Leganesbruck Stadium in southern suburbs of Madrid, Spain.

The second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

The two teams who fought fiercely for ninety minutes a week ago at the Olympic Park Stadium in Lyon and finally had to shake hands and make peace met again at the Brock Stadium in Leganes, but at this time, the situations of the two teams were completely different.

In the past weekend, Lyon lost 0-2 to Nancy away, suffered a two-game losing streak in Ligue 1, and failed to score in two games, conceding six goals, which made Lyon's league ranking fall to seventh in the league again. The young coach Gard, who was in charge of the first team for the first time this season, has received the strongest crisis of trust since coaching.

In contrast, after playing Lyon away, after returning to Spain, Chinatown welcomed deputy squad leader Zaragoza at Brock Stadium.

Pochettino rotated the team and arranged several young players including Firmino, De Bruyne, Isco and Cork, but ended up winning Zaragoza five-1 with one goal at home.

What is even more commendable is that these five goals came from five different players, Isco and Pelle both made one pass and one shot, while Danilo, Varane and Firmino all scored.

The 5-1 reversal of Zaragoza made the group of young players in Chinatown all received unanimous praise from outside media and fans. Pochettino's team also showed a strong offensive momentum, and Pelle's role in the team was recognized and affirmed by everyone.

The equalizer in the Champions League away game and returned to the home game to reverse Zaragoza, which greatly boosted the confidence of the whole city.

At the beginning of the game, Chinatown launched a fierce offensive against Lyon, especially on the left.

Hazard and Alba cooperated very skillfully on the left side. The Spanish left-back boldly pushed forward from the beginning and actively participated in the attack. Hazard kept running flexibly on the left and center. In addition, Rakitic performed very actively in the middle, and Chinatown started a storm-like attack.

In the ninth minute, Hazard relied on his outstanding personal ability to receive Alba's pass from the left, dribbled the ball horizontally to the front of the penalty area, threw away Lyon's midfielder Gonalon, and directly took the kick and shot the arc ball, which opened the first record for Chinatown.

This goal ignited the enthusiasm of Brock Stadium.

After scoring the goal, Chinatown attacked for another time, and soon consciously stabilized the defense and let Lyon attack.

There were two consecutive defeats in the league. In the first leg of the Champions League, he was tied 1-1 at home, and gave his opponent a away goal. However, when he was away, he lost the goal in nine minutes, which made Lyon feel anxious and his psychological pressure increased dramatically.

But as a result, after Lyon began to increase its offensive, Chinatown defended and counterattacked.

In the 22nd minute, Chinatown caught an opportunity to launch a counterattack. Pelle received a long pass from the backcourt and headed the ball to Hazard. The Belgian pushed the ball directly and passed the ball diagonally behind Lyon's defense line. Aubameyang tore open Lyon's defense line like lightning, chased the ball and pushed the ball and scored.

After scoring two consecutive goals, Lyon was completely stunned.

Galder was also unscrupulous in his situation. During the break, he replaced two players in one breath, intending to launch a crazy counterattack against Chinatown, but Pochettino was obviously prepared for this and quickly gave a countermeasure and continued to defend and counterattack.

Lyon's targeted tactics for Chinatown were so angry that he gritted his teeth. He wanted to push up and attack, but he was worried about being counterattacked and was timid.

In contrast, with Chinatown, two goals were scored in hand, he took the initiative in the scene and was able to handle it with ease.

In the 69th minute, young player Morata came on the bench and replaced the center Pelle, who played the main players in two consecutive games.

Soon afterwards, Hazard, who had one pass and one shot in this game, was replaced by Firmino, and De Bruyne also came on the court to replace Herrera. Pochettino obviously had the intention of training these young players.

Until the 84th minute, Chinatown midfielder played wonderful cooperation in succession, De Bruyne and Rakitic collided continuously, and Rakitic made a diagonal pass to the right, Aubameyang successfully counterattacked and rushed along the right side, passing the ball across the right side to the goal, Morata, who came on the bench, quickly followed and scored in front of the goal.

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"goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!"

The long sound of the goal was heard on the broadcast of Brock Stadium, but it was soon overwhelmed by the crazy shouts at the scene.

Three to zero! Morata scored his Champions League debut!

All the Chinese City players rushed to the sidelines, and the goal-scoring hero Morata was so excited that he wanted to take off his shirt, but he was soon stopped by his teammates who followed him.

"Haha, at this time, Morata should be calm, don't let himself receive a yellow card."

All the fans in the audience cheered.

Three to zero, Chinatown can basically be said to have already advanced steadily!

Champions League quarterfinals!

That's the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

Pochettino also seemed extremely excited on the sidelines, constantly waving his fists and shouting, venting his inner excitement.

He bet right, and the decision he made was right!

In the King's Cup final and the Champions League quarterfinals, these two heavy report cards are the strongest and powerful counterattacks to all those who question him.

But this is far from enough, far from enough.

This series of outstanding results gave Chinatown the courage and confidence that he would fight the quarterfinals again and return to the top four in the league. He would achieve better and better results than last season and all previous seasons.

Thinking of this, Pochettino suddenly felt his passion and couldn't help but whistle to the sky.

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"Three to zero, it's OK!"

When Gao Han saw Morata score, his first reaction was to laugh, and then he laughed.

With a total score of four to one, Chinatown has basically advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals, and Pochettino has also exceeded the club's expected goals.

Just at this moment, the live TV camera was sent to the sidelines. Pochettino clenched his fists with both hands, and his excited look of whistling to the sky was clearly presented in front of the live TV camera.

After seeing Zidane shook his head and laughed, "He probably has been holding back for a while."

"Who said no?" Sergio Garcia also laughed. "When the team ranks eleventh, how much pressure is there? Let's see. The media reporters who scolded him at the beginning will probably all praise Pochettino tomorrow morning, and praise his original decision for how wise and correct it was."

"The media is all about this." Marklele shook his head.

Modern professional football and media are already symbiotes that are inseparable from each other. The two major industries complement each other and interdependently. However, the core purpose of the media is to promote sales, so they will use their best to cater to readers.

Star creation and star damage have become a means for the media to use endlessly in dealing with professional football.

For example, in the UK, football stars are idols across the country, and the media always try their best to package some players who perform well. This is why England always produces many talented young players and players' value is generally high. However, when the package reaches a certain level, if this sheep is raised and fattened, it can be slaughtered.

Every year, countless players become famous and destroyed in the media's hype, and the media obtains endless hype materials. Authoritative newspapers such as the Times and the Guardian are relatively better, but gossip newspapers such as the Sun are the main players.

This is true in the UK, and Spain where Chinatown is located is similar.

"Some people say that money is the courage of a man, and his grades are the confidence of a head coach. I believe that after this period of experience, Pochettino will become more mature and more confident. This season will be a new peak in his career. It depends on his own luck and how high he can reach and how far he can go."

Gao Han also dislikes the behavior of the media, but this is the general environment, not what a person, a team, or even an industry can change. As a head coach, the only thing he can do is learn and adapt to it, and finally use it.

It is already considered extraordinary to be able to play this step this season. Fortunately, the team's luck in drawing lots is that from the group stage to the quarterfinals knockout round, the strength of several opponents is similar to that of Chinatown, which makes Chinatown, a new champion in the Champions League, struggle all the way.

But what you will encounter next is hard bones.

In the quarterfinals of the Champions League, this is definitely a test of a team's strength.

However, after the Champions League this season, Chinatown's overall strength has improved greatly, and several young players in the team are also growing rapidly. Coupled with Pochettino's maturity, I believe that Chinatown's future will be bright.

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The 3-0 victory over Lyon made Chinatown highly praised, and head coach Pochettino and frontcourt core Hazard won countless applause and praise.

Three days after the fight against Lyon, Chinatown once again ushered in the southern Madrid derby.

In the first round, Chinatown won three to two at home. Getafe wanted to take revenge and just took advantage of Chinatown's bloody battle against Lyon in the middle of the week. Louis Garcia wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get a big advantage.

It turns out that he really found it.

Castro scored in the 42nd minute and helped Getafe take the lead temporarily.

But what is really worrying is the two yellow cards of Isco and Firmino in the first half. Both young players were obviously not calm and rational enough. Pochettino decisively replaced them at the break. As a result, Chinatown was completely revitalized in the second half.

Herrera, who replaced Isco, took the lead in equalizing the score for Chinatown, and then Hazard assisted on the left, and Ilia Lamendi overtook the score. Finally, it was an assist from defender Kavajal, allowing Hazard to score the third goal.

In the end, Chinatown reversed Getafe three-to-one away and completed a season double-kill against the Southern opponent.

A week later, Chinatown welcomed Levante.

This team is currently ranked fifth in La Liga, one position ahead of Chinatown. The two teams are currently very small in gap with the fourth-ranked Valencia, and are both strong contenders in the top four in the league.

Therefore, Chinatown was carefully prepared for this game. Finally, with Aubameyang's goal in the 51st minute, he defeated Levante 1-0, with the assist of Hazard on the left.

This victory improved Chinatown's league rankings one more time, surpassing Levante, climbing to fifth place in the league, and only one point away from Valencia, fourth in the league.

Emery's Bat Legion performed very poorly in this round. With two goals leading, Real Mallorca scored two consecutive goals, and the original three-pointer turned into one point, which was really depressing.

After the 27th round of the game, Chinatown's league rankings rose with this three-game winning streak, and finally grabbed the tail of the top four in the league again. The competition with Valencia has completely entered a white-hot stage.

The team's top scorer Aubameyang also scored 16 goals, tied with Torres, second only to Messi and Higuain, among which Higuain scored 18 goals, but Messi was ahead of the pack, scoring 33 goals, and locked in the throne of La Liga scorer in advance.

Three days after playing the 27th round of La Liga, the Champions League quarterfinals were all over.

The next day, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, the Champions League quarter-final draw was held as scheduled.
Chapter completed!