i am a football star

Chapter 47 The Trip to Lyon ([-])

After Cavinaghi's goal, Blanco started to make substitutions. After all, the schedule is tight now. Liu Ting, Micoud and Diarra were replaced successively. The score of this game also ended at 3:0, and Bordeaux still had a 1-point advantage over Lyon.

Liu Ting didn't score a goal but got an assist. The important thing is that Liu Ting's importance has been recognized again. Only with him connecting the three frontcourt players can he maximize the role of the trident.

Four days after the game against Paris, Bordeaux played against Hamburg at home. In this game, Blanco used a 4 defensive counterattack formation. None of the tridents started.

When explaining the game, Liu Jianhong said: "Bordeaux sent several substitute players in this game, but they didn't have all the substitutes and gave up the game directly. Bordeaux wanted to play conservatively at home and wait until after the life-and-death battle with Lyon. In fact, there are still 11 rounds in Ligue [-]. There are still many variables. "

Of course Liu Jianhong would like Bordeaux to put more effort into playing the Europa League, so that his commentary will be read.

Hamburg was once a powerhouse in the Bundesliga. It has won the European Champions Cup and Cup Winners Cup, but it is only the ancestors who have been rich. Hamburg's most recent champion, the German Cup, dates back to the 80s. Now Hamburg is not even a Bundesliga powerhouse. Now it can only qualify for the UEFA Cup once in a while. Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany and the famous foreign trade port and financial center in Europe, can be regarded as a disadvantage of the Bundesliga's financial fairness policy. Without this financial fairness policy, the Bundesliga's Hamburg and Hertha Berlin teams would be acquired by local tyrants and instantly transformed into a European local tyrant team.

Hamburg is indeed weaker than Leverkusen. With such a Bordeaux team that rotates half of the players, Hamburg can't break the opponent's goal. In the second half, Blanc replaced Chamark with Berlyon. Instead, he was able to rely on speed to threaten Hamburg's goal several times. However, Berlyon still failed to seize the opportunity, and the two sides ended 0:0.

"The two sides ended the game 0:0. This result allows Bordeaux to go to Germany in the second round. Anything is possible. It is not surprising which team advances. In fact, Bordeaux's overall strength is stronger than Hamburg. It is only limited by the domestic league championship and cannot go all out. I hope they can play a wonderful game in the next game." Liu Jianhong's post-match conclusion.

This result is acceptable to both parties. After all, returning to Hamburg, Germany will have home court advantage, and Bordeaux can also free up their hands to fight Hamburg at that time, of course, the premise is that Blanco agrees to do so.

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The match against Hamburg was over, and Bordeaux was in full swing preparing for the weekend's match against Lyon. Lyon also went to England to challenge Manchester United in the middle of the week. In the end, they lost 0:1 to Manchester United and were eliminated from the Champions League with a total score of 1:2. What Blanco prayed in his heart was that Lyon was eliminated and the whole team had no fighting spirit.

On March 2008, 3, at 9:21 local time in France, the 28th round of Ligue [-] Bordeaux away game against Lyon was about to start in half an hour. Players from both Bordeaux and Lyon were warming up on the field. Many media from European countries gathered on the sidelines. Of course, Chinese media were indispensable. Most of the Chinese reporters who reported Shao Jiayi in the Bundesliga at the beginning of the year moved to France. Shao Jiayi’s Cottbus team had to count from bottom to top after each round. How many points are left to avoid relegation? There are too many reports of this kind of situation, and Chinese fans don't like to read it. Liu Ting's side is competing for the league championship and there are many people paying attention to the Europa League.

No matter how you say this game is also the top battle of the five major leagues in Ligue [-], and it can be regarded as the battle of Tianwangshan. Whichever team wins will take the lead in the championship. It will have a huge impact on this year's Ligue [-] championship. Many European sports media have sent reporters to report.

Half an hour before the game, Lyon’s home stadium, the Lyon Olympic Park, which can accommodate 6 people, was full. The full name of the Lyon club is Olympique Lyonnais Club, and the name of the Olympic is on the home court. Liu Ting and his teammates warmed up in the center of the stadium. You can hear the shouts from the stands in the distance. The Lyon team is definitely the most intense home atmosphere among French teams that Liu Ting has experienced.

"You will die a miserable death today..."

"Bordeaux bastard, watch your legs later!"

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"Damn Bordeaux, go back and sell your red wine!!"

Hearing such scolding, Liu Ting was surprised: Bordeaux can only sell red wine, right? ?
No wonder the owner of the Bordeaux club is a wine merchant.

Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, both teams went back to the locker room to prepare, and Adrian Baptiste and his old partner Cesar Joseph, who came to the sidelines for a live broadcast, were the first to pinch.

"I believe that Lyon will be able to defeat Bordeaux at home today, so that this year's league champion Lyon will have a good chance and will complete an unprecedented seven consecutive championships!" Cesar Joseph is a native of Lyon and has been a Lyon fan since he was a child. He explained that as long as there is a Lyon game, he will favor the Lyon team.

Joseph is right, the current Ligue 90 Lyon's six consecutive championships is already a Ligue [-] record. Apart from Lyon, only Saint-Etienne in the early Ligue [-] and Marseille in the [-]s have completed four consecutive championships (the fifth crown was deprived due to a match-fixing case). Real Madrid's five consecutive championships is Real Madrid. Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Huddersfield have all won three consecutive championships in the Premier League (including the period of League One).

"Cesar, I have to remind you that the team you supported just returned from a game in England 4 days ago. I don't think Lyon can win. I think Bordeaux, which gave up the Europa League 4 days ago, has a better chance of winning." Baptiste has become a Bordeaux supporter.

"Don't forget, this is Lyon Olympic Park!!!" Cesar Joseph glared.

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At this time in the locker room, the head coaches of the two teams are making tactical arrangements or psychological counseling with the players. This game is too important, and both sides will be cautious.

The Bordeaux team of the Blanco team said: "Lyon just returned from a game in England a few days ago. In that Champions League game, Lyon exhausted their all. Although they have the home court advantage, we rest better. We have a physical advantage. What we have to do is to speed up the pace and consume their physical strength. They will definitely have physical problems in the second half. Then our chance will come."

The whole team was listening carefully, and the atmosphere in the locker room became a little tense for a while.

In the locker room of the home team, Alan Perrin was also saying: "We must win the opponent in this game, otherwise it will be difficult to catch up if they pull the score away. We will try our best to give full play to the home court advantage, attack their defense line at the beginning, and take the lead as soon as possible. Jeremy (Tulalang), you need to follow the Chinese kid on the opposite side in this game. He is the most threatening figure in Bordeaux. If you restrict him, Bordeaux's offense will be greatly reduced. I'll leave that Chinese kid to you two."

At 21:30, the two teams have appeared on the court, and the captains of the two teams are guessing coins.

"Both sides have already played, and both teams have arranged the strongest lineup. The visiting team Bordeaux is still the best 433 attacking formation in Bordeaux. Goalkeeper Lame, four defenders Giulieti, Diawara, Henrique and Charme. The three midfielders are Micoud, Diarra and Wendel. Wendel has been in good form recently. Blanco let him start instead of defensive midfielder Fernando. starting lineup.

"Lyon's starting lineup is also 433. In fact, Lyon's regular lineup should be 442. Now changing to 433 also shows the determination to win at home. The goalkeeper is Coupe. The main goalkeeper Coupe was absent due to injury in the last round against Bordeaux. The four backs are Grosso, Squillacci, Chris and Revier. The three midfielders are Juninho, Toulalan and Bodme. The three forwards are Benzema, Keita and Fred." Joseph took over. The head reports on Lyon's starting XI.

(End of this chapter)