Jagged Wings

Chapter 215 The gap in strength

In the previous European Cup qualifiers, the third-ranked Spain defeated Denmark, and the top two-ranked Northern Ireland also won, but the top-ranked Sweden lost.

In this way, with only two games left in the group stage, this group will make waves again!
Sweden ranked first with 24 points; Northern Ireland ranked second with 23 points; Spain ranked third with 22 points; Latovilla, ranked fourth, only had 13 points and lost the chance to appear early, so now it is A contest between Sweden, Spain and Northern Ireland.

The direct dialogue between these three teams is definitely related to the right to qualify.

So the last two group matches in Spain are absolutely crucial: on November 11, Spain vs Sweden; on November 18, Spain VS Northern Ireland, and because the other two teams played against underdogs, so If Spain wants to qualify, it can only win one of these two games.

In the previous first-round contest, Spain was at a disadvantage and was defeated.However, almost a year has passed between that game and now, so there is basically no comparison.

Before the competition, the only good news for Spain is that the game will be held at the Bernabeu, which will be Spain's home court. The other good news is that Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and others are not injured. Exclude the strongest lineup!
Before the game, perhaps to have a good look forward to, the Spanish Football Association announced the new jersey.The new jersey not only has a new pattern and line design, giving people a new look, but also contains the newly developed automatic temperature adjustment technology of Adidas, which can be adjusted according to the situation on the field and the player's own situation. Players can better play their own level on the field.

In terms of design, the jersey has added many new decorative patterns around the logo, and removed the previous special lines on the front and side of the jersey.The color of the shorts has also changed from the normal blue to a darker blue, almost close to black, except that there is a sky blue line at the end and the team flag is embroidered on the right.

"Huh, so handsome!" Albelda stared at Reyes' jersey and whistled.

"I appreciate your courage to tell the truth!" Reyes gave Albelda a thumbs up.

"Get up!" Albelda pushed Reyes away and looked at the golden boy Torres standing behind Reyes: "If I were a woman, you would definitely be in my bed tonight!"

"C'mon, freckles, handsome..." Reyes walked away muttering.

Seeing everyone's expressions are very relaxed, and the old coach Aragones on the side is also smiling with a chrysanthemum on his face.The old coach has decided to step down as the Spanish coach after the European Cup, so now he is playing one less game.

"Hurry up and run! Do you want to strain yourself during training due to insufficient warm-up?" After laughing, Aragones sternly yelled again.

The strength of the Swedish team is by no means weak. They have Isaacson, Mellberg, Svensson and other good players in defense. Ljungberg, who left Arsenal this summer, is on offense. Of course, the most dazzling center is Ibrahimovic.

As the team's number one star, although Ibrahimovic's personality is not attractive, he is the core of tactics, and his performance definitely meets the requirements.

Just 2 minutes into the first half, Ibrahimovic took the ball from the left to attract the attention of Ramos and Marchena, and then threw a through ball to Luxenberg who was inserted in the penalty area.

But Luxenberg was a little slow, and the football was shoveled out by Puyol.

Seeing his teammate's obviously slow reaction, Ibrahimovic shook his head. If the ball was given to Trezeguet, he would definitely not have run away...

Although the Swedish team is very strong, Spain will definitely win the opponent.Coupled with the fact that it is at home, Spain launched a tidal wave of attacks amidst the tsunami-like cheers of the fans at the Bernabéu.

Reyes' wonderful performance on the left, crossing the middle, Silva cleverly leaked the ball, and Iniesta, who is the right midfielder, shot from the back, forcing the Swedish goalkeeper Isaacson to make a wonderful save!
Isaacson became famous in the World Cup two years ago, and now he is playing for Manchester City, and his ability does not rain on any giant goalkeeper.

The shot was saved, and Iniesta applauded Reyes, thanking him for the pass, and Reyes gave his thumbs up: You did a good job, but the opponent is too strong.

This is the difference between Reyes and Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic stands out from the crowd and cannot stand alone in the Swedish team, while Reyes has a group of teammates with comparable strength by his side and has many choices.

Although occupying the first place, the Swedish team is very aware of their strength and status. They came to the Bernabeu just to take away a point. Even if they fail, they will not necessarily be eliminated.

So after two or three harassments in the opening game, Sweden retreated and gave up the stage to Spain.The matadors were not polite, and they stormed around the Swedish goal.

Although Isaacson is very strong, but the Swedish defense is tall and mighty to the point of being a handsome man. They can fight hand-to-hand, but they are very clumsy when facing a small and light player like Spain.

Albelda felt very cool wearing the new team uniform, so he deliberately increased the time of holding the ball a little, and wanted the camera to stay on him for a while.The Swedish midfielder Gilson saw what Albelda was thinking, and suddenly accelerated to run up, trying to break the football under Albelda's feet.

However, Albelda was not in a hurry, he gently pulled the ball under his feet, and the football flashed past Gilson's feet.Gilson subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and reached out to hold Albelda, but only held a cloud of air.

Breakthrough!
Albelda never dreamed that the good opportunity came like this.Although he had planned several times before, he did not expect that this inadvertent action made him tear open the gap in Sweden.

The Swedish team, which was originally as stable as Mount Tai, suddenly became a little disorganized. Albelda took a step forward, and two people rushed towards him. At this moment, he passed the ball!
A through ball through the entire back line!

Reyes walked out of the crowd and took a big step, still a little short: "I did it, this guy is definitely doing it on purpose!"

But he is not a person who gives up easily, exerting force with his feet, the powerful explosive force made him move forward almost instantly, stretched out his left foot, and unexpectedly reached the football abruptly!
But he didn't have any room to adjust. He just hit the football with the toe of his left foot while flying out. The football flew across an arc and flew towards the goal.

High center forward Torres was already waiting in front of the goal. Just as he jumped high and was about to head the ball, the hands behind him suddenly increased their strength.Although it does not constitute a foul, it affects Torres' body center of gravity.

Torres slid past the goal, but the Swedish defenders had just breathed a sigh of relief when a red figure appeared behind the point.

Iniesta!

Iniesta didn't hesitate, and with a light push, the football flew into the goal.

(End of this chapter)