Chapter 375 Group Qualification

After two weeks of national team competition, the Eredivisie ushered in the twelfth round.

Ajax host Twente at home.

This is also a tough opponent.

Ajax continued until the 70th minute of the second half. Yang Yang made a breakthrough from the right side of the penalty area and made a pass. The ball was fast and urgent. The opponent's central defender was anxious to intercept, but he blocked the ball into his own goal by mistake. It became an own goal.

Charlesteas then took another win to extend the score to 2-0.

Ajax continued their winning streak, leading the Eredivisie all the way.

Eindhoven drew 4-4 away from Varvik, with Farfan scoring a hat-trick.

Alkmaar's 0-0 draw away from Groningen, Van Gaal's team began to show signs of weakness.

Feyenoord performed very bravely in this game. After being equalized twice by Rhoda JC, they took the lead again and finally defeated Rhoda JC 3-2 away.

It is worth mentioning that Feng Xiaoting got the first start in this game. This is his first start in the Eredivisie League. There will be more and more opportunities in the future.

As for Gao Lin, he still often comes off the bench, but so far he has yet to score a goal.

After the end of this round, Ajax continued to lead the standings. Although Yang Yang did not score, he was still far ahead with 15 league goals. Aviladze did not score in this round. Er scored a goal and caught up with ten goals.

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In midweek, Ajax hosts Sparta Prague in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

Both sides showed their determination to win, and the Czech powerhouse was also fighting for the UEFA Cup, and neither side was willing to give in easily.

It was not until the 68th minute of the second half that Yang Yang received a through ball from Sneijder in the penalty area, broke Sparta Prague's goal, and assisted De Jong and scored a goal in the 89th minute.

But at the last moment of the game, Sparta Prague also pulled a game back with a goal from Petras.

In the end, Ajax beat Sparta Prague 2-1 with one pass and one shot from Yang Yang.

In another game at the same time, Arsenal encountered Thun's tenacious sniping away.

Thirty-five minutes into the first half, Thun's Cameroonian centre-back Deumi was sent off.

There were not too many mistakes in the penalty this time. At best, it can only be said that the referee gave Thune the most severe capital punishment, forcing the opponent to fight with one less person in the next hour or so.

But the real controversy came in the second half.

In the 51st minute, with one more player than the opponent for a long time, Arsenal was unable to attack for a long time, and was counterattacked by the opponent. Shot into the net.

But the referee signaled offside and the goal was invalid.

Then Arsenal still played badly. Fifteen minutes later, Thun made another counterattack and won a free kick in the frontcourt. Lustrinelli scored again from six meters in front of the goal.

Unexpectedly, the referee again called offside!

The penalty this time caused a lot of controversy. Thun's players simply could not accept the fact that they received a red card in the opening 35 minutes, and two goals were ruled out for offside, especially the second time. Stupid, even low-level mistakes, should not appear in the Champions League at all.

But if it's just that, that's all.

After blowing out Thun's two goals, the referee reached the 88th minute in the final stage of the game. When Arsenal still failed to score a goal, Van Persie fell when he received the ball in the penalty area and turned around. land.

The referee did not blow the whistle, but signaled the game to continue, which he obviously thought was not enough to cause a foul.

But soon, the linesman raised the flag, indicating that the defender of the Tuen team was pulling people, and a foul should be called.

The referee quickly changed his previous decision, awarded Thun a foul and awarded Arsenal a penalty.

Pires calmly took the penalty kick.

Arsenal eventually beat Thun 1-0 with this penalty.

At the post-match press conference, Thun's head coach Urs Schlumenberg, in an interview with the media, scolded the referee for deciding the trend of the game, believing that some people did not want Thun to win.

"My team was supposed to have a win tonight and qualify for the UEFA Cup early, but obviously someone didn't want us to get that, a red card, two offsides, an unwarranted penalty, we could still Say what?"

On the one hand, Wenger admitted that Arsenal really played badly in this game, but he also believed that there was no problem with the referee's penalty kick at the last minute, which should not cause any controversy.

But when Schlumenberg asked him what to say about two offsides and a red card, Wenger only explained the red card, thinking that the referee gave the red card too early, which affected the quality of the game.

But he also believes that it is precisely because of the red card that Arsenal players feel that they are in a safe position and lose their attention.

As for the two offside penalties, Wenger did not give a direct answer.

In any case, Arsenal finally got the precious three points and continued to chase after the group leader Ajax.

The tiebreaker will be played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium.

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Over the weekend, the continuous battle of Ajax tanks finally stopped.

Ronald Koeman's team faced a stubborn attack from Utrecht on the road.

In the 59th minute, Utrecht scored a goal, while Ajax had the advantage in the whole game, but never scored, and finally lost to Utrecht 0-1 away.

Yang Yang started the game again, but only played for 19 minutes.

In a physical contact with the opponent's defensive player, he was kicked by the opponent's player and left the game early.

This is also Yang Yang's first injury stop this season.

After being diagnosed by the team doctor and Kluitenberg, he suffered a muscle strain in his right foot. It is initially estimated that he will be out for one to two weeks, but he may not be able to catch up with Arsenal in the sixth round of the Champions League group stage.

Yang Yang's injury made Ajax very nervous. After the game, a large number of fans rushed to visit Detok Most, and many fans even chased Ode Kerke to care about Yang Yang. hurt.

Not only the fans, but Su Ye was so anxious that he called and cried, saying that he would fly to the Netherlands tomorrow to take care of him.

Yang Yang knew that she was only a student and had no money at all, and he didn't want Su Ye to come here, because although he was injured, he still had to go to the club for rehabilitation training every day. Su Ye was bored at home alone, and it was unnecessary.

Besides, it's just a minor injury, and it will heal in a week or two.

After finally persuading Su Ye, the phone numbers of his parents, relatives and friends also called.

After Yang Yang returned to Odekerke, his uncle Shen Ming and his wife also came to see him from Almere overnight in a hurry.

After everyone confirmed that he was all right, he breathed a sigh of relief.

PSV Eindhoven beat The Hague 3-0 at home this round, quickly shortening the league points gap to one point, closely behind Ajax, and Feyenoord beat Heracles 7-1 at home. , Kuyt scored twice, chasing the number of goals this season to ten goals.

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A week later, in the fourteenth round of the Eredivisie, Yang Yang failed to return.

Ronald Koeman said at the pre-match press conference that Yang Yang is likely to miss the Champions League group stage in midweek, which will be a heavy loss for Ajax, but he believes that everyone in the team We will unite to make up for the vacancy left by Yang Yang's absence.

But the impact of Yang Yang's absence is still great, especially in the deterrent effect of the frontcourt offense.

Ajax played against Walwick at home. They had an overwhelming advantage in the first half, but they never scored a goal. Instead, they were attacked and scored a goal before the end.

But this goal also completely wakes up Ajax.

In the second half, De Jong and Sneijder scored twice in the opening three minutes.

In the end, Bendtner and Ryan Babel scored two more goals in the 84th and 86th minutes to help Ajax beat Walwick 4-1 at home.

But neither media reporters nor fans did not rate Ajax's game highly, especially in terms of attack.

Everyone knows that Yang Yang, who has scored 15 goals and 8 assists this season, will not be easily replaced.

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In the middle of the week, the final round of the Champions League group stage.

Although Yang Yang was absent, he still accompanied the team to the away game to cheer on his teammates.

Arsenal's form is still the same as it was two weeks ago, not much improved.

Ajax is mainly on the defensive and counterattack, and dare not have the slightest carelessness.

The strategies of the two teams are different. Ajax only needs to tie to get the first place in the group, but Arsenal must win.

In fact, if it hadn't been for Thun's miscarriage of justice by the referee in the last round, Arsenal would have been sentenced to death in the last round. What else is going on in this round?

The two sides finally played zero to zero. Arsenal were weak in attack and in poor form. Ajax tried their best to hold the draw.

In another game, Thun also drew away from Sparta Prague.

As a result, the final ranking of Group B is also settled.

Ajax won the first place in the group with four wins and two draws, Arsenal won the second place in the group with four wins, one draw and one loss, third in the Thun group, and Sparta Prague came out last in the group.

Several other groups have also decided on the rankings.

In addition to Ajax, the top teams in the group include Juventus, Barcelona, ​​Villarreal, AC Milan, Lyon, Liverpool and Inter Milan. The more surprising ones are Ajax, Villarreal and Lyon.

It’s not uncommon for Ajax to beat Arsenal to qualify. The biggest upset in Villarreal’s group was Manchester United who came last in the group and were humiliated. As for Lyon, they beat Real Madrid to the top of the group. Accident.

In addition to Arsenal, the second team in the group, there are Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Benfica, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Glasgow Rangers.

Due to the principle of avoiding the same country and group, Ajax is most likely to encounter Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Glasgow Rangers.

It's a very frustrating team.