Chapter 2068: As fast as a meteor
When Hu Lai walked up to Chen Xingyi, he stretched out his hand to shake hands with Chen Xingyi.
At the same time, with an unconcealable smile on his face, he asked in his native language: "How is it, little star, how did you sleep last night?"
Chen Xingyi sneered back: "Very good."
"Ha, that's good, that's good! I have participated in four Champions League finals, and finally met one of our own!"
Hu Lai smiled and raised his hand to pat Chen Xingyi's shoulder.
Then the two people passed each other.
Chen Xingyi stood there and continued to wait for the next Madrid Pirates player, while Hu Lai continued to move forward.
Although he couldn't hear what the two people were talking about at all, seeing this scene was enough to make the on-site commentator He Feng excited. He couldn't help but raise his voice and said in an excited tone:
"This is a historic handshake! Audience friends, audience friends, we have witnessed history again! This is the first time in the history of the Champions League final that there are two Chinese players, and it is also the first time that two Chinese players represent different teams. Fight! Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi are good friends. They are talking and laughing, but they may not realize how amazing this scene is!
"Nine and a half years ago, when Hu Lai took the lead in going abroad to Europe, he was enviable, but also lonely. I still remember this photo - Hu Lai dragging his luggage alone Walking in the empty airport hall, this scene was in sharp contrast to the Japanese players who were constantly sending talents to Europe, which made us extremely envious.
“Who could have thought at that time that in the not-too-distant future, Chinese players would stage the ‘Chinese Derby’ in the Champions League and the ‘Chinese Derby’ in the Champions League final?
"I think no matter what the final result of this game is, the scene of Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi shaking hands before the game is enough to go down in history forever!"
Yan Kang smiled and added: "This entire game will forever be recorded in history. Everything that happens in this game will be the first time in history."
He Feng laughed and said: "Haha, that's right!"
Regardless of the outcome of this final, a Chinese player will become the European champion anyway, so the two Chinese commentators were very relaxed and not nervous at all.
They have no obsession with the result of the game.
It would be great if Jule can win the championship, so that he can win his fourth Champions League title and become the player with the most Champions League titles together with Argentinian superstar Melly Banega.
Now Melli has four Champions League titles and Hulay has three Champions League titles, temporarily falling behind Melli.
However, Hulay’s fans have never been convinced. They believe that Melli’s first Champions League championship was completely random. In the 2021-2022 season, when the Madrid Kings won the Champions League, Melli was already in the first team. Playing football, but not yet the main force. He made just five appearances in the Champions League that season, starting once and coming on as a substitute four times, and did not play a minute in the final.
At that time, the heroes of the Madrid Kings' championship were midfielder Francis and main forward Cerrados.
Meili was completely led by the big guys to win.
Hu Lai's three Champions League championships were all won by him as the absolute main core.
Anyone with a normal mind can tell who has higher gold content.
Hulay's supporters hope that Hulay can win the championship, so that he will equal Melli in terms of the number of wins, but will surpass his opponent in terms of gold content.
But the two Chinese commentators, He Feng and Yan Kang, don't really care about this.
If Hu Lai didn't win the championship, they wouldn't feel it was a pity. They believe that Hu Lai will definitely be able to win the Champions League in the future.
If Chen Xingyi can win the championship, it will also make history - the number of Chinese players who have won the Champions League will increase to two.
They will view and commentate on this game with complete ease and pure appreciation.
Really enjoy football.
"I hope that the two Chinese players will not have any baggage or burden, play seriously, and strive to give fans around the world a wonderful Champions League final. I also hope that both of them can perform well in the game..."
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The players on both sides of the field have finished their pre-match handshakes and returned to their own half to prepare for kick-off.
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During the coin toss, Pirates of Madrid won the right to pick a side, choosing the side opposite the half of the pitch where they warmed up.
Manchester United won the right to kick off.
Edman stood in the center circle to kick off, while Chen Xingyi and Montero stood on the left and right at the junction of the center circle and the center line.
Before kick-off, the Manchester shuttle field gradually fell silent.
Following the referee's whistle, cheers suddenly erupted.
Edman turned around and passed the football back.
The football passed through the forward line and was passed directly to the feet of center back Diediu.
For Madrid Pirates, Camara took the lead and rushed towards Diediu.
Faced with Kamara's pressing, Diediu made a horizontal move and then passed the ball to midfielder Todd Penny who was directly in front of him.
At the same time that the football was passed to Penny, Hulay also moved closer to Penny from behind.
Penny looked back and saw Hulay and had already made his decision. He waited for the football to roll to his feet and then passed the ball back to goalkeeper Shim Dickinson.
Very normal kick-off mode.
Farias ran toward Dickinson after the football.
At the same time, Manchester United's other central defender Niels Van Akel quickly dropped back and was ready to meet Dickinson.
However, Dickinson did not pass the football to him. He used the outside instep of his left foot to move the football to the left. After getting out of the way, he kicked the ball forward with his left foot.
Janus Edman pulled diagonally from the center to the left to meet.
However, Madrid Pirates' right back Jose Irazusta judged the ball's placement in advance, so he stuck Edman and occupied a more favorable position.
Edman was blocked behind him and could only spread his arms to push his body up behind Irasusasta's header to interfere.
I don’t know if his interference really worked. Irazusta’s header hit the spot where Manchester United’s Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Gustavo was.
The latter was also caught off guard.
The football hit him on the front of his thigh and bounced off, and he hurriedly chased after it.
Then he kicked Kamara with his legs and successfully kept the football at his feet.
However, he did not get rid of the Madrid Pirates' defense.
Instead, he got himself surrounded by the Madrid Pirates - now beside him, in addition to Kamara, there is also Vukovic.
With one against two, it is very likely that the ball will be conceded.
Chen Xingyi, who retreated to the center circle to meet him, pointed at his feet with both hands and shouted to Gustavo: "Here! Pass the ball!"
Gustavo caught a glimpse of Chen Xingyi out of the corner of his eye. That was indeed the closest contact point to him - the two were less than three meters apart.
So Gustavo quickly poked the football to Chen Xingyi with his toe.
The moment Chen Xingyi caught the ball, Madrid Pirates captain Juan Ramirez had already started and pounced from the side.
Chen Xingyi chose to turn the football to the center when receiving the ball, so that he could use his body to block Ramirez behind him.
But after he turned around, Madrid Pirates center back Riva Moreno stepped forward and blocked him.
At the same time, Manchester Athletic attacking midfielder Jota Serreo, who had just advanced to the front line, quickly turned around and advanced, avoiding a head-on collision with Chen Xingyi.
This made Danny Drew hesitate and step aside, wanting to chase Sereo.
He soon felt something was wrong and stopped abruptly.
Despite this, there was a gap more than one man wide between him and his centre-back partner Neri.
Chen Xingyi turned around and saw this gap in the center circle. Without any hesitation, he immediately pushed the football forward with the instep of his left foot!
This step was so fast that not only Ramirez behind him didn't notice it, but even Riva Moreno in front of him didn't react. He stretched out his foot reflexively and didn't stop him from following at all. Chen Xingyi!
When Danny Drew saw Chen Xingyi's sudden pass, he immediately turned around and chased the football. At this time, he could no longer care about Sereo who was advancing behind him.
Chen Xingyi is the number one threat!
After moving the football for more than ten meters, the game turned into a 100-meter sprint race between Chen Xingyi and Danny Drew.
Among the central defenders, Drew is relatively fast, but facing Chen Xingyi, who is considered a fast horse among the forwards, his speed is not enough...
I saw Chen Xingyi striding forward, surpassing Drew in just a few steps, and leaving him completely behind!
Huge cheers erupted above the shuttle field.
Commentators from all over the world roared like crazy:
"Chen! Chen! He is like a cheetah!"
"Amazing speed! Chen! My God!"
"Chen Xingyi...he's so beautiful! Just rely on speed to break through and eat Drew alive!"
"Wow!!! Incredible!!"
Amid the exclamations of the commentators, Chen Xingyi penetrated the Madrid Pirates' defense like a sharp arrow, caught up with the football, and headed towards the penalty area!
Madrid Pirates goalkeeper Hewel abandoned the goal and attacked!
"The goalkeeper is out!"
When Chen Xingyi was about to catch up with the football, he slightly adjusted the rhythm of his feet, leaned his body slightly to the right, swung his left leg, and shot directly!
Although Hewel quickly got off the ground, the football still passed between his legs!
Then without any suspense... it rolled into the goal!
When the football passed under Hywell's crotch, the cheers at the shuttle field almost reached their peak.
Nearly 40,000 Manchester Athletic fans roared with all their strength and made all their sounds.
The rumble was like thunder, rolling over the court.
This is a goal cheer!
In their cheers, the goal came as expected!
"GOOOAL!!! Wonderful goal! Wonderful moment! Unbelievable!" British commentator Matthew Cox stood up from his seat and pumped his fist vigorously. He was a supporter of Manchester Athletic for this game.
He Feng also exclaimed: "The game has just started, and Manchester United scored a goal! Such an unexpected start! Who would have thought?! And the goal was our Chinese player Chen Xingyi! This was also his first performance in the Champions League final The first goal in! ”
"Chen——!!! Chen, who was playing for the first time, was like a 'flashman' in front of the Madrid Pirates' defense! He used his speed to give Manchester United the lead! Perfect start! 1:0 at home to Manchester United Leading the Madrid Pirates!"(End of Chapter)