Chapter 52 Leverkusen

After the start of the second half of the game, Gosho's first attack gave a heavy blow to Basel. After Gosho's kickoff, after a few passes, Zhou Guodong made a long shot after shaking two defenders in the front court. The ball was blocked from the bottom line by Bustamante's body, and Gosho got a corner.

Zhou Guodong came forward to take the corner kick. The quality of the corner kick he made was very high. The ball flew quickly to the back point in an arc, while several big central defenders of Basel were staring at several tall players such as Henkoz, Silva and Antunović of Gosho. There was nothing around Lopez at the back point. The big man came to defend him. He jumped easily. A lion shook his head and pushed the ball into the upper left corner of the goal.

After falling behind by 0:2, the Basel team's offensive was more urgent. They also created a lot of shooting opportunities, but they were decognated by Gosho's back line and today's helpful goalkeeper Checarelli. They failed to score a goal until the end of the game.

In the 75th minute of the game, Yakin used up the last substitution place in his hand. He replaced the young striker Giraldi. In this way, Basel has four strikers on the court, and Yakin is going to fight desperately.

In the 84th minute of the game, Basel's efforts finally paid off. England leftman Derriville, who they bought during the winter break, broke through again on the left side. After shaking Gosho's right-back Clement, he passed the bottom pass. This pass was a low-level ball. The speed of the ball was very fast and the front point. Henkoz failed to touch the ball. Basel striker Hravac, who was inserted in the middle, did not stop pushing the ball directly. After the ball changed direction, he hit the right post of the goal and bounced into the net. Although cecarelli made a save, the ball was too close to the goal and the angle was too tricky. He failed to touch the ball. Basel won back. A city.

In the next ten minutes, Basel's offensive was even crazier, especially Derriville. His left breakthroughs were very frequent, but after Lin Fenglei replaced Gugelman, he suddenly suppressed De Ville's assists. In the end, Basel failed to score again, and Gosau won 2-1 at home. Team Basel.

In this game, Gosho's goalkeeper Checarelli was once again named the best in the game, and this time he was elected by Lopez, who beat one goal and one assist. It can be imagined how amazing his performance in this game is. The best of this game is already his third best in the league this season, which is quite difficult for a goalkeeper.

To talk about another data, the goal conceded in this game is only the third goal conceded by Checarelli in the league this season. This data is extremely horrible. Of course, there is a back line without conceded goals, and even the credit of the front court, but it cannot be denied that Chekareli is in excellent condition this season.

In another game in this round of the league, the Zurich team defeated the third-ranked young team 1-0 away, which not only consolidated their second place, but also widened the gap with the third place to five points. They now have 38 points, and after Neuchtaire won this round, they have accumulated 33 points. It rose to the third place.

On February 15, Lin Fenglei led the Gosau team to Westfa, Germany. Leverkusen, a small city in Lem, will challenge the Bundesliga team Leverkusen in two days, which is also the first round of their first round of the knockout round of the Champions League this season.

Although Leverkusen is a strong team in the Bundesliga, their fate is also very tragic. In their peak seasons from the end of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century, every time they hit the league championship, they always fell down when they saw hope, especially in the 1999-2000 season, in the first 33 rounds. In the game, they led the second place Bayern Munich by 3 points. In the last round, they could win the championship as long as they drew. However, they were away against the weak team Wengtehaxing, but their mentality was unbalanced. Their midfield core Ballack first scored an own goal. Later, they attacked a lot but failed to equalize the score. In the second half, He conceded another goal and lost 0:2. Bayern Munich defeated Bremen 3-1 in this round. As a result, they overtook Leverkusen by goal difference and won the Bundesliga championship that year.

Two seasons later, Leverkusen made a comeback. With a strong momentum, they once led the second place by 7 points in the league and reached the finals in the German Cup and the European Champions League. There is great hope to win the Triple Crown, but their stamina is weak. In the last few rounds of the Bundesliga, they have lost in a row and are one point inferior. They lost to Dortmund and only won the runner-up in the Bundesliga. In the German Cup, they were reversed by Schalke 04, and in the European Champions League, they were reversed by Real Madrid, and sadly won the King of Sanya.

Since then, Leverkusen and their midfield core Barak have a nickname - "Millennium Second". What a shameful nickname is this? But Leverkusen can't refute it. Who let them never win a Bundesliga championship in more than 100 years? The most important honor they have ever won is a German Cup champion and a UEFA Cup champion. Obviously, these two championships are not enough to make Leverkusen transform, which is respectable.

In recent seasons, Leverkusen has been depressed. He has not been able to enter the top four of the Bundesliga for several consecutive seasons. He was locked out of the door of the UEFA Champions League. It was not until last season that they won the third place in the Bundesliga that they entered the Champions League through the qualifying match and came out of the siege in a group of death. The first round of the knockout match of the UEFA Champions League has rekindled the enthusiasm of Leverkusen fans. They hope that their home team can achieve good results in the long-lost Champions League and continue.

The current head coach of Leverkusen is the former captain of Liverpool, Finn Haipia. He was interviewed by reporters before this game. He said, "The Leverkusen is still recovering, and I'm just a newcomer in the head coach, so now our strength can't be with the team. Compared with the peak of history. Indeed, Leverkusen is in good shape this season. In the group stage of the Champions League, we qualified from a group of death, but that does not mean that we are invincible, especially our opponent is the defending champion of the Champions League. They are the most powerful team in Europe now, and Coach Lin Fenglei is also in Europe now. One of the best head coaches. Therefore, we don't have a good chance of winning this game. Of course, no matter what, we will do our best to win.

Lin Fenglei said in an interview with reporters: "Thank you for coach Haipia's high evaluation of me. What I want to say is that although he is only a newcomer in the coaching industry, he has done a good job. Since these two seasons, Leverkusen has been in the Bundesliga. The results are very good. It is also a great achievement that they have been able to outwhelm Manchester City's group qualifying in the Champions League this season. So Leverkusen is a strong opponent, and I won't take it lightly.

The two teams met for the first time in history. There was no resentment, and the two head coaches were young commanders, and they seemed to cherish each other. Therefore, before the game, the atmosphere between the two teams was very harmonious, not tense, and no players stood up to fight.

Until the evening of the 17th, before the game began, the two teams were very friendly. Haipia also took the initiative to shake hands with Lin Fenglei. He smiled and said to Lin Fenglei, "It's an honor to have the opportunity to fight with you!"

Lin Fenglei also nodded with a smile and said, "So do I!"

However, it was not so friendly after the start of the game. Leverkusen's playing style after the opening was extremely fierce. At the beginning of the midfield, they frequently knocked down the Gosho players, which made it difficult for the Gosho team's offensive to organize smoothly. Of course, although their movements look very rough, in fact, they are all rushing the ball without rushing people, and there is no deliberate action to hurt people, which reassures Lin Fenglei a little. He doesn't want his players to be seriously injured again.

However, Lin Fenglei still looked at Haipia with a wry smile. This guy looks very friendly, but he is really rude in the game. Of course, Lin Fenglei also knows that at this stage, there is no way out for the UEFA Champions League, so it is impossible to deal with the group stage so well.

Of course, the Gosho players are also psychologically prepared for Leverkusen's playing style. After a short period of discomfort, the Gosho team began to change the way of attack. They do not pass through the midfield, but often pass directly in the backcourt, looking for the two points of Eggman and Codingho, and taking advantage of their physical advantages. Fight for the header and let Avanceni and Horensten strive to get the second point and look for an offensive opportunity.

This offensive method is of course also what the Gosho team is good at. The existence of the two powerful centers, Egman and Kodinho, makes their long passes very threatening. However, Haipia is obviously prepared. He arranged two strong big central defenders, Walshaid and Toplak, on the back line. They don't suffer much in fighting for this kind of header, and even if sometimes they can't win the first drop point, they can interfere with Egman and Kauddinho, which will change the second drop point. It's even more irregular. It won't fall at the feet of the two wingers according to the intention of the Gosho team every time.

Other players in the backcourt of Leverkusen have also increased their running, so they do not suffer losses in the competition for the second drop point. Occasionally, they are grabbed the second drop point by Avanzini or Hollensten. The number of defensive players in Leverkusen in the backcourt is also dominant, and it is difficult for the Gosho team to really pose any threat. For a while, the situation on the field fell into a stalemate.