Winning Portsmouth away, the Forest team stepped another hurdle. The relegation team Portsmouth did not cause any trouble to the Forest team.

Then Dunn temporarily shifted the focus of his work from the league and put it on the Champions League.

In the semifinals, Nottingham Forest's opponent was Ligue 1 overlord Lyon.

Although it has always been the champion of the Ligue 1 domestic league, it is a well-deserved overlord. But this team is recognized as the weakest in the Champions League semi-finals. Their strength is really not at the same level as Nottingham Forest, and there is luck in being able to reach the Champions League semi-finals this time.

The direct consequence of the dominance of Lyon in Ligue 1 is the lack of competitiveness of Ligue 1 teams in the European arena. If a league lacks competitiveness, how can a team be cultivated?

The media was unanimously optimistic about the Forest team entering the final, and the English media even directly divided the final ticket to Nottingham Forest before the game. They have already started to introduce the final venue to readers.

People in English football are also optimistic about the forest, some people also feel that playing Lyon does not have to go all out, Dunn should stay to deal with opponents in the league.

Despite this, Dunn did not dare to take it lightly. On the contrary, because of these media hype, he is even more worried-he is afraid that his team will be affected by those public opinions and be proud of the enemy.

For this reason, he kept a gloomy face all day long, as if he was worried that his team would be eliminated. In the interview, he changed from the arrogant and pretentious style of the past, appeared cautious and never mentioned "entering the finals" "in advance" Book Bernabeu tickets" such words.

His performance made people feel unfamiliar, and he doubted whether Dunn was kidnapped by aliens, so he changed his mind...

"...For a team like Arsenal, he dared to say that he was going to win before the game. Facing the weakest team of the semifinals, he didn't dare to mention the finals... Maybe he deliberately puzzled his opponent. ?"

Regardless of how the outside media look at what he is doing, Dunn, as long as the team does not take it lightly and is not proud to underestimate the enemy.

Under the influence of him and Wood, the team as a whole did not show signs of underestimating the enemy. Dunn asked the team to play against Lyon with the attitude it should have against a semifinal opponent. Wood trains and prepares very seriously to set an example. Dunn's dressing room is very prestigious, and the power of George Wood's example cannot be ignored. Before the game against Lyon, Dunn had nothing to worry about.

Go to the away game in the first round.

This is the first time in the history of the Lyon club that they have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. They even hope to enter the final and win the championship trophy. Therefore, Lyon's morale was stronger, and then the home court advantage, they launched wave after wave of offensive to the hinterland of the Forest team, as if the storm was hitting the shore, making the hearts of Nottingham Forest fans watched.

Dunn let the team defend and counterattack away, because he counted Lyon's momentum at home. The art of war says to "avoid his edge", Dunn will not be so stupid to go out and head-on with Lyon, this game he can get a point is a victory. It would be better if there were goals.

Lyon's idea is simple, it is to use the home court advantage to attack the Forest team, strive for goals, strive for the lead, and finally win the game to lay a solid foundation for the next round. After all, the forest team is very difficult to play at home. If there is a victory in hand, there may be more room for maneuver. In any case, Lyon is tired of always being the domestic hegemon. They want to make a historic breakthrough-to be the European champion.

But Nottingham Forest clearly has more experience in the Champions League semi-finals than Lyon. Dunn's handling is very sophisticated, on the contrary, Leon seemed too impatient. What to do if you don’t score a goal? What should I do if I am physically exhausted?

Dunn allowed the team to stand firm, and slowly grind against Lyon, eroding Lyon's fighting spirit, confidence and physical fitness. The Lyon players were over-excited and ran all over the court. The scene was really good. Fans who couldn't understand could also follow along, thinking that Lyon had the upper hand and it was only a matter of time before scoring goals.

But in the eyes of professionals, this is not the case at all.

The game was held in France. Arsenal coach Wenger, who has been eliminated as a Frenchman, accepted an invitation from a French TV station to comment on the game. When he saw that the Nottingham Forest was beaten by Lyon and shrunk in the penalty area, he asserted that if Lyon continued to attack like this, it would be them in the end.

The French commentator also had some skepticism, thinking that from the perspective of the situation on the field, it would be a matter of time for Lyon to break the goal of the Forest team-"This is a passive defense. No matter how tight the defense is, if the opponent is besieged, there will be loopholes. I don’t believe that Nottingham Forest’s defense is flawless. If we continue to fight like this, it is the Forest team, not Lyon..."

Wenger just smiled and said nothing. He can't argue with the narrator during the live broadcast, but he can't agree with the narrator. He can only wait for time to tell them who is right and who is wrong.

In the 30 minutes of the first half, almost all Lyon besieged Nottingham Forest. The Forest team only had two shots, while Lyon had six feet and scored the 30-meter area. Lyon was also far ahead. Lyon fans sang and danced in the stands, happy and relaxed. They seem to think that Nottingham Forest is nothing but this, nothing terrible.

Lyon's defense is getting higher and higher, and the central defender can't wait to take the ball into the opponent's penalty area and shoot.

Just when everyone thought that Lyon would be able to break the Nottingham Forest goal next time, the Forest team fought back.

As if compressed to the extreme spring, the pressure on it was slightly lighter, and it bounced suddenly, and the sharp thorns at the top flashed coldly under the night lights.

Akinfeev directly tossed the ball to launch an attack, and Shaheen quickly scored the ball after breaking through. After starting right-back Abang Raho used his own speed to force a breakthrough, instead of continuing to dribble the ball as the Lyon player thought, he suddenly cut inward and rushed directly to the goal. He wants to shoot directly!

Abang Raho's speed was too fast, and the Lyon players were not prepared for this counterattack of the Forest team. When Abang Raho was inside, he was only the goalkeeper in front of him.

The next thing can be thought of with my knees.

Abang Raho broke into the penalty area, and just when he was about to shoot, the defender who had been driven back shoveled down from the side rear. Although Abang Raho fell a bit exaggerated, the opponent did foul. The referee made a decisive decision and gave the Forest team a penalty. Not only that, he also gave the offending player a yellow card.

Down the court is still reluctant, thinking that just giving a yellow card is too light, at least he should be sent off directly!

His protest won him a lot of boos from the stands.

The Lyon players were not mentally prepared for the penalty. After a while, they gathered around the referee to ask for an explanation. They think it was Abang Raho diving.

On the other side, Abang Raho is celebrating with his teammates with a high-five hug. He did earn a penalty deliberately, otherwise it would be impossible for his opponent to shovel from behind at his speed. He only needs to take the football to the outside and accelerate to avoid it. But in this way, he also lost the best angle and timing of shooting. In this case, obviously taking a penalty is the most reasonable approach. So he dragged a leg behind, waited for the opponent to shovel, and then fell down and the penalty was awarded.

The person responsible for the penalty kick is Shaheen. He quickly hit the goal, the goalkeeper judged the wrong direction, and he threw out to find that the football had fallen from the center to where he once stood.

Seeing the Forest team scored, the French TV commentator was silent for a while, Wenger kept his smile as always, so that others could not see his pride.

Finally the commentator found himself a step down: "This penalty kick is somewhat controversial, but the referee insisted on his penalty...Fortunately, the Forest team led the away game..."

Wen Gexin said: How can this be lucky? You haven't watched a Premier League game, Mr. Narrator. This set is one of Tony's most common tricks. You thought that he was passively beaten, but in fact he was not hit to the point... He was just waiting for the most suitable counterattack opportunity. If I were the Lyon coach, seeing the Forest team play like this, I would call the defenders to pay attention to the defense, then retreat to the formation and bring them out again.

It is a pity that Lyon’s coach lacked the experience of playing against Dunn and the experience of playing the Champions League semi-finals. This was completely used by Dunn.

The leading forest team played more easily. Lyon continued to attack, and the Forest team increased their counterattack. Before the intermission, they almost scored another goal.

Wenger talked with the commentator during the intermission. In the second half, Wenger said that if Nottingham Forest leads in such a knockout round, the second half will be very difficult for Lyon. This time, the narrator finally agreed with Wenger's view, after all, the coach is more familiar with Dunn than himself.

The game trend in the second half was just as Wenger said, Dunn still used the defensive counterattack to lead Leon by the nose.

Lyon is eager to tie the score, which gives the Forest team more opportunities to counterattack.

However, it is clear that the physical fitness of the Forest team has indeed been affected by continuous high-intensity combat. Their physical fitness in the second half also began to have problems, and the counterattack was not strong. Although Dunn kept asking the team to attack on the sidelines, the forest team players were powerless. Later, Dunn also accepted his fate. He began to substitute, replaced the exhausted starter, replaced the substitute player, and began to focus on defense.

The last five or six minutes was a severe test for Dunn's heart. Only one goal ahead, and Lyon still pressed heavily. If Lyon scored a goal for him, the hard work of the game would be wasted-maybe he would accept the 1:1 result at the beginning of the game ten minutes, but at this time he still leads by one goal, then he will decide Do not accept any results other than victory.

Fortunately, although the scene was thrilling, Nottingham Forest was finally held. After four minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Nottingham Forest won a valuable away victory and an away goal amid the boos of the home team fans.

An away win and an away goal, it seems that Nottingham Forest has already entered the Bernabeu with one leg. How terrible the Forest team back home is, I believe Lyon will not be disappointed.

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Three days later, Dunn led the team to win Fulham at home in the 36th round. A day later, Arsenal also won away games, the points gap between the two teams is still three points, the league has two rounds left. The odds of William Hill and other bookmakers are still optimistic about Arsenal's win. In the Champions League odds, Dunn's team is also the second-to-last of the four teams-except for Lyon, the Forest team is not favored.

Real Madrid have the first odds because they have a 2:2 away draw with Barcelona in the Champions League in the middle of the week. They have two precious away goals and have a great chance of reaching the final. And this year's Champions League final was held at their home stadium Bernabéu. Once Real Madrid enters the finals, then they will gain real unreserved home court advantage. By then, almost half of the championship will be Real Madrid.

No one can doubt Real Madrid's desire for the Champions League. They have been one champion to win the Champions League ten times. This time it is in their own home court. Of course, there is no reason to let go of such an opportunity. It can be seen from their away game against Barcelona in the semi-finals. Their anti-visit attitude completely suppressed Barcelona. Although the score was 2:2, everyone who watched the game at the beginning, even Barcelona fans, will admit that-Barcelona can It was lucky to draw Real Madrid...

On both fronts, Dunn faced the tiger and wolves, and both were teams with infinite desire for the championship. As the world's No. 1 club, Real Madrid has not been involved in the Champions League that they have won nine times for 12 years. Wenger's Arsenal also want to regain their own championship in the league. The Champions League has already lost to Nottingham Forest. Will the league lose again?

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Three days later, Nottingham Forest defeated the invading Lyon 2:1 at the City Stadium, and used a victory to bid farewell to the City Stadium in the UEFA Champions League. They advanced to the final with a total score of 3:1, five years later. After reaching the final again.

At the same time, Real Madrid also defeated Barcelona 1-0 at home, with a total score of 3:2 to eliminate their rival Barcelona. Successfully made the Bernabeu, the main board of the Champions League final, their true home.

In the FA Cup, Nottingham Forest reached the final, and their opponent was Tottenham Hotspur. In the Champions League, Nottingham Forest also entered the final, their opponent is Real Madrid. In the league, there are two rounds left, three points behind Arsenal.

Did Nottingham Forest, which is sprinting on three fronts, return to Nottingham with three championship trophies after the end of the season, or does it crash and gain nothing?

It will be clear after half a month. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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