If being equalized at home in the 30th round was not a blow, then after the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals on May 7, Schalke 04's Champions League defense road came to an end.

On the huge scoreboard of the stadium, 0:1, it looks so dazzling and sad.[]

Qin Tian lay on his back in the center of the court, breathing rapidly, his heart gradually calmed down, but his mind was in chaos, as if he hadn't felt so tired and powerless for a long time. Qin Tian closed his eyes slightly. He did not cry like Rakitic and Ozil, nor did he bow and apologize to the fans in the stands like Kuranyi and Kobe. He just wanted to lie quietly alone.

Qin Tian knew that at the moment at the entrance of the players' passage, countless reporters were waiting for Schalke 04 players to come, especially when they were waiting for themselves to come. Everyone wanted to hear from their own mouth what their views on the defeat of this game. What else could they think? This is the case with football matches. No one can guarantee that they will win and will always win. Even if they are full of skills, what can they do? In the face of absolute strength, everything is a paper tiger.

Before the start of this game, the media and experts were generally optimistic about Schalke 04, which played at home, not to mention that both sides ended in the last draw, not to mention that Schalke was never afraid of the other side when facing Barcelona. In addition, Rakitic was in a hot state, Qin Tian was always stable, and the forward line Kuranyi and Falfan were becoming increasingly mature. Everything made people have reason to believe that the Germans were the ones who laughed in the end of this game.

Even before the game, the impatient Schalke 04 fans had already pulled up a huge banner on the spot: Let's step on Barcelona's body to defend the title! This is the slogan to attack the club's second Champions League champion.

The progress of the game was the same as the media expected. Schalke 04 suppressed his opponent in his half from the first minute. In the 24th minute, Qin Tian passed the ball to the right, and Ozil passed it straight to the left side of the penalty area. The ball was weirdly bounced up in the penalty area and hit Marcos's hand. The referee saw it clearly and awarded the penalty without any hesitation.

Falfan replaced Kulanyi and stood at the 12-yard position, and went to the court with joy. This process was really wonderful. Penalty is synonymous with goals. Goals mean leading, and leading means the opponent stepping on one foot outside the cliff.

Guardiola's frowning frown on the sidelines also verified how anxious and helpless he was in his heart at this moment.

But after 10 seconds, the nerve knife Valdes became the hero in the hearts of Barcelona fans. He made accurate judgments and perfect saves, blocking Falfan's deadly penalty kick outside the goal.

"Come and take a look at our Valdes!" This is the call of Barcelona fans to the coach of the Spanish national team. Yes, Valdes is not as glorious as Barcelona in the Spanish national team. With Casillas, Spain can only leave the position of No. 2 and even No. 3 goalkeeper to Valdes.

"Ah", Valdes successfully saved the penalty today and yelled, which became one of the focus of many media reports after the game: the brave Valdes said no to the defending champion.

Qin Tian, ​​standing outside the penalty area, also had to applaud and pay tribute to this old opponent. Although it was a pity that his team was unable to score a goal, sometimes the masters were more sympathetic to each other.

Barcelona, ​​who escaped the disaster, regained his color after 4 minutes. Iniesta's low ball on the left, Boden made a low-level mistake with confidence. The ball slid past his feet. Henry cleverly grabbed the ball, creating a single chance. Fortunately, Neuer abandoned the goal early and blocked the ball at Henry's feet.

At the end of the first half, Barcelona got a rare opportunity again. After Iniesta broke into the penalty area, he passed the ball through the crotch to Etoo. Pique wanted to hold the opponent but failed to pull it down. Etooho scored a strong shot. After Neuer touched the ball, he hit the post and bounced out. Etooho, who had not scored a goal, yelled at Pique. The referee was not polite and gave a yellow card to warn him.

Overall, the referee Hening, who performed very well in the first half, made a lot of tricks in the second half and became the master of stealing the show on the court. He first ignored Barcelona's handball in the penalty area, and then Puyol chose to ignore Qin Tian again, and even gave Qin Tian a yellow card to be punished by him.

After this, he may have been a little regretful about his penalty. Yaya Toure was not too obvious for a foul, but instead received a yellow card, which made Guardiola on the sidelines obviously quite dissatisfied. Before Guardiola could protest, the referee who rushed to the sidelines showed a yellow card warning.

At the post-match press conference, the head coaches of both clubs mentioned referee Henning's several penalty decisions, which were extremely absurd and unreasonable. However, compared to Sloane's anger, Guardiola's performance was generally believed to be a good person when he got a cheaper one.

It is said that the referee of this game, Henning, has been invited by FIFA to become one of the law enforcement referees for the World Cup in South Africa next year. Well, well, at least FIFA has recognized his ability.

In the second half, Rakitic's performance was also questioned by the commentators and some commentators on the scene, believing that in more cases, he chose to dribble the ball, shoot by himself, and force breakthrough, perhaps he should trust his teammates more. Of course, Qin Tian's desirelessness and no desire also made the media and experts a little confused about why Qin Tian did not play so tough in this game.

In fact, this is a bit unfair to Qin Tian. Qin Tian can still play in this game. After the game, the player gave Qin Tian a 2-point evaluation. After the game, he explained it well. With the opponent Busquets and Yaya Toure, Qin Tian's passing success rate is still the highest among all players. What else can you ask him for? If you want to blame, you can only blame the Schalke 04 players on the forward line today who were lost collectively.

In the 81st minute of the game, what all the fans and those who supported Schalke 04 didn't want to see happened. Boden, who made a bizarre mistake in the first half, made another mistake. The consequences of this mistake were fatal.

After Barcelona player Xavi took the corner kick, he directly hit the back point of the penalty area. Boden, who had already successfully blocked Henry, just hit the ball accurately, then Barcelona's corner kick returned in this time, but Boden actually rose to the top at the critical moment.

Henry behind him easily removed the ball. If Henry chose to shoot by himself, the success rate would be 55, but the selfless Henry gave the ball to Iniesta, the little white at the top of the penalty area. The latter's shot was like Beckham's full moon scimitar, and directly bypassed Neuer's hard save.

When the ball jumped up and down in the goal, the entire Aoyou court instantly became extremely quiet from the noise.

When the game ended, all Schalke 04 players were working alone, shooting from a long time, wasting time and opportunities, failure was expected. In the injury time, Valdes' long pass from the backcourt, Messi turned around and made a long-distance shot after receiving the ball. If Neuer had not been a world-class performance, the score might have been 0:2. After the game, Neuer was rated 1 point, which was well deserved. But such a score would have no meaning to change the result of the game.

After the game, some Schalke 04 fans who were too excited booed at their home court for the first time, but they didn't know who such booed.

Sloka, Qin Tian, ​​Rakitic? Or is it just a vent of dissatisfaction...

Finally, Qin Tian refused to accept interviews from any media reporter. It is best to choose to stay alone quietly at this time.

Time does not slow down because of who wins and who loses. The wound needs to heal slowly, but the league still has to continue. In the 31st round of the Bundesliga on May 10, Schalke faced Monchengladbach away from home. With the team scoring two goals, the tenacious Mönchengladbach still played the score at 2:2.

"The gap is narrowing", the Munich Times was very happy and suggested that Bayern club should reward Borussia Dortmund. After all, it was the opponent's tenacious performance that made the gap between the first and second place in the standings 4 points, and it can be seen that the overtake is already seen.

"What's wrong with Schalke 04?" Western News also reflected for the first time this season. If the players are in a sluggish state, it makes no sense. After all, Qin Tian scored a goal in this game, and another goal is indirectly related to him. So what's wrong with the team?

Schalke 04 has two draws and one loss in the last three games, and the team's condition has become sluggish. The Champions League road has ended here, and the league is approaching step by step by step. Some fans who are worried about it have begun to worry whether the team will start to repeat the previous mistakes again, and the league finally collapses!

Not only the media and fans have questions, but the Schalke 04 players who are preparing for the game are also a little confused. The mood in the team has become low. The Schalke base, which was once lively, is now not only dull or dull. The coaching staff, including head coach Sloanka, have left the training base these days.

This can't go on. As the captain of the team and the core of the team, Qin Tian felt that it was time to stand up. He first chatted with several major players in the team in private, then summoned all the players to hold a small meeting, find answers from past game videos, check for omissions, and finally improve in training.

Of course, Qin Tian knew that it was useless just like this. The team urgently needed a victory to improve the current situation.

On May 14, Schalke 04 ushered in his third-last game of the season, against Stuttgart at home. Amid the almost unstoppable cheering of fans, Schalke 04's team took his life, 4:1, a refreshing victory, a long-lost victory, and a long-awaited victory.

Qin Tian, ​​Rakitic, Kuranyi and Marin each scored a goal, with Falfan assisting twice and Qin Tian once. "Baseback" and "Nirvana rebirth" are the summary of Schalke's performance in this game after the game by all media.

Schalke 04 fans were very happy and satisfied with the team's performance, but Schalke 04 was destined to have spent too smoothly this season some time ago. Now he is paying off his debts. Before the fans' excitement passes, the blow comes again.
Chapter completed!