Chapter 88 Reaching the Europa League semi-finals!
After Cabaye scored, his expression was slightly distorted with excitement when he rushed to celebrate!
At this moment, all Lille players and fans are united in their belief.
Europa League semi-finals!
we are coming!
The total score is rewritten.
4:2!
Even if Benfica chases two goals in a row, it can only drag the game into overtime.
What's more, Lille's strong performance in the first half today completely restrained Benfica.
Jesus' mentality exploded.
Benfica's three-centre-back system today is completely unable to withstand Lille's front three!
When the first half ended, Rudy Garcia kept calm and walked quickly towards the tunnel.
The morale of Lille's generals is high and they are confident of eliminating Benfica.
After returning to the locker room, Rudy Garcia intensively started midfield adjustments and training.
Benfica is in dire straits.
Rudy Garcia predicted that his opponent would race against time to launch a frantic attack in the second half.
Lille cannot afford to relax in the slightest.
After halftime, the players cheered each other on.
In the second half, he returned to the court and changed sides to fight again.
As expected, Benfica attacked with force, while Lille launched a premeditated and rapid counterattack.
He is also extremely tough on defense, once there is any sign of danger.
Players use fouls to kill them.
Due to Benfica's pressure, Lille's quick counterattack had wider space in the frontcourt.
In the 58th minute of the game, Lille stole the ball in midfield and Cabaye distributed the ball to the right.
Gervinho quickly dribbled forward to advance the attack.
Xavi Garcia quickly moved towards him, and David Luiz also moved to block Gervinho's inroad.
As soon as he stepped into the dangerous offensive area, Gervinho passed the ball across the center.
Hao Qiang followed up and continued to advance the attack with repeated stops. West Germany fought and retreated, but Hazard cut inside faster!
There is plenty of space and the passing line is unobstructed.
Hao Qiang decisively sent a through ball.
The football rolled quickly past Sidney two meters away.
Hazard cut in and accelerated the ball, making Sidney unable to catch up after turning around.
Luisan quickly went to the middle of the penalty area, but Hazard continued to accelerate. When Luisan was about to approach Hazard in the middle of the penalty area, the latter directly kicked out and volleyed!
The football hit the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball!
Cesar's save was feeble.
When I stood up again, I could only spread my hands to express my helplessness.
Benfica fans were petrified, like sculptures of humanity.
Completely stunned!
Azar turned around and pointed at Hao Qiang, then rushed to celebrate.
Lille fans are in endless joy!
"3:0! 3:0! Lille leads Benfica 3:0 at home!
They are heading towards the Europa League semi-finals!
Lille's crazy pressing in the midfield disrupted Benfica's offensive organization.
Since the start of the game, Benfica has been unable to gain a foothold in the midfield.
Their core Aimar was lost in the fast-paced collision, and other players failed to step up.
Jesus' 343 formation, which was intended to strengthen the offense, resulted in a void in the defense.
Being humiliated by Lille's young front three through fast breaks again and again!
The total score became 5:2. If Benfica wants to come back, they must score at least three goals on the road.
If this trend continues, I'm afraid Benfica will be able to declare that it will not reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League!"
Rudy Garcia didn't relax after celebrating.
Instead, he immediately pulled up the substitute players and asked them to warm up.
Then came the instructions to arrange the tasks on the field.
Benfica kicked off, and Lille continued to maintain the momentum of crazy sweeping in the midfield.
In the 65th minute, Lille made a substitution.
Aubameyang, Obranyak and Dumont appeared on the stage.
The forward trident has been removed.
Rudi Garcia must prepare for the Ligue 1 highlight game in three days' time.
After all, now we have a three-goal lead and we can defend with all our strength.
When the three Lille forwards came off the field, they received enthusiastic cheers from the Lille fans in the audience, and the applause lasted for a long time.
Hao Qiang has not used the second card today.
But the game looks like a sure thing.
He also had the performance of one shot and two passes, so he didn't have to worry about it.
Rest at the end of the game.
Sitting on the bench and casually chatting with Hazard about his views on the game.
Hao Qiang has been fully recognized by everyone in the team for both his strength and performance.
Many players are willing to communicate with him.
Lille has been playing for nearly a season, and the team's strength has definitely improved steadily.
Whether it is the growth of personnel capabilities through training and actual combat, or their enhanced technical and tactical capabilities through actual combat.
During this process, if they find a better way of playing and cooperating, they will naturally communicate more to consolidate it.
Today, they launched a midfield blockade against Benfica, and immediately launched a fast break after successfully defending, which made them feel very efficient.
It can not only catch the opponent off guard, but also reduce the risk of being counterattacked by the opponent.
But this requires a prerequisite: the opponent's strength must be at least equal to theirs, or the opponent must be willing to take the initiative to launch a strong attack on them.
Therefore, although there is a distinction between advanced and traditional techniques and tactics, the advantages and disadvantages of techniques and tactics are never decisive due to the differences in the comprehensive characteristics and abilities of the teams that execute the tactics and the opponents they face.
There are only tactics that were useful at the time, not invincible tactics.
It is too difficult to conquer all the powerful people with one move.
Just like the Netherlands' Total Offense and Total Defence, which was popular around the world in the past, the Netherlands has been unable to reproduce its glory since then.
The fundamental reason is that if total offense and total defense are to achieve maximum power, at least half of the team needs world-class stars.
Ordinary players simply cannot achieve the essence of total offense and total defense on the court.
Benfica, three goals behind, is still struggling.
Jesus constantly tried to reverse the situation through substitutions and deployment of troops.
Fight for a chance of survival.
But Lille has strengthened its defense to prevent counterattacks to the extreme.
Originally this was Aubameyang's opportunity to show off his talents.
Benfica's backcourt is empty, and although he is alone, he lacks support and coordination.
But as long as he gets past one or two defensive players, he can get a perfect chance to score a goal alone.
But he behaved very impatiently.
The state is far worse than in the first half of the season.
Everyone knows that as a loan player, he is now a tool man in Lille.
The team uses it when needed and puts it aside without even bothering to look at it when not needed.
He was somewhat devastated by this.
If Hazard and Gervinho are not injured, even if they are in average condition, Aubameyang will not get a chance.
Even though Lille fans have noticed that Aubameyang's performance has declined recently, their enthusiasm has also been significantly reduced.
But when they think about him leaving the team and returning to AC Milan at the end of the season, Lille fans don't want to be too harsh on him.
I will still remember some of his contributions to Lille this season.
Lille are squandering their chances.
Rudy Garcia didn't care, and there was no need to criticize Aubameyang at this time.
He understands Aubameyang's state and mood better than anyone else.
It can be said that it is directly related to his employer.
At this time, Rudy Garcia focused more on defense, constantly reminding the players to strengthen defense and be more vigilant.
Benfica did not score Lille's goal until Cardoso took a direct free kick in the 81st minute of the game.
The score became 3:1.
The total score is 5:3.
Benfica continues to strengthen their attack.
Almost the entire army came forward to try to create a miracle.
In the 87th minute of the game, Benfica, who had no defensive force in the backcourt, was created a single opportunity by a long pass from Lille.
In the end, it was not Aubameyang, but Obranyak who entered the frontcourt to form a single shot.
Goalkeeper Cesar abandoned the goal.
When there was a close call outside the penalty area, Obraniak passed the ball across the ball unselfishly.
Aubameyang followed up and passed the ball into the penalty area to face the empty goal and easily succeeded.
Lille completely sealed the victory.
Rudy Garcia clapped his hands.
Lille fans pumped their fists with joy!
Benfica completely resigned to their fate.
Jesus lowered his head and sighed.
Suffered a complete defeat today at the Moruwa Stadium!
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Lille fans burst into roars that shook everyone!
"Lille advanced to the semi-finals of this season's Europa League!"
“I hope we won’t lose any more points in the weekend league challenge to Lyon!”
"It depends on the state of the team. The striker will eventually be exhausted."
Hao Qiang stood up and high-fived his teammates one after another. Everyone was smiling and showing no secret of pride.
In the eyes of wealthy clubs, the Europa League is not worth mentioning.
But for these young people, this is an honor worth fighting for!
Rudy Garcia once again praised the team's performance after the game, but also warned everyone in the locker room to go back and take a good rest.
There is still a battle waiting for them at Tianwang Mountain on the weekend!
