Chapter 474 The fatal arc over the Millennium Stadium!
With the first goal of the Champions League final, the balance on the field was broken and the situation changed accordingly.
The unfavored Red Devils Manchester United became the leader, while Real Madrid, who was widely optimistic, became the laggard.
A football match is a ninety-minute game of intense physical and mental confrontation all the time!
How should we play in a draw, how should we play if we are ahead, and how should we play if we are lagging behind.
There are plans!
There are even some head coaches who will be meticulous about making substitutions in the first few minutes of the game and who to replace!
Although the goal was conceded first, it did surprise Zidane and Real Madrid.
However, this was not beyond their expectations.
After all, Manchester United, which can defeat the Ligue 1 champion (Monaco), the Premier League champion (Leicester City), the Serie A champion (Juventus), and reach the final all the way, cannot be a fuel-saving lamp.
They have also made plans and preparations in case they lose the ball first.
So, what Real Madrid has to do next is to proceed as planned!
As a result, after the kick-off, Real Madrid, who had possession of the ball, immediately organized wave after wave of fierce attacks.
In just ten minutes, Real Madrid completely suppressed Manchester United in the half and completed five shots!
Although three of the shots were long-range shots that did not hit the goal range.
However, the remaining two shots tested De Gea.
Had it not been for Modric's long-range shot from a slightly more positive angle and Ronaldo's flick of the head, they might have quickly equalized after the goal.
Facing the sudden force of the Galacticos, the Red Devils just followed the coach's pre-match arrangements and built an iron wall in their own half.
However, under Real Madrid's continued offensive pressure, how long Manchester United can persist is the key!
In the deafening cheers of tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans, Real Madrid became more and more powerful, and for a while, the Manchester United generals were breathless.
When the first half of the game entered stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled through on the left and was violated by Herrera, thus winning the team a chance to set the ball on the left side of the frontcourt.
It is worth mentioning that over the years, Real Madrid has changed coaches one after another and tactics, but has never actually given up the "good tradition" of advocating crosses
This is also a reasonable positional warfare plan with rich frontcourt configuration.
After all, the two most effective methods in positional warfare are unreasonable long-range shots, and the other is to use crosses for high-altitude bombing!
Real Madrid’s cross-goal efficiency this season is even higher than in the past two seasons.
The reason for this is simple. Under Zidane's training this season, Bell has reduced the frequency of holding the ball and increased the number of times he enters the penalty area to grab points.
This also gives the team a more reliable offensive point in addition to Ronaldo in the passing tactics.
Even though Bell is sitting on the bench at this moment, there are as many as five Real Madrid players entering the Manchester United penalty area, ready to grab points!
Isco, Benzema, Ramos, Varane, and the most threatening La Liga ace Ronaldo!
Facing Real Madrid's set-piece attack, Ling Feng also returned to the penalty area and took the initiative to mark Ramos.
The reason why Ling Feng, an offensive player, is assigned to mark the Real Madrid captain, without him, is because there are too many header experts in the opponent's formation.
I took a look at Ibrahimovic, who was marking Varane, the highest altitude of Real Madrid. Ling Feng felt a strong push on his chest, and Ramos' provocative words rang in his ears:
"Hey, little bastard!"
For "Wai Ye" Ramos and Ling Feng have their own opinions.
Ramos is the teammate that every player wants, and he is also the opponent that forwards least want to face!
And since before the game, the defender who the world's number one central defender and forward least wants to encounter has been eyeing him.
It wasn’t just the harsh words before the game, saying that he would freeze himself.
During the game, Ramos also repeatedly called on his teammates to violate and foul him.
Especially because he failed to knock Ling Feng down with his flying tackle just now, thus leading to the first goal conceded, Ramos felt even more angry and anxious, and wanted to give the Red Devils No. 7 some color. have a look.
So, this time when he came to the penalty area and saw Ling Feng coming to defend him, he directly started using his usual verbal provocation skills.
However, he thought that the fragrance from his mouth would immediately arouse Ling Feng's anger, and even make him become hot-headed and take action directly.
But Lingfeng's answer caught him off guard:
"Sergio, you don't have to speak English to me, I can understand Spanish."< br>
"By the way, your English accent is pretty good. You must have practiced it for a while beforehand, right?"
Ling Feng's very fluent Spanish made Ramos stunned at first.
Well, why doesn't this kid play by the rules?
Under normal circumstances, if you scold your opponent, your opponent will either remain silent or retaliate directly.
But this English boy actually refused to accept the call and found another way to start a fight with himself, as if he was having fun with an old friend!
What made him feel like he was punched in the cotton the most was that Ling Feng guessed it right.
The insulting term "little bastard" was something he learned from Ronaldo before the game.
The purpose is to anger Ling Feng during the match!
Unfortunately, this trick is useless.
What Ramos didn't expect even more was that as the players from both sides pushed each other and got stuck in the penalty area, he couldn't push Ling Feng!
Even if I try to use my body to block my position, I can't push away this English boy who doesn't look strong!
Holy shit!
Is this guy so hard-bodied?
What did he eat every day?
Why doesn’t it look strong at all, but it looks like a buffalo!
While feeling surprised, Ramos could only continue to hold back his energy and engage in physical confrontation with Ling Feng.
Ling Feng was not polite either. He stuck closely to Ramos and secretly held the hem of his jersey with his hand to prevent him from easily heading the ball.
He also said "concern":
"Sergio, did you not eat at night?"
"Try harder!"
"Aren't you going to freeze me? I'm right here, come on!"
Just when Ramos was about to reply, the referee finally blew the whistle.
The next second, Cross's curve ball drew a wonderful arc in mid-air, passed the crowded front point, and flew straight to the back point!
Under the watchful eyes of 82,000 fans at the Millennium Stadium, Real Madrid's No. 7 overcame Bailly, who was defending him, for the third time in this game. He used his terrifying jumping and ability to stay in the air to win first place. Click, complete the head-tossing attack!
De Gea was ready to block the near corner even if he moved to the back post in advance.
But this powerful header came so fast that as soon as he raised his hands, he felt the ball fly past his head and hit the net behind him. Among!
The next second, the pure white in the stands turned into a sea of joy!
"Goal!!!"
"Ronaldo scored! Equalize the score!"
"This is the 11th goal he has scored in the Champions League this season and the first goal he has scored in his career. The 105th Champions League goal! ”
“The well-deserved king of the Champions League!”
With this lion’s head, Ronaldo equalized the score and became the top scorer in the Champions League. Tied with Ling Feng on the list! Moreover, he also surpassed Raul, Eto'o, and Messi, becoming the first player in football to score in three Champions League finals!
The first player in the Champions League, so terrifying!
“siuuuuuuu~~~”
As Rogo rushed to the corner flag area to make his signature celebration, this Champions League final showdown was once again The balance of power has been restored!
Not only that, after equalizing the score, Real Madrid became even more fierce,
However, as the formation presses forward, more space inevitably appears behind them, which also gives Manchester United the opportunity to counterattack quickly.
In the last minute of stoppage time, Manchester United completed a steal in the backcourt, and the ball possession and offense and defense were switched!
Ling Feng received Bailey's through pass from the right and immediately took the ball forward.
However, after passing the top of the center circle, Modric directly hugged his waist with both hands and forcibly stopped the "Big Premier League Run" that was about to start.
The price for Magic Flute's doing this was to receive the first yellow card of the game.
However, Modric patted Ling Feng on the shoulder in a very friendly manner, saying that he had no ill intentions.
Since this set piece is about forty meters away, which is a bit too far, if you shoot directly, you must pursue the ultimate power in order to have enough ball speed to threaten Navas.
But the greater the power, the harder it is to grasp accuracy.
However, for the sake of ball speed, Ling Feng still chose to work hard to achieve miracles!
There was only a crisp sound of "bang". After a five-meter run-up, the Red Devils No. 7 hit the middle and lower part of the ball hard with the instep of his instep.
The next second, the ball turned into an afterimage and soared into the sky!
It seemed that the ball was about to fly up to the second-floor stands, but when it flew over the Real Madrid penalty area, it suddenly fell rapidly!
This startled Navas, who jumped up quickly and reached out to block it.
Fortunately, the distance and time left for the ball to fall were too short, so that the ball did not hit the goal range in the end, but flew out from above the goal crossbar and hit the stands behind with a "bang" sound. on the fence, startling the Real Madrid fans in the stands.
And such a close shot also made the Red Devils and fans feel regretful.
Just as Ling Feng's powerful free kick was slightly over the crossbar, referee Brich also blew the whistle to end the first half.
And this whistle also made Mourinho and the Manchester United generals on the sidelines feel helpless.
Had the whistle been blown earlier, they would have been able to maintain their one-goal lead in the first half until the break.
This will only be more beneficial to their game in the second half.
Unfortunately, the game did not go as they expected.
However, Ronaldo's goal once again reminded the Manchester United generals of a very cruel fact:
What they faced was not an ordinary team, but the most successful team in the Champions League. Real Madrid, the "Galactic Battleship" with many superstars!
. . .
During the short halftime break, both sides did not choose to make substitution adjustments.
Obviously, both parties believe that they are currently
In the second half, the side changed sides and Real Madrid took the initiative to unlock the diamond-shaped midfield birdcage against Ling Feng
After all, the first half of the game had proved that this move could not trap Ling Feng at all.
Since Ling Feng cannot be restricted, then use the offensive to suppress Manchester United!
As Real Madrid's offense began to become more aggressive, the two full-backs also frequently provided assists, leaving only two central defenders, Varane and Ramos.
Facing an attack and a defense from both sides, the direction of the game has become whether Real Madrid will be the first to break through Manchester United's "bus", or will Manchester United's counterattack be the first to pierce Real Madrid's heart?
And the answer will be revealed soon!
In the 53rd minute of the game, Real Madrid continued to attack. Benzema received the ball in the middle and knocked the ball back to Ronaldo on the left rib.
The latter directly swung his legs to shoot from a long distance, but Bailly flew to block the hole of the gun.
The ball bounced out and landed at the front of the penalty area.
Kante, who was nearby, turned on the motor mode, accelerated his short legs, and poked the ball away before Isco's second follow-up shot.
The ball flew forward, just towards Ling Feng who was retreating.
Faced with the incoming ball, the Red Devils directly performed a wave that amazed the fans of both sides
I saw him first stop the ball with his chest, and then as if there were eyes behind his back. , raised his leg and hooked, then used a very cool back-to-back pick to pass the pounced Modric.
Then, after turning around gracefully, he removed the instep of his right foot and stopped the ball firmly in front of him.
The next second, Ling Feng swung his right leg without hesitation and hit the middle and lower part of the ball with his instep!
This choice also surprised the Real Madrid generals and Zidane on the sidelines.
What? !
It’s not pushing forward with the ball, but passing the ball? !
This season, due to the great increase in scoring efficiency, whether in the league or the Champions League, Ling Feng has contributed so many wonderful goals that the world even seems to have forgotten the strongest weapon of the Red Devils No. 7 .
Yes, his strongest weapon is not making soup on the wing or breaking through with the ball in the middle, but a fatal pass!
And this art-like long pass at an angle of 45 degrees directly drew a wonderful arc spanning 60 meters above the Millennium Stadium, and then flew accurately from the right side of Manchester United's backcourt to the goal. No man's land on the left side of the frontcourt!
And a red figure sprinted towards the ball at an extremely fast speed!
It is Marcus Rashford who wears the No. 19 jersey and is known as the "Wonder Boy"!
At this moment, due to the fact that he had just stepped in to participate in the attack, Real Madrid right back Carvajal was still near the midline and was unable to catch up with Rashford, who had already started to speed up.
The problem is that he never expected that Ling Feng could actually capture the only gap in Real Madrid's formation in a very short time when he turned around!
In this game, the young Rashford basically had no chance in front of the veteran Carvajal.
So far in the game, in fifty minutes, he has only touched the ball thirteen times.
Not even one successful pass!
It is precisely because there is no threat on his side that Carvajal dares to boldly provide assists.
Unexpectedly, Ling Feng gave the perfect opportunity to counterattack to Rashford, who had performed very poorly so far!
Looking at Rashford's running figure, Ling Feng's eyes were bright, and his heart couldn't help but ripples:
Marcus, it's up to you!
However, perhaps because he lost all confidence after being defended by Carvajal, when Rashford reached the front of the penalty area, facing Varane's defense, he did not choose to cut in and shoot laterally. It is to choose to buckle your right foot forward and directly press the bottom.
Then just before the ball is about to leave the baseline, use your left foot to complete an inverted triangle!
“Inverted triangle!”
"Who can grab this point?!"
The answer to the question is not Ibrahimovic who is tightly entangled by Ramos, but Rooney who gets in behind!
The captain of the Red Devils came out from the side and completed a push before Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro stretched his legs to clear the ball!
The next second, the ball clung to the turf, flew past Navas' feet, and then got into the goal!
(End of this chapter)