Chapter 322 The Goalkeeper's Bloody Romance
In the last twenty minutes of the first half, Atletico Madrid frequently and intensively attacked Real Madrid's defense. For a while, Ramos, Pepe and others were exhausted and they drank water to restore their strength as soon as they sat in the locker room.
Zidane was also very satisfied with the players' performance in the first half. On defense, defenders such as Shui Ye and Marcelo stepped up many times to resolve Atletico's attacks. Real Madrid's defense is no longer just Leandri who can turn the tide. On the offensive end, Kroos' free kicks, Modric's organization and Fat Tiger's transformation into a strong waist not only participated in interceptions in front of the back line but also frequently cooperated with the other two to create many opportunities for the team's advancement. At this time, Real Madrid's ceremonial three midfielders had already taken shape. Benzema's role as the tactical fulcrum of the front trident has always been a drag on the opponent's defense. Bale has obvious speed and technical advantages in the offense, and C Ronaldo's presence is Atletico's biggest crisis.
Zidane was very satisfied with the 1-0 lead at halftime, but he also knew that such a score was not safe at all. He knows better than anyone what kind of team Atletico Madrid is, and the entire football world can see how terrifying Atletico Madrid's mental attributes are.
A temporary lead is not a lead. Real Madrid will definitely face a tough battle in the second half.
After quickly arranging the tactical changes for the second half, Zidane left the rest of the time for the players to rest. He believed that Atletico's counterattack in the second half would be even more intense than the last minute of the first half.
Leandri was receiving physical therapy from the masseur. He took a look at everyone in the locker room. The importance of this game needed no further explanation. The locker room was in a very good state right now. Everyone was fighting for the Big Ear Cup in front of them. In this case, he didn't need to say anything about pre-war mobilization.
The half-time break ended and the two sides changed sides to continue the game.
The tempo of the game was just as everyone expected. Atletico stepped up their attack right from the start. In the first minute of the second half, Koke took a long shot from the wing.
Leandri raised his hands high, the ball hit his arm and fell back into the penalty area, and Pepe next to him quickly kicked the ball away.
At this moment, everyone in Real Madrid focused all their attention from the start of the game.
In the 47th minute, the infant Torres stood out. After receiving a cross from Saur, he sprinted towards Real Madrid's half. Before Marcelo came up, he passed the ball back to Saur.
All the Real Madrid players in the penalty area became nervous.
After receiving the ball, Saur did not stop. He slightly pressed down the instep of his foot at the moment of receiving the ball, and the ball bounced directly back to Torres' feet!
The cooperation between the two men created a little space for Torres. Under Leandri's nervous gaze, he raised his right leg high and prepared to shoot!
Bang!
Beep——!
At the critical moment, Pepe directly attacked and knocked down Torres with a tactical foul, and at the same time received a yellow card package from the referee.
Ramos, Leandri and others went up and struggled for a while, but they found that the referee was as cold and cruel as a scumbag who broke up with them and did not look back, so they had to give up.
There is no way, just prepare to fight.
Leandri looked back at Zidane in the command seat and found that Casillas had also walked to the sidelines.
No one knows what Casillas feels right now. Two years ago, his hasty attack almost caused Real Madrid to miss the tenth level. Today, Real Madrid once again stood on the stage of the Champions League final. He was on the sidelines watching his juniors prepare to save the penalty. Everything was full of beautiful hope.
Leandri waved to the two of them, and saw that his father and many other fans in the stands were also looking at him.
Leandri withdrew his left hand and blew a kiss to everyone.
Penalty kick is the bloody romance of the goalkeeper.
Leandri stood in front of the goal. Now he didn't need to make any noise to affect the opposing shooter.
He has played in the mainstream league for eight years. The label of being good at saving penalties is not inherited from Real Madrid or Casillas. It is the glory he has created for himself by extinguishing other people's dreams time and time again.
Griezmann put the ball on the ground without looking at Leandri.
The referee blew the whistle, the French striker started running, and then shot the ball straight to the bottom!
Leandri took a glance and roughly judged the trajectory of the football, it was high!
Boom!
The ball hit the crossbar directly with a loud noise. Leandri had only made a basic save posture. At this time, he turned back with confidence and took two quick steps. The ball bounced back and fell steadily into his arms!
"It's unbelievable, such prediction, such a save! He was too confident, Leandri was too confident, but he did it!"
"When I saw that Leandri didn't do much, I thought he didn't see the ball clearly, but who knew he turned around confidently and watched the ball hit the post, waiting to receive it with a smile."
"It seems that those few steps he ran back were just to catch the ball that bounced to the side. Hahaha, Ryan needs to work harder on his prediction. You have to predict the direction of the bouncing ball!"
"Real Madrid, Real Madrid's goal has been safe for ten years. Leandri is only 26 years old now. As long as nothing unexpected happens to him, Real Madrid will have the best goalkeeper in the world!"
"Casillas and Zidane on the sidelines also look excited!"
"If I were them, I would be excited too. Casillas personally handed him the position of guarding Real Madrid, and the two of them are still working together to protect Real Madrid. Not to mention Zidane. It is said that when our chairman didn't have time to look after his son, he would usually throw Leandri to Zidane. Rounding it off, Leandri can be considered half of Zidane's son. Today his son is fighting for his team. Maybe Zidane will really become the coach who wins the Champions League trophy in his first season as a first-team coach!"
Griezmann felt more painful than anyone else after missing the penalty kick, and Leandri's confident penalty save made the mental pressure gap between the two teams even bigger.
Because of this penalty, the morale of Real Madrid players was high and they repeatedly suppressed Atletico Madrid in a short period of time. Their offensive performance was very impressive several times. But Atletico Madrid quickly improved under Simeone's adjustments. The bandit coach raised his hands on the sidelines and called on the fans to use their huge voices to inject new energy into the players. Atletico Madrid, who had adjusted their form, began to tighten their overall defense in the face of Real Madrid's offensive suppression, causing Real Madrid's offense to be blocked many times.
In the 60th minute, the head coaches of both sides began to make substitutions. Danilo replaced Carvajal who had just been injured due to an accidental injury in defense.
Leandri scratched his head, then welcomed Brother Leak in a very positive tone and said that he would be very busy in the future. Danilo nodded confidently.
It’s guaranteed!
In the 71st minute, Modric launched an attack immediately after a steal, and Benzema broke into the Atletico penalty area from the right.
One-on-one shot!
But today the equally magical Oblak stood up again, and Benzema's shot from 12 meters in front of the goal was blocked by him.
Two minutes later, Griezmann dribbled towards the Real Madrid goal and shot the ball into the far corner of the goal with an arc in the penalty area.
"Atletico's chance, Danilo failed to keep an eye on Griezmann and let him go in, right?"
"Look at this time, Griezmann, shoot!"
Leandri slammed his right leg on the ground, and with the help of the reaction force, he tried to leap upwards, and finally blocked the ball when it was about to fly into the net.
Corner kick for Atletico Madrid.
Zidane also took this opportunity to make substitutions, with Isco replacing Kroos who had scored many goals today.
Atletico Madrid's corner kick still failed to create much splash, and Leandri acted in time to grab the ball before everyone.
The fans injected tremendous energy into the players fighting on the field. Even Atletico Madrid, which was at a disadvantage at the moment, once again showed the world what iron-blooded spirit was with the fans' cheers.
After Simeone took over Atletico Madrid, he transformed the team step by step, which brought about earth-shaking changes. The tough style of play and unyielding spirit have been engraved into Atletico Madrid's spiritual DNA by Simeone.
Five minutes later, Torres and Griezmann again attacked Real Madrid with the ball, but unfortunately the ball was knocked out of the sideline by Ramos' clean shot.
Torres stood up and wanted to kick the ball out of bounds quickly. He wanted to win so badly, but the substitution on the sidelines forced him to stop.
Seeing that Atletico Madrid was gaining momentum, Zidane chose to use the third substitution directly, replacing Benzema with Vazquez.
He wanted to slow down the tempo on the field, he wanted to break Atletico's momentum. His starting point was correct, but if Atletico really gave in so easily, he would not have been able to reach two Champions League finals in three years, and turn the originally divided La Liga situation into the current three-way split.
Two minutes later, Danilo made a forward move to participate in the attack but was intercepted. Juanfran made a successful offside move and raised his leg to make a cross. Carrasco, who came on as a substitute, got rid of Vazquez's retreating defense in front of the goal and volleyed the ball into the sky.
Leandri leaped forward but still failed to stop the shot from flying into the absolute blind spot of the goal.
In the 79th minute, the tenacious Atletico Madrid equalized the score!
Everyone is wondering if Atletico will follow the same script as Real Madrid did two years ago, where they equalized with difficulty and then scored a series of powerful goals to finally win the trophy?
But Leandri refused.
Both Madrid teams were attacking at full speed, trying to change the score in the remaining time.
In the 85th minute, Leandri blocked Carrasco's shot again, and Marcelo followed up and kicked the ball directly in the opposite direction to clear the ball out of the baseline. You must know that there were too many Atletico players in Real Madrid's penalty area at this time, and their goal was too dangerous.
Atletico Madrid took another corner kick.
Seeing the Atletico Madrid captain jump high, Leandri was not far behind and chose to jump as well.
The ball gradually fell, and just as it was about to fly into the penalty area, Leandri, relying on his strong ability to stay in the air, risked getting injured at any time and knocked the ball away from Gabi's head with a punch!
Isco grabbed the ball outside the penalty area and ran forward.
Modric, Bale, Vazquez, Ronaldo and others all sprinted towards Atletico's half, while Juanfran and others ran to almost the red card and tried their best to return to defense.
Just when Isco was about to be caught up, he passed the ball to the wing, where was Saint Bale who had already started speeding up on his somersault cloud.
Unload the ball, adjust, and then make a stunning shot!
But Oblak obviously wanted to compete for the best player in this game. He saved the magical ball by turning sideways and holding it in his arms!
No one in this world should be a supporting role. In their respective worlds, they are all saviors!
In the following time, both sides failed to score any more goals until the end of the extra time. The two teams shook hands and made peace in the regular time. This Madrid derby finally entered the overtime stage again.
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