Barcelona reversed to advance to Europa League quarter-finals
2022-03-19 11:29:14Source: Yangtze Evening News
On the 18th, the second round of the Europa League 1/8 final staged a focus battle. Barcelona reversed Galatasaray with a thrilling 2-1 away. Pedri and Aubameyang made contributions respectively. Barcelona advanced to the quarter-finals with a total score of 2-1. .
Conquer the Turkish Devil’s Home
In the first round, Barcelona was upset at home by Galatasaray and forced 0-0. The Turkish Super League team is very powerful at home, so it is not easy for Barcelona to reverse the promotion at the Devil’s home. In the 28th minute, central defender Marcao gave Galatasaray the lead with a powerful header, and Barcelona exposed defensive loopholes. After scoring the Barcelona goal, Marcao was extremely excited and kicked off the corner flagpole while celebrating, and was warned by the Italian referee Orsato.
The two Spain internationals cooperated in the 37th minute. Ferran Torres made a direct pass. Pedri passed the central defender Marcao and the midfielder Cutru in the penalty area. After the game, many fans compared Pedri to Messi, thinking that Pedri’s wonderful goal was reminiscent of Messi. Pedri said: “Messi has scored many, many goals, it is crazy to compare with him. Phelan gave me a good ball, I thought about shooting, because I saw the opponent’s leg blocking me Shooting route and then I keep dribbling until I find a shot.”
Barcelona coach Xavi praised his disciple: “I saw Pedri’s extraordinary performance, I need to appreciate it again, this is really a magical goal. He is only 19 years old, and it is an honor to coach him.”
Shortly after the start of the second half, three Barcelona midfielders instigated the winning goal. Captain Busquets’ strong shot in front of the penalty area was saved, Pedri’s supplementary shot in front of the small penalty area was saved again, De Jong headed the ball, and Aubameyang volleyed into the net from close range. Barcelona beat Galatasaray 2-1.
Teenagers and new aids are getting better
In recent years, Barcelona has become a “take advantage” in the transfer market. The introduction of Coutinho, Dembele, and Griezmann cost more than 400 million euros, but the results were not satisfactory. These three players have become transfer operations. Typical case of pits. However, Barcelona also has beautiful operations in the transfer market. Pedri’s transfer fee to join Barcelona is only 5 million euros. He was born in 2002 and turned 19 last November. He has become a world with the characteristics of Xavi and Iniesta. Level midfielder.
Last season, Pedri played almost all games for Barcelona. Last summer, he helped Spain reach the semi-finals of the European Cup and was selected as the best 11-man squad for the European Cup. After the European Cup, he represented the national Olympic team non-stop in the Tokyo Olympics and reached the men’s football final. The “Golden Boy” Pedri was so overused by Barcelona and the Spanish Football Federation that he was scruffy and tired during the Tokyo Olympics. Pedri has not been able to rest for a long time, causing too much consumption. He has been recovering from injuries for a long time this season. After the break, Pedri gradually regained his peak form and became an indispensable member of Barcelona again.
Aubameyang, the prolific scorer, is another successful case for Barcelona’s signing. Although the “American Sheep” is older, he joined at zero transfer fee during the winter transfer period this year. The former Arsenal captain and his old club Arsenal Termination. He swept away the unhappiness in the later period of Arsenal: “The most important thing to be a person is to be happy, and I am very happy in Barcelona. When you are happy, you are very motivated to do anything. I can not only score goals, but also help the ball in many ways. Team.” Aubameyang has played 10 times for Barcelona in La Liga and the Europa League and has scored seven goals.
Barcelona are favourites to win the title
After this round of competition, the Europa League quarter-finals will also be released. The specific list is: Barcelona (La Liga), West Ham United (Premier League), Atalanta (Serie A), Lyon (Ligue 1), Frankfurt (Bundesliga), Leipzig Red Bull (Bundesliga), Braga (Portuguese Super League), Glasgow Rangers ( Su Chao).
The biggest news in this round is that Sevilla, the king of the Europa League, was eliminated, and West Ham defeated Sevilla 2-0 in extra time at home to advance to the next round with a total score of 2-1. According to statistics, this is the first time in the history of West Ham that they have advanced to the top 8 of the Europa League. They are also the first English team in the history of the Europa League to eliminate Sevilla.
In the quarter-finals, Barcelona is obviously the biggest favorite to win the championship, and Barcelona is also the only seedling in La Liga. The Bundesliga contributed Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig, while the Premier League, Serie A and Ligue 1 contributed to West Ham, Atalanta and Lyon respectively. The other two seats belong to the Portuguese Super League and the Suzhou Super League, and the promotion teams are Braga and Glasgow Rangers respectively.
At 20:30 Beijing time on the 18th, UEFA will conduct the Europa League draw. In this draw, the quarter-final matchup will be determined and the division result will be determined. In this draw, the home team for the final will also be determined. In the early morning of April 8 and 15, Beijing time, the Europa League will have two rounds of quarter-finals.