Green Journey

In the box stands, everyone seemed a little silent at this time. Even Niu Benben and Hao Xiao, the two usually most noisy guys, were much quieter now.

"Toure made such a mistake!" Zhang Lu broke the silence.

"When Ronaldo passed the ball to Carvajal just now, the other Manchester City players in the penalty area were already fully positioned."

"Kopany stuck closely to Benzema on the left side of the small penalty area, and Stones also positioned himself in time, dragging back in the middle on the right side of the two to protect the small penalty area."

"Even if Carvajal crosses the ball, Benzema has no chance to threaten the goal."

"At this time, Yaya Toure should return to the center, stand in front of Kompany and Stones, and compress Ronaldo's space to grab points."

"But at this moment, Yaya Toure made a wrong judgment and choice of defensive position, which resulted in him neither intercepting Carvajal's inverted triangle pass nor compressing Ronaldo's space to grab the point. This mistake It was too much for Toure, who has so much experience in the game."

The people nearby nodded in agreement when they heard Zhang Lu's analysis.

"A super shooter like Cristiano Ronaldo, you can't give him any space, otherwise you will lose the ball." Fan Zhiyi said.

"Too decisive. If he delays for even a second, Chu Zheng, who is chasing after him, will have the opportunity to get in and apply pressure. With Chu Zheng's defensive ability, it is possible for him to destroy the ball or directly steal it, but it is a pity that it is wrong. a little."

On the field, looking at the Real Madrid players gathered around Ronaldo and celebrating happily, everyone on the Manchester City side showed unconcealable frustration.

In the stands, Real Madrid fans cheered endlessly, while Manchester City fans were slightly silent. Many people seemed to be depressed by Real Madrid's goal.

During the opening period, they fired several threatening shots and even a penalty kick, but they were all saved by Navas.

But Real Madrid scored with the first kick, how could this not make Manchester City fans feel depressed.

They clearly had the advantage and suppressed Real Madrid at the tactical level, but it was not Manchester City who scored first.

But this is also the charm of football. Tactics and the individual performance of players are completely different things.

Not long after, Real Madrid's celebration ended, Manchester City kicked the ball out, and the game continued.

On the sidelines, Guardiola had completely calmed down at this time.

After watching for a few minutes, after it was confirmed that Real Madrid was in the lead, they still continued the strategy of Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema singled out their entire defense line. Modric took over from Casemiro to play the ball from the backcourt, and Isco dropped back significantly to support. Guardiola suppressed the idea of ​​using his backhand.

If they continue to play like this, they still have the advantage on the scene and may be able to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

In the next game, as Guardiola expected, Manchester City still firmly suppressed Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's counterattack, even if Modric can send the ball to the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo or Benzema in the frontcourt immediately, will eventually come to an abrupt end due to lack of support.

In the 25th minute of the game, Navas vigorously threw the ball to the front of the 30-meter area on his right.

As soon as Carvajal unloaded the ball, Chu Zheng started from the left rib of the center circle and rushed over.

Carvajal saw that there was no chance to play the ball, so he immediately turned and passed back to Varane on the outside of the backcourt.

At this moment, Sane also turned around and sprinted, pressing Varane who was holding the ball.

Varane turned around and took the ball to the wide area in the upper corner of the penalty area, but instead of passing it back to Navas, he suddenly turned the ball continuously and turned to the wing, and then immediately passed the ball diagonally to Casemiro in the ribs five or six meters away. .

As soon as Casemiro received the ball, Stones rushed behind him.

Under the pressure of Stones, Casemiro turned and dribbled the ball laterally towards the center.

But in a blink of an eye, Aguero leaned over from his left front, and was about to be grabbed by both sides. Casemiro was a little panicked, and in a hurry, he kicked off his left foot and passed to the left side of Real Madrid's center circle.

His original intention was to pass it to Marcelo, but in a hurry, his passing accuracy was too poor, and the landing point deviated hugely from what was expected.

In the left rib area of ​​the center circle, Sterling arrived in time to remove the ball, and then launched a charge along the ribs.

Two seconds later, Sterling, who left Marcelo behind and rushed forward, was blocked by Ramos on the outside edge of the right rib at the top of the key and entered the penalty area. With Kroos on his left, Sterling was blocked by Ramos. Trin's inner cut line is almost completely blocked.

At this moment, De Bruyne appeared on the left front side of Cross and instantly established a horizontal connection with Sterling.

Sterling passed without any hesitation.

After De Bruyne got the ball, he saw Casemiro, who was filling in for Ramos at the end of the penalty area, and he immediately distributed the ball to the left.

At this time, Chu Zheng was in front of the left free throw arc.

Seeing the ball coming, Chu Zheng did a good job of catching the ball, attracting the attention of Varane in front of him.

When Varane came to him, Chu Zheng jumped on the spot and missed the ball.

In the outside area of ​​the left rib at the top of the arc, Sane moved forward to meet the ball leaked by Chu Zheng, and directly entered the Real Madrid penalty area without any defense.

Outside the upper corner of the small penalty area on the left, Sane caught up with the ball and shot directly into the lower corner of the far side of the goal before Carvajal was in place.

In the small penalty area, Navas quickly dived for the ball, but the ball missed his fingertips.

At this moment, everyone subconsciously held their breath and watched the ball rolling towards the far goal post in the small penalty area.

One second later, the ball hit the outside of the post and rolled directly out of the bottom line.

After Sane saw it, he knelt down and buried his head in the turf.When Guardiola saw Sane missing an excellent opportunity on the sidelines, he was so angry that he turned his back.

On the bench, Foden, Fernandinho and other substitute players were so angry that they slapped their thighs.

In the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhan Jun shook his head and said: "Compared with Real Madrid, Manchester City is indeed far behind in seizing opportunities."

"This time Real Madrid's defensive position was almost on the verge of collapse. It was a very good opportunity, but Sane chose to hit the goal himself, which was a bit eager to achieve success."

"Yes……"

A few minutes later, Real Madrid counterattacked again.

In the 31st minute of the game, Manchester City launched a massive attack and continued to put pressure on Real Madrid's defense.

At the top of the arc, Stones passed straight to the left side of the top area, but Aguero failed to catch the ball due to Varane's interference, and the ball leaked from his crotch into the penalty area.

Carvajal quickly turned around and passed the ball forward.

At the top of the arc on the left rib front, Modric took the ball and realized that the moment for counterattack had arrived. He turned around and rushed directly to the ball.

Modric brought the ball to the top of Manchester City's left rib in one line, and then passed it with his right foot.

The ball bypassed Toure who was retreating along the middle from his left side, and accurately found Isco on Toure's left side.

At this time, Walker and Kompany, who were on the right side of the top of the arc and the end of the penalty area on the left side of the top of the arc, quickly considered each other and wanted to close the gap between them.

But Isco was extremely decisive. He found that he might be caught when he dribbled the ball into the penalty area. He crossed the penalty arc and raised his right foot to shoot a cold arrow.

In the small penalty area, Ederson jumped to the left, quickly fell to the ground and dived sideways, accurately deflecting the ball away from the goal frame.

Otamendi arrived in time, grabbed his right back and Benzema immediately grabbed the ball with his left foot and cleared the ball directly to the sideline.

"Bluff!!!!!!!!!" Seeing this scene, countless Real Madrid fans in the stands immediately held their heads in regret, while the Manchester City fans were frightened.

Already trailing one to zero, if Real Madrid scores another goal, the game will be difficult to play.

Soon, Real Madrid sent the throw-in, and Manchester City immediately surrounded it and started to grab it.In just over ten seconds, the ball changed hands three times on the right outside the penalty area.Relying on the connection between Cross and Modric, the ball was passed back to Carvajal on the outside of the upper corner of the penalty area.

As soon as Carvajal was about to stop the ball, he saw Sane rushing towards him with great momentum, so he immediately changed his mind and directly took the ball and made a diagonal pass to find Ronaldo in the penalty area.

At the front of the small penalty area at the back point, Ronaldo and Kompany rushed to the landing point and took off almost at the same time.

But how can Kompany beat Ronaldo?

After the two jumped up, Kompany could be said to be crushed by Ronaldo in terms of both the height of his jump and the time he stayed in the air.

However, it is useless no matter how high you jump.

Carvajal's foot was too high. Even if Ronaldo took off with the help of his sprint, he was still a short distance away from the ball flying over his head.

Finally, the ball flew out of the penalty area and bounced out of the sideline.

Walker ran out of the sideline, caught the ball thrown by the ball boy and raised it above his head.

But soon he discovered that almost all of his teammates in front of him were Real Madrid players.

After Walker made a feint throw, he suddenly threw the ball to Sterling, who was seven or eight meters away from him on the right.

Seeing the ball coming, Sterling quickly turned his back, opened his arms, and leaned his whole body on Marcelo behind him.

After removing the ball with his chest, he saw the Real Madrid players surrounding him. He padded the ball to the center before it hit the ground. As a result, Aguero, who was retreating from the center to receive the ball, sent a sharp ball.

In front of the arc in the center circle, the moment the ball hit the ground, Aguero and Casemiro also attacked with their front and rear feet.

But Aguero is faster.

In order to avoid being caught by Casemiro with the ball, Aguero directly tipped the ball back to the ribs of the backcourt.

His choice instantly gave Manchester City an opportunity to counterattack.

De Bruyne rushed along his left rib to the landing point. After taking the ball, without any hesitation, he immediately sent a through ball forward.

From the wing, Sane started to speed up, met the ball and then strode towards the Real Madrid penalty area.

A few seconds later, Sane came to the upper left corner of the penalty area and was blocked by Carvajal who was returning to defense inside.

Seeing Casemiro standing in the ribs, Sane looked towards the ribs on the other side of the penalty area.

Seeing Sterling entering from the right rib at the top of the arc, with no one around him, he took a cross pass without saying a word.

But this kind of work is really not what Sane is good at.

The passing point was deviated, on the right side of the penalty spot.

Sterling immediately ran forward laterally after judging the landing point, but at this time Ramos and Marcelo in the top area of ​​the arc were also rapidly approaching from his left and right sides.

As long as Sterling stops the ball, he will immediately fall into the attack of Ramos and Marcelo.

But Sterling didn't let the ball land.

He was the first to rush to the landing spot, then jumped forward, lightly hammered forward with his forehead, and the ball flew across to Aguero at the penalty spot.

Aguero quickly blocked Varane behind him.

Seeing Chu Zheng in place at the top of the arc, and knowing that he had no chance to turn around and hit the goal, Aguero directly knocked the ball back and set up a fort for Chu Zheng.

When Varane saw this scene, he immediately stepped forward resolutely, trying to compress the space in front of Chu Zheng and block or interfere with Chu Zheng's long-range shot.

But before he could run past Aguero, the roar of heavy artillery sounded.

Varane subconsciously turned his back to block Chu Zheng's only shooting line.

The next second, Varane felt a white shadow flash in front of his eyes, and then his clamped left upper arm seemed to have been slashed hard by something, causing burning pain.

"Shoot!!!!!!!!!"

"shoot!!!!!!!!!!"

"..."

For a moment, the commentators from various countries in the commentary stand were shocked by Chu Zheng's choice, and they all shouted loudly.

In front of the goal line, the moment Chu Zheng shot, Navas made a judgment and flew to the right.

He was absolutely sure that he could catch this ball, and he kept this only shot route in mind.

However, when he made the save, Navas saw the ball in his sight change after hitting Varane, and it flew towards the position where he left.

At this time, Navas could no longer bring his center of gravity back and could only watch the ball go from his left side and into the middle of the goal.

Watching the ball fly into the Real Madrid fans, Chu Zheng instantly felt that his whole body was wrapped in a wave of ecstasy. Excited, Chu Zheng jumped up on the spot and punched hard, roaring again and again.

After landing, Chu Zheng still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, so he turned around and rushed.

"Oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"The ball went in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"..."

In an instant, all the commentators in the stands were wide-eyed by this sudden goal and suddenly shouted.

On the sidelines, Guardiola's goal was born. He raised his arms for the first time. Behind him, Fernandinho and Arteta on the Manchester City bench and coaching bench also rushed out for the first time.

"In the 32nd minute of the game, Manchester City equalized the score."

"This is also Chu Zheng's 14th Champions League goal this season."

"After winning the Premier League Golden Boot, Chu Zheng launched another attack on the Champions League Golden Boot. This time his opponent is not Kane, Ibrahimovic, nor teammate Aguero, but the two best on the planet. One of the players, Cristiano Ronaldo." He Wei spoke faster and faster, and his excitement was indescribable.

In the Real Madrid penalty area, Varane had a bitter smile on his face. He never expected that his block would have such disastrous consequences.

Next to him, Ramos spat and shook his head repeatedly. When a defender encounters such a ball, he can only consider himself unlucky.

In the box stands, the previously heavy atmosphere suddenly changed with the birth of this goal, and became extremely relaxed and happy. Everyone, Hao Xiao and others, were filled with smiles at this time.

Not long after, at the urging of the referee, the game restarted.

The next game continued to maintain a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition.

After Real Madrid fully adapted to Manchester City's game rhythm, the number of their counterattacks and attacks began to increase under the organization of Modric and the rotation of Kroos.

In the remaining 10 minutes, the situation on the court between Manchester City and Real Madrid became evenly matched little by little.

But until referee Bruchy blew his whistle in the first half, neither side scored again.