Chapter 79 Champions League Goal? Get to the Semi-Finals First

Time goes back half a minute.

"Li Ang is advancing with the ball and passing it through! What a great shot! Ronaldo caught up with the ball, cut inside and passed it to Benzema! Shoot--!!! The ball went in! This shooting technique is so stable! Benzema..."

"Beautiful--!!! Beautiful--!!!"

Duan Xuan passionately explained the whole process of the goal and was about to continue praising Li Ang in the next paragraph.

Xu Yang's passionate roar interrupted his words.

When Xu Yang had almost vented his anger, he hurried to interrupt again, fearing that Xu Yang next to him would do something weird again.

"C Ronaldo's forward run and final pass, Benzema's connecting shot were all very exciting! But we must not forget that it was Li Ang's decisive forward run after grabbing the ball in the midfield that created this excellent counterattack opportunity!

Li Ang's through pass was so beautiful and timely! In this goal, I think Li Ang can account for at least 40% of the credit!"

"That's right! Li Ang's interception of Eriksson was crucial, and he did not delay Real Madrid's counterattack time at all. In the transition between offense and defense, Li Ang seized the excellent opportunity and rhythm this time!"

The two commentators praised Li Ang one after another.

At this moment, more than 70,000 Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu home stadium also gave their applause after the celebration gradually ended.

There is no doubt that this applause is for C Ronaldo and Benzema, as well as for Li Ang.

But for Eriksson, the applause at the Bernabeu was an extremely harsh and noisy noise.

His brain was buzzing, and he walked back to his own half with his lips pursed.

Eriksson, who is now 19 years old, is not as aggressive as Kovacic, who was suppressed by Li Ang in the last round.

He is not as unconvinced by Li Ang as Kovacic was. He always wanted to challenge Li Ang to save face even though he could not suppress Li Ang in the match.

After being overwhelmed and intercepted the ball, Eriksson felt the difficulty of facing Li Ang.

At the same time, his mind became calmer.

After the embarrassment faded away, Eriksson decided to temporarily avoid close-range direct dialogue with Li Ang.

In terms of confrontation, he is not Li Ang's opponent at all.

Moreover, Li Ang's speed of stealing the ball was too fast. Eriksson felt that he should not press too far into Real Madrid's hinterland.

So when the game resumed, Li Ang saw an Eriksson who used more passes to organize Ajax's attack.

This Eriksson no longer easily advances past the center line, so naturally Li Ang can't push too deep and cause trouble for others.

The defensive pressure on his shoulders is not small at all. Between being aggressive and being safe, Li Ang must choose to be safe first.

Slowly, Ajax gradually stabilized the midfield situation.

But this little problem can't bother Mourinho.

Uncle Bird observed for a while, and first signaled Callejon to retreat to the right side of the midfield.

Then he gave Li Ang a new tactical instruction:

Directly rush into the wide area of ​​Ajax's midfield and backcourt!

This made De Boer sick.

Before, Li Ang didn't dare to press forward easily because he had to take on the heavy responsibility of defense on the right side of the midfield and the center.

But now Mourinho asked Callejon, who has excellent physical fitness and is particularly committed to defense, to help Li Ang fill the right midfield position.

Without some defensive tasks, Li Ang can naturally move forward and continue to find Eriksson for a one-on-one "competition".

A perfect set of defensive midfielder forward tactical play, and the key point is that Callejon is not retreating to make up the numbers.

He is really good at defense!

So it is no wonder that so many coaches like to use all-purpose players.

Callejon can play as a winger, defend the midfield, and maybe even defend the wing.

He is willing to do any job and can do it well.

That is to say, his technical talent seems to be a little worse, but this is not a big problem for Mourinho.

With Di Maria on the left, Callejon on the right, and Alonso behind him, Li Ang played comfortably again.

And just as he rushed towards Ajax's half, Eriksson's scalp was numb.

Looking at Li Ang's posture, it was clear that he was coming for him!

Subconsciously, his heart tightened, and the frequency of Eriksson's passing became faster.

No, or rather, the frequency of Ajax's passing of the ball in the midfield and backcourt was uniformly accelerated.

Benzema moved to the right side of the front court, and directly gave the position from the top of the arc of the center circle of Ajax's half to the top of the arc of the penalty area to Li Ang.

He and Ronaldo assisted Li Ang on the left and right to press Ajax's backcourt passing space.

Di Maria and Callejon were the second echelon at this moment.

Under the high pressure of Real Madrid's frontcourt, Ajax finally had to send a long pass forward from the backcourt.

Their two forwards Sigthorsson and Borigert are both tall, and they should have a lot of advantages in the competition for the top.

But in fact, under Ramos's aggressive mobile defense, even if the two stood in position, they could not take advantage of the high ball.

Ajax could not get a point, and with Alonso and Callejon who retreated actively fighting for the ball, the ball would basically be taken back by Real Madrid.

When Alonso took the ball, it meant that Real Madrid's quick counterattack without short passes through the midfield began!

At present, Real Madrid's two wings, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema, are both top football stars in passing and stopping skills, and both of them are very fast.

Don't underestimate Benzema's mobility this year. Before he gained weight, Guo Feng's speed was completely sufficient, and he could be used on the wing.

So starting from the 12th minute of the first half, Real Madrid launched wave after wave of threatening counterattacks.

No matter who receives the ball from Cristiano Ronaldo or Benzema, they will immediately start to advance quickly with the ball.

And Li Ang, who has a huge running range in the middle, will now become their best support partner.

Benzema will feel better and better as he plays more and more. He is full of confidence when facing Vertonghen on the wing and the Ajax players returning to defense.

In the 19th minute of the first half, after receiving another accurate long pass from Alonso, Benzema saw that Ajax's right wing-back Anita was a little slow to return to defense this time.

After unloading the ball, observing, and then making a small attack on the wing!

Ajax's left center back Vertonghen is also very fast, but he has a big problem with defensive positioning at this moment. He initially chose to move in to prevent Benzema from cutting inside.

The result was that this move he made made Benzema feel particularly comfortable walking the ball!

The shortcomings of the three central defenders were revealed at this moment.

When defending, if the wing backs are slower to return to defense, the entire center back line will have to face direct attacks from the opponent's wing and center.

There is nothing to say about Vertonghen's personal ability. He made defensive remedies immediately and also suppressed Benzema's space to dribble further.

But this time, Benzema was not fighting alone. He was always supported by his teammates.

After hooking Vertonghen, Benzema knocked the ball decisively to Li Ang, who had always kept a suitable distance from him.

Li Ang looked at Cristiano Ronaldo on the other side who started to penetrate the penalty area diagonally. He adjusted his posture and was about to stuff the ball into the Ajax penalty area!

Vertonghen quickly moved in again, and Alderweireld, who was standing in the middle, subconsciously retreated to double-team Ronaldo.

But in the next moment, Li Ang passed the ball in the completely opposite direction to what he was looking at!

He passed the ball back to Benzema, who had quietly cut inside!

Another way of passing the ball from east to west. Li Ang has used this move for the second time recently. The key is that the effect is outstanding when used!

Both Vertonghen and Alderweireld were deceived by his eyes for a moment.

Benzema led the ball smoothly into the Ajax penalty area. If Ronaldo was in his position, he would definitely hit it directly.

The angle is a bit small, but Ronaldo's shooting skills from the far corner are also excellent, without hesitation at all.

However, Guofeng may still be a little unsure, and finally chose to cross the ball with a strong kick to the ground.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who got rid of Sidwell at the back of the goal, was not "happy" at all when facing this good goal. He simply pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal with his left foot!

At this moment, only twelve seconds have passed since Alonso launched a long pass to counterattack!

Alonso, Benzema, Li Ang, and Ronaldo were very simple in touching and dribbling the ball in this counterattack goal, but their cooperation was very smooth!

Such a pleasing and sharp counterattack also conquered the home fans of the Bernabeu.

Under the wave of passionate cheers that erupted, Mourinho waved his fists and showed his face, and then gave his disciples applause with satisfaction.

And today, many reporters who came to the Bernabeu with different thoughts could only sigh secretly.

In the end, I couldn't help but write an article in advance, praising the outstanding performance of Li Ang and Real Madrid today.

Li Ang once again made a gesture of spreading his hands outside the Ajax penalty area, and then ran towards Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema who were pointing at him.

Fans, no matter how slow to react, can now see that Li Ang is going to fight back to the end today!

He did not gain personal offensive data in these two goals for Real Madrid, but his role was very prominent.

This kind of performance of instigating attacks, regardless of whether it will appear frequently in subsequent games, at least in today's Champions League group stage, it is not inconsistent at all for Li Ang to wear the No. 10 jersey!

Duan Xuan and Xu Yang became excited again at this moment, praising Li Ang non-stop, which made the Chinese fans in front of countless TV sets become energetic.

At this point in the game, Real Madrid had a two-goal advantage in twenty minutes.

Ajax head coach De Boer is no longer in the good mood when he was chased by Leon for his autograph.

After recognizing the reality, he quickly adjusted his playing style and shrank his formation.

Seeing that De Boer was convinced, Mourinho did not pursue him fiercely. He took advantage of the situation and signaled his players to slow down the rhythm first.

Anyway, the initiative now lies with Real Madrid. If Ajax is willing to accept defeat, then Real Madrid's players will be happy to save more energy.

If Ajax finally intends to press out and make a last-ditch effort, then Real Madrid, which is recharged, will continue to fight Ajax's counterattack.

Mourinho couldn't be more skilled at playing this trick.

During the rest of the first half, neither team launched a large-scale offensive.

After the first half of the game ran out smoothly, De Boer and the Ajax players hurried back to the visiting team's locker room to make tactical adjustments.

And Mourinho, who had an extra eye, also thought quickly from De Boer's perspective.

As soon as the second half started, Ajax launched a forward pressing offensive to grab the opening.

De Boer couldn't accept the result of losing 0-2.

Moreover, Ajax couldn't hold on defensively. If they just defended, they would lose more goals under the attack of Real Madrid.

So De Boer thought it was better to press out and grab the start.

If they win, they can get back one point. When the score becomes 1-2, the situation of the game will immediately change.

If they lose, it's already 0-2 anyway, so what can they do if they lose?

At least the players of Ajax also agreed that they still have a chance on the offensive end.

With a unified tactical thinking, Ajax still has something to say when it comes to attacking.

However, after seeing Mourinho's opening arrangement for the second half, De Boer almost vomited blood!

"Pay attention to the defensive connection between each other! Karim, you should be bold to press the ball position of the opposite No. 8. Without his passing and advancement, Ajax's offensive threat will be reduced by almost one third."

Leon was actively giving Benzema defensive ideas, and Real Madrid's formation was directly transformed into 4-2-3-1.

Alonso and Leon pulled back to form a double defensive midfielder, Di Maria and Callejon retreated to the wing forward position.

Benzema even directly changed his position to play the front midfielder, leaving only Ronaldo to rush forward!

Mourinho's temporary change of formation directly smashed Ajax's calculations!

When De Boer thought Mourinho would be conservative first, Mourinho chose to actively play a fast attack.

When De Boer thought Mourinho would continue to counterattack, Mourinho directly retracted his outstretched fists and conservatively retreated!

Ajax was in a difficult situation at this time, and could only bite the bullet and start a strong attack.

But after a long time of hard work around Real Madrid's three-layer defense line that was like reinforced concrete, Ajax didn't even get a few points off the "wall" of the second layer of defense.

After truly feeling the hardness of the double defensive midfielder formed by Alonso and Leon, Ajax's offensive players could only sigh at the "wall".

Eriksson was even more shocked and confused.

He really couldn't understand how Leon could run so fast!

He participated in both offense and defense in the first half, and in the second half, he almost swept the defense alone to support the coverage of Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt.

Alonso only needed to be responsible for vertical interception and filling in the gaps. The two of them divided the work, and Ajax's offensive players complained bitterly.

The key point was that Eriksson also looked at Leon's appearance record before the game.

From Real Madrid's first game this season to today's Champions League group stage, Leon really didn't miss any game!

There was not even a record of being replaced in advance.

"What an iron man! It must be very solid to partner with Leon, right?"

Such a thought suddenly flashed through Eriksson's mind. While sighing, he looked at the Real Madrid players in the frontcourt with envy.

Now Ajax does not have such a strong midfielder to clean up his mess, otherwise he would not retreat for fear of losing too much ball possession.

After feeling that his offensive was getting weaker and weaker, Eriksson could only sigh helplessly in his heart.

And De Boer on the sidelines was even more bitter.

Mourinho did not give him any chance, and this game was almost over.

Instead of thinking about getting points from Real Madrid, it is better to be more practical and think about how to beat Lyon and get more goals against Dinamo Zagreb.

My thoughts have already begun to fly to the next round of the Champions League group stage. De Boer has also made a decision, indicating that his players can gradually withdraw their formation.

Even if Ajax can't defend it, it's good to lose fewer goals.

In the first round, they tied with Lyon 0-0. It is not certain that the group ranking will be determined by the goal difference in the future.

As long as Real Madrid can beat Lyon by 3 or even 4 goals in the next round, Ajax will have the opportunity to take the second place in the group.

After thinking through this link, De Boer also began to call the midfielders and backfielders on the bench to warm up.

Mourinho saw this scene and understood it in his heart, and also signaled his players to strive for more control time.

This is not a tacit ball. It can only be said that the coaches on both sides finally chose the least consumption.

After the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Real Madrid also easily won another Champions League group match.

With six points in two games, they are currently firmly occupying the first place in Group D.

Li Ang generously accepted the interviews of reporters again after today's game.

Li Ang did not make too many explanations for the celebration action of tilting his head and spreading his hands on the court today.

After all, those who understand will understand. Li Ang's decision not to name names is already giving face to those media who are making trouble.

When the reporter of "Marca" mentioned the topic of Li Ang and the entire Real Madrid team's Champions League goals this season.

Li Ang first confirmed Real Madrid's final result in the Champions League last season.

After learning that it was the semi-finals, Li Ang scratched his head, smiled at the camera with the microphone, and responded jokingly:

"As for my personal goal, it can't be worse than last season, right? Let's get to the semi-finals first~"

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