Chapter 178 Basic Promotion (First Update)

When Chen Yingying slammed the football into Fiorentina's goal, the few Zenit fans in the stands collectively let out a "woo-woo-woo-woo" sound ().

The voice suddenly sounded like a massive boo. The commentators of Italian TV were stunned for a moment - why did the fans of Zenit boo their own goalscorer?

Only Hilgaevsky knew what it sounded like.

There are no live broadcasts at Frankie Stadium that broadcast air raid sirens, so these die-hard Zenit fans mimicked the sound of air raid sirens with their mouths!

They're paying tribute to the team's top scorer in this way! Salute to the super center who can do almost anything and always bring everyone to expect!

"This is an air defense alert dedicated to Chen Yingying! It's warning Florence – watch out for the sky above you! ”

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After the restart, Fiorentina went through a period of panic, which was not long, only about five or six minutes. Fiorentina fans, however, felt that it was a long time, and every time Zenit attacked, they feared that their team would concede a goal.

Fortunately, they finally got through this period of pins and needles with their own team.

Then it was Fiorentina's turn to fight back.

It's bad enough to concede two goals at home and give two away goals to the opposition, so is it still going to lose at home?

No! This is absolutely not a no-go!

Fiorentina pressed hard to equalise as soon as possible. With thirty minutes to go, they are not hopeless, and they can even complete the comeback to win the game.

Zenit is very cooperative to play the trick of shrinking the defense and then waiting for the opportunity to counterattack ().

Anyway, they have a Chen Yingying in the front court, and as long as the long pass is not outrageous, he has a good chance of getting it.

Everyone just kicks the football forward, and if Chen Yingying can control it five times out of ten, it will be considered a success. Then Arshavin, Hill and Domingos, and Krzhakov came forward to meet the goal, creating a local and brief period of time to create a tie-down situation in which Frei's goal was guarded.

Such is the tactics of Zenit St. Petersburg.

Simple and straightforward, bold and bold, like the barbarians from the bitter cold lands, they are mighty and powerful, but they lack skill.

But in front of their strong bodies, no amount of fancy skill will help......

Fiorentina's counter-attack did not help them equalise, but instead conceded another goal in the 73rd minute, this time by Anyukov.

After Arshavin's cross from the right was met by Chen and Krzhakov in the middle of the box and at the front post, the left wing-back Anyukov on the back row entered the box, stopped the ball and then chōu to shoot, and the ball flew into Frei's goal at a small angle.

At this moment, the Frankie Stadium, which had been noisy for more than 70 minutes, fell silent......

Desperation rose to the hearts of Fiorentina fans.

1:3 at home, with three away goals remaining, and everyone knows what that means for a two-legged knockout cup tie at home and away.

What if they equalize at the end? Three away goals! When the opponent returns to his home stadium, even if it is 2:2 with Fiorentina, they will all advance!

The Zenit St. Petersburg players in front of the away bench were frantically celebrating the third goal, because they also knew that once this goal was scored, the quarter-finals were basically out of suspense, and they would go to the semi-finals, most likely against Bayern Munich ()!

“3:1！ Florence is finished! Shirgeyevsky yelled.

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Prandley angrily threw away the water bottle in his hand after conceding the ball, then he spread his hands and said to his assistant coach, "This is a damn game!" ”

Yes, that's how the Italian boss summed up the game, and rightly so!

For his Fiorentina, it was a "damn game" in no way!

In the end, Fiorentina lost 1-3 to Zenit St. Petersburg at their home stadium.

They walked away with a win and also got three away goals. After this match, Fiorentina was full of mourning, believing that Fiorentina had little hope of progressing to the semi-finals, and their best result in returning to the European competition was the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup......

Thankfully, the team has a good run of momentum in the league and will hopefully qualify for next season's Champions League. This somewhat dilutes a bit of the sadness of the team's loss.

The Zenit players returned to St. Petersburg with joy.

At the airport, they were greeted by the local media and a section of the fans.

Everyone was delighted with the terrible fighting they showed on the road.

When the Zenit players appeared at the exit, reporters flocked to each of them, each seizing their targets and starting the "cross-examination".

As the team's number one striker, Chen Yingying has naturally attracted much attention, and he is one of the favorite players of reporters, so it is normal to be surrounded by reporters. He scored his seventh goal of the tournament and is a strong contender for the top scorer in the tournament. Bayern Munich's Toni scored the only goal against Getafe shortly after the Zenit vs Fiorentina match to help his side draw at home to Hutt.

He raised his goal tally to eight, and Chen Yingying was one goal away from him, still in second place.

But as a 19-year-old player who is playing in the UEFA Cup for the first time, it is not easy to perform like this.

"What is the team's goal?" The journalists asked.

"I don't know!" Chen Yingying told the truth that Advocaat never said what the team wanted to achieve in the League Cup, and the players did not discuss the topic much in private. "How far can you go anyway......"

"If you make it, who would you like to face in the semi-finals? Bayern Munich or Getafe? ”

The reporter who questioned him understood that anyone would be more inclined to choose Getafe, because Getafe is not strong enough, and if Zenit St. Petersburg meets Getafe, the hope of advancing to the final will be greatly enhanced. If you meet Bayern Munich, the dark horse road may come to an end......

Everyone hopes that Zenit can go as far as possible, just like Chen Yingying said, then entering the final is the farthest, and there is no farther destination than the final.

He felt that there was no suspense in this question, and that a smart person knew which one to choose. But Chen Yingying's answer was: "Bayern Munich!" ”

His answer was categorical, and there was even a hint of excitement in his tone.

"Huh?" The reporter was stunned for a moment and didn't react.

"I want to see what level of teams are at the level of the Champions League!" Chen Yingying said with a smile, looking confident. "It's hard enough to play against a team like this!"

"If you are eliminated......"

Chen Yingying's eyes widened: "The game hasn't been played yet, how can you say such frustrating words?" ”

After speaking, he ignored this reporter who "grew up with other people's ambition to destroy his own prestige", and turned to answer other people's questions ().

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It has been a busy two weeks for the players of Zenit St. Petersburg, as they have played two consecutive weeks of double matches in a row, playing the league at the weekend and the UEFA Cup in midweek. After playing Fiorentina away on 3 April, they returned to St. Petersburg and are about to leave for Yaroslavl to take on home team Yaroslavl Sinnik (shinnik_yaroslavl) in a match in the fourth round of the league.

After the fight against Yaroslavl Sinnik, they returned to St. Petersburg, where they waited for Florence on April 10.

On 13 April, they again faced the Sovet Wings on their home turf.

But for the rest of Zenit's players, it's nothing. First of all, they feel comfortable in the domestic league, and secondly, the home game against Fiorentina has lost its suspense and their promotion is a foregone conclusion.

So it should be a very easy double game a week, although it is busy, but there is no pressure.

For Chen Yingying, this is not the case.

He's under pressure, he's motivated.

The goal of the UEFA Cup is to go further, and the goal of the league is to ...... Become the top scorer!

Chen Yingying is as if he has set up two modes, switching back and forth at any time. In the League Cup, it is easy to play around, and when you return to the league, you will immediately switch to the mode of going all out and firing at full power.

In the darkness, his eyes glowed a breathtaking red.

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He scored seven goals in three league games and is well ahead of everyone else in the scorers' charts.

Counting five goals in five UEFA Cup games, he scored twelve goals in eight games and is in perfect form. Of course, there is reason to expect him to do well against Yaroslavl.

"'Can he continue to score?' Such a question simply sucks! Now it should be asked - how many more goals can he score in the game? Scoring goals is as common as breathing for him, and the suspense is how many goals he can score, one goal? Two balls? Or three balls? Scored at least two goals in each of our three league games, scored two braces and scored a hat-trick ......"

"The head coach of Yaroslavl Lsinnik Sergei. Pavlov (Sergeyvlov) must be no stranger to Chen Yingying, when he was coaching the Vladivostok Light Energy Team, his team became a victim of the newly debuted Chen Yingying...... Now that they're meeting again, I'm sure he won't make any more mistakes, haha! ”

Pavlov responded - he said that Chen Yingying is a very good goalscorer and he also knows how good Chen Yingxing's recent form is, so his team will do everything to stop Chen Yingying from scoring in this game!

"Could it be that the task of ending Chen Yingying's crazy scoring momentum is going to fall to Pavlov's Yaroslavl Sinnik!"

This is of course impossible.

This is absolutely wishful thinking.

Because......

"Chen-Ying-Xiong!! It's coming, it's coming! Eighth goal in the league this season! ”

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