The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1275
1275 The Top 16 Were Officially Born
The second half of the first half was a showcase for Leonardo Bonucci and Matz Hummels, who were the focus of the crowd, defending high and defending against dangerous attacks from Olympiakos.
The two of them were like the guardians of Leeds United, guarding the goal. Neither of them could threaten Leeds United’s goal.
Too strong!
These two are still substitutes for Leeds United’s young centre-back. If they meet Compani and the others, then what? The confidence of the Olympiacs was greatly undermined.
After the first half, Leeds United led 1-0 with a goal from Diego Costa.
After the second half of the match, Olympiakos did not give up. Instead, he abandoned all his worries and attacked frantically. He surrounded Leeds United and they wanted to win.
Standard Liege had a 1-0 lead over Alkmaar as news came from another arena.
Now Olympiakos had to get a point!
The Olympiacos were really ruthless, attacking crazily.
Leeds United’s defense was also greatly affected. Albertini’s expression was very serious as he paced back and forth on the sidelines, directing the Leeds United players to defend.
Zhong Cheng sat firmly on the coaching bench and didn’t say anything.
Now that the match was completely over to Albertini, Zhong Cheng would not say anything.
Now that Leeds United were defending like this, there was a problem. The Olympiacs had gone mad, all of them suppressed, and their momentum was like a rainbow. Their defenses weren’t under any pressure. They would definitely attack wholeheartedly, and the explosive energy would be extremely terrifying.
If it was him, he would definitely let the Leeds United take the lead and put pressure on the Olympiakos defensive team to distract them.
With such a defense, even if it was extremely powerful, there would still be problems.
The Olympiacos were already red-eyed, and their offensive power was not ordinary.
Zhong Cheng did not say this. There were some things that only the person concerned would understand after experiencing it. Relying on others to tell him that reminding him would not be very effective, so Zhong Cheng stood by and watched.
Of course, this is not without benefits for Leeds United.
At the very least, Leeds United’s young defensive line has been tested. This group of young players are well trained in defensive tactics. Leonardo Bonucci and Matts Hummels were the two most tested, but they were also the best for their growth.
A lot of young players don’t have such opportunities, and now that Leonardo Bonucci and Matts Hummels have such opportunities, they will definitely surpass their peers by a large margin.
Leonardo Bonucci and Matz Hummels did a very, very good job and made the Olympiakos envious. The Leeds United were looking for such a talented centre-back at such a young age.
Leeds United’s defense may seem fine, but there are a lot of problems.
In the 29th minute of the second half, Leeds United’s defensive line had a problem. A crack was created by Olympiakos and Leonardo Bonucci was moved out of the box by the Olympiakos.
The Olympiakos then sent the ball straight into the box. The striker rushed into the box and threw himself to the ground, shooting as fast as he could. Simon Mignolet had just attacked when the other team finished shooting.
Simon Mignolet was naturally helpless and the football rolled into the goal.
Olympiakos equalised 1-1 and survived.
Even if the two matches ended here, Olympiakos would still have eight points, while Standard Liege would only have seven points, and Olympiakos would have successfully advanced.
Therefore, the fans of Olympiakos were very excited.
Leonardo Bonucci shook his head slightly. He was responsible for the goal. He was transferred out of the restricted area. However, this was not entirely his responsibility. If he did not throw himself out, the opponent would have a long-range chance. Moreover, this long-range position was very ideal. If he did not go out, there was a high chance that he would lose.
Speaking of which, there was a problem with the Leeds United’s overall defensive line. They were left empty by the opponent. After that, the Leeds United made up defenses from east to west. In the end, they were unable to make up for it, but they still revealed a gap to let the opponent succeed.
Therefore, the attack of the Olympiacs could not be underestimated.
The energy that erupted at this moment was actually something that even they themselves hadn’t expected. It was truly too formidable.
The game was not over yet, and Olympiakos was still determined to continue attacking. They wanted to win the game and continue attacking the Leeds United goal.
The Olympiacos wanted to experience this mysterious state!
In the 89th minute, the Olympiakos centre-back received a corner kick from the penalty area. A header smashed the ball into Leeds United’s goal. 2-1, Olympiakos turned the tables!
Yes, Olympiakos killed Leeds United at the last minute.
Likewise, in another arena, Standard Liege was tied by the Alkmaar Club. In other words, even if Olympiakos lose to Leeds United, they will still get a place in the league.
However, even if the Olympiacs were given another chance, they would still clash with Leeds, and their fate must be in their own hands.
At this point, the Champions League group stages of the season will all be over.
Leeds United’s group was the last group in Group H. After the group match, Leeds United’s record was five wins, one loss, and 15 points, ranking first in the group. Ranked second was Olympiakos, who scored three wins, one draw, two losses and ten points. Ranked third was Standard Liege. Their record was one win, two draws, three losses and five points. At the bottom of the list was Alkmar, who scored three draws and three negative points.
So the teams that stand out from this group are Leeds United and Olympiakos.
The situation in Group A of the first group was somewhat beyond everyone’s expectations. There was an explosive situation in this group, and a wealthy team overturned.
Surprisingly, Bordeaux, who came from the Ligue 1 league, were unbeaten by five wins and one draw. It was very scary to have sixteen points to the top of the league. Second place Bayern Munich’s record was three wins, one draw, two losses, ten points, more than six points behind ah. Juventus came in third with two wins, two draws and two losses, eight points behind Bordeaux by half. I didn’t expect Juventus to be like this. At the bottom of the list was Malfoy Maccabee, who had lost zero points in all six matches.
Bordeaux and Bayern Munich qualify from Group 1.
This is the case in Group B, with Red Devils United at the top of the table with 13 points in a 4-1 draw and 1-1 draw. Ranked second was the Moscow Central Army, which scored three wins, one draw and two losses of 10 points. The third was Wolfsburg, who were 2-1, 3-7, and Betaksis, who was last, was 1-1, 4-4.
The teams from the second group are Manchester United and the Moscow Central Army.
This was the case in Group C, where Real Madrid, who were ranked first, scored 13 points, four wins, one draw and one loss. AC Milan, ranked second, scored two wins, three draws and a loss of nine points. Ranked third was the Marseille team, their record was two wins, one draw, three losses, seven points, and the last ranked Zurich, one win, one draw, four losses, four points.
Real Madrid and AC Milan qualify from Group Three.
This is the case in Group D of Group 4, where Chelsea remain unbeaten at four wins and two draws with 14 points. The second-placed Porto scored 12 points, four wins and two losses. Atletico Madrid came in third with three draws and three negative points. Atletico Greece and Atletico Madrid, who were ranked last, had the same record of three draws, three losses and three points, just a few net wins.
The Madrid Athletics Team was also in a terrible situation, the team didn’t even make it out.
Chelsea and Porto qualify from Group Four.
Group E of Group 5 is also a group that has been out of the limelight. Liverpool, a big club from the Premier League, did not even play in the group. This has not happened in the Champions League in recent years. In the last few seasons, there were even four teams in the top eight of the Premier League. There were even three teams that made it into the top four. Now Liverpool did not qualify in the group. It was truly unexpected.
The situation in this group was like this: Fiorentina, who were at the top of the table, scored 15 points, while Lyon, who were second, scored 13 points, four wins, one draw and one loss. Liverpool, on the other hand, came in third with seven points, two wins, one draw and three losses. Ranked fourth was Debrecen, who had lost zero points in all six battles.
Fiorentina and Lyon are the two teams that qualify from this group.
In Group F of the sixth group, Barcelona, who topped the table, scored three wins, two draws, one loss and 11 points, while Inter, who came in second, scored two wins, three draws and one loss and nine points. Kazan Rubin was ranked third, with six points in one win, two draws and two losses, and Dinamo Kiev was ranked last, with five points in one win, two draws and three losses.
Barcelona and Internazionale came out of the group.
This was the case in Group G of the seventh group, with Sevilla at the top of the list, with 13 points in a 4-1 draw and 1-1 draw. Ranked second was Stuttgart. Their record was two wins, three draws, one loss, nine points. Unilia, ranked third, was two wins, two draws, two losses, eight points. At the very end was the Glasgow Rangers. Their record was two draws, four losses, two points.
It was Seville and Stuttgart who came out of the group.
So now that the 2009-2010 Champions League group stage is over, All the teams that made it into the last 16 were also selected: Bordeaux, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Chelsea, Porto, Fiorentina, Lyon, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Sevilla, Stuttgart, Leeds United and Olympia Cos.
Yes, this is the last 16 of the European Champions League this season. Of course, the group match was also very surprising. It was a big surprise that Juventus and Liverpool were unable to break out of the group match.
Especially the English media, they are starting to mock Liverpool frantically, this is simply a disgrace to the Premier League. Many Liverpool fans have even demanded the immediate dismissal of Rafa Benitez, who is no longer fit to coach the club.