Chapter 165: Real Madrid's Crisis (First Update)

The final round of Group C focused everyone's attention.

The match between Werder Bremen and Olympiacos, as well as the match between Real Madrid and Lazio, will blow the whistle at the same time.

In addition to Lazio fans, fans of the other three teams have to follow both games at the same time.

After the last round of the group stage, the media in Madrid raised the slogan "Fight for honor".

For Real Madrid, it was an honour to qualify from the group.

In this game, Real Madrid fans squeezed the Bernabeu to the brim.

On each seat was placed a piece of cardboard with different colors.

Every fan who enters the stadium has to hold the cardboard high before the game starts.

The cardboard can be used to form a giant emblem of Real Madrid, as well as a slogan to cheer for Real Madrid.

The whole side of the grandstand is full of this, and it looks quite spectacular.

It's a way for Real Madrid fans to cheer for their team, and of course, it's also a demonstration to the visitors, reminding them that this is Real Madrid's home stadium, the Bernabeu!

From the very beginning of the game, Real Madrid's players launched a fierce attack on the Lazio goal, hoping to score as soon as possible.

As long as you can score first, you can take the initiative into your own hands.

That's what all teams think.

Naturally, Lazio could not have let Real Madrid get their wish.

They defended very aggressively.

From the front to the back, Lazio's players are young, fit and almost everywhere.

As long as the Real Madrid players get the ball, one or two people are pressing. For key players. Guti, for example, is a flanking attack by two or three people.

Pressing high is a hallmark of Lazio's tactics, and this kind of defense is very effective, and most opponents will be overwhelmed by such a defense, and they don't know how to deal with it.

Under the pressure of Lazio players, they can easily concede the ball at the back, thus giving Lazio more opportunities to play directly in the front court and counterattack.

There are quite a few goals in Lazio's goal that went this way.

Of course, if your team has an excellent ability to pass the ball quickly. Then it is also possible to break through this pressing of Lazio. Because they have placed heavy troops in this place, it means that in other positions, they do not have enough men.

But there are very few teams with Lazio's perverted fast passing ability.

So this kind of defense became something that could not be cracked for a while.

In fact, this tactic has an Achilles' heel, that is, it is very physically demanding.

Because it requires the players to run non-stop throughout the field.

Run from one place to another, and then rush to the next without stopping. So fast in defense. This is especially true in attack, where they may have just come back from the front and have to turn around and sprint forward.

In the era when many teams have several players running an average distance of more than 10,000 meters per game, even if they work hard, the average running distance of each player in the winning team except for the goalkeeper has exceeded 11,000 kilometers per game.

It can be said that Lazio's success is based on the tireless running of everyone.

And it's not one race that runs, it's all races that run like that. Important or not. Because if you don't run, you can't play the kind of football that Lazio is.

This kind of running is very physically demanding.

So the winning team is full of young people, young people are in good health, recover quickly, and this game is tired like a dog. In the next game, you can resurrect on the spot with full health.

In addition, the skills that can slow down the physical exertion of players in the unknown game skills that are often won.

This all ensures that his team can play this crazy running "mad dog tactic" in a unique way.

Real Madrid looked very uncomfortable in the face of Lazio's crazy running and pressing tactics.

It's not like they've played against the winning teams once or twice, but they just can't help it.

Of course, there are times when they can score. There have been times when they have been able to break that press, but only occasionally. Not the norm.

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Lazio's players pressed hard against Real Madrid's Guti.

As soon as Guti had the ball, Khedira and Inle continued to come forward to harass him, and all kinds of foul actions were enough to stop the referee from blowing the game.

For example, pulling the jersey, such as kicking......

Guti is not the kind of player who will keep pushing forward even if he is kicked, he will often just stop and protest to the referee with his hands outstretched.

Of course, the referee will also blow for Lazio's foul.

But that was the end of one of Real Madrid's attacks.

The team's offensive rhythm was repeatedly interrupted, which was deadly.

Maybe once or twice you don't see anything wrong.

But in the end, the results are amazing.

Real Madrid's morale and fighting spirit are being lost in this interruption.

"Lazio was very well prepared and you could see that it was very targeted...... If you continue to play like this, it will be more and more detrimental to Real Madrid......" said the Spanish commentator worriedly.

Not only him, but also the Real Madrid fans in the stands also looked at the stadium worriedly.

How they wish their team could score a goal......

The goal did happen, and it was the Real Madrid players who scored.

But it wasn't Lazio's goal that he scored, it was ...... Own door!

"Sergio. Ramos! Ah! Own goal! He accidentally kicked the football into his door while clearing the siege! Casillas was completely unresponsive, and at a distance of three meters, the football was like a cannonball! ”

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There are always accidents of one kind or another.

Own goals are the biggest of them.

When Ramos slammed the football into his own goal, Chang Sheng stood up from his seat and applauded, thanking Ramos for his help.

Ramosze, on the other hand, stared at the bouncing football in the goal with a look of chagrin and horror.

When the team was most critical and needed to win, he kicked the football into his own door!

Doesn't that add insult to injury?

The stands resounded with the gloating laughter of Lazio fans, and this time it was not quickly overshadowed by other voices from the Real Madrid fans.

Obviously the goal was unexpected. Real Madrid fans didn't react.

"This ...... Ramos was so unlucky! He cleared the ball in front of the goal, but kicked the football into his own door! Now the situation for Real Madrid is even more difficult! ”

Captain Raul ran back to comfort Ramos, but despite this, the expression on his face was grim.

Because he also knows how bad the game has become...... If Real Madrid can't even make it out of the group, I'm afraid all of them will be killed by angry fans the next day!

Real Madrid has been planted in the eighth-finals of the 16-8 in a row in recent years, and has been ridiculed as the "Dream Eight Team", but that is better than not qualifying from the group. Progression from the group is a matter of course for a team like Real Madrid.

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When Real Madrid unexpectedly fell behind because of Sergio Ramos' own goal, everyone started to get nervous.

Real Madrid fans in the stands were more attentive to the progress of the other game. Even head coach Schuster in the dugout is not immune. Do you just ask about the results over there?

Just 12 minutes into the game, Olympiacos took the lead.

Now the score is still 1:0, and Olympiacos is ahead.

If the score is maintained until full-time, Olympiacos will have eight points.

As long as Real Madrid lose to Lazio, Olympiacos will qualify by one point.

Meanwhile. At the Riopoli Stadium, home of Olympiacos, there was a huge cheer.

Obviously, Olympiacos fans are aware of the latest developments in the match that took place at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Lazio is ahead!

It can be said that in addition to Real Madrid, the other three teams in this group stage all hope that Real Madrid will lose.

Because only if Real Madrid loses, they have a chance to qualify.

Now it's almost a dream come true!

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Real Madrid, who fell behind, then launched a fierce counterattack. Hopefully an equaliser can be made soon.

But they forgot that there would be even more space behind them......

So Lazio suddenly started a defensive counterattack.

Directly from the back of the field to the front court, looking for Falcao this point.

Let Falcao use his body to take control of the football. Then pass it to a teammate who comes up to pick you up.

After four attempts at this attack, the fifth, Lazio's attack finally received the result they wanted!

In the 30th minute, Jose, who returned from injury in the match against Inter Milan. Passarella makes a direct long pass. The ball went over the midfield and landed exactly over the head of Falcao. Falcao's header is ferried to the plugged Benzema.

Benzema slammed the ball forward with his chest, dodged defender Marcelo who came up to defend him, and then cut forward at high speed to catch up with the ball.

At this time, he was already a single knife!

"Benzema-!"

Amid the narrator's shouts, Casillas strikes.

In the face of the attacking Casillas, Benzema did not continue to dribble the ball deeper.

Everyone knows that the closer you are to the goalkeeper, the smaller the angle of the shot.

Karim Benzema won't give Casillas the chance to block his own angle.

He saw that Casillas had just attacked, and he shot straight at goal!

The ball went around Casillas from the right and swooped into the net against the bottom corner of the post!

"Here we go again...... 2:0! Lazio ends the suspense! Two goals ahead of Real Madrid in the first half! This game for Real Madrid can no longer be described as 'difficult to play'! ”

In the voice of the narrator, Benzema ran to the corner flag area with open arms, with an excited expression on his face.

A team like Real Madrid, which used to be a giant ship out of reach in his mind, is now able to score goals against Real Madrid!

And for Real Madrid, it's no longer a dilemma, it's a crisis!