The strongest winger

Chapter 946 The Expected and the Unexpected

With Azpilicueta's cross, all eyes on the scene were focused on the football in mid-air, and only a few fans focused on Aiello, who was fighting for the position.

At this time, he was being stuck in the middle by Gareth Bale and captain Gala, and he didn't find the right time to take off.

But he saw that the football was getting closer and closer to him, and he knew the absolute truth of not coming again when the opportunity was not lost, so he had to bite the bullet and put his feet on tiptoe and jumped high.

Gareth Bale and Gala were taken aback for a moment, then jumped close to Aiello.

Their intention is very obvious, which is to interfere with Ai Luo who is jumping at the front of the small penalty area...

But Ai Luo's take-off was not for a header, but for... an assist!
"—Shoot!!" Huang Jianxiang looked at Ai Luo jumping high in the camera, but following the trajectory of the football, he changed his voice and exclaimed: "Pass the ball?"

The football was pushed by Ai Luo to the front where he took off, which is where Dawson was originally standing.

Dawson, who was running forward, was stunned...

Out of the defensive instinct of the central defender, he raised his right arm while making an emergency stop, signaling that David Villa was suspected of offside.

Of course, if you look at the current positions of the players on both sides, David Villa will indeed die and be suspected of offside, but the problem is that Dawson ran laterally before, and he was closer to the bottom line than David Villa.

David Villa came from behind and took a step forward, so that he appeared to stand out a little bit, but he was not offside.

The assistant referee saw it most clearly, so he ignored Dawson, who raised his right arm high.

By the time his colleague made an emergency stop, the football had already flown into David Villa's control.

The next thing is very simple for the striker who has scored the most goals in the history of the Spanish national team. Standing with both feet in place, exerting force on the waist and abdomen, he stepped forward and slightly leaned forward, pushing the football that Ai Luo pushed forward.

"Header relay!!" Hyde, the commentator of the first sports station in Valencia, shouted suddenly.

At the same time, fans of the home team stood up from their seats and raised their arms high.

"Ouch!"

The next moment, they erupted into a huge cheer, sweeping the entire stadium in the blink of an eye.

As David Villa headed the ball into Gomez's goal...

David Villa who scored the goal was very excited, because his last goal in the Champions League quarter-finals dates back to the 1-4 season when Valencia won the Champions League.

To be able to score this goal, David Villa is most grateful to Aiello who gave him the assist.

At this time, it is natural that the commentator on the spot commentary seat launched a new wave of praise for Valencia's goal.

Its CCTV commentator Huang Jianxiang, Valencia No. [-] sports channel commentator Hyde and guest Barry seemed the most excited. To use a fashionable word to describe it is to use life to explain.

But when everyone's attention was on Valencia who scored the goal, Tottenham players surrounded the assistant referee on the sidelines. They agreed that David Villa was suspected of offside.

However, both the assistant referee and the referee insisted that the goal was valid.

The on-site director also called up the slow motion of Ai Luo hitting the ball with his forehead to David Villa. The fans sitting in front of the TV could clearly see that the moment Ai Luo pushed the football, David Villa was farther from the bottom line than Dawson!
Even the outstretched arm is not considered offside in calculations, so there is no problem with Valencia's goal to expand the score.

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After a tug-of-war for about ten seconds, the Tottenham players had no choice but to walk to the court dejectedly. After all, it is unwise to continue arguing with the referee, and the game will continue.

The game restarted, and the Tottenham players could no longer bear the restlessness in their hearts.

If one goal behind can still see the hope of advancing to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League, then two goals behind basically means that Tottenham can only continue to maintain the hope of advancing to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League if they score away goals.

So they launched an attack without the arrangement of the old head coach Redgnapp.

However, it is difficult to pose a threat to Valencia's defense with the offensive combination of Defoe, Gareth Bale, Lennon, and Van der Vaart.

Because Tottenham's two wide players are pure wing assaulters, able to counterattack and lack of change.

In addition, Defoe in the middle is not the kind of player with outstanding strengths and abilities. It is difficult to take advantage of the central defender combination of Benatia and Godin.

Moreover, Wang Xiaolei is always very decisive in attacking. Basically, as long as the pass is within the small penalty area, he will successfully pick it off.

The old Redgnapp has nothing to do about it standing on the sidelines. Now that he is behind by two goals, it can be said that he has fallen into a comprehensive passivity. He must take at least one away goal in Mestalla, otherwise returning to White Hart Lane will also regain the advantage of two goals.

Reminiscent of Valencia's super offensive group headed by Aiello, it is very unrealistic to want to keep Valencia at home.

With no other way, the old Redgnapp had no choice but to acquiesce in the self-adjustment of the field.

It's just that Valencia's defensive position is very good. The three central midfielders can effectively protect the defense, making Gareth Bale and Lennon useless for their speed.

In this regard, Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor shook his head and said: "Obviously, the problems with Tottenham are entirely due to the serious lack of experience in the Champions League knockout rounds, coupled with the obvious mistakes of old Redgnapp's tactical choices... There is no problem with Valencia choosing to defend and counterattack in the away game.

Andy Gray, the partner commentator, nodded and said: "Indeed, there is a problem with the old Redgnapp's tactical choice. The away game against Valencia must have a certain counterattack, otherwise it will be too passive if there is a full defense, like this..."

Immediately, Andy Gray changed his voice and said with a smile: "Actually, Ai's personal ability is too strong. Valencia's first goal was scored by relying on his super personal ability, and the second goal also came from his header assist..."

Time passed quickly, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Tottenham once suppressed Valencia at halftime by virtue of their counterattack momentum.

It's a pity that they did not pose an actual threat to Valencia, but were hit by a beautiful quick counterattack by Valencia.

Had it not been for the refusal of the goal post at the Mestalla Stadium, then Valencia could have taken a three-goal lead in the first half.

Despite this, Aiello took advantage of a corner kick before the end of the first half and smashed the ball violently into the goal.

Valencia led Tottenham with three goals in the first half.

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Just one minute into stoppage time in the first half, the referee on duty decisively blew the whistle to end the first half.

The two sides entered the locker room with a score of 3:0.

The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

The 15-minute halftime break was quickly spent amidst the eloquent talk of the commentators on the spot.

Before the start of the second half, Tottenham took the lead in making personnel adjustments, replacing Lennon with Pavlyuchenko, who has been in good form recently, and moved Van der Vaart to the side.

Enhance the intensity of the offense while maintaining the hardness of the defense.

However, Valencia seems to have been prepared for a long time. From the beginning of the second half, there was a posture of defending first, and everything was defensive.

The commentator Huang Jianxiang agreed with Ancelotti's tactical change: "Valencia chose to retreat to the half in the second half. It was a very smart choice. This is to create opportunities for Aiello, who has a strong counterattack ability. As long as they are allowed to seize the opportunity, then Valencia is very likely to score the fourth goal of the game..."

The progress of the game did not differ much from Huang Jianxiang's expectation.

In the 69th minute, Valencia made a quick counterattack. Defender Gallas had to kick Aiello to the ground while fighting and retreating, and exchanged a yellow card for a successful defense.

But soon he regretted it...

Because this distance and angle are completely in line with the characteristics of Ai Luo's free kick.

It is worth mentioning that before Aiello kicked the free kick, all the Valencia fans stood up from their seats, as if Ai Luo kicked a penalty kick instead of a free kick...

Aiello sent the ball to the goal under the watchful eyes of fans, players and coaches.

"The goal has been scored!" Huang Jianxiang raised his arms and shouted as the football hit the upper right corner of the goal: "Aiello scored the third goal in this game. His hat-trick helped Valencia lead the visiting team Tottenham 4-0 at home. If there is no accident! Valencia will advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League again after four years!!"

"--Ai Ai Ai!!"

At the same time, the fans at the scene exploded with great energy as live announcer Mario Coker chanted, chanting Aiello's name in unison.

When Aiello scored his third goal of the game, it also meant that the game lost its meaning.

The Tottenham players who made the historic break into the quarter-finals of the Champions League also realized that the hope of advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League is infinitely close to zero...

In this negative psychological situation, it is impossible to create enough threats to Valencia.

Fortunately, Valencia's offense is not as aggressive as before. They play steadily and use their excellent technical ability to control the ball firmly at their feet, consuming game time.

In the end, Valencia swept the No.4 Tottenham in the Premier League last season 0:4 at home, laying the foundation for advancing to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.

同时进行的另外一场在伯纳乌降下帷幕的1/4决赛最终以皇马3：2力克沙尔克04而告终。

Contributing goals for Schalke 04 are Hao Junmin and former Real Madrid captain Raul...

Needless to say, the result of this game will cause a huge sensation the next day.

Florentino ruthlessly drove away Real Madrid's banner Raul, but now he has been hit back, unexpectedly conceding two away goals at home, which means that Schalke 04 has a very high chance of entering the semi-finals of the Champions League upset.

Because they only need a 1:0 or 2:1 to advance...

(End of this chapter)