On the evening of February 27, Beijing time, a match in the 24th round of the Dutch League. Vitesse, who had just turned the tables in the European League, fell behind 0-1 and relied on four goals scored in 37 minutes to defeat league rivals Nijmegen in 4-1 to qualify for European competition, achieving two reversals in 63 hours.
Two days earlier in the UEFA World Cup, Vitesse was back at home to take on Austrian side Vienna Rapids. In the first leg, Vitesse trailed his opponent 1-2 and faced the risk of elimination. But in the second leg of the game, Vitesse played steadily at home, winning a 2-0 victory and a 3-2 turnover on aggregate.
In this season's UEFA matches, Vitesse has already attracted the attention of many fans. After all, in the group stage, Vitesse, who is in the same group as Tottenham, once defeated his opponents. In the end, due to Tottenham Hotspur's 3-0 defeat in the final round, Vitesse successfully squeezed out the Premier League powerhouse, which can be described as a big upset.
With the momentum of the European reversal, Vitesse returned to the Eredivisie. Against Nijmegen, it was a game that Vites had to win. In the pre-match standings, Vitesse was 6th, just six points ahead of 9th-place Nijmegen. Once Vitesse loses, the gap between the two sides will be narrowed.
At half-time, the two sides exchanged blanks 0-0. On the second half, Nijmegen, who played away, was the main counter-attacker, and Durund, who came on as a substitute for only 2 minutes, took the lead in breaking the deadlock. But Vitesse, who played at home, did not worry the fans at home for too long. In the 53rd and 55th minutes, Ellie Daza delivered two assists in a row to help Docksy and Oros score goals, and Vites countered 2-1.
Towards the end of the match, Vites relied on goals from Oros and Bujtink to complete a 4-1 victory. At the end of the match, it was no more than 63 hours before they finished playing the UEFA match. Such fatigue battles were a problem for the whole Team of Vites, but they miraculously achieved a reversal of 2 games.
In the UEFA Draw, Vitesse's round of 16 opponent will be Roma led by Mourinho. As we all know, Roma are the absolute favourites to win the UEFA title this season, but Vitesse coach Lech is not afraid in the slightest. In an interview, Lecs was very impressed with Mourinho's talent, believing the Portuguese to be one of the best managers.
In the end, whether the German Leuch endorses Mourinho's statement, whether he agrees with it from the bottom of his heart or is only a superficial compliment, this is only clear to himself. However, in the UEFA 12 days later, the two sides will inevitably have a good competition. In the UEFA match on 11 March, Vitesse will block Roma at home, a venue where Tottenham have failed to win the match.