Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

2022年5月28日晚上8点40分。

Stade de France.

The UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League" played from the speakers at the venue.

Real Madrid players wearing white jerseys and Liverpool players wearing red jerseys walked out of the tunnel. Almost every player focused on the St. Bernard Cup located at the entrance. Only Martin looked calm. look steadily forward.

He has won six consecutive Champions League titles, which symbolizes the highest level of world football.

As he said to the media before: As long as I make a slight move, I will know the limit of this segment.

"Real Madrid!"

"The champion will eventually be Real Madrid!"

“Honour belongs to Madrid!!”

The Real Madrid fans in the audience were particularly excited and shouted hysterically.

When the live director showed Martin a close-up shot, there was another burst of hysterical shouting.

Real Madrid fans know that if their beloved team wants to win this championship trophy, which symbolizes the highest level of world football clubs, it still depends on how Martin performs.

After an amazing 2021-2022 La Liga and Copa del Rey season, Martin has also proven that he is worth every penny.

Proud Real Madrid fans also composed a familiar song to thank Martin for his efforts.

The name is very ordinary, exactly the same as the title of the song made by Arsenal fans back then, called "Martin's Song", but the melody is more magnificent and catchy, making it easy to spread quickly among fans.

After a series of pre-match procedures, both sides of the match stood on one side. Liverpool forward Mane stepped on the football and waited for the referee Victor Casse to blow the whistle for the end of the game.

At the same time, commentators on many TV stations announced the starting lineups of both sides to the fans watching the live game.

Real Madrid adopts the customary 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Alaba, Militao, Nacho, Carvajal

Midfielder: Modric, Martin, Toni Kroos

Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Vinicius

Liverpool also has a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Alisson

Defenders: Robertson, Matip, Konate, Alexander-Arnold

Midfielder: Thiago, Fabinho, Henderson

Forwards: Diaz, Mane, Salah

"Beep~"

Following a long whistle from referee Victor Casse, Mane kicked the ball to Salah outside the center circle.

The Real Madrid players, led by Benzema, pounced forward, as if they were going to score a goal at the first moment of the game.

Real Madrid's lineup seems to have strong offensive firepower, but the actual defensive system's strength has increased by two levels under Martin's command.

Liverpool, who had a kick-off advantage, tried to threaten Real Madrid's defense by accelerating the passing rate. However, Martin's extremely high defense rate and timely defensive command made the offensive system led by Salah helpless.

Diaz on the left was a little anxious after receiving the ball. He used his speed advantage to get rid of Carvajal and shot a cold arrow directly at the front of the penalty area on the left.

The long-range shot was not of high quality and missed the goal post.

Real Madrid ignored Liverpool's high defense and slowly passed the ball forward from the backcourt.

But Liverpool's high defense was so resolute that Real Madrid's midfielders had to speed up their passing and receiving.

In continuous passes, passing errors will occur.

However, this passing error was not a receiving error in the midfield, but an excessive force in the forward pass, which caused Hazard to fail to stop the ball and lead to a reversal of possession.

Liverpool, coached by Klopp, seems to know that careful play will lead to defeat. This time in the Champions League final at the Stade de France, it seemed that they were willing to take advantage of the offensive opportunities at the beginning to directly press the situation with their troops, holding down Real Madrid, who did not have a regular midfielder. Conduct half-court offensive drills.

The most threatening attack in the game was unexpectedly created by Liverpool.

Liverpool launched continuous offensives in the midfield and frontcourt. Salah, who received the pass on the right side of the penalty area, went straight to the inside line facing Rudiger's defense and connected with the instep of his left foot very quickly.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Courtois got down very quickly sideways, and with a flick of his hand, he just moved the football that was almost touching the inner edge of the left goal post out of the baseline.

Thiago took an attacking left corner kick, but the placement of the ball was not good and was firmly picked off by Courtois who took the initiative.

Courtois followed Martin's instructions and did not rush to kick the ball out. He waited until the players on both sides dispersed before throwing the ball to Martin who suddenly returned the ball.

Liverpool's initial high-position defense tasted the sweetness and planned to repeat the same trick.

Martin's retracement was due to his excellent vision and ability to understand the situation around him. He made a gesture to take the ball and stop and turn to the right. After deceiving Fabinho's body center of gravity to shift, he used the outside instep of his left foot to pass the ball. Got out.

Henderson, who planned to cooperate with Fabinho to intercept the ball from Martin's feet, could only be confused.

Seeing the football rolling toward Modric, who was ready to receive the ball, Henderson had no choice but to reach out to pull Martin, who suddenly stopped and turned forward, but failed to pull him.

Modric didn't stop the ball and scored directly to Martin who was running forward.

"pappapaapaaa——"

The wonderful delivery also brought thunderous applause from the fans in the auditorium.

The subsequent game completely entered Real Madrid's rhythm.

Martin, who is responsible for guiding the offense, is also a good interpreter of what it means to be a free man in the frontcourt. He can focus all his energy on forward offense.

The organization and connection are all done by Modric and Toni Kroos.

It is precisely because of this that Alisson is in danger when guarding the goal.

The Liverpool fans in the audience let out bursts of exclamations.

Fortunately, the game went into the 0th minute. Alisson guarded the goal and did not lose it. The scoreboard still showed 0:.

However, as the game time went by, the Liverpool fans at the Stade de France became more nervous, fearing that the ball would suddenly be lost at a certain time.

Another two minutes passed.

Liverpool's frontcourt attack ended in a hurry due to the pressure of Real Madrid's high defense. Salah's left-footed cross from the right at a 45° angle was pushed out of the penalty area by Militao. Martin, who was in front of the top of the arc in the penalty area, jumped up and took the ball. The point was given to Modric on the left rib.

After several consecutive passes, the football came to the feet of Hazard, who had regained his confidence. He received the ball in the offensive left rib and continuously used the change of rhythm and the iconic way of jamming his legs in front of the defensive player to continuously break through to the left. The front edge of the side penalty area.

Seeing that Hazard was about to break into the penalty area, Thiago had to raise his right foot to foul.

The whistle sounded, and Liverpool coach Klopp also sighed in pain.

Fouls in this area are no different from giving away points.

But from a defensive perspective, Thiago's approach is fine.

The Liverpool fans in the audience still remember Martin's outstanding free kick skills.

Goalkeeper Alisson put his hands on his hips and locked Thiago with his resentful eyes.

Brother, you have given me a big problem~

The broadcaster gives the straight-line distance between the foul location and the goal.

23 m.

"This position is a bit close for many free kick experts, but it can be said to be just right for the strongest free kick expert in modern football."

Central 5 commentator He Wei commented with excitement: "It seems that the time has come for Real Madrid to take the lead."

"uuuuuuu——"

Liverpool fans at the Stade de France also tried to use boos to interfere with Martin, who was about to take the free kick.

"Beep~"

Victor Casse blew his whistle and Martin started to run.

The left foot first steps out half a meter, the right foot steps out about half a meter, the last left foot is close to one meter, standing about 25 centimeters to the left of the football, and the inside of the right foot is kicked from back to front in a 'sharp' manner Towards the middle and lower part of the football.

The football placed at the foul spot rose up from the ground due to the force, flying quickly over the five-man Liverpool wall with a strong inward arc, like a rainbow across the sky, and hung directly in the upper left corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Alisson stood in the middle of the goal, and there was really nothing he could do about this fast and tricky free kick...

"Goooooooooooooooal——"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray instinctively stretched out his voice.

"Nice goal!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "Martin scored his 17th goal in the Champions League this season, helping Real Madrid lead Liverpool 1:0 at the Stade de France!"

"Real Madrid takes the lead, and Liverpool, who are lagging behind, will be in trouble."

Commentator Xu Yang said solemnly: "They must try not to concede any more goals in the subsequent game time, and they must also find a way to break Courtois' goal in limited attacks..."

Martin, who scored the goal, stood there as usual, waiting for his teammates to come forward to celebrate.

The team celebration like stars holding the moon in front of the moon was particularly missed by Arsenal players and fans who watched the live broadcast of the game.

They all think that if Martin had not left, it would definitely be Arsenal and not Liverpool who would play in the Champions League final.

In the highlight replay given by the on-site director, it can be seen that Martin's direct free kick was very accurate at the arc and angle, leaving Alisson with no possibility of completing the save.

After all, the goal is 7.32 meters wide, and Alisson's protection of the goal is very limited.

It is necessary to block the near corner with a human wall and guard the far corner.

Martin has outstanding footwork. If he pays too much attention to the near corner, he will definitely kick the ball to the far corner.

It is equivalent to saying that no matter how prepared Alisson is, there is no way to complete the save.

The only way not to concede the ball is with Martin.

mistake.

Only if a free kick error occurs, there is no possibility of a successful save.

The game restarted, and Liverpool, who were lagging behind, began to get timid. They did not launch a mercury-like attack, but played steadily.

But such game tactics will only hasten death.

Countless teams facing Martin have tried it in the past, and all of them have been effective.

Real Madrid, who had taken the lead, did not play in a hurry. Anyway, the game ended with a win based on the current score.

Now Real Madrid is waiting for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

Hazard is no longer fast, but... Vinicius has the speed advantage!

Modric, Martin and Toni Kroos all have the ability to deliver a killer pass.

Especially Martin, he also has a super breakthrough ability to break through levels alone.

Time often passes very quickly at a high level. After a while, people noticed that when it came to the 1th minute, the scoreboard showed that Real Madrid still led 0:.

Liverpool's continuous attacks did not create a threat. Robertson and Diaz, who participated in the attack on the left, played a one-two match and sent a cross before the ball was about to roll out of the baseline.

The quality is pretty good, but it’s not very easy to exert force at the front point. All he can do is ensure the aim of heading the ball.

Courtois, who chose his position well, picked up the ball steadily. He used Militao's body to block it, took two lunges to run up, and threw the ball to Vinicius on the right who was already aware of speeding up.

Robertson had just finished participating in the attack and had no time to return. Liverpool defenders also knew that Brazilian international Vinicius had impressive speed and outstanding foot skills, so the defensive focus quickly moved over, leaving only Henderson to mark the player with the intention of responding. Martin.

Vinicius, who was running, used his chest to stop the ball in the direction in front of him, then raised his right foot and dunked the ball to the left.

It happened that Martin suddenly accelerated from the center in the direction of Vinicius.

Henderson was startled and retreated at high speed.

Vinicius passed the ball directly. Not only did Henderson quickly approach Martin, Fabinho, who originally pounced on Vinicius, also turned and pounced.

Martin faced the pass and looked like he was going to stop and make passes. Henderson and Fabinho quickly approached each other and were ready to close the door.

Unexpectedly, the moment Martin touched the ball, he suddenly stepped on the ball and braked on the spot, using his super body balance ability to pull the ball back, completing a continuous stop and turn in the opposite direction.

Henderson braked and Martin had already completed his turn and moved forward with the ball.

Left center back Konate moved in advance to cover Robertson's position, which meant that Martin, who was dribbling the ball towards the center, had only one defensive player in front of Matip.

"aoaoaooaooooooo——"

Real Madrid fans and Martin fans in the audience gave a deafening roar.

Martin, who had already picked up speed, took three steps at a time and passed the ball across the center line in just two seconds. He was already very close to Matip, who was retreating at high speed.

Konate knew that Matip would definitely not be able to complete the defense against Martin, so he could only put it outside and guard the center.

Martin, who was playing the ball at high speed, was less than five meters away from the two of them. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and the outside instep of his right foot decisively passed the ball from the center to the front right.

Vinicius' speed is up!

He stopped and stopped Martin's well-placed diagonal thrusts.

Martin, who sent the pass, accelerated directly and took advantage of the huge space created by Matip and Konate marking Vinicius.

Matip had an idea and slowed down slightly, putting Martin in an offside position.

Unexpectedly, in the flash of Matip's slowdown, Martin, who looked like he had eyes in the back of his head, suddenly slowed down and ran sideways to the right, taking two small steps.

The moment Vinicius passed the ball, he suddenly ran forward.

The assistant referee's first reaction was offside, but according to the new offside rules, even if it is offside, the flag cannot be raised until the attack is completed.

If there is no goal, the ball will be awarded to the defensive team. If the goal is scored, the video assistant referee will intervene in time.

So he followed Martin's forward pursuit of the ball and ran along the right sideline.

"Single sword!"

Matip, who originally wanted to cause an offside, had the defensive player's instinctive reaction to run back with Martin, who made frequent stops at high speed.

However, Martin's technical ability in consecutive stops is extremely strong, and he takes the ball to the edge of the penalty area in three steps without losing speed.

Alisson abandoned the goal and struck out.

They are all old rivals. Martin directly used the change of rhythm to knock down Alisson, and then kicked the ball towards the unguarded empty goal.

The assistant referee then raised the flag Martin to indicate offside.

The referee also followed the whistle and raised his hand to indicate offside.

At the same time, the video assistant referee intervened.

Through the replay of the line, it can be clearly seen that at the moment Vinicius passed the ball, Martin was still half a body away from Matip who was trailing behind, and the effective part was also behind Matip.

In other words...not offside.

"no problem!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted impassionedly: "Martin scored two goals to help Real Madrid expand the score before the end of the first half! Real Madrid, which spent 2.5 million euros in transfer fees last summer, will most likely usher in the club's 11th Champions League title. Trophy!”

After receiving the feedback, the referee Victor Casse blew the whistle again and pointed his finger at the center circle to indicate that the goal was valid.

Real Madrid players celebrated the goal excitedly, they knew...the Champions League championship was guaranteed!

Although the game time has only come to the end of the first half,... Martin's team's two-goal lead already means a must-win!

Liverpool coach Klopp frowned, shook his head and sighed, obviously losing confidence in the team's turnaround.

The Liverpool players on the field, the Liverpool fans in the audience and the Liverpool fans in front of the TV all know that the overall situation has been decided.

Real Madrid president Florentino in the VIP seat showed a happy smile.

2.5 million euros + astronomical annual salary after tax + 90% of the right to look like it has indeed achieved the desired results!

As long as Martin stays at Real Madrid for a few more years, the investment will be completely worthwhile and he can still make a lot of money.

That sentence is indeed correct!

[Whoever wins Martin wins the dynasty! 】

Those Real Madrid stars sitting nearby also smiled and stood up to hug each other.

"The number one player in world football really deserves his reputation!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said loudly: "Based on the experience of commentating on Martin's team, it is 99% certain that Real Madrid has won the 11th championship trophy in team history!"