Chapter 480 Shuanghonghui

On the evening of September 27, Liverpool Anfield Stadium.

Liverpool host Galatasaray in the second round of the Champions League Group C group stage.

Kuyt was rotated, and Pennant was arranged to start on the right.

In less than a minute of the game, Pennant created a cross from the right. Crouch faced the Turkish defender, had a commanding height advantage in the penalty area, and headed wide.

Three minutes later, Yang Yang passed the ball, and Gerrard took a long shot from the outside of the penalty area and went wide again.

Liverpool then launched a fierce attack on Galatasaray and scored the first goal in the ninth minute.

Gerrard scored the ball to the left, Aurelio made a straight pass, Yang Yang made a cross from the left, and Crouch shot easily with his right foot in front of the goal, scoring his first goal in the Champions League this season.

Having received Yang Yang's assists in two consecutive games, Crouch was obviously very satisfied with his striker partner. When celebrating the goal, he ran to Yang Yang and dragged him all the way to the sidelines.

Just one minute later, Yang Yang created another chance and created space for Aurelio to shoot, but the Brazilian left back's kick was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper and failed to score.

In the 14th minute, Liverpool actively launched a frontcourt press. After Pennant intercepted the ball, he broke into the penalty area from the right side of the penalty area.

Yang Yang has been paying attention to the movements of his teammates around him. As soon as he saw Pennant rushing into the penalty area with the ball, he realized that there would be a chance later, because Galatasaray's defensive attention was focused on Ke in the middle. Rauch and Pennant on the right.

He believed Pennant could see it.

Sure enough, with Crouch being frozen, Pennant chose to pick a pass behind.

Yang Yang quickly plugged in and headed the ball from close range at the unmarked back point.

"The ball is in!!!!"

"Headball!"

"Yang Yang scored a close-range header in the 14th minute!"

"It was a very smart move. Pennant also picked up the back pass knowingly, and Yang Yang headed the goal directly from close range, and once again pierced Galatasaray's goal!"

"This should be Yang Yang's second header in his career!"

After Yang Yang headed the goal, the whole person also seemed extremely excited!

The whole Anfield stadium is cheering for him!

This is also Yang Yang's first goal in this UEFA Champions League!

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After leading by two goals, Liverpool continued their offensive against Galatasaray.

At the beginning of the second half, Pennant once again stole the ball from the right, Finnan made a pass, and Crouch, near the penalty spot in the middle of the penalty area, sent the ball to Galatasa with a beautiful upside-down golden hook. Ray's goal.

A brace!

The England center was extremely excited, and excitedly pulled his teammates to perform a mechanical dance on the sidelines, which won a burst of applause and cheers from all the fans at Anfield.

In the 65th minute, Galatasaray was assisted by Turan and his teammates scored and pulled back a game.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Galatasaray 3-1 at home to achieve a two-game winning streak in the group stage.

PSV Eindhoven beat Bordeaux 1-0.

At the end of the two rounds of the group stage, Liverpool won both games and won the precious six points, ranking first in the group.

Eindhoven scored three points and ranked second in the group, Bordeaux and Galatasaray were third and fourth in the group.

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Three days later, the Premier League ushered in the seventh round.

Liverpool away to Bolton.

The Reds, who have just climbed to the top of the league table, are ambitious to take down their opponents on the road and continue to defend their top spot.

The game also seemed to be going according to Liverpool's rhythm.

Yang Yang, Crouch and Kuyt started together again, and midfielders Gerrard, Xavi Alonso and Mohamed Sissoko also appeared at the same time. Liverpool sent their main force to play and were in good shape.

After the opening, he started a fierce attack on Bolton mainly on the opposite side. The left and right sides played very active, creating opportunities frequently, and only one step away from scoring.

Bolton played very savagely and made great moves, and the soft whistle of the referee in this game also contributed to this style of the home team.

In the 24th minute, Bolton defender Faye smashed the back of Kuyt's head when he competed with Kuyt for the top, forcing the Dutchman to go to the sidelines to stop the bleeding and did not return to the game until four minutes later.

Not only that, the referee then awarded the Liverpool goalkeeper a handball outside the penalty area when Reina kicked off with a big kick.

This is definitely an obvious misjudgment. Everyone in Liverpool protested to the referee. Reina repeatedly stated that he did not leave the penalty area and should not be a handball at all, but the referee still awarded a very threatening free kick.

Bolton calmly seized the opportunity, the former Real Madrid player Campo swiped, Speed ​​hit a volley from the middle, and scored a goal for Bolton, completely breaking the deadlock on the field.

Then, no matter how Liverpool attacked, they could not break Bolton's goal in the end.

In the end, Liverpool came home with a 0-1 victory and lost their first defeat of the season.

From this game, Yang Yang also felt the brutal and rough side of the Premier League for the first time.

The game was very intense, and the referee made a lot of misjudgments, especially the one that caused the goal to be conceded. After the game, it was recognized by all the media, but the result of the game would not change because of this.

At the same time, Yang Yang also saw the blood of Premier League players.

When Kuyt was blood-stained half of his jersey and most of the back of his head, he still struggled to rush back to the court to play, which was very exciting.

When Liverpool lost to Bolton away, Manchester United beat Newcastle with a brace from Solskjaer. Ferguson's team relied on this round of three points to reverse Liverpool to the top of the Premier League.

Chelsea also did not perform well in this round. They were drawn 1-1 at home by Aston Villa, and Drogba scored in the opening three minutes.

Obviously, under the competitive pressure of Shevchenko, the Ivorian Elephant King has also shown full motivation this season and ushered in the peak of his career.

Arsenal conceded a goal first and reversed Charlton with Van Persie's brace.

After this round of games, the traditional top four of the Premier League gathered in the first army.

Manchester United lead with 16 points, Liverpool and Arsenal are tied for second and third with 14 points, Bolton is also 14 points, ranking fourth, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Everton, Aston Villa And Reading are thirteen points.

As for the scorer list, Andy Johnson scored one goal this round, leading with six goals. Yang Yang, Kanu, Drogba and Zamora all tied for second place in the scorer list with five goals.

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After the seventh round of the Premier League, the two-week national team game day in October is ushered in.

Since it was an Asian Cup qualifier, the Football Association still did not recruit international players from foreign countries this time. Yang Yang continued to stay in the UK to devote himself to training, but only went to the Netherlands in the middle. On the one hand, he went to visit his uncle's family and also went to school in Rotterdam. Went on a trip and caught the attention of the media and fans in the Netherlands.

Two weeks later, the eighth round of the Premier League.

In the first game, Manchester United scored three goals in a row from Vidic, Saha and Solskjaer after conceding one goal, successfully reversing Wigan Athletic and scoring a precious three points away.

Liverpool were once again tortured by the national team game, and the team's performance was very sluggish.

Although Yang Yang was very active, the tigers couldn't hold back the wolves.

In the Eredivisie, he can provoke the whole team by himself, but in the Premier League, he does not have this strength for the time being.

In the seventeenth minute of the first half, McCarthy scored for Blackburn.

But in the 64th minute of the second half, Yang Yang finally got a chance with his own efforts to equalize the score for Liverpool, and then created several opportunities, but unfortunately the performance of his teammates was really sluggish.

In the end, Liverpool drew with Blackburn at home.

Arsenal and Chelsea have both won this round, and Portsmouth and Bolton have also won their opponents, so Liverpool's league ranking has dropped four places in one breath to sixth.

On the contrary, Yang Yang, after scoring one goal, tied for the top scorer with six goals along with Kanu and Andy Johnson.

At the same time, it is getting closer and closer to the ten goals he agreed with Benitez.

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Three days later, the third round of the Champions League Group C group stage.

Liverpool away to Bordeaux.

Liverpool, who suffered one draw and one loss in the league and did not win in two consecutive rounds, also suffered a threat from Bordeaux on the road. The second-ranked team in Ligue 1 played quite actively at home.

At the beginning of the game, a group of players led by Miku, Malouda, Fauber, and Chamark played a dazzling attack on the wing.

However, Benitez still had a three-midfield configuration in this game. Gerrard, Xavi Alonso and Mohamed Sissoko were the main players. They were very tenacious and just kept the goal.

Just when everyone thought that Liverpool's performance was sluggish and it was likely that they would suffer a defeat on the road, Yang Yang stepped forward at a critical moment.

In the 66th minute of the game, Crouch headed the ball in the penalty area, Yang Yang quickly slanted forward, stopped the ball, shot straight and volleyed with a powerful volley, breaking the Bordeaux goal.

Afterwards, despite Bordeaux's continued pursuit, Liverpool kept the goal tight.

In the end, with Yang Yang's goal, the Red Army won a 1-0 away victory over Bordeaux and won three consecutive victories in the group.

It can be said that this victory has almost established Liverpool's top position in the group stage. As long as the team plays steadily, there are almost no problems in qualifying for the top spot in the group.

In the three group matches, Yang Yang assisted Gerrard to score in the first round, helping Liverpool beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0, passing another shot in the second round, and scoring a lore goal in the third round.

It can be said that Yang Yang made key contributions in all three group matches, and his performance has been unanimously recognized by the European media.

After beating Bordeaux, Benitez publicly stated that Yang Yang has become a crucial player for the team.

"When we return to England, we will be at Old Trafford and away to Manchester United."

"There is no doubt that this will be another test of the difficult schedule for us, and I believe that Yang Yang's performance will affect the outcome of the game."

The double red club is the highlight of the Premier League every season.

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