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The piercing whistle suddenly rang throughout the stadium along with fierce cheers.

In the 2013/2014 Champions League quarter-finals, the match between Real Madrid and Arsenal officially kicked off.

"The game begins! The game begins! Real Madrid took the lead in the first half. After the kick-off, Real Madrid still wanted to attack from the left wing, so they kept leaning to the left, but..."

In the court, Cross took the ball to the left, but when he looked up at Suker's position, there was a tight defense next to him.

This made it less easy for Suker to catch the ball. For this reason, Cross did not pass the ball blindly, but moved to the right.

After waiting for a while, there was an opportunity to use scheduling to pass the ball to Suker.

But Arsenal's left and right movement was also very fast, giving Real Madrid no chance to easily pass the ball to Suker.

Suk also noticed this scene. He waved his hand towards Cross and immediately took the initiative to pull him towards the side.

Since Arsenal wanted to have a personal confrontation with him so much, he moved to the edge to see if they dared to catch up.

Sure enough, after Sukra reached the wing, Arsenal did not dare to chase him.

no way!

Although Suker also poses a great threat on the wing, chasing after him rashly will only derail the defensive distance and eventually cause the entire defense to suffer.

Sania kept turning his head to observe Suk's position. He was very afraid of Suk. Even though he was at a certain distance from him, he still did not dare to relax.

As a full-back, Sagna has excellent positioning ability.

However, the flexibility is poor and the ability to handle emergencies is insufficient.

If he is not given enough preparation time, he is likely to become a breakthrough.

What's more, a player like Su Ke with extremely outstanding foot skills is a nightmare for slow-turning defenders.

There are too many players who have been beaten by Suker just because they turned slowly.

Therefore, Sania did not dare to relax in the slightest.

The game is still going on, and Wenger's expression on the sidelines is very dull.

In the stadium, Real Madrid controlled the ball, which should have been a very bad start for the passing players.

But Wenger's expression showed no emotion at all.

In fact, Arsenal is different from Barcelona.

Barcelona is a passing team, but Arsenal is a 'passing and cutting' team.

Compared with Barcelona's playing style that uses the width of the left and right fields, Arsenal's passing flow is to constantly use one touch of the ball and interspersed movements to advance forward.

And this kind of advancement also applies to counterattacks. Without these abilities, they would not be able to gain a foothold in the Premier League.

Wenger was waiting for Arsenal to seize the moment to counterattack, but Real Madrid was indeed very patient and had no intention of approaching fiercely.

"I don't want Real Madrid to play!" Wenger said.

Patrice on the side also nodded: "The offensive rhythm is a bit delayed. What are they thinking?"

Wenger shifted his gaze to the right, and he found that the full-backs Arbeloa and Marcelo on both sides were quietly moving forward.

"A five-way attack?"

Wenger knows that Real Madrid is very good at playing a five-way attack, making full use of the gaps in the field to further disperse the defense with rib penetration and wide sides.

However, Arsenal has already responded to this.

In fact, this kind of offense is no longer as rare as it used to be, and it's enough to make people dizzy.

Today's football already has a good way to respond to this.

Sure enough, Arsenal also quickly changed their position. The entire defense line was in an oval position. Once Real Madrid moved forward, they could outflank them from both sides.

But the problem is that Su Ke's movement is very strange.

According to the running route of the five-way attack, Su Ke is either in the left rib area or enters the penalty area.

But he did run sideways, not very fast, and turned his head to observe from time to time, stopping and walking without any sense of urgency at all.

Just when everyone focused on Suker, Cross suddenly pushed the ball forward.

The direction of his pass happened to be where Suker was.

What is this for?

The Arsenal players didn't know why, but Arteta still kicked over, and Mertesacker also moved forward a little bit, just in case.

"leak!"

Cross shouted suddenly.

Su Ke raised his right foot slightly and missed the ball.

In fact, Cross's pass made Su Ke feel uncomfortable.

If it is passed to himself, it does not require such a big force. Although he can still stop it steadily, the connection of subsequent actions will become very difficult.

Kroos shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake in passing the ball. The only explanation is that this was not a ball passed to him!

There was an idea in his mind, so when Cross shouted, Suk reacted immediately.

Su Ke pretended to catch the ball, and the moment the ball approached, he suddenly raised his leg and missed the ball.

When the ball passed over Suker, it was like a sharp sword, suddenly tearing apart Arsenal's defense.

"Oops!"

Only then did Arteta react. When he turned to look, the ball had rolled to an extremely dangerous area, where Benzema had completed his lateral movement and appeared at the ball's landing point.

The ball spun a bit and slowed down slightly after hitting the ground.

Therefore, Benzema didn't need to stop the ball at all. Instead, he ran a small arc. After he adjusted himself completely, he swung his left foot and shot.

The entire Bernabeu Stadium suddenly became quiet.

Faced with this sudden change, Arsenal obviously didn't react. Kroos's pass and Suker's missed ball completely confused the Arsenal players.

The Arsenal goalkeeper rushed over, but Benzema's shooting angle was very tricky this time, aiming at the left near post. No matter how he flew, he was out of reach.

Swish!

The ball went into the net. After a moment of silence, the cheers of Real Madrid fans suddenly ignited the whole stadium like a flame.

Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

"Goal!!!"

Gonzalez shouted subconsciously, and when the referee pointed to the center circle, he shouted in a more affirmative tone; "Goal!! Goal!!"

"Real Madrid scored a goal in 4 minutes of the game. This pass is so imaginative. This should be an attack led by Kroos. Kroos not only saw Suker, but also saw Benzema in the blind spot behind Suker. This is an imaginative through ball! This is simply amazing!"

Gonzalez laughed; "That's right! This is the performance that Kroos should have. He has gradually begun to show his creative passing. Perhaps Real Madrid should thank Bayern Munich. Kroos has gradually shown the performance that a top midfielder should have!"

This sudden attack was completely led by Kroos, and Suker was a temporary reaction.

Kroos and Benzema should have communicated well in advance, so this attack was so smooth.

Even Wenger was surprised.

The German, who has always been known for his rigidity and dullness, was really amazed by the imagination of this pass.

Even a player like Ozil can't play such a through ball.

But soon, Wenger's mood became bad.

Losing the ball only 4 minutes after the start was definitely the worst start.

The most important thing is that this was not Suker's goal.

If it was Suker who scored, Wenger could still respond to the next step.

But in the current situation, Arsenal should not only pay attention to Suker, but also be wary of Benzema and even Bale, these offensive points.

The defensive energy is dispersed, and they will only become more and more passive!

"This is terrible!" Wenger squeezed his nose bridge, and his eyebrows were deeply marked.

In the stadium, the expressions of Arsenal players were uglier than each other.

They thought about the process of many games, but they didn't think of this.

They lost the ball before Suker hadn't exerted his strength.

Such a big bomb is difficult to deal with. In the current situation, they can only attack.

The players of Real Madrid ended their celebration. This goal was a bit unexpected.

Kroos also admitted that there was a bit of luck involved this time. He also tried to pass the ball this way, but he didn't expect it to work.

However, Kroos was still very happy.

Since taking over Kaka's class and leading the midfield rhythm, he feels that he is playing better and better, and he is more and more daring to pass the ball.

Especially this kind of ball, which is a great boost to confidence.

Teammates will also trust themselves more!

"What a great pass!"

Benzema praised continuously, the pass was so comfortable.

Especially after landing, there is a swivel that can slow down the ball. Benzema can easily catch up with the ball and complete the final shot.

"Of course, Suker played the role of bait, which is the most critical." Benzema did not forget to give Suker a thumbs up.

This made Suker roll his eyes.

"Don't praise me, this goal was created by you, it has nothing to do with me."

Although Suker played the role of bait, he just raised his legs and did almost nothing.

The first credit belongs to Kroos!

Benzema scored a goal, which was also crucial.

Anyway, the appearance of this goal made Real Madrid more relaxed as a whole.

The players of both sides have come to their respective half.

Arsenal is ready to kick off.

They are anxious and eager to equalize the score.

"The game started again. After losing the ball, Arsenal was extremely eager. They became more active on the offensive end and the overall running was also very hard."

In the stadium, Arsenal players ran all over the field, and kept passing the ball while running.

Like Barcelona, ​​Arsenal is very particular about the players' ability to pass the ball with one foot.

The most correct thing is the second foot, which is to keep the ball passing, and try to pry open Real Madrid's defense line in passing and cross-running.

But Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt performed very stably, not giving Arsenal any chance to pass penetrating passes.

"Cazorla!"

Ozil turned his head and passed the ball to Cazorla.

In the current situation, simple passing cannot advance the ball to a limited extent, so the ball can only be passed to Cazorla who has the ability to break through vertically.

After receiving the ball, Cazorla took a step back and immediately turned to the other side with the ball.

Just this step, Casemiro couldn't keep up.

But Casemiro decisively put down the shovel and poked the ball out of the sideline with his toes.

But Cazorla was tripped and fell to the ground.

Beep!

The referee immediately blew the whistle, indicating that Casemiro had committed a foul.

Casemiro explained that he touched the ball first and he did not make a shovel intentionally.

But the referee insisted that this action was dangerous.

However, after all, it was Real Madrid's home court, so the referee did not show a yellow card, but gave a verbal warning.

Although this made Arsenal players a little dissatisfied, they had no choice, after all, it was their home court, they could understand.

Moreover, the priority was to score a goal!

The position of this set-piece was still a little far from the goal, and the threat to the goal was not great, but they had Giroud, a center forward, so they could also launch an "air battle".

However, Giroud was not easy either.

Ramos on the left and Pepe on the right.

Pepe even raised his elbow and hit it directly on his chest.

Giroud kept protesting, and the referee persuaded him many times before Pepe put down his elbow unhappily.

But Giroud could clearly feel that this guy was still aiming at his chest.

There is no doubt that once he was about to hit the ball, Pepe would definitely elbow him!

Bang!

Ozil took a penalty kick.

Giroud wanted to start immediately.

But at the moment of action, he was suddenly pulled by someone. He was about to shout out to attract the attention of the referee, but the hand suddenly retracted.

Giroud secretly hated it. When he looked up again, it was too late.

Pepe jumped high and headed the ball.

And the ball was destroyed just right, just landing on the left.

"Opportunity!!"

Marcelo started suddenly, rushed out of the penalty area, immediately caught up with the ball, and pushed it forward!

At this moment, the most nervous person was undoubtedly Sagna!

"Retreat!"

Sagna yelled at the top of his voice, and then the whole person was like facing a great enemy.

As he retreated, he looked at Suker.

Although he felt that the ball was closer to him, he didn't dare to go up.

If there was a mistake, he couldn't even stop Suker from speeding up.

It was in vain to pass it!

Sagna gave up fighting for the landing point, and Suker naturally controlled the ball easily.

"Suker got the ball! Real Madrid's counterattack!"

Gonzalez stood up suddenly.

At this position, Suker got the ball, and his danger level was gradually increasing.

After Suker got the ball, he immediately dribbled forward.

Sagna followed and retreated 2 or 3 meters away from Suker, and the other defenders immediately returned to a deeper position to stand.

Sagna wanted to slow down Suker.

Suker also knew what the other party was thinking.

Sagna was waiting for the midfielder to retreat and then form an encirclement.

But Suker would not give him this opportunity.

Suker's left foot dribbled the ball inward, and then he kicked his feet hard, and the whole person instantly accelerated.

"Here it comes!"

Sagna took a step sideways and immediately blocked Suker.

At this moment, Suker's feet suddenly made a small move to dribble the ball again. Sagna subconsciously retracted his feet, thinking that Suker was going to penetrate the crotch.

But Suker stepped on the ball with his feet, pulled it horizontally, and moved out again.

Sagna couldn't keep up with Suker at all, and could only fall backwards, falling in a very embarrassing way.

"Mertesacker!! Follow up!! Don't retreat!"

After falling to the ground, Sagna immediately turned over and shouted, and then stood up to chase.

But Suker's sprint speed was too fast, like an arrow from a string, rushing towards Arsenal's penalty area.

Mertesacker also rushed up to stop Suker.

Suker did slow down a bit, but his foot frequency was faster.

Mertesacker watched Suker touch the ball continuously in a short period of time, his heart pounding non-stop, and the whole person was so nervous.

"Into his shooting range!"

The goalkeeper behind him yelled, reminding Mertesacker.

At this moment, Suker pushed the ball with his left foot, pulled out a little shooting angle, and spun with his right foot.

"Don't think about shooting!"

Mertesacker almost blocked it with a split.

But Suker's right foot, which was raised high, fell gently, and dribbled the ball horizontally again, pulling away.

Oops!

Koscielny saw this and rushed forward to block the ball without hesitation.

But Suker made another lateral pass. This time, Suker ran to the right side of the penalty area. The goalkeeper was also close to the right post, so the shooting angle was limited.

Suker stopped immediately. He paused for a moment, and took advantage of Mertesacker rushing towards him and Koscielny not getting up yet, and gently kicked the ball with his left foot.

The ball passed over the two people and flew to the left side of the penalty area.

And there, a white figure came like lightning, facing the falling ball, and volleyed with his left foot.

Swish! !

The ball hit the net.

At this moment, the entire Bernabeu Stadium shook.

"Tony Kroos!! Wonderful volley!"

"He made a run from the back row and just received the assist from Suker."

"In this game, Kroos made one pass and one shot, shining throughout the game!"

After a pause, Gonzalez couldn't help but admire: "Suker handled the ball so calmly! So wonderful!"

"He almost pulled all of Arsenal's defense together, and even in that position just now, Suker could barely shoot, but for a better chance to score, he selflessly sent the ball to Kroos who was in a better position!"

"Real Madrid scored another goal in the 19th minute. In less than 20 minutes, Real Madrid was already two goals ahead!"

"In this game, they showed a completely different style of play. In addition to their own fast and slow style of play, they also showed creativity in attack and high efficiency in counterattacks."

"Benzema's position was offside just now. Bale overlapped with Suker on the right. There was a large gap on the left. Kroos made a quick judgment and scored a goal."

"Real Madrid is leading by two goals. Will Arsenal not make adjustments?"

Wenger's figure appeared in the camera.

He was wearing a long down jacket, with his hands around his chest, his lips tightly closed, his brows furrowed, and his eyes revealed a sense of helplessness.

Anyone facing this counterattack would have this feeling.

When Suker took the ball and launched a counterattack, Wenger felt that he was going to lose the ball.

This is indeed the case. Suker will not miss such a good opportunity.

Wenger has analyzed the data of Real Madrid, but the headache is that through this game, he realized that this data will continue to rise with the game and state.

In other words, this Real Madrid is still improving!

They are already strong enough and are still improving. What a terrible thing!