Ricardo is well aware that Real Madrid won't get too many chances in this game. A free-kick like this in a good position is a godsend, and if it is wasted, it is likely that there will be no chance to extend the score in this game.

So he was very cautious, swinging the ball and aiming the valve core at himself.

A free kick at this distance, for a true master of free kicks, will not be much more difficult than a penalty.

But although Ricardo has been practicing hard, he has not yet grown into a free kick master, just a free kick master.

In such an excellent position, he is only three or four percent sure at best.

Barcelona players nervously set up the human wall. They all know the power of Ricardo's free-kicks and the consequences if they concede them.

But after all, Barcelona players are generally not tall, Messi, Iniesta, and Xavi are only about 1.7 meters, and Deco and Eto'o are less than 1.8 meters, which is a little embarrassing when arranging the wall.

Such a human wall is simply full of holes in front of free-kick masters.

Ricardo looked at the human wall, crossed his hands on his hips, and suddenly showed a confident smile!

The smile made the Barcelona players even more nervous.

When the referee blew the whistle, Licardo ran and bent his bow and arrow to shoot, everyone reflexively jumped up!

They subconsciously felt that only by jumping higher could they possibly block the ball.

But when Ricardo's calves swung quickly and the ball flew like an arrow from a string, it was discovered that the ball was flying against the turf!

The Barcelona players who put people on the wall are in mid-air, and they will not be able to fall down immediately from the traditional Chinese martial arts. The soccer ball flew under the sole of their feet and went straight to the goal!

Valdés noticed something wrong, but a bocce ball was much more difficult than a half-high ball.

He tried his best to pounce sideways, but he couldn't catch it, and before his fingertips, the ball leaped over the goal line and into the net!

"Ricardo Goallllllllll! It was a brilliant free-kick and the Barcelona players were caught off guard! The commentator shouted, "Barcelona are in big trouble, now they are two goals down at home." Despite their dominance in the game, it was Real Madrid who took the chance! ”

"If Barcelona can't get the equaliser with the remaining 30 minutes, their chances of progressing will be slim. In terms of the overall strength of the team, they are slightly inferior; Judging by the team's current form, they are not as good as their opponents. If they go to the Bernabeu with a two-goal disadvantage, they will have no hope of turning around! ”

Naturally, Rijkaard understands this. After conceding the goal, he immediately made a substitution, Henry came on for Deco, and Barcelona played with four strikers!

Manuel Pellegrini also deployed his troops with maturity, replacing Raul with Gago, and Ricardo went up front and played an asymmetrical 4321 formation.

Barcelona's house leak happened to rain overnight, and in the 73rd minute, Messi was brought down when he broke through with the ball and went off injured. Rijkaard had to be replaced by teenager Bojan, but how can Bojan's threat level compare to Messi's?

The most dangerous players on the pitch at Barcelona right now are Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o. But with Real Madrid's players in close defence, they also struggled to make a difference.

In the 80th minute, Pellegrini replaced Ricardo with Higuain and Kaka with Guti to play more resolutely defensively.

Rijkaard also used up his last substitution, replacing Yaya Toure with Gudjohnsen, hoarding five strikers and making a desperate bet.

Rijkaard is well aware that if he can't get a goal back now, he doesn't have to count on the next leg! So knowing that the 415 formation would lead to an empty defense and was likely to continue to concede goals, he didn't care about it.

Now he is like a gambler who has lost red-eyed, putting all his gold coins on the line, just to gamble on the slim chance.

His gamble paid off.

In the 87th minute, Henry got rid of Guti and Gago in succession and volleyed hard from 24 meters away from the goal. The ball was too fast for Casillas to be careless and knocked the ball out with both fists. The ball fell outside the box, Gudjohnsen headed it back into the box, Eto'o turned and volleyed, this time he didn't waste the chance, the ball went into the net and Casillas made a save as the backdrop.

"Eto'o Goallllllll! His goal kept the suspense in mind for Barcelona! Barcelona's frenzied offensive finally came to fruition, and now the score is 1-2, with Real Madrid leading away. With a few minutes left in the game, will the score be changed in those last few minutes? ”

It was a goal that boosted Barcelona's morale.

But Real Madrid's defense, although not reinforced concrete, is by no means scum. The goal just now was a bit helpless, it was a flash of inspiration from Barcelona's top stars.

But Barcelona attacked one board at a time, but it couldn't penetrate the past!

Five minutes of stoppage time went on and Barcelona scored nothing.

When the referee blew the three whistles at the end of the game, Ricardo rushed onto the pitch to celebrate with his teammates.

This score indicates that Real Madrid has stepped into the final with one foot!

In the post-match press conference, Rijkaard was still hard-mouthed.

'We're only one goal down, it's nothing, we've got a lot of attacking power and we have every chance of coming back away from home.

"Messi has just recovered from injury and has such a high-intensity confrontation, his body is a little unbearable, so I replaced him, not that he was injured again. Rest assured fans, Messi will be on the field for the next leg. ”

'We were beaten by Ricardo and it wasn't a surprise. He's one of the best players in the world, and maybe in two years' time, that 'one' will be removed. But we will not be discouraged. I always trust my players that in the next leg we can freeze him. ”

"We didn't make any mistakes in our tactical choices and in our arrangement. It was just bad luck, we were beaten by a penalty and a free-kick, and that's it. Real Madrid did not score in the open game. In the next leg, we can continue to limit Real Madrid's attack. We only need to win 2-0 to qualify, which is not an elusive goal, so please continue to support us. ”

As the winner, Manuel Pellegrini put it very simply: "I said before the game that we could win and we did it. In the next leg, we can still get the win and advance to the final. ”

"Too dependent on Ricardo? If relying on him can win, why not. He's the kind of player who can lead the team to victory, and he's very selfless in his game. Real Madrid need a leader like him. What is his renewal work on? That's not something I can interfere with, I think the club will think about it. ”