Chapter 521 Bayern Munich's Crisis!

Bayern Munich has truly reached a very, very critical moment!

This sentence still echoed in Hitzfeld's mind, but the scene before him made him feel that this sentence was truly ironic.

"Dominguez—a direct free kick breaks through Kahn's defense!! Zenit leads 3:0!!"

"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Zenit St. Petersburg, who were thought to be significantly weaker than Bayern Munich before the game, are leading Bayern Munich 3:0 on their home turf! The aggregate score is 4:1, and it has become very difficult for Bayern Munich to come back!"

"I think today is definitely not a lucky day for Hitzfeld and Bayern Munich... their performance is too bad. Hitzfeld must have made adjustments during halftime, as can be seen from the fact that he replaced two players early on, hoping to turn the game around in the second half... but the reality is cruel, Zenit did not give them such an opportunity, and they scored again just ten minutes into the second half!"

The cheers at Petrovsky Stadium had drowned out everything else, and the commentators had to shout at the top of their lungs to ensure that their voices would not be overwhelmed by the cheers from the crowd.

Now Zenit's fans are not worried about whether their team can advance to the final—they have already advanced to the final!

Leading Bayern Munich by three goals, and still at their home stadium, with Bayern Munich in such a bad state, how could they possibly allow them to come back and reverse the situation?

Don't be silly! We are Zenit St. Petersburg, not an amateur team!

"Let us go—to Manchester!!" Someone took the lead in shouting loudly in the stands, and then more and more people began to shout along.

The sound quickly swept through the entire Petrovsky Stadium.

In their roars, Bayern Munich's players lowered their heads in pain.

Even "Lion King" Kahn did not roar loudly at his teammates, blaming them for defensive problems.

He already had a premonition that this would be the last European match of his career...

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Dominguez was tightly surrounded by his teammates, and he raised his arms to celebrate the goal.

In this game, he played as a replacement for Arshavin, and unexpectedly played a crucial role. His presence made many people forget Arshavin's absence.

Arshavin also applauded and cheered for his teammates' outstanding performance in the box.

After the celebration ended, he sat back in his seat and chatted with Kerzhakov next to him.

Kerzhakov is in a very good mood now. He is not worried at all about whether he can play in the UEFA Cup final. Chen Hero has fulfilled his promise and provided him with a stage to return to the game. All he has to do now is work hard to recover and prepare to catch up with the UEFA Cup final on May 14.

His teammates worked so hard to send the team to the final, how could he give up?

Arshavin clapped his hands: "Okay, now there is no suspense about entering the final! The only suspense is... when will Hero complete his hat trick? In this UEFA Cup, he has already scored twice in two games, but he just hasn't gotten a hat trick."

"Looking at his condition, this game has a good chance!" Kerzhakov said.

"If he really gets a hat trick, you will have to wait to lose money, Alexander," Arshavin laughed.

When Chen Hero and Martin Škrtel made a bet, the whole team participated. Kerzhakov opened the betting, and everyone participated in the gambling. However, most people trusted Chen Hero's scoring ability, and they all bet on Chen Hero to win.

If Chen Hero really wins, then Kerzhakov will suffer a terrible loss...

Kerzhakov waved his hand indifferently: "If he can really do it, I will be willing to lose a month's salary! The final, Shava! We are going to Manchester to play in the UEFA Cup final!"

He is still immersed in the joy of advancing to the final, and compared with the final, he regards money as dirt.

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Is Zenit, who is leading Bayern Munich 3:0, going to stop there?

Not yet!

A one-goal lead is very dangerous!

A two-goal lead is also dangerous!

A three-goal lead is not safe!

A four-goal lead is a bit悬 (xuán, suspenseful)!

Zenit St. Petersburg, who have gone crazy, will score as many goals as they can.

Such an opportunity to slaughter the giants Bayern Munich at home is not always available, so of course you have to seize it when you finally have one!

Moreover, Bayern Munich now have no fighting spirit, so why not seize this opportunity to continue scoring goals?

Chen Hero stood at the front, raising his hand high.

Pass me the ball! I want to score!

His opponents are all big names in the world of football, but he has no fear at all, just thinking about fighting them desperately. Now that the giants Bayern Munich have been beaten so badly by them, he doesn't know how to respect his opponents or show mercy at all. He is relentless and just wants to score.

He is in good shape today, and he and Martin Škrtel have made a bet, a hat trick, a hat trick. If he can't handle it in this game, he can only hope for the final... He is not the kind of person who places his hope in a vague future, if there is an opportunity in front of him, he must seize it.

If Bayern Munich's players knew that Chen Hero, this "unknown" who they had never heard of before, was actually using them to realize his hat-trick bet, I really don't know how they would feel, I guess many people would be so angry that they would be spitting fire?

After all, this is more maddening than saying "meeting us is Bayern Munich's misfortune."

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Although there is still one substitution left, Hitzfeld did nothing, he just stood on the sidelines.

Now they are three goals behind in the score, and the hope of advancing is very slim. He is a calm head coach, and he knows what is very possible, what has a little hope, and what is completely hopeless. In a situation like now, it is completely hopeless.

What he is considering now is not whether he can reverse the situation and advance to the final, but... he must not be shaved in the away game! He must score a goal, a goal to save face, otherwise, for a giant like Bayern Munich, being beaten so helplessly in the away game is too embarrassing!

So he continued the 433 formation, without any changes, the purpose is to let the team continue to attack.

In times of failure, at least we have to take away a goal.

This game is no longer about whether to advance or not, this game is about the dignity of Bayern Munich, a century-old giant!

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Bayern Munich are going all out, but Zenit doesn't need to fight them desperately. So Advocaat started making substitutions and adjustments. He first replaced Radko Širl, who had been playing continuously recently, and replaced him with central defender Lombaerts.

Replacing an attacking midfielder with a central defender, it is obvious that he wants to defend.

Such a substitution is understandable and very normal.

But it made Chen Hero a little disappointed, because he got less support.

There is no suspense about advancing to the final, and it is understandable to strengthen the defense for the team's victory, but he still has a hat-trick goal!

Does he have to leave it to the next game again?

He is not willing to do so!

As Chen Hero's good roommate, Denisov certainly knew what Chen Hero was worried about. Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, he approached Chen Hero: "Don't worry, I will pass the ball to you!"

Denisov's role in the attack is mainly to connect the lines, and directly initiating the attack is not his specialty.

So Chen Hero just thought he was comforting himself and didn't have much hope. But he still thanked Denisov: "Thank you, Commander."

"You're welcome, Hero, I bet on you!"

Chen Hero rolled his eyes, bad choice of friends!

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Denisov kept his word.

He increased his forward direct passes, hoping to provide Chen Hero with opportunities.

Since Bayern Munich are now pressing forward in large numbers, wanting to score goals, there are still many gaps in their defense, and direct passes are a good idea.

The question is whether Chen Hero can take advantage of it...

He is not the kind of striker who is good at this kind of attack. He is the kind of center forward who stands near the penalty area, and then his teammates pass the ball to him, and then he challenges the opponent's defenders one-on-one, using his feet or head to put the ball into the goal.

But as a center forward, how can he be so one-dimensional? So he had to bite the bullet and try to receive Denisov's passes.

But sometimes, he and the ball can't run together...

This time he ran to the left, but Denisov's ball was passed to the middle, and it was intercepted by Lúcio.

Lúcio, who intercepted the ball, did not call for a long pass to the front, but... directly dribbled the ball forward!

This Brazilian center back, who is good at doing this, finally couldn't bear the loneliness and wanted to show his contribution to the attack. He has performed such good shows many times for the Brazilian national team and Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.

He first made a feint to pass the ball, tricking Dominguez into taking a step back, and he kicked the ball out, passing Dominguez.

After passing Dominguez, Lúcio continued to dribble forward, and then met Tymoshchuk. Facing this excellent defensive midfielder, he didn't dare to neglect and passed the ball to the overlapping full-back Lahm next to him.

Generally, a center back's assist to this point is already good enough, and after passing the ball, he should turn around and run back. But Lúcio didn't, he continued to push forward!

He is truly a Brazilian defender!

And Lahm also tacitly passed the ball over, and the ball fell into Lúcio's feet again, and he had already passed Tymoshchuk. A one-two!

"Lúcio goes straight to the heart of the enemy!" The German commentator finally became excited, he saw the hope of scoring.

But just as Lúcio was about to continue rushing forward, Denisov chased up from behind. At the same time, Lombaerts, who had just been substituted on, also rushed up.

The two sandwiched Lúcio in the middle, one in front and one behind. It was too late for Lúcio to pass the ball again!

Denisov interfered with Lúcio from behind, while Lombaerts seized the opportunity and poked his foot out!

The ball is lost!

Denisov reacted very quickly. Seeing the ball rolling behind him, he quickly turned around and chased the ball. Then he looked up at the front...

Chen Hero was in the middle, slightly to the right, while he was in the backcourt, slightly to the left—he had to make a diagonal long pass!

He didn't hesitate and kicked the ball straight forward.

The ball rolled quickly towards Chen Hero in front!

At that moment, the cheers from Petrovsky were like a sudden gust of wind, suddenly increasing!

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