On the one hand, the early abandonment of Middlesbrough in the last cup game made Sheffield Wednesday's players not so hard, on the other hand, because of the team's next round of Europa League opponents, the contempt of the Swiss team Basel, the Swiss team has not been able to break into the top 8 of the Europa League for many years, even their giants are at an obscene level in the Premier League, Li Chengfeng believes that even if the opponent is away, it will not cause too much trouble to himself, Even if you miss unexpectedly, you can get it back at home.

Blackburn, by contrast, are much tougher to deal with, with they now just four points clear of fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur and a chance to qualify for the Champions League. Think about the huge financial benefits of the Champions League, Blackburn is afraid that he will work hard for this. Of course, I will not back down, and the Champions League qualification is also something I must get, since both sides are unwilling to back down, then let's fight for a result on the field.

In this game, Blackburn played more actively, they needed this victory more than Sheffield Wednesday, even if they knew that Sheffield Wednesday's counterattack was sharp, they also took the initiative to attack, Hughes never knew to back down, whether it was playing football or coaching, he was so tough. And Sheffield Wednesday also sent all the main forces, and the counterattacks on the two wings were impressive.

However, Hughes's Blackburn, despite his tough style and discipline, did lack some talent, and he was not good at coaching players who were extremely talented but more free. Although the current Blackburn team has done a good job defensively, the offense is just a matter of watching the sky. They rely more on the individual performance of their frontcourt players in attack, especially the wide and forward players, and lack a rich attacking routine, which also makes it easier for Sheffield Wednesday to defend, especially after Sheffield Wednesday's wide flanks suppressed Blackburn's two wings.

However, Blackburn's defence is indeed tenacious, their double midfielders protect the defence well, and although they are not very good at attacking, their tireless running and fouling have caused Sheffield Wednesday's attack to be interrupted frequently.

It was set-pieces that broke the deadlock, with Guarin, who started the game, finding the only goal of the game in the 60th minute with a direct free-kick from 30 yards out that slotted past Blackburn.

Sheffield Wednesday had the last laugh in the battle of bayonets, with three points from the win keeping the gap between them and fourth-placed Tottenham at one point, with hope of overtaking them at any time.

With such a good mood, Lee Seung-peak led the team to Basel, Switzerland to meet the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. In this game, he took turns resting Ribery and Lennon, who were exhausted in the last game, but kept the main force on the back line, so he wouldn't lose, Li Chengfeng was very optimistic.

But the reality was a blow to Lee Seungfeng, as Antonini's injury in the 40th minute changed the situation on the pitch, and Basel took advantage of the chaos of Sheffield Wednesday's defensive changes to score twice in five minutes to dim Sheffield Wednesday's prospects of promotion.

Lee Seungfeng tried to fight back in the second half, but the absence of the two main wingers, especially the attacking core, made Sheffield Wednesday's attack lack discipline and consistency, and in the end he could only prepare for the second leg of the match with a two-goal deficit.

There is also an away game against Everton before that. Although Everton's performance in the first half of the season was a mess, they rebounded significantly in the second half of the season, and before they knew it, they had moved up from bottom to bottom of the league table, and even had hope of qualifying for the Europa League, which is a small but hopeful one.

Only a win can maintain the hope of maintaining a top-seven in the league, so Everton naturally took the initiative at home, and Sheffield Wednesday will have the second leg of the Europa League semi-final in a few days.

Sheffield Wednesday's counter-attacking speed is extremely high in the entire Premier League, Ribery and Lennon's back-and-forth sprint in the Everton half put a lot of pressure on their defence, the game set the tone after Ribery opened the scoring, even if Everton tried to pull a goal back, Sheffield Wednesday still won with a score of 3:1, and the league points once again surpassed Tottenham Hotspur, who accidentally missed in this round, 2 points, and ranked fourth.

In the second leg of the next Europa League and Basel, Antonini is still unavailable, he still needs to rest for 2-3 weeks, the ankle sprain is not a serious injury, but it will take almost 1 month to fully recover, even if Sheffield Wednesday can turn the tables in this round, it will be difficult for him to catch up with the next round.

However, it is necessary to be able to turn the tables around, and almost no one is optimistic about Sheffield Wednesday's prospects of qualifying, except for Sheffield Wednesday's fans. The media and critics alike are not optimistic about Sheffield Wednesday's ability to break down dense defence, which has been proven in the Premier League, and now that the backbone of the defense is still injured, it will be even more difficult to turn the tables, "maybe only the luck factor can make Sheffield Wednesday advance".

The Daily Morning Post was even more cynical, "Sheffield Wednesday can finally focus on the league, although they will not be able to keep the top four in the league, but they still hope to retain their Europa League place next season." ”

Sheffield United's performance in the Championship this season is good, has been stable in the top two, there is great hope of direct promotion, without Li Chengfeng's Sheffield Wednesday, they finally have the hope of getting out, even with the "Daily Morning Post" columnist Clark also floated up a little, but this tone sounds a little sour, but Sheffield Wednesday has a European game to play, Sheffield United even if it is upgraded, whether it can be relegated next season is a problem, and the European opportunity is a luxury.

However, Li Chengfeng can't take care of fighting with them now, he is most concerned about the second leg of the Europa League and Basel, if he wants to go further, he must win at least two goals against the opponent, and he can't let the opponent score, if he is scored by the opponent, then Sheffield Wednesday will score at least 4 goals against the opponent, Sheffield Wednesday has not had such a feat this season, except for facing the English League One team with 5 goals, but that is the opponent's strength is too weak to be used as a reference, So it's no wonder that no one is optimistic that Sheffield Wednesday will make the cut.

The good news for Sheffield Wednesday is that the next round of the league against Fulham has been postponed due to the Europa League, and the Sheffield Wednesday players can use the last ounce of their strength in this game, after which they will have a week to recover.

The two-goal disadvantage made Lee's tactics more aggressive, he removed a defender and sent on Bam Adebayo and Bent to play as a double striker, and he had to use the attack to fight for a chance to turn the tables, which was the only way out.

However, in the face of Basel defending with all their might, Sheffield Wednesday was unable to open the situation, and Li Chengfeng also stood anxiously on the sidelines and watched the players running on the field, trying to see a little opportunity from it.

However, before Lee could find anything, Sheffield Wednesday was dealt another blow, and in the 23rd minute, Basel counter-attacked, Smirajac received a long header from the back, and Brazilian striker Edurado duly cut in to get rid of Onuoha's defensive shot and slotted the ball into Sheffield Wednesday's goal.

It's a bad situation, Sheffield Wednesday is not only one goal behind, but also allows the opponent to get a valuable away goal, Sheffield Wednesday need to score four goals in the remaining 60 minutes to qualify for the next round of matches, even Liverpool in last year's Istanbul miracle only pulled back three goals, can Sheffield Wednesday do it?

Li Chengfeng's heart was horizontal, people and birds are facing the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years, and if they are released, they must at least win this game, so that they can add a few days of life to themselves.

Sheffield Wednesday's attack was even more frantic, with even defenders getting up front, leaving only Olano and Gary Cahill at the back to prevent Basel from counter-attacking. And Basel also retreated simply, leaving only one striker in the front, and everyone else retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area to defend with all their might, allowing Sheffield Wednesday to besiege them, as if to say, "Come on, just come, don't be afraid to lose, if you have the ability, you can score 4 of me, if you can't get 4, you just wait to be eliminated." ”

Sheffield Wednesday team naturally will not be polite, a breakthrough, headers, crosses, set-pieces, long shots, all kinds of shooting moves are used on Basel one by one, but they only equalized in the first half. In the 33rd minute, Luka Modric distributed the ball to Bent in the box, and Bent scored with a powerful shot, which was one of the few chances in the first half of Sheffield Wednesday, and the dense crowd in the box limited Sheffield Wednesday's attacking space.

Sheffield Wednesday continued to attack in the second half, and although they were yet to find the back of the net, the Basel players became nervous under such continuous pressure and their mistakes began to mount. After all, there is still a gap in the ability of the players, and if they can maintain that defensive intensity all the time, they will not be left in the third-rate league of Switzerland.

In the 53rd minute, Sheffield Wednesday overtook the score, it was still Modric, it was still Bent, Modric's pass tore through Basel's defense, Bent also appeared in the right position at the right time, and the goal came as scheduled. Bent scored twice and Sheffield Wednesday finally put the lead in the lead.

Li Chengfeng finally felt a little relieved, even if Sheffield Wednesday was eliminated in the end, it would not be too much loss to win this game, he never thought that he would be able to win the Europa League this season, and being able to reach the top 4 is already a complete task.