The Young Lion

Aldridge took a sip from a bottle of mineral water while Larsson was standing in front of the penalty spot, and then quietly watched Valencia's penalty area.

Canizares bowed slightly with no expression on his face, ready to make a save.

Larson felt calm.

The opponent's goalkeeper played extremely bravely today, almost like a divine help.

Will hitting the middle of the penalty kick have a miraculous effect?

Larson instantly denied this idea in his mind.

Now at this stage, physical fitness has reached the limit stage, and technical movements may not be perfect. If he pursues extreme angles, it is easy to fly.

Larson made a decision, and after the referee blew his whistle, he started to run with firm eyes.

He wants to kick to the upper right position of the goal. As long as it is not a half-high ball that the goalkeeper moves laterally and is easiest to block with his body, Larson is full of confidence. After all, the goalkeeper is also affected by whether he is left-handed or not. The right hand is so dexterous.

Boom.

Larson blasted a penalty kick. After finishing the shot, Larson looked at the direction of the ball flying, and added another point for his confidence. The technical movement was well completed, and the ball had a large area of ​​force. He knew the kick just by listening to the sound. How powerful the ball was played.

But in the blink of an eye, Larson's eyes were full of shock!

The movement of Canizares flying with his feet off the ground to make a save seems to be frozen in his eyes.

The picture seems to be advancing frame by frame. Canizares' left palm is straightened, and the area of ​​half of the palm is exactly on the flight path of the football.

Larson almost exclaimed: Are you still human? !

boom

The Mestalla stadium seemed to explode, the stands were no longer cheering, they were in total madness!

Canizares blocked the ball with his left palm. But Larson shot too hard. He changed the trajectory of the ball slightly. The ball went over the crossbar and flew diagonally out of the baseline.

Larson couldn't stand on his back foot after exerting all his strength, so he knelt down in front of the penalty spot, closed his eyes unwillingly, lowered his head and struggled with self-blame.

After Canizares got up from the ground, he spread his arms like a madman and let out a roar!

Ten other Valencia players rushed to the goal to hug Canizares,

They have completely forgotten about fatigue and stress now, and they are united!

Nedved, an old friend who fought side by side, was the first to help Larson up, without saying a word, just patted him on the shoulder. Ronaldinho, Henry also went to pat him on the back.

There was no one to comfort or relieve Larson.

What are you kidding?

Need consolation?

Isn't it just a penalty kick?

How could Larsson, who was breaking the record of the top scorer in the history of the Millwall club every month, be knocked down by missing a penalty kick?

It's not even a hit.

The expressions of the two coaches on the sidelines were different. Cooper was not overly excited, but relieved and breathed a sigh of relief as if he had escaped by chance.

Aldrich raised his head with a blank expression, as if accepting his fate.

In fact, Aldridge just noticed the change in the atmosphere of the stadium.

Canizares made a successful pounce and ignited the passion of Mestalla.

In the stands, the fans of the Bat Corps were worried or praying before. Don't think about that at all now.

Millwall is strong, not just the strong outside rendering. Watching their games at close range and looking at the situation on the field, as spectators, they know that the strength of the Wild Lion is far more than what the outside world has said. Where are the players?

That's the case, the fans of the Bat Legion are even more relieved of worrying about gains and losses.

Their beloved team is blocking the opponent's attack with flesh and blood, and is desperately trying to win!

Even if you lose in the end, it doesn't matter!

Nothing, nothing, can stop us from going crazy for the Bat Legion at this moment!

Aldridge could even see the crazy-looking fans in the stands doing exaggerated body movements, and the loud cheers were comparable to thunder.

Aldrich turned around and gestured towards Jenson.

At this time, if nothing is done to suppress the momentum of the opponent and the momentum of the opponent's fans, then it is completely meaningless to have a few minutes left in the game.

It is no exaggeration to say that Millwall is competing with the entire Mestalla Stadium!

Just like they competed against 19 other teams in the Premier League, no matter what level of team, they all hope to prove themselves by bleeding on Millwall, or to become famous in one battle!

Millwall is like a mythical dragon, ruthlessly harvesting trophies and occupying everyone's dreams. Regardless of their strength, they all want to become dragon slayers to break the tyranny of the mad lion!

Millwall seems to be making substitution adjustments. Klose is standing on the sidelines ready to play. Who will Hall replace? Henry? Or Larsson who just missed a penalty? Wow, Hall Replaced Gattuso with Klose, removed a midfielder, and added a striker! It seems that Millwall will not stop until he scores an away goal. This is really a crazy substitution move.

Although judging from the comparison of the offensive and defensive numbers of the two sides, Millwall will not be at a numerical disadvantage in defense with another striker, but there is another decisive factor that will make Aldridge's substitution very risky: space!

When Valencia hits a counterattack, the frontcourt is almost flat. If Zambrotta and Schneider cannot catch up with the defense, then even if Southgate and Materazzi are two defenders marking the opponent's single striker, they must be divided. Send out one player to help defend the side, 2 against 2, in the case of huge space, even the top defensive players may not be able to prevent the opponent from playing and penetrating the defense.

Klose's appearance is a signal to unify the team's thinking and not to be disturbed by the atmosphere of the stadium.

This stadium has gone crazy, totally crazy.

What kind of fans haven't seen the Southern Expedition and Northern War?

Especially the lunatics in the stands are not uncommon.

One person is crazy, you can ignore it.

But the tens of thousands of people in the entire stadium went crazy in an instant. It was really like being in a cave, with upside-down bats surrounded by walls all over their heads, which made people shudder!

Valencia's penalty area was full of water. After Klose came on the field, Millwall's style of play became more abundant. Crosses can also pose threats at multiple points.

Long shot. personal breakthrough. With cooperation, crosses, headers, and follow-up shots after creating chaos, Millwall created 4 more attacks in 6 minutes, but the result was still in vain.

When stoppage time came, Valencia got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to counterattack, and Mendieta directly abandoned the side and went in. Seeing a wide open pass grounded the ball diagonally and sent the ball to the left, giving Gonzalez the lead.

Schneider gritted his teeth and chased back. After Gonzalez took the ball, the distance between the two was shortened step by step.

Seeing that Schneider was about to catch up, Gonzalez took the risk of passing a through ball behind him directly. His pass penetrated between Materazzi and Southgate, and what he was looking for was to go around Materazzi. Sanchez who went to Southgate's side and charged forward from the side.

Pagliuca abandoned the goal this time, and Southgate pulled each other's jerseys on the way to keep pace with Sanchez, which slowed down each other's speed.

Inside the penalty area, Pagliuca fell to the ground and held the ball in his arms. He just fell to the ground and hugged the ball, and Sanchez and Southgate hit it together. Southgate avoided hitting Pagliuca and jumped forward and rolled to the ground. Sanchez barely reached out to reach the ball in Pagliuca's arms, and he fell to the ground himself.

Bat fans at Mestalla put pressure on the referee for an unwarranted penalty.

Pagliuca stood up and threw the ball with a ground ball to Materazzi, who then passed it to Pirlo who retreated to respond. At this time, Pagliuca turned around and pulled Southgate up. Sgate interfered with Sanchez all the way, and it was uncertain who would touch the ball first, Pagliuca or Sanchez.

Sanchez stood up and raised his arms in protest to the referee, and then tugged on his jersey to signal that the opponent had committed a foul while defending.

Southgate got up and walked forward with a sullen face, passed Sanchez, and set the defense line. If the ball flew back at this time, Sanchez would be offside.

Millwall was still struggling to attack in the closing stages of stoppage time.

Schneider made a cross from the wing, and Klose ran forward to head the ball to ferry. He nodded behind the goal and saw that Henry, who was in an excellent position, was about to volley, but Klose's header was ferried, and the speed of the ball was too slow. , Henry failed to complete the shot in the end, and Ayala jumped up before him to clear the ball.

At this time, the whistle sounded for the end of the game, and Henry's volley leg movement ended. After landing, he raised his leg and kicked it on Valencia's goal post.

In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at Mestalla, Valencia beat the defending champion Millwall 1-0 in 90 minutes! The goal was Gonzalez, the whole game, Valencia Rencia only got 4 shots, 3 shots on target and scored a goal. Millwall played jaw-dropping statistics. They completed a total of 32 shots, 17 of which were within the goal range. There was no goal, and Larson also missed a penalty kick. This is a game where the score cannot be used to imagine the process. Millwall has the advantage, but a goal is hard to find! Fortunately, the defending champion still has 90 points left Valencia wants to advance, and there are still 90 minutes of the game waiting for them. The current situation is still 55 minutes away. The second round confrontation!

Mestalla burst into cheers, and Zambrotta kicked the ball into the air, like the epitome of Millwall's game, helpless and full of resentment!

The fans of the visiting team who came from afar were a little confused.

If the team is really not in good shape, does not perform well, does not have an advantage on the scene, and loses the game, then they can accept it and complain at most.

But after the 90-minute game, after watching the whole game, the Wild Lions fans were speechless and didn't know what to say.

In the end, they can only applaud.

It is not only to praise the scene and momentum of Millwall's oppressive attack in today's away game, but also to express respect to their opponents.

Valencia won this game, no matter how passive the scene was, they just won, and Canizares, who performed impeccably, deserves everyone's applause for his performance today.

After the game whistle, Aldridge turned around and walked into the player tunnel, his steps were steady and his expression was slightly bitter.

After the Valencia players celebrated each other on the field, they wanted to exchange jerseys with the Millwall players, but the Millwall players also left the field quickly without saying a word and sullen faces after the game.

Damn, this game made them angry too much.

They can't even make sense of this kind of ball loss.

Who plays the problem?

Basically no.

The 17 shots hit the goal range, not concentrated on one or two players, but spread out. Nedved, Larson, Henry, Ronaldinho, Pirlo, the least have 4 shots.

Valencia's defensive strategy declares that the opponent cannot get an absolute one-handed chance. For example, Henry passed the goalkeeper and was destroyed and shot. Larson missed the penalty. This must be the best opportunity, but other people's shots, At other times, maybe they scored 3 or 4.

The one who lost had nothing to say, but was full of resentment. (to be continued...) ()