princely elegance

Chapter 44
After the goal, Raul did not celebrate too much, but kissed his ring lightly.

However, this goal made Atletico Madrid's players start to feel overwhelmed. Originally, the tactic in the second half was to defend and counterattack, and waited until the last 15 minutes for a massive counterattack.But now you are behind by one goal, if you continue to play so slowly, it will be impossible for you to be lucky enough to let you score two goals in a row.If the attack starts now, there is still time.

Maniche on the field looked to the coach on the sidelines, and now he needs a certain direction.

Attack or defend.

At this time, Aguirre is also very entangled. If this is an attack, the physical strength of the players must not be able to support it.But keep it up, it's almost impossible to win this game.

At this time, the form on the field has completely tilted towards Real Madrid.Leading by one goal, there is much room for tactics to play.Gago constantly controlled the offense in the midfield. Reyes, Guti and others were all skilled players. The three-person forward line constantly used the Spanish team's unique short pass to infiltrate Atletico Madrid's defense. .

Raul and Higuain, who scored goals, were in excellent condition. The two kept switching positions, disrupting Atletico Madrid's defense.From time to time, Raul retreated to get the ball and helped Higuain to play the ball. Sometimes, Guti and Gago also continued to insert, connecting the striker and the midfielder.

On average, there was a shot every three or four minutes, which greatly tested Franco's nerves.

At this time, Aguirre made a difficult decision. His tactics remained unchanged and he still focused on defense.However, he still replaced Galetti with Mista to strengthen the defense.

Next, the unified-minded Atletico Madrid players began to retreat, constantly interrupting Real Madrid's short pass coordination with near-foul actions in the midfield.

Now every time Gago catches the ball, the Atletico Madrid player tackles the ball. In a short period of time, he was tackled three times.

Now every time I stop the ball, I feel some pain in my ankle. As a last resort, Gago stopped dribbling more.This also speeds up Real Madrid's rhythm all of a sudden, and every time they receive the ball, they take the ball out with one kick.After three or two shots, the ball reached the feet of the two forwards, and Atletico Madrid's goal was also in jeopardy.

Capello on the sidelines is now complaining angrily to the fourth official.

"Are they going to turn the stadium into an arena? My players have been violated by them with foul actions countless times, but why didn't the referee stop these. Is this encouraging them to use bigger actions?"

The fourth official asked Capello to leave in a very polite tone, but such complaints are also useful.Just after Gago was tackled by Maniche again, the referee finally showed him a yellow card.At the same time, he called him over and gave a verbal warning, telling him not to make such dangerous moves again.

Maniche naturally obediently agreed, and then another person came to shovel Gago.

Just after Gago broke through Lucin and was about to split the ball, he was pushed down from behind by him.The irritable Guti rushed over immediately and pushed Lu Xin, so people on both sides began to surround him, and the scene was about to get out of control.Raul and Torres stopped their players behind and waited for the referee to arrive.

At this time, the referee also felt that the penalty he just made was a little lighter, but it was wrong for Guti to take the initiative to provoke trouble.So they played [-] rebounds each, gave Lucin and Guti a yellow card each, and awarded Real Madrid a free kick.

Although Guti was still a little unconvinced, he also dispersed under Raul's persuasion.

Reyes takes the free kick and misses it.

But then the actions of both sides began to increase, and the anger was gradually aroused.First, Diarra put Aguero on, and then Cannavaro pushed Torres on the back, causing him to lose his footing and fall to the ground.Atletico Madrid players, who had restrained a little because of the referee's warning, immediately returned it not to be outdone.

At the same time, the fans in the stands were unwilling to be lonely and made a huge noise. Fans on both sides began to curse the opposing team, but this is Atletico Madrid's home stadium, so the voices of Real Madrid fans were suppressed soon after.

In the end, the unbearable referee issued four yellow cards in a row to control the situation, but Gago probably suffered more injuries just now, so Atletico Madrid received three more yellow cards very sadly.This made Atletico Madrid's captain Torres very unconvinced, yelled at the referee, and then got a yellow card.

Seeing this scene, Aguirre became the previous Capello, yelling very rudely at the fourth official on the sidelines, but he did not have the experience of Capello, so his tone was very rude.He was almost invited to the stands by the stern-faced fourth official, but in the end it was the assistant coach who pulled him away to avoid being punished.

This scene naturally made the watching fans happy. Is this a derby? Yellow card, goal, push, if there is some red, no matter it is a red card or blood.It has to be said that the psychology of the audience is violent.

Since many people on both sides had received yellow cards, the game gradually returned to smoothness.As long as the Atletico Madrid players don't use foul means, basically no one can stop Gago's dribbling.

In the 70th minute, Gago continuously broke through Setaridis and Perea on the left, and passed the ball across the goal. Higuain and Raul's outflanking was a step slower, and Franco, who was attacked, beat the ball. go out.

Two minutes later, Gago broke through from the left again, but this time he didn't make a bottom pass, but directly cut inside to the middle, and then took a long shot himself.Blocked by defender Castrote with his body.

As time passed, Atletico Madrid, who had been under pressure, began to look up. Taking advantage of a counterattack, Maniche sent a long pass directly to Torres in front.Torres just used his body to top the ball in front of Cannavaro, then forcibly turned around and shot.

The ball actually hit the goal frame, but was saved by Casillas. Aguero, who was about to come in for a supplementary shot, was entangled by Diarra and missed the last chance.

However, with this shot, Atletico Madrid's offensive broke out again, just like the tsunami-like offensive at the beginning of the first half.After holding back most of the game and pretending to be a grandson for a long time, it is easy to hold back the state.

In the 78th minute, Maniche lobbed directly outside the penalty area, and Casillas made a mistake.The ball was received by Aguero. Fortunately, Diarra blocked the angle of his shot in time. In desperation, he crossed to the left. Mista headed the goal, and Casillas quickly returned to his position. Side throw to block the ball.Very thrilling.

In the 80th minute, Atletico Madrid intercepted the ball in the frontcourt. Setaridis broke into the penalty area after receiving the ball on the right side. He decisively volleyed the far corner and the ball slid past the goal.

In the 82nd minute, Cannavaro was sent off with two yellow cards for elbowing Torres.

Real Madrid on the field had to accept a ten-man battle, but fortunately time was running out.But looking at Atletico Madrid's current offensive, an equalizer is only in sight.

At this time, Gago and Guti began to retreat. The two of them and Diarra joined forces to protect the midfield, making it difficult for the ball to pass to the striker's feet.

Now both sides are pursuing a goal. If Atletico Madrid can score a goal, they might be able to reverse and win in one go.And Real Madrid also needs a goal to completely kill the suspense of this game, and both sides are looking for opportunities.

When the game reached the last 5 minutes, Reyes and Raul also returned to the half of the field and began to help defend. Only Higuain was left in the frontcourt to fight back.

Torres' shot was blocked by Cassie, he quickly drove the ball to the midfield, Diarra hit the first point, shook his head and gave the ball to Guti.

At this time, Gago had already seen the opportunity, and used his last physical strength to speed up and run across the half court, heading for Atletico Madrid's goal.

The fourteenth master's deadly pass skills are ranked among the top three in football. After receiving the ball, he passed through the defensive area of ​​​​Aguero and Maniche with a straight kick.

At this time, Gago, who had already run outside the Atletico Madrid penalty area, judged where the ball fell, calculated the amount of advance, and was able to get the ball before the opponent's defender arrived.

At this time, Higuain was already moving towards the middle, ready to meet Gago, while Perea and Castro, who were at the back of Atletico Madrid, rushed towards the two respectively.

Two-on-two up front.

At this time, Aguero had already rushed over quickly, and he had to admire the young man's physical strength. After a game, he still had the physical strength to sprint.

In fact, Aguero was so tired that his eyes were blurred, but the thought of not admitting defeat in his heart made him break through the limit and rushed over again.

Gago stopped the ball with a chest in the penalty area, then turned around and cut inward towards the middle. At the same time, Higuain also came towards the middle.

The two had a classic match in front of goal, with Gago handing the ball to Higuain before Aguero and Castro closed in front of him.Then, with Higuain blocking Aguero behind him, he rushed between Castro and Perea.

At this time, Higuain's return passed to his feet, and Gago faced the goalkeeper directly, single-handedly.

Franco cursed secretly, and quickly attacked.

All eyes were on Gago, guessing how he would shoot.Whether to shake the goalkeeper or directly hit the angle.

Franco is also a very capable goalkeeper. When he attacked, he blocked all the shooting angles, and at the same time rushed towards Gago with a ferocious expression.

Suddenly, Gago stopped, paused for a moment, and waited until Franco came not far in front of it, and then made a pushing motion.

When Franco was about to squat down and pounce, he poked the bottom of the ball with his toe.

The black and white elf flew up gently, passed over the head of Franco who couldn't stand up, and then landed towards the goal.

Finally, check the crossbar and fly into the goal.

"A shot, a beautiful shot. Gago ended the game with his first goal in the league. We can already say that Real Madrid has won the game. Let's cheer for him."

(End of this chapter)