Chapter 617 EFL Cup Finals! Chelsea comes in with the ball!

Uchida Atsuhito, who was in charge of Schalke 04's right wing, was no match for Gu Ran. Uchida Atsuhito had been overwhelmed by Gu Ran and had no idea. He just wanted to end this torturous game as soon as possible.

After Gu Ran got the ball from the backcourt, he dribbled the ball all the way along his left wing. After passing Atsuto Uchida, he changed the line and cut inside, directly dribbling the ball into the left side of Schalke 04's penalty area. "Gu Ran "random area", and then directly fired a heavy cannon from a long distance.

Schalke 04's goalkeeper is helpless!

The ball went in!
The score on the big screen was immediately rewritten as Schalke 04 0:2 Southampton.

This score also lasted until the end of the game.

In the end, Southampton narrowly defeated Schalke 2 in the away game with a 04-goal advantage.

Of course, this is only the first round of the first knockout round.

The two sides will also compete in the second leg five days later at Southampton's home stadium, St. Mary's Stadium.

The scores of the two rounds are added up, and whoever scores more goals will advance to the next round, otherwise, he or she will be eliminated.

Southampton won Schalke 04 away from home, which is equivalent to taking the initiative.

After leaving Germany on a chartered flight, head coach Adkins gave the players a day off.

After the holidays, the players returned to the Staplewood training base for new targeted training.

On February 2st, the second leg of the first knockout round of the Europa League officially began.

Schalke 04 continued to maintain their defensive confrontation strategy, taking advantage of opportunities to counterattack, consuming Southampton's physical strength and causing Southampton to make mistakes.

This style of play is indeed very effective against European teams, but when faced with a team like Southampton, Schalke 04's tactics will not work.

After all, Southampton is also a team that focuses on physical fitness and confrontation. Although Southampton is not as good as Schalke 04 in terms of physical fitness and confrontation, Southampton has Gu Ran.

If it were a single-match defense and physical confrontation, Southampton would definitely lose to Schalke 04, but it is precisely because Southampton has Gu Ran that Southampton's tactics are changeable.

Gu Ran played in the midfield and joined forces with Mikel and Van Dijk to break several threatening breakthroughs and crosses from Schalke 04. When Gu Ran got the ball, Uchida Atsuhito The nightmare began.

The right wing defended by Atsushi Uchida was directly outplayed by Gu Ran.

In the 19th minute, Gu Ran used his body to knock Atsuto Uchida away and passed the ball to Sturridge.

Sturridge dived in front of the goal and scored the ball without any surprise.

圣玛丽球场大屏幕上的比分，随即改写为南安普顿1:0沙尔克04，总比分也变成南安普顿3:0沙尔克04。

In the 35th minute, Gu Ran once again sent a beautiful cross from the left. This time, Salah stopped the ball and turned to hit the goal - the ball went in again.

南安普顿2:0沙尔克04，总比分也达到了4:0。

Before the end of the first half, Uchida Atsuhito tackled Gu Ran who was cutting into the penalty area. The referee showed him a yellow card and awarded Southampton a well-positioned corner kick.

For Gu Ran, this kind of corner kick was equivalent to a penalty kick.

Gu Ran's steady shot, full moon scimitar and deadly elevator easily won the goal.

大屏幕上的比分，也改写为南安普顿3:0沙尔克04，总比分也达到了5:0。这样的比分，也让沙尔克04彻底失去了晋级的希望。

Even if there is a miracle, Schalke 04 cannot score 5 goals in a row in the second half.

After 15 minutes of intermission, the two sides exchanged venues and changed sides to fight again.

Schalke 04 adopted a more conservative defensive formation and strengthened physical confrontation.

Although the loss has become a foregone conclusion, Schalke 04's goal is not to allow Southampton to expand its advantage in the second half.

The competition between the two sides in the midfield and frontcourt became extremely intense, and the movements of the players on both sides also became louder.

In order to keep the players from getting cards and getting injured, Coach Adkins stood in the technical area on the sidelines and shouted loudly, asking the players not to fight too hard.

In the 78th minute of the game, Schalke 04 got a good opportunity in the midfield. The midfielder made a long pass and passed the ball to Huntelaar who had run out of space. Huntelaar took the ball. Turning around, before he could shoot with his feet, Rudiger, who was on top, raised his legs and lowered him to the ground.

The referee showed Rudiger a red card and awarded Schalke a penalty kick.

Rudiger paid the price for his high leg lift.

The kick Huntelaar received was not in vain, at least it was much more comfortable than being beaten by Robin van Persie.

Huntelaar stood on the penalty spot and scored in one stroke.

大屏幕上的比分改写为南安普顿3:1沙尔克04队，总比分改写为5:1。

Although Schalke 04 scored a face-saving goal, it did not help.

In the end, the referee blew the full-time whistle, and the second leg of the first round of the Europa League ended. Southampton easily eliminated the old European powerhouse Schalke 5 with a total score of 1:04.

Four days later, Southampton's main players checked into a five-star hotel near Wembley Stadium to prepare for tomorrow's EFL Cup final against Chelsea.

Mikel was unable to play in this game and could only sit in the family seats behind the visiting team's bench and watch silently.

At the pre-match press conference, Ancelotti praised Gu Ran without hesitation and vowed to lure Gu Ran to Chelsea during the summer window.

Coach Adkins surprisingly did not refute Ancelotti, because everyone knew that when Southampton returned to the Premier League, Gu Ran would leave Southampton.

Although it is no secret that Gu Ran is the "big boss behind Southampton Club", after all, Southampton is not a wealthy club, it can only be regarded as a black shop in the Premier League. It is difficult for such a team to attract the owners. World-class stars are here, but to realize the Champions League dream, it is difficult for Gu Ran to do it alone with a group of Mavericks who have not yet experienced a complete experience.

On February 2, the English League Cup finals begins.

Chelsea attacked very fiercely from the beginning. Ancelotti had always reused the golden boy Torres for Roman Abramovich's preference. After playing for a season, Torres has been reduced to a defensive guard. The monster Drogba returned to the striker, and in Scores of goals are being scored in the Premier League.

As soon as the first half started, Lampard pointed the way with a magic lamp and passed the ball straight to Drogba at the front of the penalty area. After Drogba stopped the ball, he directly dribbled the ball and ran into Rudiger and Jaiyi. Di's closing defense was knocked away in an instant, and Drogba followed up with a powerful shot!
Goalkeeper Davis judged the route of Drogba's shot, but was unable to catch the ball.

The football hit Davis' finger, without even changing the line, and shot directly into the net.

The ball went in!
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