Chapter 1044: Higuain's Persistence
Now it seems that Benitez's pre-match words have completely become a lever to be ridiculed, maybe the media and Napoli fans will give him face and not deliberately expose this scar, but Real Madrid fans don't care about this.
The fans close to the Benitez stand teased Benitez in a neat voice: "Big coach, didn't you say that you want to give Lin Yu a little color?" Didn't you say that Lin Yu was a tumor? Do you still dare to say that? ”
The sound was loud and came from the stands near Benitez, so Benitez could hear it very clearly, and he felt the embarrassment and humiliation, and his heart was even more angry.
This is not the first war of words between him and Lin Yu, once when Lin Yu was still at Chelsea, he quarreled with Lin Yu because of the team's style of play, Napoli still lost to Chelsea at that time, this time, this guy still doesn't seem to remember the lesson, I'm afraid that if it continues like this, the possibility of repeating the mistakes of the past will be very great.
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Lin Yu's goal did open up the situation for Real Madrid, but it made the Napoli players angry, and they also felt that it was humiliated.
This has led directly to the emotional loss of control of the Napoli players, and sometimes too much self-esteem is not necessarily a good thing.
At the end of the first half, Bale, who had just returned from injury, forced an overtake on the side and burst into the penalty area, but unfortunately he was directly put to the ground by the opposing defender Gulam before shooting, and the linesman waved the flag to signal a foul, and the referee gave a penalty directly.
At this time, Napoli had already started to mess around a little. Obvious foul, they don't admit it. also signaled that it was Bale who faked the fall, you must know that Bale's ball had already dropped Gulam. All it takes is a light push to score, is it necessary for him to fake a fall?
Ghulam's foul was so obvious that the Real Madrid players thought they should show the red card directly, after all, it was possible to nullify Bale directly, which was simply too malicious for a man who had just returned from injury.
Even Zidane expressed his strong displeasure on the sidelines, and he is not afraid of losing because his team's style of play has been formed. Coupled with the existence of Lin Yu, the possibility of losing in the face of a team like Napoli is very small, but what worries him is the injury of the player, Bale has just returned from injury, and he doesn't want to let Bale rest in the hospital bed again.
As a result, the referee took a decision that was not very satisfactory to both sides, giving Real Madrid a penalty and giving Gulam a yellow card.
Napoli felt it was a non-existent penalty, while Real Madrid thought it was too light, and the referee anyway. If you don't handle it properly, it's really a displeasure.
In the end, the penalty was taken by Bale himself, and the score was rewritten to 2:0.
The first penalty taker in the Real Madrid team was Cristiano. Ronaldo, but he can see it now. Because he doesn't have to chase the number of goals, if a teammate wants to take a penalty, he will still happily give it away.
Real Madrid 2-0 at home. Basically, Napoli have lost their chance to turn the tables and the Bernabeu Stadium will not allow anyone to be defiled. So even if the Napoli players were lucky enough to be able to score, it wouldn't help.
However, Benitez calmed down at this time. Since you can't win, try to try to score away goals, even if you lose, as long as there are away goals, there is a possibility of a comeback after returning to the home field, and then it will be Napoli's home stadium, not Real Madrid's home stadium.
So he ran to the sidelines, shouted the names of Hamsik and Higuain, and signaled for the two to step up their attack, as long as they could score.
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Many coaches watched this game, and there are too few coaches who don't pay attention to Real Madrid's game now.
Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Simeone, Rodgers, Manuel Pellegrini are all keeping a close eye on Real Madrid's game.
The reason why Klopp is concerned is because of the league and because of the Champions League, he doesn't want Real Madrid to be eliminated in the Champions League, because the farther Real Madrid goes, the easier it is for the league to be distracted and make mistakes, so in a sense, he supports Real Madrid in this game.
But Pep Guardiola and others are different, and even Lin Yu's former mentor Mourinho also hopes that Real Madrid will lose.
The reason is simple, Real Madrid have been too strong in the Champions League in recent seasons, and if there is a team that can kill Real Madrid's pride, it will be a great thing for any team.
It would be even better if there was a team that could get away with getting rid of Real Madrid.
But after watching the first half of the game, these famous coaches shook their heads.
Benitez, Benitez, why are you just talking about it, you got so ruthless before the game, you want to kill Real Madrid, you want to seal Lin Yu, as a result, you lost the goal in the first five minutes, what do you say you can do, or go back to your Serie A bastard, don't be embarrassed in the Champions League.
Sure enough, it seems that it is too unrealistic to rely on other teams to kill Real Madrid, in the final analysis, you have to be hard to play iron, it is better to ask for others than yourself, and you can only rely on your own team to really kill Real Madrid.
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With a two-goal lead in the first half, Real Madrid's attack was even more ferocious in the second half, not giving Napoli any chance to score at all.
Everyone watching this game has a feeling that it will be very difficult for Napoli to score, let alone turn the tables.
The attack is often hit near the Real Madrid penalty area, and it is directly broken, the front, middle and back three lines are completely separated, and there is no effective cooperation, and the players are tired of coping or coping.
However, at this time, Benitez still has some illusions, and he thinks that Real Madrid will be careless because of the lead.
Idiot, this is the quarter-final of the Champions League, who would be careless, wouldn't it be unsafe to let you score an away goal?
His fantasies. was soon completely sunk by Lin Yu, Lin Yu's sixteenth goal in the Champions League this season. It took place in the sixty-seventh minute of full time.
This ball was scored by Lin Yu's own strength, and the reason why Lin Yu did this. It's to tell Benitez, you say Uncle Ben is alone, then I'll show you alone, not only am I alone, I can also score goals, and I can play your entire backline alone.
There was no solution at all, and after passing five people in a row, he easily penetrated the goalkeeper's crotch and scored the ball like this, which was as simple as eating a common meal.
On the defense of this ball. Napoli's defenders are very conscientious, but unfortunately their ability is not good, their physical strength is not good, and their self-confidence has been hit, so they can't prevent Lin Yu at all, they can only watch Lin Yu destroy their entire back line like a hurricane, and then easily score the ball.
After the goal, Lin Yu ran to the sidelines, jumped high in front of Benitez, and then did a backflip on the spot.
What is it called?
This is typical of provocation and gives you a look in the face! You Benitez dare to scold me. If you dare to criticize me, then do a good job of unreasonable provocation.
At the same time, the Real Madrid fans in the stands also shouted Lin Yu's name again, and it was the same as before. Once again, they worshipped Lin Yu as if they were gods.
Many fans considered whether to simply take this as a habitual ritual, and when Lin Yu scored a goal, everyone did it together, which was not only a shock to the away team. It is also a compliment to Lin Yu.
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Lin Yu scored twice, and Bell made his own points. And a penalty was taken, and the score became 3:0. This score, in fact, it is completely impossible to turn the tables, after all, the opponent is Real Madrid.
However, as a Napoli player, as Napoli's striker Higuain, he still did not give up, he faced Lin Yu's brilliant performance, he just gritted his teeth, and then buried himself in the ball, he is most worried about not whether he can score, but whether he will be replaced by Benitez, if so, he may not even have a chance to score.
The outcome of the game has been decided, this is completely no suspense, but after all, this is the quarter-final of the Champions League, not a league game, so away goals are still very important, which is why those Napoli fans on the scene have not completely given up, they have gone from expecting a win to expecting a draw, and now they are basically just expecting a goal.
Napoli fans can't care about scolding Lin Yu now, can't care about booing Real Madrid's players, they now have only one idea in their hearts, that is, let the team score a goal as soon as possible, no matter who it is, you are a hero if you score a goal!
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The expectations of Napoli fans were not disappointed, even though Benitez was ridiculed for his pre-match rhetoric, even though he was scored three goals, but the tenacity of the Serie A team did not disappoint, Higuain struggled for nearly 80 minutes, and finally got something.
It was a very simple attack, Hamsik broke the ball at the back, and then directly found Higuain in front of him with a big foot, Higuain successfully received the ball with his keen sense of smell, and formed a single chance, and finally scored the ball into the Real Madrid goal.
1:3!
Napoli finally got an away goal, the coveted away goal!
Higuain didn't celebrate after the goal, he just silently touched the team logo on his chest, the former Real Madrid team logo has become the current Napoli team logo, but he is still the same Higuain, it doesn't matter if he is old, as long as the heart to win is still there, then he is not afraid of any difficulties.
There was a burst of applause from the Real Madrid fans, who had always liked Higuain, who cheered for Higuain's goal.
Higuain gasped, and he felt his nose sour.
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On the sidelines, Benitez waved his arms excitedly, but he was treated completely differently from Higuain, and the Real Madrid fans near him booed and disdain, and even shouted: "You are satisfied with an away goal?" Shame on you, what did you say before the game? ”
Conceding a goal is certainly not a good thing, but Real Madrid fans are not worried at all, they have Lin Yu, they have Cristiano. Ronaldo, there are a bunch of excellent players such as San Cassie, and they are not afraid of Napoli's devil's home field!
Benitez comforted himself in his heart: "Anyway, I've already scored an away goal, don't be afraid, don't be angered by those fans, it's boring to yell at them, wait until the next leg, after returning to Napoli's home stadium, and then clean up after you!" ”
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At the time of Benitez's belly, the game also came to an end, and in the last period, although Real Madrid attacked fiercely, Napoli who pulled back a goal showed the tenacity of the Italian team's defense and did not let Real Madrid score again, and similarly, Napoli did not get the opportunity to sneak into Real Madrid again.
One accident is enough, and it would be a bit naïve to want a second accident.
So when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score was also locked at 3:1, and in the eyes of Napoli fans, it was still possible to turn the score at home, so they were full of confidence.
In the eyes of neutral fans and Real Madrid fans, there is no suspense, even if Napoli has an away goal, but the score of 3:1 is too big, the key is that Napoli can ensure that Lin Yu will not score away from home? (To be continued......)