Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 304 The Fourth Final Hat-Trick in History

The 10-minute break before overtime is a valuable recovery period for players on both sides.Atletico Madrid's age structure is relatively young, and Simeone's daily physical reserves are very tight. At this time, he has an advantage over Bayern.

Wen Zhihao walked back to the sidelines, Gabi looked excited, enthusiastically handed over mineral water and towels, and started to do the work of the staff.Wen Zhihao said thank you very uncomfortable, and joked with him: "If you were on the court, the game might have ended long ago...Of course, we will be the winners."

Gabi chuckled: "As long as you're here, it doesn't make much difference whether I'm with you or not. Anyway, the championship belongs to the whole team. It's not bad to experience the feeling of lying in the championship once."

Although Gabi was unable to play, Simeone still put him in the 23-man roster for the final and went with the team. The club fully affirmed his contribution throughout the season.

The physical fitness of the two teams has reached its limit. Simeone told Wen Zhihao alone that he must pay attention to controlling the ball during overtime. He does not seek a good scene, but only pursues offensive efficiency.If you seize one or two chances, you may win with one blow.

Wen Zhihao listened carefully and nodded from time to time. He has never experienced overtime in his career. As a person who has experienced it, every word of Simeone is a valuable experience.

The first and second halves of extra time are 15 minutes each, with Atletico Madrid taking the lead in the first half.

Wen Zhihao patiently passed the ball back to the backcourt. After the midfielder and Saul patiently passed the ball forward, Bayern moved forward layer by layer. Bayern had to be more cautious in the overtime game.The fundamental reason is that the physical fitness is not enough to support continuous switchbacks.

Both Simeone and Heynckes still hold a substitution spot in their hands.The two coaches are very seasoned, and the score was stalemate for a long time in regular time, and both sides kept their backs for overtime.

On and off the field, the two teams competed patiently in all directions.With Wen Zhihao sitting in the midfield and scheduling back and forth, the Atletico Madrid players have confidence in their hearts and perform more calmly.

He Wei is very satisfied with the attitude shown by Atletico Madrid: "As long as Atletico Madrid keeps the ball, it will consume Bayern's energy a lot."

Xu Yang added with a smile next to him: "After all, Atletico Madrid played overtime in the last two Champions League finals, and they both lost the game in the end. As the saying goes, if you learn from it, you learn from it. Lessons are more painful, and progress should be greater. This is normal, haha!"

He Wei was speechless for a while, but at this time, it was not appropriate to be cold. After thinking about it, he said: "Xu Yang's words are fine. In recent seasons, the Champions League finals in Atletico in recent seasons, the first UEFA Champions League finals in the 2013-14 season were added in half an hour by Real Madrid. It was a failure of a failure. In the season, I believe that Atletico can laugh at the end.

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In the first half of the extra time, the score remained unchanged, and even the threats dropped sharply. Wen Zhihao consciously controlled the output of firepower on the field. Of course, according to He Wei's words, this was a strategy to accumulate energy for the second half of the extra time.

There is no rest time between the first and second halves of overtime, and the two sides can start the second half directly after switching venues. However, in actual operation, the referee team will allow the players of both sides to replenish water as appropriate according to the climate and physical consumption. This is equivalent to a short timeout in a basketball game. Experienced coaches often use this time to emphasize the details that should be paid attention to for the last time.

The coaches of both sides chose to use this time to play the last card. Simeone replaced Costa and replaced him with Gameiro.Most of Costa's physical energy today was spent in the physical fight with Boateng. In the first half of overtime, he obviously couldn't move. He was holding on with perseverance.

On the other side, based on the same consideration, Heynckes replaced Ribery with the 21-year-old young player Koeman.

Gameiro, like Torres, has been greatly squeezed by Costa since the second half of the league. They are both victims of Simeone's WCG combination, but neither of them expected to get a chance to play at such a critical moment.

"Kevin Gameiro, he is lucky to be able to gain the trust of the head coach during this period of time. Although his number of appearances in the team has been significantly reduced, it doesn't matter. Now he has the best chance to prove himself!"

Wen Zhihao observed that Gameiro was eager to perform, and consciously gave the ball in front of him in the second half of overtime.It's a pity that Gameiro missed several opportunities because of his lack of battle for a long time and the quality of his finishing touch was not good.

Gameiro gave Wen Zhihao a thumbs up and pointed at himself at the same time, the meaning was very clear, the pass was very good, it was my fault for not scoring.

However, these few shots allowed Atletico Madrid to rely on active offense to suppress Bayern again.In the 115th minute of extra time, Gameiro was one-on-one with the inward Harvey Martinez in the penalty area. Neuer stared at Gameiro's kick, but this time Gameiro faced the opportunity and corrected his mistake in time. He chose to push across the penalty area line in the middle.Both Vidal and Hummels were attracted to the penalty area during the previous attack, and it happened that the position of the penalty area line was a vacuum!

Outside the penalty area, both Saul and Wen Zhihao have long-range shooting skills.After Saul ran for two steps, he found that Wen Zhihao was running very resolutely. Out of trust, he stopped and gave Wen Zhihao this opportunity.

Bayern fans booed Wen Zhihao with all their strength in the stands, hoping to cause disturbance to Wen Zhihao, while Atletico Madrid fans and Chinese fans suppressed their ecstasy, but the wide-eyed expressions on their faces implying joy already showed their trust in Wen Zhihao in their hearts.

Wen Zhihao responded with practical actions. He volleyed with his right foot to a very high level. The ball bounced back into the Bayern goal after hitting the post. Although Neuer tried his best to stretch his body, this shot line has surpassed the limit of the goalkeeper. It just makes the goalkeeper stare.

The Kiev Olympic Stadium was instantly overwhelmed by the wild cheers of Atletico Madrid fans. Many fans jumped onto their seats, beating their chests and feet to vent their passion.

He Wei looked at Wen Zhihao, who was being crushed by his teammates, and shouted hoarsely with excitement: "Hat-trick! Wen Zhihao became the fourth player to perform a hat-trick in the history of the Champions League final! This achievement was not even achieved by Messi and Ronaldo. Haha! What a wonderful feeling! This night is destined to belong to Wen Zhihao, and it is also a magical night of the Champions League for Chinese fans!"

In the history of the Champions League final, Real Madrid legend Di Stefano scored two hat-tricks, and AC Milan's Prati once.With this hat-trick, Wen Zhihao not only became the No.1 active player in this record.And shoulder to shoulder with an ancestor-level legend like Di Stefano.

(End of this chapter)