Chapter 307 Sunflower
The entire first half ended with Real Madrid's almost one-sided possession of the ball. Although Atletico did not touch the ball much, the two teams had similar numbers of shots on target. Griezmann and Torres were always able to find openings to shoot from the slightest chances. In terms of the degree of danger, these two even created more than Real Madrid's forward line.
Zidane worked hard to explain the adjustments for the second half to everyone in front of the tactical board. The atmosphere of the Madrid derby has never been worse than that of the national derby. In fact, because they are in the same city, it is easier and more fierce for the fans to show their mortal enemies. Today was also the first time that Zidane faced the test of a derby as Real Madrid's head coach. Not only the fans were sitting on the sidelines, but many Real Madrid managers were also there.
Zidane is different from Benítez. Although Benítez wants to win, it is really annoying to see him. Zidane, in addition to wanting to win for himself, also hopes to become a sharp knife and a sharp weapon in Zidane's hands to attack the city and capture the stronghold.
The players did not take his head coach's words to heart just because he was a rookie coach who came to put out an emergency. Look at Leandri, the captain and vice-captain who had been teammates with Zidane and the absolute overlord of the Real Madrid locker room, who were listening very seriously to the arrangements for the second half, and the players kept up with the rhythm.
The two sides changed sides in the second half.
Less than two minutes into the game, Real Madrid took the lead in attacking Atletico's goal. Modric sent the ball into the penalty area with a 45-degree pass, but Jimenez headed it out first. However, the ball was cleared in a hurry and the landing point was not right, instead it fell in front of Isco.
Isco volleyed the ball in front of the penalty area without any hesitation!
The ball whizzed towards Oblak, but in the end he decided to put the knife down, turned a corner in front of the goal and flew out, hitting the post.
"Modric's pass was cleared by Jimenez, there's still a chance, Isco! Shoot!"
"Oh, it was just a little bit off. The angle of the ball was just a little off. Otherwise, it would definitely be a very exciting goal!"
"We can see that Isco's expression is also very frustrated. It is really hard to accept such a shot that missed the goal."
The commentators all sighed at Isco's shot, but some of them couldn't wait to copy the pot that Benzema was carrying, and then ctrl+v it on Isco.
In the 64th minute, Kroos intercepted Gabi in the backcourt and immediately passed the ball to Modric who retreated to receive the ball. The latter immediately made a long pass.
C Ronaldo started from the wing, forced an overtake in Atletico's half and successfully got the ball.
Facing Juanfran, Rogo did not slow down and continued to rush into the penalty area. Then he suddenly stopped the ball just as he stepped into the penalty area. Juanfran was caught off guard and lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Adjusting his posture, Ronaldo raised his right foot, drew his bow and sent the ball out!
At this time, Oblak stood up, rushed towards the goal, blocked the ball with both hands, and Jimenez followed and kicked the ball out of the baseline.
The two teams have fought too many times, and essentially speaking, many of the players of the two Madrid giants actually have a good relationship in private. After all, they are in the same place and they see each other every day, so both sides are very familiar with each other's fighting power and playing habits. How could Jimenez be willing to see Benzema coming over and putting the blame on himself?
I would rather give you a corner kick than kick the ball away in such a dangerous moment!
Leandri looked at the situation from behind and smacked his lips in regret. What a pity! He also wanted to see if Benzema could awaken the aura of a defender's intelligence reduction at this moment.
Leandri's wish failed, and he had to watch helplessly as Real Madrid's corner kick attack failed again.
Even more uncomfortable than him who was standing on tiptoe and watching from behind was Real Madrid coach Zidane. Zidane watched many god-like shots performed in the frontcourt, but perhaps because of the lack of spiritual energy, everyone was unable to fly into the air and become gods. The slightest mistake was like a thunderbolt that extinguished Real Madrid's dream of taking the lead immediately.
In the 72nd minute, Ronaldo held the ball and Isco passed the ball to the side. The two successfully deceived Juanfran, but Ronaldo's final shot was once again blocked by the brave Oblak.
As luck would have it, Atletico Madrid, which had been under pressure from Real Madrid for the entire second half, finally began to show its fangs again.
As the ball was saved by Oblak, Atletico Madrid quickly launched a counterattack against Real Madrid. Godin received the ball from his own goalkeeper and quickly cleared it to the frontcourt. Augusto immediately ran towards Leandri with the ball.
At this time, there were only Varane and Danilo in Real Madrid's half, and Dasha and Ramos were desperately reversing to catch up.
Looking at the aggressive Atletico players, Leandri was already prepared to face their one-on-one shots. You have to know who were among the Atletico players rushing over at this time, Augusto, Torres, Griezmann, and Gabi who was competing with Shui Ye in speed. Leandri really didn't think that the two defenders in front of him could defeat their opponents.
Having already started taking small steps, Leandri cautiously watched the ball being passed continuously between the feet of three Atletico players. They easily passed Danilo amid Simeone's enthusiastic cheers, and then made another wall pass to avoid Varane who was lagging behind.
Atletico Madrid has a one-on-one chance!
Leandri held his breath, watched the ball at Torres' feet, and was ready to jump and save the ball at any time.
The frequency has changed!
In Leandri's eyes, Torres suddenly slowed down his dribbling pace and leaned back a little bit.
This is the action of preparing to shoot.
Swing your legs and kick!
Just as Leandri was about to jump, a figure was faster than him.
It's Danilo!
It turned out that just after Danilo was overtaken, he did not give up and chased back immediately. The passing of the ball by three Atletico frontcourt players also reduced their speed of advancement. Finally, Torres reduced his pace, which allowed Danilo to successfully overtake. He suddenly jumped out from the side and pulled the ball with his right foot, and Torres' shot became a waste of time.
Since he was in the penalty area at that time, Danilo did not dare to be careless and kicked the ball directly out of the baseline under Torres's pressure.
Leandri ran two steps, grabbed Danilo and gave him a big kiss, "Baby, you Tama were so strong today!"
In fact, Danilo had been thinking about the baby Leandri's initiative to come to him for a long time, so he grabbed Leandri's shorts and slapped his butt twice.
It’s so bouncy, even bouncy than candy!
But the next second, he was blocked by Kroos with a raised hand.
Danilo: This guy is crazy. He had a fight with Ryan two days ago, and now he can't stand Ryan making other good friends!
A group of Perezes in the distance: Ahhh, Ryan’s boyfriend must be jealous!
Atletico Madrid gets a corner kick.
As the corner kick was taken, Torres at the front point overpowered Ramos and headed the ball in front of the goal, but Leandri blocked his header with one hand like he was patting the ball.
The ball bounced back into the penalty area, and Koke immediately raised his leg to make a follow-up shot.
The ball was moving very fast, but Leandri's reaction was even faster. The Real Madrid goalkeeper took a step to the left and kicked the ball with his left leg. Everyone at the scene began to look up at the stars...
In the 79th minute, Atletico Madrid intercepted Isco's pass and headed towards Real Madrid's half again.
At this time, Real Madrid's defense was all in place. Griezmann saw this and just stepped into the penalty area and immediately took a long shot!
The ball was floating in the air and its path was difficult to judge. Just when the ball was about to fly into the goal from Leandri's left and Atletico fans had already started cheering, Leandri suddenly pulled back with his left hand and kicked back with his legs, and actually fished the ball out from in front of the goal line at the last moment!
Due to inertia, Leandri fell into the net. Ramos couldn't help laughing at his younger brother trying to pull himself out of the net. Kroos quickly went over and stretched out his hand to pull Leandri up.
"Are you okay?"
Leandri pulled Cross up with one hand and rubbed his butt with the other hand, "It's nothing serious, it's just that my butt hurts so much from the fall!"
Kroos looked up and down at the goalkeeper whose shorts and socks were dirty, wondering what was going on in that yellow head.
In the 85th minute, Ronaldo broke through with the ball on the wing, and Benzema was helping to attract the defense in front of the goal.
With two Atletico Madrid players marking him at this time, Roco, unable to shoot, could only pass the ball back to Modric, who then passed it to Kroos with a cross.
Facing Gabi who was trying to steal the ball, Kroos turned around and leaned against him to gain leverage the moment he received the ball, then used the outside of his foot to pass by him.
"Beautiful, Kroos dribbled the ball away from Gabi's attempt and continued to advance!"
"Modric comes up to cooperate, the two continue to dribble the ball, Kroos - Kroos kicks!"
"It was another iconic pass, the ball came to Ronaldo's feet again, shoot! Oops——"
Amid the commentary's unhappy tone, Roco's shot was caught by Oblak with both hands, who immediately kicked the ball away, and Atletico Madrid instantly switched from defense to offense.
For a moment, everyone in the stadium was staring at the ball flying in the air, and players from both sides ran away.
Torres, who was one step faster, took the ball first and rushed towards the goal guarded by Leandri without slowing down at all.
Looking at Torres dribbling the ball and Griezmann not far from him, Varane gritted his teeth and rushed forward.
Beep——!
The referee blew the whistle, penalty!
Varane had no choice but to face the oncoming golden boy Torres alone. The French striker could cooperate with him at any time, and even the final tactical foul was actually the result of his trying to find an opportunity.
Pulling Torres up from the ground, Varane smiled embarrassedly and apologized.
Everyone's eyes were on the ball standing quietly at the penalty spot. Leandri clapped his hands, got ready, and looked straight at Torres, but the former golden boy seemed not to be affected by Leandri's actions at all.
The whistle sounded, and Torres fired a clean shot straight into the upper right corner of the goal!
In the 88th minute, Atletico Madrid changed the score to 0-1, and Real Madrid fell behind at home.
Even though the players were still trying hard to attack, the score remained the same until the end of the game.
Leandri was a little unhappy. He frowned and lowered his head to take off his gloves. Ramos next to him saw this and came over to comfort the little brother but it was of no use.
"We will always win against Atletico next time, and you will definitely be able to save their penalty." Kroos walked over and took the gloves from Leandri very naturally.
Leandri was still a little depressed, but it seemed that Cross was really his biggest emotional reliever. As long as he was there, a simple word or two could soothe him.
Ramos, who was still thinking about how to coax the child, heard Leandri's harsh words the next second.
"That's right. Maybe the next time we face Atletico Madrid will be in the Champions League final. Then I will pounce on them to avenge today's defeat!"
Ramos: That’s fine. It would be best if we kick Torres until he cries. Then he can go and comfort his good brother!
Florentino, who was far away, didn't know what they were talking about. He just seemed to see that his son was like a sunflower that got enough light.
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