Chapter 46 UEFA Champions League Knockout Draw

After the quarter-finals of the Swiss Cup are over, the semi-finals of the Swiss Cup this season have also been produced. They are Gosau, Sion, Zurich Grasswort and Zurich. The semi-final draw was also held on the same day. As a result, the semi-final opponent of Gosho is their old rival, Zurich. Sion will have a match with the Grasswoods to compete for another final place.

After the game against Basel, Lin Fenglei led the Gosau team on a flight to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, the next day. They will play a semi-final of this year's World Club Cup at the famous Aztec Stadium in Mexico City on December 17.

On December 12, the second round of this year's FIFA Club World Cup has ended. The host team, Mexico Guadalajara Chivas and North American champion New York Red Bulls, defeated their respective opponents and entered the semi-finals. Mexican Guadalajara Chivas is the opponent of Gosho, while the New York Red Bulls will compete with The Copa Libertadores champion La Plata of Argentina played another semi-final.

Mexican Chivas in Guadalajara is the first giant in Mexico. They have made outstanding achievements in Mexico's football history and have participated in the Club Cup many times. Their official name is Atletico Guadalajara, and Chivas (meaning Ram) is just their nickname, but later this nickname was even more popular than their official name, and almost became their name.

Guadalajara has produced many excellent players in its history, but their excellent players are often poached by European teams as soon as they have emerged, such as Carlos. Bella and Hernandez were both born in Guadalajara and were later poached by the Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester United respectively. Now the most famous player in Guadalajara should be the striker Omar, who had an unsuccessful La Liga journey. Bravo, Bravo once transferred to La Liga team La Coruña, but later he did not succeed there and returned to Guadalajara. Of course, Bravo, born in 1980, is also a veteran. It is unknown how much power he can have entered the twilight years of his career.

In a word, Guadalajara's strength is not very strong, which does not pose much threat to the Gosho team. However, the long-distance flight and jet lag may have a greater impact on the Gosho team. Of course, due to the Cup against the Basel team, most of the main players did not play, and there is no problem with their physical condition, and once In Mexico City, Lin Fenglei immediately arranged for the players to reverse the jet lag, so on the day of the official game, the players' jet lag should also reverse.

At 7:30 p.m. on December 17, the World Club World Cup semi-final between Gosau and Guadalajara officially began. Lin Fenglei sent all the main players, and Goshao also easily won the game 4:1.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Guadalajara got a corner kick, but there were no tall players in their team, so they sent a tactical corner kick, leading the corner kick to Sergio. Avila passed the ball to Marco, who came up to pick up. Fabian, Fabian passed the ball into the penalty area with a half-high ball, but the ball was kicked out of the dangerous zone by Salihovic's big foot, and the ball flew to the right side of the midfield.

Guadalajara's left-behind defender Omar. Espasa grabbed the first drop point. He stopped the ball with his right foot, but he made a small mistake when he stopped the ball. He stopped the ball a little away from his body. Just when he wanted to go forward and control the ball again, Egman rushed up, kicked the ball forward, and then sprinted. He threw Espasa away and caught up with the ball.

After Egman caught up with the ball, without waiting for another defender from Guadalajara to intercept, he raised his foot and rubbed out a curved ball and sent the ball to the middle. Kao Dinghuo, who inserted in the middle, suddenly passed all the remaining defenders in Guadalajara, forming a single knife, and then the rest of the matter was not It's often simple. When he took the ball into the penalty area, in the face of the attacking goalkeeper Hernandez, he easily pushed the far corner and opened the record for the Gosho team.

Then Guadalajara launched a fierce attack on Gosho's goal under the shouts of 100,000 Mexican fans, and in the 39th minute, their top scorer Bravo successfully picked up the leak in front of the goal, equalizing Guadalajara. Bravo's goal also made 100,000 ink in the game. Xige fans cheered loudly, and the most "authentic" Mexican wave was also set off in the stands.

But soon, Gosho showed the strength of the European championship to Guadalajara. In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Guadalajara got a free kick on the left side of the front court. They still did not choose to hang the ball to the penalty area, but passed the ball to the middle. Their midfielder Baez got the ball and made a long shot, but the ball bounced out of Antunović's lap, and Ivanovic got the ball. After the direct pass to the front court, Codingho received the pass.

After receiving the ball, Codingho did not choose to do it alone. He also gave a straight plug, and Egman in front of him also got a single shot. He scored a goal that was the same as Codingho's goal.

The two strikers of Gosho assisted each other in two counterattacks, scoring one goal each, and the score in the first half was fixed at 2:1.

In the second half of the game until the 62nd minute, Gosho played a classic cooperation. In the backcourt, Ivanovic divided the ball to the left side. After Avanzini got the ball, he broke through at high speed and passed it to the bottom. Egman in the middle headed hard and smashed the ball into the upper left corner of the goal. Guadalajara is only 1.7 meters tall. 9's central defender Luna can't compete with Egman at all. He can only play some interference role, such as pulling Egman's jersey with small movements. Unfortunately, he can't pull Egman, who weighs 85 kilograms and is as strong as a cow.

Guadalajara, who fell behind by 1:3, attacked aggressively, but this was exactly Gosho's favorite situation. Only three minutes after the last goal, Salikhović cut off Guadalajara's pass in the backcourt. He passed the ball to Ivanovic, and Ivanovic sent a 40-meter away. With the straight plug ball, Kaodingho, which was at the front, succeeded in offside and got a single shot again. He did not waste this opportunity and pushed the ball into the far corner in the most stable way again.

4:1, this is the final score of the semi-finals, and the Gosho team successfully entered the finals. In fact, in this game, the Guadalajara team still played a high level with the support of 100,000 Mexican fans. They led the ball possession rate on the court and a lot of shots. At one time, they equalized the score, but the final winner was the Gosho team. Three of the four goals scored by the Gosho team came from The counterattack shows how efficient their counterattack is.

In fact, this tactic was also arranged by Lin Fenglite. Because of the long journey and jet lag, the Gosho team was not in the best condition in this game, so Lin Fenglei arranged this tactic and successfully won the game in the most economical and labor-saving way.

In another semi-final, the New York Red Bulls unexpectedly defeated the South American champion La Plata, Argentina, 1-0, and they also reached the FIFA Club World Cup final for the first time. In the history of the FIFA Club World Cup final, it was also the first time that a European team did not play against a South American team.

Lin Fenglei also felt a little surprised about the result of this game, but this kind of accident is also a good thing. At least an American team is easier to deal with than a South American champion.

By the way, Gosho's luck this year is really good. There is no strong opponent in the group stage of the Champions League, and the final opponent met in the FIFA Club World Cup is also average. Only Juventus, the final opponent of the European Super Cup, is a real strong team.

The final of the FIFA Club World Cup will be held on the evening of December 20, and the two teams still have three days to rest.

During this period, there was another major event related to the Gosho team, that is, the draw ceremony for the first round of the knockout match of the UEFA Champions League on the 18th.

On the 18th, after a short lottery ceremony, the situation of the first round of the knockout match of the Champions League this season came out:

England Manchester United vs France Bordeaux;

AC Milan of Italy vs Chelsea of England;

German Bayern Munich VS Scottish Celtics;

Real Madrid Spain vs Arsenal England;

Gosau of Switzerland VS Leverkusen of Germany;

Barcelona, Spain VS CSKA Moscow;

German Schalke 04 VS Turkey Galatasaray;

Germany's Dortmund VS Switzerland's Zurich.

After the result of this lottery came out, it was naturally a few happy and sad. For Gosho, drawing Leverkusen is not a good draw, but it is not the worst result. In the second place in the eight groups, Chelsea should be the strongest team. Although they are second behind Schalke 04 in the group, everyone knows that Mourinho's return is Cher. The strength of the West team is absolutely no less than that of any giant. AC Milan sadly won the grand prize and drew them.

Although Leverkusen is a traditional strong team in the Bundesliga, their performance in recent seasons is definitely not as good as that of Bayern Munich and Dortmund, which are the same Bundesliga team. Moreover, they have not invested much in recent seasons, and there is no need to be a red superstar. Their strength is still relatively large compared with Gosau. I believe that as long as the Gosho team plays normally and crosses the barrier of Leverkusen, it is not a problem to advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.

Lin Fenglei now also hopes to have a stronger opponent to help the Gosho team adjust their status. So, Leverkusen came at the right time.