1:2,3:1!Japan is out of the game in shame, Kane breaks the record, Bayern kills the bitter master, and Barcelona narrowly wins

On February 4, Beijing time, the last two games of the top 8 of the Asian Cup came to an end, Japan overturned and was eliminated by Iran, and Qatar eliminated Uzbekistan through a thrilling penalty shootout to lock the last semi-final spot. At the same time, the top five leagues also had the latest round of competition, Bayern beat the nemesis Borussia Mönchenchen twice, and Barcelona beat Alaves away with a small number of players.

Japan 1:2 Iro

This is the most focused matchup in the top 8 of this Asian Cup, both teams are favorites to win the championship, Japan is above Iran in the value ranking, but in this game, Iran used targeted deployment, the style of play firmly held Japan's offensive, the whole game, Japan possessed nearly 7 percent, but the number of shots on goal was only 8, far lower than Iran's 17 times. Although Hidemasa Morita took the lead for Japan in the first half, Japan's "Onana" Suzuki made a repeat of a low-level mistake in the second half, and the goal kick went directly to the Iranian player, and Mohebi pushed the equaliser. In the 5th minute of stoppage time, Akira Itakura gave away a penalty kick for a reckless foul in the penalty area, and Jahanbakhsh scored a penalty kick to score a stunner, and Iran advanced 2:1.

It is worth mentioning that after winning the 2011 Asian Cup, the Japanese team has been held between them and the championship trophy by West Asian teams in the next three Asian Cups. In the 2015 Asian Cup, Japan was eliminated by the United Arab Emirates through penalty shootouts in the quarter-finals, and in the 2019 Asian Cup, Japan lost to Qatar in the final and finished as runners-up. In this Asian Cup, in addition to being eliminated by Iran, the Japanese team also lost to another West Asian team, Iraq, in the group stage. At the same time, the Japanese team conceded goals in every 5 games, conceding a total of 8 goals, setting a new record for the number of goals conceded in a single Asian Cup in the history of the Japanese team.

Qatar 1:1 Uzbekistan (3:2)

Hosts Qatar faced Uzbekistan in the semi-finals, and both sides contributed good goals in each half, with Yusupov making a mistake in the first half and an own goal in the second half, Hamrobekov equalising in the second half, and the game went to penalties after both sides failed to achieve anything in extra time. In the first two rounds, the two teams each conceded one goal and scored one goal, and in the third round, Qatar's Al Mahdi Ali kicked a penalty kick away, and Uzbekistan once took the lead. It's just that the next two appearances, Abdullahmatov and Masharipov, missed penalties one after another, directly burying the hope of qualifying.

Qatar also reached the semi-finals, the first time in Qatar's history that they have reached the semi-finals for the second time in a row, and their semi-final opponent will be Iran. The other semi-final clash will be between South Korea and Jordan, with South Korea and Iran the favourites after Japan exited.

Bayern 3:1 Borussia Monchen

After finalising three new signings in the winter window and winning the replays, Bayern continue to chase Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table, and it is indeed difficult for Bayern to win this round against Borussia Mönchenchen, who have beaten them in consecutive years over the past few years. In the first half, Sane missed three scoring opportunities in a row, and Nanda Wang also announced the loss of the goal in the 35th minute, but fortunately, in the 45th minute, Muller assisted with a straight plug on the right side of the rib, and the 19-year-old Pavlovic equalized the score with a powerful shot from a small angle, and Pavlovic scored in two consecutive games.

After tying the score, Bayern continued to make persistent efforts, in the 70th minute Gorezka's cross, Borussia Mönchen goalkeeper Nicolas made a mistake, Kane easily headed the score, this is Bayern's 24th league goal of the season, and he also equaled the first goal in Bayern's history held by Italian center Toney 16 years ago. In the 86th minute, Sane assisted De Ligt with a set-piece to set the score at 3:1, and Bayern beat Borussia Mönchenchen for the first time since the 16-17 season. In the next round, Bayern will face Bayer Leverkusen for the top spot in the Bundesliga.

Alaves 1:3 Barcelona

After a difficult win over Osasuna in the last game, Barcelona came to the Basque Country to face Alaves in this round, and Lewandowski took the lead for Barcelona in the first half, even at the age of 35, he has already scored 14 goals this season. Alaves was not far behind, and a strong attack on the Barcelona goal did not bear fruit. In the 48th minute of the second half, Pedri assisted Gundogan to extend the advantage, and one minute later, Alex Sola, with his superb individual ability, disrupted Barcelona's left side defense and crossed with the outside of his instep, and Omorodion narrowed the score.

Then Roque, who flashed in the previous game, stepped up again, and after three minutes of coming off the bench, he received an inverted triangle pass from Ford to establish a two-goal advantage for Barcelona again, only in the next five minutes, Roque received two yellow cards for a short period of time and was ejected by the referee. With one man less, Barcelona could only recover the passive defense with all their players and finally hold on to the advantage, and after the victory, Barcelona overtook Atletico Madrid to jump to third place in the league, and the latter needed to play in the Madrid derby in this round.