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The court was covered with a layer of snow, so white that even the veins of the ball lines could not be seen clearly.

This situation also extremely tests the referee's ability to make penalty decisions.

As for the Real Madrid players, how do they compete with their opponents in this bitterly cold weather?

CSKA Moscow is obviously very adaptable to this kind of competition environment. After all, from the beginning of November until the end of the season, they basically have to play in this kind of weather.

Snowballs are a daily occurrence for them.

On the other hand, Real Madrid players may not be able to play one game all year round.

"There's a lot of snow. Don't pass the ball short, just pass it long!"

Srna glanced briefly and made a quick judgment.

Others nodded immediately.

They trusted Srna's judgment.

After all, both Suker and Srna have played in the Croatian League, so they have rich experience in snowball.

"This is the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in the 2011/2012 season, CSKA Moscow plays Real Madrid at home!"

"Now the weather in Moscow has reached minus 20 degrees, there is snow in the sky, and the field is also covered with a layer of snow. The environment of this game is a challenge for the players of Real Madrid, and they must overcome these difficulties!"

"For CSKA Moscow, due to the weather and snowfall, their home field advantage has become even greater. Let us wait and see who can win this game!"

Spanish commentator Gonzalez said solemnly.

But he was also glad that it was Real Madrid playing CSKA Moscow.

After all, Real Madrid is not a team known for its short, flat and fast games. If it were Barcelona, ​​the weather and snowfall would have a greater impact on them.

Just like when AC Milan played Barcelona, ​​they poured water into the stadium and finally defeated Barcelona with the help of the venue and reasonable tactics.

Today's Real Madrid also needs to accept these tests.

Suker wore a thermal lining under the jersey and gloves on his hands. However, these still could not completely offset the cold weather, but they could also provide some warmth.

Especially the hands and feet must not be stiff, otherwise the performance will become even worse.

Soon, as the referee's whistle sounded, the game began.

CSKA Moscow kicked off the ball and immediately passed it back.

Suker and Benzema took the lead in attacking the opponent's defense.

Su Ke had no reservations. He wanted to continue to put pressure on the opponent in this situation.

No matter how they adapt, snowy weather will eventually have a certain impact on them.

Under stress, these effects are magnified.

Real Madrid's players instantly began to press high up the pitch.

CSKA Moscow originally planned to rely on conduction to stabilize the situation, but seeing Real Madrid's pressing, their rhythm instantly accelerated.

However, just as Su Ke said, they were also very uncomfortable under the influence of the snowy weather and the accelerated pace.

The ball passed to CSKA Moscow midfielder Zagoev.

"Go! Hold him down!"

Suk yelled.

Granero immediately rushed forward and restricted Zagoev's passing route.

He could only pull the ball to adjust, but at this moment, Su Ke had already bullied him.

"Grab him!"

Suker and Granero began to press fiercely.

Seeing Zagoev in trouble, his teammates immediately ran over to help.

Zagoev quickly passed the ball and wanted to pick the ball out.

But at this moment, Su Ke suddenly raised his foot and intercepted the ball.

"Grab him!"

This time it was CSKA Moscow's turn to steal the ball.

But after Su Ke stabilized his body, he immediately made a pirouette and spun out from the crowd. At the same time, he passed the ball to the back to ensure the ball.

After completing the pass, Su Ke did not move forward immediately, but approached the center.

He needs to support his teammates and adapt to the field faster.

"Short pass! Try to shorten the distance as much as possible, keep both sides inward, don't open up the distance!"

Suker directed his teammates, and he was more experienced in snowball.

Once the distance is established, it is true that long passes can be used to transfer, but when the ball is in possession, the ball must be moved inward and the distance shortened to reduce the fault tolerance rate of the pass.

Snapped!

After Alonso passed the ball to Suker, he turned and shouted: "Didn't you say that short passes are not allowed?"

Srna; "Believe in Su Ke's judgment!"

Casillas; "Don't complain Alonso, Suker is more experienced!"

Even Mourinho on the sidelines did not interrupt Suker's thoughts.

He does emphasize long passes to ensure safety.

But Su Ke understands the situation on the court better, and with each touch of the ball, the players' ball sense is indeed improving.

Therefore, Mourinho did not interrupt.

He also believes in Su Ke's judgment!

CSKA Moscow was a little dumbfounded by Real Madrid's continuous conduct in the midfield.

This is their home court, and in this kind of weather, they should be the ones in possession of the ball!

Moreover, the previous tactical arrangements also relied on ball control.

But Real Madrid actually controlled the ball themselves, and they could only stare.

"Press up?"

Zagoev asked his teammates.

Aldonin was not too daring, after all, Suker was too threatening when he got to the front court. Once he pressed forward, Real Madrid could hang behind him.

Suker received the ball from his teammates while turning his head to observe.

These big Russians are really patient!

However, Suker could feel that these guys were also wavering.

Then seduce them again.

When Suker stopped the ball, he pretended that he did not stop it well, and the ball was about one meter away from his body.

Seeing this, Zagoyev immediately yelled: "Go for it!"

CSKA Moscow finally started to press forward.

And Suker took advantage of the opponent's steal before he poked the ball to Granero, and then quickly raised his position.

Granero passed the ball to Alonso.

Alonso looked up and saw that Suker had rushed forward and made a pass gesture.

"So that's it!"

Alonso's eyes lit up and he immediately kicked a long pass.

Although it was snowing, Alonso was still able to control the accuracy of the ball's landing point.

"Suke!! At the moment when CSKA Moscow rushed forward, he immediately raised his position and moved forward. Alonso~~ long pass!! Can Suke catch it?"

Suke rushed forward with all his strength. His cheeks were a little stinging in the biting cold wind, and his eyes kept confirming the landing point of the ball.

The defenders of CSKA Moscow also rushed to the landing point.

At the moment of the intersection, Suke suddenly jumped up, stretched out his right leg, and the ball hit the instep and leaped forward. Suke also jumped forward and jumped over the opponent's defense line in an instant.

"Oh~~~Suke!! Stop and pass!!! He broke into the penalty area and got a single shot!!!"

Suke regained control of the ball and rushed to the goal diagonally.

Just when Suke was close to the small penalty area, his body opened to the inside and made a cross.

This action caused the goalkeeper who was about to fall to the ground to make some misjudgment and stiffened his body.

And this short pause was used by Suke, who added a fierce shot.

The ball brushed the goalkeeper's right supporting leg and flew into the goal.

In the 21st minute, Real Madrid scored the first goal!

Suker scored the first goal!

"Great!"

Mourinho punched hard!

In this bad weather, this is like a hand warmer nestled in the chest.

This leading goal is very important to them.

It can even be said that based on this goal, their winning rate has been greatly improved.

Sure enough, Suker's sudden move is still meaningful. It is precisely because Suker was not stopped that this precious goal was ushered in.

Mourinho is very happy.

With this goal, the pressure on Real Madrid will be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, the players of CSKA Moscow looked at each other.

Real Madrid's sudden change of rhythm caught them off guard this time. Of course, Suker's final stop and pass also made them feel very helpless.

"CSKA Moscow, they failed to score the first goal in their familiar home stadium and familiar environment, but let Real Madrid take the lead. This is not good news for them!"

"But Suker also needs to admire the choice made by Real Madrid in this game. They used short-distance ball control to attract the opponent to steal the ball, but at the moment when the opponent steals the ball, they suddenly changed the rhythm and made a long pass to counterattack. Alonso's long pass was very accurate. Suker's choice when rushing forward was more exciting. He stopped and passed the ball. This kind of environment and venue requires this method, using the least touch and the simplest way to score!"

"And Suker is obviously very clear about this. Of course, it also reflects Suker's superb ball sense. This stop and pass is simply art!"

Gonzalez couldn't stop praising.

Watching Suker's game is a kind of enjoyment for him.

Suker can always make the most reasonable judgment, and the details are even more direct.

Whether it is the choice of stopping and passing or his calm use of body position in front of the goal to interfere with the goalkeeper's judgment, these are all details.

And this goal is made up of these details.

Therefore, the four Golden Balls have great value.

Suker and others also finished celebrating and retreated to the half court.

"The next step is simple, hold the advantage, and counterattack!"

This game is not friendly to the attacking side. Once there is a problem in the attack, the opponent can immediately kick a counterattack.

And the side that cannot retreat in the attack becomes extremely passive.

It can be said that based on Suker's goal, Real Madrid turned the bad environment into a side that is beneficial to itself.

"Igor, move! It will be frozen into a popsicle in a while!"

Suker shouted loudly.

Casillas shouted; "The opponent can't attack, how can you let me move?"

The players of Real Madrid laughed.

Perhaps because of the goal, the players' emotions relaxed a little.

Casillas also took a deep breath. He knew that the next step was the highlight.

CSKA Moscow will press forward and attack. They are unwilling to lose at home, so they can only attack.

And Real Madrid will counterattack on the basis of good defense.

In this game, the latter poses a greater threat in attack and counterattack.

After Real Madrid gained the advantage, they knew very well how to win the game.

Therefore, they did not rush forward, but played steadily and continued to control the situation on the field.

On the other hand, CSKA Moscow became anxious.

As the time was about to enter the 40th minute, their attack did not achieve much effect.

"Pass the ball to me!"

Zagoyev yelled.

He immediately faced the ball passed by his teammate and shot it hard.

The ball rushed forward quickly on the snow, and Casillas immediately made a judgment and made a save.

Just as he made a save, the ball suddenly rubbed the protrusion in the snow, and it was refracted and rolled towards the edge of the goal.

The ball slowed down a bit.

Casillas fell to the ground suddenly, and his wrist was a little painful, but he didn't care about it. He struggled to climb forward and pushed the ball out dangerously.

"Casillas!! Great save! The ball almost went into the goal. This is the factor of the snow. There are many uncertainties in long shots, but Casillas still made the most reasonable judgment! But. He seems. injured?"

Casillas lay on the goal line, holding his wrist with one hand, showing a look of pain.

When he saved the ball just now, in order to increase the sliding distance of his body, he forced his palm to support his body and slide forward, causing his wrist to suddenly be under too much pressure.

The game was quickly called off.

Real Madrid teammates hurriedly walked onto the court.

He immediately checked.

Finally confirmed that Casillas' wrist was sprained.

Mourinho grinned on the sidelines and covered his forehead.

Two!

First Bale, then Casillas.

Just because of this bad weather!

Suk also sighed helplessly. It was not without reason that he reminded Casillas to move more before.

Because in the case of snow globes, the most injured people are often goalkeepers.

Others will run a lot to keep their bodies and joints flexible enough, but goalkeepers stay in place most of the time, so they are most likely to get injured when they make fierce saves.

What's more, in the case of snow, the ball is more likely to be refracted, which further increases the risk.

Casillas was injured and he had to leave the field.

Mourinho used the substitution quota to send Real Madrid's substitute goalkeeper Adan to guard the goal.

Adan is the substitute goalkeeper of Real Madrid, and you are also a product of Real Madrid's youth training.

From Real Madrid C team, promoted to the youth team, and then to the first team.

However, because of Casillas, he has always been a substitute goalkeeper.

Except for playing in unimportant events such as the King's Cup, he has never had a chance to play in the La Liga, let alone the Champions League.

And this time, Casillas' sudden accidental injury gave him a chance.

Adan walked into the stadium excitedly.

"Move! Even if it's in the goal, you have to move."

Adan was startled. He turned his head and found Suker yelling at him.

Adan was a little scared. In the locker room, besides Casillas, the one he feared the most was Suker.

Suker was extremely depressed.

Casillas was already injured. If Adam was in hand, Real Madrid would have no goalkeeper available.

In this broken weather, you must move more, especially the goalkeeper. Jump a few times to warm yourself up, otherwise, Casillas will be a lesson.

Casillas was injured and left the field. They didn't trust the substitute goalkeeper too much, so they retreated more to defend.

Fortunately, the first half passed quickly.

During the halftime break, Casillas tied a strap on his wrist and taught Adam some defensive tips.

He was also helpless about this injury.

He is not a careless person, but he can't control his cooling body, let alone the refraction of the opponent's long-range shot.

These coincidences contributed to this injury.

However, Casillas still believed that the players could win the game.

Of course, the most important thing is that Adam just needs to stay stable.

"Sergio, you are the captain on the field now, you need to be more"

Ramos waved his hand and said, "I don't need to do anything!"

He pointed to the door, and saw Suker leading Marcelo, Alonso and others to do some simple activities.

Suker; "Don't let your body cool down, keep moving, the consequence of cooling is injury! Rookie goalkeeper!"

Adam was stunned for a moment and raised his hand; "My name is Adam!"

"Come here! Move, if you get injured, we will have no goalkeeper, and moving your wrists and joints!"

Under Suker's command, Real Madrid's players continued to keep their bodies warm.

Mourinho teased Faria; "He took your job!"

Faria shrugged; "Anyway, he is more experienced, I don't mind!"

Soon, the second half of the game began.

The two sides changed sides.

CSKA Moscow still wanted to score goals in the offense, and at the same time added some long shots.

However, Real Madrid also joined the low-pressure defense to interfere with their long-range shots.

After they steal or intercept, they immediately launched a counterattack.

But the harsh environment still caused some interference. Although they tried hard to keep their body heat, they continued to lose heat.

For example, Alonso's feet were already somewhat frozen and numb.

But fortunately, Mourinho was prepared.

In the 65th minute, he replaced Alonso and sent Kaka on the court.

Kaka has enough physical strength, so after he came on the field, the connection between him and Suker came into play again.

In the 73rd minute, Suker received a long pass from Kaka.

Suker jumped again, and he used his chest to push the ball. Before the ball landed, Suker adjusted his feet and suddenly volleyed the ball sideways.

The ball shuttled through the cold wind and went into the goal.

73 minutes.

Suker scored twice, and Real Madrid definitely got the advantage of the game.

After Suker scored, Mourinho used the last substitution to directly replace Suker.

He didn't want Suker to get injured in this game.

After Suker left the field, Real Madrid officially entered a situation of all players retreating and defending the score.

But based on the previous two-goal advantage, their defensive pressure was not great.

The only thing to be vigilant about is that the substitute goalkeeper was too nervous, resulting in some mistakes.

But Real Madrid basically blocked the ball, and Adam had few opportunities to play, trying to ensure the safety of the goalkeeper and the goal.

In this situation, time flies by.

The 90-minute game is over.

In the first round of the 2011/2012 Champions League quarter-finals, CSKA Moscow lost 0:2 to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid won the first round!