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Chapter 288 Comprehensive suppression
The net was moving and the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans jumped up and down to celebrate the goal.

The scene is very hot, and the fans are always the cutest group on the field. Although they cannot play to help the team, they can transfer energy and motivation to the team.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Fantastic arc, goal from Nick Hansen, he always scores great goals, he opened the door for Borussia Mönchengladbach!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Fantastic free-kick goal from Borussia Mönchengladbach's captain Nick. They say that Nick scores goals in many ways, even free kicks are so good. It's really sad to be Nick's opponent."

"Oh, Borussia Mönchengladbach scored, and Nick scored again. His free kick made Canizares helpless, but the game is still early, Valencia should not worry, play according to their own routine, the game is still hopeful."

The commentators explained to the fans in their own countries, and the word Nick was still mentioned the most between the lines.

And Nick has already celebrated wantonly on the sidelines. It is undoubtedly very cool to be able to score a free kick in the Champions League final. Nick used his right foot, which he had not exerted for a long time. Because it was a free kick, Nick still had nothing to worry about.

Ronaldinho looked rejoicing, feeling that he was scolded by Nick, but he was still happy, because if he came to take this free kick, he might not be able to score.

Nick's free-kick goal immediately made the chairmen of the giants start to ponder, why are they still in a daze?When will this kind of player not start buying?These people are probably thinking about the club's financial problems. It is impossible to buy Nick without spending a lot of money, but how to balance the club's expenses is a big problem.

Some teams win their favorite stars quickly, but they are dragged down in retrospect. This is a very common thing in European football.

Of course, these are not things that Nick considers. Now that they are leading by one goal, they don’t have to worry about Valencia not pressing out to attack. You are a master counter-attacker, and I am not bad either. This game will be a good one.

The game quickly restarted, and Valencia was disrupted by Borussia Mönchengladbach after a free kick was used to break their game deployment, because they had to strengthen their offense when they were behind.

The defense of the opponent Borussia Mönchengladbach is extremely stable. The Valencia players can't find a breakthrough for a while. The scene is relatively peaceful and there is no chance.

But time passed quickly. Unknowingly, more than half an hour of the game passed quickly. Valencia still couldn't tear through Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense. Several long passes to Carew were also destroyed by Metzelder's prediction.

Benitez on the sidelines began to pace the sidelines and began to think. The strength of the opponent's defense was no worse than that of Valencia, and Valencia did not dare to press too high. The opponent's counterattack had been studied hundreds or even thousands of times by Benitez.

Benitez suddenly called Albelda on the bench to warm up and prepare for a substitution.

Benitez was also very courageous in substituting before the end of the half.

Taking advantage of a dead ball, Albelda came on and Aimar went off.

The Argentine star was watched tightly and did not perform much.

The purpose of adding Albelda is very clear, that is to form a double midfielder with Baraja. The two can take turns to help Mendieta sort out the frontcourt, and also prevent Borussia Mönchengladbach from counterattacking.

The Borussia Mönchengladbach players still insist on their own style of play, and now they have a ball advantage to counterattack calmly.

The game did not immediately change because of Albelda's appearance. On the contrary, he stopped the ball too much in the 39th minute and was caught by Ronaldinho keenly.

Ronaldinho rushed forward with the ball immediately, and Baraja hurriedly rushed to block it, but how could Ronaldinho break so easily to block it?Coupled with Borussia Mönchengladbach's two sideways pulls and containment, this made Valencia's defense feel a little bit about to collapse.

Nick also decisively rushed through the midfield, as long as Ronaldinho can hold the ball, this is a good opportunity.

Ronaldinho lived up to Nick's wish. Under Baraja's pressure, he still held the ball firmly, and then stepped on it lightly, and the ball rolled directly behind Baraja.

Nick and Albelda ran towards the ball at the same time. Obviously, Nick was faster. Under Albelda's desperate eyes, Nick dribbled the ball into the Valencia team's penalty area.

Naibet left Iliyer and rushed up to defend. Nick flicked his ankle immediately, and the ball fell to the unmarked Iliyer. Iliyer easily pushed and rewritten the score to 2:0.
This is a very typical scoring pattern in which Nick then plugs in to assist his teammates. Ronaldinho's pass is very subtle, completely disrupting Valencia's defense, and Nick's rushing speed is so fast, which caused chaos in Valencia's defense. Illie, who made the final blow, seized the opportunity very well.

With 2 goals in hand, the championship is getting closer and closer to Borussia Mönchengladbach. Borussia Mönchengladbach fans in the stands are waving the team's flag and portraits of Nick and others frantically. This is an exciting moment. The championship is the best gift for fans.

Iliye, who scored the goal, was also very excited. He ran in front of Nick, hugged Nick and Ronaldinho to celebrate. The cooperation between the three played smoothly, and Ronaldinho's possession of the ball played a key role.

Commentators from various countries are also inclined to win the championship, not only from the score, but also from the performance of the players on both sides. If there is no major change in Valencia, then the loss is inevitable.

Nick is still calm. Benitez is known as a master tactician. Will he perform surgery on Valencia during the intermission?
In the rest of the first half, the two sides played relatively smoothly, and the score did not change. The halftime score was 2:0, and Borussia Mönchengladbach took the lead.

Entering the locker room, the Borussia Mönchengladbach players were very excited. They were very close to the championship. Everyone's hands seemed to be about to touch the St. Blair Cup.

Karl motioned for everyone to calm down.

"Leading by two goals at halftime is nothing special. Valencia hasn't found a way to deal with us yet, so the second half will be a difficult one. You need to play [-] points. Of course, as long as everyone persists, the victory must belong to Borussia Mönchengladbach!"

Nick nodded again and again, Valencia can make it all the way to the final, the level will definitely not be a problem, and there will definitely be changes in the second half.

But so what if there is a change?Even if you can't defend, you can also play against each other to see who can score one more goal.

"Luo Luo, you have to pay attention in the second half. I will pass the ball to you often. Make moves with confidence and try to earn free kicks."

Nick patted Ronaldinho on the shoulder and said.

Ronaldinho grinned, and the buck teeth didn't look so ugly now, but a little cute.

(End of this chapter)