Chapter 308 The Champions League kicks off! Against Sporting Lisbon!

The banquet lasted for several hours. People at the dinner were chatting, laughing, and beaming. The birthday boy, Modric, was also very happy.

"Let me tell you, this kid Bai Ran is the most active in training. He is the only one in the entire team who trains until early in the morning."

"Not only do I have to participate in the team's training sessions, but additional training every day has become a daily routine."

"People who work hard like this will definitely be the most successful in any field."

Bai Ran scratched his head and smiled.

He has indeed worked very hard in this life, probably to make up for his previous regrets.

This kind of tenacious willpower is innate, and the reason why he can train so confidently and boldly is that his body's muscle strength is also indispensable.

This is also thanks to Bai Ran's injury-immune BUFF. This skill directly helps Bai Ran get rid of worries and can perform unlimited exercises without getting injured. This is also a very powerful skill.

The teammates present also nodded. Marcelo also pretended to applaud, but when he saw that no one on the table echoed, only a solitary applause sounded from the palm of his hand, which immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.

And Bai Ran also patted Marcelo's hand, don't embarrass me again!

Marcelo smiled secretly and retracted his hand.

Modric continued: "Let me introduce Bai Ran to you, and say a few words by the way."

"Today is also our second season of cooperation, isn't it?"

Bai Ran nodded and was about to speak, but the phone in his pocket rang.

"Ah...sorry, answer the phone."

People present also expressed their understanding, which is human nature.

Bai Ran temporarily left the field, but the evaluation of Bai Ran on the field was not over yet.

Modric was still talking endlessly about Bai Ran and his time at the end of last season, and how Bai Ran helped him.

After hearing this, these people all expressed their amazement to Bai Ran. This was not like something a 17-year-old could do!

But at this time, no one noticed that Marcelo also turned around and walked out of the square door. He slowly left the banquet without anyone noticing.

After a while, there was a sound of wheels, and everyone fell silent and looked at the door in confusion.

Marcelo walked into the door first and turned off the lights in the room. Suddenly the whole room fell into darkness.

"ah?"

"what's the situation?"

"Marcelo! Are you crazy! Turn on the light!"

"We're eating and it's not fun."

The team members scolded the Brazilians one after another, and at this time, Bai Ran appeared in public view from the entrance corner of the room, pushing a trolley.

On top of the trolley, there was a large three-layer cake with many candles on it. In the dark room, the light from the candles on the cake made people feel the warm atmosphere.

"Wow……"

Everyone's eyes lit up, Marcelo shrugged aside.

What can I do? This was all Bai Ran's idea, I just cooperated and turned off the lights!

Bai Ran hummed a happy birthday song while pushing the cake in.

"Happy birthday to you……"

The relaxed and cheerful singing instantly infected the atmosphere. Gradually, everyone sang along with Bai Ran's singing. The scene was very warm. Modric also smiled. Unexpectedly, his teammates also arranged for him. This kind of thing.

Bai Ran slowly moved the giant cake onto the table and smiled softly.

"We jointly ordered a cake for you."

"Make a wish and blow out the candles."

Modric said: "No need to be so grand, there is no need for this."

But he was still very happy in his heart, and his cheeks were filled with joy.

Bai Ran said: "Hey! You should celebrate your birthday like a birthday."

"Make a wish and blow out the candles!"

The invited guests also cheered and asked Modric to make a wish and blow out the candles.

Modric simply nodded: "Okay."

"I hope……"

"Hey!"

Bai Ran suddenly interrupted at this time: "You can't say it! It won't work if you say it!"

Modric didn't know much about birthday celebrations, but he just thought it was quite interesting, so he nodded and tacitly agreed to a wish in his heart. Then he took a deep breath, exhaled suddenly, and blew out all the candles. destroy.

In an instant, the room was once again filled with darkness.

Marcelo turned on the lights again, and the scene was joyful, with smiles on everyone's faces.

Modric also expressed his gratitude to everyone present.

All in all, this birthday party was held perfectly. It not only enhanced the harmonious relationship within the Real Madrid team, but also established many connections for Bai Ran in Spain.

After having a full meal, Modric personally sent Bai Ran back to his home. It can be seen that as a "big brother" level figure of Bai Ran, Modric still attaches great importance to this child.

The two can be said to be teammates who are like brothers.

Time passes very quickly, and it will soon come to September 15th, and the opening game of the UEFA Champions League is about to start here.

The crowded Bernabeu Stadium once again ushered in a focus battle.

In the first round of Group F of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid faces Sporting Lisbon, and a compelling battle is about to begin.

The fans at the scene have already taken their seats and are always ready to enjoy this game.

The players followed the bus to the Bernabeu stadium. They were high-spirited and bound to give a wonderful performance.

This game also attracted scouts and coaches from all over the world, who all wanted to find potential signing targets among the two teams, Sporting Lisbon and Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is Europe's star-making factory, and Sporting Lisbon's youth academy is also unique, the cradle of winger superstars.

They may have to find some of the best candidates in this game as recruitment targets in the mid-season transfer window.

The lineup sent by Real Madrid in this game is quite strong. As the first game of the Champions League, Zidane attaches great importance to it.

The classic formation of 433 and the BBC trident in the frontcourt returning from injury all indicate that Real Madrid will go all out in this game.

As for the goalkeeper, Navas, who is recovering from an injury, is still unable to play, and Casilla is on standby in his jersey.

At the back, Carvajal and Marcelo are on both sides, and in the center are Sergio Ramos and Varane.

Midfielder Modric all appeared on the field, and the defensive midfielder position is still as stable as Casemiro.

There is a way forward on the forward line. The center is no longer the Spaniard Morata, but their main force Benzema. Bell on the right has also been waiting for a long time, and Ronaldo shines on the left.

Such a luxurious lineup is enough to make them confident.

This is Real Madrid's absolute main lineup. Except for the goalkeeper Navas who cannot play, the other ten players are all Real Madrid's top players.

They did not intend to give Sporting Lisbon any chance in this game.

Sporting Lisbon is not to be outdone. Goalkeeper Patricio is ready to go, defenders Zeheral and Joao Pereira are shooting from the left and right, and center backs Koji and Ruben Semedo stick to the goal.

In the midfield they have the winger Bruno Cesar and Gerson Martins, and the two central midfielders are the famous William Carvalho and Adrian Silva.

On the forward line, Lisbon's configuration is Ruiz and Dost partnering as forwards.

It is not difficult to see that in this game they plan to use 442 counterattack tactics to attack Real Madrid's defense. This offensive and defensive showdown will definitely be the focus of all fans.

The players on both sides stood in the tunnel with nervous expressions. The veteran Modric, who had just celebrated his 31st birthday, was in a relaxed state.

At the moment when the Champions League theme song was played, the players from both sides finally entered the stadium.

The cheers of the fans on the sidelines were thunderous and resounded throughout the Bernabeu Stadium. There were many supporters of Real Madrid and Sporting Lisbon. As a quasi-football power, Portugal also had many fanatical supporters. Today, they came from afar to watch this event. The number of fans in this game was so huge that they actually competed with the fans of Real Madrid.

The players on both sides took their positions separately. When the referee's whistle sounded, the game officially started!

The long-awaited opening match of the Champions League has finally begun.

Before the start of this game, many people predicted that Real Madrid would win this game without any blood, because judging from the paper's strength, Real Madrid is a crushing level existence in every position.

As long as there are no major problems with head coach Zidane's tactics, the result of this game is obvious.

Sure enough, in the 7th minute of the game, Bai Ran advanced with the ball and handed it to Ronaldo on the wing. Ronaldo told him to take the ball and then knocked it to Benzema!

Benzema looked up and saw that he didn't have a good chance to shoot, so he turned around and gave it to Bai Ran.

At this time, a goal that highlighted his worth came.

Bai Ran didn't even glance at the ball. Relying on the understanding between his teammates, he directly kicked the ball over the top, while Bai Ran's eyes were tilted to the back in order to attract the attention of the defensive player.

The opponent's William Carvalho subconsciously paid attention to the direction of Bai Ran's eyes, but he did not realize at all that the ball at Bai Ran's feet had been passed to his teammates silently!

The ball passed over the opponent's defender's head and reached Bell's feet accurately!

Oh My God!

The commentator and the audience and fans were all amazed!

What a talent, what a pass!

Bai Ran once again performed a No look pass!

Without looking at the pass, this shows that Bai Ran has foreseen the movement of his teammates before passing the ball, and in the subsequent time, Bai Ran also has a very accurate judgment on the situation on the field!

This ball was passed so beautifully that Real Madrid fans stood up one after another, looking forward to this ball hitting the net!

Bell made some mistakes in stopping the ball. When the ball came to him, he used the arch of his foot to touch the ball. However, because the ball was passed too suddenly, Bell was unprepared and stopped slightly this time. .

But it was a blessing in disguise. This did not affect the incomparable ingenuity of Bai Ran's through ball. It also caused the opponent's goalkeeper to deviate in his judgment and directly choose to attack!

Patricio decisively ran out of the penalty area when Bell was holding the ball, trying to intercept the ball in advance.

But Patricio overlooked one point, a very important point!

Bell's speed is beyond your imagination!

Even if there is a mistake in stopping the ball, Bell can catch up as long as the mistake is not too outrageous.

He could even catch up with himself three seconds later, not to mention the distance of one meter and a half?

After adjusting his body shape, Bale immediately caught up with the ball at a high speed, running fast and catching up with the ball. When the goalkeeper was about to save the ball, he made a lob shot.

The ball jumped over the goalkeeper's body and lightly jumped into the goal from above the goalkeeper!

The ball went in!

Bai Ran's assist, Bale's light lob shot, beautiful!

The score came to 1-0. Real Madrid scored the first goal away from home in the 7th minute of the game and gained an advantage!

The opposing players also knew that Bai Ran was very strong, but they couldn't defend him at all!

This 17-year-old kid was like a bug on the field. What kind of defense could stop him!

At least the defenders of the opposing Lisbon Sporting had no way to deal with Bai Ran!

This was a perfect ball. Bai Ran's threat on the field was indeed the greatest. Real Madrid's offensive intensity was very strong. Bai Ran's surgical pass easily tore through the opponent's defense.

This was not a matter of passing five players or riding alone, but an excellent teamwork. This pass, this stop, this dribbling, this shooting, all in one fell swoop.

Simple and clear, the way to score a goal is so rough!

Bale ran on the sidelines, made a heart shape with his hands, and then ran to Bai Ran. The two hugged each other warmly, and the Real Madrid players celebrated the goal happily.

The fans on the sidelines waved flags and shouted. This pass was so beautiful. Although the passer was only 17 years old, this pass showed the style of a master!

In just a few minutes, Sporting Lisbon felt unprecedented pressure. Their defense in the backcourt was already tight, but they didn't expect that even with such a solid wall, Bai Ran could still find a tiny gap.

On the football field, this tiny gap is often enough to kill a team, and this is the case with Sporting Lisbon today.

Bai Ran's precise through ball destroyed the opponent's self-confidence. How to play this bug-level pass?

This assist not only allowed the players of Sporting Lisbon to see Bai Ran's consciousness, which was like a God's perspective, but the most terrifying thing was... this kid was simply too confident.

The feeling of being free and easy on the court was something that no star could imitate.

It seemed that the results of his next move had been rehearsed in his mind, and there would be no mistakes at all, so he could complete all the actions so lightly.

This is why he didn't look at the person just now.

Because of his confidence, he didn't need to look at it at all!

This is not only a matter of football skills, but also shows Bai Ran's innate agility, as well as his courage and courage.

It doesn't look like the spiritual attributes that a teenager can have!

This kind of strength is not like the visible strength of Messi and Ronaldo.

Messi's passing is indeed powerful, and Ronaldo's shooting is also wonderful.

When Messi chooses to break through and Ronaldo wants to shoot, I believe that 99% of the players in the world can't stop them when these two things happen.

This is the greatness of the two heroes.

But Bai Ran feels completely different from them. Bai Ran gives you the feeling that a huge stone is pressing on your head. When you try your best to break free, you find that the big stone is motionless.

So you start to get anxious and worried. The tenacious desire to survive makes your veins bulge, and you use all your energy to support the stone.

Finally, the emperor's efforts pay off. The huge stone is lifted by you a little bit. At this moment, you will see that it is just a finger of Bai Ran.

It is this feeling of despair and suffocation!

Bai Ran has not even been absolutely focused and seriously dealing with you, but you can't resist it.

A leisurely stroll is enough to destroy the opponent's defense line, and a sense of dimensionality reduction comes naturally.

This is undoubtedly a triple test for the players' psychology, body, and football skills.

A few minutes after the start of the game, Real Madrid took a goal lead at home.

The game on the field continued, and Sporting Lisbon kicked off again.

After the ball was kicked out, Sporting Lisbon wanted to counterattack defensively. After all, their formation was originally 442. This was the original idea of ​​head coach Jorge Jesus. Even if Real Madrid scored a goal first, they had to follow the tactics.

Real Madrid's offensive firepower was fully opened, so if Sporting Lisbon wanted to equalize the score, it had to create a blitzkrieg in the frontcourt to score. It was essential to play with fewer players, because their Casemiro was also amazing, with a large coverage area, and first-class interception and stealing ability, so Sporting Lisbon chose to control the ball in the backcourt first.

They were also constantly observing the changes in Real Madrid's formation.

In the stage of holding the ball, Real Madrid must send people to defend or even press high. When their line is stretched, it is the best time for Sporting Lisbon to counterattack.

Because the longer Real Madrid's line is stretched, the wider the running space left for Lisbon, and the more difficult it is for Real Madrid to catch up.

At this time, Real Madrid's players did not dare to take it lightly. Real Madrid, who had experienced many battles, naturally understood what Sporting Lisbon wanted, so during the pressing process, they also carefully guarded and tried their best to block the opponent's passing route. Rather than running for the ball.

The number of people on the field is equal, so blocking the passing path is definitely much easier than chasing the ball. In high-position pressing tactics, several players in the frontcourt may be required to cooperate to press the team. Players and receiving players, but at this moment, Real Madrid does not dare to use too many troops to control the players holding the ball.