Chapter 633 Lin Quan missed the penalty kick? No, this guy is taking revenge!

The players on both sides of the field played extremely hard, and the fans of both sides in the stands also used all their skills to fight.

The Croatian fans were singing the national anthem together, and the Spanish fans on the other side immediately spoke up together, interrupting their singing.

But unfortunately, the Spanish national anthem has no lyrics, so singing the national anthem is definitely not an option, so their way of responding is to shout the name of every player on the field.

But after all eleven names were called out, the other side's national anthem had not yet finished, so they began to sing the Song of the Forest again.

This song can be traced back to 2013 when Lin Quan was loaned to Werder Bremen, and the fans of the Parrot Army wrote a German song for him.

Later, after Lin Quan transferred to Manchester City, Manchester City fans also adapted the song into English based on the basics of the song, so the song now has two versions, German and English.

But as Lin Quan gradually took on an important role in the Spanish national team, Spanish fans also joined the adaptation team and created a second version in Spanish based on German and English.

At this time, they were singing the Spanish version of Song of the Forest.

Compared to the more serious national anthem, these personal songs of the stars are generally light, lively, and very infectious, and have a magical power to brainwash people.

Even neutral fans who didn't understand Spanish, after listening to the melody of the song several times, began to subconsciously shake their heads and hum along.

The participation of these neutral fans also means that Spanish fans won a big victory in this competition between the twelfth players of the teams.

It is not surprising that they won. After all, Spain is a big country in Europe, while Croatia is just a small country with a population of less than 4 million.

The huge population gap between the two sides is truly reflected in the number of fans from both sides in the stadium.

As the defending champions, Spanish fans' enthusiasm and enthusiasm for supporting the national team are at an all-time high.

In the last game against host Russia, their fan base was even on par with that of the host.

In this game, the number of Spanish fans who came to the scene was several times more than that of Croatian fans.

I'm afraid that the Croatian fans and neutral fans combined can only tie with them! The fighting of fans in the stands has a great impact on the players who are playing fiercely on the field. After all, the fans are the twelfth man of the team.

The momentum they create can infect the players on the field, help them inspire fighting spirit, and make them excited or even euphoric.

Football matches are very physically demanding, especially in high-intensity confrontations. Every sprint by a player is an intense anaerobic exercise, and the amount of lactic acid accumulated over time is very alarming.

Although athletes have a much higher metabolic capacity than ordinary people, the accumulation of so much lactic acid in their muscles will still make them feel tired, which will in turn affect their condition and performance.

At this time, the momentum created by the fans can effectively stimulate the players, keeping their bodies in an excited state at all times, so that they will not experience a decline in condition due to the accumulation of metabolic products.

Because of this, teams with a very hot home atmosphere are usually difficult to play against, and their home stadiums are also dubbed as the devil's home stadium.

For example, Dortmund's Westfalen, Liverpool's Anfield, etc.

Now, a large number of Spanish fans are gradually turning the Luzhniki Stadium into their home ground.

Stimulated by Lin Quan's goal and the huge momentum created by the fans on the scene, all the Spanish fans in the stadium were excited at this time.

After Lin Quan scored the goal, they continued to intensify their attack on Croatia, trying to kill the suspense of the game in the first half.

Compared to the initial stage of the game, after more than 20 minutes of high-intensity competition, the players' bodies have fully adapted to the intensity of the game and their conditions have been adjusted to the best.

In addition, the game had not been started for long, so the players did not have to worry about physical problems, which greatly increased the offensive threat of the Spanish team at this time.

On the other hand, the Croatian team was in good shape, but they were suppressed by their opponents in terms of momentum.

The team had just lost the ball, and the originally neutral stadium suddenly became the opponent's home court. The noise created by the opponent's fans made them upset and annoyed.

These factors caused the Croatian team to be very passive during this period. They were completely suppressed by the opponent and had no ability to fight back at all.

"The Spanish team's suppression power is still as strong as before!"

In an inconspicuous corner of the stands, Didier Deschamps, the coach of the French team that had already advanced to the semi-finals, couldn't help but sigh after seeing this scene.

The assistant beside him couldn't help but nodded: "Didn't the outside world say that this Spanish team is not good? How come we can't see that at all?"

Deschamps laughed and said, "Just listen to the analysis from the outside world. If you believe them completely, you will be led into trouble sooner or later."

Come to think of it, if we trust "experts" in everything, then do we still need so many professional scouts, or even need them to go to the field in person to assess the opponent's condition?

"Although the team is much worse than the Spanish team four years ago in terms of personnel, under the coordination and leadership of Lin Quan, this younger Spanish team performed just as well and even exceeded expectations."

"It looks like the Spanish team is going to win this game. If they advance to the semi-finals, they will become our biggest challenger!"

Yes, Deschamps regards the opponent as a challenger and puts the French team in the role of defender.

Although the title of defending champion belongs to Spain, Deschamps is full of confidence in the French team under his command. He firmly believes that the final championship belongs to the French team.

There is a reason why he thinks so. Deschamps is very familiar with the main lineup of the Spanish team in the last World Cup. After all, that Spanish team played two games with the French team in the 12-13 World Cup qualifiers.

France lost both games, especially the one at home, which was a very frustrating loss.

The French team at that time was still very young and the team was in the process of being torn down and rebuilt. In fact, they did not have the ability to compete with the Spanish team. But even so, they played well, especially the home game, where they almost won.

At that time, the French team was the real challenger, and the Spanish team was a mountain in front of them that they looked up to.

But now everything is different. After five or six years of preparation, the French team has fully grown up and is now at its peak.

On the other hand, the Spanish team is undoubtedly in a period of decline after its peak.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, defeating Spain becomes less out of reach.

In Deschamps' view, as long as they can restrict the opponent's number 10, the French team can play freely.

As for how to limit Lin Quan, he was not worried because he had the best defensive midfielder in the world, Kante, in his team! Thinking of this, Deschamps felt happy and began to look forward to the scene of a peak battle with the Spanish team on the World Cup final stage.

I hope Spain can break through the siege and enter the finals. It would be too boring if they were eliminated early! …

The players on both sides on the field naturally didn't know that the French coach had arrived, but even if they knew, they probably wouldn't care.

Who is Deschamps? It’s none of my business whether he comes or not.

Now the players on both sides only have one thing in mind, and that is to kill the other side!

In the 35th minute of the first half, Spain played a very exciting series of passes in the frontcourt.

The Croatian defenders were thrown into disarray by Spain's continuous quick passes. The players involuntarily began to chase the ball and holes began to appear in the defense.

Lin Quan keenly captured this fleeting opportunity, dribbled the ball towards this position, but when he met Isco halfway, he left the ball at Isco's feet.

The Croatian players were originally chasing Lin Quan, but suddenly they found that the ball was gone.

They had been confused by the Spanish team's continuous and quick passes, and now they saw Isco taking the ball and about to shoot directly in the space created by Lin Quan, so without thinking, they swarmed towards Isco again.

Isco originally planned to shoot, but when he saw that the opponents were rushing towards him, he missed Lin Quan, who should not be missed. He decisively kicked the ball back to Lin Quan.

Beautiful transmission!

Lin Quan secretly praised in his heart and was about to dribble the ball into the penalty area, but he was knocked down from the side and rear by the opponent's No. 6 center back.

Lorenzo was obviously anxious, and his kick was so fierce that Lin Quan flew out.

The referee blew the whistle immediately, and Isco, David Silva and others surrounded Lin Quan to show their concern for his injury.

Barcelona players such as Busquets and Pique surrounded the referee as usual and put pressure on him.

The place where Lorentz committed the foul was very ambiguous, just near the penalty area line, but Lin Quan finally fell inside the penalty area.

So the Croatian players thought it was a foul outside the penalty area, but the Spanish players thought it should be a penalty.

The two sides could not reach an agreement and finally had to leave it to the referee to decide.

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The 2018 World Cup used the VAR video assistant referee system for the first time. In the past, if the referee was not in a good position and could not see clearly, it was likely that wrong judgments or missed judgments would be made.

But now, if there is a controversial foul on the field, the referee can use the VAR system to assist in the decision.

With the help of multiple cameras throughout the stadium, the referee can view fouls from different angles, basically eliminating most misjudgments and missed calls.

Sometimes even if the referee himself misses a call, the video assistant referee will remind him via the intercom.

Just like this goal, if the referee can't make up his mind, he can use VAR to make a decision.

But the referee did not do so, probably because he was not used to it because it was his first time!

He made his call - pointing to the penalty spot.

The reason for doing this is very simple, because Lin Quan's credit is too good. Whether in the league or international competitions, he never dives, so the referee does not think that the opponent is cheating, and he chooses to believe Lin Quan.

But this penalty made Croatia very dissatisfied. Lorentz tried to explain that he committed a foul outside the penalty area and this was not a penalty but a free kick.

But the referee has already made the decision and will not change it.

When the referee awarded a penalty, there were bursts of boos and shouts of "black whistle" one after another.

Some even accused Lin Quan of faking a fall to get points: "I thought only Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar liked diving, but I didn't expect that the diving team has added another strong player today!"

"Tsk tsk, look at his professional moves, a 720-degree spin in the air, it's definitely very difficult, I think I have to give him 10 points!"

"From now on, just call him the Little Prince of Diving!"

On the sidelines, Bosque did not feel relieved at all because of this penalty.

Seeing that Lin Quan had been lying in the penalty area for a long time without getting up, he began to panic.

If the absolute core of the team was eliminated because of a penalty kick, it would be a huge loss for the Spanish team.

Not to mention a penalty, no one would even change two or three!

Without Lin Quan, the Spanish team completely fell apart.

Even if we win this game, we will definitely not be able to get through the next one, let alone defend the title!

"Team doctor, where's the team doctor? Hurry up and take someone up to check it out!"

Bosque anxiously yelled at his teammates in the coaching booth. He was usually good-tempered, but at this moment he was really angry.

Fortunately, the team doctor had just arrived with a medical bag and was about to enter the field when Lin Quan stood up from the ground.

But his condition was not very good and he walked with a limp.

"Lin, why don't you let someone else take this penalty kick?"

Seeing Lin Quan's condition, Iniesta on the side asked tentatively.

"It's okay, I can do it myself!"

Lin Quan shook his head and glanced at Croatia's central defender Lorentz, who was shown a yellow card and looked unconvinced.

When the boy saw Lin Quan looking at him, he immediately gave him a look of contempt, as if he was disdainful of associating with someone like Lin Quan.

Lin Quan remembered the guy's appearance and would definitely "repay" him later. He was able to make the tackle thanks to his immunity to injuries. Otherwise, someone else would have broken his leg! This kid made such a big mistake, but he still dared to be so arrogant! Thinking of this, Lin Quan took the ball from his teammate and carefully placed it on the penalty spot.

After positioning the football, Lin Quan stepped back a few steps, put his hands on his hips and looked at the goalkeeper.

Subasic felt overwhelmed when Lin Quan glared at him.

Although he successfully saved 3 penalties in the last penalty shootout, this time he was facing Lin Quan, who had a 100% penalty success rate. So far, no one had ever saved a penalty from him! That was why Subasic felt so nervous.

He didn't know if he could break the opponent's record and create a miracle.

After Lin Quan glanced at Subasic, he looked at the Croatian defender behind him who was ready to clear the ball, and immediately found Lorentz's position.

The referee blew the whistle and Lin Quan started to run. Subasic's eyes were wide open and his spirits were tense to the extreme.

However, just as he was about to judge the angle of the opponent's shot and make a save, he saw that Lin Quan seemed to have run past...

Overrun? Can a penalty kick also be missed?

Subasic's brain crashed, but how could he miss such a good opportunity?

He immediately rushed out to grab the ball, but his teammates were faster than him. Lorentz, who was closest to him, had already slid over to clear the ball, leaving Lin Quan no chance to make a follow-up shot.

But Lin Quan was faster than both of them, and only a loud bang was heard...

Then a scream was heard, and Lorenzo rolled over on the lawn, holding his stomach.

The football fell right into Subasic's arms from the air.

What happened? Subasic held the ball, bewildered.

(End of this chapter)