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Chapter 128 A fierce battle

In fact, Nick can come back in the third round of the German Cup in the middle of the week, but in order not to cause confusion for the team's preparations for Leverkusen, Nick still gave up the German Cup match against Hertha Berlin.

But the teammates are very strong. Jankel scored twice with a header, helping the team beat the opponent 2:1 away and advance to the quarterfinals. The next opponent in the German Cup is Leverkusen. In the league and the German Cup, they will play two consecutive games with Leverkusen, which is very exciting.

First came the weekend league. On March 3, the 26th round of the Bundesliga in the 99-00 season was held at the Bayer Arena. For Leverkusen, which is 26 points behind in points, this game must be won in order to continue to catch up with the top team. Once Borussia Mönchengladbach wins, Leverkusen will basically miss the league championship this season.

Nick came to the Bayer Arena with his teammates. In the locker room before the game, Nick said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone. It must be Leverkusen who is anxious now. Let's defend and counterattack. First kill Leverkusen, and then head-to-head with Bayern. Let the opponents see the bloodiness of our Borussia Mönchengladbach! Come on, come on!"

"come on, come on, come on!"

Borussia Mönchengladbach's starting lineup is still incomplete. The starting forwards are Nossa and Jankel. Dex pushed to the position of the midfielder. In this game, Karl uses a double midfielder tactic. Yaya Toure and Edmilson, who have been training well recently, serve as double midfielders. Karl's intention is still obvious, that is, to take at least one point from the Bayer Arena.

The position of the Chinese player Li Yihuan is a bit erratic, which is the strongest point of Borussia Mönchengladbach's offense. Karl simply gave Li Yihuan the freedom on the left, as long as he thinks he can, he can freely gallop on the left.Sinclair on the other side was not so chic. He was asked by Karl to be fixed at the right forward position to minimize assists.
Under the protection of the double midfielder tactics, the three defenders Metzelder, Friedrich and Hausweiler have also become a solid line of defense for Borussia Mönchengladbach's goal. It is not easy for ordinary people to break through this line of defense.Metzelder and Friedrich are becoming more and more mature, and they are already very generals. Hausweiler is diligent and diligent, and is a typical jack-of-all-trades player.

Enke still serves as the team's field captain, but his expression before the game was not so relaxed. The seriousness on his face made Nick almost ask him if he was worried.

Walking out of the player channel, Borussia Leverkusen fans greeted the Borussia Mönchengladbach team with overwhelming boos. Due to a fan brawl between the two teams in the first round of the match, Mönchengladbach fans were banned from entering the game, so the entire Bayer Arena was the voice of Leverkusen fans.For the bitter master Borussia Mönchengladbach, Leverkusen fans will naturally boo wildly.

The Borussia Mönchengladbach players all talked and laughed freely, and they were obviously prepared for this. Being able to be so valued by their opponents shows that they are good enough.

Due to the excessive boos, the fourth official had to protest to the Leverkusen club, and then the stadium security began to appease the Leverkusen fans, and the boos gradually became smaller.

The game officially started, and Leverkusen kicked off first.

The ace commentator of German TV, Riedel, introduced at the beginning: "Dear audience, now we are live broadcasting the highlight of the 26th round of the Bundesliga at the Bayer Arena. The third-ranked Bayer Leverkusen challenges the top Borussia Mönchengladbach. Leverkusen must get 3 points in order to continue the championship dream. Borussia Mönchengladbach also try their best to get 3 points in order not to let Bayern get rid of themselves, so this game will definitely be very exciting."

Without probing, Leverkusen immediately went on the attack, with the front three of Kirsten, Berbatov and Sergio sprinting towards Borussia Mönchengladbach's half.

While Fryer took the ball behind the three, Leverkusen's attack point in the frontcourt formed a fan shape, which was very dynamic.

And Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense will naturally not slack, the team adopts man-to-man tactics to expand the defense line, and Edmilson is not far away from Fryer's side.

"Boy, don't try to pass any balls, I'll make you crippled." Edmilson threatened fiercely while following Fryer.

Fryer was not good at expressing and did not communicate with Edmilson too much, which made Edmilson even more arrogant.Edmilson's feet continued to move, but Fryer still firmly controlled the ball. After the two entangled for more than ten meters, Fryer knocked the ball to Emerson who stepped in to respond.

Emerson was about to take the ball away, but a young player suddenly appeared in the diagonal stab. Yaya Toure moved quickly and intercepted the ball before Emerson.

"Oh Maiga, where did Borussia Mönchengladbach get another young player? This kind of awareness is simply the second of Nick. His reaction is very fast and his explosive power is also very good. Let's see Borussia Mönchengladbach's counterattack!" Riddle was a little surprised. Yaya Toure is his first appearance in the Bundesliga, so he is naturally not well known to the world.

Nick and Eto'o in the locker room shouted at the same time: "Good shot!" Yaya Toure's consciousness is very good, he has already judged Fryer's passing intention, so he was able to seize the opportunity to break the ball.

After stealing the ball, Yaya Toure took a few steps, faced Niko Kovac who was up for grabs, and immediately made a long pass. The ball came to the left, and Li Yihuan flew up!
"The Chinese has given full play to his speed advantage again. This Chinese player's 100-meter speed can even sign up for the [-]-meter track and field competition. Just look at his offense." Riddle continued to cheer for Li Yi.

With the cooperation of Schneider, Leverkusen's right defender Robert Kovac double-clamped Li Yihuan.

"Hey, Chinese, although your speed is very fast, you can't pass my level." Robert Kovac suddenly jumped up after speaking.

Li Yihuan grinned, and with a quick swipe, the ball passed through Robert Kovac's crotch. Li Yihuan was about to rush past Robert Kovac, but was grabbed by Robert Kovac and fell to the ground fiercely.

"B!" The referee rushed over and showed a yellow card to Robert Kovac. It was obvious that Robert Kovac committed an intentional foul. He disrupted a quick counterattack by Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Robert Kovac put on an innocent expression, and chatted with the referee: "Sir, this is a normal defensive action. He stabbed the ball through. I did it purely as a conditioned reflex."

"You, talking too much, I'm going to give you another yellow card!" The referee said angrily. Robert Kovac immediately ran away when he heard the words. If he got another yellow card, he would have to end the game. What else is there to play?So run back quickly.

Borussia Mönchengladbach's free kick opportunity, Metzelder and Friedrich in the defense also rushed into the opponent's penalty area, ready to grab a point. This is a good opportunity to score, and both of them have good header skills.

And if you can give Leverkusen a blow at the beginning, then you can expect a good ending to this fierce battle.

The referee blew the whistle and Dex lobbed the ball into the Leverkusen penalty area.

'boom'!
The two heads hit each other hard, and both Janker and Nowotny fell, and the ball was kicked out of the baseline by LaMelo.

"Omega, some players from both sides have fallen down and haven't gotten up yet. Let's see what happened. Carsten Janker and Jens Nowotny collided fiercely. The two collided like two tanks. Are you injured?" Riddle exclaimed.

Yankel and Nowotny were indeed injured. Yankel's brow bone was split and blood began to flow out, while Nowotny was not much better.

The team doctors of both sides ran up and treated the injuries of the two players quickly. Seeing that the situation was not good, they immediately signaled for a stretcher to enter the field.

The stretcher worker quickly ran into the field carrying the stretcher and carried them both out. Yanker must have received two injections. Whether he can persist is another matter. Nowotny's entire nose is swollen and it is difficult to breathe. This league is really a fierce battle.

While Borussia Mönchengladbach continued to take corner kicks, Leverkusen lacked captain Nowotny, and the defensive strength in the penalty area suddenly weakened.

Dex continued to take corner kicks. This kid's skills have improved a lot, and Nick finally didn't scold him for nothing.

The corner kick was taken, Nossa nodded the ball forward, and the ball flew towards the near corner of Leverkusen's goal.

(End of this chapter)