Soccer Card System

Chapter 907 Kaka's UEFA Champions League Final

919 Kaka's UEFA Champions League Final

People think that Real Madrid will win the title is not nonsense.

This makes sense, and it's not that the media are deliberately blackmailing Gao Bo.

The most critical factor is obviously because of the impact of what happened in Manchester City before this final on the mentality of the players.

After all, they have already reached the Champions League final. If you really want to say that Real Madrid is weaker than Manchester City, that is not necessarily true.

It can only be said that Real Madrid is not as stable as Manchester City this season, but if Real Madrid plays their highest level in the final and Manchester City suffers from off-court factors and is unstable, Real Madrid is obviously more likely to win.

After all, this is the final of the Champions League, the highest level of football in the world.

What determines the outcome of the game, the performance of the players in the game is obviously the most critical.

Even if the tactical arrangement is exquisite, if the players can't execute it well, it will be useless.

Of course, people think that the reason why Real Madrid is more likely to win the championship is the curse of defending the Champions League!
In history, countless teams had the opportunity to stage a good show of defending the Champions League, but they all missed it.

In the Champions League final of the 2007-2008 season, Manchester United defeated Chelsea in a penalty shootout to win the championship.

In the following year, in the 2008-2009 season, Manchester United reached the Champions League final again, and they had a chance to defend the Champions League.

However, their opponent Barcelona defeated Manchester United with a score of [-]-[-], shattering Manchester United's dream of defending the title.

And now, another team from Manchester also has the opportunity to break the curse of defending the Champions League final.

But do they stand a chance?
On the football field, things like spells are very mysterious.

After all, sometimes luck in football can determine the outcome of a game.

For example, the inexplicable slide, the goalkeeper's buttery hand, suddenly hit the world wave.

This kind of thing is unpredictable.

This is also the charm of football.

Of course strong teams can win most games, but in some games, they may be unlucky and overthrown by weak teams.

No matter how stable the team is, it is always possible to encounter this situation in a long season.

Therefore, Manchester City was able to win the championship this season. It can be said that the factor of luck also helped a lot.

After all, in these 38 league games, several of them were dangerously passed by lore.

This is true even for the mighty Manchester City, let alone other teams.

Theoretically speaking, Manchester City has not lost a game in a season. Could it be that they will lose in the last game, the most important game?

In terms of probability, this possibility is very high.

Under the analysis of the media, Real Madrid fans are very happy.

They believe that no matter how strong Manchester City is, it may not be stronger than this curse.

Real Madrid fans became a little optimistic under the analysis of the media.

But Zidane on the sidelines was not really optimistic.

He is very clear that the media dare to write and say anything for the sake of gimmicks, traffic, and attention.

If you really believed them, then you really saw a ghost.

According to the media, Real Madrid will definitely be able to beat Manchester City, so will Real Madrid win?
This is just bullshit.

Who is the coach sitting on the bench of the opposite team?
That is the youngest and most sought-after head coach in Europe right now.

His team is terribly consistent.

They just set a record for winning the league championship.

If Zidane dares to be optimistic in the face of such a team, then his brain is really funny.

It is also impossible for him to lead Real Madrid to the final.

Moreover, Manchester City looked aggressive just after the game started!

With a through ball from Fernandinho, the game went straight to the highway.

No temptation!

Did not adapt!

No break-in!

The opening is onslaught!
Just do it without saying anything!
After the rhythm was brought up, Gao Bo expected his team to completely crush Real Madrid.

Judging from the opening stage, his players were not disturbed by off-court factors at all.

They were bouncing hard on the field, they looked very excited and in very good condition.

Manchester City's frontcourt attacking four-man team is the attacking combination of Xiao Kuailing.

Their running positions on the court are very flexible, and they often perform cross positions.

The football was passed around them, very fast.

Of course, it is very difficult to break Real Madrid's defense by passing the ball alone.

After all, the opponent is also a European champion team.

Therefore, the main purpose of Manchester City's passing is to create one-on-one opportunities.

And Manchester City's strongest frontcourt ability is undoubtedly Hazard and Griezmann.

Therefore, the main task of Manchester City's offense in the opening stage is to cover these two and create opportunities for them to face the defense one-on-one.

Opportunity is coming soon!
Hazard pulled to the left.

Sanchez dribbled the ball near the baseline and took away a defender before passing the ball back to Eden Hazard.

Hazard turned around with the ball and went straight into the penalty area from the left!

Then, he cut in suddenly along the front of the penalty area and started to dribble horizontally!
Griezmann pressed forward and once again emptied the defense at the front of the penalty area a lot, opening up space for Hazard!
Hazard faced Khedira and was about to shoot. He tricked the opponent into making a move first and then cut in. Then he kicked and shot when Ramos came up!
Ramos poked it up, but Hazard's ball was out!
Casillas made a wonderful save, but people's eyes are on the inside of the penalty area!
Hazard covered his feet and fell to the ground, while Ramos next to him spread his hands innocently.

The surrounding Manchester City players came up one after another, and some accused Ramos of making too much action, while Ramos curled his lips in disdain, saying that this was a basic operation.

And some players hurried to see Hazard's situation.

Gao Bo suddenly stood up when Hazard finally fell to the ground.

The team doctor runs around often.

After checking Hazard's injury, he told Gao Bo that Hazard could not continue the game.

Gao Bo couldn't help swearing.

The game has only started for 2 minutes.

His main striker was injured!What is this?
In 2 minutes, I will be forced to use up a substitution quota.

This will make me feel anxious when I make subsequent adjustments, worrying that I will not be able to cope with some unexpected situations after the substitution quota is used up.

But he has to be replaced.

Hazard couldn't hold on anymore, and letting him play on the field with injuries was not only irresponsible to the player himself, but also irresponsible to the game.

When the stretcher came on, Hazard covered his face, his face full of pain.

He was very active in the opening stage, but unexpectedly, he was about to end due to injury in the opening 2 minutes.

Gao Bo walked over, shook Hazard's hand and comforted the Belgian striker.

He can understand the feeling.

Participating in the Champions League final, how many opportunities can this player have in his career.

Every time, it is extremely cherished.

The team doctor treated Hazard's injury on the sidelines.

And Gao Bo looked at his own bench.

His eyes fell on Kaka's head.

Kaka has confirmed that he will leave Manchester City next season to play for a team in the Major League Soccer.

"Ricardo! Get ready to play!" Gao Bo walked directly to Kaka's side.

Kaka knew that Hazard was injured, but he didn't expect it to be so serious that he had to make a substitution in the opening 2 minutes.

Generally speaking, as long as the injury is not too serious, it is impossible for the head coach to choose to replace at this time.
Because, this is equivalent to wasting a replacement quota directly!
"Yes! Boss!"

Kaka got up immediately and put on his competition clothes.

Gao Bo told him before he went out to warm up.

"Cherish it, your last Champions League final match!"

For a veteran like Kaka, he doesn't need to make any incentives.

Just stepping on this kind of arena, Kaka's experience and ability will be stimulated.

This is Kaka's last glory in the European arena.

"Real Madrid's old player Kaka is ready to come off the bench!"

In the commentary booth, the commentators also noticed this change.

"Manchester City's luck is very bad. In the first 2 minutes, their main striker was forced to replace due to injury! Manchester City must make a substitution. Is there really a curse to defend the Champions League?"

When the narrator is speaking.

The slow motion of the TV broadcast is also replaying the scene where Hazard was injured just now.

Hazard finished the shot before Ramos made it up.

Normally, when one player has finished shooting and the ball has gone out, the defensive action should be withdrawn.

However, the kick that Ramos robbed was not taken at all!

His toe directly hit Hazard's ankle!

A solid collision just hit the position between the sneakers and the shin guards.

No cushioning and protection at all!
And it was this bucket that caused Hazard's ankle to swell up a big lump.

"Ramos' actions. If seen by the referee, it is an action that may be drawn a red card. He has subjectively hurt the opponent's players!"

"This is a very bad move. The position of the referee on duty was extremely unreasonable. His sight was completely blocked by Khedira, which allowed Ramos to escape!"

Sure enough, when this slow motion was played.

The live broadcast first locked on Ramos.

The Real Madrid central defender still looked innocent and indifferent.

Subsequently, the camera was also given to the referee.

Obviously, the position of the referee played a key role in the penalty this time. He did not shift his position along with the ball, allowing himself to be in an area with better sightlines.

His sight was blocked by Khedira, and he didn't see Ramos' bad behavior of stabbing Hazard.

"No matter what the result of the game is, after the game, such a scene will definitely cause an uproar. If Manchester City loses because of this substitution, then it is really wronged for Manchester City. They could have played one more player on the field in the second minute of the opening-Ramos's action is definitely enough.

"Manchester City fans must be very worried about the state of the team. In the opening stage, Manchester City attacked very hard. However, will all this stop in the summer because Hazard is replaced?"

The commentators of various TV stations talked a lot.

Manchester City fans were a little flustered by this sudden change.

Especially when they heard so many things about the curse before the game, they panicked even more.

Is there really any magic spell?

Kaka warmed up briefly on the sidelines. When he was about to play, Gao Bo put his arms around his shoulders and walked to the sidelines while talking.

"After you play, play the position of the midfielder, let Anthony go to the front, and play Hazard's position!"

Kaka nodded, such an adjustment was expected.

He knows his own situation, and it is not suitable for him to play other positions except the midfielder.

And Griezmann's extraordinary ability to hold the ball allows him to also be competent as a striker in the penalty area.

His function is the same as that of Hazard.

The only change is his point.

Gao Bo's arrangement is such a simple sentence.

For Kaka, he thinks he doesn't need to say too much.

Gao Bo was very relieved by the veteran's sense of position and his strength in the midfielder position.

Hazard was off due to injury, but Manchester City's strength has not been weakened much.

"Facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final, this game must be a very special experience for you, enjoy this game, Ricciardo!"

Kaka nodded and ran to the fourth official, ready to play.

"Kaka is here! This former player of Real Madrid will face his former owner in the Champions League final!!"

"In the summer-winter transfer window of last season, Kaka, who completely lost his place in Real Madrid, was exchanged by Gao Bo for Yaya Toure to Manchester City. Ironically, Yaya Toure quickly lost his place in Real Madrid. He didn't even make the squad in this game. Kaka, who played extremely well in Manchester City last season, won the Champions League, FA Cup and Premier League with Manchester City, and won the honor of the first treble in his career. Kaka has already won the three major championships in England, the League Cup and the FA Cup, if he can represent the team to win the Champions League, Kaka will reach the top again at the end of his career!"

"Kaka, who was replaced by Manchester City in his second season, came off the bench in the second minute of the game. Facing Real Madrid, how will he perform?"

"Manchester City was forced to make a substitution, which is unfortunate for the team, but it also gave Kaka a chance to play. Maybe, facing the old owner, Kaka will play even better!"

The narrators said one after another.

In the stands, Manchester City fans cheered and applauded Kaka.

Although it is unlucky to change in 2 minutes.

But at least, Manchester City's bench depth still looks very good.

(End of this chapter)