Chapter 160: Lock the group first in advance


In the 12th round of the Bundesliga, Schalke 04 lost to Bayer Leverkusen in the away game. In other games in the same round, Bayern defeated Nuremberg 2:1 away, Dortmund won Fürth 3:1 at home and Frankfurt at home. 4:2 won Augsburg.
Among the top five teams in the standings, only Schalke 04 lost.
After this round of competition, although the order of the top five in the standings has not changed, the difference between the teams has changed.
Bayern currently has 31 points, Schalke 27 points, Frankfurt 23 points, Dortmund 22 points and Leverkusen 21 points.
Schalke 04 was opened by Bayern by a four-point gap. He couldn't catch up in a game, and the team behind him also took the opportunity to catch up with the point difference.
Schalke 04 has a tendency to fall behind from the first group.
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The team was a little turbulent. At this time, Jackie Lee was invited by the team's chairman Clemens Tenis to have a cup of coffee together.
"Bruce, you don't need to worry, we will deal with the team's problems soon, you just have to prepare for the game with peace of mind." Tenis is here to appease Jackie Lee.
In the performance of Schalke 04 in the past six months, Li Chenglong's strength has been recognized, and many rumors about Li Chenglong's transfer have begun to appear.
For example, Bayern is worried about Schalke 04's competition and intends to poach Lee Chenglong.
And Arsenal in the Premier League is planning to start with Jackie Lee again and take him to the Emirates Stadium to play.
Anyway, just like those outstanding players, there are all kinds of specious transfer rumors.
Tenis was also worried that because of the turmoil in the team, Jackie Lee really wanted to leave.
"Don't worry, Mr. Chairman, I am doing pretty well in Germany at the moment." Li Chenglong also did not respond positively, but gave a specious answer.
After talking with Tenis and returning home, Li Chenglong saw Angelica was sending a beautiful girl out, and he didn't know if it was her girlfriend.
Although she claims to be a lily, Li Chenglong rarely sees her with a woman.
"I heard you went for coffee?"
"Just a little bit."
"For professional athletes, it is best not to drink at all."
Angelica still has a cold face, and Jackie Lee is used to it.
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On November 21, in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Schalke 04 played against Olympiacos at home.
"For Schalke 04, as long as they are tied, they will be able to qualify for the group ahead of schedule, and if they win at home, they can also lock first in the group at the same time."
"For Olympiacos, they have to get at least a tie before they can continue to qualify for the group and compete with Arsenal for the last qualifying spot at home in the final round."
The commentator quickly clarified the key points of the game.
Schalke 04 is to make a tie and win, at least get a tie to ensure an early round of qualifying for the group, it is best to win, by the way, lock the group first.
Olympiacos also wants to win a tie. A draw can allow them to continue to hold Arsenal. In the final round, they can win 2-0 at home or win three goals to eliminate Arsenal.
If they can win the game, Olympiacos only needs to beat Arsenal in the final round to advance.
Of course, if Olympiacos loses and Arsenal wins the four-game losing streak of Montpellier, then they will be eliminated from the Champions League one round early.
Regarding the weekend league, the club handled it very quickly.
In this game, Holtby did not make the big list at all, Draxler became the biggest winner, rightfully gained the position of the main front midfielder, and Banetta became the left midfielder.
Before the start of the game, Li Chenglong encouraged everyone: "Now we may encounter some problems, but we cannot be affected by those off-court factors. We must win the game and lock the group first in advance."
"In this way, we can transfer our energy to the league as soon as possible, and we cannot be too far apart by Bayern."
Now that Li Chenglong is performing better and better, he is naturally qualified to say such things.
After Jackie Lee finished speaking, Captain Herveds also gathered everyone together and shouted three times: "Come on~~~ Come on~~~ Come on!!"
In this game, Schalke 04 is the whole team, and must win the opponent at home.
But only 20 minutes into the game, Schalke's offensive was in full swing, when Hogel, who was a guest at right back, was suddenly injured.
"Schalke's recent luck doesn't seem to be very good. Injuries and other off-court factors have found them one after another."
Huber Stevens had no choice but to let the Greek defender Papadopoulos play, let him go to partner with Matip to play as a central defender, and then change Hvedes to play at right back.
Although Hewedes came from a central defender, he is actually an all-rounder in the backcourt. A central defender and two full-backs can play, and he can even play a cameo as a midfielder if necessary.
After the substitution adjustment, the game continues.
In this game, Olympiacos played more conservatively at the Schalke Stadium with a standard defensive counterattack.
They probably think that getting one point is enough, and they don't want to go shopping with Schalke 04.
Yardim's defensive arrangement was very good, and Schalke 04 failed to find a chance throughout the first half.
Holtby, who has been the center of the team's midfielder since last season, is suddenly absent, and it has a certain impact on the team's overall offense.
But at the beginning of the second half, Schalke 04 found a chance.
In the 49th minute, Draxler and Barnetta passed the ball continuously on the left and gave the ball to Jackie Lee in front of the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Li Chenglong avoided the pressing Italian midfielder Greco, so he immediately shook his leg and rushed to take a long shot before the others could make up the defense.
The ball flew from the opposing defender Sivas's side and flew directly to the upper right corner of the goal.
Olympiacos goalkeeper Meyeri flew over to save, but failed. The ball almost went to the dead corner.
"Gooooooooal~~~~~~~~"
"Bruce Lee~~~~ Beautiful long shot broke the goal~~~~ The blind spot!!"
"Schalke finally broke the deadlock. This is a very good start. Although they ended their losing streak at the weekend, they need to get back to form as soon as possible. This game is a good opportunity."
After the goal, Jackie Lee rushed to the sidelines and opened his arms to welcome the cheers from more than 60,000 fans~EbookFREE.me~Bruce~~~Super Bruce! ! ! "
"Bruce~~~Super Bruce!!!"
The Germans seem to like to give super players the title of super. There have been many super players in the history of the Bundesliga, and now Jackie Lee has also begun to be widely called the super blues.
When Lee Cheng-long scored, Stevens on the sidelines was the most excited, punching and roaring unbridled on the sidelines.
"Good job~~~Bruce!!!"
He was the most stressed about Holtby this weekend.
He must do something out of the authority of the head coach, but if the team's record declines severely because of the ban on Holtby, maybe he will have to dismiss get out of class.
So Stevens is the one who most hopes that the team will get out of the predicament as soon as possible. Now every game is very important.
After Li Chenglong scored, the next game was easier to play, Olympiacos can no longer blindly defend.
So in the 78th minute, Schalke 04 hit the front court with a quick counterattack. Lee Chenglong passed the opponent's full-back Holebas on the right and then made a cross.
The opposing goalkeeper Meyeri chose to attack to resolve this pass, but under the interference of Huntelaar, although he hit the ball with his hand, he failed to hit the ball outside the penalty area and the ball fell to the left of the penalty area. Full-back Fox, who was inserted from the left, got the ball, pushed it into the corner, and the ball rolled into the opponent's goal for the second time.
"Beautiful, with Fox's goal, Schalke almost secured the victory."
"As long as they win the game, they will be able to qualify for the group one round in advance, and they will be the first in the group."
Fox's goal did secure the victory. Although Olympiacos had a counterattack, Schalke 04 did not give them a chance, and the score of 2:0 was kept to the end.
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