This is not the end. On April 11, Schalke 04 went to welcome Karlsruhe at home. After Qin Tian came to Gelsenkirchen, the first three matches between the two sides ended with Schalke 04's victory, so facing this old opponent, the whole team was very confident.

But at the beginning of the game, the visiting team Karlsruhe took the lead and gained the upper hand. First, forward Kennedy used his outstanding skills to fight for a free kick in Schalke's frontcourt. Da Silva did not waste this opportunity and kicked a beautiful elevator free kick to break the deadlock on the court.[]

Then Karlsruhe was in a position of power and was unforgiving. The forward Kennedy, who had previously performed well, scored an incredible inverted golden hook when he was under the focus of defense in the penalty area. The situation on the court was not only very unfavorable to Schalke 04, but also fell behind the opponent by 2 goals in the score.

In such an unfavorable situation, Qin Tian, ​​as the captain, stood up and first used his personal skills to make breakthroughs at the end of the first half, resulting in the opponent's player Muzel being sent off after receiving two yellow cards in 5 minutes. While suppressing the opponent's high morale, the team gained an advantage in numbers.

Then, just two minutes into the second half, Qin Tian made a 45-degree pass in the frontcourt and accurately found his teammate Kulanyi who was ambushing at the back point on the left side of the penalty area. The latter had a powerful header, 1:2.

In the 70th minute of the game, Schalke got a corner kick opportunity. After Ozil took the corner kick, Qin Tian "shined" to the point where the ball landed, rubbed the back of his head and rubbed the ball to Falfan. The Peruvian boy's ability to seize the opportunity was also good. He fell to the ground and poked his toes, dressed up the score as 2:2.

After the score equalized, the atmosphere on the court became extremely hot. Karlsruhe no longer shrank and defended, but actively extended the formation, trying to surpass the score again. When the two teams were anxious, Qin Tian took advantage of the cooperation error between the two defenders of the opponent and intercepted the ball and scored. The time was 83 minutes, and the score became 3:2. Schalke 04 took the lead for the first time in this game.

In the last 10 minutes, Karlsruhe, who was unwilling to fail, made a crazy counterattack, and the situation on the field became very chaotic for a while. However, Schalke 04, who had already grasped the trend on the field, made the opponent lose his guard in the evening. Kuranyi was knocked down in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. Qin Tian gave up the opportunity to score the penalty kick, and Kuranyi scored a 4:2. Just as the referee was about to blew the whistle to the end of the game, Rafinia, who assisted the frontcourt, made a random shot, but was actually scored by him. 5:2, Karlsruhe was stabbed by Schalke 04 again.

To make matters worse, Karlsruhe's midfielder Da Silva strained his thigh muscles at the end of the game and would be out for at least two weeks.

Schalke 04's crazy performance seemed to have stimulated Bayern and Bremen. The two teams were not to be outdone and also won their respective opponents in these two rounds, maintaining the points gap with Schalke 04 and not falling behind. There are 7 rounds left in the last round of this season, and both teams still have a chance to overtake.

The two hungry wolves behind him only chased after him. The Champions League, the German Cup, and the league were all in progress. Schalke 04 had a heavy task and faced many difficulties. This required them to take every game seriously and strive for every game. Those who should win must win will win, and those who have difficulties should be overcome as much as possible.

The first thing you have to face is the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals knockout match, facing Porto at home. After defeating his opponent 1:2 away in the first leg, Schalke 04 has actually reached the threshold of the semi-finals with one foot. But before the game ends, everything is possible.

However, recently, there was a news that was extremely exciting for the Schalkes, or the icing on the cake, from Nyon, Switzerland. Porto coach Ferreira has been officially cancelled by UEFA for the second round of the away game against Schalke 04 this Wednesday night. UEFA also made the following additional instructions. During the game, Porto coach Ferreira was banned from having any contact with Porto players before and during the game, and was not allowed to direct the game through wireless tools.

The reason for Ferreira's suspension was on February 24, which was the last round of the Champions League knockout match against Atletico Madrid. Because of dissatisfaction with the referee's penalty, the Porto coach made an insult to the referee. UEFA's final penalty was to suspend Ferreira for two games, plus a fine of 25,000 euros. The Porto club tried to appeal and demanded a probation, so Ferreira was able to direct the home game on the spot. Although the team lost at home, the team still had many opportunities. Unfortunately, he could only sit in the stands in the second round this week, and his second ban will be suspended for two years.

In UEFA's final punishment for Ferreira, there is such a statement, "Porto coach Ferreira's behavior violates the professional spirit of sports workers, and this penalty makes his past innocent files history." Ferreira also paid a heavy price for his inappropriate actions at Calderon Stadium.

However, Porto players are still full of confidence before the game. Captain Luggó Gonzalez has already stated that the team will try to eliminate Schalke 04 away to advance, so that the world can re-understand Porto. In fact, this Porto has lost the color of the traditional Portuguese team. Except for the three Portuguese players, Rolando, Bruno Alves and midfielder Merreles, the rest of the players are from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and even Romania. They can always contribute excellent performance at home.

However, Porto, who has lost the leader, will face the defending champion Schalke 04. Whether they can defend the final dignity of Portuguese football is worth looking forward to, especially in the context of the declining wave of the Portuguese national team.

Although Porto's players were full of bold words and aggressive before the game, Schalke 04 completely tore their last fig leaf clean after going to the stadium. One goal was scored in the first and second half, 2:0, and the total score was 3:1 Schalke 04 in front, and Porto was blocked outside the semi-finals.

I don’t know what Ferreira was thinking in her heart, but I believe he must now regret his irrationality. People always have to be responsible for their actions, right?

In the penultimate game in April, Schalke 04 played against Cotbus at home. Although the team's main striker Falfan was automatically suspended for one game because of the full number of yellow cards on his back, Meine, who came on the bench, played his own game. 2:0, Meine scored twice, and Qin Tian assisted with one goal.

After the game, Schalke 04 also got two news, one good and one bad. The good news is that Werder Bremen unexpectedly lost to Hoffenheim at home, 10 points behind the team, and can almost be regarded as withdrawing from the league championship. The bad news is that Bayern lost to Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Champions League knockout match. Bayern, who was distracted from the Champions League, returned to home 5-0 and massacred Leverkusen in a sluggish state.

In the next round, on April 25, Schalke 04 will go to Allianz Stadium to have a direct dialogue with Bayern Munich. Although the gap between the points and the opponent after losing this game is shortened to 3 points, if you lose at this critical moment, it will not be just a change in points, but more of a change that will lose to the opponent in momentum, and even lead to the possibility of a collapse in subsequent games.

Historically, Schalke 04 has suffered enough of the last-minute collapse.

Early that morning, Qin Tian was "catched" by assistant coach Mariska when he arrived at the team. As soon as he entered, he saw Sloanka sitting on the sofa and the team's player manager Muller. This made Qin Tian very confused. What's going on?

Seeing Qin Tian and Mariska come in, Sloka looked at Qin Tian with a smile, "Qin, here you are here. Let's sit down and let you come here early in the morning just to hear your suggestions or opinions on the team's next sprint on various fronts."

"Me? Please, head, I'm just a player, not a coach. Such things should be your business with the coaching staff." Qin Tian was confused.

As if you saw Qin Tian’s doubts, Sloka stood up and walked to the tactical board, "Qin, don’t be humble. Ozil has told us that you have put a lot of information on team tactics, how to manage, and develop in your home. With your IQ, I believe that your understanding of football is beyond ordinary players. Don’t tell me that you are preparing to promote sleep at night, haha. Now the team is at a critical moment, so you should also talk boldly."

So that's it. Oh, it was Ozil who betrayed me again. Damn, it's fire-proof, water-proof, Ozil-proof.

Qin Tian thought for a while, "Haha, I'm preparing for the post-retirement. Since I'm asking me to say, my opinion is that the team needs to have a focus. Although we have to fight every game, we still need to have a focus in preparation. For example, as in the Cup, we mainly train young players and prepare for the future of the team. This is how the team has done it. The opponents in the semi-finals are not confirmed at the moment, so we don't consider it. At present, our focus is the league, so the whole team is doing it with all their might and must defend the title successfully."

"Well, that's true. Bayern is currently 6 points behind us, we..."

"Sorry, boss. What I want to say is 6 points but 9 points."

"9 points?"

"Yes, because in the next round at Allianz Stadium, I have to calculate the old accounts of the first half of the season. I think my goal is only one to defeat the opponent. I believe that when the gap between us and the opponent widens to 9 points, your life will be much easier," Qin Tian blinked.

"Haha, of course. After killing Bayern, we have three home and two away games, and our opponents are all our losers. It's easy, easy." Sloane was very proud.

"Haha, boss. I don't think it's too easy."

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"Even you think so, let alone my teammates. Pride, arrogant, and self-righteous, then you're not far from failure. Now our team has not lost a game this season, which is a good thing and a bad thing. Sometimes I often think that maybe we should lose, which is a kind reminder to everyone."

"Well, you said it's right, it's right. I'm a little proud." Sloka's face changed a few times, "You said it's very good. It seems that I have to give the guys something unique in today's team training." Sloka's little eyes were shining with the light of a demon.

"Brothers, forgive me. I made a good suggestion for the sake of the team." Qin Tian drew a cross in his chest, "Everything is for victory!"
Chapter completed!