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After staying up late to watch the Champions League, Barça had won four titles in ten years. When he woke up, he was thinking about how many Barça players had the hope of equaling the number of Champions League titles won by Real Madrid. Pique, Iniesta, Messi, they should all have four Champions League titles. Xavi was leaving …
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The football that brushed past the top of the crossbar gave the Celta fans another false alarm!
They did not think that Ajax's threatening offense was anything surprising. After all, they had lost to Ajax in their first match in the group stage. Moreover, Celta's performance in La Liga so far this season had been a disaster.
But Ajax's players did not think so.
Qin Xiong felt that on the stage of the Champions League, every opportunity could not be easily wasted. They could not be irresponsible and squandered. Every good opportunity to attack should be used to maximize the success rate as much as possible. This was what they should do.
Every player should keep this in mind.
Van Der Vaart signaled to Ibrahimovic, gesturing that he had a chance to reverse the offside. As long as he passed the ball, he would have a chance to score a single shot!
His situation was roughly the same as Qin Xiong's. After Qin Xiong and Snede switched positions, Qin Xiong also had a chance to cut inside the penalty area from the left flank. He was always ready to cut into the penalty area from Contreras' side. Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic did not pass the ball.
Ibrahimovic turned a blind eye to Van Der Vaart's gestures!
He was the team's first center forward. He felt that he had the right to fire!
The new tactical system was in effect. The team's creativity had increased unprecedentedly. In the past two league matches, Ajax had scored 12 goals. Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart had both shone brightly as forwards.
Everything seemed to be fine.
But perhaps, they had been blinded by their victory.
Ibrahimovic shot as he pleased, trying to become a hero. In the previous match against Celta, it was also his goal that helped the team win.
Van Der Vaart returned to the front line and could not wait to become the team's first scorer again. He wanted to restore his awe-inspiring heroism from last season.
Qin Xiong jogged back to the midfield without saying a word.
His teammate had wasted two chances. For the time being, it was still tolerable. In a football match, not every good opportunity could be used.
In the 19th minute, Celta launched an attack from the flank. Edu picked up the ball from the flank and looked for Catanha in the penalty area. Unfortunately, his footwork was not controlled well and Eskud successfully headed the ball out. The football fell at the feet of Qin Xiong. He turned around and saw a large open space in the front field. He made a prompt decision and sent a precise long pass out!
Ibrahimovic retreated in front of the penalty area to receive the ball, using his chest to stop the ball. At the same time, Pinar rushed forward. Ibrahimovic controlled the ball and turned around. He did not pass the ball to Pinar, but instead, he planned to pass Sergio. As long as he passed Sergio, he would get a one-on-one.
He used an agile change of direction to break through, but Sergio didn't follow the ball. He stuck close to Ibrahimovic, and it looked like the two of them were entangled. Ibrahimovic couldn't control the ball under his feet, and in the end, it was stabbed from behind by Belizzo.
Pinar rushed into the penalty area alone, but it was useless.
Celta immediately counterattacked. This time, they changed sides and launched a quick attack through Silvinho's left flank. Silvinho raised the ball at a 45-degree angle and sent it into the penalty area.
The agile Catanha did not explode with speed when he started, but used his body to knock Heitinga away!
Heitinga was obviously at a disadvantage in terms of experience. He was young and had not experienced many big battles. He wanted to explode with speed to snatch the ball, but after being knocked by Catanha, his speed immediately slowed down and he deviated from the path, losing his defense against Catanha.
Catanha successfully stopped the ball at the top corner of the penalty area. When the hot-headed Heitinga rushed over again, the Brazilian easily avoided him with a reverse kick. Then, Catanha aimed diagonally at the goal and shot a volley!
It was less than five meters away from the goal. The goalkeeper, Lobonte, only instinctively made a save and did not touch the football at all!
The football went into the net!
"Celta is the first to break the goal at home. The Brazilian striker, Catanha, scores the first goal for the team! 1: 0, in a life and death battle, Celta leads Ajax! "
The Estadio Balaidos Stadium had not been boiling for a long time!
All the Celta fans stood up and cheered at this moment. They were extremely excited.
Only by defeating Ajax would they have any hope of advancing. Now, this hope had greatly increased!
Comain remained calm on the sidelines. There was still a lot of time in the game.
Lotina, on the other hand, was celebrating like a madman. The pressure on his shoulders had been too great recently.
Ajax kicked off again.
Now, both teams were in the zone.
And in this unrestrained game, Ajax had also entered a fast-paced state.
Qin Xiong figured out the defensive strategy of the opponent's backfield. He tried to attack in another way.
In the 23rd minute, he dribbled the ball from the midfield and completed a wall combination with Pinar in front of Lucin. Then, in front of the penalty area, he continued to control the ball. When Belizzo rushed up, he suddenly accelerated and dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area. When Sergio had no choice but to block Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong immediately passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, who was unmarked in front of the goal.
At this time, Ibrahimovic had almost no angle to shoot. The Argentine goalkeeper, Carvalero, had already abandoned the goal and closed in on Ibrahimovic. Behind Ibrahimovic and to the right, Pinar and Van Der Vaart both had the opportunity to score an empty goal!
As long as Ibrahimovic made a pass for his teammate, the ball would definitely go in!
However, Ibrahimovic still forcefully lifted his leg and almost kicked the ball towards Carvalero!
Carvalero used his thigh to block the ball.
Van Der Vaart angrily roared at Ibrahimovic. Pinar only remained silent.
Ibrahimovic unhappily glared at Van Der Vaart with a look of disdain.
As Qin Xiong ran back to defend, he made a gesture to Ibrahimovic. His meaning was simple: That ball just now, his teammate had a better chance!
Ibrahimovic was expressionless and did not make any response.
This was a standard offensive game.
Both sides went back and forth, investing a lot in offense.
In the 27th minute, Celta played an exquisite combination on the right side of the front field. Velasco, Edu, and Lucin passed through a triangle. In the end, Edu cut inside the penalty area, diagonally facing the goal, and shot into the goal from a small angle. Lobonte made a heroic save to block the ball.
In the 33rd minute, Qin Xiong started from the midfield. Pinar and him swapped positions. Qin Xiong dribbled the ball all the way. Qin Xiong charged diagonally to intercept Qin Xiong, but Qin Xiong kicked the ball in the opposite direction and sped past him. Qin Xiong charged into the front waistline. Lucin and Belizo worked together to block him. Qin Xiong dribbled the ball to the center and slowed down. When Lucin took the lead to charge over, Qin Xiong made a move that made the crowd gasp in amazement.
The Marseille Spin!
After turning around, he shook off Lucin. Belizo also deviated from the path of frontal defense to prevent him from accelerating and breaking through. The left center back, Juanfran decisively went forward, intending to work with Belizo to close the door and freeze Qin Xiong.
In the nick of time, Qin Xiong sent a straight ball. When the football rolled past the space between Belizo and Juanfran, the two were shocked and immediately looked back.
Sure enough!
Van Der Vaart, who was completely unmarked, charged into the penalty area and single-handedly scored!
The defensive power in Celta's penalty area had become unusually weak. Sergio could only stick close to Ibrahimovic. On Ibrahimovic's left, Snede charged up with all his strength. He was unmarked behind the goal. Pinar rushed past Lucin's position in the middle. There was also a firing point at the top of the penalty area arc!
This could create another opportunity to score an empty goal.
The Dutch golden boy, Ajax's captain, Van Der Vaart, seemed to have been cursed. As long as the ball was at his feet in the penalty area, his eyes would only be on the goal!
Facing Carvalero, who blocked the near corner, Van Der Vaart pushed the ball to the far corner of the goal. However, after the push, Van Der Vaart was stunned. The football brushed past the far post and rolled out of the end line. Perhaps the angle he pursued was too tricky. In the end, he did not score.
When the football rolled out of the end line, a figure also slid out of the end line.
Snede.
He had gone for a slide shot, but it was obvious that he was two meters away!
After he got up, he angrily waved his arms in Van Der Vaart's direction with a look of dissatisfaction!
Such a good opportunity, and you f * cking wasted it just like that?
If you don't have the ability, don't f * cking shoot!
Van Der Vaart was probably in the wrong. He could only turn a blind eye to Snede's anger and did not dare to respond directly.
Comain frowned on the sidelines.
He thought that God had been playing a joke on him!
Was it fun to tease him?
Every time when Jax was having a good time, the problems that were hidden in the laughter would explode out.
Van Der Vaart, Ibrahimovic.
This match was too selfish!
They wanted to be heroes. Comain could understand.
However, whether they could do it or not was another matter!
If everyone was allowed to do whatever they wanted, the world would be in chaos. There was no doubt about it.
It was not that Ajax did not have a chance. It was not that he did not have one!
However, if this continued, no matter how many chances there were, they would just be squandering them. What was the point?
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