Berardi scored a goal, but Gao Zheng didn't even get an assist, which made Gao Zheng's supporters feel a little disappointed.

But Gao Zheng didn't care at all.

After Sampdoria led the Celtics stepped up their offensive.

Although it is away, how can the Suzhou Super League champion lose to a mid-split team in Serie A?

This is what many people in the Celtics think.

The minimum requirement for their away trip this time was a draw, but in fact, many people wanted to get all three points.

In this group, Barcelona must be the first qualifier in the group without any suspense. So who will win the remaining qualifiers?

The Celtics default to theirs.

Sampdoria is a soft persimmon that can be pinched at will. The only thing that is a bit threatening is the Greek Olympiacos, but their overall strength is not as good as theirs.

So as soon as this group came out, Celtic fans agreed that they would qualify with Barcelona.

To qualify, of course, you have to score points on the weakest team in the group.

When the coach formulates his strategy, he may announce it to the public that he may be relatively conservative.

But everyone knows that in two rounds, they must get six points, so that they can qualify as the second in the group to be safer.

As a result, although the offensive in the first half was strong, it only thundered and did not break through Sampdoria's goal.

Before making a strong effort in the second half, Sampdoria scored a goal...

The Celtics couldn't continue to calm down.

This game must be won.

They launched a fierce offensive towards Sampdoria's goal.

During this period, Sampdoria was surrounded by dangers.

When the veteran Celtics made efforts, Sampdoria immediately felt the pressure.

In the 69th minute, Celtic midfielder Matthews made a straight pass in front of the penalty area. Samaras received the ball and shot, but was blocked by Gastadro with his legs to get out of the baseline.

Not long after, the Celtics captain and midfielder Scott Brown made a sudden cold arrow outside the penalty area, and the football slid out of the goal, shocking the Sampdoria fans in the stands in a cold sweat.

In the 73rd minute, the Celtics right-back Lustig assisted and stepped forward, making a cross from the wing, forward Anthony Stokes was left unmarked at the back point, jumped up and headed the ball to the top.

The football hit the side network, causing the commentators to almost shout out "The ball has entered".

The Celtics' continuous offensive finally paid off in the 76th minute.

Under their pressure, Sampdoria's central defender Alberto Masi made a mistake in passing the ball and was intercepted by Samaras. The Greek forward faced the attacking goalkeeper Romero, shook the opponent away and pushed the empty goal. The football flew into the goal without any suspense!

"Samaras!! He equalized the score for the Celtics!!" the commentator of Scotland TV shouted.

"Masi's mistake is really..." Caresa hugged her head with her hands, very regretful.

"Young people will inevitably be a little nervous when playing at the Champions League for the first time, especially under the oppressive style of the opponent. Since Di Francisco wants to choose the youth team's style of playing, he must have to bear such a price." said guest Bergomi.

"Sampdoria conceded the ball! What a pity! They only led by ten minutes..." He Ping sighed.

Samaras, who scored the goal, ran to celebrate the goal, and his teammates followed him.

The one who provided their background was the frustrated and painful Masi. He stood in front of the goal, staring at the football in the goal in a daze.

He never expected that he would make such a low-level mistake. He used too little force to pass the ball back and was intercepted by Samaras. But when he passed the ball, he did not pay attention to the situation around him and had no idea where Samaras came from.

His mistake ruined the team's good game. It was originally a lead, but now it has become a draw. How big will the morale blow to the team? Will we lose the game because of it? Will I be criticized by the media after losing the game? Will I be spitted by Sampdoria fans when I walk on the street...

Just as Maxi was thinking about it, Gao Zheng slapped him on the shoulder: "It's no big deal, everyone will make mistakes, Alberto."

"But... it's my responsibility..."

"It's your responsibility of course, so you have to cheer up and don't make mistakes in the next game."

"We were equalized..." Maxi said to Gao Zheng with a sad face.

Gao Zheng nodded: "Well, I know."

"You said we want to win at home..."

"The game is not over yet, who said we can't win?" Gao Zheng asked back.

After saying that, he threw down Masi, who was stunned, walked back to the middle circle, ready to kick off.

In the middle circle, Berardi was already standing there waiting for him.

Seeing Gao Zheng coming up, he asked, "What should I do next?"

"Thank you one of them." Gao Zheng said as he walked to him and stopped.

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The Celtic celebrated his life before returning to his half.

Everyone's face was full of joy. This was a good start. They had tied the score. Sampdoria's morale was hit hard. Next was the time to completely crush the opponent in one go!

The referee Stark whistled and the game started again!

Gao Zheng, who was re-entered in the game, has become more flexible in running position. He is not limited to the middle lane, but will appear anywhere in the frontcourt.

This makes it a bit unbearable for those Celtic players who are specifically responsible for defending him, and it is difficult for them to keep up.

As a center forward, Gao Zheng did not play by the cards at all. He would go wherever he wanted, and often he wouldn't even enter the penalty area at all.

This made the Celtics' defensive players feel very messy - in this game, head coach Lennon asked them to defend Gao Zheng by man-to-man, but if he did so, it would be easy for Gao Zheng to pull out the gap.

Berardi has already proved with his goals that he is also capable of threatening the goal. If he goes with Gao Zheng, who will defend Berardi?

At the 81st minute of the game, Kostic took the ball on the wing. He cut inside from the wing and dribbled horizontally in front of the penalty area, hoping to find an opportunity.

Berardi pulled out of the middle to try to support him, but the Celtics defender immediately followed. Even if he passed the football to Berardi, it would be difficult for Berardi to make any effective response. At most, he would pass the football back to him.

Kostici made a move to pass the football to Berardi, but when he came to the front, he suddenly passed the football to the other side and to the left of the penalty area.

There, Gao Zheng pulled to the side road to pick him up.

He received the ball.

But immediately a Celtic defensive player stood in front of him, the Celtics' central defender, No. 5 Van Dijk.

He kept the distance very appropriate. He didn't rush to make a foot, just blocking him. If Gao Zheng wanted to shoot, he would stretch his legs to block it. If Gao Zheng wanted to break through, he would stick it up immediately.

Van Dijk's eyes fell on the football under Gao Zheng's feet. He made up his mind to stare at the football regardless of what Gao Zheng did.

Everyone's eyes fell on Gao Zheng.

How would he handle this ball?

Gao Zheng, who was holding the ball sideways, possessed slightly, lowering the center of gravity.

The tall Van Dijk also lowered his center of gravity.

Gao Zheng suddenly leaned forward and raised his left leg, as if he wanted to directly drive the ball to break through.

Van Dijk was unmoved.

Gao Zheng's left foot indeed went around the football, which was a fake move!

But just as his left foot was just around and stepping in front of the football, his right ankle swung invisibly, and his heel knocked the football towards the bottom line!

Van Dijk's reaction was half a beat slower. When he saw the football rolling over from Gao Zheng's left foot, he realized something was wrong. He quickly got up and chased.

But he is obviously not as flexible as Gao Zheng, and his starting speed is slower, so Gao Zheng directly pulled away most of his body!

But with his strong physical fitness and long legs, Van Dijk was still confident of catching up with Gao Zheng, because the space in the penalty area was too small and he would lose his space and angle if he couldn't take a few steps.

But who would have thought that Gao Zheng did not want to continue dribbling the ball? After he threw away Van Dijk's body, he directly swung his left foot and pulled the football!

"Bang!"

The football rushed to the back corner of the goal like a cannonball!

Although goalkeeper Foster had moved to the near-angle blocking angle, Gao Zheng's powerful shot was too sudden and the angle was very clever!

He made a save action, but he only rushed into a ball of flowing air...
Chapter completed!