Despite their poor performance in the Premier League this season, and even deep in the relegation zone with only 10 rounds of the league, Southampton, who are fighting hard to qualify for relegation, can still cause problems for a distracted Spurs side in the Champions League. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info former Premier League Golden Boot Kevin Phillips and main left-back Le Sox are old but their ability is still there, and if used properly, they can play a role in the key moments; the "Delap Grenade" has also begun to gradually show its powerful power in the Premier League, bringing many surprises to Southampton, and the emergence of high school striker Peter Crouch has made Saints fans forget the departed James Beatty!

In addition, the arrival of Harry Redknapp also added some confidence to the Saints' relegation cause. Although this veteran coach who has been coaching in English football for more than 20 years is not among the top in the coaching circle, his strong network and rich coaching experience are a valuable asset that Southampton urgently needs now!

In this game, under the command of the old coach, the Southampton players who played at home were based on defense, and at the same time made a big fuss about Delap's strong throw-in ability and Crouch's height, trying to get points from Tottenham Hotspur, who were staying for the Champions League, to help them stay in relegation!

In fact, the elder Redknapp's plan came close to success. Under the hard defense of Southampton's players, it is difficult for Tottenham, which lacks a number of main players, to find opportunities to score - Mendieta and Darren Anderton, although they are not poor in ability and experience, but the increase in age and the decline in physical fitness make it difficult for them to maintain enough stability in this kind of dense defense; although young players such as Vermaelen and Dawson do not have this problem, they can easily be deceived by their inexperience in the face of these old fritters in Southampton.

Therefore, although Tottenham, who played all the substitutes, was still better than Southampton in terms of overall strength, in the face of the Saints' bucket formation and the lethal set-pieces in the front, the Spurs players who did not dare to press with all their might failed to create many scoring opportunities.

However, just when everyone thought that Tottenham Hotspur, who had hidden most of the main team, would suffer their second consecutive draw in the Premier League at St Mary's Stadium, Villa and Klose stepped forward at a critical moment and became heroes in the hearts of Tottenham fans - in the 88th minute of the game, Mendieta took a corner kick on the right side, and Klose, who was in front of the goal, grabbed a header before the Southampton defenders cleared the ball, and Villa, who was ambushed in front of the goal, subconsciously stretched out his foot to block and blocked the ball into the door of Southampton!

With Villa's stunning goal, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Southampton who were fighting for relegation away and continued to lead the league standings by four points!

After a one-goal win over Southampton to secure a lead over Chelsea in the table, Tottenham returned to London for their long-awaited big game four days later: the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid!

Although Real Madrid lost 1-3 in the first leg and the promotion situation is extremely unoptimistic, the pro-Real Madrid media and Real Madrid fans are still desperately cheering for the Galaxy Battleship, hoping to get the team back on their feet, beat Tottenham in the second leg, and get a ticket to the quarterfinals of the Champions League!

In order to build confidence in the players, these fans and media even turned over the old sesame seeds and rotten grains - in the 2002-03 season, George, who was still acting manager of Manchester United at the time, won and then lost in the quarter-finals of the Champions League that season, and was defeated by Real Madrid!

Since George was defeated two years ago, it is only natural that Real Madrid have the ability to replicate this feat as well!

For this argument, George naturally scoffed: "Why don't they say that Real Madrid at that time had such giants as Hierro and Makelele in the backfield, and the defensive end was not as fragile as it is now; At that time, Manchester United was already at a crossroads of transformation?"

In this way, when the time came to 6 o'clock in the evening on March 9, the players from both sides stepped on the lawn of the White Hart Lane Stadium on time, ready to make a final fight for the quarterfinals qualification!

Similar to Tottenham's recent situation, after the first leg of the Champions League, the sluggish Real Madrid were also plagued by the aftermath of the Champions League - in several La Liga games before and after the quarter-finals, Real Madrid, who had been extremely fierce in grabbing points, only achieved a poor record of one win, one draw and two defeats, and the gap in the league table was further widened by leaders Barcelona. As of now, Real Madrid is already eight points behind Barcelona, and the hope of winning this season's La Liga title can be said to be extremely slim!

With no hope of winning the league title in place, Luxemburg can now only pin their hopes on the Champions Cup, praying that these superstars can perform well against Tottenham Hotspur and help the team qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League!

Therefore, in this Champions Cup second leg, Luxenburg, who had no choice, fielded the strongest deck of cards at hand. As for the final result, the Brazilian leader could only resign himself to fate and secretly pray to God.

Goalkeeper Casillas, right-back Raul Bravo, left-back Robert Carlos, central defenders Samuel and Elguera, midfielders Graveson and Beckham, left and right wingers Zidane and Figo respectively, and Ronaldo and Raul Gonzalez in the forward line are still a combination!

Luxemborg made just one change from the last meeting, replacing Salgado with youngster Raul Bravo. There is no way to do it, who let Salgado be diagnosed by the team doctor after the game against Tottenham Hotspur as a season reimbursement, so that Real Madrid now only Raul Bravo is reliable in the right-back position? So, if Luxemburg doesn't use Bravo, then he can only let Solari or Beckham make a cameo in this position!

Look at Tottenham again. After learning the lessons of the first game, George also made some changes to the starting lineup this evening. For example, Edgar Davies was put in the starting line-up and Xavi Alonso partnered in midfield, replacing Didier Drogba with Klose, who was more skilled and mobile!

Compared with Real Madrid, who are stretched thin in terms of personnel once the main team is injured, Tottenham Hotspur is not only younger, but also has more available troops. This also means that in the second half of the season, Tottenham, which has more physical reserves, is already one step ahead of Real Madrid before the start of this game!

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