greenery is king

Chapter 716

April [-]th.Schalke ushered in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at home.

In the first round, Schalke beat Inter Milan with an incredible score of 2-[-] in the away game. The competition for the semi-final places has basically lost suspense.In this campaign, Farfan was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and Metzelder also returned from injury.As for Inter Milan, Chivu was suspended with a red card, but Lucio came back after lifting the ban. Cambiasso served as his substitute. Japanese defender Nagatomo Yuto also started this game. Win or lose, so neither side seemed to do their best in this game.

Uncle Di Pu announced the lineups of the two sides on the spot. He was in a good mood, so his tone became very relaxed, "Inter Milan's goalkeeper is still Cesar, and they conceded seven goals in the last game. People, I am too relieved about him. Defenders Maicon, Lucio, Ranocchia and Nagatomo Yuto, can two people in the back line really be able to stop us Schalke? I think it is too hanging! Before this game, there was no mention of the East Asian derby. The reporters have been taught by Ai Huan, but fortunately, these people still have a memory. Midfielder Zanetti, Motta, Stankovic and Sneijder, this center The field combination should be world-class, but the problem is that when they face our midfield, four people are not as good as one Ai Fan. The forward line is still Cheetah Eto'o and Milito, Eto'o has nothing to say , but Milito is not as brave as last year."

He paused, took a sip of water, then raised his voice and began to talk about his players, "Neuer is of course the main goalkeeper. As long as he is in our backcourt, he will be very strong. The defense line Escudero, Howards, Metzelder and Papadopoulos, this is also our strongest defense combination, there is no objection. Midfielder Annan, Matip, Jurado and Holtby, this is also our main lineup. Forwards Pukki and Raul, it can be said that Pukki is the most reassuring in the winter transfer. Some people will definitely hear the problem, yes, today Ai Huan did not start, he just sat on the bench , but in the last game we won [-]-[-], there is no need for Ai Huan to play hard in this game, he should be more threatening on the bench than on the court."

He paused again, and suddenly said as if he had discovered a new world, "Did you notice that a familiar face appeared in today's auditorium, and Mr. Ferguson, the old man of Manchester United, also appeared. It seems that he has already qualified yesterday." Manchester United is thinking about finding out how to break us at our home court today. Please welcome Mr. Ferguson with warm applause."

Since almost all the fans were in a good mood, they really welcomed Mr. Ferguson with warm applause, and Ferguson stood up and waved without any stage fright, and the figure of the old man appeared on the big screen on the sidelines immediately.

But the big screen did not stop just because Uncle Di Pu’s introduction ended, but continued to move on the field, as if looking for someone, and finally stopped in the direction of the VIP area. Those with sharp eyes saw the figure of a woman.

But this time Uncle Di Pu didn't introduce anything, as if he didn't see it at all, and the audience thought it was just an ordinary fan, so they didn't pay attention to it, but Ai Huan, who was sitting on the bench, knew that it was Jennifer, Jennifer hasn't been to the game for a long time, this time it's a relief, but the Schalke club still arranged her in the VIP room very considerately, and they didn't know what to say about some things, so they had to open their eyes. Just close your eyes and let them go.

Although there is no Ai Huan on the field, Schalke still played relatively easily. On the other hand, Inter Milan was a little absent-minded. Many of them felt like they had completed the task. Anyway, it is already like this. What else can we strive for?

After the start of the game in the first half, the two teams launched a tug-of-war in the midfield. Although it was not exciting, it was definitely not dull.

Raul No. 16 minutes after receiving Jurado's header from the left was confiscated by Cesar, this is also the first effective attack by the two teams.

No.20 In the second minute, Papadopoulos made a mistake in the backcourt. Eto'o broke into the left side of the penalty area and was shot out of the bottom line by Hovides.Since then, Inter Milan has won consecutive corner kicks, but Schalke's defense did not leave too many opportunities for the opponent, and they also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

No. 306 minutes, Stankovic shot straight to the upper left corner of the goal again, Neuer made a wonderful save and flew the ball out!In the opening 25 seconds of the last game, it was Stankovic's long-range shot that broke Schalke's goal, and this time it did not happen again.

The two sides did not see who had the better chance throughout the first half, until Escudero scored the ball to the center in stoppage time, Jurado sent a direct pass from the center, Raul broke into the penalty area and pushed past Cesar. The goal turned the score into [-]-[-], and this goal basically announced the death penalty for Inter Milan. The fans immediately sang "There is only one Raul in the world, and he is in Schalke!" to cheer for the Lord of the Rings in their hearts.

Inter Milan made substitution adjustments during the intermission, and Pandev replaced Stankovic to strengthen the attack.After changing sides and fighting again, Inter Milan evened the score in the opening 4 minutes.Sneijder took a corner kick from the right, Lucio headed the ball from the middle, and Mota scored a goal with his left foot from close range on the left side of the small penalty area. Without Ai Huan's restraint on the field, Motta's ability was still fully displayed. .

Although the score was equalized by the opponent, Schalke, who was leading the total score, was not disrupted, and their offensive became more and more smooth. In 7 minutes, Schalke took a tactical corner kick from the right and made a pass. Papadopoulos' header was slightly higher.

Shortly thereafter, Schalke continued to use corner kicks to pose a threat. In 9 minutes, Jurado made a cross from the right tactical corner kick. The footage showed that it was an accurate call. In the 604th minute, Schalke took a corner kick from the right, and Papadopoulos's header was slightly higher again.

When the game progressed to No. 801 minutes, Raul sent an exquisite pass from the frontcourt to the back of the ball. Howards quickly reversed offside and then made a low shot with his right foot in the penalty area to lock the score at [-]-[-]!

Immediately there was a huge cheer from the fans as Schalke reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time.

(End of this chapter)