Cup Champion!

The temptation is indeed greater than league promotion.

Winning the domestic cup means they can play in next season's Europa League.

The Europa League may not be as influential as the Champions League, but it's not just a matter of adding a Sky Sports.

Sky Sports can get them noticed from the British Isles, but the Europa League can get them noticed across Europe.

If you can have a good performance in the Europa League, it is that once you become famous all over the world, you may set foot in the top five leagues, or even the big teams.

With dreams of winning the Cup, the Antwerp players welcomed the first leg of the Belgian Cup semi-finals.

At the beginning of the game, Mosgalen, whom they looked down on, sounded their alarm with an attack.

In this game, Mosgaulen lined up in a 4231 formation, and the striker was Kastovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 27-year-old striker was strong, fast, erratic, and had the ability to shoot from a distance.

It was he who made Mosgaulen's first shot on goal.

Mosgaulen's attack was played from the right flank, and although they have not had a good record in the First Division this season, their attack is not weak. Patrick Dybala, a right-sided midfielder from Congo, is not only fast and explosive, but also has outstanding skills at his feet. After a series of strong bursts on the flanks, he handed the ball to Kastovich, who retreated to pick up, and at the same time made a quick move himself.

Dybala's ability was something that Cedric did not dare to underestimate. So when Dybala was about to go down, he followed directly behind Dybala to prevent Kastovich from hitting the gap behind him.

Cedric's return gave Kastovich time to turn.

After a quick turn to face the goal, Kastovic adjusted slightly and fired a long-range shot directly down the right.

The ball was fast as it headed for the far end of the goal. It flashed in the penalty area and finally flew out of the bottom line by grazing the post.

Willocks, who made the save, did not touch the football, and he thought he would score, but he was relieved to see the football fly off the bottom line. But then he shouted loudly: "Attention, attention, Madman don't give him such an easy chance to get up and down!" ”

At this time, Yu Liang, who had just returned to the front of the penalty area, listened to Willocks' shout and immediately made an apologetic gesture.

As a midfielder. Allowing an opposing player to shoot easily from the edge of the penalty area does have a responsibility that he cannot escape.

In this game, Yu Liang and Feljans and Nicalola partnered in midfield, led by Di Gregorio in the front, and Soleimani and Kevin Jensen on the wings.

After receiving a goalball at the back, Yu Liang tried to launch a fast attack.

But after observing it for a while, he gave up on such an idea.

In the vicinity of the three teammates in the front court, there are one or three Mosgaulen players. As soon as they receive the ball, they will immediately face the Morse Gaulen multi-player defence. If you can't break through quickly or move out. The end result is definitely a goal conceded.

In front of Yu Liang, there were also two Mosgaulen players cruising. They didn't rush to the plate, but just cut off the connection between Yu Liang and his teammates by running positions.

It can be seen that Mosgolen has made careful preparations for this game.

Perhaps they also want to qualify for the Europa League by winning the cup.

The temptation of the Europa League. It's not very tempting for the big European teams, but for some second- and third-tier teams, playing in the Europa League can bring them a good financial income.

"Uncle's!"

Faced with the opponent's tight regional defense, Yu Liang finally chose to pass back.

The game just began. They have time, to look for opportunities.

When you want to break down such a tight regional defence, you need a player with good foot ability. Ability to move the ball out of the face of multiple defenders or break through with multiple defenders.

While pouring his feet with his teammates, Yu Liang was thinking about how to break this balance.

According to his own ideas, after comparing the characteristics of his teammates on the field, only Di Gregorio at the front is suitable.

He has a well-balanced ability on his feet, excellent technique at his feet, speed and explosiveness, and is able to get away from opponents in an instant.

Thinking of this, Yu Liang immediately searched in the front field. Then with a through pass, the ball was passed to Di Gregorio, who was retreating.

The moment Di Gregorio received the ball, the three Mosgaulen players who had been running around him immediately closed in on him.

In the face of the three Mosgaulen players who were quickly closing, Di Gregorio flicked the outside of his instep, and the football came to Yu Liang's feet again.

After receiving Di Gregorio's return pass, Yu Liang secretly scolded himself: "Damn, why am I so stupid!" I didn't think of it. ”

He only cares about teammates who want to catch the ball, how to get rid of the defense of multiple players on the opposing side. Thus ignoring the problem of how to avoid being defended by multiple players of the opposing team.

As long as they can increase the speed of their passes and get the ball out with two or even one foot, they will be able to avoid being surrounded by their opponents.

After thinking of a pass, Yu Liang, who received the ball, did not let the football stay at his feet, and immediately crossed Nigarola beside him.

At the same time, he pointed to Christopher behind Nicalola and motioned for Nicalola to pass the ball to Christopher.

Although when he was in Carrington, Nicalola and Yu Liang didn't deal with each other much. After coming to Antwerp again, he has been trying to prove that he is better than Yu Liang. But after so many games, he has completely abandoned that idea.

In terms of defense alone, he is not Yu Liang's opponent, not to mention that he has not developed offensive attributes so far.

So after looking at Yu Liang's gesture, Nicalola immediately passed back to Christopher behind him.

After Nigalola's return pass, Mosgaulen's players immediately gave up pressing and began to retreat to defend.

This caution on the part of Mosgaulen did not lead to a victory for them.

After a dull first half, the shortcomings of the Mosgaulen defence were gradually exposed to the Antwerp players.

The four defenders above the Mosgaulen backline are indeed excellent in frontal defense, and the central defenders also have excellent air defense capabilities. But apart from the right wing-back, the other three defenders were slow to turn.

After discovering the shortcoming of the slow turn of the Mosgalen backline, Yu Liang seized this loophole and began to make a fuss.

After the start of the second half, Antwerp's attack was basically launched from the right side.

In addition to Di Gregorio's crosses and cuts with his teammates in the front, Yu Liang also often plays long passes to the right in the midfield, playing behind them.

Thanks to the perseverance of the Antwerp players, in the 78th minute, they finally broke through the left side of the Mosgaulen defence.

After cutting inside in front, Kevin Jenson played a through ball and slotted the ball near the line of the six-yard box.

At this time, Di Gregorio, who was active in the penalty area, quickly started to shake off the defenders behind him with excellent explosiveness, and after catching up with the football, he directly volleyed into the net.

After taking the lead, Van Ake immediately made a substitution, replacing Suleimani and Mihem to strengthen the team's defence.

In the end, relying on the team's tenacious stubbornness, they defeated Mosgaulen 1-0 away from home and seized the initiative to advance in their own hands. Di Gregorio, who scored the only goal of the game, was named Man of the Match after the game. (To be continued.) )