Star Card System

When Real Madrid was slow to break the deadlock, the man was about to come on the field.

Seeing that the team was two goals behind and time was running out, Zidane could no longer stay.

After thinking it over, he decided to send Ronaldo.

Ronaldo couldn't wait any longer!

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, the fourth official raised his card to make a substitution.

Isco went off the field, and Ronaldo came on!

Frustrated, Isco walked off the field with his head down.

He failed to prove his strength in this game. Not only did he not score a goal, but he lost the first goal because of his own mistakes.

Zidane patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

Zidane knew very well that Isco was actually good, but he was not a top star player and did not have the strength to turn the tide.

For this kind of thing, Ronaldo had to be the one.

Two minutes after Ronaldo came on the field, he received a long pass from Casemiro and shot a shot from outside the penalty area!

De Gea didn't react!

The ball hit the crossbar and bounced out of the bottom line!

Real Madrid almost scored a goal!

Ronaldo is in great shape!

De Gea was still in shock, staring at Ronaldo.

Ronaldo kicked the grass hard, mumbling something.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with his performance just now.

From this moment on, Real Madrid's offensive state changed.

Although only one person was replaced, the temperament of the entire Real Madrid team seemed to have improved a lot.

The pursuit of victory was fully reflected in Ronaldo.

Sprinting with the ball, passing, shooting!

Ronaldo was like a man in the left wing!

The continuous fierce attack put great pressure on Manchester United's defense!

In addition to Ronaldo, because Ronaldo caused Manchester United's defense to tilt, it also created opportunities for other teammates.

Bale, who was changing positions with Ronaldo, made a long-distance lob shot on the right at this time!

De Gea struggled to rub it with his fingertips!

The ball flew out of the baseline!

It was a close call!

Benzema also received the ball in the penalty area, knocked it back with his back, and Modric took a low shot!

The ball slipped out of the goal!

De Gea was a little to the left this time and couldn't block the shot!

Fortunately, the ball was a little off, otherwise it would have been scored as long as it hit the goal frame...

After Ronaldo came on the field, Manchester United was under great pressure.

Soon, Mourinho made substitutions.

Ibrahimovic was substituted and Rashford came on as a substitute.

Rooney was substituted and Herrera came on.

These two substitutions were just one aspect of the adjustment.

Mourinho quickly changed the 4-2-3-1 formation to 4-3-2-1.

Rashford was at the front, with Pogba and Mkhitaryan behind him, and Herrera, Matic and Xia Xing in the defensive midfielder position.

This adjustment was very large.

Pogba rushed forward and gave full play to his offensive enthusiasm.

Herrera, who came on as a substitute, dragged back and stirred up Real Madrid's offensive system in the backcourt.

Xia Xing, on the other hand, moved from the left to the right.

This adjustment is the most important.

Facing Ronaldo, who was at his peak as soon as he played, in Mourinho's mind, only Xia Xing could defend him confidently in Manchester United.

After all, this is a contest between two generations of superstars.

Seeing Xia Xing coming in front of him, Ronaldo frowned slightly.

Recalling the first time the two played against each other, it was when Xia Xing played for Leicester City.

At that time, the fledgling Xia Xing actually had his attack interrupted directly.

Although the two did not play against each other last season, Ronaldo also paid attention to Xia Xing's top performance in the Premier League and the Europa League.

In the friendly match half a month ago, the two also had a lot of contact.

However, Xia Xing did not defend Ronaldo personally at that time, so Ronaldo was not deeply touched.

But today, Ronaldo looked at Xia Xing in front of him and felt a little dizzy.

This guy seems to be much stronger?

And he seems to have grown taller?

Sprinting on the left with the ball, Xia Xing directly blocked the position and squeezed Ronaldo!

In the first confrontation, Xia Xing won!

Ronaldo frowned.

He didn't burst out with all his strength just now, after all, he had just recovered from injury and didn't want to get hurt.

But even so, a breakthrough actually made Xia Xing completely block the position and squeezed, which made Ronaldo very unhappy.

Boy, I'm not old yet, I still belong to my era!

Boy, don't rush to get promoted!

In the eyes of Ronaldo, who was full of Golden Balls, Xia Xing's honors were definitely not enough.

Next, Ronaldo tried to pass on the left more times.

And Xia Xing followed him closely.

When facing other teams, Xia Xing rarely did this.

One by one, the man-to-man defense was a big loss for Manchester United.

After all, Xia Xing was the core of Manchester United's organization, the offensive and defensive hub, and one person could be used as two or three people.

But now, it's different.

Manchester United led by two goals, enough to win this game.

And before Ronaldo came on the court, Real Madrid's overall state was not as good as Manchester United.

So even if Xia Xing sacrificed his own usefulness and defended Ronaldo alone, it would be enough!

Especially Mourinho arranged him to the right, the intention is self-evident.

Facing Ronaldo's fierce attack, Xia Xing defended with all his strength!

Ronaldo just paid a little attention to his injury problem when he passed the ball, but now he completely let go!

It's like a duel between two martial arts masters, whoever wants to hold back will die!

Ronaldo pedaled continuously on the left side!

Valencia wanted to step forward to assist, Xia Xing directly waved his hand to signal him to retreat.

It doesn't matter, leave him to me, you ensure the stability of the formation!

Ronaldo suddenly accelerated!

Xia Xing was thrown away half a step!

But it doesn't matter, Xia Xing went straight to the body!

Even if I can't get the ball, I can knock him away!

This defensive method instantly made Ronaldo lose the ball again.

The referee has not made any comments yet.

Reasonable collision!

After all, Ronaldo's dribbling was quite big just now, and the ball was not under his complete control. It was a 50-50 fight, and Xia Xing did not foul!

Ronaldo was angry, but he was not stubborn.

After continuous dribbling without success, he began to seek cooperation from his teammates.

Although Ronaldo's personal ability is excellent, he is also a member of the Real Madrid battleship and has a high degree of cooperation with his teammates.

The ball was passed horizontally to Kroos, and Kroos passed it diagonally to Modric.

Modric passed the ball to Bale on the right.

Bale kicked the ball!

The left foot shot to the far corner!

De Gea made a desperate save and smashed the ball out with one hand!

Wonderful defense!

There was another round of applause from the stands!

This applause is for De Gea and the Manchester United defense.

Real Madrid's several passes just now were blocked by Manchester United players.

Even if Bale kicked the ball, he tried his best to block the angle and didn't give the opponent too much time to adjust.

If Bale adjusted the shot completely, even if De Gea chose the right position, it would be difficult to save it.

And behind all this, Xia Xing's contribution is even more.

He completely surrounded Ronaldo, so his teammates went all out to defend other players.

As time went on, both sides used up their substitutions.

The fourth official raised the card and 3 minutes of injury time were added.

The game is about to end.

Real Madrid is still two goals behind, and this championship basically has nothing to do with them.

But even so, Ronaldo is still running desperately.

Finally, he found a good opportunity again... (End of this chapter)