20demayo Chapter 435
Chapter 435
The sound in the stands of the Olympic Park Stadium was deafening. The scene of more than 50,000 home team fans cheering for Lyon at the same time was really magnificent.
The fans were very excited.
Houllier's originally nervous mood gradually eased as the game progressed.
In fact, before the start of the game, Houllier saw Li Shiguang's lineup and was a little worried.
In Europe, Leeds United's offensive power ranks among the top, which is recognized.
Seeing Li Shiguang's lineup.
Houllier instantly knew that what Li Shiguang said in the media before was definitely not a joke, and he was determined to turn what he said into a fact.
So Houllier was a little worried before. He was afraid that he would not be able to withstand Leeds United's three-pronged attack after the opening. If he lost the ball very early, it would be really difficult to play today's game.
But a few minutes later.
Houllier found that his worries seemed a little redundant.
Because the three axes of Leeds United after the opening did not come down as expected, but Lyon, who was determined to stabilize the defense first, kept threatening Leeds United's penalty area under the leadership of Juninho!
Except for the first minute after the opening, Ibrahimovic received Modric's backcourt pass and rushed into the penalty area to shoot, causing Coupe to make a save. In the following time, the rhythm of the whole game was completely controlled by Lyon.
Fifth minute.
Juninho made a straight pass in the middle, Govu successfully countered the offside, and shot low with his left foot in front of the small penalty area. Neuer, who had made a judgment in advance and gave up the goal, blocked it with his left foot.
Then Juninho took a corner kick, Benzema headed the ball in front of the point, and Turan followed up and got rid of the defense and jumped high to head the ball. Fortunately, Neuer was focused and steadily took the ball into his arms.
Ninth minute.
Lyon's other central midfielder, Sjerstrom, sent a straight pass to the left midfield of Leeds United. The ball went straight through the Leeds United defense along the ribs and leaked through the gap between Silva and Kompany.
Then Govu caught up with Sjerstrom's pass near the baseline. Without stopping the ball, he turned his body and pushed it towards the far corner of the Leeds United goal with his right foot. He was pressed down by Neuer who fell to the ground again.
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"Hiss... This is a little different from what I imagined." In the studio of Sky Sports, Lineker, who was frightened and sweating, said awkwardly, "Before the game, we all thought that Leeds United would take the lead in launching an offensive, but now it seems that the game has been going on for almost ten minutes, and it is the relatively weaker Lyon who has taken the initiative on the field!"
"Yes, Leeds United doesn't seem to be in shape yet." Jon also frowned. Although he is not a fan of Leeds United, at this time, he also supports the Premier League team, "I feel I feel that Li is still taking it for granted. Ribery and Bale are indeed very capable in going forward, but when they defend, they actually don't protect the midfield, especially the ribs, sufficiently..."
"Yeah!" Hunter continued Jon's words, "If Leeds United holds the initiative, then the advantages of the two of them will be maximized! But now Lyon has obviously gained momentum... If it continues like this, sooner or later there will be problems!"
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Li Shiguang and the other two sat in a row on the bench. They all saw the unfavorable situation of the team during this period.
After Go Wu's shot that made Leeds United's goal in front of the goal, Simeone couldn't help it after all: "Boss, it looks a little bit wrong. Should we adjust it?"
Li Shiguang was actually fine.
The situation after the game started was indeed a bit beyond his expectations, but in his opinion, it was far from the time to adjust.
"Don't be so anxious, Diego." Li Shiguang shook his head gently, "Have you forgotten what I said before the game? Give Gareth and Frank some time to adapt. They haven't played wingbacks for a long time. When they adapt, it won't be so easy for Lyon to find a breakthrough from our ribs."
Li Shiguang's confident and calm appearance made Simeone's worries fade a lot.
But after all, the team was at a disadvantage, and he couldn't help but muttered with his head down: "But if they score first... we..."
"Fuck, you crow mouth!"
Before he finished speaking, Li Shiguang and Rivaldo jumped up from the seats on both sides of Simeone. When Simeone looked up at the court again, Lyon's players were already in Leeds United's penalty area and wanted to celebrate!
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When Simeone expressed his concerns to Li Shiguang, it was originally Leeds United's offensive round.
Neuer did not kick the ball directly to the midfield, but chose to pass it to Thiago Silva standing outside the penalty area.
Silva took the ballAfter that, he wanted to pass the ball to the side, but as soon as he turned around, before he could find Ribery's position, he saw the Lyon striker who had found opportunities behind him twice rushing towards him.
Originally, if he had made the choice to pass the ball at the first time, there would be nothing wrong with the distance between Silva and Govu.
But the bad thing was that at this moment, Silva's brain suddenly seemed to be stuck. Instead of passing the ball, he pushed the ball to the left side of his body, and then turned sideways to pass the ball to the middle!
Although Govu who rushed up did not grab the ball.
But Silva's extra action gave Govu the opportunity to disrupt this pass.
Govu, who was sprinting at high speed, ran past Silva, and then pulled Silva's jersey with a super imperceptible action.
This made Silva, who was swinging his legs to pass the ball, lose his balance, and the ball he passed naturally deviated from the established track.
Alonso, who was about to receive the ball, saw Silva being disturbed and was about to take the initiative to run forward to receive the ball.
But someone was faster than him.
Juninho had been paying attention to this position.
When he saw that Silva's pass was not powerful enough, the Brazilian midfielder made a decision to rush forward, and naturally intercepted the ball.
At this time, in front of him on the right.
Benzema had been wandering around Cannavaro. Seeing Cannavaro take a step forward and want to defend Juninho, Benzema immediately started and ran diagonally into the Leeds United penalty area.
Benzema started.
Juninho passed the ball.
Benzema ran into the Leeds United penalty area.
Juninho's pass just arrived!
At this moment, the cooperation between the two seemed seamless, and Leeds United's defense line, which was already a little panicked in a hurry, was torn to pieces!
The football rolled over the right side of Benzema's body.
The young French player just looked up at Neuer's position.
The next second.
He swung his right leg.
"Bang!"
With a powerful shot, the ball flew along the grass to the far point of Leeds United's goal.
Although Neuer reacted, he immediately fell to the ground and dove sideways.
The shot was too close to the goal, and Benzema's shot was too powerful, so Neuer's palm just barely touched the ball.
But the ball still passed under Neuer's palm, bounced on the grass, and went into the Leeds United goal from the far corner.
1:0!
Lyon leads at home!