Chapter 054: One Pass and One Shot, the Situation Reverses!
Although Tang Zheng's powerful long-range shot with his left foot finally missed the goal post, it played a role in knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, which made the pressure on the Juventus players on the field increase sharply, especially Barzagli, who came off the bench to take care of Tang Zheng.
Barzagli was a change that Allegri had been thinking about for a long time, but his coming off the bench had no effect.
As a substitute player, being called up in such an important game not only did not have the desired effect, but became the breakthrough point of Real Madrid's attack, and Barzagli knew how embarrassing his position in the team would be even if he thought with his toes......
"Whoa—"
The frenetic atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium was rejuvenated by Tang Zheng's long-range shot, and the chanting was wave after wave.
Gianluigi Buffon tried to disrupt Real Madrid's attacking rhythm with a short-range goal kick, but Carlo Ancelotti seemed to be prepared, pressing forward as Buffon had just kicked the ball to Chiellini.
Paul Pogba, Vidal and Marchisio instinctively ran back to handle the ball as a receiving point, but their drop-backs also attracted Tang Zheng, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to press forward sharply from the backline.
Chiellini didn't have room to think and he quickly handed the ball to Pogba.
Pogba already felt that there were Real Madrid players close behind him, so he didn't dare to play with the technique at his feet, and chose to stick to the ground and hand it to goalkeeper Buffon.
Buffon has a lot of experience in the game and sees the situation very accurately, so he did not pass the ball again at short distances, but drove the ball directly to the front court with a big foot to find Mandzukic at a high point.
Ramos squeezed into position near the half-circle arc and Raphael Varane, who had an absolute height advantage, leaped high and headed the ball over to right-back Carvajal.
Real Madrid has switched from defense to attack!
Tang Zheng came off the bench to directly revitalize Real Madrid's frontcourt attack, and he received the most defensive attention in the team.
Despite this, Tang Zheng still found opportunities to pick up the ball in Juventus' dense defense with a wide range of runs.
In the face of Juventus's key marking, Tang Zheng found the best way to handle the ball under heavy pressure.
One kick out of the ball!
In the 55th minute, Tang Zheng met Carvajal's cross in the run.
Barzagli and Vidal went to mark Tang Zheng for the first time, but Tang Zheng did not mean to break through with the ball or observe the situation before passing, he had already thought about what to do next while running.
Tang Zheng attacked the right rib about 35 meters away from the goal, through early observation, chose not to stop the ball and directly pushed the ball with the arch of his foot, the football rolled against the turf from Pogba's subconsciously elongated left toe, and then rolled quickly towards the rib gap between Chiellini and Bonucci.
Karim Benzema stepped forward to draw the attention of Chiellini's defence, thus opening up a safe distance between Chiellini and Bonucci.
At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared alertly on Tang Zheng's passing route.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo's speed is a little slower than at his peak, he still has a clear advantage over Bonucci, and he is ahead of Bonucci in the blink of an eye.
With his position behind, Bonucci did not dare to make a visible pull behind him, so Cristiano Ronaldo was able to lead the ball into the box in a high-speed run and face goalkeeper Buffon directly.
"Whoa—"
The loud cheers that rang out over the Santiago Bernabeu pitch rose noticeably to deafening.
But Cristiano Ronaldo was not affected in any way, but was extraordinarily calm in the frenzied atmosphere, he completely ignored Buffon, who abandoned the goal, and directly pushed the ground with his right foot as he thought.
The football rolled against the turf to the far end of the goal, and Buffon, who was halfway through the attack, subconsciously stopped on the spot and sank his body.
However, compared to the speed of football, Buffon's body sank significantly slower by half a beat.
At the same time, Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu stadium raised their arms and watched as the ball grazed the inside of the right-hand post and rolled into the net......
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“gooooooooooooooooooal——”
Andy Gray, the British sky commentator, cooperated with the boiling Bernabeu, and violently lengthened his voice.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the goal, was so excited that he showed his personality by opening his arms and running wildly all the way, making his trademark jumping arms swinging from front to back in the classic gesture of celebrating the goal.
Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo did not forget Tang Zheng, who gave the assist, he opened his arms and hugged Tang Zheng with all his heart, thanking him from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you, my good friend." ”
"You're welcome, you're very good at running and shooting, I just did what I was supposed to do. ”
Tang Zheng patted Cristiano Ronaldo's back with his right hand and smiled.
The score on the huge LCD screen at the Bernabeu has changed from 1:2 to 2:2, but Real Madrid will not be able to qualify for this season's Champions League final with this goal.
Because Juventus defeated Real Madrid 2:1 at home in the first leg, Real Madrid only scored one away goal away from home, while Juventus scored two away goals, which means that even if Real Madrid beats Juventus 3:2 at home, they will not be able to qualify, and they need to score two more goals in the remaining games!
Two goals may seem like a lot and such an important Champions League semi-final, but time is absolutely enough for Real Madrid, with 34 minutes to go before full-time, Real Madrid are at home to the Bernabeu, and it is very possible to score two goals in a row for the rest of the game if they show their epic form this season.
Therefore, Juventus coach Allegri frowned and stood at a loss when he stood in the command area of the away team's coach.
In his tactical understanding, Barzagli's appearance is to directly relieve the defensive pressure of Juventus in the midfield, but in terms of effect, it is even less obvious than Pirlo's effect, but he can't admit his substitution mistakes, so Allegri pulled the veteran Evra to explain two sentences when the Real Madrid players celebrated the goal, and he conveyed the latest tactical ideas.
Ten metres away, Ancelotti saw Allegri's explanation in front of the home team's coach's command area, but he didn't know what Allegri's adjustments were, and he could only read it by restarting the game.
Soon, Carlo Ancelotti understood Allegri's adjustments.
As Barzagli adapted to the rhythm of the game, Pogba and Marchisio's positions were retracted a little, combined with Vidal's extensive running, to make up for Barzagli's shortcomings.
In addition, Mandzukic is a very responsible attacking player up front, and he tends to take the initiative to participate in the attack and defense, leaving only Tevez as a counter-attacking point in the frontcourt.
Juventus deployed five defenders in the midfield, and no matter how Tang Zheng ran and cooperated with other teammates, he could not comfortably hold the ball.
In the blink of an eye, five minutes passed in the game, and the score was still 2:2.
Tang Zheng, who is the core of the midfield, seems to be in a hurry, but he knows that he can't be too anxious, otherwise the whole team's attack will be chaotic.
So, after an attack, Tang Zheng took a deep breath and adjusted his anxious psychology by adjusting his breathing.
Didn't last season's Champions League final equalize at the last moment?
And the charm of football lies in this!
Tang Zheng constantly observed Juventus' players' running positions and defensive methods in the intense game, and he seemed to see the weaknesses of Juventus' defensive system......※※※※※
The game came to 65 minutes, which means that the last 20 minutes of the second half left Real Madrid with less and less time left, only 25 minutes left.
Of course, the two goals that Real Madrid needs are evenly spread out and it takes more than ten minutes to plan, but many times the goals cannot be speculated on in time, and can only be created through the efforts of the players.
More than ten minutes have passed since the goal conceded, and Juventus coach Allegri's nervousness has been relieved to a certain extent.
The most feared thing in football is to concede consecutive goals within a few minutes, and his team has solved the defensive problem through tactical adjustments, and at the same time strengthened the players' defensive attention, Allegri believes that as long as the players do not wander, the score of 2:2 can be maintained until the end of the game!
Taking 10,000 steps back, the team still has room to concede goals, so it is only a matter of time before he qualifies for the semi-finals of this season's Champions League!
The only aftermath was that Juventus were tired of defending during this period and had no extra time to organise their attacks.
However, before the game, the Juventus players were already mentally prepared, so they defended easily, and were completely distracted by Real Madrid's continuous attack.
Although Real Madrid did not overtake the score for a long time, the Real Madrid fans in the stands were full of passion, and the cheers they created resounded in the sky: "Whoa-"
However, in the field of vision that no one is paying attention to, Tang Zheng has found Juventus's defensive weaknesses.
As the game ticked by, Tang Zheng slowly shifted from the middle to the left rib and narrowed the distance with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Allegri made a decisive tactical adjustment, asking Vidal, Barzagli and Pogba to pay more attention to the right side of their own defense, because the connection between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo is a very characteristic combination of Real Madrid's attack.
Whether it's from a distance or from close range, it can bring a huge threat to the opponent's goal.
As in the past few minutes, Tang Zheng received a cross pass from Cristiano Ronaldo on the left side of the attack, and made a gesture to play a one-two for Cristiano Ronaldo, who was inserted forward, and deceived Lichtsteiner, Barzagli and Pogba into making a quick stop and twisting their body center of gravity in advance.
At this moment, Tang Zheng's put down right foot used the flexibility of his ankle to slam the ball to the right with the outside instep, and then suddenly made a long pass to attack the right side before the Juventus defenders could react.
James Rodriguez's intake attracted the attention of Patrice Evra's defence, while Marchisio is a fake left wing-back who adducts to assist the central defence, meaning that Caljal, who is high on the right, is unmarked.
"Oops!"
Juventus manager Allegri broke a sentence.
Meanwhile, left-back Patrice Evra didn't have time to account to the centre-back, watching the ball in the air pull back to the left flank in an attempt to disrupt Carvajal.
But instead of stopping the ball, Carvajal used the arch of his right foot to the left end of the run, and the ball rolled towards James Rodriguez in the right corner of the box.
Patrice Evra was clearly too late to defend James Rodriguez, with Marchisio and centre-back Chiellini each close to him.
However, James Rodriguez, who was guarding the football, did not choose to break through or shoot from distance, but knocked on Benzema, who was stuck with his back to the goal.
Bonucci got close to Benzema to prevent Benzema from turning around for the ball, while goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon also tiptoed to the ground, ready to save at any time.
Benzema didn't shoot directly in a one-on-one situation, he did it with his right foot and the ball rolled towards the top of the box.
The on-site director switched the camera for the first time, and He Wei, the commentator of CCTV 5, looked at the familiar back that appeared on the broadcast screen, and shouted violently: "Tang Zheng!!"
"Whoa—"
Behind the goal was the South Stand of the Bernabeu Stadium, where the die-hard Real Madrid fans were located, who subconsciously elongated their voices and created a deafening loud chant.
"Damn it!"
Allegri didn't expect that there would be no dedicated defenders to follow Tang Zheng at this time.
Therefore, Tang Zhen picked up his right foot during the run, and his right foot was kicking the middle and lower part of the football with a solid instep, but the direction of the force was different from the past, not from the bottom up, but in a relatively flat direction.
Pogba, who was trying to block it head-on, put his hands behind his back, trying to block Tang Zheng's long-range shot with flesh and blood, but Tang Zheng's long-range shot did not rise in the air, but quickly rolled towards the goal against the ground.
By the time Pogba realized that Tang Zheng's long-range shot was too late, all he could do was turn his head to look at the goal.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had a number of players in front of him, including his own team-mates and opposing players.
It wasn't until he crossed Bonucci on the turf that Buffon saw the ball roll towards the near corner.
Standing close to the middle, Buffon reacted very quickly subconsciously, sinking on the spot, and slamming his right foot to the ground, the huge reaction force caused his body to rush to the near corner of the goal, which is the left post of the broadcast screen.
There is a noticeable acceleration of the football running against the turf, and Buffon, who is 37 years old this year, is also past his peak and lacks explosiveness, so the Real Madrid fans in the south stand clearly watched the ball almost rub the tip of Buffon's stretched right finger, and then rubbed the inside edge of the left post of the goal and rolled into the net......
"Whoa—"
The frenzied Santiago Bernabeu Stadium had a noticeable pause between the lights and flints, but soon returned to a frenzied state, with huge shouts quickly sweeping the stadium.
He Wei, the commentator of the on-site commentary seat, seemed to be affected by this frenzied atmosphere, and his voice suddenly rose an octave: "Incredible! Real Madrid scored two goals in a row with a pass and a shot from the bench by Tang Zheng, surpassing Juventus 3:2! Now they are one goal away from qualifying for this season's Champions League final!"
Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, celebrated wildly at the instigation of his teammates, and Juventus coach Allegri, who was broadcast on the spot, looked particularly annoyed.
From 2:1 to 2:3, now the problem is on Juventus' side.
Offensive or defensive?
The situation was completely reversed with Tang Zheng's goal, and the pressure came to Juventus!