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Chapter 280 Off against Laco ([-])

In the 00-01 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw ceremony, all four La Liga teams reached the quarter-finals, which made Spanish fans talk about it.

Borussia Mönchengladbach, the first in Group C, drew Deportivo, who was second in Group A.

Bayern finally won the first place in Group A, and they drew second Arsenal in Group D.

Valencia, the first in Group B, drew the second Barcelona in Group C, and staged the Spanish derby.

Real Madrid, the first in Group D, drew the second Manchester United in Group B, and it was also sparks hitting the earth.

The winner between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Deportivo will face the winner between Bayern and Arsenal in the semi-finals.

In the eyes of the outside world, Borussia Mönchengladbach has drawn a good lottery, but those who are familiar with history will know that Super Depor is not so easy to deal with.

The top scorer Tristan has scored 35 goals in all competitions this season, and his partner Dutch star Roy Makai has also scored 29 goals. This pair of partners is extremely troublesome. They have height and speed, and they are also very good at grabbing points. They are truly killer strikers.

Behind them, Belleron and Djaminha are midfield masters. Belleron is known as the 'passing master' and is the source of shell delivery.His passing is very reasonable, and he is in the golden age. In the next few years, he will become the focus of attention of various teams in European football.

Dejaminha can pass suddenly and his dribbling ability is also one of the best among Brazilian players. He plays real artistic football.Dejaminha's creativity is not inferior to that of Zidane, but this guy has a weird temper and is prone to doing unexpected things.

Defensive midfielder Mauro Silva defends very well, has good physical fitness, good foot skills, heavy defense, and rarely inserts assists, so the backcourt defense under his protection is very solid.

Victor Sanchez and Juan Fran on the two wings, and Pablo and Romero behind them are all good assists on the wing.Under the mobilization of Belleron and Djaminha, these wide players can always perform a good show with both wings.

Of course, the key figure of Super Deportivo Champion Depor is their coach Irueta, who is known as the godfather of Deportivo. The coach used an iron fist to subdue the players and execute the tactics he formulated with peace of mind.

Irueta will create an era that belongs to him in Depor, just like Ferguson is to Manchester United and Wenger is to Arsenal.

The generals are united, and Depor won the La Liga championship in the 99-00 season, and has also occupied the second place in the league this season.

When he learned about his opponent, Nick felt that such a balanced offensive and defensive Deportivo team was a tough nut to crack. If he had a choice, Nick would rather choose Arsenal or Manchester United.

But the good news is the schedule. Borussia Mönchengladbach will play away on May 5 and at home on May 2.

It would be wonderful if we could achieve an ideal ending in the away game.

On May 5, one day after International Labor Day, Borussia Mönchengladbach challenged Deportivo in an away game.

In the starting lineup, Iliye and Ronaldinho partnered in the forward line, Miku served as the attacking midfielder and Li Yihuan retreated to the position of the left midfielder, while the right midfielder let Dirks play, the midfielder Nick, and the four defenders Hausweiler, Friedrich, Metzelder and Madavikia.

This is a relatively conservative 4-4-2 formation. It is better to keep a low profile when facing Crazy Depor away.

Depor has basically continued their main lineup since this season.

The referee is bald Collina again, this is Nick's old acquaintance, before playing, Collina joked with Nick.

"Nick, do you still have the confidence to take 3 points from the Riazor Stadium today?"

"Hehe, who doesn't want to score 3 points. It's just that today I'm afraid it's a bit stressful. Look at the people facing me, all of them are excellent, and it's the terrifying Riazor Stadium." Nick was telling the truth.

"Haha, this is the time to test you. If you want to become the king of kings, you have to eliminate all your opponents. If you pass this hurdle today, I will be optimistic about Borussia Mönchengladbach as the champion of this year's Champions League."

The two were talking, and Djaminha came over and said: "Nick, I know you are very good. Today we will have a duel like men to see if you can guard me."

Djaminha said it clearly, and the Brazilian is not bragging, that means to break through from Nick's middle.

Nick smiled and said, "No problem. I also admire your personal skills. When the time comes, you don't have to be merciful. Whoever wins or loses, don't regret it."

Nick thought to himself that if this is the case, it would be great, Dejaminha, you should take more penalties, and the other Depor players should stop running, haha, it’s your fault if you can’t be killed by then!
After all the ceremonies passed, the game officially started, and the home team kicked off first.

After passing the ball a few times, it was still delivered to Belleron. Belleron dribbled the ball and observed it like a stroll in the courtyard. Depor's two sides were also running around. Victor and Fran had already reached the bottom line of Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Belleron suddenly passed the ball straight to Djaminha. This move was obviously intended to paralyze Nick.

However, Djaminha did not find that he could break through easily, because Nick had already posted it and did not make a move, but waited for Djaminha to make a move.

Nick knows the characteristics of Djaminha. This guy is very fast on his feet. As long as you shoot blindly, 99% of them will be passed by him.

Djaminha looked at Nick so calmly, and did not rush to break through, but passed the ball to Pablo who was pressing on the wing.

Pablo wanted to pass Li Yihuan when he passed the ball alone, but he was blocked by the Chinese star with a cross, and then Li Yihuan stretched out his foot and hooked the ball, and he controlled the ball.

Li Yihuan poked the ball lightly, and the ball was passed back to Hausweiler, but he himself went in backwards.

Although Hausweiler is the weakest player in Borussia Mönchengladbach's starting lineup, he still knows how to deal with such a situation. He immediately passed the overhead ball from the wing, and the ball was too big, but Li Yihuan's speed was still able to catch up.

Seeing Li Yihuan rushing up, Mauro Silva had to go to fill his position, because there was no one on the right side of Laco, Pablo and Victor both ran forward.

Mauro Silva cursed his teammates in his heart as he ran: panic with a hammer?As a result, I have to run around at the beginning.

In terms of speed, Mauro Silva must be slower than Li Yihuan, so he also knows this, and when he is running, he gets stuck in the route of Li Yihuan's ball.

Li Yihuan got the ball, but Mauro Silva didn't even like a bird. He picked the ball directly, and the ball went over Mauro Silva's head. Li Yihuan spared Mauro Silva and went straight to the bottom line.

This is Ronaldinho's extraordinary move, I didn't expect Li Yihuan to learn it.

So this made Ronaldinho, who followed up in the middle, very excited, and he also followed up quickly, preparing to grab points.

Since there is no high point in the penalty area, Li Yihuan did not choose to pass directly, but started to cut inside, 2 on 2, Li Yihuan came directly at Deportivo'Grandfather' Donato without fear.

Donato is almost 40 years old and has a lot of experience in the game, but Li Yihuan didn't give him a chance to make physical contact. With a lateral dial, he immediately got rid of him. Facing another Deportivo central defender Naibet, Li Yihuan immediately crossed and Ronaldinho was unguarded.

Ronaldinho didn't shoot directly, but rushed towards the goalkeeper Songeo. This is the rhythm of going past the goalkeeper.

Song Geao had no choice but to attack. Of course, his down-to-the-ground interception failed. After Ronaldinho passed him, he kicked the ball into the empty goal. 0:1, Borussia Mönchengladbach took the lead away.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! In the opening 1 minute, Borussia Mönchengladbach took the lead with a goal! Ronaldinho scored the goal, and the Chinese star Li Yihuan's steals, breakthroughs, and passes are quite the demeanor of a world superstar. Now Borussia Mönchengladbach won an away goal and won the initiative in the two rounds of the game."

Riedel's commentary made Mönchengladbach fans very excited. Now Mönchengladbach has an away goal and has a great advantage.

And this goal also brought out the characteristics of Borussia Mönchengladbach. As long as the opponent gives such an opportunity, Borussia Mönchengladbach can always seize it, because their counterattack ability is too strong.

But the game time is still very early, and Depor will never be reconciled to losing at home.

(End of this chapter)