Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

Chapter 370: The first player to wear a hat-trick in the final since the Champions League was restru

"Beep~"

With the whistle of the referee Bruchy, the 2016-2017 Champions League final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium restarted.

Real Madrid, who gained the kick-off advantage, did not rush to attack, but moved forward step by step.

The score became 2:2, which means the two teams returned to the same starting line.

Without a particularly good opportunity, no one would rashly invest too many troops in the attack.

Although Ronaldo really wants to help Real Madrid exceed the score again, he also knows that many goals cannot be rushed, otherwise it will have the opposite effect.

Thinking of Martin's unparalleled goal in last season's Champions League final and Martin's personal condition, I also know that it is better to be cautious.

If too many troops are invested, the transition from offense to defense will become very passive.

Martin's personal condition is very good. If the space left is relatively large, the possibility of losing points will be very high.

Therefore, the way to go is to proceed slowly and steadily.

The neutral fans who watched the live broadcast of the game felt a little depressed. They thought that the score would be 2:2, which would make the game more interesting. But... they started to attack again.

However, some fans of the home team felt more at ease.

Of course, our offense will be full of hope, but not every attack will result in a goal.

Once the offense switches to defense and there is no way to limit the opponent's counterattack, the ball will most likely be conceded.

The game time has entered the second half, which means that there is less and less time to spare.

Rather than being frightened, it's better to stay calm.

In the blink of an eye, the game reached the sixty-minute mark.

Normally, this is the best time to make the first substitution adjustment.

But neither party has any intention of adjusting.

Both Wenger and Zidane stood in their respective command and technical areas, with their hands in their pockets and their eyes focused on the situation on the field.

However, in order to be able to respond to situations that may arise at any time, all players on the bench except the goalkeeper went to the warm-up area to be ready to be called at any time.

"aoaooaooaoaooooo——"

The atmosphere at the Millennium Stadium was frenetic, with huge chants coming one after another.

Real Madrid, who had gained an opportunity to attack, organized a series of passes. Left back Marcelo used his skills to get past Bellerin and crossed from the left near the baseline.

The football shot up from the ground and flew towards the penalty area with a strong internal rotation arc as it rubbed the sole of Bellerin's raised right foot.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was in the front position, overwhelmed Van Dijk and shook his head to attack the goal. The force of the push was very strong. Cech, who was very focused, subconsciously lifted his right hand up, just in time to lift the football flying towards the near end of the goal over the crossbar.

Corner kick!

"ooooo——"

There was a burst of exclamation from the audience.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is in perfect condition!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "If Cech hadn't reacted so quickly, perhaps Cristiano Ronaldo would have scored his third goal of the game, becoming the first player to score a hat trick in the final since the Champions League was restructured!"

The live director then showed Martin a close-up shot.

What I want to express is very obvious.

Ronaldo's header threatened Cech to guard the goal. Should Martin respond?

Immediately, Modric took a corner kick from the left.

The natural choice is to find Cristiano Ronaldo who is in very good condition.

Martin, who the camera had been deliberately looking for before, jumped on the spot and got the ball out of the penalty area before Ronaldo.

Carvajal, who was on the outside edge of the penalty area on the left, was trying to prevent Arsenal from quickly counterattacking. He looked at the oncoming football and hit it with his feet.

As a defender, you can imagine his footwork.

The power of the non-stop volley is quite strong, but the aim is a bit off.

The kicked football flew directly to the second-floor stands.

Fortunately, in the second half, the game changed sides and the fans behind the goal had become our own fans, so there would be no sarcastic jeers.

Arsenal launched an attack from the backcourt, and Xhaka continued to feed the ball through Martin during this period. His confidence was restored. It cannot be said to completely solve the team's offensive organization, but it can at least reduce Martin's energy in organizing the offense, thereby capturing Real Madrid's rear. Empty time.

No chance was found in consecutive passes, and Arsenal's offense became routine.

Relying on scheduling to pass the football to the other side, the open full-back or wide midfielder completes the cross.

At that time, let Cavani, the full midfielder on the other side and Martin participate in the header battle.

The most common attack method is naturally very difficult to be effective.

Varane and Ramos are both top header experts.

Martin will be closely guarded when he enters the penalty area, and there is no way to grab the spot in a relatively relaxed environment.

Therefore, Martin plays more of a role in attracting firepower in Arsenal's side passing tactics.

In the 64th minute, Martin detoured to the front of the penalty area and dunked Monreal's inverted triangle fake shot from the left, dodged Casemiro who was blocking in front of him, and then used his right foot on the right side of the top of the penalty area. A curve ball was thrown from the inside of the foot.

Ramos stepped forward to block the ball very timely. The football kicked out by Martin hit the toe of Ramos' outstretched left shoe. The football, which was originally aimed at the upper right corner, spun out in a wider arc and missed the goal on the right. Pillars.

The key is that the referee didn't see it clearly and gave Real Madrid a goal kick.

Although the instep shot missed the goal post, it still shocked Real Madrid fans into a cold sweat.

Including head coach Zidane, who shouted to the players on the field with lingering fear, saying that Martin could no longer be given the opportunity to shoot long shots from outside the penalty area.

Two minutes later, Ronaldo retreated to the center to get rid of Kanter's defense and fired angrily.

Boom~

A crisp muffled sound exploded over the stadium.

The football shot up from the ground like a cannonball, flying towards the upper left corner of the goal with unstoppable momentum.

Cech, who was in excellent condition, jumped sideways, his body very stretched in mid-air, his right arm raised, and his standard fighting hand moved towards the football.

He rubbed his fingertips vigorously and pushed away the menacing football.

The football, which was forced to turn outwards in an arc, rubbed the outside of the left goal post and went out of the baseline.

Corner kick!

"Martin's long-range shot just missed the goal post two minutes ago. Two minutes later, Ronaldo responded!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said passionately: "The subsequent games may be more exciting than we imagined!"

"Indeed, the second half of the game is halfway through, and the top stars from both sides of the final have shown extremely high competitive standards. Let's look forward to the next game together!"

Guest commentator Xu Yang said loudly.

The broadcast screen showed Ronaldo, and fans watching the live broadcast of the game could see him holding his head in his hands in annoyance.

In his opinion, he was only one step away from scoring a goal.

Immediately, Modric took a corner kick.

Martin single-handedly managed to get in front of the two header experts, Ronaldo and Ramos, and pushed the ball out of the penalty area.

The landing point happened to be in the area covered by Kanter. He got stuck first. Marcelo, who wanted to go around to grab the ball, kicked Kanter's supporting foot. The referee Bruchy blew the whistle to signal a foul.

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