Back to square one again

  Remember in one second

  In the next two days, Wu Yu's performance in training was excellent, reversing the trend of more than a month ago. He even took the initiative to practice extra, making his teammates and coaches look at him with new eyes.

  Marítimo will travel to Romania on Thursday to face Steaua Bucure?ti in the final round of the Europa League group stage, with Marítimo currently second and Steaua third, just one point apart, making this a crucial match for qualification.

  After Wednesday's training session, Wu Yu found head coach Martins.

  "Coach, I think I've fully recovered and I hope to play tomorrow to help the team advance," Wu Yusaid firmly.

  Martins looked back at Wu Yus firm expression, and couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart, but on the surface he said calmly: "Your training performance, our coaching staff have all seen it, as for tomorrow's match arrangement, it will be announced later."

  After finishing speaking, he didn't pay attention to Wu Yu again and turned around to leave.

  Wu Yu looked at Martens' back, helplessly shrugging his shoulders, he really didn't know what this young head coach was thinking in his heart.

  Wu Yu practiced extra after training and walked past the bulletin board, finding his name on the big roster for the next game, feeling joyful. However, this big roster did not list who would be starting, as Maridimo changed the way they announced the lineup this season. The day before the game, only the big roster was announced, and it wasn't until an hour before the game that the starting lineup was announced.

  So Wu Yu knew he was on the big list, but couldn't confirm whether he would get a starting spot.

  In any case, this is better than being abandoned directly in the last game, which shows that one's own efforts and training have been recognized by the coach.

  "Let's make a good fight!" Wu Yu had been suppressing his emotions for more than a month, and now he was on the verge of eruption.

  On Thursday, Wu Yun took a charter flight with the main team to Romania.

  After several hours of flight, the plane slowly landed in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Wu Yun's first time to follow the team to Eastern Europe, came to this strange land.

  Steaua Bucure?ti can be said to be the first giant of Romanian football, having defeated Barcelona in the 1986 European Cup final. The history and honors owned by this club are beyond what Marítimo can match.

  Bucharest's Steaua Stadium, which can accommodate 28,000 spectators, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Although not large, Romanian fans are very enthusiastic.

  Wu Yu found that from the moment he entered the airport and took a bus, all the fans of Bugaria Stars along the way were waving flags and cheering for their team.

  Unlike the fans of Portugal, the fans of Xingchuang team seem to have no malice towards the players of Maritimo who came from afar. Wherever the team's bus passes, you can see the fans on the road rushing to the stadium waving to the players of Maritimo, showing their enthusiasm and smiles.

  This was completely different from Wu Yu's impression of Eastern European teams' home stadiums being devilish, and it also made his mood slightly more relaxed.

  The team's bus pulled into the parking lot of the Estádio da Luz in Benfica, and under Martins' leadership, Marítimo's players filed into the visiting locker room.

  "Alright, everyone listen up, I'm now announcing the starting lineup for this match." Martins said seriously after the players found their positions and sat down, pulling out a piece of paper from his pocket and scanning the crowd.

  Wu Yu heard that the starting lineup was about to be announced, immediately straightened his face, stopped putting on his shoes, and looked at Martynas.

  "The goalkeeper will be Sasha, the left defender is..."

  Martinez looked at the person as he read out each name, and if there was a change in the lineup, he would explain it briefly to the relevant people. The starting players would nod firmly when they heard their names, indicating that they were ready.

  。

  "The midfielders are Pereira and Artur." Martins read out the two names, glanced at them, and they nodded in unison.

  "Another midfielder, Wu Yun, you're starting today." Martens said, looking at Wu Yun affirmatively.

  Wu Yu's heart skipped a beat when he heard his name, and he immediately looked at Martens and nodded heavily.

  "I won't let you down again!" Wu Yu said secretly in his heart.

  But Dick Au on his side showed an unexpected expression, he looked at Martens, but did not get the head coach's explanation, and could not help but feel a little disappointed.

  Recently, Wu Yu's condition has not been good. He has always been the team's starter and in the last game he helped Maritimo win at home against their city rivals Nacional, but today in such a crucial match, he was unable to take the field, leaving him feeling quite disappointed.

  After announcing the starting lineup, Martins had the team go onto the field for warm-ups.

  "Hello everyone, I'm Kristian. Welcome to this crucial Europa League match where Maritimo are away against Steaua Bucure?ti. The winner will advance to the knockout stage, while the loser will be sent packing." Kristian's voice appeared on TV, still witty and humorous.

  "The starting lineups for both sides have been announced today, and it's a bit surprising that Wu Yong, the Chinese player who has been in poor form since his injury recovery and was even benched in the last Madrid Derby match, is now included in the starting lineup."

  "Martins made a bold choice in this crucial match, abandoning the previous game's winning goal scorer Dick Oh and using Wu Yu, who has been in poor form all season, as a starter. Although Wu Yu's ability was shown last season, his performance this season is really too bad, we have to sweat for Maritimo!"

  Klinsmann commented on Maradona's starting lineup, apparently not optimistic about Wu Lei's performance in this game, although he highly praised Wu Lei last season, but Wu Lei's performance this season has made him worried.

  In a bar in Funchal, Madeira, the Marítimo fans gathered as usual to watch the last group stage match of the UEFA Cup on TV.

  "What's going on? Martens!"

  "What's going on? How did he end up playing?"

  ！？”

  "He's had a terrible season!"

  "It's no use looking anymore, this game is lost for sure!"

  Mauricio's fans couldn't help but complain loudly when they learned that Wu Yun would start in place of Dick Oh, and they criticized Martino's lineup.

  "Don't be so pessimistic, Wu Yu might just kick off a brilliant game." Big Beard said to the young bartender as he sat at the counter.

  "This season he's been in such a bad state, it'd be good if they didn't lose this game!" the bartender said disbelievingly.

  "I think he'll score in this match, believe it or not?" A voice came from outside.

  The bartender and Big Whiskers both turned around, only to see a short, stout, bald-headed old man walk in.

  "How did you get here? You don't have to open the door for that broken bar?" The young bartender said in surprise. The newcomer was none other than the owner of the Lost Bar.

  "Don't worry about it, just enjoy the game. Wu Yun from last season is coming back." The bar owner said with a smile.

  The young bartender turned his head and hummed a tune, seemingly quite disdainful.

  Wu Yong stood in the center circle, preparing to kick off with Dili. Today they wore all-white away jerseys, while the home team, Bugarst Star, wore red and blue striped jerseys.

  Beep——

  The referee blew his whistle and the game began!

  "I won't avoid it anymore, I'll use my own performance to tell you that I can help the team win!" Wu Yu said quietly to himself.

  The game that concerns the starting lineup has begun, and Wu Yu was very active in running for the ball after the opening, but his teammates seemed to still not trust him and were not too willing to give him the ball.

  As a result, Wu Yu, who was originally the core of the midfield, did not get enough trust from his teammates. Maridimo's midfield seemed to be rusty like gears and had a hard time running smoothly.

  After running out of space several times, Wu Yu still didn't have many chances to get the ball.

  However, he did not give up, because he knew that this was just the beginning of the game. As long as he continued to run into good positions, his teammates would pass him the ball, and then he would have the opportunity to regain their trust.

  The Kabylie Star Team did not intend to give Maridimo midfielder a chance to breathe, they launched a crazy press from the opening phase.

  In the 7th minute of the game, Pereira got the ball in midfield. Wu Yun had already returned to the middle circle and ran out to make space to receive the pass. However, Pereira did not pass the ball to him immediately. Instead, he was pressed by two opponents' midfielders and the ball was intercepted!

  Bugarst's star team quickly formed a counter-attack opportunity, with three or four players suddenly pressing over the midfield.

  Wu Yu watched Pereira lose the ball and hurried back to make up for the defense.

  But Botev Plovdiv's advance was very rapid, and in a few steps they broke into Maritimo's penalty area. At this time, Pereira, who had been intercepted, turned around and made a sliding tackle to try to cut off the opponent's ball.

  Bugarst's player was knocked down with the ball.

  Beep!

  The referee blew his whistle and sprinted into the penalty area, his right hand pointing firmly at the 12-yard spot.

  Penalty!

  The referee firmly awarded a penalty kick after Pereira's own interception and backtracking foul, giving Bucuresti an excellent opportunity!

  "You should pass the ball to Wu Yu!" Sasha ran out and shouted loudly at Pereira.

  He was furious at Pereira's mistake this time.

  Martins was also pale-faced on the sidelines, looking gloomily at this scene. He did not expect that his players would be so unprofessional, and even after several months had passed, they still refused to re-trust Wu Yu.

  Pereira was disconsolately holding his head, and even the referee showing him a yellow card had no reaction. He was obviously also regretful of his decision just now.

  Bugarin didn't waste this opportunity and scored with a penalty kick.

  One to zero.

  Bugarst Star Team took the lead in the 9th minute of the opening.

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