Chapter 57 Entering the Finals

On April 18, the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup were played first, and Gosau challenged Porto away. Porto is a Portuguese giant. In history, it has not only won many domestic leagues and cups, but also won the European Cup twice and the UEFA Cup. However, every time they win the championship, their players and even their coaches will be robbed, so their results in European competitions are not good. It can be sustainable and stable, so that compared with the top giants in Europe, they always have such a strong team temperament, so they can only be regarded as the second-level strong team in Europe. They have a good signing this season. They have reached the League Cup semi-finals all the way, and they have met a Swiss team. They are very high-minded and hope to relive their dream of winning the UEFA Cup.

In the game against Gosau, Porto's main force came out. As soon as they started the game, they launched a fierce attack on Gosau, hoping to eat the opponent in one bite. Unexpectedly, although Lin Fenglei's lineup was exactly the same as the previous away 1:5 loss to Atletico Madrid, they were different in this game. Although the two teams were away from home, they also competed with Porto and did not give in. In the 18th minute, Ivanovic divided the ball in the backcourt. Captain Avanzini took the ball to the front court at high speed on the side. After making a two-to-one cooperation with Egman, he continued to carry the ball to the bottom line and passed the ball. Egman wrapped the ball in place. He fell to the ground and shoveled, setting the first record for the Gosho team.

After losing the ball, Porto counterattacked. Serbian striker Jovanovic scored a goal in the 34th minute, but he didn't wait for them to calm down the excitement of equalizing the score. A minute later, Egman took Lima's straight plug and broke into the penalty area with a powerful volley, hitting the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. Shao exceeded the score again.

Subsequently, the Gosho players, who had not played for two games, shouted like a fierce tiger, and pressed Porto to attack in their own half and made many threatening shots. It was only because of bad luck that they could not further expand the score until the 85th minute of the second half. Egman headed a goal in a corner kick, locking the score at 3:1, and Egman also played a hat-trick.

Gosau defeated the giant Porto team 3:1, and it was also on the road, which made Swiss football excited again. However, due to Gosau's convulsive performance in the last round, they did not dare to say too much, but said that Gosau had reached the final with half a foot. Lin Fenglei's statement after the first two rounds of the league that he significantly changed the players was just an ordinary rotation was also supported, because in this game, the Gosho players who did not play in the two games seemed energetic one by one, in a very good state, and indeed got enough performance after a break.

On April 21, Gosho's league was held one day earlier. Gosho narrowly beat Arau 3-2 at home. Arau is still wandering outside the relegation circle, so they are fighting fiercely. Although Gosho did not send players from the youth team, he also sent a lot of rotating players, and because the next game will be against Boer. In Tu's home game, Lin Fenglei asked the players not to fight too hard to avoid injury, so Gosho's players inevitably shrank. In the first 89 minutes, Gosho and Arau played 2:2. It was not until the 89th minute that Egman scored the winning goal.

After this game, Gosho regained the lead at home 0: 0 and scored 7 points with Sion's Zurich. With only 5 rounds left in the league, this lead is already very big.

On Wednesday, April 25, the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup first ended a group of competition. As a result, AC Milan, who played at home, defeated Manchester United 1-0 and defeated Manchester United with a total score of 2-1 in two rounds. They first entered the final. One day later, Gosho will play against Porto at home to determine another final place.

At 7:45 p.m. on April 26, the home game between Gosho and Porto began as scheduled. Gosho fans occupied most of the fans stand at Gosho's home as early as the festival, holding all kinds of banners and slogans supporting Gosho's team waiting for the start of the game, while only a few hundred fans from Porto came with the team. People who can enter have fallen into a clear downtrend in terms of momentum.

In the constant cheering of the home fans, the Gosho team launched a tidal attack on the Porto team as soon as they opened the game. They lost 1:3 at home. The Porto team, which was already obviously lacking in confidence, looked extremely weak in front of the rainbow-like momentum of the Gosho team. They had no power to fight back, only the skill.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Porto, who struggled to resist Gosho's attack for nearly half an hour, finally lost the ball. Ivanovic assisted to the front of the penalty area and made a long shot, which was blocked by Porto's goalkeeper's one palm. The ball did not hit far. After falling into the small penalty area, it caused a scuffle. Finally, Egman used his right foot. He poked into the goal. The goal was not beautiful at all, but it was a very important goal. This goal made the fans on the scene excited and made Lin Fenglei stand up excitedly. This goal basically announced that Gosho's team had entered the final. Lin Fenglei did not believe that his team would collapse again after the penalty. The phenomenon of disk.

In the 50th minute of the second half, Codingho received a powerful header from Hollensten's cross, which expanded the score for Gosho. After this goal, Porto has completely lost his fighting spirit. Lin Fenglei also let the players slow down the pace of the game to avoid injury, and replaced Kadin with Kabanas and Meyer one after another. Huo and Lima, solidified the middle defense, controlled the rhythm of the game, and kept a score of 2-0 until the end of the game.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the fans were excited. This victory was historic for Gosau and the whole Swiss football world. It was the first time in history that a Swiss team reached the League Cup final. How could Gosau's fans not be excited?

When Lin Fenglei led the players around the field to thank the fans for a week, the excited Paul leaned down from the stands and asked loudly, "Lin, we will all cheer in the final on May 9. We will win then, right?"

Lin Fenglei nodded with a smile, and then asked Goshao's players, "Do you have the confidence to win the finals!"

Gosho's players roared, "Yes!" Just kidding, that final is related to their championship bonus and the two-week salary deducted. What if they don't win?

At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked, "Mr. Lin, your team has now reached the final of the UEFA Cup. This is the best result of the Swiss team in the UEFA Cup. Are you satisfied?"

Lin Fenglei smiled and said, "Since you have entered the finals, who will be satisfied with this?"

The reporter asked: "So you hope to win the UEFA Cup, but your opponent in the final is AC Milan. This is a great opponent. I don't need to introduce their brilliant record, right? Are you confident that you can win them?

Lin Fenglei said, "I have confidence in any opponent!" This is not arrogance, but based on my team's strength. If a head coach has no confidence in the face of his opponent, what game will he play? Just surrender. AC Milan is certainly a great opponent, so aren't those opponents we met on the way to the League Cup finals a great opponent?

The reporter who asked the question suddenly stopped talking, and the other reporters laughed. It was not the first time that Lin Fenglei couldn't let the reporter get off the stage. The reporter's question was too naive and just hit Lin Fenglei's muzzle. Now with Gosho's better and better results, coupled with Wagner's previous experience, not many journalists dare to touch Lin Fenglei's mold.

The final against AC Milan will be held at the municipal stadium in Brasov, Romania, on May 9. There are still 13 days left. Among them, Gosho has to play two league games and a cup semi-final. The schedule is very intensive, so Gosho still has to make a large rotation.

On April 29, Gosho challenged Sion away from home in the league. Gosho sent a large number of rotation players, and Sion, who had the opportunity to enter the European game, launched an extremely tenacious resistance. Finally, with only one goal in the 65th minute of Egman, Gosho defeated his opponent 1-0, due to the championship rival Zurich. At the same time, the score gap between the two sides is still 7 points, but there are only 4 rounds in the league.

On May 2, Gosau challenged Lucerne away to play in the semi-final of the Swiss Cup. This season, Lucerne's performance in the league is extremely bad. He has been firmly occupying two positions in the relegation zone with the Grasswt, but in the Cup, they advanced soaring to the semi-finals. In this game, they tried their best to take the opportunity of fighting on the third line of Gosho. They also fought very hard in the game. It was not until the 75th minute that Ivanovic made a long shot from the front of the penalty area to set the record for Gosho. After that, Codingho was almost injured by the fierce tackle of the opposing defender in a carry. At this time, if he was injured, he would definitely miss the UEFA Cup final a week later. The angry Codingho jumped up and pushed the opponent. The regular defender took a hand, and the other side was also unwilling to show weakness. He waved a punch, and the two immediately fought together. Fortunately, the other players on both sides were relatively restrained and pulled the two away. The referee on duty hit 50 boards each and sent them off together. In the end, the game ended hastily, and Gosau was another opponent who won 1-0 and advanced to the final of the Swiss Cup.