Chapter 151 Battle of the Galactic Fleet

Another Real Madrid left winger, Guti, wanted to use his technical advantage to control the ball and push back Sevilla's formation, especially Li Qi and Alves on the right. At worst, he could create fouls and set pieces, but he had Beckham's scimitar anyway...

This is a bit troublesome, but Li Qi is not without a solution. After all, he danced with Zidane in the World Cup final. No matter how good Guti is at controlling the ball, he is still a level behind Zidane.

Although Guti also successfully made Li Qi and Alves commit several fouls, in the 30th minute of the game, Li Qi's fake move triggered the explosive point, which lured Guti to change direction in advance...

When Guti found that Li Qi did not rush over to him immediately, his heart skipped a beat: Oh no, I fell into a trap, it was actually a defensive fake move!

Guti immediately moved his body forward, hoping to get between Li Qi and the ball. Even if he couldn't control the ball, he would have to commit a foul. Otherwise, if Li Qi took over the position and launched a counterattack, it would be troublesome. Roberto Carlos rushed forward again...

But Guti was still too slow. Li Qi had already got in position first. He started with a volley. Relying on his youth and strength, he squeezed past Guti as he was hanging over and got the ball in front of him one step ahead. Then, without giving Guti any chance to commit further fouls, he directly pushed away Guti's hands that were pulling him and sped away towards the Real Madrid penalty area...

The referee raised his hands, indicating that the attacking side had the advantage and the game continued; Li Qi's steal was very clean and wonderful, and there was no foul at all. It was just that Guti, who was kneeling on the ground, kept complaining, but the referee was not far away and could see everything clearly.

Real Madrid midfielder Emerson hurried over to defend, hoping to stick his body to Li Qi and disrupt Li Qi's breakthrough. If that didn't work, he would find a way to knock Li Qi down outside the penalty area.

But Li Qi didn't give Emerson a chance to get close to him. He took advantage of Roberto Carlos not being at left back and turned to Real Madrid's left defense area with a burst of acceleration, bypassing Emerson's defense from the outside. Emerson couldn't even reach him, so he could only chase after Li Qi who was sprinting like a rocket.

Li Qi's steal and quick acceleration were so exciting that they immediately ignited the passion of the fans. The stands were filled with crazy shouts: Vamos! Vamos! Vamos! (Quick! Quick! Quick!)...

In just a few breaths, Li Qi got to the corner of Real Madrid's penalty area. Facing Ramos' flying tackle that intercepted the ball at the same time, Li Qi triggered the breaking point and sent the ball directly to the middle of the penalty area. At the same time, he jumped up to avoid Ramos's determined foul interception, but his eyes looked at Fabiano and Kanoute who were flanking in the middle and back respectively.

However, Fabiano, who was covering the middle, failed to adjust his pace and kicked the ball in the air, without even touching the ball... Fabiano was not in good shape in this game.

This gave the new No. 1 defender of the Cosmopolitan team space to turn the tide. If Fabiano could kick the ball, they could only hope for Casillas's extreme reaction. However, Fabiano missed it, and although Kanoute was waiting to shoot at the back post, Cannavaro was in front of Kanoute.

Cannavaro risked an own goal and decisively flew to intercept the ball with a shovel! The 1-meter-tall Cannavaro still blocked the ball with his toes, but Cannavaro's flying shovel did not turn into a poke shot, but instead deflected the ball and bounced it in front of Casillas...

What a skillful and daring man! Kashen stretched his right leg to the extreme with this flying tackle, but at the same time, he relaxed his toes to the extreme at the moment of touching the ball, so as to relieve the force of Li Qi's powerful low pass, otherwise he would probably send a flying shovel shot instead of Kanoute.

Casillas, who was waiting in front of the goal, easily caught the ball that Cannavaro had shoveled in front of him, and walked forward to pull up Cannavaro and high-fived him to celebrate. This flying shovel defense was so wonderful, a combination of a big heart and top defensive skills.

Li Qi, Fabiano, Kanoute, and even Alves could not help but hold their heads in regret, with a look of disbelief on their faces; however, no one complained about the possible back pass problem of this ball. After all, Carlo Ancelotti's defense was so brilliant that it impressed everyone... and the referee did not think that this flying tackle with giving up the center of gravity was a deliberate back pass, but just a good ball to intercept the cross.

In the first half of the game, neither side created many good opportunities. Although Real Madrid had a slight advantage in ball possession, most of them were back passes from the backcourt. On the contrary, Sevilla had more shooting opportunities, but they always failed in the last pass and the last shot.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Salgado used his handball to intercept Li Qi's overhead pass and was given a yellow card warning; one minute later, Salgado pulled Adriano's jersey for a tactical foul and almost received a second yellow card.

So Capello replaced Salgado with Messia during the half-time break and moved Ramos to the right-back position to prevent Sevilla from taking advantage of the weakness on the right and launching a fierce attack in the second half.

Sure enough, during the half-time break, Juan Ramos replaced David with Navas, moved Adriano to the left back, and moved Li Qi to the left, preparing to strengthen Sevilla's attack on the left to see if they could try to get Salgado down.

Although Salgado was substituted, the new player Navas took over Li Qi's position and cooperated well with Alves on the right. In addition, Li Qi strengthened the attacking ability on the left, and Sevilla's tactics of flying on both wings took effect. After the start of the second half, Real Madrid was frequently in danger.

In the 47th minute, Adriano received a straight pass from Li Qi, went down the left side and made a cross, Fabiano knocked the ball back in the middle, and Navas, who came on as a substitute, made a sideways volley from 20 yards in the middle, and the ball just hit the left post and went wide.

In the 51st minute, Sevilla got a chance for a quick counterattack. Facing Beckham's close defense near the center circle, Li Qi half-turned and sent a straight pass at a wide angle... It was Navas again who left the crowd behind, surpassing Robert Carlos, who was known for his speed, by two body lengths, and swept across the middle after receiving the ball near the penalty area line.

Fabiano was in position this time, but unfortunately, Cannavaro interfered and his shot was intercepted by Casillas again. The ball decelerated and made an arc, but was caught by Casillas. Sevilla missed a good chance to overtake the score again.

Sevilla besieged the visiting team for 15 minutes before Real Madrid got the first shot of the second half around the 60th minute.

After Van Nistelrooy received Beckham's long pass with his back to the goal, he leaned on Escude and half-turned to make a straight pass, shaking off Navarro and getting a one-on-one chance, but the Brazilian was a little hesitant and his final shot was blocked by Palop.

Li Qi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy still had good basketball IQs. If Ronaldo had lost 10 pounds of weight, Palop would have been dribbled past him. Yes, Li Qi knew Ronaldo was not hesitating, but he wanted to pass Palop, but the fat on his waist affected the speed of the Brazilian striker; so it looked like he was hesitating, but in fact Ronaldo's body couldn't keep up with his brain...

Obviously Juan Ramos also discovered this: Damn, Real Madrid's forward line is nothing to worry about, they can't even score such opportunities. Don't be afraid of him, keep strengthening the attack, come on!

So Sevilla continued to deploy its troops and soon used up its three substitutions. In the 3rd minute, Maresca replaced Fabiano, who had missed opportunities today, and put Li Qi on the front line. Then 63 minutes later, Puerta replaced Paulson and moved Maresca into the middle. This was the first time that the Italian duo appeared together in the middle.

After the substitution, Sevilla's attack became more powerful. Kanoute was the fulcrum in the frontcourt, Li Qi controlled the ball and organized the team in the frontcourt, constantly sending straight passes, and the four midfielders of Renato, Maresca, Navas and Puerta took turns to attack Real Madrid's defense, which made Real Madrid's defense shaky for a while. They could only keep committing fouls to block Sevilla's wave after wave of shock waves; within a few minutes, Messi, Beckham and Raul all received yellow cards late.

After Maresca followed up and received Li Qi's volley at the top of the penalty area, but Casillas bravely saved the ball from going out of bounds, Capello could no longer sit still. The coach also knew that he would not be able to defend any further. Now Real Madrid's problem was not defense, but offense. Real Madrid had only a few shots in the second half, and the only threatening attack was Ronaldo's one-on-one in the 60th minute.

So in the 70th minute of the game, Capello used up his two substitutions at once, replacing Ronaldo with Robinho and Guti with Reyes. In this game, they could not compete with Sevilla for the midfield and were completely suppressed by Li Qi. They could only speed up through the midfield and rely on speed and breakthroughs in the frontcourt.

After the substitution, Real Madrid gave up the entanglement with Sevilla in the midfield and kept passing the ball from the backcourt to Van Nistelrooy. Van Nistelrooy protected the ball and handed it to Reyes and Robinho to attack Sevilla's defense area. This had some effect for a while and they got several shooting opportunities and set pieces in the frontcourt.

So Li Qi reduced his retreat range and began to work with Kanoute to press Real Madrid's long passes from the backcourt, affecting their passing accuracy and forcing Real Madrid to change their long passes into long kicks...

Soon, Real Madrid's counterattack was silenced again. The frontcourt couldn't get the ball. As long as the ball didn't fall to Van Nistelrooy's point, neither Reyes nor Robinho could get the ball.

Sevilla's fierce attack finally bore fruit in the 78th minute of the game, and they reversed the score in one fell swoop.

First, Navas broke through and won a free kick on the right side, which also resulted in a yellow card for Roberto Carlos. Then Alves took a free kick from the right and crossed it in. Escud headed the ball over Ramos at the front point. Messia at the back point didn't mark him closely, and Li Qi, who was unguarded, got a great gift and scored with a back hook from 7 yards in front of the goal!

In fact, Li Qi was not prepared enough for the ball from Escude, and Cannavaro and Kanoute in the middle also missed the ball, so Li Qi's first touch of the ball was too big and high, but fortunately he did not let the ball pass or stop the ball out of the baseline.

Then, Li Qi triggered the burst point moment. With the help of the burst point moment, Li Qi could clearly observe Casillas' defensive position and the positions of other defensive players. He could also calmly predict the trajectory of the ball's bounce and fall, and then adjust his shooting posture...

So Li Qi, who was prepared, half turned around and made a shocking overhead kick, directly pumping the ball into the upper corner of the goal near the goal post! Casillas had no way to deal with this ball.

Eva, who was watching the game on TV at home, was so excited! She was originally a fan of Sevilla, and now she was a fan of Li Qi. Eva, who was watching the game at home wearing only a white home team jersey and shorts, cheered and moaned, as if something was coming...completely covering the TV commentator's spit-like celebration:

"Alves takes this free kick close to the right sideline..."

"Alves kicked the ball into the penalty area!"

"Point forward, rub back!"

"Back point! Li Qi!"

"Barb! Ditch oooooooooooo! Ditch oooooooooo! Ditch!"

"It was amazing! Li Qi's wonderful overhead kick helped Sevilla overtake the score!"

"This is a world-class overhead kick and a goal that can compete for the best goal of the season!"

"We watched it through slow motion and found that Li Qi's first stop was not very good. After all, the ball was moving very fast and changed direction. The ball stopped behind him and bounced up..."

"But at this time, we can appreciate Li Qi's extremely fast reaction and unparalleled body coordination!"

"From rushing forward to compete for the header, to unloading the force to stop the ball, and then the half second when the ball bounced in the air, Li Qi adjusted his posture, turned around and hooked the ball; the movement was very smooth, like a roc spreading its wings, and the position of the ball was also very accurate, and the ball hit the dead corner of the net like a cannonball!"

"Even if Casillas is a god, he can't save this hook that is so close!"

"In this season's key championship battle, Li Qi first scored the equalizing goal, and then scored the go-ahead goal with such a frequent back-heel..."

"If the game ends with this score, Li Qi is definitely the best player in this game! Li Qi has made 58 passes today, 54 of which were successful. Especially in the second half, he completely controlled the midfield..."

"It seems that the players of Sevilla were also very excited. They pushed Li Qi, who was covering his ears in celebration, onto the grass and played a human pyramid to celebrate!"

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In the last ten minutes of the game, both teams had used up their substitution quotas and could only continue to fight each other with the lineups on the field. However, Real Madrid was obviously unable to compete with Sevilla's midfield, and after scoring the goal, the entire Sevilla team was extremely excited, and Maresca was even knocked unconscious by Reyes in the header.

Fortunately, there were still a few calm players in the Sevilla team, especially Li Qi who scored the go-ahead goal. He had a calm buff at the moment of explosion, which could eliminate the negative effects of overheated brain. So Li Qi switched positions with Maresca and retreated to the position of defensive midfielder, connecting with the back pass in the midfield and backcourt to slow down the rhythm of the whole team, further control the ball under their feet, lure Real Madrid to rush out, and strive to score another goal to seal the victory.

However, Capello also saw through Li Qi's idea. Real Madrid, whose morale was low and almost all the defensive players had received yellow cards, would definitely not be able to withstand Sevilla's quick counterattack. So Capello told Beckham and Emerson not to press too hard, not to rush to get the ball, to strive for a successful rate, to equalize if possible, and not to give Sevilla any room to counterattack if there was no chance...

Italy's iron-blooded coach is so rational that Li Qi is helpless.

The final score of the game was 2-1, with the home team in front and the away team behind according to international conventions. Real Madrid's 4-game winning streak was ended, while Sevilla continued to win all home games, surpassing Real Madrid and closely following the leader Barcelona.

Li Qi, who won the best player of the match, also exchanged jerseys with Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the penalty area. Li Qi originally wanted to exchange jerseys with Ronaldo, because he knew that Ronaldo would leave Real Madrid for AC Milan after the end of this season; but Ronaldo had already left the field, and Ruud van Nistelrooy took the initiative to come over and ask to exchange jerseys. Li Qi naturally accepted it with pleasure, after all, this was a famous striker of the generation!

Although they were not in the same position, Van Nistelrooy paid special attention to Li Qi's performance in this game. He really admired Li Qi's attitude towards playing football and his football IQ. Although his skills were still a bit immature, his physical fitness was truly enviable.

The reason was that two days ago, Van Nistelrooy received a call from an old Sir Alex Ferguson who called him as a friend and asked him to take advantage of the match to observe closely...