Chapter 171 Champions League: vs Chelsea (IV)
Chelsea's Hazard looked at the last 2 minutes of the first half, and after receiving the ball from the goalkeeper, he quickly kicked the ball -
Long pass!
broken!
This ball was like a meteor across the sky. Eggsy was the fastest reacting player on Real Madrid's side at this time and he started chasing, but nothing could stop him. He could only watch the ball go high and far and he couldn't catch up.
Real Madrid's defense is now too far forward, and he really didn't expect Chelsea to counterattack so quickly after scoring a goal, and it was so fast that they could hardly imagine.
Navas, the only one blocking the door, was so angry at his group of crappy defenders that he cursed! Few of their defenders were normal, and they all wanted to be strikers! As long as there was a chance, these guys would swarm to the front, making Navas want to find a belt to tie these guys to the goal posts one by one!
At this time, Marcelo was also running, and it can be said that all Real Madrid defenders were running, but Chelsea's forwards who had already sneaked away would not wait. Hazard and Fabregas had said before that Real Madrid's fast break might be faster with the blessing of Eggsy.
If losing the ball is inevitable, then their ultimate goal is to prevent the gap from widening. With just over a minute left in the first half, all Chelsea players tried their best to chase the clock.
Of course, they also knew that running to the goal and hitting the goal would not mean the ball would go in, after all, Real Madrid still had Navas guarding the goal. So Vardy, Fabregas, and even Costa were all running wildly, which was really a life-threatening situation for Navas who lost the defense of the defender!
Eggizi, Modric and Benzema were all chasing, but fortunately Kroos and Pepe were close so they quickly returned to defense. But the two of them could not resist the three-line attack, and after Costa received the ball from Hazard and passed it directly to Vardy who was running diagonally, they were completely unable to stop him.
Navas was also warily estimating who would shoot first, but when Fabregas caught up, the complexity of the entire Real Madrid goal was enough to give Navas a headache.
As the first half entered the final countdown, Vardy finally kicked the ball and Navas tried his best to save it. However, when Eggestein and other Real Madrid players rushed over, they only saw that the ball was hooked a little by Fabregas' foot, causing the ball's path to change directly.
"Navas missed the shot and Chelsea equalized the score in the last few seconds of the first half! 1:1!" The host's voice resounded through the sky after the ball fell into the net, and all the fans in the stadium were crazy about such a wonderful game.
Most of the Real Madrid players were looking at their own goal, more or less frustrated. Marcelo even bent over with his hands on his knees, and couldn't help but curse at the grass.
Of course, he was cursing either himself or someone else. If Marcelo and the other defender were not too far away, Chelsea might not have been able to equalize the game within the time limit.
But now 1:1 has become a reality, so there is no point in regretting. After Marcelo finished his temper, he cursed angrily and turned to look at Eggsy who was standing on the sidelines. At this time, the little guy was looking up at the scoreboard, looking at the 1:1 for a long time.
Tsk, Marcelo immediately felt guilty, as if the little guy had just happily scored a goal, but then lost it to him.
"Eggsy?" Modric walked over and patted Eggsy on the shoulder. Seeing that Eggsy didn't look depressed, he felt relieved.
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Eggsy followed Modric and walked towards the Real Madrid rest area.
During the halftime break, neither Real Madrid nor Chelsea went back to the locker room, but stayed in their respective rest areas. At this time, Zidane, who had never shown much emotion, saw Eggsy coming over, put his arm around Eggsy's shoulders, and whispered something in Eggsy's ear.
Because they were facing away from the court, no one could guess what Zidane and Eggsy said, but Eggsy looked at Zidane with a little surprise.
Zidane was tugging at Eggsy, as if trying to persuade her, and kept pulling her over, but Eggsy kept shaking his head. However, this tug of war didn't last long, and in the end Eggsy couldn't resist Zidane's tugging, and finally nodded.
"What did Zidane say to Eggsy?" The host had been watching the two people arguing, and to be honest, he was very curious.
However, this question is actually what everyone wants to know, but it is obvious that neither Eggsy nor Zidane will say it. After the two of them reached an agreement, Zidane and Guti began to discuss something, covering their mouths with the tactical board throughout the process, which was obviously a conspiracy.
Eggsy then sat on a chair in the lounge area, took the water from Ramos and drank some. The players' water bottles were designed to prevent them from choking when they were out of breath after exercise, so they were either inhaled or squeezed.
Eggsy also squeezed a little into his mouth and stopped drinking. Although he looked very wet and sweaty now, he didn't feel very thirsty. On the contrary, the second half of the game was about to start, and he didn't want to drink too much water and affect his performance.
Especially during the break, Eggsy was still looking at the situation on the field. In fact, he was demonstrating it in his mind. After thinking for a while, he covered his mouth and said something to Kroos and Modric. The three of them lowered their heads, obviously plotting something.
Of course, Real Madrid did not intend to hide such a mysterious move from Chelsea. Looking at the situation on Real Madrid's side, they could immediately guess that Real Madrid would definitely change its strategy in the second half.
In fact, this is indeed the case. At the beginning of the second half, when both sides just stood still, the referee announced that Real Madrid had used its right to make substitutions. After replacing a defender, he immediately replaced him with Ramos.
With the captain taking the lead, it stands to reason that the captain's armband on Eggsy's arm should be given to Ramos. However, after Ramos came on the field, the first thing he did was to hug Eggsy's head and give him a kiss, then turned around and went to the back line...
ah?
Everyone who saw this scene immediately had their own analysis, and many newspapers felt that this was an internal conflict within Real Madrid.
Eggsy is too inexperienced and too young, and even the command system in the midfield is difficult to convince Real Madrid's veteran players, so they are not very willing to follow Eggsy's orders.
As for Ramos' kiss, considering the situation, these newspapers all thought it was a declaration of war and provocation by Ramos against Eggsy. To prove this statement, they even said that Eggsy had just scored and the defense immediately let the score equalize.
Many fans actually believed it immediately.
The Real Madrid gossip newspaper said after the game that Eggsy was actually the favorite of Real Madrid. In order to let Eggsy command on the field without any psychological pressure, Ramos kissed Eggsy after the meeting and said that he would keep an eye on the defense for him so that Eggsy could break through the opponent without any worry.
Otherwise, would Eggsy be so obedient to let Ramos kiss him on the forehead?
Many people think this statement is commonplace, and of course many people think it is true. But the key is whether it is true or not, and there are many different opinions on it.
But what really needs to be said is that after Ramos came, Eggsy's tactics changed immediately, and his position was almost the same as Modric and Kroos. After seeing this tactic, Bale and Benzema in front did not chase hard at the beginning of the second half.
Although the defenders pressed forward this time, they seemed to be stimulated by the goal stolen in the last few seconds of the first half and did not press too hard. For a moment, the overall pace of Real Madrid seemed a little timid because of the defenders' lack of pressure, and even their speed of pressing forward was slow.
"This is strange, what kind of magical tactics is Real Madrid using?" The host was a little confused when he saw this lineup that looked neither offensive nor defensive.
But won’t you know whether it is a mule or a horse after you fight them?
On the Real Madrid side, Ramos passed the ball to Modric, and Eggesi followed Modric forward. This was the same as in the first half. Kroos stayed behind to organize the defense and also pressed forward to support the forwards and midfielders.
But after reaching the midfield, Eggsy suddenly continued to attack with the ball instead of passing or distributing it. Modric also started attacking on the other side. This stunned Chelsea, who were still wondering whether Real Madrid would continue to defend and counterattack!
What breakthrough is this?
Are these two bulldozers?
Modric and Eggsy were both breaking through, their various fake moves, sudden stops, acceleration, back-to-backs, and turns were simply too cool! The two of them moved smoothly and continuously, and the whole audience burst into cheers and amazement.
Bale and Benzema both accelerated their attacks simultaneously. This kind of breakthrough power really made everyone feel that Real Madrid was playing something new - multi-faceted and hard to defend against!
Chelsea knew that Real Madrid was going to cause trouble and were prepared for defense. Even their coaching staff and Hazard said that the second half might be a tug-of-war between offense and defense, and Real Madrid would do everything they could to break the 1:1 score.
Hazard and Fabregas have already pushed their positions back, and the focus on defense is obvious. But the key is the last 5 minutes of the second half!
"If I'm not mistaken, Real Madrid will definitely attack in the last five minutes, but who will attack?"
After the coaching staff announced this news, all the players thought about it for a while, and then more than half of the players said Eggsy.
"Isn't it obvious?" the players all said, "Isn't Eggsy's breakthrough score at the last minute of the first half enough to prove the point?"
Of course, some players thought that Eggsy might not have enough energy at that time. But most people thought that based on Eggsy's analysis of the battle situation, he would be very likely to take advantage of Chelsea's defensive gap and seize the opportunity to attack. He would most likely attack himself!
With this ideological premise, it is easy to understand the tense situation in the second half.
It can be said that Real Madrid and Chelsea each used their strongest defensive and offensive power. The physical weakness, the accumulation of yellow cards, and even the fatigue after the collisions continued to take their toll on the players of both sides.
With 10 minutes left in the second half, Eggsy and Modric were soaked as if they had just been fished out of the water. Kroos also frowned, looking a little annoyed at Chelsea's attack.
After everyone saw Chelsea's attack route and method, they glanced at Eggsy again.
They wouldn't move unless Eggsy gave a signal, even though there were only 9 minutes left and they were already extremely anxious.
What on earth is Eggsy waiting for now?
Eggsy made up his mind when he saw Chelsea players rushing over and then retreating rapidly because of their defensive counterattack. When he saw Captain Kante gasping for breath and bending over because of panting, he knew the time was ripe!
There were only three minutes left in the second half, and many media outlets even said that Real Madrid wanted to drag the game into overtime to see who could hold on longer.
Eggsy suddenly gestured to the defenders behind him, opened his hands, and made a hooking motion with two fingers of his right hand. The eyes of the defenders all lit up, especially Ramos.
During this Chelsea attack, Eggsy suddenly attacked. He directly rushed towards Chelsea's Costa, and even fell sideways and made a sliding tackle on Costa, knocking the ball away.
At this moment, a figure rushed out quickly from the defender, and Eggsy also took the ball, used the inertia of the sliding tackle to quickly stand up and continue rushing with the ball!
"In the last 3 minutes of the second half, Real Madrid launched an unexpected attack! A man rushed out from the defenders!"
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