[football] walk side by side

Q: Where does Real Madrid's heritage as a century-old European giant come from?

A: When you walk out of the tunnel and see the entire Bernabéu stadium in front of you, you will understand.

This is not the first time Cyril has come to the Bernabeu stadium, whether he stepped on the lawn as an opponent during the Porto period, or later sat in the Bernabeu home stand to watch Cristiano's game-just because the Premier League itself is relatively busy, There are not many opportunities for the latter.

"I like watching it so much, why didn't you come during the summer break last year? You can watch enough every day." Cristiano rolled his eyes and said angrily.

Cyril smiled silently.

Of course he knows that Chris's words are not aimless. In fact, after Real Madrid confirmed the hiring of Mourinho as the coach next season last year, they tried to make an offer to Chelsea.Although Cyril missed the Champions League again at that time, he also proved his ability with undoubted performance in the 2010 World Cup.

It was also the World Cup that year that made him and Cristiano's "double kings" spread like wildfire.

At that time, Real Madrid did sincerely offer a price to Chelsea for Cyril. After talking with Florentino, Abramovich did not mind letting him go. An explosive transfer - if not for Cyril's refusal.

The player himself disagrees, Florentino certainly won't force it, and Abramovich certainly doesn't mind keeping Cyril. After all, Cyril can be said to be the core force of the team.

Even if Cyril leaves, he can still invite the next world famous coach and change another player to rebuild tactics, but in terms of actual effect, it may not be comparable to the strength of Cyril's period. Abu is also happy to take risks.

Of course, the European media will not know about these minutiae.And the reason why these news did not come out is also related to Florentino-Slade rejected Real Madrid's call?Would you rather stay at Chelsea than go to Real Madrid?Can you hear me say this?

But Mendes, as the joint agent of Cristiano and Cyril, is naturally aware of all this.Coupled with the fact that Mendes knows everything about Cristiano, it is not surprising that Cristiano would know about it.

"There will be a chance."

He didn’t answer the question directly, and Cristiano didn’t pester him anymore—except for Cyril himself, perhaps no one understands why Cyril insisted on staying at Chelsea better than him. It's just joking and having a temper tantrum.

Cyril knew this well and did not expose him.

After chatting for a few words in the player tunnel, the two separated and went in opposite directions.

Before the game started, the entire Bernabéu Stadium was already boiling like water, and there was a lot of noise.It wasn't until players from both sides came out one after another that they were replaced by uniform boos and cheers.

Compared with the boos he received when he visited the Bernabeu for the first time that year, Cyril has been completely unaffected by the fans at this time.In the past few years, he has experienced many away games with Chelsea. Although there are many fans in the Bernabéu Stadium, compared with those in the Premier League, although there are not many fans, they all point their middle fingers and shout emotionally. In fact, it's not bad.

He didn't linger long on these external factors before turning his attention to the game.

In this game, the lineup and formation listed by Mourinho have changed a lot compared to the one at Stamford Bridge.

There is only Benzema on the forward line, followed by Cristiano, Kaka and Di Maria in the midfield.On the double defensive midfielders are Alonso and Las Diarra. On the defensive line, the four defenders are Marcelo, Carvalho, Pepe and Ramos in turn.The formation also changed from 4-3-3 in the first round to 4-2-3-1.

This formation is not unfamiliar to everyone who knows Real Madrid, because the "4-2-3-1" formation was first used by Real Madrid. In 2002, the Galaxy Battleship won the UEFA Champions League that season with this formation and the first-class lineup at the time.

A formation that is very suitable for Real Madrid.

It seems that there is only one center forward, but in fact, it improves the offensive advantages of the full-backs as much as possible. They can attack on their own, or cooperate with the midfielder to attack quickly through long or short passes.Cristiano, Kaka, and Di Maria in the midfield played as attacking midfielders in this game.

Obviously, Mourinho also understands Real Madrid's disadvantages in the midfield, and when this formation is attacking, the ball will not stay too much, but quickly pass through the midfield, which further reduces the possibility of conceding the ball.

Kind of like total defense.

While Cyril was still thinking, the referee had already blown his whistle.

At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid took advantage of the kick-off and gave Chelsea a blow.

After receiving a pass from Alonso in the midfield, Kaka relied on his speed, changed direction and at the same time abruptly got rid of Lampard. Facing Cyril who rushed to defend, he hit the ball back on the right side. Thrillingly passed by Cyril's side, he moved obliquely from the right to the center, followed by Benzema.The latter flashed past Terry and Ashley Cole's shovel block and forced a shot!

The ball flew straight towards the goal like a cannonball. Cech predicted the correct direction, but the specific position was wrong, and he could only knock the football back with his arm.

Cristiano and Bosingwa, who are closest to this position, ran towards the direction of the first landing point at the same time. Cristiano was faster than Bosingwa, and he was about to reach the football. After shooting, Cyril, who returned to the defense in time, took an overhead ball and handed the ball back to the center circle.

"As soon as the game started, Real Madrid played a powerful attack." Sky TV was in charge of explaining the game, and it was still the famous commentator Andy Gray. Although he was not a Chelsea fan, he was naturally standing in the Champions League On the England side, "Cech narrowly blocked the ball and the ball was driven into the center circle...and back at Lampard's feet."

Lampard continued to dribble, but not with too much speed.

He noticed that most of the teammates around him hadn't completed the transition from defense to offense in time because they returned to defense, so they deliberately delayed while running, and ran sideways from time to time to avoid Las Diarra's entanglement .Unexpectedly, his deceleration just gave Real Madrid the time and opportunity to react defensively. He passed Alonso who stepped forward, but was followed by Carvalho and Marcelo who stepped forward to fill the position. The way out was blocked.

In terms of familiarity, Carvalho, who has been on the same team with Lampard for several years, is naturally more familiar with the style and habits of the Blues deputy team. The next second that blocked Lampard's direction, Carvalho Quickly grabbed the position and squeezed Lampard away with physical confrontation, Marcelo took advantage of the situation and tackled the ball!

After the football was successfully poked out of Lampard by him, Marcelo did not go ahead. He glanced at the Chelsea players who were gradually running back in sync.

When Lampard dribbled the ball forward, many Chelsea players who reacted began to turn back and counterattack one after another, preparing to meet Lampard, but in fact, until Real Madrid broke the football from Lampard's feet, Chelsea Marcelo, who was aware of this, did not pass the ball. After looking at the situation ahead, he quickly advanced towards Chelsea's penalty area along the wing!

He took a few steps with the ball and returned to Chelsea's frontcourt. At this time, the Chelsea players had almost returned to their positions. Drogba stood only two steps away from him and stared at him. He didn't wait for the latter to approach. Swept the football to Kaka in the middle, but did not return immediately because of this, but continued to move forward without the ball!

Facing Essien who was rushing straight over, Kaka pulled the ball outwards, and then buckled it back to his feet, just passing Essien. Cyril adjusted the angle and position, intending to limit Kaka's direction first. The space in front, and then cooperate with Bosingwa to steal the ball.

But Kaka did not give them this chance!

From the perspective of the role on the field, Kaka's positioning has always been biased towards the offensive midfielder. After getting the ball, Kaka mainly breaks through at high speed and tears the opponent's defense. Now that Kaka has already passed Essien, it stands to reason Should have moved on.But at this time Kaka did not choose to do this - in the first round of the game at Stamford Bridge, Kaka was squeezed by Chelsea and could not dribble the ball at the same high speed as usual. Will not make this mistake again.

After passing Essien, Kaka chose to play the ball without hesitation!

Without waiting for Chelsea's players to surround him, he made a cross pass and transferred the ball from the center to the left.

Chelsea have always been very tight on Cristiano, and they are also afraid of Benzema as a center forward. But compared to these two and Kaka with the ball, the pressure Di Maria receives from Chelsea on the left side of the road, It is undoubtedly much smaller.

Ashley Cole was the only one guarding Di Maria's side.

The ball rolled straight towards Di Maria.

Ashley Cole entangled with Di Maria, waiting for the opportunity to shovel.However, when the ball finally rolled over and Ashley Cole stared closely at Di Maria's movements, he was shocked to find that Di Maria's legs suddenly separated at this moment, and the ball passed smoothly from between his legs. Pass through and keep rolling backwards!

And what appeared behind Di Maria was...

Marcelo!

This discovery made Ashley Cole's face change drastically!After experiencing the initial moment of astonishment, he immediately started and rushed towards Marcelo desperately, but the Real Madrid full-back did not give him a chance to catch up. The kick looks like a strong shot, but it turns into a toe shot the moment it really touches the ball!

Suddenly, Petr Cech, who was deceived by his first move, subconsciously jumped up on the spot, but the football quickly penetrated into the goal from under his feet!

The Bernabéu stadium boiled instantly!

"Oh oh oh oh!! Beautiful! The goal was scored! Less than 10 minutes into the game, Real Madrid scored the first goal! Exquisite coordination! Kaka's goal was unexpected, and Di Maria's goal was also a stroke of genius! After that, Marcelo also followed immediately, and calmly chose a kick that caught Cech off guard! The whole process of this goal was extremely wonderful! A very Real Madrid-style goal!"

The excited commentator was of course not the one from Sky Sports, but the Spanish commentator Rafael, who immediately jumped from his chair after Marcelo scored the goal, as if he was not a commentator. A member, but an ordinary fan at the scene.

Mourinho waved his arms excitedly on the coach's bench, but his face was still expressionless. He looked a little better than the tense face at the beginning, but it was only that little.

One more!

Not only Mourinho, but also Cristiano on the lawn who couldn’t forget the one goal difference, jumped into the net and fished out the football at the same moment the commentator spoke. , turned and ran towards the middle circle.

No one will be satisfied with this goal, and no one will be willing to be pulled back like this.

In the Chelsea half, Cyril pursed his lips, lowered his head, and ran back slowly.

Real Madrid's opening attack was very fast-paced, similar to what Chelsea did at Stamford Bridge. The purpose was to use the new changes and fast attack to catch Chelsea by surprise. The tactics were well implemented.

For a long time, Alonso has always been the core of Real Madrid's midfield organization. Although compared with the superstars on the frontcourt, Alonso seems to be a lot more low-key and gloomy in Real Madrid's formation, but in terms of actual effect, he is exactly An indispensable member of the Real Madrid team, whether in offense or defense, Real Madrid needs Alonso to open up the situation and play an interspersed role in it.

But this game is different.

Cyril thought about it.

Mourinho specially changed Real Madrid's formation, there must be his intentions - Cyril understands his husband's tactical style, Mourinho actually rarely insists on a certain tactic stubbornly, outsiders only know that Mourinho is The master of defensive counterattack does not know that even in defensive counterattack, there are many differences.

Whether it was in the Chelsea period or the Porto period, Mourinho often studied the opponent's team before the game, made a targeted layout when the game really started, and would suddenly change the formation from 4-2-3- 1, it shows that Mourinho has enough confidence to use this change to help Real Madrid achieve substantial goals.

And it turns out, he did.

While he was thinking, both sides returned to their positions.Terry commanded his teammates to stand on the defense and asked them to concentrate. The next game should pay more attention to defense.Cech took a deep breath and focused on the situation on the court.

In the next game, Real Madrid launched a mad attack.

This is within Cyril's expectation. Although the gap between the two sides has been pulled to one goal, Real Madrid has the home court advantage after all. There is no reason to shrink back and defend at this time. At this time, Real Madrid is not so much a defensive counterattack as a counterattack. While standing on defense, launched a ferocious attack!

In the 31st minute of the game, Cristiano unloaded the football with the outside of his right foot on the sidewalk. Essien saw this opportunity and stabbed the ball under his feet. At the same moment when Essien stepped down, he made a 180-degree turn on the spot, avoiding Essien's stretched right foot!

Cristiano passed Essien and continued to move forward. He didn't dare to keep the ball under his feet for too long. The main reason was that Chelsea's personal marking of him was too tight. The dense defense that Chelsea put up now also prevented him from being able to find a distance. With the opportunity of shooting or crossing, a forced forward breakthrough will inevitably fall into the encirclement of Chelsea. Thinking of this, he passed the ball back to Kaka behind him, and cut into the middle by himself, ready to cooperate with Kaka to break through.

This scene moved Cyril's heart.

He finally understood what was wrong with that feeling of something wrong that had been lingering in his heart all this time!

He always thought that Alonso was the one in charge of the delaying organization in the Real Madrid team. In fact, this judgment was not wrong. At least in the 433 of the last game, Alonso was indeed the core of Real Madrid's offense. -4-2-3 is very different!

Alonso is still responsible for organizing the offense, but his position is more limited to the backcourt. In this formation, the real soul should be the midfielder!

In other words, from the moment the game started, Real Madrid's playmaker changed!

No wonder Kaka did not choose to attack rashly in the cooperation of the first goal. Although he is an offensive midfielder, the situation at that time was not suitable for advancing forward, but Mourinho's tactics also required him to be in the frontcourt Make more playmaking passes and take over the playmaking burden from Alonso.

Chelsea stared at Alonso and restricted Kaka's forward space, but put the cart before the horse!

Realizing this, Cyril no longer set his sights on Alonso. Generally, if he wants to limit a team, it is the best choice to limit the opponent's playmaker, because all defense and offense revolve around Now that he realized his mistake, he would no longer spend his energy on Alonso, but turned around and shifted his attention to Kaka.

Similar to what Cyril thought, Kaka who got the ball did not try to break through as before, and he did not look at the situation in the frontcourt. These were almost reflected in his mind when he received the ball, but after receiving the ball from Christie After Jarno's pass, he swept the ball directly to Alonso who was slightly behind in the parallel direction.

Alonso, who was running, didn't seem to be surprised by Kaka's pass - because the ball didn't stay at his feet for even a second, at the same moment the ball touched his right foot, He kicked hard, and the football immediately turned around and flew back to the right!

After Ramos got the ball near the Chelsea midfielder, he quickly dribbled the ball and broke through. Facing Lampard who was blocking him, he made a gesture to break through, but suddenly sent a direct pass from his feet. The football went from Cyril and Ahmed Shley Cole passed through and flew straight to the penalty area!

And standing there to respond was Cristiano who had ambushed outside the penalty area very early!

This place is too dangerous, and Terry can't just let him pass without saying anything. Fortunately, although Ramos's pass was sudden at this moment, Terry and Bosingwa were always guarding near the goal. Terry He took off one step later next to Cristiano, but at the moment he was beaten to the limit by Cristiano, and it was inevitable that he would have an impact on the opponent when he jumped up.

Although Cristiano tried his best to maintain his balance in mid-air, the squeeze on Terry's body still caused him to sway in the air. The football deviated from the direction and fell crookedly on the grass. He hugged him.

In the 40th minute of the game, Real Madrid, who had pulled back a victory, became more and more brave. Cristiano became more active in the frontcourt and became elusive. This time, when Bosingwa found him, Cristiano had already stood in a good position. Bosingwa had no choice but to "rebelliously" bring down the captain of his own national team.

When the two collided, the referee was standing not far from the two.

Bosingwa's foul can be judged or not. Although Chelsea's defensive style has always been fierce, facing the captain of the national team, Bosingwa can't really hit hard.Although the strength of his feet was too heavy, he was actually heading for the ball.Cristiano would be brought down by him because he staggered and lost his balance after losing the football. There was no moment when their feet collided.

The referee hesitated for a moment, but gave Bosingwa a verbal warning, but did not issue a card.

Seeing that the referee didn't say anything at all, the Real Madrid fans were not happy now, and the shouts of the entire stadium were immediately replaced by boos, all of which were dedicated to the referee in front of him.

On the contrary, Cristiano felt nothing, and he didn't mean to lie on the ground and not get up. Although he didn't watch the replay of the camera, he could almost feel the scene at that time. Given the situation of his collision with Bosingwa at that time, it would be a yellow card. That's weird.

Therefore, he quickly got up from the ground and waved at Bosingwa.

This was just an unusual episode in the middle of the game. Seeing that there was no conflict between the two sides, Cyril ran back with confidence.

Unexpectedly, it was too early to worry about it.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Ramos continued to advance after getting the ball in the backcourt. He quickly inserted in the right wing to take the ball and broke through. With his left foot, he passed the ball before Sturridge approached.

After understanding the principle of Real Madrid's offensive advancement, Cyril will naturally not give them another chance. It is for this reason that after Real Madrid scored the first goal until the end of the game, they have not given it another chance. Scored the second goal.

Real Madrid's attack was as fast as ever and Chelsea's defense was as fierce and tough as ever.

and many more!

Cyril felt something inexplicable flashed through his mind. As long as he was still in the Chelsea team, if he wanted to use the same style of play against Chelsea twice, the possibility of success would only be difficult. Even harder, but what about Mourinho?Would Mourinho make that mistake, knowing that, even after paying a terrible price in the first leg?

Before he had time to turn this thought into a real thought, the referee over there blew the whistle in his hand. This time Kaka was tripped by Terry outside the penalty area. The referee did not show mercy this time because Terry's foul was real - he pulled a yellow card from his pocket and awarded Real Madrid a free kick.

……Free kick? !

Cyril was only stunned for a second, and immediately understood Mourinho's intentions!

Mourinho did not intend to reverse Chelsea with a thin tactic at all. The first goal was the result of his tactic, and he did not change his tactic after that. It is not that he intends to use a tactic to the end. He is not afraid of seeing Cyril It's a trick, but he has already prepared a second trick!

Chelsea's defense is very stable, but it also has the characteristics of being too fierce and easy to get cards, and it happens that Real Madrid has many free kick players. In this way, it is better to keep the overall tactics unchanged. If you are lucky, maybe Being able to score another goal before Chelsea reacts, even if you can't score, it can be used to confuse Chelsea on the surface, but actually consider a set kick!

One minute later, as the Chelsea players lined up the wall, Cristiano also stood in front of the penalty spot.

He took five steps back slowly, pulled his left foot out a step, and then took a deep breath.

Run up, kick up, shoot!

Petr Cech jumped up as much as he could, but the football seemed to have been calculated, and it just passed his five fingertips, barely passed his big hand, and went around into the net.

The Bernabéu stadium fell into a moment of dead silence.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Cristiano Ronaldo!! The goal!! Real Madrid scored twice in the first half!! 2-0!! Now the total score is 3-3! Incredible! Incredible! Real Madrid got all the score back in one first half!!"

With the wild shouts of the Spanish commentator, the Real Madrid fans on the scene burst into enthusiastic cheers instantly. Cristiano's simple but effective goal immediately ignited the passion of the Bernabéu Stadium!

2-0!

Since the disparity in the score of 3-1 in the first round appeared, in the short two weeks, countless cynicism and ridicule against Real Madrid have emerged one after another. How brilliant Barcelona next door is, how desolate Real Madrid is now.

"Count down the great contributions the noble team has made to European giants over the years" "There are four finalists in the Champions League, three finalists Xie Wuhuang, my emperor [-] million, and Champions League sixteen men."...

It's not that I can't see the disdain of others, nor can I see the ridicule of others, but it's a fact that I haven't won a championship for many years, and it's also a fact that I was pushed to the ground by Barcelona for years.Unknowingly, Real Madrid seems to have become the "soft bone" of the Champions League in the eyes of everyone, and the name of the European giants seems to have been rich but not real.Falling behind 1-3 in the first leg of the Champions League, the whole of Europe is discussing how many championships Barcelona can win this year, as if Manchester United and Real Madrid are destined to be eliminated, and Real Madrid's ability to reach this point is already the result of overwhelming luck.

Not to mention how Chelsea fans feel, Real Madrid fans have long held back their anger.

Is it really that hard to reverse a two-goal deficit?Chelsea can do it, Barcelona can do it, why do the media decide that Real Madrid can't do it?

Want to advance to the finals so easily?

Do not make jokes!We are Real Madrid!