Mister Legend

Chapter 416 The key battle for the Champions League ticket

From the technical statistics of the whole game, it can still be seen that the performance of the Turin team today is still worthy of a score of 4 to 1.Although their ball possession rate did not occupy an overwhelming advantage, it still surpassed their opponents by 17 percentage points; and the comparison of shooting data 8 out of 13 vs. 4 out of [-] is not only a difference in numbers, but also a difference in the quality of offense between the two sides. Still very obvious.

However, for the Red Bulls who won by a big score, everything is not going well. In addition to allowing the Salzburg Red Bulls to get an away goal that may play a key role in a small chance, Ranocchia also Because of the yellow card received in the game and reached the cumulative number stipulated by the game, he will be suspended for one game and will miss the second round of the confrontation a week later. This is obviously not good news for the Turin team.

In today's game, the tactics used by both sides are very fast, and both teams are very concerned about the opponent's sharp counterattack ability, so once they feel the threat on the defensive end, they will resolutely commit fouls and kill the danger in advance, resulting in Both sides have a high number of fouls, adding up to a staggering 37 times.Even though Ovidiu Hartgan is not a referee who is willing to play cards, but with such a large base of illegal actions, he still took out six yellow cards, and the two teams each played [-] boards.

But other people are lucky to say that it is a bit unlucky for Ranocchia to meet the suspension standard.Because after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League and Europa League, the number of yellow cards previously received by players will be cleared, and he is only one game away from being punished.Fortunately, the score advantage of 4 to 1 is large enough. Even without this defensive core, the team is not afraid of being overturned by the opponent. Just let Nokia rotate and rest. Li Modi, who has no other options, can only comfort himself like this up.

In the other three games, the home team also won all the victories, but the promotion situation was different.Arsenal, like Turin, won 4-1 at home. Although they will be away in Moscow, where the temperature is much lower than that of continental Europe, in the second round, there is a clear difference in strength between the two sides, and promotion should not be a problem.

Atletico Madrid, another favorite to win the championship, is still playing steadily. After defeating Sporting Lisbon 2-0 at home, they also hold the initiative to enter the semi-finals.Naturally, there is no need to doubt the willpower and stability of the team trained by Simeone. It is much more difficult for Sporting Lisbon to come back in the second round than the gap between the two goals.

The Leipzig Red Bull defeated Marseille by only one goal at home, and they are the pair with the most suspense of promotion among the four duels.The strength of the two teams is considered by the outside world to be the closest, so whether they can make good use of the advantage of the home court is the key factor for who can stand out this round. Bundesliga No.5 obviously failed to lay a good foundation for itself, and it also made it impossible for them to win in the Bundesliga seven days later. The second round at the Velodrome Stadium is full of variables.

Let's put aside the topic of the European war for now, because after these three days of fierce confrontation, European teams will soon usher in the league schedule again.But before that, Li Moody and his team have to pay attention to the results of the No.20 seven rounds of the Serie A No.[-] make-up match two days ago, in order to make a reasonable decision on the focus of the next game.

Due to the excellent promotion situation in the European League, Turin members including Li Mudi will inevitably have a little thought about the European Championship in their hearts, but this will make the already very difficult and intensive schedule even more terrifying .The team had to choose strategic rotations in certain games, which required Li Moody and his colleagues to have all the information, so as not to make misjudgments and lead to the unfavorable situation that several fronts collapsed.

Relatively speaking, the Red Bulls still have a relatively large lead in the league. Although the championship is definitely hopeless, relying on their own stable performance and the "help" of their opponents, the third position in the standings has always stood firm.However, before the two consecutive games against Roma and Fiorentina, the Turin team only scored one point, making the gap with No.4, which reached the maximum of eight points, to be caught up.Considering that the team will have to face strong opponents like the Milan duo and Naples in the future, Li Mudi does not dare to carry out a large-scale rotation policy easily, so he eagerly hopes that his competitors will make some low-level mistakes again, so that he can have a chance. Chance to catch your breath.

Competitive games are like this, the leading party naturally has a certain advantage, but if the oppressive force given by the pursuer is strong enough, it will also shake the leader's mentality.Naples hadn't been able to withstand the pressure Juventus exerted behind it for a long time before, and there was a trend of collapse, and now it is time to test the pressure-bearing ability of the Turin team.

The Turin players were asked by the coaching staff not to care about the results of the mid-week make-up match because they had to prepare for the European match against the Salzburg Red Bull, but Li Moody could not completely exclude the very important Milan derby from his mind outside.So on Wednesday night, he still watched the focus of the live broadcast around the world, and he still supported AC Milan and hoped that they could defeat the Nerazzurri.

It's a pity that things backfired. Although it was an away game in name, Inter Milan, which desperately needed victory to close the gap with Torino, launched a fierce offensive immediately after the opening, and created three times in the first 10 minutes. Murderous intentions, unfortunately, were all eliminated by the stubborn defense of the home team led by Bonucci, and the game immediately fell into a stalemate.The two sides have offense and defense, but in general, Spalletti's team is closer to the goal.

No.308 minutes, the Nerazzurri made a quick counterattack, Candreva sent a subtle through ball in the middle, and Icardi on the right got the ball and broke into the penalty area and scored a low shot.However, the referee determined that he was offside first through VAR technology and declared the goal invalid, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from Inter Milan.Through repeated playback of the slow motion of the broadcast screen, the Turin coach could see that Icardi did have a leg and a small part of his body in front of the home team's defense line. It can only be said that in some cases, VAR is still very reliable. .

In the second half of the game, Li Moody still watched with trepidation. The number of shots of the two teams was basically the same, but the threat level was far different. The situation was very similar to the game between Torino and Red Bull Salzburg.The threats created by the Inter Milan players far surpassed their rivals in the same city. Many times, the spectators on the scene and in front of the TV made a sound of joy or regret, because their scoring luck today was really bad. up.

No. In the 407th minute, Perisic's cross from the left flew directly to the goal by mistake. Donnarumma was powerless in a hurry, but the ball hit the crossbar and popped out of the bottom line; 9 minutes later, Inter Milan Created an excellent opportunity, Portuguese right-back Cancelo, on loan from Valencia, steals Bonaventura in the frontcourt, Rafinha sends a wonderful through ball, Candreva breaks into the penalty area and crosses the center on the right .Donnarumma's down-to-the-ground interception failed to touch anything and missed the ball. Icardi, who outflanked the center, missed the post when he faced the huge empty goal. Into a more difficult series".

After a stalemate period, AC Milan also created a good opportunity. No. 608 minutes, Casey picked a pass from the front of the penalty area, and Cutrone scored a goal with a beautiful barb in the penalty area.However, before Li Moody and the fans of the home team could fully shout out the cheers, the referee's whistle sounded for his offside penalty. The slow-motion playback was very clear this time. Cutrone had indeed started early and whistled There is no problem.

After the ball passed, the two sides could no longer create good scoring opportunities until the last moment of stoppage time.Unwilling to reap a draw, Inter Milan launched a frenzied attack at the end of the game, but faced with the retreating Rossoneri, they still failed to score as they wished, but perhaps as a reward for their stronger desire to win, Fate gave Spalletti's team a winning chance in the No.903 minute.

Cancelo carried the interference of two defensive players in the penalty area and sent a cross from almost the same position as Candreva before. The ball once again passed Donnarumma's block and leaked to the back point. It was still Icardi The outflanking is still a huge empty door.But the unfortunate plot was staged again. The Argentine's shovel shot just missed the outside of the post, just like a replay of the video.

Missing an empty goal for the second time directly led to the fact that the Milan derby could only end with a score of 0-0. The Nerazzurri, who had a considerable advantage on the scene, reluctantly accepted the fact that they only scored one point in desperation.Since the make-up match between Torino and Crotone has not yet been held, the gap between No. 4 and No. [-] in the Serie A standings has been temporarily narrowed to four points. Players can also feel a lot of pressure, and there is still suspense about the ownership of this last Champions League ticket.

Coincidentally, the following weekend, Torino and Inter Milan will have a direct dialogue, which will undoubtedly be the focus of most attention in the entire Italian football world.If Inter Milan can win the away game, they will be able to narrow the point difference to only one point. Even if the Turin team defeated the weak Crotone in the subsequent make-up match, it is still possible to chase four points in the remaining seven rounds. not small.But once Spalletti becomes the losing side in the confrontation with Li Moody, then a huge gap of seven points in fact, and potentially as many as ten points will be formed between the two teams, which almost pronounces the blue-black Legionary death sentence.

Therefore, in this strong duel that is about six points, neither side can afford to lose, and naturally they will use [-]% of their energy to deal with it.In the past two days, except for a few reports accusing Juventus of losing to Real Madrid at home and Turin's excellent performance in the European war, most of the articles in the Italian domestic media were aimed at the coming Turin. - The Battle of Nations is conducting a comprehensive analysis, and even the news that the AC Milan club officially announced the renewal of Gattuso's contract failed to attract much attention.

From the point of view of the media's standing, the proportion of support for Inter Milan is obviously higher, even though the Red Bulls are the team with better performance and higher morale.The gaming company even offered odds that were more optimistic about the visiting team's victory. Most people believed that the Turin team, who had less than one day off, would be at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness. The Black Legion should be able to dominate the second half of the game.

This point of view was widely recognized after the two sides submitted their respective starting lists on Saturday night, because Li Moody almost maintained the lineup used in the middle of the week and the Salzburg Red Bull, Immobile, Belotti, Belotti. Core players such as Naxi and Ranocchia will continue to fight, and there are bound to be many doubts about their status.

This round of Serie A will start with four games on Saturday night. Although he said that he will not be able to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Allegri still hides most of the main players for the Bernabeu battle in the middle of next week. Dybala, who was suspended, and Pjanic, who was previously suspended in the Champions League, led a group of rotation players to start.But even for such an old woman, Benevento, the vice squad leader of the league, was unable to complete the counterattack at his own home court. Although their center Diabate scored twice in front of Szczesny with high efficiency, Diba Pulling a hat-trick including two penalties still gave the Serie A leaders a 4-2 victory and continued to lead the standings.

In another strong dialogue, the Roma team, which had the opportunity to surpass Inter Milan and rise to the fourth position, lost to Fiorentina 0-2 at home. You must know that the Red Wolves had an absolute advantage in the game.The ball possession rate exceeded 3%, and the number of shots was more than eight times that of the opponent. However, Zi Lily relied on the 2-for-4 shooting data to score two goals very efficiently and achieved an amazing game. victory.After the death of captain Astori, Fiorentina has maintained a wave of 1 wins and [-] draw. However, due to the poor record before, they are still about eight points away from the European qualification zone. If they want to enter next season In the European League, it needs the help of luck to be successful.

The remaining two games ended in draws. Spal and Genoa drew with Atalanta and Sampdoria respectively, but due to too little attention, there was not much splash.Now the media and fans have shifted most of their attention to the match between Turin and Inter Milan at home. At 12:[-] on Sunday afternoon, everyone will focus on the stadium at the Olympic Stadium in Turin. On the turf, China Central Television and PBTV Network even sent reporters to the scene to conduct live reports. The war could be said to be on the verge of breaking out, tensing everyone's nerves into a full-stretched bowstring, ready to usher in the moment of eruption at any time .

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