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Chapter 286 Advance to San Siro

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Nick scored a goal, halftime is not over, Bayern is already two goals behind, this game is difficult for them to play."

Riedel's commentary was quickly drowned out by huge cheers from the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans.

This goal is very important. The advantage of two goals has pushed Bayern to a dead end. Then they must score three goals.

Nick rushed to the sidelines to sway his passion. Now that one foot has stepped into the San Siro Stadium, no one can stop him. Only by winning the St. Blair Cup this season can it be regarded as a perfect season.

The celebration of the Borussia Mönchengladbach players also consumed the game time in the first half. After the game restarted, the referee blew the halftime whistle after 1 minute of stoppage time. Bayern fell behind Borussia Mönchengladbach 0:2 at home.

In the locker room, Karl was very satisfied with the current results. Borussia Mönchengladbach was not afraid of Bayern's attack. The two goals showed the power of Borussia Mönchengladbach's attack.

"In the second half of the game, everyone should pay attention to defense. Bayern will definitely attack wildly. Everyone must play the ball quickly and accurately. If there is a chance, they will counterattack. Nick, you have to remind your teammates what to do, understand?"

"Don't worry, coach, Bayern has no chance." Nick said confidently.

"come on, come on, come on!"

The intermission time is up, and the players from both sides walked out of the player channel again, preparing for the second half of the game.

Rijkaard replaced Sagnol with Ziegler at the beginning of the second half, ready to attack Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense with three forwards.

In the first 10 minutes of the second half, Bayern played a good goal.

In the 48th minute, Ballack scored the ball in the middle. Ziegler quickly went down and dunked Hausweiler, then crossed into the penalty area, and then passed to the far end calmly.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Bayern finally pulled back a goal. The key to this goal was Alexander's breakthrough. His spike was very comfortable. Bayern's three-forward tactics seem to be working. Can Borussia Mönchengladbach respond?"

Riddle continued to make his point.

Elber's goal greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the Bayern players. In the next few minutes, Bayern got 5 excellent opportunities.

Especially in the 53 minute from the 54rd minute to the 1th minute, Bayern almost rewritten the score three times in a row with corner kicks, but the headers of Link and Kufuor were bravely saved by Ilgner, and Santa Cruz's head-shaking attack was rejected by the post!
Seeing that the game was so passive, Nick took the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of possession. Bayern tried to play fast, so Borussia Mönchengladbach had to play slowly. Nick deliberately slowed down the tempo after taking possession of the ball.

Naturally, the Bayern players were not reconciled to their rhythm being disrupted, so they launched a crazy press. The current score is not good for them. Bayern must seize the time to score again, so as to have a chance to take the initiative.

But Nick is very stable in ball control and strong in physical confrontation. Bayern players simply cannot easily steal the ball from him.

And with a little more effort, Nick will make fouls and make Bayern players anxious.

In the 60th and 66th minutes, Santa Cruz and Jeremys received yellow cards because they were dissatisfied with the referee's penalty.

The impatience made the Bayern players move more and more. The score fell behind and they couldn't get the ball. This made it uncomfortable for anyone.

It's just that the Borussia Mönchengladbach players seem to be cunning, deliberately trying to induce Bayern players to foul.

In the 70th minute, Miku took the ball and rushed towards Jeremys decisively, and then suddenly changed to a crosscut. Jeremys didn't stop his foot and kicked Miku's heel.

Miku screamed and fell to the ground, which immediately attracted the attention of both players and the referee.

Based on the grievances between the two teams in the past two years, such situations are often full of fights.

So the referee's reaction was to take out a yellow card from his pocket as quickly as he ran, and then seemed to remember that Jeremiah had already received two yellow cards, and immediately took out a red card, highlighting it at Jeremiah!

The referee's wise decision had an effect. The players on both sides did not fight in the end, and Jeremiah walked off the field without pleading. He didn't notice that a sly look flashed behind him.

The current situation on the field is too favorable for Borussia Mönchengladbach. The opponent has one less player and he leads by one goal.

There is not much game time left. With Borussia Mönchengladbach's current ball possession level, it is not difficult to kill time.

However, Nick seems to want to convince Bayern to lose. During the free kick, Nick signaled his teammates to press up. It seems that Nick wants to use the opportunity of the opponent to get this long-distance free kick.

The big men rushed into the Bayern penalty area. After the whistle sounded, Nick sent out a fast spinning ball. In the penalty area, Metzelder jumped high and smashed the ball into the net. 1:3, Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead extended to two goals again.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Christoph Metzelder scored with a header, Borussia Mönchengladbach lead by two goals again, Bayern is out of the game, Borussia Mönchengladbach will advance to the Champions League final this season, let us applaud this young team."

The situation is indeed as Riedel said, Borussia Mönchengladbach lead by two goals away, Bayern must score 20 goals in the remaining 3 minutes to advance, I am afraid that there are very few teams that can complete such a big reversal.

Seeing the Borussia Mönchengladbach players celebrating enthusiastically, Rijkaard finally lowered his head. Now that things have happened, it is impossible not to admit defeat. Although there are still 20 minutes, Bayern has one less player and the opponent is Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern has been unable to make a comeback.

Subsequent games also confirmed this point. Bayern players are still working hard, but their numerical disadvantage immediately put them in a disadvantageous situation on the court.

As soon as Bayern loses the ball, Borussia Mönchengladbach will immediately form a counterattack and siege. If Kahn hadn't received a high-speed block, Bayern's goal would have been pierced countless times.

When the final whistle blew, the Bayern players collapsed powerlessly to the ground, while the Borussia Mönchengladbach players cheered. They reached the final of the UEFA Champions League in the 00-01 season, only one step away from their dream!
The bigger celebration was in the city of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Fans rushed out of their homes to join the celebration of Borussia Mönchengladbach reaching the Champions League final. After 24 years, Borussia Mönchengladbach once again had the opportunity to hit the top of Europe, which is worth celebrating.

In another semi-final, Valencia defeated Manchester United 2:1 in two rounds and became another finalist team to enter the San Siro.

The fate of history has still come to Valencia. In this time and space, what game will Valencia and Borussia Mönchengladbach dedicate to everyone?

(End of this chapter)