Football: Banned for life, forced to travel to Europe

Chapter 263 Applause at the Stadium of Light

Beijing time on February 45th at [-]:[-] a.m., Stadium of Light.

Wishing is greeting old Benfica teammates in the player tunnel. In just one and a half seasons, most of the teammates he is familiar with have changed.

The ones who are still relatively familiar are Da Silva, Saviola, Martins, Cardoso and Yadell, oh no, there is also Matic, who was not yet firmly established as the main force at the time, and now has become Benfica The midfield barrier played very well and attracted the attention of many teams in the five major leagues.

"Hello, audience friends. Welcome to the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Rome's away game against Benfica. I am Poet He."

"I'm Zhang Hehe."

"Let me introduce the starting lineups of the two sides first. Roma still play the 4231 they are familiar with. The goalkeeper is Palin who just joined the team in Dongchuang. The back four are Florenzi, Burdisso, Marchinhos and Eriksson. Fora; the two midfielders are De Bruyne and De Rossi; the frontcourt four wish to top the front, Gaitan is on the left, Totti is in the middle, and Yarmolenko is on the right."

"Benfica played 442, the goalkeeper Arthur, the four defenders were Melgarejo, Da Silva, Yadr and Pereira; the four midfielders were Rodrygo, Martins, Matic and Saviola; the two forwards are Cardoso and Lima. Director Zhang, what do you think?"

"Hey, Roma didn't play De Jong but played De Bruyne. It can be seen that Gonzalez wants to attack. They want to solve the problem on the road."

At this time, players from both sides began to enter the field, and Poet He's eyes lit up, "Friends from the audience, players from both sides entered the field, Wishing is the third Huaxia player to participate in the Champions League knockout round, and also the second Huaxia player to start in the UEFA Champions League knockout round. Now It depends on whether he can become the first Chinese player to score in the knockout round of the Champions League."

The first Chinese player to start in the knockout round of the Champions League was Sun Xiang, but he was a defender, so he definitely didn't get to score goals.

The second player to play in the knockout round of the Champions League was Junmin. That was last season. He represented Schalke 04 in the match against Valencia. He came off the bench in 10 minutes and the game ended without sweating.

That is, after the end of that season, Junmin terminated his contract and returned to China to continue playing in the Super League.So Poet He didn't even mention their names, which is not too glorious.

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The atmosphere at the Stadium of Light was equally enthusiastic. Benfica fans booed the Roma players mercilessly, but when it came to Gaitan, their boos turned into cheers.

And when Wish walked out of the player tunnel, deafening applause and cheers erupted from the Stadium of Light, which was even louder than when the Benfica players came on the field. Benfica fans welcomed their former hero and idol in this way.

Wishing raised his hands above his head and applauded. As he said, he does have many good memories here.

"The interaction between Wishing and Benfica fans is moving. They are like old friends who have been reunited for a long time. They accompany their idols to the peak of life. This is the little happiness that fans keep private."

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Jesus felt that he was low-key enough before the game, pretending to be strong, and elevating his opponent, as if he had surrendered in advance.

But only Jesus himself knows that he has made very targeted arrangements.From forwards to defenders, he has divided everyone's responsibilities in detail, how to defend, how to attack, when to press forward, and when to retreat, he has a detailed plan.

Even Jesus asked Cardoso to imitate the wishing header, so that goalkeeper Arthur can adapt in advance...

But Benfica lasted only 15 minutes.

"Yarmolenko! Beautiful header! He opened the scoring for Roma!"

Jesus' defense focused on making a wish, and then Yarmolenko got the chance. He was [-] centimeters taller than Benfica's left back Melgarejo, and he dunked easily.

This trick has become one of the commonly used offensive routines in Rome, and it is very easy to use. This is why Lamela has gradually lost his main position recently.

Gabriel Jesus immediately went to the sidelines, waved da Silva's attention to help Melgarejo, and then he found that the wish came alive again.

After 10 minutes, Poet He shouted wildly, "Make a wish! The iconic header! He became the first Chinese player to score in the knockout round of the Champions League! Let us remember this moment!"

"Hey, there is not much suspense in this game. With two away goals in hand, Roma will also take the initiative when they return home."

After the goal, Wishing didn't celebrate, but ran back to halftime silently. His behavior was once again recognized by the Benfica fans, and almost all of them stood up and applauded Wishing.

Many fans are thinking how good it would be if they wished to stay in Benfica forever, but they also know that this is impossible. The Benfica team is too small, and the Portuguese Super League is too small. Ambitious player.

Just like Cardoso and Lima, they both performed well this season and immediately got involved with teams in the five major leagues.But any ambitious player will not be willing to play in the Portuguese Super League for a lifetime.

Cardoso and Lima, who have killed all sides in the Portuguese Super League, encountered difficulties. They simply could not break through Rome's defense.The worst thing is Cardoso. Burdisso and Marchinhos are usually ravaged by wishes. Now that they are replaced by Cardoso, they feel that it is too easy.

As for Lima, the speed and skills he is proud of are completely useless in front of Marquinhos. This young Brazilian central defender can not only run, but also has good skills. He almost doubted his life for Lima's defense.

The first half ended under the indiscriminate bombing of Rome. With the wish and Yarmolenko's two headers, Rome temporarily took the lead.

However, Benfica's offense did not improve, and Jesus' face was so dark that it was dripping water.He kept thinking, why is this happening, and what is he going to do about it?

After much deliberation, Jesus found that maybe he showed too much weakness before the game, so the players felt that the head coach had given up, so what else could they fight for?

But before the game, I arranged it in such a detailed way...Jesus suddenly felt that he was a fool. He showed weakness first, and then arranged defensive tactics. Isn't this just because he wants to lose less at home?

Jesus was so regretful that his thigh was about to swell. He showed weakness and kept a low profile in order not to put too much pressure on the players, and at the same time allow Rome to underestimate the enemy.

It turned out that Roma didn't underestimate the enemy at all. They are very motivated to play in the Champions League. There is no problem of underestimating the enemy. However, the players like Benfica really have no pressure, and they are almost too relaxed...

This will not work!

Now Benfica is only two goals behind. As long as they equalize in the second half, the team still has a chance in the second round. A score of 1-0 is enough to advance to the quarterfinals.

Gabriel Jesus ready to cheer his players on at half-time!