I don't just score goals

Benfica visits Lille.

Lille fans felt a layer of gloom in their hearts.

The big lead in the league has been squandered.

At this moment, many Lille fans are also wondering: Maybe fighting on two fronts is wrong!

But the team is already riding a tiger and can't get off.

It is meaningless to talk about right and wrong at this time.

Lille prepares step by step to adjust their status.

April 8.

The second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals begins at the Moroi Stadium.

When the starting players of the two teams entered the field, Lille fans still cheered for the team with a loud and magnificent voice.

At this time, the fans can only inject strength into the team, hoping that the team's two-front battle will not end in vain.

Lille's starting lineup is the same as a week ago.

Benfica has made adjustments.

Jesus put up a 343 formation today.

It is clear that strengthening the midfield will enhance the offensive threat.

Goalkeeper: Cesar.

Defenders: Louisan, Sidney, David Luiz.

Midfielder: Amorim, Xavi Garcia, Aimar, Ramirez.

Forwards: Cardoso, Martins, Di Maria.

The 2:2 score in the first round forced Benfica to compete in the away game. As long as they could score first, Jesus would immediately make adjustments.

It's not a bad idea for the team to withdraw to defend against the attack.

Once the game reaches a deadlock, Benfica's promotion situation will only become increasingly slim.

I thought that Lille would occupy the strategic commanding heights at home and continue to launch defensive counterattacks.

After the game started, Lille started a struggle with Benfica in the midfield.

The close combination of forward and midfield strangled Benfica's offensive organization.

For a while, the two teams started a tug-of-war in the midfield.

There were a lot of mistakes in the offense, which was unattractive.

However, Lille was at home and had a front three, so they had a good rest in the league a few days ago.

Today's fierce pressing on the court gradually gave Lille the upper hand in the midfield.

After all, Benfica is playing as a guest, and at the same time they are anxious to get the start.

As a result, the situation could not be stabilized.

From the beginning of the game, Jesus waved his hand to the team to speed up the pace and strive to create a pressing and offensive momentum.

But the trend of the game made him frown and feel very pessimistic.

Hao Qiang has been actively running, defending, offensive organization, and positioning since the beginning of the game, with almost no pause.

Most of Lille's other midfielders and strikers are also like this.

Benfica charged hard and couldn't score. Aimar exposed his weaknesses in the fast-paced offensive and defensive confrontation and gradually lost his way.

I don’t know if I’m too tired to keep up.

Or is it just his own strength?

If you give him a relaxed environment, he can perform very well.

But with the trend of European football advocating fast pace, strong confrontation and simplified offensive coordination, there is a reason why he failed to shine in the top arena.

This is also the reason why a large number of old South American artists are in decline, and the new generation does not have South American midfield talents to gain a foothold in the top European clubs.

Hao Qiang used an ordinary midfielder card at the beginning.

Anyway, he only has one Ibrahimovic and wants to keep it and use it as a trump card.

At this time, the effect of the card has disappeared, but his condition has reached its peak.

Completely immersed in the high-intensity offensive and defensive confrontation of the game, his performance is not only stable, but also contributes to the fight, and his handling of the ball is simple and efficient.

In the 21st minute of the game, Lille gradually gained the upper hand in the midfield.

Take advantage of the situation.

After stealing the ball in the midfield, the striker trident immediately moved forward and swept into Benfica's half!

Beria received Cabaye's pass from the wing without hesitation and decisively sent a direct pass.

Hazard stopped in the frontcourt and cut inside.

Hao Qiang quickly pushed forward from the middle.

While running, he watched Hazard dribbling forward.

Facing the double attack between Luisan and Xavi Garcia, Hazard showed off his skills at the top corner of the penalty area, pretending to change direction and cross, but suddenly spiked the ball to the outside and passed Luisan.

Sidney was about to cover the interception, but David Luiz was a step too late to cover the ball in the middle.

At this moment, Hazard decisively passed the ball.

Hao Qiang follows up to meet the ball and calmly kicks out a powerful shot!

The football flew straight to the lower right corner of the goal!

Goalkeeper Cesar failed to save the ball.

Hao Qiang roared like a wild beast and rushed towards Hazard. After the two met, Hao Qiang hugged his shoulders and rushed towards the corner flag area to skate and kneel in celebration!

The Moruwa Stadium seemed to be shaken.

Lille fans cheer!

"Hao Qiang is so strong! He has scored his 11th goal in the Europa League this season!"

"Yes, including Ligue 1, he is only one goal away from scoring his 40th goal of the season!"

"I hope his goals can eventually win us the championship, otherwise, the significance of the goals will be greatly reduced."

"Don't think so much. Think about it before the season. Did we think we would reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League? Would we lead the Ligue 1 standings?"

"But now that we have come this far, no one can resist the temptation of the championship."

Rudy Garcia pumped his fist in celebration. Although there was no smile on his face, he was extremely excited inside.

Lille leads Benfica with a total score of 3:2.

Promotion prospects are more optimistic.

If Benfica wants to make a comeback, they must score at least two goals today.

When the Lille players walked back to the half court, they all looked at Rudy Garcia in unison.

In the pre-match tactical arrangement, Rudy Garcia asked the team to switch to defensive counterattack after taking the lead.

Now the players are confirming this with Rudy Garcia.

Because the goal came a little early.

Only half of the first half was played.

Rudy Garcia glanced at Benfica's half.

In fact, Benfica's three-centre-back system today weakens the defense.

Perhaps Jesus did not expect Lille to adopt a proactive tactical approach.

If Lille defends counter-attacks as they did at the Stadium of Light a week ago.

Their backcourt defense will probably not have any big problems.

Because Lille's wingers must play inside.

With three central defenders and a defensive midfielder, whether it is blocking Hazard or Gervinho, they can form an iron triangle system in partial defense.

But the surprise came when Lille was facing off against Benfica in the midfield. When a fast break broke out, Lille did not counterattack with two people, but all the front three came to the goal!

4 against 3 does not necessarily have an advantage in itself. When defending in modern football, you need at least two more people to be even.

This is also related to the difference in player strength.

If Lille withdraws now to prevent counterattacks.

The offensive effect may not be good, and it also seems too conservative.

It's not like they didn't compete with Benfica in the midfield. They already had an advantage and there was no reason to retreat.

So Rudy Garcia decisively signaled to the players on the field.

No need to guard against backlash!

Keep grabbing the midfield!

When the Lille generals saw this, they all passed messages to each other, so there was nothing to think about.

They play football, and the head coach has an overview of the whole situation from the sidelines and has a clearer understanding and grasp of the situation than they do.

Besides, the coach's order has been issued.

No matter how many ideas you have, you have to put them away, otherwise you and your teammates will not be in the same rhythm, and you will definitely be the one who pulls your hips in the end.

Benfica is lagging behind, and the difficulty of making a comeback has increased a lot.

Jesus signaled to the team to fight for the midfield first and shrink the defense.

The situation after the kick-off made Jesus' face even more ugly.

It can be said that Lille took advantage of the victory to pursue it, and their overall running and fighting intensity were obviously dominant. Even if Benfica was not suppressed, it was difficult to organize an effective team offensive.

Most of the time, Di Maria and Cardoso fought alone, and it was difficult to make waves and accomplish big things.

Lille's fast breaks were frequently able to reach Benfica's defensive dangerous areas.

The front trident cooperated to attack the center. After Benfica took the initiative to shrink the defense, Lille's offense found it difficult to create an excellent scoring opportunity.

The three of them took turns to take shots, but none of them were very good.

However, the momentum was even better, and Benfica's defense was stunned.

The Lille fans were passionate and kept applauding the team's performance.

Near the end of the first half, Lille's fast break has begun to shift from pursuing speed to improving quality.

Hao Qiang received Gervinho's pass in the penalty area, and he turned his back to resist the pressing from behind by Sidney.

There was no guarantee that the turn would be successful. Gervinho and Hazard were also blocked by Luis and Luisan when they cut inside.

When Xavi Garcia rushed into the penalty area to press Hao Qiang, Hao Qiang calmly passed the ball diagonally back.

Everyone's eyes turned.

What came into view was Cabaye running towards him.

Cabaye just entered the penalty area and hit the ball with his kick!

A light and shadow passed before everyone's eyes.

When I turned around and looked back, the football was already spinning in the goal!