Chapter 72

The UEFA Europa League final will take place at Westfalenstadion in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This is Dortmund's stadium in the Bundesliga. After the tournament award ceremony, team manager Bill Albert He personally led the team to Germany.

Final competitor Alaves arrived at the finish line first and stayed at a local luxury five-star hotel. After everything was settled, head coach Abdul Stam immediately called the coaching staff to discuss tactics. Alaves also reached the Europa League final for the first time, so the whole team takes this match very seriously. Although Stam's head coach is unknown, he has worked with mid-tier teams in La Liga and Bundesliga all year round. This season he even managed Alaves. Weiss has reached the final stage, which is enough to show her class.

Although Genk belongs to the second division of Belgian League One in Europe, they just eliminated the strong team Liverpool, so Stam did not dare to ignore it. They arrived in Germany early and adapted to the place here. and weather.

"I have carefully studied the two battles between Genk and Liverpool. Vuong Phong was the key to Genk's victory, while the others were lower level." Stam analyzed: "The five goals in two halves were all scored by Vuong Phong. Although other team members also had some opportunities, their ability to grasp them was not strong."

Assistant coach Rosendo Pochek nodded and said: "So we want to prevent Vuong Phong from attacking? But how can we do that, even Liverpool's defense cannot do it?"

Stam said: "Containing Wang Feng is unrealistic, our defense is relatively weak so I plan to fight an attacking battle with Genk, we have a lot of talent up front, Harvey Moreno, Ivan Alonso, Jodic Cruyff are among the solid attackers, and Antonio Carmona in midfield is also an experienced veteran."

"There are so many people, can't Vuong Phong's scoring performance alone be comparable?" No matter how many goals he scores, we should only have one more than him."

"We attacked from the start and surprised our opponents. The 45 minutes of the first half are the key. As long as we can take the lead and then defend, I think Genk's fighting spirit will soon appear."

Stam then added: "As for Vuong Phong, we can't completely ignore him. Let Cosmin Contra follow him closely. I think this will cause trouble for him too."

On the other hand, Genk is also ambitious. They have overcome their strongest opponent Liverpool and now they are also welcomed by the new team in the Europa League final. The team's manager, Albert, believes that they will definitely be able to defeat their opponents and win the most in the club's history. At the first Europa League!

For rich teams, the UEFA Cup is a bit insignificant. They are more interested in the Champions League, but for the middle and lower divisions of the five major leagues, as well as European second-tier teams like Belgium, the UEFA Cup is still very attractive.

Needless to say, Alavés supporters in La Liga organized a team of nearly 5,000 people and traveled to Germany to cheer on their beloved team. Belgian fans are even crazier, not only Genk fans but also fans of many other teams are ready to go down to the field to cheer Genk and witness the glorious historical moment of the Bundesliga team.

Belgium paid close attention to this event. Belgian King Albert II even invited his royal family to attend the match. This caused the German government to take the game's security very seriously and mobilize nearly a thousand security forces.

Wang Feng, as the first Chinese person to step on the stage of the Europa League final, the domestic media also gave many affirmations and comprehensive coverage. Sports channel CCTV will begin live broadcasting the day before the final, broadcasting pre-match in real time. In addition, many professional football commentators and retired celebrities were invited to review Wang Feng's matches along the way and analyze his performance.

At the same time, a large-scale interview team is also on its way to Germany. They will monitor and report on-site situations and bring news directly to fans nationwide.

This is the biggest event in Chinese football this year, aside from the World Qualifiers.

..... In everyone's eyes, the match had finally begun. Both teams face their main players. Genk fielded their regular lineup of 442, Wang Feng and Jason Aldridge up front, and Alaves fielded a reinforced midfield formation of 3-5-2.

After opening, Alaves launched a wave of attacks. In the 3rd minute, midfielder Alonso made a pass to tear apart the Genk defense. Moreno caught the ball in the penalty area and scored the goal. At the crucial moment, Gareth-Barry stepped up and scored the must-win goal in front of goal.

The Belgian fans present at the scene let out exclamations and only breathed a sigh of relief when the ball was completely cleared, and applauded for Barry's great performance.

But Alaves' attack finally paid off. In the 19th minute, Moreno and Cruyff Jr. coordinated well in front of the penalty area. Continuous passes and crosses threw Genk's defenders in the penalty area into chaos~www.mtlnovel.com~ Moreno took the final shot and opened the scoring for Alaves.

Stam on the coach's chair enthusiastically waved his hands, everything went as expected, Alaves attacked with all his strength without fear of any opponent. He looked at the Genk training bench next to him and saw head coach Antonis sitting on the bench with an expression of no concern.

Is he pretending to be calm? Stam thought to himself, when you see the second and third goals, see if you can act normal or not. Antonis does not pretend to be calm but the current form is not good for Genk, but Wang Feng's role can be promoted after Aravis' fierce attack in this period.

What's more, Antonis has seen this backward situation too many times, Vuong Phong will never disappoint him every time, I think he will never disappoint him this time either.

After the defeat, Alaves felt relieved, and at the same time the attack accidentally slowed down, creating an opportunity for Genk to counterattack.

In the 31st minute, Henk controlled the ball and launched an attack. Barry in the middle of the field passes the ball to the left wing. Aldridge received the ball in front of the penalty area and intended to pass to Wang Feng in the middle but Alaves blocked it in the penalty area. The piece is heavy, the ball is blocked first.

After stealing the ball, Alaves did not launch a quick counterattack but decided to control the ball at his feet and then slowly organize an attack. Contra returned the ball to another defender, Jarrod Deco.

Unexpectedly, Aldridge, who caused the loss of the ball, counterattacked on the spot and wanted to make up for the mistake he made. Deco is a bit flustered by his pressure and he wants to get the ball down to midfield.

As a result, the ball was not launched strongly and was stopped by Barry in the forward half. He saw Vuong Phong retreating from the penalty area, there were no defenders around, so he passed the ball decisively.