The strongest winger

Chapter 484: Wang Xiaolei's order in danger!
Although Miguel is the fastest defender in Valencia's defense line, he was half a beat slower in the key transition from offense to defense, and he also lagged behind Zenden, a winger known for his speed, in terms of starting. It is difficult to make up for previous mistakes.

Zenden's speed is very fast, and two touches in the running will wade the football penalty area into the penalty area.

Seeing Cenden, whose speed was fully up, the fans at Anfield shouted subconsciously, especially the fans in the main stand.

This is a very good signal!
If this goal is scored, then Liverpool can basically make it to the final, no matter how bad it is, they can be invincible!
Amid the shouts from the stands, Zenden lay the ball into the penalty area. However, when he looked up to observe, he just saw Valencia goalkeeper Canizares kill him. His excellent left foot technique made him subconsciously poke the ball forward with his toe, avoiding Canizares' tackle, but he himself was not so lucky, and was knocked down by Canizares directly.

Beep——
The referee's whistle also sounded.

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Canizares guessed a rough idea when he attacked the tackle, but he didn't expect that this body was so old that Zenden would stab the ball away in advance.

At this moment, what he thought of was - still not being able to win the Champions League trophy by himself!

Due to the sensitivity of the position of body contact, the camera at Anfield was not even shown on Zenden's body, but directly switched to the camera lens on the side of the referee. His approach is also completely in line with the fans on the scene and those sitting in front of the TV. The desire for knowledge, is it...a penalty?Or... flopping?
The referee's whistle sounded, but he didn't run directly to the place of the foul, but ran to the second assistant referee, because the place where the two had physical contact was very sensitive, and his vision was not good. As an experienced top referee, he could only turn to the second assistant referee to be on the safe side.

So this scene appeared in the camera, players from both teams chased the referee, wanting to know the specific penalty.

But the referee was quite calm, and just stretched out his left hand to block the players from both sides who were rushing towards Valencia's defensive left sideline, and he was communicating with the second assistant referee.

Canizares slowly walked towards the referee, and at the same time, the referee had just finished communicating with the second assistant referee, and quickly squeezed the players from both sides of the game away, then took out a red card from his trouser pocket, walked up to Canizares, and showed it.

For a moment, Canizares stood there dumbly.

God, red card!
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When the referee and the second assistant referee were communicating, the director of the Anfield Stadium quickly cut back to the scene where Canizares and Zenden had physical contact.

"Cenden waded the ball into the penalty area, but people..." The BBC commentator looked at the camera, but this was the camera shot behind Cenden, and the position was not good, so the live director quickly switched to another angle, "Oh? The position... It's really hard to say, but the chances of a penalty kick are a little higher."

After several consecutive camera cuts, the referee just walked towards Canizares, and the cameras on the scene hurriedly followed.

"Oh my god, a red card!" Andy Gray said in surprise, and then his voice turned an octave higher, "Penalty and red card??"

Then, the referee pointed to the penalty spot before the Valencia players could react.

Immediately, the Valencia players stopped doing it, because in their cognition, Canizares' foul was certain, but a red card was given for a penalty? ?This is different.

As the captain of the field, Baraja naturally stood up and argued with the referee, "Mr. referee, since a penalty kick has been awarded, why did you give us a red card? Doesn't this completely make the game lose suspense? This does not match your coaching style..."

The referee awarded a penalty to the home team Liverpool and sent off the goalkeeper of the visiting team. He seemed a little sorry, so he patiently explained to Baraja: "According to our rules, the last defensive player who fouls an offensive player must be given a red card, so there is no problem. I hope you can understand."

Hearing the referee's explanation, Baraja was speechless.

He is 32 years old this year and has a lot of experience. He naturally knows that it is impossible to change the penalty given by the referee. In addition, this is the top league in Europe, and UEFA has always emphasized the need to maintain the authority of the referee.

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According to Canizares' previous temper, he must have reasoned with the referee, but at this moment, he suddenly remembered the words he talked with Ai Luo after the fifth round of this season's Champions League group stage.

"Captain, I will definitely help you win the real UEFA Champions League!"

The conversation in the locker room, even though half a year has passed, still feels like yesterday, vividly in his memory.

Looking at the referee's firm gesture, Canizares suddenly came back to his senses, pulling his hair with both hands, and his whole face was full of pain. Even if Valencia can advance to this season's Champions League final, he will definitely miss the final.

You know, after the end of this season, I am planning to retire...

Thinking of neglecting his wife and children all these years because of pursuing his dreams...

"Captain, it's okay, I will do what I said!"

Just when Canizares was about to have a nervous breakdown, Aiello patted him on the shoulder.

Canizares subconsciously turned his head and looked at Ai Luo, who was a little taller than himself, his eyes seemed...as firm as before, so he turned around and hugged Ai Luo, and said in his ear, "I believe in you!"

The conversation was still the same as before, but at this moment, Canizares believed that Aiello was comforting him, so Canizares felt that this was too embarrassing, then let go of Ailuo, and walked towards the player channel without looking back.

"Captain, I will do it! Trust me!!"

Canizares didn't look back, just took off the glove on his right hand, and gave Ai Luo a high thumbs up.

At this moment, many Valencia fans shed tears.

It's not because of the penalty + red card, but unconsciously, Canizares is 38 years old, and perhaps this game will be his swan song in the Champions League.

A generation of legendary goalkeepers is about to draw their curtains.

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"King! Go warm up!!!"

Flores was busy complaining to the fourth official, but assistant coach Paul reacted quickly and shouted at Wang Xiaolei who was still sitting on the bench.

"what?"

Wang Xiaolei is only 18 years old this year. He knows that he can become the team's main substitute goalkeeper because the team's No. [-] and No. [-] goalkeepers are absent due to injuries, so he has no psychological preparation to come off the bench at all, so he was dumbfounded at this moment until Paul's second reminder.

"Wang, we only have you as a backup goalkeeper, so you have to be ordered in the face of danger!"

Only then did Wang Xiaolei react.

God, I'm going to play!

And it is also a key game in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.

The penalty on the field has been settled, so the stadium director switched the camera to the visiting team Valencia's bench, as if looking for something, and soon, he found Wang Xiaolei who was doing simple warm-up exercises on the sidelines, and then fixed a shooting position.

This scene made Huang Jianxiang very surprised, but it was quickly replaced by surprise. His rich professional knowledge made him quip immediately, "The shot is a very talented goalkeeper from our young generation in China. His name is Wang Xiaolei. Wang Xiaolei was promoted by the team, so he will make his debut in the next half hour!"

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Since it was the goalkeeper who was sent off, the game on the field stopped normally.

The particularity of the goalkeeper's position, even the referee has to consider the mood of the away team players. After all, a penalty + red card has been awarded. As long as the time is not deliberately delayed, there is no need to make a fuss about the time when the visiting team substitutes the goalkeeper.

However, during the period of pause, both the players of the home team and the players of the visiting team felt inexplicable pressure.

The reason why the home team feels pressure is that as long as they score the ball, they can ensure that the team can remain invincible, while the reason why the visiting team feels pressure is very simple. As long as the home team scores a penalty kick, the game is basically over for them.

Of course, this aspect is also mutual.

None of the players on the field noticed that before Canizares walked back to the player tunnel, he walked up to Wang Xiaolei who was warming up, and squatted in front of the latter, let alone what he said.

Three minutes later, Wang Xiaolei stood next to the fourth official, waiting to play.

Flores fully considered that the team must need to attack in the next game time, so he did not use this substitution on the offensive player. He replaced Edu, who was not in a very satisfactory state of the game.

Although Edu was very reluctant to leave the field, he had to follow the coach's arrangement, slowly walked to the sidelines, and high-fived Wang Xiaolei, who was wearing the No. 23 jersey.

"Valencia still has some ideas for this substitution adjustment, because they have no choice but to attack!!" Huang Jianxiang then changed his voice, and his voice was an octave higher. "This is the second Chinese player Wang Xiaolei to appear in the Champions League semi-finals. He is also the non-EU player in Valencia this season! Only 18 years and 112 days old!! Created the youngest goalkeeper in the history of the Champions League semi-finals!!"

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