Chapter 270 Signing for Fortune (One Hundred and Thirty/One Hundred and Seventy-Three) Chapter 6

Chapter two hundred and seventieth signing

"Audience friends, welcome to watch the sports news from CCTV Sports Channel! Today we focus on the Europa League match!"

"Luton, the English League One team led by Chinese coach Gao Bo, in the second round of the Europa League quarter-finals that ended early this morning, Luton defeated the strong Bundesliga team Wall 2-0 at home. Vfsborg! Reached the Europa League semi-finals as a third tier team!!"

"Luton defeated their opponents 6-2 in two legs. In the first leg at the Volkswagen Arena, Luton scored two consecutive goals after conceding a goal, and then Wolfsburg striker Dzeko scored. The second time, the score was leveled. However, Luton's counterattacks continued to create threats. In the end, they won 4-2 away from their opponents, and the second leg of the contest was at Luton's home. Luton took a two-goal lead in the first half. In the second half, Gao Bo dispatched his troops and successfully maintained his two-goal lead, leading the team to the semi-finals of the Europa League historically!"

"Gao Bo is the first Chinese to participate in the Europa League semi-finals, and he is also the only Chinese coach to lead the team to participate in the Europa League!"

"After the game in the early morning, in the post-match press conference, Coach Gao Bo said that the opponent in the semi-finals has not yet been determined, but no matter which team is appointed in the semi-finals, the semi-final game will be very difficult. of."

"All teams in the Europa League semi-finals will be generated after the other two quarter-finals in the early morning of tomorrow, followed by the draw for the semi-finals. We wish Coach Gao Bo further progress in the Europa League. !"

In China, the media, large and small, focused on the game.

Even if you are not a fan now, under such intensive news bombardment, you know that there is a Chinese coach who has led the team to the semi-finals of the Europa League.

For the first time, the name Gao Bo has gone beyond the scope of football and entered the attention of more people.

In Europe, reports about the game are endless.

Because Luton's identity as a third-tier league team is so eye-catching, the news of their entry into the Europa League even overshadowed the news page of the Champions League two days ago.

The Champions League quarter-final match day has also ended. Manchester United and Bayern Munich have reached a 3-3 draw on aggregate after two rounds of battle. Van Gaal's team advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with the advantage of more away goals. .

The other game was between Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​and Wenger's side lost again to Barcelona! Barcelona beat Arsenal 4-1 at Camp Nou.

Advance to the Champions League semi-finals.

In addition to Bayern Munich and Barcelona, ​​the teams that have advanced to the Champions League semi-finals are Lyon in Ligue 1 and Inter Milan in Mourinho.

But none of these games have the same attention as the Luton game.

After Luton reached the semi-finals, it was on the front page of almost all European sports media.

Dark horses always attract more attention, let alone such a dark and shiny dark horse.

The third-tier team has reached the semi-finals of the Europa League. This is almost like a fantasy. It happened in front of people like this.

Life is always more surprising than drama.

This is the first thought that comes to most people who see this news.

"....although we don't yet know which opponent Luton will face in the semi-finals, but they have eliminated Juventus and Wolfsburg one after another, even if they go further in the semi-finals, what's the surprise? Woolen cloth?"

"...Luton win the Europa League? Why not? If they can make it to the final, there's at least a 50% chance, no? At least I'm looking forward to Luton myself. to create this miracle."

"....this is probably the biggest grassroots comeback in history, Luton this season has become a phenomenon, Gao Bo has built an impressive team in the third tier, people always like Talking about the tactics of this team and their discipline, Gao Bo's tactics are undoubtedly very crucial, but no matter how good tactics are, they also need good players to execute. In my opinion, Luton's players are also quite strong individually. , especially Griezmann!! Next season Griezmann will not be surprised even if he is the main player for a big team!"

"...In fact, Gao Bo will also be targeted by the giants. There are quite a few big teams planning to change coaches now!"

The media in England is having a rave.

There are too many news points for a team like Luton.

On April 10, the quarter-finals of the Europa League were all over.

The results of the other two games were not too surprising. Benfica defeated Lille 3-1 at home and reached the semi-finals. The other game was the Bundesliga team Hamburg swept Standard Liege 4-1 away.

So far, the Europa League semi-finals have all been born.

Luton, Atlético de Madrid, Benfica, Hamburg.

Gao Bo is also studying these opponents.

The strongest among them is undoubtedly Atletico Madrid. Benfica and Hamburg are weaker than Atletico Madrid, but they are not that weak.

Hamburg is the veteran team of the Bundesliga. They have been playing in the Bundesliga since its inception and have never been relegated.

Hamburg have also performed well in the Bundesliga this season. They scored 47 points after 30 league rounds. This point puts them sixth in the Bundesliga, which is similar to their ranking last season. The final league ranking was fifth, and this season, with the task of European competition, he finished sixth, and he also reached the semi-finals of the Europa League. This is not a high budget for a team like Hamburg in the Bundesliga. It's pretty good for a team.

Benfica is a super giant in Portugal.

The history of this team in European competition is quite brilliant. In the era of Panther Eusebio, Benfica won the Champions League twice.

And this season, Benfica's performance in the Portuguese Super League is also strong. Now that the 26th round of the Portuguese Super League is over, Benfica has scored 67 points, surpassing the second place Braga by seven points and topping the list.

These teams are not good teams to deal with.

In Gao Bo's mind, whoever gets the draw is almost the same. At the level of the semi-finals, it is completely impossible to advance by lottery.

On April 12, UEFA held a draw in Nyon, Switzerland.

In Alexander's tavern, Gao Bo watched the draw with the fans in the tavern.

Fans cheered when Luton's name was drawn.

At this point, no matter who the opponent is drawn, fans will treat them equally.

At this point anyway, Luton fans have no more pursuit.

They can be said to be quite satisfied with the team's current results. Anyway, no matter who the opponent is, will the happiness end soon?

Gao Bo was also relieved.

Luton's opponent is Hamburg.

Compared with the other two teams, Hamburg is relatively weak among the top four in terms of lineup strength - of course, this is after excluding Luton.

This time, however, Luton's luck is not so good, and they will play home first in the two-legged game.

In the two-leg format, the team that plays away first will undoubtedly have a slight advantage. ( )