The Champions League staged a "defender miracle"!

The Champions League staged a "defender's miracle"! Van de Ven traveled thousands of miles alone and detonated the audience

In the early morning of November 5, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Tottenham Hotspur beat Copenhagen 4-0 on the field. During the game, Dutch central defender Mickey van der Veen scored a "crazy" personal long-distance goal, which instantly ignited the audience and sparked heated discussions on social media.

In the 63rd minute, after receiving the ball in his own penalty area, Van de Ven did not hesitate to advance with the ball. He ran nearly 70 meters and passed four Copenhagen defenders in a row. After breaking into the penalty area, he calmly scored with a low shot, extending the score to 2-0. This goal not only demonstrated his amazing speed, explosiveness and ball control ability, but also stunned the audience and fans in front of the TV.

"This is definitely the most beautiful goal in the Champions League this season!" a fan wrote excitedly on social platforms. Another netizen lamented: "Van de Ven is so crazy, it reminds me of Son Heung-min's classic long-distance runs!" Others commented in disbelief: "He is a central defender! Such a goal can be recorded in history."

It is worth mentioning that this wonderful goal also helped Van de Ven to a certain extent make up for the turmoil a few days ago. After a 0-1 Premier League loss to Chelsea on November 2, he and teammate Dejed Spins left the field without shaking hands with coach Thomas Frank, which triggered public criticism. However, Frank himself confirmed that the two had taken the initiative to sincerely apologize to the coaching staff and the entire team before the Champions League game, and the incident had been properly resolved.

In this campaign, in addition to Van der Ven, Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert and Joao Palinha also scored respectively, helping Tottenham achieve a hearty victory. This victory not only revived the team's morale in the Champions League group stage, but also injected much-needed confidence into the "Lily White", which has been in a trough recently.

And Van der Ven, the 23-year-old Dutch central defender, used a goal that did not look like a defender to announce to the world: In modern football, defenders can also become the most dazzling offensive heroes.