Chapter 208 The Origin of White Dragon’s First Battle

"I still remember that in the last league game, Real Madrid used a brand new routine and defeated Real Sociedad 3-0. I wonder if Zidane will continue to use that tactic today!"

"Okay! The competition list is out!"

"We can see that Real Madrid still uses the classic 433 lineup before, and did not make too many changes to the lineup on a whim."

"The goalkeeper is Navas, and the back line is Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos and Marcelo."

"Behind the midfielder is Casemiro, one of the two attacking midfielders is Bai Ran, a young talented player who is hot during this period, and the Croatian midfield master, Modric, who has just returned from injury."

"On the forward line, Cristiano Ronaldo is still leading the way, with Benzema in the middle and the fast winger Bale on the other side."

"Previously, Modric missed the game against Real Sociedad because of illness. I don't know if it will affect his performance today."

After introducing Real Madrid's lineup, the commentator pulled out another information sheet and said: "Then there is Manchester City."

"They also attach great importance to this game and do not dare to neglect it at all. All the main players are participating."

"But there are some slight differences from the last game."

"The goalkeeper is still England's Joe Hart. The defenders are basically the same as in the first round. The full-back partner is Clichy and Sagna, and the double central defenders are Otamendi and Kompany."

"The two defensive midfielders are Fernando and Fernandinho."

"And it is worth mentioning that Manchester City received three yellow cards late in the first round. Their defensive actions in this game should be as small as possible."

"In the frontcourt, their wide midfielders are De Bruyne and Jesus, and this time their core midfielder is Yaya Toure."

"Mr. Striker, it is still Argentina's great striker Sergio Aguero who forms the single arrow."

“Just seeing the lineups of both sides in this game makes people’s hearts surge and their blood surge!”

In the player tunnel, players from both sides have already lined up their teams, and Modric is also adjusting his breathing, trying to maintain the best possible condition.

Bai Ran was the same, and at this moment, a figure from behind came to Bai Ran.

When he turned around, he saw it was the opponent's center back Otamendi.

Bai Ran and Otamendi have also settled their differences, and they are now both enemies and friends.

The two high-fived and hugged each other, encouraging each other to perform well in this game.

Both sides are working hard and preparing to give fans a football feast.

As the prompt sounded, the players from both sides walked into the Bernabeu Stadium with their heads held high!

As soon as he stepped into this green space, the audience on the sidelines gave him a very strong welcome and applause.

The entire Bernabeu was in jubilation. This was a unique game, one of the most exciting in Europe!

The players on both sides lined up on both sides and performed the opening ceremony before the Champions League game.

Afterwards, the two sides shook hands one by one and went to their respective venues to warm up.

After the referee's whistle, the focus of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals officially started!

After the start, Manchester City almost dominated Real Madrid.

In the third minute, an offensive wave was brewing from the wing. Yaya Turella in the center fired a volley from the bow and slid past the goal!

Just one minute later, Manchester City once again reached the city wall. In the blitz launched from the midfield, Real Madrid's defense seemed to be somewhat ineffective.

But Aguero's final kick was indeed a bit abstract, flying directly into the fans' stands.

After the opening, they were playing crazy against Real Madrid. It can be seen that Guardiola is determined to win today and their belief in winning is extremely strong!

Every player is running hard without missing any chance!

But it wasn't over yet. Just one minute later, it was still Manchester City, and it was still the opportunity created by the crazy pressing in the frontcourt.

Yaya Toure transferred the ball to Jesus on the right. Jesus broke through with the ball at high speed, passed Marcelo on the wing, and then made a pass.

De Bruyne has been waiting outside the penalty area in the middle for a long time. Unmarked in this position, facing the ball falling high, De Bruyne volleyed!

This was an extremely tricky low-level shot. The ball hit Real Madrid's goal at extremely fast speed and at a weird angle.

At the critical moment, Navas made a key block and kept the ball firmly under his body.

How frightened!

Real Madrid played too passively.

During this period, Bai Ran's team's defense was under great pressure. After finally withstanding the opponent's three opening blows, Real Madrid gradually launched a counterattack in the frontcourt.

In the 18th minute, Ronaldo advanced with the ball to the edge of Manchester City's penalty area. There was a large space on the left. The Portuguese superstar saw the opportunity and swept the ball to the penalty area. However, Benzema's header from the front was blocked by the opponent. Goalkeeper Joe Hart made a heroic save.

What a pity! This ball is only a few millimeters away from scoring!

I have to say that Joe Hart’s strength is still very strong!

This is the closest chance for both teams to score since the start of this game!

With the occurrence of this shot, the offensive and defensive rhythm on the field also continued to accelerate.

In the 29th minute, Manchester City's offensive came again, still through this right wing. Jesus faced Marcelo and did not choose to pass him. Instead, after changing the angle, he sent the ball directly to the goal. !

Aguero connected from behind, and the ball bypassed the heads of Ramos and Pepe and reached a deeper position in the penalty area!

The striker from Argentina fired a shot from behind, but he was unexpectedly saved by Navas again.

The goalkeepers on both sides of this game performed very well. With so many scoring opportunities, the score on the field is still 0-0 so far!

The scene turned. In the 33rd minute, Real Madrid's opportunity to counterattack was pushed forward by lightning. Ronaldo was at the front of the penalty area, willing to be a green leaf for his teammates, and handed the ball to Modric who came to outflank the edge of the penalty area!

There is no opponent's defender in front of Modric to mark him, and his best long-range shot can come in handy at this moment!

After catching the ball, he stopped and moved forward to his right, and then started to volley!

boom--

This long shot was not powerful!

The opponent's goalkeeper was also stunned for a moment. What's going on?

This is not like a shot that Modric can shoot!

But after all, it was the opponent's mistake. Joe Hart naturally took the ball into his pocket and the game continued.

After Modric shot, he knelt on the ground and supported the turf with his head, looking very regretful. He had high demands on himself for this shot, but it did not meet his psychological expectations.

He blames himself very much!

At this moment, Bai Ran was jogging towards the second half, hesitating for a moment, staring in the direction of Modric.

Only he discovered that Modric was not so upset about the ball.

He fell to his knees because of the pain in his knees...

Modric's muscles were twitching, but he pretended to feel sorry for the ball, which was really heartbreaking.

But the next moment, Modric gritted his teeth and stood up and ran towards his own half.

He is still competing and enduring tremendous pain!

Bai Ran couldn't bear it, and thought about what she should do.

Both sides on the field have offense and defense, but their ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal needs to be strengthened.

When the game came to the 41st minute, De Bruyne's breakthrough from the wing caused a passive foul on Carvajal. This time, Real Madrid's full-back not only gave his opponent an excellent set-piece opportunity, It almost caused a conflict between the two teams on the field.

This tackle made the Manchester City players extremely dissatisfied. Before De Bruyne could say anything, Fernandinho from behind had already ran over and pointed at the Real Madrid players and roared.

Real Madrid immediately retaliated, and the two sides faced off against each other for several minutes before being separated by the referee.

This ball was taken by De Bruyne. The ball was in a very good position. As long as it can be successfully hoisted into the penalty area, their high point Kompany's header will become Manchester City's most advantageous offensive weapon.

The referee blew the whistle, and De Bruyne started to run for the ball!

Then, he made a curved pass and the ball accurately fell into the penalty area!

Kompany jumped high, but unfortunately, under the interference of Ramos, the top of the ball was not comfortable.

In a crisis, Navas sent the ball out with a big kick, but it didn't go very far. The ball still fell to the feet of Yaya Toure in the midfield.

Yaya Toure dribbles the ball and wanders around the edge of the penalty area, posing a great threat to Real Madrid every second.

At this time, the players in the backcourt are all marking Manchester City's forwards. Yaya Toure's responsibility here is naturally Modric.

But is Yaya Toure's physical fitness comparable to that of ordinary people?

What's more, Modric's current situation is not optimistic!

But this is his mission, and he must do it no matter what!

Modric immediately stepped forward to press Yaya Toure. Under the physical contact, Modric quickly showed a disadvantage.

Yaya Toure used his arms to push Modric away, and his feet also blocked the opponent.

With this injured leg, Modric was unable to compete with Yaya Toure and was quickly defeated.

His performance was really not very good today. He failed many times in defense and his success rate in long-range shots was also very low.

However, just after Modric released his last breath, Yaya Toure was clearly the winner in this battle.

Modric, who was holding back the pain, finally couldn't hold on anymore and was about to fall to the ground.

At this time, Yaya Toure took two more steps with the ball. Due to Modric's interference, Toure's control of the ball became slightly looser.

A white figure jumped out at this time!

He flashed past Yaya Toure. When Yaya Toure looked at his feet again, the ball had disappeared without a trace!

When I looked back, it turned out to be Real Madrid's No. 37!

Number 37 is...

Bai Ran!

Modric's eyes also lit up!

Unexpectedly, the ball was naturally involved in the midfield defense!

Stealing the ball this time is so crucial!

Because in the next second, no one knows whether Yaya Toure, a heavyweight player, will send a subtle pass or directly hit the goal!

Bai Ran quickly passed in front of Toure and used his keen insight and prediction ability to take the ball away directly from him.

The movement was so fast that even Yaya Toure had no time to react!

A fiery color burst out from Modric's eyes.

This kid...

I am fighting for myself, for Real Madrid, and for the championship!

He is really learning to defend. After these two games, his defensive ability has increased visibly.

However, the key point is not how much his ability has improved, but that his defensive enthusiasm is already very good.

With the original tactical arrangement, he didn't need to touch the ball. Even if the ball was lost, he was not automatically responsible.

And at this time, he took the initiative to return to defense at all costs, which was so crucial!

After Bai Ran got the ball, he drove straight forward. The other players didn't even realize that Bai Ran could get the ball back this time!

When did this kid learn to defend!

They pursued with all their strength, but had already put a certain distance away from Bai Ran who had started.

Bai Ran dribbles the ball at full speed. The speed of 88 is enough to crush most players on the field. Even the speed of dribbling cannot be underestimated.

Soon, Bai Ran was about to face the opponent's midfielder Fernandinho.

Bai Ran moved his center of gravity to the left, dangling his right foot for two steps. Fernandinho did not stagger, but stuck to Bai Ran tightly.

This made Bai Ran feel a little difficult.

Real Madrid's advance slowed down rapidly. Seeing that the opponent's players had already returned to defend, Bai Ran couldn't think too much.

He can only use all the methods he can think of to counterattack quickly!

I saw Bai Ran's upper limbs swinging gently, and the white dragon origin under his feet was emitting a shining silver light!

This is also Bai Ran's first time wearing his own exclusive sneakers on the court.

Through the extremely thin shoe body, he has very good control over the ball, so he dared to take risks and make this move.

His toes gently dug into the bottom of the ball, and then with a flick of his ankle, he lifted the ball directly from the bottom up!

After this action, Bai Ran ran forward directly!

Fernandinho's height is not an advantage, and the ball flew over his head easily!

"Oh my God! Bai Ran passed the ball and passed Fernandinho easily!"

"This goal is so imaginative. This pass can be selected as the best of the year!"

"This is simply football with a samba flavor. Bai Ran completely conquered Manchester City with his talent!"

The Real Madrid stands also burst into applause, and everyone was impressed by Bai Ran's performance!

The ball fell obediently at Bai Ran's feet in the air. When Fernandinho turned around, Bai Ran had already received the ball and was flying away.

This is simply a bit insulting!

But it doesn't matter, Bai Ran just wants to send the ball into the opponent's goal, Bai Ran doesn't care about anything else!

Next, under Otamendi's marking, Bai Ran slowed down again.

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye.

Not only did the opponent's defender come over to cover the defense, but his teammates also arrived in time to outflank him!

Bai Ran lightly tapped the ball with the arch of his foot, and the ball came to the center of the penalty area.

Modric has already arrived in a hurry.

He was running very fast just now. He saw Bai Ran's efforts, and of course he was not far behind!

After receiving Bai Ran's pass, Modric endured the pain in his leg and pushed the ball with the arch of his foot. The ball speed was not fast, but the angle was very tricky!

Modric almost used his last strength and tightened his ankle to hit the shot.

Joe Hart fell to the ground to make a save, but the ball stayed close to the ground and cleverly avoided Joe Hart's defense with an arc.

The ball rolled gently into Manchester City's net, and Modric scored from the near corner!

Real Madrid leads 1-0 at the Bernabeu at home!

Bai Ran's assist and Modric's goal were impeccable!

These two players have cooperated very well from the backcourt, from defense to offense in one go, perfect!

Real Madrid leads 4-3 on aggregate, which gives them the advantage!

Zidane also waved his arms happily to celebrate the goal!

It's so beautiful. I didn't expect Bai Ran to absorb knowledge so quickly. It has only been a few days and he is already helping the team in defense.

And it was effective against a team like Manchester City.

What's more, he is a player of Yaya Toure's level!

All the stories start with that steal in the backcourt. Modric and Bai Ran grabbed the ball together, so the counterattack could proceed smoothly.

After scoring the goal, Modric finally showed his long-lost smile, but with cold sweat hanging down, his situation was still not optimistic.

Bai Ran was very excited and came to Modric's side, holding one arm with him. The two came to the sidelines side by side, gently swinging their forearms, celebrating with the fans on the sidelines.

Amidst this, Bai Ran was also feeling the pressure on Modric's leg.

"The score on the field has been rewritten! Real Madrid won first, and in the 42nd minute of the game, the situation finally changed!"

"Bai made a steal and then drove straight into the opponent's penalty area. Then he made a wonderful pass. Modric responded with a low shot and scored!"

"This is a team effort! You can see that Bai Ran's growth rate is still amazing, and now he seems to have some defensive abilities!"

"This goal should be a wake-up call for Manchester City. Although their offensive in the first half was very fierce, their efficiency was worrying."

"If this situation continues, they will be eliminated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals!"

Later, other teammates also ran forward to celebrate with Modric and Bai Ran.

On the Manchester City side, everyone spread their hands and looked confused.

Why was it suddenly penetrated?

Bai Ran, a 17-year-old kid, already shined in the first round.

It’s okay to be in good condition that time, there’s nothing we can do about it.

The performance in this game was so amazing?

An Asian can have such speed, skills, and extraordinary ability!

Who can believe this! ?

The fans in China also cheered, and Bai Ran made Fernandinho look stupid this time.

I don’t know how to deal with it at all!