Soccer: The Road to Extraordinary

Chapter 504

Before facing Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Granada also has a crucial game to face.Champions League group stage.

Granada will face Karabakh, their third opponent in the Champions League group stage.

Karabakh, from the Cyprus League.No matter how strong the teams from the minor leagues are, they are limited. In the first round, they were slaughtered by Chelsea with a huge score of 0:6.In the second game, Karabakh lost to Roma 1:2.

This is a game where the opponents are not strong, but there is no room for loss.For the Granada team, if they want to break through the group stage, they must win this opponent no matter what.

With a strong desire to win, the Granada team flew to Cyprus.After a hasty fit for two or three days, the day of the race came.

Since Cyprus is not far from Spain, many fans followed to cheer for Granada on the road.

In the home court of the Karabakh team, there are also many fans at home.Although they lost both of their previous two games, their fans did not seem to abandon them because of this.There were also tens of thousands of home team fans present to help out.

A large number of fans watched, making the atmosphere of the stadium quite good.And the home team Karabakh's players did not look decadent from the previous defeat in the warm-up.On the contrary, he seems to be in good spirits.

"The Karabakh team doesn't seem to admit defeat easily." Yan Feng said to Lin Fan after seeing the demeanor of the opponent players.

"That's right. It has more fighting spirit than expected. But it's nothing, we can definitely win." Lin Fan agrees with Yan Feng's statement but doesn't care too much.

"Anyway, no team in the Champions League is really weak. We have to take it seriously. After all, this is their home court." Yan Feng felt that no opponent should be underestimated.

"Haha, Brother Feng, don't worry. With our current state, there are not many who can stop us from winning. Don't think too much." Lin Fan said with a smile.

Yan Feng was noncommittal to Lin Fan's words.Granada are in really good shape right now.But he was still worried.He feared that Granada had gone too well ahead and would become too complacent.That might really capsize the ship in the gutter.

Yan Feng found that all his teammates looked very confident.Originally, he wanted to remind everyone that looking at the situation, if he said too much, it might hurt everyone's spirits.

After the warm-up, a series of pre-match preparations and ceremonies will be carried out, and then the competition will begin.

Although the Granada team played away, they played very proactively after the start of the game.

Karabakh has lost two consecutive Champions League games.And he won a big victory over Karabakh's Chelsea team, and then brought the power of 9 consecutive league victories.The Granada team launched a fierce attack on the Karabakh team.

Faced with the Granada team's anti-customer approach, the Karabakh team was not intimidated.Cheered by the home fans, they immediately defended tenaciously.

"Hold it. This is our territory. We have our dignity here, and we can't embarrass the fans." Henrik, the core of the Karabakh team, shouted and joined the team's defense.

Henrik is a player with outstanding offensive ability that the Karabakh team relies on. He was the only player who scored their team's last goal in this Champions League.

Even Henrik joined the defense actively and desperately, which allowed the Karabakh team to invest enough strength in the defense.

Karabakh's unexpectedly tough defense made Granada's offense very difficult.

Rao Modric is very good at organizing and passing threatening balls, but when the home team retreats wholeheartedly, there is not much room to display them.Even if he can make a good pass, the striker often needs to face at least one defender, which makes the space for kicking and shooting very small.

The formation of the Karabakh team is very dense, and it is often difficult for the Granada team to pass the ball into the penalty area when they attack the edge of the penalty area.Even if the ball is passed into the penalty area with a high ball, it will often lose to the home team due to the disadvantage in numbers.

In the first 5 minutes after the start of the game, during the entire 5 minutes, the Granada team completely controlled the situation on the field.The Granada team launched many attacks and shot up to five times.The Karabakh team at home did not even hit the goal.Even the number of times the center line is crossed is pitifully small.

"The Granada team suppressed the opponent, but unfortunately they failed to score. However, if the situation continues, the arrival of the goal will definitely not have to wait too long."

Watching the Granada team control the situation, many watchers have made this statement.

"It seems that I really thought too much before the game. They are not at the same level as us in terms of strength. It should be no problem to win this game." After 5 minutes of the game, Yan Feng also felt that the opponent had no way to fight back. Power.

Even Yan Feng thought so, and the rest of the Granada team gradually put all their thoughts on offense.Young people like Martial began to show their skills at their feet.After he passed one person with the ball, he was still not satisfied, and continued to rush towards the defense zone composed of two people.

Martial is skilled and has a set of feints, which is very admirable to watch.Facing the joint defense of two people, he used his personal ability to survive alone.It's a pity that he couldn't get past the other person, and was poked away by the latter one.

"Martial is careless. He shouldn't be so greedy." After seeing Martial lose the ball, Yan Feng stood still and shook. "Still too young."

The rest of the Granada team was paying attention to Martial, who had lost the ball, and did not turn into a defensive state immediately.Martial, who lost the ball, was even more annoyed in place.By the time he was annoyed and wanted to grab it back, the opponent had already passed the ball away.

The ball soon came to the feet of Karabakh core Henrik.And Henrik immediately took the ball forward as soon as he got the ball.

The first time Lin Fan went up, he was ready to break the ball with one kick.But he was shaken away by a quick change of direction by Henrik.Following Henryk, the speed increased suddenly.

Henrik was already very fast, but his sudden acceleration made it impossible for the Granada team to stop him in time.

"Quick, go and pester him last." Yan Feng didn't take it to heart at first.After Henry got past Lin Fan and charged again, Yan Feng realized that he had to stop this opponent.Otherwise, if he breaks through a defender, he can directly hit the goal.

Henrik quickly crossed the center line, and Ingarsen also stepped forward to intercept at this time, but was also changed by the former, so he could only chase behind him.

Granada's back line is constantly retreating, and Yan Feng is also rushing back with all his strength.It's just that the area where he and Henrik are not on the same side, even if they are vertically equal, they cannot be defended tens of meters apart.

The Karabakh team launched this quick counterattack, not only Henrik who broke through alone, but also players on both sides following up.This made Granada's full-back McTucky dare not come over to intercept.

And because Benkovic is the last defender in the middle, he can only keep retreating and dare not stop to block.This made Henryk, for a while, no one around him was disturbing him.

Seeing this, Yan Feng had no choice but to speed up and rush towards Henrik diagonally.Yan Feng quickly approached Henryk, and he was about to approach.At this time, with a distance of more than 30 meters from the goal, Henrik chose to take a long shot.

"Bang." Henryk's long-range shot was of good quality.The ball flew towards the goal at high speed.

"Wow!" There was a burst of exclamation in the stadium, and then it turned into a sigh.

"I'll copy!" Yan Feng stopped at Henrick, and couldn't help wiping off his sweat.

Henrik's super long-range shot just now almost pierced the goal.If the ball hadn't missed the goal by a little distance, Ochoa couldn't block the ball at all this time.

"It seems that you really can't be careless. This was almost a sneak attack." Yan Feng looked at Henrik who had a sad expression on his face, and whispered to himself.

No one thought that the suppressed Karabakh team would come suddenly.Not only did it pose a great threat to the Granada team, but it also almost caused a world wave.

Except for Yan Feng, the rest of the Granada team also realized that they were too careless at this time.

This time, the threat was due to Martial's overconfidence first, and then Lin Fan's carelessness and easy attack. Even Yan Feng himself did not expect that the opponent would hit the goal first.

This is something to reflect on.

The introspection of the Granada team is that they can no longer give the Karabakh team such an opportunity.

Yan Feng reminded his teammates that he also devoted himself to defense.Anyway, now, he doesn't need to worry about offense.He only needs to do his defensive job well, and leave the rest to more professional forward teammates.

The counterattack of the Karabakh team was like hitting the Granada striker in the face, which made them a little annoyed.As a result, Martial and others began to launch a more ferocious attack.

Occupying an absolute advantage on the scene, but it was difficult to score a goal, and was almost counterattacked, which even Modric felt too embarrassing.He is determined to break through Karabakh's goal as soon as possible.

Modric started to work hard, he was more active and active to create opportunities.With the efforts of Modric, the Granada team really boosted their offensive power.

This made Karabakh's defense even more difficult.Although he has an advantage at home and has tens of thousands of fans cheering, but facing the aggressive offensive of the Granada team, they can only block from left to right.Gradually there was a decline.

By the time the game time passed 15 minutes, the Karabakh team was almost unable to hold on.

Soon, soon.The goal is coming.

Yan Feng looked excitedly at the front teammates besieging the opponent's goal.

"Huh?" Yan Feng felt a drop of coolness on his face, reached out to touch it, and then couldn't help but look up at the sky and opened his hands. "It's raining!"

It's really raining.At the beginning, one or two drops fell, and then more and more, gradually getting denser and denser.

In less than 1 minute, the rain became heavier.

"It's not easy to play this time." Yan Feng had a bad premonition.Just in front of him, an attack by a teammate was cleared by the opponent.

"It's raining? Why didn't the weather report say that?" Pirlo frowned.

Rain is not good news for Granada.Because the weather forecast before the game only said that it was cloudy and cloudy.They are not mentally prepared for the rain fight at all, and the sneakers worn by the players on the field are not suitable for the rain fight.

And the most important point is that if it rains, there may be stagnant water. For the Granada team, which is now good at playing short passes on the ground, its performance will be extremely limited.The effectiveness of the offense will be greatly reduced.

"Oh, it's raining, that's great. It's just in time."

The home team Karabakh also realized the impact of the rain on both sides.For the Karabakh team, which is at a disadvantage on the field, the rain, which will greatly affect the technical and tactical performance, is good news.

Today, the Karabakh team is actually fighting for dignity.Their goal is not to win the game, but not to lose and lose at home.Now, even God is helping them.

"It's God's help for us. Hold on!"

The refreshed Karabakh team's morale soared and they fought even harder.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Gradually, the Granada team's originally smooth and beautiful offensive coordination could not be played.Not to mention, the speed of the players on the field has also dropped, and the difficulty of passing the ball alone is terrible.

Rao is as skilled as Modric, and he can no longer pass the ball as he wants, and he can pass it wherever he wants.It started off slippery grass and the ball was rolling too fast.When it rains for a little longer, the ball will no longer be able to pass because of the stagnant water.This time, Modric's passing skills couldn't even play half.

The tactical coordination of the Granada team could not be played out in the rainy weather.Then it can only be more personal breakthroughs.However, under the influence of rain, the breakthrough with the ball is also seriously affected.

On the contrary, as the side that is always on the defensive, it is relatively simple.Their defense is to destroy the ball, and they don't need to think about it.This is easier.

In this way, under the blessing of the heavy rain, the Karabakh team's defensive skills instantly increased.Not only is the defensive pressure greatly reduced, but in turn, it can also compete with the Granada team.

With Granada's attack becoming less and less playable and the threat continued to decline, the morale of the Karabakh team was greatly encouraged.They started to be more active, even looking to attack Granada.

The offense was limited and the performance was weakened, which brought a lot of frustration to the Granada team.After the Karabakh team took the initiative to push out the formation, the momentum of the Granada team began to decline.

Momentum is such a thing that pays attention to one effort, again and again, again and again, and exhausted three times.And it is still ebb and flow.This gradually changed the situation on the field.From before, the Granada team played against the Karabakh team, and it became a competition between the two sides in the midfield.

At this time, the advantage of the Karabakh team as the home team began to truly manifest.Familiarity with the field gives them an advantage in fighting in the rain.

By the time the game reached 25 minutes, Granada's advantage had been lost.The game began to enter a balance of power and a stalemate.Granada is struggling.

(End of this chapter)