Chapter 116 Resigned in danger, MD connection reversed the defeat
Wolfsburg beat Schalke 2 0-04 at home, gaining six consecutive victories in all competitions while keeping zero seals in nearly four games.

The points also led Bayern by two points again, leading the Bundesliga standings.

Martin has no goals or direct assists, but his role is pivotal on both ends of the offense and defense.

Considering that the team played a Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday, the team's winning plan is economical.

It is to ensure three points while reducing consumption as much as possible.

As the season comes to an end, the accumulation of physical fatigue can easily lead to muscle fatigue, resulting in deformation of technical movements during the game, and serious injuries may even lead to season reimbursement.

Martin didn't worry about injuries before the age of 20, but his teammates were as cautious as possible.

Affordable victory is the ideal state.

Team first!

After beating Schalke 2 0-04 at home, the head coach Hei Jin gave the players a day off and praised the players for beating Naples by a big score last Thursday night.

The players are on vacation, and Hei Jin and his coaching team continue to work.

Although they beat the visiting Naples 4:0 at home, it does not mean that they have reached the semi-finals of this season's Europa League 100%.

There is also good news from Naples. In the weekend league, they only made adjustments to three positions.

Galdano replaced Inle, Strinic and Maggio replaced Gulam and Maggio respectively.

The other eight positions played in the first round of the Europa League quarter-finals in the Volkswagen Arena. The weekend league did not make a large-scale rotation. It can be basically concluded that Naples will give up the second round of the home game with a high probability.

As a former cup master, Benitez must know that using a lineup will bring huge hidden dangers to the team's performance.

As a guest, they defeated Cagliari 3:0 in order to keep the league and put it in the Europa League.

The 0:4 disastrous defeat as a guest can basically be said to have been eliminated early, but it is also understandable that Benitez made the practice of protecting the league.

The whole team was on vacation, and Martin didn't rest. He continued to devote himself to the gym and continued to increase his physical strength.

Currently [Strength] has reached 66, and I have tasted the sweetness in the gradually increasing confrontation, so I want to further strengthen the physical confrontation.

In the middle of the week, the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals was the first to start.

The team that experienced the unpleasantness of the first round ushered in a chance of redemption. Whether they can go further depends on the next second round.

Bayern lost to Porto 1:3 in the first round, and returned to the Allianz Arena in the second round to explode.

5:0 at halftime, 6:1 at full time!

With a total score of 7:4, the giants Porto from the Portuguese Super League were eliminated.

This score also shows the huge gap between the top teams in the two leagues.

At the same time, another game came to an end at the Nou Camp Stadium. The home team Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 5:1.

The next day was the Champions League match day in the second week.

The Wolfsburg team took a flight from Hanover to Naples to prepare for the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

The Wolfsburg players on the expedition performed very low-key, and the itinerary was strictly implemented in accordance with UEFA's requirements.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the whole team went to the St. Paul Stadium for pre-match stepping training.

Heijin took De Bruyne to attend the routine press conference before the game, facing the biggest favorite to win the Europa League mentioned by media reporters.

He was very humble: "Everyone, don't listen to hearsay. We haven't made it to the semi-finals. How can we talk about winning? Before us, we are advancing to the semi-finals. Isn't it too disrespectful for Naples to discuss promotion too early? Everything deserves our respect!"

Hearing these words was very comfortable to the ears of the local media in Naples, including some reporters with mafia background, who couldn't help but nodded.

Old boy, the road is wide.

More than two hours later, it was the home team's routine press conference before the game.

Benitez is still stubborn, saying that his team has not been completely eliminated, and there is still hope for promotion in the game at the San Paolo Stadium tomorrow night. At the same time, he also calls on the home fans to give them greater support.

Many local media in Naples rolled their eyes and said in their hearts: I support you with a hammer.

That night, the remaining two Champions League quarter-finals came to an end.

Monaco tied Juventus 0:0, and the visiting team advanced 1:0 on aggregate.

At home, Real Madrid also eliminated their city rivals Atletico Madrid with a total score of 1:0 by virtue of Ronaldo assisting 'Little Pea' Hernandez's lore goal at the end of the game.

The Champions League semi-finals are decided, and the draw ceremony will be held at UEFA headquarters at noon the next day until the Europa League semi-finals are settled.

At 8 pm local time in Europe on Thursday, the remaining four Europa League quarter-finals kick off at the same time.

At the San Paolo Stadium, the battle between the home team Naples and Wolfsburg kicked off.

The starting lineup of the home team Naples has four position adjustments compared to the first round. The right back is Mesto replacing Macho, and the center back Bristow is replacing Coulibaly.

The defensive midfielder David Lopez replaced Jorgin and Insigne replaced the captain Hamshik.

Wolfsburg made nearly half of the main adjustments.

Martin, who has played all nine and 10 minutes in a row recently, sat on the bench, and his position was replaced by Sebastian Rong.

Tim Klose replaced Knoch, Dost was replaced by Bendtner, Caligiuri replaced Schurrle, and Alexander-Arnold replaced De Bruyne.

The few substitute players who started the game played pretty well. From the first second of the game, they ran without hesitation to complete the defensive task assigned by the head coach Hei Jin before the game.

Naples did not make much adjustments in the core position. They took the overall initiative of the game amid the cheers of the home fans, and began to use tacit cooperation to launch a mercury-like offensive.

Hei Jin obviously did his homework before the game, and made targeted adjustments to his tactics after getting Naples' starting lineup, so his team looks very passive, but is actually quite safe.

The 45 minutes of the first half passed quickly, and the two sides were attacking and defending each other. According to the data given by the broadcaster, Naples took the absolute initiative.

The key data of ball possession ratio, number of shots and hits on goal are leading.

The scores shown on the scoreboard did not match their performance.

0:0
The two sides scored a goalless draw in the first half.

PP sports commentator Zhan Junlang said: "The two sides have contributed to us a very exciting first half in the past 45 minutes, but Naples did not score goals in the dominant situation, and the total score is still 0:4 behind. In other words, there are still 45 minutes left before Wolfsburg will advance to the semi-finals of the Europa League this season."

"The young player Martin is about to set a new record for Longguo players in the Europa League."

Guest commentator Li Yuankui said: "The semi-finals of the Europa League! This record is not an honor with the team, but a result of his outstanding performance leading the team!"

The 15-minute intermission passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court from their respective locker rooms.

Before the start of the second half, Naples took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

Hamsik replaces Insigne.

The adjustment signal of the front midfielder position is obvious, and it is hoped that Hamsik's stronger scoring ability will help the home team score first.

So far in the game, Benitez still has not completely given up the Europa League.

In other words, he wants his team to play a style that belongs to Naples and never gives up at home.

Hamshik's coming off the bench is indeed an immediate effect.

In the 6th minute of the second half, Hamshik made Mertens' breakthrough from the front of the penalty area to Higuain who ran to the right side of the penalty area.

Higuain, who did nothing in the first round, returned to the familiar court to find the feeling a shooter should have.

He leaned on Tim Klose with his body and swung his right foot to complete a high-quality low shot.

The football running close to the ground quickly rushed to the far corner of the goal. Benalio, who fell to the ground, stretched his right fingertips and missed the football. He could only watch helplessly as the football hit the inner side of the far goal post. into the network.

1:0
In an instant, more than 5 people poured into the San Paolo Stadium in Naples.

Higuain, who scored the goal, didn't waste time celebrating the goal. He ran towards the goal with a facial expression, fished out the football, and ran back while high-fiving his teammates.

The second half of the game has just started, and they still have enough time to score goals.

Score more goals!

With 40 minutes left in regular time, scoring three goals without conceding a goal is enough theoretical support.

Wolfsburg coach Heiking clearly sensed the fanatical atmosphere ignited at the Sao Paulo Stadium, and he immediately shouted to the bench: "Kevin, Martin, go warm up and be back in 5 minutes."

"OK!"

De Bruyne and Martin responded in unison, then took off their jackets and ran to the warm-up area.

"wuwuwuuuuu——"

The overwhelming boos poured down, making De Bruyne, who was warming up, very upset.

He couldn't help complaining: "Next, we must give them a good look."

Martin, who has the characteristic [calm and composed], was indeed not affected in any way, but he was still very unhappy with the behavior of the home fans, turned his head and said to De Bruyne: "Wait we will be like this... this... and that, let them Shut up."

"Okay! Shut them up!"

Unexpectedly, the warm-up was not over yet, and Naples scored again.

The home team turned from defense to offense, slowly advancing from the backcourt.

Right winger Callejon received a goal from Hamshik and kicked a world wave straight to the upper left corner of the goal in the attacking right rib.

Benalio was unresponsive, beyond his reach.

Martin and De Bruyne looked at each other and ran back to the bench.

Hei Jin was very dissatisfied with the concentration of the players on the field, but he knew that now was not the time to vent. Seeing De Bruyne and Martin running over, he didn't say much, and directly assigned the game tasks after playing.

Before the game restarted, Martin and De Bruyne replaced Arnold and Tresch respectively.

Martin's partner Gustavo came off the bench, and De Bruyne served as the attacking midfielder.

With Higuain and Callejon, the fanatical atmosphere at the San Paolo Stadium completely exploded, and the momentum came to Naples.

The Wolfsburg fans in front of the TV suddenly became nervous, even though De Bruyne and Martin both appeared on the stage.

"Martin and De Bruyne came off the bench and I think... Wolfsburg will turn their situation around!"

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun said solemnly.

As Zhan Jun said in the restarted game, the appearance of the two of them really reversed the passive situation of Wolfsburg and also allowed the fans to regain their confidence.

Through continuous multi-footed passes, Martin, who received Gustavo's cross pass, rubbed the right side of the attack and passed a diagonal long pass.

De Bruyne, who moved to attack the left, handled the ball very simply, and his iconic left foot swept vigorously to the middle of the penalty area.

Bendtner pushed and shot the ball, but the football was saved by the brave Andujar who fell sideways to the bottom line...

"Wowowoooooo—"

The lingering exclamation of Naples fans suddenly sounded in the sky above the San Paolo Stadium.

The Naples players on the court frowned when they saw the eye-catching performances of Martin and De Bruyne.

Benitez on the coach's bench felt particularly sharp, and a strong anxiety swept his whole body in an instant.

At this moment, De Bruyne took a short corner kick from the left.

Martin, who was at the front of the penalty area on the left, suddenly started to meet De Bruyne's pass.

He stopped the incoming ball with the sole of his right foot, and stepped forward with his left foot to support his body.

The cross kicked from the outside of the right foot rose up and passed the upper edge of Callejon's extended right thigh, which was hastily blocked.

The football with the arc of the outer instep is like drawing a wonderful arc over the penalty area, bypassing the players on both sides at the front point, and accurately finding Naldo who jumped high at the penalty spot.

The kicked football also drew an arc in mid-air, bypassing Andujar to the right to save the stretched right fingertips, rubbing the inside of the left goalpost and entering the net...

2:1
Wolfsburg Lightning narrowed the gap!
(End of this chapter)

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