Chapter 97: Li Ang Won't End His Winning Streak Until He Is Exhausted! [Please Subscribe, Guys!]

"If three or four years ago, someone said that Xabi Alonso and Essien would become teammates, I think many fans - not just Premier League fans, they would definitely find it hard to imagine this scene appearing on the court today, but today we saw it!

The old rivals in the Premier League in the past, and the two midfielders at the top level in the world football, have become each other's reliable partners today.

And I am happy to see Li Ang start with these two midfielders, just like I felt happy when I saw Li Ang, Pirlo and Gattuso play together before!"

He Wei suppressed his excitement and excitement while explaining with emotion.

Today he is explaining the King's Cup alone. If Xu Yang is partnering with him now, he will definitely be amazed and nagging again.

Many Chinese fans also feel incredible.

Fans who like to watch the Premier League before know how fierce the battle between Chelsea and Liverpool in the Premier League and the Champions League was in those years.

Seeing Essien and Alonso both wearing white shirts and fighting for Real Madrid, these old Premier League fans can only sigh:

In the football world, you can never say "impossible"!

"It's a pity that Gerrard still refuses to leave Liverpool, what a pity..."

Mourinho looked at the midfield combination he built, feeling proud and satisfied, but also regretful that he didn't hook up with Gerrard again.

When he was still in Chelsea, he had thought about Gerrard.

He invited Gerrard when he went to Inter Milan later.

Now he wants to steal Liverpool's wall again and bring Gerrard to the Bernabeu.

Just imagine, if the forward in his current lineup is Gerrard, how perfect it would be?

But, Liverpool's team spirit once again rejected his invitation during the transfer window.

Gerrard made the most heroic decision, preferring to use his last bit of strength to drag Liverpool from sinking, rather than abandoning his beloved team and going to Madrid.

Mourinho was helpless and regretful, but in the end he could only send his sincere blessings to Gerrard.

Thinking of this, and looking at Khedira who played as a midfielder today, Mourinho's satisfaction level suddenly dropped a lot.

But there was no way, who made him confidently name Khedira and firmly believed that he could transform him into a super beast waist?

One of the midfielders he wanted at the beginning had already been kicked away, and the remaining one had to be used with tears.

Let's just make do with this season first...

When Mourinho was retracting his divergent thoughts, the referee's whistle sounded on time.

"The game has begun! Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai"

He Wei quickly read the opening remarks, and then introduced the starting lineups of the two teams today to the domestic audience.

There is nothing much to say about Real Madrid. Domestic fans who have watched Real Madrid games for half a season now almost know which players Mourinho likes to use.

Previously, Coentrao was injured and Marcelo played as a stable starter at left back, but now that Coentrao has recovered from his injury, Mourinho gave him a chance to start in the King's Cup.

Compared to Marcelo, who has a strong desire to attack and frequently makes forward runs, Mourinho still prefers Coentrao, who is good at defense.

The combination of Ramos and Pepe has stabilized as early as the beginning of the season.

Now as long as these two are not injured and their form does not decline, they are basically the iron starter partner of central defenders.

There is nothing to say about the right back, it is still Arbeloa.

For two strikers, Mourinho basically only chooses Benzema to partner with Ronaldo, and the same is true today.

After all, compared to Higuain, Benzema's ability to pull the side and make the ball is stronger, which can increase Ronaldo's finishing power in counterattacks.

If we look at last season, Mourinho's love and trust for Higuain is greater than Benzema.

Before Higuain was injured, Benzema could not shake Higuain's starting position at all.

But in this season, with Ronaldo's explosion and crazy increase in goal data, the situation is completely different.

It can only be said that Guo Feng is still better as a supporting role.

Athletic Bilbao also arranged a 4-4-2 starting lineup.

Two forwards Llorente and Susaeta.

The midfield combination is also quite strong, Javi Martinez, Muniain, Iturraspega Herrera.

The defense line composed of Otneche, De Marcos, Amorebieta and Iraola helped Athletic Bilbao lose only 20 goals in the first 18 rounds of the league.

This is a very good defensive level for a mid-level team.

The goalkeeper is Iraizos who has rich game experience.

This starting lineup of Athletic Bilbao is completely in line with their positioning as a hard-core mid-level team in La Liga.

The two forwards are a classic combination of one tall and one fast, and the main output Llorente has played an outstanding performance of "40+10" in the past two seasons.

In terms of offensive firepower, Athletic Bilbao is not very strong, but there is a stable output point, and it can always stand out at critical moments.

The defense is good, but it is not at the level that Real Madrid needs to pay more attention to, mainly in their midfield.

Javi Martinez is so good!

The midfield interception duo formed by him and Iturraspe may be second only to Alonso and Leon in La Liga.

Now there are so many powerful teams in La Liga that are eyeing Martinez, but unfortunately Athletic Bilbao is not selling.

That is not a slogan to increase the price, Athletic Bilbao really does not want to sell!

Mourinho had actually found a channel to talk to Martinez before contacting Essien.

Javi Martinez is not opposed to coming to Real Madrid, but Real Madrid needs to negotiate with his parent team first.

As a result, when Real Madrid contacted Athletic Bilbao, it was directly rejected.

The stubborn Athletic Bilbao executives bluntly stated that Martinez and Llorente are not for sale, really not for sale.

Even though Real Madrid offered 30 million euros for the purchase some time ago, Athletic Bilbao was unmoved.

You know, this is the winter transfer period, and Real Madrid is willing to pay a transfer fee of 30 million euros, which is quite sincere.

Unfortunately, Athletic Bilbao is unyielding, and Martinez is unwilling to fall out with his parent team at this time.

Mourinho can only let go in the end.

He just preferred Martinez, but it was really unrealistic for him to pay 40 million euros to trigger Martinez's contract termination clause and bring him to the Bernabeu.

So Mourinho later turned to Boas and Abramovich to discuss the loan of Essien.

Real Madrid's players didn't know that the opponent's midfielder almost became their new teammate at this moment.

Li Ang even had a head-on confrontation with Martinez shortly after the opening.

Well, Li Ang didn't head the high ball this time, and Martinez was still much taller than him in size.

However, Li Ang didn't retreat after feeling Martinez's strong confrontation ability.

On the contrary, he had been mentally prepared for a long time, after all, he was the person in the world who knew Martinez's level best.

Before the game, Uncle Bird asked him to make more insertions today to deliver the ball to Ronaldo.

To make up for the slight offensive threat lost on the left side after Coentrao started.

So he took the initiative to seek confrontation when he came up, in order to test the bottom first.

After he had a plan in mind, he decisively adopted another way to deal with Martinez.

"Go to the wing, compete with speed, don't play head-on. How can I get in touch with Ronaldo if I waste too much time fighting him head-on?"

After receiving the ball from Brother Long again, Li Ang did not rush to move forward immediately.

He dribbled the ball horizontally while calling Khedira to retreat to assist him.

Seeing Brother Lian running over with understanding, Li Ang began to move forward with the ball.

After approaching Martinez who was pressing up, Li Ang quickly knocked the ball to Brother Lian who was diagonally in front of him, and then he accelerated to overtake on the outside line!

Martinez's physical flexibility is actually first-class among players of his size.

But his turn is still inevitably slow.

Khedira's diagonal pass was well in advance, helping Li Ang get rid of Martinez's entanglement in an instant.

Iturraspe rushed towards Li Ang fiercely from the back position, but he completely missed.

Because Li Ang passed the ball.

As soon as he got rid of Martinez, Li Ang seized the opportunity to pass the ball behind the side defense of Athletic Bilbao!

This is what he has to do.

During his series of passes, Athletic Bilbao's midfield interception did not play the role it could in the past.

Many commentators praised Li Ang for his clever play at this moment.

After receiving the through ball sent by Li Ang, Ronaldo did not hesitate, and quickly adjusted his pace to send a flat cross to the Athletic Bilbao penalty area.

Unfortunately, Benzema did not win the header against his opponent today.

Athletic Bilbao's central defender Amorebieta used his 1.92-meter big body to teach Guo Feng a good lesson.

However, Real Madrid quickly adjusted the subsequent offensive mode through several offensive attempts at the beginning.

Athletic Bilbao each has a header player on their central axis. The number is not as good as Real Madrid, but the quality is not inferior at all.

Ramos increased his entanglement with Llorente on the ground, not allowing him to have a comfortable space to jump and compete for the header.

Real Madrid also used more ground attacks in the midfield and frontcourt, minimizing the number of long passes.

Long Ge concentrated on organizing and sorting out the ball in the midfield and backcourt.

Essien assisted him in transferring the ball and built the first interception line near the center circle.

Li Ang and Khedira took on the task of connecting the midfield and frontcourt.

Khedira made more frequent forward runs, and sometimes had to cover the right to meet Benzema.

Li Ang's task was more direct, which was to find a way to get the ball to Ronaldo's feet around this point.

In other words, with Essien defending Long Ge today, Li Ang became Ronaldo's favorite hitter and passer.

And Mourinho's advancement of Li Ang's position also correspondingly avoided his current weakness of weak long pass ability.

He runs a lot, defends quickly, and has enough ability to pass the ball forward. He can always use his accurate positioning to intercept the counterattack launched by Athletic Bilbao on this side in the first time.

After Li Ang's "small all-round" attribute was demonstrated, Athletic Bilbao almost paralyzed half of the midfield organization.

Moreover, Li Ang also gave Ronaldo good support for the ball. Ronaldo always got a lot of ball opportunities on this side, and Athletic Bilbao's defensive pressure was also greater.

"Mourinho has used Li Ang to great effect! In the past, we said that Li Ang's forward pressing was considered as a defensive midfielder, and the biggest effect was to freeze the opponent's playmaker. But now it seems that Li Ang has developed offensive skills. Learned a lot of practical skills!”

He Wei watched Li Ang's performance on the court getting better and better, and his tone became lighter and lighter.

However, the better Li Ang's performance is and the more prominent his role is, the more uncomfortable it will be for Athletic Bilbao's players and head coach Bielsa.

Originally, according to their pre-match tactical assumptions, Real Madrid should continue their recent good form and attack aggressively at the Bernabeu.

And their four midfielders happen to have strong interception capabilities, and they can rely on Llorente's fulcrum ability to fight Real Madrid's counterattack.

Another one is Alonso's long pass from the backcourt to find offensive players. Other La Liga teams are afraid of it, but Athletic Bilbao is not afraid of it.

With Martinez and Amorebieta in the midfield and backcourt, Real Madrid can't grab any points, so this counterattack method has no threat.

It’s only now that Bielsa has seen the results clearly.

Mourinho also thought of all the tactics he thought of before the game!

Moreover, Mourinho also formulated new offensive and defensive tactics in reverse.

After the initial test, Real Madrid tried their best to limit Llorente's ability to compete for the top, and their offensive methods were basically ground-based.

Regardless of Real Madrid playing two forwards today, it seems that there are not as many opportunities as playing three forwards.

But Real Madrid's two forwards are all stars with strong personal abilities, and one of them is in great form. He is a superstar who has scored more than 20 goals in the league!

To deal with such a giant forward, you'd better not give him the slightest chance for the entire game and keep him locked in until the end.

But Bielsa knows that the team that can defeat this will not be Athletic Bilbao.

If they could have such a strong defense, they would not be ranked seventh in La Liga now, but should be ranked among the top four in La Liga!

So Bielsa started to feel uneasy.

Because he doesn't know at what point in time Ronaldo will break out.

Mourinho is also waiting, waiting for Li Ang, waiting for Khedira to create an opportunity through frequent forward passes.

It can give Ronaldo a comfortable opportunity to face the Athletic Bilbao defense.

But what he didn't expect was that the opportunity did not come from a direct pass from Li Ang or Khedira.

But on the wing!

In the 27th minute of the first half, Essien suddenly began to actively intervene in the slightly anxious midfield tug-of-war.

Li Ang, who was holding the ball, saw that Athletic Bilbao's midfield and backfield defenses were a little confused. He had an idea and quickly took the ball and moved closer to Essien who was advancing in the middle.

But just when almost all the midfielders in Athletic Bilbao focused their defensive attention on Leon and Essien.

Li Ang suddenly passed the ball quickly back to the left side of the midfield, which was slightly empty at the moment!

Coentrao, who had not intervened many times before, was very determined this time.

After taking the ball from Li Ang, he rushed straight to the right defense area guarded by Elora.

Ronaldo first moved to the side, but after seeing that Coentrao had no intention of passing the ball to him, he immediately understood what his fellow countryman meant.

With a deliberate pause, Cristiano Ronaldo waited for Coentrao to run past him before speeding up and turning inside.

Elora was helplessly retreating as Coentrao continued to approach, waiting for her teammates to catch up.

Seeing Ronaldo suddenly running inside, he subconsciously felt something was wrong.

But before he could say anything to remind his teammates in the middle, Coentrao's ball had already been passed to him!

Cristiano Ronaldo led the ball and cut laterally. Amorebieta huddled in the penalty area and stared at Benzema. De Marcos quickly pressed forward to interfere with Cristiano Ronaldo's defense.

"Here, Chris!"

Just when Ronaldo was about to defeat De Marcos alone, a familiar shout from his side reminded him that he still had the support of his teammates.

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't hesitate. After quickly knocking the ball back with the instep of his outside foot, he passed by De Marcos like a cheetah and made a decisive move forward!

And the figure who called him just now didn't stop the ball and pushed a through ball forward that was close to the turf!

The passing and running coordination between the two is so perfect that it can be described as seamless!

After Cristiano Ronaldo entered the penalty area of ​​Athletic Bilbao, he faced the direct pass and hit a push shot!

Goalkeeper Elisos was slow in his haste, and the ball had already scraped against the near corner post and entered the net. His save came too late!

Ronaldo laughed happily and heartily. He turned around and opened his arms as enthusiastic cheers broke out at the Bernabeu.

And a handsome boy also smiled and hugged him.

Who else could it be if it wasn't Li Ang?

From the instigation of the attack to the final fatal pass, Li Ang's handling was almost impeccable.

Without the picturesque and superb passing skills, Li Ang's organization method is to reasonably plan the most suitable offensive route.

Including the last through ball, it was sharp and suitable, allowing Ronaldo to shoot directly with his feet very comfortably.

Many old La Liga fans watching this game were also in a daze at this moment.

Because this style is so familiar to them!

They couldn't see it before when Li Ang was organizing in the backcourt.

But now that Li Ang is in the first position to organize the offense, the figure of the former midfield master immediately appeared in the minds of these old fans!

Belleron!

The same pursuit of the rationality of the offensive organization route, the simple and solid passing style, the sharp short pass

"Did Leon really go to Deportivo La Coruña to learn and communicate with Belleron as the media reported?"

Many old La Liga fans have such a close-to-the-fact idea.

However, they and the media reporters who reported this matter before could not have imagined that Leon's learning from Belleron had started earlier.

In the noisy and boiling stadium, Leon and Ronaldo put their shoulders together with other teammates to celebrate the goal.

Mourinho also hugged Karanka with laughter off the court.

Essien's performance in nearly half an hour has exceeded their pre-match expectations.

The coverage range is not as large as before, but the defensive protection of Alonso is still quite in place, and the passing and receiving are not delayed. At least when cooperating with Alonso, it fits better than Las Diarra.

With Essien's sweeping protection, the effect of Leon's position premise was quickly played out.

On the other hand, if Li Ang plays in the back to sweep the midfield, Essien, who has recovered his form, can also be responsible for advancing and connecting the front midfield.

Well, when the two can run in and fill in each other's positions in a tacit understanding, Khedira can sit on the bench and wait for orders~

The Real Madrid players who finished celebrating returned to their own half with high morale.

Mourinho made decisive tactical adjustments, and Real Madrid's formation was directly changed to 4-5-1.

Li ​​Ang retreated to form a double defensive midfielder with Long Ge again, Ronaldo retreated to the wing forward position, Essien settled in the middle of the midfield, Khedira went to the right midfield, and Benzema rushed forward alone.

The players of Athletic Bilbao looked at the midfield of Real Madrid, which was full of people in an instant, and their mood, which had become depressed because of falling behind, became even worse in an instant.

After taking the lead, they still strengthened the thickness of the midfield to play defense and counterattack. No, do you want to be so cowardly!

Bielsa had anticipated Mourinho's tactical adjustment, and he could only smile helplessly.

But Bielsa is Bielsa after all, and he did not give in because of the tactical dilemma.

The morale of the players of Athletic Bilbao also became high after Bielsa's tactical gesture.

They will take the initiative to attack Real Madrid at the Bernabeu!

The Basque Lions can lose the battle, but they will never bow to the enemy!

The players on the field of Real Madrid quickly felt the determination of their opponents in the restarted game.

And the best way to respect the opponent is naturally to go all out.

Athletic Bilbao's midfield is not easy to penetrate, so Real Madrid began to frequently go to the sidelines and ribs, using their own technical advantages to penetrate and advance in counterattacks.

However, the subsequent goal luck of both teams in the first half was a bit worse, and Real Madrid also entered the halftime break with a one-goal lead.

At the beginning of the second half, Mourinho replaced Khedira with Di Maria, and Real Madrid also changed the offensive mode to flying on both wings.

Athletic Bilbao finally couldn't hold on.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, Ottner was almost one-on-one with Di Maria, who was full of energy!

Real Madrid broke through the defense with a single point, forcing Athletic Bilbao to mobilize its defensive forces to tilt to the left side of the formation.

So Ronaldo, who had been the focus on their right side, suddenly became active as if he had broken through the shackles.

This really killed Athletic Bilbao.

In the 63rd minute of the second half, Ronaldo received Benzema's back pass and scored another goal with an unreasonable volley outside the penalty area. There was basically no suspense in this game.

Real Madrid finally defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at home, without giving the opponent an away goal, and almost stepped into the final four of this season's King's Cup.

On the other side, Barcelona, ​​whose form quickly recovered, also won 5-1 against Mallorca in the first round, and the second round was much easier than Real Madrid.

Because the two teams were divided into different half zones when the King's Cup 32 round draw was held this year, there is no need to worry about meeting before the final.

If nothing unexpected happens, this year's King's Cup final will be the same as last season, with another battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

However, La Liga fans have gradually gotten used to it.

In the past two seasons, the combat effectiveness of Real Madrid and Barcelona has increased more and more outrageously.

It is quite easy to play other teams in La Liga and King's Cup.

It is basically impossible to expect the subsequent Espanyol and Valencia to beat Real Madrid and Barcelona in two rounds.

Besides, the Spanish national derby is so exciting, and fans are looking forward to Real Madrid and Barcelona clashing as many times as last year, and the more games they play, the better.

It's good that the King's Cup final is a national derby, as long as the two teams play a little more unrestrained, and don't be daunted by a 90-minute draw like last season.

After all the King's Cup games are over, the battle of La Liga has kicked off again.

Because of the breakdown of labor-management negotiations at the beginning of the season, the first round of La Liga was postponed and the make-up match was delayed until now.

Accordingly, the time taken up by the make-up match of the first round of the league, the 20th round of La Liga had to be further postponed and delayed to May.

However, this is barely good news for Real Madrid.

Because they happened to play against Athletic Bilbao in the first and 20th rounds of the league.

If the 20th round of the league is played right after the first round of the make-up match, then they will probably have to play four games with Athletic Bilbao in less than ten days!

Two league games and two King's Cup games, both teams will have to shed a layer of skin after playing.

Now, the situation is a little better. It is better to meet three games in a short period of time than four games.

On January 22, after Real Madrid rested for more than three days after playing the King's Cup, they once again faced the challenge of Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabeu.

Mourinho and Bielsa both smiled helplessly and hugged and greeted each other for a while before the game.

In the game that day, Athletic Bilbao also brought a big "surprise" to Real Madrid.

After Bielsa learned the lesson from the defeat in the last round of the King's Cup, he directly arranged a bold starting lineup of 352 in this league.

Mourinho really didn't expect Bielsa to play this set. The bird uncle who always liked to play tactical traps against others in the past also fell into the ditch today.

Because Real Madrid started with a 4-3-3 attacking formation and did not have enough players in the midfield, Athletic Bilbao used their midfield advantage to push them back to their own half.

Athletic Bilbao took advantage of the situation and used Martinez and Llorente, two high points in the frontcourt, to break through from both wings and pass the ball.

The players on the field of Real Madrid were also stunned by this simple and rough offensive tactics for a while.

In the eleventh minute of the first half, Llorente used his offensive threat to attract the attention of the two central defenders of Real Madrid.

Martinez seized the opportunity to receive a cross from his teammate and headed the ball back.

Susaeta, the second striker who was almost locked by Alonso in the last round of the King's Cup and did nothing throughout the game, calmly stopped the ball and pushed it into the far corner of the goal.

Casillas' sight was blocked by his own players again. When he saw the ball rolling towards the far corner of the goal, it was too late to react and save it!

The players of Athletic Bilbao went crazy when they saw the ball hit the net!

Their fans did the same, celebrating wildly at the Bernabeu!

None of the commentators expected this to happen, and Real Madrid fans couldn't believe it.

They actually lost the ball in the opening stage due to the opponent's random bombardment?

Casillas shook his head helplessly with his hands on his hips. He couldn't blame himself or his teammates for this goal.

Pepe and Ramos worked together in their respective positions. They not only restricted the most threatening Llorente, but also forced Martinez to not head the ball directly.

But who knew that Susaeta would stand up and score a goal at this time?

Li Ang didn't have time to shout to remind his teammates to cheer up, he looked at the sidelines at the first time.

Mourinho shook his head at him and calmly made a tactical gesture to continue attacking.

Li Ang was a little puzzled at first, but when the game resumed, he saw that Athletic Bilbao was still in a posture of attacking Real Madrid and not retreating, and he understood:

Bielsa should use his tactical philosophy to fight Real Madrid in this game.

In the last round of the King's Cup, he wanted to defend, but in the end he didn't defend anything, so he didn't want to defend again in this round of the league.

Mourinho should have seen Bielsa's tactical intention, so he just made a gesture to himself to stop messing and continue attacking.

After all, Athletic Bilbao played a three-center-back system today, and the midfield had a numerical advantage, but once Real Madrid broke through the center line defense, the defense would be wide open.

Mourinho was confident that he could suppress Athletic Bilbao in the subsequent offensive, and Li Ang saw this and had no doubts.

Alonso also quickly understood Mourinho's intentions. After the restart, he quickly sorted out the offensive route and provided his teammates on both wings with a steady stream of advancing ball rights.

Li Ang began to frequently insert, and Granero, who started today, also pressed on the center line.

With their support, Real Madrid's counterattack soon achieved good results.

However, the players of Athletic Bilbao were very active in running today.

Their five midfielders seemed to be playing all-out attack and defense. They pressed forward together when they had the chance, and retreated and pressed actively after being intercepted.

Higuain, who started the game, did not retreat out of the penalty area to help the wingers on both wings share the pressure of holding the ball in this situation.

Instead, he was very determined to stay in the penalty area of ​​Athletic Bilbao, as if he wanted to use his ability to grab points to help Real Madrid score and equalize the score earlier.

Unfortunately, he stayed in the penalty area of ​​Athletic Bilbao for almost 20 minutes, but he didn't see a few decent shots.

De Marcos's ground defense against him was too good.

Ronaldo and Di Maria played high balls. In front of the 1.92-meter Amorebieta, Higuain didn't have much room to play.

The rhythm of the offense was still in good order, and Real Madrid also got a lot of opportunities in the half of Athletic Bilbao, but in the important link of the end, Real Madrid was in chaos today.

Higuain did not let the position in the middle of the penalty area, did not help to pull away the defensive players, and Ronaldo and Di Maria did not have many good opportunities to cut in.

Mourinho saw it clearly off the court, and he gave Higuain half an hour.

After half an hour, seeing that Higuain still had no mental awareness, Mourinho decided to let his brain clear up.

"Oh! Substitution! Mourinho asked for a substitution, Benzema stood on the sidelines, is he going to replace Higuain?"

Xu Yang, who once again partnered with He Wei to comment on the game today, shouted first.

He Wei also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, Higuain was replaced. There was something wrong with his mind today. He must calm down!"

Of course, He Wei did not dare to say this in his heart during the live broadcast.

Looking at Higuain who was depressed and left the field, he still said a few words for him, guessing that Higuain might have some problems with his condition today.

However, after Benzema came on the field and improved Real Madrid's shooting efficiency on the offensive end in a short period of time, He Wei stopped talking about Higuain's condition.

Guo Feng has proved it well with his actions. Is this a problem of mentality and self-positioning?

In other words, there was not much time left for Real Madrid in the first half, otherwise Ronaldo might really score a goal to tie the score with the help of Benzema's containment.

Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid played all-out attack and defense for half a game, and their physical strength dropped very quickly.

But at the beginning of the second half, they still tried to grab the start and disrupted Real Madrid's offensive rhythm.

After the 56th and 57th minutes, the Basque lion, who was a little exhausted, slowly retracted his claws and fangs.

Bielsa looked at his disciples who were all a little tired at the moment, hesitated for a while, and finally decided to shrink the half court to defend for a while.

Real Madrid was waiting for this opportunity. Li Ang and Granero quickly seized control of the top of the arc in the middle circle.

Llorente and Athletic Bilbao's goal hero Susaeta also retreated to the midline to interfere with Real Madrid's organized offense.

But their defensive strength only played a role of interference. Real Madrid pressed forward and launched a fierce offensive amid the cheers of the fans on the scene.

Athletic Bilbao put on a three-midfielder defensive posture, Martinez, San Jose, and Iturraspe all guarded in front of their own penalty area.

Herrera and Muniain played the role of wingbacks.

Real Madrid tried to use the penetration attack for another ten minutes. Seeing that the effect was not good, Ronaldo and Di Maria, two long-range shooting masters, began to use their personal abilities to shake the angle and frequently fire outside the penalty area.

Mourinho also replaced Granero with Essien in the 68th minute, further strengthening the threat of Real Madrid's heavy artillery outside the penalty area.

In the 75th minute of the second half, Li Ang helped Essien to complete his first long-range shot after coming on the court at a distance of about 33 meters from the goal.

Iraizos did not dare to be careless and blocked Essien's heavy artillery directly out of the baseline.

Seeing that they had a corner kick opportunity, the header experts in the Real Madrid team rushed forward and plunged into the penalty area of ​​​​Athletic Bilbao.

Now it was the turn of the fans of Athletic Bilbao to worry.

Ten minutes ago, Real Madrid almost scored a goal with a corner kick opportunity.

At that time, Pepe's head shot was a few points higher, and finally flew to the stands after hitting the crossbar.

So this time Pepe and Ramos rushed into the penalty area together, and the defensive players of Athletic Bilbao greeted each other and started to defend as if they were facing a big enemy.

But Real Madrid still had too many people to target.

The two central defenders, Leon, Benzema, and Ronaldo.

Athletic Bilbao had only three high points for headers, and they had to miss two Real Madrid headers in one-on-one situations.

Leon was standing next to De Marcos, and Martinez was looking at Ronaldo, so he didn't care about him.

Di Maria raised his left arm high in the corner flag area, and then ran up to send a low-flying flat arc to the front of Athletic Bilbao's penalty area!

Playing in the middle of the penalty area and the back point with a large number of people, Real Madrid's players might not be able to grab a point, so Di Maria's choice to send a penalty kick to the front point was also reasonable.

Seeing that the football could not fly to the back point, Leon ran outside the penalty area as soon as possible.

Ramos at the front point now overpowered Herrera and completed a header pass like looking back at the moon.

In the middle of the Athletic Bilbao penalty area, Benzema, who was rushing forward, could not get rid of Amorebieta's defense, and Bilbao's goalkeeper Iraizos decisively punched the ball out of the penalty area.

At this time, there was chaos in the Bilbao penalty area, and Essien, who was at the top of the penalty area, was stuck in position.

After a brief observation, he resisted Muniain's defensive interference, stopped the ball with his chest, and then used the arch of his foot to move the ball to the right edge of the penalty area.

Li Ang, who had not been noticed before, easily stopped the ball on the right side of Bilbao's penalty area.

He adjusted his pace and seemed to be about to complete the volley, which reminded many Athletic Bilbao players.

Li Ang seemed to have scored a world wave in the previous game against Real Sociedad!

De Marcos rushed out to make a defensive interception, and Martinez was ready to fly to block the eye-catching.

But they didn't expect that Li Ang was just a feint!

As Li Ang's calf fell quickly, the ball was passed by him and flew straight to the back point on the other side of the Bilbao penalty area!

"Li Ang faked a shot and passed it! Back point!"

He Wei couldn't help but roared in anger, and at the moment when the ball landed, Ronaldo also used all his strength to break free from San Jose's entanglement with him!

Before Amorebieta arrived to make up for the defense, Ronaldo jumped high, stretched his body and powerfully pushed the ball to the middle of the goal!

Iraisos's instant judgment was that the ball was in the far corner, so he could only watch the ball fly into the goal he was guarding!

In the 77th minute of the second half!

Li Ang assisted Ronaldo to score a difficult goal against Athletic Bilbao, successfully tying the score to 1-1!

In the Bernabeu Stadium, which erupted like a volcanic eruption, a terrifying cheering wave broke out.

Ronaldo and Li Ang both restrained the urge to celebrate.

One of them rushed into the net to get the ball, and the other waved his arms and roared, signaling his teammates to follow him and return to the half court to wait for the Bilbao players to kick off again!

Mourinho also roared and punched hard at this moment!

After venting his excitement, he quickly called Callejon.

So before the game resumed, Real Madrid quickly completed the last substitution adjustment.

Callejon replaced Arbeloa, a classic forward for a defender!

Obviously, Mourinho wanted to seize the time to try to overtake the score at the last moment!

Bielsa saw that Real Madrid had equalized the game at the last moment. He could not attack even if he wanted to. He could only wave his hand and replace defenders Ekiza, Koikili and midfielder Inigo Perez.

"They are scared! They want to defend! We must improve our offensive efficiency!"

When Li Ang saw Athletic Bilbao's substitutions, he turned around and applauded and shouted loudly to remind his teammates.

The entire Real Madrid team did not waste time. They actively pressed Athletic Bilbao from the restart of the game.

After grabbing the ball, they immediately launched an attack. If the ball was intercepted, they would actively counter-grab it on the spot.

This momentum made the Real Madrid fans at the scene agitated, and they booed the Athletic Bilbao players who were defending.

But the Bilbao team could not care so much at this time.

They just wanted to keep this hard-earned point.

Lying on the grass, committing fouls, protecting the ball and delaying time.

Bilbao used all the tricks to delay time, and many Real Madrid fans who watched on TV were angry and anxious.

Li Ang forced himself to calm down.

At this time, the teammates in front still had to rely on him and Brother Long to organize the offensive route, so anyone could be anxious, but he and Brother Long must not be anxious.

"My advantage, my advantage in physical fitness!"

After thinking quickly, Li Ang made a bold decision.

After receiving the return pass from Callejon after the failed breakthrough, Li Ang observed and began to dribble the ball forward slowly.

Iturraspe pressed forward with sweat on his forehead to pressure Li Ang's dribbling space, but the next moment, Li Ang decisively dribbled the ball to the side!

He wanted to force Iturraspe!

If such a decision was made at the beginning of the game, Uncle Bird would definitely scold him if he dared to do so.

But now, watching Li Ang squeeze his physical strength and surpass Iturraspe little by little, Mourinho didn't have the idea of ​​scolding him at all. He just hoped that Li Ang could have enough energy to rush forward!

All Real Madrid fans also looked nervously at the two figures sprinting on the right side of Bilbao at this moment.

Iturraspe really couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't even dare to take a deep breath, for fear that he would lose his breath as soon as he opened his mouth.

So he chose to stretch out his hand. He wanted to use a foul to stop Li Ang's sudden advance.

Unfortunately, his decision was a beat late.

Li Ang took the ball and cut inside again at the moment he chose to stretch out his hand!

It was not a fancy passing move, but a simple dribbling and cutting inside.

Li Ang's dribbling skills did not support him to play any delicate technical changes, but such a simple and direct passing move gave the Real Madrid fans at the scene a great confidence at this moment!

"Go! Little lion, keep going!"

Shouts full of hope rang out in the stadium.

Real Madrid fans watched the figure who continued to squeeze his physical strength and rushed around in Bilbao's half.

He avoided Muniain's pull and successfully broke into Athletic Bilbao's defensive third zone. He faced Javi Martinez directly!

"I must be in a mess now."

Li Ang had the leisure to think about his current appearance under the intense and frequent breathing.

Dirty jersey, sweat and grass on his face, and wet medium-length hair. Except for his face, he is not handsome at all.

But even in such a mess, he still won the bet, at least won most of it!

His more abundant physical strength is his biggest advantage at the moment.

If he runs faster and longer, he can create the last chance for Real Madrid!

Facing Martinez, Li Ang was not very sure, but he continued to rush over with the ball.

At the last moment of the game, football has completely become a game for the brave and the perseverant.

Martinez was also brave. He took a firm step and came forward to meet the figure holding the ball who looked a little embarrassed.

The two had another fierce confrontation in the rapid staggered.

Li Ang fought hard for the last burst of physical strength, protecting the ball and moving forward with difficulty beside Martinez!

He saw Martinez's resolute eyes and felt the huge pulling force transmitted to him by Martinez's suddenly bulging arms!

"Am I going to fall down?"

This thought flashed through Li Ang's mind in a trance.

He didn't want to fall down. He wanted to make a final effort to move forward, but Martinez's pulling with all his strength at the last moment made him unable to bear it.

However, at the last moment when he glanced at the front field, a figure who was determined to move forward cheered him up!

In this moment of temporary clarity, that is, the moment of falling to the ground.

Li Ang used all his strength to tighten his arch as much as possible and pushed the football to the direction where the forward figure was moving!

The next moment, when his body touched the grass, Li Ang groaned.

This wave of forward thrusts forced by gritting his teeth almost exhausted him. Even if he could run again later, he had to rest for at least one or two minutes.

Turning over with difficulty, Li Ang gritted his teeth and supported himself on the grass and slowly stood up.

The next moment, the scene suddenly erupted with deafening and crazy cheers!

At the moment when this terrifying sound wave swept him, Li Ang didn't have time to look back to see what happened, and was hugged tightly in the arms of Brother Long who rushed to the front field with a ferocious face!

"We scored a goal?!"

Long Ge's roar was drowned out by the huge sound waves, and Li Ang could not hear what he said excitedly.

He could only ask anxiously.

Essien and Callejon came back, hugging Li Ang tightly with the same excitement and ecstasy!

Now Li Ang had no doubts.

Because when his sight changed, he had seen the scene he wanted to see the most.

At the Bernabeu, Real Madrid fans were all jumping and screaming passionately at this moment!

Li Ang saw his teammates who had all rushed out of the bench on the sidelines, of course, the familiar figure who led the way and ran wildly on the sidelines was indispensable!

He opened his arms and hugged the three people tightly, letting them support him and jump excitedly on the spot.

Slowly, Li Ang, who had recovered some strength, raised his arms high!

He Wei, who had already roared to celebrate Ronaldo's lore, saw the picture of Li Ang raising his arms high, and his passion burst out again!

"This is Li Ang! The resolute Li Ang! The Li Ang who firmly holds up the last hope of Real Madrid!!!

Li Ang will not be exhausted, and the winning streak will not end!

Hala Madrid!!!"

Okay, finally I decided to write a big chapter. It's a little late, so I'll kowtow to the big guys first!

Bang bang bang!

I haven't recommended any books recently, but I took a walk around the new book area and found a few good new books to recommend to the big guys.

The first book: "My opponent is Messi who beat Mbappe and Haaland"

The second book: "NBA: I'm not Oden"

The third book: Chen Aiting's new book "The Last King of Football"

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