Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 473 Point Difference Record
1 is better than 5!

This is the score at the end of the first half.

After the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the Shakhtar Donetsk players went straight to the locker room without looking back.

There's nothing I can do, it's just too tragic.

At their home ground, the intimidating Donbas Arena in Ukraine, they conceded five goals in just one half.

The opening goal, which they had envisioned as a beautiful spring dream, quickly turned into a nightmare.

This is really not a good experience.

The miners' locker room was deathly silent. No one knew what to say. They used to laugh at other teams being slaughtered with ease, but when it happened to them, it was truly painful.

Looking at the silent locker room, Lu Xiku was at a loss for how to encourage his disciple.

The outcome of the two-legged match was basically decided in one half; that's just too tragic.

But they soon realized that the first half was just the beginning.

The second half resumed after the 15-minute halftime break.

Although the Shakhtar Donetsk made some adjustments during halftime, it was clear that their players had not yet recovered their form.

Therefore, they were completely suppressed by Manchester City from the very beginning.

Then, their goal was breached again very quickly.

In the 49th minute, Manchester City launched an attack that reached the edge of the penalty area, then passed the ball to the wing. Nasri cut inside and unleashed a shot that looked like a pass, leaving the Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper with no chance to react.

1 is better than 6!

However, this is really just the beginning.

In the 55th minute, Manchester City launched another attack. This time, it was Shan Yongzhuo who broke through, dribbled past two defenders, and then lobbed a shot from the right side of the penalty area, once again piercing the Shakhtar Donetsk goal.

1 is better than 7!

"The ball went in again!"

The English commentator was excited again: "1-7! Shakhtar Donetsk suffered a massacre at home, this match has already equaled Manchester United's 7-1 thrashing of Roma!"

At this point, the miners finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

Yes, they seemed to have been humiliated.

Having created such a large point difference, the Miners' players finally woke up; they couldn't continue like this.

So, when the game restarted, the tension on the field intensified.

In the 59th minute, Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Hübschman once again tackled Nasri heavily to the ground, receiving his second yellow card of the match.

So, Hübuschman left in a huff.

Manchester City are facing a 11-on-10 situation, but Guardiola is not happy either, as Nasri has been seriously injured and forced to leave the field, making the situation far from optimistic.

After Milner came on, Manchester City curbed their attacking desires, controlled the pace of the game, and slowed it down.

However, even so, Shan Yongzhuo was still quite unreasonable.

In the 63rd minute, Shan Yongzhuo was tackled from behind by Chiglinski not far from the penalty area, giving Manchester City a free kick.

Shan Yongzhuo took the penalty and scored his fifth goal of the match.

5 goals in a single game.

This result has Manchester City fans absolutely thrilled.

It's important to know that since the Champions League was restructured, scoring five or more goals in a single match is no easy feat.

Before this, only two people had ever done it.

One is Messi from last season, who scored five goals in the second leg of the Champions League round of 6 match between Barcelona and Roma, helping Barcelona to a 7-1 thrashing of Roma. The other is Shan Yongzhuo, who has scored five goals in a single match several times, and even once scored six goals in a single leg.

Now, it's been added again.

At this point, the Manchester City players went completely wild. The bloody score of 1-8 on the scoreboard made them all extremely excited.

Shan Yongzhuo became the only darling.

Five goals—that's truly amazing. Even those who have witnessed Shan Yongzhuo score countless times are still very excited.

Moreover, this is only the first leg of the match, and they are already leading by 7 goals away from home, which means they have basically eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk and entered the quarterfinals.

On the other hand, the miners' players were feeling very bad.

The Donbass Arena was completely silent at this moment, with only the excited celebrations of Manchester City fans audible. Many of the Ukrainian fans had already left the stadium long ago.

They weren't so carefree as to stay and watch their team get thrashed.

The miners' players had no idea the game would turn out this way. At this moment, they just wanted the game to end as soon as possible, and many were even considering risking a red card to get off the field.

Even Guardiola couldn't sit still on the Manchester City bench.

He immediately signaled to the fourth official that Manchester City needed to make a substitution.

Then, Shan Yongzhuo, who scored the goal, happily left the field amidst cheers and applause from the Manchester City fans.

He really enjoyed the game and was in great form, scoring 5 goals and earning a persistence point, which he was very satisfied with.

The rest of the match became uneventful.

However, Manchester City eventually managed to score a goal.

It was originally a 11-on-10 situation, and the other Manchester City players were already showing signs of backing down, because if they got injured again, it would be a bad deal.

But there was one exception.

In the 79th minute, Dzeko finally scored a goal thanks to his hard work.

1 is better than 9!

The score has become an unbearable sight to behold.

"My God, this is history!"

The English commentators were utterly shocked by the score: "Manchester City have set a new record for the most goals in a single Champions League match since the tournament's format change, and have also equaled the biggest point difference in a single match since the format change!"

"At the same time, this is also the record for the largest point difference in a single knockout match since the Champions League format was changed!"

"The mining team has entered the ranks of historical records."

"The person responsible for all of this is a man from China named Shan Yongzhuo..."

The score of 1 to 9 has equaled the record for the largest margin of defeat in a single match since the Premier League was restructured.

In the fourth round of Group A in the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League group stage, Liverpool thrashed Besiktas 8-0.

Benayoun scored the most goals in that match, completing a hat-trick, while Liverpool relied more on multiple players contributing to the attack.

In this match, Manchester City relied more on Shan Yongzhuo alone.

Although Aguero scored twice, and Dzeko and Nasri also scored, Shan Yongzhuo alone scored 5 goals, more than half of them.

This is truly astonishing.

Fortunately, after Dzeko scored, Shakhtar Donetsk focused their defense, and Manchester City showed no intention of chasing the score to double digits. The match ended with this score.

Even so, the match still became the focus of media attention.

(End of this chapter)