Chapter 236 Lost Ball
The Champions League quarter-finals were held in Madrid. Since the Galacticos slaughtered Schalke in the first round, Ancelotti arranged for a lot of Real Madrid players to show up today.
Leandri and Carvajal stood in front of Nacho and slapped him, threatening to slap away all the tension in Nacho.
"Does it hurt? If it hurts you won't be nervous anymore, brother."
After hearing Carvajal's nonsense, Nacho wanted to start a fight in the locker room. Beating people is against the law, but beating up a friend is not.
"Do your best, Nacho, and let's go to a restaurant to celebrate tonight!"
The game officially started, and Leandri jumped up immediately before he even had time to sit on the bench.
Just 2 minutes into the game, Hesse collided with a Schalke player and was injured, and then Bale rushed onto the field without even having time to warm up.
Leandri squatted in front of Jesse, the Spanish winger who also came from Real Madrid's youth training. Leandri couldn't bear to see him in such pain. The team doctor carried him off the field on a stretcher and made a preliminary diagnosis. It was most likely that his ligaments were damaged. The specific details would have to wait until further examination at the hospital to be confirmed.
Leandri sat between Pepe and Casemiro. Master Pepe saw that the young goalkeeper was in a bad mood and rubbed his head patiently.
"You are all professional players. You should know that injuries are very normal. You have experienced a lot yourself."
Of course Leandri knew it, but because he was also a professional player, he could empathize with the pain of the other party's injury.
Injuries not only affect the body, but also the mind.
And this is Real Madrid. If you get injured, you have to spend more time on rehabilitation and work hard to secure your position. It is even possible that before you recover from your injury, a new player will replace you and firmly occupy the main position in the team.
Sports competition is so cruel. The cruelty of Real Madrid lies in that they always want the best, but there is always someone who is the best in the world.
Real Madrid easily beat Schalke 3-1, but the three of them had no interest in having dinner together. They felt uncomfortable when they thought of Hesse lying on the hospital bed. The team doctor told everyone that Hesse had torn the cruciate ligament in his right knee and would be out for at least the season. It was still a question whether he could recover this year.
Leandri gathered his two good brothers together and said, "We must be safe and stay away from injuries!"
Real Madrid players don't have much time to feel sad as they are about to face the second national derby of this season.
In the 29th round of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Barcelona at home.
In the previous two rounds, Barcelona was only two points behind Real Madrid. However, they unexpectedly lost to Valladolid in the 28th round of the league, and now they are five points behind Real Madrid.
However, with 10 rounds left in the league, everything is still unknown.
Ancelotti attaches great importance to this national derby. In the previous match against Schalke, he rotated several players to conserve their energy. Today, the entire main lineup played and he was determined to get another three points at home.
The BBC combination on the front line, the cooperation between the three of them on the field also began to become tacit. In the midfield, Di Maria and Modric were on the left and right, with the metronome Alonso behind. The back defense was composed of four absolute main players: Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe and Carvajal.
Not only Real Madrid attaches importance to it, Barcelona also sent Neymar, who also finished his rest, to play on the wing today.
Before the game officially started, the whole atmosphere had become extremely tense, and Madrid seemed to have entered a state of full battle.
Players from both teams lined up in the player tunnel. Leandri didn't say a word or greet Valdes next to him. In the entire Spanish national team, he and Valdes are the ones he least gets along with. This guy compares him to Casillas every day in front of the media and on the Internet, and always thinks that he is the strongest goalkeeper in Spain but is frustrated.
Pique just doesn't get along with him, but his role in the defense of the Chinese team is truly unquestionable.
The national team only sees each other a few times a year, and when they do see each other, many people dislike each other. If they like to make trouble, it will be even more annoying.
Leandri greeted Habasca, had a few words with Pique and then automatically ignored Valdes.
It's time to compete, don't be distracted!
The referee led everyone into the field, and overwhelming boos and cheers mixed together to welcome the arrival of each player. Even neutral fans will carefully observe the players' performances with a microscope, and not a single mistake will escape the countless cameras in the national derby.
This is the atmosphere of the derby, and this is also the charm of the derby.
Because all incredible performances are based on slapping the opponent in the face.
The referee blew the whistle and the game officially began.
In the 3rd minute of the game, Busquets intercepted Di Maria and launched a counterattack. The ball quickly reached Messi's feet after a quick pass from Xhaka.
Leandri kept taking small steps, his eyes fixed on Messi's feet. He didn't dare to attack rashly, because once he found a flaw, he could almost score a goal.
We cannot ignore his strength just because we hate Barcelona. Leandri is very cautious.
Messi was not upset when he saw that Leandri and Ramos blocked most of his shooting routes. With a flick of his ankle, the ball passed Ramos and directly to the feet of Neymar who was advancing.
The latter immediately raised his leg and shot from a small angle!
Leandri clenched his fists, and after seeing the ball's path clearly, he punched it directly.
I regret it. I thought you were strong because of your big movements, but I didn't expect you to have a big poop...
Just from the first shot, Leandri felt that Neymar's condition was average today.
The ball was grabbed by Messi, who immediately made a follow-up shot.
Leandri quickly dived sideways and managed to press the ball under him in front of the goal.
"Keep an eye on them and don't let them get the ball in the penalty area at will!"
After shouting at everyone, Leandri threw the ball again in an attempt for a fast break.
But as soon as the ball entered Barcelona's half, Pique took the initiative to steal the ball, then made a long pass and sent the ball directly to Messi's feet.
After receiving the ball, Messi saw Ramos, Pepe and Alonso surrounding him, but he did not panic and did not accept the pass. Iniesta next to him was unguarded and shot directly into the far corner of the goal.
The ball flew straight over Leandri's arm and into the net, and the prince of Real Madrid was powerless to save the situation.
This was Xiaobai's second goal in the national derby and his first goal against Leandri.
Seeing Barcelona players celebrating wildly at the Bernabeu, Leandri's face turned a little green.
"Pay attention and stay focused, don't miss anyone easily!"
Leandri, who was a little angry after being kicked, spoke again.
Not long after the game started, the overall rhythm was firmly controlled by Barcelona. So far, Real Madrid's goal has been shot on target twice and the number is still increasing.
"Beautiful! Leandri caught Neymar's shot!"
"Messi kicked the ball, Leandri! The ball was lifted out of the baseline!"
"Real Madrid needs to adjust as soon as possible. It's only been 15 minutes since the start of the game, how many shots has Barcelona already taken? If it weren't for Leandri's heroic performance today, the score would definitely be more than 1-0."
"Real Madrid is strong up front, but their problem now is that they can't get the ball at all!"
"If this continues, Real Madrid will definitely have problems. Now it depends on how Ancelotti adjusts."
The commentators were extremely anxious when they saw that Real Madrid was almost being suppressed by Barcelona on the field.
Ancelotti also took advantage of the dead ball phase to call Alonso to give him some instructions, and the forward line as a whole retreated slightly.
Anpanman's adjustments immediately changed the performance of Real Madrid players on the field.
In the 20th minute, Bale passed the ball to Benzema in the midfield. The French striker meowed angrily a few times and shot the ball high, causing deafening boos.
Today you are Benze Meow Brother!
However, the Frenchman immediately told everyone that he simply did not play well with this ball, and it was definitely not because he secretly saw his little prince staring at him and gesturing with his hands that he changed his form.
The fans couldn't guess what they were trying to do, but Benzema knew that Leandri was making the Golden Ball gesture to him.
For the Golden Ball that you may win when you don’t know, go for it!
In the 25th minute, Di Maria and Marcelo launched an attack from the left. Benzema in the middle started to move and pull the Barcelona defense. Ronaldo's long shot outside the penalty area was saved by Valdes. Benzema immediately positioned himself and headed the ball to equalize the score.
Three minutes later, Di Maria made another strong breakthrough from the wing, and Benzema volleyed the ball after receiving it!
Real Madrid reversed the score to 2-1.
Leandri rushed over from the backcourt as soon as the referee indicated that the goal was valid. Benzema was also very considerate and acted like a tree, waiting for the Crown Prince to hug him and celebrate.
"Karim, I knew you were the best!"
Compared to the joyful atmosphere on Real Madrid's side, the atmosphere on Barcelona's side was much more bleak. They were ahead for less than 20 minutes before Real Madrid scored two goals in a row to overtake them.
In the 35th minute, Barcelona reorganized the attack. Alves made a forward move, received a pass from Xavi outside the penalty area, and then shot!
Leandri immediately took a big step to the left side of the goal and jumped.
"Let's take a look at this goal by Barcelona. Busquets passed the ball to Xavi on the wing. Alonso came over to defend and Xavi passed the ball backwards!"
"Alves volleys!"
"Leandri jumped out! Today is a big test for Leandri. The BBC is firing hard and Barcelona is also firing hard!"
"Leandri saved five shots on target in 35 minutes. Today he almost supported the entire defense of Real Madrid by himself."
"But if they continue like this, Real Madrid will concede a goal sooner or later."
Just a few minutes after the commentator finished speaking, Barcelona launched another attack on Real Madrid.
Di Maria made a cross from the bottom, Benzema at the back point stopped the ball and turned to shoot, but Pique successfully cleared the ball with a thrilling sliding tackle in front of the goal line!
The ball flew to Mascherano's feet, who made another long pass, and Fabregas took the ball in the middle and started running.
Messi, Neymar and Iniesta all started to move forward, and the Real Madrid defense was on high alert.
Fabregas passed the ball to Neymar, and the Brazilian guy immediately raised his leg and shot!
Leandri got to the ground immediately, knelt down and placed his hands on his chest.
Bang! Leandri blocked Neymar's shot.
Messi and Pepe started at the same time, but Messi was closer and kicked again!
Leandri immediately stood up and dived towards the upper right corner of the goal!
The ball fell back into the penalty area again. Marcelo had just grabbed the ball and was about to start when Xavi suddenly rushed over to steal the ball.
Xavi intercepted the ball and passed it to Neymar at the front post. Neymar made a cross in front of the goal and Messi scored in one fell swoop.
The ball flew into the net from between Leandri's arms!
2-2, both sides are back on the same level again.
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