After a short intermission, the game changed sides in the second half.

Wolfsburg, led by De Bruyne, quickly took control of the midfield and firmly controlled the ball at their feet.

But facing Dnipro's defense, they still didn't have many chances.

Dnipro now is like the Greek team in the 2004 European Cup and the Greek Miracle.

Defend the score with tenacious defense, then wait for the opponent to make a mistake or make a mistake before counterattacking.

"Why are they so difficult to deal with? They are like turtle shells!"

"I have rushed several times in a row, but I still can't get in!"

After another failed breakthrough, Perisic complained loudly to his teammates.

Zhao Jinge also tried to rush to the wing a few times, but the effect was not very good.

The opponent's defensive midfielder Fedorchuk relied on his rich defensive experience to use his defensive position to block the angle of Zhao Jinge's pass.

And he never attacks alone, giving Zhao Jinge a chance to break through.

Once Zhao Jinge starts to use his speed to force a breakthrough, he will cooperate with the defenders behind him to directly encircle and suppress them!

This prevented Zhao Jinge's breakthrough from exerting its due effect.

Moreover, the defensive players on the opposite side are very bad, and even the fouls are committed near the sideline.

Let Wolfsburg only pass free kicks into the penalty area and look for opportunities.

However, several big Eastern European men in the Dnipro penalty area kept Dost, who wanted to grab points, in submission.

You can’t earn the first place in football!

If you can't hit the middle, the breakthroughs on both sides won't have a good effect.

De Bruyne also began to slow down his pace. Wolfsburg had already experienced a long flight.

In the second half of the first half, a fierce attack was launched. If the situation could not be opened, the attack would continue.

Once there is a crisis in physical fitness later, the consequences will be disastrous.

Slowing down the rhythm again, De Bruyne and Zhao Jinge were observing the situation on the court, looking for points that could break the game.

De Bruyne thought for a while, stretched out his hand and gestured to Dost, indicating that Dost would come out and repeatedly penetrate the Dnipro penalty area.

Dnipro's defense controls the edge of the penalty area very well.

Even if a striker is left in the penalty area, the deterrent effect is greater than the actual effect.

It's better to pull him out and cooperate with his teammates to see if he can find an opportunity.

Then De Bruyne once again signaled Zhao Jinge to return to the middle, looking for an opening in the shadow forward position to cooperate with Dost.

Right back Vierinha came to the frontcourt to assume the role of Zhao Jinge's breakthrough from the right.

Gustave leaned to the right to fill the defensive gap after Vierinha advanced.

After Wolfsburg reorganized its frontcourt offensive formation, it indeed caused some chaos in Dnipro's defense.

Dost's back-and-forth movement attracted the attention of many defensive players in Dnipro.

It’s hard not to notice a 1.9-meter-tall strong man tossing back and forth in front of you!

Zhao Jinge even kept asking for the ball at the junction between the center and the wing, trying to break through, echoing Dost.

It is a pity that this time Dnipro's players cleverly blocked the breakthrough route, so Zhao Jinge's idea of ​​taking advantage of the chaos to break through did not work.

But this does not mean that Zhao Jinge has nothing to do. Zhao Jinge motioned for Perisic to move closer to the center, and the three of them formed a triangle position.

Zhao Jinge passed the ball to Dost and ran forward himself, entering Dnipro's penalty area.

Dost passed the ball to Perisic who inserted into the left side of the Dnipro penalty area.

Perisic got the ball and wanted to shoot, but Fedetski, the Dnipro left back next to him, put his hands behind his back and pressed Perisic's shoulder with his chest.

Without giving him a chance to turn around and shoot, Perisic had no choice but to pass the ball.

Perisic saw that Zhao Jinge was being stared at so hard that he directly kicked the ball to Vierinha who was running in from the wing.

Vierinha lobbed the ball towards the center of the Dnipro penalty area.

Perisic suddenly ran towards the back of the penalty area, while Zhao Jinge rushed towards the ball's landing point.

There was chaos in the penalty area, but Dnipro center back Douglas accurately judged the path of the ball.

This is a pass lobbed to the far post, and the target is Dost, the opponent's strongest header.

Douglas and Dost jumped up almost at the same time, and the two collided in the air.

Although Dost was in a more advantageous position, his body balance was affected by this collision.

There was no way to hit the football. When the football was about to hit the ground, he tried his best to hit it with his thigh, and the football flew to the back of the penalty area.

The person who received the ball was Perisic, but he didn't expect Dost to pass the football.

Looking at the defensive players chasing the ball, he didn't have time to think too much and directly headed the ball towards the center with his head.

The ball flew up again and flew towards the near post. This time, Zhao Jinge arrived here early.

Before the opponent's defender had time to catch up, the goalkeeper also fell to the ground and did not get up.

He spotted the direction of the ball, jumped high, and hit the goal with a standard head shake, smashing the ball in the direction of the goal.

Dnipro goalkeeper Boyko, who had just stood up, had no time to react and watched the football fly into the empty goal.

"GOAL!!!! Zhao Jinge's rare header! Wolfsburg's offensive player completed an alley-oop in the Dnipro penalty area."

Seeing this goal, Dieter Heijing jumped up from his seat with joy.

The original goal for this game was to at least get a draw. But now, it would be a surprise if we could leave with a victory!

After conceding the ball, Dnipro's originally orderly formation began to become a little chaotic.

The players in the frontcourt wanted to use the home field advantage to see if they could counterattack or at least equalize the score.

The defensive players in the backcourt felt that the defensive pressure was too great and there was no room for offense.

Dnipro coach Myron Markovich looked at the players on the court who were confused after losing the ball, and immediately loudly signaled the players to adjust their mentality.

As for whether to attack or defend, Myron Markovich himself couldn't make a decision immediately.

Dnipro is not a team that is good at attacking to begin with! If they are going against Wolfsburg, I am afraid the situation will deteriorate even faster.

But maintaining the current situation means swallowing the bitter pill of failure under the watchful eyes of more than 60,000 fans at home.

Thinking about the uncertain second round, Myron Markovich completely lost his mind.

He is not the kind of coach who is good at on-the-spot command, so he can only hope that the players on the field can perform freely.

The Dnipro players listened to the cheers of the fans and finally chose to attack.

This is not their best defensive counterattack, let alone the wisest choice at this moment.

But their courage to attack is most in line with the wishes of the fans.

Dnipro's players took advantage of their physical reserves and began to run like crazy to break Wolfsburg's ball control blockade.

If you don’t have enough skills, you have to use your physical strength!

Whenever they grab the football and start a counterattack, the fans always cheer enthusiastically.

When they penetrate Wolfsburg's hinterland and complete the shot, the fans will echo the team's efforts with even more deafening sounds.

At this time, the game has reached the 75th minute. Dnipro's fierce attack for nearly five minutes has made Wolfsburg's players unable to resist.

Their physical fatigue made them unable to keep up with the Dnipro players when running.

Seeing this situation, De Bruyne played the role of the team's anchor.

Under his organization, Wolfsburg's coverage area first slowly returned to the center line from a position close to the hinterland of Dnipro, and then slowly retreated to its own half.

In the middle, they also took advantage of Dnipro's defensive gaps to launch two counterattacks, which delayed Dnipro's fierce offensive.

Wolfsburg's midfielder relied on his stronger ability to control the ball and used Guardiola's dog-walking tactics.

In passing one kick after another, the physical strength and spirit of the Dnipro players were consumed.

At the end of the game, Dnipro's nearly 30-minute counterattack failed to achieve anything.

Relying on Zhao Jinge's header, Wolfsburg defeated Dnipro 1-0 in the away game. Not only did they score a goal, they also gained the away goal advantage.

In addition, the last round of the game was at his home court.

Wolfsburg has fully grasped the initiative to advance.

A week later at the Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg was undoubtedly the one closer to a ticket to the final.

In another Europa League semi-final match, Sevilla deserves to be the owner of the title of King of the Europa League.

They defeated Fiorentina 3-0 away from home.

Basically locking in a ticket to advance, if the subsequent Wolfsburg game goes well.

They will stage an exciting showdown at the top of the Europa League with Sevilla at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland on May 28!
To be continued...