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Chapter 860 Countdown

The German Cup competition was launched under such circumstances. Just like everyone analyzed before, Borussia is in a very bad situation. They still have to focus on league relegation. Every step forward in the German Cup It means that you have to disperse your energy, which is very unfavorable to them.

The only reason they are still in the mood to fight again is that this battle is at their home court, and they don't want to lose too much shame in front of their fans, and Schalke has brought about it after announcing the lineup early. The effect also made them a little confused about what to do, and the final lineup turned out to be mainly a substitute, which meant that neither side was willing to fight to the death in this game.

But what surprised everyone was that the game was quite exciting. The players on both sides showed a very good competitive state, and among them, Mata was the most excited.He waited a little too long for this opportunity. He always hoped to be able to single-handedly play the mainstay, but he has not done well enough. In this game, Magath handed over all the offensive organization to him. S is also a supporting role.

In the 8th minute, Mata crossed the opponent's defender from the right to the center of the penalty area and barely blocked the ball. Raul met the ball in the arc of the penalty area with his left foot and pushed it into the lower left corner of the goal. The score became [-]-[-].

After 2 minutes, Fuchs made a low shot with his right foot from the front of the penalty area, but the referee believed that Demba Ba had been offside before, and Demba Ba had blocked the opponent's goalkeeper's sight, so the ball was ruled invalid.

After conceding the goal, Borussia Mönchengladbach also immediately counterattacked. Their mentality was relatively relaxed, so they played very well. No. 15 minutes, they played a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt. In the end, Royce scored in the penalty area. Continuous fake moves passed Schalke's defensive players, but unfortunately the last shot was too powerful and the ball went above the crossbar.

After that, the offensive and defensive conversion speed of the two sides was relatively fast. Borussia and Schalke played against each other, which also gave the Schalke players a lot of space. Their offense was obviously still higher than the opponent's.

No. In the 206th minute, Fuchs's midfielder's over-the-top ball accurately tore Borussia's defense line. Mata successfully countered the opponent's goalkeeper and calmly pushed the bottom left corner of the goal into the net. Schalke led the opponent [-]-[-].

The time after that has become Mata's personal performance time. His skills are already a head above the opponent, but now he is even more aggressive because the opponent has no special marking. His breakthrough and passing are extremely powerful. As long as he takes The ball will make the opponent immediately confused.

No. In the 30th minute, Mata passed a low and flat ball from the right side of the front field into the penalty area. Demba Ba took advantage of the opportunity to shoot and the ball missed the left post. Two minutes later, Mata succeeded in counter-stealing the ball through an active fight in the frontcourt. Unfortunately, his teammates did not cooperate well enough to form a chance to shoot, but many people can see from this move that Mata is in a hot state today.

In the No.307 minute, Schalke rushed into the opponent's penalty area again, and Mata made a low pass into the small penalty area from the left side of the front field, and Raul grabbed the ball from the front point and was kicked out of the penalty area by the opponent's defender. However, Mata Already ensuing, he broke into the penalty area immediately after getting the ball, but the shot near the penalty kick missed the post.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Borussia also scored a goal. Royce and Hank hit the wall in the penalty area, and Hank decisively kicked the goal from a small angle in the small penalty area. The ball hit a Schalke defender and veered into an empty net before half-time ended.

Less than a minute into the second half, Demba Ba crossed the ball after it went out of the baseline. The assistant referee decided that the ball went out of bounds first. The fiery Demba Ba first protested the assistant referee's yellow card, and then clapped and satirized the referee for another yellow card. Being sent off with a direct red card also surprised many people. Schalke actually had one less man to fight.

However, Schalke did not seem to be affected. Less than 5 minutes after Demba Ba was sent off, Draxler accurately found Mata with a diagonal pass from the left side of the frontcourt, and Mata got rid of it by relying on his super personal ability. Borussia Borussia's two defenders were entangled, facing the attacking goalkeeper and scoring easily, and the score became [-] to [-].

But Borussia is not inferior, and they quickly relied on their unremitting efforts to score a point. In 6 minutes, Draxler made a throwing error in the backcourt. The ribs dribbled the ball inside, shot low with his right foot from the penalty area line, and the ball flew past Matip's feet and rolled into the lower left corner of the goal. Hildebrand, who was ill-prepared, did not respond, and the score became [-]-[-].

No.60 In the second minute, Mata succeeded in anti-offside. Facing the goalkeeper, a heavy shot hit the crossbar and bounced back to the field. Fuchs, who followed him, shot again from a long distance, but the football flew off the crossbar.

No. In the 605th minute, Fuchs vigorously threw the ball into the penalty area. Borussia's defender headed the ball not far away. Draxler headed the ball into the penalty area again. Mata nodded in front of the ball and Joaquin shot from behind. He scored the football and rewritten the score to [-]-[-]. This was also the first time Joaquin, who seemed to be sleepwalking throughout the game, touched the ball. Who knew he even scored the football.

No. 70 points Matado made a strong low shot from the right side, Ter Stegen dropped the ball, and Joaquin followed up in time and calmly pulled the ball past Ter Stegen with his right foot and then shot into the empty goal. His goal The efficiency of the ball surprised everyone, and Joaquin also seemed very happy after scoring the goal. This goal is still very exciting, and it is a bit like the Spanish sharp knife.

In the 808th minute, Borussia launched a counterattack. Arango did not cross the center line. Hildebrand rushed out of the penalty area to make a clearance and kicked empty. Royce easily brought the ball into the empty goal, making the score [-]-[-] But it doesn't make any sense for the whole game.

And this goal battle also ended. Although Schalke won a big victory, Magath was still very dissatisfied with losing three goals in this game. He said at the post-match press conference The defenders who criticized the game thought that their attention was not concentrated, but after he finished speaking, he changed the subject and said, "Of course, we will also enter the winter break soon, and the current players have already started to go on vacation. It's only human, and hopefully they won't be like this when they come back after the winter break, or I'm going to put them all on the bench and never have another chance."

After Schalke defeated Borussia Monchengladbach, they easily broke into the quarter-finals, and the entire Bundesliga also entered the winter break. Facing the upcoming Christmas, the whole of Germany and Europe began to enter the countdown.

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