Vol 2 Chapter 69: Focus on the Champions League

　　 At halftime, Schalke 04 and Wolfsburg draw 2:2.
Although the scene is very lively, Magath and Sloemka each have dissatisfaction. In the locker room, Sloemka seriously reminds the players to maintain sufficient vigilance and concentration, he said: "Listen, You must treat them as Bayern and Dortmund. I didn’t emphasize it before the game, it does not mean that the game can be easily and casually faced, I hope everyone learns the first half. Defend, defend, defend first, To be eligible to talk about winning."
Although Sloemka didn't say it clearly, he was obviously very dissatisfied with the team's defense. Hevedes and Westman did not dare to look directly at the head coach's eyes. Two goals in the first half, Both of them are to blame.
　　 "Zhou, how do you deal with the second half of the situation now?
Sloemka asked Zhou Tiancheng. Although Westman was the first captain, Sloemka knew Zhou Tiancheng's status in the locker room because he could make everyone on the court play. Comfortable, so when the team is facing difficulties, Sloemka will pay more attention to his opinions.
Zhou Tiancheng thought for a while: "There is a saying in China that doesn't matter. Three, we still actively attack in the second half. As long as we can score another goal, I don't think there will be a third draw. Benedikt and Heike are sure Will learn a lesson."
After finishing talking, Zhou Tiancheng glanced at Hevedes and Westman, and the two immediately responded with grateful eyes. In the first half, they were also under great pressure. The team was tied in succession, and they were in a bad mood. . What they need most now is trust.
　　Slomka nodded, "Take a good breath, cheer up, and victory must belong to us! Schalke's goal is--"
　　 "Champion!" All players answered in unison.
On the Wolfsburg side, Magath face was gloomy, emphasizing all players one by one: "How many more times do I have to emphasize? The defense against Zhou Tiancheng should be tough, and there is no room for it! He, we are in an invincible position. You have to learn from Canggu, I don’t want to see him in the second half to be able to move freely on the court."
The players on both sides re-entered the second half with a determination to win. Both sides attached great importance to the start, especially on the side of Wolfsburg. Zhou Tiancheng was almost attacked by a mad dog-style "cutting big tree" defense, running around without the ball There is a person following at any time, and once the other party finds that he has the attempt to catch the ball, he does not hesitate to get started directly.
　　 Two minutes into the second half, Zhou Tiancheng had been violated three times and fell to the ground. Every time he was knocked down, Chinese fans couldn't help but worry.
"Zhou Tiancheng now enjoys the same treatment as Messi. Although Wolfsburg's defensive approach is undesirable, it is also part of the football game. What Zhou Tiancheng needs to do now is to protect himself. Wolfsburg It’s not a team based on physical fitness and running, so don’t worry, and firmly withstand the opponent’s opening three axe, the situation will be reversed.

Zhou Tiancheng didn't expect that the other party would suddenly play such a life, and this is clearly staring at himself, but he does not intend to back down, the other party's purpose is to oppress himself to not pass the ball forward, if he is really afraid of snatching, more The ball is passed back to the back line. Isn't that the opponent's goal?
Go ahead to dangers. Sometimes it’s not all silly, it’s all forced by the big picture. If Zhou Tiancheng plays conservatively, Schalke's offensive firepower will hardly pose a threat to his opponent. Now is the crucial moment for the momentum between the two sides. If Wolfsburg takes advantage of the advantage at home, Schalke may be really fierce.
　　 Therefore, Zhou Tiancheng decided to be tough with his opponent!
Wolfsburg's foul on Zhou Tiancheng was exceptionally firm on the defensive end, so the fluency of the second half of the game was greatly reduced, the referee Brech's appearance rate increased significantly, and Misimovic and Schaefer continued for a short period of time. Eat two yellow cards.
However, Wolfsburg is still worth it, at least effectively cut off the connection between Zhou Tiancheng and the frontcourt players, Schalke 04's offensive power is greatly reduced, in turn, Wolfsburg's several frontcourt offensive positioning attacks instead caused No small threat. Zheke grabbed a spot in front of the fifty-eight minute and almost copied the equalizer goal of the first half. Fortunately, Neuer had a long shot and a wisdom, made a pre-judgment, and flew one-handed to support the ball out of the beam. .
Marcel Leff exclaimed: "Ah! The perfect save! Manuel Neuer is the biggest surprise of the new generation goalkeeper. His outstanding performance guarantees that Schalke 04 will be the least Bundesliga player this year. The team, the quality of Schalke’s youth training camp, makes you feel numb when you think about it."
　　 Isn't it?
　　Zhou Tiancheng, Hevedus, Neuer, Schalke cultivated the greatest reliance on both ends of the offense and defense. Schalke is now copying the magic of Stuttgart two years ago.
　　After the other party missed this opportunity, Sloemka smelled a dangerous breath, and he could not sit still, making the first substitution adjustment. Altentop was replaced, and the newly joined Liverpool youth training player, Poole, won the opportunity.
　　 "Sloemka also realized that Zhou Tiancheng was tightly sealed and the ground propulsion was unrealistic. He was ready to knock the opponent's goal with simple and direct tactics. Schalke used the twin tower tactics, which is quite rare this season."
　　However, as long as it is effective, it is a good tactic.
　　 In fact, facing Kuranyi and Pryor facing two Italian central defenders alone, they also do not have the advantage, but Slomka's intention is very clear. The two are just feints, and the real killing is behind them.
　　Most of the attention of Wolfsburg players followed Zhou Tiancheng, gradually ignoring the person who is not strong in Zhou Tiancheng's presence-Rakitic!
　　 The two forwards have tried their best to build the fort, and Rakitic finally has the opportunity to show his long-range ability close to the penalty area.
"boom!"
　　 Rakitic received Pryor's response. The shot from outside the penalty area was so strong that Bernario couldn't save it and the ball quickly flew into the goal.
　　 3:2, in the 74th minute, Schalke 04 overtake.
Zhou Tiancheng quickly ran over to hug Rakitic and shouted in front of him: "Good job, Ivan, haha, don't you worry about knowing why I didn't play well? Because I know you can Row!"
　　 "Schalke is close to victory indefinitely, but one goal lead is not safe. Wolfsburg will definitely start fighting, and the counterattack will be quite fierce. The best thing is..."
　　 "It's better if Zhou Tiancheng can score another goal and completely kill the suspense. Duan Xuan, you want to say this, right?" Tao Wei took the initiative to answer.
　　Duan Xuan focused on the head: "Those who know me, Tao also guides."
　　 Tao Wei smiled for a while, then answered: "Because I think so too."
　　 is not only the two of them, this is also the voice of all Chinese fans.
　　Although everyone is happy to win Schalke, if Zhou Tiancheng can score a goal that completely sets the tone for the championship, the significance is far more than icing on the cake.
　　However, Zhou Tianxiang now has a lot of pressure to come to the frontcourt and it is naturally more difficult to score. However, Schalke did not lack firepower in the advantage. Kuranyi scored a header and scored a goal before the corner in the 85th minute. The score expanded to 4:2.
　　 "Good shot! Good shot, Kuranyi finally showed the value of his German international at a crucial moment. The game is now stable. It can even be said that the suspense of the Bundesliga champion can basically be concluded."
　　 Duan Xuan's powerful arms clang these words powerfully, and the weight is extremely heavy, which means that Chinese players are close to the first five league championship trophy.
　　Although he scored this point, the outcome was divided, but Wolfsburg is still working hard to score. In the first minute of injury time, Grafite broke through in the penalty area and Misimovic took a penalty to deceive Neuer and easily hit.
　　 The final score was fixed at 3:4, with the home team in front and the away team in the back. Wolfsburg's tenacious spirit was still worthy of applause, although he was defeated.
Winning this key battle, Schalke 04 has already led Wolfsburg by five points, and in the other two key games of this round, Dortmund played a 4:4 high score on the road and Hanover, once leading by two goals. Te still didn't hold the advantage. Including the Ruhr Derby home defeat, including four defeats, has been nine points behind Schalke, and was also overtaken by Bayern, who came after him, directly fell out of the top four. Stuttgart is even worse this round, with a 0:4 defeat in Bremen.
　　 In this way, the top four in the Bundesliga are Schalke 04, Wolfsburg, Stuttgart and Bayern. And Schalke's lowest lead is five points. Champions are basically difficult to make big changes.
　　The whole team of Schalke returned to Gelsenkirchen and was greeted heroically by many Schalke fans. They all knew that the glory of this season is really coming again!
　　 The media's lens is constantly chasing Zhou Tiancheng. They are very clear who is leading the team to the present.
　　 This enthusiasm made Zhou Tiancheng a little unbearable, but the microphones were handed over to his mouth. He did not express his attitude, so he could only choose to be low-key.
"Tolerate the problems related to the championship, and wait until the salad plate is really raised? For us, Wolfsburg is just an ordinary opponent...Of course, it is a little bit more important than the average team. , But we won them and this page turned over. What I am thinking about now is how to help the team advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. After all, we are only two goals ahead and not insured."
　　Zhou Tiancheng's statement actually represented the intention of the coaching staff and the club. The league advantage is already so obvious. Schalke turned its focus to the Champions League this season, which is a normal choice.
　　Three days later, Schalke ushered in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals at home and faced Porto at home. In the first round 3:1, holding two goals, three away goals, in fact, Schalke has no pressure at all, as long as he does not die, Porto is difficult to make a difference at the Schalke Stadium.
Slomka even had the confidence to let Kuranyi take a break and sent two substitutes on the front line, Germany Jones, to join the 19-year-old teenager Purr. I am afraid that only Schalke has such a cost and at home. Dare to train newcomers in the Champions League knockout.
Marcel Leff was happy when he saw the starting list: "It seems that Slomka's cautious remarks in front of the camera are false. This starter is enough to explain the attitude: tell the opponent directly, at my home, There is no chance!"
　　After such a rendering by the narrator, Schalke's domineering went deep into the hearts of every fan.
　　 Although the efficiency of the two backup forwards is not high, Schalke's midfield advantage is large enough. Back at home, Schalke 04 made the opponent feel how much pressure-out of the central defender's control area, there is simply no chance of any short pass, Zhou Tiancheng and Rakitic's high pressure for high efficiency. With an average of about two or three minutes, Zhou Tiancheng can deliver the ball to the striker once.
　　Even if the striker is even worse in efficiency, how can he eat ten cakes once, otherwise he would have been on Schalke's cleaning list.
In the first half, Jones scored twice to lock the score at 2:0. At the beginning of the second half, Slomka successively replaced the left-wing forward Asamoa and even showed a wonderful operation in the 80th minute. , Change the goalkeeper. Felman, who sat on the bench for most of the season, finally got the chance.
　　 When Fairman walked into the court, Zhou Tiancheng deliberately walked in front of him and gave him a high-five. The bench goalkeeper was a tough position, and he was lucky to be able to play. Feeling the power from Zhou Tiancheng's palm, Fairman was determined to seize this opportunity.
But his teammates will not let him perform... Porto is firmly pressed in the backcourt, not even threatening to attack, Fairman's first show is just to add a piece of his personal career resume~EbookFREE.me ~Impressed others completely.
　　 This also proves a sentence: weak teams are more likely to be good goalkeepers.
　　Finally Schalke won 2:0 at home, with a total score of 5:1, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons.
　　 After the game, proudly went to Schalke Stadium and fell into long-lasting cheers. The last contribution was "wolf den", and now tied with the best record in the history of the Champions League. Double happiness is coming.
Even across the screen, Duan Xuan listened to the cheers on the scene and could feel the passion on the scene. He shared his mood at the moment and said with emotion: "Schalke 04 is really awesome this year, the next quarter-finals In the battle, they can play lightly, but such Schalke is not good news for their opponents! In terms of strength, they are not the strongest. Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Liverpool, and even Chelsea are all above them. But Schalke has come here to kill, and there are many giants who are stronger than them. As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes. If Barcelona or the defending champion meets, they may not necessarily win. Be sure, their performance pressure can be greater than Schalke!"
　　 Duan Xuan's post-match prospects raised Chinese fans' curiosity once again. Fortunately, the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw will take place immediately after the end of all matches, which is a day or two.
　　Which giants will fight will be announced by then.
　　 Everything is handed over to God.
　　
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