"Bild" gave the two of them a low rating, Zhang Yuan only had four points, almost the worst, and there was a comment """Lightning Boy" Zhang Yuan After a few magical performances, this game seems to have fallen into mediocrity, and there are many mistakes!" "Bild" actually quoted Zhang Yuan's nickname when he was in Italy, and Hasebe's rating was only 3.5 points, and the comment was "I can't see what the Japanese player has any strengths, and a passing mistake caused the ball game to fall behind!"

Zhang Yuan's performance is not good, the domestic media will naturally ignore it, and this game will be slightly brought over, this is a general direction, those who can praise Zhang Yuan will praise Zhang Yuan, why are they doing this, the reason is still the fans, fans like to see Zhang Yuan's good news, they don't like to see black Zhang Yuan, of course, there are also black Zhang Yuan, on the Internet, Zhang Yuan's nonsense must be supported.

In his post-match press conference, Slomka blamed the defeat on his own tactics and tried to reduce the pressure on his players, and the real reason was not his tactics but luck.

Schalke 04 will host Champions League first-round knockout opponents Porto in the middle of next week, and Slomka doesn't want too much pressure on his players, preferring to accept criticism from the outside media himself.

After this game, Schalke 04's points did not change, this game was an earlier start of the round, Schalke 04 returned to fifth place after Sunday's game, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Hamburg won, Bayer Leverkusen drew with Schalke 04 with the same point as the goal difference advantage in front.

At the end of this game, Schalke 04 will play at home against Porto in midweek, Zhang Yuan did not play for Inter Milan in the Champions League in the first half of the season, so Schalke 04 reported Zhang Yuan in the second half of the season, so that if there is no accident in Slomka's formation, Zhang Yuan will usher in his debut in the Champions Cup.

The UEFA Champions League is the biggest stage for professional players, and several other continental club leagues simply can't compete with the Champions League, the Champions Cup is the coveted trophy of all European clubs, and with the Champions Cup as the foundation, you are qualified to become a giant. The best player is the highest honor that every player aspires to, and if you get the best player, you can say that you are the best.

The UEFA Champions League is composed of the best of each season of the top leagues in Europe, full of gold, can stand out and win the final championship, the difficulty can be imagined, and it is precisely because of this that the influence of the Champions League is very large, the influence is naturally the broadcast fee sponsorship fee is high, and the share of each team is also high, so playing the Champions League can not only pursue the highest honor of European clubs but also have a way to make money, Schalke 04 has no reason to give up, although he knows a few pounds and a few taels, but he can go wherever he can, the farther he goes, the more money he has, and he may not be able to win the championship, and vigorously produce miracles！

Isn't that the case with Schalke 04's opponents, Porto, who miraculously won the Champions League trophy in the 03-04 season under character coach Jose Mourinho, Schalke 04 may not be able to dream of it.

However, neither the club nor the head coach Slomka clearly shouted out any goals, mainly because they don't want to give the players a heavy psychological burden, Schalke 04 is participating in the Champions League again after a year, in terms of team strength, it can only be said to be a midstream level among many participating teams, and too high expectations will affect the performance of the players.

In this season's Champions League, Schalke 04 and Chelsea, Rosenborg, Valencia group, this group except Chelsea, the strength of other teams is about the same, Schalke 04 accumulated 8 points, very hanging out of the line, behind Rosenborg 7 points, Valencia 5 points. Fortunately, the knockout draw Schalke 04 is not bad luck, of course, it is not good, Porto was drawn, Porto is no longer Porto a few years ago, after Porto won the Champions League, the main force in the team has gone more than half, and the current strength is obviously not as good as the original, but the Portuguese team has always been difficult to deal with, the most important thing is that there are many demons in the Portuguese team, and many South American players choose Portugal for the first stop in Europe, which makes the tactical play of the Portuguese team very ornamental, which not only integrates the overall cooperation of the European continent but also integrates the passion and creativity of the South American team, and is a force that cannot be ignored in European football。

Porto are the best of the bunch, they are one of the undisputed dominators at home, and they have always been tough in Europe.

Slomka attaches great importance to the battle at home, he set the tone that Schalke 04 can't concede goals, but he can't give up attacking either, the knockout stage pays attention to home and away goals, an away goal is very important, home and away are already at a disadvantage, and conceding another away goal will be very difficult to play at home to Porto.

Solid defense is the tone of the two days of training, and on the attack, Slomka's plan is to launch an attack through long passes from two wings and in the midfield, making full use of Kuranyi's high point, while Zhang Yuan on the left side should strengthen the breakthrough and make good use of his own advantages.

The opponent's foul is just right, Schalke 04 has a height advantage over Porto, so in the past two days, Slomka has also paid special attention to the practice of set-piece tactics and corner kick tactics.

For Zhang Yuan's Champions Cup debut, Raiola attaches great importance to it, and specifically ran to Gelsenkirchen, he has little connection with the German club, so he does not come to Germany often, this time it is Zhang Yuan's loan transfer, he came to Schalke for the second time.

He was very happy to see that Zhang Yuan was integrated into the team very smoothly, and repeatedly warned Zhang Yuan not to be proud at the dinner table, Zhang Yuan was really speechless, am I proud?!

Of course, Raiola is also for Zhang Yuan's good, of course, for his own good, many talented players have died on the road of pride, Raiola has seen a lot, he doesn't want Zhang Yuan's genius not to die on this, although he clearly knows that Zhang Yuan is not like that kind of genius, but after all, Zhang Yuan is still young, it is the age when it is easy to flutter, he has to hit Zhang Yuan, you are just ordinary now, you want to become a superstar is still far away!

Raiola's arrival was just a small episode, Zhang Yuan's normal life training was not disturbed, and he still ran on time every day, participated in training, and practiced.

On the evening of February 19th, Schalke 04 vs. Porto officially started, although today is not a holiday, but the Schalke Stadium is still crowded with spectators, the away team fans are few, only a few hundred, the away team fan area is not satisfied, completely submerged in the sea of Schalke 04 fans.

The sports station specially selected this game for broadcasting, but it was not said that because of Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan will be the third Chinese player to play in the Champions League, the first is Sun Xiang of PSV Eindhoven, and the second is Dong Fang of Manchester United.

And Slomka did not disappoint the majority of domestic fans, Zhang Yuan was placed in the starting lineup, Slomka still continued the 433 formation, the lineup is the same as the main lineup in recent times, and no adjustments have been made.

Schalke 04's lineup has been like this since the second half of the schedule, although after the winter break, but the physical test of the main players is still great for the two matches in a week.

Domestic commentators He Wei and Tao Wei commented on the game, and as Chinese, both of them, like other fans, hoped that Zhang Yuan could sweep away the mediocrity of the last game and put on a performance that made everyone shine in his Champions League debut.

However, He Wei also objectively analyzed, like the Champions League entering the knockout round, everyone basically grasped the defense very tightly, although Zhang Yuan has a strong ability to dribble and break through, but the opponent's regional joint defense can also make Zhang Yuan do nothing.

Tao Wei, as an expert in the Bundesliga, commented on Zhang Yuan's game several times in a row, and finally had a better understanding of Zhang Yuan's situation, he pointed out that if Zhang Yuan can do a good last pass, then it will be very troublesome for the opponent, Zhang Yuan, who can break through and pass the ball and shoot, is definitely much more powerful than Zhang Yuan, who can only break through, and the pressure on the opponent's defense is much greater.

Zhang Yuan's friends are also watching this game, after all, it is the Champions League debut, like Gu Lin, Qian Huan and other domestic friends stayed up late to watch, and several Italian friends Digan, Handanovic, and Matri also watched the game at home.

Digan couldn't leave during the winter break, the reason is that he didn't want to go to the lower leagues, he has been mixed in the lower leagues for two years, he doesn't think that the lower leagues will help him grow, and the top league teams don't trust his ability, no club is willing to loan him, high or low, so in the end he was hung in AC Milan.

Balotelli entered Mancini's squad, and tonight started at the same time, and he couldn't watch Zhang Yuan's game, but before the game, he sent a text message to Zhang Yuan, buddy, how about betting on a game?

Zhang Yuan has an advantage in this gambling game, after all, he is the starter, and Balotelli is not the starter, whether he can play or not is still two words, but Balotelli just has the temper to dare to call Zhang Yuan in the air.

Cheering on the players in the dressing room, Slomka smiled and said: "Boys, we're going to have a tough fight right away, and to be honest, I don't know how far we should go." ”

"This is the first round of the knockout round, against Porto, who have been in the Champions League final, maybe some people think they are down, not the same as Porto in 03-04, maybe some people think they have more European experience than us, we are at a disadvantage. But I want to tell you that these ideas are useless, now we need to get rid of these ideas and go to the pitch just to be ourselves, and I want everyone to relax and give a win to our fans!"