The strongest winger

Chapter 975 The home team takes the lead?

Chapter 975 The home team takes the lead?

With the sound of the Champions League theme song "Champions of Europe", players from both sides of the match stepped onto the field, and the stands of the Bernabéu Stadium burst into loud cheers.

After the simple ceremony, the players of both sides stood in their own half and waited for the referee's whistle.

The on-site director habitually locked the camera on David Villa and Aiello who were standing in the middle circle waiting for the kick-off, and then he zoomed out to let the fans in front of the TV see a farther shot.

The Real Madrid fans who had just erupted in boos suddenly stopped their voices and began to hold their breath, looking directly at Aiello in the center of the pitch, waiting for the game to erupt even louder.

"-beep!!"

The referee on duty adjusted the time of the two watches on his wrists to a unified mode and decisively blew the whistle for the first round of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League semi-final match between Real Madrid and Valencia.

Immediately afterwards, a strange scene appeared at the Bernabéu Stadium.

The moment Aiello touched the ball, the Bernabéu stadium was full of boos, but in less than half a second, there was a huge cheer at the scene, and it was the kind that the audience was boiling.

Of course, it was not Real Madrid who stole the ball in the first place, but David Villa who got the ball.

As Spain's biggest contributor to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he deserves to be welcomed by home fans in every Spanish stadium.

Even if he represents the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Valencia and Real Madrid...

Closer to home, Valencia, who kicked off the ball first, was not in a hurry to kick the ball forward, but consciously organized an attack from the midfield and pushed forward layer by layer.

But they soon realized that the offense was not as easy to pick out as ideal, and the offensive organization was not so satisfactory...

Especially after halftime, Real Madrid's players played in strict accordance with Mourinho's pre-match tactics. Even Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria, who rarely directly participated in the defense, shrank to the two defensive ribs to assist in the defense.

Higuain followed Cazorla as soon as he stepped forward, preventing him from handling the ball calmly.

His change surprised Hyde, the commentator of Valencia's first sports station, and joked: "Could it be that Gonzalo Higuain has switched to playing a defensive midfielder?"

As the game progressed, the commentators in the on-site commentary were a little puzzled by Real Madrid's complete defensive strategy.

Because it looks like a national defense, there is no sign of a counterattack at all, and the initiative of the game is completely handed over to the visiting team Valencia.

The commentator Huang Jianxiang said: "In fact, this change of Real Madrid is not unexpected. Valencia's offensive ability is the strongest in Europe, and Valencia's current captain is also the most efficient player in Europe. Whether it is the league or the Champions League, it is in the top scorer list. Last weekend at the Mestalla Stadium, he scored twice in limited playing time, showing a strong competitive state. In such a crucial Champions League semi-final, it is understandable for Mourinho to play a conservative counterattack..."

As the commentator of Real Madrid TV, Hierro said in puzzlement: "Before the game, I thought that Real Madrid would focus on defense, but I really didn't expect Mourinho to be so conservative. He even defended in the 40-meter area when defending. Is this still the Real Madrid we are familiar with?"

The Real Madrid fans in the stands were also puzzled. Before the game, they thought that the team would defend for a while, but they really did not expect to be so conservative. Even Cristiano Ronaldo was doing his best to defend.

But they did not immediately show this dissatisfaction, but continued to cheer for the team they supported.

After all, this is the semi-final of the Champions League, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise this season will be empty, and the club's tenth Champions League trophy will have to be postponed...

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Real Madrid's full defensive half, Valencia's offense is difficult to advance to Real Madrid's dangerous area, especially the frontcourt playmakers David Silva and James Rodriguez are severely restricted.

Moreover, Pepe, who is known as the 'monk', adopted an inseparable full-court mark on Ai Luo, and there was no room for him to create enough chances to score...

In the blink of an eye, 10 minutes passed, and it was still Valencia who took the initiative on the field.

However, this kind of taking the initiative is only reflected in the control of football, and does not extend from the control of football to a direct threat to Real Madrid's goal.

Ai Luo tried two direct long-range shots, but under Pepe's personal interference, he fired the anti-aircraft gun...

Ancelotti can no longer sit comfortably on the coaching bench, because if the continuous possession of the ball is not resolved as soon as possible, there will be great risks in the next game.

The two full-backs have already played the role of wingers in order to increase the number of offensive players in the front field, while the central defenders partner Albiol and Godin have also crossed the halfway line.

Standing on the sidelines, he has a wider field of vision and much clearer thinking. He has long seen that although Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria seem to be assisting in the two rib defenses, they are actually preparing for a quick counterattack.

In other words, their defensive mission is just a cover, and their real intention is to counterattack!

Especially when I saw Albiol and Godin both crossing the center line and entering the Real Madrid position, I felt a 'click' in my heart.

Just as he was about to remind his players to pay attention, Xavi Alonso, assisted by Khedira, intercepted James Rodriguez's cross pass to David Silva's feet.

Without hesitation, Khedira kicked the ball in the direction planned for the pre-match training without even raising his head.

"Release?" The Real Madrid TV commentator was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly shouted: "——This is an opportunity to fight back!"

I saw that the football and Di Maria accelerated in the same direction in the camera, and Jordi Alba below the camera was also chasing wildly.

The same is true for left center back Godin, but the speed gap between them makes the distance between Di Maria and him go from far to close, and then from close to far...

"——Aww!!"

And all this happened in the blink of an eye, and the Real Madrid fans shouted loudly.

Accompanied by the shouts of the Real Madrid fans, Di Maria comfortably stopped the ball forward, accelerated again, and sent a wide-range through ball before Albiol defended him.

All attention is drawn to the football, as is the camera.

At the other end, a white lightning flashed across the green grass at high speed, and the big '7' Arabic numerals on the back told the fans on this planet who he was...

Wang Xiaolei had no choice but to abandon the door and attack.

And at this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo shot unexpectedly...

"- Cristiano Ronaldo, shoot!"

(End of this chapter)

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