Chapter 429: It's time for overtime

After Danilo came on the pitch, the game resumed.

As the commentators analyzed, Atletico Madrid really used Danilo's side as a breakthrough for their attack.

Gao Zheng and Koke kept switching positions to assist Carrasco in taking turns to attack Danilo's defense.

Gareth Bale had to drop back to defending, giving him the illusion that he was back to his days at Southampton as a full-back, more on defense than in attack......

But he was playing at left wing-back, not right-back!

Because Bale had to be involved in the defense, Real Madrid's only few counter-attacking opportunities were handed over to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo created Real Madrid's most dangerous counter-attack opportunity since the start of the second half in the 81st minute.

At that time, after receiving a diagonal cross from Luka Modric on the wing, he accelerated with the ball and rushed towards the Atletico Madrid penalty area.

Although Benzema was in the middle to meet him in a desperate high speed, he still chose to shoot himself after entering the penalty area.

In fact, at that time he had attracted the attention of almost all Atletico Madrid players, and if he could pass the football, Benzema would basically face an empty goal, in front of an Atletico Madrid central defender, Savic, and the attention was still on Cristiano Ronaldo.

But the Portuguese didn't do it, and at that moment, he probably just wanted to compete with Gao Zheng. Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, a top scorer, this bit of confidence and domineering still needs to be had......

So in the face of the attacking goalkeeper Oblak, he chose to shoot himself!

"Ronaldo ——!!"

In the chanting of José Maria, the ball shot by Cristiano Ronaldo was blocked by Oblak with his body!

"Oops!"

Seeing this, many Real Madrid fans held their heads in their hands and looked up to the sky and sighed.

If this goal had been scored, the tide would have turned......

"The goal didn't go in, but it was a wake-up call for Atletico Madrid's defence. Don't look at the advantage they have now, but if they press the attack like this, the space behind the back line will be caught by the opponent sooner or later, whether it is Ronaldo or Bale, they are both speed players, and they have a strong ability to fight as soldiers...... "Xu Yang analyzed, he was a little worried.

Real Madrid conceded a goal, Carvajal went off injured, and Danilo came up and couldn't find his form habitually...... Real Madrid's situation at the moment looks too bad to be worse and seems to be a good opportunity for Atletico Madrid.

But if Atletico really thinks so and rushes to attack, he is worried that the backplane behind Atletico Madrid will be caught and exploited by Real Madrid.

After all, Real Madrid used to be a very fast and sharp team on the counter-attack, and they faced Ajax in the Champions League and it took only 13 seconds to break through Ajax.

From the beginning of Ozil's counter-attack with the ball, to the end Ronaldo's goal goal, it was all a touch.

If Atletico Madrid continue to play like this, Cristiano Ronaldo's shot just now will definitely not be Real Madrid's last chance of the game.

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Simeone is also thinking about it.

After Danilo came on the field before, he wanted to launch a fierce attack when the opponent's foothold was not stable, and completely open a breakthrough from here.

But now it seems that if their side hasn't scored yet, it will be a problem to let Real Madrid use their good counter-attack to score first.

So Simeone intends to slow down the pace and shrink a bit to prepare for extra time.

Now the game has entered the 80th minute, and the end of the 90-minute game is getting closer and closer.

It's hard to believe that the team can beat Real Madrid in the remaining minutes.

It's worried that after the team rushes in, Real Madrid will be killed.

The safe thing to do, of course, is to shrink the defense and then play overtime.

Simeone is confident in his team's fitness, and he believes that even if the game is dragged into extra-time, Atletico Madrid can have the upper hand in the 30 minutes of extra time.

However, Real Madrid's physical strength is close to exhaustion, and it is also the end of the crossbow in extra time, so it can only be passively defended.

So Atletico Madrid's hopes of winning extra-time are very high.

When you think about it, there's no need to go crazy in the last few minutes.

Simeone spoke his thoughts to assistant coach Boggs, who fully agreed with his arrangement.

"The worst possible outcome is to drag the game into a penalty shootout. But we trained on penalties before the game, so there's nothing to fear. Boggs said.

Although Atletico Madrid lost to Real Madrid in extra-time two years ago, times have changed and the situation is not the same today.

At that time, Atletico Madrid was dragged into extra time by Real Madrid at the end of the game, just one minute away from winning the cup for the first time in history, and this huge psychological gap led to the total collapse of the team in extra time.

It's not the same now, it's Atletico Madrid who are consciously putting the game into extra time.

The players are mentally prepared and more physically than their opponents, and there is no need to drag the opponent down in extra time.

So this arrangement is fine.

So Simeone was ready to get up and go to the sidelines to tell the players to recycle the formation properly and not let Real Madrid take advantage of their opportunity to press the attack.

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The commentators from all over the world on the commentary bench have also seen the current situation, and there is a good chance that this game will be overtime.

"Extra-time was brutal for both teams, but not to the point where it was completely unacceptable. Atletico Madrid, in particular, have more energy and should not be a big deal to play an extra 30 minutes. Real Madrid have to worry about it......" said José Maria.

"Actually, I hope the game can be over in 90 minutes, after all, everyone stays up all night watching the game. But for now, I'm afraid it's better to play extra time for Atletico Madrid......"

He Ping's statement was also recognized by Xu Yang: "Simeone is very smart and calm, and he didn't choose to rush because he seemed to be in a good situation. Cristiano Ronaldo didn't have many chances in this game, but he was in good shape. The goal conceded in the first half was because Atletico Madrid ignored him while defending, and Atletico Madrid couldn't have fallen twice in the same pit anyway......"

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The conference room was brightly lit, and rows of Red Bull and various instant coffees were on everyone's tables, but no one moved.

Even if you look at it like this, you will have to play another 30 minutes of the game, and then I am afraid that it will be dawn. But no one was tired.

Everyone is in a state of euphoria, which is more effective than any functional drink or coffee or strong tea.

Even Yang Wenlong, the eldest of them, was staring at the TV screen in good spirits at this time, and the reflection of the screen was reflected in his eyes, which did not look like an old man at all.

Not to mention overtime, even if it is a penalty shootout, they can keep it all the time, even if the game is over, I am afraid that few people can still sleep.

And it is not only a few people who are close to Gao Zheng who have such a performance, but also countless Chinese fans all over China.

This is a moment in the history of Chinese football, and they are all waiting for a result.