Chapter Eighty-Eight: Advance Schalke

On October 21, Schalke hosted one of their weakest opponents in the group stage, Workers Tel Aviv, and in this game Ai Huan was rarely on the bench, and his absence from the game led to a huge change in Schalke's formation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is still in the goal, Escudero and Moritz are on the wings, Metzelder and Hovides are in the middle, Mapti and Rakitic are in the midfield position, Jurado and Holtby are in the midfield, and Farfan and Raul are on the front line, which is also the first start for Farfan in recent rounds.

The Tel Aviv workers didn't make any special preparations, they still played their best 4-4-2 match, and when they knew that the horrible guy didn't play, the team had something else to think about.

This is Schalke's first time against an Israeli team, and they don't know the characteristics of this team, but they know from the first two game videos that their main striker Sheikh is a very powerful character, and the interesting thing is that in this game, Ai Huan also met an old acquaintance, that is, Ivas, who used to play together in Elche, but in this game, Ivas and Ai Huan can only stay on the bench.

The two hugged warmly before the game and talked to each other for a long time, which also made the fans on the field burst into warm applause, which also minimized the originally strong smell of gunpowder.

Tel Aviv Workers had lost two in a row and there was no room for loss in this game, so they were holding their breath and ready to make a big splash before the start of the game.

But Schalke took the lead just three minutes into the opening period, when Jurado's through pass was cleverly missed by Farfan, and Raul singled out with his left foot into the bottom right corner to make it 1-0. After Raul scored a goal, he ran directly to the bench, hugged Magath and others, and then clapped his hands with the players on the bench one by one, Ai Huan also laughed and hugged him, and the game was decided.

The Tel Aviv workers revealed their unfamiliarity with European competition in the rest of the game, but their panic allowed Schalke to find an opportunity and they began to fight back in an orderly manner.

In the 20th minute, Escudero crossed and Farfan shot wide of the right post. In the 26th minute, Jurado crossed to the left side of the penalty area, and it was Farfan's shot that was saved by Enyeyama in the near corner.

Two minutes later, the first shot from Tel Aviv Workers finally arrived, Vermut passed the ball, Tamuz's shot was blocked by a defender, and then Schalke played a very good counter-attack, Holterby shot at the edge of the box and was saved by the goalkeeper to create a corner.

Schalke takes a corner, Hevedes heads it over and Farfan heads it high. In the 36th minute, Farfan's cross was cleared by Holtby's header, then Jurado's pass and Metzelde's header was tipped over the crossbar by Enyeama.

In the 39th minute, Abtebull passed the ball and Baddiel's header was blocked. In the 44th minute, Farfan passed the ball and Holterby's left-footed long-range shot was met by Enyeama.

Although he didn't score more goals in the first half of the game, Schalke didn't panic at all, occupying most of the initiative on the field, attacking the opponent's goal again and again, which also made the fans on the scene feel very enjoyable, Uncle Deepp also used a lot of words to praise the current Schalke, in his words is "Our God didn't shoot you are already like this, if he shoots you can only wait for death, but I think God should have a good rest in this game." ā€

Magath didn't do much at half-time, he just asked his players to keep pressing, but at the start of the second half, Metzelder strained his groin in another scramble, but after some treatment, he stayed on the pitch.

Ten minutes into the second half, Farfan passed the ball and Raul's left-footed curling ball in front of goal was confiscated by Enyeama. In the 57th minute, Raul's shot was saved again by Enyeama, and Farfan hit the crossbar with two consecutive headers! Two minutes later, Rakitic combined with Holtby to kick the wall, and the latter crossed from the left side of the box, and Raul pushed his right foot into the bottom left corner in front of the goal to make it 2-0. The goal was a reassuring shot that instantly calmed down the whole Schalke squad as they continued their attack and played more and more relaxed.

A few minutes later, Holtby was fouled on the edge of the penalty area, the referee awarded a free-kick, and Jurado took the free-kick, which passed through the wall and hit the goalpost, which also caused the crowd to sigh involuntarily.

In the 67th minute, Gavlanovic replaced Farfan, and a minute later he sent a low left-footed cross from the right flank, and Holtby knocked it to Jurado on the left, who curled the ball into the far post and bounced into the net in front of goal, making it 3-0. It was also Jurado's first goal for Schalke 04, and after his goal, he excitedly made a series of somersaults on the field, and such a series of actions also made the fans applaud.

After that, Schalke's offensive continued, and they did not relax because they had a three-goal lead, but launched wave after wave of attack, which also made the fans very satisfied. In the 75th minute, Holtby's shot was tackled by a defender. In the 83rd minute, Rakitic shot high from distance.

It wasn't until stoppage time that Tel Aviv finally found a little bit of a sense and took advantage of the home side's relaxation to launch a couple of good counter-attacks and finally win a free-kick. Tel Aviv Workers took a free-kick, Moritz at the back post dragged it to the back without forming an offside tactic, and Shecht stopped the ball and pushed it into the bottom right corner to lock the score at 3-1.

Although they conceded a goal in the closing stages, it was also a relief for the Schalke fans who saw what they wanted in this game. Raul's brace also extended his Champions League goal record to 68, taking his European tally to 70, two more than Inzaghi and equalling Gerd Muller's record. In the official UEFA goal list, Raul also surpassed Inzaghi with 71 goals to lead the way, becoming the most powerful goalscorer in the history of the European continent.

After the game, the fans also played a slogan "The king of shooters and God are together, other teams can only cry" to express their passion, and Raul took the team around the stadium and sang "Go to Schalke, fight and win" with the fans in the diehard stands, which also made the fans very excited. (To be continued.) )