Chapter 80: Volley with the outside of the foot!
"Welcome everyone to watch the 25th round of the Portuguese Super League, Porto's home game against Sporting CP. I am Akun. Now I will introduce the starting lineups of the two teams. First up is the home team Porto."

Since the copyright of the Portuguese Super League is not yet available in China, fans who want to watch Portuguese Super League games must go to some Happy Beans websites and play with beans while watching the games.

Porto: 433 formation
Forwards: Martinez, Brahimi, Tello

Midfielders: Evandro, Herrera, Casemiro

Defenders: Marcano, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Maicon

Goalkeeper: Fabiano

Sporting CP: 442
Forwards: Nani, Montero
Midfielders: Adrián Silva, Carrillo, Carvalho, Joao Mario

Defenders: Oliveira, Figueiredo, Silva, Cedric Suarez
Goalkeeper: Patricio
"It can be seen that the starting lineups of both teams have not changed much compared to the previous games. It is also worth mentioning that there are two Asians in the roster for this game, namely Chinese teenager Jiang Yuan from Porto and Japanese striker Tanaka Junya from Sporting CP."

"The game started. Brahimi of Porto, who played at home, took the lead and kicked the ball out. The camera turned to Jiang Yuan on the bench. Hey, Jiang Yuan looks in a good mood today. I wonder if his performance on the court can be as good as his mood?"

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Porto and Sporting CP are both top clubs in the Portuguese Super League (along with Benfica of course), and both teams are very strong.

However, Porto took advantage of their home field and captain Martinez threatened Sporting CP's goal at the beginning of the game, but these threats were resolved by Patricio.

Soon, in the 31st minute of the game, Tello's sudden run on the right side threw Sporting CP's defensive players into disarray. Then, Tello's cross-legged shot successfully broke through Patricio's defense.

"The ball goes in. In the 31st minute of the game, Porto, who played at home, took the lead. The goal was scored by the team's striker Tello. The Spanish striker is currently the second top scorer in Porto after Martinez!"

Trezeguet's goal made A Kun's live broadcast agitated. The clash between the two top teams was itself a hot topic, and coupled with Jiang Yuan's traffic, the real-time number of people in A Kun's live broadcast room has now reached 5, firmly ranking first on a certain Happy Beans live broadcast website.

[Tello is indeed good, but to be honest, the 300 million euros rental fee is still a bit expensive. Barcelona made a profit! ]

[Just after scoring a goal, you said that he is not worth the 300 million euro loan fee. Can you be more polite? If you don’t want Porto to win, just say it! ]

[Porto's performance this season has been pretty good, but to be honest, I think Lopetegui's level is average. If Mourinho or someone else were in charge, maybe Porto could win the championship]

[Hey, I guess it's 2:0, are there any brothers who want to join me?]

[If Porto continues to play like this, they might qualify for the Champions League next season, and then Jiang Yuan will come on as a substitute in the Champions League, hahaha! ]

[Look, Jiang Yuan is warming up, he takes off his coat! ]

[Really? Damn, it's true. Quaresma is also warming up. What does Lopetegui want to do? Brothers, it's going to be a good show! ]

[Jiang Yuan is getting more and more playing time. He will be a starter in a few weeks. Take off~! ]

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Jiang Yuan warmed up particularly early this time, and with Quaresma. Part of the reason was that Jiang Yuan's role in Porto's tactical system was gradually increasing. Another reason was that the weather in Portugal today was the coldest in the past week. In order to avoid injuries to the players, Lopetegui chose to let the players warm up early.

The bad news is that Jiang Yuan failed to get on the field in the first half, and Porto went into halftime with a 1-point advantage.

The good news is that in the 51st minute of the game, Lopetegui made a substitution adjustment. Brahimi and Martinez, who had mediocre performances in the first half, were both replaced.

The players who came on the field were Quaresma and Jiang Yuan.

"Jiang, remember to pass the ball to me!"

Quaresma said that he had not scored in three consecutive league games and needed a goal against Sporting CP today to answer the reporter's questions. "Of course, Mr. Ricardo, I have no other choice but you!"

Jiang Yuan nodded, reached out to touch the grass, and ran to his seat.

Jiang Yuan came on as a substitute and had another role besides replacing Martinez, which was to tell Casemiro about the temporary adjustments made by Lopetegui.

This is a white note that says: Hit the left
This is a new combat method that the team has developed during the past two weeks of training. The core is to use Jiang Yuan's running and dribbling ability to attract all the opposing defensive players to the left. Jiang Yuan then passes the ball to Casemiro, who acts as a transit station and passes the ball to Quaresma on the right before the defensive players arrive.

Then let Quaresma complete the shot.

This offensive method had a very high success rate in training. The triangle formed by Quaresma, Casemiro, and Jiang Yuan penetrated Fabiano's defense many times in the training match.

However, the situation during a competition is usually much more complicated than during training, and some things are not certain, such as what will happen next.

Jiang Yuan, who had just been on the field for less than 5 minutes, received a thrown ball from Maicon out of bounds. After getting the ball, he and Maicon made a quick one-two pass and successfully got rid of Nani's pressure in the frontcourt.

Afterwards, Jiang Yuan drove straight into the team from the left sideline. Seeing that the situation was not good, Sporting CP's midfielder Cavaleiro reached out and grabbed a corner of Jiang Yuan's jersey and pulled him to the ground.

"Fuck"

He was pulled to the ground just as he started, and Jiang Yuan even spoke his native language out of shock.

The fall was not serious, and Carvalho, who committed the foul, also received a yellow card. Jiang Yuan was originally planning to set up a human wall, but when he stood up, Carvalho pushed Jiang Yuan with his arm again.

Jiang Yuan couldn't bear it anymore, so he stretched out his hand and pushed Carvalho, saying, "Stupid, you don't think you are so powerful, do you? Push me again and try."

"Chinese boy, you are still breastfeeding, why are you playing in the Portuguese Super League? Haha!"

"What the hell?"

Jiang Yuan became angry and rushed down to hit someone, but was stopped by Casemiro who ran over from behind.

"Jiang, calm down, calm down, there's no need to do this!"

Soon, teammates from Sporting CP and Porto came over and pulled Jiang Yuan and Carvalho apart. The separation was timely and the conflict did not continue. The referee only gave a verbal warning and did not show a yellow card to Jiang Yuan.

"Well, guys, this was a close call!"

"I don't know if Jiang Yuan will be punished by Lopetegui for his behavior, but let's focus on the current game. This is an indirect free kick for Porto, and Herrera is responsible for it."

"The ball was kicked out, and Tello, who was substituted to the center position, won the first point. Tello passed the ball to Quaresma who was unguarded on the side, and Quaresma volleyed the ball!"

"Patricio stepped up, and goalkeeper Patricio punched the ball with both hands. At the same time, defender Oliveira cleared the ball, but didn't kick it far... Eh? Wait, shit, Jiang Yuan was standing where the ball landed, and he volleyed the ball with the outside of his foot, and the ball went in!!!"

"G——O——A——LLLLLLLL!"

"What the hell is this falling to the ground? Can anyone tell me what this is? Is this really a goal that a human can kick?"

"All rise!!!"

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(End of this chapter)