Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 360 Tymoshchuk
The 13th minute of the game.

Shan Yongzhuo kept retreating and finally received Nasri's pass 20 meters from the penalty area.

This position is a bit difficult for Bayern to defend.

Heynckes' pre-match strategy was to have Boateng defend against Shan Yongzhuo, but Boateng voluntarily backed down and Tymoshchuk took over. Schweinsteiger, one of the two defensive midfielders, dropped back to assist Tymoshchuk in defense.

Boateng lacked confidence in defending against Shan Yongzhuo. Having played against him for a season, he knew how formidable Shan Yongzhuo was.

Finally, Heynckes considered it for a moment and assigned the task to Tymoshchuk, while letting Boateng defend against Aguero.

Tymoshchuk was cursing under his breath.

Tymoshchuk is a versatile defensive midfielder, known for his strong defense and tackling skills. He is the first line of defense for the Ukrainian national team. Bayern Munich spent 1000 million euros to acquire the Zenit captain from the Russian Premier League in 2009.

Since joining Bayern Munich, Tymoshchuk's performance has been decent. He can be considered a versatile player, capable of playing not only as a defensive midfielder but also as a center-back.

Especially as Van Buyten gets older and gets injured more often, Tymoshchuk has been appearing more and more often in the center-back position at Bayern Munich.

In this match, Tymoshchuk was responsible for defending against Shan Yongzhuo.

Tymoshchuk doesn't have the confidence to defend against Shan Yongzhuo.

Tymoshchuk has a very obvious weakness: he is relatively slow, and at over 30 years old, his fighting ability is also quite average.

His defense now relies more on anticipation and positioning, but his ability to anticipate and position is still somewhat lacking compared to top center-backs like Nesta.

Shan Yongzhuo quickly realized this, and in his opinion, Tymoshchuk's defense was really only average.

In the penalty area, Shan Yongzhuo not only has to face Tymoshchuk, but Boateng will also assist in the defense, so it is relatively difficult for him to get the ball.

Therefore, when Shan Yongzhuo dropped back, he was able to easily get rid of Tymoshchuk and receive the ball.

That's the case this time.

After Shan Yongzhuo got the ball, Tymoshchuk slowed down considerably. When Tymoshchuk caught up and tried to entangle Shan Yongzhuo, Shan Yongzhuo used a whirlwind ground kick to get past Tymoshchuk, who had just run over, and also dodged Schweinsteiger, who came to help defend.

After getting past two players, the road ahead was clear. Shan Yongzhuo dribbled the ball and sped towards the edge of the penalty area.

Boateng was in a real bind; he had no choice but to use his long legs to come over and defend.

However, Shan Yongzhuo didn't wait for Boateng to rush over before he swung his right foot and shot.

The instep and the ball collided rapidly, and with a muffled thud, the ball flew precisely towards the top right corner of the goal.

Neuer made a desperate save, but he couldn't stop the ball.

The football went into the goal.

The ball went in!
The surrounding stands were immediately filled with deafening cheers.

"Shan Yongzhuo caught the ball! Look at this!"

"He outmaneuvered Tymoshchuk, and Schweinsteiger was also outmaneuvered!"

"He...shot!"

"Goal! Goal! Goal!"

As the ball flew into the goal, the English commentator excitedly shouted, "13th minute, Shan Yongzhuo! It's Shan Yongzhuo again! This incredible man!"

"This is his first touch of the ball!"

"The first shot!"

"1 to 0!"

"Manchester City have scored and taken the lead!"

The television cameras kept scanning back to watch Shan Yongzhuo's goal.

Not only the English commentators, but also the CTV5 commentators were excitedly shouting, "Small goal! Manchester City are in the lead!"

"This is the first goal scored by a Chinese player in the Champions League final!"

"amazing!"

Meanwhile, news of Shan Yongzhuo opening the scoring in the Champions League final was everywhere on the Chinese internet. Fans were excitedly leaving comments everywhere.

"King Shan is mighty!"

"Shan Yongzhuo is awesome!"

Manchester City wins the Champions League! They've beaten Bayern Munich!

"..."

Domestic fans are very excited.

Since Shan Yongzhuo joined Manchester City, the number of Manchester City fans in China has seen a dramatic increase.

Now, Manchester City has reached the final, and Shan Yongzhuo opened the scoring in the final.

This has made domestic fans even more excited.

If a Chinese player can win the Champions League as the absolute core player, then they can brag about it online for years without any problem.

Meanwhile, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Manchester City fans were celebrating even more wildly.

Only the Bayern Munich fans looked at each other blankly, unsure of what to say.

While Bayern's players marveled at Shan Yongzhuo's goal, Tymoshchuk, who had been left far behind, could only sigh helplessly.

"He's too fast, I can't keep up with him!"

Faced with reproachful looks from his teammates, Tymoshchuk could only say helplessly.

Tymoshchuk's teammates did not blame him too much.

It's just a goal conceded. Although conceding the first goal is disadvantageous for Bayern, these Bayern players are all seasoned stars who have seen many big games, so conceding the first goal won't affect them.

After all, the game had only been going on for 13 minutes.

On the field, after the game restarted, Bayern launched a fierce attack on Manchester City.

Manchester City's defense performed quite well in this match.

With both Silva and Nasri forced to drop back to assist in defense on both flanks, Manchester City's formation shifted from their usual 4-2-2-2 to a traditional 4-4-2, and both Silva and Nasri became more defensively oriented.

However, in the 25th minute, Manchester City conceded a goal to Bayern Munich.

This time it was Ribery. After dribbling past Zabaleta on the wing, he delivered a cross, and Gomez leaped high for a powerful header.

Joe Hart was on high alert and blocked Gomez's close-range header, but Müller appeared at the ball's landing point and easily tapped it into the empty net.

1 is better than 1!

Müller helped Bayern Munich equalize.

This goal sent the Allianz Arena into a frenzy once again, but this time it was the Bayern Munich fans celebrating.

Heynckes, standing on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief.

Heynckes has great confidence in Bayern's attacking prowess; he has never believed that Bayern's attacking force would be outmatched by Shan Yongzhuo alone.

However, Shan Yongzhuo's early lead made Heynckes a little flustered.

Bayern Munich quickly equalized the score.

"There's nothing to worry about, we will win!"

Heynckes remains confident about the match.

Meanwhile, Mancini was having a bit of a headache. Bayern's goal was a bucket of cold water for him, making him even more anxious as he was already feeling uncertain.

"No, I need to calm down. I'm the head coach!"

Mancini kept reminding himself, and finally could only look at Shan Yongzhuo, "It's up to you now, Shan!"

(End of this chapter)