Real Madrid's match against Monaco actually seems to be the least suspenseful in terms of Champions League promotion so far. After all, Real Madrid is already two goals ahead of Monaco, and they defend a little more than usual away from home, even if it seems to be a little difficult in recent games, it is estimated that there will not be much of a problem.

There are some players in the Monaco team who think so, but the one who is least discouraged and the least willing to give up is Fernando Morientes.

'I know most of the players in this Real Madrid squad and that's why I know better than any other player at Monaco how strong they are. Morientes replied in an interview that the handsome Spaniard was gentle when he looked down and chuckled, and that he always treated this team like a first love, which was difficult to ask for, and even harder to let go.

Journalists always want to hype up some news and attract newspaper sales, "What do you think of Portillo's watch at Real Madrid this season?" When this question came out, Morientes, who was originally good-tempered and smiling, was a little embarrassed. This is definitely a bit difficult to answer, and not only on the one hand, it will offend people. At the beginning, Real Madrid gave up Morientes because of Portillo's excellent number of 5 goals in 10 games when Portillo was not the main player in the 0203 season, so Real Madrid decided to focus on cultivating this 'new Raul'. But since the new season, perhaps Portillo has been under too much pressure from betting, and the level has dropped too much, which has made countless media ridicule as 'soft eggs who can't bear the pressure'. At this time, if you compare it again, Morientes, who was abandoned by the club in the past, is already the top scorer in the Champions League, but Porti, the winner who was once given high hopes, does not even have any goal assists in the league, let alone the Champions League.

Such a schedule is extremely dangerous, and this team is unlikely to give more opportunities to newcomers. Real Madrid, who are the first in attention and always live in the spotlight, can quickly become famous several times faster than other teams if you are excellent, and similarly, if you fail to meet expectations, you will be abandoned and eliminated several times faster than other teams. There have always been pros and cons.

Morientes understood but couldn't say that, saying only vaguely, "Xavier is a very talented player. "The others didn't bother too much.

Reporters have their own little abacus when they hear this, and it has always been their forte to go back and add fuel and vinegar to catch the wind and catch shadows, and no matter what the readers' reaction is, it has nothing to do with them. "So, what do you think is outstanding about Francisco Alvarez, who has been appointed by Queiroz this season, compared to Francisco Pavon, who has been gradually placed on the bench?"

Why don't you ask Queiroz yourself or our manager Didier Deschamps? I'm just a player, even though I have a lot to do with Real Madrid, I'm just a player. Morientes sneered in his heart and glanced up at his own manager, who snatched the question to answer it. Deschamps has a great influence in France, others can, but the French media will not openly deny him face. Morientes, who breathed a sigh of relief, was able to really compare the two 'Francisco' in his heart, and his expression was a little complicated.

But compared to the Monaco manager, Morientes, who is clearly 'how much love can be regained', is more likable. When asked what he thought of the game, Morientes replied with a rare categorical answer: "When Real Madrid comes to Monaco, don't want to leave with joy. ”

The second leg between Monaco and Real Madrid was played at the Stade Louis II, and the date of the match was April 5, which happened to be Morientes' birthday. However, this matter has long been put aside, and at the moment of the competition, this qiē is not so important. In Spain, the newspapers "As" and "Marca" have no idea the importance of accumulating character and are shouting 'five consecutive years to reach the semi-finals' to show confidence. However, Carlos' injury problems did not ensure a return, while Beckham accumulated yellow cards and was suspended.

This incident is also speechless in the Real Madrid team, especially as the captain Raul is not the suspended Beckham but Forlan, who seems to be the real culprit. The gaze was already too obvious to say "why did you get so many yellow cards, and it was David who was suspended for so many yellow cards, not you", Fran felt that he was really wronged by this, and this Londoner's melancholy appearance hides a heart that loves to fight, can he blame him?

Real Madrid themselves are far from being as easy as the outside, in fact, Bravo on the bench completely overlaps Carlos in terms of playing style, but the young man, who also came from Castilla, does not have much experience in key battles. Or let the experienced Pavon play? As for Beckham's position, Queiroz is hesitant whether to bring Figo, who can play as a winger or full-back, back to midfield, or to bring Zidane's substitute Cambiasso on? Of course, the two central defenders, Elguera and Forlan, are still quite stable.

At the end of Monaco, everyone was holding a number belonging to Real Madrid with a strange expression. Monaco coach Didier Deschamps said, "Obviously, our skills and experience are not comparable to that of Real Madrid, who have players at the top of their game in every position, but the fitness problem-"

As he spoke, all eyes were on the average runs per game of each player at Real Madrid.

"Real Madrid is running an average of just over 10,000 metres per game, partly because Beckham's average of 13,000 per game has increased by a few jù, but also because the active running of the Englishman will have a lot of impact on this team." Deschamps said flatly, but noticed that the eyes of his players began to flash a little bit of regret, "And Beckham is not here, the fitness problems of this superstar club, I don't need to say more, right?" Kick out the speed, accelerate the impact, increase the running distance, and let those guys run until they can't run anymore! ”

"But Real Madrid still has a guy who averages 15,000 per game." Didier Deschamps poured cold water on the crowd, "Among the starters of this Real Madrid team, Francisco Alvarez is the least famous, the most ordinary, and the most overlooked-"

"But we can't ignore him and even keep our composure in that club, which is not an easy thing in itself. ”

"We all know that those who can enter Real Madrid are all 'geniuses' in the mouth of the public. But not every talent is able to fit into the team and play their expertise, still at such a young age. ”

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In the tunnel of the players, Morientes only nodded to Raul and did not say anything more, and Raul, as the captain, also stood at the front of the team and looked forward. They were opponents on the pitch and all that was the case until the end of this crucial match.

Florentino, who came to the scene to watch the game, was playing with the prince of Monaco, and he didn't know where to go. The slogan of the treble before every season is shouted very loudly, but the Copa del Rey unexpectedly fell in the final, and the championship in the league that was supposed to be in hand was chased by Valencia behind him, and now the Champions League

At the beginning of the game, the Monaco players rushed to the Real Madrid half with the ball, the pace was extremely fast, and the intensity of the body collision was also very high. Queiroz stood on the sidelines and glanced at Deschamps, Monaco is two goals behind and wants to be fast, of course, the more impatient the better, the better to control the rhythm and seize the opportunity. They have rhythm maestro Zinedine Zidane in midfield, and Figo is no bad at all when it matters most.

What's more, after another sudden violent long-range shot was firmly grasped by Casillas, Monaco fans were disappointed to find that Real Madrid's goalkeeper was in excellent form in this game.

Monaco's scramble was followed by Real Madrid's counter-attack, a group of players who are more accustomed to this style of play than the rest of Monaco, after all, they usually play games where defense always comes after attack. When the game progressed to more than 30 minutes, Ronaldo went straight into the penalty area, and Raul shot a pick-up for Real Madrid to stretch the two-legged aggregate score to a three-goal distance.

But at half-time, Queiroz looked at the players in the team who were unsteady and sweating, and even though they were temporarily ahead, their expressions were not very good.

The two men with the calmest breath were muttering in the corner, and Queiroz wondered how they had so much to say all the time. Casillas is a goalkeeper, this is normal, Queiroz looked at the number of first-half runs that the assistant coach in his hand just handed over, and the biggest run on the Real Madrid side is this kid, good guy, this is eight thousand, and it looks more normal than others.

Queiroz looked him up and down, trying to cut him open again to see if Fran had an extra lung.

Queiroz told the players to calm down, these bigwigs who have been through the storm naturally know how to adjust. As for the field, Queiroz hesitated for a long time and signaled, retreat, the whole team retreat!

To be reasonable, it seems natural to retreat with a three-goal lead.

At the start of the second half, Monaco dominated the midfield. Morientes' scramble was originally familiar to Real Madrid, but this moment was a little unfamiliar.

McConn on the wing drove in and was blocked out of the box by Elgra. Yaya Toure received the ball and shot a long shot, this time it was stopped by Forlan with his thigh, and Forlan subconsciously passed back to Casillas, but this action was predicted by Morientes to successfully intercept. There was no one between him and the goalkeeper, and it was only natural that the goal would come.

After the goal, the Monaco crowd did not celebrate, picked up the ball and went to the center circle to wait for the restart. Fran, who made a mistake because of habit, didn't look good, and Elgra didn't say anything but comfortingly touched the hair of his little teammate. And this scene made Deschamps on the sidelines raise his eyebrows slightly, and he had some thoughts in his heart but didn't say anything. Florentino, who watched the game, was not very happy with the team's retreat, especially the embarrassing situation of being scored by the opponent after retreating.

However, although it was Forlan's mistake that caused the goal to be conceded, even the audience could see that the young centre-back was better at defending when Real Madrid retreated. The commentator looked at the attack, clearance, attack, and clearance, and called out the running distance of the players on the field, and looked at Monaco with more than 30 minutes to end the game but it was already nearly 9,000 per capita. After linking the shot, the camera that quickly locked on the opponent's chairman after conceding the goal was transmitted, and this game was not easy to play even if Real Madrid was afraid.

Thinking of this, the commentator glanced at Real Madrid's number, and was stunned when he found that his running distance was comparable to Monaco, and noticed that Francisco Alvarez had reached the running distance of 13,000, and his words were blocked in his throat.

But it's one thing to run distance, it's another thing to be attacked by an opponent in the 81st minute.

Patrice Evra's long ball goes straight into the box and then runs into the box. There was chaos in front of Casillas's goal, and at a glance, more than a dozen people were stuck in the penalty area, all of them were heads, heads and heads. But a football game is not more than who's getting heads, but-

"The crisis of Real Madrid! There was chaos in front of the goal, and Casillas kept adjusting his position...... Morientes finds the hole with precision to shoot - goooooooaaaaaaallllllll! Monaco 2-1 Real Madrid, Morientes scored twice! Happy Birthday Fernando Morientes!! ”

The Spanish media was a little bitter for a moment, "I really hope Raul and Melun hadn't separated last summer." ”

Morientes grinned, and he subconsciously raised his head and imagined that the real estate tycoon must be unsightly at the moment. Revenge or show, whatever they say, he's not as good as Portillo? Who gave them the illusion of this? However, he can't blame Portillo, after all, his situation is not as high-spirited as last season.

He narrowed his eyes at the thought of this, in that case, I just need to win!

The morale of Monaco has made Zidane, the midfield rhythmic, a little miserable, and it stands to reason that this situation should be attacked. But this was unrealistic, and Queiroz did not give the slightest hint. The arrangement of the Portuguese midfield and the unresponsive on-the-spot schedule at this time made Zidane shake a little, but he only hoped that in the end, including stoppage time, he could bear it in less than ten minutes.

The shot was saved, the long pass was destroyed by the attack, the long-range shot was lifted off the crossbar, and Casillas, who had been pitted by his own defense for many years, became more and more heroic, and he was still the giant lock in front of the Real Madrid goal.

Monaco still wants to smash open the locked door.

In the second half, the referee awarded two minutes of stoppage time, and Roten burst forward with the ball, and he shot with his feet, but Casillas saved from the side...... Oh no, no, no, no, Roten This is just a feint, he fakes a real pass, the ball is knocked horizontally to the teammate next to him, Casillas can't react this time! And in that position, it is Morientes, who has already scored two goals and is in good form! ”

Casillas fell to the ground in despair and closed his eyes, and he could even hear the pop of Morientes' volley on the football. It's over, it's all over, and the Champions League that has been fought for a season is over...

However, in the next second, as the football broke through the air, what he heard was not the cheers of the whole audience from the Louis II Stadium after the football broke the net, but a gasp in unison.

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It's good to have an artist on a team, and it's all artists on a team, and that's just going to make a mess.

In the usual inconspicuous mountain dew, when it comes to the critical moment, the role of the mason is revealed.

This type of player is jokingly called "mediocre player", but in fact, it is known that this is exactly what this type of player is not mediocre.

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Casillas looked back and watched Fran, who had rushed to the door at some point, suddenly jumping, his amazing explosiveness and bounce on full display at this moment. The ball was forced out by him with his head before entering the goal, but he was also unable to restrain due to the pursuit of speed.

The big screen in the stadium showed Francisco Alvarez, who had blocked Morientes' must-score with a header, with a hideous expression, Casillas's eyes widened, and the next second, he watched Fran hit his head on the crossbar.