Real Madrid's opening attack was a surprise to many, but George and his players were clearly not in the ranks. After all, it is no longer known how many teams want to score first by attacking in the opening game to gain an advantage in the scoreline, forcing Tottenham to take the initiative in the rest of the game, and not be able to play their best and most threatening counter-attacking tactics. Therefore, the Tottenham players were not too surprised by the move of the Real Madrid side. Under the command of Ledley King, everyone quickly organized their defence and prepared for the first wave of Real Madrid's opening attack!

McCone immediately pressed up, stopped in front of Carlos, and used his strong body to force his fellow Brazilian to continue with the ball. In the face of McConn's close pressing, Carlos behaved very embarrassed, not only failed to use his signature speed to force a breakthrough through the opponent's defense, but was also forced by McCone to be immobile near the sideline. And Real Madrid's attack this time also came to a standstill because Carlos was forced into a blind corner by McConn!

Single-handedly covering the entire left flank, and being able to perform at the top level at both ends of the pitch, Carlos at his peak did deserve the title of the world's No. 1 left-back. Now, at the age of 32, Carlos is still a threat on the offensive end, but his age and declining physical fitness have made his performance less consistent. Especially when Carlos's desire to participate in the attack has not diminished in the slightest, Real Madrid's left side of the defense tends to become an area for the opponent to gallop because of his connections!

For example, this time, Carlos, who couldn't get rid of McConn's defense, tried to use the gap between the sideline and McConn to force a breakthrough, but because of the physical confrontation, he lost his balance, and Gerrard, who was outflanked, took the opportunity to steal the ball. And after a successful tackle, Gerrard immediately passed the ball to Alonso in the middle and counter-attacked!

Once again, Alonso showed his excellent long-ball prowess. With an accurate overhead pass, the ball instantly crossed half the pitch and flew straight towards Robben, who was advancing at high speed along the left side!

If Robben had latched on to Alonso's pass and cut inside, Tottenham's counter-attack would have turned into a one-on-one goal. With Robben's quality, there is absolutely no way he will miss such a great opportunity to score!

At this critical moment, Elgra stepped forward, only to see the central defender rush the ball out of the sideline before Robben, allowing Tottenham's quick counterattack to come to an abrupt end and perfectly resolve the defensive crisis!

Seeing Elgra successfully sabotage Tottenham's attack, the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium burst into cheer - you know, just now, when Real Madrid fans saw Alonso's long ball flying precisely towards Robben, their hearts were put to the test, and there was naturally reason to celebrate at this time.

Although Elgra is not well-known in the Real Madrid team, and his form cannot be compared to when he won the La Liga title with the team two years ago, the Spanish international is the most consistent and indispensable player in Real Madrid's current backline - Salgado and Carlos are more and more obvious because of their age, and Ramos is young and aggressive but easy to lose position defensively. Compared to them, Elgra, who still has eight successes in his prime and mainly focuses on defense, is obviously more trustworthy and reliable!

Of course, this stability is only relative. As a centre-back who has been converted from a midfielder, Elgra is best at tackling this kind of tackle, especially high balls, which is why he can disrupt Tottenham's attack in such a timely manner – if Alonso passes a long ball close to the ground like Rui Costa or Miku, then Elgra will be blind!

While Real Madrid was relieved, Robben was expressing his strong dissatisfaction with Merck - he believed that Elgra's defense was suspected of a foul, and the referee should have awarded Tottenham a free kick in front!

Merck just smiled and shook her finger at Robben's complaint and motioned for Peter Pan to go to the touchline to take the throw-in – the Germans saw it clearly. Although Elgra knocked over Robben when he cleared the ball, the Spaniard first touched the ball and then knocked the latter down under the action of inertia, which was not intentional and did not cause any serious consequences, so there was no need for additional penalties.

"Okay, Alger, calm down!" Seeing that Merck ignored his appeal, Robben suddenly felt a rush of blood rushing to his head, and just wanted to step forward to continue reasoning with the other party, he was grabbed and dragged away by the quick-eyed Drogba, "This is not the place for you to lose your temper! Isn't it just that a counterattack didn't succeed? Wouldn't it be good to seize the opportunity next time and not let them destroy it in advance? Playing against a team like Real Madrid, do you think we will lack such an opportunity?"

"You're right, Didier. It's me who is too impulsive. Drogba's words entered Robben's heart, and also stabilized Peter Pan's originally impatient mood, allowing him to regain his composure, "Indeed, the game has just begun." I don't believe that Real Madrid's broken backline can play so well throughout the game!"

Seeing Drogba's move, George nodded in satisfaction. Unlike Robben, a talented player whose career has been smooth sailing and rarely suffered setbacks, Drogba, who has been in the middle and lower reaches of the team for many years, obviously knows how to deal with people and will not provoke the referee for the slightest disagreement.

However, I don't know if it's the sudden appearance of God and his old man, or if Lady Luck favors the Galactic Battleship today. Before Robben could turn their rhetoric into reality, Real Madrid knocked on Tottenham's goal first - in the 12th minute of the game, Beckham received a 45-degree cross from De LaRed's ball, and Ronaldo scored with a header from five meters in front of the goal, scoring a point for the Galacticos!

Ronaldo's goal was a shot in the arm for Real Madrid. In the previous ten minutes, although the Galaxy Battleship has maintained a fairly fierce offensive, Tottenham's sharp counterattack and long-term offensive situation have been constantly consuming their momentum. Now that they see that their efforts have finally paid off, this mental encouragement is enough to make them forget their physical exhaustion!

As soon as the game resumed, the spirited Real Madrid players launched an onslaught at the Tottenham goal, and five minutes after Ronaldo opened the scoring for Real Madrid, the stars of the team once again saved the Petr Cech goal with a flash of inspiration – this time from Robert Carlos' powerful free-kick from 30 yards out. The Brazilian's ball made a stark arc in the air and swooped into the goal he was guarding under Cech's stunned gaze!

Less than 20 minutes into the game, Real Madrid, playing at home, unexpectedly led the defending champion and one of the favorites to win the Champions League this season, Tottenham Hotspur!

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