Chapter 489: The struggle of the lone wolf Su Dong
On the evening of October 22, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid , in the seventh round of La Liga, Barcelona challenged Real Madrid away.
Capello played at home and fielded a 4-2-3-1 formation.
The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Carlos, Cannavaro, Helguera and Ramos, the double defensive midfielders are Diarra and Emerson, the frontcourt is Robinho, Guti and Raul, and the single striker is Van Nistelrooy.
Barcelona still used its iconic 4-3-3 formation.
The goalkeeper is Valdes, the defense is Sylvinho, Puyol, Thuram and Zambrotta, the midfielder is Marcos Senna, the front is the combination of Iniesta and Xavi, and Ronaldinho, Sudon and Messi form the trident.
Although there is no star-studded team like in previous years, Real Madrid played more as a whole, especially in terms of efficiency in defense and counterattack.
Just two minutes into the game, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball inside from the left, but was intercepted by Diarra and Emerson. He then quickly launched a counterattack. After Guti got the ball in the frontcourt, he passed it to the right.
Ramos rushed all the way, cutting in along the right side, and after getting the ball, he made a 45-degree pass to the back post in the penalty area.
Raul quickly came back and headed the ball into the upper right corner, making it one to zero!
The entire Bernabeu Stadium was boiling! …
In the 15th minute, there was still a quick counterattack, trying to attack the right again, but this time Barcelona returned to defense very quickly.
Sylvinho and Marcos Senna returned to their positions on the left in time, but Guti made a long pass and transferred the ball to the left and gave it to Robinho.
The Brazilian player faced Zambrotta one-on-one, dribbled the ball and forced a breakthrough. He kicked a low cross from the left side of the penalty area to the penalty area. Raul appeared in front of the goal like a ghost and easily pushed the ball in. He scored another goal, 2-0! The Real Madrid fans at the scene went crazy! Things change! In the past, Barcelona was suppressing Real Madrid, but now, the situation has reversed.
Although Real Madrid was still at a disadvantage on the field, Capello's team had a solid defense and sharp counterattacks, making Barcelona very passive and unable to score again and again.
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After scoring two goals in a row, Barcelona played cautiously and did not dare to attack too aggressively for fear of being counterattacked accidentally.
But just when everyone thought that Barcelona was going to slow down its offensive and Capello's team was going to win, Barcelona suddenly made a strong move.
After a long pass, Su Dong blocked his position, headed the ball to the right side, and turned around and sprinted quickly.
After Messi got the ball on the wing, he drove straight into the penalty area and faced double-teaming from Carlos and Cannavaro on the right side of the penalty area.
The young Argentine player made a fake move, relying on his short stature and agility to pass directly between two defensive players, dribbled into the penalty area and passed the ball across the goal.
Su Dong came in from behind and used his body to force Elguera away. He shot from the edge of the small penalty area and sent the ball into the lower right corner of Real Madrid's goal, making it 1-2!
Su Dong still did not celebrate, but he clenched his fist and yelled in the penalty area.
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Two minutes later, Iniesta made a fatal pass. Sudong was trapped on both sides by Elguera and Cannavaro. He grabbed the ball and shot directly, but Casillas made a great save and missed the chance to equalize.
Real Madrid also quickly created an attack. Robinho made a wonderful pass and Van Nistelrooy shot from near the penalty spot, but was saved by goalkeeper Valdes.
Barcelona quickly launched a counterattack.
After Su Dong stopped the ball in the middle of the frontcourt, he faced Elguera and Cannavaro directly, with Diarra and Emerson behind him.
Surrounded by Real Madrid players.
But Sudong was not afraid at all. He first tried to attack Real Madrid's defense directly with the ball, forcing Elguera and Cannavaro to retreat, and then suddenly made a pass to the left rib.
Ronaldinho ran over from the left and saw Su Dong's pass. He understood what he meant and headed the ball into Real Madrid's penalty area. At this time, Su Dong had used his speed to overtake Elguera and Cannavaro, and caught up with Ronaldinho's header and shot directly.
The ball went in a straight line and went into Real Madrid's goal again, 2-2!
In the penalty area of Real Madrid, Su Dong raised his fists high and vented his inner excitement.
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After the second half, Barcelona launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid.
But in the 51st minute, Real Madrid made a quick counterattack and passed the ball continuously. Guti passed the ball to the right, Robinho rushed into Barcelona's penalty area with the ball and passed it into the penalty area.
Valdés made a mistake in his attack and failed to pick up the ball, which was caught by Van Nistelrooy, who shot into the goal, 3-2! The Bernabéu Stadium cheered again!
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After taking the lead again, Capello began to believe in his one-to-zero doctrine.
Real Madrid began to focus on defense, and several substitutions were mainly aimed at stabilizing the defense.
Barcelona began to control the situation on the field and launched attacks on Real Madrid in turns.
Messi hit the post once and failed to score, and Ronaldinho's free kick also failed to create any threat.
Barcelona attacked continuously but was helpless against Real Madrid's defense.
Time passes by every second.
Especially after the 85th minute, Barcelona, which had been fighting on two fronts, was already very tired and slowed down its offensive.
This made everyone think that Barcelona was going to end the game.
After all, losing 2-3 to Real Madrid away from home is not a very bad thing.
But just as the fourth official on the sidelines played the sign for two minutes of extra time and the Real Madrid fans in the Bernabeu Stadium were already preparing to celebrate the victory, Iniesta made a very ordinary pass to Su Dong in the frontcourt.
Su Dong got the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and Elguera and Cannavaro were already in position.
When stopping the ball, Su Dong suddenly dribbled the ball to the middle, directly passed Elguera, and then accelerated to catch up, pretending to shoot directly, tricking Cannavaro into quickly moving sideways to block, but Su Dong passed the ball to the middle again.
After creating a gap, Su Dong suddenly kicked out a powerful shot with his right foot before Emerson could block it.
A muffled sound as if the air exploded was heard at the scene, and the ball flew out like lightning, bounced off the ground in the small penalty area, and just brushed the right post and went into the Real Madrid goal.
The entire Bernabeu became silent in an instant!
All Real Madrid fans looked at Su Dong in the stadium in disbelief, watching him slowly raise his right hand and show three fingers, which represented three goals!
This was not the first time he had performed a hat trick against Real Madrid! He was like a god of war standing at the front of the penalty area, unusually tall and mighty! In an instant, the Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu applauded one after another, and more and more Real Madrid fans stood up and applauded Su Dong.
When the live camera swept over, even many Real Madrid fans cried.
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"Many Real Madrid fans were moved at the scene, including me."
"At this moment, looking at Su Dong, I seem to see a proud lone wolf."
"As far as we know, he has been isolated in Barcelona. Many teammates cannot accept a player who has taken the team to court, especially Barcelona fans, who boo him crazily in every home stadium."
"We can't imagine the pressure Su Dong is under at this moment, but he is still playing and scoring goals."
"He is waging an uncompromising fight with his goals!"
"Fans watching on TV, you may not believe this, but even in this situation, Su Dong is still the top scorer in La Liga. In the Champions League, he is also the top scorer."
"Su Dong's agent Mendes gave a direct answer to why Su Dong did not apologize during an interview with the media.
"He did nothing wrong! Why is he apologizing?"
"Yes, he did nothing wrong. His contract was exposed by someone with ulterior motives. But why do everyone around him think it's his fault?"
"Even though he was under a mountain of pressure and isolated by his teammates and fans, he still scored goals."
"Just because he said that as long as he wears the Barcelona jersey, even for one day, he will fight for Barcelona to the end."
"In tonight's match, Su Dong fulfilled his promise. He is the most motivated and best performing player in the Barcelona team."
"After falling behind by two goals, he equalized the game. Even after losing the ball again, he still didn't give up. He fought until the very last minute and scored a wonderful goal to equalize the score for Barcelona again!"
"Sudon once again won the applause of the Bernabeu, this is the honor he deserves!"
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In the live TV broadcast, Su Dong was always standing there alone.
A few seconds later, Messi ran over quickly and hugged Su Dong tightly.
The young Argentine player's head was covered in sweat and his long hair was wet, feeling very uncomfortable to touch, but Su Dong still touched his head affectionately, just like usual.
Players such as Iniesta, Marcos Senna, Ronaldinho and Deco also ran over, high-fived and hugged Su Dong to celebrate the goal for him.
When Su Dong walked back to the center line, local players such as Xavi and Puyol obviously hesitated for a moment, but also walked forward.
"Well done, Sue!"
"Great job, Sue!"
The two local leaders came over, and the other players also ran over to celebrate with Su Dong.
Even the fans of Real Madrid, their arch-rival, were willing to applaud Su Dong, so could they just stand by and watch? …
"What an incredible player!"
In the stands, Real Madrid president Calderon exclaimed in praise.
Su Dong was absolutely stunning tonight, even as an opponent, he was impeccable.
"Barcelona can't even accommodate a player like this. Tell me, should we be happy?" Calderon laughed.
Mijatovic was equally delighted.
Even a draw would be acceptable to Real Madrid.
This is Real Madrid's best result against Barcelona in the past two years.
Barcelona president Rosell and vice president Bartomeu, who led the team to the away game, sat aside, listening to the words of the Real Madrid president and technical director and their laughter, which they found extremely harsh.
Especially when they saw even Puyol and Xavi went over to celebrate the goal with Su Dong, their faces became even uglier.
Calderon was right. Even the sworn enemy could applaud Sudong, but Barcelona just couldn't tolerate him.
Whose problem is this?
(End of this chapter)
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