Chapter 457: I Gave You a Chance, You Don't Cherish It

Neil Field.

In the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Millwall hosted Real Madrid, which was in full swing, with the scoreboard on the scoreboard being "2:1", Real Madrid away by one goal, plus the last leg at home "1:2", Real Madrid behind Millwall by two goals.

Millwall led by two goals, but at this moment, many media began to look favorably on Real Madrid, because Real Madrid got a penalty opportunity, as long as they can score a penalty, they will catch up with another goal, and the difference between the two sides is only one goal.

According to the Champions League knockout promotion rules, in the case of a two-legged draw, the outcome depends on the number of away goals.

At this point, Raul was standing at the penalty spot.

Raul comes in as a wing-back, but everyone knows that Raul is an extremely good striker and is considered the world's top striker.

With Raul taking the penalty, Real Madrid fans can put their hearts in their stomachs.

Raul is facing goalkeeper Graham with a cautious expression.

Graham is a very strange goalkeeper.

In European football, Graham is almost not well-known, and as the main goalkeeper of Millwall, he has only been promoted in the past year, and most of his previous career has been in the lower leagues.

Such a goalkeeper would not be too good no matter how you think about it.

Raul stood in position, stared at the goal carefully, and constantly looked at Graham, the penalty kick is a contest between the penalty taker and the goalkeeper, the footwork is very important, and the mental contest is also very important.

Raul was thinking about a penalty angle.

As long as you can play the angle, the goal is basically stable, and in addition, Raul also wants to use the action to deceive the opponent and make the right save in the wrong direction, then the goal is more secure.

Finally, the referee announced the start of the penalty kick.

With everyone's attention, Raul took a few steps back, then trotted forward and swung his right foot hard.

"Bang β€”β€”!"

The ball rolls to the side of the goal.

At the same time, Raul's eyes widened a little, and at that moment he was surprised to see Graham pounce in the direction of the football.

"Hula......"

At the same time as Raul completed the shot, many Real Madrid fans shouted to celebrate the goal, but the next moment they saw that the opposing goalkeeper seemed to have calculated in advance, not only saved the ball, but also pounced on the ball firmly in his arms.

Real Madrid fans were dumbfounded!

The Millwall fans went crazy and shouted in astonishment, even louder than the goal celebrations.

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"Raulβ€”"

"Look at this ball! Shot β€”β€”! ”

"Didn't enter? Didn't go in! Didn't go in! Lineker, the British BBC commentator, announced the result of the penalty kick with a shout of surprise and surprise, "No goals!" Raul misses a penalty! ”

"Graham! Millwall goalkeeper, Graham Stark! He pounced on the ball in his arms! Well done! The save was world-class, it was wonderful! ”

"Graham! Graham! Graham has made more appearances this season and Millwall are interested in taking over from Heatlop, who is getting older and it's time to retire...... Now it has been proved that Millwall's choice was not wrong, and in such a crucial game, in the face of the penalty kick of the world's top striker, Graham actually made a meritorious contribution! ”

"This is a big blow to Real Madrid! Presumably, Real Madrid would never have imagined that their hard-won penalty opportunity would be wasted by Raul......"

Lineker's shouts were set against the frantic cheers of the fans in the audience.

Just now, Millwall fans HIA were unhappy with the penalty awarded, the main reason was that Real Madrid had already caught up with a goal, and if they let them catch up with another one, Millwall would be really dangerous.

Now Raul didn't kick in!

Many fans were cheering excitedly, as if Millwall had scored a goal, but in fact, it was similar, Real Madrid conceded a goal, even more important than Millwall's goal, because the goal has the meaning of 'away'.

Many fans were also chanting the name of 'Graham' and Graham became a hero at Neill Stadium.

The Millwall dugout also cheered wildly.

Zhang Yang stood up with a rare excitement, and he and Wise came to a deep hug.

The save was unexpected.

I just added a 'lucky blessing' to Graham, and I just tried my luck once, but I didn't expect Graham to really save the ball, which is simply the best result.

on the field.

Raul walked back depressed.

At this time, there were no Real Madrid teammates running over to comfort, they were in a very bad mood, and some teammates were even gloating, such as Cassano, the penalty was made by Cassano, Cassano wanted to make a free throw, but the opportunity was snatched away by Raul, and he had no choice but to walk away depressed, still angry in his heart.

The result?

Raul didn't score!

Cassano was more than happy.

To say how loyal Cassano is to Real Madrid, it's just a joke, he came to Real Madrid just because of Calderon's invitation, and he was 'blocked' by Capello when he arrived in the team, and he had few opportunities to play, and he finally started, so he naturally hoped to perform well.

As a striker, scoring goals equals performance.

Cassano's own penalty opportunities, he scored the ball in the past, which is equivalent to a goal, and his contribution to the team is relatively large, but he didn't expect Raul to steal the opportunity.

Now seeing that Raul didn't score, Cassano can only gloat, and he can't help but purse the corners of his mouth with a faint smile on his face.

Raul walked past the referee.

The referee also glanced at him, his face seemed expressionless, but Raul seemed to see the meaning in his eyes, "It's not like I won't give you a penalty this time, right?" You see, when you have a chance, you didn't kick in, who else can blame you? ”

Raul was devastated.

But Raul immediately realised that now was not the time to be down, and the whole of Real Madrid had no time to criticize him for not scoring, because Graham was holding the ball in his arms, and the opponent's counter-attack was coming soon.

Millwall counter-attacked, faster than Raul had imagined, and by the time he realized it, the ball was flying high overhead.

Raul didn't have time to do anything, so he could only stand still and watch his teammates quickly retreat to defend.

He couldn't run anymore.

I'm not in the mood to run.

The most important thing is that Raul feels that it is useless for him to run back, because the opponent's counterattack is too fast, and when he runs back to attack, it will be over.

The ball was kicked by Graham to the halfway line, and Darren Bent was the first to catch the ball and quickly lead forward.

Millwall's several frontcourts, Braniff, Vardy, and Pire, are all rushing forward quickly, and even Morris, who is pulling behind, is also running forward quickly.

The speed of several figures was fast.

By the time Real Madrid realized that something was wrong, Millwall's frontcourt had already run past the halfway line, but the front was still Darren Bent, who was in front of him at the beginning, and he was faster, and when he carried the ball, he didn't feel the effect on the speed at all.

Real Madrid's defence is clearly understaffed.

When the penalty was taken just now, Real Madrid's two central defenders, Cannavaro was already standing on the halfline, and Darren Bent left Cannavaro behind when he started, and there was only one Ramos left before he could defend Darren Bent.

Ramos quickly approached Darren Bent and wanted to get in his way, preferably to grab it.

Fans who often watch football games can find that a striker rushes up with the ball completely, and it is difficult for the defender to make restrictions, as long as he fails to make any interception moves, the consequence is to be left far behind, and it is impossible to defend.

The only thing Ramos could do was follow Darren Bent and he ran forward as hard as he could, hoping to be a little faster than Bent to stop him from dribbling the ball.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.

Ramos realized that Darren Bent's speed was really much faster than him, and even if he controlled the ball, he still couldn't go even a little faster.

By the time Darren Bent approached the line of the box, goalkeeper Casillas had already rushed out.

At this point, if you want to be ready to shoot, you have to slow down.

Darren Bent slowed down and allowed Ramos to take two more steps, then took a slight step to the left and shook Ramos away, while also raising his right foot high.

"Shot β€”β€”!"

With a shout, the ball rushed from the ground and went straight to the goal.

Casillas raised his arms high to try to block as many angles as he could, and the ball bounced off Casillas.

At that moment, Real Madrid fans breathed a sigh of relief.

But only for a moment.

Jamie Vardy, who was on his heel, happened to be at the point where the ball landed, his reaction speed was extremely fast, he slowed down almost instantly, jumped slightly with his forehead, and the ball shifted direction and fell towards the goal.

"The ball is in! 3 to 1! ”

"Vardy! Header shot! Millwall leads Real Madrid 5-2 over two legs! ”

"Maybe we can call it over early! With a gap of three goals, Real Madrid is unlikely to catch up with ......"

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Jamie Vardy's goal was a major blow to Real Madrid.

Millwall's goal was still second, and the reversal of the crucial score was too fast.

A minute ago, they were expecting Raul to kick the ball in, and the whole team saw the dawn of victory, but Raul's dribbling was saved, and Millwall launched a quick counterattack, but broke through the door of Real Madrid, scoring one less goal for their own side and one more goal for the opponent, and two back and forth.

Real Madrid went from seeing hope of winning to having no hope of winning at all.

From heaven to hell, nothing more!

Between the ups and downs of the mood of the Real Madrid players, the blow to morale is undoubtedly huge, and many players are not in the mood to play, but start to complain about their teammates.

Raul is the main target of complaints.

However, Raul's reputation in Real Madrid is better, and few teammates will complain about him in person, but there are still many players who complain in private, "It's better to let Cassano play!" ”

"The penalty created by Cassano, Raul grabbed something, if it was replaced by Cassano, we would have a chance to win."

"I can't score a penalty......

"This one is definitely lost, don't count on the Champions League."

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