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Chapter 486 Advance to Schalke

On October 21, Schalke ushered in Tel Aviv Workers, the weakest opponent in the group stage, at home. In this game, Ai Fan rarely sat on the bench. His absence led to a huge change in Schalke's formation. .

Goalkeeper Neuer still sits at the gate, Escudero and Moritz guard the two sides, Metzelder and Howides guard the center, Maputi and Rakitic appear in the midfielder position, Jurado With Holtby in charge of the midfield, Farfan and Raul appeared on the front line. This is the first time that Farfan has started in recent rounds.

And the Tel Aviv workers didn't make any special preparations. They still played 4-4-2, which they are best at. When they knew that the scary guy didn't play, the team also had some other thoughts. .

This is Schalke's first match against an Israeli team. They don't know the characteristics of this team. They just know from the videos of the first two games that their main striker Shecht is a very powerful character. What's interesting is that this During the game, Ai Huan also met old acquaintances, that is, Ivas who played together in Elche, but in this game, Ivas and Ai Huan could only stay on the bench.

The two embraced warmly before the game and had a long conversation with each other. This scene also caused a burst of warm applause from the fans on the field, which also reduced the strong smell of gunpowder to the lowest point.

The Tel Aviv workers had lost two games in a row before, and there was no room for loss in this game, so they took a deep breath and prepared to show their fists before the start.

But Schalke took the lead in the first 3 minutes. Jurado's direct pass was cleverly missed by Farfan. Raul pushed his left foot into the lower right corner alone, [-]-[-].After Raul scored the goal, he ran directly to the bench, hugged Magath and others, and then clapped hands with the players on the bench. Ai Huan also laughed and hugged him, and the game was over. Determined sex.

In the subsequent game, the Tel Aviv workers exposed their unfamiliarity with the European war, but their panic allowed Schalke to find an opportunity, and they started a methodical counterattack.

No. In the 20th minute, Escudero made a cross and Farfan shot wide of the right post. No. In 206 minutes, Jurado made a direct pass to the left side of the penalty area, and Farfan shot again and was saved by Enyeyama from the near corner.

Two minutes later the Tel Aviv Workers' first shot finally came, Welmut passed the ball, Tammuz shot was blocked by the defender, then Schalke played a very beautiful counter-attack, Holtby shot from the front of the box, Saved by the opposing goalkeeper, resulting in a corner kick.

Schalke takes a corner kick, Hewedes headed the ball and Farfan goes high. No. 306 minutes Farfan made a pass, Holtby's header was destroyed, then Jurado passed the ball, Metzelder's header was pushed out of the crossbar by Enyeyama.

No. In the 309th minute, Abtbuler passed the ball, and Badir's header was blocked. In the 404th minute, Farfan passed the ball, and Holtby's left-footed long-range shot was obtained by Enyeyama.

Although no more goals were scored in the first half, Schalke played without panic at all, took most of the initiative on the field, and attacked the opponent's goal again and again, which also made the fans very enjoyable , Uncle Di Pu also used a lot of words to praise the current Schalke. In his words, "Our God didn't make a move and you are already like this. If he makes a move, you can only wait for death, but I I think God should take a good rest in this game."

During the intermission, Magath did not make more arrangements, he just asked the players to continue to put pressure on the opponent, but at the beginning of the second half Metzelder strained his groin again in the fight, but after some treatment He actually continued to stay on the field.

10 minutes into the second half, Farfan passed the ball, and Raul's left-footed curve ball in front of the goal was confiscated by Enyeyama. In 7 minutes, Raul's shot was saved by Enyeyama again, and Farfan hit the crossbar with two consecutive headers! Two minutes later, after Rakitic and Holtby kicked the wall, the latter made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Raul pushed his right foot into the lower left corner in front of the goal to make the score 2-[-].This goal was a reassurance, and instantly calmed down the entire Schalke team. Their offensive continued, and they played more and more relaxed.

A few minutes later, Holtby dribbled the ball at the front of the penalty area and was violated. The referee awarded a free kick. Jurado took the free kick. The ball went through the wall and hit the goal beam once, which also made the audience involuntarily let out a sigh.

No. In 607 minutes, Gavranovic replaced Farfan. After 1 minute, he made a low pass from the right with his back and left foot. Holtby knocked on Jurado on the left from the front of the penalty area. A curveball in front of goal hit the far post and bounced into the net, making it three to zero.This is also Jurado's first goal for Schalke 04. After scoring the goal, he performed somersaults in succession on the field excitedly, and such a series of actions also made the fans applaud.

After that, Schalke's offensive continued. They did not relax their offense because they had already led by three goals. Instead, they launched a wave of attacks, which also made the fans very satisfied. No. 705 minutes Holtby's shot was shoveled out by the defender. No. 803 minutes Rakitic shot high.

It wasn't until stoppage time that the Tel Aviv workers finally found a little sense. Taking advantage of the home team's relaxation, they launched several good-quality counterattacks and finally won a free kick.The Tel Aviv workers took a free kick, and Moritz, who was defending behind, dragged behind and did not form an offside tactic. Schechter stopped the ball and pushed into the lower right corner, locking the score at [-]-[-].

Although conceding a goal in the final stage, it also made Schalke fans feel relieved. They saw what they wanted in this game.Moreover, Raul's two goals also allowed him to increase his record of goals in the Champions League to 68, and his goals in the European war reached 71, surpassing Inzaghi by two goals and tying Gerd Muller record of.In UEFA's official scoring list, Raul also ranked first with [-] goals and surpassed Inzaghi's three goals, becoming the well-deserved most powerful scorer in the history of continental Europe.

After the game, the fans' stand also put up the slogan "The shooter king is with God, other teams can only cry" to express their passion. Singing the song "Go Schalke, fight and win" together, this also made the fans extremely excited.

(End of this chapter)