Chapter 385 We are Real Madrid! This is the Bernabeu!

Real Madrid VS Juventus (3-0) Number of first-leg score occurrences: 49 times

Number of home team promotions in the second round: 49 (100%)

Number of times the away team has advanced in the second leg: 0 times

In the Champions League, there have been 49 games in which the first round netted three goals, and not a single team has completed a comeback.

Juventus, if they want to advance, they can only make history and break the 0% possibility. Facing other teams, this may be possible, but combined with the opponent being Real Madrid, the king of European wars, it is completely impossible. .

I believe this is what most Juventus fans think. We lose at home and are three goals behind. Even if we still have one game to play, what can we do in one of the top devil's home stadiums in Europe?

After all, the record of 23 consecutive unbeaten games at home in the Champions League and the record of 27 consecutive unbeaten games at home in the European War have been broken in the past five years.

This pessimistic mood still lingered in my mind until the day before the game. Until the night before, Roma defeated Barcelona 3:0 and advanced with a total score of 4:4.

This score and the process were very shocking. Roma almost completely suppressed Barcelona in the game. Barcelona, ​​which had only lost one Copa del Rey game all season, created almost no chances in this game.

The Roma team showed that a team can unleash unlimited potential in desperate situations. So, is there hope for Juventus to overturn Real Madrid in an away game?

Roma's game once again subverted fans' understanding of football. For a while, ridiculing words such as "trembling with three goals in hand" and "those who are three goals ahead are like those who are three goals behind" were flooded on the Internet.

However, just like Barcelona, ​​which created a miracle at Camp Nou last season and was subsequently eliminated by Juventus with a clean sheet, if miracles were common, they would not be called miracles.

Real Madrid, which reversed a three-goal lead at the Santiago Bernabeu, is still an impossible task in the eyes of the world.

If before the Roma game, the probability of Juventus overturning Real Madrid in an away game was 0.1%, then after the Roma game, this probability only rose to 0.5%. In the hearts of fans, Juventus is still with the team that has already been eliminated. The team is no different, because miracles don’t happen often. However, the game kicked off in an unexpected way.

In the 1st minute, Douglas Costa made a clever pass from the right, Khedira passed it to the back point, Mandzukic succeeded with a header, Real Madrid 0-1 Juventus.

As soon as I turned on the TV and my butt was still hot, Juventus opened the scoring with a goal from Slow Pig.

There were mixed emotions at that time, and the start was the same as the first round, which seemed to indicate that this was going to be an exciting game.

Juventus, who had just scored a goal, were obviously boosted in morale. In the next twenty minutes, they turned away and controlled the game, repeatedly creating murderous opportunities in front of Real Madrid's goal. Higuain got a good opportunity in the 7th minute. , and the clumsy way of handling the situation when Navas was already down, and the slow pig's missed opportunity in the 15th minute, caused Juventus to miss the opportunity to take at least a two-goal lead in the first 15 minutes.

Isco's offside goal and De Sciglio's injury seemed to remind Juventus that this game was full of misfortune.

After 20 minutes, Real Madrid took control of the rhythm in their own hands again. They took advantage of Juventus's defensive line to press hard, and the empty holes in the defense repeatedly created good opportunities to defeat fewer players. Unfortunately, Real Madrid players missed the opportunity again and again. .

(To be honest, if Isco can seize even one opportunity, then the suspense of this game will not be big. Allegri's tactics in this game were originally based on the idea of ​​​​fighting in one breath.) This The turning point of the game came in the 36th minute:

Lichtsteiner made a pass from the right, Mandzukic beat Carvajal and broke the net with a header, Real Madrid 0-2 Juventus.

This goal can be said to have completely changed the pattern of this game, boosting the morale of the Juventus players. Real Madrid fell into the same passive situation that Juventus encountered in the first round. At this moment, as long as they are not careful, they will lose another goal. The ball, turning the score into 0:3, is no longer impossible.

Juventus created murderous intent in this half and Real Madrid's defense made repeated mistakes in the absence of Ramos. Substitute Vallejo made several unforgivable low-level mistakes in a game of this intensity. Kavaha My limited ability to compete for the top when facing Mandzukic told all the fans in front of the TV:

reverse! It is possible!

Speaking confidently, after Slow Pig scored the second goal, I thought from the bottom of my heart that Juventus would score the third goal sooner or later. I don’t know where the confidence came from, but I just felt so confident.

The 15 minutes passed quickly. Real Madrid made two substitutions at the beginning of the second half. They replaced Bale and Casemiro, who were out of shape in the first half, and replaced them with Asensio and Vazquez.

Real Madrid launched a wave of attacks at the beginning of the second half. Varane's header unfortunately hit the crossbar (actually even if it missed, it would have been saved by Buffon who had already made a save).

In the end, the game returned to the same starting line: in the 59th minute, Douglas Costa made a pass from the right, causing Navas to miss the ball. Matuidi shot into the empty net, Real Madrid 0-3 Juventus. Sri Lanka.

If someone had told me the day before the game that Juventus could tie the score at 3:3 without penalty kicks or red cards in the away game, I would have definitely thought he was crazy.

But the score at this moment has to be believed.

Juventus, leading Real Madrid 0:3 in the away game!

Regardless of the outcome of this game, it will become one of the most shining games of 2018.

After 60 minutes of hard work, Juventus finally brought the game back to the same starting line. Out of caution, Allegri changed his tactics and allowed the team to shrink its defense line and focus on defense.

Real Madrid's offense in the first 60 minutes was indeed terrifying. If it weren't for the fact that most of the Real Madrid players were out of shape in this game, Juventus would have definitely conceded the goal.

The next game completely turned into a half-time offensive and defensive drill for Real Madrid. Real Madrid firmly controlled the situation of the game. The players seemed to wake up in the last 30 minutes:

We are Real Madrid! This is the Bernabeu!

How could I be 0:3 behind! ?

Real Madrid's mercury-like offense hit the old woman's aging defense again and again. These young guys showed by their actions that they wanted to end the game within 90 minutes.

Allegri's impression is that as long as it is a two-round game, no matter how badly he loses in the first round, he will get his face back in the second round.

There was nothing wrong with his tactics in the last 30 minutes of this game. In the away game, 60 minutes of hard work, 0:3, 30 minutes of slow attack, 2 substitutions reserved, and the victory or defeat was left to overtime. This These are all reasonable choices, not to mention the lessons learned from the overtime collapse against Bayern the year before. If it were me, I would make the same choice.

However, the outcome of a game depends on who fights harder and pays more. Real Madrid's attack in the last 30 minutes finally brought the effect of changing the situation in the last 2 seconds of 3 minutes of stoppage time.

In the 92nd minute and 58 seconds, Vazquez was knocked down by Benatia when he got a one-on-one goalkeeper opportunity in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty kick.

It's hard to believe, really. I would rather this penalty happened ten minutes ago, or in overtime, than accept it happening in the last 2 seconds, the last 2 seconds that are absolutely irreversible if something goes wrong.

My first reaction was: black whistle!

How could this be a penalty?

Oliver must have been paid!

No one can accept it. After 90 minutes of hard work, the score was 0:3, and we were so close to making a huge comeback and making history, there was actually a penalty kick! ?

However, according to the slow-motion replay, this is undoubtedly a foul, not only because of Benatia's large-scale movements when defending, but also because Benatia used this movement when defending Vazquez who was directly facing the goalkeeper:

In this case, there is nothing wrong with the referee awarding a penalty kick for such a big defensive move. To be honest, I was surprised by the comments of the Juventus players after the game, but in fact, a penalty kick was awarded in the last 2 seconds. The emotions of the Juventus players were out of control. They did not have the opportunity to check the replay immediately. Even if they did, it would be a waste of time. Looking at it with subjective and angry emotions, it is normal to say such things after the game under such circumstances. Players are also human beings, and no one can accept that 92 minutes of hard work were ruined in the last two seconds.

Just like Del Piero said after the game: "It's hard for me to understand Buffon's remarks to the referee after the game. I don't understand why we have to mention the first leg. This is football. No matter what the result is, what we analyzed It’s this game.”

"I think in a few days he will have a different opinion about refereeing."

This is a penalty that cannot be questioned.

This is completely a penalty kick, created by Ronaldo's never-giving spirit and his amazing jumping ability.

Please ask Benatia, where was he when Vazquez stepped forward to receive Ronaldo's header? Where are the other defenders?

Eating dust behind Vazquez, do they think the game is over? After all, it’s only 2 seconds away? A penalty kick was awarded in the last 2 seconds. Juventus' players were already out of control. Captain Buffon angrily questioned the referee, but was sent off with a direct red card.

(In fact, it is very likely that he is taking the blame for pushing the referee)

This is a red card with no less historical significance than Zidane's in 2006, because this red card is likely to end Buffon's 20-year Champions League career.

Zidane said after the game:

"Everyone has seen Buffon's red card. This red card reminds me of my red card in the World Cup final. I can only say that Buffon's red card is not worth it."

No one expected that Buffon would end his career in this way. This does not mean that football has to be about human kindness. It is just that when Real Madrid got a penalty kick in the last 2 seconds and scored, Juventus would 100% be eliminated. The penalty for the 2019-year-old goalkeeper is really unjustifiable.

Are you saying I shouldn't intercede?

Yes, you can criticize me, but I still have to say that after Buffon's dream of the last World Cup was shattered, and when his dream of the Champions League was about to collapse, Oliver deprived him of the opportunity to save the team and himself. For a 40-year-old player, it is really too cruel.

However, this is football, which can bring excitement to people who can’t sleep all night, and also bring regrets that last a lifetime.

In this game, Juventus was just a hair away from creating a miracle, but fell in the last 2 seconds.

It can be said that all Real Madrid players are out of shape, except Ronaldo, and they only relied on Ronaldo to win the Champions League quarter-finals.

At critical moments, the role of stars is huge, and this is what distinguishes them from ordinary players.

Maybe they would miss many good opportunities in the 89 minutes of the game, but they were able to end the game in the last minute.

Ordinary players need 90 minutes of hard work to win the game, but stars may only need 1 minute. Do we blame Benatia?

No, he has played for 90 minutes and he is already very tired. Even if something goes wrong in the last two seconds, he is still a respectable fighter.

Is Allegri to blame for his conservative tactics in the last 30 minutes? No, Uncle James has left no stone unturned in this game. It is not a wrong decision to drag the game into overtime. However, even Uncle James could not predict what would happen in the last two seconds.

Is it to blame Dybala, who was dyed red in the first round, resulting in Juventus playing one less player and ultimately conceding another goal?

No, he has responsibility, but not all, he is still the future of Juventus.

Is it to blame Chiellini, who made mistakes defending Ronaldo and Marcelo in the first round and conceded the ball?

No, he redeemed himself in the second round.

Is it to blame the referee for missing Casemiro's handball in the penalty area in the first round?

However, football is like this. The scale of fate will always tilt slightly to one side. Don't forget that before the end of the first half of the second round, Benatia also made a move to push down Ronaldo in the penalty area.

To blame, it’s because we don’t have a star like Ronaldo. Ronaldo won the two rounds entirely relying on his personal ability.

If Juventus’ opponent in these two games is not Real Madrid, or if Cristiano Ronaldo is absent, I can be sure that with the performance of these two rounds, Juventus will definitely advance, because without Cristiano Ronaldo, the hook in the first round will be very difficult. It might not exist. Without Ronaldo, the penalty kick created by the spirit of never giving up and the incredible bounce in the last 2 seconds of that round would not exist.

Marotta's transfer policy in the past few seasons has not been able to bring about a qualitative improvement to Juventus. The players he introduced are good-quality and cheap at best, but are leftovers from other giants at worst. If the ingredients are not good, even if they are No matter how good the chef is, no matter how good the taste is, there will eventually be a limit.

This season's Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur at home proved this from the side. Juventus's card strength is not at the top level in Europe. To be honest, we are still the Champions League champion. Not worthy.

Maybe you will say, be content, there is nothing dissatisfied with a lineup like Juventus.

I just want to say that I am really tired. Even though we performed well and reached the finals, we were still just one breath away from touching the championship trophy. The Champions League for four consecutive seasons ended with regrettable results. The players and The fans are already too tired.

Juventus lacks a star-level midfielder and frontcourt player to take command. We used to have Pirlo, but now we only have Buffon in the backcourt, and next season, Buffon will retire.

If Juventus wants to win the Champions League, it can no longer rely on this patchy transfer method. It must learn from the experience and introduce phenomenal stars.

But we will not give up and will always be with the team in difficult times to be a true fan.

Real Madrid 1:3 Juventus 3 of them shows the spirit of never giving up in any desperate situation. As long as you believe, you can do it, even if it is a miracle.

The number 1 shows the spirit of fighting until the last second, because victory will only go to the team that works hardest, and the Champions League is not just one game.

In this game, Juventus put in more effort than Real Madrid, so Real Madrid beat Juventus 1:3 and Juventus won the game. Real Madrid fought until the last second. Therefore, Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4:3. They won the total score and advanced to the next round. This is a fair result.

We will not lose heart, Juventus will learn from every defeat and will come back again next year. At the same time, I sincerely wish Real Madrid can achieve three consecutive Champions League titles this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Buffon have said a lot. Let’s talk about a character that you haven’t said much about, Vazquez. Is Buzz Lightyear great? His body is average, his technique is average, his shooting is average, and his confrontation is even more average. His talent is even more unavailable in the team. He is still a substitute at a young age, and he rarely plays the role but cannot be an organizer. He can only attack the defense line, but LV works hard. If he knows that everything is not outstanding, then give him a try. If he doesn't have a starting position, he will be a qualified substitute that everyone likes. The club will play hard for the national team and play hard for the national team. Few people can become the Cristiano Ronaldo who shines in the history of the Champions League and football. He is the proud man of 99% talent and 100% hard work. He is the king of the Champions League.

Lucas is just a rotation substitute with mediocre talent in the team. Regardless of the scorer list, assist list or even red and yellow card list in the Champions League, Lucas will not leave traces. He practices with Ronaldo and his son. He is the fourth player. A screw that won three championships in 2016 is a brick that can be moved wherever needed in this team that knows how to attack and squat. It is a small figure who built up the great cause of the dynasty.

However, he is also an idol who built himself with sweat and fought hard. Congratulations on his inclusion in the Spanish national team, which is a recognition of him and his efforts. Big people influence the process, and small people influence the results.

Real Madrid's performance this season is very poor, including losing to newly promoted Girona last night, losing to Real Betis at home, and of course drawing against weak teams like Levante, which is already 8 points behind Barcelona.

Is it because Ronaldo is in bad condition?