Chapter 626 Real Madrid's star
On the evening of November 5th, Allianz Arena.
In the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Bayern faced Real Madrid at home.
This is the focus of the battle for the top spot. If Real Madrid wants to compete with Bayern for the top spot in the group, they must beat Bayern away from home in this game, but everyone knows that this is basically unrealistic.
But we still have to have such a wish, otherwise, wouldn't we be a dead fish? Schuster also made it clear that he wanted to fight Bayern to the death in this battle, so he directly set up a strong attack formation in the midfield.
4-3-3, with Casillas as goalkeeper, Heinze, Metzelder, Cannavaro and Ramos in the back line, Gago in the midfield, Van der Vaart and Sneijder in the middle, and Raul, Van Nistelrooy and Higuain as the trident.
In order to show his determination, Schuster even gave up the defensive midfielder.
The German head coach even made a bold statement before the game that he would attack to the end at the Allianz Arena.
But when the game really started, Bayern launched a fierce attack from the very beginning, directly speeding up the pace of the game.
Real Madrid used Van der Vaart, Sneijder and Gago in the midfield in the hope of controlling the tempo of the game, but no one expected that Bayern would rush forward right at the start, making it difficult for Real Madrid to drag the game into a slow pace and to keep firm control of the ball.
What's even worse is that after a round of back-and-forth attacks between the two sides, Real Madrid exposed its fatal weakness in the fifth minute.
Gago has never been a reliable defensive midfielder.
When Bayern's midfielder intercepted the ball and quickly launched a counterattack, Robben dribbled the ball at high speed on the right and cut inside, attracting the attention of Gago and Metzelder and passing the ball to Su Dong.
Su Dong was at the front of the arc, and without waiting for Cannavaro to get close, he caught up with Robben's pass and shot a direct arc ball.
The ball drew a strange arc and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
Casillas was standing a little outside, and facing Su Dong's sudden long shot, he could only sigh at the ball.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
“One to zero!!!”
"Just five minutes into the game, Su Dong scored an amazing long shot that penetrated Real Madrid's goal and opened the scoring for Bayern!"
"After Schuster opened the game, he quickly exposed the problems in his deployment, especially in the midfield, which was too weak and lacked defensive strength. Bayern's counterattack directly hit the Real Madrid defense line."
After Su Dong scored a goal, he excitedly rushed to the sidelines and kissed the ring on his left hand.
The entire Allianz Arena was shouting his name, as if it had turned into a vast ocean, and Su Dong, who was at the core, felt an extremely strong impact. This made him extremely excited and gave him a strong sense of accomplishment.
He is really getting more and more addicted to this feeling! He likes the feeling of being cheered and loved by the fans, and even indulges in it and cannot extricate himself! And to get all this, he must rely on his outstanding performance on the court.
Su Dong had an extremely profound and clear understanding of this.
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After scoring a goal, Bayern continued to maintain its own pace of the game and did not allow Real Madrid to smoothly control the ball and rhythm. They mainly relied on steady defense and counterattack.
Although they were at a disadvantage in terms of ball possession, it was impossible for Real Madrid to do whatever they wanted.
Sneijder's performance in this game was much better than the previous one, but the real core of Real Madrid is still Van der Vaart, who frequently tried to break through Bayern's defense from the middle.
Bayern's response was also very simple and crude.
I know you want to attack my center, so I will leave two generals, Schweinsteiger and Mascherano, to guard the center to see if you can break through my midfield defense barrier, and my main attack direction will be on the two wings.
Su Dong alone is enough to intimidate the opponent's two central defenders. Ribery and Robben are both good at one-on-one situations. When Bayern's trident moves forward, any opponent must consider whether they can withstand Bayern's offensive pressure.
In this way, Real Madrid's midfield will have to protect the defense more, and the offensive investment will not be too great.
Su Dong's goal just now was achieved by a quick counterattack after taking advantage of Real Madrid's offensive pressure. Schuster and Real Madrid players must also consider whether they can defend next time. If the defense is not sure, the midfield will definitely be distracted from defense, and the offensive investment will not be great. Raul and Higuain in the front court will find it difficult to break through on the wing without the support of the full-backs. This makes Real Madrid's offense look even more thunderous but ineffective, and it is difficult to create a threatening offensive. They can only frequently take long shots to threaten Bayern's goal.
In the midfield, Gago, Van der Vaart and Sneijder were a little weak in both coverage and defense.
This brought hidden dangers to Real Madrid's defense, resulting in them not being able to increase their offensive efforts.
On the contrary, Bayern took the lead at the start. With a ball in hand, they suppressed the opponent in the midfield and played the game with ease and composure. Every counterattack was launched from the flanks, which gave Real Madrid a headache.
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The first half ended with a score of 1-0, with Bayern taking the lead temporarily.
But after the second half, just four minutes into the game, Marcelo made a beautiful cooperation with Ribery on the left, passed the ball from the left bottom line of the penalty area, and lifted the ball high into the middle of the penalty area.
Su Dong quickly inserted himself and headed the ball before Metzelder. He hit the rebound and headed towards the left side of the goal. Casillas moved to the right and tried hard to save the ball, but it was still out of reach.
Two to zero! "GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 49th minute, Bayern scored another goal, another quick goal after the start of the game!"
"Su Dong scored a wonderful header for Bayern and scored twice again!"
"This is not the first time Real Madrid has conceded goals at the start of the first or second half. So far this season, half of their goals have come at the start of the first or second half, especially at the start of the second half. So far, they have conceded four goals, and this is only in La Liga. If the Champions League is included, the number of goals conceded at the start will be even higher."
"It was obvious that Real Madrid's defensive players were not focused enough, which led to them not being able to get into the game right away in the opening stages. Their attention was not focused enough, so the opponent kept taking advantage of their chances."
"The defeat is overwhelming!"
"Real Madrid came to the Allianz Arena determined to seek revenge, but judging from the course of the game, Schuster's team did not show any will for revenge. Instead, they were repeatedly scored by their opponents. This is obviously not a good phenomenon. After only nine rounds of La Liga, they are already seven points behind Barcelona."
"Now, Real Madrid is behind Bayern in the Champions League group stage, which makes the situation after qualifying not optimistic."
Su Dong didn't care about Real Madrid's thoughts. After scoring twice, he was already extremely excited.
In recent times, he has had a very strong feeling that his physical condition, experience and competition ability are at a very high level, which allows him to deal with sudden situations on the court more calmly.
Perhaps this is what everyone calls the beginning of the golden period of one’s career! …
Before the end of the game, Klose headed the ball, which hit Heinze's leg and changed direction into the goal.
But unfortunately, the referee considered it an own goal.
Klose was really upset! He had been suffering from a lack of goals, and finally scored a goal in the Champions League, but it turned out to be an own goal. Isn't this too disrespectful? So he ran over and argued with the referee, saying that he had headed the ball and could have scored even if it hadn't hit Heinze, so why did he call it an own goal?
The referee from Denmark glanced at Klose, as if asking, "Are you questioning my judgment?"
OK!
The referee immediately reached into his pocket and pulled out a yellow card.
The entire Allianz Arena was filled with boos.
Klose was also completely stunned and felt so aggrieved that he almost cried out.
I just complained, why did I get a yellow card? Is the referee so great? Of course, the German center forward didn't dare to confront the referee, and immediately pushed him away, cursing in his heart.
But in the end, Bayern defeated Real Madrid 3-0 and won four consecutive victories in the group.
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When the game whistle sounded, all Bayern players breathed a sigh of relief.
This means that Bayern can breathe a sigh of relief in the remaining two rounds of the Champions League group stage.
Especially in the fifth round, Bayern will go to Belarus, where it is covered with ice and snow, and the players are quite prone to injury.
Now, Bayern has basically secured first place in the group, so there is no need to go to the away game to fight against such bad weather. They can simply arrange rotation and substitute players to go to the away game.
But Real Madrid is not so lucky. As they lost both games against Bayern, they currently have one win, one draw and two losses, with the same points as Zenit St. Petersburg. Although Real Madrid ranks second based on the matchup between the two sides, the next round of traveling to the snowy St. Petersburg to challenge Zenit will become a crucial battle.
In other words, Real Madrid must fight to the end in the remaining two rounds.
This is undoubtedly a further blow to Real Madrid, whose league situation is already not ideal.
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After the game, Sudong, who pushed Real Madrid into the abyss with one kick, was hailed as a giant killer by the media. AS even called him the Real Madrid star because he was able to score every time he faced Real Madrid over the years.
His goal efficiency far exceeds that of Eto'o, who has a deep resentment towards Real Madrid.
So much so that AS offered advice to Real Madrid, calling on the Real Madrid management to speed up their operations and try to buy Su Dong.
Good guy, since I can’t beat you, I’ll recruit you to my team!
This is also Real Madrid's consistent transfer policy!
The German media, as always, united in their support for Su Dong's outstanding performance, striving to push him to the throne of World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or, making him the first World Footballer of the Year in Bundesliga history.
After Sammer won the European Golden Ball in 1996 with his outstanding performance in Dortmund, no Bundesliga player has won this award for more than ten years.
Now, Su Dong has given the entire Bundesliga hope.
(End of this chapter)
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