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Chapter 89 Europe's Rising Stars: Chang Huan vs. France's Twin Stars Mbappe and Dembele (Seeking First Subscriptions!)

"Chang Huan did a really good job today!"

"Is this what it means to be relaxed when you don't participate in international match days or play for the national team?"

CCTV-5 commentator Zhu Xiaoyu made two cryptic remarks: "One goal and one assist; Kolarov's penalty was also won through a through ball from Lai Changhuan!"

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome became a sea of ​​joy for the Rome fans.

The cheers grew louder and louder.

For the die-hard fans in the South Stand, beating their city rivals is more important than winning the league title!

The broadcast showed Roma owner Pallotta, sporting director Monchi, and technical director Totti in the VIP section.

Everyone's face beamed with the smiles befitting a victor.

Lazio owner Claudio Lotito, CEO Marco Cavaliere, and sporting director Iglesias Tare all wore long faces, their eyes filled with anger and confusion.

They can't believe it.

Is the gap between our team and Roma really that big?

The restarted match can be considered garbage time.

The Lazio players on the field clearly lacked motivation.

They continued playing out of professional ethics, their mindset shifting from narrowing the score gap to simply avoiding mistakes.

With a commanding lead, Roma had no intention of causing a humiliating defeat.

After all, a commemorative ceremony was held before the match began.

No need.

Both teams' players are experienced and have reached a tacit understanding with each other.

Whether it was intentional to avoid embarrassing their derby rivals today, Manolas conceded a penalty for handball in the final stages of the match.

Immobile scores the penalty.

The final score was 3-1.

The home team, Roma, is listed first, followed by the away team, Lazio.

The live broadcast director quickly switched the camera to the stadium after showing close-up shots of the two head coaches shaking hands.

We found Chang Huan, who contributed a goal and an assist in this match.

There is no doubt that Roma's easy victory over Lazio at home was directly related to him.

Reporters in the mixed zone also focused their cameras on Chang Huan.

He kept pressing the shutter button.

The clicking sounds continued incessantly.

The Roma players rushed forward to hug and congratulate Chang Huan, celebrating the victory together.

Roma fans in the stands, led by die-hard supporters in the south stand, sang "magocinese".

A powerful, rhythmic song swept across the entire stadium.

CCTV-5 has cut off the live signal, but Chinese fans watching the live stream on PP Sports can hear it clearly.

Those fans who understood Italian couldn't help but hum along.

Lazio player Lucas approached Chang Huan, shook his hand, and said, "I really didn't expect that you would grow to this level in just six months. It's crazy."

"Ha~ I'm so embarrassed by your praise to my face."

Chang Huan smiled shyly, feigning modesty.

"I don't believe you're shy."

Lucas took off his jersey: "Let's exchange jerseys, maybe we can sell them for a good price later."

"As you wish."

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Not long after the match ended, several football media outlets on social media platforms had already provided their assessments of the game.

Corriere dello Sport: Chinese magician Chang Huan scores and assists, becoming the key player in the Rome derby!

Gazzetta dello Sport: 17 years and 322 days! Chang Huan single-handedly led Roma to victory in the capital derby!

Bild: Prodigy helps Red Wolves secure 13th consecutive win at the start of the season!

France Football: Can you believe it? A 17-year-old Chinese boy carries the team again!

The Times: Rome Heroes! Will Chinese football, which has hit rock bottom, receive an epic boost?

Tuttosport: The final three nominees for the 2017 European Golden Boy award are about to be announced. Will Chang Huan, who had a stunning performance in the first half of the 2017-2018 season, make it into the top three?

Chang Huan continues to perform exceptionally well on the football field, and his good looks have led to a significant increase in the number of followers on his various social media accounts.

The combined followers of their Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Weibo accounts have exceeded one million.

Even Julia Monsa's fan base is growing exponentially.

The top headlines on Chinese football communities like Dongqiudi and the sports category website Live9 were completely dominated by Chang Huan's outstanding performance in the Rome derby.

[You read that right! Chinese teenager Chang Huan dominates the most heated derby in Italy!]

Chang Huan's goal and assist dominated the Rome derby!

[Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; Chinese football star Chang Huan has now entered the ranks of Serie A's top stars!]

[Roma's head coach's winning formula: Chang Huan, I'll lie down, you can do whatever you want!]

Who doesn't eat dumplings during Chinese New Year? Sorry, Chang Huan treats us to dumplings every day!

Although it was already 3 a.m. Beijing time, Chinese fans were still full of energy.

Post-match press conference.

Simone Inzaghi took responsibility for the loss, but also stated the objective facts of the defeat: "We did a lot of work before the game, and the first half went very well, but the charm of a star player lies in the fact that individual ability can often change the course of the game —"

Although no names were mentioned, everyone knew who was being referred to.

Chang Huan!

He scored a goal and made a pass.

Kolarov once again delivered a precise through ball before winning the penalty.

At 8:45 p.m. that evening.

A highly anticipated match will take place at the São Paulo stadium.

Napoli beat AC Milan 2-1.

The next day.

The Rome derby, which concluded yesterday, was featured on the front page of several major European football media outlets.

As the best player of the night, Chang Huan rightfully made the front page of these newspapers.

Corriere dello Sport: Roma's answer to the title race!

"In June of this year, no one understood why the management would bring in a 17-year-old Chinese boy, who was placed in the first team instead of the U18 youth team, even though he came from the famous Kirkby School of youth training in England. After a few warm-up matches, this Chinese boy quickly won over the discerning people of the capital with his outstanding performance."

Bild: The source of the 13-game winning streak at the start of the season: 5 goals, 12 assists, and a key pass that is the best in Europe!

Chang Huan, who led Roma to a best-ever Serie A start with 13 consecutive wins and was dubbed the "Chinese Magician" by Roma fans, is an unavoidable figure. He contributed 5 goals, 12 assists, and an average of 4.8 key passes per game in those 13 league matches.

L'Équipe: Seventh in Europe's top five leagues! Chinese teenager Chang Huan directly participated in a goal, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo in the same period!

"Based on calculations from the same period of the league, we've discovered an 'outlier' player in the top ten!"

"Chang Huan, a 17-year-old Chinese player from the Kirkby youth academy! He has scored 5 goals and provided 12 assists in 13 league matches, ranking sixth, surpassing stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitri Payet, Harry Kane, and Luis Suarez! He is only behind Neymar, Lionel Messi, Mohammed Salah, Edinson Cavani, and Kevin De Bruyne —"

Liverpool Echo: So young yet so strong, Kirkby is the place to be!

"Jurgen Klopp will likely regret letting go of the Chinese teenager who made his Liverpool debut this summer. Mohammed Salah's performance was certainly outstanding, and he was directly involved in two more goals than Chang Huan, but that was at a total transfer fee of 4200 million euros. Then look at Chang Huan, a member of the Kirkby Academy U18 team —"

The Telegraph: The Roma player who rejected the title of "Chinese Messi" often proves himself with his performance.

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"That once confident young Chinese man is now gaining widespread recognition with a series of incredible performances, in Serie A,..."

His consecutive stunning performances in the Champions League were more like those of a top player with extensive experience and long-standing battles. In the Rome derby, he displayed superb footwork, unbelievable passing, and exquisite cutting inside technique.

The China Sports Daily and Football News, located thousands of miles away, gave it a front page.

Provincial newspapers such as Southern Sports Daily, Yangcheng Daily, City Express, and Capital Evening News only gave it a front page in the sports section.

Other Asian sports newspapers, such as Japan's Nikkan Sports and Tokyo Sports, South Korea's Sports Korea, Indonesia's Bola, and Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Sports, have begun to give it front-page placement.

In the mobile internet era, its overwhelming popularity, showcasing its status as the top performer in Asia, is simply unstoppable.

Despite making the front page of major newspapers, Chang Huan was not disturbed by the outside world. That afternoon, he returned to the Trigoria training base to participate in the team's training.

Several matches from the 13th round of the 2017-2018 Serie A season were played on that day.

A major upset occurred in the five league matches that started simultaneously at 3 PM.

Sampdoria defeated Juventus 3-2 at home.

All ten league matches of this round have concluded, with Roma topping the table with 39 points.

With their victory, Napoli returned to second place in the league with 32 points from 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

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As time went on, the popularity of the Rome derby and Chang Huan began to decline.

Instead, the Madrid derby will be held at the Bernabéu!

Neither side managed to score in the 90 minutes.

With only 12 rounds of La Liga played, the two Madrid clubs are already 10 points behind league leaders Barcelona.

Mundo Deportivo and Sport predict that Barcelona will win the La Liga title this season.

Madrid media outlets such as Marca and AS, as well as renowned radio stations Cadena SER and Cadena COPE, have also acknowledged this.

It is believed that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have a very low chance of turning things around in their current form.

With the major European leagues coming to an end, teams with European competition commitments are shifting their focus.

The Champions League and Europa League will enter their fifth round of group stage matches.

Roma's away game against Atletico Madrid will be played on Wednesday night, and the whole team took a direct flight from Roma to Madrid on Tuesday morning.

Given that the team has already qualified for the knockout stage and is leading by six points, and will be playing Qarabag at home in the final round, Di Francisco will naturally not bring his full starting lineup.

Chang Huan, Dzeko, and Strootman, who had a minor injury, did not travel with the team to Madrid and stayed in Rome to prepare for the weekend's league match.

With the Champions League entering its penultimate round, it's a decisive day for teams that haven't yet secured a place in the next round.

That evening.

All eight group stage matches were played at the same time.

There are no unpopular choices.

Win when you should win, and draw when the score is even.

Wednesday evening at 8:45 pm.

Atletico Madrid will host Roma at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

Chang Huan, who stayed in Rome, watched the live broadcast in her apartment in the Triangle, accompanied by Julia Monsa, who had come all the way from Milan to Rome by high-speed train.

He specially bought her an Atlético Madrid jersey without a number, a short skirt, and Balenciaga black stockings, while he wore a Roma jersey.

Draw the curtains.

Make sure there are no gaps.

The match has started over there.

The friendly match here has also been announced to begin.

The only difference is the process and result of the two matches.

Roma, missing three key players at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium and with De Rossi on the bench, were dominated by Atletico Madrid.

Fortunately, Simeone's Atletico Madrid is not good at attacking.

Neither team scored in the first half.

On the Triangle Apartment side, Chang Huan launched a relentless offensive, quickly taking the lead twice.

The entire 90-minute match featured a dramatic display of camaraderie, prompting the opponent to loudly surrender.

Roma's performance at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium faltered, with Griezmann seizing an opportunity in the second half to score and assist.

They ultimately lost 0-2.

Due to the time difference, the Qarabag vs. Chelsea match started earlier than scheduled, and the Blues ultimately won 4-0, bringing their points total to nine.

Atletico Madrid, who defeated Roma, only have five points, meaning they are eliminated from the Champions League knockout stage a round early.

Since goal difference takes precedence over other factors in the Champions League tiebreakers, Roma's three-point lead does not guarantee them first place in the group.

The final round will determine who finishes first and who finishes second in their group.

However, Roma will face bottom-placed Qarabag at home in the final round, and a single point would secure them first place in the group.

The fifth round of the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League group stage has concluded.

12 of the 16 knockout stage spots have been confirmed.

The remaining four seats will be decided in the final round.

The focus of mainstream European football media did not shift back to their respective leagues, but rather to Turin.

To be precise, it is — Tuttosport.

The three finalists for the 2017 European Golden Boy award will be announced on Friday, local time.

The competition is quite fierce.

The calculation period is based on the second half of the 2016-2017 season to the end of the 2017-2018 season up to last week.

Kylian Mbappé, considered the frontrunner for the Golden Boy award, has impressive statistics, and he also boasts the best on-paper stats in the entire 25-man squad.

It is a product exempt from inspection.

22 goals and 13 assists in the league, and 8 goals and 3 assists in the Champions League.

Secondly, there's Dembele with 11 goals and 13 assists in the league, and 2 goals and 2 assists in the Champions League.

Jesus has 15 goals and 8 assists in the league, and 2 goals and 1 assist in the Champions League.

Rashford has 10 league goals and 6 assists, and 1 Champions League goal.

Pulisic has 7 goals and 7 assists in the league and 1 assist in the Champions League.

Chang Huan has 5 goals and 13 assists in the league (he had one assist for Liverpool), and 3 goals and 4 assists in the Champions League.

Tieleman has 6 goals and 8 assists in the league and 1 assist in the Champions League.

Saint-Maximin, the French Ligue 1 dribbling king, contributed 5 goals and 9 assists in the league.

Chinese media outlets were somewhat concerned about Chang Huan's inclusion in the top three.

Mbappe has already secured one spot, meaning the remaining 24 players are competing for two.

Chang Huan has a very obvious disadvantage compared to other players.

They did not participate in the second half of the 2016-2017 season!

This means the calculation cycle has been reduced by half.

The key is ————

Lack of honor!

The product exempt from inspection, Mbappe, won the French Ligue 1 title and reached the Champions League semi-finals last season.

However, many Chinese fans still have confidence in Chang Huan.

On the surface, it appears to be a competition among multiple players for two top-three spots, but in reality, it's two players competing for one top-three spot.

Besides Mbappe being exempt from inspection, Dembele, who joined Barcelona this summer for a total price of 1.45 million euros, won the U21 assist title last season and ranked first among the 25 candidates for key passes this year.

Chang Huan's goals and assists in the league and the Champions League are second only to Mbappe, Dembele and Jesus.

He made a total of 18 appearances (1 for Liverpool, 13 for Roma in the league, and 4 for the Champions League), and ranked third in key passes.

In terms of efficiency alone, he ranks first among the entire 25-person roster.

In this respect, it can be considered a plus in the natural year cycle.

In addition, Chang Huan's frequent appearances on the front page of the news recently are also a plus for professional football media.

Overall, he's not as good as Mbappe and Dembele, nor as good as young talents like Jesus, Rashford, and Pulisic.

Chang Huan's agent, Winnie-Greira, has also been quietly working to secure votes through company resources.

It is 1 p.m. Italian time on Friday.

The official website of Tuttosport and its various verified social media accounts were updated simultaneously.

The three finalists for the 2017 European Championship: Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, and Chang Huan!