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Chapter 1394 Take Basel

Basel is a professional football club located in Basel, the third largest city in Switzerland. They are also one of the most successful football clubs in Switzerland.

But at the European level, this club is also a soy sauce role. After all, Switzerland as a whole is not a football-loving country, and their citizens prefer ice and snow sports.

However, Basel is still famous for its large and loyal fans. Every time they vote for enthusiastic fans, Basel fans rank among the top ten. They can attract the highest average attendance rate in Switzerland for each home game. There are about 4 fans who can enter the stadium to support. Later, when the stadium is expanded, the number is estimated to increase to about [-]. With Basel's frequent appearances in the Europa League, Basel fans have also begun to visit internationally in recent years. fame.

The St. Jakob Park Stadium is Basel's home stadium and was opened in 2001.The initial capacity was 800 people, but because Switzerland and Austria jointly hosted the 2008 European Football Championship, the stadium was expanded to accommodate 4 people. It is the largest football stadium in Switzerland and a four-star stadium of the European Football Association. .

The St. Jakob Park Stadium has a translucent outer structure, which, like Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, can emit ever-changing lighting effects at night.

The necessary equipment of the stadium is also very complete, with two restaurants and a shopping mall, a two-story parking lot that can park 680 cars, and even a dedicated train station for the stadium.

It is also the home of Switzerland, where six matches were held in UEFA EURO 2008, including the opener against the Czech Republic and two Swiss group matches, two semi-finals and one semi-final.

Basel's performance this year is obvious to all. They have also made great strides in European competitions. Now they can reach the semi-finals of the Europa League, which is the best record in their history. However, when they met Chelsea, the whole world believed that this was their end.

Since Abramovich entered the team, Chelsea has reached the semi-finals of the European War seven times in the past ten years, the first six of which were in the Champions League, and the semi-finals of the Europa League is the first time in team history.In the first six semi-finals of the European War, Chelsea eliminated their opponents and reached the final only once, but they did not win the final victory in the only time they entered the final.

In contrast to Basel, they eliminated the powerful Tottenham to advance to the semi-finals, and the team's home record is also very good. In the last [-] home games, Basel has won [-] times. Only lost once at home, which can be regarded as a devil's home game.

Basel also knows how strong Chelsea is, so they set up a 4-5-1 partial defensive counterattack formation, but there are not many famous players in the formation, but there is a Korean player Park Joo-ho on the back line, but this player is in South Korea. The national team is also only a marginal player, so he has never played against Ai Huan directly on the court.

Of course Mourinho hopes to resolve the battle as soon as possible, so they still have a 4-2-3-1 formation, and they are also the main force.Compared with the previous game, Mourinho still made some adjustments. The defensive line Terry and Cahill formed a central defender combination. Ivanovic returned to the position of right back, and both midfielders changed. Yes, Ramirez and Luiz replaced the combination of Lampard and Mikel. Mata was injured in the previous game, so Oscar replaced him in this game, but just to be on the safe side, De Blau Nei and Ai Huan played together, while Huntelaar, who returned from injury on the front line, still stood in the starting position.

In fact, the quality of this game was mediocre. Chelsea had just finished the last game against Liverpool, so the whole team was still relatively slow to enter the state, and Ai Huan's physical strength also began to decline, which also led to Ai Huan's performance in this game. The beginning of the game did not show any more power.And Basel is also playing with the mentality of not losing, so the two sides played very dull at the beginning, and it did not show that this is a game that decides who will enter the Europa League final. It should be exciting and intense.

However, in the 1th minute of the first half, Ramirez took a corner kick, and the football hit De Bruyne's head directly and bounced into the goal. The score on the field became one to zero.

After that, Chelsea gradually took the initiative, and Ai Huan finally started to exert his strength. In minutes No.305 and No.403, he used his speed and strength to continuously break through the opponent's defense, sent the ball into the opponent's goal, and scored. The form is exactly the same, but Basel's defensive players just can't do anything.He made it three to zero at the full-backs and that was the end of the first half.

Ai Huan was replaced at the beginning of the second half. Mourinho also knew that Ai Huan's physical strength had problems again, so he replaced him. However, the score on the court at this time was enough for him to rest assured. After all, Basel still had nothing to do. A player worthy of his attention.

The situation on the field was similar to what he had imagined. Chelsea, who had a three-goal lead, played very well. They played a ball-holding tactic on the field and kept the football firmly under their feet. This also made the Basel players At a loss.

However, Basel still has the home court advantage after all. They have been looking for opportunities amidst the cheers of the home fans. No. 608 minutes, Stocker's volley from the left side of the penalty area hit the post and popped out. Chelsea Escaped.But after 6 minutes, Chelsea returned the favor. De Bruyne knocked back from the left side of the penalty area. Huntelaar's left-footed shot near the penalty spot was full of power, but the ball was also blocked by the post.

In the 807th minute of the game, Ivanovic fouled in the penalty area and gave the opponent a penalty kick. Scheer took the penalty and easily pushed in the middle, finally saving a little face, but just when everyone thought the game was over. , In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Lampard, who had just played, took a free kick in the front court and shot directly. After the ball bounced, it bypassed the goalkeeper and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal. The opponent pulled down, and at the same time broke the opponent's unbeaten record at home.

After the game, Ai Huan said in an interview, "It's great for us to win the away game, but we must not relax in the second round. I hope to advance to the final. The two rounds are not over yet. We need to play well in the second round. I hope to add another trophy to Chelsea."

And Mourinho also looked proud: "I think this victory is well-deserved. We faced a good team, but the players created enough chances to score goals, and the penalty kick won by the opponent made everyone feel happy. Surprised, it was a strange penalty. But victory is the most important thing, away goals are very important, we can relax and face the next home game.”

(End of this chapter)