i am a football star

Chapter 67
The Europa League final will have to wait until May 5. Bordeaux still has 14 league rounds in Ligue 3, 2 rounds before the Europa League final, and the last round after the final. Currently, Bordeaux surpasses second-placed Lyon with 3 points and a goal difference advantage of 11 goals. As long as they win the next two rounds, they will basically lock the championship, and they can play the Europa League final with confidence.

On May 5th, Bordeaux's away game against Marseille came. The good news for Bordeaux is that Lyon's current round of the game is over. Lyon was tied by Nice in the away game. As long as Bordeaux wins, the score gap can be widened to 4 points.

The bad news is that Marseille is tough. Marseille won the last round and his opponent Nancy drew a draw. Marseille has opened up the gap of Nancy by 2 points. This round of Nancy draws again. Marseille naturally wants to win at home and widen the gap with Nancy to 4 points, so that Marseille's No.3 will be stable.

Commenting on the game were Adrian Baptiste and Cesar Joseph.

Baptiste said: "This is the focus of this round. In fact, it can be said that whoever wins Marseille or Bordeaux can lock a place. Marseille can lock the No.3 of this season, that is, lock the Champions League qualification for next season, and Bordeaux can also lock the league title in this game. It seems that only a draw is a situation where both sides lose."

Joseph immediately said: "Marseille will definitely win this game. Bordeaux should devote more energy to the Europa League final. Representing the French team to win the first Europa League championship is what they should do. The league championship belongs to Lyon."

"Of course you want Lyon to win the championship, but I think it's best for Bordeaux to win the double. Speaking of the Europa League, Bordeaux's opponent Marseille has reached two Europa League finals, but failed to win. Now Bordeaux has also set the same record, becoming the second French team to enter the Europa League final twice. I hope they can win the championship smoothly."

Blanc wants to win this game with all his strength. As long as he wins Marseille, returns to the home court and defeats Sochaux, who has no desires and desires, Bordeaux can win the championship one round ahead of schedule and go all out to play the next Europa League final.

However, Marseille is not easy to deal with. To be able to kill from 19th to 3rd, Marseille has a lot of momentum.

The forwards of Marseille Negnan and Cisse are the driving force for Lyon to move forward. The midfielder Nasri is not bad now. He is still a young talent in Ligue [-] and has not become the four gentlemen of North London.

Nasri is still not the Nasri who is abandoned by everyone, and has not turned into being said to have a problem with his character by his teammates wherever he goes.

When Nasri was later sold at Manchester City, Guardiola took Nasri to the United States for training, and asked him to perform so that he could be sold, but his Manchester City teammates asked Guardiola not to bring Nasri, and let him stay in the UK for training alone.

There is no one who can offend people like this everywhere.

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Baptiste said: "The game started more than 10 minutes ago, and the two teams played relatively openly. Bordeaux seemed to consume too much energy in the last game against Bayern. Many players did not perform very well. Even Liu just missed a single shot. This is rare. Liu has been known for his superb shooting skills since his debut."

In the 15th minute, Cisse broke into the penalty area and hit the goal from a small angle on the right side, which was blocked by Lame.

In the 18th minute, Liu Tingzhong Road broke into the opponent's penalty area and volleyed and was saved by Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda. Bellion followed up with a shot into the net, but was signaled offside by the referee.

In the 27th minute, Nasri made a cross from the wing, and Niang shot slightly wide of the goal line.

In the 31st minute, Marseille midfielder Cana passed back to the penalty area from the wing, and Nasri shot over the crossbar.

In the 39th minute, Liu Ting switched to the right to break through to attract several defensive players and then made a pass in the middle. Kavinaji hit the post with a header.

The two teams went back and forth on offense and defense like this, it looked like they were conducting an offensive and defensive drill.

Baptiste said: "If the two teams still can't seize the opportunity like this, the first half may end with 0:0. I think the last thing the two teams want is a draw, so that neither team can get rid of their opponents."

Joseph said: "This time it was Marseille's attack. Niang passed the ball to Cana. Cana attracted the defense and then passed back and hit the wall!! Niang then hit the wall with Cisse and hit the goal!! Goooooooal!! Niang! Another goal from him. He is currently second only to Benzema in the Ligue [-] scorer list. Marseille's continuous small-scale cooperation penetrated the Bordeaux defense. Niang received the ball and shot a low shot. late."

In the 44th minute, Niang scored with a low shot and Bordeaux fell behind Marseille 0:1.

"To be conceded towards the end of the first half is definitely not good news for Bordeaux."

Joseph immediately said: "This is good news for Lyon."

It's really not good news for Bordeaux. Blanco on the sidelines has a face full of blame, but it can't change the result.

The first half of the game was over soon, and Bordeaux could only work harder in the second half if they wanted to win.

During the intermission, Blanco rarely got angry: "We must win this game, so that we have enough time to prepare for the UEFA Cup final. Even if we are not in good shape, don't you know how to press? Press in the frontcourt! Even the forwards have to press them for me, and try to find opportunities to send the ball into the damn goal."

The entire Bordeaux team can only accept criticism with their heads down. It is true that everyone was not in a good state in the first half, and they only conceded goals when they slackened at the last moment.

The 15 minutes of halftime passed quickly.

Baptiste noticed the changes in Bordeaux: "Bordeaux seems to be more active in pressing the whole team, which made Marseille's offense not as smooth as in the first half."

In the 52nd minute, Diarra stole the ball in the front court and passed it to Kavinaji. Kavinaji split the side to Liu Ting. Liu Ting cut inside and wiped the post to get out of the bottom line.

"Oh... that ball just now is such a pity. Bordeaux almost equalized the score. Bordeaux's enhanced pressing played a role. Marseille is not Barcelona. It is difficult to pass the ball smoothly in the face of this kind of pressing. However, if this continues, Bordeaux's physical strength will be exhausted very quickly." Baptiste sighed.

The situation on the court changed, and Marseille's head coach Eric Gretz directed the team to retreat properly from the sidelines. This can indeed solve the problem of being fiercely pressed by Bordeaux to a certain extent.

Eric Gretz's Liu Ting's influence is not deep, and he can lead Bordeaux's Jedi counterattack from 19th in Ligue 3 to [-]rd, at least a little level.

In fact, Gretz has coached Marseille for two years, ranking 3rd in Ligue 2 this year and 2013nd next year, but he was fired due to poor performance in the European war. He went to coach the African national team for a period of time and then went to Qatar to coach.

It can only be said that it is a little level, but it is not too high. This year’s big reversal is more due to the fact that Marseille is already very strong, especially the two forwards Niang and Cisse who can score goals.

Marseille's proper contraction did reduce the danger of being pressed, but the threat to Bordeaux's goal was also reduced, and Bordeaux began to suppress opponents on the scene.

The Bordeaux players are also 'warming up' during this period, and their status has begun to recover.

"Bordeaux began to suppress Marseille in reverse. I don't know whether Marseille will defend the 1:0 score or find a way to regain the advantage on the scene?"

Bordeaux began to gain momentum, but did not score. With the reduction of the game time, the Marseille team was instructed by the head coach to keep the score.

Joseph said happily: "About the 70th minute of the game, Blanco has been standing on the sidelines directing Bordeaux's offense. Now 10 minutes have passed, and Bordeaux still failed to score a goal. It seems that Bordeaux is likely to lose this game. If Bordeaux loses, the gap between Lyon and Bordeaux will be reduced to 2 points, and there are still two rounds of league games for anyone to win the league championship."

Baptiste said: "Cesar, the game is not over yet. Look at Bordeaux's attack this time, Diarra split the side, Berlion dribbled through the bottom!! A cross! Kavinaghi! The header flew back to Wendell in front of the penalty area, Wendell!! Great long shot!!"

"Goooooooal!!! Wendell's long shot scored! Powerful!! Bordeaux pulled back a goal, they still have a chance to win, they still have time."

In the 82nd minute, Wendell scored from a distance and Bordeaux equalized the score, 1:1.

Baptiste said to Joseph: "Cesar, let me say that the game is not over yet. Now that Bordeaux has tied the score, it may be difficult for your Lyon to compete for the championship."

Joseph was not to be outdone: "You also said that the game is not over yet, and Marseille may score again next time."

"Now that Bordeaux is gaining momentum, let's wait and see."

This goal really boosted morale. After the goal, Liu Ting, who was in the penalty area, rushed directly into the goal, picked up the ball and ran to the midfield. There was not much time in the game, and Wendell did not celebrate the goal. He hurried to the midfield and waited for the kick-off.

On the contrary, Marseille now wants to hold a tie. Although it is temporarily gaining the upper hand in the competition with Nancy for the third place, it is safe to get one more point.

In the 85th minute, Liu Ting broke through from the left and made a cross. Kavinaji's header was blocked by Marseille defender Taiwo, but then Sheru's clearance did not go far. Diarra got the ball from outside the penalty area and shot it high.

"During this period, Bordeaux completely suppressed Marseille to their own half, and Marseille's goal was constantly in danger."

In the 88th minute, Berlion's oblique pass and Kavinaji's 10-yard shot in front of the goal were blocked by Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda.

The game soon reached 90 minutes, and the referee gave 4 minutes of stoppage time. Marseille's home stadium, the Velodron Stadium, which can accommodate 60000 people, immediately booed loudly, thinking that the stoppage time was too long.

Entering stoppage time, Marseille's defense became more resolute, and Bordeaux also attacked more desperately.

Baptiste didn't know if he knew the Chinese commentator: "The game has gone on for 93 minutes, and there is only the last minute of stoppage time. Bordeaux must seize the opportunity to score as soon as possible. There is not much time left for Bordeaux."

"Micoud!! He dribbled the ball past Mbami, the cross!! The cross was of great quality and there were four Bordeaux players in the penalty area."

"Front point! Kavinaghi didn't touch the ball, back point has a chance!! Liu, Bellion!! Back point! Header!! Goooooooal!!! Liu!!! It's Liu's header!! Helped Bordeaux kill Marseille. If I remember correctly, this is his second header this season. This key header helped Bordeaux almost book this year's league championship in advance."

(End of this chapter)