It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 66 The Ugly Duckling

"Char is riding on Etoobard's shoulders."

"The fans in the stadium applauded Charles. Although he has only been at Barcelona for three months, he has already become an unforgettable part of the Barcelona fans' mouths."

"But the Lyon players didn't give up."

"The game is not over yet, the ball is round and anything is possible."

After riding on Eto'o's shoulders for half a minute, Charles came down.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Barcelona players returned to their original positions without waiting for the referee to urge them.

Following the referee's whistle.

Benzema kicked the ball out again.

But after failing to score in the first twenty minutes, Barcelona is like a spring that has been compressed to the bottom and bounced back directly.

As we all know, no team can always accept the rigorous offensive and defensive challenges and ensure that there will be no defensive mistakes throughout the game.

Especially after the first goal is scored, the players' morale will be severely hit.

Although the whole team has just reached a consensus and has been encouraged by this.

But what should be prevented cannot be prevented...

With the previous experience as a lesson, Lyon specially assigned Claire to guard Charles.

Charles was so annoyed looking at Claire who was following him like a shadow that he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Can you please take your hands off my waist?"

When Charles said this, the hand that was originally just lightly placed on Charles' waist was directly and rudely grabbed.

Claire tugged at his clothes with both hands alertly, "Don't try to confuse me. I won't be fooled by you like Ma Kong."

Charles was speechless, "...then can you let go?"

Claire shook her head. "The boss said, I'll go wherever you go."

Soon, Lyon's passing and receiving made mistakes under Barcelona's pressure.

After Pique intercepted the ball, he made a long pass to Eto'o. After seeing Pique pass the ball, Xavi immediately moved forward.

Eto'o, who was about to be entangled by the Lyon defender, did not think about personal heroism. He just passed the ball horizontally after seeing Xavi.

As soon as Xavi got the ball, he turned his head, and Charles immediately understood what he meant.

Charles twisted and turned left and right, running around, using his hands and feet, and finally shook off the hand that was on his waist.

Just as Xavi brought the ball to the top of the penalty area, Charles also made a timely forward run.

Lori stood on the goal line, his heart pounding.

At this time, in Lyon's penalty area, although the ball was at Xavi's feet, Barcelona had too many receiving points.

Will it be Xavi or Charles who will take the shot?

Left or right?

Harvey caught a glimpse of red and blue in his peripheral vision, and without any hesitation, he gently pushed to the left.

Highly nervous and focused, Lori subconsciously lunged to the left.

But at this moment, Charles used the Light Step Technique, made an abrupt stop and changed direction, and shook off Claire who was chasing him.

Sometimes, going slower can achieve results that going faster can’t.

Lori once again regretted it.

In his eyes, Charles leaned forward.

He met Xavi's light push with his left foot.

"Snapped--"

"brush!"

Lori didn't look back.

The ball went in.

"The ball is in!"

"Barcelona 2:0 Lyon, total score 4:1 Lyon."

"With the home and away goal mechanism, Lyon must score three goals to eliminate Barcelona."

"Charles, Charles, it's Charles again!"

"Charles has only played two Champions League games and already has four goals, averaging 4 goals per game."

"Sometimes when you see him, you can't help but wonder what you were doing at his age?" "If he had a smooth journey, growing up from the youth training of a top club and under the expectations of everyone, then we can still comfort ourselves that he is a genius, it should be so, it's natural."

"But he is not."

"Charles's experience is very much like the ugly duckling in a fairy tale."

"After a swan egg was hatched by a duck in a nest, it was regarded as an ugly duckling because of its unique appearance."

"So, ever since I crawled out of the eggshell, I have been beaten, excluded, and ridiculed everywhere, not only among ducks, but also among chickens."

"During his 13-year football career, Charles moved to various clubs with his father."

"It was only recently that the Shire began to shine."

“Geniuses are rare indeed, but those who can persist in their dreams for a long time without receiving positive feedback and finally stand out are even rarer than those who are successfully promoted from the youth training of a top club to the first team.”

"At this point, seeing Ciel's story, it's hard to take it for granted - it's just because he's a genius."

"Mundo Deportivo even boldly commented before the game: 'With Charles, Barcelona can already secure a place in the top four.'"

"This is because in the games he has played since joining Barcelona, Barcelona has never lost on the pitch."

"Before Charles got the ball, he was still far away from the goal. There were many Lyon defenders in the middle, and the Lyon midfielder also began to retreat to get the ball."

"But Charles seemed to be from another planet. He had his own unique way of understanding space. He was like a butterfly flying through flowers, gracefully shortening the distance between himself and the goal."

"Guardiola said that Charles can conquer his opponents in 6 seconds."

"Sure enough, Ciel did it, and it was perfect."

"Although there are thousands of people, I will go."

"Now, many Catalan media have created a word specifically to describe Charles' goal."

"They said, 'If you haven't seen a Charles goal, we only have one word to describe it: Charlesesque.'"

"Even under great pressure, he can take the ball calmly."

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, pretending to remain calm.

But when he saw that Charles really seized the opportunity and shot that damn ball into the goal, he could no longer pretend and excitedly hugged Vilanova.

"Tito, Tito..."

Vilanova also hugged Guardiola, "The ball goes in, the ball goes in."

Soon, the two separated.

Vilanova handed Guardiola a bottle of water and said, "How is it? Charles didn't call you in the middle of the night this time, did he?"

Pep opened the lid and started drinking.

When people are excited, they are prone to thirst.

Guardiola twisted the bottle cap back on. “No, I guess he didn’t want to wake Busquets up.”

Vilanova smiled and said, "I guess he won't dare to do it again after being scolded by you last time."

Guardiola shook his head and said nothing more.

【Charlotte Bar】

"grass!"

"It's only been a short while, how come he scored again!"

"No, I just went to pour a glass of water. How come Charles has already scored two goals?"

"Lyon's tactics were targeting the wrong person. They kept kicking at Iniesta and never targeted the forwards. With Charles' super-bubble-man physique, he would be sent off the field immediately if the scissor kick was used."

"Although Charles seems to be slacking off, you wouldn't be so cruel, right?"

"Lyon is still a French team after all, and most of the players in the team are French. You just destroyed Charles, and now you can forget about going back to the locker room. Benzema alone is enough to make you suffer."

"And this happened in Barcelona. You destroyed their players on their territory. It's good enough that the team can get out of here intact."

"If he leaves, he probably won't be able to stay in France. He is the youngest player in the French team, and there is only one such player in the whole island of Corsica."

"One second you're a cripple, the next you're laid off."

"Even if Charles leaves the field, Lyon will have to score three goals in a row to win."

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