Chapter 119 Seal the Victory!

“Fried meatballs!”

Tang Zheng pushed the ball behind Godin with his left foot before Juanfran stretched his legs to try to poke the ball. CCTV 5 commentator He Wei suddenly shouted.

Juanfran knew very well that there was no room for error at this point in the game, so he would not hesitate to foul even if he had a yellow card on his back. However, Tang Zheng was very explosive, and Juanfran's physical fitness had declined as the game progressed. It was obvious that when he lost his center of gravity and extended his leg, he did not fully kick Tang Zheng.

In the process of chasing the ball, Tang Zheng felt that the heel of his left foot, which was trailing behind, was tripped by something, causing his body's center of gravity to become a little unstable. However, he did not fall to the ground because he was still half a meter away from the penalty area. Set pieces are not a wise move.

Moreover, this kind of physical contact has been encountered frequently in his career. Bumps and bumps are normal, and his body's center of gravity is only slightly unstable, not completely unstable. He can stabilize his body through running.

"Ouch-ouch——"

"Oh oh oh——"

At the same time, subconscious shouts and exclamations from fans from both sides of the match rang out over the Stadium of Light, resounding throughout the entire stadium.

"It's over!"

Simeone's pupils shrank suddenly in front of the home team's coaching bench, he held his head in his hands and murmured.

In sharp contrast, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti's reaction was that he took a step forward with his right foot, his upper body reached the sideline, and his mouth that had been chewing gum mechanically stopped moving, and his eyes were fixed on the completed picture. Tang Zheng's eyes were full of expectation.

Tang Zheng staggered, but with his amazing balance and adjustment ability, he managed to stabilize his center of gravity despite being over 1.9 meters tall. At the same time, he used the outside instep of his right foot to take the ball one step further inside.

Miranda was defending Morata who was running, but it was obviously too late to pull out to defend Tang Zheng, so goalkeeper Courtois abandoned the goal and attacked!

"A pleasing breakthrough! Don directly faced Thibaut Courtois! There are only seven minutes left in overtime. Can Don beat Atletico Madrid after drawing with Atletico Madrid?"

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif was looking forward to it and stared at the screen.

British Sky commentator Andy Gray was lamenting that Tang Zheng should fall to the ground and turn Juanfran from two yellows to one red. However, as Tang Zheng stabilized his center of gravity, his voice suddenly rose an octave: "Incredible Eastern giant! In the 23rd minute of overtime, he was able to use his excellent foot skills and speed to attack Atletico Madrid's proud defense! He directly faced goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois !Can we beat the score?”

Commentator Martin Taylor said nothing, but his eyes couldn't deceive anyone.

Anticipation, nervousness, and excitement!

Courtois, who abandoned the goal, blocked Tang Zheng's shot from the near corner. At the same time, he also paid attention to Tang Zheng's shot from the far corner and... the upper corner.

In this one-on-one situation, any player would choose to hit the goal directly, but Tang Zheng has a broad vision, and he will choose the best plan in the blink of an eye.

Tang Zheng, who was running, stepped forward with his right foot and raised his left foot.

Although his left foot is not Tang Zheng's dominant foot, no one dares to underestimate Tang Zheng's non-dominant foot now, especially Courtois, who feels like he is facing a formidable enemy.

"Which side should I choose?"

Kurtu Wan stopped on the spot and stared closely at Tang Zheng's left foot.

Countless Atletico Madrid fans held their breath at this moment, with their hearts in their throats.

Of course, the same goes for Real Madrid fans.

It was the first time in the entire game that Tang Zheng had the opportunity to use his skills to successfully break through the ribs, so Real Madrid fans were looking forward to it but also nervous at the same time.

In the midst of lightning and flint, Tang Zheng lifted up the inside of the instep of his left foot and rubbed it toward the lower left part of the football. The football was lifted into the air and flew towards the back corner of the goal.

"this……"

Courtois had no time to guess why Tang Zheng did this.

His feet subconsciously moved to the left, which was the right side of the broadcast screen.

Miranda and Morata looked at the football in mid-air and chose to stop in place, but their eyes did not stay, but followed the football to the far corner.

For a moment, Alderweireld, who came on as a substitute for Felipe in the second half, was shocked. He was conscientious on the defensive end and performed well, following Cristiano Ronaldo who was cruising to the far end.

But as Tang Zheng entered the penalty area and faced goalkeeper Courtois directly, Alderweireld thought that Tang Zheng would choose to hit the goal directly, so he did not continue to follow Cristiano Ronaldo.

Tang Zheng passed the ball to the far end of the goal with his left foot. Alderweireld swallowed subconsciously and turned to look at the far end uneasily.

Cristiano Ronaldo's movement and Tang Zheng's left-foot pass were exactly at the same point, so Alderweireld was shocked: "It's over!"

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone also had the same idea, because Tang Zheng's pass bypassed all Atletico Madrid players, and Cristiano Ronaldo was unmarked.

You must know that Cristiano Ronaldo is in hot form this season. He has scored 37 goals in La Liga despite missing several rounds, averaging more than one per game. The same is true for the goal efficiency in the Champions League. He has scored 37 goals so far. Fourteen goals, becoming one of the players with the most goals in a single season in the Champions League.

When Cristiano Ronaldo runs, he naturally opens his arms to maintain his body balance. Because Tang Zheng's pass is so perfect that he doesn't even need to take off, and what Cristiano Ronaldo needs to do is very simple, pass the ball Heading towards an almost unguarded goal.

Why is it said that there is no one guarding it?

Because goalkeeper Courtois moved much slower than a flying football in the air, and when the football flew over Cristiano Ronaldo's head, Courtois moved to the middle of the goal.

A player of Cristiano Ronaldo's level will naturally not tip the ball away or directly to Courtois. In the broadcast screen, Cristiano Ronaldo concentrated on holding his breath and tipped the football that flew to his forehead towards himself. The near corner of the goal...

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"Goooooooooooooooooal——"

Half a second later, the passionate voice of Portugal National Sports TV commentator Francisco was heard from the commentary box: "Cristiano Ronaldo! He helped Real Madrid score a header six meters in front of the goal!"

Alderweireld, who was guilty of watching the ball but not the people, had an idea and raised his right arm to remind the assistant referee Cristiano Ronaldo that he was suspected of being offside.

Goalkeeper Courtois followed suit, as did other Atletico Madrid players in the penalty area. Regardless of whether Cristiano Ronaldo was offside or not, this behavior was a subconscious move for the team that lost the ball.

However, the assistant referee had a sharp eye and made a firm decision without raising his right arm to show the side flag.

In other words, Cristiano Ronaldo is not offside!

Cristiano Ronaldo, who headed the ball into the near corner of the goal, also consciously looked back at the assistant referee. When he saw the assistant referee raised his left hand and pointed at his own half, he knew that the ball... was valid!

Immediately, the referee Kuppers also blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid.

Cristiano Ronaldo was particularly excited after scoring the goal. Just like he scored in the last Champions League semi-final, he ran to the camera and smiled, raised his right hand and showed five fingers.

What is different from last time is that this time the right hand that is rotated by the wrist does not retract a finger after the front and back, but the front, back and front palms face the camera.

The implication is that he has scored fifteen goals in the Champions League this season, setting a new Champions League single-season scoring record!

Setting records is often thrilling and exciting. No matter how brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo has been, it is difficult to suppress the excitement in his heart.

Francesco, the commentator of the Portuguese national sports TV station, was still unsatisfied and shouted almost crazy: "The fifteenth UEFA Champions League goal! Cristiano Ronaldo set a new single-season scoring record! Long live!!"

Countless Portuguese fans sitting in front of the TV are very proud that Cristiano Ronaldo has carried the football glory of the entire country when the Portuguese national team has been in trouble.

After the excitement of Central 5 commentator He Wei, he changed his tone: "Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score a record goal. I think he should thank Tang Zheng most! Because Tang Zheng has already broken through Juanfran and Godin consecutively. Facing Courtois one-on-one, with his ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal, he will have a success rate of at least 90%. His choice to hand the ball to Ronaldo is not due to lack of confidence, but because he hopes that Real Madrid will win the championship. Teammate Cristiano Ronaldo can create new history!"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray was a little confused: "Tang can obviously score twice, why did he pass the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo? Lack of confidence?"

"NO-NO-NO!!" Martin Taylor said quickly: "Old man, I have to correct your view. Don is not lacking in confidence, but wants to be more perfect on the night when Real Madrid wins the championship!"

"Why?"

Andy Gray looked at the broadcast of Tang Zheng hugging Cristiano Ronaldo and said: "Because... he is a great player!"

"Great?" Andy Gray was a little confused. After all, Tang Zheng was not yet twenty-five years old this year.

The word great seemed a little far away from him.

But with his stunning performance in two consecutive Champions League finals, it seems... that he can barely be called great.

"Ouch-ouch——"

The Real Madrid fans at the Stadium of Light were as excited as children, dancing with joy, because scoring at this stage of overtime meant a decisive victory!

Moreover, the physical exhaustion of Atletico Madrid players is very obvious. It is very difficult to use the remaining time to equalize the score...

In addition, Tang Zheng is in great form, and Real Madrid fans believe that Tang Zheng can win the championship with one man!

The Dortmund fans in front of the TV had mixed emotions. Many of them were wondering, if the club had not sold Tang Zheng last summer, would Dortmund be able to defend the Champions League this season?

According to the matchup situation, it is very possible!

Dortmund CEO Watzke, who was on vacation in Dubai, couldn't help but wonder if Dortmund became the first team to defend the Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League, and Tang Zheng performed amazingly in this year's World Cup in Brazil, would his worth of 125 million euros be worth 125 million euros? How about going up a little further?

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The close-up shot of the on-site director showed every Atletico Madrid player, including Courtois who lost the goal, Juanfran and Godin who made fatal defensive mistakes, captain Gabi, and the one who is particularly distressed is the head coach Simeone. , he squatted on the ground, pulling his hair with both hands, and he no longer had the high spirits of the injury time period.

The Atletico Madrid fans in the stands were even worse. Half an hour ago, they were so close to winning the first Champions League title in the club's history.

Half an hour later, so far away.

So close to the end of the world!

Looking at the sad Atletico Madrid fans in the broadcast, CCTV 5 commentator He Wei said sadly: "At this point, I can only use 'rich family background' to describe this Champions League final. Atletico Madrid did not perform well in this game. , even perfectly suppressed Real Madrid for a long time in the first half, and even took the lead. Although the tactics changed in the second half and retreated to half-time defense, they persisted until the third minute of injury time. Unfortunately, Tang Zheng was at the critical moment He stood up and turned the tide with a powerful header... What a pain for these lovely Atletico Madrid fans..."

Simeone, who was squatting on the ground, stood up bravely after a brief period of painful suffering. Then his hands turned into trumpet shapes, his expression was ferocious and passionate, and he shouted almost crazily at the players on the court: "Brothers! Wake up!" Spirit! The game is not over yet! We have time!! Being behind does not mean the result, I believe you can equalize the score!!"

Passionate and full of gangsterism, Simeone is eye-catching, as if he is seeing the arrogant Diego Simeone again!

Simeone's mood changed immediately attracted the attention of the on-site director, and the camera switched to it.

Thiago, the commentator of Spanish National TV Channel 5, raised his eyebrows: "With Atletico Madrid's current physical condition, is it possible to equalize the score?"

The words were full of doubts.

In the on-site commentary box, there were also many commentators who were optimistic about Atletico Madrid's score from leading to falling behind.

Of course, they are only in the minority.

Simeone yelled out words in Spanish, and Tang Zheng heard it clearly. He was thinking exactly the same as other Real Madrid players.

Want to even the score?

impossible!

Two minutes later, it was Tang Zheng again!

He took advantage of Atletico Madrid's lack of physical fitness when switching from offense to defense and drove the ball forward. Godin had no choice but to stretch his foot behind him and tripped Tang Zheng.

The referee on duty, Kuppers, blew the whistle immediately and pointed his right index finger at the penalty spot!

"Oh! Penalty kick!!"

exclaimed British Sky commentator Andy Gray.

Godin tried to explain, but the referee Kuppers was very firm and insisted on his judgment.

Real Madrid players did not join in the fun and complain to Godin because they knew that the referee's decision would not be easily changed.

At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just broken the Champions League single-season scoring record, turned to look at Tang Zheng. He saw Tang Zheng walking directly from the penalty area, which meant that Tang Zheng had no idea of ​​taking a penalty kick.

Cristiano Ronaldo did not let down the penalty kick opportunity created by Tang Zheng. He took it in one shot and kicked the ball in the opposite direction of Courtois' save, adding one more goal to the Champions League single-season scoring record.

At the same time, Real Madrid sealed the victory with just three minutes left in the game...!