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Chapter 177 The Third Championship Trophy [First Update]

Nice's preparations for this game were thorough.

They also took the lead in the game and played the tactics they wanted to play.

Monaco's players were indeed not in very good shape - they were a little cautious in the face of their opponent's highly aggressive style of play.

Falff was right.

Monaco's key players were indeed worried about missing the Champions League final.

Logically speaking, Nice's tactical and psychological preparations for this game were better than Monaco's.

They even scored first.

结果
Less than two minutes after they conceded the goal, Monaco equalized the score.

The goal was scored by Monaco's top scorer, who was repeatedly emphasized by their coaching staff before the game as needing special attention. He is the most terrifying goal-scoring machine in the French Ligue 1 this season.
“The ball goes in!!”

The commentator Omar screamed in a long voice.

"Monaco equalized quickly, with a simple long pass from the back resulting in a goal. This is the meaning of a strong center forward."

Everyone can see that Monaco's overall condition is not as good as Nice after the start of this game.

But now, in terms of score, both sides are on the same starting line.

Monaco equalized the score with Sunshine's personal ability!
This goal will inevitably hit the confidence of Nice players, and at the same time give Monaco players time to adjust.

Yalding breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines.

The situation he was most worried about was that Nice would seize the opportunity after scoring a goal, launch continuous attacks, and score goals in a short period of time.

But not bad.
This situation did not occur.

Falf had a headache.

He has calculated everything.

The only thing he didn't expect was that even if Monaco was in poor overall form, Sunshine could still score the goal with his personal ability.

Now the score is tied.

Morale waxes and wanes.

Can Nice continue to gain the advantage as it did in the opening stages?

Favre pulled a Nice player aside and explained: "Tell the players that this was just an accident. We will continue to play as before! They will be scared! They will definitely be scared!"

After the panic after conceding the goal, Nice's players received instructions from their head coach.

Will they be afraid?

Are they really afraid?

The players of Nice actually had some doubts in their hearts, but since the head coach said so.

They just did what they were told.

Same as the opening stage.

Nice players hope to scare their opponents through aggressive defensive actions.

But after the equalizer.

Monaco's players knew their opponents' plans.

They didn't tangle with Nice in midfield.

Instead, he kicked the ball forward directly through a long pass.

Whether it is the two sides or the middle.

Monaco's forwards were able to control the ball.

You couldn't find any opportunities to commit fouls in midfield.

How can we talk about aggressiveness?

This feeling of mismatch made the Nice players more and more impatient as the game went on.

Twenty-nine minutes of the game.

After B席 got the ball on the wing, he passed the ball to the middle. While Yangguang was receiving the ball, he planned to stop and turn around to pass Dante.

Dante had no choice but to head the ball. He couldn't let the sunlight pass over him and get into the penalty area - if the central defender headed the ball, there would definitely be a gap in the back line.

And don't forget how Sunshine scored the first goal.
The Brazilian stretched out his foot and hooked Yangguang to the ground.

The referee's whistle sounded.

While pointing to the site of the foul, he also showed Dante a yellow card.

"Dante got a yellow card! This will be bad for his subsequent defense."

"Of course, Dante's foul was worth it. If Sunshine had taken a few more steps with the ball, he could have shot directly."

"The location of the foul is about 39 meters away from the goal. Although it is theoretically within the range of the sun, it is very difficult to shoot directly at this distance and the success rate is not high."

The commentators generally believed that Dent made the most reasonable defensive choice.

After all, if Yang Guang could get to the front of the penalty area and then shoot, the chance of scoring would be very high.

Although Sunshine had a free kick.

But the probability of scoring a goal at a distance of 39 meters is not high.

Even so, theoretically, the range of sunlight is within forty meters.

But the theoretical range and the actual range are also different - it's like a rifle, which can theoretically kill someone with one shot from 800 meters away.

But it is not easy to aim at a human-sized target from 800 meters away.

Even if you have a telescope, you still have to consider wind speed, wind direction, ballistic arc, etc. Any tiny interference, when magnified to a distance of 800 meters, will eventually cause the bullet to land several meters apart.
So although Dante appealed to the referee, he was mainly dissatisfied with the yellow card he received for this ball.

But the referee determined that it was a tactical foul and he would definitely get a yellow card.

Dante didn't argue too much, he just patted his butt and turned to run towards his own goal.

At this time, Yangguang was carefully placing the football.

Looking from his position.

The goal looked small.

It looks like a window.

Generally speaking, for a free kick at this distance, forming a three-man wall is considered very important.

But when the player taking the penalty kick was Yang Guang.

Nice formed a wall of four players.

But at the same time, attackers like Balotelli did not go back to defend, but stayed in the frontcourt, standing in the center circle, near the center line, ready to counterattack at any time.

There is nothing wrong with Nice doing this, because Monaco does not have many attackers pressing forward.

The sunlight will definitely hit the goal directly, so there is no need to have so many people on the field.

In case the ball is blocked and Nice seizes the opportunity to counterattack, at least there are still enough defensive players on the back line.

As the referee blew his whistle.

Yangguang took a run-up and stepped on the side of the football. Then he leaned forward and stretched his right foot so that it hit the football like the tip of a whip.

boom!
At this moment.

The football seemed to have turned into soft cheese, and Yangguang's instep sank deeply into the football. When the football was pushed forward by this huge force, it swayed in the air and returned to its spherical state, and then flew over the heads of the wall of people who jumped up with a whoosh.

Subsequently
Falling, falling, falling!

Before the goalkeeper could pounce, the football had already rubbed the right angle between the crossbar and the uprights, entered the goal, and rubbed against the net, making a crisp sound.
brush!
"Sunshine..run-up woooooooooooooooo!!"

"The ball goes in! Two to one! In less than 30 minutes, Monaco has taken the lead!"

"Sunshine! A brace! Another brace! He should be called Mr. Brace!"

"Monaco took the lead, Yang scored a signature falling leaf goal!"

"Nice certainly didn't expect that even though they got a penalty kick at the start, Sunshine scored two goals in a row to overtake the score. Now the situation is very unfavorable for Nice. Next, if they want to win the championship, they must attack with all their strength. But don't forget Monaco's ability to counterattack."

"Yang Guang scored again! The most terrifying goal-scoring machine on the planet. Scoring is as easy for him as eating and drinking!"

In the commentary box.

All the commentators were amazed at Yang Guang's goal.

Stade de France.

The cheers of Monaco fans drowned out the voices of Nice fans.

Nice fans were helpless, and even a little jealous.
How come it’s so easy for that big guy to score a goal?

China’s online live broadcast room.

"Sunshine: Scoring a goal? It's that simple."

"It looks like this championship is secure."

"League Cup, Ligue 1, French Cup. Next is the Champions League!"

"By the way, if Sunshine wins the Champions League, then this year's Ballon d'Or will be his."

"There won't be any suspense. If a four-time champion doesn't win the Ballon d'Or, it won't be a loss for Sunshine, but a loss for the Ballon d'Or."

"makes sense!"

soon.

On domestic Weibo.

The hot search term [Sunshine Golden Globe Award] appeared.

Domestic fans are eagerly discussing the possibility of Sunshine winning the Golden Ball.

In the end, everyone came to the conclusion: If Monaco wins the Champions League, then this year's Ballon d'Or will definitely be a win.

By the time.

Sunshine won the Golden Globe Award at the age of 20.

He will break the record of Ronaldo as the youngest Ballon d'Or winner at the age of 21.

Favre sat back in the coaching booth in frustration.

He has done a very good job.

But in the end...I still couldn't contain the sunlight.

This goal caused Nice to fall behind, which could have led to a very bad result.

Nice players looked to the sidelines, they needed a clear instruction from Favre.

What should we do now?
Favre thought about it and felt that it was too risky to press forward to attack, in case Monaco counterattacked continuously and widened the score.

Then don't play in the second half.

At least, being one goal behind, we can still maintain some hope.

He ultimately told his players: Hold on, defend.

Build a solid fence in the midfield and backcourt, and if Monaco attacks, counterattack them.

After taking the lead, Monaco thought Nice would attack, so they were ready in the midfield and backcourt.

But they didn't expect that Nice had the same intention as them.

Five minutes later.

Monaco realized this, so they began to launch an unceremonious attack.

Nice shrank back in defense at the end of the first half, looking rather embarrassed. The "aggressive defense" strategy that Favre had formulated for them was to be implemented in Monaco's half.

Especially at the front of his own penalty area.

They dare not be too "aggressive".

This is no different from sending Yang Guang to the free kick penalty spot.

This was especially true when Sunshine had scored a free kick from more than 30 meters away, and the Nice players were restricted in their defense.

The result was that their defense was very poor.

However, Nice was lucky and they did not lose any more balls before the end of the first half.

With a score of 1 to 2 behind, we returned to the locker room.

During the intermission.

Favre began to arrange the offensive tactics.

After all, we are behind in the score now, so we have to give it a try if we want to win the championship.

For Nice, the only option in the second half is to take risks.

"We are one goal behind now, so we must press forward and attack in the second half."

Although it is clear that the consequence of pressing forward to attack is to bear the risk of being counterattacked.

But Nice had no choice.

"In the second half we pulled back a little bit."

Jardim said in the locker room.

Now that the team is leading by one goal, there is no need to fight hard with Nice.

The team wants to win the French Cup, and it must ensure that no main players are injured because of this French Cup final.

"In the second half they will press forward, so we need to be patient and counterattack if there is a chance."

Yalding's fist slammed into his own palm.

"Pass the ball quickly and expand the score! Kill the game completely!"

The two head coaches thought the same thing.

Monaco retreated to defend and Nice pressed forward to attack.

In the first fifteen minutes of the second half, Nice was almost conducting an offense and defense drill in the half court.

But facing Monaco's tight defense, they failed to create any good opportunities for a while.

Sunshine did not go back to defend.

He just stood in the frontcourt, waiting for his chance.

Nice's defense was empty, and just one chance to pass the ball forward was enough to kill the game.

The opportunity came soon.

Balotelli couldn't stand his teammates passing the ball from left to right, from right to left, and dawdling outside the penalty area.

Why bother?
So he moved to the outside, received the ball, turned around and took a long shot.

Although Balotelli is rather abstract in life and sometimes on the field, his thinking is actually correct.

Facing dense defense.

Your superficial passes from the outside are of no use at all.

If you want to score a goal, you have to cross the ball, shoot, pass the ball into the penalty area, or kick the ball from the outside.

Although this is risky, offense should be adventurous.

Balotelli's shot hit the defender and refracted, then hit the post and bounced back with a bang.

But it scared the Monaco fans at the Stade de France.

They booed subconsciously.

The Nice players cheered and applauded Balotelli.

But when Fabinho kicked the ball forward.

The characters of both sets of fans immediately called out.

It was the Monegasques who were cheering, while the Nice fans booed in horror.

Fabinho's kick was definitely not a clearance.

Because the football accurately found the top of the sun's head.

Yangguang headed the ball lightly while running, then turned around and kicked the ball forward.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! Monaco's counterattack is coming!!!"

The commentary booth suddenly became excited.

There were boos and cheers in the stands, and the camera immediately switched to another angle.

As the sunlight moves forward, its speed increases.

His stride rate wasn't fast enough.

But because of the height, the absolute speed is not slow.

He quickly approached Nice's defense.

Facing Dante, Yangguang rushed up quickly, spiked the ball, flicked the ball, and passed Dante in two consecutive moves.
Watching Dent being wiped.

The other defensive players rushed over.

But they’ve just started.

Yangguang has already taken the shot.

call!
The football passed between them.

Before goalkeeper Koster could react, the ball flew past him and into the goal.
After pulling the ball out, Yangguang turned around with his left foot as the axis, facing away from the goal, and raised his arm as the football hit the net.
This scene will remain a famous scene in the history of the French Cup for a long time to come.

It's like a three-point shot in basketball. Before the ball goes into the goal, the shooter turns around and celebrates.

The camera shot from the front of Nice's goal clearly restored the scene.

Sunshine dunks, flicks the ball, passes, shoots, turns, raises his arms, and the football hits the net
Everything seems so perfect.

"Yang! Yang! He brushed past Dante and shot directly! The ball went in!"

"Hat! Hat trick!!"

"Nice suffered another heavy blow! They are two goals behind!"

The entire Stade de France has completely become the world of Monaco fans.

Nice fans know exactly what it means to be two points behind.
The excited Monaco players flocked to the scene.

"Hat! Hat! Another hat!"

"Oh, God"

"You horrible monster!"

“Luckily you’re on our side.”

On the sidelines, Jardim raised his hands.

Then he was overwhelmed by the excited members of the coaching staff.

they know.

The French Cup title is already in hand.

In fact it is.

Nice then launched a fierce attack.

But they faced Monaco's defensive counterattacks and their defense was repeatedly in danger.

When B Silva helped the team score the fourth goal in the 67th minute of the game.

The game is completely over.
The morale of Nice's players suffered a devastating blow.

The last minute of the game completely turned into garbage time.

It's the final moments of the game.

All Monaco fans couldn't sit still anymore.

"The game is about to end, and Monaco is about to win its third championship trophy of the season!"

"Amazing! So amazing! Monaco has dominated Ligue 1 this season!"

"The referee blew the whistle three times, the game is over! The game is over! Monaco won the French Cup! Congratulations to them!"

"Incredible achievement, a Grand Slam in all domestic competitions! This is an unprecedented achievement! Next they will go to the Champions League final to challenge Real Madrid!"

The TV broadcast focused on the stadium.

All Monaco players rushed to the field, raised their arms high, and ran wildly to celebrate.

At this moment, all the fatigue had disappeared and they were so excited that they forgot everything.

When French coach Marko handed the French Cup trophy to the team captain Falcao.

Everyone cheered as the trophy was held high.

At the Stade de France, red and white smoke was spraying, red and white confetti was falling, and Monaco fans lit red fireworks in the stands.

"Congratulations to Monaco! They have completed a great season!"

"This season will be one that all Monaco fans will remember! This is the pinnacle of the team's history!"

The ceremony ended with the lifting of the trophy.

The next step was for everyone to take a group photo with the trophy.

Yangguang sat on the steps of the podium with a smile on his face. Before that, he had already hugged all his teammates one by one.

Head coach Jardim came up and sat next to him.

"Although I have great confidence in you, I have to say that your performance this season still surprises me."

Yalding said.

"We have already won three championship trophies. Are you already trophy fatigued?"

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about the next game."

Upon hearing this, Yalding turned his head and looked at the sunlight.

The French Cup trophy wasn’t even warm yet, and we were still celebrating.

This guy is already eyeing the Champions League trophy.

He's so greedy.
However, it is precisely this kind of greed that can create a player who is greater than great.

Jardim patted Sunshine on the shoulder: "Real Madrid is not easy to deal with."

Sunshine was kicked out by Real Madrid
This incident made Jardim a little worried that Sunshine would lose its composure when facing Real Madrid.

"Of course I know that." Yangguang grinned, "Boss, don't worry, I know what I should do."

Yalding nodded.

What are Monaco's advantages against Real Madrid?
Perhaps the only advantage is the sunshine.

(End of this chapter)