Young Football Player

After successfully winning the league and unexpectedly tying the top Celtics in league points, Dundee United can prepare for the Europa League with peace of mind.

Schalke 04, as the current fifth favorite to win the Europa League, is definitely much stronger than Dundee United in terms of strength. Dundee United is undoubtedly the weaker side.

On the afternoon of March 7, Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 arrived in Scotland ahead of schedule.

A strong enemy is coming, and the fans of Dundee United are also very united. They specially organized people to "greet" them along the way.

Facing the top five league teams in the Europa League knockout stage, and representing Scotland is another dark polo team, all of this is very topical. A large number of Scottish media flocked to the small town of Dundee to witness this game Rare game.

As the leader of this dark horse, Li Chenglong will of course be caught by the media for interviews.

"Schalke 04 is a very strong team. They once competed with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich for the top spot in the Bundesliga standings. It can be considered that they are a Bundesliga champion team. There is no doubt about this game. It's going to be tough."

"They have not only a veteran player like Raul who has achieved fame and rich experience, but also a top player like Huntelaar who is at his peak, and even a young talent like Draxler who is famous for the Bundesliga. This is very important for our defense. It's going to be a big test..."

What Li Chenglong said is also good. Schalke 04 once competed with Bayern and Dortmund in the first half of the season, but in the second half of the schedule, they were somewhat weak and gradually fell behind, but they are also a stable top four team in the Bundesliga. .

The reason why Schalke 04's outstanding performance this season is mainly due to the fact that their Dutch center Huntelaar on the front line is in excellent condition and has played the peak performance of his career.

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At 8:00 pm on March 8th, UK time, the first round of the Europa League round of 16, the Scottish Super League Dundee United's home game against the Bundesliga Schalke 04 is about to begin.

And this game was also broadcast by Xinlang Sports in the Far East.

Sina Sports owns the copyright of the last two seasons of the UEFA Champions League, but they mainly broadcast the UEFA Champions League.

The attention of the Europa League is very low, and the game time is still in the middle of the night, resulting in very low ratings. It is completely incomparable with the UEFA Champions League. The advertisements are even more difficult to sell. Basically, it is just picking some games. Just play it.

Even if there is a well-known Chinese in the Europa League this season, this will not change Xinlang Sports' broadcast plan.

After all, it is not clear how much a Chinese American can increase the ratings, and even if it really increases the ratings, it cannot immediately attract advertisements.

In the group stage, Xinlang Sports basically selected two strong teams from the five major leagues to broadcast each round. After entering the knockout round, the number of live broadcasts was a little more, but it was mainly those matches of the strong teams.

For example, before the top 32, they mainly broadcast the matches of Manchester United, Manchester City and Atletico Madrid.

But now that it's the round of sixteen, this Schalke 04 game also appeared in their broadcast plan.

Although the Europa League is indeed not very attractive, Li Chenglong, an Internet celebrity Chinese star, still has some attention.

Before the game started, a group of people gathered in the live broadcast room to discuss.

"Will Jackie Chan be in this game?"

"If he doesn't play, he's kicking a fart. That small Scottish team is supported by him alone. Without him, it's better to just admit defeat."

"If Jackie Lee doesn't show up, we'll just go to sleep and watch the chicken neck."

"That's right, I waited most of the night just to see if that Li Chenglong is really as powerful as some people on the Internet say."

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When the Dundee United team entered the stadium, the shouts from the Thanatis Park Stadium, which has a capacity of less than 20,000 people, sounded like a stadium with a capacity of 100,000 people.

"Dundee United~~~ Go Forward!!"

"Dundee United~~~ Go Forward!!"

At this time, the unknown commentary arranged by Xinlang also began to read the manuscript he had prepared in advance.

"According to the starting lineups arranged by the two sides before the game, Schalke 04's striker core Huntelaar did not appear in the starting lineup. This is good news for the small Scottish team Dundee United."

"After all, Huntelaar is currently the No. 1 player in the Bundesliga scorer list. Even in the whole of Europe, he is also a high-efficiency striker in Europe this season, second only to Messi and Ronaldo."

"Messi and Ronaldo are currently the only players in Europe who average more than one goal per game, and Huntelaar's efficiency is not much better. He scored 33 goals in 34 games, which is infinitely close to the average of one goal per game. ball."

"Schalke 04 gave up Huntelaar, but Dundee United played the main force, and the Chinese star Lee Chenglong, who some fans pay attention to, is also in the starting list."

"In fact, Jackie Chan's efficiency this season is also very high. Let me read his statistics this season for everyone."

"So far this season, Jackie Lee has played 37 times for Dundee United in various competitions, scored 20 goals and provided 14 assists. This performance is actually very amazing, especially in the Europa League. Already 7 goals and 3 assists, including a hat-trick in qualifying..."

The two sides stood still on the court, and Li Chenglong took a deep breath and waited for the start of the game.

I have to say that the opposite Schalke 04 lineup is indeed much stronger than the grassroots team of Dundee United.

Schalke 04's starting lineup for this game is 433,

Goalkeeper: Tim Hildebrand;

Defenders: Christian Fox, Matip, Papadopoulos, Uchida Atsuto;

Midfielders: Lewis Holtby, Jermaine Jones, Marko Hogle;

Forwards: Raul, Obasi, Marica.

Moreover, Schalke 04 still has some reservations in this game. Their two key players, Huntelaar and Draxler, are both on the bench. They obviously want to reserve their energy and go back to play in the Bundesliga.

In other words, Schalke 04 feels that it is not necessary to use all the main players to play Dundee United.

Dundee United is the consistent 442,

Goalkeeper: Pernis;

Guards: Barry Douglas, Paul Dixon, Gary Kenneth, Keith Watson;

Midfielders: Craig Conway, David Robertson, Stuart Armstrong, Jackie Lee;

Forwards: Vardy, Joan Daly.

"The Spanish referee blew the whistle, and the round of 16 of the Europa League has officially started..." The Scottish commentator, the German commentator and even the Chinese commentator all said the same thing at this time.

At the beginning of the game, Dundee United kicked off the ball first, and after the ball fell twice in the backcourt, it came to the feet of Li Chenglong on the right.

Jackie Chan took the ball, and in front of him was Raul, the former Bernabéu prince.

Li Chenglong's right shoulder sank, and he made a breakthrough to the right. After doing it deceptively, he immediately dialed the ball back and quickly passed the ball from the left.

"Li Chenglong~~~he easily broke through Raul~~~" Xinlang's commentator was startled, as if he had scored a goal.

Raul was not a defensive player in the first place, and his defense was not good. Now he is even older. It is completely normal for Lee Chenglong to break through.

After breaking through Raul, he took a few steps forward, and before the Austrian left back Fox came up, Li Chenglong kicked a half-high ball diagonally to the penalty area.

It's a pity that both Vardy and Joan Daly's defensive players were stuck and failed to rush to catch the ball. Matip lowered his body in the penalty area and headed the ball out.

Although he failed to create a threat, the moment Li Chenglong broke through Raul just now was still captured by the camera of the reporter.

A No. 7 new star in the Scottish League dribbled past the No. 7 prince at the Bernabeu. This is still a topic.