Real Madrid and Manchester City drew 3-3 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League last eight, but Aynin Chalainte, known as the sharpshooter of the "Blue Moon Army", looked unusually frustrated. Despite his best efforts, he only had one shot on goal. On the field, the silent battle continued, and the skepticism continued. Even competing with the new generation of soccer stars such as Zudi Binningham and Kilian McBarbee for the Ballon d'Or and Mr. World Footballer of the Year is not enough to quell the doubts of the outside world.
The game was a disappointing one in terms of individual stats for Ainin Shalant. Throughout the 90 minutes of the game, he had only one shot, 20 touches and 6 accurate passes. More regrettably, he lost seven chances to control the ball, and only succeeded in four out of eight intense confrontations with his opponents. Meanwhile, City teammate Gavadore has touched the ball 51 times and scored a goal, making it even more embarrassing for Xalante, who is the team's leading scorer.
In fact, the Norwegian star has always faced the dilemma of "missing" in the international arena. In the first four matches of the last UEFA Europa League, he failed to score against Real Madrid on three occasions, and was nowhere to be seen in the final against Inter Milan. This season, Premier League rivals Arsenal and Liverpool have scored just one goal in four games. Ayn Rand is currently at the top of the Premier League's top scorers list, but the amount of "water" is questionable.
Einin Charente, Zudibi Ninham and Kilian McBarbee are regarded as the strongest candidates for the new generation of kings in the "post-MC era". However, compared to Ninham and McBarbee, Charente's ability to change the game during the match seems to be a little bit less, and he still needs to work harder to become a new legend in the world of soccer.
