Chapter 908
Casillas' red card is unfair. After being sent off, the Real Madrid players were furious. In addition, Yang Yang took the initiative to stand for Marcelo and supported the Brazilian left back as captain on the field. The two worked together to boost the team's morale. .
This series of events completely inspired the blood of Real Madrid, and every player became angry.
In terms of possession, Real Madrid is definitely at an absolute disadvantage, maybe even only about 40%, but they have more chances, especially the chance to counterattack.
The Spaniards have always been a more balanced team on offense and defense. They have played 22 rounds this season and are currently ranked sixth in La Liga, with 30 goals scored, 30 goals conceded, a goal difference of zero, and the number of goals scored is only at the bottom of the ranking. Malaga scored two more goals and conceded a lot.
But one thing is very obvious, that is, the Spaniard is obviously not good at dealing with the opponent's defensive counterattack.
Especially the defensive counterattack of a strong team like Real Madrid.
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In the opening six minutes, Real Madrid quickly counterattacked. Yang Yang single-handedly dribbled the ball to the left side of the Spaniard's penalty area and earned a corner kick by his personal ability, but the subsequent corner kick failed to create a threat.
Just three minutes later, it was Yang Yang who got the ball again in the frontcourt. After a cross, Xavi Alonso followed with a long-range shot, which was saved by goalkeeper Kameni.
In the twelfth minute, Xavi Alonso scored the ball to the left. After Yang Yang dribbled the ball inside at a high speed, he suddenly took a long shot and shot a powerful shot, but he failed to score directly. Instead, it hit the column and bounced off the bottom line.
In the 19th minute, it was Harvey Alonso's long pass again. Yang Yang plugged in at high speed and succeeded in anti-offside. He shot a volley from the top of the penalty area and was supported by the opponent's goalkeeper. The corner kick still failed to create a chance.
Real Madrid adopted a more pragmatic tactical strategy, focusing on defense and waiting for an opportunity to launch a counterattack.
It looks like the team loses possession, but it actually creates more counter-attacks.
Everyone is also gradually beginning to believe that even if one person is less than the opponent, the team is still capable of defeating the opponent.
The premise is that you must grasp the defense and wait for the opponent to make mistakes.
And in the 24th minute, the Spaniard made another mistake when attacking.
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Mascherano tackled and Xavi Alonso quickly stabbed Kaka in front.
The Brazilian player picked a pass directly, trying to cross the center line to find Zlatan Ibrahimovic in front.
Unexpectedly, the Swedish center just retreated to defend near the center circle, causing Kaka's pick to be sent directly to the Spaniard's center back.
This should have been an offensive coordination mistake by Real Madrid, and Real Madrid was also ready to give up and reorganize the defense.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on standby, ready to press the opponent's ball path, while Yang Yang moved forward quickly to put pressure on him.
The Swedish center is tall and big, slow and consumes a lot of energy, while Yang Yang is more physically fit, faster and more flexible, so the two often exchange positions, and Yang Yang goes forward to press.
But at this time, the Spaniard's central defender didn't know whether he was too nervous or he didn't pay attention to the situation during the retreat. Without any pressure, he even made a direct header and pushed Kaka's pass back.
This sudden change caught everyone by surprise, but Real Madrid's players reacted a step faster.
Ibrahimovic rushed over quickly, grabbing the most favorable position for everyone to block directly with their bodies. After his chest stopped, he quickly kicked the ball behind the defense line with his right foot.
Yang Yang understood, almost at the moment when Zlatan Ibrahimovic passed the ball, he started quickly, went straight behind, grabbed before the Spaniard defender, and stopped Zlatan Ibrahimovic's pass. Come down, and make a buckle in the middle, making a move to cut inside.
The Spaniard had three defenders back to defend. At high speed, the right defender quickly stopped with Yang Yang and tangled up in the first place, but Yang Yang dunked the ball with his right foot and went to the outside with his left foot. , to control the ball.
He is waiting!
Wearing Real Madrid's captain's armband for the first time, Marcelo felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavy, and Yang Yang's support for him made him very grateful, and at the same time he was full of fighting spirit.
He has to show what a captain should be.
Therefore, when he saw Yang Yang move forward quickly, Marcelo also moved forward at the fastest speed for the first time.
This is his cooperation with Yang Yang.
When Yang Yang stabilized the ball and faced the defender directly, Marcelo's speed did not decrease, and he went straight to the outside of Yang Yang.
Yang Yang has been partnering with him for a year. As soon as he saw Marcelo out of the corner of his eye and glanced at the defender, he immediately passed the ball to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area.
Marcelo went straight into the penalty area at the fastest speed, ahead of everyone, and caught up with Yang Yang's pass.
The cooperation of the two players on the left side of Real Madrid directly penetrated the Espanyol's defense, forcing the Espanyol's right back and two central defenders to pounce on Marcelo's side desperately.
But at this moment, Marcelo suddenly dunked on the left side of the small penalty area and passed the ball backwards to the arc of the penalty area with his left foot.
At this time, Yang Yang had already thrown off the defending player, slanted into the top area of the arc at the fastest speed, faced Marcelo's return pass, and pushed directly with a kick. The ball went in a straight line and hit the right side of the Spaniard's goal. lower corner.
Goalkeeper Kameni was unable to stop Marcelo from standing on the left in order to beware.
One to zero!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Twenty-fourth minute, twenty-fourth minute, Yang Yang opened the scoring for Real Madrid!"
"This is an assist from Marcelo. After hitting the post once, Yang Yang used a precise push to pierce Kameni's goal and score a goal for Real Madrid."
"One to zero!"
After Yang Yang scored, he immediately pointed at Marcelo and rushed out of the pitch.
The Brazilian left back also rushed towards Yang Yang for the first time, and the two celebrated the team's goal at the corner.
The other players from Real Madrid also ran over and hugged the two of them.
This is Real Madrid's left lane!
Two players blasted the entire defense of the Spaniard!
Of course, all of this happened during a high-speed counterattack, which caught the opponent by surprise, but it definitely reflected the strength of Real Madrid's left-sided attack.
"It was a real surprise."
"After Real Madrid started, the possession rate was only 34%, but from the point of view of the number of shots, Real Madrid is going to beat the Spaniard, and now Real Madrid is the first to score, which has to be said to be very strange. Phenomenon."
"It is not difficult to see that Real Madrid's defense is very well organized, especially the overall positioning and defensive order of the players, which reminds us of the Barcelona games in the last two seasons. Real Madrid played very patiently and at the same time. Efficient."
"Obviously, Real Madrid voluntarily gave up the ball with one person missing from the start and adopted the strategy of playing Barcelona to deal with the Spaniards, and the Spaniards are not Barcelona, their pass and control are not as skilled as Barcelona, so Consistent, they make more mistakes and they're more deadly."
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Scored a goal, Real Madrid achieved what they wanted, but also severely frustrated the spirit of the Spaniard.
Perhaps considering that Real Madrid's main goalkeeper was sent off at the beginning of the game, Lahoz's enforcement of the game did not favor the home team, not only ensuring the smooth progress of the game, but also severely punishing the Spaniard's players in several enforcements. punishment.
The Spaniard's players looked somewhat impatient, especially after Real Madrid took the lead.
In contrast, Real Madrid showed the temperament that a strong team should have tonight. No matter if it was the captain who was wrongly sent off with a red card, the team chose to respond strongly, created more threats, and finally took the lead. Or the patience shown in the process, let people see the stability and maturity of a strong team.
However, even if the overall strength of Real Madrid far surpassed its opponents, it would still be too much.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Benitez had to make substitutions.
Javier Martinez replaced Kaka, and Real Madrid placed a three-back formation.
Everyone is also very aware of Benitez's intentions, which may seem conservative, but it is the most pragmatic choice.
The reason is very simple. Barcelona lost points in this round. As long as Real Madrid recover this game, it can shorten the gap. There is still suspense in La Liga, so no matter from which point of view, Real Madrid's tactics should be based on results. guide.
Real Madrid's strict defense, even if it is as strong as Barcelona, don't think of breaking down easily, let alone the Spaniards.
Although there is one person less than the opponent, Yang Yang's goal made everyone see hope and feel confidence. Every player worked together, performed very hard, executed tactics meticulously, and blocked time and time again. The Spaniard's attack resolved the goal crisis.
The best chance in the second half came in the 82nd minute. After Ibrahimovic made a steal in the frontcourt, he quickly gave the ball to Yang Yang. Yang Yang dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area and made a cross, but Ibrahimovic followed. Ximovic obviously couldn't keep up with his physical fitness, so he reluctantly shoveled and shot the ball directly into Kameni's arms, missing the opportunity to establish a victory.
It is not difficult to see the unity of the Real Madrid players.
Even Zlatan Ibrahimovic did his best, and the team really ran out of energy.
And soon, Benitez made the last substitution, replaced Ibrahimovic with Granero, continued to strengthen the defense in the middle and back, and retreated Martinez to the defense, Marcelo pressed At the midfield, Yang Yang was left alone in the frontcourt to fight back.
Until the stoppage time, Yang Yang got another shot from the left side of the penalty area, and then created a direct free kick. This was an excellent opportunity to score, but Yang Yang has done his best at this time. .
In the end, the free kick hit the wall directly and failed to hit the arc.
With too much physical energy consumption, Yang Yang couldn't control his technical movements from getting out of shape, and he could only miss the opportunity to score.
But in the end, Real Madrid beat the Spaniard 1-0 with Yang Yang's goal.
It's definitely a terrific victory!