Chapter 581 Bell's Reluctance



After passing Carvajal, Mbappe got another chance to score.

Seeing that Real Madrid's goalkeeper still wanted to use the previous method to deal with him, Mbappe had an idea and thought of the method that Lin Quan had taught him before.

Courtois saw Mbappe slowing down and realized that the opponent was about to shoot, so he immediately lowered his center of gravity, spread his hands, and expanded the blocking area as much as possible.

This kid is still too young! At this time, unless you can shoot at an extremely tricky angle or shoot over the top, there is a high probability that the goalkeeper will block it.

Mbappe's performance was indeed outstanding, but Courtois was delighted when he thought that the opponent had to resolve two consecutive one-on-one opportunities by himself, and the opponent's outstanding performance became a foil to his own.

However, just when he thought he had Mbappe in his sights, he saw that Mbappe changed his shooting action to a sideways pass.

What!?

This kid actually learned this trick? Courtois knew that his center of gravity was too low and his mobility could not keep up with the opponent, so he could only stretch his legs to intercept and destroy the ball.

But of course he failed!

Mbappe was inexperienced in his first attempt and used too much force to push the ball. Even though he was fast, by the time he caught up with the ball, he had almost no shooting angle.

Fortunately, there was a real empty goal in front of him at this time. Although the shooting angle was a bit small, he still pushed the ball into the goal steadily.

The score became 2:1, Manchester City reversed the game! "Goal!!!"

"Mbappe, the 18-year-old young Manchester City player, scored a goal that impressed all the fans with a wonderful wing breakthrough and shot in his first Champions League final!"

"I think, from this moment on, fans all over the world will remember his name - Kylian Mbappe, Manchester City's rising star!"

After Mbappe scored the goal, the commentators on all major TV stations used machine gun-like tones to frantically send all kinds of compliments to Mbappe.

Mbappe is indeed worthy of these praises. If Lin Quan had not been there, Mbappe would have broken Patrick Kluivert's record as the youngest scorer in the 1994-1995 Champions League with this goal.

In the stands, Manchester City fans were all excited when they saw Mbappe score a goal.

Mbappe's goal not only helped the team take the lead in the Champions League final, but also made them see that a genius had appeared in their team again.

Even compared to the goal itself, the talent and potential shown by Mbappe made them more excited and thrilled.

Just as Manchester City fans were excited and celebrating enthusiastically, the camera on the scene captured a special spectator in the stands.

When the camera was pointed at his face, many people recognized him. He was the French team's coach Deschamps.

Deschamps saw himself appear on the big screen at the scene. After a moment of hesitation, he smiled and waved to the camera.

His purpose of coming here is actually very simple, which is to observe the performance of the French players on the field in this game.

The World Cup is coming next year, and the European qualifiers for the World Cup have already reached their most intense stage.

As France is in Group A where there is a strong opponent like the uncrowned champion Netherlands, the French team is under great pressure to qualify.

Six days later, France will travel to play against Sweden, which ranks third in the group.

Considering that Sweden has stars like Ibrahimovic and that Sweden's overall strength is not weak, the French team is not sure of winning.

Deschamps attaches great importance to this game which may very likely determine the team's qualification for the group stage.

Therefore, he must ensure that the players he brings are in the best condition and can serve as the main force and starters.

There is no doubt that Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two strongest teams in today's football. The players in their teams, especially those who can appear in the starting lineup, are all the best in today's football.

Considering that there are a large number of French players in both teams, and they are all players in important positions, Deschamps naturally cannot miss such an important game.

His focus in this game was on Real Madrid striker Benzema, defender Varane and Manchester City midfielder Kante.

Originally, because Mbappe was too young, he didn't expect that he would have a chance to perform in such an important game. Unexpectedly, due to De Bruyne's unexpected injury, Mbappe not only got the opportunity to play, but also almost started.

As long as he is not sent off or substituted, he can at least play for more than 70 minutes in the final!

What surprised Deschamps even more was that Mbappe not only appeared on the field, but also made a stunning debut, scoring such a classic goal in front of fans all over the world.

This made Deschamps very excited. He had already made up his mind that he must take Mbappe to the World Cup next year. Even if he was not going to be the main player, he wanted to take him to feel the atmosphere of the tournament. After all, in Deschamps' view, the French team in a few years might have to rely on Mbappe to take the lead.

But the actual result made Deschamps overjoyed. Perhaps he doesn't have to wait a few more years. He may be able to reuse Mbappe in next year's World Cup.

The French team's midfield is not bad at all, with Griezmann, Pogba and Kante.

With them around, Mbappe doesn't have to worry about no one supplying him with ammunition.

At that time, Benzema will rely on positional warfare, and Mbappe will rely on mobile warfare. One positive and one strange, it will be stable!

In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the French team shamefully failed to qualify from the group stage. Next year they will come with the mentality of winning the championship, and definitely not be eliminated in the first round like they did three years ago.

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Mbappe didn't know that Deschamps appeared in the stands. After scoring the goal, his excited mind went blank and he didn't know anything. He just ran towards the place where the fans were cheering the loudest. Halfway through the run, he remembered the celebration move that imitated the Ninja Turtles. So when he was close to the edge of the court, he suddenly stopped, folded his arms across his chest, and made a celebration move that was unique to Mbappe.

After seeing the pose Mbappe made, the reporters at the scene took a lot of photos of him, which made Mbappe feel very happy.

Unfortunately, before Mbappe had time to enjoy it, his teammates rushed over from behind.

Some were rubbing his hair, some were riding horses, some were patting his face, some were putting their arms around his shoulders, and some even took the opportunity to touch his butt, which made Mbappé feel tight in his ass! Something was wrong, something was very wrong, was there a gay in the team? "Well done, Agui!"

“That was a beautiful goal!”

"Agui, we are proud of you!"

Before Mbappe could figure out who the "gay" was, he was confused by his teammates' chatter.

"Stop, stop, stop. Who is Agui?"

Mbappe's face was full of black lines, but because it was so dark, no one noticed.

"Don't think I don't know about your celebration move. Isn't it the move of the Ninja Turtles? Besides, you look quite similar to the Ninja Turtles. What else should we call you if not A-Turtle?"

Mbappe's face became even darker. This nickname was actually not first created by his teammates in Manchester City. People called him like this as early as when he was in Monaco.

I thought that by changing teams, I could get rid of such embarrassment and start a new life.

Unexpectedly, even his new teammates gave him this title.

It’s over. It seems that I can’t get rid of this nickname. If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have used that celebration move before.

But it was too late to regret now. The pose he had just posed had already been broadcast throughout Europe and even the world through the camera's broadcast.

Now, everyone knows that Manchester City has a player who looks very much like a Ninja Turtle.

Just as Mbappe was surrounded by his teammates, on the Real Madrid side, Bale looked at Mbappe surrounded by his teammates and couldn't help feeling envious and even jealous.

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He also had his moments of glory like Mbappe. Who wouldn't praise Gareth Bale at his peak? At that time, he could take the head of an enemy general from among thousands of troops!

But with the change in his playing style, the increase in weight of defensive tasks, and the frequent injuries after his own muscle gain, Bale gradually lost his previous glory.

Now, he shoulders a considerable defensive task in the team. He retreats very deep and was even placed at the position of full-back. It is very difficult for him to get the opportunity to attack from the wing like Mbappe.

This also resulted in Bale having fewer highlight performances, and injuries also affected his condition, making him increasingly unable to perform.

The decline in Bale's form is clearly reflected in his market value. Bale's market value, which had been rising in the past few years, has dropped by 5 million euros this year on Transfermarkt.

Although the decline is not large, it already represents a signal: Bale has reached his ceiling and is about to enter a downward phase.

Perhaps he realized that his future condition would get worse and worse, or perhaps he was not convinced that a rookie like Mbappe could score such a goal in front of him.

After the restart, Bale became more active and he reached out for the ball more often.

When Kroos and Modric saw Bale asking for the ball, they couldn't just ignore it.

He actually passed the ball to him a few times, but the chances were not good, and Manchester City was well prepared.

Although Bale's speed is not slower than Mbappe, his playing style is not the same as Mbappe's. His is the type of player who likes to play with great momentum. Therefore, Manchester City's defense is very targeted.

When defending, one person is sent in front to intercept and block Bale head-on, while the person behind goes directly to grab the ball.

Bale rarely dribbles past opponents. He mostly relies on his speed. Passing the ball to himself three seconds later is his unique secret.

But this trick has been used so many times, and everyone is prepared for it, so it is difficult to catch people off guard again.

Unless there is a very good opportunity and the opponent's backcourt is empty and unable to form a three-dimensional defense, this is when Bale has the stage to perform.

But unfortunately, such opportunities are hard to come by. If Manchester City cannot carry out multi-level interception, they will immediately press or even foul the ball holders in Real Madrid's midfield to prevent them from passing the ball.

As long as Bale can't get the ball, it doesn't matter how fast he is.

What's more, after gaining muscle, Bale's running ability actually decreased. Repeated sprints and repeated failures not only consumed a lot of his physical energy, but also put a great burden on his soleus muscle. After a few times, Bale felt a dull pain in his calves.

Before Bale could get overwhelmed, other players in the Real Madrid team had already begun to express dissatisfaction.

Ronaldo was dissatisfied when he saw his teammates frequently passing the ball to Bale.

If Bale can successfully dribble past the opponent on the wing and then make a high-quality cross, Ronaldo will not say anything.

But this guy tried several times on the wing, but all ended in failure, but he still insisted on hitting the wall. This kind of waste of offensive opportunities, of course, Ronaldo couldn't stand it, you know, Real Madrid is still behind! They urgently need to score a goal to tie the score or even overtake! Since Bale couldn't open the situation, Modric and Kroos naturally wouldn't be stubborn, they began to shift the focus of the attack, and more of the ball was transferred to the left.

Since Ronaldo switched to playing as a center forward, Benzema, who originally played as a center forward, was forced to run to the winger position to assist Ronaldo when he reached the goal.

But you know what, although Benzema looks like a big fool, his ability to thread the needle is really not weak.

In the 61st minute of the second half, Real Madrid's attack advanced to the frontcourt and Modric passed the ball to Benzema.

Benzema dribbled the ball on the wing, suddenly changed direction and rushed into the penalty area, attracting Stones to double-team him and then passed the ball to Ronaldo.

When Ronaldo received the ball, Van Dijk had already moved in front of him, which was not a good time to shoot.

But the anxious Ronaldo couldn't wait any longer and forced a shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Van Dijk failed to stop the ball, but the ball was blocked by Manchester City's left-back when it was about to reach the goal.

Ronaldo, who failed to score a goal, looked depressed, and Manchester City fans breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the ball being cleared out of the penalty area.

Unexpectedly, the ball flew out of the penalty area and fell at the feet of Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro. Casemiro rushed up from behind and made a powerful long shot about 27 meters away from the goal, breaking through the interception of Manchester City players and the goalkeeper Navas.

The ball went in! The score became 2:2!

No one expected the game to be tied in this way. Not only did the fans of both teams in the stands not expect it, but even Casemiro, who scored the goal, did not expect it.

He just saw an opportunity, rushed forward and kicked the ball casually. To be honest, there were many players from both teams in the penalty area in front of him, and the ball didn't hit the players of both teams and bounce back. He was really lucky.

To his better luck, the goalkeeper's positioning was not good and the ball bounced once during its flight, making it even harder to catch. Navas, who was not well prepared, had no way to deal with the ball and could only watch it go into the net.

Real Madrid luckily equalized the score, and both teams are back to the same starting line! (End of this chapter)


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