Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 133 Consecutive Losses
Lyon lost 0:1 to Bayern at the Allianz Arena, which is indeed an acceptable score.

At least the Lyon coaching staff said before the game that a small loss in an away game is completely acceptable.

So the Lyon team returned to France with a relatively relaxed attitude.

The French media analyzed the results of the game for the first time.

"Bayern were lucky to win by one goal, but that victory was not solid."

"I believe Lyon can respond, the second round is definitely not going through the motions."

"Both teams in Ligue [-] have the chance to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League."

Another Ligue 2 team participated in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Paris drew with Manchester City 2:[-] at home, which was also slightly unfavorable.

He failed to win the opponent at home and allowed the opponent to score two away goals. It is indeed difficult to advance to the away game in the second round.

But it's not without chance.

In the history of the Champions League, there have been many times when the home draws and the away games are promoted.

In the last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League last season, Paris was promoted by a home draw and an away game.

In general, both Ligue [-] teams have a small disadvantage in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals.

But both teams have a certain chance of advancing, and it's not the kind of chance with a very small probability that only exists in theory.

In the other two Champions League quarter-finals, Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 2:1 at home, and the two sides played evenly.

2:1 in the first round is indeed a very stable score.

But Atletico Madrid may be a little unconvinced. They scored quickly in the opening game, and then the goal hero Torres was sent off with a red card, so they conceded two goals in the second half and were reversed.

If they hadn't received a red card, they might have achieved a better score away from home.

However, the most surprising thing about the quarter-finals of the Champions League is the match between Wolfsburg and Real Madrid.

Wolfsburg, considered the weakest of the quarter-finals, had a big upset, beating Real Madrid 2-0 at home.

That's a pretty huge first-leg lead.

In principle, this is a bigger advantage than Lyon's 3:1 lead over Chelsea in the round of sixteen.

However, according to the historical data of the Champions League, 2:0 is actually more likely to be overturned than 3:1.

It's also kind of magical.

But one thing, although Real Madrid is the team that has won the most Champions League titles, their ability to comeback in the Champions League is not strong.

Real Madrid have been eliminated in the last eight knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League.

So the Spanish media began to discuss frantically again, whether Real Madrid still have a chance to comeback and advance.

Zidane is also under suspicion.

Zidane has performed fairly well since taking over Real Madrid in January.

Although there is a UEFA Champions League top [-] double-beating Roma, there is also a Madrid derby that loses Atletico Madrid at home.

In La Liga a few days ago, Zidane finally led the team to reverse Barcelona 2:1 in an away game and successfully won recognition.

Unexpectedly, he turned around and lost 0:2 to Wolfsburg.

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After returning to France, Lyon quickly put into preparations.

"Remember, defend decisively and never hesitate."

"We have to play tough at home, otherwise there is no chance of a comeback!"

Lyon's preparation training is still based on the Champions League, with Bayern as the imaginary enemy.

The away game was only a 0:1 loss, and there is definitely a chance to fight at home.

Once you win the fight, it will be the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The team's history has been so many years, and it has only scored once.

Therefore, the Lyon coaching staff directly arranged for the whole team to continue preparing for the Champions League.

[You have strengthened your body through personal training, reaction +1]

During the training, Zhang Chaoqiang also added a little reaction attribute.

On November 4, in the 10th round of the Ligue 33, Lyon challenged Bastia away.

In the domestic league before Bayern for two consecutive rounds, Lyon needs to go to away games, which is a disadvantage in the schedule.

The response of the Lyon coaching staff is rotation.

Zhang Chaoqiang, Lacazette, Valbuena, the three key players have not entered the squad for the game.

Fournier travels away with a semi-main lineup.

In the end, Lyon lost 0:1 to Bastia in the away game due to lack of scoring.

Counting the loss to Bayern in the middle of last week, Lyon suffered a small two-game losing streak.

On the other side, Paris is also working hard to prepare for the Champions League. They have also rotated, and they are more thorough than Lyon.

Ibrahimovic, Cavani, Di Maria, Verratti, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, several core players of Paris took turns, but still scored twice with Lucas Jr. 2:0 Winning Guingamp, successfully widened the three-point gap.

This is the gap in the team's overall lineup.

Even if Paris played off the bench, most teams in Ligue [-] still couldn't beat them.

But Leon can't.

At present, Paris' lead over Lyon has been extended to four points.

The Paris media did not let go of this opportunity, threatening that Lyon could no longer withstand the pressure and was about to be defeated across the board.

In fact, everyone knows that Lyon suffered this defeat in order to prepare for the Champions League.

And the Lyon coaching staff also knew that the rotation was likely to lose points, but they did it anyway.

One is that the semi-finals of the Champions League are very attractive.

The second is that Paris has always maintained the lead in Ligue [-] points. Lyon has not caught up for almost a season. If they want to overtake and win the championship in the last few rounds, the possibility is very low.

It's better to fight for the Champions League with your heart and see if you can continue to create miracles.

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After the weekend league, the entire city of Lyon shifted its focus to the Champions League quarter-finals.

It is indeed unfavorable to be four points behind Paris in Ligue [-], but at least Lyon has secured the top two and qualified for the Champions League next season ahead of schedule.

What the whole team has to do now is to seriously prepare for the game, hoping to make good use of the time gained at the cost of losing points in the league, and strive to reverse Bayern.

On April 4, Bayern also came to Lyon one day earlier to prepare for the game in advance.

Lyon fans are very "enthusiastic" towards Bayern, creating all kinds of momentum to interfere with their opponents.

In Bayern's pre-match press conference, Bayern goalkeeper Neuer said when asked about Zhang Chaoqiang: "I know he is a very good striker, he will score goals in the game..."

Although Neuer quickly reposted and changed "getting a goal" to "fighting for a goal", he has been caught by the reporters on the scene and spread quickly.

Soon there were reports on the Internet such as "German national team voluntarily admits counsel", "Neuer personally admits fear of super Zhang".

This can be regarded as a little news before the game.

On April 4th, at 13:8 pm local time in France, the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals between Lyon and Bayern officially arrived.

Lyon's lineup is still the same as in the first round, and Bayern's formation is still 4141.

But this time Guardiola let Thomas Muller play a single forward, Vidal mentioned the midfielder, and veteran Xavi Alonso as the midfielder.

As for Polish center Lewandowski, he was placed directly on the bench.

"This is a very bold starting arrangement. Guardiola didn't let his team's top scorer Lewandowski start at all."

"While it's true that the Pole did not perform well in the first leg, it was surprising to have him on the bench for just one game."

Interpreters from various countries expressed confusion about Guardiola's approach.

Any player has bad days.

It is indeed a bit unusual to change the lineup because of a game.

(End of this chapter)