Chapter 233: The first half is over

At the entrance to the Luton training base, Magis is still sitting in his small security room.

He didn't travel with the team to the away game, and in fact he has been permanently denied the right to watch the game since the last time he was so excited at Wembley – Magis is clearly lacking.

There was no one at the training base today, but Magis was still used to listening to the radio in his little security room.

Luton Town snatched the ball again!! N'Golo Kante's snatch! Very accurate! No fouls!! ”

The fingertips of Magis, who was lying on the chaise longue, were still gently buttoning the armrests of the rattan chair, and when he heard the narrator's voice, his fingers stopped, and Magis pricked up his ears.

"Antoine Griezmann catches the ball and passes it down the middle, Kevin Keane is distributing the ball to the left!!"

"Adam was one-on-one and he faced central defender Gutiérrez Juanito........ Feints... Shaking.... Shot!!!!!! ”

When the narrator's voice rose in volume, Magis also straightened up slightly from her chair.

"De Gea!! De Gea pressed the ball underneath him!! ”

Magis regretfully stumbled back into her chair again.

Such scenes have been repeated in this game.

After Atletico Madrid tightened their defense, it was actually difficult for Luton to find particularly good shots on goal.

And Luton's passing is not just about passing space shots, they are also often trying to create one-on-one opportunities for both sides.

Adam and Griezmann both have good one-on-one ability, and Gao Bo can't just let it go.

So during this time, both sides of Luton began to come alive.

Adam made waves on the left and soon Antoine Griezmann was also involved on the right.

In the 36th minute, Luton played the ball on the right side and created a chance for Griezmann to face left wing-back Lopes alone.

Antoine Griezmann dribbled forward, and Lopes fought and retreated.

In the face of Griezmann, López did not dare to be careless. However, Griezmann eventually took the ball into the box and fired a right-footed shot!

The ball hit the side-netting, and the rickety net had the Luton fans in the stands cheering. However, they soon found out that the ball had not scored the goal, and the stands immediately remembered a sigh, followed by applause.

Luton Town fans now completely dominate the stands as this period is entirely Luton's dominance of the pitch.

'After the goal, Luton were in very good form, they were on the attack, and Atletico Madrid were forced to defend intensively in front of goal to fend off Luton's continuous attack, and they were temporarily suppressed by Luton! Lightkinson was very excited in the stands!

"If Luton can score the second goal in the first half, they will have the absolute advantage in this game!!"

What Lightkinson said was right, so the Spanish commentator not far away frowned.

"Atletico Madrid wants to survive this difficult moment, Luton can't keep attacking like this, as long as Atletico Madrid relaxes, with their strength, equalizing or even overtaking the score is not too much of a problem!"

Said the Spanish commentator.

And at this time, Diego Fran appeared on the TV screen.

The Atletico striker's face was very depressed, which was evident to all the fans in front of the TV.

Through a set of data, we can see why Diego Forlan is so depressed.

The total number of touches the ball in the first half of the game to the present position is.... Nine times!

What is this concept, which means that Diego Forlan had the second-fewest touches of the ball in the first half – with Luton Town's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel topping the list. Even Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea touches the ball more than Diego Frando.

It's not that Diego Forlan had a negative attitude in today's game, this is the final of the Europa League, how could Forlan not be positive.

This is mainly due to the fact that Luton Town have been very constrained by Diego Forlan and have blocked any line that Forlan could link up with a midfielder.

So in the current position, Forlan has had a pitiful number of touches.

On the contrary, Aguero's performance began to be a little active during this time.

Sergio Aguero began to return to his own backfield to play the ball and with the Argentine's possession skills, Atletico Madrid gradually opened a gap or twice in Luton's encirclement.

In the 39th minute of the game, Aguero took the ball in front of the arc of his penalty area and shook off Drinkwater, who pressed forward to defend and press, and then passed the ball diagonally to the left.

Reyes, who couldn't wait, stopped the ball forward on the flank and then took a step to dribble towards Luton's box.

This startled Gao Bo.

It was a great counter-attack for Atletico Madrid!

The Atletico Madrid fans in the stands finally cheered, they were very depressed for most of the first half!

Reyes dribbled forward with the ball and now Luton's defense at the back was relatively empty, and although right wing-back Mitchell Piran was frantically chasing back, it was difficult for him to catch up with Reyes, but Griezmann could barely catch up with Reyes.

"Atletico Madrid's counterattack!! Reyes is dribbling !! ”

The Spanish commentator abruptly stood up from the commentary seat.

Luton fans are nervous too!

Now that the first half is almost over, if Atletico Madrid scores an equaliser at this time...... The second half of this game may not have turned against Luton.

Reyes has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, even if Luton Town besieged Atletico before, he did not go back!

He's been staring at the space at the back!!

This is a great opportunity!!

Reyes runs wild with the ball while his eyes are on the middle!

It was only when he brought the ball to the edge of the box that he took his eyes back and looked at Saul Campbell.

If it was Saul Campbell in peak condition, Reyes might have been more cautious, but now Campbell.... In terms of speed, they can't keep up with Reyes at all!

Reyes didn't even bother to make a feint, he went straight down with the ball and shook off Saul Campbell.

By the time Saul Campbell turned around, Reyes had already completed the cross!!

Flores on the sidelines raised his fist!

The back-point Fran has already been killed!

He... Unguarded !!

Gao Bo's pupils contracted rapidly, and Fran, who had been ignored before, was a killer at this time!

A killer who will pay the price if you ignore him in the box!!

Diego Forlan met the ball and pushed it directly with the arch of his foot..........

"Diego Fran !!!!"

The fans in the stands were already cheering.

And at this time, Schmeichel saved the team!

He moved quickly when Reyes crossed, and when Forlan shot at goal, Schmeichel arrived and flicked the ball off the line!!

"Schmeichel !!!!"

Lightkinson shouted!

Luton fans were also chanting!!

Jeffrey, who was in a panic in the box, quickly stepped forward and hugged Schmeichel.

It's no less than a goal!!

Gao Bo also breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at the time of the game.

He was also responsible for this goal, and when the team was besieged for a period of time, the team did not return in time.

Gao wavelength breathed a sigh of relief, but there still can't be a fluke mentality!

He quickly let the team slowly retreat and return to the form before the start.

Returning to the dressing room with a 1-0 scoreline is nothing unacceptable for Luton.

The team is now ahead and for Luton Town they have plenty of options to choose from.

Fran covered his head with his hands and stood in the box for a few moments.

He knows very well what this opportunity means, and after this time, if the manager of Luton Town is not stupid, Luton Town will definitely not continue to press and attack like this.

They are now on the leading side.

So such a counter-attacking opportunity is a very luxury for Atletico Madrid, it is almost a must-score opportunity.

It's no wonder that Schmeichel roared with his mouth wide open and clenched his fists after saving Forlan's shot, and the Luton players came up to hug him.

It's no different from a goal!!

Sure enough, when the game resumed, Luton's side slowly recovered, and they never gave Atletico Madrid more space at the back.

Then it was the same question before the game started.

How will Atletico Madrid break down Luton's defence?

In the final minutes of the first half, fans watched Jurado lose his matches, and the not-so-strong Spanish midfielder was unable to play the role of a midfield commander against Luton's tough midfield defence.

Naturally, Atletico Madrid's attack is also mired in the quagmire.

In the final minutes of the first half, neither side scored.

As soon as a minute of stoppage time passed, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Players from both sides immediately walked into the tunnel and hurriedly disappeared into the pitch.

Atletico Madrid's players were grim-faced, they fell behind in the first half and didn't have many chances in attack other than Forlan's attack.

And Luton's players didn't appear too happy either.

It's just a one-goal lead, and there's still a second half to go!