Chapter 977: The Home Team Takes the Lead?

With the Champions League theme song "Champions Europe" sounding, players from both sides of the game stepped onto the pitch, and the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium erupted in huge cheers.

After a simple ceremony, players from both sides stood in their own half of the pitch and waited for the referee's whistle.

The on-site director habitually locked the camera on David Villa and Elloh, who were standing in the center circle waiting for the kick-off, and then he zoomed out the camera so that the fans in front of the TV could see a farther shot.

The Real Madrid fans, who had just erupted in boos, suddenly stopped their voices and began to hold their breath, staring directly at Iello in the middle of the pitch, waiting for the game to start with even louder boos.

"-Beep!!"

The referee on duty adjusted the time of the two watches on his wrist to the same mode, and then decisively blew the whistle for Real Madrid's match against Valencia in the first leg of the 2010-2011 Champions League semi-finals.

Immediately afterward, there was a strange scene at the Bernabeu Stadium.

The moment Iello touched the ball, there was a wild boo over the Bernabeu stadium, but less than half a second later, the scene erupted in huge cheers, and the whole audience was boiling.

Of course, it wasn't Real Madrid who broke the ball in the first place, it was David Villa who took the ball.

As Spain's biggest contributor to Spain's victory at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he deserves to be welcomed by the home fans at every Spanish stadium.

Even if he represents the first leg of Valencia's Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid......

To get back to the point, Valencia, who kicked off first, did not rush to kick the ball forward, but consciously organized an attack from the midfield and advanced layer by layer.

However, they soon realized that the offense was not as easy to pick out as ideally, and the offensive organization was not so satisfactory......

Especially after half-time, Real Madrid's players played strictly according to the tactics laid out by Mourinho before the game, and even Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria, who are rarely directly involved in the defense, shrank into the two defensive ribs to assist the defense.

Higuain followed Cazorla as soon as he stepped up and didn't let him handle the ball calmly.

His change surprised Valencia No. 1 commentator Hyde, who joked: "Has Gonzalo Higuain switched to a defensive midfielder?" ”

As the game progressed, the commentators in the commentary seats were a little puzzled by Real Madrid's complete defensive strategy.

Because it looks like a national defense, there is no sign of a comeback at all, completely giving up the initiative of the game to the away team Valencia.

Commentator Huang Jianxiang said: "In fact, this change in Real Madrid is not unexpected, Valencia's offensive ability is the strongest in the whole Europe, and the current captain of Valencia is still the most efficient player in Europe, whether it is the league or the Champions League, the scorer list is at the top, last weekend at the Mestalla Stadium was a brace in the limited playing time, showing a strong competitive state, in such a critical Champions League semi-finals, Mourinho conservatively counterattack is understandable......

As a commentator on Real Madrid TV, Hierro said puzzled: "Before the game, I thought that Real Madrid would focus on defense, but I really didn't expect Mourinho to be so conservative, and even when defending, all you are in the 40-meter area of defense, is this still the Real Madrid we are familiar with?" ”

The Real Madrid fans in the stands were equally puzzled, they had thought before the game that the team would hold on for a while, but they really didn't expect it to be so conservative, and even Cristiano Ronaldo was trying his best to defend.

But they didn't immediately show this dissatisfaction, and continued to cheer on the team they support.

After all, this is the semi-final of the Champions League, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise this season will be empty, and the club's tenth Champions League trophy will have to be postponed......

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Real Madrid's all-out retreat in the half, Valencia's attack was difficult to advance into Real Madrid's dangerous zone, especially the playmakers of the front court, David Silva and James Rodriguez were severely limited.

Moreover, Pepe, known as the 'Warrior Monk', took an inch-by-inch full-court defense against Iro, and there was no space for him to create enough opportunities to score......

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes passed, and it was Valencia who still took the initiative on the field.

However, this dominance is only reflected in the control of football, and does not continue from the control of football to the direct threat to the Real Madrid goal.

Iroh had tried two direct long-range shots, but Pepe had put the anti-aircraft gun under Pepe's close interference......

Carlo Ancelotti can no longer sit comfortably in the dugout, because if the continuous possession is not solved early, the rest of the game will be very risky.

The two full-backs have taken on the role of wingers in order to increase the number of attackers up front, while the centre-back partners Albiol and Godin have also crossed the halfway line.

Standing on the sidelines, he has a broader vision and a much clearer mind, and has long seen that Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria, although they seem to be assisting in the defense of the two ribs, are actually preparing for a quick counterattack.

That is to say, their defensive task is nothing more than a disguise, and the real intention is to counterattack!

Especially when I saw Albiol and Godin both cross the halfway line and enter the Real Madrid position, my heart 'chuckled'.

Just as he was about to alert his players, Xavi Alonso, assisted by Khedira, cut off James Rodriguez's cross to David Silva's feet.

Without hesitation, Khedira kicked the ball directly in the direction planned for pre-match training, without even raising his head.

"Break the siege?" The Real Madrid TV commentator was stunned at first, and then suddenly shouted: "-This is an opportunity to fight back!" ”

I saw that the direction of the acceleration of the football and Di Maria in the camera was exactly the same, and Jordi Alba under the camera also chased back frantically.

The same is true for Godin, the left centre-back, but the difference in speed between them has made Di Maria and him go from far to near and then from near to far......

"-Whoa!!"

And all this happened in the flash of light, and the Real Madrid fans in the scene chanted violently.

With the shouts of the Real Madrid fans, Di Maria comfortably stopped the ball forward, accelerated again, and scrambled a wide range of through balls before Albiol could pass over.

Everyone's attention is drawn to football, and so is the camera.

At the other end, a white lightning bolt swept across the green turf at high speed, and the big '7' Arabic numeral on the back told fans on the planet who he was......

Wang Xiaolei had no choice but to abandon the door and attack.

At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo unexpectedly pulled his foot and shot angrily......

"- Cristiano Ronaldo, shot!"