In the early morning of March 11, Beijing time, the first leg of the UEFA 1/8 final was fully played, Eindhoven and Copenhagen kicked out a goal battle, the two teams scored 8 goals, the score was 4-4 draw, 2 players staged a double, the Chinese Super League veteran Zahavi scored a goal of absolute draw, which is the most exciting game in the Chinese Champions League, Europa League and Europa League 3 European competitions this week.
As one of the giants of the Dutch League, Eindhoven won the Champions League in 1988, as well as won 24 Eredivisie titles, won 12 Dutch Super Cups, and won 9 Dutch Cups.
This season, Eindhoven was divided into the death group in the Europa League, in the same group as Ligue 1 giants Monaco and La Liga powerhouse Real Sociedad, and finally Eindhoven ranked third in the group, missing the Europa League knockout round, and could only participate in the Europa League knockout round.
Copenhagen is the danish Premier League giant, who has been crowned the league champion 13 times, and has finished first in the UEFA group stage this season, straight to the round of 16 in the knockout round. The two teams met in the 2009–2010 Europa League group stage, when Eindhoven won 1-0 at home and then drew 1-1 away to Copenhagen.
The two teams are now meeting again after 12 years, with the first leg played at home in Eindhoven. In the opening six minutes, Johannesson helped Copenhagen make a fantastic 1-0 start, and in the 21st minute, Cody scored to help Eindhoven equalize 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Pep Bale helped Copenhagen to a 2-1 comeback. In the 43rd minute, Lelag scored and Copenhagen extended the score 3-1.
In the second half, the 50th point was scored by Japan international Anlu and Eindhoven pulled a goal back 2-3. In the 71st minute, Cody scored again to complete the twice, and Eindhoven trailed to a 3-3 draw. In the 78th minute, Pep Bale scored twice to give Copenhagen a 4-3 lead. In the 85th minute, the veteran of the Chinese Super League, Zahavi, completed the outbreak to help Eindhoven equalize 4-4.
As the home team, Eindhoven fell behind in a row, equalizing a total of 3 times, and the team broke out in a desperate situation, extending the suspense of the game to the second leg.