Chapter 401: Ace vs. Ace

Coach Jose Mourinho stood on the sidelines and gave orders, and Cristiano Ronaldo had a little emotion in his heart, believing that if the score was behind, he should change the pre-match tactics and speed up the pace of the game.

But then again, you still have to listen to the manager's words, after all, there is an unwritten rule in world football - the coach has absolute authority.

It's one thing to have a conflict in private, it's another thing to go against the manager's tactical wishes.

Besides, the rhythm of the whole team is put at one point, and his sudden acceleration will cause the whole team to accelerate passively.

Mourinho can see at a glance that there is not much of a problem, and it is understandable that one and a half times at a time, but if Dortmund takes the opportunity to play a quick counter-attack, it will be a real disaster.

I have suffered this kind of loss in the two meetings in the group stage of the Champions League this season, and I still remember it vividly.

In this case, the rhythm of the game returned to the draw stage, as if the score was still 0:0.

The new Wembley Stadium is full of frenzied atmosphere, with 30,000 Dortmund fans and nearly 10,000 Chinese fans fully unleashing themselves to contribute to the Champions League final.

The neutral fans were a little depressed, and they finally waited for Dortmund to break the deadlock, thinking that Real Madrid would rise up and add a big attack, and then the two sides staged a big battle.

Outcome...... But on the contrary, the two teams are like martial arts masters who keep testing each other, waiting for the moment when the other party reveals their flaws before giving a fatal blow!

British Sky commentator Andy Gray turned to his partner Martin Taylor and said: "Real Madrid are really calm enough, they didn't choose to step up the attack, it's rare. ”

"Hey. Martin Taylor shook his head at first, and then said meaningfully: "It's not that you don't know who the Real Madrid coach is, Jose Mourinho, the bus driver, it's normal not to rush to attack." ”

Faintly, it's not hard to hear his aversion to Mourinho's tactics.

Real Madrid, which is behind, chooses to stabilize its position, and Dortmund, who are ahead, have no reason to take the initiative to speed up.

According to the gestures given by manager Jurgen Klopp on the sidelines, he responded to all changes and tried his best to make the score 1:0 go into the halftime break.

Taking the lead doesn't mean winning, after all, the game is a 90-minute battle, and the final winner is the one who takes the lead at the final whistle.

Right now?

It's still early.

After the restart, the game entered a relatively calm stage, and neither side wanted to invest too many troops to avoid being attacked by the other side.

The two sides exchanged offense and defense, and in the blink of an eye it was forty minutes, which means that there are five minutes left in the first half, and at most six minutes of injury time.

At this time, the live director suddenly switched the camera to Mourinho, who made a subtle gesture to Xavi Alonso, who saw it and tapped his head, an obvious exchange.

Mourinho returned to the dugout after explaining and sat down.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei said suspiciously: "Is this Real Madrid going to change tactics?"

'Real Madrid are behind and it's normal to change tactics. Commentator Zhang Lu continued: "If the first half ends with the current score, it is obviously very bad for Real Madrid, so I think Mourinho is desperate for his team to equalize before the end of the first half, after all, the mood of 0:1 and 1:1 entering the dressing room is completely different." ”

He Wei tapped his chin to express his agreement with Zhang Lu's statement.

The Spanish national TV commentator's tone improved, and he said excitedly: "I dare not say that Real Madrid will inevitably increase the offensive, but I believe that the tactical play will definitely change, let's wait and see!

Tang Zheng has a wide field of vision, in a sense, he is opposite Xavi Alonso, so he was wary when Xavi Alonso looked at the coach's seat, but he didn't know what Mourinho and Xavi Alonso's gesture exchange represented, so he could only continue to respond to changes with the same.

Immediately, Xavi Alonso pulled Khedira and Ozil to say a few more words.

As for what was said, no one knows except the parties.

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With another minute to go, Tang Zheng has been wary of Real Madrid players Xavi Alonso and Mesut Ozil.

As for why Khedira was ignored, it was because of an intuition.

Khedira's ability to participate in the attack is a bit strong, but he does not have this role in Real Madrid's tactical system, and the presence of Xavi Alonso and Mesut Ozil seriously restricts his room for movement, which means that Khedira is destined to be a blue-collar worker who does dirty work in this game.

Borussia Dortmund patiently organised the attack, moving from left to right and from right to left, with Tang Zheng and Gundogan constantly dispatching Real Madrid defenders back and forth through precise long passes.

A lot of the time, I have to say that the tactical awareness of the Real Madrid players is very good, they seem to be running around, but in fact the whole is not messy.

Neither Tang Zheng nor Gundogan, nor Gotze could find a suitable passing opportunity.

Lewandowski, who finally ran to the vacant position to receive the football, ignored 3721 and made a long-range shot directly from the right position in the penalty area.

Lewandowski had plenty of power on goal, but the angle was lacking, and the ball was held by Casillas, who was in good position.

Casillas threw the ball in his hand and tried to launch a counterattack at the first time, but Dortmund did a good job of pressing high, Ramos did not dare to dribble, and quickly kicked it to goalkeeper Casillas.

In desperation, Casillas could only choose to drive forward with big feet.

This time the landing point is very good, and it is more conducive to Benzema to scramble.

Hummels naturally had a natural advantage when it came to heading over, but Benzema was smart enough to get stuck first.

Hummels had no choice but to get started. Elbowed Benzema on the shoulder to prevent him from jumping.

Referee Rizzoli saw it very accurately and blew the whistle decisively, signaling Hummels to make a pressing move in the battle for the top.

Hummels shrugged his shoulders and looked helpless, and wanted to say a few words to the referee Rizzoli.

At the same time, Tang Zheng, who was in the process of retreating, shouted violently: "Hold down the football!"

However, as soon as the words fell, Benzema swept the ball to Ozil in the middle circle of his side before he could fully get up.

"Damn it!"

Tang Zheng cursed in his heart, he immediately ran to the road section, did not run to Ozil, who received the ball, but sprinted towards the right rib of his own defense.

He has a very strong instinct that Mesut Ozil will be the first to find Cristiano Ronaldo, as he did in the group stage of this season's Champions League.

Gundogan was very close to Ozil, but Benzema's down-to-ground pass was consciously aimed at Ozil, which means that the pass would definitely be good for Ozil to receive the ball and even deal with it next.

So, Gundogan's role is limited.

Tang Zheng did the same, so instead of pounced on Ozil, he ran to Real Madrid's most threatening player, Cristiano Ronaldo!

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"Take a free kick!"

The tone of the Spanish national television commentator was full of excitement.

Facing the menacing national team team-mate Gundogan, Ozil had a noticeable forward swing to the right in the upper half of his body.

Gundogan subconsciously thought that Ozil was going to stop and dribble forward, so he wanted to stop Ozil's forward path in advance.

However, Ozil's upper body shaking was a feint, and when Gundogan made a move, Ozil suddenly stopped the ball in place with the outside of his left foot, and then the whole person also braked sharply.

Taking advantage of the gap between Gundogan's sudden braking on the spot, Ozil took a step forward with his right foot and picked up his left foot.

Tang Zheng rushed towards Cristiano Ronaldo while not forgetting to look back to observe the situation, which happened to see a high-quality long pass from Mesut Ozil.

The ball flew from the middle of Real Madrid's half-circle to the right side of Dortmund's defence, the gap between Piszczek and central defender Hummels.

Piszczek is yet to return to his position, and Cristiano Ronaldo's run is exactly where Piszczek should be.

"That's fast!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray shouted.

Cristiano Ronaldo was very fast, and in the blink of an eye he was in the 40-metre area.

Hummels, who was returning at high speed, did not dare to defend recklessly, and he chose to stay on Cristiano Ronaldo's route and wait for his team-mates to help.

To be precise, wait for Tang Zheng's support.

In the process of his retreat, Yu Guang saw Tang Zheng return to defense at full speed.

After all, Gundogan and Piszczek are not in position, and Subotic has to defend Benzema, and the only person he expects to help is the captain Tang Zheng on the field.

Klopp was very anxious until Tang Zheng, who was wearing the No. 10 jersey, appeared in his sight.

I don't know why, he feels inexplicably relieved.

The sound that erupted in the area of the Dortmund fans gradually decreased, and the area of the Real Madrid fans began to come alive, creating a deafening huge cheer for Cristiano Ronaldo: "Whoa-"

After a short while, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was running, extended his left foot to stop the ball a meter in front of him, and at the same time lowered his speed and took turns with his left and right feet to dangle a shot above the football.

That's right, it's one of Cristiano Ronaldo's favourite ways to dribble – pedaling!

Hummels knew that there was a large space behind him, and it was obviously unrealistic to go forward and face up, and he had to create space for Tang Zheng to chase back, so he chose the usual one-on-one defensive style of fighting and retreating.

Cristiano Ronaldo can become one of the two best players in world football at the moment, and the ball quotient is naturally very high, and he knows that Hummels is consciously stalling for time and waiting for support, so what he has to do now is not to give Hummels any room to think.

Since you don't come forward to defend, then I'll take the initiative to close the distance and force you to make a choice.

I saw Cristiano Ronaldo's left foot just dangling a shot from above the football, and the outside of his right foot slammed the football to the right.

Cut in!!

Hummels quickly turned around when he realized that Cristiano Ronaldo was going to play inside, trying to take advantage of his height and long legs to complete the interception.

But he is tall and has long legs and a large turning radius, so it is particularly difficult to turn up.

Moreover, Cristiano Ronaldo is not really going to cut in, but ......

Use the arch of your right foot to slam the ball towards the baseline!

Hummels' second reaction was not unpleasant, as he kicked his left foot to the ground as he retreated, and the huge reaction force allowed him to complete an emergency stop on the spot.

But...... Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in his prime of life, is at the peak of his explosiveness and speed, and by the time Hummels turned to the baseline, he was already half a body behind.

Fortunately, Cristiano Ronaldo's sense of the ball has decreased slightly due to muscle training, and the direction of the smash is a little different from what he imagined, closer to the outside line.

Still, the Spanish national television commentator was very excited: "It's an opportunity!

The heat at the new Wembley Stadium was intense, with a huge cheer from the Real Madrid fans at the far end and a deafening boo from the Dortmund fans, hoping to influence Cristiano Ronaldo, who was running wild with the ball.

In the blink of an eye, Cristiano Ronaldo reached the corner of the left penalty area, and Hummels, who was chasing after him, suddenly slammed the ball to the right with his left heel.

For Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic dribbling moves, Hummels has long been wary.

However, there is a problem that cannot be ignored, the radius problem caused by Hummels' height and long legs and subconsciously stopping and turning.

Besides, people have inertia, and the defenders are passive, and it takes longer to make a stop-and-turn turn.

And Cristiano Ronaldo's natal skill is already practice makes perfect, I saw him use the outside of his right foot to flick the ball to the right, open the defensive distance from Hummels, and then look up at the position of goalkeeper Weidenfeller, and then pick up his right foot.

"Whoa—"

At the same time, a deafening loud cheer suddenly rang out behind the goal.

Suddenly, Cristiano Ronaldo felt that his brain was not enough.

How do you shoot yourself and the Dortmund fans cheer?

hat?

Scaregpy?

No way!

Between the lightning and flint, Cristiano Ronald saw a long leg flash from behind the right side.

This......

Cristiano Ronaldo's right foot is like a rounded bowstring, and it has to be haired!

He hit the lower middle of the ball with his right foot on the instep of his right foot and tried to get in time for the 'foot' to get on the score.

The next moment, Cristiano Ronaldo, who had completed the shot, heard a 'pop' and he saw that the football he shot hit the inside of the headbone of 'that leg', and then changed the defensive line and went out of the bottom line with a high parabola.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was bound to win, turned his head angrily and looked at Tang Zheng, who had completed a world-class defense.

The cheers resounded at the new Wembley Stadium one after another, and the eyes of Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo were successfully captured by the keen live director.

Yang 5 commentator Hove said hysterically: "What is a world-class duel? This is it! Real Madrid used their best fast counter-attack to hand the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, and he did well enough against Hummels, but ...... Dortmund Dinghaishen needle Tang Zheng appeared in the most critical place, and his falling tackle defused Ronaldo's ambition to break through the level this time......"

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif only said a short sentence: "Ace to ace, it's wonderful!"