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Just two days after Atlético Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey, China played their final game of the Asian Cup.

The third and fourth finals will be against the United Arab Emirates.

As a West Asian team, the United Arab Emirates is one of the few West Asian teams that the Chinese team can take advantage of in the history of confrontation.

After all, Saudi Arabia, Iran and other traditional strong teams in West Asia are the sufferers of Chinese football.

However, in the UAE, the Chinese team is still somewhat confident.

In history, China's adult national team has played against the UAE eleven times, with a record of five wins, four draws and two losses.

The last time the Chinese team played against the UAE was in a friendly match in 2011, when the Chinese team defeated the UAE 2:1.

The last time the Chinese team lost to the UAE dates back to the friendly match in 1993, when the Chinese team lost 1:2.

Putting aside friendly matches of this nature, in official competitions, the Chinese team and the UAE have played against each other six times. The Chinese team has four wins, one draw and one loss, occupying an absolute advantage.

In addition, it is not the first time that the Chinese team has played against the UAE in the Asian Cup.

The last time the two teams played against each other in the Asian Cup was exactly the same as the current occasion, and it was also in the third and fourth finals.

That was the 1992 Asian Cup in Japan. The Chinese team and the UAE met in the third and fourth finals. After a penalty shootout, the Chinese team defeated the UAE and won the third place in that Asian Cup.

Thirteen years later, the two teams met again.

Today's Chinese team has Gao Zheng. At the same time, Cai Hui and Zheng Zhi, who were previously suspended, have also returned to the lineup. The main players of the Chinese team are all out, striving to win the third place.

Although the third place is not the best result of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup, since the local Asian Cup in 2004, the Chinese team can't even pass the first round of the knockout round, let alone take the third place.

For today's Chinese football, winning the third place in the Asian Cup is already a remarkable achievement.

Although they have Gao Zheng, no matter how strong Gao Zheng is alone, it is impossible for the Chinese team to become the top Asian team.

Just like Portugal has a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo,

Portugal has not even won the European Cup until now, and the right to qualify for the World Cup has to play a play-off with Sweden.

So superstars are not everything.

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The match between the Chinese team and the United Arab Emirates is still watched by many people, and the attention is very high, but the game itself is not as exciting as the match between the Chinese team and the South Korean team.

The Chinese team took the lead in the 16th minute, and it was Gao Zheng who scored for the Chinese team.

This is his eighth goal in this Asian Cup. Although he has already won the top scorer of this Asian Cup, no one on the scorer list can threaten him, but he did not stop his efforts pace.

Although the United Arab Emirates equalized the score in the 28th minute.

But the second half completely entered Gao Zheng's performance time.

He scored twice in the 51st minute to help the Chinese team overtake the score again.

Assisted Gao Lin in the 57th minute, rewriting the score to 3:1.

This score has been maintained until the midfield.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, He Ping shouted: "The game is over! The Chinese team defeated the United Arab Emirates 3:1 in the third and fourth finals and won the third place in this Asian Cup. Congratulations Boys in China! Anyway, this result is the only honor that Chinese football can get in the darkest era!"

Then the TV broadcast showed Gao Zheng a close-up shot. Looking at Gao Zheng who appeared in the close-up shot, He Ping said with emotion: "Gao Zheng contributed a lot to the Chinese team's achievements. He will bid farewell to the national team early tomorrow morning and fly back to Spain alone. Atletico Madrid has just been eliminated in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, highlighting the importance of Gao Zheng. As a club and national team I hope that Gao Zheng can take a good rest, avoid injuries and be healthy. After all, starting in June, the Chinese team's 2018 Russia World Cup Asian qualifiers will begin. By then We need a healthy Gao Zheng, take care of your body!"

Xu Yang said with a smile: "In fact, since the Asian Cup, Gao Zheng has been contributing to the World Cup qualifiers-we finally won the third place in the Asian Cup, and the Chinese team can participate in the World Cup as a seeded team. The draw for the top 40 preliminaries."

At the commentary table, He Ping and Xu Yang looked at each other, and they both knew what the other person meant, but they didn't say what was in their hearts, because they were afraid that what they said would not be effective.

That is, based on the performance of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup this time, after the rest of the time, we will work hard and come up with a more mature set of tactics. With Gao Zheng as the core, there may be surprises in the World Cup qualifiers.

Maybe this time we can really reach the World Cup finals again?

They were looking forward to it so much, but they didn't dare to talk about it.

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Although it didn't make it to the finals, it won the third place in the end. Coupled with the victory against the South Korean team, when the third-placed Chinese team returned to Beijing, it was warmly welcomed by thousands of fans at the airport. .

In addition to fans, there are countless media and leaders.

This scene is often seen on the news after the Olympic Games are over and the Olympic champions return home.

How can Chinese football enjoy such treatment?

So almost every player of the Chinese team felt a little uncomfortable when they first saw this scene.

Someone even whispered: "Are they here to welcome Gao Zheng?"

Wu Lei who was right next to him didn't look to see who was saying this, but this sentence made him lose his mind.

In fact, the media has long reported that Gao Zheng will not return to China with the team, because he has to rush back to the "savior". Without him, Atletico Madrid has just been eliminated in the Copa del Rey, and will face the Madrid derby next.

So their whole team and Gao Zheng broke up at the airport in Australia. Gao Zheng flew back to Spain alone, and they took the flight back home together.

At the airport, Gao Zheng left first, and they left later, so they even sent Gao Zheng a ride.

In the terminal building, everyone bid farewell to Gao Zheng. Gao Zheng waved to them, then turned around and walked into the security channel with his suitcase.

Wu Lei still clearly remembers that scene: Beside him, the teammates playing in the national team were laughing and discussing how to play after returning to China. It was very lively, and everyone was very happy to win the third place. But looking at Gao Zheng's back, Wu Lei suddenly felt that that figure was very lonely.

He went to Europe alone, and what awaited him was not a holiday, but the highly competitive and brutal La Liga.

Can't rest at all, very tired.

But Wu Lei was somewhat envious of Gao Zheng.

Because he is going to another new world that is completely different from the domestic football world. There are the best players in the world, the most technical games in the world, there is huge pressure, but there is also huge room for improvement, and there is glory. .

Who wouldn't want to play in Europe if they could?

Perhaps except for those who are not strong enough, they think it is better to stay in China and play football. After all, they earn much more than they earn in Europe.

But as long as you still have the pursuit of football, you should go to Europe.

He thought of what Gao Zheng said to himself before leaving—he emphasized again that he wanted Wu Lei to play football in Europe because "at least he has a companion."

Not to mention, if he also went to Europe to play football, now the two of them will fly to Europe together, so they really have a companion.

If you go to Europe, you will miss the large-scale welcome ceremony at the Capital International Airport today. Seeing these enthusiastic fans, reporters, and leaders all burst into laughter... What a rare scene.

But if you can go to Europe to play football, if you miss it, you will miss it.

Such an idea popped up in Wu Lei's mind.

He wanted to go to Europe, never before.

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