Chapter 93 Soft persimmon? I messed up the wrong person!
Monaco was so demoralized at the Morois Stadium that they chose to lie down and pretend to be dead.
Lille had already lowered their tempo in the final 20 minutes of the game.
But we still have to attack.
Melo, who came on as a substitute, gave Monaco another stab at the last minute.
The final score was 4:0.
Lille scored 3 points.
In the same round, Marseille defeated Boulogne away from home to continue to put pressure on Lille.
The first leg of the Europa League semi-finals is approaching.
Victory in the league did not ease the pressure on Lille.
The French media bluntly said after the game: Lille has reached the most critical stage of the season!
In the next 10 days, the two Europa League semi-finals and the French Ligue 1 will be the most stressful stage of Lille's season!
Hao Qiang still has a card of Ibrahimovic in his hand, so he still has some confidence.
On Wednesday evening, as their Europa League semi-final opponent Fulham arrived in Lille, there were also enthusiastic English fans who poured into the city.
Although Fulham is neither a giant nor a traditional powerhouse in England.
But because of this, fans are even more excited when they reach the semi-finals of the Europa League.
At the pre-match press conference, Rudy Garcia admitted that Lille had no retreat.
You will never underestimate the enemy at this time.
Even though Fulham is in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, there is no reason for Lille to underestimate their opponent.
The league tests endurance and hard power.
There is too much chance factor in cup competition.
Moreover, even if Lille were eliminated by Fulham, it would not be considered an upset.
Fulham coach Hodgson expressed his belief that the team will create a miracle and reach the Europa League final!
The next night, Lille and Fulham met in a narrow road at the Moroi Stadium.
When Hao Qiang came on as the starter, the noise in the Moruwa Stadium was overwhelming.
Surprisingly, the Fulham fans came here with even greater momentum than the Liverpool fans!
Maybe it's because they don't feel the disappointment of Liverpool fans.
The fanatical England fans have almost created the effect of being mainly anti-visitors in terms of momentum.
The Lille generals looked serious.
Just based on the momentum of cheering, you can't tell whose home field it is.
Rudy Garcia was helpless.
Among the five major European leagues, which one has the least united fans?
No doubt a French fan.
Just like the national team always breaks out in internal strife, reflecting the inner conflict of the entire country.
Lille started 433 at home.
Goalkeeper: Landero.
Defenders: Debuchy, Rami, Ceju, Beria.
Midfielder: Balmonte, Cabaye, Mavuba.
Forwards: Gervinho, Hao Qiang, Hazard.
Fulham starts
Goalkeeper: Schwarzer.
Defenders: Baird, Alan Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky.
Midfielder: Guerra, Danny Murphy, Etuhu.
Forwards: Simon Davies, Zamora, Duff.
There is no doubt that Fulham's biggest star is Damien Duff.
But watching him get to Fulham, we know he is no longer in his best form.
Accompanied by the referee's whistle.
The first leg of the Europa League semi-finals officially begins.
Lille just launched an attack, Hao Qiang responded in the middle, and the winger moved.
But Danny Murphy rushed up and knocked Hao Qiang to the ground after he had already passed the ball!
The referee immediately blew the whistle for a foul on Murphy.
Hao Qiang clearly felt that the other party did it on purpose!
Show off your power?
Want to scare him out of his wits from the start of the game?
Danny Murphy explained his behavior in front of the referee, with a strong sense of begging for mercy.
But after the referee only gave a verbal warning, he looked at Hao Qiang when he retreated, his eyes clearly full of threats!
It seems that if he dares to disobey, he will immediately teach him a lesson!
Having experienced the battle with Liverpool, Hao Qiang naturally has personal experience of the strong competition and fast pace of the Premier League.
But Fulham charged and fouled fiercely.
It hurt people badly.
It’s clearly a bad move!
This is still the trick that old Premier League teams like to play.
If you attack someone first at the beginning and scare your opponent, the ball will be easier to kick.
Hao Qiang looked unhappy.
It wasn't because of Murphy's behavior, but because he felt like he was being looked down upon.
Take a look at the Lille lineup.
Am I the only one who looks like a soft persimmon?
He definitely wronged Murphy.
It's not that he looks like a soft persimmon.
But he is the biggest threat in the eyes of his opponents!
The top scorer in Ligue 1.
Top scorer in the Europa League.
These two things alone are enough for Fulham to attach absolute importance to Hao Qiang.
The game continued, and Hao Qiang was not affected.
Although Lille and Fulham both seemed to be playing 433.
But Lille still focuses on counterattacks.
Fulham also focuses on fast breaks and does not invest much in the attack. It mainly relies on the front trident and the attacking midfielder to create threats.
Lille's stance here is very low.
Hao Qiang basically won't even step into the dangerous area of attack.
Together with Cabaye, every offensive organization will ensure that the ball is sent to the feet of Hazard or Gervinho.
It is guaranteed that every time Lille can organize an offensive, at least the winger can complete the final impact.
Fulham's defense was tough and they actively swept through Lille's wingers in the backcourt.
Hazard and Gervinho repeatedly broke through alone, constantly controlling the ball and changing directions to get rid of the dense defense line, trying to carve out a bloody path.
Fulham's defense was stable in the first 15 minutes.
After all, using more to defend against fewer has an absolute advantage in numbers.
It looks like Lille can't make a difference either.
In the 18th minute of the game, Fulham began to invest more offensive forces in the frontcourt.
The wing attack of Duff and Simon Davis also poses little threat.
Lille deployed troops in the midfield and the backcourt, and the zone defense was actively blocking the ball. Fulham couldn't even threaten to shoot.
In comparison, Lille's two wingers are not inferior in skill and speed to Duff, who is no longer in his prime.
When Murphy came to the middle of the frontcourt to assist, Hao Qiang returned to the defense and launched a flank attack with Balmont.
As soon as Murphy was intercepted by Balmonte, he was knocked to the ground from behind by Hao Qiang!
When he stood up after rolling around on the ground, he saw the unyielding fierceness in Hao Qiang's eyes.
It was as if Hao Qiang was telling him: You have offended the wrong person!
The referee gave Fulham a direct free kick.
But Duff's direct shot missed the target.
Lille fans are upset.
Lille looked really timid at home today.
They didn't dare to let go and launch a pressing attack against Fulham.
"Hao Qiang was assigned to play midfielder by Rudy Garcia today. He is not a forward at all."
"Maybe it's because in the semi-finals, I'm afraid of losing!"
"Yeah, Rudy Garcia is afraid of losing the ball, and so are most of the players on the field."
"Then we can only hope that Hazard and Gervinho can break Fulham's defense!"
Lille is playing at home after all.
Hazard and Gervinho's status improved faster.
Continuous cuts inside and long shots from outside the penalty area frightened Fulham's defense.
They had to tighten their control over Lille's forwards.
In the 25th minute of the game, Fulham's forward pass from the offensive wing was cleared.
Cabaye's header found Hao Qiang, who stopped the ball with his chest and was counterattacked by Murphy.
Hao Qiang was stuck in position to protect the ball, but was kicked twice by the opponent and had to stop holding his ankle.
The referee stopped the game and showed Murphy a yellow card.
Murphy's expression remained unchanged, and he looked at Hao Qiang as he stepped back and continued to demonstrate.
Is it time to learn to behave?
What he didn't expect was that 3 minutes later, when he stepped in to take over, Hao Qiang rushed from the side and knocked him to the ground twice!
The Fulham generals suddenly became anxious and rushed to surround Hao Qiang, showing their fierce looks with their teeth and claws.
Hao Qiang turned a blind eye to others and stared indifferently at Murphy, who was lying on the ground in pain.
Murphy's ribs were sore from being hit, and his foot was slightly twisted when his center of gravity was unbalanced.
Hao Qiang dyed yellow.
When Murphy stood up again, he looked at Hao Qiang with malice.
But he also knew that he couldn't move too much now.
Otherwise, you might get a red card and be sent off.
For two teams that are both playing counterattack and fast break, fouls will not interrupt their rhythm.
The game passed 30 minutes.
Fulham has almost limited Lille's fast break threat.
Even Hazard and Gervinho were unable to hit long-range shots from the outside.
In the 34th minute of the game, when Hazard dribbled forward quickly along the left wing again.
Fulham's defense jumped into action.
The two defenders adjusted their positions to block Gervinho's inward cut.
Defensive midfielder Etuhu also went to mark Gervinho.
Completely cutting off the connection space between Hazard and Gervinho.
The full-backs, center-backs and defensive midfielder Guerra also blocked Hazard inside.
It seems to be a sure thing.
But what was unexpected at this time was a figure running towards Fulham's penalty area quickly.
When Murphy realized it, he immediately gritted his teeth and chased after him, but he had already been thrown away for a long distance.
When Hazard controlled the ball to the left in front of the penalty area and was surrounded, he immediately moved the ball back and then suddenly passed the ball diagonally to the center of the penalty area.
Gera turned around and suddenly saw Hao Qiang passing by.
Defender Alan Hughes immediately moved towards the center of the penalty area.
However, because he turned too hastily, Hao Qiang took advantage of the situation and entered the penalty area with a line slightly moving to the right. Allen Hughes was completely devastated by Hao Qiang's next move!
Hao Qiang suddenly smashed the ball in a different direction and went behind him!
When Hughes stopped suddenly and turned around, Hao Qiang had already passed him.
Although the action of smashing the ball was a bit big, Hao Qiang still caught up with the football and pushed the ball before Schwarzer was in position.
Schwarzer subconsciously clamped his legs and got down to the ground.
But it's still too late!
The football flew past his crotch, passed through his wicket and rolled straight into the Fulham goal!
