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For the German and Italian media, the last round of the UEFA Champions League group stage is of the utmost importance for Sheffield United.

After locking up the qualifying situation in advance, Sheffield United's views on the last two rounds of the group stage are very simple.

Don't pay attention, but it's better not to lose.

So what about a full rotation in the Champions League?

Sheffield United, which has a full rotation, is also online. Even if it can't win, it is still very possible to have a stable defense and not lose.

This was the case against Leverkusen in the last round.

Anyway, Sheffield United made it clear that they wanted to defend. No matter how you seduce Leverkusen, I just made up my mind to get this point.

So the impatient Leverkusen was educated, and Vardy's two counterattack goals made the entire German media mourn that night.

This round of playing Juventus is still the same tactical idea.

And don't forget, this game is still at Sheffield United's home court.

In an away game, it’s okay if you say you can’t defend a small loss or two in the end, but at home, that loss is unacceptable in the Sheffield United team.

This season, Sheffield United has not lost at home, at most it is a draw with Chelsea.

Everyone is holding back their energy to create an unbeaten record for the whole season. This is the case in the league. Of course, we must try our best to be unbeaten in the Champions League.

How could it be easy for the opponent to break the undefeated golden body at this juncture!
So for Speed, the starting candidates and tactical arrangements are very clear.

Anti-reverse, firm anti-reverse tactics.

The main lineup players must also have a few.

Naturally, Li Mo couldn't escape the "overtime", and Medel, Maguire and Sommer were also on the battle with him.

The old goalkeeper Shay played fairly steadily in the last round of the Champions League match against Leverkusen, but Speed ​​chose to work harder for Sommer in this round just to be on the safe side.

The position of the goalkeeper is actually good, and the physical consumption is not as serious as other positions. When the relegation team is played in the league later, Speed ​​will also let Sommer rest as appropriate.

However, when the starting goalkeeper was arranged, Speed ​​and his coaching team also realized that the position of the substitute goalkeeper needs to be signed as soon as possible.

Shay will officially end his career after playing this season, and then enter the coaching team of Sheffield United to study.

At present, Sheffield United's Sanmen is still a young player promoted from their own youth training, which seems safe, but once Ji Wen retires, it will not be enough to rely on Sommer and a mediocre youth training.

With this in mind, Speed ​​called the transfer department and asked them to start screening suitable players in advance, and it would be best to finalize the transfer in the winter window.

According to the old rules, people can come next season, but the contract must be obtained first, so that Speed ​​can have confidence.

After formulating the tactical details and finalizing the starting candidates, Sheffield United is waiting for Juventus to come to challenge.

The Juventus players and head coach Conte obviously don't know the "surprise" Sheffield United has prepared for them.

On December 12, when he got Sheffield United's starting player list, Conte's face was not good.

He never expected that Sheffield United would send some of their main core players to play against Leverkusen after a "no desire and no desire" match!

Although after thinking about it a little bit, I can understand the meaning of Sheffield United defending their home unbeaten record, but Conte still feels very depressed and annoyed.

Even the players with Juventus subconsciously lowered their optimism about the prospect of qualifying.

Li Mo's previous performance in the Juventus Arena was too explosive, and he had to impress them.

Thinking of the upcoming match against Li Mo, who is said to have a home buff, Bonucci shrank his neck involuntarily.

No matter how thick-skinned he is, he can't stand the possibility of being fucked one-on-one by Li Mo again.

It's a fact that their central defense line is excellent overall, but it's also a fact that he can't stop Li Mo at all. Who knows the powerlessness, it's so sour!
When the game really started, Juventus, which should have taken the initiative to attack, became extremely "stable".

And looking at the two teams humbly giving up the ball to each other on the field, Juventus fans were also confused.

Now who in TM needs to seize the initiative to qualify, is it Sheffield United? ? ?
This scene also confused many commentators, saying that they couldn't understand.

The Italian narrator is even more embarrassed, how to comment?

Could it be that Juventus has chosen the safest tactics and style of play prudently?
Come on, counseling is counseling. Although the Italian commentator is definitely biased towards Juventus emotionally, he still has to face.

"Is Juventus guilty of 'conservatism' again? Even if they draw with Sheffield United in this game, it depends on the result of the match between Leverkusen and Real Sociedad. If Leverkusen gets a lot of Goal difference, then Juventus will be eliminated!"

Today, He Wei, who got the opportunity to explain, is talking freely in the live broadcast room of Channel [-].

After all, it is an official commentary, and He Wei can't directly say that Conte made a mistake in his tactical choice, but appropriate criticism is fine.

Many Chinese viewers in front of the TV also nodded in agreement. The Champions League match had to stay up all night, and the two teams played so conservatively. They were simply suffering from old crimes.

But for the sake of Li Mo's appearance today, everyone just endured it.

Of course, if Li Mo can still score a goal, hey, then this night will not be in vain!

It's just that this expectation is nothing but expectation. Looking at the rhythm of the game like two old people on crutches, the Huaguo fans knew in their hearts that at least in the first half, the possibility of scoring was unlikely.

Li Mo will also have the same idea as his compatriots.

The ball was tossed in the midfield of the two teams. He didn't touch the ball a few times, and Juve's Carlos Tevez didn't touch the ball a few times. Goal?

It would be nice to have a decent performance!

Speed ​​is quite satisfied with the progress of the game, and he is also a little curious about how Conte endured and did not take the initiative to attack.

But if the current rhythm continues, then Sheffield United is completely acceptable.

Sending Li Mo to play is to have the effect of deterring the Juventus midfielders.

Especially Pirlo and Bonucci, the two diverted their energy to mark Li Mo, then Juventus' organization and scheduling and the ability to play long passes behind them were weakened too much.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Li Mo presses on Pirlo's side and in front of Bonucci. From time to time, he grabs and interferes, or raises his hand pretending to ask for the ball, which annoys the two of them very much.

After playing for 10 minutes in the first half, Bonucci didn't take the ball to launch a long pass. Every time, he was vigilant and quickly passed the ball. Seeing that Speed ​​was secretly happy.

Sheffield United put on a posture of defending against counterattacks, but after deterring Juventus, they managed to save effort and prevent counterattacks.

When you have the ball, you usually control it in your own half, and you are not afraid of losing the ball, because Juventus will choose the same tactic.

In terms of playing hypnotic football, Sheffield United and Juventus are really the best~
So after halftime, the ratings of the UEFA Champions League group match between Sheffield United and Juventus plummeted.

In contrast, Leverkusen's mad attack on Real Sociedad on the other side is more beautiful.

Although Leverkusen just scored a goal to break the deadlock, the rhythm of the game is much more exciting than here.

When the second half of the game started, the rhythm of the game between Sheffield United and Juventus remained the same, but the situation between Leverkusen and Real Sociedad changed suddenly!

Leverkusen scored another goal shortly after the start of the second half by Kisling!
They lead Real Sociedad 2-0 and are already tied with Juventus in terms of goal difference!

When the news reached the Bramall Lane Stadium, Sheffield United was okay. After all, they didn't pay attention or feel it, but it was terrible for Juventus!
Only one more goal is needed, and Leverkusen will kick Juventus into the abyss and get the right to qualify!
Conte became anxious immediately after learning the news from the assistant coach.

While scolding the Royal Society for not having the slightest will to resist, he walked to the sidelines and was forced to make tactical adjustments helplessly.

There must be a change, at least need to speed up and play more aggressively.

Otherwise, if he continues to play against Sheffield United like this, he is afraid that it will be difficult for his players to change their tactical thinking when it is time to fight hard!

But this adjustment also made the Juventus players on the field feel flustered.

After all, the front was playing well, and the head coach suddenly urgently asked to speed up. Obviously, there was a change in the game between Leverkusen and Real Sociedad on the other side!
And these players on the field don't know what the score is now on the other side.

Leverkusen must have scored a goal, otherwise Conte would not have become so anxious, but these Juventus starters don't know how many times they have and how big the lead is.

Under apprehension and speculation, they could only launch an offensive test against Sheffield United according to Conte's arrangement.

Li Mo was the first to perceive something was wrong on Sheffield United's side.

Because Pirlo no longer cared about staring at him, and instead devoted all his energy to the offensive organization.

Li Mo turned his head to look at his own bench, and Speed ​​was discussing something quickly with his assistant coach covering his mouth.

"Isn't it? Leverkusen really has a big lead?"

Li Mo was a little surprised. He thought that in the last group match, Royal Sociedad would break out into a battle of dignity.

After all, sitting at the home court may explode, and Real Sociedad's strength is not bad. No matter how you look at it, it looks like it can compete with Leverkusen.

But after all, he underestimated Leverkusen's determination to reach the Champions League knockout round.

In other words, he looked at the current Real Sociedad with the eyes of future generations looking at the strength of Griezmann and Bravo.

It also underestimated the destruction of the confidence of a mid-range team after five consecutive defeats in the Champions League group stage.

Real Sociedad couldn't stop Leverkusen's outbreak. This was a morale defeat, and it was difficult to save the decline by relying on the individual performance of the players.

And Juventus, under the pressure of being pushed to the edge of a cliff, had to fight Sheffield United for real.

For Juventus, perhaps the only good news now is that Sheffield United's midfield strength has been greatly reduced due to rotation, and they do have some opportunities on the offensive end.

But this "provocative" behavior touched Sheffield United's backlash.

If you want a draw, yes, there is no grudge between the two teams, and Sheffield United has already qualified ahead of schedule, so a draw is no problem at all.

But if you, Juventus, want to cause trouble in my home court, then you are doing your best!

Without Speed ​​prompting what to do, the players on the Sheffield United field consciously took out their sharpest "weapons".

"Run up and run up!"

When Li Mo roared loudly to remind his teammates, when Barry used one after another precise long pass to find the counter-running Vardy and Dirk Dirk, the faces of the Juventus fans at the scene suddenly turned pale.

Conte's scalp is also numb from the sidelines, but he has no choice. Now Juventus may fall into hell at any time. There is no other way but to attack!
The rhythm of the game became fierce in an instant. From the players' fighting to the speed of passing and receiving the ball, it was far from what the previous "tacit ball" could match.

And when Conte was thinking about whether to let a few substitute forwards go to the sidelines to warm up, a nightmare news also came to him.

"Leverkusen scored the third goal! They have already led Real Sociedad 3-0! Antonio, we have no retreat"

When the assistant teacher spread his hands in frustration and said the news, Conte was in a daze.

Afterwards, Conte, who reacted, roared directly and asked all the forwards and offensive midfielders on the bench to go to the sidelines to warm up!
"Damn it! Damn Real Sociedad! Damn Alter. We must win! Otherwise, we can only pack up and go back to Turin. This is absolutely unacceptable to the fans and the management. Press forward, press me forward !Goal must be scored!"

The irascible Conte stepped to the sidelines and began his exaggerated commanding movements.

And the last illusion of the Juventus players was ruthlessly pierced by the head coach.

"We have to do something. It's meaningless to focus on defense at this time. Arturo, you go up. If you don't have a good chance to advance, try to get more positioning balls in the frontcourt!"

Pirlo calmly grabbed his long hair, and then quickly explained to Vidal.

Pogba has already attacked now, and if he really can't penetrate Sheffield United's solid defense later, then Pirlo can only go up by himself.

Vidal nodded to Pirlo, and then moved forward with firm determination to look for offensive opportunities.

Li Mo also seemed to have remembered something, retreating and yelling at his teammates to remind him.

"Don't make too many fouls in our 30-meter area! Stop their advancement directly near the middle circle! If it doesn't work, don't give too close to the middle!"

While roaring, Li Mo looked at Pirlo.

Master Pi's free kick threat is too great. To deal with such superstar players, it is absolutely impossible for them to have the space and opportunity to play comfortably.

There are countless similar lessons in the history of football, and Li Mo doesn't want Sheffield United to become one of the background boards.

Miraculous free kicks are nice, but no one wants to appear in the record as a loser.

Vardy shrewdly followed and retreated to the center circle. In addition to counterattacks, Sheffield United will try their best to stifle Juventus' advancement and offensive penetration on the defensive end.

However, with the Juventus team desperately creating opportunities, Pirlo still got a very good direct free kick in the No. 704 minute of the second half.

The position on the left side of the center is about 32 meters away from the goal, which is very suitable for Pirlo to take the penalty with his right foot and directly attack the goal!
Li Mo also went back to his side and formed a wall of people, not daring to be careless at all.

"How will he hit it? The curveball or the leaf?"

Hearing Matic's question beside him, Li Mo was also undecided, so he could only follow Sommer's instructions to make the wall as wide as possible, and interfere with Pirlo's decision to kick the curve ball first.

Amidst the noise, Li Mo stared closely at Pirlo's movements, constantly guessing what the other party was thinking at this time.

And with the referee's whistle, when Pirlo leaned over to take a step, Li Mo tensed up!

"Jump!"

Following Li Mo's roar, all his teammates who lined up the wall around him tried their best to jump up high!

Pirlo took the ball quickly, and the football passed directly over the wall, looking a little erratic. ,

"Not a curveball!"

Maguire yelled, trying to remind Sommer behind him, but Li Mo subconsciously turned around, only to see that the football began to fall rapidly in an instant!

"Pirlo started the run-up-! hit the goal!!!"

He Wei roared out in a drawn-out tone, and when he saw Pirlo hit this extremely threatening falling leaf ball, He Wei called out "Oops!" in his heart.

Just like countless great miracles before, Pirlo's free kick hit the same near-perfect fatal trajectory!
The erratic running route, the sudden and rapid fall, and the landing point directly above the near corner of the goal all showed the momentum of his inevitability!

Countless Juventus fans, who were struggling with anxiety and suffering, were almost moved to tears when they saw the free kick approaching the goal!
Conte clenched his fists and squatted on the sidelines, his eyes widened, and he was almost about to rush into the field to celebrate passionately with his players.

Speed ​​clasped his hands on his chest, seemingly calm, but his heart was beating non-stop.

"Did it really make Juventus win?"

A self-question flashed through Speed's mind, but then, a determined figure appeared in his sight!

At the moment when the football spun and fell rapidly, Sommer also completed his kick off!

His wingspan is not particularly long, but at this moment, under the supernatural reaction and explosion, it is completely enough!

A palm that wasn't too big resolutely blocked the football that was almost half turned over the line!
No matter how embarrassed the owner of the palm was when he landed, and no matter how difficult it was for him to complete this save, he miraculously completed his mission! ! !

Roaring and standing up, Sommer's ferocious face was full of excitement and determination!

"This is my place!!!"

With Sommer's roar, the football that returned to Sheffield United's penalty area was also driven towards Juventus's half by Stones!
And almost instantly, Li Mo and Vardy launched a counter-charge ahead of time!

Together with Dirk, who started to speed up from the side, Sheffield United quickly formed a quick counterattack with three arrows in unison!
Vidal, who was still holding his head and opening his mouth in a daze last second, didn't care about complaining and venting his depression at this time, he hurriedly followed up and chased after him.

The linesman turned back and ran with the Sheffield United players who initiated the charge, but did not mean to raise the flag at all.

The moment Stones launched a long pass to counterattack, both Barzagli and Asamoah were on the center line, so Li Mo and the others were not offside at all!

Such a safe arrangement has almost become a reminder for Juventus at this moment.

Because their small number of lagging defensive players are not opponents of Sheffield United's recoil players at all in terms of speed!
Li Mo broke away from Barzagli's entanglement, fought for the next point and quickly pushed the ball to Vardy who was speeding up on the right, and then went straight to the middle of Juventus' penalty area!

At this moment, Asamoah returned to the defense in the most timely manner, and he was basically the only one who could return to Juventus' penalty area first.

So he also gritted his teeth and ran ahead of Li Mo, just wanting to get stuck first, and then see what attack method Vardy and Li Mo will choose.

There is almost no time to think, and after making a decision, Asamoah can only use his breastfeeding strength to return to defense.

At this moment, Vardy also chose to push directly to the bottom after directly getting rid of Pirlo's entanglement!
He didn't think about cutting inside, that would be a waste of time and opportunity, and Barzagli, who was thrown off by Li Mo, was also chasing desperately, just stuck on the only way he had to pass inside, he is not Neymar, there is So delicate technology can be confident.

So he chose the most direct and effective way to hit the bottom.

At the moment when he was about to approach the bottom line, Vardy just quickly turned his head to observe the running positions of his teammates in the middle.

The moment Li Mo stepped into the Juventus penalty area, Vardy sent a roundabout pass tacitly.

The speed of the ball in the pass is not fast, and it is this characteristic that gives Li Mo time to explode!
Two big strides quickly pulled the distance between him and Asamoah, and then Li Mo kicked the ground and threw himself out!
This way of climbing to the summit does not put his own health and safety first at all, Asamoah's face changed drastically, and he subconsciously followed Li Mo to take off and compete for the summit.

The result is obvious.

The tragic scene was once again staged in front of countless fans, Asamoah was knocked aside by Li Mo abruptly!
And Li Mo also completed a powerful header from close range!

Buffon pounced on the football!
In terms of goal-line technique alone, Buffon is considered to be the best goalkeeper in active service, perfect!
His reaction also gave him a terrifying save blessing. Li Mo's header was indeed scored by Buffon.

But the football with great strength just changed one direction, and finally bounced off the inside of the goalpost and fell into the net!

Li Mo fell on the turf. After rolling for two weeks, he got up straight from the ground and rushed to the south stand!
There is no need to confirm whether the football has entered the net, because the crazy cheers of the Sheffield United fans at the scene have told him that he scored a perfect header!

The second half was close to No. 80 minutes, and the throat was sealed with a sword! ! !
"Wow--!!! The goal is scored! The goal is scored!!! Sheffield United seized Juventus' overall pressure and scored an almost lore goal! Li Mo--!!! Personally Ninth goal of the season in the UEFA Champions League!!! Perfect header! As strong as Buffon can't do anything about this powerful header! Dramatic development! Juventus failed to score their redemption goal, good luck The goddess seems to be completely on the side of Leverkusen at this moment! The German team has become the biggest beneficiary!!!”

While feeling sorry for Juventus, He Wei happily explained Li Mo's wonderful goal!
Pirlo really almost saved Juventus supernaturally!

But after only 1 minute, Li Mo completely sent Juventus into hell!
This is football!

This is football that makes countless people dejected and ecstatic because of uncertainty!

Such a heartbreaking moment for Juventus fans is the beginning of a carnival for Leverkusen fans!
The Juventus players in the huge noise and hustle and bustle were confused.

Embarked on this season's Champions League journey with the glory of revitalizing Serie A, but the ending is so sloppy?

They can't even get out of the line and can only go down to play in the Europa League? !

This makes them unacceptable, totally unacceptable!
Conte was very painful and angry. He could only scream over and over again to cheer up the Juventus players on the field.

But in Speed's view, everything is over.

He beckons for Matic and Vertonghen on the bench to warm up.

And Li Mo, who briefly celebrated on the field, also called his brothers to go back and stick to it.

He didn't have much excitement.

Winning or losing this game means nothing to Sheffield United.

It feels great to score a goal, but Li Mo does not lack this goal, he just feels at ease and at ease for defending his home unbeaten record.

As for Juventus' fate, to be honest, Li Mo felt a little sorry, but it was Juventus' own fault.

If you want to win at Sheffield United's home court, you have to be prepared to be hit by Sheffield United all the time. No wonder Sheffield United.

If you really want to blame, then Juventus can only blame them for not being able to win Leverkusen before.

You said you beat Leverkusen early, then nothing will happen!
Conte paid the price for his previous mistakes on the spot, and Juventus also paid the price for his conservatism.

In many cases, it is indeed a good habit to hold on to not lose first, but in the Champions League, teams without the spirit of adventure are not worthy of qualifying.

The paper strength of this Juventus team is already quite good. If the two sides are supplemented, and the thickness of the bench is deepened, it will have a very good future.

But on the way to rise from the Champions League, the tuition fees that should be paid are indispensable.

At least, after this season's miserable and unfortunate Champions League group stage, they will avoid many detours in the Champions League in the future.

This is a more sensible idea, but there are only a few Juventus fans who have such an idea at the moment, and more are still waiting for a miracle.

However, Speed ​​has become a devil-like character. He replaced Matic and Vertonghen, and let Li Mo return to the backcourt to help defend after a long absence, and directly put on a super luxurious bus.

"Don't remember to fight, don't remember to fight, I've said it all, don't even try to make trouble in Lao Tzu's home court, why don't you have a long memory?"

Speed ​​shook his head and made the final tactical adjustment without giving Juventus any hope.

It was another good opportunity to scare the monkeys, and Juventus' status was noble enough to warn future opponents, enough!

"Terrible! The offensive and defensive rhythm at the last moment, I can only say that it was too tragic for Juventus! Sheffield United's defense system can be said to be the most stable and tough in Europe, and now, apart from Vardy, Sheffield United There are as many as nine players defending in their own half, including three central defenders, three defensive midfielders, and one who can be regarded as half a central defender. Li Mo wants to score goals in such a defensive investment and system. Difficult!"

Watching the Juventus players attacking Sheffield United's defense desperately in the live broadcast, He Wei felt his teeth ache.

The defensive system arranged by Speed ​​is really impossible!
The players themselves are strong in defense and there are so many of them, Juventus will take their lives to break this luxury bus!
Fortunately, this torture did not last too long.

As soon as the regular stoppage time came, the referee on duty blew the whistle for the end of the game!

The Juventus players who were still rushing to find opportunities hadn't reacted much, but Sheffield United had already celebrated easily.

Conte was stunned on the sidelines, still unable to accept the fact that he had already been eliminated from the Champions League group. Pogba on the field was already covering his face and crying bitterly.

After all, he is just a young player who has reached the age of 20, not the "[-] million Bo" of later generations, and he does not have the halo of a world champion.

Beside Pogba, Vidal and Pirlo also looked lonely.

ended.

Li Mo stepped forward to reassure Pogba, he might be his younger brother in the future, so he needs to comfort him to some extent.

Speed ​​also expressed his regret to Conte.

Conte shook his head and didn't say much. After taking a deep look at Speed, he quickly returned to the player tunnel with his assistant.

At this time, at the home court of Real Sociedad, the Leverkusen players who had won 3-0 also knelt down to celebrate excitedly.

too difficult!
For the final right to qualify, they fought almost to the end!
The last round of the league was also released, just to get the last chance to qualify.

Fortunately, the result was perfect. They won Real Sociedad, but Juventus lost to Sheffield United. This is simply the best arrangement of fate!

The frustration and excitement of the night lasted for a long time, but these excitements are destined to have nothing to do with Sheffield United, and their eyes have been placed on the longer-term knockout draw ceremony.

The next day, the remaining rounds of the Champions League group stage were played one after another, and another death group where Arsenal was also ushered in the final outcome.

Arsenal lost a thrilling last round, but fortunately they had accumulated enough goal difference before, so they still kept the chance of qualifying second in the group.

And Naples, who had [-] points with the first and second in the group, was unfortunately out of the game.

So far, only AC Milan is left in Serie A, four teams from the Bundesliga have qualified strongly, and the Western Super League duo and Atletico Madrid have made a strong breakthrough.

Of course, the most limelight has to be the Premier League.

Because all five Premier League teams have successfully entered the Champions League round of sixteen!
After arousing a lot of attention and discussion, the Premier League is also in full swing to usher in the No.16 round of competition.

Sheffield United challenged West Ham United in an away game. In the end, with the successive goals of Bell and Li Mo, Sheffield United also won another league victory 2-0 without bloodshed.

But now fans' attention is on the upcoming Champions League knockout draw, including many players.

The Sheffield United generals are also very curious about what kind of team they will encounter in the first knockout round.

According to UEFA's previous urgency, the quarter-finals will not be complete. The strong teams can basically break through to the quarter-finals, and then proceed to their respective "grievances".

On the evening of December 12, the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of the 16-2013 UEFA Champions League was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Because five Premier League teams have reached the top [-] of the Champions League this season, the rules of this draw ceremony have also changed for the Premier League teams.

That is, they no longer have the principle of avoidance by the same country's team.

Not surprisingly, UEFA, which caused trouble, made the "cousins" of Manchester United and Manchester City match up in the first round of draws!

Fortunately, the few Premier League teams that played afterwards did not "just happen" to meet again.

And when Sheffield United's opponent was drawn by Portuguese superstar Figo, all Sheffield United fans were happy.

Olympiacos!

This team, which was defeated by Sheffield United last season and failed to qualify for the Champions League group, met Sheffield United in the first round of the knockout round this season!

In this regard, Sheffield United players can only express.

Mr. Ao, all encounters in this world are reunions after a long absence~