Sporting de Gijón's offense was very fierce, making it impossible for RCD Espanyol's defensive line to defend against.
Attacking from the flanks had always been Li Ang's Sporting de Gijón team's characteristic and tradition. Last season, the left back, the Dutch young player, Jeffrey, frequently stepped in to assist. This season, the two midfielders, Ribéry and Mata, broke through from the flanks and were Sporting de Gijón's greatest weapons. In addition, on the left side, the tall and big left back, Grosso, also frequently assisted. This made RCD Espanyol's right back, Pochettino, extremely difficult.
RCD Espanyol's manager, Llotina, constantly made hand gestures on the sidelines, indicating that the team's offense must stand up. This way, they could suppress the opponent's offense and provide protection for their own defensive line.
However, Llotina then looked at Sporting de Gijón's young player with a helpless expression.
Carlos, who was sitting in the back, could be seen from any corner of the back half of the field. Sometimes, he acted as a full back, sometimes he retreated to the front of the penalty area, playing the role of a defensive midfielder, or blocking RCD Espanyol's counterattacks in the midfield.
Carlos was simply using one person as two people. Not only was De La Pena restrained by him, even RCD Espanyol's flanks were restrained by him.
Llotina was so angry that his teeth itched. He even cursed. This kid, you can run, you can run, you're everywhere. Let's see if you have any strength left in the second half of the game!
RCD Espanyol had originally planned to take a victory at the El Molinon Stadium. Sporting de Gijón's 8-0 win against Zaragoza did not scare them. Llotina had analyzed that game. There were many factors. On one hand, Zaragoza did not pay attention to Sporting de Gijón and was confused by Sporting de Gijón's "false" appearance of two consecutive losses at the start of the league season. On the other hand, it had to be said that Zaragoza's media and fans were simply troublemakers. They helped but made things worse. The humiliation of Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang, stimulated the team.
Therefore, Llotina was very clear that Sporting de Gijón's strength was not as strong as it appeared in that game. Although this game was an away game, it was not impossible for RCD Espanyol to win.
Llotina was very confident in RCD De La Pena's midfield, but he did not expect that the kid called Carlos, a kid who was not even 17 years old, to mess up RCD Espanyol's midfield all by himself.
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The opportunity that opportunity, had been looking for it.
This time, he ran along the flank without the ball. Albertini passed the ball over the top. After Di Natale stopped the ball, he directly passed the ball to the left flank.
This was a half-high ball needed to raise his foot to stop.
Pochettino was in front of Ribéry, intending to take advantage of the moment when he stopped the ball to rush up.
However, Ribéry did not stop the ball after he lifted his right foot slightly. He looked at Pochettino, who was rushing over, and beautifully lifted the ball with the tip of his right foot. The ball was beautifully and gently flicked up!
The football flew over Pochettino's head.
Then, with a twist of his waist, Ribéry went around Pochettino's right side!
. and the ball..
. and Pochettino had not reacted yet!
Then, when the Argentine veteran realized that he had been broken through, he forced himself to turn around and chase after Ribéry. However, the veteran, who had been attacked by Ribéry for nearly forty minutes, could not catch his breath. He staggered and fell on his back.
After bypassing Pochettino, Ribéry was now in front of him.
He caught up with the ball and unloaded it well.
He could continue to dribble along the flank and then pass from the bottom. He could also cut inside horizontally to look for an opportunity.
This time, Ribéry chose to cut inside horizontally.
He directly pulled the ball horizontally and faced the Spanish defender, Ibarra. He suddenly sped up and accelerated horizontally to let Ibarra pass.
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"Beautiful!" Dagestino clapped and cheered.
Li Ang also nodded on the sidelines. Using the changes in speed was the best way to get rid of the defenders in a small area. A few years later, there was an Argentine young player named Messi. The most amazing thing about him was that he used the changes in speed and stride frequency during high-speed dribbling to dodge and move to break through.
Ribéry's sudden horizontal pull caught Ibarra off guard.
Then, an obscure path appeared between Ribéry and the goal.
The French youth did not hesitate. He raised his head to look at the goal. He lifted his right leg and shot a volley.
The shot was powerful. As soon as the ball left the ground, it shot up and flew straight toward the goal.
Diego Milito, who was in front of the goal, saw the ball flying toward him. He bent his waist and the ball flew over his head.
RCD Espanyol's Cameroon national goalkeeper, Kameni. When he saw the opponent's centre forward lower his head, he saw the ball flying toward him. He tried his best to throw his body out. However, he was still unable to touch the ball.
Ribéry's shot was so powerful that after the ball flew into the net, it continued to move forward violently and the net was thrown high.
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“Goooool！” González stood up and let out a long "Gol". Such a long shot to break the goal was always the most exciting and exciting.
"Franck Ribéry! He has opened the scoring for Sporting de Gijón! " Dagestino shouted into the headset. "This is the Frenchman's first goal at the El Molinon Stadium. This lad, who was brought in by Li Ang from the lower leagues in France, is getting better and better."
Dagestino was also a little excited. Before this, he did not think highly of Ribéry. Especially after the start of the new season, Ribéry's performance was not good. The French youth played too alone on the field and had an obvious habit of playing wild. He was not suitable for the top professional league. However, no one would have thought that since the start of the UEFA Europa League match between Sporting de Gijón and Olomouc, Ribéry seemed to have suddenly been enlightened and began to integrate well into Sporting de Gijón's tactics.
Dagestino enjoyed watching a player, who he did not think highly of, amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. It was a commentator's pleasure to witness the growth process of a player.
"Ribéry is very happy after the goal. Ha, look at how happy he is." González laughed loudly.
After scoring his first goal at home, Ribéry was unusually excited. He jumped and jumped, waving his arms as he ran. Then, he was hugged by Dinatale. More players surrounded him and celebrated the goal together.
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On the sidelines, Li Ang clapped and turned his head to Scotteri beside him and pouted his lips. He meant to say, "I think highly of the player."
Scotteri was so happy that he did not care about Li Ang's arrogance and pride.
On the substitutes' bench, when they saw Ribéry score with a long shot, the players also rushed out of the substitutes' bench, shouting, clapping, and cheering for the goal.
Benzema also rushed out of the substitutes' bench, waving a white towel and cheering for his "boss"'s goal.
On the field, after Ribéry finished celebrating, he deliberately ran to the sidelines and hugged Benzema. "Hey, Karim, don't worry. I'll score a few more goals, and you'll have a chance to play."
Benzema broke free from Ribéry's arms in disgust. "I still want to play in the face of danger …"
Ribéry laughed and deliberately messed up Benzema's meticulously styled hair. Then, he ran back to the field.
In the 41st minute of the game, Sporting de Gijón led the visiting team, RCD Espanyol, with a long shot goal from the 21-year-old French youth, Franck Ribéry.
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