Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Situation Is Not Happy
Cristiano Ronaldo was serious, and when he turned his head, he relied on his physical superiority to force Modric and dodge Vidal's tackle before bursting into the fire. Ochoa's powerful shot made Ochoa dare to get the ball out of bounds.
Real Madrid corner.
It will not be easy for Real Madrid to break down Granada's defence in positional battles, and apart from relying on the individual play of the stars, the best chance to score goals is from set-pieces. In this first corner, Real Madrid went to the Granada team to resist most of the troops.
Ronaldo confidently entered the penalty area, but soon Yan Feng stood in front of him. Rowe's bounce has always been excellent, and he has scored a few volleyball-like headers. But Rao is like this, but he is not too sure when facing Yan Feng. It's all because Yan Feng's bounce power is more terrifying than him, even if his height is a few centimeters taller than Yan Feng, it doesn't bring the slightest advantage.
When Yan Feng and Ronaldo were entangled, the world's broadcast cameras were aimed at them. The dialogue between the two of them defending and attacking has always been the most interesting for Real Madrid when they meet Granada.
"Ronaldo and Yan are facing each other again. Which of them will emerge victorious in the ability to bounce will be decided immediately. β
Countless cameras are paying attention to the two of them, and everyone is looking forward to the wonderful confrontation that the two will stage next. But after the corner kick came out, nothing happened to these two people. Kroos' corner was spotted by Benzema.
Benzema faced off against the young Benvic. Empirically, it's a good choice. It's just that Kroos still underestimated Benkovic's air supremacy. Yes, he is young and prone to mistakes, and in this battle with Benzema, he made a mistake and jumped too early. However, his height of 190cm and strong ability to stay in the air made him stunned, and when his body began to fall, he took a step ahead of Benzema to push the ball out.
"Wow, the bounce Benvic showed right now, if you go to play basketball, you can go to the smash contest. β
The expected dialogue between Yan Feng and Ronaldo turned into a bouncing performance for Benkovic, which made Benkovic get countless praises from the outside world. Just when the motor camera turned to Benkovic, Yan Feng found that Ronaldo's face had deteriorated a little.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not happy. He was dissatisfied with Kroos' choice of Benzema.
Yan Feng didn't have any idea of being robbed of the show. Just defend the corner.
Next, Yan Feng didn't have time to think about it. He saw Luka Modric, who had taken the ball out of Benkovic in front of the box, was launching a counter-attack. Yan Feng hurriedly started, but soon stopped. With his pace, he has plenty of time to get involved in the attack, but he also feels it's more important to keep the back of the line for his teammates.
Without Yan Feng's participation, the Granada team's counterattack was also very fast. Modric's speed is not too fast, but the two horses on the side are fast enough. Luka Modric dribbled the ball forward and found Anthony Martial with a straight shot.
Anthony Martial was just as fast and difficult to stop. Anthony Martial opted to swoop in the direction of the baseline and got up and down the ball as soon as the attack was successful. Xander and Mahrez flanked and Sundell leaped high and flicked his head into the back of the net with the ball headed.
Keylor Navas did well this time, and he reacted very quickly to get the ball off the line. Granada also had a corner.
It's still a corner, but the offense and defense of the two sides are out of position. Yan Feng also squeezed into the opponent's penalty area this time, and it turned out to be Ronaldo who came to talk to him.
It seems that Ronaldo is really with him today. There has to be a winner.
In the past, everyone always compared players in the same or similar positions, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. But today, the outside world pays more attention to the dialogue between Ronaldo and Yan Feng.
However, this time in the corner kick, in addition to the direct dialogue between Ronaldo and Yan Feng, Benkovic was also concerned. Benkovic is also in the box ready to go for the ball, and this time against Sergio Ramos.
In the face of Ramos, Benkovic was not afraid at all. And Modric, who took the corner, really chose him as a point. The result was that Benkovic won against Ramos. It's a pity that under Ramos's interference, his team ball failed to hit the goal.
"Well done, Benkovich. Yan Feng smiled and applauded Benkovic. And Ronaldo next to him was expressionless.
These two corners, the attack and defense of these two rounds, although both sides got a shot on goal and a corner, it seems that the home team Granada still has a slight advantage. This is a bad start for the Granada team.
The two teams did not put on a-for-tat offensive formation, but the strong attack and defense shown after the opening made countless fans addicted. This is really just a prelude to this game.
After the first few minutes of caution and tentativeness, the two sides gradually picked up the pace and speed of the game. And both sides put more on the two wings.
Granada were mainly opened up by Anthony Martial and Riyad Mahrez on the flanks. As for Real Madrid, although Ronaldo is one of the two strikers, he attacks more close to the wings, which is the position he is most accustomed to. The other wing opposite Ronaldo was played by Bale.
Speaking of which, Bale's days at Real Madrid have not been easy. It's not that he's not favored by the team, it's that he's injured a lot. This season, I was injured again before, and I only recently came back. Due to Bale's excellent performance in the Copa del Rey after his return, Zinedine Zidane started him in this game.
The first few attacks of the Real Derry team were mainly led or finished by Cristiano Ronaldo, and then their attacks were Bale came. Bell's invincible speed, even Lin Fan himself is a member of the fastest speed, but it is really not as fast as Bell. Lin Fan couldn't bear Bale's speed on the side, Bale took his speed to the extreme, and after kicking excitedly, even Damian went up to encircle and was surrounded by him and rushed over.
Bale's flank attacks caused Granada a lot of problems, and his crosses created a lot of threats in front of goal. This made Yan Feng have to tilt his position slightly to Lin Fan's side in order to provide support in time. Next, Yan Feng staged a car race with Bell during a past support.
The last time I fought against Bell like this seemed to be more than a year ago. In the past, it could be said that they were not equal, but this time it was Yan Feng who had the last laugh in the speed competition. Yan Feng didn't know if it was because Bell's speed had decreased since he was injured or if his speed had become faster again.
After seeing that Yan Feng's support limited Bale, the rest of the Granada team was also very encouraged. The defence responded adequately, and the attacking players up front also needed to hand in their own answers.
In the 32nd minute, Granada's attackers finally played their part. Anthony Martial's cut was brought down by Nacho and the referee awarded a free-kick from the edge of the box.
Since the foul was committed on a more sidelined line, the location cannot be said to be very good. But Modric blasted away Navas's goal with a beautiful curling ball with a noticeable drop.
1:0. The Granada team then boiled. Both the fans and the players cheered excitedly. Even Pirlo, who had always been expressionless, yelled excitedly.
Finally ahead. Granada got what they wanted. The morale of the military has been greatly boosted. They all screamed to keep pushing for more goals.
After the restart, Granada continued to put pressure on Real Madrid's goal. In terms of momentum, it was the Granada team that pressed the opponent for a while. This powerful momentum gave them the upper hand, and unconsciously moved the formation up a lot.
It is often said that people are prone to make mistakes when they are proud. After taking the lead, Granada also made a mistake. With more attacking opportunities, they spread their formation wider. In the 40th minute, Mahrez's breakthrough was cut off by Marcelo.
Real Madrid launched a quick counter-attack, with Marcelo first passing the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo behind Modric. After Ronaldo got the ball, he slammed past Vidal, who came up to intercept, and then ran wildly with the ball in the direction of the penalty area.
Ronaldo's impact forced the defenders of the Granada team to keep retreating, and Yan Feng had to come over to chase after him. Yan Feng chased Ronaldo, but Ronaldo did not come hard, but kicked the ball to the bottom line on the other side.
That was where Bell was active, and without Yan Feng's deterrence, he directly used his speed to surpass Damian, who was going up to participate in the attack and was desperately returning to defense. Rushed to the penalty area with the ball, first deducted Ingassen, followed by two consecutive trips to shake off Benkovic's blockade, and then shot low.
βgoal!!!!!!!!!!! Bell !!"
Bale's low shot hit the far corner. The score was changed to 1:1.
The two sides were back on the same page, and the score remained until the end of the first half.
The score of 1:1 in the first half is a good indication of the strength of both teams and the state of both sides. It can be said that both sides were in good form and were equally good in the first half.
This will inevitably make the second half of the game even more exciting. And when the second half of the game started, it was so. Unlike the beginning of the first half, as soon as the second half came up, the two sides started to attack each other.
Bale's goal in the first half seemed to give Real Madrid a hint. At the start of the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale took turns on both flanks, and often moved the ball wide to the side of the order after attracting attention. This made Yan Feng's support very difficult, so he had to keep running desperately.
And the attack of the Granada team is still similar to the first half. It's not that this kind of attack is not enough, but after the Real Madrid team adapted, coupled with the morale of the big boost, it was not easy to achieve better results.
"Bang!" "Bang!" For the first ten minutes, both sides were bombarding each other's goals from time to time. This left the respective goalkeepers and defenders nervously defending.
Wonderful attack, very interesting, but also stale. All that's left is to see who can break the deadlock first. And it looks like Granada, playing at home, should have the better chances.
However, in fact, it was Real Madrid who were the first to break the deadlock in the second half, but they played away. In the 59th minute of the game, the young Benkovic made a mistake and knocked down Benzema, who was holding the ball with his back. This gave Real Madrid a free-kick opportunity in an excellent position.
Such a good free kick opportunity, Ronaldo stood up without giving up. Then he blasted Ochia open with his long-established defoliating ball.
1:2. Granada was overtaken by Real Madrid.
The entire Granada Stadium fell silent. Yan Feng and his teammates' faces became heavy.
"Come on, Granada, we will never give up. The stands, which had been silent for a while, shouted again.
"That's right. We never give up. We'll fight until the last second. I believe I can score again, and I will also achieve a comeback!" Yan Feng said to his teammates who were a little depressed with a firm expression.
"Cheer up. The coaches and the fans are watching us. They're all still supporting us. β
"Hmm!" Modric nodded solemnly. He didn't say much, turned to get the ball, and was ready to restart.
After the restart, the Granada team, which had no way to retreat, launched a fierce attack, and it was the kind that pressed hard.
At this time, the Real Madrid team, under the command of Zidane, actually carried out a contraction defense. Even Cristiano Ronaldo retreated and actively joined the defence.
Against a Real Madrid team that has strengthened their defence, Modric will do everything he can to help the team get in. But this time, the resoluteness and tenacity of Real Madrid's defense surprised everyone. Imagine that even Ronaldo is desperate to block the muzzle of the gun.
After a full ten minutes of fierce attack, the offensive of the Granada team was carried by the tenacity of the Real Madrid team. The players of the Granada team couldn't help but start to get anxious.
The more anxious it is, the more useless it is, this is almost becoming common sense. However, the people in it couldn't help themselves at all, and even Yan Feng began to be anxious.
couldn't attack for a long time, but almost let Bell succeed in the sneak attack. In addition, as the clock entered the 70 minutes, the players began to fatigue and had to start slowing down the tempo.
The players on the pitch are already the best players in the Granada team, and although the players' fitness is starting to decline, Pirlo can only rely on these guys on the pitch. However, the physical condition makes the offensive effect constantly decreasing.
Granada had no reason to retreat, they just continued to attack head-on, but with time. Anthony Martial and Riyad Mahrez, who are mainly responsible for attacking from the flanks, have both been out of fitness. In desperation, Pirlo replaced the two.
The two horses with strong assault ability went down, and the replaced Aslan and Harris could not be replaced at all. Again, this will not improve Granada's attack.
When the game was in the 80th minute, after Ronaldo successfully hugged Aslan's dribbling ball out of the sideline, he saw Yan Feng, who was rushing up to respond, smiled.
"Strict. The big picture is settled. β