The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 29 For the Championship
"Fight! For the championship!

Fight! To win!
Let’s fight!
We are Bastia!
Let’s fight!
We will reach the top!
United as one, we gallop on the green field

We are united in our efforts, striving for ultimate victory!
fighting!

Bastia"

At the Cesari Stadium, more than 10,000 Bastia fans sang cheering songs in unison, making the entire stadium inside and outside the stadium filled with blue.

On the field, the players have finished warming up and returned to the locker room to regroup.

The game is about to start!
The French broadcast commentator was a little surprised after seeing the starting lineups of both teams. "Oh, Gaio is starting! This is only his fourth first-team game, but Hagibegic put him in the starting lineup for this game against Lille. This is a very unexpected arrangement."

Bastia fans were not surprised.

Those fans who didn't buy tickets gathered in various pubs, with the Sunset Cafe pub being the most crowded.

Seeing Gaio starting, the fans shouted, "Gaio! Come on and score a goal! Whether we can get a discount on our drinks depends on you!"

"It would be better if ten of them made it! Then just buy us a drink!"

"Hahaha! Ten goals!"

locker room.

The players of Bastia were all feeling somewhat nervous at this time.

Lille, last season's double champion.

call.

Gaio took a deep breath as he stood up to leave.

The locker room door.

Hagibegic, Chatham, Dominic and others were there, high-fiving the players one by one.

"come on."

Gaio walked out, and Chatham and Gaio hugged each other. "Let's show them what genius is tonight. You're no worse than that Belgian."

Chatham was a little indignant when Rudi Garcia said that after seeing Hazard, he no longer had eyes for other talents. He insisted that he take a good look at the genius of Bastia!

Hajibegic also hugged Gaio and whispered, "Work hard for the championship."

When Gaio stood in the player tunnel, waiting to enter.

He could already hear the noise of the stadium.

He was surrounded by Lille players, these Ligue 1 players, who were calm and composed. For them, playing for a Ligue 2 team was much easier than the league.

Gaio didn't look away.

As the referee entered the field, he plunged into the ball of light at the entrance.

boom! !

Passing through the ball of light, what greets you is the blue ocean and the cheers of Bastia fans.

On the stands on both sides of the passage.

The fans were shouting crazily, "Come on! Hold on!"

"Fight, Bastia!!"

During the opening ceremony of both teams' players, the broadcast commentator began to introduce the lineups of both teams.

"Lille started with Hazard, Nolan Roux, Joe Cole, Mavuba and goalkeeper Landreau. On the bench, they also had Payet."

"Bastia's lineup is far less powerful than Lille's. Their starting striker is Maolida and their young player, Gaio, who is only 17 years old."

As soon as the lineups of both teams came out, Happy Bean players around the world had already made their choice using Happy Beans.

"I'm sorry, Gaio. Although you are a shining light, I really don't dare to bet on you in this match."

"Lille is at least in the top four of Ligue 1 this season. How can Bastia win?"

"I will definitely buy Gaio in the next league game, but in this one, I still believe in Lille."

drop! !

At seven o'clock in the evening, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time.

Lille took the lead.

As soon as they got the ball, they started to press forward to attack Bastia.

Although Bastia was at home, they had a very unified idea and retreated as soon as the ball kicked off.

Including Gaio on the right, they all retreated to their own half.

There was no suspense at all in the opening stage of the game.

It was almost a one-sided attack and defense drill.

Hagibegic stood on the sidelines, seemingly calm, but in fact he was in a state of confusion.

If you want to beat Lille, defense is the key.

Wow!

However, less than three minutes later, Hazard let the fans of Bastia see the power of the French Ligue 1 striker.

At the flank position, he penetrated two players, cut into the penalty area and shot. Although the ball was a little straight, it was saved by goalkeeper Novis and went out of the bottom line.

But it also made everyone in Bastia break out in a cold sweat.

"Hazard showed very good form at the start of the game, it seems that Lille is determined to win this match." Lille had a corner kick opportunity in just three minutes.

Rudi Garcia stood on the sidelines, gesturing to the players, telling them what corner kick tactics to use.

Joe Cole's corner kick to the middle caused chaos in front of Bastia's goal.

Many Lille players had the ball in the penalty area, but had no chance to shoot. They could only pass the ball out of the penalty area and reorganize the attack.

Lille's attack came wave after wave.

As rough as the ocean waves.

What made the fans at the Cesari Stadium feel a little relieved was that Bastia's defense was like a reef, blocking the impact of the waves.

Gaio has been playing in the front position of Bastia, so he cannot be relied upon for defense.

So he was waiting for the opportunity to attack.

Because Bastia had almost no offensive opportunities, Gaio was invisible for nearly ten minutes.

This made the fans at Sunset Cafe Tavern a little anxious.

It also disappointed many people in the stands.

For example, Leonardo, Juventus's head of scouting in France, shook his head. The news from Turin told him to pay more attention to Gaio, but now ten minutes have passed and Gaio has disappeared.

There are also Pierre and his wife. They didn't say they were disappointed, but they felt lost.

Who doesn't want to see their child shine?

Chatham, who was beside them, was relatively calm. "Don't worry. The team's overall strength is not as good as Lille's. We have few chances. But if there is a chance, it will definitely be Gaio's."

The fans' enthusiasm at the Thessaly Stadium did not diminish despite the passive situation.

In fourteen minutes.

Their momentum suddenly grew louder!

"Gaio has the ball!" The broadcast commentator immediately followed up, "This was his only chance to get the ball forward at the start of the game. Before that, he was just dropping back and cooperating with his teammates."

On the field.

Bastia finally got the ball, but Rothen did not stick to it and decisively passed it to the right.

When Gaio took the ball and moved forward, Maolida quickly moved forward to the middle.

Lille's full-back Ceto immediately pressed towards Gaio.

At the same time, central defender Chieju also approached Gaio, and the two blocked Gaio's route quite tightly.

Gaio saw the two defenders gradually closing in on him and did not slow down.

He rushed directly towards Ceto.

Lower your shoulders slightly, lean to the right, and sweep the ball to the outside with your right foot.

When Ceto saw his teammates on the inside, he immediately chose to follow up and block.

When his center of gravity moved to the outside, Gaio suddenly pulled the ball back with his right foot.

One touch, two changes of direction!

Ceto was confused for a moment.

Ox tail?
But without time to think, he turned around quickly.

The frequency of Gaio's feet surprised him again!
As Gaio pulled the ball back to the left and cut inside, Chieju followed up, and Gaio knocked the ball from his left foot to his right foot, and then sent the ball back to his left foot. His left foot took advantage of Chieju's disordered footsteps and directly hit him in the crotch.

The ball passed!

Wow!

Gaio managed to break out from between the two men's defense.

Single sword!

At the same time, Maolida made a strong advance in the middle.

There is only another central defender, Beria, next to Maolida. He dare not leave Maolida at all and can only pin his hopes on the attack of goalkeeper Landro.

Landreau attacked with great determination.

However, the most obvious change brought about by Gaio's faster pace is that he has more fake moves and is more unpredictable.

Gaio doesn't slow down.

When facing Landreau, he did a bicycle kick, then rushed two steps to the outside, stopped abruptly, and prepared to shoot with his left foot!
Landro was already confused by Gaio's series of actions and had to rely entirely on his instinct to complete the block.

He immediately fell to the ground to save the ball!

But this time, Gaio still faked it!
He buckled his left foot, pushed his right foot forward, and rushed outward.

He rushed over and saw an open goal!
After falling to the ground, Landreau saw that it was a fake move. In a hurry, he used his gluteus maximus to arch himself forward and reached out to grab the ball.

But how fast Gaio moved!

Instantly taking a step forward with the ball, Landreau's hand touched Gaio's foot.

Gaio was touched, but he did not fall to the ground.

He quickly adjusted his center of gravity while stumbling, and before Zhu behind him could block him, he pushed the ball into the empty goal!
Swish!
Without any hindrance, the football goes into the net!
1-0!

(End of this chapter)