Chapter 124: The decisive battle is in the second half!

Koke, who scored the goal, was also stunned for a moment, to be honest, he still can't believe it, he just stood there, and then the football was at his feet, and then ......

He scored!

The young Spaniard was promoted from the youth team by Simeone at the beginning of the league and was already excited to break into the first team and become a half-team, but he didn't expect to score the first Champions League goal of his career for some reason.

Happiness came too suddenly, when Cork was still surrounded by a sudden sense of happiness in the same place, his teammates had already rushed up, Godin dragged Cork to the ground, and then pressed it, and then Falcao, Turan, including Qin Shou, a group of people all pressed up and played Arhat.

"Well done, boy!"

"Jorge, you showed up at the right time, ha, you made a nice shot!"

"We're two goals ahead, boy!"

On the other side, the players of Schalke 04 were a little dazed, and they were only halfway through the first half, and they had already scored two goals by the opponent.

Shakhtar captain Raul didn't have the slightest wave on his face, he glanced at the Atletico players who were celebrating, and then clapped their hands one by one to encourage his teammates. For an experienced veteran like him, he has experienced a lot of backward situations, and he has seen scenes that are even more difficult than this, and although such a situation is bad, it is not despairing.

After all, the knockout rounds of the Champions League are played over two legs, and even if they lose this game, they still have a chance to return to their home stadium. What's more, it's still early in the game, as long as they can score a goal and get an away goal, then the overall situation will be more favorable for them.

As for the goal, Raul is full of confidence. Although so far he has behaved like invisibility. But Raul is not in a hurry, his plan is to exert his strength in the second half, and the second half is the real decisive battle!

"Don't be discouraged, guys, it's not the end of the world yet! Let's defend solidly and don't give them another chance to score! ”

Raul's voice seemed to have incredible magic, and the restless and unstable hearts of the Schalke 04 players suddenly calmed down, put aside the distractions in their hearts, and returned to their positions. Get ready to start the game again.

That's the role of leadership. As long as the leader is present, then the team will settle down quickly. Raul's appeal is evident.

Magath also affirmed Raul's approach, shouting from the sidelines and gesturing his players to step up their defence and not give their opponents easy chances to hit the bottom of the pitch.

Simeone, who was not far away, was completely relieved, leading by two goals, and the situation he feared did not arise, for this game. He's confident now.

He clapped his hands at the players on the field, and then returned to the dugout with a relaxed expression.

"Atletico Madrid had a really good luck today, and in less than half an hour, they were already two goals ahead of their opponents!"

"I thought it was a close fight. However, it now seems that the game is likely to be one-sided. ”

"If the game ends with such a scoreline, then the advantage of promotion will undoubtedly be more beneficial to Atletico. Of course, the home team can't be careless. If Schalke 04 can score in the subsequent game and get away goals, then the overall picture is good. It will be more beneficial for the away team. ”

Amid the chatter of the commentators, the game began again.

Atletico Madrid wanted to take advantage of the victory, so they continued to keep the pressure on their opponents, using aggressive and ferocious scrambling to compress their opponents' passing space.

Raul's position has dropped back even deeper, almost near midfield. He and Draxler formed a two-front combination, passing back and forth in succession, using quick passes to defuse Atletico's pressing. Although there was no improvement in the offensive, but defensively, under the leadership of these two, Schalke 04 did a good job and did not give Atletico a chance to steal and launch a counterattack on the spot.

The game quickly came to a stalemate, with the home team rushing fiercely and the visitors seemingly giving up on attack, passing the ball in succession and not moving forward. Both teams seem to have burned out.

The fans in the stands were speechless for this situation, it was the most boring way to play, and some fans even yawned.

Of course, there is nothing unacceptable for Atletico Madrid in such a situation, anyway, they are leading now, even if Schalke 04 does not want to forge ahead, they use this meaningless back and forth to kill time, resulting in the game ending with a score of 2:0, they will still occupy the lead in promotion.

They really didn't lose much except for a little physical strength.

Schalke 04 seemed to really give up on the game, they used the pass to mobilize the Atletico players, just didn't attack.

The game time slipped away quickly, and with barely stoppage time in the first half, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the half, and the two teams each headed towards the players' tunnel.

The Atletico players were excited, laughing and talking as they walked, and some waved to the fans in the stands with great interest. With a two-goal lead in the first half, in their opinion, the game was secured, and even the initiative to advance was in their own hands, so there was no reason to be unhappy.

Only Qin Shou lowered his head with a strange expression, pondering as he walked.

"You don't look very happy."

Costa walked up from behind, his eyes looking ahead, and suddenly he snapped into a remark.

Qin Shou glanced at him and retracted his gaze, as if he was saying to Costa, and as if to say to himself, "It just feels weird." ”

Qin Shou really felt very strange, through video recordings and some information, although he had not played against Raul in official games, he also asked himself very clearly what kind of player this was. A player with talent, quality, and also diligence on the field.

However, throughout the first half, Raul did not have a commendable performance, except for passing the ball in midfield, he was hardly seen.

The white-clothed swordsman in the video who dribbled exquisitely, ran erratically, and shot dexterously seemed to have nothing to do with the person in front of him.

"Could it be that you didn't score, and I scored and stole the limelight from you, so you're acting sullen?" Costa laughed, his face was undisguised with pride, "I told you a long time ago, I am the best and biggest player in this team, you can't!" ”

Qin Shou's head was full of black lines, he didn't bother to look at this arrogant and self-satisfied idiot, was it really good to be a teammate with such a neurotic guy? He was worried that his IQ would be lowered by this guy.

Qin Shou ignored him and muttered to himself.

Costa shouted from behind.

"Hey, why don't you speak?"

"You shouldn't have been poked in the sore spot by me and didn't dare to answer, did you?"

"Damn, can you say something...... Hey, don't go, let's talk about my goal in the first half! Isn't it beautiful? You're envious......"

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"It feels like Gonzalez is in a bad state."

In the stands, Baldano, who used to be the technical director and team manager of Real Madrid, and also served as the head coach of Real Madrid, sighed.

Raul was his most proud disciple, and it was his insight and talent that brought Raul, who was only 17 years old at the time, to the first team, and then to have the banner that was loved by all the fans in Spain.

In Baldano's mind, although Raul has not won the Ballon d'Or or led Spain to win any international tournaments, Raul is definitely one of the top stars in the world, even if he is aging with the passage of time, he is still one of the top players in the world to score goals.

However, in this game, Raul's performance in the first half disappointed him very much. Raul is like an invisible man, except for passing, or passing, he doesn't help the team much at all.

Guti next to him suddenly laughed: "Do you think he is in a bad state?" ”

"Isn't it?" Baldano looked at Guti suspiciously.

"Maybe, maybe not. But in my opinion, Gonzalez works hard even when he is in the worst form, at least he will be very active on the court, whether it is offensive or defensive, he can be seen everywhere. But now ......" Guti shook his head, he and Raul are very good friends, both have dedicated their best years to Real Madrid, so the two know each other well, and he affirmed, "Gonzalez in the first half didn't look like him at all." This is the most abnormal part, so, I have the opposite opinion with you. ”

"You mean......" Baldano's eyes lit up as he thought of something.

Guti nodded, his eyes burning: "Yes, after all, he is no longer young, if he runs all over the field, his physical strength will definitely not be able to sustain." Look, there will definitely be a sea change in his performance in the second half, and the decisive battle will start in the second half! ”

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Fifteen minutes later, the two teams were back on the pitch, and after switching sides, the referee blew the whistle to signal the start of the second half.

The situation of the game was almost exactly the same as in the first half, Schalke 04 did not push forward after the kick-off, but retracted and began to pour back and forth.

Atletico Madrid players actively stepped forward to press, and after grabbing the ball, they wanted to launch a counterattack on the spot, but Schalke 04's line was kept very compact, almost airtight, and this attack could only be stopped in the end.

Qin Shou also pressed the doubts in his heart, it seems that Raul's state is really not good, and Schalke 04 is determined to hold on.

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