This victory didn't earn Zhao Gang any system points.

Clearly, the system didn't consider AEK Athens a strong enough team.

He probably wouldn't get any system points until they advanced to the final four.

In the weekend away game against Blackburn, Norwich's players were in good spirits, but their physical condition seemed a bit off.

Farke was a little worried, so he sent in half of the substitutes first.

Fortunately, Blackburn didn't go all out. Having no desires or demands, they seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding. There was hardly any confrontation throughout the game, nor any decent fast breaks.

Norwich's defense wasn't stretched too much.

In the end, Norwich took a 1-0 victory.

At the end of the game, Blackburn's players applauded, and many Blackburn fans in the stands even got up to applaud.

As the players embraced, Blackburn's players whispered.

"Good luck! Take down AEK Athens!"

"A Championship team will also break into the final, you will make history!"

"The Premier League garbage have all been sent home, we are watching you!"

These words couldn't be said in public, or even let the camera capture lip movements, lest some people overinterpret them.

However, Blackburn's performance on the field made everyone who understood football know that they were simply playing a training match with Norwich.

And in the midweek Europa League match against AEK Athens, Farke still boldly rotated several main players, allowing all the main players to get some rest.

Although AEK Athens, in a desperate battle, launched a final charge.

But Norwich's substitute players were full of energy. Even if they didn't have much offensive ability, their defensive system didn't fall apart.

"Farke is really bold! He didn't even field a full starting lineup! And it's already been sixty minutes, and he doesn't seem to intend to substitute the main players!"

Norwich was 0-1 behind, but Zhao Gang, Phillip, and the two full-backs, Fymann Bryan, were all sitting on the bench.

Hull finally had a chance to shine in this game.

Having almost caught a cold in the last game, he was finally sweating in this one.

Making high saves, roaring and pounding his chest, he finally had his moment.

In the eighty-third minute of the match, AEK Athens' players once again breached Hull's defense and ran madly towards the center circle with the ball.

"These AEK Athens players! They know they're in a hurry now. What were they doing last game? What's the use of being in a hurry now?" Brook kept shaking his head, almost laughing out loud.

But fortunately, he held back. If they conceded another goal, he would be worried.

In the end, Norwich's players withstood AEK Athens' frantic counterattack.

Losing 0-2 away, they advanced to the Europa League semi-finals with a 4-2 aggregate score!

The main players, except for Hull, Mendy, Shiro, Ospina, all had enough rest!

"This time, the Greek gods did not bless their team, no myth, no miracle! Norwich, advance!" Brook breathed a deep sigh of relief. If they had conceded a 0-3 at the end of the match, he would have been scared to death.

Fortunately, fortunately.

"We congratulate Norwich on eliminating Greek powerhouse AEK Athens and advancing to the Europa League semi-finals! This round of the Europa League knockout stage is over! The teams that have advanced to the Europa League semi-finals are, Serie A's Atalanta, Bundesliga's Borussia Dortmund, La Liga's Sevilla, and Championship team Norwich!

Norwich is the only second-tier league team, and the other three teams are top powerhouses in the five major leagues! Let us wish Norwich can forge ahead, break through the encirclement, and advance to the final!

Thank you fans for staying up late with us!"

Farke allowed the main players to get enough rest, and now they have passed a difficult hurdle.

At the post-match press conference, he was beaming.

"Yes, many people are not optimistic about us, thinking that we might lose everything, lose the Europa League game, lose the Championship game.

But now, every step we take is creating new history.

My players are in the best condition, they are full of confidence and showing unprecedented fighting spirit.

No matter who our opponent is, they will face this best Norwich team, and it will get better and better."

What frustrated Zhao Gang was that there was no system point reward for reaching the semi-finals!

Obviously, wanting to get rewards is also related to the strength of the opponent.

An underdog victory can get a good reward.

AEK Athens' strength should not be stronger than Norwich's, so there was no reward for this round of the knockout stage.

On the weekend, Norwich played Bristol City at home.

Although Bristol City was trying hard to score points and get out of the relegation zone, their strength was a bit weak.

And Norwich scored three goals in the first half amidst the fans' thunderous cheers. Zhao Gang seemed to be getting further and further back, unwilling to enter the opponent's penalty area.

His passing gave the forwards and the two full-backs a very strong offensive power.

In the sixtieth minute of the match, Farke substituted Zhao Gang and Shiro.

Bristol City didn't have many good scoring opportunities throughout the game.

Norwich, as Farke said, was becoming more and more confident and powerful.

Although the players were still the same group of people, their combat power had increased more than twice.

In the forty-fourth round of the Championship, Norwich finally faced a considerable challenge, Swansea, who was in the promotion play-off zone and could be squeezed out at any time.

Swansea had previously defeated Watford, leaving Watford only two points ahead of Norwich.

Swansea's desire to fight was still strong in this game.

Since they could overturn the second-place team in the Championship, then the third place wasn't impossible!

But after playing for half a game, Swansea's coach changed his tactics.

Forget it, let's save our energy for the remaining two rounds.

Winning all the remaining two rounds can also get them into the play-offs.

Let's not try so hard against the current Norwich.

It's better to conserve our strength, so that if we lose, we can make people think that we gave Norwich a favor, like Blackburn.

Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to try so hard and still lose in the end.

In the end, Norwich won 2-0 against the visiting Swansea at home.

Continuing to move forward, launching an attack towards second place in the Championship.

Next game, as long as they win the away game against Watford, they will overtake them and rise to second place, gaining direct promotion to the Premier League!

But before that, they have a Europa League semi-final!

It seemed that after defeating Manchester United and Arsenal, God couldn't stand their good luck anymore.

First, they were given the weakest AEK Athens, and then they drew Atalanta, who was relatively weaker in the final four.

Borussia Dortmund has also been advancing rapidly this season. Although they still didn't win the Bundesliga title in the end, they were still more than ten points ahead of third place.

Moreover, they defeated Bayern Munich at home, proving their strength.

Not to mention Sevilla, the champions of the Europa League for two consecutive years. The Europa League might as well be renamed the Sevilla Cup!

Now, Norwich has drawn Atalanta, which is good news for them.

And Atalanta naturally thought the same way.

In the ended Serie A game, they took third place, second only to Juventus and Napoli, and qualified for next season's Champions League.

Now, without the trouble of the league, they are fully striving for the Europa League.

In addition, the Milan brothers are still in decline.

"Welcome everyone to watch the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, where Championship team Norwich hosts Serie A powerhouse Atalanta! In last week's Championship game, Norwich easily won 2-0 against the visiting Swansea at home. Although Norwich's schedule is extremely dense, Farke's lineup has given the main players great rest.

As he said, the current Norwich is developing in the best direction and is improving every day!

All of Norwich's players have shown extraordinary determination and unprecedented unity!

Let's enjoy this high-quality semi-final!"