Chapter 853 Real Madrid’s Weaknesses
At the first quarter of an hour, Real Madrid led 1-0, trailed 2-3 on aggregate, and had an away goal in hand.
This situation is very delicate.
As long as they can hold on and score another goal in the second half, Real Madrid can successfully eliminate Manchester United.
But if they concede one goal, Real Madrid must score at least two more.
If two goals are conceded, Real Madrid will need to score at least four more goals.
In such a delicate situation, Sun Wu keenly discovered the loopholes. Although the formation was not scattered, Real Madrid's hearts were divided.
The trident in the frontcourt wanted to continue their efforts, and even defenders such as Ramos and Marcelo wanted to score another goal to gain an advantage, but Modric, Khedira and Isco in the midfield tried to stabilize.
"There seems to be something wrong with the position of the Manchester United players..." Zhan Jun noticed the change immediately, "Thomas Muller appeared in the middle, while Milner stayed wide...look again."
Sun Wu sent a diagonal pass to Milner, then ran over to catch the ball, accelerated to catch the ball, braked suddenly and shook off the approaching Khedira, pulled the ball with his feet, turned around and sent a direct pass with his left foot.
Lukaku, who pulled out of the penalty area, leaned on Varane behind him and directly sent a return pass. Thomas Muller inserted the ball in the middle... At this time, Modric caught up and used his body to squeeze the second child down.
"With smooth cooperation, Thomas Muller got a free kick for Manchester United. The position was to the right and the angle was a bit positive." Zhan Jun said with interest: "But Muller came in from the center to get the ball. He and Mir Na has changed his position.”
Pochettino shrugged to his colleagues on the sidelines, "It's his power."
Perhaps only Manchester United in the world has this advantage. After discovering that the Real Madrid players were not united, Sun Wu immediately found Milner and asked him to run over and find his second son to change positions.
Real Madrid's weaknesses in this game are very obvious. There is no Casemiro, no Illarramendi, the defense in the middle is very weak, and Khedira is not a defensive midfielder.
Although Thomas Muller's dribbling ability is not as good as Milner's, his running position can create a threat. Just now he appeared behind Khedira to catch the ball, and he was about to face Ramos. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by Modric who returned to defense.
Sun Wu and Griezmann both stood in front of the ball, the former on the left and the latter on the right.
"Sun Wu scored the crucial third goal in the first round. Look at this free kick..."
Zhang Lu was a little nervous.
"It should still be Sun Wu... Oh oh, the ball is scored!"
"The goal was scored. In the 20th minute, Sun Wu scored a direct free kick to equalize the score for Manchester United. The total score is now 4-2!"
Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema in the wall looked confused. Zidane on the sidelines had his hands in his trouser pockets expressionless, and Casillas still kept bending down as if he was about to pounce.
Sun Wu, who rushed to the sidelines, jumped over the billboard and shouted, while Griezmann behind him excitedly kissed him hard on the forehead.
"This time is different!" Zhan Jun said with a smile: "This time the ball did not go around the wall and into the near corner, but flew over the wall and into the far corner. Casillas made a misjudgment!"
"Before, Sun Wu's several direct free kicks were around the wall to find the short corner, but this time... haha, this is a sneak attack!" Zhang Lu said excitedly: "4 to 2, promotion is not guaranteed, but the problem should not be Big!”
Raul in the stands looked up at the big screen... Sun Wu waved his left arm and raised his right foot. The ball flew up from his feet, crossed the wall, flew into the penalty area and then quickly fell, creating an inside arc. He sneaked into the far corner cunningly.
It looks familiar. There used to be a Manchester United No. 7 who was very good at this kind of shooting.
At this time, the live broadcast camera found substitute goalkeeper Navas on the bench. This Costa Rican goalkeeper was acquired by Real Madrid after his outstanding performance in the World Cup in Brazil. He also became the main force this season, but only in the league. In the Champions League, Zidane is more Trust the experienced Casillas.
After the restart, Real Madrid were united this time and pressed forward again.
But Sun Wu, who found Real Madrid's weakness, did not panic at all. He even asked Milner to go to the left, Thomas Muller to return to the right, and asked Griezmann to come to the center.
In terms of his ability to break through with the ball, Griezmann is the best among the 11 players on the field.
But Real Madrid's reckless attack once again bore fruit.
In the 41st minute, Jese and Rojo got entangled at the corner flag. Milner stole the ball from his crotch to make a clearance but was intercepted by Carvajal. Modric sent a precise cross from the right rib.
Cristiano Ronaldo entered the penalty area at high speed, jumped high on the edge of the small penalty area and shook his head to attack the goal. Alderweireld, who felt that the opponent's cross was too high, did not even take off. The Belgian central defender turned around and watched Ronaldo swing his head to pass the ball. Headed into the dead center of the goal.
"Another one, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice!" The Spanish commentator encouraged Real Madrid again, "Scoring one more goal will equalize the total score, and scoring two more goals will eliminate Manchester United!"
"For Cristiano Ronaldo, the difficulty is not too high. Cristiano Ronaldo achieved four goals twice last season... Oh, Khedira made a mistake!"
Khedira actually played with an injury and performed quite well in this half of the game. With Modric and Isco pushing forward, he controlled the team's rhythm and accurately completed the task of transferring the ball.
But this time, his pass was intercepted. Sun Wu made an accurate prediction and suddenly intercepted Khedira's pass to Modric.
Sun Wu did not pass the ball immediately, but walked forward with the ball. He waited for Khedira to pounce before he poked his toe and sent a direct pass in an unconventional way. The ball passed right under Khedira's crotch.
"Griezmann... look what he can do!" Zhan Jun kept talking, but he felt a little strange in his heart. Griezmann appeared at the front of the center. Where did Lukaku go?
But the next moment, the live broadcast camera turned, and Zhan Jun saw that Lukaku restrained Ramos, leaving Griezmann only to deal with Varane.
Griezmann did not stop the ball, but directly took the ball more than 20 meters, and then accelerated to try to get around Varane... He underestimated his national teammate too much.
Varane once performed the feat of running 80 meters to complete a clearance. Speed is his strength!
"Fighting for speed... it's a pity that Griezmann... didn't concede the ball, but was squeezed away by Varane." Mortensen said regretfully: "There is no chance to face the goal directly."
Varane bumped into Griezmann's shoulder while running wildly. The two caught up with the ball on the right rib almost at the same time, but Griezmann had already lost the chance to shoot.
After slowing down, Griezmann made two subtle fake moves with his left foot, but Varane was unmoved and Griezmann had no choice but to send a return pass.
While Griezmann was trying to pass the ball, Sun Wu pushed away Khedira who couldn't stop the car, ran wildly, and then received a return pass from his teammate on the right rib.
"Best...oh, pass directly!"
Ramos stood in front of Lukaku and quietly grabbed the hem of the opponent's jersey with one hand. He was relieved when he saw the flight path of the ball. Neither he nor Lukaku could top the ball.
"Too urgent!" Pochettino blurted out with a wave of his hand on the sidelines. He could have taken the ball and attacked again, but the opponent's defense was not fully in place yet.
Almost everyone thought that Manchester United's attack was over, but one person didn't think so.
Casillas felt that the blood all over his body had solidified. He stood frozen at the front point, his eyes moving as the ball flew in the air.
As a legendary goalkeeper with more than 700 appearances, Casillas has a keener intuition than his teammates... His heart suddenly sank.
"Bang!" This is the sound of the ball hitting the post.
"Beep!" This is the referee's whistle indicating that the goal is valid.
"!"
"Unbelievable, lob shot from 28 meters away!"
"It's unbelievable. Best's lob shot from 28 meters hit Real Madrid's goal again. He scored twice. This goal sent Real Madrid off the cliff!"
"Precise lob shot, the ball hit the post and hit the net. Casillas still didn't make any save action. He watched the ball hit the net again!"
Mortensen's high-pitched howling made the Spanish commentator next door very unhappy...