Chapter 582 Top Killer Cristiano Ronaldo
Casemiro's goal made the situation of the game confusing again. Originally, after Manchester City took the lead, they had already begun to try to control the rhythm of the game, using their best ball control tactics to consume Real Madrid's energy and energy bit by bit. Competing time.
But Casemiro's goal disrupted everything. The scores of both sides returned to the same starting line, and Manchester City could no longer continue to implement the original plan.
Moreover, Real Madrid's morale was completely boosted by Casemiro's goal. They found that it didn't seem that difficult to penetrate Manchester City's defense.
Manchester City's defense is indeed very strong, but Casemiro's unexpected goal just now proved that as long as the opportunity is seized well, goals can still be scored.
As for how to create opportunities and seize them, it depends on the on-the-spot performance of this group of stars in the Real Madrid team.
After successfully succeeding once, Modric consciously distributed more ball rights to the left side.
Benzema had just instigated a goal and was in an exciting stage at this time. After receiving Modric's pass, he was particularly active and frequently tried to use his personal strength to create opportunities on the wing.
He was originally frustrated by the pairing of Virgil van Dijk and Stones, but when he came to the wing, he suddenly felt like the sea is wide and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.
Compared with the defensive density in the middle, the defensive intensity on the wings is much weaker. As long as he does not force his way into crowded areas, he will be in a one-on-one advantageous position most of the time.
Benzema has good skills with his feet and has the body of a center, which gives him an advantage in physical confrontation.
And unlike ordinary wing players, Benzema is not the kind of full-back who dribbles the ball and makes passes, but a player who likes to move around the edge of the penalty area. He is active in the rib position and is very close to outflanking his teammates in the penalty area. The passing point poses a much greater threat to Manchester City's goal than the average wide player.
In these ten minutes, Benzema succeeded three times and failed twice in several attempts on the wing.
Three successful attempts resulted in a goal and a shot, as well as a cross that was cleared by the opponent's defender.
Among them, if Manchester City's goalkeeper hadn't concentrated and saved Ronaldo's volley, Real Madrid might have achieved a lead in the score.
During this period, Real Madrid's offensive momentum was very fierce. Under the continuous delivery of shells by the midfield trio, their attacks were wave after wave, gradually forming a siege on Manchester City's goal.
For a moment, there was a tremor in front of Manchester City's goal, and the overall formation was pushed very far back. Even if the defense was successful and the ball was cleared, since there were basically Real Madrid players outside, the ball would soon return to Real Madrid's feet, and then The siege on Manchester City continues.
The Real Madrid fans in the stands were excited to see it. They just want to play like this. This is the true strength of Real Madrid.
What kind of bullshit European champion can only kneel in front of us, Real Madrid!
Thanks to the strong support provided by his teammates, Ronaldo had many shooting opportunities during this period.
But Ronaldo's luck didn't seem to be very good. His several shots were either saved by the goalkeeper, or he pursued the angle too much and missed the goal post.
But Ronaldo had a feeling that he was very close to scoring the second goal.
Sometimes players' instincts are spot on.
In the 69th minute, Manchester City was eager to push the front line after making a clearance, but Gundogan was suddenly attacked by Modric while taking the ball to observe.
Modric did not grab the ball immediately, but forced Gundogan to pass it back.
When Gundogan passed the ball back, a white figure rushed over and snatched the ball away before the Manchester City players - Gareth Bale!
After Manchester City lost the ball, they immediately organized a counterattack. Bell's dribbling route was almost completely cut off. However, after Modric forced Gundogan, he did not return to the center. Instead, he moved to the side like a wide player. wing.
Bell only felt a white figure flash past him, and without much thought, he passed the ball directly.
After receiving the ball, Modric did not stop the ball and did not adjust. He only had time to glance at the penalty area and passed the ball before being squeezed by Manchester City players.
Modric's pass was placed in a very tricky position, right between the Manchester City goalkeeper and three defensive players in the penalty area.
The four Manchester City players closest to the ball were unable to clear the ball immediately. Instead, a man who came along the ribs and relied on his clever movement and keen sense of smell kicked the ball the moment it hit the ground. Pad shot and sent the ball into the net.
The person who scored the goal was Real Madrid's No. 7 player - Cristiano Ronaldo!
This goal seemed ordinary, as if he only needed to stretch his foot and lightly touch it to score.
However, it is actually very difficult to score this goal, because it requires players to have excellent shooting skills, top-notch sense of smell, excellent movement without the ball, and accurate prediction of where the football will land.
Forwards who can put these skills together can be counted in the entire football world with one slap!
Perhaps in terms of visual impact, this goal is not as good as the goals of Lin Quan and Messi who passed five levels and defeated six generals alone.
But anyone who knows football can see Ronaldo's skill from this goal.
He is called a superstar and he obviously has real talent!
After scoring the goal, Ronaldo seemed particularly excited. He had a feeling that this goal might seal the victory and help the team win a Champions League trophy!
On the sidelines, Real Madrid head coach Zidane was calm with his hands in his pockets one second, looking calm and calm. The next second he saw Ronaldo's goal, he clenched his fists excitedly and bent his legs. , let out a huge roar!
At this moment, he threw away all his demeanor and expert demeanor!
Damn your demeanor, damn your outside opinions, I don’t care anymore, my team is going to win the championship!
Everyone at Real Madrid knew how significant this goal was, so when Ronaldo ran to the sidelines to celebrate, the players on the bench and even some club staff rushed over and celebrated crazily.
The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff seemed to be dominated by Real Madrid fans at this moment.
Although there were fewer people than their opponents, the momentum they made and the noise they created far exceeded their opponents.
At this moment, almost all Real Madrid fans, whether on site or in front of the TV, were cheering and celebrating.
Will Real Madrid finally get the tenth Champions League trophy for a single club in the history of the Champions League?
They have been waiting for this moment for fifteen years!
After winning the ninth Champions League trophy in team history in the 2001-2002 season, countless Real Madrid fans are looking forward to winning the tenth Big Ears Cup as soon as possible.
But even though Real Madrid recruited a number of top stars and built an extremely luxurious Galaxy Battleship, it still failed to achieve its goals. It even fell into a trough after the end of the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship. It was unable to make breakthroughs in the Champions League all year round, and even fell into decline for a time. It has reached the point where he is the 16th player in the Champions League.
Over the years, Real Madrid has spent a lot of money in the transfer market. Big-name stars have arrived one after another, and the head coaches have changed one after another.
But the team always lost in the Champions League. First they met Barcelona at their peak, and finally defeated Barcelona, and then Manchester City rose again.
Real Madrid is still a little short of the tenth championship in team history.
This has left countless fans looking forward to seeing what they want, wondering when they will be able to achieve what they want.
And at this moment, they saw hope!
The dawn of victory is just around the corner, and countless Real Madrid fans seem to have seen the Big Ears Cup waving to them!
"Damn it!"
Guardiola saw his opponent score again and kicked the mineral water bottle in front of him angrily.
The fourth official glanced at him and saw the unlucky look on his face, so he ignored him.
Guardiola was angry, not at the players, although the players on the pitch did bear unshirkable responsibility for this loss.
But more responsibility actually still lies with him.
As early as when Bell frequently attacked Manchester City's left wing, he was thinking about making a substitution.
At that time, Guardiola planned to replace Fernandinho and Gundogan to strengthen the defense.
Gundogan is actually doing quite well, but after all, he is not a full-time defensive midfielder, so we can't ask too much of him.
But Fernandinho is different. If he plays, Manchester City's double midfielders are sweeping midfielders, which can effectively limit the performance of the opponent's midfielder.
But as a result, almost all of the team's offensive organizing tasks will fall on Lin Quan and David Silva.
Kanter and Fernandini's offensive abilities are weak, and they have to devote most of their energy to defense. They cannot be expected to make any outstanding contributions when attacking.
Therefore, such a substitution looks risky.
This is the main reason for Guardiola's hesitation!
But just because of such a hesitation, Tsai lost two goals in a row within ten minutes, completely reversing the situation of the game.
Manchester City went from being the leader to being the laggard.
Now they not only have great defensive pressure, but also greater offensive pressure.
Real Madrid can then continue to attack Manchester City with the momentum of scoring consecutive goals.
You can also start to control the rhythm of the game, solidify your defense, and consume time like Manchester City did before.
The initiative of the game has been completely reversed after Ronaldo scored his second goal.
Guardiola is not an indecisive person. Now that he has realized that there are problems with the team's defense, he no longer hesitates.
He quickly made the decision to make substitutions, and he made two substitutions at once!
Fernandini comes on and Gundogan comes off.
Sane comes on, Aguero comes off.
If the first substitution was a matchup substitution and it was understandable, then the second substitution was a bit confusing.
Sane is a winger. If he replaces Aguero, who will be the forward for Manchester City?
The answer is Mbappe!
What surprised the fans even more was that Guardiola did not ask Fernandinho to play as a midfielder, but as a full-back, which turned Manchester City's formation into a very weird 5131.
The fans said they couldn't understand, what kind of formation is this?
Never seen it before!
Let alone ordinary fans, even Manchester City fans have never seen it.
Three centre-backs?
It doesn’t look like it!
Manchester City has only two centre-backs, one midfielder and two full-backs in this defense.
Can this be played with a back three?
And isn't Sane's position wrong? According to this formation, he should be playing as a left midfielder, but why is his position more like a left winger?
But what's even more strange is Mbappe. If an 18-year-old player who is used to playing as a winger is asked to play forward, can he play?
I can’t understand it, I really can’t understand it!
Fans have begun to wonder if Guardiola's habitual habitual troubles have occurred again, and not only has he committed it, but he has also made a big mistake for everyone.
Zidane frowned involuntarily after seeing his opponent change formation.
Why can't you understand the other party's intentions?
Fernandinho is such a good defensive midfielder. Instead of being placed in the position of midfielder, he is placed in the position of full-back. Isn't this a waste of resources?
Although David Silva does have good organizational skills, it is not impossible to move him into the midfielder position, but the pressure in this position is much greater than that of the winger. David Silva Can you bear it?
As for whether Mbappe can play as a forward, Zidane does not know this, but judging from the impact Mbappe has shown before, his threat cannot be underestimated.
In the stands, Deschamps, the coach of the French national team, couldn't help but sit up straight after seeing Guardiola's change of formation.
He is full of interest in Guardiola's tactics, but he is more interested in Mbappe's performance at the forward position.
He has no doubts about Guardiola's judgment. Since Guardiola did this, he has his reasons.
Therefore, he is looking forward to seeing Mbappe bring him more surprises at the forward position.
In the box of the stadium, after the team took the lead, Florentino also relaxed.
Like Deschamps, he paid close attention to Mbappe's performance with an appreciative attitude.
Among the 11 Manchester City players on the field, there are three that he is most interested in.
The first one is of course Lin Quan, the second is Mbappe, and the third is Kante.
The difficulty of poaching Linquan is too great, and Real Madrid has basically given up hope.
Although Kanter is good, Casemiro's performance is not bad, so Real Madrid is not very anxious for the time being.
But Mbappe, for Real Madrid, this is someone they are very anxious to buy.
As Bell gets older and suffers more injuries, and Ronaldo gradually shifts from winger to center, Real Madrid has almost no genuine wingers.
A young, talented, fast and impactful winger like Mbappe is simply tailor-made for Real Madrid!
Florentino is looking forward to seeing Mbappe show more of his abilities. Of course, he hopes that Real Madrid will win in the end.
In this way, amid doubts, curiosity and even expectations from all parties, the game started again.
The effect of Manchester City's formation changes will ultimately have to be tested in the game!
When the game restarted, the Real Madrid players quickly felt that their opponent was different.
Although they only changed two people, it was like changing a team, giving them a strange feeling. (End of chapter)
