Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 802 Istanbul Snow Battle

Juventus has played against Galatasaray 5 times before. Both sides won once and tied three times. It can be seen that Galatasaray is not afraid of Juventus at all in history, and their lineup is also very good this season. .

There is also Sneijder in the team who is in his prime. He was transferred from Inter Milan in January 2013. Since arriving, he has been the core of the team. This season is his second season. , played very well in the previous game.

Galatasere also has former Chelsea star Didier Drogba, former Juventus player Melo, former Lazio goalkeeper Muslera, and former Arsenal player Eboue.

Many stars who play in the top leagues are getting older, and the location of the gold rush does not necessarily choose the Middle East or the United States. Of course, there is another choice for the Chinese Super League. Some stars will also choose the Turkish league or the Greek league.

The top teams in these leagues still have the opportunity to show their faces in the European competition. Although the money may not be as good as those gold digging places, it is undoubtedly a good choice for some players who are not willing to quit the central area of ​​football. Latasere can recruit many good players.

In fact, they are similar to Juventus in the Champions League this season. Juventus is stronger, but they play poorly. Galatasaray is not as strong as Juventus, but they play averagely. Otherwise, it will not be so little Points, to the last round have to fight to the death.

The last round of the group stage all started at the same time. The game was played on the night of December 12. Zhang Yuan did not watch the game from the bench, but watched the game from a box in the stands with Nedved and other high-level executives.

When they arrived in Istanbul yesterday, the weather conditions were not very good. It snowed on the scene before the game started today, because Galatasere’s home telecommunications stadium is not closed, so players from both sides had to face the wind Snow races.

Juventus lacked Pirlo here, and Pirlo was unable to play in this game because of his injuries. Conte could only use the midfield combination of Pogba, Vidal and Marchisio. Tevez and Llorente partnered for a rotation break.

Galatasaray is also doing their best here, and they need a victory more than Juventus.

Zhang Yuan sat next to Nedved, and he said to Nedved: "It snowed today, which is really not good for us!"

Juventus is a team that pays more attention to control. The game has not started yet, and the ground does not seem to be a big problem, but after a while, the telecommunications field, which is not in good condition, will turn into mud. Juventus is not a good thing.

"Anyway, everyone has to adapt to the conditions of the venue, as long as we don't lose in this game!" Nedved was also a little worried, but after all Juventus occupied a favorable position.

Zhang Yuan stopped talking, and he also hoped that Juventus could defend in this game. Strange to say, as a striker, Zhang Yuan has always been advocating offense, but after coming to Serie A and coming to Juventus, this This kind of thinking is also changing, and at this moment there are even conservative thoughts.

The pre-match ceremony is over and the game begins. Although Juventus lacks Pirlo, Conte still wants to control his tricks, because Conte can reduce the risk. He predicts that Galatasaray will definitely attack hard in this game , Juventus just need to be patient.

But after the opening game, Galatasaray did not do this. They were also very cautious. This was a very crucial battle. They also did not dare to take too many risks. Once they conceded the goal first, it meant that they would score two goals. Ball, it is undoubtedly difficult.

So after the start, Galatasaray's efforts were mainly to actively intercept in the midfield to prevent Juventus from possession of the ball. It is definitely not suitable for Robba, so Galatasaray itself did not adopt high-position pressing tactics.

In this way, after the start, Juventus is not in a hurry to pass forward, and when they encounter difficulties in the midfield, they will pour the ball behind themselves. Galatasaray is not in a hurry, as long as Juventus does not fight hard Just burn it to the frontier area of ​​your restricted area.

In the past 10 minutes, neither side had a shot, the game was lackluster, and the number of fouls was quite satisfactory, neither too hard nor mild.

Zhang Yuan took the time to look around the stadium. It is said that the telecommunications stadium can accommodate about 4 people. Today's life-and-death battle was full of seats, and the Juventus fans who came from afar only occupied a small corner.

All the fans waved the home team's flag and sang the team's team song loudly. Of course, there were also swearing at the visiting team. The momentum was astonishing. Many fans knew that Istanbul's home team could be called the devil's home game. Today Zhang Yuan took a look, and he really deserved his reputation.

The same city derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce is also a channel derby, Galatasaray is located in the European part of Istanbul, Fenerbahce is located in the Asian part of Istanbul, the derby between the two teams is even more intense The momentum is amazing, very famous.

As the game progressed, Galatasere may have gradually seen Juventus' intentions, and began to deliberately advance a little bit in formation and increase the intensity of the press.

At this time, the sky was still snowing, and the field problem that Zhang Yuan was worried about finally appeared. The passing errors of Juventus players began to increase. Of course, it was not only Juventus, and Galatasaray's situation was not much better. go.

The two sides began to attack and defend each other, and there were also shooting opportunities. However, because both teams adjusted their defensive focus to the front of the penalty area, it was difficult for everyone to get opportunities in the penalty area. Therefore, most of the two sides wanted to take advantage of the rain and snow. The field was slippery, and the long-range shots at the goal were not very threatening. Buffon and Muslera didn't even make a save.

However, as time went by, the weather conditions on the scene became worse and worse, the snow became heavier and heavier, and snow accumulated on the field. The conditions on the field could not continue the game. Clear the snow and wait for the wind and snow to subside.

Nedved is very worried about this. He is worried that the game will be postponed because the snow has no tendency to decrease. Galatasaray has the advantage of home court. is a good thing.

After reporting the bad weather conditions at UEFA, the referee team decisively suspended the game. The game time was still in the 32nd minute. UEFA changed the time to the afternoon of December 12. Juventus only I can pray that there will be no more snow tomorrow afternoon, and the scene is suitable for competition.

The entire Juventus team was forced to return to the hotel, but the atmosphere within the team was not greatly affected. After all, the most important thing is to consider the current game rather than the future.

When he woke up the next morning, the snow had stopped. Through the window, Zhang Yuan saw that the outside was completely white, and he couldn’t practice this morning. It's from both sides, and everyone is similar.

Conte also held a tactical meeting at the hotel. He played for 32 minutes yesterday, and Conte had some new details to think about.

Arriving at the venue in the afternoon, Conte felt cold, and the condition of the venue was even worse than yesterday. Of course, it is worth worrying about this situation.

The game restarted. Today's game tactics are completely different from yesterday. The two sides are no longer entangled in the battle in the midfield. Everyone has used a more direct attack method. Juventus has Llorente, Galata Sare has Drogba.

In fact, under such grass conditions, such a direct attack method is more like luck, and it depends on whose defense makes mistakes first.

The game scene was very ugly, but who cares, as time went by, the situation became more and more favorable to Juventus. Although they did not break through the gate of Galatasaray, their opponents also failed to break through the gate of Juventus. If this score is maintained, Juventus will qualify with 7 points.

Copenhagen lost 0:2 to Real Madrid at home last night, and even the hope of the Europa League is gone. The match between Juventus and Galatasere postponed to today will be the winner of the Europa League. In the Champions League, a tie is also Juventus' promotion.

(End of this chapter)