Fox in the Penalty Area

The Arenal Stadium in the Amsterdam Arena, the stands that can accommodate 52,000 people are basically full.

The fans were singing the Athletic Amsterdam anthem.

Amidst their singing, Hu Lai and his teammates stood in place, waiting for the players of Athletic Amsterdam to come up and shake hands with them one by one.

When Danny Drew shook hands with Hu Lai, he couldn't help but look at each other a few more times.

It is not the first time he has met Hu Lai. The last time was at the UEFA Awards Ceremony in 2026. At that time, Hu Lai won the European Best Young Player Award last season. I went, but he just went to be a green leaf.

At that awards ceremony, he greeted Hu Lai and exchanged a few pleasantries.

In fact, it has only been less than two years now, but Drew feels that it seems like a long time has passed, otherwise why the kid in front of him has improved so much? He was able to fight back and forth with Melly?

Oh no, it's not back and forth, it seems that Meili hasn't won against Hu Lai yet...

Drew sighed in his heart.

hell!

The gap is getting bigger and bigger!

Drew, who was full of inner drama, had a calm face and didn't say anything. He just shook hands with Hu Lai briefly and left - he still remembered what the head coach Mr. Munster said before the game.

Don't talk to Hu Lai!

Let's wait until the game is over to chat and greet. .

On the contrary, Hu Lai greeted Drew with a smile on his face after seeing him: "Hi, we meet again."

He and Drew met at the previous awards ceremony, and he was one of the few people in this team who he was still familiar with.

But Hu Lai didn't get a response from Drew, and the other party walked away as if he didn't hear him.

This made Hu Lai a little strange, but he didn't think much about it, because Chen Xingyi came right after him.

When Chen Xingyi came up, Hu Lai smiled at him and said, "Long time no see, little Xingxing."

It's been a long time since they saw each other—the last time they saw each other was in the top forty match in mid-October last year, and it had been three months since now.

To Hu Lai's surprise, after hearing his greeting, Chen Xingyi originally planned to respond, but closed his mouth the moment he was about to speak.

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He has an obvious "hold back" movement.

Then he pursed his lips and pretended nothing happened. After lightly touching Hu Lai's outstretched hand, he continued to walk forward and shook hands with other pirate players.

Hu Lai frowned, and turned to look at Chen Xingyi.

First Danny Drew, then Chen Xingyi...

At first, when Drew didn't respond to his greeting, he thought it was because the other party didn't hear him in the noisy environment, but now he clearly saw Chen Xingyi reacting to his words, and he wanted to respond but couldn't. Hold back.

So maybe Drew didn't miss it?

What are they doing?

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"I think you almost talked to him just now?"

After finishing the handshake ceremony, Danny Drew confirmed to Chen Xingyi when he walked back to his own half.

Chen Xingyi nodded: "Conditional reflex... almost, luckily I held back!"

Drew: "But Xing, I just said hello before the game. This is not talking to him, right? After all, the game hasn't even started yet..."

Chen Xingyi shook his head: "Don't think that way, Danny. If you don't take things to the extreme, you won't have enough vigilance. Everyone else in our team is fine, but the two of us are the most dangerous. Because They are not familiar with Hou Lai, and they will not take the initiative to talk to Hou Lai."

Drew remembered that he almost greeted Hu Lai just now, so he sighed softly: "We are really dangerous."

"Concentrate on the game, Danny. After the game starts, you may not have time to think about talking to him.

Remember never to show mercy and use your physical advantage against him. As a centre-back you are quick enough and fast enough to handle him just fine. "

After finishing speaking, Chen Xingyi stood near the center line and stopped walking back.

After Drew agreed to come down, he continued to run back until he ran to the front of the penalty area and stood in his position as a central defender before stopping. Then look in front of the circle.

Hu Lai was standing there with a football under his feet.

He took a deep breath.

It was finally time to fight this man. This was a match he had been looking forward to for a long time.

Indeed, as Xing said, you should concentrate on the game and have a hearty battle with this person!

He slowly exhaled the breath he had inhaled.

With this movement, the eyes gradually become calm.

At the same time, a clear and loud whistle sounded, and the cheers in the stands suddenly increased.

Hu Lai, who was in the center circle, turned around and kicked the football back, crossing the center line by himself.

Chen Xingyi and Amsterdam striker Mario Ingels rushed towards the Pirates' half at the same time.

The game is on!

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The first wave of offensive after the kick-off of the pirates failed to threaten the goal of Sporting Amsterdam, and the pirates did not attack at full strength in this attack.

Because this is just a tentative attack.

The last time Pirates of Madrid and Sporting Amsterdam faced each other in the Champions League was seven seasons ago, and there was only one person in the team that was the same at that time and today's team, and that was their captain and goalkeeper Manuwan Dousse berg.

The former goalkeeper of the Dutch national team is almost thirty-seven years old now, but due to his rich experience, he is still the main goalkeeper of Sporting Amsterdam.

Seven seasons ago, he was the main force of this team.

At that time, Athletic Amsterdam and Pirates were divided into a group, home and away two games, Athletic Amsterdam and Madrid Pirates each won one game.

However, after the group stage, Athletic Amsterdam was eliminated, while the Madrid Pirates advanced to the knockout round.

The only Athletic Amsterdam players who participated in the two games at that time were Duesberg, and the Madrid Pirates only had captain Juan Ramirez and 35-year-old central defender Kepa Armantegui.

So in fact, the two teams are not what they were at the beginning. The player lineup has changed, the head coach has changed, and the tactics have all changed.

Past confrontation experience is completely useless.

Before this game, the media didn't mention much about the confrontation history of the two teams, because it was meaningless.

The current game has to start with testing each other.

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With the recent improvement of his form, Chen Xingyi has become an important member of AA Amsterdam's attack.

In the Eredivisie League this season, Chen Xingyi scored five goals and assisted four times. Assisted twice in the Champions League and scored a goal in the Dutch Cup.

A total of six goals and six assists have been scored in all competitions.

This kind of performance is indeed worthy of securing the main position of Athletic Amsterdam.

He is becoming more and more popular in this team. For example, when Chen Xingyi catches the ball, the Athletic Amsterdam fans in the stands can't wait to cheer for him, and look forward to his next wonderful perfomance.

Chen Xingyi, who took the ball on the left, faced the Madrid Pirates' right midfielder Silvilio.

Instead of stopping the ball and standing still, he pokes the football out while catching it.

This is also the way Chen Xingyi is used to playing now.

To be fast, you have to be fast from the moment you catch the ball.

Such a sudden catch, coupled with his excellent starting speed, often makes opponents hard to guard against.

The three Musketeers on the front line of the Chinese national team in the past have now embarked on different development paths.

Not to mention Hu Lai, a full-time scoring forward, the ultimate killer.

Rocky is fast, but a bit slow to start. His physical condition is the best among the three, and his skills are more comprehensive. He can not only break through the wing and send a pass to complete the assist, but also play a guest center forward in the middle, whether it is playing for teammates or scoring goals by himself. He has higher tactical universality.

Chen Xingyi put all his skill points on "Agility". He has fast starting speed, flexible movements, and fast foot speed. These advantages make him like a loach on the sidewalk, fast and slippery, with a little space , he can get in and turn the opponent's defense upside down.

Now the Pirates' Portuguese international Silvilio is a little slow in his movements and brains. After Chen Xingyi poked the football out and he also speeded up to overtake, he suddenly reacted—the head coach said this person Start fast!

But it was too late when I remembered...

Apart from turning around and sighing at Chen Xingyi's back, he could no longer catch up with him.

Fortunately, he can always trust the captain.

Juan Ramirez rushed over from the middle at the same time that Chen Xingyi missed Silvilio, and then directly tackled it when Chen Xingyi hadn't controlled the ball!

With a firm and ruthless shovel, he stabbed the football directly to the full-back Irazusta on the wing.

Chen Xingyi was afraid of being injured, and seeing that it was impossible for him to catch up with the football, he jumped up and passed over Ramirez's body.

After landing, he looked up to the sky and sighed, very annoyed - he almost broke through just now!

The Pirates' Ramirez really deserves to be the top three defensive midfielders in the world football!

Ramirez got up from the ground, pointed at Silverio and shouted: "Focus! You're distracted, Silverio!"

The Portuguese quickly apologized to the captain.

"Only six minutes into the game, Chen Xingyi almost created a chance! It was beautiful when he suddenly started wading over Silverio when he received the ball! I think this is a good sign, indicating that Chen Xingyi Yi is in a very good state in today's game! This is a 'Chinese Derby' with real strong dialogue!"

"That's right, He Feng! You don't have to worry too much about Hu Lai's performance. As long as Chen Xingyi is in good condition, today's 'China Derby' will definitely be good!"

The two Chinese commentators were very excited.

They seem to have seen that beautiful scene.

In this game, no matter who wins or loses, Chinese fans are not losers!

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