Chapter 113: Fatal Mistake

In the last ten minutes of the game, Real Madrid had the advantage of possession but not the advantage of the game situation, and once their possession entered the Atletico Madrid defensive half, they would be under great pressure, and even made mistakes in passing and receiving the ball at one point.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng did not focus on attacking, and often stood in a favorable position in the stage when Atletico Madrid switched from defense to attack, forcing Atletico Madrid's rapid counterattack to become a positional attack.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stood on the scene and frowned, his brows were tense at all times, he thought before the game that Xavi Alonso's absence would have an impact on the team, but he really didn't expect it to have such a big impact.

In the past season, whether it was Luka Modric or Khedira, they were more like Xavi Alonso's deputies, and now they are suddenly a little unaccustomed to playing the leading role in the Champions League final.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng has a strong sense of responsibility and chooses to focus on defense rather than attack after realizing that the situation is wrong, otherwise Atletico Madrid is likely to be the first to break the deadlock.

"What should I do?" Ancelotti paced back and forth in front of the visiting team's dugout with his hands in his pockets, thought for a long time and then stood still and looked at the pitch: "Do you want this to continue?"

At this moment, Juanfrán, who controlled the ball at the back of Atletico Madrid, suddenly kicked the ball out of the sideline.

"What's the situation?"

Carlo Ancelotti looked confused, but referee Kupels was not, he turned and ran to Diego Tista, who was sitting in the defensive half of Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone saw Diego Costa shaking his head helplessly, and he realized that the most feared part of the game finally appeared, so he turned to Adrian on the bench and yelled at him, signaling him to quickly change his shirt and come on as a substitute.

The close-up of the on-site director was given to the past for the first time, and Yang 5 commentator He Wei sighed: "Diego Costa's body, who made a miraculous comeback before the game, still has hidden dangers after all, and there is no way to continue the game, which has a great impact on Atletico Madrid's skills and tactics, but it is a good thing for Real Madrid, their backline no longer needs to be tested by Diego Costa." ”

Although Diego Costa was unable to continue the game, it did not have a great impact on Atletico's tactics, and Simeone had clearly thought before the game that Diego Costa, who had made a temporary comeback, might not be able to hold on to the full game.

Diego Costa has already been substituted for a muscle injury in the final round of La Liga this season, so it is normal for him to have another muscle injury in the Champions League final a week later and not be able to continue playing.

Diego Costa, who was substituted, looked disappointed, knowing that he would not have many chances to reach the Champions League final with the team in his career, and it was probably the only time in his career, so he went off with his head down and tears in his eyes when he came off with the team doctor.

Atletico fans did not blame Diego Costa and encouraged the injured fighter with applause.

Head coach Simeone even gave Diego Costa a big hug and thanked Diego Costa for his hard work for the team.

Many media said that Atletico Madrid was able to beat Real Madrid and Barcelona to win the league championship because of Simeone, in fact, Simeone knew that the team was able to win the league championship to a large extent because Diego Costa's enthusiasm changed the momentum of the whole team.

It's a pity that Diego Costa can't continue to play, otherwise there is a good chance that this game will be the first to break the deadlock.

The tactical toll of losing Diego Costa to Atletico is very high, and their pressing in central midfield is no longer as fierce as it used to be, as neither David Villa nor Adrian are the kind of forwards who are full of aggressiveness.

Real Madrid's backfield players no longer feel as much pressure as Diego Costa goes off the pitch, so the role of Luka Modric and Khedira in the midfield position is gradually becoming apparent.

However, Atletico Madrid's midfield line is full of strategy, the four midfielders can be outstanding, regardless of physical strength, and the back line is a bit powerful in advance, compressing the living space of Real Madrid's midfielders, so Atletico Madrid still occupies the advantage of the game.

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In the eighteenth minute, Atletico Madrid switched from defense to attack, and burned the fire of war to the Real Madrid half through patient passing, Adrian, who came on as a substitute for Diego Costa, pressed Ramos in the process of retreating to return the ball to the top, and Raul Garcia, who appeared at the penalty spot, knocked the ball away under the interference of Tang Zheng, shocking Real Madrid fans in a cold sweat.

Tang Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief, the position just now should have been in place of Xavi Alonso, Khedira, but Khedira was attracted by Koke, so that Raul Garcia was almost unmarked at the penalty spot, fortunately he had the right hunch, otherwise in this position let the Atletico Madrid players get an easy chance to get up, even if they think with their toes, they can guess the result.

Carlo Ancelotti took advantage of Casillas' kick-off to pull Cristiano Ronaldo, who was close to the coach's command area, to say a few words.

Immediately, Cristiano Ronaldo ran towards Tang Zheng again, and at the same time made a tactical adjustment gesture for Modric and Khedira that he only understood.

The on-site director has a keen sense of smell and keenly captures the changes on the sidelines, and the central 5 commentator He Wei raised his eyebrows and said: "Ancelotti explained a few words to Ronaldo, and then made a tactical gesture with Modric and Khedira to adjust the midfield position, or?"

Obviously, He Wei couldn't guess either, and he had to wait until the game restarted to draw conclusions based on the changes.

It turned out that Ancelotti's adjustment was to make Tang Zheng and Modric swap positions.

He Wei's voice changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Ancelotti chooses a relatively safe way of playing, let Tang Zheng, who is in the most stable state, play as a defensive midfielder, and Modric plays in the front midfield, maybe the defensive quality will be strengthened, but the attack is likely to be greatly suppressed, Modric is not much different from Tang Zheng at the technical level, but his body, strength, confrontation and rhythm control are still a little bit hot, but then again, the final is a decisive victory, be careful to sail the ship ......for ten thousand years."

The problems brought by Real Madrid with Tang Zheng's retreat are obvious, Cristiano Ronaldo is lonely in front, and Benzema, Di Maria and Modric are all difficult to pass good balls to him, so the situation is completely controlled by Atletico Madrid.

Of course, Real Madrid also have good attacks.

However, what is worrying is that Tang Zheng is present in Real Madrid's high-quality attack, and his first-time handling of the ball and his long-range shot after cutting in have brought a huge threat to Courtois's goal, but there are dedicated Atletico players who interfere with him.

In order to ensure that there would be no mistakes in switching from offense to defense, Tang Zheng did not dare to fully participate in the attack.

When Real Madrid attacked, Tang Zheng was more of a metronome, transition or long pass transfer, and the passing threat was more done by Modric.

Modric has a well-rounded ability, but the physical confrontation is weak, and the Atletico midfield quartet emphasizes physical confrontation, and many times Modric chooses to pass the ball too early in order to avoid physical confrontation.

Maybe a pass at a high level was very effective, but it didn't work out well for Atletico because Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria all had their backs to goal.

It is difficult to turn around with a back to the goal, and even if it can turn around, the Atletico players are already in a good position, and the second attacking unit of the Real Madrid players is interfered with by the Atletico players, so the attacking space in the midfield is very limited, and the football has to return to the midfield to control.

The football was under control, but the best attacking opportunity was lost.

High-level competitions are often fluid, and the speed of time passes is amazing.

In the blink of an eye, thirty minutes have passed in the first half, and the score is still 0:0, but the offensive and defensive speed of the two sides of the game has changed very quickly, and the game process has ups and downs, and the audience is addicted.

A minute later, Tang Zheng suddenly grabbed the ball in the middle of the defense of the Portuguese international Thiago, and then rushed to complete a through ball of more than 30 meters with his left foot before Gabi defended.

It's a pity that Cristiano Ronaldo, who received the ball and forced his way into the left rib of the penalty area, missed the goal post with his left foot, shocking Atletico Madrid fans in a cold sweat.

The game was full of excitement, and the neutral fans were really addicted, but after suffering from the die-hard fans who took a firm stance, the team was as full of anticipation as the neutral fans when attacking, and it was very refreshing to watch, but it was a little heartbroken when it came to defense.

The live director frequently gave slow-motion replays, and at the moment when they wasted their opportunities, supporters hugged their heads in pain, as if they had wasted a great opportunity.

At this time, both Carlo Ancelotti and Simeone were extremely nervous and worried about what would happen to their team's defence.

Continuous, fast-paced transitions can quickly drain a player's mental energy, causing tense nerves to easily wander at a moment's notice.

In the 36th minute, Atletico's attack shifted from the middle to the right rib, and Juanfran received a pass from Koke without making any adjustments and crossed directly.

Raphael Varane, who has the height advantage, pushed Adrian to push the ball off the line, and Atletico won a corner.

Real Madrid defended corners and former strikers, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, returned to the box to help defence, after all, there are many tall players in the Atletico team.

The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, not to mention that Atletico Madrid has a strong ability to score from set-pieces.

Tang Zheng did not choose who to target, and Tang Zheng's position was also very free in the team's corner kick defense tactics, because he judged the football landing point very accurately, as long as the position was selected correctly, the control of the football would basically fall on him.

Atletico captain Gabi took a corner kick from the right flank, and the ball landed in Tang Zheng's control, he raised his arms to Raul Garcia and Miranda, and with a slight cushion on his toes, he flicked his neck to clear the ball out of the penalty area.

"Get out of the restricted area!"

Tang Zheng, who completed the header clearance, shouted to his teammates to quickly press out of the penalty area and create an offside position.

Real Madrid players are the only ones who look forward to the corner kick defense, so Tang Zheng's password is a response.

In Atletico Madrid's corner kick attack, Juanfran was standing at the front of the right side of the penalty area, that is, the left rib of Real Madrid's defense, Juanfran naturally raised his arms and pushed the football out of Tang Zheng back into the penalty area.

Tang Zheng quickly pressed forward with his back to the goal, and was powerless in the face of Juanfran's header, so he could only rely on the defenders while his eyes followed the trajectory of the football to the penalty area.

Miranda and Adrian, who were in an offside position, did not move, only Godin, who was alert and followed Khedira to run back, turned around and ran to the left side of the small penalty area.

Khedira reacted a little too slowly, and he didn't rush when he lost the lead, but leaned on Godin with his body and jumped at the same time.

Godin was obviously better than Khedira in terms of judging the landing point of the ball and choosing the position, so Godin still pushed the ball to the ball despite Khedira's interference, and also successfully pushed the ball towards the goal.

Although Khedira didn't get to the top of the football, he didn't panic knowing that there was goalkeeper Casillas behind him.

At the same time, the Real Madrid players who were looking in the direction of the goal were panicking.

Very panicked!

"Oops!"

Tang Zheng's pupils shrank suddenly, and his hands subconsciously held his head.

Casillas, who was supposed to be on the goal line, chose to abandon the goal when Khedira got close to Godin, and the timing of his attack was clearly not good.

Casillas was aware of this, so he retreated the moment Khedira and Godin jumped.

You must know that the big no-no of abandoning the goal is to come out halfway and then retreat, and Godin's header falls exactly into the far corner of the goal with a parabola.

"Oh, oh, oh-"

The Real Madrid fans in the stands were extremely worried and subconsciously let out a huge exclamation.

Casillas realized that his arm span couldn't get the ball in the process of retreating, so he ran back desperately, and then pounced on the goal, extending his left arm to block the ball.

But unfortunately, Adrian, who came off the bench, was very alert, and the football shot by Casillas hit Adrian's body and bounced into the goal.

However, at the moment when Casillas blocked the football, the referee on the bottom line had already raised the flag to signal that the football as a whole had crossed the goal line.

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, the Atletico Madrid fans at the Stadium of Light were boiling, and a deafening huge chant erupted.

You must know that Atletico Madrid's regular attacks have not scored in the past, and this time Godin's unintentional header actually hung past Casillas, who abandoned the goal.

Godin, who scored the goal, was extremely excited, and he has been consistent this season and has stepped up to turn the tide with his header in a critical moment.

Atletico Madrid equalised with Godin's header in the final round of La Liga at Camp Nou, and Atletico Madrid won the 2013-2014 La Liga title with a point away from home.

"Godin! Godin again!" Yang 5 commentator He Wei must remain neutral at this time, shouting: "He took advantage of the mistake of Khedira and Casillas in the 37th minute of the game to hoist the ball into the far corner of the goal! Atletico Madrid leads Real Madrid 1-0!"

Godin fell straight in front of the attacking right corner, allowing his team-mates to fold him.

Coach Simeone raised his arms even more ingenitally, and he did not forget to incite the frenzy of the scene in a black suit.

Immediately, the broadcast picture was given to Real Madrid players such as Casillas, Tang Zheng, and Cristiano Ronaldo who made mistakes.

Maybe they thought that the team would concede a goal, but they really didn't expect it to be so bad......