Chapter 948: Expected and Unexpected
With Cesar Azpilicueta's cross, all eyes were on the ball in mid-air, with only a handful of fans focusing on Aillo, who was battling for position.
At this point, he was in the middle of Gareth Bale and captain Galaka, and he didn't find the right time to jump.
But he saw that the football was getting closer and closer to him, and he knew that the opportunity would not come again, so he had to bite the bullet and jump high with his feet hard.
Gareth Bell and Gala were stunned for a moment, then jumped close to Elloh.
Their intention was obvious, to interfere with Iroh, who was jumping from the edge of the small penalty area......
However, Iroh's jump was not for a header, but for ...... Assists!
"-Shoot!!" Huang Jianxiang watched Ailuo jump high in the camera, but with the trajectory of the football, his voice changed and exclaimed: "Pass? ”
The soccer ball was jacked straight in front of him by Ielloh, where Dawson had been standing.
This stunned Dawson who ran forward......
With the defensive instinct of the centre-back, he raised his right arm to signal for offside suspicion as he made a stop.
Of course, if you look at the current positioning of the players on both sides, David Villa will indeed be suspected of offside, but the problem is that the previous Dawson ran sideways and was closer to the baseline than David Villa.
David Villa took a step forward from behind to appear to be a little more prominent, but not actually offside.
The assistant referee saw it most clearly and ignored Dawson, who raised his right arm.
By the time his colleague came to a stop, the football had flown into David Villa's control.
What happened next was very simple for the striker who scored the most goals in the history of the Spanish national team, standing his feet in place, exerting his waist and abdomen, and leaning forward slightly, adding a little more force to the ball that Ailo had pushed forward.
"Header relay!!" Hyde, the commentator of Valencia's No. 1 sports station, shouted violently.
At the same time, the home fans stood up from their seats and raised their arms.
"Whoa!"
The next moment, they erupted in a huge cheer that swept through the entire stadium in a flash of lightning.
Because David Villa's header relayed the ball into the goal of Gomez......
David Villa was thrilled to score the last time he scored in the quarter-finals of the Champions League back in 2006-2007, when Valencia won the Champions League.
David Villa was most grateful for scoring this goal than Iello who provided him with the assist.
At this time, it was natural that the on-site commentator launched a new wave of praise for Valencia's goal.
Among them, CCTV commentator Huang Jianxiang and Valencia No. 1 Sports Channel commentator Hyde and guest Barry were the most excited, which was described in a fashionable phrase as using life to explain.
However, while all eyes were on Valencia, who had scored, the Tottenham players gathered around the assistant referee on the sidelines, who agreed that David Villa was suspected of offside.
However, both the assistant referee and the referee insisted that the goal was valid.
The live director also called up the slow motion of Iello using his forehead to David Villa, and the fans sitting in front of the TV could clearly see that the moment Iroh pushed out the football, David Villa was farther away from the bottom line than Dawson!
Even the outstretched arm was not counted offside, so there was no problem with Valencia's widening goal.
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After a tug-of-war of about ten seconds, the Tottenham players had to walk to the pitch dejectedly, after all, it was unwise to continue to reason with the referee, and the game had to go on.
The game resumed, and the Tottenham players could no longer contain the restlessness in their hearts.
If a one-goal deficit can still give a chance of qualifying for this season's Champions League semi-finals, then a two-goal deficit basically means that Tottenham can only maintain their hopes of qualifying for this season's Champions League semi-finals if they score away goals on the road.
So they went on their own without manager Redgnap Sr. arranging it.
However, the attacking combination of Defoe, Gareth Bale, Lennon and Van der Vaart will hardly pose a threat to Valencia's defence.
Because Tottenham's two wide players are pure wide attackers, capable of counter-attacking and lacking variety.
In addition, Defoe in the middle is not the kind of player with outstanding ability, and it is difficult to take advantage of the center-back combination of Benatia and Godin.
And Wang Xiaolei is always very decisive in attacking, basically as long as the pass in the small penalty area will be successfully picked up by him.
The old Redgapp stood on the sidelines and couldn't do anything about it, and now that he is two goals down, it can be said that he has fallen into a total passivity, and he must take away at least one away goal from Mestalla, otherwise returning to the White Hart Lane stadium will also be a two-goal advantage.
Considering Valencia's super attacking group led by Ailo, it is unrealistic to want to keep a clean sheet at home against Valencia.
In the absence of a choice, the elder Redgnap had no choice but to acquiesce to the self-adjustment of the court.
It's just that Valencia's defensive positioning is very good, and the three central midfielders can effectively protect the backline, leaving Gareth Bale and Lennon with no need for speed.
Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor shook his head and said: "Obviously, Tottenham's problems are entirely due to a serious lack of experience in the knockout stages of the Champions League, coupled with a clear mistake in the tactical choice of the old Redknapp...... There is no problem in choosing to defend against Valencia away, but the problem is that he puts all the strength of Tottenham on defense, which makes them lose the counter-attacking ability they deserve......"
Andy Gray, the commentator of the partner, nodded and said: "It is true that the old Redgnap has a problem with the tactical choice, and there must be a certain counterattack against Valencia away, otherwise it will be too passive to defend with all the players, like this......"
Immediately, Andy Gray's voice changed and he smiled: "Actually, Ai's personal ability is too strong, Valencia's first goal was scored by relying on his super personal ability, and the second goal also came from his header assist......"
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour passed before Tottenham Hotspur held Valencia at half time with the momentum of their counter-attack.
Unfortunately, they didn't pose an actual threat to Valencia, instead they were hit by a nice quick counter-attack.
Had it not been for the refusal of the post at the Mestalla, Valencia would have taken a three-goal lead in the first half.
Despite this, Iello took advantage of a corner kick to smash the ball into the back of the net just before half-time.
Valencia led Tottenham by three goals in the first half.
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As soon as the first minute of stoppage time arrived, the referee on duty decisively blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
Both sides entered the dressing room with a score of 3:0.
The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.
The fifteen-minute intermission was quickly passed by the commentators in the commentary seats.
Before the start of the second half, Tottenham were the first to make a personnel change, replacing Dennon with Pavlyuchenko, who has been in good form of late, and moving Van der Vaart to a wide position.
Increase the intensity of your offense while maintaining defensive toughness.
However, Valencia seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and at the beginning of the second half, they had a posture of defending first, and everything was mainly defensive.
Commentator Huang Jianxiang agreed with Ancelotti's tactical change: "Valencia in the second half chose to retreat to the half, this is to create opportunities for the super counter-attacking Ailo, as long as they take the opportunity, then Valencia is also very likely to score the fourth goal of the game......"
The course of the game was not much different from Huang Jianxiang's expectations.
In the 69th minute, Valencia played a quick counter-attack, and defender Galla had to kick Ailo to the ground in exchange for a yellow card in exchange for a successful defense.
But soon he regretted it......
Because this distance and angle is exactly what is characteristic of Iello's free-kicks.
It is worth mentioning that before Elo's free kick, the entire Valencia fans stood up from their seats, as if Elo was not a free kick but a penalty......
Iroh sent the ball into the back of the net under the watchful eyes of the fans, players and coaches.
"The ball is in!!" Huang Jianxiang raised his arms as the football hung in the top right corner of the goal: "Iroh scored the third goal of the game, and his hat-trick helped Valencia lead the away team Tottenham 4-0 at home, if nothing else!" Valencia will reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in four years!! ”
"-Ai Ai Ai!!"
At the same time, the fans erupted in energy as the on-site announcer Mario Cork chanted Ello's name in unison.
When Iroh scored his third goal of the game, it meant that the game was meaningless.
Tottenham Hotspur's historic Champions League quarter-finals are also aware that their hopes of qualifying for the last four of the Champions League are infinitely close to zero......
In this psychologically negative situation, it is impossible to create enough threat for Valencia.
Fortunately, Valencia's attack was not as aggressive as before, and they played steadily, using excellent technical ability at their feet to control the ball firmly at their feet and consume game time.
In the end, Valencia swept Spurs, fourth in the Premier League last season, 4-0 at home, laying the groundwork for qualifying for this season's Champions League semi-finals.
At the same time, another quarter-final that ended at the Bernabeu ended with Real Madrid beating Schalke 04 3:2.
The goals for Schalke 04 were Hao Junmin and former Real Madrid captain Raul......
Needless to say, the result of this game will cause a huge sensation the next day.
Florentino ruthlessly drove away Real Madrid flag Raul, but now he has been hit back, unexpectedly conceding two away goals at home, which means that Schalke 04 has a very good chance of entering the Champions League semifinals.
Because they only need a 1:0 or 2:1 to advance......