Chapter 531 Extreme Falling Leaf Ball

When Real Madrid's celebration ended, the first half had already reached the 43rd minute, and including the extra time, there were only about 5 minutes left. However, although there was not much time left in the game, both teams wanted to score another goal in this final time.

For Lyon, if they could score another goal, they would be two goals ahead again. Both the advantage and the initiative would be in their hands. Even though head coach Houllier did not give any special instructions, the Lyon players understood this.

On the other hand, it would be great if Real Madrid could tie the score in the final minutes. In this way, the second half would start with a draw and the two teams would be on the same starting line again.

Such a situation is obviously much more beneficial to the stronger Real Madrid.

So, in the last 5 minutes, both teams launched the most rapid attack since the opening, and almost all the players performed very well, which made the game enter the most exciting stage.

The fans in the audience also cheered continuously, and even when Lyon performed well, Real Madrid fans couldn't help but cheer for them.

For football fans, exciting games know no national boundaries, and such a pleasing offensive and defensive battle is well worth the price of the ticket.

Unfortunately, there was too little time left in the game. Although both teams tried their best to attack in the second half, when the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, there was still no change on the scoreboard at the Stade de France. It was still 2:1, with Real Madrid trailing by one goal.

Such a score made Real Madrid players very confused.

Following the referee's whistle, the players on both sides suddenly relaxed and all relaxed from the tense state of the game.

Wang Li took off his clothes and wiped the sweat off his head, then he took the drink handed to him by the substitute player and gulped it down before he started laughing.

Although the team was behind in the first half of the game, he felt that they played well, at least he felt good.

"We will catch up in the second half," he said to his teammates passing by.

The first half of the game was tiring, but it was nothing for Wang Li. In the first half, his performance was perfect. Although it was a pity to only score one goal, there was nothing he could do without too many opportunities.

However, Wang Li found that he was in good shape and was confident about the second half of the game.

When both teams returned to the locker room, the applause from the fans in the stands continued. The fans were very satisfied with the first half of the game. Both Real Madrid fans and Lyon fans felt that their teams performed well. Their applause was not for their own teams, but for the wonderful game.

Carlo had already walked into the Real Madrid locker room at the Stade de France. After entering, he hugged every player with a smile on his face, as if Real Madrid was leading the score. The assistant coach also helped pass the players drinks. After all the players returned to the locker room, Carlo said: "Everyone performed very well."

After hearing this, most people in the locker room looked bitter.

Let’s not talk about their performance for now, but they allowed the opponent to score two goals in the first half, and now the team is behind. This result is really not good!

You know, they are the invincible Real Madrid!

"We failed in this half."

As if he knew what everyone was thinking, Carlo said with a relaxed look: "We failed, but it was only halftime. There are still 45 minutes left in the game. I hope that when the game is over, I can see everyone smiling instead of frustrated looks."

"Can you tell me why we failed?" At this time, Wang Li asked out loud.

The other players were obviously also very concerned about this issue. After all, this was how they played before. No matter what team they faced or what tactics they used, they could easily win. But now they were behind at halftime. This was the first time.

It is also the most critical one...

“Mentality!!”

Carlo used one word to describe the reason for the failure, and his expression became serious: "Everyone's performance was good, but there was a problem with your mentality. If I were to put it separately, it was that you relied too much on Allen."

After saying this, Carlo turned his head and looked at Wang Li, then continued: "Alan is not omnipotent. He can't challenge the other team alone. But in the game, I can't see the role of other players. The only goal was also scored by Alan with his own personal ability. So what did the rest of you do?"

When Wang Li heard Carlo's question, he showed no expression, but the others lowered their heads in shame.

Carlo was right. Although they tried very hard in the first half, the only goal was actually created by the black-haired boy on the team, which had almost nothing to do with them. So what was the point of their efforts?

In other words, they worked hard for a long time but it didn't contribute to the team's victory.

"There's something wrong with your mentality."

Think about this sentence, everyone feels it makes sense. In the Real Madrid team, almost everyone is a star, so why do they always rely on that black-haired boy during the game?

This is especially evident in offense.

Obviously Wang Li didn't have many chances, but everyone still wanted to pass the ball to him, which resulted in almost all assists being made by Wang Li alone. During the game, even if other players had opportunities on the court, they would still pass the ball directly to Wang Li. This was a kind of trust, but it was also a bit blind.

“I hope you can trust others too!”

Carlo continued: "Your blind trust is the biggest reason for the current situation. We must find trust in our teammates. This may be my mistake. I did not find this problem before the game, and now you can only rely on yourselves!"

"There are still 45 minutes left in the game, and everything will be over in an hour. Winning or not is your choice. Now, hundreds of millions of fans around the world are watching us and watching our performance, 80% of whom are fans who support Real Madrid. Do you really want to disappoint them after the game?"

"If we fail, what will the media say about us? If we fail, how disappointed will the fans be? If we fail, what will become of our previous efforts? Think about it, I hope to see an excited Real Madrid in the second half!"

After saying this, Carlo looked at everyone in deep thought and walked out of the locker room.

During the half-time break, the young coach did not arrange any tactics, but his words hit every player's heart hard. As the person involved, Wang Li felt a little embarrassed in the locker room, but seeing the expressions of his teammates, he knew that he should let them think quietly at this moment.

Just like that, the 15-minute halftime break ended in Real Madrid's locker room in this silent atmosphere.

No one said a word!!

When the Real Madrid players walked into the stadium one by one from the locker room, the expression of each of them could be described as cold, and no one showed any other expression. This scene puzzled the fans and the media, because in their eyes, the atmosphere in Real Madrid will be very active no matter what happens.

But now, Real Madrid seems different.

They looked very serious, everyone was very serious, at this moment no one denied that Real Madrid would burst out with great strength in the second half!!

"That rookie coach is really good." Mourinho commented in the box after seeing the subtle changes.

Moratti asked: "Will they win in this way?"

Mourinho smiled disdainfully in his heart and said, "Real Madrid will definitely win!"

He has always felt so, and when he saw the expressions of the Real Madrid team when they came out, he was even more certain!

The Chelsea team also had such an experience. At that time, Mourinho felt that everyone in the team was too dependent on Wang Li, and he gave each of them a severe scolding.

This result is the same as the expression of Real Madrid players now.

He thought of all this the moment Real Madrid came on the field. In fact, in the first half of the game, Mourinho had already discovered Real Madrid's problems. The offensive players relied too much on the black-haired boy on the field, which resulted in the performance of other players on the team being completely suppressed.

Therefore, except Wang Li, all the players were suppressed.

"Perhaps, every team he joins will have this problem after a period of time." Thinking of this, Mourinho smiled bitterly.

Who says it’s not?

With such a talented teammate, winning becomes much easier, which will make other players slack off. However, they still have to be themselves and control themselves to maintain the original feeling of the game as much as possible. This is really contradictory!

But no matter what Mourinho thought, the game on the field began again.

Carlo's words have been lingering in the minds of Real Madrid players, and this may have played a role, at least for Baptista.

In this game, Baptista was a left winger. He stood behind Robinho and was always ready to provide support in offense and defense. This position was what Baptista was good at.

In fact, he used to be a pure striker in Sevilla, but the competition for the striker position in Real Madrid was too fierce, and it was impossible for him to become a starter, so he found his main position in the midfield behind the striker.

Baptista can play all positions, such as attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, winger, etc. This is one of the important reasons why he can always be a starter.

In the first half of the game, Baptista was working hard to score goals for the team. He did not find his own problem. After getting the ball, he immediately looked for Wang Li's position. He always felt that this was the right way to play.

Even if Robinho and Raul were given a chance, could they score?

Yes, he had a feeling of distrust towards other teammates, but he had complete trust in Wang Li. But after Carlo's reminder, Baptista realized that his thoughts had gone to extremes.

Maybe the black-haired boy is indeed trustworthy, but when other teammates have opportunities, they are obviously more likely to score goals, and with the cooperation of many more teammates, the play is more penetrating. Real Madrid itself is a team that is good at positional offense, and as a Brazilian player, he is also good at this.

Therefore, it is very necessary to cooperate more with other teammates.

But it was not just Baptista who thought so, many players thought so. After the kick-off, they thought of Wang Li as an ordinary member of Real Madrid and launched an "ordinary" attack. This greatly reduced Wang Li's chances, but increased the fluency of Real Madrid's attack a lot.

Passing the ball into Lyon's penalty area again and again, shooting again and again, this offensive efficiency is obviously stronger than in the first half! !

This is the real Real Madrid!!

Under this situation on the field, Lyon head coach Houllier was always worried.

During the half-time break, he did not arrange any tactical changes for the team, and still chose to let the team attack against Real Madrid. He had an idea in his mind that he wanted to score another goal against Real Madrid, because Houllier knew that if he chose to defend or counterattack, Lyon would not have any chance to score under the pressure of Real Madrid.

Then, they definitely won’t be able to hold on until the end of the game!

Let’s do it!

That's what he thought. If Lyon could score a goal in the second half, victory would be in his hands. This approach is worth it. As for Real Madrid scoring first to equalize the score?

The result is that Lyon is facing a crisis. Football matches are always uncertain and Houllier is completely powerless to do anything about it.

"No matter which team scores first, we have to defend!"

This is what Houllier said during the half-time break. In fact, if Real Madrid scored first, then if Lyon continued to play like this, they would basically lose. The best result would be a draw with Real Madrid and then enter overtime, which would be very disadvantageous for Lyon. The most important thing is that their chances of a draw are very small.

So in order to increase the chances of winning, Houllier can only choose to defend and maintain a draw. But now he is feeling uneasy because both teams are still failing to score. Such a game is really a torment for the head coach.

When the game reached the 62nd minute, Real Madrid finally had another chance, which was a free kick.

It was Baptista who created the free kick!!

This time, outside the penalty area, Baptista was trapped by two Lyon defenders. He had no space to pass the ball, so he could only dribble using his footwork. However, the Lyon defenders did not give him this opportunity. When they saw that they could not get the ball several times, they kicked him to the ground.

This free kick came at a price, which was that Baptista was carried off the field on a stretcher, and Carlo had no choice but to replace him with Zidane.

Zidane is one of the stars of Real Madrid, but now under Carlo, he is not taken seriously, mainly because he is old. He no longer has the physical strength and strength he once had.

Now, Zidane is playing football more through experience and technology. His physical fitness cannot keep up, and due to his age, he can't do many moves. More importantly, Zidane in this state plays at a very slow pace, which will delay Real Madrid's offensive efficiency, so he can only exist as a semi-main player.

He was not included in the starting lineup for this game.

Zidane must be somewhat dissatisfied with this, but he has no choice but to understand the coach. "If I still have the level of the past, the coach will not let him stay on the bench."

But now he is on the pitch. When Zidane came on the pitch, the whole stadium cheered. Don't forget that Zidane is French!!

And in two months, he will represent the French team in the World Cup in Germany! !

This was also his last chance to participate in the World Cup.

Of course, these are all irrelevant, at least they did not have much impact on the goal. When Zidane came on the court, the attention of all the fans shifted to the Lyon penalty area, where Real Madrid's No. 21 black-haired boy stood in front of the ball.

This free kick was about 29 meters away from the fans and slightly to the left. Wang Li was not good at taking free kicks from this position.

However, Beckham was not good at it either, and if the ball was given to Carlos and others, it would almost certainly be kicked away, so Wang Li still gritted his teeth and walked to the penalty spot.

He calmed his mind and looked coldly at the Lyon goalkeeper Coupet opposite him.

It has to be said that at this moment, Coupet is much more famous than Casillas. Although he is only the substitute goalkeeper of the French team, if there is a ranking of goalkeepers in world football, he will definitely be in the top ten, and his ranking will definitely be higher than Casillas.

Facing such a goalkeeper and taking a free kick in a position he is not good at, Wang Li also felt some pressure.

But now the team is behind in the score, if they waste another chance, Real Madrid will be really under pressure. So Wang Li calmed down and just stared at the Lyon goal silently. Under the gaze of all the fans, he seemed to be motionless, but in fact he was calling on his inner strength to spread throughout his body and use relaxation to adjust his state.

"Can Alan score this goal?"

The Spanish commentator said worriedly: "Yes! He will! We should believe in him, he can always create miracles!!" But I don't know whether this sentence is to cheer Wang Li or to encourage himself.

“Beep…”

With a long whistle, Wang Li finally started. He took a few steps back, then took two run-up steps, and finally swung his priceless right leg in the rhythm.

A split second later, the instep of his right foot suddenly touched the bottom edge of the football! !

Outside instep!!

Under this force, the football flew into the sky and spun rapidly. At this time, all the fans were staring at the ball, but it seemed that the ball was flying high up and had no sign of falling, and it was about to fly out of the goal.

"He made a mistake!"

The French commentator shouted excitedly, but the next moment---

The football suddenly dived in the air and flew directly into the blind corner of the goal. Kupet, who was standing in front of the goal, had no reaction.