Chapter 748 Epic Victory

This Champions League semi-final at the Allianz Arena ended with a score of 3-0.

Southampton, playing away, took away a nearly perfect victory, but also handed the home team Bayern Munich a humiliating defeat, causing the entire Allianz Arena to almost collapse.

The air above the Allianz Arena was filled with boos, merciless curses, and the sadness of losers.

But outside the Allianz Arena, almost all fans around the world who received the news first were stunned.

I believe that countless fans will be staring at their mobile phones, TV screens, and computer monitors in amazement, completely unable to believe their eyes and unable to believe this ending.

That's Bayern Munich!

Bayern Munich has been invincible in the Bundesliga this season and won the league championship ahead of schedule with a record lead!

They were actually defeated at their home ground by Southampton, a team from the Premier League that made it to the Champions League for the first time?

The fans were completely shocked and the media went crazy!

German newspapers were the first to react and published post-match comments immediately. Without exception, they all described the game as a disaster.

Bild's chief reporter Christian Falk published a comment after the game with just two words in the title: Shame!

In this article, Bild's chief reporter believes that the score of 0-3 is a great shame for Bayern Munich and Guardiola.

"Before the game, almost everyone thought that Bayern Munich would teach Southampton, the dark horse, a lesson at home, but the result slapped us all in the face."

"Guardiola's team lost the first leg with an almost humiliating result, and even lost the entire Champions League semi-final in advance. Their performance was as disastrous as the score of this game!"

"The Allianz Arena was captured, and Bayern Munich's ambitious Champions League dream once again ended in the semi-finals. This is extremely disappointing, because Guardiola's team performed so amazingly in the Bundesliga, but in the Champions League, it was so disappointing!"

"We have every reason to believe that Bayern Munich's huge lead in the Bundesliga has made them a little too relaxed. They have forgotten that Southampton was the Premier League champion last season and is also leading the Premier League standings this season. They are not weak, even though this is their first time participating in the Champions League."

"But we see that Bayern Munich obviously didn't pay enough attention!"

"On the contrary, Southampton changed their past offensive and attacking football tactics and adopted a more pragmatic defensive counterattack. It is obvious that Bielsa has thoroughly studied Guardiola's team."

"From the beginning of the game, Bayern Munich firmly controlled the advantage. The scene was almost one-sided. It looked very similar to the Barcelona led by Guardiola. What about the situation when they met Inter Milan coached by Mourinho?"

"But Bielsa is not Mourinho, and Southampton is not the Inter Milan of the past!"

"When Bayern Munich had possession of the ball but was unable to put pressure on the opponent on the offensive end, Southampton quickly counterattacked. Their first attack after the opening, their first shot, scored the first goal!"

"What an amazing efficiency! This means that Bielsa's team has been prepared for everything from the beginning, and Guardiola's team can only be led by the opponent helplessly!"

"From the overall perspective of the game, Bayern Munich's offense was disorganized. Facing Southampton's defense, they could not come up with an effective solution, and all their offensive tactics were obviously studied thoroughly by Southampton."

"Before this game, countless fans around the world were questioning Southampton, thinking that the Saints' ability to reach the semi-finals depended on luck, especially the luck of the draw from the group stage to the knockout stage."

"However, the result of this game severely slapped the faces of those doubters. Amid the laughter, they used a bloody 3-0 victory to tell the world that strength is the most important thing for Southampton to get to where they are today!"

"In this game, we saw our national goalkeeper Neuer commanding the team with his commanding style in front of the goal, we also saw the rock-solid central defender combination of Javi Martinez and Varane, and we also saw the wonderful performance of Southampton's double defensive midfielders on both offense and defense!"

"It is especially worth mentioning that Toni Kroos completely dominated this game. He told everyone with facts that he has the ability to lead the midfield and he should take on more responsibilities!"

"We have every reason to look forward to Toni Kroos' performance in the upcoming World Cup in Brazil, and I hope Loew can take a good look at Toni Kroos' performance in this game!"

If the report in Bild was considered polite, then the commentary in Der Spiegel was even more impolite.

In their immediate post-match comments, they pointed out that Southampton kicked Bayern Munich out of the Champions League!

This comment undoubtedly points the finger directly at Guardiola, who believes that the Spaniard is trying to replicate Barcelona's ball control tactics in Bayern Munich, but he doesn't know that this set of tactics has already been thoroughly studied in European football.

"Only having ball possession but low efficiency is totally inconsistent with the current trend of football tactics!"

"Bielsa once again taught Guardiola a vivid lesson like a master teaching his apprentice, fully exposing Guardiola's failure in on-the-spot command, and making everyone clearly realize that the so-called Guardiola-style football philosophy ends here!"

The comments also criticized Guardiola for his lack of ambition, believing that he was still clinging to the same tactics used by Barcelona a few years ago. Little did he know that intensive defense plus efficient counterattacks have long been proven to be an effective weapon to break Barcelona's tactics.

"During Heynckes' time, Bayern Munich relied on this highly efficient counterattack tactic to defeat Barcelona's ball possession tactics. But now, Guardiola is trying to transplant Barcelona's ball possession tactics to Bayern Munich, and tonight's game is a bloody lesson!"

The comments also mentioned Bayern Munich's current players, with particular emphasis on Schweinsteiger.

"We should clearly see that Schweinsteiger is obviously not adapted to Guardiola's tactics. His playing style does not match Guardiola's requirements and he makes too many mistakes in midfield."

"Southampton clearly took advantage of this in this game. They increased the pressure on Lahm and Thiago, but relaxed their supervision on Schweinsteiger. This allowed the Bayern Munich midfielder to get more opportunities to get and pass the ball, but also exposed his problem of making too many mistakes."

"In fact, during the best period of Bayern Munich this season, Lahm was always in the defensive midfielder position. Schweinsteiger was not in the starting lineup, and with the return of Schweini, Bayern Munich obviously had a problem."

"After this disastrous defeat, I think the management of Bayern Munich should think carefully. If there is a suitable offer in the summer, it might be better to sell Schweinsteiger!"

"Not only in the midfield, but also in the central defender position, Dante is obviously not suitable for Guardiola's tactics. Introducing a central defender like Javi Martinez is undoubtedly an urgent need, which also fits Guardiola's idea because when he was in Barcelona, ​​he dragged Mascherano to the back line."

"All in all, there are many things worth pondering and reflecting on about this game."

"With Bayern Munich's current lineup, there is still a long way to go to adapt to Guardiola's style of play!"

In addition to Bild and Der Spiegel, Kicker also commented after the game, believing that Bayern Munich was completely defeated in this game and Southampton's performance was surprising.

Le Monde commented that Bayern Munich had never been like this in the past few years. There was no hope.

"The players were on the football field, except for passing the ball one after another. There was no hope for them. They had no chance!"

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung stated that Southampton proved its strength with a fantastic victory.

If the German newspapers were somewhat reliable, then the British media were simply in a frenzy, just like a holiday.

The Sun was the first to comment, almost giving Southampton the title of Champions League champion in advance.

Top reporter Steven Howard was full of praise for Southampton in his commentary.

"I have never seen such an amazing performance from a Premier League team in the European arena in the past few years!"

"Bielsa proved his strength in this game. He told fans all over the world that even though it is the same defensive counterattack, in his hands, his defensive counterattack can also be very exciting, instead of being dull like Mourinho's."

“This is an epic victory!”

"After Bayern Munich eliminated Arsenal and Manchester United successively, Southampton used this victory to avenge the two Premier League giants, and at the same time further improved its position in the Premier League!"

"We definitely have reason to expect that in addition to successfully defending the Premier League title this season, Southampton may also make a breakthrough in the Champions League!"

Not only The Sun, but even the usually serious Times praised Southampton players in its comments.

It is believed that this Saints team has outstanding stars in every position from front to back, and that after the Southampton management has been unremittingly promoting European tactics, professional management, and supporting Bielsa's control and integration of the team over the past four years, the Saints have finally ushered in the harvest period.

The Southern Echo, which has always been close to Southampton, was the first to publish Charlene Lahery's commentary.

In addition to mentioning the outstanding performance of the players, Charlene Lahri also emphasized head coach Bielsa and the club's management.

It is believed that Bielsa's deployment of troops and on-the-spot command in this game have completely established his position as a world-famous coach. This was the recognition of him by all fans in the past, but this game made him secure this title.

"If Bielsa is voted the best coach in Europe for the 2013-14 season based on this one game, I can't think of anyone who can rival him."

"Oh, maybe Simeone can, but I think Bielsa will beat Simeone!"

Charlene Lahiri even teased Bielsa, saying that this Argentine madman, who is always known for his stubborn temper, either does not change or changes in a shocking way, completely deceiving the whole world.

Britain's top journalist also praised Southampton's management in his column, believing that the management played an important role in Southampton's current performance.

At least, four years ago, the Saints were still in the third-tier league in England, but now, four years later, they are making their final sprint towards the highest honor trophy in the European professional league!

That is, when the media throughout Germany, the United Kingdom, and even the world were reporting extensively on this game, Southampton returned to Southampton from Munich overnight.

As a result, thousands of fans lined the streets to welcome the team's triumphant return.

This scene immediately amazed the whole world.

But this is not the only good news for Yang Huan.