Demichelis was incredibly frustrated. The football had flown towards the goal from right where he was standing. It could be said that the Bayern Munich defense was missing a corner right there, leading to the football ultimately flying into the goal.

He had been single-mindedly thinking about fighting Chen Hero to the death in the air, but who would have thought that the guy would pull away and take a long shot...

Completely disregarding the rules!

Previously, he had been pressed down under him in the air, becoming a target of ridicule. This time, the opponent took a long shot, and he had caused the football to go in because he dodged it—why was he always the background for him?

He was very tragic and miserable.

Before the game, he had been completely unable to stand this bastard, thinking that the other party was arrogant, conceited, and had no manners at all.

During the game, he had been fully prepared to teach the other party a lesson, but he didn't expect that he would be taught twice...

How could he bear this?

What made him even more uneasy was that this goal conceded would definitely cause him to be scolded by the captain. People said that Manchester United coach Ferguson was a hairdryer; Demichelis had never worked with Ferguson, but he felt that Kahn was also a large hairdryer.

But this time, when he lowered his head to prepare to be scolded, he didn't hear the captain's familiar roar.

He secretly glanced and found Kahn silently getting up from the ground, then scooping the football out of the net and kicking it to the center circle with a big foot.

Then, he stood in front of the goal, ready to go.

There was no roar, no angry expression. From his face, you couldn't see any change in expression or emotional fluctuations. It was like... the goal just conceded had nothing to do with him.

Seeing Kahn like this, Demichelis was even a little panicked—he now wished he could hear the captain scold him loudly and harshly.

What's wrong with the captain today?!

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Kahn stood in front of the goal, expressionless, waiting for the game to start.

Although his surface looked particularly calm, even a little wooden, his heart was not like that.

The goal conceded just now looked like it was because Demichelis had dodged, but in reality, he knew very well that he could have saved the ball—if he were ten years younger... No, as long as he was five years younger, he could definitely have saved that shot!

He was about to step into the threshold of thirty-nine years old, he was indeed old...

That's why he had made the decision to retire early, instead of waiting until after the end of this season to hesitate and wait and see.

During that save just now, when he took off, he felt that his kicking leg was not as strong as before, and the height and distance of the take-off were not as good as before.

So, in fact, it was not that the football bypassed his hand, but that his hand simply did not reach the position where the football was...

This was a difficult fact to accept, especially for a successful goalkeeper like Kahn. His aging was irreversible, and all he could do was watch the day approach, powerless.

He sighed in his heart, then raised his head again.

He saw Demichelis's somewhat panicked eyes.

He turned his gaze, and he also saw teammates who were a little confused in the face of this conceded goal.

He suddenly realized that although he was old, he was still the captain of this team, he was "Lion King" Oliver Kahn. Before I leave this battlefield, I will not allow you to see my weakness and powerlessness!

So, he clenched his fists, raised his shoulders, opened his big mouth, took a deep breath, and the Lion King's roar appeared!

"Cheer up! Isn't it just a goal conceded! This is our home court! We still have time and opportunities! Don't forget the team emblem on your chest!" He punched his chest. "We are Bayern—Munich!"

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Chen Hero didn't know what Kahn was roaring about. He didn't understand a single word of German. But he knew that this "old man" was boosting morale and encouraging his teammates.

After all, they had conceded a goal.

This is the captain.

Even if he had just scored a goal against him, he could quickly calm down. He truly deserved to be a world-class goalkeeper!

Chen Hero felt that competing against Bayern Munich was indeed his biggest expectation in this UEFA Cup...

Opponents of Champions League level, world-class goalkeepers... After going to Italy, there would be more such duels, right?

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The German reporters in the media section were all silent in the face of this conceded goal. The bastard they had criticized before the game had blasted open Kahn's fingers in front of them. Although Kahn was already thirty-eight years old, this was not a reason that could make them feel a little relieved.

What would this bastard say in the post-match mixed zone interview?

This was what many German reporters were guessing and worrying about.

There was nothing more annoying than letting the enemy be arrogant in front of you without being punished.

They now urgently hoped that Bayern Munich could defeat Zenit St. Petersburg in the game. In this way, although that bastard scored a goal, at least we won the game, and no matter how arrogant you are, your team cannot escape the fate of being eliminated.

Thinking this way would make many Germans feel much better.

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But unfortunately, no matter how the Bayern Munich fans cheered in the Allianz Arena, their team was unable to go any further.

The score was frozen at 1:1.

They really wanted to score, but Chen Hero was very active in the frontcourt, and he alone was pressing Demichelis and Lucio. Arshavin's performance in this game didn't look like a winger, but more like a shadow striker, frequently inserting into the middle, giving the right wing corridor to Ricksen. Zenit's offense was very three-dimensional, and at the same time, it paid attention to the overall advancement. It was not as everyone thought, relying only on the individual strength of one or two stars to fight alone.

In fact, Zenit St. Petersburg's football was a unique football style that Advocaat had put together, combining the team characteristics of former Soviet football and the concept of total attack and defense in Dutch football. This team was very strong in both ground advancement and aerial strikes, which can be described as an all-round three-dimensional offense.

It made it particularly uncomfortable for opponents to defend—don't think that suppressing Chen Hero, or defending against Arshavin, would be the end of it.

They also had Tymoshchuk, Hyypiä, Anyukov and others.

This team gradually took shape in the past Russian Premier League season, and finally showed their power in the UEFA Cup knockout stage.

After the fifty-fifth minute of the second half, Hitzfeld saw that the team's offense had not improved, and he began to make frequent substitutions.

First, he replaced Schweinsteiger, who was a little injured and not fully recovered, with Christian Lell.

Then, a minute later, Chen Hero jumped high in front of the goal and headed the ball, colliding with Kahn. The two fell to the ground at the same time, but Chen Hero quickly got up by himself, while Kahn had been lying on the ground and did not get up again. Stretchers and team doctors came on the field and were busy for a while before Kahn was helped off the field by the team doctor. The team doctor supporting Kahn made a "substitution" gesture to the field. Kahn, who was thirty-eight years old, was injured in the game and could not continue the game.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Bayern Munich...

This was a completely helpless substitution. Hitzfeld had originally planned to substitute a forward to strengthen the attack.

Who would have thought that he would have to replace the goalkeeper first.

So, he replaced Kahn with substitute goalkeeper Rensing.

When Kahn left the field, the entire Allianz Arena suddenly became very quiet. The Bayern Munich fans, who had been noisy for more than fifty minutes, silently watched the captain limping away with the support of the team doctor.

In the subsequent game, Bayern Munich strengthened their offensive, hoping to win the game. The final moments of this game almost became a half-court offensive and defensive drill for Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga giants showed Zenit St. Petersburg their powerful and terrifying strength. In the cheers of the home fans, which were higher than the previous wave, Zenit's goal was like a lone boat in a storm, which could capsize at any time.

Going over the crossbar, going wide of the post, hitting the frame, being saved by the goalkeeper, being blocked by the defender... such scenes were common.

And Zenit also tried their best for this draw.

It can even be said to be a heavy price...

Ricksen received a yellow card for a defensive action that was too big, although he successfully stopped a Bayern Munich attack. This caused him to miss the next round of the match between the two sides.

What was even worse was yet to come. In the seventy-ninth minute, Arshavin received a yellow card for deliberately delaying the game. This yellow card would also lead to him missing the next round of the game!

Ricksen's absence did not have much impact on the team. Advocaat had Kim Dong-jin in this position.

But Arshavin's absence had a big impact!

Advocaat was very angry at the time and roared at the fourth official.

Arshavin's teammates and himself were also complaining and appealing to the referee. Arshavin felt that he was not deliberately delaying the game, but the referee did not think so. You repeatedly placed a free kick four times but did not take it. What is this if it is not deliberately delaying the game?

Everyone was so angry and anxious for a reason. If they could draw with Bayern Munich away from home, it was obvious that the second leg would be the decisive battle. In such an important game, facing such a strong opponent, the person who was the core of the team was suspended... Even if the team returned to the home court, there would be more bad luck than good.

Originally, it was said that with this draw, there was still a great hope if they returned to the home court. Now that Arshavin was suspended, the situation suddenly became critical.

Advocaat's eyebrows were almost twisted into water - what should I do when I return to the home court!

Although there were so many problems, Zenit still kept the score at 1:1 until the end of the game—of course, if they paid such a heavy price and still lost the game, it would be too incompetent...

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When the game ended, both Advocaat and Hitzfeld looked bad. This was natural. Being forced to a draw at home meant that the next round of the game was very dangerous, and at the same time, they lost a lot of face. Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga overlord! As a result, they were forced to a draw by a Russian team in their own home court!

Advocaat's bad face was naturally because of Arshavin's suspension.

So, a very rare scene appeared - Bayern Munich's players walked off the field with gloomy faces, and the players from St. Petersburg were not so excited either.

This was a draw that neither side was satisfied with.

If you want to know who can be satisfied in the end, you can only wait until the next round...

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ps, I wrote with a lot of feeling, so I was just busy writing and forgot to update... This update is a little late, I hope everyone didn't wait too long.