Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 406 Dedicate this match to Platini
2:3 behind this score makes Lyon very frightened, because it means that they will be eliminated...

The president of the Lyon club, Aulas, sat on the rostrum dejectedly. He thought it would be easy to win the game at his own home court, but he didn't know why Naples suddenly went crazy. , can't be stopped.

Sitting next to him, Platini was expressionless, looking as if the victory or defeat of Naples and Lyon had nothing to do with him.

No one knows what his heart has become after gnashing his teeth...

Slap in the face, slap in the face, slap in the face naked.

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There were a full 5 minutes of stoppage time in this game, which caused some dissatisfaction with Mazari.The referee team naturally had their reasons, because the referee passed out in a coma, and there was a delay in changing the referee.

Mazari had already made a substitution before that.Under Cassano, add a central defender.

He made another substitution in stoppage time.This substitution is purely to delay the game time.

Arshavin, who was replaced, deliberately walked off the field slowly. When some Lyon players expressed dissatisfaction, he trotted a few steps, then raised his hands and applauded, and hugged and shook hands with his teammates passing by.

When he slowly "moved" off the field, there were deafening boos on the Gerland stadium-Lyon fans thought he was deliberately delaying the game time.

Arshavin did not go directly to the bench, but after hugging coach Mazari, he walked to the sidelines.There, his teammates have formed a team shoulder to shoulder and arm in arm, waiting for the referee to blow his whistle so that they can rush onto the court to celebrate.

Although they are only one goal ahead, many times they will be told that "only one goal lead is the most dangerous score in the world", but at this moment, they are surprisingly confident, thinking that Lyon will not be able to equalize the score, and the victory will be glorious Tenacious Naples!
After going through this game, they have never been so confident-even Platini can't do anything to us, so it's scary!

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Chen Yingxiong was not replaced in advance. He was still on the court, showing his header ability and physical fitness to the fullest.

As long as Naples gets the ball in the backcourt defense, it is a big kick to the frontcourt, and then Chen Yingxiong uses his body to protect the football and delay the game time.

If there is only one person, it is not easy to grab the ball from his feet.Generally speaking, Lyon needs to use more than two players to break the football.And it had to be... a suspected foul move.

But at this time, the referee basically didn't call fouls in this situation.

The Naples players didn't care about raising their hands to protest to the referee, they had to defend first.It can no longer be the case when the first goal is conceded in the first half.

This kind of defensive pressure is actually great, because your opponent is not only the eleven players of Lyon, but also the referee team.No one knows whether the referee will find an opportunity to give a penalty kick at the last moment... They believe that the referee can really do it.

Therefore, Naples is very cautious when defending. Sometimes they would rather prevent the opponent from turning around and then block it from the front, rather than stretching their legs behind.

If the opponent takes advantage of the trend, it will be a foul in all likelihood.

Despite the pressure, Naples held on!
When the stoppage time reached 6 minutes, Mazari rushed to the sidelines, he raised his arm high, and raised his other hand to point to the watch on his wrist, in this way to remind the referee—— Time is up!
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"The game is over! The game should be over!" The commentators of Italy and Naples were shouting, as if they could remind the coach by shouting.

At this time, the Lyon team was still attacking. They attacked from the backcourt and passed to the frontcourt.At this time, it is already the 6th minute of stoppage time, and it stands to reason that the stoppage time has passed.But it seems that the referee wants to include the time for Naples' stoppage time substitutions, and make up together... But even so, the time has long passed.

Napoli's substitutes raised their arms in protest from the sidelines.

The referee turned a blind eye and wanted Lyon to complete the attack. Maybe this attack scored a goal?

At this time, Chen Yingxiong was pulled back into the penalty area, so Lyon's attack was not hindered, and he rushed directly to the 30-meter area.

Facing the overcrowded restricted area, Lyon chose the simplest method-a cross from the bottom.

Chen Yingxiong's defensive ability is actually very bad, but header happens to be what he is best at...

Lyon kicked the ball from the side, and the football flew into the penalty area, but was not pushed by any Lyon player. Instead, Chen Yingxiong shook his head and directed the football to the sideline.

"Now you should blow the whistle!" Mazzari shouted angrily from the sidelines.

Finally, he heard the referee's whistle, three times!This is the whistle for the end of the game!

"The game is over—the game is over!" shouted the Italian commentator.

"We are number one in the group!" The Naples commentator raised his arms high and roared Yang Tian.

Arshavin, Cassano and other substitute players swarmed into the stadium, turning the Gerland stadium into a paradise for them to celebrate.

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Naples defeated the mighty Lyon at the Gerland Stadium and won the first place in the group.

Anyone who has watched this game probably wouldn't think it was a normal game.

Many people think that Naples is doomed because their opponent is too strong...

But who would have thought that the person who laughed and celebrated at the end was indeed a player from the visiting team from Naples?

As soon as the game ended, Platini hurriedly left the rostrum of the Gerland Stadium with a sullen face and disappeared from everyone's sight.

In fact, he already knew the result of the other game. Over there, Liverpool equalized the score at the last moment, so even if Lyon lost the game, they beat Zenit St. Petersburg by one point and won the second place in the group. The right to qualify is preserved.

And Zenit can only play in the UEFA Cup.

This should be a good result for Lyon, and it should also be a good result for Platini, who wants Lyon to qualify.

But Platini just couldn't laugh because his face...was swollen from the game...

My own arrangement is so safe, but a crazy team will spoil the good thing!

And... they also pointed the finger at themselves.

In this game, because of Naples' unexpectedly strong resistance and lack of cooperation, the referee issue has become the focus of everyone's attention.After the game, those media must have something to say.Now I have to figure out how to suppress the voice of the media...

The majestic UEFA president, but he is in such a mess, and all of this is due to... Naples, and the No. [-] Chen Yingxiong of Naples!
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Chen Yingxiong, who was resented by Platini, was being interviewed in the mixed zone at this time.

"I am very happy to win this game. Because this game is too difficult to play, our opponent is definitely not the eleven people in Lyon! As for the other opponents? I think you have all seen it, so there is no need Did I say more?"

"It's a pleasure to win the game, it's a pleasure to be number one in the scorer list. But I'm not as happy as I was able to score two goals in such a difficult game."

"Hero, your initiative for the second ball seems to have something to do with it?" A reporter asked.

Chen Yingxiong, who was still smiling, put a serious face on his face, and said very seriously: "That is my signature celebration - reporters who often report on Serie A know it. I know that Mr. Platini also came to watch the game, so As soon as I was excited, I paid tribute to Chairman Platini. I will dedicate that goal to Chairman Platini, and I will dedicate this victory to Chairman Platini. I think he must be very happy Yes. Because I want to thank him, it was he who came to watch the game, inspired our whole team, made me high-spirited, and was able to beat Lyon, all because Chairman Platini came to watch the game and cheered for us. Midfielder During the break, we vowed not to disappoint Mr. Platini who came to watch the game, so we performed very well in the second half... You know, I have been an admirer of Mr. Platini since I was a child. It is my honor to show our strength in front of him..."

The more Chen Yingxiong said, the more outrageous he became.At first, the reporter who interviewed him really thought that Chen Yingxiong was planning to dedicate the goal and victory to Platini.After hearing it, I realized... Nima, this is completely ironic, okay!

After hearing what Chen Yingxiong said, the Naples players who were interviewed by other reporters had a hard time holding back their laughter.

When they all finished the interview, they were able to laugh happily.

A group of people surrounded Chen Yingxiong and walked into his locker room.

"You're so good at bragging, hero! I was almost fooled by you in the first place!"

"I went to Egypt to shoot a commercial, and I found that your acting skills are getting better, hero..."

"I was wondering what Platini's face would look like when he heard that."

Chen Yingxiong smiled: "It must be very exciting!"

Everyone was laughing, their laughter echoing in the tunnel, mocking the man who left in disgrace.

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In the post-match press conference, Mazari did not talk about the refereeing issue, his mind had cooled down.He knows that if his team wants to play in Europe, it cannot offend UEFA.They have already slapped Platini severely in this game. He doesn't know if Chairman Platini has a kind heart. He can ignore the past after being slapped. He dare not take his entire team fate to gamble on the character of Chairman Platini.

Anyway, they won this game and won the first place in the group, so there is no need to hold on to this problem.Players can say a little grudge, but he is the head coach, he can't talk nonsense, it will hurt his team.

When some reporters asked about the performance of the referee and those controversial penalties, Mazari changed his angry performance in the game, but shrugged his shoulders and shook his head: "There are often referee problems, but this is nothing to make a fuss about. Just ordinary miscalculations, it just so happened that they were all concentrated in our game against Lyon, and they all happened to be against us...but it's over, that's it. The most important thing is that we Being able to qualify first in the group is the most important thing.”

When Puel attended the press conference, he said that he was very satisfied with being able to qualify from the group.

"It doesn't make sense to be second in the group or first in the group. First in the group may not be smooth sailing, and second in the group may not be able to go further. I think it depends on the state of the team, not your group ranking... ..."

A reporter also asked him about refereeing, and he also chose a cautious attitude.

"I don't know, maybe the referee's decision is questionable, but I think that is the job of the UEFA referee committee, not mine. I have been telling my players not to judge the referee. I You have to do it yourself."

Although the two head coaches chose not to talk about the referee's problem, the media knew very well that after the game, the referee's problem would definitely not go away, and many media would discuss it.

At that time, it will depend on what kind of explanation Platini can give...

(End of this chapter)