Chapter 312: For the Champion
Due to the international break, the 36th round of Serie A was rescheduled to 2 May, which is Wednesday, and on 6 May it will be the 37th round of matches. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Juventus are at home against the visiting Lecce. Conte has issued a military order to the club's general manager, Marotta: pack up and leave if he doesn't win the league title. Juventus have failed to win two games in a row and will have to boost their confidence with a win this time.
Conte unreservedly sacrificed the strongest lineup, all played to this, whoever retains the strength is a fool, Conte is a smart man, he needs to win, he needs points. The same AC Milan coach Allegri needs a win, and even more so a defeat for Juventus.
Lecce was determined to be relegated, but the players did not let it go, according to them: "Fight for honor!"
Lecce has to fight for glory, and Juventus has to fight for the title. The Bianconeri showed their strong attacking power at the beginning, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu led the forward line frequently bombarded Lecce fans, in the first half an hour, Juventus, as the away team, completely suppressed the home team, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu each had two shots, Vidal also had a shot, but unfortunately these five attacks failed to score.
Lecce were forced to fight back at home by a formidable Juventus side, with only one shot on goal in the first 30 minutes. After struggling to hold on for nearly forty minutes, he still failed to hold the goal and was scored by Juventus.
Li Mu brought Juventus one step closer to the trophy with his fifteenth league goal, and Conte also waved his fist at his disciple on the sidelines. The commentator at the scene sighed: "Lecce's goalkeeper has no way to face Li Mu's shot just now, with this goal, Li Mu also jumped to the top ten scorers, he is Juventus's second scorer, and he is also Juventus's assist king!"
Juventus led Lecce 1-0 in the first half, and in the second half, Lecce improved a little in attack, but was unable to break through Buffon's ten fingers. Instead, Juventus played a wave of fast attack, Pirlo made a long pass in the backfield, Zhang Shujie successfully countered offside in the front, broke into the penalty area with a single knife, and easily scored the ball. It was his 23rd league goal and 26th of the season, with three more in the Coppa Italia.
Zhang Shujie also scored. With two strikers from China scoring a goal each, Juventus have undoubtedly taken the lead in the title race with AC Milan. It is no exaggeration to say that Juventus's biggest gain this season is the cheap introduction of Zhang Shujie and Li Mu. However, if you want these two players to stay in the team next season, it is estimated that Juventus will have to offer a higher annual salary. β
With two goals in hand, Juventus seem to have the big picture in place, and no one believes that a relegated team can score at least two goals in a row. Conte replaced Zhang Shujie early, and then replaced Li Mu. For the game four days later, Conte gave the two a good rest.
The idea is good, but anything can happen on the pitch. Don't forget that Juventus had an upset not long ago, and the team that created that upset happened to be a relegated team. In the 35th round, Juventus were forced to draw by Novara.
Just four minutes after Li Mu went off the field, Juventus's goal was lost, which is not to blame Buffon, this is the carelessness of the whole team, the players did not take Lecce to heart after leading by two goals, which caused the fire in the backyard.
Conte was not too happy and reminded his players to stay at the back. Fifteen minutes left in the game, and if you are careless, the three points that should have been in your hands will become one point, or even ...... Zero points.
Conte's worst fears finally happened, and in the 82nd minute, Bonucci accidentally set himself up in an interception and blocked the ball into his own goal, and Buffon couldn't help but blame him. Bonucci himself was also chagrined, he sat slumped on the pitch, unable to believe that he could make such a low-level mistake at such a critical moment.
Conte stomped on the pitch twice on the pitch and walked back to the dugout in displeasure. The commentator smiled: "Juventus has really suffered a big blow, especially in the other stadium AC Milan has a 3-0 lead over Atalanta." If Juventus can't score in the final minutes, there will be a subtle change in the Scudetto A title race. β
Zhang Shujie and Li Mu sat on the bench with frowns, looking at the players on the field. Their goals were not destined to bring victory to the team, and their mood became not very good.
Juventus failed to find the ball in Lecce for the third time, and Lecce failed to pull off a real miracle β but the fact that a relegated team was able to hold the title team to a draw was a miracle in itself.
After the game, Conte immediately apologized to the fans, believing that he should not have replaced Zhang Shujie and Li Mu too early, although he took the responsibility on himself, but he also criticized some of the performances of the players in the second half of the second half. He didn't name anyone, but the media unanimously felt that he was probably talking about Bonucci.
Torino Sport said: "Juventus are infinitely close to the trophy, but they have strangely taken a step back to allow AC Milan to catch up. After AC Milan's win over Atalanta, the gap between the two teams is only two points, and with two rounds of the league remaining, anyone could win the title. β
"Milan Sport" said: "Although AC Milan recovered some points, but the initiative to win the championship is still in the hands of Juventus, in the last two rounds of the game, the two teams each have to face a weak team and a strong team, but from the analysis of the situation, Juventus is slightly better." β
Speaking of which, Juventus has had a strange circle this season, half of the fifteen draws so far have been played at 2:2, and in the whole of Serie A and even in the whole of Europe, Juventus is the team with the most scores, not one. Conte doesn't want to see that scoreline again in the remaining two games.
The 37th round of the 37th round will be on May 6, the day before the 37th round of the Premier League will begin, and Chinese fans and media will be very concerned about whether Ma Junqiang's Manchester City can win.
Manchester City and Manchester United, the two city-side powerhouses, are tied on 83 points, first and second in the table, with Manchester City only a few more goal difference than Manchester United, and one of them may have no hope of winning the title if they are not careful.
In this round, Manchester City visited St. James's Stadium, and the opponent was the team of former England ace striker Alan Shearer, Newcastle United, nicknamed "Magpie". Newcastle United are fifth in the league, with a difference of more than 20 points to Manchester City, and all the media believe that Manchester City is more likely to win, as long as you pay attention to Newcastle striker Demba Ba, Manchester City have basically no problem taking all three points.
Newcastle have Demba Ba, Manchester City have Aguero, and Aguero's strength is above Demba Ba. The team's first shot on goal in the first half was completed by Aguero, and Yaya Toure's cross was volleyed by Aguero, but unfortunately it was a little higher.
Just six minutes later, Sergio Aguero had another rare header that went wide. Headers are not what Sergio Aguero is good at, he is only 1.73m tall, and the Argentine striker is more focused on technique at his feet and rarely scores with a header on the pitch.
Newcastle are not without chances, after all, at home, there are tens of thousands of fans shouting. In the twenty-ninth minute of the first half, Manchester City attacked too high and was counterattacked by Newcastle. Gutierrez went down the left side, at this time there was only one defender in front of Manchester City's goal, Demba Ba had already outflanked him, Gutierrez crossed with his feet, Demba Ba Balia, who was 1.9 meters tall, hit the goal with his head, he hit it with his forehead at the back post, such a close-range header was a severe test for Ma Junqiang.
Ma Junqiang quickly moved to the back, the ball had already smashed over, he jumped sideways, stretched out his left arm, and saved the must-have goal at close range, saving the bottom line.
"Demba Ba's header was saved by Ma Junqiang!It was unbelievable that it was so close that the Newcastle fans in attendance had to give up the celebrations they had prepared for the team. Ma Junqiang has such an excellent performance, no wonder even Joe Hart, who has returned from injury, can only be used as a substitute for him. β
Manchester City soon confirmed the saying 'there must be a blessing' when Yaya Toure's long-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper and Sergio Aguero followed up to break the deadlock. Manchester City 1:0 Newcastle United!
Ma Junqiang stood in front of the goal, he looked at the stands behind him, which was where his fans were located, he kept raising his hand to ignite the atmosphere, and the fans were also very cooperative with him, constantly cheering and shouting. Everyone only hopes that Ma Junqiang can hold the door, and Manchester City is expected to win the first league title in the history of the Premier League.
The score of 1:0 lasted for a long time, and in the last ten minutes of the game, Manchester City began to play defensively, Newcastle's overall strength was not bad, and Manchester City did not need to fight with them, as long as they could get three points.
United are now 2-0 up at Swansea City, with both goals scored by Wayne Rooney. Even if the scores of those two games remain until the end of the game, City still have a full eight more goal difference than Manchester United, and a win in the final round will have little to do with the Reds winning the title - it is unlikely that the Reds will recover those eight goals in the final game.
The team wants to play defense, and Ma Junqiang has become the focus of the field. Demba Ba was denied by two shots in quick succession, and Gutierrez's volley on the edge of the box was also saved by him.
"Ma Junqiang has been a little busy during this time, he has been very conscientious in guarding the goal, and Newcastle's attacking group has nothing to do with him!
Ma Junqiang commands the defenders to mark people, although he has only been in the team for half a year, but in this extraordinary period, he is the "boss", and everyone has to listen to him. Otherwise, if any kid is not in a good position and blocks his view, then it will be a big trouble.
In the final minute of stoppage time, Newcastle were awarded a free-kick 20 metres from goal and in the direction of goal. It was a dangerous position, and the City players, fans and coaches were a little nervous, and Ma Junqiang walked from the left post to the right post to arrange the position of the human wall.
The match between Manchester United and Swansea City is over, and the "Red Devils" won 2-0, and it will be up to Manchester City at this time. If Manchester City concedes this goal, it is basically equivalent to losing the Premier League title.
The human wall has been stationed, and Ma Junqiang has also put on a posture of save. Demba Ba took the free-kick and after a long run, he hit the goal with a powerful kick! He hit a boccia ball that rolled under the jumping wall and raced against the turf to the bottom right corner of the goal.
Ma Junqiang reacted the fastest, and in this moment, he was absolutely world-class performers! He moved quickly, leaned sideways, sprinted diagonally downward, flicked the ball with his fingers, and the ball grazed the post and rolled out of bounds.
"Toot, toot, tootβ"
'Now full-time is over, Manchester City beat Newcastle 1-0 away. Chinese goalkeeper Ma Junqiang's performance was outstanding, he repeatedly saved the opponent's key balls, and he deserved to be the best of the game!"
Ma Junqiang smiled and hugged his teammates, and Demba Ba walked up to him and offered to exchange jerseys with him. In the game, Demba Ba never had a way to deal with Ma Junqiang's handle, and in his eyes, the Chinese goalkeeper's level was absolutely superb.
If Manchester City can win in the next round, even if it is still 1-0, they can also win the league title. No matter how strong the rival Manchester United is, it is impossible to play a score of more than 9:0 in the final game, and of course, if Manchester City loses, it will be a different matter. Manchester United can only hope that City will not win again.
The title race for the Premier League and Serie A has come to an end, with the hopeful teams using their skills. Now, they have only one goal - to win the league championship!