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Chapter 156 Let's Play Europa League
The second match between Juventus and Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2013-2014 season was held at Galatasaray's home court.Before the players from both sides appeared on the field, the fans of Galatasaray, who were playing at home, had already "stirred up" the atmosphere of the game very enthusiastically.

However, this warm atmosphere is very suitable for Galatasaray, which is playing at home.For Juventus, who are playing away, it is not so pleasant.

Especially after the two sides lined up in the player tunnel, when they were getting ready, they saw the fireworks still lit by the Galatasaray fans under the snowflakes, as well as the big UIFO poster. "Welcome to Hell" sign.

Then look at the Galatasaray players who look like soldiers preparing to go out, gearing up and can't wait to play.The Juventus players suddenly had an ominous premonition in their hearts.I don't know if other Juventus teammates think so.

Anyway, Victor suddenly felt that he would rather go to Real Madrid's home stadium, the Bernabéu Stadium, to play a game against Real Madrid.Also unwilling to face Galatasaray in this environment.

After all, what to say.Real Madrid's strength is superior, so when they play against Juventus, because they can beat other opponents in the group, they don't need to work extra hard.As for the knockout rounds, that's another story.But Juventus' current opponent, Galatasaray.This game is to decide whether they and Juventus, which team can advance to the next round of the knockout stage.

After all, after the UEFA Champions League entered the knockout rounds, the team's bonuses and the cost of TV broadcasting have been rising steadily.When the club has money, it can give players more bonuses.As a professional player, his career is so short, and not every player can get various sponsorship contracts.Therefore, taking advantage of such a game, can't you earn more "pensions"?Especially for Galatasaray's players who can only play in Turkey for most of their lives.

Therefore, although the meaning of this game is the same for the players of Juventus and Galatasaray, whoever wins will enter the knockout round of the Champions League.Whoever loses will go home.However, after all, Galatasaray is now ahead of Juventus in points. Therefore, if the game is tied, Galatasaray can also successfully enter the next knockout stage.

In this way, in fact, for the Galatasaray players, it is undoubtedly the first to occupy the psychological advantage.Even if you can't break through the gate of Juventus, then even if you keep the 0-0 score, after 90 minutes of the game, the winner is their Galatasaray team.Moreover, the anxious should be Juventus, not Galatasaray.

Plus, Galatasaray's home field advantage.Look at this warm atmosphere, look at the singers, waving the scarves in their hands, and the Galatasaray fans who have created a "hell" at home.Of course, this "hell" is for Juventus who are playing away.

For the Galatasaray players who are playing at home, at this moment, they are willing to turn into the devil in "hell" and let Juventus suffer a defeat at their home court.

Let's talk about Juventus in turn.In fact, there are many Juventus players now, of course, Victor is no exception.Seeing the environment of this game, there are snowflakes in the sky, and there are fanatical Galatasaray fans.Look at the Galatasaray players who feel a little "choosing and eating" around them.

"Well, let them win this game, and let them enter the next knockout round. Anyway, we already reached the quarterfinals last year. Besides, we are now less than them in the group points, and we are tied at home. A draw or an away loss is not a big deal. Besides, isn’t the gap with No.2 in the league already widening? In this way, if we maintain the momentum in the league, next year won’t be a big deal. Is it possible to directly advance to the group stage of the Champions League? There is no need to work hard for this game. If you win the game but anger these crazy Turkish fans, then the loss outweighs the gain. Think about those "lessons learned". , After entering the knockout round, the next game will be after the winter break, and it will be tiring to play double matches a week. What's more, look at those Galatasaray players, if they get injured in this game, then It’s even more worth the loss.”

Therefore, with this in mind, when Juventus players and Galatasaray players followed the referee and set foot on the lawn of Galatasaray's home court, their momentum was completely different.The players of Galatasaray, it seems that they are now the team behind in points in the group, and only by beating Juventus in this own home game can they advance to the knockout stage.Quite the arrogance of breaking the boat.

As for the Juventus players, well, to put it in a bad way.It may be something like the Italian army in World War II.It wasn’t during World War II that the most important country of the Axis powers, Germany’s moustache “Führer” once had a sentence, which roughly meant that if Italy remained neutral, what would happen if Italy fought against the Communist Party? , However, if Italy joins the Axis powers, the Germans will need to spend 50 divisions to protect him.

Therefore, looking at the current Juventus players, there is quite a desire to end the 90-minute game immediately. Even if the game fails in the end, it is better than "suffering" in this environment.Therefore, it is not only the Italian players of Juventus who have such an idea, but even the starting non-Italian players, such as Vidal, Carlos Tevez, and even Victor, seem to be in this way.

In this way, the match between Juventus and Galatasaray may immediately be a judgment call.Moreover, Galatasaray is definitely not a "fish belly" team.As a giant in Turkey, is it such a team that "causes" trouble in the European competition?

The head coach is Roberto Mancini, who was "sacked" from Manchester City.As a famous star and head coach in Italy before, Roberto Mancini certainly knows the Italian team's tactics very well.And in the team, there are still a lot of stars who can be named.

The biggest name among them is undoubtedly Didier Drogba, who caused countless troubles for Juventus in the back direction of Juventus at Juventus' home court in the last match.In addition, when Inter Milan won the "Triple Crown" before, Inter Milan's midfield core "engine," Dutch star Wesley Sneijder was also in this team.In addition, there is Altentop, who once played for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. In addition, there is also the former Juventus midfielder, Felipe Melo.

And the game started in a snowflake, but it is not wrong to say that Juventus wants to "give up" this game. After all, it is only one game away from being able to qualify for the knockout round of the Champions League, and it is enough to win.In addition, after the smoke on the stadium cleared, look at the stadium, is it similar to other countries.Isn't that the way it is in away games?In addition to the Galatasaray fans singing songs in Turkish and cheering for the team.Is there nothing else?

Therefore, after all, Juventus was eager to win the game, so they immediately launched a fierce attack.It is a pity that it seems that the striker Juventus relies on, the Argentine Carlos Tevez, is not lucky to score in the Champions League or something.Several shots were missed.Not once was he able to hit the goal safely.A good test for a Galatasaray goalkeeper.As for Galatasaray, at the beginning of the game, it is still the last word to do a good job of defense.Don't let Juventus score first.

However, the snow is getting bigger and bigger. Seeing that there is more and more snow on the field, even the big snowflakes and even the manufacturers' players can't see it very clearly.Therefore, the captains of both sides and the referee discussed and made a total.It is better to suspend the game and wait until the snowflakes are a little smaller before restarting the game.

Therefore, the players on both sides went down temporarily to rest for a while.On the field, Galatasaray's field maintenance workers also hurried up to shovel the snow.Looking at the weather like this, the Juventus players may still feel a little lucky. After all, they came from Turin, not from the warm southern Italy or Spain. Under the circumstances, first of all, we must reduce some combat power.

After the snowflakes gradually became smaller, the game restarted.The referee also changed the game ball.It was replaced by a red football specially used for snow games.Probably Galatasaray's home jersey, half of which is red.Therefore, after the game restarted, the Galatasaray team gradually took the initiative on the field.

Although Didier Drogba's shot was firmly held down by Buffon, it also shocked the entire Juventus team and fans into a cold sweat.

However, the balance of the game ultimately favored Galatasaray, who worked harder and wanted to win more.Galatasaray is still a classic backcourt long pass, there is a "Warcraft" in front of Didier Drogba, why not use it.

And Didier Drogba once again won the aerial duel with the Juventus defenders.He gave the football to Sneijder who was plugged in beside him.Sneijder dribbled the ball in Juventus' penalty area, and then rushed directly to the far corner of the Juventus goal before the Juventus defender who wanted to steal the ball.

The field itself was snowy and slippery, and Sneijder's push shot was unexpected and fast.So even if Juventus goalkeeper Buffon struggled to block the football.Still haven't been able to touch the football, can only watch the football roll into the far corner of the Juventus gate.

1 to 0!Galatasaray also relied on Drogba's assists and Sneijder's goal to beat Juventus 1-0 at home.However, the score is not important, what is important is that with the victory of this game, the Galatasaray team is steadily advancing to the knockout round of the Champions League as the second place in the group.As for Juventus, they can only move to the Europa League.But fortunately, we will start playing directly from the first round of the knockout round of the top 32.

(End of this chapter)