In the 21st round of La Liga, with the possession rate of 68%, China City beat wigoselta 2-0 away to win two games in a row with the goals of Miranda and Alex Sandro in the second half.
In the 22nd round of La Liga, the home match was against Real Mallorca. In the second half, Azar, glitzman and Pele scored successively to help Chinatown beat the opponent 3-0, and the possession rate of the whole game reached 67% again.
In the 23rd round of La Liga, Zaragoza was challenged away. In the first 11 minutes of the game, glitzman scored the first goal for the team, and then Pele took the next step. However, before the end of the game, varane, the starting centre back, scored an own goal, and finally won the game 2-1 away. The possession rate reached 68% again.
A wave of four wins in a row made China city''s league ranking rise rapidly to the fourth place, only four points behind Real Madrid, which shocked the whole La Liga League and made Real Madrid feel more pressure.
If the third place in the league is really pulled down by China City, I''m afraid that it''s not just the end of the class for Jose, even the management should be responsible to calm the anger of the members.
Under the state of emergency, the management came forward, and the players agreed that the two sides decided to resolve the crisis faced by Real Madrid at the critical moment.
In the middle of the week, the first leg of the final 16 of the Champions League, away from Porto, with 68% possession rate, was attacked by Porto with a counterattack in the 66th minute, and Jackson Martinez scored the winner.
And back in La Liga, ushered in the 24th round.
Although Azar scored a goal for China City in the 18th minute, Michelle leveled the score for Levante in the 29th minute. The two sides drew one-to-one, and China city''s possession rate reached 65% again.
A week later, in the 25th round of La Liga, we went away to challenge bersa''s Athletic Bilbao.
This time, Chinatown encountered the opponent''s tenacious sniper, and for the first time, it was behind the opponent in the possession rate, only getting 44%. However, with the goals of glitzmann, lakitic and Azar, it reversed Athletic Bilbao 3-1.
After this round of battle, Chinatown is still ranked fourth in the league, but the debate continues.
Bochettino''s team is becoming more and more excellent in control. It suppresses opponents on the scene and has an advantage in possession rate. However, it is often unable to open up the situation on the offensive end and the empty possession rate can not create a threat, which worries many critics, including matayana and delamorena.
After the 25th round, China City scored 46 points, ranking fourth in the league with four points over Malaga, who is fifth in the league. However, China city is behind Real Madrid, who has won many victories recently, with 52 points.
What is the reason why Chinatown can occupy such an overwhelming advantage in passing and controlling, but it has never been able to create a threat at the offensive end?
A week later, in the 26th round of La Liga, the nightmare of controlling the ball happened again in Chinatown.
With 66% possession rate, it was 3-3 draw at home by royal society.
After this round of battle, China city is still in the fourth place in the league, but the point gap with Real Madrid has widened to eight points, which makes it very difficult for China city to catch up with the first group army in the top three.
In this case, many media in favor of Chinatown have also made comments, analyzing the gap between Chinatown and the top three teams in the league, the most summarized factor is undoubtedly in the offensive end.
According to the data between Chinatown and Real Madrid, the defensive strength of the two teams is similar, but Chinatown has 20 goals less than Real Madrid in the offensive end, almost half of the total goals of Chinatown so far, but in terms of ball possession rate, Chinatown is better than Real Madrid.
This also makes many media think that Chinatown should play more aggressively.
However, bochettino and the coaching staff''s explanation is not totally unreasonable. At an internal meeting, he said that the reason why the team won the game and didn''t score was mainly due to the multi line fighting and the relatively young players.
Bochettino also admitted that he failed to give full play to the team''s potential in rotation and attack, but he said confidently that the team will keep the fourth place in the League after the end of the season.
As for the commitment from the coaching staff, cantarello clearly expressed his support and reiterated that the management will continue to support bochettino''s coaching unconditionally. At the same time, he also conveyed Gao''s opinions and hoped bochettino would reconsider the team''s contract extension.
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On the night of March 6, at the bullock stadium in leganese.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, bochetino in front of the coach of the home team was relieved.
At 2-0, the Chinese city won Porto again.
The strength of the Portuguese super team is not weak. As a regular in the Champions League, Porto is also very competitive.
China city had to win the match at home because of the 1-0 away game. Surprisingly, Porto played bravely in the away game. After the opening, they played very actively. Four yellow cards in 30 minutes were enough to prove Porto''s indomitable fighting spirit, but the effect was also very obvious.
Chinatown from the beginning was disrupted the rhythm of the game, playing very chaotic.
But at the critical moment, the strength of the players determines the trend of the game.
In the 43rd minute, the continuous cooperation of Azar, Alex Sandro and ISCO gave ISCO a chance to start in the restricted area and scored the first goal of the game.
A goal to pull both sides back to the same starting line, but also greatly eased the pressure of Chinatown.
After Yi Bian fought again in the second half, China city continued to maintain the pass and control advantage on the field, while Porto held on to the defensive counterattack and waited for China city to make mistakes, but what they were waiting for was a goal from Pele in the 57th minute.
Two ball lead successively, China city occupied the initiative of the qualification, but also greatly stimulated Porto.
In the last half an hour, the Portuguese super team launched a steady stream of attacks towards China city like crazy. With the support of his teammates, such as devel and Valera, Jackson Martinez attacked the goal of China city again and again.
Bochettino''s team had to turn attack to defense. The centre back composed of Godin and Miranda withstood the attack from Porto, which made it difficult for Porto to face the goal directly and kept the score of 2-0.
Especially in the 89th minute, the Porto player de foor received the second yellow card. After he was sent off by the red card, the pressure of China city was relieved. Finally, he won a dangerous 2-0 victory. The total score was 2-1, and Porto was promoted.
Once again promoted to the top eight of the Champions League, China city all fell into a carnival, all the substitute players rushed into the stadium, in the witness of more than 10000 fans, celebrating the promotion of the team.
Can stand on the sidelines of the coach bochetino is frowning, because he is very aware of the team''s problems.
The attack is weak!
In principle, Porto''s defense is not tight, and the back line headed by Mangala is also young and inexperienced. If Chinatown''s attack is better, the game can be played more easily, and even a big win is not impossible, but now it is so dangerous to win.
The most obvious is reflected in the first leg of the game, China City in the dominant situation, but the opponent through a counterattack goal, whether it is a painful blow to the players or the coaching staff.
In the second round, the coaching staff learned from the experience and began to adjust their tactics. Instead of sticking to the control of the midfield, they let the players pass through the midfield quickly and try to make the goal easier and more efficient.
The second goal basically reflects the coach''s idea. After breaking the ball, he launched a quick counterattack and went directly to the front court to find Pele. Then, Pele used his stable back holding technique to unload the ball and launch the attack.
Looking back at the first goal, that''s a typical Barcelona goal.
But it is clear that bochettino feels his team should pursue the second.
"Michelle, it''s time for us to make adjustments and changes."
Pochetino told his assistant coach, Michelle dagostino.
He also understood that this choice represented the first divergence between him and the management led by Gao Han and cantarero.
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When Chinatown reversed Porto 2-1 at home and successfully broke through the last 16 knockout, Gao Han also led Paris Saint Germain to the promotion.
In accordance with the rules of the Champions League knockout, the first leg of the group leader''s duel is away. China City beat Celtic 3-0 away without any suspense. In the first three minutes, Suarez opened the record for Paris Saint Germain.
After that, DiMaria and obamayan scored goals to help Paris Saint Germain beat their opponents 3-0 in the first leg.
After returning to Prince Park in Paris, Paris Saint Germain played more relaxed and freehand.
Neymar scored the first goal in just five minutes before the Brazilian scored in the 39th minute.
With a score of 2-0, he entered the half-time break. After Yi Bian fought again in the second half, obamayan went to the next city in the 55th minute to expand the score to 3-0, and then made three consecutive substitutions. However, Marcello''s goal in the 84th minute completely laid the foundation for the victory.
Four to zero, the total score of seven to zero, Paris Saint Germain with great strength advantage beat Celtic, smoothly promoted to the last eight.
This also makes Paris Saint Germain famous in European football once again, and become the strongest and sharpest team in the two rounds of the last 16 knockout matches. Gao''s successful attack combination this season has left a deep impression on people.
However, Paris Saint Germain can stand out, but there are also teams were eliminated.
Arsenal met Bayern Munich in the last 16 and were knocked out by heinx''s team.
Manchester United and Inter Milan also failed in the knockout and were not qualified for promotion. Inter Milan, in particular, did not play very well in the group stage this season. In the final 16 knockout, they were even defeated by Barcelona and were not qualified for promotion.
The main problem of the Nerazzurri lies in metabolism. With the growing old base of the team created in the cold years, Adriano on the front line is over 30 years old. Under the condition that the state is difficult to guarantee, the team''s attack and defense are in crisis one after another.
That is, midfield, as well as Hamsik and Marchisio and other players hard support, the problem is not obvious.
However, after the opening of the new stadium this season, Inter''s income has increased greatly. After Moratti was eliminated, he has threatened to increase his transfer efforts this summer, especially in the front and back line.
After the elimination of the last 16 in the Champions League, all of them have their eyes on Swiss nung.
The draw for the final eight of the Champions League will be born here.