Dominate the midfield

Chapter 242 Chapter 242: Advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup!

After the Wolves beat Charlton at home, they can only take a short break, because they will soon usher in the second round of the UEFA Cup quarter-finals.

Compared with the British Championship, if you lose a game and still have a chance to recover, this UEFA Cup game must be won.

Moreover, they tied the powerful CSKA in the away game [-]-[-] in the first round, laying a solid foundation for the promotion. In this case, they cannot afford to lose.

The game against the Shakhtars told them that anything can happen before the game is over.They don't want to turn into a Shakhtar team and lose a good game.

The Wolves have already entered the devil's schedule. They will play five games in two weeks, and these five games are very important to the Wolves, which is related to the promotion of the UEFA Cup and the championship of the British Championship.

On March 442th, Wang Rui, Peter, Kenting, and Bell all received a call from [-] magazine, hoping that they could participate in the "Fifty Best Players in English Leagues at All Levels" awards ceremony on the [-]th.

"The four sharpest teeth in the wolf's mouth!" They were all ranked in the top ten last year, and Wang Rui even ranked No.1 and won the title of "Best Player in League One".

This time, the four of them rejected the magazine's invitation very simply, because the second round match between the Wolves and CSKA would be held on the [-]th, and there was a time conflict between the two.

The list of the "Top 1 England Players at All Levels" was announced a few days ago. Wang Rui won the No.3 consecutively. Peter rose from No.6 last year to the second place. Bell's ranking has not changed, and he is still No. [-]. [-]. Kenting rose from tenth to fifth!

If the four Wolves don't go to the awards show, almost half of the top ten players will not be able to go, which will have a huge impact on the awards show.

442 magazine announced on the 25th that the awards show will be rescheduled to the [-]th!

This decision did not cause much opposition. After all, the Wolves in the UEFA Cup represents the English team. The Daily Mirror believes that this is 442 Magazine's respect for the Wolves.

"At an important moment related to the promotion of the UEFA Cup, 442 magazine chose to support the Wolves. The performance of the Wolves in the UEFA Cup not only conquered Europe, but also won the respect of the British media!"

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Time flies, this season has entered the most critical moment, any mistake may cause immeasurable losses.For the Wolves, another good news is that they have few injuries and the main players are all healthy!
And CSKA did not have such good luck. As many as four absolute main players in their team were injured, and three of them were determined not to participate in the second round of the game.

On March [-], CSKA Moscow came to Wolverhampton and checked into Morgan's four-star hotel.Thinking back a few seasons ago, this hotel became a symbol of mocking the owner of the Wolves, but with the improvement of the Wolves' performance, this hotel finally has a place to play.

CSKA Moscow has been very low-key after coming to the UK, and they are actively preparing for the second round of the game.

At nine o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, the pre-match press conference was arranged at the four-star hotel in Morgan. Ince did not look relaxed, but said seriously: "CSKA is a strong team, so we will take it seriously. them."

"We can't live up to the city's ardent hopes for us, and we can't waste the solid foundation laid in the first round!"

The head coach of CSKA said frankly: "The Wolves returning to the Molineux Stadium can be called a rich team!"

He changed his voice and said: "But we will not give up any hope, we will fight until the last minute!"

At the press conference, although the coaches of the two sides were not at war, they could feel the tense atmosphere of the imminent battle.

The game is scheduled for 07:30 in the evening. When night falls, Wolves fans call out to friends, wear Wolves home jerseys, wear scarves with Wolves logo, and hold Wolves team flags or banners. Heading towards Molineux Stadium.

At [-]:[-], under the leadership of the referee, the players of both sides walked out of the player channel, and the roar of cheers rushed towards their faces, which made the CSKA Moscow players look even more serious.

Compared with the grandeur of the Luzhniki Stadium, the Molinex Stadium seems to be "smaller", but the Molinex Stadium, which can seat 4 people, is almost full!
In the first round of the match, the Luzhniki Stadium, which can seat more than 8 people, had more than 2 home fans cheering for the home team, which made the whole stadium look "deserted".

The difference between Molineux Stadium and Luzhniki Stadium is that this stadium is a dedicated football field, and there is no running track around the football field.In this way, the distance between the fans and the stadium is closer, and the pressure on the players is also greater.

Compared with the seriousness of CSKA Moscow, the Wolves players became more energetic after hearing the cheers of the home fans!
"Di!..." With the referee's whistle, the game officially began!
Like a group of wolves that had been hungry for a long time, the wolves completely regarded football as their prey and rushed towards it fiercely!

Knowing that the Wolves' high-post pressing is strong, CSKA simply shifted the football to the frontcourt. They need to use faster passes to avoid the crazy pressing of the Wolves' frontcourt.

The Wolves back at home are indeed terrifying. They fully demonstrated their distinctive style of play, actively pressing and counterattacking quickly.

In the second minute, the Wolves snatched the football to their feet. Kenting directly launched a long pass and launched a quick counterattack.The football flew towards Peter, the Wolves striker jumped high, and the CSKA centre-back Ignashevich jumped close to him.

Peter hit the ball with difficulty, and the moment his forehead touched the ball, he slammed it hard to his back right!
The football flies to the penalty area!
I saw an orange figure like lightning, starting from near the middle circle. In an instant, he passed a CSKA defensive player like lightning, and was about to jump in to get the ball!
Ramon, the right back of CSKA, saw that Bell was about to leave beside him, a trace of determination appeared in his eyes, his center of gravity dropped, and he moved towards Bell's left leg.

The next moment, his right foot was like a poisonous snake, biting Bell's left foot fiercely.

"Ah!..." The Welshman uttered a scream and fell on the turf!
"Beep!..." The referee whistled decisively and ran towards the center of the incident. The home fans shouted loudly: "Red card! Red card! Red card!"

Wolverhampton TV football commentator Andy Keogh said loudly into the microphone: "Ramon shoveled Bale from behind. Regardless of the foul action or the serious consequences of the foul, he should be given a red card!"

The referee did not hesitate, it was a red card for Ramon!
The faces of CSKA turned pale all of a sudden, they were already at a disadvantage, and the game had just begun, so they had to fight with one less person...

Many CSKA players felt sad from their hearts, their eyes were full of disappointment and helplessness, and the Wolves' momentum was even worse!
After the CSKA coach sighed deeply, before the game restarted, he replaced a striker with a defender, and issued a "stick to" command to his players.

Sky TV commentator Kent said loudly: "Now the balance of victory is tilted towards the Wolves. What the Wolves have to do is to open the door to victory as soon as possible and break through CSKA's goal!"

However, the CSKA, which was determined to defend to the death, erected an iron wall in front of the penalty area, and the Wolves' offenses failed again and again.Watching footballs fly out of the bottom line again and again, or being blocked by CSKA players with their bodies, Wolves players are not impatient. They are no longer "rookies" in the European war.

CSKA persisted until the end of the first half before the goal was broken by Kenting with a corner kick.

This goal completely broke CSKA's psychological defense. No. 15 minutes into the second half, Wang Rui made a wonderful long shot from 30 meters away from the goal, extending the score to [-]-[-]!

In the 209th minute of the second half, Wang Rui, Peter and Kenting had a wonderful three-person cooperation in front of the CSKA penalty area. Wang Rui passed the football into the penalty area, Peter quickly advanced, and the CSKA central defender was helpless. Put him down.

"Di!..." The referee blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot!
Wang Rui, the first penalty shooter of the Wolves, made it in one move, turning the score into [-]-[-]!
Ince has decided the overall situation, and replaced Wang Rui, Peter, and Bell successively, because they will play the British Championship two days later.

And these three young men are good players in the Wolves' siege. Only by letting them rest well can the Wolves have a chance to continue to lead in the fierce battle for the top of the British Championship.

In the ensuing game, the Wolves put on a full rhythm, after all, this score was enough for them to advance to the quarterfinals.If you are aggressive and annoy the CSKA players, if the opponent makes a "black foot", the loss outweighs the gain.

In the end, the Wolves defeated CSKA [-]-[-] and advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup with a total score of [-]-[-]!
So far, Ince has fulfilled his promise and led the Wolves to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup!

(End of this chapter)