Chapter 488 Lin Quan vs. C Ronaldo, a goal-scoring battle between two superstars!
At the same time as the match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain started, the match between Real Madrid and Wolfsburg also started at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Returning to their home court, Real Madrid adopted a 433 formation, looking determined to attack to the end.
Having been forced into a corner, they had no choice but to attack! Wolfsburg, who were two goals ahead, seemed to have underestimated Real Madrid because of their victory in the previous game, and actually arranged a 4231 formation at the Bernabeu.
Although this formation can attack and defend, it has both offensive and defensive capabilities and may be a good choice under normal circumstances.
However, choosing this formation when playing away from home and knowing that the opponent would attack desperately was a bit too much! Like Manchester City, Real Madrid immediately launched a fierce attack on Wolfsburg after the start of the first half.
Completely different from the previous away game, in this game, the entire Real Madrid team, which was forced into a desperate situation, was fully stimulated.
In the 15th minute of the first half, Kalhava made a cross from the right, and Ronaldo, who was in front of the goal, pushed the ball into the goal, and the score became 1:0!
Just one minute later, in the 16th minute, Real Madrid took a corner kick. Ronaldo suddenly advanced from the penalty spot, grabbed the ball at the front point, and gently touched it with his head. The ball bounced on the ground, passed the goalkeeper's fingers, and bounced into the net again.
The score became 2:0!
It took Real Madrid only 16 minutes to make up for the disadvantage in the previous game.
Ronaldo scored two goals in one minute and ran to the sidelines roaring angrily. The entire Bernabeu was in jubilation, with countless fans cheering and applauding for Ronaldo.
Although there were rumors that Ronaldo was leaving the team last summer, when he really got on the field, Real Madrid fans found that he was more trustworthy.
At present, Real Madrid's offense is really inseparable from Ronaldo. Compared with his super high goal efficiency, the billionaire Bale is much lower.
Real Madrid quickly equalized the score and continued to launch wave after wave of fierce attacks on Wolfsburg with great momentum.
Wolfsburg, which was almost stunned, completely fell under the opponent's offensive and had no power to fight back.
They paid the price for their arrogance. Even if they win once at home, it doesn't mean they can really be on par with Real Madrid!
If they could have positioned themselves correctly before the game, recognized the gap between the two sides, and pragmatically chosen a more conservative defensive formation, the result of this game might not have been this! …
"Real Madrid is leading by 2 goals?"
On the other side, at the Etihad Stadium, Barcelona scouts who came to watch the game showed worried expressions on their faces after hearing the news.
After seeing the score of the first leg, Barcelona thought that Real Madrid was in danger.
Unexpectedly, they were so powerful after returning to their home court, and it only took them more than ten minutes to completely make up for the previous disadvantage.
In this way, Real Madrid's probability of advancing to the semi-finals has greatly increased. Unless Wolfsburg continues to create miracles, they will definitely be eliminated.
Once Real Madrid advances, the probability of Barcelona meeting them in the semi-finals will greatly increase.
In Manchester City's coaching booth, Guardiola also learned the score of another game.
"So, Zidane is still quite capable!"
The assistant coaches have had a huge change in their impression of Zidane because of this result. Before, everyone thought that Zidane might just be good at playing football, but his ability as a coach was mediocre.
But now, with Real Madrid about to reach the semi-finals, they no longer think so.
"I wonder if you have noticed that players who started out as midfielders are particularly good after switching careers to become coaches?"
“Well, it seems so!”
Many famous coaches in the current football world, such as Ancelotti and Guardiola, were originally midfielders.
The midfield position requires players to have a high sense of the overall situation. When to attack, when to defend, and where there are gaps, all these require midfielders to understand and make decisions.
Therefore, the brains and commanders of most teams are midfielders.
And this kind of thinking is of great help to them in coaching a team.
After all, coaching a team requires coordinating the overall situation, examining and selecting players, arranging training, formulating technical and tactical play, managing the locker room and the players' psychological work, etc.
Therefore, most coaches who were originally midfielders are tactical masters.
Players who were originally forwards usually coach teams that are very strong in offense, such as Heynckes and Kevin Keegan, they are both coaches who were originally forwards.
Guardiola smiled but said nothing. He heard the conversation of his subordinates, but he never doubted Zidane's coaching ability.
After all, an expert can tell whether something is good or not with just one look.
The opponent's adjustments to Real Madrid's formation and tactics have made Real Madrid stronger than it was two years ago. Their offense is more efficient, concise and more difficult to defend against.
If Manchester City meets Real Madrid in the semi-finals, the game will definitely not be easy.
But now is not the time to think about these things. Manchester City has only taken the initiative on the field and has not yet won the game! ...
A defense that lasts too long will lead to a loss. After resisting Manchester City's multiple attacks in a row, the Paris Saint-Germain players breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Manchester City begin to control the tempo and no longer continue their previous crazy attacks.
However, Cross keenly seized the opportunity when the opponent's psychological guard was lowered.
In the 34th minute, Kroos took the initiative to retreat to receive the ball. Before the opponent's forward could press up, he stopped the ball, observed it, and then quickly transferred the ball to the wing.
The moment Kroos passed the ball, someone on the wing immediately started running and rushed towards Paris Saint-Germain's penalty area at high speed like a wild horse.
After seeing the number on the opponent's jersey, the players of Paris Saint-Germain broke out in cold sweats! It was Manchester City's number 10 - Lin Quan! "Offside, the referee said he was offside!"
David Luiz raised his hand almost immediately, indicating that Lin Quan was offside.
However, the linesman ignored him and just stared at the ball as it ran quickly along the sideline, with no intention of raising the flag.
"Retreat quickly!"
Thiago Silva retreated at high speed while loudly reminding his teammates.
The opponent's cooperation was too good this time, or it could be said that Lin Quan's timing of starting was perfect. If he had been offside one second earlier, or one second slower, it would have been difficult to create a one-on-one opportunity.
What kind of tacit understanding is needed to achieve such perfect cooperation without any flaws?
The goalkeeper of Paris Saint-Germain had already left the goal and rushed towards Lin Quan.
Without the protection of his teammates, he would be waiting for death if he continued to stay in front of the goal. The angle of the opponent's shot was too big. If he didn't try his best to block it, the probability of losing the ball would be very high!
However, it was a little late for him to attack at this time.
Lin Quan did not try to get past the goalkeeper, but he dribbled the ball, shook the goalkeeper, and then easily completed the shot.
The goalkeeper, deceived by Lin Quan's feint, had no choice but to watch the ball fly into his own goal.
The score became 1:0, the total score became 4:2, and Manchester City's lead was further expanded.
At this point, if Paris Saint-Germain wants to advance, they must score three goals in the next sixty minutes.
This is very difficult, especially when playing away from home and the opponent is Manchester City, it is almost an impossible task.
After scoring the goal, Lin Quan pointed at Kroos, signaling him to celebrate with him.
Kroos's timing of passing the ball was very good. Because the opponent used a three-center-back formation, there were loopholes in the defense on the wing, so Lin Quan consciously moved to the wing and used the gap on the opponent's wing to launch an attack.
Kroos understood his intention and made a perfect pass to assist him in scoring.
It is very difficult to perform such a combination. First of all, it requires very high footwork from the passer.
With such a long pass, if there is a slight deviation, the result may be completely different.
Kroos smiled, rushed over and hugged Lin Quan and other teammates.
Although he passed the ball very accurately, he was not sure it would be successful at the moment of passing.
After all, this kind of cooperation requires a high level of tacit understanding between both parties.
When there is no way to communicate with words, it is not easy to make teammates understand your intentions with just a look or a gesture.
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If it was De Bruyne, it would not be surprising that the two of them completed such cooperation, because the two often cooperate with each other on weekdays and have a very good relationship with each other.
However, the relationship between Kroos and Lin Quan can only be described as average, and the number of times he and Lin Quan cooperated is far less than that of De Bruyne.
So Kroos was actually a little surprised. He didn't expect that he and Lin Quan would have such a tacit understanding! On the sidelines, Guardiola stood up and prepared to celebrate when Kroos completed the long pass.
In his opinion, as long as he passes the ball to Lin Quan and gives him the opportunity to challenge the goalkeeper, it can be basically confirmed that it is a goal!
Lin Quan's success rate in single attacks is astonishingly high, and he rarely wastes single attacks.
The result was as he expected. Lin Quan lived up to everyone's expectations and scored the goal, and it was very easy. There was none of the heart-pounding feeling that other forwards had when they scored one-on-one goals.
"It should be stable now, right?"
The assistant coaches were also very excited. They rushed out one by one, hugged each other and spoke excitedly.
"Well, that's about right. If we can score one more goal, we'll be more stable!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the referee's whistle sounded. Everyone stopped chatting and took a closer look, and found that their star player Lin Quan was lying in the opponent's penalty area.
There was an uproar at the scene. Many people were immersed in the joy of the goal that had just been scored. Before they could see clearly what was happening on the field, they saw this scene.
This left many people scratching their heads:
what happens?
How did Lin Quan fall in the opponent's penalty area?
The opponent's goalkeeper was still trying to explain something to the referee. Could it be that Lin Quan's fall was related to him? The replay on the big screen answered everyone's doubts. It turned out that after the restart, Manchester City quickly completed a steal and completed a very fast counterattack.
The opponent's goalkeeper Trapp tripped Lin Quan when he was attacking, which led to the scene just now.
"Red card!"
"This foul is too egregious and must be severely punished!"
“Penalty!!”
After seeing clearly what had just happened, the Manchester City fans at the scene started shouting, demanding that the referee show the opposing goalkeeper a red card and send him off the field.
The referee hesitated for a moment, perhaps out of sympathy for Paris Saint-Germain, or perhaps because his style was soft, so he did not show a red card to the opposing goalkeeper as the fans requested, but instead showed a yellow card, warned the opponent, and awarded Manchester City a penalty.
Paris Saint-Germain is now behind and cannot escape a penalty. If the opponent's goalkeeper is sent off, the game will enter garbage time early.
Manchester City fans were quite dissatisfied with the referee's decision, with boos and shouts of "black whistle" coming one after another.
Lin Quan didn't care about it. The opponent's goalkeeper's foul was not serious and did not cause any harm to him.
Therefore, the result of a yellow card and a penalty is actually not bad.
Since Lin Quan had already scored a goal, he planned to give the penalty opportunity to Aguero.
But Aguero rejected his kindness: "No, Lin, you have already given me a penalty before. This penalty is more important for you to compete for the Champions League Golden Boot. Don't waste the opportunity for me!"
Aguero felt that his condition today was average, and he was afraid of wasting the penalty opportunity given by Lin Quan.
If he missed the penalty, wouldn't it be embarrassing? Besides, he felt a little embarrassed to accept Lin Quan's penalty again and again.
Seeing the opponent say this, Lin Quan no longer insisted and took the penalty kick himself.
I don’t know if it was because of the previous foul or because Lin Quan had repeatedly attacked the goal he was guarding.
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Trapp seemed particularly nervous when facing Lin Quan.
After Lin Quan discovered this, he used the change of rhythm during his run-up to shake his opponent, and then calmly pushed the ball into the goal again, completing his second goal.
Compared to the first goal, because this goal was a penalty, Lin Quan was not very excited. He just high-fived his teammates to celebrate and then left it at that.
At this time, he didn't know that Ronaldo had also scored two goals on another field.
But during the halftime break, when Ronaldo learned that Lin Quan had also scored two goals, he immediately lost his composure! He secretly decided that he had to score at least one more goal in the second half and must beat that guy! Ronaldo was very competitive and would not be willing to fall behind in anything.
The more powerful the opponent, the more it will motivate him to move forward.
Compared to his competitive spirit, Lin Quan is more calm.
"Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo also scored two goals? That's pretty impressive!"
When learning the news that Ronaldo had scored twice, Lin Quan just casually praised him and had no intention of competing with his opponent.
However, luck is something that can't be stopped at all! In the 76th minute of the second half, after Kante made a steal, he sent a through ball, and Lin Quan got rid of the ball horizontally and shot directly from a distance.
He almost scored this goal by chance, because he neither looked at the goal nor the goalkeeper's position when shooting.
However, the quality of this shot was extremely high, and it went directly into the blind corner of the goal, leaving the opponent's goalkeeper helpless! 3:0, Manchester City had already won the game in advance!
And Lin Quan also completed a hat trick inadvertently!
Although he didn't know that there was a competition between him and Ronaldo, he took the lead inadvertently!
(End of this chapter)