Espanyol and Real Sociedad made an ordinary La Liga match exciting and full of twists and turns.
After the game, this game was also considered by the media to be the best game of this round.
After Zhao Yang scored twice against Real Madrid in the last round, he scored two goals again in this game.
Coming off the bench and scoring 4 goals in two games, Zhao Yang quickly shed his label as a player in the Spanish Third Division and became another star of hope besides Asensio.
The biggest beneficiary of this game is not Zhao Yang. The media believes that the biggest beneficiary is the new boss of Espanyol, Chen Yansheng.
With the magic touch of buying Zhao Yang, Chen Yansheng quickly won the recognition of the head coach, fans and club executives, and established a firm foothold at Espanyol Club.
In addition, Zhao Yang's success will also lay a good foundation for Chen Yansheng and the Spanish to open up the Chinese market.
According to statistics, the number of Espanyol fans in China increased by five million overnight during the match between Espanyol and Real Madrid.
And this time the Spaniard defeated Real Sociedad in an away game, the number of fans brought to the Spaniard will never be less than the previous game.
The last game may have been an accidental performance of the players, and Real Madrid was already leading by a big score at that time, so the goal did not have much reference value.
But this game was different. In this game, the Espanyol team was three goals behind at halftime. Zhao Yang came on the stage in a desperate situation. First he created a red dot package, and finally he beat Real Sociedad in a countdown. Every goal was full of gold.
At the post-match press conference, Espanyol head coach Sergio also told reporters that Zhao Yang's appearance as a substitute was the turning point of the game.
Zhao Yang's outstanding performance in La Liga has attracted widespread attention from the domestic media.
It turned out that when Zhao Yang was killing everyone in the West Third Division, some media suggested recruiting Zhao Yang to the National Youth Team. However, because Zhao Yang's rise was too short and his influence in the West Division was too small, the matter was dropped.
Now with Zhao Yang's outstanding performance in La Liga, some media have proposed that young blood like Zhao Yang be allowed to enter the national team.
Domestic football star Xu Laogen, now president of the Spanish club Lorca, also suggested to the national team that they absorb fresh blood like Zhao Yang, who can help the national team.
The emergence of Zhao Yang inspired great enthusiasm among Espanyol fans. Every day, two to three thousand fans come to watch Espanyol's training in Danic Sports City, many of which are Chinese students and tourists from all over Spain.
, they all came towards Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang no longer has to envy other stars. Now when he walks on the street, he is recognized by fans from time to time and asks for autographs and photos.
Being famous is not all good. With his fame, fans have higher and higher expectations for Zhao Yang.
According to a survey by a betting company, almost all Espanyol fans believe that Zhao Yang will start in the next round against Valencia, and half of the Espanyol fans believe that Zhao Yang will continue to score goals in the game against Valencia.
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Valencia is a powerful team in La Liga, ranking fourth in the league last season. Their best thing is defensive counterattacks.
Zhao Yang has scored goals in two consecutive rounds. The opponents in the next round will definitely attach great importance to Zhao Yang.
Under this situation, half of the fans still believe that Zhao Yang will continue to score goals, and their confidence in Zhao Yang is simply blind.
However, Valencia is not in good shape this season.
During the summer transfer, Valencia invested 100 million in signings, becoming the only team in La Liga that invested over 100 million.
However, in the first four rounds, Valencia had one win and three draws without encountering a strong opponent, ranking seventh in the standings, only one place higher than the Spaniard.
Valencia coach Nuno is under great pressure because there are rumors that Valencia's Singaporean Chinese owner Lin Fu is considering letting his good friend Gary Neville coach Valencia.
If he loses to Espanyol again in this round, his coaching position may be unstable.
The game will take place at 8:00 local time in Spain.
Affected by Zhao Yang's start in this game, nearly 35,000 fans came to El Prat Stadium, which usually has an attendance of just over 20,000 people.
All senior officials of the Espanyol Club were also present.
Chen Yansheng and Lin Fu, the Chinese presidents of the two clubs, have known each other for a long time. They were filled with emotion when they met again as rivals.
Lin Fu smiled and said: "Brother Chen, we have known each other for so many years, but I didn't expect you to be interested in La Liga."
Chen Yansheng smiled and said: "Isn't it because I was so happy to see Boss Lin enter La Liga?"
Lin Fook said: "Brother Chen is a man of his own opinion and has far-reaching plans. He will not buy the Espanyol team because of me."
Chen Yansheng said with a smile: "Boss Lin is joking, you are making a big deal, I am making a small fuss, just for fun."
Lin Fu smiled and said: "If you are really just playing for fun, then sell Zhao Yang to me. I am his fan now."
When Chen Yansheng heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Everything else is easy to talk about, but this one really doesn't work. I am also a fan of Zhao Yang, the kind of idiot fan."
Lin Fu laughed and said: "How about it, I'll try it out as soon as I try it. Don't worry, I don't want it. A gentleman won't take away someone's love. However, if you want to sell Zhao Yang at any time, you must give it to me first."
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Chen Yansheng said: "First of all, we must make it clear that the Spaniards will never sell Zhao Yang. If Zhao Yang transfers, it must be because he wants to leave."
Lin Fu sighed and said: "It was his luck that Zhao Yang met you. Without your appreciation, he would not have become famous in La Liga so quickly."
Chen Yansheng smiled and said: "I think this is more of a fate. The Espanyol and Zhao Yang have achieved mutual success. Without Zhao Yang, the Espanyol would not have such a big influence in the country."
Lin Fu smiled and said: "Yes, it's fate. Haha, we are in a bad situation now. I hope Zhao Yang won't be as fierce as the first two rounds today. I'm afraid of him."
Chen Yansheng laughed loudly: "No, no, personally, if I have to choose between the Spaniard losing or Zhao Yang scoring, I would rather choose Zhao Yang to score."
Lin Fu smiled and said: "You have a bit of a wrong outlook. However, it may not be easy for Zhao Yang to score a goal this time. I believe Nuno will try his best to stop him."
Chen Yansheng said: "The game is about to start, so let's wait and see."
On the field
Amid the applause of 35,000 Espanyol fans, Zhao Yang, who made his first La Liga start, walked onto the El Prat Stadium.
The on-site commentator excitedly introduced: "Zhao Yang has made history again. He is the first Chinese player to start in the history of La Liga. He is also the first Chinese player to start in the five major leagues in the past five years. The last one was in
The starting player in the five major leagues was still on April 23, 2011. Hao Junmin made his debut in the Bundesliga on behalf of Schalke 04 against Kaiserslautern. I hope that Zhao Yang will continue to play in this game and become the first player in the five major leagues.
The Chinese player who scored in three consecutive rounds."