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Chapter 283 The Opponent Comes Out

An away victory over Deportivo, Borussia Mönchengladbach received a warm welcome from the fans after returning to Germany.

The major European media also expressed their optimism about Borussia Mönchengladbach's strength, and now the entire European football world is discussing Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Indeed, compared to Borussia Mönchengladbach's strength, the performance of other teams is a bit lackluster.

Bayern put down the bus at Highbury Stadium in London, and each took a duck egg home with the Gunners.

The Spanish derby between Barcelona and Valencia did not have the legendary sparks. The two teams played relatively conservatively. The 1:1 draw ended with the visiting team Valencia satisfied.

Real Madrid and Manchester United played a wonderful 90-minute confrontation, but both sides squandered a lot of opportunities. Old Trafford finally witnessed Beckham's full moon machete break through Real Madrid's gate, and Manchester United won 1-0 at home.

In addition to the four quarter-finals that Borussia Mönchengladbach can proudly say is done, the other three games are still going to be fought.

Of course, they still have to take care of the national leagues on the weekend. Real Madrid has won the championship a long time ago and can reserve their strength for the second round in the middle of next week. However, Manchester United and Arsenal, the two Premier League title contenders, dare not calm down. The two teams are now separated by 3 points in the Premier League standings.

Teams such as Barcelona and Bayern that have no pursuit of the league are fine. It is the best choice to focus on the UEFA Champions League.

Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Hertha Berlin 1-0 at home at the weekend. Huntelaar scored with a header in the 78th minute to help the home team take all 3 points.

Nick played with half the main force, Borussia Mönchengladbach still defeated Hertha Berlin, and now they are still unbeaten in the league, which is a goal that can be pursued.

Being able to remain undefeated and win the championship is definitely worth a big book. There are still two rounds in the Bundesliga. The opponents Karlsruhe and Wolfsburg in the last two rounds of Borussia Mönchengladbach are not outstanding. It may be very big to keep the undefeated golden body and win the championship.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Nick insisted on playing. He was not tired at first, and there was no need to rest.

In the middle of the week, the second round of the 00-01 season European Championship 8 finals was in full swing.

Back at home, everyone in Borussia Mönchengladbach looked relaxed. In fact, there was nothing to worry about in the progress of the game. Under Nick's control, Borussia Mönchengladbach took full control of the game.

Although Deportivo had the idea of ​​giving it a try, their three-forward formation made their defense even weaker.

In the 27th minute, Nick made a direct pass from the middle. Miku took the ball and Ronaldinho made a two-for-one cooperation and broke into the penalty area and scored a short shot. The score became 1:0, and the total score became 6:2.

The gap is too large, which makes the Depor players a little at a loss. Coupled with the strength of Borussia Mönchengladbach's home court, the Depor players know that there is no way to reverse the game.

Therefore, the players from both sides played in a tacit understanding, and more time was used for the two sides to practice skills and tactics. Depor players still played a lot of smooth cooperation, especially Tristan and Ma Kai's power is very good.

If the score is stalemate, this game is really hard to say, Depco really has the strength to comeback away.

The final result of the game was 1:1, and Depor finally equalized the score by Tristan. In the two rounds, Borussia Mönchengladbach entered the semi-finals with 6:3.

The other three quarter-final results are also in.

Valencia defeated Barcelona 2:0 at home and scored 3:1. Mendieta's dominant performance in the midfield fascinated Valencia fans, but it also made Lazio boss Clatinho happy.

Next season, Mendieta will belong to Lazio, and Clatinho can't wait.

It's just that Nick knew that this matter was unreliable. As soon as Mendieta went to Lazio, he would be entangled in bad luck, and the fate of this talented midfielder began to step into darkness.

Not good players, all suitable for Lazio.

拜仁主场1:0击败阿森纳总比分1:0过关，巴拉克在第19分钟的远射破门，让阿森纳门将恩克无计可施。

Bayern's rich game experience has worn down the Gunners. This Arsenal team has not yet fully matured. Henry is not yet the 'Great King'. Although the French team is very strong, this game was beaten to death by Bayern.

Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 2:1 at home. Although the total score was 2:2, Manchester United eliminated Real Madrid with the advantage of away goals.

It also pissed off Florentino, as Beckham engineered United's vital away goal, crossing from the right to help substitute striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer volley in the penalty area in the 77th minute.

However, Florentino was moved. Manchester United seemed to be Beckham's team. If Beckham was poached, what would Manchester United have to compete with Real Madrid?
This may be the rhythm of the Galacticos coming. Florentino has already got Figo, is about to get Zidane, and plans to get Nick and Beckham. If everything goes as Florentino wishes, then Real Madrid will really become a Galacticos.

In the semi-finals, Borussia Mönchengladbach will face Bayern and Manchester United will face Valencia.

After learning about their opponents, the Borussia Mönchengladbach players were even happier. Bayern is an old opponent. This is simply too familiar. Every year, the league plays twice. Bayern has suffered a lot from Borussia Mönchengladbach in recent years. It can be said that Borussia Mönchengladbach has become Bayern's sufferer.

It's just that in the two-round knockout round of the Champions League, Nick still pays enough attention, which is different from the league.

Since this time it is the host first and then the away, the schedule is favorable to Bayern, and Borussia Mönchengladbach must win at home, otherwise the pressure will be heavy in the second round.

Bayern has also conducted targeted training for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Now there is no suspense about Bayern's runner-up status in the league. They can only compete in the Champions League, but they have no bottom to play against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Two confrontations this season, one draw and one loss, Bayern has no advantage at all.

The German media was very excited that the two German teams would meet in the semi-finals. This easily indicated that one of the two teams in the final must be a German team.

The majority of those who are optimistic about Borussia Mönchengladbach's ability to reach the final, only a few media believe that Bayern will have the last laugh with their sophisticated defense.

Of course, the players on both sides will not think so, and they all firmly believe that their teams can win and enter the finals.

"There is no doubt that Bayern will enter the final, and Borussia Mönchengladbach can reach the top four is not bad." -Link

"Bayern have lost to us quite a few times, right? This time we will send them back!" - Metzelder

"This is the Champions League, not the league. Borussia Mönchengladbach will fall at our feet." - Lizarazu

"No matter when, Bayern can't pass us, and this time is no exception, San Siro, here we come!" - Elijah

"A small team like Borussia Mönchengladbach can also enter the final? This only happens on April Fool's Day!" - Elber
"Kill Bayern and win the cup at San Siro!" - Ronaldinho

The war of words between the players kept the game heating up.

Both teams played as substitutes in the Bundesliga on the weekend. Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated Karlsruhe 3:1 away, and Bayern defeated Kaiserslautern 2:1 at home.

It's just that these two games are obviously of no reference value, just a bunch of substitutes, even if there is anything, it will not be brought up in the league.

May 5, German time, 16:19, Baukaberg Stadium.

In the 00-01 UEFA Champions League semi-final, Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Bayern officially started.

(End of this chapter)