Chapter 124: Grab the Headlines (Ask for Subscription)

April 21, 2013, 2012/2013 Swiss Super League 28th round.

Basel 3-1 away to Thun.

Jiang Chenxi scored twice in the game, and his tally in the Swiss Super League this season has also reached 38.

Two days later, the latest match of the league round ended.

The second-ranked Grasshoppers were held to a 1-1 draw away by Lucerne and caused an upset.

The Grasshoppers lost the game, and Basel is now 18 points ahead of the Grasshoppers.

With 8 rounds left in the Swiss Super League, the most optimistic scenario is that if the Grasshoppers lose in the next round of the league and Basel continues to win, Basel will be 21 points ahead of the Grasshoppers.

Jiang Chenxi and his teammates were very excited when they learned the news that the Grasshoppers were forced to draw by the Lucerne team.

Although the team has a big lead in the league and is not a big problem in winning the championship, it is reassuring to be able to win the championship as soon as possible, get the championship first, and settle in the bag.

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However, the day after the race, Basel was robbed of headlines – and even the headlines in the local media did not give Basel any hope of winning the title sooner.

Everyone was shocked by the result of the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, which ended last night.

In the first leg of the semi-final between Bayern Munich and Barcelona, Bayern Munich swept Barcelona 4-0.

Bundesliga team leader Bayern Munich successfully avenged the 2009 Champions League 1/4 final 0-4 defeat to Barcelona. Muller made all four goals for Bayern, Messi returned from a small injury and was in a sluggish state, and Barcelona suffered the worst defeat in the history of the Champions League.

On the day of Barcelona's away game against Bayern, it coincided with the traditional Catalan St. Jordi Festival (Valentine's Day), but on this night, Barcelona, which had won the championship four times in the previous seven seasons, was abandoned by the Champions League lover, and the terrible score of 0:4 set a series of shameful records, making the "Daily Sports" lament: "The saddest Valentine's Day".

The 0:4 in this game also recorded the most painful defeat in Barcelona's Champions League history. The last time Barcelona lost a European competition with a score of 0-4 was back in November 1997, when they played Dynamo Kiev at home in the group stage, and Shepchenko, who scored a hat-trick, was not known to many people at the time. In the Champions League era, Barcelona had two previous four-goal defeats, and the other was the most famous Athens tragedy, losing 4-0 to AC Milan in the 1994 Champions League final.

In the 21 years since the Champions League was restructured, there has never even been a 4:0 score in the semi-finals, and the difference is the most dramatic.

The official UEFA website also cites a number of stats to illustrate how incredible the defeat was: the last time there was a four-goal deficit in the semi-finals was in 1989 when Steaua Bucharest beat Galatasaray 4-0 at home. The last time Barcelona was beaten by four goals in a row, the league was a 1-4 defeat to Real Madrid in May 2008, and the Champions League was lost by the opponent in four consecutive cities, back in March 2005, when they lost 4-2 to Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.

Then, a few minutes later, the staff of the official UEFA website realised that they had made a mistake and urgently revised ...... 'The Champions League was beaten four times in a row, dating back to two weeks ago at Basel's St. Jakobs Park, where Jiang Chenxi led Basel to a 4-1 victory over Barcelona. ’

They had forgotten what Jiang Chenxi had led the Basel people to do.

Barcelona suffered a heavy defeat at the feet of Bayern Munich, and the Swiss commentator Hansen was so angry that he shouted to Roberto, a reporter from Le Monde Sport, in his column: 'Huh, huh, huh, what did I say before?' ’

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FC Basel protested against the fact that the UEFA official website had 'forgotten' them.

This kind of thing has always been a topic that the media is happy to report.

This time, though, Basel was once again stealing the headlines.

Barcelona fell in shocking fashion at the Allianz Stadium. Just one day later, a Polish man named Lewandowski dominated sports headlines across Europe and around the world!

The second match of the first leg of the 2012/2013 Champions League semi-finals was played in Borussia Dortmund, Germany. Real Madrid, who played away, was completely blown out by one of the Dortmund team, and Polish striker Lewandowski faced Real Madrid and scored four goals alone, staging a big four. Real Madrid lost 1:4 to the Estadio West**.

In the eyes of the media, this big four happiness could increase Lewandowski's value by 10 million euros. In the game, Lewandowski used a point grab, a turn and stab, a gorgeous and tricky escape shot, and a penalty kick to complete the 10th big four in the history of the Champions League. He also became the first player to score four goals in the Champions League semi-finals.

The most commendable thing is that Lewandowski is facing Real Madrid. In the 111 years since Real Madrid was founded, no player has ever been able to play against them on the European stage, not even Messi, who has won the Ballon d'Or four times, but the 24-year-old Polish striker has done it.

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This big four joy brought Lewandowski's total number of Champions League goals this season to 10, tied with Messi for second place in the Champions League scorer list, and the first place was a goal in this game Ronaldo and Jiang Chenxi, who both scored 12 goals.

The stats also show that all 10 of Lewandowski's goals were scored within 13 yards of goal, with the Polish striker being a well-deserved penalty area killer.

The German media praised Dortmund and Lewandowski: "This is a victory for one team, and even more so for one person!" ”

Earlier, Spanish media said that Real Madrid and Barcelona would meet in the Champions League final and stage the Spanish national derby.

Now, the German "Kicker" responded unceremoniously: on May 26 at Wembley Stadium in London, the German Cup will be staged!

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Lewandowski staged a senior happiness, which affected Jiang Chenxi in the air.

The Polish striker suddenly climbed his Champions League goal tally to 10, only two goals less than Jiang Chenxi, and Chinese media and fans began to worry that Jiang Chenxi's goal tally would be surpassed by Lewandowski and eventually failed to rank in the top three.

In the eyes of many people, Jiang Chenxi's position as the top scorer cannot be kept, Ronaldo has now scored 12 goals and tied for first place with Jiang Chenxi, regardless of whether Real Madrid can turn the tables in the second leg, Ronaldo scored a goal and surpassed Jiang Chenxi to climb to the top of the Champions League scorer list The possibility is very high.

In addition, there is Messi, Barcelona still has at least one semi-final to play, the Argentine star still has the possibility of continuing to score, plus Lewandowski, who is suddenly hanging out, Jiang Chenxi's top three positions in the Champions League scorer list seem to be in jeopardy.

Jiang Chenxi did not know the worries of the domestic media and fans.

Lewandowski's senior hi had an impact on him in another way.

"The Bayern side broke off the negotiations." Su Xun told him, "Their target has shifted to Lewandowski. ”