rpbooks Chapter 1579 Entered the top 8!
Chapter 1579 Entered the top 8!
Chapter 1579 Entered the quarterfinals!
In the third round of No.20 in the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged The Hague away.
The large rotation brought a lot of hidden dangers. The team couldn't attack for a long time in the first 10 minutes. Instead, they were counterattacked by the opponent in the No. 306 minute and conceded a goal first. But only 3 minutes later, Militang passed the ball with one kick, assisted Van der Beek to score and successfully equalized the score.
Before the end of the first half, Mullen made another victory and overtook the score.
After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Odegaard assisted Stens in the No. 704 minute.
Four minutes later, Van der Beek assisted Haaland to score again. The Norwegian teenager scored goals every game, and his performance was very impressive.
At the end of the game, Van der Beek scored again.
In the end, Ajax reversed Den Haag [-]-[-] away and took all three points.
With PSV and Feyenoord both drawn, Ajax extended their lead to fourteen points.
But according to the Dutch domestic media, this doesn't mean much to Ajax.
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A week later, Ajax host Zwolle.
In order to save energy for the Champions League in the middle of the week, Yang Yang did not try his best.
Mullen scored for the team in the No.30 second minute, but was equalized by the opponent in the No.709 minute of the second half.
At the critical moment, Militao made the final decision and sealed the victory for Ajax.
Two to one, Ajax narrowly beat Zwolle.
Without the big wins in the previous rounds of the league, everyone agrees with Ajax's performance.
After all, the focus game against Manchester United is the most important.
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On the evening of March [-]th, at the Cruyff Stadium in Amsterdam.
Ajax host Manchester United in the Champions League round of [-] knockout round.
When the 10-minute game ended and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, more than 5 Ajax fans in the entire Cruyff Stadium rushed out of their seats and couldn't help cheering.
The Ajax players on the court were also in a carnival, and even the coaches, substitutes and staff on the sidelines celebrated wantonly.
Zero to zero!
This is the result of the second round of the match between the two sides.
After 10 and [-] minutes of bitter fighting, both sides failed to break through the opponent's goal, and in the end they could only shake hands and make peace.
However, Ajax won Manchester United with a [-]-[-] away game in the first round and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League!
This was expected before the game, but when it turned into reality, it was still so exciting and crazy!
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Yang Yang stood on the court, and he played all 10 minutes of the game.
Like the first round, Yang Yang did not directly expose himself to Manchester United's key marking. He used his deterrent power on the pitch to intimidate Manchester United's defensive players and pull the Red Devils' defense.
But in this game, Solskjaer obviously learned the experience and lessons of the first round of both sides and invested more troops in defense, which caused Yang Yang and Ajax's tactical play to fail to work.
The possession rate of the two sides is 50.00% vs. 40.00%. Ajax does not have much advantage.
In terms of tackles, loans and steals, the two teams are also evenly matched, and it seems that there is not much advantage.
Where Ajax has the advantage is on the offensive end.
The team shot only [-] times in the whole game, which was a little lower than the first round, and the number of shots on goal was only four times, and two of them were from Yang Yang. It can be seen that Manchester United's restrictive defense against Ajax in this game is in place.
However, the price paid was also quite painful. Manchester United only had nine shots in the audience, and the number of shots on goal was zero!
In the first round of the match between the two sides, Manchester United once threatened Onana's goal, but at the Cruyff Stadium, Manchester United did not even have a single shot on target. In terms of the number of threats to attack, it is also far inferior to the home team Ajax.
In terms of the number of dribbles, Ajax has [-] times, and Manchester United only has [-] times.
The score ended up being zero to zero, but the data can reflect the performance of the two teams.
If you want to use one word to describe this game, then Ajax can be regarded as a regrettable draw, and Manchester United is a draw.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Yang Yang stood in the stadium, listening to the deafening sound, he felt unprecedentedly satisfied, and couldn't help laughing excitedly.
Into the quarterfinals!
Who would have thought that this Dutch team, which couldn't even make it to the Champions League group stage last season, had failed to make it to the knockout stage for more than ten years, and hadn't made it to the group stage for many years, would have made it to the quarterfinals.
In recent years, the Champions League, which has become stronger and stronger, is not an easy achievement!
But after entering the quarterfinals, every next game will be more difficult, and every opponent will be stronger!
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"congratulations!"
Solskjaer came over and shook hands with Yang Yang.
"Thank you!" Yang Yang firmly held Solskjaer's outstretched hand.
The two stood side by side on the sidelines, watching the Ajax players celebrating on the court from a distance, and the Manchester United players walking off the court as losers, feeling very different in their hearts.
When Pogba was off the field, he specially came over to meet Yang Yang and greeted him politely.
Yang Yang gave him a hug and encouraged him to make persistent efforts, believing that he could perform better.
The situation of the French midfielder at Manchester United is indeed quite embarrassing, and the players themselves have more serious problems.
Pogba's strength is beyond doubt.
If Yang Yang is to choose the most powerful midfielder in today's world football, Pogba must be in the top three list, and the other two are likely to be De Bruyne and Toni Kroos.
But Pogba's problem has never been with strength, but with himself and the team.
Pogba has had problems since signing Sanchez from Manchester United on a stunning deal.
He is the number one star that Manchester United has high hopes for, but the team signed Sanchez with a more lucrative contract in a blink of an eye, especially Sanchez's age is still there. How can this make Pogba feel embarrassed?
It is understandable that Pogba asked for a higher annual salary, but the problem is that some of his performances are indeed not professional enough.
Yang Yang doesn't intend to get involved, he just feels sorry for Pogba.
It was reported before that Real Madrid intends to sign Pogba. Yang Yang thinks this will be a very good deal, but Manchester United is definitely not willing to let go of its own star easily. Besides, Real Madrid is also in a bad situation this season.
When sending Pogba away and looking at the back of the French midfielder, Yang Yang couldn't help but feel lucky for himself.
In many cases, whether a professional player can reach the pinnacle of his career depends not only on himself, but also on various complex relationships, including the club level, the inside of the locker room, and the external environment. The player's own personality is important, but a stable environment is also indispensable.
This is why Yang Yang is grateful to Real Madrid and Florentino!
At least, in the golden years of his career, he came to Real Madrid and met Florentino.
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Yang Yang has no friendship with Solskjaer, and the two have nothing to do with each other in terms of age or career.
At most, during their time at Liverpool, they played a few games, that's all.
Therefore, the two of them did not communicate too much, and it was more of a polite exchange of courtesy and greetings.
After that, Solskjaer left.
He is not willing to continue to stay in this stadium when his opponent celebrates his promotion.
Yang Yang looked at Solskjaer's back and secretly wished him good luck.
Twelve games unbeaten, eleven wins and one tie look more like a bubble, because Solskjaer did not solve the fundamental problems of Manchester United.
Now that Yang Yang has untied the emperor's new clothes, it will undoubtedly make more people, especially the Premier League coaches, see Manchester United's predicament, which is quite detrimental to Solskjaer.
His challenge at Manchester United has just begun!
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Yang Yang's prediction was not wrong at all.
After Ajax drew with Manchester United [-]-[-] at home and eliminated their opponents from the Champions League, they returned to the Eredivisie League. The team beat Fortuna Sittard [-]-[-] at home. Harland passed and shot, Mullen and Van der Beek both scored twice.
But after Manchester United returned to the Premier League, they lost [-]-[-] away to Arsenal.
This is Solskjaer's second loss in charge of Manchester United, the first being a home loss to Ajax.
After losing to Ajax, Manchester United followed with a [-]-[-] home draw with Liverpool, narrow wins over Crystal Palace and Southampton, and now a [-]-[-] away loss to Arsenal.
There is no doubt that Solskjaer's team is constantly exposing more problems.
What's more terrible is that they will face Manchester City at home next. If they can't win the derby in the same city, Manchester United will suffer a two-game losing streak. In addition, they will be eliminated from the Champions League.
On the other hand, Manchester City successfully defeated Schalke [-] with a total score of [-] to [-] in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. Especially in the second round, they beat their opponents [-] to [-] at home, which can be described as hearty.
Barcelona also performed bravely in the second round. In the case of a [-]-[-] draw away from their opponents, they returned home to beat their opponents [-]-[-] and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a total score of [-]-[-].
Messi made two passes and two shots in this game and was elected the best player of the game.
Juventus encountered Atletico Madrid. After losing [-]-[-] away in the first leg, Allegri's team returned to home, relying on Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick to reverse Atletico Madrid [-]-[-].
After this battle, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly became the darling of European football.
Messi's two passes and two shots, and Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick, let people see that the competition in the Champions League this season is gradually heating up, and the two superstars have shown a very good competitive state.
Obviously, they all hope to take advantage of the opportunity of Yang Yang's "retirement" to the Eredivisie to strive for the honor of No.1 in world football.
But the most surprising thing is Yang Yang.
No one thought that Ajax would be able to break through the obstacles of the group of death and Manchester United. Yang Yang is not only the best player in Ajax, but also the player who contributed the most.
This also made many people feel very strange. No one thought that Yang Yang would return to the mainstream vision of European football in such a way.
And the real surprise is Real Madrid!
(End of this chapter)