Chapter 518: The Sustenance of the Second Round
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In the Stadium of Light, all the Benfica fans were silent, they watched the game on the pitch in silence, while the thousands of Real Madrid fans on the other side kept booing Benfica, looking as if it was their home stadium. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Benfica fans are dissatisfied, the average fan does not understand Koeman's all-out defensive tactics at all, they just think that Benfica is passive, so at the beginning of the game, they still continue to cheer for the team.
However, just now, Coman replaced Gomez with a defender!!
This scene took all Benfica fans by surprise!!
Gomez was the only Benfica striker on the pitch and if Gomez was on the pitch, the fans could tell they were playing on the counter-attack, and now it's 0-0 and we still have chances.
But now that Gomez is gone, what reason do they have to think so?
Defensive counterattack?
The team's defense is there, but what about the counter-attack? Relying on a group of midfielders who are better at defending?
This is obviously unrealistic, so there is only one explanation for the fact that the team has not yet taken the lead, and the manager has completely abandoned the attack, and before the game started, the manager set his goal of a 0-0 draw with Real Madrid.
Benfica fans couldn't believe it, and they were even ashamed of this humiliating style of play, but now that the format of the game is like this, what can they do?
They could only watch the game silently, suppressing their dissatisfaction with the manager, and watching how the farce ended.
Such a game is an insult to Benfica, they feel that the team has betrayed their faith, but in the Stadium of Light, as Benfica fans, they can't boo the team in the face of Benfica's first Champions League semi-final in the 21st century, which will cause more trouble for the team.
As a result, Benfica fans can only choose to remain silent.
On the other hand, the Real Madrid fans, of course, will not be silent, and when they see the form on the field, they even have a sense of joy, excitement, yes, very excitement.
In any case, Benfica is also a giant team, but Real Madrid just played 20 minutes away from home, and the opponent gave up attacking and defending with all their might, isn't this a fear of Real Madrid's offensive ability?
They have reason to be excited.
Of course, they were excited and unhappy with Benfica's defense, because in the face of such an impregnable defence, Real Madrid really struggled to find a goal - even the all-powerful brunette on the pitch was in trouble.
Yes, Wang Li is in trouble on the court, but not a little trouble.
I have to say that Benfica's defense is better than Barcelona, Real Madrid and other teams, I am afraid that in the Spanish First Division, no team can defend better than Benfica.
As for Wang Li's defense, it was the focus of Koman's research before the game, and after research and analysis, Coman came to a conclusion - this black-haired boy couldn't be prevented, so he didn't think about anything else at all, and directly chose the crowd tactics.
The crowd tactics are to block Wang Li's receiving route, and the crowd tactics are to block Wang Li's dribbling passes.
This kind of defense is very effective.
So Wang Li was in trouble, even if he retreated to get the ball, but it was difficult to perform in the front court, when he approached the big penalty area with the ball, 3 or 4 players rushed up directly, and then there were 3 or 4 players blocking in the penalty area, which was no way.
Under such circumstances, Wang Li knows that if he wants to find an opportunity, he must rely on his teammates.
Benfica has done such a dense defense against him, so the defense of other players of Real Madrid must be relatively weak.
However, there is one point, the reason why the iron bucket formation is strong is not because the defense is very good, but more because it relies on crowd tactics to block the goal, so that the attacking players have no angle and opportunity to shoot.
On the field, although Benfica has a few 'free agents' who specialize in marking people, in fact, most of Benfica's players are still in the penalty area, blocked in the middle, which makes Real Madrid players unable to find a chance to shoot when they get the ball.
After all, even if they have space to shoot, they don't have Wang Li's precise footwork, and they can't shoot in just a little gap
It was another Real Madrid attack, in the middle, Wang Li was entangled by several players, and in desperation, he handed the ball back to Robinho.
In this game, Robinho stood very far behind, because the players in the penalty area were too dense, and it was difficult to find opportunities with his size, so in the 31st minute of the game, Raul replaced Zidane and went to play center forward in the penalty area, while Robinho retreated a little to look for opportunities.
Taking advantage of a gap, Robinho passed the ball to Wang Li again.
After Wang Li received the ball, he glanced at the penalty area in an instant, frowned unconsciously, and then passed the ball back to Robinho, who directly dribbled the ball and wanted to break through, but it was almost cut off as soon as he started the ball.
And then followed by David. David Beckham catches the ball and kicks a long-range shot that hits the ball and flies off the crossbar.
"Beep"
When Benfica kicked off again, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, which became Real Madrid's last attack in the first half, or the whole first half.
"Luiz, you come on in the second half for Sicinho."
As soon as he returned to the dressing room, Carlo ordered Ronaldo to come on and add a striker to the team.
Now Benfica has obviously given up defense, although the Real Madrid defense has not been very good, but Carlo still appropriately reduced a defender, this arrangement is actually a bit conservative, but Carlo is very steady, he is afraid that Benfica will have a chance to counterattack, so the player has 3 defenders, or can defend.
Winning in stability is the safest.
However, there is only so much Carlo can do, Benfica's defense is too tight, and for a while, he can't think of any good way to break the opponent's defense, after all, there are so many players in front of the goal, and it is completely up to luck to score or not.
At this time, Wang Li was also thinking about how to play in the second half, and he also wanted to look for opportunities in the penalty area, but if he went to the penalty area, Benfica's defenders would be more dense in the penalty area, which may not be worth the loss, because his header is much different from other skills.
However, now Real Madrid really has no good way, and Wang Li can only try.
On the other side, Benfica's coach Koeman has been directing the team's defense, he is very happy with the first half of the game, anyway, his tactics are successful, Real Madrid have no way to score, they can only play outside the box again and again, or kick the football on the Benfica players, such a situation is to be happy.
But Koeman knows it's just the beginning, at least in the second half, and the team will have to hold on for 45 minutes and not give the opposition a chance.
In this format, the second half of the game began again.
At the beginning of the second half, Wang Li reversed the style of play in the first half and ran directly into the penalty area, so that there were three Real Madrid strikers in the Benfica penalty area: Ronaldo, Raul and Wang Li, these three people were enough to attract the attention of all Benfica defenders at that stop, so, just like Wang Li thought, Benfica's penalty area was really overcrowded, and outside the penalty area, there were few defenders at all.
In such a situation, other Real Madrid players can only have one way to play, and that is to hang the ball into the penalty area.
Not to mention, with such a kick, Real Madrid's scoring chances have greatly increased, after all, the penalty area is chaotic, and Benfica's defense cannot be particularly tight.
And at this time, David. Beckham became the brightest man in the game, and he could find Wang Li's point accurately with every pass, and after that, he caused Benfica's goal crisis again and again.
But despite this, there are too many people in the penalty area, Wang Li's header is already poor, even if he grabs the point, he is attacking the goal again and again, but football just can't cross the goal line.
And in this game, the opponent's goalkeeper Moretto also performed well, Wang Li's headers were many within the goal frame, but Moretto still saved again and again, this scene made the Benfica fans' injured hearts a little comforted at the same time, but also made Koeman on the sidelines break out in a cold sweat!
At this time, Coman was standing on the sidelines, his eyes constantly glued to the Benfica penalty area, and he was afraid that he would hear the cheers of the Real Madrid fans without paying attention, because Benfica's goal was suffering from a storm of baptism.
If Real Madrid is allowed to score a goal now, then all his set-ups will be in vain, and Benfica will have to attack in order to win, and in that case, the outcome is almost conceivable.
Now, Benfica's players still have some morale, although their tactics also make Benfica's players feel depressed, but at least they hold on, that is to say, they have a chance to win, but if Real Madrid scores in the middle, it is conceivable that Benfica's morale will definitely fall to the bottom, so what do they use to fight with Real Madrid?
That almost means that Benfica will be eliminated.
Coman was well aware of the situation, so he was very anxious.
On the pitch, Real Madrid attacked again, and after a few passes of the football, David . Beckham curled a ball into the box from outside the box, and it landed right over Wangli's head.
The pass was so precise that Wang Li couldn't help but give Beckham a thumbs up when he saw where the ball landed, and he squeezed out a gap and jumped up with an easy header - but the ball landed on the head of one of the Benfica players and flew high off the line.
This shot was a true reflection of the second half.
Real Madrid has been trying to get the opportunity to shoot, but Benfica's defense is too tight, this kind of defense with people is definitely the most headache, however, Real Madrid's attack is not useless, at least their shots have threatened the Benfica goal many times, perhaps, what is missing is just luck.
However, luck is ethereal, at least for Real Madrid in this game, Real Madrid did not get a single luck in the second half, football always floats around in the Benfica penalty area, but it can't fly into Benfica's door.
"Beep"
In this case, the game is finally over, Real Madrid played a 0:0 with Benfica away from home, the result is very unexpected, at least the media thinks so, Real Madrid actually did not score a goal, and the brunette boy did not score a goal, people who have not watched the game may think that Real Madrid's performance is unstable, but in fact, this is all the reason why Benfica's defense is too good.
After the game, Wang Li's face was full of helplessness.
"They're really good." Wang Li waved his hand.
"They won't play like this in the end" Thinking of this, the Real Madrid players were a little helpless.
This game is not depressing, Real Madrid's attack is good, and Benfica rarely attack, the game is completely Real Madrid's half-time drill, but it didn't score a goal, which is really scratching people's heads.
When entering the players' tunnel, Wang Li unconsciously gave a thumbs up to the Benfica players, and the fans in the stadium saw this scene, but Wang Li was thinking in his heart that if they returned to the Bernabeu, it would not be so easy for them to hold on for so long.
What is the difference between home and away?
First, Real Madrid players are more familiar with the home field, even Wang Li, who will perform better at home.
Second, the Bernabeu Stadium is different from the Stadium of Light, when the fans come to watch the game, there will be at least 70,000 Real Madrid fans, under the shouts of these fans, the performance of Benfica players is definitely not as good as now, and the situation of the two teams will be turned upside down.
The most important thing is these two points, at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid players will have a sense of superiority in playing on their own turf, if it is the same game, at the Bernabeu Stadium, maybe it will be different.
Although the game was more depressing, the qualifying form was still beneficial for Real Madrid, after all, they drew away from home, although they did not score away goals, but looking at this situation, Benfica is likely to play like this at the Bernabeu, so at least in regular time, Real Madrid is undefeated.
At the press conference after the game, many media focused on Koeman, and unlike in the past, this time Real Madrid's manager Carlo was left to hang, but Carlo only sat on the side with a smile, watching the media continue to make things difficult for Koeman, even the local media in Portugal.
Most of them were unhappy with Benfica's tactics in this game.
For the Portuguese media, such a match is an insult to Portuguese football, they are actually beaten by the Spanish team, Spanish football and Portuguese football have always been rivals, in the eyes of fans and the media, even if they lose, it is much better than playing so badly.
"Koeman, are you playing utilitarian football?"
Among them, there is a Portuguese extremist media sarcastic question, he even omitted the word 'sir'.
However, Koeman was very blunt, he said bluntly: "We are worse than Real Madrid, they have a group of big stars, and what do we have? The No. 21 brunette is the best boy in world football, I can't think of any way to defend him, I think, no coach has come up with it yet, so if we want to win, we have to be surprised. ”
Koeman doesn't feel that he has done anything wrong, in his opinion, victory is the most important thing, not to talk about his own problems, let's just say that Benfica is the first team in the 21st century to have the opportunity to compete for the Champions League, and now facing a team that is almost impossible to beat, of course, to win by all means is the key, as for what Portuguese tradition?
How many cents is that thing worth?
Perhaps he was right, at least after Koeman's explanation, some Portuguese media stopped talking, because they could not come up with a reason to refute it.
Although Benfica has eliminated Barcelona, but Barcelona was beaten 8-0 by Real Madrid, how can they say that Benfica has any hope of winning?
The most important thing is that until now half a season, no team has won the main squad of Real Madrid, and many media have praised the current Real Madrid as "the giant battleship of the new century".
Giant battleship, can Benfica stop it?
Even before the game, many Portuguese media themselves felt that Benfica had no hope, and the course of this game proved it, but in any case, Koeman made it a draw with Real Madrid, and they still have a chance in the next away game.
"Maybe this guy can really lead Benfica to knock out Real Madrid?"
This conclusion made many reporters feel incredible, of course, most of this is the Portuguese media, while other foreign media are extremely dissatisfied with Koeman, because this game, so that foreign fans could not see Real Madrid score, and they could not see Real Madrid's No. 21 black haired boy score.
They don't care about the boring topic of 'Allen didn't score for the first time', because Wang Li's strength has been recognized by everyone, they can't be sarcastic, and letting fans see Wang Li's performance is the most important thing.
But the nasty Coman in front of him stopped this.
As for Benfica's chance of winning? It has nothing to do with them. All they care about is Real Madrid's performance.
Either way, the game was over, and when the noisy press conference was over, Carlo flew back to Madrid with his Real Madrid players to start preparing for the next leg.
On the plane, Carlo has been thinking about this all the time, he has seen through Koeman's tactics, he just wants to draw with Real Madrid, and then win a chance for Benfica in a penalty shootout, this style of play is indeed 'creative'.
What Real Madrid has to do is prevent that from happening. The team is very strong, at least a big chunk better than Benfica, and they don't need to take any penalties, which would be bad for Real Madrid itself.
"Perhaps, you still have to rely on this brunette boy"
In the face of this 'shameless tactic', Carlo was at a loss for a while, he turned his head to look at the black-haired boy who was recuperating with his eyes closed, and still pinned his hopes on him.
(To be continued)