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Chapter 270 Devil's Schedule ([-])
A week of double matches in a row exhausted Borussia Mönchengladbach's stamina. After returning to Germany from Barcelona, ​​Karl simply gave the players two days off before rushing to the away game to challenge the Schalke 04 team.

Karl's goal for the team in this game is 1 point. Schalke 04 has continued to strengthen after the winter break, and their strength is still very strong. Moreover, Schalke 04 is competing for the qualification for the Champions League. At this time, they must be difficult to play.

In fact, this is also the case. In the 7 rounds of the Bundesliga after the winter break, Schalke 04 scored 6 wins and 1 loss, and has now moved to the third position in the league, leaving Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen behind.

And after the end of this season, the Schalke 04 team will move into the newly built Aofu Schalke Stadium, a brand new modern stadium to play, which is a great encouragement to the team's morale.

3月18日，00-01赛季德甲联赛第26轮的一场焦点战在花园体育场进行。

In Borussia Mönchengladbach's starting lineup, Metzelder returned from injury and partnered with Friedrich as a central defender.

However, Ronaldinho failed to be selected again. Karl is still not at ease about his physical condition. Micoud is still off the game, and Karl will not take the risk of letting him come back early.

So in this game, Li Yihuan rarely appeared in the position of the front midfielder. This Chinese player has become a brick.

And soon the Chinese team will participate in the 2002 World Cup Asian qualifiers. The opponent is the super underdog Maldives team. However, in order to run the lineup as soon as possible, Lao Mi will recruit overseas players to return to China to compete. Li Yihuan is also on the list, which makes Karl very dissatisfied.

It is simply boring to let Li Yihuan go back after kicking the Maldives. Borussia Mönchengladbach is fighting on the third front, how can they be willing to let him go?
However, FIFA's regulations forced Borussia Mönchengladbach to let them go. Karl now hopes that the team can earn more points, preferably to win the Bundesliga championship in advance, and then concentrate on dealing with the UEFA Champions League.

Therefore, although Karl stated that he only needs to get 1 point in this league, he will definitely not refuse if he can get 3 points. Li Yihuan's position is very important.

However, Karl is gratified that the performance of young striker Huntelaar is still satisfactory. Coupled with Illie, the hope of scoring points in this game is very high.

After the start of the game, the home team Schalke 04 quickly entered attack mode.

The two veterans, Wilmots and Muller, became the players with the most balls in Schalke 04's midfield.

In the 4th, 9th and 14th minutes, Schalke 04 got three good chances to face Irgner directly, but Sander and Asamoah failed to seize the opportunity.

Borussia Mönchengladbach had obvious defensive loopholes in these three defenses, and Metzelder was still looking for a feeling, which made Nick start to retreat more to protect the penalty area.So the entire midfield was handed over to the opponent, and the scene of the game made the home team fans ecstatic.

"Just let you attack for a while, and I will switch back in the second half." Nick was not angry, and now let Schalke 04 attack. As long as the defensive formation is maintained, Sander and Asamoah are not considered top strikers. This line of defense can freeze them.

The performance of Borussia Mönchengladbach made the Schalke 04 players very excited. It must feel good to be able to suppress the leader, and they can continue to form shots. The Schalke 04 players feel that the goal is not far away.

But after half an hour of the game, the Schalke 04 team still failed to break through Borussia Mönchengladbach's goal.

Nick's defensive area is very large, which makes Mönchengladbach's defense very flexible. After 40 minutes, Mönchengladbach suddenly played several threatening counterattacks.

In the 42nd minute, Nick made a long pass. Huntelaar protected the ball and passed it back to Li Yihuan.

One minute later, Huntelaar kicked off Ilgner's big foot again. Before the ball hit the ground, he turned around and volleyed, but the ball was still a bit short.

This kind of counterattack immediately made Schalke 04 start to restrain themselves. They didn't want to lose the ball first at home, otherwise the game would be difficult to play.

The game ended 0:0 in the first half. At the beginning of the second half, Borussia Mönchengladbach suddenly overwhelmed the attack.

In the 48th minute, Nick dribbled the ball past Muller and Wilmots and was tackled to the ground by Wilmots. Borussia Mönchengladbach got a free kick 25 meters away from the goal.

Nick and Li Yihuan stood in front of the ball. According to past habits, it must have been a long shot from Nick.

After the whistle sounded, Nick feinted and actually stepped over the ball, but he didn't take the penalty.

Li Yihuan, who rushed up, bombarded the goal with a heavy kick, and the ball directly hit the goal crossbar of Schalke 04, scaring the home team fans in the stands into cold sweat.

This long-range shot also blew the horn of Borussia Mönchengladbach's offense. Borussia Mönchengladbach suddenly turned from defense to offense. The premise of the entire formation quickly caught Schalke 04 by surprise.

In the 56th minute, Nick made an assist. He and Li Yihuan played a two-on-one match and then went straight to Ilier. 'Viper' took the ball to the side and flashed out of space, and then suddenly volleyed from a close corner. The ball went straight into the net. 0:1, Borussia Mönchengladbach took the lead.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Borussia Mönchengladbach took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field. Nick's assist made Schalke 04 at a loss. Adrian Ilyer's ability to handle the ball in the penalty area is very good. His shots are also very decisive and of high quality. Borussia Mönchengladbach's strength is still higher."

There have been several games without commentary on Borussia Mönchengladbach, Riedel came again today, and he found that Borussia Mönchengladbach can still surprise him.

Illie's current state is indeed very hot. If this continues, there is no small chance of surpassing Elton to get the top scorer.

Therefore, a shooter needs patience. When Trezeguet and Larsson were in the past, Illie had little chance to perform, but now it has ushered in an explosion. Illie has now been favored by many wealthy teams.

If nothing else happens, Wendi Deng will definitely sell Illie next season, and strike while the iron is hot. Illie's current worth is already approaching 2800 million euros, and Chelsea in the Premier League has already quoted him a price.

After the game restarted, Schalke 04 immediately began to counterattack, but Sander actually beat Muller's pick pass directly in the 66th minute.

In the 75th minute, Asamoah used his body to forcefully squeeze Friedrich away and shot, but the ball still rolled out of the baseline.

In turn, Borussia Mönchengladbach's attack succeeded again.

In the 81st minute, Nick cooperated with Li Yihuan again, but just when the Schalke 04 players thought that Li Yihuan would return the ball to Nick, Li Yihuan suddenly rushed with the ball.

This is the final score of the game. Borussia Mönchengladbach played this game relatively easily. Although they only got 39% of the ball possession rate, they scored two goals. Now they can easily prepare for the third game of the UEFA Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain in the middle of the week.

(End of this chapter)