Vol 2 Chapter 66: The final challenge: the wolf den

Schalke won the game at the Westun 1un stadium. It is obviously a luxury to want to walk out of the stadium safely and securely. Dort fans have long blocked the stands on both sides of the player's entrance. The banana peel, The mineral water bottle greeted Schalke fans' faces. Although Zhou Tiancheng responded quickly and pushed Hevedes, who was walking ahead, slipped into the player channel, but he was still not spared. Most of the mineral water directly poured on his head.
"Bitch! Group of scum is simply an outrage, weeks, are you okay?" Kuranyi was watching Zhou Tiancheng head was wet, all dripping with water on the shirt, immediately expressed interest. Clenched his teeth indignantly. He didn't eat Zhou Tiancheng's cakes on the court, and the relationship was usually close.
Zhou Tiancheng waved his hand: "They can't afford to lose, what do we care about. It's interesting, don't wash your hair tonight."
"Zhou, you can't learn this kind of mentality." Hevedes turned his back and gave thumbs up to Zhou Tiancheng.
The mentality of Dortmund fans is normal. Losing to Schalke is not just a matter of face, but more importantly, the point difference on the standings instantly changed from a close point to a four point, and at the same time Wolfsburg and Stuttgart behind them caught up at the same time. And the score difference has been smoothed out. The two to four points in the standings currently have a total of 46 points.
After the end of the Ruhr Derby, the Champions League quarter-finals rekindled the battle after a winter break. Schalke o4 will go to the road to challenge Porto in the round.
Since Schalke o4 qualified in the group stage of the top 32, it has a favorable schedule before the guest and then the main. Slomka's goal at the Dragon Stadium this time is to win, and to fight for more goals-in the two-round knockout game at home and away, with more goals on the road, he has a natural advantage. This is Slomka's experience leading the team to the quarterfinals.
And more coincidentally, Schalke o4 eliminated Porto for promotion in the quarterfinals last season. Head coach Pereira declared before the game: "This is a great opportunity given by God. The team came to the field with the belief of revenge. We are more confident to leave the victory."
However, the odds of several major bookmakers are substantially optimistic about Schalke's o4 win, and even the odds of letting 25 goals are not particularly high. Obviously, the mainstream view is that Schalke will not only win, but the three-ball victory is a normal result. Although Porto leads Benfica by six points in the Portuguese League and has the potential to ride the dust, but Portugal is only the second echelon in the European League, challenging the top five league leaders, almost no one is optimistic about them.
Zhou Tiancheng opened the header in the sixth minute and assisted Altentop to break the goal. He even turned the momentum of the game in the direction of Schalke. The Porto fans who had a little anticipation for the home team saw the opening. Situation, I gradually feel that it is too difficult to expect the team to do something. Last season they were able to play against Schalke at home and away, but this Schalke's midfield control almost made them see no hope. Ground advancement is almost equivalent to actively giving Schalke the right to pass the ball. If he can't pass the middle circle, he has to be stolen. In addition to opening the big foot and giving the ball to Schalke half, I really can't find another way.
Porto’s only offensive threat is their left-winger, Brazil’s new international, Hulk. He has a very good physical quality like a monster, and he is also good at dribbling at the feet. Porto's sporadic offensive threat can almost only be created by his intimate attack.
But Schalke immediately paid attention to the key assist defense on the right. Zhou Tiancheng closed inward on the defensive end to assist Rafinha to directly block Hulke's route to the restricted area.
The only threat point was stuck, and with a one-ball advantage, Schalke could be more willing to siege opponents away. In the 30th minute, Asamoah made a cross from the left, Kuranyi headed the goal in front of the goal and encountered the opponent's central defender's interference and missed the direction. Put the ball into the goal.
In just half an hour, Schalke led Porto by 2:4 away.
"Schalke o4 led by two goals! It didn’t feel long before the start. Zhou Tiancheng’s goal not only almost killed the 90-minute suspense, even the 180-minute suspense in this series of matches is very likely to follow. At the end of this foot. Zhou Tiancheng also opened a goal account for Chinese players in the Champions League, refreshing the new height of Chinese players in the European arena."
Duan Xuan is very excited, because he firmly believes that Schalke is almost impossible to lose with such an advantage. The possibility of going back to the Schalke stadium to be overturned is extremely slim.
Portuguese national television's commentary João Lanta was very frustrated, but he also persuaded, and said in a low voice: "No way, Porto really did their best. This is definitely not their weakness. It is not possible to be among the top 16 in the Champions League. Weak, but Schalke o4 is too strong. When you feel that there is nothing you can do on the field, no matter how tough the defense is, there will be loopholes."
Two goals lead, Schalke o4 slightly slowed down the pace in the second half, controlled the score in a range that was not too exaggerated, to prevent the opponent dog from jumping the wall, and if he could not grab the ball, he started to shovel and rushed to the injured. The main loss occurred, but it was the most unworthy thing. Although Slomka said as many goals as possible. It depends on the specific situation. Now that the other party's momentum has been completely defeated, there is no need to compete with yourself in pursuit of a big victory. High-level games are inherently ever-changing, and Slomka is definitely not someone who does not understand how to adapt.
This rhythm did not obliterate Zhou Tiancheng's second half of the highlights. He showed a wave of hard work in front of the Portuguese and Brazilian players who were good at his feet.
In the 60th minute, Zhou Tiancheng pulled two consecutive in a small space and shook off two midfielders. The Porto fans at the scene did not hesitate to send a round of applause. Then Zhou Tiancheng followed a rock-shattering long shot, rubbed the post and hit the billboard behind the goal.
Duan Xuan thumped his chest: "Hey! It's really unlucky. If this shot is scored, it will definitely be the top three goals scored by the top 1o of the Champions League this season. It may even lock the first. The whole process has both strength and technology. Unfortunately, From the final perfection, I only lack a little luck."
Marcel Lef also sighed: "The hard technical indicators of Zhou's ball sense and shooting are already superstars. He only lacks it, but only the experience of being alone in the top scene, but this does not prevent him from moving towards the top. The level of players is a little closer. The reason why Schalke is so strong this year is that they value younger forces more than other teams. This is the case with Zhou, and so is Rakitic."
Although Schalke o4 slowed down in the second half, the goal did not stop. In the 70th minute, Kuranyi received Rafinha's wing in the tactical corner and inserted the ball into the header.
3:o, although there is still one game not played, the German media has already started to pick out the quarterfinals for Schalke's prediction.
It's so confident! The German media has never experienced this feeling in the Bundesliga team except Bayern.
The only consolation for the home team fans is that Hulk pulled back a point with a strong direct free kick before the end of the game, the score was fixed at 3:1, although there will be no subversive impact on the overall situation, but somehow can save some face .
Schalke achieved an away victory, and the German media then focused on Bayern, who played the next day. Coincidentally, their opponent was also the Portuguese team, another giant in the top three.
Since Bayern added Donovan and Olic on the strike line during the winter break, the win rate in the second half has improved significantly, especially the Croatian striker Olić, who played three times in the second round of the league in the second half, has contributed one shot and one pass. And at the critical moment after 80 minutes, this efficiency directly rushes to the rhythm of the bench.
So the Bayern fans and the Munich media, which have been dull for half a season, started to come out to grab headlines again, and took the first day Schalke won the game-Bayern should have scored more goals than Schalke!
It is not difficult to see that the long-term sense of luxury of Bayern fans is deeply rooted in the bones, and you can see from these details.
And the final result, Bayern did score more goals than Schalke, the score is enough to make everyone chin off.
5:o! Bayern staged a brutal massacre on the road.
It's just that the German and Portuguese media have different "surprise" points. The German media is surprised by the strength of the Bundesliga team. In this state, encountering the British giants and the "Western Shuangxiong" Barcelona Real Madrid is not invincible!
Especially for Schalke o4, although Bayern is showing signs of recovery, the rational German media has higher expectations of Schalke.
The Portuguese media is full of grief, and there is a feeling of unrequited love between the lines. The total score of the two games was 8:1, and the onlookers looked shocking.
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At the end of the Champions League match day, Schalke o4 returned to the league and continued to do the "winners do not listen to the outside world, dedicated to winning only" career.
In the two rounds of the League of Champions League interspersed with two quarter-finals, the opponents were Frankfurt and Cologne, and they were not strong. Sloemka performs a regular rotation of the lineup. After all, the Champions League also played a key knockout game. He paid special attention to balancing the relationship between the league and the Champions League. The quarterfinals are just the goal shouted to the outside world. With the strength of the team this year, why can't they pursue higher?
At the league level, Sloemka is now focused on directly confronting the top four teams, as well as playing against Bayern. As for other opponents, even if they are not the full main force, he has enough energy to win. It was just accidental that Cologne was upset in the first half.
Unexpected events cannot be repeated on strong teams.
In these two games, Zhou Tiancheng was replaced after the lead in the last half hour. Zhou Tiancheng was a bit uncomfortable when he came off the court. He felt that his physical conditions allowed, why not let him play full?
Zhou Tiancheng has always maintained that original intention, and the eagerness of the game is exactly the same as it was at the beginning.
Sloemka can already tell from Zhou Tiancheng's expression on the end. When he was replaced for the first time, Sloemka patted him on the shoulder, and immediately after the next game, Sloemka was frowning on Sunday. He didn’t pick up the towel his teammate handed him. He saw Zhou Tiancheng had an idea in his heart, and walked over and said in a low voice: "Have a good rest. We need a state where you have the perfect state to meet the more difficult game. The victory has been fixed. It is a waste to leave you on the field."
And the Chinese fan Zhou Tiancheng who was thousands of miles away was finally replaced, and he gave Slumka a big praise in his heart. Everyone has watched Zhou Tiancheng’s various wonderful performances on the court, and many Zhou Tiancheng fans are worried about such a game. The field was full of work, and he didn't rest for a minute. If there is a problem with Zhou Tiancheng's body at the point of view, it will be really lively.
But now the facts prove that they are too worried, Sloemka is still very humane.
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Schalke o4 won the two opponents without any surprises, the points rose to 56 points, and sat firmly in the top spot, but behind them, Wolfsburg caught up with an amazing gesture .
After the winter break, Magath’s team was even stronger than Schalke. In the second half of the five-round league, four wins and one draw, five rounds scored twelve goals, although the opponents are all mid- and downstream teams. However, it is true that they have continued to fight against Stuttgart and Dortmund and reached the second place in the standings. And in the twenty-fourth round, Schalke o4 will face Wolfsburg directly on the road.
In the preview of this game, Deutsche Television II directly characterized this game as Schalke's final challenge to the championship. If they can take all three points, the difference between them and the team behind them is more than one ball. Combining various factors such as schedule and status, no opponent can pose a substantial threat to them.
Sounds beautiful, but it is not so easy to achieve.
Wolfsburg's Chinese transliteration is "Wolfsburg". It is conceivable that at their home stadium, the "wolf den" of the Volkswagen Stadium, their fighting power will naturally be very powerful. Especially this season.
"Schalke will face a few trials left ~EbookFREE.me~ but it may be a bigger problem than visiting Bayern's Allianz Arena. Magath's team can be promoted to the second place in the standings, and they Seven wins and one draw at home so far has maintained a close record. Magath seems to have found the key for the team during the winter break. The combination of Bosnia and Herzegovina striker Zheke and Brazilian Grafite shows There is an unassailable offensive state. Schalke has conceded a few goals this season. The most fundamental reason is the effective interception of the midfield, but if Wolfsburg uses the most direct way to bomb the back line, Schalke may There is really no guarantee that it can withstand the direct impact of Wolfsburg. Especially the young Hevedes may become "
Deutsche Television II highlighted Schalke’s potential weaknesses. There was a need for publicity to attract ratings, but Schalke fans did not eat this set.
They believe that the team has no reason to drop the chain, not to mention, the strength is not weaker than the opponent.
Even if it is difficult to play away, what can't be done for the championship?
　　
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