Chapter 312: The First Half
Danilo sent too hard a return pass and caught Navas off guard.
When Real Madrid fans saw Keylor Navas' feet slip, their hearts lifted.
Fortunately, Navas's second reaction was fast enough, otherwise Real Madrid would have fallen behind in the opening eleven minutes.
"What a pity!" He Pingwei said. "Gao Zheng just seemed to be able to predict what would happen next, and when he saw Danilo preparing to pass back, he suddenly stepped forward, if it wasn't for Navas's second reaction being fast, he would have scored!"
Danilo himself was so frightened that he hurriedly apologized and thanked Navas.
"Danilo should be careful, he just made a mistake in the return pass...... José Maria said.
The game restarted and it wasn't long before Real Madrid had the chance to attack, Kroos crossed from a 40-degree angle, and Cristiano Ronaldo jumped high in front of goal to head the ball off the right sideline.
Four minutes later, it was Ronaldo again, who received a pass from Luka Modric and fired a left-footed shot from the edge of the box, and the ball flew off the right side again.
“…… Cristiano Ronaldo was very active in this game, but none of his opening three shots hit the woodwork......" He Ping said, and he thought in his heart that this might be a good thing, proving that the Portuguese is not at its best.
Although Ronaldo's three shots were not in the woodwork, Real Madrid gradually took the initiative on the pitch and attacked more and more fiercely than Atletico Madrid.
In the 31st minute, Benzema broke through with the ball in front of the field and was put to the ground by Godin.
The referee not only gave Real Madrid a free-kick in front, but also showed Godin a yellow card.
The centre-back was saddled with a yellow card in the first half, which is not a good thing for Atletico Madrid's defence.
But there is no way, if Godin had not fouled just now, Benzema might have dribbled the ball and killed it. When Benzema enters the penalty area, whether it is Godin or Jimenez, it will not be possible to foul again.
The free-kick was 28 metres from goal, a moderate distance, slightly to the left, but if played with the right foot, it was just right for the top left corner.
Cristiano Ronaldo stood in front of the ball, ready to take the free-kick. Although Bale is not there, James Rodriguez actually has an excellent free-kick ability, but in Real Madrid, even if there is Bale, this kind of free-kick is almost certainly for Ronaldo to take the penalty.
Over there, Atletico Madrid lined up the wall, and Gao Zheng also went to help.
He is 1.9 meters tall, which can effectively increase the height of the human wall.
When the wall was lined up, Cristiano Ronaldo was already ready, he had already taken a few steps back and stood still, just waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.
The referee checked the wall one last time to make sure they were in the right position, then pushed it away to blow the whistle.
As soon as the whistle blew, Cristiano Ronaldo was seen running and then hitting the ball with his right foot!
Despite Gao Zheng's struggle, the ball flew over his head.
But this height ...... I'm afraid I'm going to fly straight off the beam in the end, right?
Just when many people were thinking so, they saw the football fall quickly after crossing the human wall!
Go straight to that area in the top left corner of the goal!
Fortunately, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak was very focused, and when he saw the football flying over the wall, he pounced.
Now it's time to punch the flying soccer ball!
"Cristiano Ronaldo——! Nice free kick!! It's a standard elevator ball!! He Ping shouted. Oblak made a good save as well! ”
There was a burst of exclamation at the Bernabeu.
But the game hasn't been stopped yet, because the football is not out of bounds.
After the football was played by Oblak, the football was cleared by the Atletico Madrid player, but this time the clearance was not far and the ball fell to Isco's feet.
Isco then slashed the ball to James Rodriguez.
James Rodriguez received the ball with a low shot.
The ball was blocked by an Atletico Madrid player with his foot and bounced off to the feet of nearby Benzema.
Benzema turns and volleys.
This time, the ball slid off the bottom line against the turf diagonal line......
The constant cheers and cheers from the stands turned into a long sigh at this moment.
Benzema......
Benzema started the season well, becoming the team's top scorer for a while, scoring a goal in the first leg against Atletico Madrid.
But then he was injured and missed four league games and two Champions League games before returning.
He has also done well since his return, with 19 league goals so far.
But he was injured again.
He had just returned from injury before the match against Atletico Madrid.
Judging by this shot, it is clear that Benzema is not in his normal form.
The injury affected him, so he didn't dare to make a lot of efforts.
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Real Madrid's previous dominance was translated into a series of attacks, but unfortunately they couldn't get the back of the net against Atletico Madrid.
Then Real Madrid's offensive weakened, and Atletico Madrid's attack gradually picked up.
In the 37th minute, Griezmann received a pass from Gao Zheng and shot with his left foot in front of the penalty area, and the football was lifted out of the bottom line by Navas.
After the corner kick came out, Gao Zheng jumped up in the crowd, grabbed the header landing point, and hit the goal with a flick of his head!
It's a pity that under Ramos's close interference, his ball is high.
Soon Koke received a pass from Juanfran and fired a right-footed shot from the right side of the box that was saved by Keylor Navas.
Gao Zheng in the penalty area inserted a supplementary shot and hit Varane again. The French centre-back quickly retreated to the line of the box to save Real Madrid's goal.
As for Ramos, his attention was on Cork and was thrown away by Gao Zheng.
It was also Atletico Madrid's most threatening attack in the first half.
The game then flattened, perhaps because it was close to the end of the first half, and no one wanted to concede a goal in the final moments.
And because the first half of the game went smoothly, there were no interruptions.
So at the end of the 45th minute, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
Not even a minute of stoppage time was given.
The score was still 0:0, and neither side scored.
The deadlock may not be broken until the second half.
This made He Ping in the commentary department both relieved and worried, and two completely contradictory feelings appeared on him at the same time, because on the one hand, he regretted that Atletico Madrid failed to score in the first half, and on the other hand, he was glad that Atletico Madrid did not concede a goal in the first half.
Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick was of such high quality and the ensuing chaos stirred his heart.
It would be nice if Atletico Madrid only needed a draw for this game......
He Ping sighed in his heart.