The Midfield Master

Under the leadership of the captains of both teams, the players of the two teams walked out of the court from the locker room passage.

Xia Ze followed behind Quaresma, next to the hostile Benfica players. It was these two people who gave them a heavy blow a month ago.

In the player tunnel, Xia Ze could vaguely hear the noise in the stadium. The noise made by the 65,000 spectators was absolutely terrifying.

But when they came out of the player tunnel, 60,000 Benfica fans at the Stadium of Light cheered in unison with a long drink from the emcee. This sound was deafening in the huge circular stadium.

Although Xia Ze's face was very calm, the sound pierced his ears with pain. Zhang Wei, who was behind him, simply frowned and cursed in a low voice in Cantonese: "You are so old..."

The emcee at the scene began to introduce the starting lineups of both sides. There was a change in Maritimo's starting lineup. Midfielder Dicko replaced Arthur, who was suspended for a yellow card. Xia Ze and his two young midfielders took on the task of fighting against Benfica's midfielder.

When the master of ceremonies mentioned the names of Benfica players, the fans cheered immediately.

When Maritimo's starting players were introduced, there were harsh boos, which have never stopped, especially when Quaresma's name was mentioned, the decibels of the boos were several times higher than other players. times.

Xia Ze has long been used to the boos of the opponent's fans during away games, but he did not expect that Quaresma would receive such "courtesy" from Benfica fans, but he thought that Quaresma came from the youth training camp of Sporting Lisbon. He is a sworn enemy with Benfica, so he understands.

After the on-site master of ceremonies finished broadcasting the start of the two sides, Xia Ze found that the fans in the stands began to increase their voices slowly, as if they were expecting something to happen.

He unconsciously raised his head to look around, and his eyes happened to fall on the second-floor stands of the opposite goal.

An eagle flew out from the stands, flapped its wings, and circled over the stadium.

The fans at the Stadium of Light once again gave out deafening cheers. The eagle is the mascot of the Benfica club. Every time there is a big game, it will definitely appear amidst the cheers of the fans, bringing luck to the team.

With the circling of the eagle and the cheers of the fans, the game began!

Under the cheering momentum of the home fans, Benfica quickly controlled the situation on the field, and Gaitan launched waves of attacks, which overwhelmed Maritimo's defense for a while.

In today's game, Benfica must win in order to surpass Maritimo and rise to the third place in the league.

Gaitan dribbled the ball in the middle, quickly wiped out Di Keao who was grabbing up, and continued to advance towards Maritimo's penalty area.

"Damn it!" Di Keao cursed angrily after being passed by, and immediately chased after him.

"I'm coming!" Xia Ze's voice sounded beside him, Di Keao turned his head and saw Xia Ze running towards Gaitan at an extremely fast speed, with a determined look on his face.

Xia Ze quickly approached Gaitan, making a sliding tackle from the side and rear, trying to hook the ball away.

Gaitan seemed to have back eyes, and deftly swiped to the side, dodging Xia Ze's sliding shovel this time.

"This guy, he worked hard today!" Xia Ze sighed in his heart after failing to tackle the ball.

In the last confrontation, although Gaitan had a strong control over the scene, he saw that the opponent was a little timid in the penalty shootout, which is why Sasha saved him.

But today's Gaitan seems to be completely different. Whether it's the resolute expression when shaking hands, or the indomitable expression just now, it shows that today's Gaitan is several times stronger than before.

"Beautiful! Gaitan took Xia Ze's tackle and broke through to the penalty area!" Christine said excitedly.

"Shake the neutral gear and shoot from a long distance!"

"Oh! Fortunately, it was Zhang Wei who desperately blocked Gaitanzhen's powerful shot, a corner kick!" The characters describing the game were all completed by Christine.

"The first direct conversation between Gaitan and Xia Ze just now,

Looks like Benfica's midfield is winning. Louis, who do you think is stronger between the two? "Christine took advantage of the dead ball and asked Figo.

"Both of them are very talented. There has been enough debate this season about who is stronger and weaker. I will not comment."

Figo cleverly avoided this problem: "However, both of them played in the same position as Rui. I would like to hear Rui's opinion. Who is your successor?"

"Yes, Rui, tell me what you think."

"Eh... Both are excellent players, but Gaitan's technique is relatively delicate, while Xia Ze's physical condition is better. Both of them have similarities with me. Who will be my successor? It all depends. They performed."

Rui Costa also has no clear answer to this question. It's not that he doesn't want to answer, but he really doesn't know which of these two young midfielders can inherit his mantle.

Only time can give the answer.

In the first 15 minutes of the game, Benfica dominated the field and Gaitan also performed very well, creating several threatening attacks, but Zhang Wei resolved them all.

After 15 minutes, Maritimo relied on Xia Ze's fast advancement and precise passing to make the two wingers counterattack frequently. Yes, the Benfica players did not dare to press as aggressively as they did in the opening game, but it made the game develop toward a stalemate. .

This situation is what Martins wants to see.

"Speaking of successors, Luis, your former successor, Ricardo Quaresma, has rejuvenated this season after sinking in recent years. Do you think he can return to the top?" Kristin When the scene was full of hesitation and lack of excitement, he chatted with Figo.

"Ricciardo is also 30 years old this year. It is very difficult to return to his peak state like he was in Porto. However, his performance in Maritimo this year is enough for him to be selected for the national team and go to Brazil to participate in the World Cup " Figo said slowly.

"Let's see if his performance today can impress Paulo Bento. He also came to the Stadium of Light today." While speaking, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes appeared in front of the TV camera. He was the head coach of the Portuguese national team. Bento.

After 25 minutes of the game, the two sides have gradually reached a balance in the game. With their higher strength and home court advantage, Benfica has the upper hand on the scene and controls the ball most of the time.

However, under Xia Ze's passing organization, Maritimo launched several threatening attacks, which allowed the two sides to check and balance each other.

Zhang Wei stole the ball in the penalty area, passed it to the midfielder Pereira, and quickly transferred it to Xia Ze.

As soon as Xia Ze took the ball, a red figure quickly approached him. Xia Ze knew who this person was, and it was Gaitan without a doubt. The two had direct conversations several times today, but neither of them had an absolute advantage.

Gaitan's performance was very active today, almost every piece of grass in the frontcourt had left his footprints, and the direct dialogue with Xia Ze was the most fierce.

"Gaitan and Xia Ze had another direct conversation, and Gaitan shoveled at each other!" Christine was a little nervous.

"Beautiful! Xia Ze made a Marseille maneuver and neatly dodged Gaitan's flying shovel. Now Maritimo has a chance to fight back!"

Christine said excitedly, while Figo and Rui Costa next to him smiled and looked at Christine meaningfully.

"I won't lose to you!" After Gaitan failed to shovel Xia Ze, he slapped the grass hard, and immediately got up and chased Xia Ze.

After Xia Ze passed Gaitan, he strode forward and quickly dribbled the ball forward, and soon passed the halftime.

In the frontcourt, Quaresma on the left and Dili in the center were already running, and Di Keao also caught up to meet Xia Ze's pass.

And Benfica's defense has only three defenders, this is an excellent counterattack opportunity!

"Xia Ze, this way!" Dili quickly ran from the middle to the big gap on the right, raising his hand to ask Xia Ze for the ball.

Xia Ze quickly judged the route of the ball, and the moment Dilly raised his hand to ask for the ball, he had already made a decision, looked in Dilly's direction, and kicked it straight!

"Deeley ran out of space, Xia Ze wants to pass the ball to him! This will be a good opportunity!" The excited voice came from the studio in Lisbon again.

"Oh! No, Xia Ze didn't pass the ball to Deeley, he passed the ball to the left penalty area, which is a bad pass..." Seeing that Xia Ze didn't pass the ball, Christine opened up a lot of space. Dili, who was enough to break through the space, was a little disappointed.

"Christine, what you said is wrong, this is a beautiful pass, Quaresma has already got a one-handed chance!" Louis said calmly with a smile on his face.

"Oh! What's going on here? Quaresma got a one-handed chance!" Christine, who was a little annoyed at first, felt incredible at this time. He had no idea how Quaresma appeared in front of the ball.

"Quaresma! Facing Benfica's goalkeeper Arthur, he passed Arthur!"

"An empty door opportunity!"

"The ball went in!"

"Quaresma! A beautiful goal, Paulo Bento should have taken him to Portugal!"

In the voice of Christine's excited commentary, Quaresma received a pass from Xia Ze, single-handedly swayed the goalkeeper, and successfully pushed the empty goal. Maritimo led Benfica 1-0 in the away game.

There was a sudden silence at the Stadium of Light, except for the cheers of the 5,000 Maritimo fans in the corner.

"Good job! Well done!" Martins shouted from the sidelines. The first ten minutes of this game were too difficult, and now he has taken the lead, which made him feel relieved.

"Xia Ze, this is yours!" After scoring the goal, Quaresma quickly ran to the corner area, threw a fist at the Maritimo fans who came from afar, and then turned around, pointing at Xia Ze with both hands, A grateful smile appeared on his face.

Xia Ze also quickly ran over and hugged him.

"Let's see, this goal happened like this." Christine looked at the replay of the goal and still couldn't believe it. Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 188 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 388 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 188 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 388 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 88