Chapter 622 A historic breakthrough! Advance to the Europa League semi-finals!

Chapter 622 A historic breakthrough! Reached the semi-finals of the Europa League!
After being chased by two goals in a row, Athletic Bilbao stepped up its physical confrontation.

The two sides played very close.

The score was also firmly at 2:2.

The two sides also had opportunities for each other in the remaining regular time, but neither could seize them.

In the final stoppage time, Athletic Bilbao launched a passing attack from the right wing. Southampton's defensive players went all out. Gu Ran and Mikel jointly strangled, and Van Dijk took the opportunity to cross The ball was intercepted and the backhand was handed to Gu Ran.

Gu Ran immediately ran with the ball and ate up the entire Athletic Bilbao team with his speed and body!

None of the Athletic Bilbao players could catch up with Gu Ran and could only follow Gu Ran desperately.

Gu Ran dribbled the ball straight into Athletic Bilbao's penalty area.

Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper abandoned the goal and went one-on-one with Gu Ran.

Gu Ran passed by with a pendulum, knocking the goalkeeper to the ground, then dribbling the ball past the goalkeeper and shooting angrily at the empty goal!

The ball went in!
Buzzer-beater!

The score on the big screen was immediately rewritten as Athletic Bilbao 2:3 Southampton!
After this goal, the referee immediately blew the whistle for the whole game!

Southampton let 2 chase 3 and defeated the powerful Athletic Bilbao team in the away game!
The Southampton fans who came from afar to cheer were jumping and jumping happily in the stands!

The fans of Athletic Bilbao were holding their heads and couldn't believe the result.

Although there are two rounds in the Europa League quarter-finals, in the next round, Athletic Bilbao will go to Southampton, England to play away. Bilbao will not have the home advantage. It is really difficult for the Athletic team to win against the Southampton team with Gu Ran.

On April 4st, the English Championship match day begins, with Southampton challenging Doncaster away from home.

Coach Adkins continued to rest the main players, and all substitutes were used in this game.

In the end, the Southampton team with all substitutes tied with Doncaster with a score of 2:2. Mane and Ward-Prowse performed well.

Then, on April 4, the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals started.

Athletic Bilbao plays Southampton away.

The two sides had just fought and were relatively familiar with each other's routines.

Athletic Bilbao has obviously strengthened its targeted defense against Gu Ran.

However, such tactics not only failed to have the expected effect, but also disrupted the original advantages of Athletic Bilbao.

Gu Ran sprinted back and forth on the court, moving left and right, constantly affecting Athletic Bilbao's defense.

Both sides focused on defense in the first half, so neither achieved anything in the score.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 0:0, a goalless draw.

However, the duel scene between the two sides was very exciting.

In the second half, the side changed sides and the Southampton team took the initiative to seek changes and strengthened the pressing and cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt.

Gu Ran also used his speed and physical strength to continuously break through Athletic Bilbao's defense.

In the 57th minute, while Gu Ran attracted at least four Athletic Bilbao defensive players on the left wing, he cleverly distributed the ball to Chamberlain who was coming up from the side. Chamberlain immediately sprinted at high speed and made a cross.

Salah, who was outflanked in the middle, seized the opportunity. Under the competition between two defensive players, he forced a kick to the ground and stabbed the ball into the net.

The referee indicated that the goal was valid.

The score on the big screen was immediately changed to Southampton 1:0 Athletic Bilbao, and the total score of the two rounds also became Southampton 4:2 Athletic Bilbao. In the 71st minute, Athletic Bilbao used a triangle pass to penetrate Southampton's defense on the left, and the striker scored with a header.

Rudiger took the first step and scooped the ball out of the baseline before the opponent's forward touched the ball.

Southampton also escaped.

In the 88th minute, Gu Ran received a pass from Henderson, dribbled the ball to eat three Athletic Bilbao defenders, cut directly into Athletic Bilbao's penalty area, and then pretended to pass the ball to Lallana. In an instant, he started to shoot hard!

The football passed through the gap between the two defenders and went straight into the goal with the goalkeeper's sight blocked!
The ball went in!
Southampton 2:0 Athletic Bilbao! The total score is 5:2!

There is not much time left, and Athletic Bilbao is exhausted!

Athletic Bilbao switched to an all-out attack, but to no avail!
In the end, the score between the two sides was fixed at 2:0. Southampton eliminated the traditional La Liga team Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals with a score of 5:2 in two rounds!
The Southampton fans at the scene were as happy as if they were celebrating a holiday.

Southampton advances to the Europa League semi-finals!

This is also the best result Southampton Club has ever achieved in European competitions!

On April 4, the English Championship match day begins, with Southampton hosting Leicester City.

In this game, head coach Adkins still sent out a substitute lineup to allow the main players to fully rest.

The substitute players also played very hard in front of the folks at home, and finally tied with Leicester City with a score of 3:3.

The connection between Mane and Ward-Prowse is impressive.

April 4th is still a British Championship match day, Southampton plays Bristol City at home.

Coach Adkins continued to send out his substitute team, and also brought on Lallana and Davis.

In the end, Southampton defeated Bristol City at home with a score of 2:1.

On April 4th, the British Championship match day, Southampton challenged Leicester City away from home.

Coach Adkins continues to field the bench.

In the end, Southampton lost to Leicester City with a score of 0:1.

On April 4, the English Championship match day, Southampton returned home to face Norwich, the upper reaches of the English Championship.

This time, coach Adkins sent out most of his key players.

After all, April 4th is the FA Cup semi-final match against Manchester United, so Southampton's main players must also play the game to maintain a competitive feeling.

In the first half, Southampton easily crushed Norwich 4-0. Gu Ran scored two goals, Chamberlain and Henderson each scored one goal.

In the second half, Gu Ran scored directly from a free kick in the frontcourt. While completing his personal hat trick, he extended Southampton's lead to 5 points.

In the 70th minute of the second half, coach Adkins took off Gu Ran, Chamberlain, and Mikel to ensure that they would not get cards or get injured.

After Gu Ran came off the field, the Norwich team took a breath.

In the 77th minute, Norwich's forward fell while diving in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty kick. With this penalty, Norwich finally saved a little face.

In the end, Southampton defeated Norwich at home with a score of 6:1.

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(End of this chapter)