Chapter 67: European Union Group

　　 On August 20, the fifth round of the Super League, Dundee United greeted the newly promoted Dunfermline at home.
　　 Dunfermline is just a small team in Scotland. A few years ago, it was downgraded due to financial difficulties. After a few years in the Soviet League, it was finally promoted back.
　　 And the most commendable figure in Dunfermline team history is naturally Alex Ferguson.
　　 Ferguson reached the peak of his career while playing for Dunfermline, where he won the Scottish FA Cup and the league runner-up, and was also elected to the Scottish League Golden Boot.
　　 Although this game was only a home match against a newly promoted horse, the Dundee United fans were very enthusiastic. When the team entered the stadium, the cheers of the stadium were like overturning the stadium.
　　 "The enthusiasm of Dundee United fans is very high, because they have just qualified for the Europa League. This is the first time they have entered the main game after the restructuring of the European War. This is indeed a moment worth cheering."
Although Dundee United are very happy that the team is advancing to the European Championship, and even want to use this game as a celebration, Dunfermline is very uncooperative. As a promoted horse that has set the goal of relegation early, What they have to do is to face every opponent and need to strive for every point.
In the opening half an hour, Dundee United had been playing tepidly, and did not show too strong offensive desire. Dunfermline felt that he had seen the situation of the game clearly, so he began to rebel against the offense, and it was really in the 45th place. Minutes, their midfielder Burns scored the goal and took the lead.
During the intermission, Peter Houston was very dissatisfied with the team’s performance in the first half: "Everyone needs to hurry up. We have just qualified for the Europa League. If we immediately lose to a promoted horse at home, what will happen? kind?"
　　 Everyone did not speak, and Vardy became inflamed at this time: "It's embarrassing."
　　 This time Houston was not dissatisfied, but instead agreed: "Yes, it will make us very embarrassed, and others will think that we are a big team in the European Championship that was transported by shit."
　　 In fact, Dundee United does have a certain element of luck in qualifying for the main match, because it is really hard to say who wins and who loses when they really go to Turkey to play an away game against Trabzonspor. However, Li Chenglong agreed with Houston that losing to a newly promoted team at home would really embarrass the team.
　　 So the second half began, Dundee United began to make efforts to break the embarrassing situation.
In the 48th minute, Li Chenglong used a long-range anti-aircraft gun to beat the drums of the team's offensive. Dunfermline was also very pragmatic and consciously retracted to start a defensive counterattack, and mainly defended, counterattacked. not much.
　　 In this way, Dundee United’s offensive is like a wave, wave after wave on Dunfermline’s defensive dyke, and finally cracked a gap.
　　 In the 77th minute, after Li Chenglong and Yueqiu made a two-to-one match in the middle, they kept the ball directly with the inside of the foot and pushed the ball through the crotch of the opposing defender Jason Thomson and entered the penalty area.
　　 Conway on the left slapped his horse and rushed to the corner and immediately pushed the ball into the close corner, making the opponent's goalkeeper unable to save.
　　 "Lee used a clever pass through the crotch to assist Conway to score, and Dundee United finally equalized the score."
　　 "Except for the first round of the league, Lee has scored in the last four league games, either with goals or assists."
　　 The commentator is still showing his merits to Li Chenglong, and the situation on the court has changed again.
　　 In the 82nd minute, just 5 minutes after the goal, Li Chenglong dribbled the ball past defender Austin McCann on the right side of the front court, then took the ball horizontally and immediately kicked the goal.
　　 The ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal. Dunfermline goalkeeper Garacher became a wooden man again, standing in front of the goal blankly and doing nothing.
　　 "Goooooooal~~~~"
　　 "Bruce Lee ~~~~ A powerful long shot scored~~~ Dundee United overtook the score!!"
　　 "Every shot of Li appears to be very powerful. This is the characteristic of his shooting."
"If Dunfermline wants to be relegated, I think goalkeeper Garacher may be a big obstacle for them. Dundee United scored twice in five minutes. He stood at the goalkeeper twice and had no response. This is definitely not what a qualified keeper should do."
　　 Lee Chenglong's goal also became a lore goal. In the next 10 minutes, Dundee United began to recycle appropriately and prepare to reap the fruits of victory, and Dunfermline did not create any good opportunities.
　　 Relying on Li Chenglong's pass and shot, Dundee United defeated newly promoted Dunfermline 2:1 at home, avoiding a two-game losing streak in the league.
　　 In other games in this round, the Rangers won 3:0 in a direct confrontation with Motherwell, but the Celtics overturned at home and lost to St. John Stone 0:1.
So in the league standings after 5 rounds, the Rangers topped the standings with 4 wins, 1 tie and 13 points. The Celtics ranked second with 4 wins, 1 loss and 12 points. Motherwell and Dundee United were both 3 wins. 1 draw and 1 loss accumulated 10 points, but Motherwell had one more goal difference than Dundee United, so she ranked third.
This round of Dundee United won the game and the previous team had two losses, which is regarded as allowing Dundee United to make up for the last round of away defeat to the Celtics. At present, it is only 3 points away from the top of the list. Up.
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　　 After the fifth round of the league, the second round of the European War play-offs began in the middle of the week.
　　 Due to the cancellation of the second round of the game, Dundee United can relax at home and watch TV.
　　 In the Scottish League, the Rangers failed to perform well at home, and they drew 1:1 with Maribor and were eliminated with a total score of 2:3.
　　 The Celtics were also very thrilling. They went to Switzerland and sent off a central defender in just 2 minutes of the opening game. Fortunately, they scored a crucial away goal in the second half. Although uukanshu.com finally defeated with a score of 1:3, it still succeeded in qualifying with the huge advantage established in the first round.
　　 So in this season's European war, only the Celtics and Dundee United have successfully advanced to the main match in the Scottish League.
Fortunately, the Swiss league, which ranks rivals in the European war, is not good either. Except that Sion was directly eliminated by the Celtics, the young Bernese returned to the home court and drew with Sporting Lisbon 2:2 because they entered away. There were few and was eliminated.
　　 The two teams participating in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, Basel successfully advanced, Zurich was eliminated and dropped to participate in the Europa League group stage.
　　 So the Swiss League also has only two teams entering the European Championship, but they have a Basel to participate in the Champions League, and the game can get 4 bonus points before the game starts.
　　The places for the European Championship are all confirmed, and then the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League groupings will follow.
　　 Dundee United President Eddie Thompson led the team to Monaco to participate in the lottery. Head coach Peter Houston also followed. This is the first time in their lives to participate in such a major lottery.
　　 After all, the European draw is not only a drawing of the Champions League and the Europa League group stage, but also some important awards of last season. Many well-known figures in European football will be present. It is indeed a good place to socialize.
　　 Messi and Barcelona undoubtedly became the biggest winners at the awards ceremony. Messi was elected the first European Player of the Year award. Ronaldo, who was also shortlisted, only got a poor 3 votes, which was satirized as Ronaldo with three votes.
　　 Now is the era when Messi dominates, Ronaldo can only hold back temporarily.
　　 After the awards, the UEFA Champions League and Europa League group stage draws followed.