Three hundred and ninetieth chapters water flows to high places
"There's nothing to say, let's fight to the death, gentlemen. There are forty-five minutes left in the game. Since we can tie the total score, we can definitely go one step further and eliminate them here!"
This is what head coach Jopp Munster said to his players at halftime.
Chen Xingyi also felt deeply about this sentence.
Because for him, it was also a critical moment of a last-ditch battle.
In the other two Champions League quarter-finals a week ago, Xia Xiaoyu and Hu Lai both reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
In yesterday's Champions League, Luo Kai also scored to help Tramed defeat the Turin Bulls at home. After the game, the English media even called this goal the best goal in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Look at the height...
Three of the four Chinese players participating in the Champions League this season have already reached the quarterfinals.
Now the pressure is all on my side.
He doesn't want to be "the special one".
And he also wants to go to the Champions League quarter-finals - after three seasons in European football, he has never reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
Last season, Atlético Amsterdam was unlucky to encounter the Madrid Pirates who owned Hulay when they advanced from 16 to 8.
The natural result was to be eliminated.
This season's Atlético Amsterdam's opponent in the quarter-finals is last season's French Ligue 1 champion Paris Eger. This is a strong opponent, but it is not as strong as last season's Madrid Pirates.
Therefore, even though they were beaten 1:2 by Paris Eger at home in the first round, Sporting Amsterdam came to the away game in the second round and still fought back tenaciously with a score of 2:1. The two sides drew with a total score of 3:3.
For Chen Xingyi, "a last stand" has another meaning.
That is, he no longer wants to stay in Amsterdam Sporting. He wants to go to a bigger stage and see a wider world.
This time he played against Paris Eger, which further deepened his thoughts.
Chen Xingyi looked at Paris Eger's current captain, their sharp striker Mendy Payet, and seemed to see his own future.
Mendy Paye became famous very early. At the age of seventeen, he was already a genius that was being chased by the whole of Europe. Although he was trained by Paris Eger, almost everyone thought that he would eventually leave Paris Eger.
, to go to a more top wealthy stage, Paris Eger is just a springboard.
It’s no wonder that everyone thinks so. Although Paris Eger is also a wealthy club, it’s just that this wealthy club is a bit weak - the only time they won the Champions League was in the distant 1993...
Moreover, the overall influence of Ligue 1 cannot be compared with the other four leagues, especially the Premier League and La Liga, which are far ahead of the other three.
As a talented player like Payet, if he continues to stay in Paris, how can he become a truly top star in the world?
Chen Xingyi once served as a member of the Chinese team and played against Payet's French team in a friendly match in 2026.
Mendy Payet was twenty-six years old at the time, in his prime. But he was still in Paris at Eger.
Apparently he stayed at "Springboard" for a little too long.
There were still rumors at the time that he was about to leave Paris Eger and go to a top club, such as Blue and White Munich, Catalan United, or Kings of Madrid...
As a result, in the blink of an eye, Payet is already twenty-nine years old and he is still in Eger, Paris.
At this time, even if he wanted to leave Paris Eger, he would not be able to go to a better wealthy team.
Because he is older.
Blue and White Munich had been chasing him for a long time, and finally poached Mark Becker from Ruerrhein the year before last, giving up all previous efforts to introduce Payet.
After Catalonia introduced Kabangka, their interest in Paye also plummeted.
As for the Kings of Madrid...the Kings of Madrid may still want him. After all, Cerrados will retire at the end of this season. But after Melly has been completely corrected, Paye went to the Kings of Madrid, and he could only give Meili
Lee took action. It is hard to say whether Payet would be willing to accept such an arrangement.
If he goes to a non-rich team whose strength and status are not as good as Paris Eger, then why should he leave?
Paris Eger has always wanted to sign a five-year contract extension with Payet.
If Payet really signs, it almost means that he has dedicated all the best years of his career to Paris Eger, and he will be thirty-four years old when the contract expires.
No one expected that he, who would go to a top wealthy club to achieve great achievements, would actually become a representative figure of "one city in a lifetime".
There are still people who say that although Payet's talent is outstanding, his ambition is obviously not worthy of his talent. Because he doesn't seem to be very eager to play abroad. He doesn't think it is a bad thing to stay in Paris Eger and he will not succeed.
If you are one of the top players in the world, there is nothing wrong with being unable to succeed the "Four Heavenly Kings".
Some people lament that if Payet could leave Paris Eger earlier, he would have become a top star who won the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer before Melli.
As a result, he has not even won a Champions League title - he has been fighting for the Champions League title every year in Paris Eger.
How can a player without a Champions League title win the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year?
With his ability, as long as he is willing to go to Blue and White Munich, Catalan United or Kings of Madrid, these honors will not be difficult for him. Moreover, if he really goes to Kings of Madrid, maybe there will be nothing wrong with Melli now.
The King of Madrid will focus on cultivating Paye as Cerrados ages and his condition declines. It is hard to say whether Melli will continue to stay with the King by then...
When Chen Xingyi saw Paye, he thought of his future:
As a Chinese player, it seems pretty good if he can occupy a main position in a Dutch giant like Sporting Amsterdam and play for a long time.
Yes. If there is no ambition, or the ambition is not high, this is a very good career for a Chinese player.
After all, no Chinese player has ever been able to play for a Dutch giant like Sporting Amsterdam before, let alone occupy a main position for a long time.
Qin Lin only played for Eintracht Frankfurt for five seasons. Most of the time he was not even a main player. After retiring, he became a star of Eintracht Frankfurt and entered the club's Hall of Fame.
If Chen Xingyi can be like Payet at Sporting Amsterdam, he can definitely become a "legend" of this wealthy team.
But what if I have the ability to go to a bigger stage?
He is already twenty-six years old.
It happened to be Payet's age when he and Payet played against each other.
Should he continue to stay at Sporting Amsterdam, or take a gamble and go to a team in the five major leagues?
Does he hope to still be at Sporting Amsterdam when he is thirty years old in a few years?
Everyone said that he was like water, flowing down the river.
But does he really want to flow down like water?
He doesn't want to, he wants to go to a bigger stage.
But how can we get to that more gorgeous and magnificent stage?
He must perform more convincingly in the Champions League and have the ability to determine victory or defeat.
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"The ninety-minute game is over! Atlético Amsterdam unexpectedly led Paris Eger 2:1 in the away game! As a result, the two sides tied with a total score of 3:3, and the game will be dragged into overtime! This is the Champions League this season
The second overtime game of the quarter-finals. Last week, Alvara dragged Ruerrhein into overtime in the away game, and finally eliminated the opponent with a penalty shootout... So this time, Athletic Amsterdam and Paris
Can the Eger game go to penalties?"
After playing a 90-minute regular match and 30 minutes of overtime, Chen Xingyi felt very tired.
But he gritted his teeth and persisted.
He didn't want to show his weak side.
If you fail in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for three consecutive seasons, how can you go to a bigger stage?
Luo Kai can score such beautiful goals, why am I not as good as him?
I think back in high school, I was more dazzling than Luo Kai and Hu Lai!
Sporting Amsterdam attacks from the right wing.
All of Paris Eger's defensive attention was attracted by the offensive there.
Compared with Atlético Amsterdam, the left wing where Chen Xingyi is currently located is the "weak side" of Paris Eger.
Atlético Amsterdam's attack will eventually come here.
I can't help but be there when the time comes!
Chen Xingyi gritted his teeth and sprinted, trying to keep up with the speed of the team on the left wing.
When he ran to the 30-meter area, he saw Paris Eger's defensive formation tilting further towards the right side of Athletic Amsterdam, so he slowed down first, then raised his arms high, signaling his teammates to pass the football to his side.
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Taking the ball on the right wing, Athletic Amsterdam's right back Jakob Harlan swung his leg and passed the ball to the back of Paris Eger's empty penalty area!
When Harlan passed the ball, Chen Xingyi started speeding up again. He did not go straight in front of the goal, but ran diagonally backward.
When the football passed over the heads of all the defensive players in the penalty area of Paris Eger and flew to the back point, Chen Xingyi just hit it!
He raised his left foot and tried to shoot!
The goalkeeper of Paris Eger, Clement Jasay, was fooled into diving out, but his left foot unloaded the football directly under his feet!
Of course, Chen Xingyi himself overshot a little, but he was very flexible and could adjust his center of gravity faster than the defenders of Paris Eger, get rid of the influence of inertia, return to the football, and swing his right foot!
volley!
The French national goalkeeper of Paris Eger struggled to get up from the ground and wanted to save the ball again... but he was just struggling!
The football dives into Paris Eger's goal!
In the 108th minute of the game, Chen Xingyi stabbed Paris Eger in the heart with his second goal in the Champions League this season!