Chapter 445 Zenit is confident, Koreans are proud!

"Long live Wolfsburg! "There was such a voice on the stadium radio. That's what all Wolfsburg fans are saying.

Yang Fan was replaced at the end of the 70 minutes of the game, Magath used up three substitutions at once, Yang Fan was replaced by Lewandowski, Dzeko was replaced by Radu, and Marin was replaced by Monteyanu. Now that the game is decided, replace these players and take a break, while also avoiding injuries.

The final score of the game was 7:0, the last goal was not scored by a Wolfsburg player, it was an own goal from Stuttgart, and under the pressure of Lewandowski, Stuttgart defender Matthew Delpierre made a mistake and smashed the football into his own net!

"Stuttgart's players are slumped on the ground. They couldn't believe the scoreline...... The defending champions suffered a humiliating defeat that was described as a humiliating one!

Before the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Yang Fan stood on the sidelines, he led the players on the bench shoulder to shoulder, yelling, jumping and jumping, they couldn't wait to cheer such a big victory......

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, Yang Fan and his teammates rushed into the stadium with a roar! They ran, they shouted loudly, and enjoyed such a big victory that could go down in the history of Wolfsburg!

"Seven to zero! Arena Arena has started a carnival! Wolfsburg humiliated the defending champion!"

Yang Fan rushed to the stands, he and his teammates ran hand in hand, and then made a gliding gesture together to celebrate the victory of this race!

The fans in the stands made a loud noise, and everyone was excited about the big win, and some of the older fans were even more excited, they nodded vigorously, and at this moment they couldn't even say anything with excitement.

It's an ordinary league game, but given Wolfsburg's previous unknowns and the fact that they are against the defending champions, the 7-0 victory is something to celebrate.

The 33rd round of the 2007/2008 Bundesliga season has been completed. Bayern Munich beat Duisburg 3-2 away, Werder Bremen beat Hannover 96 6-1 at home and Schalke 04 beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 at home.

In this case, the current situation in the Bundesliga standings is: Bayern Munich 72 points, Werder Bremen 66 points, Wolfsburg 62 points, Schalke 04 61 points.

Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga this season one round of league games, while Werder Bremen also finished runners-up one game of the league.

Only Wolfsburg and Schalke 04 remain separated by just one point, and the battle for qualification for next season's Champions League will continue until the final round of the league.

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After the league game against Stuttgart, Wolfsburg are now really about to reach the rhythm of the UEFA Cup final.

In fact, their match opponent Zenit St. Petersburg was more prepared than they were.

The final was held on May 14, and on May 7, Zenit St. Petersburg arrived in Manchester, the city where the final venue was held. In other words, by the time Wolfsburg finished their league game against Stuttgart, the Russian had been in Manchester for three days. It is clear that Zenit St. Petersburg is no less hungry for the UEFA Cup final than their rivals Wolfsburg.

In terms of team size and staffing alone, Zenit St. Petersburg is really not very strong, but this team's performance on the pitch is not bad at all. Villarreal, Marseille, Bayern Munich, in the face of these opponents, which European giants dare to play a guaranteed ticket and sweep all the way? Zenit did it, and this dark horse is full of color.

Villarreal are the runners-up in La Liga, and Marseille beat Liverpool in the Champions League group stage, both of which are ruthless characters, but they are all eliminated by Russian Premier League upstarts with away goals. Advocaat's side got better and better, and then the UEFA Cup semi-final slaughter of Bayern Munich was even more enjoyable, Advocaat admitted: "I was very satisfied with the first leg 1-1, no one could have imagined that we could win 4-0 in the second leg", and that four-goal victory was achieved with the suspension of Arshavin, the core of the team's frontcourt, Bayern Munich suffered such a heavy defeat that Bild I don't know how to score, and in the end I can only decide to give the excellent goalkeeper Kahn a 3 points, the others three 5 points, and the rest eat 6 points, you must know that the higher the score of the German media, the worse the table xiàn, 6 points are generally only sent off players can get this treatment, it can be seen that Zenit is strong, they let the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich suffer a rare shame for decades.

As one of the two countries in the world, the former Soviet Union has an extraordinary economic and political status, and the business card of football is also shining. In the first European Championship, the Soviet Union won the eventual winner, and four years later they finished second. In the World Cup, there have also been four consecutive quarter-finals and one semi-finals. Although the results of the tournament were not as good as those of Germany and Italy, there was no denying that the Soviet Union was the top team in Europe at that time.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian football gradually declined, and it was not until the dawn of the new millennium that the Russian Premier League began to come back to life, with Brazilian internationals Lowe and Carvalho and Argentine Cavinaghi also settled here. After the Ukrainian billionaire Dynamo Kyiv****, CSKA Moscow, backed by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, became the chief representative of the Eastern European team, not only winning the championship in four years in the domestic arena, but also beating Sporting Lisbon in 2005 to win the League Cup.

The unique feature of Eastern European football is that athletics follow politics, and after Medvedev confirmed his successor to Putin, Zenit, which he supported, also turned into a phoenix. Russian industrial giant Gazprom has become the main sponsor of Zenit and armed the team with tens of millions of pounds, with Tymoshchuk and former Turkish Super League goalscorer Fatih and others settling in St. Petersburg, where the Neva side was crowned champion for the first time last season, beating traditional powerhouse Spartak Moscow.

For the time being, the Russian Premier League team can have more ideas in a money-burning game like the Champions League, but the relatively low-end competitive environment of the League Cup, everyone competes in team construction under similar conditions, and the Russian Premier League team has a lot to do. Achieving a breakthrough in the League Cup is also a shortcut for Russian football to accumulate self-confidence and re-emerge. Zenit reached the quarter-finals the year before last, losing to eventual champions Sevilla.

Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev, who loves green sports, has also made football a façade of the country's image, directing it to be cultivated, as evidenced by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's sponsorship of Hiddink's entry into the Russian national team. After CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup in 2005, after three years, another Russian Premier League team reached the final of the UEFA Cup, which still makes the Russians very excited! The Russian media are also very surprised, saying that the current situation is very good, and it seems that the time is ripe for Russian football to regain its glory, and they have even begun to look forward to giving the world a surprise at this summer's European Cup.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was delighted that Zenit St. Petersburg reached the final of the League Cup, and he was cheering for Zenit St. Petersburg as the final approached. The press service of the Russian president issued the following announcement: "Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will be watching the match in front of the television, and he will cheer for Zenit St. Petersburg like all the fans of Zenit St. Petersburg and millions of Russian fans! The president believes that the boys will be able to achieve a well-deserved victory and bring the trophy back to Russia." One of the most interesting words in the briefing was the final "well-deserved victory", which was an affirmation of Zenit and, of course, of himself. As you can imagine, Medvedev's face was smug when he said this.

Zenit is the equivalent of the team built by Medvedev himself. Of course, he is the president, not the football coach, but in a sense, he is like the godfather of this team, and Zenit is inseparable from his hard work to achieve what it is today. During his tenure as chairman of Gazprom, Medvedev, a football-loving footballer, facilitated the company to become the main sponsor of the Zenit team, injecting huge sums of money into the team every year. With abundant capital, Zenit has the material conditions to rise. In addition to this, Medvedev is also providing strong support on another front. It is alleged that Medvedev is the leader of a club of fans of senior Zenit officials, consisting of the head of the Federal Security Service Patrushev, the speaker of the lower house of parliament Gryzlov, and the minister of defense Serdyukov - which is more lethal than any ruble. Now that Dmitry Medvedev is Russia's president, Zenit's self-confidence and deterrence have been boosted like never before.

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The entire Zenit St. Petersburg team was also deeply excited to receive the president's support, and they expressed their determination to defeat their opponents and win the League Cup.

The team's midfielder Denisov said excitedly, "We are very excited to think that Mr. President will watch this game, there is no doubt that winning the championship is a gift to Mr. President!"

Russian international Timoshchuk also said with a serious face, "In this game, we have the support of 100 million Russian fans behind us, and we are also encouraged by the support of Mr. President!

Arshavin, the core of Zenit St. Petersburg's midfield, also made a statement on behalf of the whole team, "Wolfsburg is a respectable opponent, but no one can stop us from winning the championship! Bayern Munich can't, and Wolfsburg can't!"

The players of Zenit St. Petersburg appear to be full of confidence and have some momentum for the UEFA Cup title.

The match also attracted a lot of attention from the Korean media and Korean fans, why?

The left-back for Zenit St. Petersburg is South Korean Kim Dong-jin.

And Wolfsburg has Yang Fan in the team.

Some South Korean media outlets also hailed the match as 'the Asian derby on Europe's highest stage'.

Although Yang Fan's fame and influence are much greater than Jin Dongjin's now, and Jin Dongjin doesn't seem to take Yang Fan in his eyes, his confidence in an interview with the Korean media also makes the Korean media very excited, Jin Dongjin said, "I know Yang Fan, he is an amazing player, but, I won't be afraid of him, he can't scare me, I'm not afraid of Yang Fan, I am eager for the game to come as soon as possible, freeze Yang Fan, if this is the coach gave me the opinion, I will be very happy to finish!" Korean football has always had an overwhelming performance against Chinese football, and this is true in Asia, and it is also true among European clubs!"

Kim Dongjin's remarks drew cheers from the crowd in South Korea.

"Kim Dong-jin is a role model for Korean players, and he has the confidence that is unique to Korean players, because they are very powerful!" wrote the Seoul Morning Post on its front page.

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