Tottenham's tactical defeat was quickly forgiven by the fans.
On April 18, Tottenham faced Sevilla at home.
Speaking of Sevilla, this is also a team that "has been rich in its ancestors".
Before the start of the national football competition in Spain, Sevilla had won 17 Andalusian Championships and 2 Seville City Championships.
After the establishment of La Liga, Sevilla was in its heyday. Although it only won one championship in 1946, it was at the top of the league table most of the time and won four La Liga runners-up.
Since the 1960s, Sevilla's strength has been deteriorating, and it can only wallow in the lower leagues. It was not promoted to the First Division until the end of the 1990s.
However, since last season, Sevilla's performance has grown exponentially, and they even won the Europa League championship!
In the past few years, Serie A has declined, and La Liga's technology flow has flourished.
Spanish football integrates transmission and control technology in a small area. In this current football that is approaching integration, La Liga has gradually begun to gain an important seat in the European war.
Take the Europa League as an example. The champion last season was Valencia, and the champion last season was Sevilla. But this season Sevilla is still favored, and in the quarterfinals, there are La Liga teams like Espanyol are hailed as favorites to win the title.
In order to deal with this unfamiliar La Liga team, Tottenham is always right to be cautious.
What's more, in the first round of the match between the two sides, Tottenham had already lost the game away from home.
In fact, Sevilla is busy throughout April too.
From the 1st to the 29th, they will play a total of 9 games.
Since the international match at the end of March, the Andalusians have maintained a high intensity of playing a game every three or four days.
Head coach Ramos is well aware that his team needs a rest, but their dream of winning the La Liga Triple Crown prevents them from stopping.
In this regard, Sevilla is very similar to Tottenham.
So before the game started, many Bai Baihe fans poured into the stadium. You can even see some Oriental faces in the home team stands.
They are Chinese fans who entered through ticket scalpers to cheer for Wang Xiaodong, who is about to break into the Europa League semi-finals.
Tottenham have been struggling in the European competition so far, and Wang Xiaodong has already become China's number one player in the European competition!
Back at home, with Tottenham playing with its full lineup, even the Premier League champions had to stay away.
In the fifth minute, Lennon received a through pass from Wang Xiaodong in the upper right corner of the penalty area and almost opened the scoring for the team.
But Sevilla defender Pueta tackled the ball to the ground the moment Lennon took the shot. Before the Tottenham players could come forward to appeal, the referee immediately awarded the visiting team a corner kick.
Sevilla took this opportunity to gradually test the referee's penalty standards, and Tottenham did not say anything. Offensive goals were the most important thing.
The corner kick was taken, and Sevilla goalkeeper Palop, who had been prepared for it, jumped high and directly picked the ball off with both hands.
Seeing the opponent's goalkeeper get the ball, the Tottenham players quickly receded like the tide, neatly and orderly.
Judging from the opening minutes, Sevilla seemed to be able to withstand the home team's attack.
But the next game trend made the Andalusians truly understand the terror of Tottenham and the intensity of the Premier League civil war.
In the 14th minute, Wang Xiaodong received the ball from Malbranque outside the penalty area and then knocked it across.
At a distance of three or four meters from the top of the arc, Sevilla's defenders did not aggressively press Wang Xiaodong like other teams in the Premier League.
But even at this distance, it was already within Wang Xiaodong's shooting range.
After catching the ball, Wang Xiaodong just used the moment he touched the ball to make a slight adjustment, then quickly swung his leg and slammed his right foot directly behind the ball.
boom! ! !
The 1.84 meter Sevilla goalkeeper subconsciously took a step back, but when he thought of jumping to save, he found that his wingspan could not reach the ball flying at high speed.
Uh-huh!
With the sound of the ball hitting the net, Tottenham temporarily took the lead over the visiting team thanks to Wang Xiaodong's knock.
After seeing this powerful and heavy "winter-style" shot go straight into the net, the home team's stands suddenly burst into deafening shouts: "DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG!!!"
On the football field, such a uniform drumbeat can not only inspire the whole team, but also deter invading enemies.
In the ESPN studio, after seeing the goal, Huang Jianxiang shouted directly into the microphone: "The goal is in~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!" The elongated tail tone was not at all Lose the South American commentator.
Fans in front of the TV will never hear such passionate commentary on CCTV. Commentators with such a desire to be in charge are prohibited on CCTV.
Now that he is abroad, Huang Jianxiang has completely let himself go.
However, this passionate explanation method better explains what football is.
For a time, those fans watching the satellite signal were filled with excitement.
Damn it, this is football!
"Wang Xiaodong scored again!"
"This is his third goal in this Europa League!"
"Before that, he had 3 assists!"
“With such data, he is worthy of being the number one Chinese traveler to Europe!”
On the court, after scoring the goal, Wang Xiaodong simply celebrated with his teammates and then quickly returned to his position.
Although the score of 1-0 is enough for Tottenham to advance, there is still time and such a score is not safe.
To completely kill the game, Tottenham must score at least two goals.
After the restart, Sevilla tried to take advantage of the home team's recent goal for a quick attack. But when they reached the 30-meter area of Tottenham, they encountered the most difficult wall to overcome in the Premier League.
Under Wang Xiaodong's side collision, no Sevilla player could maintain balance.
He usually passes the ball around in La Liga. When has there ever been so much physical contact?
Obviously, Wang Xiaodong and Tottenham have a much clearer grasp of the referee's penalty scale than they do.
When Wang Xiaodong hit left and right, almost no Sevilla player could hold the ball in the midfield.
In this way, Tottenham relied on their strong midfield barrier to press forward again.
In the 29th minute, Tottenham received a well-positioned free kick.
Seeing this free kick, the Bai Baihe fans in the stands quickly waved their arms.
"What are those guys yelling about again?"
"Isn't it just a free kick?"
"It's not a penalty kick?"
"What's there to be happy about?"
Just as the Sevilla fans were muttering to each other, Wang Xiaodong flicked his left leg and volleyed Malbranque's free kick.
"Wang Defa?"
"How can a free kick be taken like this???"
Wang Xiaodong's free throw method made everyone on the scene open their mouths in shock. However, half a second later, everyone was petrified on the spot.
Malblanque, who had received an assist, also stayed where he was, staring blankly at the ball in the net.
The sonic boom that just sounded in front of him almost hurt his eardrum.
"Dong, what are you..."
Watching Wang Xiaodong gently twist his left foot on the turf a few times, Malblanque reluctantly swallowed a gulp of saliva.
"Dong, I dare say that no goalkeeper in the world can stop such a shot."
The entire White Hart Lane also lost signal in an instant.
Within two seconds of the ball hitting the net, no one had reacted.
Knowing that the ball that soared into the sky could no longer break free from the net and bounced up after hitting the ground, the fans behind the goal raised their arms and cheered.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"GOAL, GOAL, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"IT'S DOOOOOOOOOOOONG!"
“DONG DONG GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!”
The on-site commentator could no longer control his emotions, picked up the microphone and howled wildly.
Wang Xiaodong's way of taking the free kick was not only beyond his understanding, but the result even made his scalp numb.
The poor Andalusians also looked at each other, and until now they still haven't figured out what just happened.
"Why did I jump after I felt the ball fly in front of us?"
"Yeah, I feel the same way."
"Then what's the point of our human wall?"
Not only the Sevilla midfielder lined up in the wall, but also the goalkeeper Palop was helpless.
Wang Xiaodong's free kick was so fast that it was almost beyond the range that the naked eye could catch.
Palop only saw the afterimage of the ball just now. By the time he reacted, the ball had already entered the net behind him.
What kind of strange power is this?
What kind of shot is this?
Would a goalkeeper really save such a shot?
All the mysteries were answered in the "Sun" after the game.
According to the speed measurement tool, Wang Xiaodong's free kick hit the goal at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour.
Let alone save the ball at such a speed, no one would dare to stop it even if they could react.
Just when the fans were excited about Wang Xiaodong's two goals, Wang Xiaodong fought for the ball at the opponent's feet in the midfield and once again led his team to a sweep.
Seeing Wang Xiaodong change from slowly wading the ball to accelerating the breakthrough, Sevilla's midfielder rushed over to cover the ball.
Wang Xiaodong leaned against an opponent's defender and continued to dribble the ball forward unhurriedly.
No matter whether the opponent's midfielder pulls or pulls, there is no way to stop Wang Xiaodong.
Just when he was thinking about whether to commit a foul, Wang Xiaodong used a hit-the-wall combination to successfully send Lennon with the ball to the vacuum zone of the baseline.
Sevilla's defenders had a tacit understanding. One person quickly went down to block the inside line, and the others rushed into the penalty area to prevent the opponent's cross and other players from outflanking.
But the electric mouse, which had a lot of time to adjust, only glanced at it, then directly kicked off and hit a high ball.
Palop wanted to take the ball away, but after taking two steps away from the goal line, he was forced back by the ball spinning outwards.
He is not a goalkeeper with tall arms and long arms, and attacking rashly will only expose the goal to danger.
But the Premier League team has contacted him countless times for such a simple play as the bottom pass.
Sure enough, a white figure suddenly appeared in the penalty area, got in front of the Sevilla defender, and hit the ball towards the goal with his bald head.
At this time, height has become Palop's biggest enemy. He wishes that his arms could grow another inch.
But reality was not a wish. The ball passed Palop's fingertips and went directly into the net.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!" The on-site commentator once again released his lung capacity. With the blessing of the microphone, his voice resounded throughout White Hart Lane.
"Bae~~~ba!!!"
After scoring the goal, the Bulgarian Footballer was surrounded by other players, and everyone ran to the sidelines to cheer and celebrate.
With a three-goal lead, Tottenham have enough qualifications to celebrate a goal like this.
On the sidelines of the court, Martin Joel hugged his assistant coach and other substitutes, as happy as a child.
"Coach, listen, listen to what the fans are shouting!" the assistant coach shouted excitedly.
Martin Joel listened with his ears pricked up, and then laughed happily and said, "Haha, I heard it, they shouted 'One more, one more'!"
