Football giants

Chapter 746 An Epic Victory
This Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena ended with a score of [-]-[-].

Southampton, who played away, took away a near-perfect victory from the away game, but also left a humiliating defeat to the home team Bayern Munich, which almost collapsed the entire Allianz Arena.

Boos all over the sky, merciless curses, and the tragedy of the losers filled the sky above the Allianz Arena.

But outside the Allianz Arena, almost all the fans around the world who received the news for the first time were stunned.

I believe that there will be countless fans staring at their mobile phones, TV screens, and computer monitors in a daze. They can't believe their eyes at all, and they can't believe this ending.

That's Bayern Munich!
Bayern Munich, who have been invincible in the Bundesliga this season and won the league championship ahead of schedule with a record lead, ah!

To be defeated by Southampton, who came from the Premier League and entered the Champions League for the first time, at his own home court?
The fans were completely shocked, and the media went crazy!
The German newspapers took the lead in reacting and published post-match comments one after another. Without exception, they all described this game as a disaster.

The chief reporter of Bild, Christian Falk, published a comment after the game with only two words in the title, shame!

In this article, the chief reporter of Bild believes that the score of zero to three is a great shame to Bayern Munich and Guardiola.

"Before the game, almost everyone believed that Bayern Munich would teach Southampton a dark horse at their home court, but the result of the game slapped us all in the face."

"Guardiola's team lost the first leg with an almost disgraceful result, and even lost the entire Champions League semi-final ahead of schedule. Their performance is the same as the score of this game. It is a disaster!"

"The Allianz Arena has been captured, and the ambitious Bayern Munich's Champions League dream has once again stopped in the semi-finals. This is extremely disappointing, because Guardiola's team's performance in the Bundesliga is amazing, but in the Champions League, it is so disappointing!"

"We have every reason to believe that the huge lead in the Bundesliga has made Bayern Munich a little too relaxed. They have forgotten that Southampton was the Premier League champion last season, and this season they are also at the top of the Premier League standings. Their strength is not weak, even though this is their first time participating in the Champions League."

"But we can see that Bayern Munich obviously didn't pay enough attention!"

"On the contrary, Southampton changed from the attacking and offensive football tactics they were good at in the past, and instead adopted a more pragmatic defensive counterattack. It is obvious that Bielsa has thoroughly studied Guardiola's team."

"From the beginning of the game, Bayern Munich firmly controlled the advantage. The scene was almost one-sided. How much does it look like when Barcelona led by Guardiola met Inter Milan coached by Mourinho?"

"But Bielsa is not Mourinho, and Southampton is not the Inter Milan of the year!"

"Bayern Munich had possession of the ball but was still unable to put pressure on the opponent on the offensive end. Southampton quickly counterattacked. Their first attack after the opening kicked the first shot and scored the first goal!"

"What an amazing efficiency! This means that Bielsa's team has made all the preparations from the very beginning, and Guardiola's team can only be led by the nose helplessly by the opponent!"

"From the overall point of view of the game, Bayern Munich's offense is out of order. Facing Southampton's defense, they have never been able to come up with an effective solution, and all their offensive tactics have obviously been thoroughly studied by Southampton."

"Before this game, countless fans all over the world questioned Southampton, thinking that the Saints can reach the semi-finals, chance luck is very important, especially the luck of the draw from the group stage to the knockout stage."

"However, the result of this game severely slapped those doubters in the face. Amidst the laughter all over the sky, they used a bloody [-]-[-] to tell the world that strength is the most important thing in Southampton today!"

"In this game, we saw the commanding demeanor of our national goalkeeper Neuer in front of the goal. We also saw the rock-solid central defender combination of Harvey Martinez and Varane. We also saw the wonderful performance of Southampton's double midfielders on both offensive and defensive ends!"

"Especially worth mentioning is Toni Kroos. He completely dominated this game. He told everyone with facts that he has the strength to command the midfield and he should take more responsibilities!"

"We definitely have reasons to look forward to Toni Kroos' performance in the upcoming World Cup in Brazil, and hope Loew can take a good look at Toni Kroos' performance in this game!"

If the report in Bild is considered polite, then the review article in Der Spiegel is even more rude.

In their comments immediately after the game, they pointed out that Southampton kicked Bayern Munich out of the Champions League!
This comment undoubtedly pointed the finger directly at Guardiola, thinking that the Spaniard tried in vain to copy Barcelona's ball possession tactics in Bayern Munich. As everyone knows, this set has already been thoroughly studied by European football.

"There is only ball possession, but the efficiency is low. This is not in line with the current development trend of football tactics!"

"Once again, Bielsa gave Guardiola a vivid lesson like a master teaching his apprentices, fully exposing Guardiola's failure in commanding on the spot, and making everyone clearly aware that the so-called melon-style football philosophy ends here!"

The comments also criticized Guardiola for not thinking ahead, thinking that he is still clinging to the set of tactics that Barcelona used a few years ago. As everyone knows, intensive defense and efficient counterattack have long been proven to be an effective weapon to break Barcelona's tactics.

"During the Heynckes period, Bayern Munich relied on this efficient counterattack tactic to completely defeat Barcelona's ball possession tactics, but now, Guardiola is trying to transplant Barcelona's ball possession tactics to Bayern Munich. Tonight's game is a bloody lesson!"

The comments also mention Bayern Munich's current players, with particular emphasis on Schweinsteiger.

"We should clearly see that Schweinsteiger is obviously not suitable for Guardiola's tactics. His playing style does not meet Guardiola's requirements. He made too many mistakes in the midfield."

"In this game, Southampton obviously took advantage of this, strengthened the oppression of Lahm and Thiago, but relaxed the supervision of Schweinsteiger, which allowed the Bayern Munich midfielder to get more opportunities to get the ball and play the ball, but it also exposed his faults of too many mistakes."

"In fact, during the period when Bayern Munich played the best this season, their midfielder position was always Lahm, Schweinsteiger was not in the starting lineup, and with the return of Piggy, Bayern Munich obviously had a problem."

"After this disastrous defeat, I think the management of Bayern Munich should think carefully. If there is a suitable offer in the summer, it might be better to sell Schweinsteiger!"

"Not only in the midfield, but also in the central defender position, Dante is obviously not suitable for Guardiola's tactics. The introduction of a central defender similar to Harvey Martinez has undoubtedly become an urgent need.

"All in all, for this game, there are many things worth thinking about and reflecting on."

"With Bayern Munich's current lineup configuration, there is still a long way to go to adapt to Guardiola's style of play!"

In addition to Bild and Der Spiegel, Kicker also commented after the game, thinking that Bayern Munich's game was a complete defeat, and Southampton's performance was surprising.

Le Monde commented that Bayern Munich has never been as hopeless as tonight in the past few years.

"On the football field, the players don't see any hope except for passing the ball kick after kick. They have no chance!"

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung stated that Southampton proved its strength with a fantastic victory.

If the German newspapers are a little bit more reliable, then the British media is just like a festival, falling into a carnival.

The Sun was the first to comment, almost putting the Champions League title on Southampton's head in advance.

The number one reporter, Steven Howard, even praised Southampton in his comments.

"In the past few years, I have never seen a Premier League team have such an amazing performance in the European competition!"

"Belsa used this game to prove his own strength. He told fans all over the world with facts that it is also a defensive counterattack, but in his hands, his defensive counterattack can also be played very wonderfully, instead of being lifeless like Mourinho."

"This is an epic victory!"

"After Bayern Munich eliminated Arsenal and Manchester United successively, Southampton used this victory to avenge the two giants of the Premier League, and at the same time further enhance their status in the Premier League!"

"We definitely have reason to expect that in addition to successfully defending the Premier League this season, Southampton is entirely possible to make a breakthrough in the Champions League!"

Not only the Sun, but even The Times, which has always been more serious, praised Southampton's players in its comments.

I think that this Saints team has outstanding stars in every position from front to back. I think that after the Southampton management has persistently implemented European tactics, professional management, and supported Bielsa's control and integration of the team in the past four years, the Saints finally ushered in the harvest period.

The Southern Echo, which has always been close to Southampton, published Charlene Lahiri's commentary for the first time.

In addition to mentioning the outstanding performance of the players, Charlene Lahiri also highlighted the head coach Bielsa and the club's management.

I believe that Bielsa's formation and on-the-spot command in this game have completely established his position as a world-renowned coach. This is the recognition of him by all fans in the past, but this game has made him a solid title.

"If Bielsa is selected for the best coach in Europe in the [-]-[-] season, I can't think of anyone else who can be his competitor."

"Oh, maybe Simeone can, but I like Bielsa to beat Simeone!"

Charlene Lahiri even teased Bielsa, thinking that this Argentinian lunatic, who has always been known for his stubborn temper, will either remain unchanged or change astonishingly, completely deceiving the whole world.

Britain's number one name also praised Southampton's management in a column, believing that Southampton can achieve today's performance, and the management has contributed a lot.

At least, four years ago, the Saints were still in England's third-tier league, but now, four years later, they are making their final sprint towards the highest honor trophy in the European professional league!

That is, when the whole of Germany and the United Kingdom, and even the media all over the world, were reporting on this game, Southampton returned to Southampton from Munich overnight.

As a result, thousands of fans lined the streets to welcome the team's triumphant return.

This scene immediately surprised the whole world.

However, this is not the only good news for Yang Huan.

(End of this chapter)