When setting the goals for this game before the game, head coach Sergio said he wanted to maintain a tie and win.
Judging from the strength comparison between the two sides, this goal is also very realistic.
But now that one of the opponent's midfielders has received a red card, the Spaniards understand that the chance to win has come.
Judging from the current situation in the standings, if this game can be won, the Spaniard will be able to secure its position in the top four.
Who doesn’t want to participate in the Champions League, let alone a Spaniard who has never played in the Champions League.
Zhao Yang wanted to serve the free kick he created, but captain Sanchez came over and asked Zhao Yang to go to the frontcourt to find a shooting opportunity. He came to serve the free kick and waved to his teammates to press forward, taking advantage of the opponent's unstable morale to hit the opponent.
caught off guard.
Sanchez doesn't have short passes, and he doesn't want to play short passes with his opponents. That's not the Spaniard's strength.
The Celta people do have some unstable military morale. They don't even know, in such a situation, does the coach want to win or draw?
Sanchez's pass passed directly to the Celta penalty area. Zhao Yang and Moreno rushed into the penalty area to compete for the top. Although the two did not grab the landing spot, they did not let their opponents grab the landing spot.
The ball landed in the penalty area, and both the offense and defense kicked it. In the end, I don’t know where the ball rolled. In the end, it was a Celta player who kicked it out of the baseline.
Although there was no goal this time, goalkeeper Alvarez was almost given a heart attack.
The Spaniard continued to take the corner kick.
Asensio is not here, so Zhao Yang will take the corner kick.
Zhao Yang also didn't have good passing skills. For this corner kick, Zhao Yang directly used Luoye Zhan's skills.
When the ball flies out and reaches the edge of the penalty area, the flight arc of the ball becomes erratic, and it is even impossible to determine where the ball is going to fly?
Goalkeeper Alvarez was a little confused. He didn't dare to attack and could only wait to see who would grab the ball's landing spot.
The goalkeeper couldn't clearly see the arc of the ball, and the players couldn't make a clear judgment. Two players jumped up to grab the header, but they didn't touch the ball.
When the ball flew behind the penalty area, the arc of flight suddenly turned towards the goal, which frightened goalkeeper Alvarez. Was this a direct shot? He quickly moved laterally towards the back corner of the goal.
However, Alvarez gave a false alarm. The ball followed an S-shaped path, swaying toward the goal, then moving inward, and finally flew out of the sideline.
Celta head coach Beriso quickly made substitution adjustments, replacing forward Bongoda and replacing him with midfielder Ladoha to strengthen defense.
Ladoja brought the coach Beriso's intention to play, to keep the tie and to counterattack when there was an opportunity.
This is a very realistic goal. Although the players are a little reluctant, they still carry out the coach's orders without hesitation.
After Ladoja came on the field, the game scene completely changed. The game became a Spanish attack, while Celta's players passively defended.
Although Celta was missing one player, the team's defensive system remained unchanged. After the forwards returned to defense, Celta's defensive ability was greatly improved, and the Spaniard's offense could not even take advantage of the shooting.
At the 70th minute of the game, the score between the two sides was still 1:1.
Espanyol head coach Sergio was helpless. In the first half, they defended intensively and Celta Vigo attacked wildly. In the second half, the situation was reversed, with Espanyol mainly attacking and Celta Vigo defending.
If this situation continues, the Celta people will become more confident as they defend.
Spanish coach Sergio pondered for a long time, and finally decided to give it a defensive try at the 75th minute.
Sergio asked substitute forward Burgi to warm up, then came on to replace captain Sanchez. Zhao Yang retreated and became the real attacking midfielder.
On-site commentator Dondo saw Sergio's substitution and commented: "This is a very bold substitution, but under such circumstances, it is worth taking a chance."
Although Zhao Yang's position is five meters back, his position is more free, and it also allows him to avoid the two central defenders, giving full play to his breakthrough characteristics.
Celta's players didn't understand Burgi, so they got a chance to shoot by letting Burgi come on.
Zhao Yang forced a breakthrough into the penalty area and was tackled by his opponent. The ball was grabbed by Burgi. Burgi made an unconscious fake move and then shot.
Burgi's footwork was very average. This shot hit the goal frame, but it was weak and was easily knocked down by goalkeeper Alvarez.
The Spaniard continued to attack hard, and the defender kept moving forward, and finally reached the center circle.
Celta is not a weak team. Seeing the Spaniard's bold attack, they also consciously counterattacked to see if they could score another goal.
The time has entered the 80th minute. At this point, whoever scores the goal basically wins.
After Zhao Yang retreats, he mainly breaks through and creates opportunities for his teammates.
Look at how well Celta Vigo defended. It was difficult for him to break into the penalty area and he didn't create a sure-kill opportunity.
Zhao Yang began to try long-range shots.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Zhao Yang received a pass from Perez on the wing. He stopped the ball to avoid the opponent's defense and took a step forward, trying to adjust his footwork. However, Celta's players also knew that Zhao Yang's long shot was
It's amazing. Without giving him this chance, Marlowe moved up from the center back position to press Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang saw that it was difficult to shoot, so he could only continue to break through.
Zhao Yang used "fried meatballs" to break through Marlowe's defense, but Marlowe remained unmoved and followed Zhao Yang toward the penalty area.
But at this time, Burgi saw Zhao Yang breaking through the penalty area, and he quickly moved to the side, trying to make way for Zhao Yang.
Burgi's movement just blocked the distracted Marlowe.
Zhao Yang discovered the opportunity, and he moved horizontally to avoid Burgi and Marlowe. Although it was his left foot that arrived, there were people in front of the penalty area. Zhao Yang did not dare to wait, so he directly volleyed with his left foot.
"Tiger shot!"
Under Zhao Yang's powerful volley, the ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal like lightning.
Goalkeeper Alvarez found Zhao Yang's left foot when he was adjusting his footwork. He thought Zhao Yang would make another adjustment, but he didn't expect that Zhao Yang didn't make any adjustments and just shot.
Alvarez took a step slower, and this step was fatal.
Seeing the ball flying up, Alvarez quickly moved sideways, jumped up and pounced on the ball.
Alvarez tried his best to fully stretch his body, straighten his arms, and even wanted to touch the ball with his fingertips, but he was still a little slow.
Just a centimeter away, a desperate centimeter, the ball flew past the fingertips and into the net.