Chapter 748: An Epic Victory

The semi-final of the Champions League at the Allianz Arena ended with a score of 3-0.

Southampton, who played away from home, walked away with a near-perfect victory, while also leaving the home side Bayern Munich with a humiliating defeat that brought the entire Allianz Arena to a close collapse.

The boos, the merciless swearing, the pathos of the losers, filled the sky above the Allianz Arena.

But outside the Allianz Arena, almost all the fans around the world who received the news for the first time were stunned.

I believe that there will be countless fans who are stunned looking at their mobile phones, looking at TV screens, and looking at computer monitors, completely unable to believe their eyes, and unable to believe this ending.

That's Bayern Munich!

Bayern Munich, who is invincible in the Bundesliga this season and won the league title ahead of schedule with a record lead!

was defeated by Southampton, who came from the Premier League and reached the Champions League for the first time, at his home stadium?

The fans were completely shocked, and the media went crazy!

German newspapers were the first to react, and they were the first to publish post-match comments, without exception, describing the match as a disaster.

Christian Farke, Bild's chief correspondent, published a post-match commentary with a two-word headline, Shame!

In this article, Bild's chief correspondent believes that the 0-3 score is a great shame for Bayern Munich and for Pep Guardiola.

"Before the game, almost everyone thought that Bayern Munich would teach Southampton a hard lesson on their home turf, the result of the game slapped all of us in the face."

"Pep Guardiola's side lost the first leg with a near-humiliating result, and even lost the entire Champions League semi-final early, and their performance was as disastrous as the scoreline of this game!"

"The Allianz Arena has been stormed, and the ambitious Bayern Munich's Champions League dreams have once again come to an end in the semi-finals, which is extremely disappointing because Pep Guardiola's side have performed so impressively in the Bundesliga, but in the Champions League, it is so disappointing!"

'We have every reason to believe that the huge lead in the Bundesliga has made Bayern Munich a little too relaxed, forgetting that Southampton were Premier League champions last season and are at the top of the Premier League table this season, even though this is their first time in the Champions League.

"But we can see that Bayern Munich obviously doesn't pay enough attention!"

'On the contrary, Southampton have changed away from the attacking and attacking football tactics that they have excelled at in the past, and have instead adopted a more pragmatic counter-attack, which is clearly a sign that Bielsa has thoroughly studied Pep Guardiola's side.

"At the beginning of the game, Bayern Munich firmly controlled the advantage, the scene was almost one-sided, how much did it look like when Pep Guardiola's Barcelona met Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan?"

"But Bielsa is not Mourinho and Southampton is not the Inter Milan of the year!"

"With Bayern Munich having empty possession but never being able to put pressure on their opponents in attack, Southampton quickly counter-attacked, and they scored the first goal with their first shot on goal after their first attack!"

"That's amazing efficiency! This means that Bielsa's team has been ready for everything from the beginning, and Guardiola's team can only be helplessly led by the nose by the other side! ”

"From the overall point of view of the game, Bayern Munich's attack was disorganized, and in the face of Southampton's defense, they could not come up with an effective solution, and all their attacking tactics were clearly studied by Southampton."

"Ahead of this match, countless fans around the world were questioning Southampton, believing that chance luck is important for the Saints to reach the semi-finals, especially in the draw from the group stage to the knockout stage of the mercenary war."

"However, the result of this game slapped those doubters in the face, and they used a bloody 3-0 to tell the world that Southampton has come to this day, and strength is the most important thing!"

"In this game, we saw the coaching style of our international Manuel Neuer in front of goal, we also saw the rock-solid centre-back combination of Xavi Martinez and Raphael Varane, and we saw Southampton's two midfielders at both the offensive and defensive ends!"

'In particular, Tony Kroos, who dominated the game and told everyone that he has what it takes to manage the midfield and that he should take more responsibility!'

"We have every reason to look forward to Tony Kroos' performance at the upcoming World Cup in Brazil, and hopefully Loew will take a good look at how Tony Kroos will perform in this game!"

If the Bild report was polite, the Der Spiegel opinion piece was even more unkind.

In their comments immediately after the game, they pointed out that Southampton kicked Bayern Munich out of the Champions League!

This comment undoubtedly pointed the finger directly at Pep Guardiola, believing that the Spaniards tried to replicate Barcelona's possession tactics at Bayern Munich, but as everyone knows, this set has long been thoroughly studied in European football.

"It's only about possession, but it's inefficient, which is not in line with the current trend of football tactics!"

"Bielsa once again taught Guardiola a vivid lesson like a master teaching an apprentice, fully exposing Guardiola's failure in on-the-spot command, and also making everyone clearly aware that the so-called melon-style football philosophy ends here!"

The commentary also criticized Guardiola's lack of progress, believing that he is still clinging to the tactics of Barcelona a few years ago, but as everyone knows, dense defense and efficient counterattacks have long been proven to be an effective killer weapon to break Barcelona's tactics.

"During the Heynckes period, Bayern Munich relied on this efficient counter-attacking tactics to defeat Barcelona's possession tactics, but now, Guardiola is trying to transplant Barcelona's possession tactics to Bayern Munich, and tonight's game is a bloody lesson!"

Bayern Munich's current players are also mentioned in the review, with a particular focus on Schweinsteiger.

"We should clearly see that Schweinsteiger is clearly not suitable for Guardiola's tactics, his style of play does not match Guardiola's requirements, and he makes too many mistakes in midfield."

"Southampton clearly took advantage of this in this game, intensifying the pressure on Lahm and Thiago, but loosening the supervision of Schweinsteiger, which allowed the Bayern Munich midfielder to get more opportunities to get the ball and the ball, but also exposed his fault of making too many mistakes."

"In fact, during the season when Bayern Munich played their best, they were always in the midfield position, Schweinsteiger was not in the starting lineup, and with the return of the piglets, it was clear that Bayern Munich had problems."

"After this fiasco, I think the management of Bayern Munich should think carefully and wait until the summer, if there is a suitable offer, maybe it is better to sell Schweinsteiger!"

"Not only in midfield, but also in the central defender position, Dante is clearly not suitable for Guardiola's tactics, and the introduction of a central defender like Xavi Martinez has undoubtedly become an urgent need, and it is also in line with Guardiola's thinking, because when he was at Barcelona, he dragged Mascherano to the backline."

"All in all, there is a lot to think about and reflect on for this game."

"With Bayern Munich's current squad configuration, there is still a long way to go if you want to adapt to Guardiola's style of play!"

In addition to Bild and Der Spiegel, the kicker also commented after the game, believing that Bayern Munich's game was a complete defeat, and Southampton's performance surprised Thunder.

Le Monde commented that Bayern Munich has never been so hopeless in the past few years as tonight.

"The players on the football field, except for the pass after kick, you don't see any hope for them, they don't have any chance!"

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said Southampton proved their mettle with a fantastic victory.

If the German newspapers are a little more reliable, then the British media are almost like a holiday, caught up in a carnival.

The Sun was the first to comment, placing the Champions League title on Southampton's head almost early.

Top journalist Steven Howard even praised Southampton in his commentary.

'I've never seen a Premier League team in the last few years, and I've had such an amazing performance in Europe!

"Bielsa proved his quality with this game, he showed the fans all over the world that it was also a defensive counter-attack, but in his hands, his defensive counter-attack can also be very exciting, not as lifeless as Mourinho."

"It's an epic victory!"

"After Bayern Munich eliminated Arsenal and Manchester United successively, Southampton used this victory to avenge the two giants of the Premier League, and at the same time further enhance their status in the Premier League!"

"We have every reason to expect Southampton to make a breakthrough in the Champions League this season, in addition to successfully defending their title in the Premier League!"

Not only The Sun, but even the usually more serious Times have lavished praise on Southampton's players in their comments.

It is believed that the Saints have outstanding stars in every position from front to back, and that after the Southampton management has persistently implemented European tactics and professional management in the past four years, and supported Bielsa's control and integration of the team, the Saints have finally ushered in the harvest period.

The Southern Echo, which has always been close to Southampton, was the first to publish a review article by Charlene Lahry.

In addition to mentioning the outstanding performances of the players, Charlene Lahri also highlighted the head coach Bielsa, as well as the club's management.

It is believed that Bielsa's arrangement and on-the-spot command in this game have completely established his position as a world famous coach, which is the recognition of all fans in the past, but this game has allowed him to sit on this title.

"If Bielsa were to be named Europe's best coach for the 2013-2014 season, I can't think of anyone else who could be his rival."

"Oh, maybe, Simeone could, but I'm bullish on Bielsa to beat Simeone!"

Charlene Lahri even ridiculed Bielsa, believing that this Argentine madman, who has always been known for his stubborn temper, will either remain unchanged or change amazingly, completely deceiving the world.

The UK's number one name also praised Southampton's management in a column, believing that Southampton's performance today is a great credit to the management.

At least, four years ago, the Saints were in the third tier of England, but now, four years later, they are making the final push for the highest trophy in the European professional league!

It was at a time when the media throughout Germany and the UK, as well as around the world, were reporting the game so much that Southampton returned to Southampton from Munich overnight.

As a result, thousands of fans lined the road to welcome the team's triumphant return.

This scene suddenly amazed the whole world.

However, Yang Huan's good news is not only this.