The game was very close between the two sides.

The score was stuck at 2:2.

Both sides had chances in the remaining regular time, but neither side was able to seize them.

In the final injury time, Athletic Bilbao launched a passing and controlling attack from the right side. Southampton's defensive players went all out. Gu Ran and Mikel combined to strangle the ball. Van Dijk took the opportunity to intercept the cross and passed it to Gu Ran with his backhand.

Gu Ran immediately ran all the way with the ball, and devoured the entire Athletic Bilbao team with his speed and physical strength!

All the players of Athletic Bilbao were unable to catch up with Gu Ran and could only desperately chase after Gu Ran.

Gu Ran dribbled the ball straight into Athletic Bilbao's penalty area.

The goalkeeper of Athletic Bilbao left the goal and went out to fight Gu Ran one-on-one.

Gu Ran dribbled past the goalkeeper with a pendulum move, knocked the goalkeeper to the ground, then dribbled past the goalkeeper and shot into the empty goal!

The ball went in! A buzzer-beater!

The score on the big screen immediately changed to Athletic Bilbao 2:3 Southampton! After this goal, the referee blew the whistle for the entire game!

Southampton came back from 2-0 down to defeat the powerful Athletic Bilbao away from home! The Southampton fans who came from afar to cheer were jumping and dancing with joy in the stands!

The fans of Athletic Bilbao held their heads, unable to believe the result.

Although the Europa League quarter-finals have two rounds, in the next round, Athletic Bilbao will travel to Southampton, England for an away game. Without the home advantage, it will be too difficult for Athletic Bilbao to beat Southampton, which has Gu Ran.

On April 1st, the Championship match day began, with Southampton challenging Doncaster away.

Coach Adkins continued to rest the main players and used the entire substitute lineup in this game.

In the end, Southampton, with an all-substitute lineup, tied with Doncaster with a score of 2:2. Both Mane and Ward-Prowse performed well.

Immediately afterwards, on April 3, the second round of the Europa League quarter-finals began.

Athletic Bilbao challenges Southampton away.

The two sides had just fought each other and were familiar with each other's tactics.

Athletic Bilbao has clearly strengthened its targeted defense against Gu Ran.

However, this tactic not only failed to achieve the desired effect, but also disrupted Athletic Bilbao's original advantage.

Gu Ran sprinted back and forth on the field, moving left and right, constantly affecting Athletic Bilbao's defense.

Both sides focused on defense in the first half, so neither side made any progress in the score.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 0:0, a goalless draw.

However, the confrontation between the two sides was very exciting.

In the second half, Southampton took the initiative to seek changes and strengthened the pressing and cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt.

Gu Ran also used his speed and physical advantages to continuously break through Athletic Bilbao's defense.

In the 57th minute, Gu Ran attracted at least four Athletic Bilbao defenders on the left side and cleverly passed the ball to Chamberlain who was running up the pitch. Chamberlain immediately sprinted at high speed and made a cross.

Salah, who was in the middle, seized the opportunity and, despite being double-teamed by two defensive players, forced a shot and poked the ball into the net.

The referee signaled that the goal was valid.

The score on the big screen was immediately changed to Southampton 1:0 Athletic Bilbao, and the total score of the two rounds became Southampton 4:2 Athletic Bilbao.

Rudiger took the initiative and kicked the ball out of the baseline before the opponent's forward touched it.

Southampton also escaped a disaster.

In the 88th minute, Gu Ran received a pass from Henderson, dribbled the ball past three Athletic Bilbao defenders, cut directly into the penalty area of ​​Athletic Bilbao, then pretended to pass the ball to Lallana, but the next moment he shot directly!

The football passed through the gap between the two defenders and went straight into the goal with the goalkeeper's sight blocked! The ball went in! Southampton 2:0 Athletic Bilbao! The total score was 5:2!

There is not much time left and Athletic Bilbao is powerless to turn the tide!

Athletic Bilbao switched to an all-out attack, but it was of no avail! In the end, the score between the two sides was fixed at 2:0. Southampton eliminated the traditional La Liga powerhouse Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals with a score of 5:2 in two rounds! The Southampton fans at the scene were as happy as if it was a holiday.

Southampton advances to the Europa League semi-finals!

This is also the best result Southampton Club has ever achieved in European competitions!

On April 5th, the Championship match day began, with Southampton facing Leicester City at home.

In this game, head coach Adkins still sent out a substitute lineup to allow the main players to get enough rest.

The substitute players also played very hard in front of the home fans, and finally tied with Leicester City with a score of 3:3.

The connection between Mane and Ward-Prowse was impressive.

On April 7th, it was still a Championship match day, and Southampton faced Bristol City at home.

Coach Adkins continued to send out the substitutes, and also let Lallana and Davis play.

In the end, Southampton defeated Bristol City at home with a score of 2:1.

On April 9th, the Championship match day, Southampton challenged Leicester City away.

Coach Adkins continued to send out the substitute lineup.

In the end, Southampton lost to Leicester City with a score of 0:1.

On April 11, the Championship match day, Southampton returned to their home ground to face Norwich, a team ranked higher in the Championship.

This time, Coach Adkins sent out most of his main players.

After all, the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United is on April 14, so Southampton's main players must also play in the game to maintain the competitive feeling.

In the first half, Southampton easily crushed Norwich 4:0. Gu Ran scored two goals, Chamberlain and Henderson each scored a goal.

In the second half, Gu Ran scored directly from a free kick in the frontcourt, completing his hat-trick and extending Southampton's lead to 5 points.

In the 70th minute of the second half, Coach Adkins substituted Gu Ran, Chamberlain and Mikel to ensure that they would not receive cards or get injured.

Only after Gu Ran left the field did the Norwich team breathe a sigh of relief.

In the 77th minute, Norwich's striker dived and fell in the penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty kick. With this penalty kick, Norwich finally saved a little face.

In the end, Southampton defeated Norwich at home with a score of 6:1.

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(End of this chapter)