Volume 1: The Hero Appears, People Pay Attention Chapter 294 The Gain Is More Than Just a Victory (Third Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Vote)

Piao Tian Literature When Liverpool came back from Madrid, they received a warm welcome from Liverpool fans.

It felt like they had won the European Cup. But in fact, they just qualified for the semi-finals.

But for Liverpool fans, this is a great victory worth celebrating.

Chen Yingxiong followed the players on the bus and returned to Liverpool from the airport.

Just after leaving the airport, they saw many Liverpool fans gathered on both sides of the road, wearing Liverpool's red jerseys, holding Liverpool scarves high, waving their arms, clapping and singing rhythmically.

Seeing this scene suddenly would make people think that Liverpool came back from Madrid with the championship.

Chen Yingxiong felt very strange: "We just reached the semi-finals, and we didn't come back with a championship, right?"

Gerald, who was sitting next to him, seemed not surprised by this.

"Although I didn't win the championship, it's almost as good as winning the championship..." Gerrard said while looking out the window at the excited Liverpool fans.

Chen Yingxiong turned to look at the captain in confusion.

Seeing his confused look, Gerald laughed. Instead of answering Chen Yingxiong's question, he asked him a question.

"Hero, do you know when Liverpool last played in the Champions League?"

How do you know this Chen Yingxiong? He is not a die-hard Liverpool fan and knows everything about Liverpool's past.

He shook his head: "I don't know. Anyway, I came here three times. This is my first time representing Liverpool in the Champions League."

Gerrard nodded and said: "The last time we participated in the Champions League was in the 2009-10 season. Since then, to this season, we have not participated in the Champions League for three seasons. This season is our return to this top stage. The first season for them..."

He pointed to the excited fans outside.

"For them, it's not just as simple as knocking out Real Madrid and entering the semi-finals, hero."

"What else could it be?"

"Also... I still have confidence." Gerald said with a smile. "That's the main thing, hero. This is our first season back in the Champions League and we knocked out the defending champions and ended their two-year unbeaten streak at home..."

Gerald was full of stories. At this moment, it seemed that he was not the captain of Liverpool, but an ordinary fan of Liverpool. He explained to Chen Yingxiong what he saw in the tone of a fan.

"This is not just a victory, this is a victory that heralds the renaissance of Liverpool. The symbolic significance is far greater than the actual significance. This is only our first season. If we can stably participate in the Champions League every season in the future League, then one day...one day..."

Having said this, the Liverpool captain paused.

He lowered his head and looked at his hands.

Chen Yingxiong followed his gaze. He found that the captain's hands had been clenched into fists.

Gerald did not continue to talk about what would happen one day, and Chen Yingxiong did not ask.

There was a sudden silence between the two of them.

After a while, Gerrard raised his head again, looking past Chen Yingxiong and directly towards the Liverpool fans outside.

"One day..."

Chen Yingxiong suddenly picked up: "One day, we will stand on top of Europe again!"

Gerald looked at Chen Yingxiong again and found that Chen Yingxiong was smiling at him.

"Actually, the feelings and moods of Liverpool fans. I don't know very well... After all, I have only joined this team for less than three seasons. And they..." Chen Yingxiong pointed to the Liverpool fans outside, "Maybe Three generations have been fans of Liverpool. But I think one thing I still understand is... no one doesn't like championships, and no one doesn't like more championships. If Liverpool wants to revive, then it needs many, many championships, right? "

Gerald smiled too.

"Yes, we need championships. We need many, many championships. Heroes, we are very greedy. One or two championships cannot satisfy us..." Gerrard's current thoughts are very different from Dalglish's original thoughts. Similarly, young Chen Yingxiong is considered to be the hope of Liverpool's revival. No matter what, you must keep him and let him stay in Liverpool as long as possible.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong never thought of leaving Liverpool. He nodded and followed Gerrard's words: "The more the merrier!"

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The Liverpool fans outside the bus kept waving their arms and singing the Liverpool team anthem and various fan songs. Except that the crowds are not yet empty, the scene is almost the same as when Liverpool came back with the cup.

But they're not cheering for a physical trophy.

What makes them so happy is an unprecedented level of confidence.

Defeating Real Madrid away from home gave them confidence in their team's future.

Liverpool's prospects suddenly became brighter because of this game, as if nothing that happened in the future would shake everyone's confidence in this team.

One team can be on the road. In the face of so many unfavorable situations, he was still able to defeat his opponents. After winning and advancing to the semi-finals, what difficulties will they not be able to cope with in the future?

In fact, this is the biggest gain for Liverpool and its fans in this game...

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Liverpool's elimination of Real Madrid away from home not only excited Liverpool fans, but also became the focus of discussion in the entire European football world.

It's not new for the defending champion to be eliminated. But it's a bit unusual to be eliminated in this way at home, where they haven't lost a game in two years.

The Spanish media really criticized Pepe's mistake in the game the next day, believing that it was that completely amateur mistake that led to Real Madrid's defeat.

Of course, there are also voices criticizing the conservatism of Real Madrid coach Mourinho. However, such voices did not cause much waves.

In the eyes of other media, it is a great thing that Liverpool can beat Real Madrid away from home. After all, even Guardiola's Barcelona could not conquer that stadium. But Liverpool took it...

Chen Yingxiong, who scored two goals in the game, naturally became the number one contributor to Liverpool's victory, and was focused on and praised by many media.

Some media simply used "Heroes Conquer the Bernabeu" as the title.

"…Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo are both unable to stop Chen Yingxiong. It seems that only Barcelona and Messi can challenge him. But judging from the results of the semi-finals, the two teams will probably meet only in the finals…"

"Hero is now the most sought-after center forward in world football—neither Messi nor Ronaldo is a true center forward. It is said that many teams are interested in him, but I don't think Liverpool will let this important player go if they want to return to the top…"

"Hero scored twice in yesterday's game. This is his 18th goal in the Champions League this season! With two goals, he has tied Messi's record of 18 Champions League goals in a single season in the 11-12 season! What a terrifying data! And he has at least two games to further refresh this record… Messi must be very depressed now, because the record he created is really short-lived…"

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Messi is not depressed, he is just unhappy.

The game between Liverpool and Real Madrid is a fight between clams, and he only needs to reap the benefits.

No matter which team is eliminated, it is a good thing for him. However, he still prefers to hope that Liverpool will be eliminated, so that Chen Yingxiong will not threaten his record.

Who would have thought that it was Liverpool that advanced in the end. Chen Yingxiong scored twice in the game, tying his record of 18 goals.

There are two more games to go. As long as he scores one goal, it will be a record.

This reality makes Messi very happy. He can be a supporting role for anyone, but he is unwilling to be a supporting role for Chen Yingxiong. Who knows what excessive words that bastard will say?

Such a person has no grace at all. He bites people randomly when he loses. What if he wins? A typical successful villain!

But this is not the most unpleasant thing for Messi. What makes him most unhappy is this reality-his opponent Chen Yingxiong scored 18 goals, and what about himself? Twelve goals!

If it were in other seasons, this number of goals would be enough to ensure that he won the Champions League top scorer this season, and this number would make him a name that the whole of Europe would be afraid of again.

But now, his twelve goals seem to be mocking him.

Because he is six goals behind Chen Yingxiong!

Although Barcelona has also made it to the semi-finals, Messi has at least two chances to play. But the six-goal gap now looks like a huge chasm, a natural chasm that is difficult to cross.

He suddenly thought of the time when Chen Yingxiong was suspended for the entire group stage. When he returned, he was exactly six goals behind him.

How could he have the confidence and courage to say that he wanted to catch up with him and become the top scorer?

Either he had infinite confidence in himself, or he was infinitely arrogant...

If he were to shout that he would catch up with Chen Yingxiong and reverse the top scorer... he would still be a little unsure in his heart.

But... he couldn't admit defeat at this time! No matter how far he was behind, he had to be tough.

You reversed me last time, this time let me try to reverse you!

If you can do it, then I can do it too!

But Messi is still an introverted person after all. He didn't shout it out like Chen Yingxiong, wishing the whole world knew it. He just swore in his heart and clenched his fists as proof.