Schalke, the pharmaceutical factory Leverkusen is next, and their results are 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses with 33 points.

Then came Dortmund and Frankfurt. Dortmund's record is 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. Frankfurt has 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. Both points are 30 points, but Dortmund has more goal difference.

The half of the Bundesliga is over. According to the current points, there are two things to watch in the second half of the season.

The first is to see whether Bayern will make a mistake, and whether it will give Schalke 04 a chance to reverse. After all, Bayern led Dortmund by 5 points halfway last season, but was eventually reversed.

The second point of view is that the current top five teams in the standings will eventually be squeezed out and fail to qualify for the Champions League.