After the restart, Foden began to harass Chen Xiaoliang together with Kalvin Phillips.
These two men obviously came here with a mission. Manchester City is currently leading in the score, and they are full of energy. They can wander around Chen Xiaoliang without reservation and try their best to prevent other Roma players from passing the ball to him.
Guardiola clearly told the two players during the half-time break that he would send them into the field in the second half, but the requirement was to prevent Chen Xiaoliang from receiving the ball as much as possible in their respective half, especially Calvin Phillips, who must prevent Chen Xiaoliang from scoring again even if he got a yellow card for a foul.
This move is undoubtedly useful. Manchester City at this moment is different from Liverpool in the group stage. They now have a 2-3 lead with one goal and a large lead in ball possession. At the same time, their overall physical consumption is lower than that of Roma. In addition, Kalvin Phillips is good at confrontation and defense, and his ability is incomparable to Baicetic, who was sent by Klopp at that time.
For this reason, Chen Xiaoliang had to retreat significantly to get the ball. After all, instead of fighting with Kalvin Phillips in the midfield, it is better to go back to the backcourt and squeeze Foden, a soft persimmon who is strong in attack but weak in defense.
This is exactly Guardiola's conspiracy.
He hopes to drive Chen Xiaoliang to a position far away from the offensive third zone, which will not only increase the passing distance between him and the frontcourt, but also greatly increase his running distance throughout the court.
He asked the assistant coach Enzo Maresca beside him: "How much has this red countryman run?"
Enzo Maresca immediately asked the data analysis team remotely and received feedback that it was just over 10 kilometers.
Guardiola nodded: "Now the game is almost two-thirds over. According to his running style, if he can last the whole game, he will have to run about 15 kilometers. Even if his physical strength is beyond ordinary people, I don't believe he can keep going at this distance."
The Manchester City coach, with sweaty palms, said twice in the end: "There is no player who can't run to death. It's impossible. Absolutely impossible!"
Roma's attack after the kick-off was quickly strangled by Manchester City's joint defense on the right. After Kwa dribbled past Stones, he was tackled by Akanji who was lying in ambush behind him.
Although Akanji had an obvious pulling action before the tackle and was warned by the referee Marciniak, who awarded Roma a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt, Akanji did not care at all and did not argue with the referee.
For him, as long as he completes his task, he doesn't need to worry about anything else.
There is a reason why he is so confident. On the sidelines, Laporte, who can play as a right-back, and Rico Lewis, who can play as a full-back on both sides, are already warming up and can be substituted at any time.
Guardiola is such a person. He always has a back-up plan after a back-up plan and he will never give up until he achieves his goal.
Dybala took a free kick from the left side. Because of Haaland's hat trick, the two central defenders of Roma did not dare to compete for the header. Only Cesco and Ibanez were competing for the ball. The ball did not even reach them before Stones headed it away.
After getting the ball, Manchester City returned to the slow passing and controlling rhythm, which was also in Guardiola's plan.
Passing and controlling the ball at this time can not only kill time, but also kill Roma's physical strength and patience.
Time passed by minute by minute, but they could not get the ball, which only made Roma's players more and more anxious. Players like Kova and Cesco began to try to chase the wingers and midfielders to pressure them, but under Manchester City's back-and-forth passing mode, they were like a dog being walked, wasting their energy.
In the 71st minute, after about forty passes, Manchester City broke through with Foden on the left side outside the Roma penalty area.
The Manchester City prince changed direction and shook off Binya, who had just replaced Celik, and went straight to the left side of the penalty area.
The 22-year-old Foden, who is worth 110 million euros, has contributed 14 goals and 7 assists for Manchester City in all competitions this season. He also participated in the World Cup with the England team. In the team with many talented frontcourt players, he is called "Prince" by fans, which shows the importance he has received from both inside and outside the team.
After he rushed into the penalty area, Haaland, Kalvin Phillips and B Silva in the middle rushed towards the small penalty area to prepare for a chance.
Faced with the dense feet on the grass, Foden chose to make a lob pass and gently pushed the ball to the middle, hoping that Haaland would score another goal with a header and achieve a hat-trick.
Smalling, who was stuck in front of Haaland, felt a push on his back and his body leaned forward involuntarily. He clearly saw the ball falling behind him, but he had no time to retreat to head it.
He knew it was Haaland who did it, but he was powerless to do anything and could only hope that Ibanez and others who came to assist in the defense could hold off the Norwegian who had already scored a hat trick.
Haaland jumped back, leaning his body back and pressing down on Ibanez so that the latter couldn't jump at all.
Patricio acted as if he was facing a formidable enemy and moved to stand in front of him.
Just when Haaland was about to head the ball, Chen Xiaoliang, who had been near the penalty spot just now, rushed over, glided up, and shook his head upwards, sending the ball behind him.
I didn't dare to head the ball towards the goal for fear of making a mistake and scoring an own goal.
Because he rushed too fast, Chen Xiaoliang was already on the goal line after landing. He immediately turned around and wanted to make a second defense. Unexpectedly, Haaland, who had also landed, had his back to the goal and gently headed the ball to Calvin Phillips who was cutting in from the middle.
Originally, this defensive position belonged to Chen Xiaoliang, but because he chased back to assist in defense, the area near the penalty spot was vacant.
Calvin Phillips never expected that he would have such a good opportunity to score a goal after doing the dirty work on the field.
He stopped the ball with his right foot, avoided the densely packed center, aimed at the right side of the goal where there was a shooting route, then raised his right leg, straightened his ankle, and pushed the ball steadily with the arch of his foot!
Suddenly, a foot stretched out and stepped on the ball, and the ball hit the arch of Calvin Phillips' foot as he was about to push it forward. The huge force directly caused him to lose balance and fall to the ground as he was eager to score.
"Hey! Foul!"
All Manchester City players raised their hands in the penalty area!
Referee Marciniak looked at Calvin Phillips, who was lying on the ground holding his leg in pain, and Chen Xiaoliang, who had already stood up. He first blew the whistle to stop the game, and then confirmed with the video referee team through the headphones.
B Silva and others rushed over immediately. Before they were driven away by the referee, Dybala and Wijnaldum came forward and started a verbal battle with them:
"Besides putting pressure on the referee, what the hell else can you do?"
B Seat was furious: "If this isn't a penalty, what is this?!"
Wijnaldum: "Are you blind? You can't see the ball when you touch it first?"
Seat B: "Keep your mouth shut."
Wijnaldum: "What's the matter? You're allowed to talk nonsense?"
Then he looked at Foden next to B Silva.
Foden said angrily: "What are you looking at?"
Wijnaldum: “What are you looking at?”
Foden: “Try another one?”
Wijnaldum walked up to him and put his head against his: "You want a beating?"
Although Foden is young and looks smaller, he is not inferior in momentum. He used his neck to push back with his forehead and said in the softest voice with the most ruthless tone: "Just you?"
As the two of them did this, the surrounding players gathered around.
“Beep, beep, beep!”
Referee Marciniak was extremely angry. Although he knew that today's players are subject to increasingly severe social moral constraints and club contract management, and that conflicts are mostly loud noises with little action, but this kind of "cordial greetings" among people is just as inappropriate and undermines his reputation as the referee of both the World Cup and the Champions League finals.
He was the referee of the final chosen by FIFA Referees Committee Chairman and famous bald referee Collina. How could he leave a stain on his control of the field?
He first blew the whistle and gave Wijnaldum and Foden a yellow card each, warning them that they must calm down, otherwise they would be sent off directly.
Then another whistle sounded, indicating that Chen Xiaoliang's tackle was not a foul, and a goal kick was awarded to Roma.
Calvin Phillips on the other side was covering his leg in pain, but when he heard that there was no foul, he quickly stood up.
Chen Xiaoliang watched him recover at the speed of light, smiled coldly, and had an idea in his mind on how to deal with this sticky person.
After receiving the yellow card, Wijnaldum gave Chen Xiaoliang a confirming look after everyone dispersed.
Just now, when Wijnaldum stepped forward to make a noise, Chen Xiaoliang deliberately did not stop him. He knew very well about his teammates that Wijnaldum would never ask for a red card.
Cristante on the sidelines had finished warming up and was replaced soon, but Foden had just come on the court. This was why Wijnaldum did not provoke B Silva but took the initiative to provoke Foden. With a yellow card, Foden's harassment of Chen Xiaoliang in the frontcourt would be greatly reduced.
Guardiola on the sidelines knew that Foden had been fooled and shook his head several times in disappointment.
Seven minutes later, in the 78th minute, Wijnaldum was replaced by Mourinho and Cristante came on to form a new defensive midfielder configuration with Ibanez.
Afterwards, Patricio took a goal kick and Chen Xiaoliang was stuck by Calvin Phillips in the center circle, but he still raised his hand to signal for the ball.
The Roma players had absolute trust in their captain. Patricio immediately passed the ball to Cristante, who made a long pass.
When Calvin Phillips saw the ball coming, he immediately went forward and used his strength to hold Chen Xiaoliang, trying to prevent him from catching the ball smoothly.
Unexpectedly, when the ball was about to fall, Chen Xiaoliang "staggered" forward.
Calvin Phillips, who received the "good news from the sky", reacted quickly, immediately unloaded the ball from his chest and easily controlled the ball under his feet.
Chen Xiaoliang, who had already turned around, tackled the ball. The two were less than one meter apart. Calvin Phillips had no time to dodge the sudden and lightning-fast tackle. The ball on the inside of his right foot was tackled away. He was tripped again by Chen Xiaoliang's calf sticking to the grass and fell to the ground.
"Foul!" Manchester City's bench and the players who were warming up on the sidelines shouted in unison. The referee was standing next to the two of them and could see clearly that there were no studs on the ball and his feet were not hanging in the air on the grass. It was a clean tackle from any angle. He waved his hands outward to indicate that there was no foul, and ran forward to continue his enforcement.
Chen Xiaoliang stood up as quickly as possible, then glanced coldly at Calvin Phillips, chased the ball forward and started moving forward.
Zhan Jun: "Xiao Liang seemed to be telling Calvin Phillips with his eyes, don't you know what position I played when I debuted?"
Guan Zeyuan: "Have you all forgotten that Xiaoliang, like Gattuso, was originally nicknamed the Butcher?!"
Zhang Lu: "Haha, that's right. Back when he was at Rangers, Gerrard designed Xiao Liang to be a ball-grabbing machine at the defensive midfielder position for a long time. Especially when he faced Celtic, he would keep an eye on Kento Hideo and stick to him. So Calvin Phillips was just showing off his skills in front of an expert when he played this trick on Xiao Liang today."
Zhan Jun: "You can also say it's Chen's way of doing things! Haha!"
In fact, the players on both sides understand that this is an intentional collision that makes reasonable use of the rules on the court. In addition to knocking people down with tackles, more often than not, when the goalkeeper is competing for a high ball in the penalty area, after hitting or picking up the ball, he lets his body slide in the air by inertia and deliberately bumps into the offensive players.
Not only will you not commit a foul, but it will also make it easy for the referee to call the opponent for deliberately colliding with the goalkeeper.
Seeing Chen Xiaoliang dribbling towards them, Manchester City's midfielder felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. This was clearly a tiger out of a cage or a dragon taking off into the sky.
Dybala cut in from the right immediately. Chen Xiaoliang saw Rodri coming towards him and immediately moved forward to the right, switching positions with Dybala again.
This time Ake did not chase Dybala, but set his target in front of Chen Xiaoliang, took the initiative to defend him, and soon formed a double team with Rodri.
Since Manchester City changed to a four-back formation, the density in the penalty area was higher, and Dybala and Kvart were not good at heading, so Chen Xiaoliang couldn't find a good point to pass the ball.
He simply made a horizontal pass, transferring the ball from the right to Lukva on the left, and then ran into the penalty area himself.
Kvane cut in with the ball, and Akanji defended very calmly. Calvin Phillips had already chased back at this time, and seeing that Chen Xiaoliang was being watched by Diaz in the penalty area, he took the initiative to come over and put on his jacket.
Kva stopped suddenly and passed the ball back to the left side. Spinazzola made a cross at a 45-degree angle, looking for Chen Xiaoliang!
But the landing point of the ball was not ideal, a little too close to the far post, and Diaz held on to his position tightly, trapping Chen Xiaoliang in front of him. There was also Ake who was harassing him from the inside, so it was very difficult to jump and shoot from this place.
One of them pressed Chen Xiaoliang so that he couldn't jump with his back turned, while the other waited for the ball to be passed to him and then made trouble on the ground.
But when the ball really fell, the two of them, including Ederson who was waiting in front of the goal, were dumbfounded!
Chen Xiaoliang raised his right leg. At first glance, it seemed that he was trying to stop the ball. Unexpectedly, after he raised his foot forward, he suddenly kicked the ball that fell beside him with his heel!
Although the speed of the ball was not fast, the sudden shot was beyond everyone's imagination.
Zhan Jun: "Wow! Xiaoliang almost equalized the score with a scorpion kick! Fortunately, Ederson chose the right position and reacted quickly, and he stood up and saved the ball from going out of bounds!"
Zhang Lu: "If this ball goes in, it will be another famous scene that will be passed down for decades."
Chen Xiaoliang felt his heart beating faster.
Just now, he used the scorpion kick card of his peak Ibrahimovic, which increased his shooting ability by 3 with his back to the goal, but he didn't expect that the brave Ederson actually saved the ball.
But this is also reasonable. Even Ibrahimovic himself can only score a few scorpion kicks in his life. It is not something that can be scored just by saying so.
The short-lived abilities granted by the star cards are indeed powerful, but they are not yet invincible.
Moreover, he only discovered at this moment that the continuous use of star cards seemed to greatly increase the consumption of physical energy. He had never used star cards in this way before, and there was not even a game that required him to play in this way, so this was really unexpected.
However, the stamina recovery card can only be used once per game, which means that there will be no way to make up for all subsequent stamina loss.
Dybala had already run to the corner flag area to start shouting. Chen Xiaoliang looked up at the time and saw that the clock had already entered the 80th minute.
The Roma fans in the stands became more and more anxious. Many of them clasped their fists and began to pray. Even some children and female fans burst into tears out of anxiety.
Roma's substitute players and coaches also stood together in twos and threes, shoulder to shoulder with their arms around each other, as if it was a penalty shootout.
Everyone knew that time was running out. Although Manchester City reduced the number of direct attacks, its absolute lead in ball possession was still greatly consuming its hopes of winning the game.
They are all longing for a miracle to happen.
Dybala took a tactical corner kick and passed it to Binya who was standing near him.
After receiving the ball, Binya made a direct cross, which landed a little far from the goal, near the top of the arc at the penalty spot.
The purpose of doing this is to disrupt Manchester City's defensive formation in the penalty area as much as possible. After all, when the two central defenders dare not press forward and are always watching Haaland, Roma does not have an advantage in height in the penalty area, and the success rate of direct corner kicks is too low.
Chen Xiaoliang ran out of the small penalty area to chase the ball, and Calvin Phillips followed him closely.
The ball fell down quickly, but Chen Xiaoliang didn't have time to turn around.
Kalvin Phillips did not take any defensive action because it was impossible for anyone to head the ball into the goal with the back of his head from this position, farther than a penalty kick!
He was already prepared to block Chen Xiaoliang when he received the ball and tried to turn around and shoot, not to mention that Rodri and Foden also surrounded him.
Chen Xiaoliang jumped in front of him, still with his back to the goal.
Calvin Phillips' mouth went from being slightly open for assisted breathing to suddenly opening wide with a dumbfounded look!
I saw the man in front of me raised his right foot and kicked out a hook!
All the fans in the stadium leaned forward involuntarily, watching this sudden scene!
Ederson was unable to react. Except for his neck and eyeballs moving, the rest of his body did not react!
"It's going in! It's going in!"
"It's over! It's over!"
Different thoughts instantly emerged in the minds of fans of both sides, but judging from the path of the ball, it clearly flew into the left side of the goal!
Zhan Jun: "What a pity for this goal! Xiaoliang...he gave almost everything. It was their captain De Bruyne who kept Manchester City's lead on the goal line this time!"
Zhang Lu: "This ball is probably worth a fortune!"
General Fan couldn't help but slap his thighs repeatedly: "Xiaoliang... I am so moved by what I see. He has everything now, but he lacks a little luck."
Guan Zeyuan: "It's still a corner kick. Roma still has a chance. And I believe that with Xiaoliang's performance today, no matter what the result of the game is, history will always remember it!"
Fan: "Alas, football is very cruel. History only remembers the winners, and the losers will only be remembered as failures."
Zhan Jun also sighed: "The most famous example of what Coach Fan said is probably Roberto Baggio."
"People in later generations only remember the moment he missed a penalty in the 1994 World Cup final, which became an eternal regret for Baggio and Italy. But few people remember that he scored five goals in that World Cup and dragged Italy into the final almost single-handedly in the matches against Nigeria, Spain and Bulgaria."
The fans watching the game had a lot of thoughts in their minds, and at this time Chen Xiaoliang's heart was also in turmoil.
That’s not right. What’s the problem?
Is it destined that we won't be able to score the third goal? !
He just felt his heart beating faster and faster, and every time he used the power of the star card, it seriously consumed his physical strength.
This kind of fatigue has not appeared for a long, long time.
With Manchester City's overwhelming lead in ball possession, he had made too many covering runs in this game.
In the corner area, Dybala has already stood still, ready to kick the ball again, and seems to be discussing with Binya how to kick the ball this time, whether to go directly in or still take a tactical corner kick.
Chen Xiaoliang squatted down to tie his shoelaces, trying to give himself a breath and buy some time to think.
Missing the goal twice in a row left him full of doubts.
Ibrahimovic... Ibrahimovic...
The scorpion’s tail swinging and barb hook aren’t working either, so what on earth can it do?
Ibrahimovic... No! Ibrahimovic? !
A light seemed to flash across Chen Xiaoliang’s mind!
Yes! This is the Champions League final, it’s the Champions League!
Da Fengxian played in the Eredivisie, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1 throughout his life, won various league titles, cup titles, even the Europa League and Club World Cup, but he never won the Champions League!
This is the fate of Da Fengxian!
Wait, who is the king of the Champions League?
Who is it?! Who else could it be?!
Everyone was looking at Chen Xiaoliang who was tying his shoelaces. The Manchester City players were also tired and everyone just wanted to take a breath, so no one urged him.
At this moment, a whistle attracted everyone's attention.
Mourinho on the sidelines also noticed Chen Xiaoliang's fatigue. He replaced Cesco, who said he could not run anymore, with Pellegrini, hoping to increase the number of passing points and send more balls to the frontcourt, or to Chen Xiaoliang.
Cesco, who is known as the little Haaland, also fully realized today how big the gap is between himself, a striker who scored 20 goals a season, and the real Haaland who can score more than 60 goals.
He is a recognized genius, but he is a genius among geniuses.
Cesco walked to the sidelines and sat on the bench, covering his head with a towel and couldn't help crying.
He wanted so much to help the team get a point, but Diaz, who is worth 75 million, made him suffer tonight. Manchester City's strong midfield control also made him consume too much energy that should have been used on running and shooting while chasing the ball back and forth.
Mancini, who was standing by, reached out and hooked his arm around him, patted him on the back and consoled him:
"Just do your best. You still have a long future ahead of you."
The substitution on the sidelines temporarily relieved everyone, except Rodri who suddenly noticed that Chen Xiaoliang's jersey fluttered again inexplicably, which was exactly the same as the scene when he cut inside and shot the goal just now!
It seems...it seems like there is some kind of energy attached to this Asian man.
He had a bad feeling and called out to Calvin Phillips, indicating that they both must keep a close eye on Chen Xiaoliang on this ball.
Chen Xiaoliang stood up, raised his right hand towards Dybala, and made a "1" gesture with his index finger.
This not only means that he is ready, but also tells him to drive the ball directly to "Spot No. 1".
Dybala nodded. The Argentine was very tired at this time, and the large amount of defensive running also overdrew his physical strength.
The gap in strength between the two sides is visible to the naked eye, but the game has been able to drag on until now, in addition to every Roma player playing at 200% of their effort, it is really their captain's two goals that retain the last hope for the team.
Don’t give up, never give up!
“Beep!”
Referee Marciniak saw that everyone was ready, blew the whistle and signaled a free throw.
It was already the 82nd minute. Dybala was fully focused, clearing his mind of all distractions and concentrating all his attention on his left foot.
He ran up, swung his legs, and kicked the ball steadily, making sure that the ball would land on Chen Xiaoliang's "landing point No. 1"!
Before Dybala kicked off, Chen Xiaoliang stood at the top of the penalty area.
Calvin Phillips and Rodri blocked him on the left and right. The two thought that Chen Xiaoliang was going to take the corner kick and shoot directly in the air. After all, this guy was famous for his powerful long-range shots and had won the Puskas Award!
However, the moment the ball was kicked out, Chen Xiaoliang rushed forward!
After Dybala kicked the ball out, all attention was focused on Chen Xiaoliang!
When he saw Chen Xiaoliang starting, for a moment he felt as if he saw someone very familiar in Chen Xiaoliang, someone who had been his teammate, fought side by side with him, and whom he was willing to play a supporting role!
Chen Xiaoliang entered the penalty area, and Calvin Phillips and Rodri could only follow closely on his left and right. They couldn't reach out to pull him or bump into him. As long as Chen Xiaoliang fell to the ground, it would definitely be a penalty kick.
They both saw that Chen Xiaoliang was tired. This "nuclear-powered midfielder" who was known for his unlimited physical strength in the second half seemed to have consumed too much physical strength in pressing, intercepting and close defense today under his team's passing and control.
Although he is very powerful, strong, good at jumping and good at heading, his physical strength has declined and it is impossible for him to head the ball when being double-teamed!
Chen Xiaoliang jumped towards the ball!
Rodri and Kalvin Phillips jumped at the same moment!
Rodri, who was in the inside, headed the ball, and Calvin Phillips directly squeezed on Chen Xiaoliang!
"It's too high! There's no way this ball can be headed!"
Rodri looked at the height of the ball, this thought flashed through his mind, and he felt relieved.
But when he realized that he had started to fall, the person next to him was still gliding in the air!
The same thing happened to Calvin Phillips on the other side. After they landed, they both looked up at Chen Xiaoliang with wide eyes and horror, only to see him flying over their heads like a bomber!
Chen Xiaoliang's slightly bent knees were almost level with Calvin Phillips' head!
They were not the only ones who were shocked. Everyone in the restricted area couldn't help but open their mouths.
There was nothing they could do about a ball like this and they could only leave the fate of the ball to Ederson, the last line of defense.
Chen Xiaoliang pushed his head down and hit the ball with his forehead. The strength of his waist and abdomen, the strength of his back, and the inertia generated by gliding in the air made the ball fall to the upper left side of the goal like a bomb dropped by a dive bomber!
At this moment Dybala remembered who the familiar shadow he saw on Chen Xiaoliang was. He had raised his hands, and he knew that the ball would definitely go in!
Zhan Jun: "This ball goes in!!!"
Fan, Zhang, Guan: "Ah!!! Ah!!!"
Guan Zeyuan: "Xiaoliang!!! Xiaoliang!!! At this moment, no matter where I am, I must say those two words - awesome!!!"
Zhan Jun: “3-3! In the 83rd minute, 3-3!”
"We witnessed another great performance on the same night, a hat trick in the Champions League final!"
"The fifth player to make this history!"
"Let's shout his name together, his name is Chen Xiaoliang!"
Guan Zeyuan: "Xiaoliang has brought the team back on his own!"
"He is telling Haaland with his actions that he will never accept failure!"
Zhang Lu: "Oh, it really makes everyone's heart surge and it's so moving."
Zhan Jun: "Roma, never give up! Guardiola on the sidelines shook his head helplessly, and Manchester City fans in the stands also showed confused and unbelievable expressions!"
Fan: "This ball bounces too high, it's hard to imagine this kind of bounce ability."
Chen Xiaoliang rushed to the sidelines, slid down the track and lay on the ground, his chest heaving, but the great excitement of scoring a goal temporarily dispelled the growing fatigue.
All Roma's players and substitutes rushed over, patting and touching each other. No one dared to do anything too violent towards their captain for fear of increasing his physical exhaustion, but they couldn't help but express their admiration for him.
Dybala waited until the end, stretched out his hands and pulled Chen Xiaoliang up from the ground.
"I thought you were going to do a 'SIU' celebration after you scored a goal."
Chen Xiaoliang laughed, then he calmed down and looked at the clock and the score: "It's not over yet, it's not time to celebrate yet."
"Can you still run?"
Dybala: "Today, even if it means risking my life, I must run until the last minute."
Chen Xiaoliang nodded, looked at Mourinho who was waving his arms at him on the sidelines, and waved his fist at him lightly.
The audience in the stands were still clapping and cheering, especially the celebrities in the VIP area.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Hitzfeld, Capello, Van Gaal, Hodgson, Hiddink, these famous coaches who have been dealing with football all their lives could not restrain their excitement. The admiration in their hearts made their bodies tremble slightly. Even Sir Alex Ferguson's wife Cathy advised him not to get too excited as he was in poor health.
At this moment, Mourinho's thoughts instantly went back to the summer three years ago, when he appeared in the stands of Tottenham's youth training graduation match wearing a sweatshirt, looking to see if there were any good youth training results among the U16 players.
As a result, the game that originally disappointed him changed his view and even the direction of his life because of the red countryman in front of him.
He clearly remembered that after the young boy from the Red Country came on as a substitute, he started running, stealing, running again, and stealing again. He even did something that only those brave men like Terry and Vidic would do, such as falling to the ground and using his head to block the opponent's shot when the opponent was shooting.
Although he looked like he didn't know how to play football at that time, his attitude answered all his opponents, and no one on the field could completely defeat him.
At the end of the game, when he received a cross from his teammate that seemed to be too high, he jumped up and slammed the ball into the goal with a jumping height that a 16-year-old kid shouldn't have.
This moment is just like that moment.
That day, Mourinho recognized Chen Xiaoliang's performance and signed him from Tottenham's youth training camp.
Today, Chen Xiaoliang, who is already the captain of Roma, once again used a header with the same incredible jumping height, pulling the three years into a cycle.
Mourinho thanked God silently in his heart, because he didn't know what else could explain this familiar scene, this reincarnation scene, except for God's ability to bring someone like Chen Xiaoliang into his life.
It was as if that moment was created for this moment.
On the field, even though Juventus's Ronaldo's header attribute card still had a little more than 3 minutes left, Chen Xiaoliang already knew that he couldn't jump to the same height as before.
Using the abilities of these superstars, especially the jump just now that may have set a record, almost consumed most of his remaining physical strength.
Before Dybala kicked off, Chen Xiaoliang took another look at the electronic screen above the stands.
84 minutes and 06 seconds, there are about 10 minutes left in the game.
He tried to regulate his breathing, trying to recover as much strength as possible, and then prayed:
"Give me strength, let me persevere, let me take away the final victory!"
"Beep", the referee Marciniak seemed to be a little excited and couldn't help himself. He also knew what kind of position the game he was refereeing would have in the history of football in the future.
As if he wanted to give the players on both sides a little more time to adjust their breathing and let them play the final and climax of the finale, he deliberately delayed blowing the whistle for a while.
Zhan Jun: "Dear fans, please remember today, June 11, 2023."
"Haaland's hat trick in the final brought his total number of goals in the Champions League this season to 18, breaking Ronaldo's record of 17 goals in the 2013-14 season and becoming the first in Champions League history."
"On the other side, Chen Xiaoliang ranks second in the Champions League scorer list with 13 goals this season, but his 11 assists have already made him the first person in the history of the Champions League to have provided assists in a single season."
"No one will sleep tonight, there are only 10 minutes left in the game, let's enjoy this epic battle! Witness the two geniuses and officially kick off a new era of two-hero competition in world football!"