The strongest winger

Chapter 979 A free kick scored twice?

Aiello's direct free kick helped Valencia tie the score at 1:1. Ancelotti, who was standing on the sidelines, had a brief exchange with Cazorla and then sat down on the coach's bench, leisurely crossing his legs and chewing gum mechanically.

The game restarted, and Real Madrid took advantage of the kick-off to immediately organize a wave of offensives, but Valencia on the defensive side was clearly well prepared, and it was difficult for Real Madrid's frontal attack to achieve results.

Because Mourinho's tactics of three defensive midfielders are doomed that they will not be able to gain an advantage in the offensive position, and can only rely on quick counterattacks to create opportunities.

In the end, this wave of offense could only be ended by Cristiano Ronaldo's ridiculous long-range shot.

After Valencia equalized the score, there was no good way. After all, Real Madrid's main frame was set up entirely for defensive counterattacks.

With the first conceded goal, Valencia did not dare to invest too much offensive force. The Champions League semi-finals are a two-round contest. A 1:1 draw with Real Madrid in the away game is an acceptable result.

So after the score was tied, the two sides of the game fell into a stalemate again...

As the game entered a stalemate, the fans of both sides in the stands also took the opportunity to take a rest. The previous series of crazy shouts made their throats a little unbearable, and they had to recuperate.

The game was stalemate. BBC TV commentator Lineker said: "It seems that the score in the first half will be fixed at 1:1. Both sides are not strong enough to support the offense. Valencia, who controls the rhythm of the game, is more keen on increasing their ball possession ratio, while the passive defensive Real Madrid is also happy to defend, waiting for the moment when Valencia's loopholes appear, and give a fatal blow!"

In fact, the coaches Mourinho and Ancelotti of both sides of the game have given up the confrontation in the first half and shifted the suspense of the game to the second half.

But the players on the field don’t think so. The premise of them playing football to make money is to love this sport first, and the principle of sports competition is to win the game!
Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo are on the same page as the leading goalscorer.

Therefore, the efforts of the two during the stalemate stage of the game are obvious to all.

It was only due to the lack of supporting teammates that it declared bankruptcy.

The game spent 45 minutes of regular time amidst the clamor, and the fourth official gave a well-regulated electronic card for stoppage time --- 1 minute.

At this time, many fans have already left their seats and went to the place where the stadium provides food. The previous nearly 45 minutes of shouting made them lose too much energy. It is time to replenish...

Even if the ball holder is still Valencia who controls the rhythm of the game on the court.

"——Aooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

However, Ai Luo's speeding up of the ball and the referee's whistle made those fans who did not leave their seats feel a tsunami-like exclamation.

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The camera goes back to five seconds ago.

Aiello got the football about 40 meters away from Real Madrid's goal. Pepe, who was defending from the front, did not dare to neglect. He was responsible for Aiello's direct free kick before, so for a long time afterwards, he ran without hesitation.

It can be said that the stalemate between the two sides of the game has a lot to do with Pepe's effective restriction of Ai Luo.

The game entered the stoppage time of the first half, and Real Madrid basically gave up the idea of ​​​​a quick counterattack and entered a state of full defense.

Seeing that Aiello was holding the ball, Di Maria wanted to help Pepe defend, to see if he could break the football under Aiello's feet, and try to see if he could exceed the score again before the first half.

As a result, Ai Luo raised his left elbow to resist Di Maria, who was a little thin. At the same time, he pulled the ball back with the sole of his right foot, and took advantage of the opportunity to complete a half-turn, blocking Di Maria behind him.

Seeing that it was profitable, Pepe suddenly moved two steps forward, trying to stretch his right foot to poke the ball at Ai Luo's feet.

But Ai Luo took the lead in kicking the ball to James Rodriguez, who was three meters away from the front right, and then accelerated forward with the help of Di Maria's push behind him.

It was within his expectation that Pepe didn't stab the football at Ai Luo's feet, so he reacted while Ai Luo accelerated on the spot, and followed Ai Luo to turn around...

But after turning his head and running for two steps, he found an obstacle in front of him. Out of self-protection instinct, he stepped on the emergency brake and stopped on the spot.

James Rodriguez was already prepared. His left heel tapped the football kicked by Ai Luo to the right, and then acted as a pick and roll in a basketball game.

Although Pepe subconsciously made an emergency stop, the distance between the two was too close. Pepe, who played toughly, directly knocked James Rodriguez to the ground after the ball.

Because the offense was favorable, the referee did not blow the whistle, and Ai Luo took advantage of the opportunity to push the ball forward to speed up.

Khedira and Harvey Alonso, who were sticking to the middle, immediately became nervous, especially the latter, who had already received a yellow card on Aiello, so the choice of defensive methods was limited.

Khedira, who is innocent, wanted to foul, but a high-speed disguise from Ai Luo swung him past.

Seeing that Ai Luo was about to enter the 30-meter zone, a white lightning flashed from the side and reached out to grab the jersey behind Ai Luo.

Due to lack of preparation, Ai Luo was unbalanced by the sudden force and fell to the ground.

Immediately, the referee's whistle sounded.

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Mourinho, who was standing under the player tunnel waiting for the end of the first half, opened his mouth half-open, not sure whether he was dissatisfied or supported by Cristiano Ronaldo's foul.

In principle, after Aiello broke through Pepe, Khedira and Xavi Alonso, it was the right choice for Cristiano Ronaldo to foul as a striker, but the problem is that the location of the foul is very sensitive.

Aiello's previous direct free kick was from a similar location...

Huang Jiaxiang regained his energy in an instant, and said excitedly: "Cristiano Ronaldo actively defended and knocked Elora to the ground. The referee decisively whistled for a foul. This position is very good. Ailor scored a goal near here more than ten minutes ago..."

Many commentators in the on-site commentary are full of longing for Valencia's direct free kick, especially after seeing the straight-line distance from the foul spot to the goal given by the broadcaster.

In the stands, no matter the fans who left the seats or the fans who did not leave, they all looked straight at Aiello who was about to take a direct free kick.

Aiello was a bit miserable being marked by Pepe in this game, but his direct free kick broke through the goal guarded by Casillas, which shows that his feet are quite accurate.

This also caused people who support Real Madrid to be quite worried.

Will he score twice from a free kick?
In the end, no one knows, we can only wait...

(End of this chapter)