The green devil

Zhao Yang also scored headers, but the number is very small, only 3 headers this season.

Therefore, both the player marking him and the goalkeeper are guarding against his long-range shots when they serve corner kicks.

I never thought that Zhao Yang would rush directly into the penalty area for a header.

Moreover, Zhao Yang jumped the highest because of his approach, and no one competed with him for this point, allowing him to reach the summit comfortably.

Watching the ball hit the net, Zhao Yang raised his arms and roared, expressing his excitement to the fullest.

Espanyol players ran over from all directions, hugged Zhao Yang, and celebrated the goal together.

The Espanyol fans at the scene finally waited for the goal, and they were all excited, roaring, shouting, jumping, and applauding... The stands seemed like a carnival had begun, and it was very lively.

The Spaniard coach Sergio was even more excited than the players. He even wanted to run into the stadium to celebrate with the players. After being stopped by the fourth official, he went to hug the substitute players one by one.

The Athletic Bilbao players were very upset.

Before the game, the head coach had already emphasized that no matter who scored the goal, Zhao Yang must not be allowed to score.

However, the Athletic Bilbao players did not even defend halftime, and Zhao Yang scored the goal.

Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde is still quietly squatting on the sidelines, his face is calm, but his lungs have already exploded.

Thousands of reminders before the game, Zhao Yang has scored 33 goals, and he must not be allowed to score again.

However, the first half was not over, and Zhao Yang scored again!

Whether the defender is distracted or Zhao Yang is too powerful, it is not a good thing for Athletic Bilbao.

Playing against a strong team like the Spaniard, I am afraid that they will score first.

The weak team has no initiative and it is difficult to win the game.

Angry be angry, but Valverde had no intention of making a change for the rest of the first half.

In Valverde's view, being able to prevent the Spaniard from scoring for 35 minutes shows that his tactics are correct.

There are less than 10 minutes left, and it is not appropriate to change players and tactics. It is better to finish the first half like this, and it will not be too late to make adjustments in the second half.

Valverde was right, but he underestimated the Spaniard's desire to win.

After the game restarted, Athletic Bilbao still played according to the original tactics and rhythm, but the Spaniard suddenly pressed forward and accelerated the rhythm of the game.

At the end of the season, the main players of the Spaniard, who were not deep enough in the bench, were actually very tired. This is also an important reason for the recent decline in the Spaniard's performance.

Encouraged by Zhao Yang's goal, the Espanyol players seemed to forget their fatigue and made a full-court press against Athletic Bilbao.

Athletic Bilbao is a very passionate and paranoid team, but lacks flexibility. They are most afraid of this sudden change of rhythm.

Athletic Bilbao was robbed in a hurry and made a mistake in the rush. The central defender made a big kick, but he didn't drive, and drove directly to Asensio's feet.

Asensio is the core of the Spaniard's midfielder, and he is the one with the best passing skills and awareness.

Although he accepted a big gift package, after stopping the ball, Asensio has already seen the loopholes in Athletic Bilbao's defense.

Just now Athletic Bilbao was in control of the ball, Athletic Bilbao's offensive players were running forward, and the left backs all ran in front of the Spaniard winger Cheryshev.

Asensio did not hesitate to send a long pass to Cheryshev on the wing, attacking from the left of Athletic Bilbao.

Cheryshev is indeed from Real Madrid, and his ability is also very prominent in the Spaniard's main lineup.

Asensio's long pass was urgent and fast, but Cheryshev easily unloaded the ball with the back of his foot, took advantage of the situation, and dribbled the ball straight to the bottom line of Athletic Bilbao very smoothly. .

The entire back line of Athletic Bilbao is there, and the only gap is that the left back presses forward.

After this point was torn open, the Athletic Bilbao central defender had to defend the wing to prevent Cheryshev from cutting inside.

As a result, a gap appeared in the middle.

Zhao Yang, who advances in the middle, must be on defense, or even defend alone, so that Caicedo, who is in charge of the center, will be left unattended.

Cheryshev saw the centre-back coming to cover him and immediately passed to Caicedo for the spot.

Caicedo stopped the ball with his chest. The funny thing is that Athletic Bilbao's midfielder and another central defender were all guarding Zhao Yang. They just watched Caicedo stop the ball, but no one went to defend him.

Obviously, this is a problem with the instant communication between the defensive midfielder and the defender.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Caicedo.

Caicedo unloaded the ball from his chest, bumped his thigh again, and before the ball landed, he volleyed sideways.

Caicedo is the second shooter in the Espanyol team, second only to Zhao Yang in the number of goals, and his shooting skills are also very good.

Although the angle of Caicedo's shot was not tricky enough, it was powerful enough. The goalkeeper Elisos didn't dare to hold the ball, so he could only fly and hit the ball with both fists.

Elisos didn't dare to hit the middle, and hit the ball to the side with both fists.

However, at this time, the Spaniard's other striker, Moreno, saw Caicedo's shot and was actively coming to make up shots.

Chance favors the hardworking and the ball went right to Moreno.

Facing this big gift package that flew in, Moreno certainly would not reject it. He almost didn't have to jump up, and directly headed forward, and easily headed the ball into the empty goal.

2:0

In the 42nd minute of the game, Moreno made a header and scored another goal for the Spaniard.

Moreno was surprised and delighted. Almost like a rabbit hit by an arrow, he jumped up, rushed to the sidelines, and roared towards the stands.

The surprise came too quickly. The applause from the Espanyol fans celebrating Zhao Yang's goal has not completely stopped yet, and Moreno's goal is ushered in here.

Cheers and applause surged like a tide again, and every corner of the stadium was full of joy.

The joy of the Spaniards is based on the pain of the Athletic Bilbao.

In less than 10 minutes, the opponent scored two goals in a row. This is a huge blow to a proud team like Athletic Bilbao.

But the most painful is the head coach Ernesto Valverde.

Because this conceded goal can be said to be caused by his inaction.

In fact, after the Spaniard scored, Valverde should make adjustments, but Valverde's on-the-spot reaction was too slow and his tactics were too conservative.

Although I realized my mistake, it was too late to adjust now. The time had already reached 42 minutes. After the celebration, there were only 3 minutes left, and it was impossible to adjust.

Valverde still didn't make any statement, and he was going to finish the first half.