green knight

Chapter 174: Su Chao Giants——Celtics
The final score was fixed at two to zero, and Juventus, who were playing at home, did not give Viola Fiorentina a chance.Although Jovetic and Liajic were very active, they couldn't change the final outcome.

Juventus is also very satisfied with this victory. After all, it is also very happy to win the league with a rotation lineup, because they will go to Scotland to face their opponents in the Champions League quarter-finals in three days. Super League super super giants - the Celtics!

The Celtics have monopolized Scottish football for more than 100 years against their rivals Glasgow Rangers. They have won a total of 43 Scottish Premier League titles, including several four and six consecutive titles. 35 Scottish FA Cups, [-] Scottish League Cups and one European Cup.

This Champions League championship is also the first European Champions Cup championship won by a British team (the British Isles including England, Scotland and Wales) in football history.It is also the only Scottish team to win the Champions League so far. At that time, the team did not have a foreign aid, and the players were all born within a radius of 30 miles from the team's home field. It has been passed down as a good story in the history of European football.Until now, the team is still a banner of Scottish football.

Of course, European football has also ridiculed the Scottish Premier League in this way-the greatness of the Scottish Premier League is that it only has two participating teams in one city, Celtic and Glas Rangers!
Of course, today's Celtics no longer have the strength that shocked the whole of Europe. Their weakness is reflected in their dominance in the league, but their feet are weak as soon as they arrive in the European arena.

They won the European championship in 33, and the last time they reached the European finals was in the [-]-[-] season. The "Hulk" even defeated strong opponents such as Liverpool, Stuttgart and Boas Vita, and finally reached the UEFA Cup final of that season. This was the first time Celtic entered the final of a European competition after [-] years.

At that time, the venue of the final was Seville, Spain. The "Hulk" was very unlucky to encounter the Portuguese giant Porto led by Mourinho in the final.Although the "Hulk" tenaciously equalized the score after being behind twice, he finally lost to Porto with a score of [-] to [-], regrettably passing the European champion.

Following the 1969-1970 UEFA Champions League final, the Celtics missed the top of Europe again.Although the team did not win the championship, the Celtics fans showed extremely high quality, so the fair play awards of FIFA and UEFA were awarded to the Celtics that year.

This is very similar to Juventus. They are often majestic in the league, but when they arrive in the European arena, they are hard-pressed.However, the Italian fans of Juventus may not be as harmonious as the "green shirts" of the "Hulk".
Although the Celtics are a Scottish team, they have strong Irish national characteristics and background.Their team song "The Fields of Athenry" is the team song of the Irish national team, and most of their fans have Irish characteristics or blood. ——In fact, the Celtic Club was established in Glasgow by Wolffried, a monk from Sligo County, Ireland.

In this context, the Juventus team drove to the UK to face their opponents in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season-an away challenge to the Celtics, the Scottish Super League team.

In the UK in mid-February, the weather is always gloomy, with light rain from time to time accompanied by scattered snowflakes.The sea breeze blows over the British Isles, piercing to the bone.

Some people say that the UK has only two seasons a year - the rainy season and the non-rainy season.Among them, there are ten months in the rainy season and only two months in the non-rainy season.During the rainy season, it rains more than a dozen times a day, and each time only lasts for three to five minutes.So in the UK we can often see that people always have an umbrella in their bags.

So Juventus' luck is very bad, they encountered such a problem today.Turin, where Juventus is located, is in the interior of Italy, under the Alps. They rarely "enjoy" the harsh sea breeze, so they are still a little uncomfortable when warming up at Celtic Park.

Most of the fans in the stands on the stadium have already been in place. Although the weather is very bad and it often rains and sleet, this has not dampened the fans' passion for football and love for their team.

The stadium, which can accommodate 820 people, is almost full today, and there are still many fans outside who have not been able to buy a ticket, struggling to buy a precious home ticket.

Celtic fans have been looking forward to the team's ability to make a difference in the European arena, so half of the city of Glasgow was completely sleepless on the night when the Celtics qualified for the Champions League - and half of the city belonged to Glasgow Rangers By.

This also created the situation where the Celtics entered the Champions League finals for the first game at home today, and the stadium was full.

Li Zihan, who was warming up, looked around from the court, and it was full of green.The huge Celtic four-leaf clover flag almost covered the entire stand, and fans holding green scarves were like waves of green waves, whistling to give the team the strength to ride the wind and waves.The pre-match media said that about a thousand Juventus fans came to Scotland to cheer for the team, but now they are almost impossible to find in the stands. ——all covered by 6 home fans.

The fans sang, not yelling at the visiting players like other English teams or Italian teams.Instead, he smiled and cheered to them: "Welcome to Paradise!"

"Paradise" is the nickname Celtic fans refer to their home stadium, Celtic Park.

Due to the rotation of the substitute lineup in the last league game, Conte sent all the main lineup except Chiellini, who was injured and unable to play, in this midweek Champions League.

Li Zihan returned to the starting position, and his partner as the striker is Juventus' main center Vucinic.Caceres continued to replace the injured Chiellini, the Uruguayan is still very strong.

After the first 10 minutes of discomfort, the Juventus team gradually became familiar with the away game.In fact, the number of times the two sides have played against each other is almost pitiful in history, so Juventus needs time to adapt to this "paradise".

The Celtics, who played at home, showed their home court advantage as soon as they came, and they entered the state almost in the first minute of the game.

If it weren't for Buffon's excellent experience and Vidal's ability to retreat and assist defense, the opponent might have scored within 10 minutes.

But once Juventus became familiar with the opponent's stadium, the opponent's style of play and the cheers of the opponent's fans, everything began to enter Juventus' "grey mode".

———The main reason is that the opposing fans did not yell and insult the Juventus players, which made them very uncomfortable.You must know that in Italy, the United Kingdom, or other European countries where racial discrimination is relatively serious, Juventus players have been scolded a lot.So it's really not suitable for them to start the road trip without boos and abuse. This doesn't really mean that they are "bad", it's just a habit.

Once the "gray mode" that swept across the Apennines is turned on, the Celtics' defense line is frequently in distress.

No. In the 13th minute, Li Zihan made a personal breakthrough in the middle and made a cross in front of the goal. Vucinic who followed him shot angrily, but was saved by goalkeeper Foster.

Five minutes later, Juventus made a comeback.Bonucci poked the ball away from opposing center Stokes, and the ball rolled to Pirlo's feet.Pirlo, with his back to the attacking direction, did not immediately take the ball and turn around, but passed the ball with his heel behind him to Vidal not far away, and then turned around and advanced.

Vidal immediately passed the ball back to Pirlo who was going forward, and then he followed suit.Pirlo turned a blind eye to the central midfielder who stepped forward to steal the ball, and swept the ball to Marchisio.

Seeing this scene, the Italian narrator shouted excitedly: "The old lady's 'gray storm' is coming!!"

The so-called 'gray storm' is the coordinated attack mode between the Juventus midfielders. The core Pirlo constantly advances and cooperates with the midfielders Vidal and Marchisi.The three moved forward in turn, and handled the ball by handing over the ball to Pirlo who advanced forward.

Marchionne immediately passed the ball short to Pirlo in front. Pirlo and Vidal made a wall kick and easily got rid of the opponent's full-back who came to support in the middle.Then Pirlo turned around and handed the ball to Vucinic at the front of the penalty area. After taking the ball, Vucinic made a slight adjustment and took a shooting position.

The 1.9-meter-tall central defender Ambrose also has long legs, and he immediately stretched out his right foot to intercept the ball's shot.

Seeing the opportunity, Li Zihan jumped in at high speed, and the defender Gershen who was defending him was jumped by Li Zihan before he had time to react.

Vucinic turned into a push at this time, and the ball rolled through Ambrose's crotch to the ribs inside the penalty area.

Almost the ball arrived, Vucinic's fake shot and real pass had just arrived at the position, and Li Zihan also arrived.No adjustments, just shoot against the ball.

The ball flew to the upper left corner of the goal quickly in the air. There was no arc, and it was a shot that relied entirely on strength. Using speed to hit the goalkeeper was too late to react.

"Great chance, Lee's shot!!!"

At the same time, the 25-year-old main goalkeeper Foster, the main goalkeeper of the Celtics, also made a saving action, flying sideways, completely stretching his [-]-meter body in the air.

[It was confiscated when I was playing Violet, I wrote too many games.But Violet is also a relatively important part. There are several opponents of the protagonist in the future. Although they are not the main opponents, they are also "Xiaoqiang who can't be beaten to death", and they are young and have more development potential.After all, this book is the background for the start of last season, so many "virtual and simulation" are needed in the future.There are actually two good players in the Celtics. One of them has moved to the Premier League this season, and the other has been loaned out. 】