The road to godhood starting from Ligue 1

Chapter 96 April, the finale of this season
Because of the French Cup, Bastia's schedule this month is relatively busy.

After returning from the youth training camp, Gaio continued to devote himself to training and preparation.

They only had two days to prepare.

We went to Tours one day in advance, on the 17th, to reorganize and prepare for the game on the 18th.

Tours.

It is the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre region of France. It is also known as the Heart of France and is located in the very center of France.

It was once the capital of the Kingdom of France in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Gaio sat on the bus and looked out the window, where he could see Renaissance buildings everywhere.

The Loire River, France's largest river, and its second largest tributary, the Cher River, meander through the city.

The leisurely pedestrians on the road and the tourists strolling around with cameras will wave and say hello when they see the Bastia bus.

When the bus arrived at Tours Club's home stadium, Lavallee Stadium.

The Bastia fans who had traveled with the team were already shouting excitedly, “Bastia!!”

They shouted in Corsican.

His expression was full of pride and honor. This season, Bastia is definitely the strongest dark horse in Ligue 2, no doubt about it.

From a newly promoted team to a leading team, all in the same season!
Bastia players opened their car windows and waved to the fans, which made them even more excited.

Before arriving, Gaio sent Giroud a Facebook message: "Guess where I am."

Then he posted a photo of the church he took with his mobile phone when he passed by.

Giroud responded almost instantly.

“Saint-Gatien!!”

Giroud continued to send messages, "You arrived in Tours?!"

"Oh, yes, you are both in Ligue 2. I wish you good luck. No, I should ask you to go easy on my old club."

"I'll be watching the broadcast of this game."

Giroud played for Tours from 2008 to 2010.

In 69 games for Tours, he scored 38 goals and provided 9 assists, winning the 2009/10 Ligue 2 Golden Boot.

It was because of this that he was spotted by the French Ligue 7 team Montpellier. In July 2010, Giroud transferred from Tours to Montpellier.

As for Tours, it is a veteran French team.

He played in Ligue 1 for a few seasons in the last century, but his performance was mediocre and he was always in Ligue 2.

Not a strong team.

The economy was even getting more and more difficult. In Gaio's impression, the team might even go bankrupt and liquidate in ten years.

The team was punished by being relegated from the then national third level to the regional second level.

In terms of numbers, it means being downgraded from level three to level seven.

When all the Bastia players arrived in the locker room, Hagibegic said to the players with a smile, "Win this game and strive to win the championship before the French Cup!"

"We are the champions!!" Rothen shouted.

The reason Hagibegic said this was because second-placed Reims, perhaps because of the pressure or because the players were not in good shape, actually lost to Monaco, which had no desire, this afternoon.

In this way, Bastia, which is already ten points ahead, will be 13 points ahead of second-placed Reims once this game is won!
This is a huge advantage!

A cliff-hanging lead!
This means that after defeating Tours, Bastia will face Chateauroux, their opponent in the 34th round, at home and get another three points.

No matter what the result of Reims is in this round, Bastia will be the champion!

In the last four rounds, the lead was thirteen points.

In this case, April may be the final end of this season!

4月22号法乙第34轮，4月29号法国杯决赛。

These two games will determine whether Bastia can become the double champion this season! Of course, the prerequisite is to win this away game.

"Fight, Bastia!!"

With everyone's shouts, they walked out of the locker room with fighting spirit.

In the players tunnel.

The Tours players were actually a little nervous when they saw the Bastia players, especially the players who were mainly defending on the right side, their eyes couldn't help but look at Gaio.

It's not that they haven't seen Gaio's games. Every player who defends him has very embarrassing moments in the game.

The more focused the defense is, the easier it is to be passed.

On the contrary, players who keep retreating will not be passed.

"Let's go."

Soon, the referee saw that the time was up and immediately led the players into the field.

boom!
Boom boom! !
The moment they entered the stadium, the roar of Tours fans rang out at the Lavalle Stadium.

In their die-hard stands, there were die-hard fans beating drums, and behind them was a fan association, who were shouting in unison and waving flags.

Because Tours' home jersey is blue, Bastia can only wear their white away jersey.

In the eyes of Bastia fans, they are the true blue bloods!

In French culture, blue has profound symbolic meaning.

It is regarded as a symbol of freedom, equality and fraternity. During the French Revolution, people used this color to mark their pursuit of freedom and equality. It has been used to this day and has become the team color of the French national team.

So most clubs also like to use blue.

Players from both sides stand in the center circle.

The referee looked at the time and it was half past seven, and immediately blew the whistle to start the game!

Tours kicks off.

Bastia immediately pressed forward and they did not play conservatively at all away from home.

Tours head coach Bergnux stood on the sidelines and was not idle at all, constantly instructing the players how to pass the ball.

In this game he used a three-center-back system, with two full-backs capable of attacking or defending.

He also specifically asked the full-back Nganga to man-mark and follow Gaio.

Bergnux's idea was simple. At worst, he could give up the attack on the right and use all the power to defend Gaio. The attack would mainly focus on the middle and left.

And now that Bastia is pressing forward, this is also their chance to counterattack.

Gaio pressed forward and Nganga followed him.

Like other teams, half of Tours' team is black and hard, mainly because it is cheap and easy to use, and is deeply loved by French teams.

Nganga has always been in Kagaio's position thanks to his physical fitness.

This made Gaio feel a little uncomfortable when playing.

But nothing more.

When Tours lost the ball, Gaio received a pass from Rothen. He led the ball in front of him. The moment Nganga came up, Gaio changed direction and got rid of him.

Wow!

The fans exclaimed in surprise, and Bergnux on the sidelines yelled, "Idiot!"

He told Nganga many times to defend Gaio and not to get too close to him when he had the ball, as it would be easy for him to be dribbled past.

Gaio dribbled the ball forward.

He saw more players coming towards him, so he pedaled twice in a row, taking advantage of the defenders' attention being on him.

Suddenly a straight pass was made.

Maolida made a diagonal run to support the ball, carrying the Tours center back and swinging his legs.
A sudden kick!
(End of this chapter)