For Wolfsburg, their Champions League situation is absolutely good. Away 2-1 win over opponents, home combat, they have an unparalleled advantage, even if it is all-round defending, they can also get the final victory, in the game with Manchester City, they can be said to have taken the lead.
For Wolfsburg at this time, the pressure of the Champions League has now basically disappeared from them. The most important thing they need to consider is that in the second round of the Champions League, they can solve the battle without making mistakes. And for Wolfsburg, if you want to be in the second leg of the Champions League, then at this stage to save their strength is also a very important thing, but how to save the strength? The most important thing is naturally in the league, don't get into trouble because of the game.
As long as there is nothing wrong with the league, Wolfsburg can be sure that they will win the Champions League in the second leg.
Between the two rounds of the Champions League, Wolfsburg has a total of three games, and these three goals can also be said to be a heavy task for Wolfsburg. In these three rounds, they have to face three opponents, Leverkusen, Hoffenheim and Bayern. Two of these three matches are all competitions in the Champions League. The strong and strong dialogue just kicks between the gaps in the Champions League, and the pressure on Wolfsburg is also heavy.
If a team really wants to win all these games, it is undoubtedly a great burden. Four of the five games are against the top teams, no matter how strong the team is, it has to face a heavy burden. However, at this point, Wolfsburg's accumulated points in the previous game will also be reflected.
Now they are ranked second in the league with 50 points. Although they are still 9 points away from Bayern, they are still hard to catch up, but the team behind them is also at a higher level. These three games, even if they are not playing well, but if they just want to maintain the position of the Champions League, it is not a big problem.
With the advantages accumulated in front of them, and the league matches this season are not the focus of their strategy, they can not spend too much energy in these rounds of matches. Even if they stop playing, they can also ensure that their league has nothing to worry about. Because of the accumulation, they can afford to lose now. Therefore, Wolfsburg can not seek victory and lose to their opponents. It doesn't matter to them.
What's more, at this time, although Wolfsburg does have a certain strength loss due to continuous combat, it doesn't mean that they will not have any combat effectiveness in the league. After all, this season's Wolfsburg is not last season. Since this season, the thickness of Wolfsburg's reserve team has been greatly enhanced. Even in the match between Manchester City and Wolfsburg on the 19th, Wolfsburg still played well at the beginning of the match against Leverkusen on the 22nd.
In this game, Wolfsburg made some personnel adjustments. Turan, manzukic and Shahin, who consumed a lot in the middle of the week, all got rotation in this game, while ollic, debrouane and Musa also got the first start in the game.
According to the truth, Gao shunyao did consume as much in the match in the middle of the week, but because manzuki was injured not long ago, and he played 90 minutes in this game, so Wolfsburg took more care of him in the rotation. Moreover, ollic and manzuki have not cooperated with each other in the club, and the team is still a little uneasy about their rash combination. Therefore, in this game, it is manzuki who will rotate the team.
The rotation of the front, obviously the team is out of mind. On the waistline, the use of Moussa is more like a reward for him. In the face of Manchester City in the game, Musa's play can be said to be quite good. Playing time is not long, he created a goal for the team. Although that pass can't be regarded as his assist, his contribution can't be ignored, because his pass was entrusted by Wolfsburg. In this game, he will replace Shahin as the back.
Of course, Wolfsburg's arrangement of their lineup, in addition to the promotion of Musa, is also a very important reason. It is also because of their great physical consumption in this game. Next, in the game, when they face a strong team like Leverkusen, on the whole, they also want to defend rather than control. Compared with Shahin, Musa's physical fitness is better, defensive ability is stronger, with him on the field, Wolfsburg is to further enhance the ability of midfield interception.
Of course, while the midfield interception is enhanced, Wolfsburg's ability to organize the midfield and front field will be weakened to a certain extent because Shahin is not there. But Wolfsburg didn't care about it. Because of this game, Wolfsburg did not intend to use him as the core of the organization. Compared with Moussa, Wolfsburg has another candidate for the core of this game.
In this game, debraune, who can't play in the Champions League, played his part in the game. He was introduced by Wolfsburg in the winter just to play a role in the league, and at this moment, he really shows his level.
In the game, he replaced Turan who played all over the Champions League, and because Shahin was not on the court, he also had enough ball right in the game. And as a technical outstanding midfield, in has been integrated into Wolfsburg, and has a lot of ball rights, his play is enough to make people feel amazing.In this game, Leverkusen thought that he would be the dominant side: Wolfsburg's strategic focus this season has always been in the Champions League, while Leverkusen's strategic focus has always been in the league. The Champions League has just passed, Wolfsburg's physical consumption is not small, and in the Europa League, Leverkusen did not invest too much energy, so also retained a lot of energy to deal with a match. Just like Wolfsburg's last match against Manchester City, he took advantage of Manchester City's lack of energy to win. In this match, Leverkusen also wanted to win.
However, Wolfsburg is not Manchester City, they do not want face, for their disadvantage in the game, they shrink up without any psychological pressure. Moreover, league matches are different from Cup matches in that they can afford to lose, and they don't care whether they win or lose one or two games, so their psychological burden is totally different. What's more, Wolfsburg's players are also very good. Even if they fight back, they also play very well.
In this game, from the beginning of the game, debraune used his excellent technology to give Leverkusen a downfall. His play, let Leverkusen's idea into a bubble.
This game and people's expectations were almost the same, in the game, the home battle of Leverkusen, relying on their own energy more sufficient, not long after the opening, blindly attack. However, Wolfsburg's middle defense, after adjustment, also has a stronger strength. Although Leverkusen's attack is fierce, it is useless to be intercepted this time.
But after a Leverkusen attack was intercepted by Musa in the middle, Wolfsburg's counterattack immediately launched.
Peacetime is different, this time counter attack, Musa is own carries the ball to rush forward. He is not Shahin. He doesn't have good passing ability. He likes to rush and act recklessly more than passing. Although everyone knows that the breakthrough with the ball in the middle is the most difficult thing in the football match, after he got the ball, he did it without hesitation.
There is no chance of success in such a breakthrough. Leverkusen's defense will not be directly broken by his one mindless act. However, his impact still makes Leverkusen's back line tighten under pressure, and for a while, it also gives Wolfsburg players more space to move.
It is in this case that debraune has found a good opportunity. He held out his hand and yelled for the ball from Musa, showing his position. And Musa's impact after arriving at the other side's half court, also finally could not further attack forward. In the face of interception, but under, he can only one foot pass, the ball to the foot of debraune.
His passing skill is quite ordinary. If it wasn't for debraune's shouting all the time, he might not have seen anyone. But no matter how good he is at passing, as long as the football is under debraune's control, his work is done. At the foot of the ball, in the face of the other side's back line error, debraune immediately found the opportunity to choose. He stopped the ball with one foot, then made a long pass over the top and kicked the ball into the penalty area.
This foot de Brauner's position is still near the right side of the road, but it can not be said to be close to the side. It's not easy to say whether it's a mid pass or a long pass. However, no matter what the name of the kick is, at least his role is very clear to all. The football fell directly into the penalty area and accurately hit Gao shunyao.
Facing the high-altitude pass, Gao shunyao naturally will not miss the opportunity. Although Leverkusen's defense is good, they don't have kompani, and the scale of the Bundesliga is not as barbaric as that of the Premier League, and he doesn't have any worries. He jumped up high in the penalty area and smashed the ball to the goal with a head hammer!
As the whistle sounded, Gao shunyao's goal once again cheered the Wolfsburg fans. Once again, Gao shunyao scored a goal for Wolfsburg. In the face of Leverkusen's game, Wolfsburg did not lose because they were too tired in the Champions League. On the contrary, they once again proved that their strength can not be easily defeated!