"Hey, Hu Lai...beautiful! The ball has been scored!!" He Feng said after seeing the football flying into the goal. At the same time, his eyes were quickly paying attention to the referee's gestures in the TV broadcast.
In fact, he was a little unsure.
Because when the camera cut to the football, he saw Hulay appearing between Jimenez and goalkeeper Cordero. According to the rules, this position should be in the offside area.
And Hu Laiyue is still... somewhat obvious.
Coupled with the way Jimenez stood behind Hu Lai with his arms raised, He Feng became less confident.
He soon saw the referee standing on the line of the penalty area turning around and waving his arms, pointing his finger at the center circle!
The goal is valid!
Not offside!
His hanging heart could finally be put back into his stomach, and he shouted without any scruples: "Hulay! The third Champions League goal this season! This time he finally broke through the Catalan United goal! Conquered
Sagrada Familia! His goal helped Leeds City take the lead against Catalonia United less than twenty minutes into the game!"
Hu Lai was not as unsure as He Feng whether he was offside or not, because the perspective was different and he knew clearly that he was not offside.
So after scoring the goal, he got up from the ground and ran towards the corner flag area while waving to Lasky and other teammates, gesturing for them to come up and celebrate with him.
Leeds City players ran towards him, shouting excitedly.
Not far away, Catalan United center back Jimenez turned and ran towards the referee, pointing his finger at Hulay, who had already run away, indicating that the ball just now was offside!
The referee ignored him and the live broadcast cut to a replay of Hu Lai's goal.
Through the slow-motion replay, it can be clearly seen that when Lasky was swinging his foot against the football and intending to shoot directly, Hulay, who was originally standing in front of the small penalty area with Jimenez, suddenly took a step forward.
It was this move that allowed him to get away from Jimenez, but it also seemed to be in an offside position.
But look carefully at the far end, where Kamara passed the ball.
Catalan United's right back Osqui remains in place. He is the last Catalan United defensive player except goalkeeper Cordero!
He is closer to the bottom line than Hu Lai!
So Hu Lai’s ball is not offside!
And Hulay obviously saw Osqui's position before he dared to suddenly take a step forward and throw Jimenez away.
Jimenez's attention was all on Hulay, and he didn't notice that his teammate Osqui was the last person behind...
"Aha! Osqui, who was chasing Kamara, didn't return in time, so Hu Lai was not offside! There was no problem with the penalty!" He Feng and Yan Kang happily clapped their thighs after seeing clearly.
Osqui was a little confused himself. He didn't expect that he would walk so slowly, so he gave Hu Lai a chance to score...
In the close-up shot, he looks confused, and even a little...stupid.
But the fans of Catalonia United will not think that Osqui is cute at this moment, they will only think that the Argentina international is stupid!
Catalan United, which was focused on defeating Leeds City at home and securing first place in the group, was hit in the head by its opponent and was stunned!
So after the initial shock, the various noises above the Holy Family Stadium became even louder.
These are the anger of the more than 80,000 Catalan United fans present.
Against such a noisy wind, Hulay jumped high at the Sagrada Familia Stadium, made his signature celebration, and then landed and hugged his teammates who were flocking to him.
The Leeds City players celebrated their lead under the collective gaze of the Catalan United fans in the steep stands.
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"Insua was pinned down by Williams, damn it!"
After conceding the ball, Catalan United head coach Jose Bernal shook his fist angrily and cursed.
However, the assistant coach next to him, Alberto Vazquez, comforted him: "After all, Pete Williams was one of the top ten best young players in Europe last season..."
"But the problem is, he is coming back from injury, Alberto!" Bernal was still upset.
This goal conceded was indeed beyond his expectation. He had no idea before the game that his team would concede the goal first.
He set his sights next door, where Leeds City head coach Tony Clark was high-fiving the coaching staff around him, with an excited smile on his face.
"...I didn't expect Leeds City to attack in this game..." Bernal shook his head. "This is my responsibility, Alberto. I underestimated the madness of Tony Clark...Tell the players,
Don't be intimidated by Leeds City's attack, and you must not retreat. Otherwise, we will really give up the initiative! What Leeds City is good at is offense, but don't forget that what we at Catalonia are best at are also
attack!"
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Antonio Valero in the stands saw the team's assistant coach, Mr. Alberto Vazquez, hurrying to the sidelines and making gestures to the players on the court, indicating that they were going to attack.
He turned his attention to his good friend Mario Salado.
The game had just started less than twenty minutes, and the time was really short. It was so short that Salado had no chance to perform.
But in the same time, Hu Lai had already scored a goal...
This means that even if you don't care about the previous games and just look at the performance in this game, Hu Lai is already ahead of his good friend.
I don’t know how unhappy Salado must be right now…
But no matter how unhappy you are, you must control your emotions, Mario. You can't be swayed by your emotions and get carried away. Focus on the game...
You can do it, believe in yourself, you absolutely can!
You are the most amazing talent in our youth team! You are Catalonia’s hope for the next ten years!
Come on, Super Mario!
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On the court, Salado's eyes almost burst into flames, and he was looking from a distance in the direction where the Leeds City players were celebrating.
Although he was surrounded by the crowd and could not see his target at all, he still did not move his eyes away.
Before the game, he was confident that he would compete with Hulay in this game. At the same time, he also proved to Melli, who was far away in Madrid, that only he was qualified to be his opponent and challenge him.
As a result, not long after the game started, Hu Lai scored first...
The third Champions League goal this season!
And what about yourself?
Not to mention this game, even in the Champions League games in his entire career, he has not been able to score a goal.
Although this is related to the fact that Salado is not the main attacker of Catalonia United. He mainly moves on the wing and it is difficult for him to appear in front of the goal to get shooting opportunities. His and Hulay's tactical positions in the team are very different...
But Salado would not give himself these reasons.
Since he regards Hu Lai as his opponent, it means that he himself has not taken into account the surprise between himself and Hu Lai.
He just wants to score goals to compete with Hu Lai.
Could he not know that Hu Lai is good at scoring goals?
of course I know.
But a person who is determined to challenge Meili, the best of the younger generation, doesn't even have this courage?
So he chose to score with Huraibi.
As a result of this meeting... Hu Lai was in the lead.
He kept his eyes fixed on the celebrating Leeds City players for a while. It was not until they finally ended their celebration that he saw Hulay again.
He ran back to the half-court with his teammates, raising his arms on the way to wave to the few Leeds City fans in the stands.
Salado's eyes kept following Hulay, and it wasn't until he returned to his position and stopped that the talented young man from Catalonia United looked back.
The game was only ten minutes into and we lost the ball. This is a bad result.
But just because he lost the ball early, Salado had more than 70 minutes to chase Hulay, which is a good thing.
The assistant coach was waving his arms on the sidelines to signal the team to attack and stop shrinking the defense.
This was exactly what Salado wanted.
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Hu Lai stood in his position, waiting for the game to restart.
He raised his head and cast his gaze on the famous steep slopes of the Holy Family Stadium.
The Sagrada Familia stadium was not full today, and most of the top seats were empty.
But more than 80,000 people gathered here, and the visual impact was shocking enough.
After all, it is not easy to find a stadium that can accommodate more than 80,000 people in the entire Premier League.
Now, more than 80,000 angry Catalan United fans are shaking their fists in the stands. Sure enough, as rumored, there will be a wave of them rushing down from the hillsides in all directions, trying to get close to their noses and wave.
The illusion of fists…
The Champions League is so interesting!
Being able to go to different stadiums and experience different exotic football cultures!
Facing the suppressed stands of the Holy Family Stadium, Hu Lai grinned and raised his eyebrows.
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In front of the TV, Luo Kai stared intently at the close-up of Hu Lai on the screen.
He could also hear the loud noise coming from the pitch ahead.
Those sounds were not very friendly. The satellite broadcast signal had been attenuated, but when it reached Luo Kai's ears, it was still "deafening."
So you can completely imagine how strong a heart it takes to compete in such an environment...
But Luo Kai still envied the person in front of him.
After all, this is a Champions League game!
This is the home ground of Catalonia United!
For countless professional players, La Liga giants Catalonia and Madrid Kings are the end of their careers.
Being able to compete in such an environment should not be torture, but an honor.
Now, this honor belongs entirely to Hu Lai.
As for him, he still doesn’t know how long it will take him to stand on that stage.
But...I will catch up with you, Hu Lai.
No matter how far you leave me behind, I will catch up with you. The competition between us is not this one, nor is it at this moment.
Don't even think about getting rid of me completely!
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