Chapter 200 Penalty Shootout
Having been under pressure from his opponent, Leandri was not willing to let the opponent have all the glory. He landed firmly after receiving Ronaldo's free kick and kicked the ball towards the front court!
Schurrle!
Although the shy and taciturn Schurrle was not eye-catching enough in the club, he understood and liked Leandri, and he also seized the opportunity given by Leandri.
Ramos quickly pulled to the wing, trying to use his body to block the opponent's advance, but Schurrle did not want to tangle with the opponent. Facing the imposing Shui Ye, Schurrle suddenly stopped, and then with a fancy kick, the ball jumped over Ramos' head.
One-on-one!
Casillas immediately struck out.
But Schürrle is now in a very focused state. He can't see Kiessling who is desperately running forward and waving to ask for the ball from him. He has a hunch that he will definitely score this goal.
Facing Casillas' attack, Schurrle once again demonstrated his talent, stopped suddenly again, and then pulled back sideways. Casillas immediately stretched out his foot, but Schurrle used his toes to pull the ball back.
With a light kick of the instep, the ball flew slowly and steadily into the net.
The two sides are once again on the same level.
After scoring the goal, Schurrle ignored the other players who rushed over to celebrate with him. He pushed everyone away, ran past Casillas and returned to his own goal, then jumped on Leandri and hugged him tightly.
"Ryan, Ryan, we still have a chance, we can definitely beat Real Madrid!"
Leandri also hugged Schurrle. He was the one who assisted the goal, but he had no intention of celebrating. However, everyone could see the excitement in his heart.
At this point in this round of competition, after a 1-1 draw, the two teams returned to the starting line. Both teams scored two goals in the two games, one at home and one away, and neither side has an advantage. The next 20 minutes will be the time for the head coaches to fight each other.
However, * was not strong enough and was showing signs of fatigue, so Mourinho replaced him with Lass Diarra, and then replaced Higuain, who did not play a big role today, with Benzema.
Ancelotti was equally impressive. Schurrle on the wing had a sharp performance today. He replaced Kiessling with Morientes, who was more powerful against Real Madrid.
"Ward, the intensity of the first half and the second half was so different that I almost thought it was two different games."
"Now both sides are on the same starting line. In order to advance, both sides need to launch a strong attack."
"Now the biggest test is for the goalkeepers on both sides. Real Madrid's defense has always been prone to mistakes. Leverkusen is okay compared to them, but Ronaldo, Benzema and Kaka's offensive momentum is too strong. It feels like I haven't seen Leandri look so embarrassed for a long time."
"But it's times like this that can help tap into the potential of young players."
[How many effective saves did Leandri make today? Has anyone counted them? Can the director give me the data?]
[Wow, 70 minutes, 9 successful saves, this is going to tire Leandri to death]
[Casillas also has 6 times, thanks to the strikers on both sides, including but not limited to the forward position. ]
[Suddenly I don’t dare to look at it]
[Why panic? Our Real Madrid is invincible]
[Wake up upstairs, our little goalkeeper will lead Leverkusen to advance by stepping on the corpses of the opponents! ]
Leandri on the field had not felt such high-intensity saves for a long time. As we were talking, the game reached the 80th minute, but in these 10 minutes, Leandri was forced to save three shots from Real Madrid. He felt like he was half dead. It was not that there were many mistakes in the defense, but it was that Real Madrid's front attack line was too luxurious, so he did not blame the defense even though they would miss people.
But when Leandri didn't curse, others did. Ancelotti was always on the sidelines, shouting from time to time to pull his own defense line to protect the poor and helpless little goalkeeper.
On the other side, Mourinho was constantly adjusting the tactics on the field, but every time he saw the opposing goalkeeper save his players' shots, he felt angry and helpless.
"How many times did the opposing goalkeeper save our shots today?"
Mourinho was speechless after getting the answer. A striker's flash of inspiration can create a legend, but a goalkeeper's extraordinary performance will only become unsolvable.
After 90 minutes of play, players from both teams stood in front of the bench and listened to the head coach's instructions.
The score is tied and now it is about to enter overtime, which is also the first overtime in the Champions League knockout stage this season.
But the fans of both sides became more and more frightened as they watched, and the performance of the two overtime teams could be described as both crazy and steady.
The midfielders frantically passed the ball to the forwards, but they were either blocked by the defense or saved by the goalkeepers on both sides.
"Today's game was a complete visual feast from the second half onwards. We could see the imaginative performances of Ronaldo, Benzema, Schurrle, Morientes and others in front of the goal, the mysterious passes of Alonso and Augusto, and more importantly, the goalkeepers of both teams built a wall of sighs at the same time."
"Since the Champions League was restructured, I have never seen so many shots on target in a match. The performances of the two teams tell us what competitive spirit is and what it means to fight to the end."
"Two goalkeepers who grew up in Castilla are standing in front of the goal posts on both sides of a stadium today. Are they the seniors telling each other that times have not changed, or are they the newcomers trying to change the dynasty?"
"Seeing the performance of these two goalkeepers today, I think many people envy Spain. When Casillas' technical and tactical level has not declined, another equally good or even younger goalkeeper has risen. They also have De Gea and Valdés. With them, Spain will not have to worry about the national goalkeeper for at least ten years."
Florentino sat in the stands with his eyes fixed on the game. He had never felt as much as he did now that Leandri had really grown up. He saw his youngest son carrying the defense of a team on his still tender shoulders and walking up to him to arm wrestle with Real Madrid.
While the Meilingges were cheering for the team, every time they saw their top strikers coming back empty-handed, they couldn't help but look at the fledgling kid on the opposite side. This was the La Fabrica kid who many people watched grow up, from Leandri joining the U8 and playing his first game, to him participating in the launch ceremony of the Valdebebas training base as a youth training representative, to him snatching the main players from goalkeepers such as Castilla and Adán to win the first place in the Spanish Second Division, to his debut in La Liga in 2008 but then transferring sadly. Many people still remember this kid, but today the kid is no longer a kid. He has enough ability to challenge Real Madrid's crown.
When Leandri once again blocked Kaka's long shot, many Leverkusen fans had tears in their eyes. Everyone knows that Leandri came from Real Madrid and has deep feelings for Real Madrid, but today, as a member of Bayer Leverkusen, he tried his best to block and save the ball. The black stains on his clothes and the sweat on his forehead told everyone that he was really fighting for Leverkusen, just to get a chance for Bayer Leverkusen to advance.
It's true that Leandri loves Real Madrid, but who can deny his feelings for Leverkusen? They won the German Cup twice together and won the club's first salad bowl and Champions League. He was nurtured and grown up by the love of the fans in the BayArena, and he also gave back everything with his performance.
When his two favorite teams met, the 22-year-old Leandri showed the purest professionalism. He wanted to grab a chance for the Weimar team as Leverkusen's number one goalkeeper.
Leandri is a very good player and every Leverkusen fan loves him.
vice versa.
When the referee blew the whistle, everyone knew that they were entering the most brutal stage.
Penalty shootout!
The order was that Real Madrid would dive first and then kick, but this put more pressure on Leandri. When he reached the goal, Casillas couldn't help but hug Leandri and rubbed his head, "Relax Leandri, dive well."
Leandri took a deep breath and held Cassie's arms tightly.
The first player to appear on the field for Leverkusen was Ballack, who took a run-up and shot!
Casillas judged the direction correctly but didn't have time to pounce.
The goalkeepers exchanged positions and Leandri faced Ronaldo.
Ronaldo didn't even look at the opponent. After taking a long breath, he took a few steps and shot violently, but the angle was very good again!
1-1
Augusto came on the field and tried to imitate Ronaldo with a powerful shot, but was directly saved by Casillas!
Now the pressure is on Leandri, as his opponent in this round is former Ballon d'Or winner Kaka.
Kaka placed the ball and took a few steps back.
Bang! The ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal!
But Leandri reacted faster. He moved to the side as Kaka shot, then immediately jumped up and lifted the ball out of the baseline with both hands.
The two goalkeepers each saved a penalty kick and the score remained the same.
In the third round, Real Madrid star Morientes came on the field, but the ball turned into an anti-aircraft cannon.
Seeing Morientes' regretful look, Leandri remained calm and continued to exchange positions with Casillas.
He jumped twice in front of the goal and clapped his hands to cheer himself up. His opponent in this round is Alonso.
After the whistle sounded, Brother Long kicked the ball under his foot.
Spoon penalty!
But when Brother Long looked up, he was shocked. Leandri didn't move!
The key to the power of a spoon lies in its extremely deceptive nature, but once you identify it as a spoon, it is very easy to defend against.
The two sides had three rounds of penalty kicks and the score remained at 1-1. The goalkeepers on both sides were amazing!
In the fourth round, it was Schurrle who came on the field, but because he was too focused on the angle, Schurrle's ball hit the goal post and was held down by Casillas.
Benzema walked alone to face Leandri.
The pharmaceutical factory's young goalkeeper will continue to applaud himself, hoping that the noise he makes can have a certain impact on the other side.
But Benzema will be able to take the blame for so many years in the future. Apart from anything else, his mentality is just right, just kick the ball and shoot!
Leandri was powerless to save the situation.
2-1, Leverkusen fell behind, and all eyes were on Bayer captain Rolfes.
Kick and shoot!
But the Real Madrid captain's one-handed grab crushed all hopes, and Real Madrid advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League 2-1 in the penalty shootout.
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