On the most important festival in China, these Chinese fans came to Barcelona just to witness their idols scoring goals.
They had been waiting for too long. The moment the ball hit the net, they almost jumped up subconsciously.
"Zhao Yang! Zhao Yang..."
The Chinese fans were the first to shout out.
Then other Spaniards at the scene followed suit and shouted.
Zhao Yang's name once again echoed throughout the El Prat Stadium.
Gao Han's hands were almost numb from slapping.
Seeing the entire stadium, 50,000 to 60,000 people cheering for Zhao Yang, Gao Han was as proud as if he had scored a goal.
"This is my most beloved man! He is the hero of this city! He is the hero of China!"
In the commentary box, He Wei and Fang Jian were amazed together.
"The scorpion tail! A wonderful goal! Zhao Yang! He is the patron saint of El Prat Stadium!"
"A great goal! A goal that only a genius can score! Scorpion tail!"
"Zhao Yang is paying tribute to the great Ibrahimovic! He is also sending holiday greetings to Chinese fans!"
"This is a goal that can be selected as the best goal of the season! But it is so simple for Zhao Yang! He is the maker of world waves!"
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The commentators tried their best to praise it, but for this goal, the commentators could not praise it enough.
Deportivo head coach Sanchez could only marvel.
If he can score such a goal, what else can he do as a head coach?
What needs to be done is done before the game.
The rest can only be seen on the field.
Usually when two goals behind, the morale of the players will be very low, but Deportivo seems to have the gene for reversal. After falling behind two goals, it still played tepidly, as if it was still a draw.
However, Deportivo's tenacity makes Chinese fans even more happy. They came to Barcelona during the Spring Festival. It would be a pity if they could not watch a hearty game.
After taking a two-goal lead, the Espanyol players relaxed their mentality and performed various actions and coordination in training, which attracted bursts of cheers from the fans in the stands.
In front of the increasingly excited Spaniards, Deportivo only had the power to parry and had no ability to fight back.
Fortunately, the first half of the game was coming to an end. When the Spaniard was attacking most fiercely and Deportivo's goal was in danger, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Deportivo breathed a sigh of relief. Being behind by two goals, it was not that they had no chance at all. If they conceded another goal, it would be basically out of the question.
The Spaniards were not disappointed either. The score and the situation on the field gave them full confidence. They did not think that Deportivo could turn around after fifteen minutes.
As soon as the visiting team players entered the locker room, they started discussing the two goals they conceded.
"I didn't even see how he passed the ball?"
"I didn't see clearly how the second goal was scored."
"It has nothing to do with me! He passed the ball behind the back, who would have thought of this." The two central defenders quickly abdicated their responsibility.
"What bad luck! Under normal circumstances, neither of those two goals should have been scored," goalkeeper Lukes said.
Central defender Sidney had studied Zhao Yang and objected: "You can't say that. Zhao Yang scored a lot of difficult shots."
Lukes said: "You have never entered this kind of sky hook before, right?"
Sidney quickly said: "This has never happened before."
Captain Juanfran said: "No matter how weird it is, we can't let the Chinese score another goal in the second half."
Captain Juanfran's words resonated with everyone. They all believed that the two goals conceded in the first half were more due to bad luck, and that it might still be a draw now.
At this time, head coach Sanchez also came in. Sanchez did not talk too much about tactics. In other words, he still played according to the tactical arrangements made before the game.
Sanchez mainly cheers the players,
Falling behind by two goals, if we lose confidence again, the game will basically be over. It may even collapse.
In the home team's locker room, everyone was discussing Zhao Yang's shots and passes.
Moreno said: "Zhao, your goal was really a stroke of genius. I guess the goalkeeper was stunned."
Asensio said: "I admire Zhao's pass even more. The passing and running are so tacit!"
Perez said: "After conceding two goals like this, I think Deportivo's players must be unconvinced."
Captain Lopez smiled and said: "If you lose the ball, you will lose the ball! There is nothing to be dissatisfied with."
"Don't talk about scoring goals! I think Deportivo has not given up and probably still wants to resist."
Zhao Yang was not dazzled by the goal. There were many compatriots from his hometown watching the game today, and he did not want to capsize.
Asensio said disapprovingly: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to give up. If you score one more goal in the second half, you'll probably be fine."
Everyone in the locker room burst out laughing.
"That's right, Zhao! You are too cautious!"
"Zhao, they are Deportivo, not Real Madrid and Barcelona."
"They are not the super Depor they used to be."
Captain Lopez said: "Zhao Yang made the right decision. With a two-goal lead, the opponent shouldn't give up and can't relax. Let's score another one in the second half."
At this time head coach Sergio also came in.
Except for the first ten minutes, the Spaniard played perfectly in the first half.
Sergio didn't have much to say. He briefly summarized the game and told the defense to be careful. He was worried that Deportivo would counterattack.
The Spanish players listened to songs and massages, but not many of them took it seriously.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly and the second half of the game began.
Deportivo, which was lagging behind, made two position adjustments.
Central midfielder No. 17 Katavia was replaced by No. 24 Jonatas, who has more offensive power. Full back No. 3 Navarro was replaced by No. 16 Luisio.
This is a signal to step up the attack.
The Spaniards saw it all up and down, and some players were aware of it, but didn't care.
Judging from the first half of the game, Deportivo was very average and had no ability to create any threat to the Spaniards.
However, at the beginning of the second half, just like the first half, Deportivo switched directly to a fast pace and launched a fierce attack on the Spaniard.
The Spaniard entered the game slowly and was a little flustered by Deportivo's fierce attack.
In the second minute of the second half, Deportivo created a shooting opportunity.
Luisio, the full-back who came on the bench, was very decisive in assisting. He inserted into the frontcourt and received the pass from his teammate.
Luisio ran down the field and before the full-back could reach the ball, he passed the ball towards the penalty area.
Luisio's purpose is obvious, which is to create chaos and break the deadlock on the court.
Sure enough, the Spanish penalty area was in chaos.
When the two central defenders were rushing to clear the ball, they collided with the Deportivo Rooney player who was advancing to shoot.
The ball cleared not far away and fell to the feet of Deportivo midfielder Alberto.
Alberto stopped the ball with his chest and fired a volley before the ball hit the ground.
Perhaps a Spanish player rushed to interfere, or perhaps because his footwork was not superb enough, Alberto actually swept the ball to the bottom.
The ball flew high into the sky.
There were bursts of laughter from the stands, which was laughing at Alberto's overestimation of his abilities.
"It actually volleyed!"
"It's a pity that this footwork is so bad!"
"What's wrong, maybe people really want to play elsewhere."