Chapter 239 Life-and-Death Battle to Qualify

No., the Bundesliga after the national team match day, in the 13th round of the Bundesliga, Schalke went away to challenge Frankfurt.

Frankfurt played very well as a newly promoted team last season, but it declined in the second half of the season, and finally only qualified for the Europa League.

Since the start of this season, their performance has been much worse than last season.

In the Europa League, Frankfurt performed well, and there should be no problem qualifying for the group, but in the Bundesliga, they are currently only ranked 15th, a position in the relegation zone.

However, Schalke 04 was affected by the national team's competition, and he played quite badly.

In the Frankfurt away game, Schalke fell behind 0:2 in the first half.

After the adjustment at halftime, Schalke began to exert its strength. Lee Chenglong sent out two assists in succession, but due to the large hole dug in the first half, they only drew with the opponent 3:3 in the end.

Schalke dropped two points, while Leverkusen beat newly-promoted Hertha Berlin 1-0 away in the Bundesliga's other games, and there is also a Clasico, with Borussia Dortmund at home to Bayern Munich.

When Guardiola took over the team, Bayern did have some pains, but now they are getting better.

But the Hornets are suffering from constant injuries. At present, there are Hummels, Subotic, Schmelzer, Gundogan and other wounded in the team. It can be said that the entire defense line has been injured.

Under such circumstances, Dortmund lost 0:3 at home to Bayern, and watched their arch-enemy complete the five-game winning streak in the league. At the same time, Gotze, the former favorite of West West, was the one who helped Bayern stand up to break the deadlock. Hornets fans are pretty upset.

After this round of the Bundesliga, there have been some changes in the Bundesliga standings.

Bayern continued to occupy the top spot with 32 points, while Leverkusen climbed to second place with 31 points, Schalke ranked third with 30 points, and Borussia Dortmund continued to rank fourth with 26 points.

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After the Bundesliga, Schalke will be fully preparing for the midweek Champions League.

The home game against Naples can be regarded as Schalke's life-and-death battle in the Champions League group stage this season. If they can't win at home, Schalke will be very dangerous next, but if they win at home, then Schalke will be able to win Take control of your own initiative.

No., the Spanish tactician Benitez brought his disciples to Gelsenkirchen.

At 8:45 in the evening, this life-and-death battle related to qualifying for the Champions League officially started at the Schalke Stadium.

Schalke played a 442 formation,

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas;

Defenders: Fox, Matip, Hewedes, Uchida Atsuto;

Midfielders: Kante, Neustedt, Draxler, Goretzka;

Forwards: Jackie Lee, Kevin Boateng.

Naples is a 4231 formation,

Goalkeeper: Reina;

Defenders: Amero, Fernandez, Albiol, Maggio;

Back midfielders: Behrami, Zemayli;

Avant-garde: Mertens, Pandev, Callejon;

Forward: Higuain.

This game is a must-win for Schalke,

It is also very important for Naples, because as long as they do not lose away in Germany, they can qualify one round ahead of schedule.

So at the beginning of the game, Schalke, who played at home, became the dominant offensive side, while Naples mainly focused on defense.

In the first attack in the opening game, Lee Chenglong passed the opponent's Swiss midfielder Behrami and entered the penalty area with a heavy shoulder, but the kick was blocked by the opponent's Argentine defender Fernandez from the bottom line.

Then Schalke's corner kick came out, Naples grabbed the first point and pushed the ball out of the penalty area. Kante, who was ambushing on the outside, tried a long shot, but he hit the ball high.

In this way, Schalke dominated the offense, and Naples focused on defensive counterattacks.

In the 6th minute, Li Chenglong made a wall-hitting cooperation with Draxler in front of the penalty area in the front court, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Unfortunately, Boateng failed to find a chance to complete the goal under the defense.

In the 9th minute, Naples had a chance to counterattack, and Mertens sent a cross from the wing, but Higuain's shot failed to hit the goal and did not pose a threat.

Due to Schalke's fierce offensive at home, Naples' midfield rush defense is also very fierce. This is also the consistent tradition of Master Bei. He likes to use high positions to press and pays great attention to midfield defense.

So in the 24th minute, Behrami knocked Draxler down when he tackled the ball. Although the Swiss successfully tackled the ball first, his action was relatively large, which still caused Draxler to be injured.

"Red card~~~red card!!" Stevens roared a few times from the sidelines, but in the end he had to accept a passive substitution, and the referee didn't even give him a yellow card.

Stevens brought in Hungarian striker Adam Szalay, pairing him with Jackie Lee up front, before bringing Kevin Boateng back into midfield.

"Draxler was injured, which will lead to a decline in Schalke's midfield creativity. This is not good news." The commentator also talked about the accident on the field.

Since last season, Draxler has been the main force of Schalke, and because Schalke's performance is very good, so as Lee Chenglong said, Draxler has the opportunity to compete for this year's European Golden Boy award.

Some time ago, "Turin Sports Daily" announced the three-man list of the 2013 Golden Boy Award, and Draxler was among them.

Although most of the media think that Juventus' Pogba is the biggest favorite of this year's European Golden Boy Award, but it is remarkable to be selected as the top three.

Draxler's injury did weaken Schalke's offensive ability, and then Naples' defense became more comfortable.

Soon the first half ended and the score was still 0:0. Schalke never found a chance to break the deadlock.

This score is not very favorable for Schalke, but it is very favorable for Naples.

"Strengthen our offense. We must strengthen our offense. If we fail to win this game, we will really be eliminated."

During the intermission, Stevens was emphasizing loudly.

In the same game on the other side, Arsenal already led Marseille 1-0 at home.

If Arsenal wins the game smoothly, but Schalke fails to win Naples, then Schalke will really be out one round early.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Naples was as solid as ever in defense. Now they only need to do what they did in the first half and keep the score of 0:0 for another 45 minutes, and they will be able to qualify together with Arsenal.

The game time passed by every minute and every second, and Schalke launched attacks again and again.

In the 50th minute, Fox made a pass from the left, and Li Chenglong made a beautiful diving jump to the top after a run-up in the middle, but the ball was pushed on the crossbar.

In the 61st minute, Li Chenglong dribbled the ball from the middle and launched a strong attack, passing three opponents in a row, but the last kick was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Reina sideways.

In this way, the game time became less and less, and Schalke's attack became more and more reckless.

In the 74th minute, Naples relied on a counterattack opportunity, and Callejon broke into the small penalty area to complete a low shot.

This time it was Navas who reacted quickly, stretched out his short legs, and poked the ball out of the baseline with his toes.

In the 81st minute, Naples relied on a counterattack again. Insigne, who came off the bench, took a long shot and the ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal. Navas flew over to resolve the ball.

"Schalke attack with such recklessness, it leaves their defense full of holes."

"Keylor Navas can make that kind of magical save once or twice, but after a few more times, it will be difficult for him to keep the goal every time."

But before the commentator's voice fell, there was a change on the field.

In the 87th minute, Schalke once again pressed the attack.

After Li Chenglong broke through Zema Yili in the middle, he scored the ball and distributed it to the right. Gretzka on the right immediately returned the ball and cooperated with the standard wall kick.

The cooperation was successful, but Naples had already prepared for it. As soon as Lee Chenglong stepped into the penalty area, Spanish defender Albiol came to intercept him.

Li Chenglong quickly stepped forward to catch the ball, but Albiol had already arrived, so Li Chenglong pulled the ball and turned around, came a Marseille roundabout, and barely avoided the opponent's press.

There were people everywhere in the penalty area, and Li Chenglong, who turned around, didn't even have time to look up at the goal, and kicked the goal directly based on his feeling.

The ball flew past the face of the Argentine defender Hernandez who rushed over, and flew directly to the upper left corner of the goal.

Reina had just seen this shot, and when he was about to make a save, the ball had already flown into the net.

"Goooooooooooal~~~~~~~" the narrator hissed.

"Bruce Lee~~~~beautiful goal~~~~very beautiful!!!"

"Super Bruce, it's him again!! When Schalke was most dangerous, he stood up again and scored a crucial goal with his personal ability."

"This goal saved Schalke and Super Blues!!"

After the goal, Jackie Lee rushed to the sidelines and opened his arms to greet the cheers of the fans.

At this time, the Schalke fans in the stands had stood up, and the audience was shouting in unison.

"King Brug Bruce!!!"

"King Brug Bruce!!!"

Soon, the entire Schalke team rushed over and cheered excitedly on the sidelines.