Wolfsburg could no longer play a decent offense in the following time.
They reached the forefront of the offensive third again and again, but fell into the quagmire of Napoli's defense again and again, and then were brutally surrounded and suppressed.
Once the ball is intercepted by Naples, he will immediately be beaten behind.
The scene looks like Wolfsburg has the advantage, but in fact Wolfsburg has placed itself on a cliff, and if it is not careful, it will be shattered to pieces.
Chu Zheng saw this and was anxious in his heart.
However, now it is not just the defense that has problems, but also the midfield and frontcourt.
This situation can no longer be improved by the players. What is needed is the head coach to make tactical adjustments.
In the 28th minute of the game, Napoli once again threatened Wolfsburg's goal.
This time it was not a counterattack, but an upright positional battle.
The Naples players relied on tacit running connections to advance forward bit by bit from their own left half.
The ball was transferred to the right wing in front of the center line, and De Bruyne quickly rushed back to block Maggio who was holding the ball.
Higuain and Gustavo in the rib area also quickly moved to the side to support and assist in defense.
As a result, Gustavo and De Bruyne, who were pinching each other left and right in front of Maggio, still let the ball pass between them.
Behind Gustavo, Higuain took the ball and started speeding along the ribs.
But soon he saw Chu Zheng appearing in front of him.
So Higuain, who had been warned by Benitez, did not choose to dribble the ball forward and fight Chu Zheng head-on.
He quickly slowed down and saw Hamsik, who was between Naldo and Vierinha at the top of the key, advancing straight forward.
He suddenly pushed the ball away with the inside of his right foot.
The moment Higuain passed the ball, Chu Zheng, who was taking a backward step, successfully predicted it again. He quickly moved sideways to the right and took a lunge to accurately block the ball.
The Wolfsburg fans watching this scene were terrified.
Higuain used the inside of his foot to pass the ball. As long as it was passed, it would go in front of Hamsik. It was a one-way ball.
So far in the game, only Chu Zheng has satisfied Wolfsburg fans.
In addition, De Bruyne and the others are also a little dissatisfied, because De Bruyne is obviously not in the best playing condition today.
De Bruyne's pass after pass in these thirty minutes was not very satisfactory.
In the 36th minute of the game, Napoli once again used a counterattack to quickly reach the Wolfsburg penalty area.
But this time they still failed to break through the defensive gate of Chu Zheng.
Higuain dribbled the ball and broke through.
But as soon as the two met each other, the ball was snatched away by Chu Zhengshang.
Hamsik sprinted towards the ball that rolled in front of him and took a long shot of extremely high quality.
The ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.
Benaglio made a world-class save and blocked the ball directly from the top of the crossbar, giving Napoli their second corner kick of the game.
Soon, a corner kick was taken and Hamsik found the back post.
Chu Zheng rose into the air and cleared the ball to his right rib area with his head.
The ball was continuously received by Guilavoji, Lopez and others, but it never fell.
After flying four times in a row, the ball was headed towards the center of the penalty area by Albio.
Chu Zheng took off again and crushed Naples center back Bristol, clearing the ball towards the top of the arc.
As a result, the unmarked Callejon raised his foot to easily remove the ball, and then quickly stuffed the ball in front of Higuain in the right rib at the top of the arc.
At the top of the arc, Chu Zheng turned around and found that Rodriguez had disappeared. He was so angry that he cursed his mother and quickly sprinted to the right side of the penalty area, blocking Higuain in time to get the ball.
Higuain made a cross pass on the right side of the penalty area, but Chu Zheng was not fooled.
The moment he took off, Chu Zheng quickly got up against him and raised his right foot. Not only did he chop the ball out of the baseline, but he also knocked Higuain to the ground.
Watching this scene, Benitez's face was filled with amazement.
He saw the ball very clearly.
Wolfsburg's defense just missed someone in the middle again.
As long as Higuain's ball reaches Hamsik's feet at the penalty spot, it will definitely be another goal.
However, Chu Zheng suddenly moved forward, compressing the space in front of Higuain and clearing the ball in time.
This kind of control of the timing of the attack amazed Benitez.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Naples was surrounded by four men from Wolfsburg on their right center line.
After consecutive kicks, the ball came to the feet of Callejon on the center line.
After he stopped the ball, he raised his right foot and made a long pass from the wing, once again penetrating Wolfsburg's midfield defense.
From the outside wing in the upper right corner of the penalty area, Chu Zheng on the inside caught Hamsik in time.
At this time, Higuain is also quickly moving forward towards the ribs, with Naldo on his left.
Gilavoji also quickly came to the right side of Chu Zheng to conduct a double defense. He cut off all connections between Hamsik and Higuain in the ribs.
As a result, Hamsik, who was holding his back, forcibly twisted his body and pushed the ball back to the right with the inside of his left foot in a pinching posture.
At the moment of passing the ball, Higuain ran to the right side of the penalty area.
This highly concealed push shocked all Wolfsburg fans.
But the next moment, Chu Zheng, who was on the left side of the passing line, crossed his long legs and blocked the ball directly from the sideline.
This scene once again made Benitez shake his head and smile bitterly.
This reaction, this sense of position, this sense of crisis left Benitez speechless.
On the court, Hamsik also had a helpless smile on his face.
He didn't expect Chu Zheng to be on guard against his sudden pass. It was incredible.
At this time, Hamsik had a thought in his mind. If Benitez attacked instead of defensively today, they might not be able to score first.
Chu Zheng gave him the impression that he was more difficult and terrifying than some long-established central defenders in Serie A.
Hamsik had two head-to-head confrontations with Chu Zheng in the first half. He tried to break through but failed once.
Each time, Chu Zheng accurately predicted the direction of his breakthrough and intercepted the ball.
Not long after, the first half of the game was over.
During the halftime break, Dieter Heijing immediately made adjustments to his tactics.
Therefore, after the start of the second half, Wolfsburg's flying crosses from the wing in the first half dropped sharply.
With Dost restricted by Napoli, Dieter Heijing turned his attention to the ribs.
In addition, De Bruyne and others also increased the number of long-range shots outside the penalty area, in order to force Naples players who once again shrunk their formation in the second half to come out of the penalty area to attack.
The tactical strategy is clear, but the players who execute it are in poor condition.
As if destined, Wolfsburg could never threaten Naples' goal.
But because of the presence of Chu Zheng in the backcourt who is as hot as ever, Naples' counterattack threat has also been sharply reduced.
In the 68th minute of the game, De Bruyne went uncharacteristically. After receiving the ball from the left wing, he suddenly moved the ball and cut inside.
Then he sent out a very concealed kick to the ribs.
Schürrle received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and quickly passed it across the middle of the penalty area.
Dost tried his best to break away from the two Napoli players. He grabbed the first point, turned and forced a shot.
This shot is not only powerful, but also has a tricky angle.
But it still didn't get around Naples goalkeeper Andujar's fingers.
Andujar made a flying dive and accurately deflected the ball that went straight to the lower left corner of the goal out of the baseline.
Seeing a corner kick, Chu Zheng quickly entered the penalty area.
Soon, De Bruyne took a corner kick from the right.
In the middle of the penalty area and in front of the penalty spot, Chu Zheng took a running start. He slapped Albio's hand that was tugging on the jersey and jumped into the air.
Facing the incoming ball, Chu Zheng dive-bombed.
But unfortunately, the ball hit the top edge of the crossbar and bounced out of the baseline.
Seeing the improvement in the team's offense, Wolfsburg fans in the stands were beating exciting drums and cheering to cheer for the team.
"It's right to fight like this!"
"In the first half, Wolfsburg did not cooperate well in the frontcourt, was not active in fighting in the midfield, and the defense in the backcourt was a mess. It can be said that it was a mess. Without Chu Zheng's excellent defense in the backcourt many times, Wolfsburg would have been a mess."
Wolfsburg will definitely not concede just one goal now!"
"Perhaps Wolfsburg was woken up by Dieter Heijing's hair dryer for fifteen minutes during halftime!" He Wei joked.
However, just when everyone was looking forward to Wolfsburg, reality slapped everyone hard.
In the 70th minute of the game, Wolfsburg committed a foul on their right rib and gave Napoli a free kick from about 22 meters away.
Including the two players from Naples, there are seven people in the wall.
But damn can't keep it.
Mertens took a run-up and chose to shoot directly. He hit one of the top ten goals in the Europa League.
The ball soared into the air and then passed around the right side of the wall, turning an exaggerated rainbow arc and falling directly to the upper right corner of the goal.
After taking off into the air, Benaglio stretched his body to the extreme, but his fingertips still couldn't touch the ball.
I can only watch the ball go into the goal!
"Oooh! Fairy Ball!!!!"
"Incredible!!! Mertens, a very fatal arcing free kick!!!"
This kick also dumbfounded He Wei and Zhang Lu.
After the game was rewritten as 2-0, the advantage Wolfsburg had just established in the second half, which lacked experience in European competitions, instantly collapsed and disappeared.
Driven by anxiety, Wolfsburg launched a more violent attack.
But it feels like a headless fly scurrying around.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Mertens picked up Higuain on the penalty arc during a counterattack.
At this time, Higuain was surrounded by five Wolfsburg players.
As a result, Higuain removed the ball from his chest perfectly, turned around and volleyed before the ball hit the ground.
The ball once again went into the Wolfsburg goal from the absolute blind spot between the crossbar and the goal post on the left side of the goal.
Witnessing the birth of this magic ball, there were no cheers from the stands and the sound of drums disappeared.
No one could have imagined that the game would turn out like this.
In less than 85 minutes, disappointed Wolfsburg fans left the field one after another.
At this point in the game, Naples' three away goals could almost be said to be a death sentence for Wolfsburg.
De Bruyne and others were also disheartened, their offensive momentum dropped sharply, and many players seemed to have given up.
But there is one exception.
Chu Zheng!
Until the 90th minute of the game, Chu Zheng was still running on the court regardless of his physical strength.
In the last minute of stoppage time, after Wolfsburg's corner kick was cleared, Chu Zheng advanced instead of retreating and started pressing on the spot.
As a result, Lopez didn't know whether it was because of physical problems or because he was frightened by the aggressive Chu Zheng, but he stopped the ball to Chu Zheng.
After Chu Zheng got the ball, he used his last bit of strength to start sprinting.
Yinle saw that Chu Zheng was about to break into the penalty area from the left rib, so he panicked and quickly fell to the ground with a shovel behind his back to commit a tactical foul.
Chu Zheng did fall down, but the referee pointed directly to the penalty spot after blowing the whistle.
Naples players surrounded the referee to protest, but the referee insisted that Chu Zheng had already stepped into the penalty area with one foot before he fell to the ground.
One minute later, De Bruyne hit a penalty, rewriting the game to 1-3, helping Wolfsburg, who was playing at home, regain some face, and also left Wolfsburg with the opportunity to advance to the Europa League.
A glimmer of hope in the semifinals.
This is also the last goal of the game.
But after the game, the European media paid little attention to Wolfsburg, which lost.
Because Bayern also lost to Porto 3-1 in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The first and second teams in the Bundesliga lost on the same day and by the same score, which made the German media collectively excited and exclaimed that all Bundesliga teams would be wiped out in the European war this year.
Wolfsburg didn't make much noise after losing.
But after Bayern lost, they put the blame on Wolfart, the team doctor who has been playing for Bayern for more than 30 years.
Wolfart was so angry that he resigned with his son and two fellow team doctors.
In an interview with the media, he said that he could not understand why the team lost, but their team doctor had to bear the main responsibility for the loss.
This farce has left the German people in a state of overeating!
