Chapter 578 Lin Quan equalized the score, Mbappe appeared in the final
Since ancient times, there has been no name in the final. In such an important game, one goal can often decide the outcome.
In the history of the Champions League, there have been 14 finals in which only one goal was scored.
So, even though Real Madrid only scored one goal, their advantage was already very big at this time.
The Real Madrid players seemed to know that they had the advantage, so after scoring the goal, they became conservative without the coach's reminder, and retreated to their own half one by one, trying to counterattack Manchester City.
When one side becomes conservative, the other side naturally becomes radical.
After falling behind, Manchester City had lost their way out. Now they had to attack and score goals, otherwise they could only watch the opponent end their championship record and take away the championship trophy in front of them.
From the 21st minute, Manchester City's attack became extremely fierce.
As soon as the players get the ball, they will pass it forward as soon as possible. If there is an opportunity on the wing, they will quickly advance from the wing. If there is no opportunity on the wing, they will attack the opponent's center.
Real Madrid played very passively during this period, and the overall formation was compressed to the extreme. The players originally wanted to seize the opportunity of the opponent's offensive and counterattack.
But under the crazy siege and pressing of Manchester City players, it was difficult for them to hold the ball. Moreover, because the defensive pressure in the backcourt was too great, the strikers had to retreat to participate in the defense, and even a superstar like Ronaldo was no exception.
In the 23rd minute, Manchester City's attack on the right broke through Real Madrid's defense on the left side. Marcelo made a misjudgment and was cleverly passed by Lin Quan.
After passing Marcelo, Lin Quan prepared to cut inside. Modric, Ramos and others were attracted by him and were forced to move towards him, but Lin Quan's cut inside was just an illusion. After seeing the opponent catch up with him, he accelerated along the sideline of the penalty area and broke through to the bottom line.
Modric hesitated and did not follow to the end. He was worried that Lin Quan would pass the ball back to the offensive player who came through the middle.
What you fear will come true. Just when Modric had this idea, Lin Quan made a reverse triangle pass before Ramos could get close to him, and passed the ball to De Bruyne who was following up from behind.
Just as De Bruyne was about to receive the ball and shoot, Kroos made a contribution at the critical moment. He made a tackle outside the penalty area and knocked down De Bruyne and the ball together, ruining this excellent opportunity for Manchester City.
After the foul, Kroos looked apologetic and showed concern for De Bruyne's injury.
He was in a hurry to save the ball just now and did not fully control his strength when he kicked the ball. The force of this tackle was quite strong and De Bruyne is likely to be injured.
De Bruyne, who fell to the ground injured, looked painful, holding his right leg and unable to stand up.
Manchester City's players were very angry. Kroos's kick was too fierce. If it weren't for the fact that he was a former teammate, they would have asked Kroos if he wanted to kill someone! In the Manchester City coaching booth, Guardiola saw De Bruyne fall to the ground due to injury, and stood up from the coaching booth immediately.
De Bruyne plays a very important role in Manchester City. If he is injured, Manchester City's offensive firepower will be greatly affected, and they may even lose the game.
It wasn't just Guardiola who was worried. Everyone on Manchester City's bench stretched their necks and looked towards the field.
There are only more than 20 minutes left in the game. If De Bruyne leaves the field at this time, it will be very disadvantageous for Manchester City. Not only will it passively waste a substitution quota, but it will also disrupt all their pre-match deployments.
Some were happy and some were sad. On the Real Madrid bench, seeing the opponent's core midfielder fall to the ground injured, everyone on the Real Madrid bench couldn't help but look forward to it.
If De Bruyne had left the field at this point, their chances of winning the game would have increased significantly.
After showing Kroos a yellow card, the referee checked De Bruyne's injury, then stretched out his hand to signal for a stretcher to be brought up to carry him away.
When Guardiola saw the referee's gesture, he became even more worried.
He could only let them warm up first, and then decide whether to make a substitution so early based on the team doctor's examination results of De Bruyne's injury.
But who can replace De Bruyne on the bench?
Should we replace the attacking midfielder or a player in another position?
Real Madrid coach Zidane was also concerned about this issue. He was curious about who Guardiola would replace De Bruyne if he could not hold on. The result was beyond his expectation. Guardiola called two players from the bench and asked them to warm up. However, these two players were not substitutes against De Bruyne, but two wingers - Mbappe and Sane! This is...
Zidane seemed to have thought of something, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
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On the field, Manchester City is taking a free kick.
The place where Kroos committed the foul was not far from the penalty area, and he could have directly attempted to shoot from the free kick at this position.
Since De Bruyne was not there, Lin Quan naturally stood in front of the penalty spot.
He looked at the human wall on Real Madrid's side, and observed the position of the opponent's goalkeeper, and had already thought about how to deal with the ball.
Everyone in Real Madrid has witnessed Lin Quan's powerful free kicks, especially the battle at the Bernabeu that year, which they still remember vividly.
So all the players, including Ronaldo, returned to their own penalty area and began to form a human wall according to the goalkeeper's arrangements.
Seeing the human wall formed by Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema, Kroos and others, fans couldn't help but think of the famous scene during the first period of the Galacticos - the most expensive human wall in history, composed of Raul, Figo, Beckham, Ronaldo, Zidane and others, with a value of over 220 million euros.
The value of this generation of galactic battleships more than a decade later is even greater than before in terms of the value of the human wall.
In this game, the combined value of the 22 players on the field of Real Madrid and Manchester City exceeded 1 billion euros, making it the most expensive Champions League final in history.
Although people often say you get what you pay for, sometimes expensive things don't necessarily mean good things.
For example, this time, Lin Quan's free kick easily bypassed the opponent's wall, suddenly jumped out from the side of the wall, and almost flew into the goal by brushing the side net of the far post.
The goalkeeper had no way to deal with this kind of ball. The angle of the opponent's shot was too tricky. Although it was a half-high ball and theoretically easy to save, due to the obstruction of the human wall, by the time he saw the ball, it was too late to react.
Lin Quan's goal brought both sides back to the same starting line, and Manchester City quickly equalized the score in less than 5 minutes.
After scoring the goal, Lin Quan did not celebrate. Instead, he ran to the edge of the field and leaned over to give a hug to De Bruyne who was lying on a stretcher.
Good friends are lifelong. If you are not here, I will carry your will and move forward together! Seeing this scene, countless fans at the scene and in front of the TV were deeply moved.
I didn’t expect that these two people not only have good skills and good cooperation, but also have such a good relationship.
Ronaldo, who was standing in the center circle waiting for the kick-off, kept his eyes on Lin Quan. After seeing this scene, he felt a little envious.
He doesn't have such good friends in the team.
But Ronaldo quickly abandoned this idea. He is a professional player who is here to help the team win the championship, not to make friends! …
After De Bruyne was forced off the field, the players Guardiola replaced surprised most fans.
Replacing De Bruyne was the 18-year-old young player Mbappe.
Many people admire Guardiola's courage. On such an important occasion, he boldly used a newcomer and substituted a young player who had just turned 18. Wasn't he really worried that the player would be crushed by the huge pressure?
After learning that he was going to play, Mbappe did not feel nervous at all. He is a player with a big heart and does not know what nervousness is.
At this moment, I just felt extremely excited.
This is the stage of the Champions League final. Being able to appear on such a stage is what Mbappe has always dreamed of.
When Mbappe thought of the head coach's trust and appreciation, he secretly made up his mind that he must not let the head coach down!
The game restarted and after being tied, Real Madrid returned to normal and was no longer as conservative as before.
In fact, if they had not been so conservative after taking the lead and had continued their previous attack, Manchester City might not have been able to equalize the score so quickly.
It was Real Madrid that took the initiative to give space to Manchester City, allowing Manchester City to avoid the brutal fighting in the midfield and directly spread the war to Real Madrid's half. This was their biggest mistake.
In fact, when it comes down to it, it’s Real Madrid’s lack of experience.
Although they made it to the finals last year, they lost after all. The players have not experienced the baptism of championship and have a serious fear of losing.
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As long as they can overcome this hurdle and win the tenth Champions League trophy that the team has been dreaming of, then by next year, even with the same lineup, Real Madrid's strength will be greatly enhanced.
The reason is simple, the team’s morale is different!
Just like Manchester City, even when they were behind, the players did not panic at all, and they did not play restrainedly when they were leading.
Although Real Madrid's condition has finally adjusted, their attack does not seem to be so smooth this time.
After De Bruyne left the field, Manchester City's formation changed.
Lin Quan moved inward from the winger position, replacing De Bruyne and acting as the team's midfield commander.
Mbappe appeared in the position before Lin Quan, but his style is completely different from Lin Quan. He is a speed winger. For such a winger, as long as his teammates can pass the ball to his feet, his threat will be infinitely magnified.
Real Madrid obviously did not make sufficient preparations to defend Mbappe. After all, no one expected him to appear so early.
The coach may have mentioned this player before the game, but he didn't focus on it.
The players only knew that this guy was young and very fast, but they didn't know how fast he was or how much power he could have on the court.
After all, football is not a sprint, and it is not all about speed.
But in the first counterattack after Mbappe came on the pitch, Real Madrid players witnessed how powerful this young player is.
In the 28th minute, Manchester City launched a quick counterattack. Lin Quan got rid of Modric's entanglement and quickly sent a long pass, accurately finding Mbappe and giving him a certain lead.
For the first time, Mbappe showed his speed to the audience at the scene and in front of the TV. He used an extremely fast step frequency and powerful push off the ground to overtake from the outside curve and eat up Real Madrid's full-back Marcelo.
Marcelo was shocked and tried to commit a foul by pulling the opponent's arm with his hand, but he still failed to prevent the young player from overtaking him!
Mbappe passed Marcelo and also received the ball.
He immediately dribbled the ball inside and the goalkeeper chose to attack at the first opportunity.
Real Madrid fans held their breath, and some timid fans even closed their eyes, not daring to watch any further.
However, facing the goalkeeper's attack, Mbappe was a little anxious and shot directly, but it was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
Courtois was scared when he attacked, thinking that this kid was too powerful. However, he didn't expect that the opponent shot the ball directly into his arms, leaving him stunned for several seconds.
What? Does this guy not know how to shoot? Is this how you handle a one-on-one situation?
Not to mention Courtois, even Manchester City fans found it unbelievable.
The quality of this shot is too low! The breakthrough and passing were very domineering, like driving a Ferrari sports car, with a kind of speed beauty.
As a result, the finishing kick fell directly from the clouds, which was even worse than that of an amateur player.
It would be great if Aguero or Lin Huang played this ball! But unfortunately, neither of them has the explosive power and speed of Mbappe.
When Real Madrid head coach Zidane saw that the opponent's shot missed, he unscrewed the water bottle with trembling hands and gulped down a few mouthfuls.
It was so damn scary. When Zidane saw the opponent breaking through the wing and cutting into the penalty area, he was already in despair. But he didn't expect that the opponent didn't score.
Although he luckily managed to save his life, he didn't want to see such a thing happen again.
Although this kid's shooting skills don't seem to be very good, no one knows whether he is too nervous or for some other reason.
If he suddenly returns to normal next time, wouldn't Real Madrid be doomed?
In short, we cannot pin our hopes on the enemy making mistakes.
Real Madrid's full-back Marcelo looked at the dejected Mbappe with some fear. This little brat is really fast and his explosive power is so strong.
And his lower body was also very stable. I really wanted to commit a foul just now, but it turned out that I was not able to do so.
Is he really 18 years old? If he is so scary at 18, won't he become a football monster if he grows up a few more years? Not only Marcelo thought so, but many scouts who came to the scene also thought of this.
Although Mbappe failed to score this goal, the advantages he showed in this attack were remembered by many people.
Archery can be practiced, but innate talent cannot be changed.
Mbappe is fast, has strong explosive power, a stable lower body, and has good ability to connect with the ball.
These advantages alone are enough to attract most wealthy families.
However, when they thought that the opponent was a Manchester City player, the scouts of these wealthy clubs couldn't help but feel nervous.
Will Manchester City easily give up such an outstanding talent? (End of this chapter)