Chapter 745 You are still far away!
5:0.
This is the answer that Manchester United handed over in the first game of the Europa League.
At Old Trafford, they swept AZ Alkmaar, leaving their opponents unable to fight back.
Now, no one is questioning Manchester United's Europa League group stage performance.
The strongest opponent can be defeated so easily, let alone other opponents?
In the second round of the Europa League, Manchester United's opponent was Partizan Belgrade.
This opponent is not weak either.
In their last game they just won 3-1 against Astana.
Their goal this season is naturally to qualify for the Europa League group stage.
If we can score points against Manchester United and then win against Alkmaar, qualifying will be guaranteed.
Even if it's just a draw with Manchester United, victory is guaranteed.
But unfortunately, they were disappointed.
In the game played a day earlier, AZ Alkmaar defeated Astana 3-0.
Looking at this result alone, it is better than their 3-1.
But Partizan Belgrade players are confident.
Not to mention that our goal is to win and keep a draw, even if we lose, we can't lose five in one go, right?
Well, it turns out they were right.
Not five, but six.
Like Alkmaar, this team from Serbia does not have any big-name stars.
The most popular player in the team is actually a Japanese who has just transferred.
Takuma Asano.
Although the 25-year-old forward is not old, he has quite a lot of experience in Europe.
As early as the summer of 2016, he transferred to Arsenal from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Wenger was optimistic about the young man's future and loaned him to Stuttgart for training.
But after his two-season loan career ended, he received bad news.
Wenger is out of class.
New coach Emery was not interested in him, but considering the Japanese market, he did not choose to sell him and simply continued to rent him.
So last season, he returned to the Bundesliga and went on loan to Hannover 96.
This summer, he finally decided to leave.
He didn't know whether the move to Partizan Belgrade was a good thing or a bad thing. At least he got the main position he wanted.
But for Arsenal, it is definitely a loss.
It was bought for 400 million euros and sold for 100 million euros, without receiving much rental fees in between.
In this game, Asano Takuma appeared in the starting lineup as the team's left forward.
Every time he meets an Asian opponent, Xia Xing's Chinese identity will be brought up.
For example, this time, the Japanese media once again exaggerated the "Asian Derby".
Before the game, when a Japanese reporter asked Xia Xing about the game enthusiastically, Xia Xing was very cold.
"What Asian derby? Don't be kidding, it's not even close."
This sentence is far from the truth, which makes the Japanese media and fans quite sad.
What do you mean?
Are you saying that Asano Takuma is far behind?
Or is the strength of the two teams far different?
You must know that in Asia, the country where Xia Xing's peripheral products are sold best is not even China, but Japan.
Of course, this is not a fan base issue, but a genuine sales issue.
This has little to do with this game, so I won’t mention it further.
But even so, Japanese fans are still super fans of Xia Xing.
"He definitely did not look down on our Japanese players. What he meant was that Partizan Belgrade and Manchester United are different in size and cannot be compared."
The Japanese nation is such a perverted and charming nation.
If you hit him or scold him, he will still admire you.
But just because the fans don't take it seriously doesn't mean the players don't take it seriously.
Asano Takuma, also 25 years old, was very energetic in this game. What's so great about your summer trip?
If I started at Manchester United, I could still become a world-class star!
But he forgot that his starting point was even higher than Xia Xing.
Xia Xing first worked hard in the English Championship, but he directly played in the Bundesliga for three years.
If the strength is not good, it is not good, and there is no point in being pretentious.
From the first minute of this game at Old Trafford, Asano Takuma unleashed his full fighting power.
He is not tall and not strong enough, which is one of the reasons why he failed to stay in the Premier League.
However, he is fast, agile, and good at passing and shooting, so he can still play a big role in Partizan Belgrade.
As soon as the game started, he took the ball on the left wing and sprinted quickly!
This action is hard not to remind people of Xia Xing's signature wing breakthrough action.
But unfortunately, he was cut off soon.
In the midfield position, Matic, who was assisting in defense, directly knocked him away.
Takuma Asano hit the billboard on the side of the court hard.
Not only that, Matic didn't commit a foul.
Reasonable collision!
It was met with thunderous applause at Old Trafford.
This penalty is good!
This referee is reliable!
In fact, it's not just a matter of the referee's penalty, it's also that the ball was too obvious.
It was a 50-50 physical collision. Asano Takuma confidently pushed the ball wide, allowing Matic to find a good opportunity.
However, Asano Takuma was not discouraged and continued to try to dribble the ball.
In the 7th minute of the game, he once again dribbled the ball on the left wing.
But with the lesson he just learned, he chose to avoid the strong Matic as much as possible.
Between Matic and Fred, a quick sprint!
I passed Manchester United's double midfielder!
Asano Takuma was overjoyed!
But the next second, he seemed to have hit a mountain!
boom!
Asano Takuma falls to the ground again!
This time the opponent didn't even move much, he just stood in the direction of the ball and completed the defensive action!
who is it?
When Asano Takuma got up from the ground, the opponent had already dribbled away with the ball!
It’s summer trip!
Just now he saw that Asano Takuma wanted to go to the middle, so he simply retreated to defend in advance.
Matic was bypassed by Takuma Asano. The reason why Fred did not press forward was because he saw that Natsuhi was already in position.
Fred knew better than anyone that as long as Xia Xing was there, the ball would be fine!
Sure enough!
Xia Xing steals the ball and sprints quickly!
Even though he was dribbling the ball forward, he was still being chased back quickly by Asano Takuma, who was even faster!
This made Asano Takuma chase further and further, and he even began to doubt physics.
Why can he dribble the ball faster than me?
This is not fair!
But in the arena of competitive sports, where is fairness and unfairness?
Xia Xing had already passed half the court with the ball. Faced with the double-teaming of two defensive midfielders, he quickly pulled away and sprinted!
On the left wing, Xia Xing is flying like lightning!
Not to mention Asano Takuma, even the two defensive midfielders can no longer keep up!
Xia Xing's feet were extremely fast, he strode towards the ball and rushed to the edge of the penalty area!
Facing the defense of the full-back, Xia Xing once again passed easily!
Pull the ball, change direction, accelerate!
Two movements, plus a physical resistance, directly knocked down the full-back!
Faced with the goalkeeper's blockage, Xia Xing didn't hesitate at all!
Kick off and shoot into the near corner!
The ball hit the net!
1 is better than 0!
Manchester United opens the scoring!
After scoring the goal, Xia Xing rushed to the die-hard fans' stand and hugged the fans excitedly to celebrate!
He glanced back at Asano Takuma.
His eyes were full of disdain.
Want to learn my signature breakthrough move?
You are still far away! (End of chapter)
