Crystal Palace as usual 4231.

Goalkeeper: Speroni

Guards: Klein, Benatia, McCarthy, Sears

Defenders: Stroman, N'Golo Kante

Attacking midfielders: De Bruyne, Mertens, Zaha

Forward: Klose

Derry didn't play because he was injured.

There seem to be more injuries in Derry this season, and Wen Sheng doesn't know if it's because the intensity of the game is greater than that of the Championship, but Derry is indeed old enough, almost 34 years old, and Wen Sheng will no longer use him to play the main team next season.

Jamie Vardy was also unavailable and Wensheng spoke to him individually, hoping Klose's experience would help the team in Europe.

Of course, Vardy doesn't like this arrangement, but who is Wen Sheng?! He was the one who led the way, and now he was basically his brother-in-law, and he had to be someone who served loyally, so he could only convince himself to take over.

'Your strength is still in your running, you get minutes in the second half and that's when you play to your strengths!' Wensheng told Vardy that he was thinking about the game holistically, and it wasn't as simple as saying that he didn't let Vardy play.

Nemanja Matic was a little bit behind in the competition with Stroman, and both of them got good playing opportunities during this time, and both performed well, but Stroman was still the first choice, and his hard work, long passing, and playmaking ability at the back have improved.

As for Zaha in recent times, Wensheng was a little disappointed, this young man was quite amazing at the beginning of the season, but as the season deepened, this kid seems to be in poor shape, and now his contribution is far from meeting Wensheng's expectations.

Now he is already considering whether to take Zaha out on loan so that he can get plenty of training time, after all, in this Crystal Palace team Zaha seems to be a lot of appearance, in fact, it is not stable, for the 18-year-old Zaha may be more consistent playing time is better, which Wen Sheng can't give at the moment, because his goal is to win the title, not to really develop talent, that is not his fun.

Benfica coach Jorge. Jesús is 57 years old this year, a veteran coach, who took over Benfica in 09 and led the team to the league title in the 09-10 season, but this season they did not perform well in the Champions League, and were pressed under Schalke 04 and Lyon in Group B, and had to play in the Europa League in the second half of the season.

In other words, dark horses do need luck, like Crystal Palace, the dark horse, in the Europa League knockout stage is too good to be signed, the team drawn is not very strong, but Benfica is different, they always draw good teams, Eindhoven, Stuttgart, Paris Saint-Germain are their opponents, so the media say that Benfica's strength is stronger than Crystal Palace There is also a certain basis.

Jesús fielded a 4312 formation for this game.

Goalkeeper: Roberto

Defender: Maxi. Pereira, Luisson, Jadel, Coentrão

Midfielders: Pexotto, Xavi. Garcia, Carlos. Martins, Aimar

Forwards: Saviola, Cardoso

Jesús didn't have any reservations, the main force was exhausted, of course they didn't have to keep it, anyway, the Portuguese Super League title is no longer their game, they were basically eaten to death by Porto in this season's domestic competitions, and only won the League Cup a few days ago.

After winning the title last season, Benfica sold Ramires to Chelsea, Di Maria to Real Madrid, and then David to the club during the winter break. Luiz was sold to Chelsea, and the blood loss was quite serious, but now this squad can be regarded as a collection of famous players.

Aimar, Saviola, Cardoso, Xavi. Garcia is a big name for him, and Cohentron knows he's going to Real Madrid as well.

30 million euros, a lot of water, but the strength of Coentrão is there.

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The pre-match ceremony ended, and the two sides quickly got to the point.

Benfica's line-up and their habit of playing French and winning all of them are well understood, and Joey began to gather information on potential opponents in the quarter-finals.

Although they belong to the same Latin school, the style of the Portuguese Super League, La Liga and Serie A is different, with Serie A paying more attention to tactics and fine defense, while the Portuguese Super League and La Liga are relatively much more open.

The Portuguese Super League is even more open.

Benfica is a team that has always played relatively openly, and the midfield position is a diamond-shaped position. Garcia was in the midfield position, with Pexotto and Carlos in the midfield position. Martins flanked him, while Aimar was in the midfield position.

This diamond-shaped stance is particularly demanding on the quality of the full-backs, who have a heavy attacking mission.

It was unclear before the opening that Benfica would stick to this attacking style, as the opposition must have known that Crystal Palace are also very good at attacking from the wings, with Mertens and Zaha both very fast.

If Benfica played according to their usual style of play, the tactics of Crystal Palace's side actually restrained them in formation.

Of course, there are no absolutes in everything, it still depends on the performance of the players.

Wen Sheng played very cautiously at the beginning of the game, and did not ask the players to press much, if they were without the ball, they had to return to the defense at the first time, while De Bruyne and Klose harassed in the front court and slowly retreated to their own half-court defense.

Jesús are persistent, his Benfica have been playing in a consistent way, they are the main attacking side in the league as a strong team, they did not change their style in the Europa League, and they still did not change their style in this game.

Wen Sheng's opening strategy was successful, with a tentative, defensive, and low posture, and Benfica were strongly blocked in the Crystal Palace half.

There's no denying that Saviola is very flexible and he works well with his Argentine compatriots, but Crystal Palace's midfielders are really not vegetarians, and neither are the two full-backs.

Cardoso is a tall big center, will Benatia be afraid?!

Obviously he won't, he's a centre-back who has played with Didier Drogba.

Some people have criticized Benatia for sometimes having brain problems, but no one has questioned his bravery, and he is still very brave against Cardoso Benatia.

Within ten minutes, Benfica had crossed to Cardoso's high point in addition to a small match, but Cardoso did not have the upper hand under Benatia's interference.

Benfica managed just one effective shot on target, and in the sixth minute they were given a set-piece in front, with Aimar shooting an outrageous shot that went high.

Palace didn't get a shot on goal, but they did have two chances to control the ball, and they couldn't get a shot on target, and Benfica did have a good pace back in defence.

"Hold your ground, keep the ball!"

Benfica's attack is actually very routine, the full-backs put on the back cross, they definitely can't cut inside, the full-backs cut inside the front field, it's a joke, Jesús can't do that.

Then in the attack, he relied on Aimar's playmaking in the middle and Saviola's running to open the gaps.

There is a three-dimensional attack, but it is a bit of a routine.

Because they were very limited in their individual breakthroughs today, Kante really didn't blow it.

Stroman's performance was very good, and both showed a good sense of position today, and Wensheng did not let Kante specifically target Aimar and Saviola.

Jokes aside, the two 30-year-old veterans are still worth the team's trouble to adopt a one-man defensive strategy, and Wen Sheng doesn't think the current Saviola and Aimar have such qualifications.

Of course, these two were also shocking figures back then, ten years ago, when he was only 19 years old, Savio Lunocamp was worth nearly $30 million, and the brother was in 2001, and the money was still quite valuable.

As for Aimar, he is also famous in Valencia, where beauty and talent coexist.

But the problem is that their peak period is not long, Saviola arrived at Benfica in 09 and the scoring efficiency is not very high, as for Aimar began to decline after spending his peak in Valencia, his kind of forward waist is very distinctive, dexterous forward waist, strong breakthrough ability, reasonable ball distribution, now that he is older, his breakthrough ability is naturally not as good as before.

Therefore, Wen Sheng thinks that it is enough to limit their space, it is a bit of a waste to mark people, and the zone defense is fine, and it is Cardoso who should really be marked, cutting off Benfica's top scorer, whether it is Aimar or Saviola, it can only be helpless.

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