Football Superstar Training System

Chapter 108 Triple Kill Schalke 04

In the other three games, Schalke 04 lost to Athletic Bilbao with a score of 2-4 in the first round. Although the two sides drew 2-2 in the second round, they still failed to surpass the latter on the total score and were unfortunately out.

Alkmaar made a 2-1 start at home in the first round, but was slaughtered with a score of 4-0 after arriving at Valencia's home court. Valencia also successfully advanced to the semi-finals by virtue of a comeback in the second round.

Atletico Madrid did not have much twists and turns. Two 2-1 scores eliminated Hannover 96 to get the last spot in the semi-finals.

Therefore, only Dortmund is left among the three teams in the Bundesliga. Alkmaar and Sporting Lisbon, who were looking forward to becoming spoilers, failed to disrupt the game. On the contrary, all three teams in La Liga have advanced to the semi-finals.Therefore, the Europa League has also become a situation in which three La Liga teams besiege Dortmund, the only Bundesliga seedling. If the Yellow and Black Legion want to win the final trophy, they have to play against two of the three La Liga teams in a row.

According to the previous draw rules, the semi-final matches are:

Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbar.

Atletico Madrid VS Valencia.

A West German war, a La Liga civil war, and the two rounds of the semi-finals were played on April 2012 and 4, 20.

In the post-match interview, Klopp confidently stated in front of the media that he would lead the team to break out from the protection of the La Liga powers and win the final Europa League championship.

In the quarter-finals of the Champions League that ended a few days ago, La Liga once again demonstrated their strength. La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid joined hands to advance to the semi-finals.In this way, five of the eight teams in the Champions League semi-finals and the Europa League semi-finals are La Liga teams. It can be seen that La Liga is definitely the strongest in European competitions in recent years.

But the Bundesliga is not behind either. Bayern Munich, the only seedling in the Bundesliga Champions League, also eliminated Dortmund's opponent Marseille in the group stage with a total score of 4-0. The last place in the Champions League semi-finals was taken by the Premier League team Chelsea.

Therefore, the semi-finals of this season's Champions League has also become a match between the two heroes of La Liga and the only one in England and Germany.

Bayern Munich VS Real Madrid.

Chelsea VS Barcelona.

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Three days after the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Dortmund ushered in the German national derby with Bayern Munich.

In this game, the Yellow and Black Army, which was not the main player, also failed to achieve the record of double-killing Bayern Munich in the season.Bayern Munich, which ended the Champions League early and had a lot of preparation time, defeated Dortmund 1-0 with all the main players.

After losing to Bayern Munich in the German national derby, Dortmund led by Klopp also ushered in the third defeat in the league this season. At the same time, the point difference with Bayern Munich in the standings has also narrowed to 5 points.

Dortmund's remaining four opponents are Schalke 04, Monchengladbach, Kaiserslautern and Freiburg.The first two opponents are currently third and fourth in the standings, so it is definitely a fierce battle for the team to determine the Bundesliga championship.If they can win the next two league games, then Dortmund's status as the defending champion will basically be considered stable.

Bayern Munich, Dortmund's most direct contenders for the Bundesliga title, have their next four games against Mainz, Werder Bremen, Stuttgart and Koln.Relatively speaking, Dortmund has already won against their opponents. The four teams are currently in the middle and lower reaches of the league standings. Only Stuttgart has the best results, ranking seventh in the standings.

The focus of the No.30 round of the Bundesliga is the Ruhr Derby between Dortmund and Schalke 04. This is also the third Ruhr Derby this season. It is also Dortmund's second visit to the Veltins Arena after the German Super Cup.

Although Schalke 04 was defeated by Nuremberg in the last round of the league, at the press conference the day before the game, coach Klopp said very modestly that Schalke 04 was not easy to beat.

Uncle Zha said: "Although Schalke 04 lost in the last league game, they won many games and scored a lot of goals before that. Their top scorer Huntelaar is still No.2 in the scorer list, and they still have Raul. They are a scoring machine."

"The Ruhr derby will always be special to us. This is our third derby this season. Everyone knows how important he is."

"Facing opponents like Schalke 04, their offense is very strong, so we must be very careful in defense and try not to let their strikers get good opportunities. At the same time, we must make good use of the space we get on the pitch. Schalke's defense line retreats very deep, but the counterattack is very sharp."

"Fortunately, we know where the key to solving the problem lies. The opponents are very powerful, but we have won them twice, and I am confident to beat them again. I will let our players turn every attack into a scoring opportunity on the court. This is the key to us winning the game."

On the other side, Schalke 04 head coach Stevens is under no less pressure than Uncle Slag, because the first two losses in the Ruhr Derby, one of the German Super Cup losses was when Rangnick was coaching. In the interview, Stevens summed up the shortcomings and encouraged his players.

Stevens said: "We have already lost two Ruhr Derbys. Although I was not the coach who lost the first game, I also lost when I was the coach of Schalke 04. This is a fact that I must admit. So we have no excuses at all. Losing is losing. Everyone must accept criticism. This is inevitable, and we also accept criticism."

"It's perfectly normal for fans to express dissatisfaction, they have supported us as always during this difficult period and we have no excuses."

"Dortmund is the defending champion of the league. There is no doubt about their strength, and their striker combination is not weaker than ours. Look at the scorer list. No.1 and No.3 are both Dortmund players. This is a terrifying statistic."

"Dortmund has great quality in all positions. We have to be more involved and play with more enthusiasm. I think both sides have equal opportunities."

"I believe that we will not fail again. I told the players not to doubt your own strength. In the derby, if you start to doubt yourself, it proves that you are going to lose. So we will not doubt our ability. Schalke 04 has the strength to win the Ruhr Derby. We still owe the fans an explanation."

The tone of Klopp and Stevens at the press conference was full of seriousness and seriousness. It can be seen how much the two head coaches take the Ruhr Derby seriously, because both of them know the importance of the Ruhr Derby to the club and the fans on both sides. One of the most popular derby battles in the world, the pressure on the two head coaches can also be imagined.

You must know that in the eyes of Dortmund fans, they will not pay as much attention to the German national derby as the Ruhr derby. "Kicker" even called the Ruhr derby the "mother of the German derby".

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