Chapter 18: Upset (I)

One is a jaw-dropping luxury team with the strength to win the championship, and the other is a team that can be called grassroots, and the whole team can't get a few well-known stars.

Almost all the fans and commentators in the audience were overwhelmingly optimistic about the Spanish team, believing that the Matadors would officially start their championship journey with a relaxed and hearty victory after 90 minutes.

Of course, it's not just the fans who think so, all the members of the Spanish national team are also full of confidence that this game will win.

The course of the game also seems to be moving towards a script that was written before the game.

As soon as the whistle blew, the Spanish team that took the lead tested the Swiss team's defense with a fast attack, Xavi dominated the rhythm in the midfield, several dazzling passes overwhelmed the Swiss team, and suddenly, Xavi's long pass hit the ball to the front. Silva jumped straight into the air without stopping the ball, rubbed the fallen football with the instep of his foot, and the ball flew straight into the Swiss penalty area, where Villa stabbed diagonally and stabbed a shot with his toe before central defender Sendros cleared the ball.

The attack came so suddenly and so quickly that the Swiss defence barely reacted, and when the ball was stabbed out by Villa, Swiss goalkeeper Benagrio threw himself out in panic.

Benagrio didn't pounce on the football.

And the football didn't go into the net.

Villa's stab grazed the right post and rolled quickly off the baseline.

There was an uproar, followed by a flurry of sighs, followed by a tidal wave of applause.

"It was Spain's first attack since the opening kick-off, the first shot on goal, but they almost scored! The Spanish team's strong offensive ability is fully revealed! ”

"It's a bit of a pity, but I think it's a good start, as long as the Spanish team plays their strength normally and breaks through the opponent's goal, it's only a matter of time!"

"David. Villa! He almost scored the first goal of the tournament for Spain! It's a pity that it's a little bit worse, and the football and the goal pass by! ”

The commentators were either amazed or lamented, and on the sidelines, Bosque's clenched fist was already raised high, and when he saw the football finally cut the goal, he put it down helplessly.

Behind him, a group of substitutes were about to get up and cheer for the goal with their arms raised, but they found that the ball did not go in, and they could only sit back in their seats in amazement.

"What a pity! It's just a little bit worse, maybe less than two centimeters! Alas, alas, what a ......"

When Fan Bizhuang shook his head and sighed, a familiar voice sounded in his ears, and when he turned his head, it turned out to be the "old acquaintance" Fabregas.

This Arsenal, no, is the young captain of the former Arsenal, and at this time he also looked very sorry, shaking his head and sighing.

Previously, Van Bizhuang and Fabregas played against Villarreal and Arsenal respectively in the Champions League, and there were some "friendships", but at the beginning of this season, Fabregas has changed his goal and returned to Camp Nou, and now he has removed Arsenal's red and white shirt and worn the red and blue jersey belonging to Barcelona.

Fan Bizhuang is a little in a trance, the past is still emerging in front of him, and now the two opponents on the field have become teammates in the national team, and they are also the same bench players - in terms of national team qualifications, Fabregas played for the national team at the age of eighteen very early, which can be regarded as an "old qualification", but his position in the national team is very embarrassing, with Xavi and Iniesta, the two midfield masters, Fabregas, who plays the same position, can only serve as their substitute.

Cesc Fabregas noticed that someone was looking at him, turned his face sideways, and saw that it was Van Bizhuang, so he nodded and shrugged his shoulders, still expressing his regret that Villa's stab shot did not turn into a goal.

Although Real Madrid and Barcelona are bitter enemies of each other, and in the national team, the relationship between Barcelona and Real Madrid players is also very strange, but now that they are members of the same team, Cesc Fabregas has no unnecessary words and behaviors.

"It's a pity."

Fan Bizhuang whispered, then turned his head and continued to pay attention to the game on the field.

Fabregas was stunned for a moment, but did not say anything more, and also turned his head away.

……

The opening attack was not just a dismount, but more importantly, Spain showed their desire to win this game.

In the ensuing game, the Spanish team also showed their strength far beyond the Swiss team. Under the overall pressure of the attack, the Swiss team can only defend passively, and the strong midfield axis led by Xavi and Iniesta firmly controls the rhythm of the game.

Judging from the field, the Spanish team can be said to have completely suppressed the opponent, and their offensive is becoming more and more aggressive and threatening.

In the thirteenth minute, Villa's front field recreated the killing machine, after a continuous rapid pass, Iniesta suddenly set the edge of the strong burst, after shaking the Swiss left fullback, "Xiaobai" pushed the football inverted triangle to the top of the penalty area, Villa shot at the ball, the football in mid-air and quickly drew a semicircle, fortunately, the Swiss goalkeeper Benagrio reacted quickly, fell to the ground, and dangerously hit the football to the bottom line.

From the ensuing corner, Pique stole the first spot on the left side of the box, but his header was kicked wide by Alonso, and the succession came to an end.

In the 29th minute, Spain made a comeback, this time it was Xavi who completed the shot, the Barcelona midfielder master got rid of the opponent's back on the spot with the ball, and rushed forward with the ball all the way, the Swiss defenders were taken away by the Spanish players who were running, Xavi seized the hole in the opponent's defense, and shot decisively from a distance, the football was powerful, but in the end it was another pass with the goal.

Five minutes later, Spain had the best scoring opportunity of the game, Andres Iniesta and Silva ran towards the two wings, attracting the attention of the Swiss defence, Alonso quickly rushed up from the back, Villa received Xavi's pass, did not take credit, stealthily stuffed the ball to the top of the penalty area, Alonso followed up with a violent shot.

Benagrio almost surrendered in the face of such a powerful and angled shot, but in the end the ball hit the crossbar and then fell into the six-yard box, where Benagrio made a leap and pressed the ball under him in panic.

More than half an hour into the game, the scene was almost one-sided, Spain used skillful and delicate passing coordination, completely played the opponent between applause, and their attack was also continuous, the Swiss defense was almost pressed into an oval.

This game will evolve into an offensive and defensive drill battle, which many people expected before the game, but what made fans and commentators shake their heads and sigh is that although the Spanish team dominated the rhythm of the game and the attack was also fierce, their goal luck was not very good, and it seems that the Matadors with a single arrow, as if they forgot to bring shooting boots when they went out today.

"The Spanish offensive is here again! It seems to be a slow pass, but it is extremely accurate and deadly...... Villa shoots! Oooo Villa wasted another good chance to score! ”

'Spain was obviously in good form today, but the shot was a little bit worse. Also, the combination of Torres and Villa can be described as a golden partner for the Matador Army, and now only Villa is alone, and the offensive strength will naturally be affected to a certain extent, it seems that Villa is unable to support it alone! ”

'At this point, you need more help from the midfielders and of course, Andres Iniesta, Silva when necessary...... Including Alonso, they all have to step forward and actively participate in the attack, and the current Spanish team is the best in the world in the midfield, so they must make the most of it! ”

There was a lot of talk on the bench and the commentators were giving advice to the Spanish players on the pitch, and although they knew that the players couldn't hear themselves, their job was to play lip service.

Of course, maybe it's a joke, maybe it's encouragement, maybe it's a sigh, anyway, everyone is still optimistic about the Spanish team, the Swiss team was unexpectedly beaten and couldn't hold their heads up, as long as the Spanish team maintains such a tight press, then the goal will definitely come.

But the development of facts is somewhat unexpected.

Stubbornly withstood the opponent's indiscriminate bombardment for nearly half an hour, the Swiss team was not only beaten to the point of completely losing their fighting spirit, on the contrary, the more they defended, the more they had experience, and then even a little bit of ease, even because they were firmly suppressed, they did not have the slightest achievement on the offensive end, but in defense, they were doing better and better, almost protecting the penalty area without leakage.

The Spanish team attacked for more than half an hour, and the mental and physical consumption was not small, and in the case of never scoring a goal, their offensive could only slow down and turn into a positional battle, Xavi and Iniesta controlled the team's rhythm, slowly passing and cooperating, looking for the opponent's loopholes.

This gave the Swiss team a chance to breathe, and also gave the Swiss team more confidence and courage to persevere to the end.

After almost ten minutes of calm, just before the end of the first half, the result was not satisfactory and still failed to score.

At the end of the first half, the score was temporarily 0:0, and the two teams entered the halftime break with a blank sheet.