Chapter 177 Keep fighting
Leicester City scored the first goal, and the home fans cheered and cheered.
The King Power Stadium will be very lively tomorrow, and countless fans are holding back their energy, looking forward to Leicester City regaining the feeling of winning.
If they can't win in that game, then they will completely miss the Europa League knockout rounds.
It felt great to score just after the opening kickoff!
After taking the lead, Leicester City did not sit still and continued to attack fiercely.
Especially if the striker was there, Chris Wood, who had just scored, was running wildly, looking for opportunities outside the penalty area.
And Ulloa, with his strong body and excellent counterattack, stirred up the Red Bull Salzburg defense line into chaos.
In the 14th minute of the game, Mahrez took a kick outside the penalty area and the ball hit the goal post and bounced out of the baseline.
Almost.
Although they didn't score a goal, Leicester City was full of momentum.
They are clearly in excellent condition.
Although Red Bull Salzburg can occasionally launch high-quality counterattacks, they are quickly extinguished.
Especially their new trident, which obviously works well with them.
Sabitzer is excellent individually, but his coordination with Naby Keita and Soriano is insufficient.
And he is very responsible for the connection between the two, which will make the trident ineffective.
In the 37th minute of the half, Leicester City launched another wonderful fast break.
That time, Red Bull Salzburg's midfielder lost the ball. Xia Xing tackled Sabitzer and got the ball.
Decisive diagonal pass, looking for Mahrez!
Then sprint quickly!
And Mahrez did not stick to the ball. He saw Xia Xing coming, protected the ball until Xia Xing was in place, and then decisively hit it horizontally!
His temper is at Xia Xing’s fault again!
Xia Xing catches the ball and goes directly diagonally!
Passed by the defensive player!
From the left position, he passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area!
That pass went between two defenders!
Ulloa catches the ball accurately!
Make a slight adjustment and shoot!
The ball hit the dead center!
The ball went in!
2 to 0!
Leicester City leads by two goals!
The home team fans in the stands cheered and shouted excitedly!
They have seen how the team scored three points!
At the end of the half, Leicester City led 2-0.
As soon as the first half of the game started, the situation on the field changed.
Red Bull Salzburg made positional adjustments, with Naby Keita and Sabitzer swapping positions.
Nadong Sabitze dropped back to be responsible for passing and organizing, while Naby Keita was responsible for linking up and moving forward.
As a result, Red Bull Salzburg's situation quickly changed.
Especially the front three, it seems like three people have been replaced.
Especially Naby Keita, although he is thin and weak, but with his excellent skills and passing, he is no better than Sabitzer's tandem performance just now.
In the 57th minute of the game, Naby Keita made a wonderful short pass and accurately found the advancing Soriano.
Soriano suddenly shot a cold arrow from the penalty area line!
The ball stuck to the turf and quickly flew into the east right corner of the net!
The speed of the ball is extremely fast, and Schmeichel has nothing to do!
2 to 1!
Red Bull Salzburg pulls a goal back!
The team lost the ball and Leicester City players were a little anxious.
The mood is also a little irritable.
And that's not the most serious thing, the most serious thing is that they started to have physical problems.
In particular, several midfielders and frontcourt players were obviously lacking in speed and were a bit overwhelmed.
Then there will be no trouble caused by double matches a week.
Leicester City does not have enough bench depth and their main players are too tired.
But so what?
After all, both the league and the Europa League are very important, so you can stick to it.
In the 70th minute of the game, Pearson had already used up three substitutions.
Although there were some remedies, Leicester City still could not attack as fiercely as in the opening stage.
Especially Mahrez, who can no longer carry the ball and rush alone.
Pearson was very keen to keep him on the court, but maybe there was really no suitable player left.
After all, a backbone must be left in front, especially to ensure that the trident is present to ensure the stability of the tactical structure.
In the 79th minute of the game, a scene that Pearson didn't want to see happened.
Naby Keita dribbled the ball in the midfield and attracted the Leicester City defense.
At this moment, Sabitzer suddenly stepped forward!
That change caused the Leicester City midfielder to lose his leg!
Xia Xing followed Nabi Keita closely, and it was too late to help defend Sabice!
Sabitzer accelerated with the ball and passed Leicester City's midfield defense!
30 meters away from the goal, he shot directly!
The ball carries a very strong arc and spins straight to the right of the goal!
Schmeichel tried his best to get up, but the ball still passed by his fingertips...
The ball went in!
2 to 2!
During the live broadcast, the excited Austrian commentator shouted loudly!
"The ball went in!
“The ball went in!!!
“Their players are just amazing!
"With ten minutes left in the game,
“They fought back to equalize the score!
"Perfect goal, perfect coordination!
"Although Alan is about to leave the team, No Sabitzer has replaced him perfectly!
"That game was the first time the new trident came together.
"But it works great!
"Sui Ranfei, Leicester City, who is in great form in the Premier League this season,
“We can’t continue our dark horse status in the Europa League!
“In the game that ended yesterday, Wolfsburg was upset and equalized by Krasnodar!
"His points will only be reduced to 6 points!
"That is to say, I hope they can draw the game.
“Then they will most likely be first in the group relying on their goal difference!
"The Europa League knockout rounds, they are coming!"
Compared with the excited Austrian commentator, Alan Shearer was not in a high mood in the Sky TV studio.
After all, if the English club is at a disadvantage, he must be in a bad mood.
"Now Leicester City is seriously downgraded to the East, and they were evened by the wrong leg. It will be difficult to play against the East..."
Indeed, Leicester City is in a lot of trouble right now.
Now they are hovering between qualifying and elimination.
Maybe if it was a distraction or an opportunity, the situation would be completely different.
Therefore, in that game, they had to continue to work hard!
In a situation where the number of players can drop significantly, the number of opportunities for Leicester City will definitely decrease significantly.
Therefore, they must seize the opportunity and improve the quality of their offense!
In the 83rd minute of the game, Red Bull Salzburg made a side attack, and Sabitzer's cross accurately found Soriano.
Soriano hits the goal with a header!
Schmeichel punches out!
The Danish goalkeeper performed very well that time!
In the 86th minute of the game, Sabitzer's advance from the center came again.
After attracting Xia Xing's defensive attention, he suddenly hit him horizontally!
Naby Keita takes a long shot!
The ball goes straight to the right corner of the goal!
Schmeichel stretched his body and picked the ball steadily!
He kept a clean sheet again!
Now the game is getting closer and closer to the end.
The physical fitness of Leicester City's generals has also reached the critical point...
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!