Chapter 305: Hala Madrid

The reason for the production of this goal, in addition to Modric's active rushing and accurate passing, as well as Ronaldo's super ability to grab points, is also caused by the collective mistakes of Juventus players.

If Sandro's lack of strength in heading out can be justified by the suddenness of the incident, then Mandzukic did not retreat to the ball, but stood still and waited for the ball to come into his control, which seemed to be too much of a relaxation of vigilance. Later, when the Magic Flute received a pass and sent a low cross, Chiellini hesitated to block it in the first place, so he could neither interfere with the former's pass nor defend in front of goal, only to watch the ball fly in front of him.

The next big mistake was Bonucci, who is currently in the top 10 or even the top 5 of the centre-backs in world football, and the Italian international stood firmly in place as if he had been pointed, completely unpredicted that an opposing player would be inserted in front of him. This also caused Ronaldo to shoot without any interference at all, and he could easily complete the attack action to ensure the quality of this shot. Buffon, who had already moved to the near post, failed to make what he used to call a defying save, allowing the ball to slide past his hands when the opponent's shot angle was not large, and conceded a second goal in a row within three minutes.

The Bianconeri have conceded just three goals in 12 games in the Champions League prior to this season, and in less than 65 minutes in this final, they have already been penetrated by their opponents three times, which is really much surprising to everyone.

This goal is of many milestone significance for Ronaldo, it is the 600th goal of his career (including the national team), and he also scored four goals in the Champions League final, equaling the old timer Puskas and second only to Di Stefano's seven goals in history. He is also the first player since Milito in 2010 to score twice in a Champions League final. And most importantly, if nothing else, the 2017 Ballon d'Or was already booked by the 32-year-old Portuguese superstar at this time.

At this time, the Millennium Stadium has completely turned into a sea of joy for Real Madrid fans, and except for a few Juventus diehards, the rest of the people basically think that this game is difficult to have any suspense. The Old Lady who are two goals behind will have to go all out in a desperate way, but this will fall into the rhythm that the opposition likes most, conceding three goals in a row when they are defending tightly, and once they are attacked, leaving a large space at the back for Real Madrid to counter-attack, it is likely to be beaten into a sieve.

But what can you do if you don't press it out? To avoid losing the final for the fifth time in a row, they will have to score at least two goals with less than half an hour remaining, a task that will be daunting as Juve have not had a shot on goal since the start of the second half. Allegri finally couldn't sit still, and just a minute after Cristiano Ronaldo's brace, he replaced Barzagli with Cuadrado, putting Alves back at right-back. In this way, it can strengthen the attacking strength on the right side, and by the way, suppress Marcelo, who has been very active in the second half, and reduce the pressure on his own backline.

However, due to the fact that the Juventus players were always in a passive defensive situation outside of the opening stage, everyone generally struggled with fitness after an hour of play. In the face of Real Madrid's still vigorous onslaught, it has become difficult for them to control the details of their movements when defending, which has also caused the number of fouls to increase rapidly. Cuadra's chance to play was when Pjanic couldn't keep up with Kroos and had to kick from behind, earning a yellow card.

In the next six minutes, Juventus players were given two yellow jewel cards for their excessive action when grabbing the ball, surpassing their opponents who had been leading in this statistic. In the 70th minute, Sandro hit Varane with a tackle behind him, causing huge boos from the Real Madrid fans at the scene. Fortunately, the French central defender with a glass physique was not in major trouble this time, and recovered after a little relief, and the referee Brich only showed a yellow card to the Brazilian, which was already considered an extrajudicial favor. And Allegri also took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to play a second card, Marchisio came on to replace Pjanic, who was no longer able to run, but without the Bosnian with excellent skills and strong organizational skills, Juve's attack could only open and close.

In the 72nd minute, Cuadrado, who had just come on the pitch, was very uncool near the midfield and tackled the non-threatening Ronaldo from behind, incurring a yellow card for himself, showing the old woman's unbalanced mentality, and also laying the groundwork for the subsequent changes.

In the following ten minutes, Juve's front-court players faced the opponent's very calm defence, and there was nothing good to do, but always pay attention to being played out of a quick counterattack, so they were unable to create any threat in this dilemma. In the meantime, with the exception of Sandro, who headed off the post after receiving Alves' set-piece, the only other changes that could be reported after the game were local hero Bale coming on for Benzema, French midfielder Lemina replacing Dybala and Asensio replacing Isco.

However, the most controversial moment of the game came in the 83rd minute, when Juventus played up front with a trio of Lemina on the right and Ramos broke the ball off the touchline with a flying tackle before Cuadrado sprinted for a break, and the linesman raised it to signal it was the Bianconeri's touchline ball. But just when the Colombian winger quickly got up and was about to pick up the ball and serve, an accident happened, and the Real Madrid captain, who had a slight physical contact with him, flew backwards as if he had touched the electric gate, and then fell to the ground and covered his left foot with a painful expression.

Just when the commentators and spectators from all over the world were complaining that Shui Ye was putting on a clumsy performance again, the referee Brich hurried to the scene of the incident under the reminder of the linesman, and without saying a word, he showed Cuadrado a second yellow card, and then sent him off with two yellows and one red. This scene stunned everyone, and the Juventus players even stared out of their eyes to believe this fact, and the vast majority of the spectators were also questioning the decision, believing it to be a misjudgment.

Even Li Mudi, who is the purest Real Madrid fan, felt that this yellow card was really a bit nonsense, ruining the final that could have become a classic duel. The fans at the scene could not determine what happened at that moment through the replay, but the viewers watching the live broadcast could see the slow motion, only to see that Cuadrado did step on the opponent's foot after touching the back of the old Moss, but this was obviously not intentional, and the force was not so great that the pain was unbearable, it was a 100% fake fall.

However, it was useless to say that these were useless, after the other players on both sides rushed over to stop the Colombian winger who wanted to question Shui Ye, and despite the boos of the fans, Cuadrado had to run to the players' tunnel on the sidelines after only 17 minutes of play.

With about ten minutes left in the game, two goals behind and one man less, Juventus had no hope of turning the tables around. Then, in the last minute of regular time, taking advantage of the slackness of the defensive players, Real Madrid scored the fourth goal by the teenager Asensio, which completely detonated the entire Millennium Stadium.

And by the time Brich blew the full-time whistle in the 94th minute, all the Real Madrid supporters were already in a frenzy. The players were either shouting in the sky or kneeling on the ground in tears, while almost all the fans at the scene got up, singing and shouting uncontrollably. Li Mudi also hugged his girlfriend with a look, and then high-fived each other with other ordinary fans sitting next to him, and several young fans in the row in front of them were so excited that they cried bitterly, but they did not forget to hold up the scarf printed with support for Real Madrid in both hands.

Juve, on the other hand, were all sad and even numb, and this was the seventh time that they had failed at the last minute on the way to the Big Ears Cup, breaking their previous record for losing in the final. When the camera showed Buffon, who was 39 years old but never won the Champions League, all non-Real Madrid fans seemed to hear the sound of heartbreak, and the greatest goalkeeper in football history once again passed by the trophy he had dreamed of for many years.

However, everyone's eyes were quickly drawn to the winner, and with the release of the famous song "I Gotta Feeling" by Black-eyed Peas, coaches and substitutes from both sides stepped onto the turf, and then some club and UEFA staff and journalists also entered the field to begin to celebrate and comfort comfort. While waiting for the stage to be set up, Li Mudi and other people close to Real Madrid were also invited to the sidelines to watch the team make history up close.

As they walked down the steps along the passage, each of the Mälinger sitting on the side came to the palm of their hands and high-fived several team names to celebrate the victory. However, when he came to the flat ground on the ground and was about to go to the bench, the Torino coach was stopped by a reporter, who opened his mouth and indicated that he was the announcer of Torino TV, hoping to interview Li Mudi at this time to feel about the game. Since he would still have to coach in the Red Bulls in the next few years, he couldn't offend the local media too much, so he had to signal Salgado and others around him to move forward, and he asked Lin Yun'er to avoid the camera as much as possible and answered a few questions that would not cause trouble.

'It was a great matchup that will go down in history, both sides played great, especially in the first half, it was evenly matched, and Mandzukic scored so well that he should be in the top 10 goals in the history of the Champions League. However, in the second half, Juve's defensive line was not very focused, and they were indeed too old, and there were serious problems in fitness, and even the world's top defenders such as Chiellini and Bonucci made mistakes one after another. And once their vaunted defense went wrong, trouble ensued, and although Casemiro's goal was a bit of luck, Juve's defence had been completely compressed into their own penalty area, allowing the opponent to slaughter at will, which was the most crucial factor in conceding the goal. ”

"The psychological impact of the second time down was much bigger than the first half, and it was clear that their mentality was a little bit out of balance, and I felt like a repeat of the final against Barcelona three years ago. At that time, Morata finally seized the opportunity to equalize the score, and the morale of Juventus was completely collapsed after Suarez scored a goal, so that there was no way to fight back. It's the same today, conceding two goals in three minutes, and the players already have the mood of breaking the jar in their hearts, so it's hard to play their true level. ”

"Cuadrado's red card? I didn't see it clearly, but it feels like there should be some controversy. However, the linesman was less than half a metre away from the incident, and if he was convinced that the foul existed, I think he must have a point, and I can't decipher anything about it. ”

"Am I happy? Of course, Real Madrid was the starting point of my football career and there are many good memories for me. But I'm coaching the Italian team now, so I'll be happy if Juve can win. However, there is only one winner in the end of a football match, and there will inevitably be a loser, so I can only feel sorry for Gianluigi Buffon, Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci for their chance to win the trophy, which symbolizes the highest level of club football in Europe. Okay, you're welcome, goodbye. ”

After dealing with the interview with Torino TV, Li Mudi hurriedly pulled his girlfriend to the bench of Real Madrid in the second half, and Raul and others, who had arrived here, had already started to take selfies. While everyone was talking and hugging each other with excited smiles on their faces, several players in the stadium also ran over, especially Asensio, who looked like the King of the Bernabeu, holding his mobile phone to take a photo with his idol and seniors. After congratulating the young man on scoring a wonderful goal, everyone took a group photo with him in turn, and the smiles bloomed on everyone's faces, everything was so happy and beautiful.

Soon after, the award ceremony was held, and after the judges and the runners-up Juventus received their medals, it was the turn of the great champions. Raphael Varane started with a gold medal for all 25 players in the Champions League squad and key members of the coaching staff. When the last captain, Sergio Ramos, took over the St. Bride Cup from the current UEFA president, Slovenian Alexander Cheferin, and held it high above his head, all the Melinger shouted "Hala Madrid" in a big victory, calling for the team that won the Champions League two years in a row and the 12th Big-Eared Cup in team history.

On this night, the fans of Spain and Real Madrid were the happiest people in the world.