No. 962: Arc of Death!
Real Madrid's win away at Valencia was both unexpected and reasonable, given that they are in peak form and are unbeaten this season.
The Catalan media focused on Cristiano Ronaldo's substitution, with Le Monde Sport saying: "Last night's Portuguese superstar was clearly out of shape, eager to find the back of the net, but wasted the chance again and again.
With the score down, Mourinho replaced him early, which made the Portuguese superstar quite angry and smashed his shirt on the turf.
Jose Mourinho's approach proved to be exactly right, as substitute Kaka equalised for Real Madrid with a stoppage shot that laid a solid foundation for the comeback.
The Portuguese superstar was so angry after being substituted because he is now in contract renewal talks with the club. Since Chen arrived at the Bernabeu, he has proven himself with goals and assists, and has also shaken the position of the Portuguese superstar team's 'number one'.
This has put a lot of pressure and crisis on the Portuguese superstar.
To take the initiative in the renewal of his contract, the Portuguese superstar will need to prove his worth with goals.
It is said that after the game, the two Portuguese no longer had the same friendly exchange as before, and the intimacy between the two was severely tested.
Coupled with the fact that Mourinho has been suppressing the local gang, Real Madrid seems to be in a good situation, but there is a turbulent internal tide. ”
The article is suspected of driving a wedge between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho, and in fact the relationship between the two is indeed in trouble, and it is no longer as close as last season.
After Real Madrid's Copa del Rey semi-final against Valencia, they finally had a five-day break to give the whole team a breather.
The knockout rounds of the Champions League are about to begin, and Real Madrid desperately need such time to recuperate.
With the situation of the two domestic bids in a good situation, a top giant like Real Madrid, of course, wants to fight for the treble, so they are full of desire for the Champions League.
As for the problems between Mourinho and Ronaldo, it did not affect the mood of the team, after all, the current Real Madrid team does not rely too much on Ronaldo's performance.
On 5 February, the 21st round of La Liga matches begins, and Real Madrid will take on Getafe away from home.
Getafe are currently ninth in the table, and while there is no hope of competing for a Champions League ticket, there is hope for the Europa League.
Therefore, the pre-match media generally believed that it would be a tough game, and even thought that Getafe had a chance to end Real Madrid's unbeaten streak in all competitions this season.
However, Real Madrid do not see it that way, and although they are playing away, they feel that it is no problem to get out of the way.
Mourinho also thinks so, he didn't even send all the main players, Alonso, Mesut Ozil and Benzema are on the bench.
At 6 p.m. on the 5th, the Alphonso Pérez Stadium was packed with home fans hoping that their team could end Real Madrid's unbeaten streak.
With the referee's whistle, the game officially began, and Real Madrid, who took the lead in serving, was forced by Getafe's midfield when he was still reversing the ball in the backfield.
Getafe told Real Madrid that they were going to take advantage of their home game tonight to get Real Madrid off.
The race began with a hard-fought affair that saw the two sides battle it out near the centre circle.
In the tenth minute of the first half, Real Madrid finally won the battle for the midfield, Kaka, who started the game, made a diagonal pass, Chen Fan suddenly cut inside after taking the ball, and then passed diagonally to the left side of the penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo rushed forward like a cheetah, pushed the shot, and the football flew off the bottom line against the post.
Everyone thought that Cristiano Ronaldo's shot opened up a battle of attack, but this perception proved wrong, and the two sides were once again locked in a bitter battle in midfield in the following game.
It wasn't until the 19th minute of the first half that Getafe had his first shot of the game when striker Abdelaziz fired wide from the left side of the box.
Due to the low number of shots on goal from both sides, the scene was very dull, which made both managers very unhappy, and they yelled in the command area.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Real Madrid ushered in an excellent opportunity to score, Kaka made a wonderful pass outside the penalty area, Chen Fan flew to kill, a kick shot, and the football flew above the opponent's goalkeeper's hands and flew towards the goal.
The home fans covered their mouths in pain.
However, "Pong! ......", but the football hit the crossbar and popped up the bottom line!
This sound made the pain in the eyes of the home fans quickly disappear, and they patted their chests in fear, thanking the god of luck in their hearts.
Chen Fan looked at the beam helplessly, turned around and slowly walked towards the vicinity of the middle circle.
For the remainder of the first half, neither side had a good chance to open the scoring and the score remained 0-0 until the end of the first half.
At half-time, both coaches expressed their displeasure with their players' performances and made new tactical set-ups for what had arisen in the first half.
The second half came as scheduled.
At the start of the second half, both sides changed their tactics, no longer tangling with each other in midfield, and moved the football to the front as quickly as possible.
The change allowed the pace of the game to increase and give both sides more attacking opportunities.
At the start of the second half, Getafe launched an attack with a long pass, with centre-back Daniel playing a long ball at the back, striker Abdelaziz heading it over, and another striker, Miku, finding a chance on the edge of the box and firing a low shot.
The soccer ball flies towards the left side of the goal!
Casillas made a flying save and leaped away to block the ball, and Pepe cleared it with a big kick to kick it forward.
Kaka scrambled the football down and immediately launched a quick counterattack, a precise diagonal pass, and found Cristiano Ronaldo in front of the left wing.
The Portuguese superstar picked up the ball and raced forward quickly, then cut inside with a beautiful smash in the box to deflect the angle.
"Smack! ……”
C Roma has a powerful shot, and the football flies towards the goal like a cannonball!
The next moment, the football flew out of the bottom line by grazing the column!
In the space of just one minute, both sides staged a brilliant shot that lifted the spirits of sleepy reporters on the sidelines.
In the ensuing game, the two sides played a fast-paced battle of attacks, and they got closer and closer to the goal.
In the twenty-first minute of the second half, Chen Fan gave up the breakthrough after taking the ball on the right side, and suddenly made a cross, and the football drew a beautiful and weird arc in the air and flew towards the back of the goal.
Afterwards, the media called this arc the "Death Arc".
Ronaldo, who was already familiar with the landing point of Chen Fan's cross, quickly adjusted his position, stepped forward and jumped high, and hit the goal with a ferocious header!
The goal was so close that the Getafe goalkeeper was caught off guard and could only watch the ball fly into the goal.
Ronaldo, who scored the goal, turned around and pointed at Chen Fan and ran towards him!
Real Madrid broke the deadlock on the pitch and opened the door to victory!