From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 204 Di Matteo in the Champions League

After falling behind, Udinese once again reversed and won, which allowed Udinese to reach 25 points after 65 league rounds, already 1 points ahead of Juventus, who had one round less!

And just tonight, Juventus will challenge the Giallorossi at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. No matter what the result of this game between the second and third place in the standings is, it will be a good thing for Udinese, who leads the standings.

Especially if Juventus loses points in the game, it will be a completely good thing for Udinese.

They say that when luck comes, nothing can stop it. When the Udinese team returned to Udine on the team bus, the game at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome was over. The Red Wolves played Juventus at home with a score of 1:1.

As a result, Udinese's lead over Juventus in the standings has reached double digits!

At this time, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Udinese's trend of winning the Serie A championship this season is already unstoppable.

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On March 3, in the 7th round of Serie A, Udinese sat at the Friuli Stadium and faced Turin, which was eighth in the standings.

Although the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Schalke 04 will begin in three days, Guidolin still fielded the strongest lineup for this game.

Obviously, the Udinese head coach is focusing his main attention on Serie A.

Compared with the Champions League, which is full of powerful players, Serie A, where Udinese has already formed a unparalleled situation, is the area that Udinese really deserves to pursue.

Zenit St. Petersburg coach Villas-Boas appeared in the stands of the Friuli Stadium to inspect Europa League opponent Torino.

In this game, both sides entered the state very quickly.

In the 15th minute, the visiting team took the lead and scored with Quagliarella's header.

Two minutes later, Udinese retaliated. Bruno midfielder sent an exquisite overhead long pass. Di Natale successfully reversed the offside and succeeded in a low shot, helping Udinese equalize the score.

Eight minutes later, Bruno cooperated with Cancelo on the right again. The Portuguese right back made a pass and created Molinaro's own goal.

After overtaking the score, the game completely entered Udinese's rhythm. However, Udinese's attackers lacked some luck and did not score the team's third goal. Udinese entered the halftime break with a score of 2:1.

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After the start of the second half, Bruno was still very active in the frontcourt, and his figure was active in almost every corner of the frontcourt.

In the 49th minute, it was Bruno who suddenly ran to the left, received a pass from Guilherme, cut inside with the ball, suddenly volleyed with his right foot, hit a curve ball, and once again broke the Turin goal. , 3:1.

However, Turin’s recent performance has also been very good. The Red Bulls have remained unbeaten since losing to Juventus in the Turin derby in the 11th round of Serie A on November 30. The record is 13 wins and 6 draws, and the league ranking is also It soared from 6th to 15th before this round.

At the Friuli Stadium, facing Udinese, who had been invincible this season, the Red Bulls were not afraid to attack Udinese, and once again pulled one back in the 69th minute of the game. city.

In the end, Udinese narrowly defeated Turin 3:2 at home.

In the subsequent games, Roma had a goalless draw with Chievo away from home, while Juventus defeated Sassuolo 1:0 at home.

Two-thirds of the way through the schedule, Udinese is still 10 points ahead of Juventus in the standings.

而罗马则是彻底掉队，近11轮仅仅取得1胜9平1负的红狼，已经由落后乌迪内斯3分变成现在的落后乌迪内斯21分！

Although the ranking remains unchanged, Udinese's momentum of consecutive victories is still very exciting.

In particular, Bruno's consecutive goals have further expanded his advantage in the scorer list.He has now scored 19 league goals, followed by his teammate Di Natale. The Udinese captain currently has 16 Serie A goals.

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Three days later, still at the Friuli Stadium, Udinese faced Schalke 04 in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Since they achieved a 2:0 advantage in the away game in the first leg, this can be said to have allowed Udinese to have half a foot on the threshold of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Coupled with Guidolin's eagerness to establish an advantage in Serie A, he decided to rotate in this game. Many main players, including captain Di Natale, sat on the bench.

Guidolin's approach almost allowed Udinese to succeed at home against Schalke 04. It was only three years ago that Chelsea, who led the Blues, almost achieved another miracle at the Stadio Friuli.

Losing 0:2 at home in the first round undoubtedly pushed Schalke 04 into a desperate situation. This also left them with only one option at the Friuli Stadium, which was to attack desperately and beat Udinese by more than two goals. , fighting for that tiny glimmer of hope.

Schalke 04, who was fighting against the odds, took the lead in the 20th minute. Meyer broke through and scored. Barnetta made a pass from the right. Huntelaar missed it cleverly. Fuchs's shot from 12 yards on the left side of the penalty area was missed by Kanizzi. Siba blocks into the near corner.

Although Udinese equalized the score through Bruno five minutes later, Schalke 04's state was out. They turned away and completely suppressed Udinese, and scored two goals in the 39th and 40th minutes of the game, rewriting the score to 3:1, and the total score of the two rounds also became 3:3.

If the game ends with this score, Udinese will be eliminated because they only have 2 away goals, while Schalke 04 has 3 away goals.

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从总比分2:0变成3:3，短短45分钟的时间里，乌迪内斯仿佛从天堂跌进了地狱。

<divclass="contentadv">After returning to the locker room, Udinese players looked low in morale and low in energy.

This is not surprising. From being two goals ahead and being infinitely close to promotion, to being equalized and on the verge of being eliminated, anyone would find it unpleasant.

The same goes for Bruno, especially today as he is captain of Udinese.

But sometimes, football games are like this.

It is impossible for Bruno to blame his teammates for this. After all, they are either not in ideal condition or they are trying their best.

Sometimes when I think about it, it’s quite tiring.

Udinese's lineup is indeed still a bit weak. It would be better if all the main players played, with Di Natale sharing the pressure for him.

But Di Natale didn't even make the squad today. Although Taylor, the substitute, has a certain level of strength, in the knockout stage of the Champions League, his strength is not enough when facing powerful opponents.

Under such circumstances, all the pressure was pushed to Bruno, especially in games like the Champions League, which really made him feel overwhelmed.

But he does not regret the choices he made, nor will he blame his teammates.

When he chose to come to Udinese, wasn't it just to prove himself? What better way to prove your strength than now?

As the youngest captain in the history of the Champions League, he was able to lead Udinese all the way to the knockout rounds. No matter what the subsequent results were, he did not let anyone down.

Especially against Real Madrid, two back-to-back braces were enough to prove his value.

Now, every step he takes forward is just to push himself into a desperate situation and squeeze out all his potential.

At this moment, he also knew very well that the team's morale must not be let down!

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After the halftime break, Udinese's morale recovered, and Guidolin also replaced Salah at the beginning of the second half to strengthen the attack.

In the cheering sound of 52 spectators at home, Udinese pulled one back in the 3nd minute. Salah, who came on as a substitute, cooperated with Bruno Wall from the left to cross the left side of the penalty area. After passing three people, he shot into the lower right corner, rewriting the score to 2:3.

This is the sixth goal scored by the Egyptian in more than three months since joining Udinese, and his performance is very good.

It has to be said that Di Matteo's team is indeed somewhat magical. After only 5 minutes, they scored another goal from Huntelaar, rewriting the score to 4:2.

Udinese is pushed to the edge of the cliff again!

At the critical moment, Guidolin also decided to risk everything. He replaced Muriel and Udinese changed to 433.

Bruno began to get more freedom and he could roam in any position in the frontcourt. Wherever there is an opening, he goes.

Taylor acted as the fulcrum in the frontcourt and was at the forefront. This powerful French center is also very intimidating to Schalke 04's central defender.

On the wing, including two wingers Salah and Muriel, as well as two full-backs Cancelo and Piris, they are all constantly attacking Schalke 04's defense from the wing.

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At this point in the game, it has completely entered into a white-hot state.

For Udinese, they only need to score one more goal to still advance; while Schalke 04 only needs to score one more goal to kill the game. After all, there is not much time left in the game, and it will be difficult for Udinese to score two more goals in the next game time.

But until the 85th minute of the game, the score was still 2:4, and Udinese was 2 goals behind at home.

Bruno was really tired and out of breath. Whenever he had a chance, he would stop and take a deep breath.

Big beads of sweat kept falling from his head, and his whole body was soaked.

But he still felt unwilling to do so.

After winning the away game 2-0 in the first leg, he lost 2-4 at home, which he couldn't accept.

When changing to the left, Bruno received a pass from Cancelo and took the ball on the left to face Fuchs.

He started quickly, trying to quickly get rid of the Austrian defender. But although Fuchs was not as fast as him, his physical fitness was better than him. He squeezed him with his body and made many small moves, forcing Bruno to fail to get rid of his defense.

The two struggled all the way, and finally when they were approaching the Schalke 04 penalty area, the Austrian defender finally blocked Bruno's progress with a foul.