Entering the middle of March, the 26th round of the Eredivisie has come to an end, and the championship and relegation have entered the final white-hot stage. All the Dutch media focused on Vitesse. Vitesse has managed to stir up the traditional three-legged pattern this season. The whole Eredivisie is waiting to see how dark this big dark horse can be.

Dark to the end, copy the Fox City miracle? Or is it a lack of stamina at the last moment, and the results fall short?

Most people want the former.

The ascension of a new king to the throne will always attract fans more than the glory of defeat. Vitesse's performance this season was, frankly, deserving of a happy ending.

With more than a dozen rounds remaining, there is not much difference in the difficulty of the top four teams. Vitesse will next take on third-placed PSV Eindhoven away in the next round and will face Feyenoord in the closing stages. Other than that, it is difficult for other opponents to pose a threat to Vitesse.

In the current standings, Feyenoord is in first place with 61 points from 18 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss, Vitesse is second with the same points but at a disadvantage in goal difference, PSV Eindhoven is third with 56 points, and Ajax is fourth with 55 points.

The 27th round of the Eredivisie will kick off this weekend. The clash between Vitesse and PSV Eindhoven will set the tone for the title race for the rest of the season. PSV Eindhoven must win to keep their title hopes alive, and the deficit is stretched to eight points, completely losing the initiative in the title race. In the event of a draw, Feyenoord at the top of the table and fourth-placed Ajax are likely to take advantage of the situation.

For both sides, it was a game that could not afford to draw even.

In the eyes of many Eredivisie experts, the team that is most likely to prevent Vitesse from continuing to break through in the entire Eredivisie is PSV Eindhoven. Even the leader Feyenoord is unlikely.

Why? Many experts are still old-fashioned and reasonable.

PSV Eindhoven have conceded just 18 goals in 26 league games so far, the fewest in the entire Eredivisie, and Philippe Cocu's aggressive, close-quarters defending is unique in the Eredivisie. In the last two seasons, PSV Eindhoven have also had the best results against Vitesse in the Eredivisie top three. With the exception of last season's Dutch Cup quarter-finals, there has never been a defeat at league level.

And most crucially, PSV Eindhoven's current midfielder is currently the only Eredivisie player who can effectively limit Wen Zhihao in one-on-one.

Wen Zhihao has scored 11 goals in the last 26 rounds, and is firmly in the top three scorers. Liang Xin is the leader in the most critical steal data of the back back players, with an average success rate of more than 60% per game, which is almost a world-class data for dragging back backs. PSV Eindhoven media dubbed him "the future of Gattuso 2.0" because Liang Xin's long pass was equally good.

Ahead of the start of this league game, Vitesse first played a crucial match against Rostov in the Europa League quarter-final first leg in midweek. Fraser did not keep it for the league and still played with the main force. However, Vitesse did not help with his own goal, and successively refused Wen Zhihao and Castenho's must-score goals, and the two sides lacked the goal, and the game ended, 0:0, and they exchanged blanks.

A goalless draw left the possibilities for the second leg and ensured Vitesse undistracted ahead of the battle.

The focus battle between the two sides is about to break out. At this time, the national team is not willing to be lonely to join in the fun. The Chinese Football Association officially announced the squad for the two top 12 matches at the end of March. Liang Xin, who performed well in the Eredivisie throughout the season, replaced Cai Huikang, who had no chance to play under Lippi, and was shortlisted with Wen Zhihao and Zhang Yuning, becoming the third person in the Eredivisie to be selected for the Lippi national team.

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After Wen Zhihao arrived in Eindhoven with the team, he devoted himself to the final stage of training, and did not take the initiative to contact Liang Xin once, but Liang Xin sent a big fist picture through WeChat, and he didn't talk much, so he directly declared war in the air.

Before the game, Chinese reporters who came from afar to cover the game interviewed the two players separately. Both sides are happy to be team-mates in the national team, but now they are in charge of their own teams, so they have to give it their all. And the first round of the fight was generally indistinguishable, and there was a slight disbelief between the words.

Such a statement satisfies all reporters, and a classic duel often starts with various dissatisfactions.

In this game, Vitesse's expeditionary force was unprecedentedly large. The Philips Stadium, the venue for the competition, had an attendance of nearly 30,000 people, and nearly a third of it was Vitesse's expeditionary force. As long as you are a slightly more emotional fan of the weekend game, who wouldn't want to witness their beloved team fight for it?

CCTV's front reporting team came to their own commentary seat early, and the camera showed the exterior of Philips Stadium, and He Wei couldn't control his inner expectations.

"This is the Philips Stadium, where we will have a rematch of the Eredivisie Chinese derby later. Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin both have international status, and before the two become teammates in the national team, they must first compete with each other as each other's opponents. ”

The confrontation between the two Chinese players, some Chinese fans have to worry about the problem of standing in the team again. After thinking about it, I finally decided to go back to basics and enjoy the fun of football itself, hoping that both sides would give a good game.

After the two sides fought many times, they knew each other well, and they directly avoided the temptation link, and they fought against each other as soon as they came up. The fast-paced attack and defense can maximize the characteristics of Wen Zhihao's strong assault ability in the run, and in the opening minutes, Wen Zhihao ran to the forward position many times, and the original 4-3-3 formation actually evolved into a 4-2-4. Vitesse's quartet up front put a lot of pressure on PSV Eindhoven's defence.

However, PSV Eindhoven have been able to concede an average of only 0.7 goals per game this season, and the defensive end is naturally in a league of its own. Filipe Cocu left only Sim de Jong to contain the players behind Vitesse, and the rest were all recovered, and the fast Luc de Jong waited for a counter-attack on the front line.

Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin had already had several direct conversations in the past few minutes. Liang Xin's defensive ability is really strong, and he has also studied Wen Zhihao very thoroughly, knowing that Wen Zhihao's foot feints are frequent and fast, he only focuses on the possible line to intercept the ball, and he really can't stop it, and he will use a foul that does not eat cards to achieve tactical goals before Wen Zhihao passes the ball.

The first wave of "gaochao" appeared in the thirteenth minute, Wen Zhihao passed the ball with his heel to Fan Xiaowolf at the edge of the penalty area, and in the face of the attacking goalkeeper Zott, Fan Xiaowolf chose a semi-high ball shot that was nine out of ten. The Vitesse fans in the stands behind the goal and Fan Xiaowolf himself had not yet raised their hands above their heads, opened their mouths, and the sound had not yet come out of their throats, only to see a leg appear on the flight path of the ball, and the ball would fly into the goal with half a second, but it was blocked by this leg on the goal line. Then I saw a red No. 8 fall in the goal in embarrassment, and the right foot of the tackle was hanging on the net.

"Uh-huh!" The cheers that Vitesse fans had prepared turned into regret, and everyone held their heads in agony and asked God why he suddenly repented and killed the goal that belonged to them.

The live anchor of Eindhoven Sports Radio excitedly roared: "The goal line is cleared!" The best No. 8 player from this season's Eredivisie, China Liang! At this moment he was God's envoy who saved Eindhoven! ”

Wen Zhihao ran over and pulled out Liang Xin, who was trapped in the goal, and the moment the two looked at each other closely, except for a smile on the corner of their mouths at the same time, their eyes were full of desire for victory.