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Because Qin Xiong fell to the ground with cramps after the last Champions League game, he was away in Nijmegen in the weekend league. Qin Xiong was not included in the squad by Koeman. He stayed in Amsterdam to recuperate.

Koeman raised some players from the reserve team to play in the league. Anyway, the Ajax league has won the championship ahead of schedule, which can appropriately give the rookies more time to exercise.

Qin Xiong went to the hospital on the weekend.

Mr. Sloat was hospitalized for observation, and his life journey may have entered the countdown stage.

Georgia accompanied her father in the hospital for a long time in a state of trance and silence, while Sylvia's state of mind was relatively calm. Perhaps it was because of the news that her father had received poor treatment results in the past few years. She was once again excited. I have experienced pain, heartache, and tears, but now I feel that my father has been ravaged by illness in the past few years, and death may be another kind of relief.

Many of Mr. Sloat's body organs have begun to fail. He can hardly speak, and occasionally falls into a coma for a long time. When Qin Xiong came to the hospital, he couldn't say a word to him, but just silently accompanied Sylvia in the hospital Stayed all day.

Ajax failed to win Nijmegen away, and that doesn't matter anymore.

In Ajax's preparations for the next week, Koeman focused on supervising the running-in of the four-person offensive team of Pienaar, Qin Xiong, Sneijder and Van der Vaart.

Entering May, the penultimate round of the Eredivisie League, Ajax continued to be a guest. This time the opponent was Zewolle. Te appeared together, together with the starting Pienaar, formed Ajax's offensive combination against Monaco.

Since the score was already 3:0, the 30-minute game was not effective at all. At best, it allowed them to warm up and find a feeling in the game.

5 month 5 day.

Porto took the lead in advancing to the Champions League final after Spain beat Deportivo 1-0!

On the same day, another pre-match press conference for the second round of the Champions League semi-final was held in Amsterdam.

Koeman claimed that Ajax needs to remain calm and warned players not to underestimate the enemy.

Deschamps came to Amsterdam with a rather sad Monaco. They sacrificed the league for the Champions League!

Didier Deschamps declared that this was a game to test Monaco's will, and he firmly believed that the team would perform miracles!

A day later, the Ajax flag was flying spectacularly from the stands as the Arenas Arena was packed before kick-off as frenzied home fans rushed into the arena.

In the locker room, Koeman decompressed the players, but he still emphasized the mentality of the game.

Going to the semi-finals of the Champions League, mentality will always come first.

Ibrahimovic was not included in the squad for the game. Although he said before the game that he could sit on the bench, Koeman did not take any risks.

He came to the locker room in casual clothes and was with his teammates. He looked more nervous and serious than his teammates. After the players sorted out their jerseys and equipment, Ibrahimovic high-fived his teammates one by one. He didn’t say a word. It's like practicing it for soldiers.

The Ajax players came to the player tunnel, and Qin Xiong sensed the invisible and heroic aura of the Monaco generals, and he knew that this game would be unimaginably difficult.

For Monaco, the 2:2 score made them lose the initiative to advance to the final, but who can say for sure about things on the football field?

Fight to the last stand, the fighter is the hero!

The UEFA Champions League is by no means a stage where you can naturally aspire to the world by exerting your own strength steadily.

Knowing this, Qin Xiong and his teammates are also very serious.

Want to go to the finals?

If you want to go, show your courage, courage, will, fight, grab, and plunder the opportunity that does not belong to any party!

Players from both sides entered the field, and the melodious theme song of the Champions League began to echo in the stadium.

The fans in the stands of the Amsterdam Arena are enthusiastically cheering for Ajax.

"The final battle of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final will start at Ajax's home court. In yesterday's game, Porto has already won the final ticket by beating Deportivo 1-0 in the away game. Who will be the opponent who will be born in the Porto final today? At present, Ajax has a slight advantage. They drew with Monaco 2:2 in the last round and had two away goals. If Jax wins or gets a 0:0 or 1:1 draw, they will advance to the Champions League final and have the opportunity to compete with Porto for the Champions League title this season.

But the slight advantage in the score is a thing of the past. The problem facing Ajax now is that they have no forwards to use!

We saw that Ajax did not include a center forward from India in today's roster. Koeman did not choose Belgian striker Songk, but replaced Ibrahimovic with South African Pinar. Will this adjustment affect this game? The game has a decisive impact, we will wait and see.

Ajax started 433.

Goalkeeper: Robinte.

Defenders: Grigera, Heitinga, Escuder, Maxwell.

Midfielders: De Jong, Galasek, Qin Xiong.

Forwards: Pienaar, van der Vaart, Sneijder.

Monaco starts 433.

Goalkeeper: Roma.

Defenders: Ibarra, Rodriguez, Givet, Evra.

Midfield: Cisse, Zekes, Bernardi.

Forwards: Giuly, Morientes, Rothen.

Well, amidst the loud cheers from the home fans, the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Ajax kicked off first, and the show began! "

Ajax, which has home court advantage, quickly put on an offensive stance after the opening.

Monaco's players, including coach Didier Deschamps, were at a loss for Ajax's starting lineup today.

Van der Vaart playing center forward?

Oh no!

After the opening, Van der Vaart did not go deep into the enemy zone at all. He stood less than 20 meters in front of Qin Xiong, and there was still an obvious distance from the goal. After Jax's offensive started, the Dutch golden boy took the initiative to run to the side.

Is it inertia or pretentious confusion?

Monaco's two central defenders did not dare to leave their posts without authorization, but their defense zone did not have a target to mark for a long time.

All of a sudden, Rodriguez and Givet were a little dazed and hesitant.

Hesitation is, should we take the initiative to help defend other areas?

Not too dare!

Ajax's offensive system is concentrated on the development of the wing.

They don't give the ball to the winger to break through and tear open the opponent's defense line like a traditional wing attack.

When Qin Xiong approached the wing and formed a triangular passing system with Grigera and Pienaer on the right, they first established the ball possession advantage. Even if Monaco had three players to defend, they could not easily break the football under their feet. .

And the most wonderful point is that Van der Vaart also moved over, but the opponent's two central defenders did not dare to leave the defense zone limited by the central defender's duties, so that Ajax had four defenders in one side when attacking from the side. players!

Their skilful group coordination can guarantee a clean sheet, coupled with dazzling interspersed movement, quick ball passing makes it difficult for opponents to mark, and they do not appear to be particularly difficult when pushing forward from the midfield.

Qi Kesi stepped up his guard against Qin Xiong, but today, without the assistance of Bernardi and Cisse, he has been passively following Qin Xiong since the opening, unable to effectively interfere and steal Qin Xiong.

When Ajax pushed the attack to the front of Monaco's penalty area through a tacit pass and cut cooperation from the right, their forward space was compressed, and the opponent formed a dense defense on this side.

Qin Xiong always keeps his eyes on the six directions. Ajax is very effective in advancing on the wing. The closer to the opponent's penalty area at the beginning, the more difficult it is to cooperate with the fatal blow.

However, they managed to keep Monaco's defense focused on this side.

When Bernardi and Zekes teamed up to steal Qin Xiong, he was surprised to see that Qin Xiong had premeditatedly shifted the ball to the middle.

Garasek, who came in behind, received Qin Xiong's pass in an unmarked state. He pushed forward and made a long shot!

Monaco's central defense was a bit empty, and the midfielders were all attracted to the right. When Galasek came up, Rodriguez had no choice but to push up, but Galasek was waiting for him to move!

As soon as he moved, Garasek immediately made a diagonal pass to the area behind him, and Sneijder ran inside and cut into the penalty area. It seemed that the attack was completed!

Sneijder took a shot before Givet came to block it, but Sneijder squandered the good opportunity!

The football that slid out of the door caused a wave of sighs at the Amsterdam Arena.

However, the players on the Ajax field were not discouraged.

On the contrary, they have built up their confidence because of the offensive that can be completed this time!