Roma's adjustments paid off, and in the 66th minute, Okaka broke through in the box and was brought down by Antonini, who was on the defensive, and the referee awarded a penalty, and Roberto Mancini Jr. took the lead at home, but it was not enough, they had to win at least two goals against Sheffield Wednesday if they wanted to advance.

Lee Seung-bong made a change, he replaced the physically exhausted Modric with Guarin to strengthen the defensive ability of the midfield, and replaced Bent with Ederson, and also played a strikerless lineup. Sheffield Wednesday started defending with all their might, with the counter-attack going to the fast horses of Franck Ribery, Ederson and Lennon.

It only took one more goal for Roma to qualify, but time was running out for them, and the Romans began to get agitated and finally in the 89th minute, a desperate Mexx clashed with the referee and was sent off with a second yellow card, and Roma lost hope of qualifying.

In the end, Roma beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at home, and Sheffield Wednesday also qualified for the next round of fixtures due to the high number of away goals.

The opponent in the next round is the Swiss giant Basel, but the strength is actually average, and it is already a super-level performance to be able to get to this point, and Li Chengfeng is not worried. However, Sheffield Wednesday will need to play three games in 10 days before the game against Basel, and then face Basel four days later, and the intensity of the game has made Lee worry about whether the team's physical strength can keep up.

He looked at the fixtures, starting with the league game away to Bolton Wanderers in three days' time, then the FA Cup game at home to Middlesbrough three days later and the league game at home to Blackburn Rovers three days later. Both league opponents will be hoping to challenge for next season's Europa League, with Blackburn Rovers just five points clear of Sheffield Wednesday, who are currently fourth in the league, and they will definitely give it their all. The relatively weak Middlesbrough are also worried about relegation this season, and they want to enter the European competition next season, the FA Cup is their only hope, and they will not give up easily.

It's a tough battle, but Lee Seung-peak can't give up, but the league is relatively more important, and the Champions Cup and Europa League are two different concepts. Lee Seung-bong thought about it and decided to rotate some players to rest in the game against Bolton, which was away, and the last Europa League away game against Roma consumed too much energy from the team, and the main players also need more time to recover.

In the game with Bolton, Li Chengfeng sent several rotation players, so that Ribery, Bent, Antonini, Toure and others, who have played more this season, stayed in Sheffield to relax, but the team also maintained enough strength, Lescott, Cahill, Onuoha, Juanfran The back line is also Premier League level, and there are also Diarra and Spectett in the back position, although they are not good at attacking, but the defensive ability can also maintain the previous intensity, Modric, Ederson, The front-court combination of Bentley and Bam Adebayo is also a mainstay in the Premier League.

Sheffield Wednesday came close to stealing a win at Bolton's home stadium, with Ederson's goal giving them the lead. It was a classic counterattack, Cahill broke the ball and distributed the ball to Modric on the left, Modric passed the ball directly to Ederson in the middle without stopping, Ederson used his speed to shake off the defender and received the ball, directly facing the goalkeeper of Bolton Wanderers with a low shot into the net, 1:0.

Sheffield Wednesday, who took the lead, were more resolute in defending, and even Bam Adebayo struggled to fight for a header while defending, with only one mind on his own, to maintain the advantage of that goal until the end.

Sheffield Wednesday's players came close to doing so, holding on to their advantage until injury time when they were exhausted in the face of Bolton's frantic counter-attack, and it was only in stoppage time that they fell short. It was Bolton's last attack, they won a corner, and all of Bolton's players ran into Sheffield Wednesday's half, along with their goalkeeper, also stood in the box, filling the small penalty area, and the two sides fought hard for this final attack and defense to get into positions and fight.

After the corner, Lee saw chaos in the box, figures swaying everywhere, and then Cahill fell to the ground, and then he heard a cheer from the stands, and then he saw the white ball fly into Sheffield Wednesday's goal.

What the hell is going on? Even the referee hesitated and looked in the direction of the linesman, but the linesman didn't say anything. The scene was so chaotic that no one could see what was going on. Cahill got up from the ground and ran to the referee's side to make a prevarication motion, indicating that it was the Boltons who fouled him first, and pushed him back to shoot, and the Bolton players also surrounded and tried to push Cahill away.

The referee finally made the decision and the goal was valid, and then the whistle blew for the end of the game, and although the Sheffield Wednesday players were still unwilling, the result was irreversible. Sheffield Wednesday drew with Bolton Wanderers away from home, and the league points were overtaken by Tottenham Hotspur, who won this round, by two points, while Arsenal, who also won, also cut the gap to Sheffield Wednesday to one point, and the competition between the three teams is still extremely fierce.

Losing the victory at the last minute made Li Chengfeng a little regretful, but he was not disappointed. The performance of the players on the field has given him great encouragement, attitude is everything, and with such a hard-working player, what is there to be dissatisfied with. Li Chengfeng comforted the disappointed players, encouraged them, and cheered them up, the season is not over yet, there are still many honors for everyone to chase together, everyone has to continue to work hard.

At the press conference after the game, in the face of reporters' questions about the last goal conceded, Lee Seung-peak did not blame the referee this time, which is meaningless, and the ball is really difficult to judge, "Cahill will not fall for no reason, but the scene was very chaotic at the time, and it was difficult for the referee to make a correct judgment, and I understand the referee's decision." ”

Having said that, there was some reluctance in their hearts, and the Sheffield Wednesday players took their frustration out on visiting Middlesbrough in their next FA Cup game. Middlesbrough, who had been thinking about the game, conceded a goal early in the game, and Ribery's technique of cutting inside from the wing was so mature that he scored it while the Middlesbrough players were still in shape. Sheffield Wednesday got off to a perfect start and then reverted to a counter-attack.

Middlesbrough's manager McClaren is a little embarrassed, he will leave Middlesbrough as the head coach of the England national team at the end of this season, he wants to leave Middlesbrough some property before leaving, such as qualification for the Europa League, but it is difficult to get it in the league with the strength and commitment of the team, he can only find a way to make a breakthrough in the cup.

All was going well, but as long as they could win this game against Sheffield Wednesday and then draw West Ham United with a little luck, Middlesbrough could still hope to reach the FA Cup final. It didn't matter if they were against Chelsea or Liverpool at that time, and whether or not Middlesbrough won the title in the end did not prevent them from qualifying for next season's Europa League. But now that the score is behind on the pitch, his plan will be difficult to realise, and Sheffield Wednesday, who are already good at counter-attacking teams, are now their home stadium, which makes it even more difficult for Middlesbrough to win.

McLaren had no choice, he had to gamble, so he had to bite the bullet and command Middlesbrough to attack.

It has to be said that Middlesbrough's attack has been good this season, and their striker Viduka has suddenly returned to the top of their team this season, scoring 10 goals in all competitions combined, but that's about it. Middlesbrough's overall offensive and defensive level is at the level of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, otherwise it would not be outside the top 10 in the league rankings.

Before Middlesbrough's attack could break down Sheffield Wednesday's goal, they were confined again, and in the 43rd minute of the first half, Middlesbrough, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was denied the ball up front by Diarra. Diarra was not very good offensively, but he was not useless, he kicked the ball forward with a big kick, and then saw Sheffield Wednesday's fast horses rushing towards Middlesbrough's half.

Middlesbrough's players simply couldn't keep up with Sheffield Wednesday's counter-attack, with only two defenders who stayed at the back to protect them fighting and retreating to make their final efforts. Sheffield Wednesday striker Bent combined with Lennon on the right to beat Middlesbrough's defenders and scored his 18th goal of the season to make it 2-0.

McLaren, who had no way out, put down his baggage, and they no longer thought about how to defend, and began to attack frantically.

Again, Viduka, the veteran Australian stepped up to save Middlesbrough by pulling a goal back for Middlesbrough early in the second half and giving the Middlesbrough man hope. Then it was Hasselbaink who scored again and scored the equaliser for Middlesbrough from the penalty area.

Middlesbrough were in high spirits and they continued to attack in an attempt to kill Sheffield Wednesday with a single bat. But Sheffield Wednesday, who have been trained by Lee Seungfeng and the Premier League, has long been mentally resilient, and they have maintained their rhythm and waited for opportunities to fight back.

In the 68th minute, Lennon took a corner kick, and Toure's header was subconsciously blocked by Boateng with his hands. The referee hesitated, but still blew the penalty, if such an obvious handball was not blown, Li Chengfeng would definitely bombard him.

Franck Franck Ribery's spot-kick was a solid winner as Sheffield Wednesday took the lead again. With no way out, Middlesbrough will have to risk being beaten back by Sheffield Wednesday to continue their attack.

It wasn't long before the Middlesbrough were punished again when Ribery raced the ball at the back in the 77th minute, and after a succession of passes, he opted to shoot from distance and the ball flew past Schwarzer's hands and into the back of the net.

The 4:2 lead made Li Chengfeng finally sit down with peace of mind, and McClaren finally admitted defeat and replaced the team's main force. Middlesbrough are not far from the relegation zone, so let's focus on the league.