Chapter 165: An unexpected ending

On December 23, 2012, the weather in Málaga, Spain, was cloudy.

The weather on this day was very bad and it was always gloomy, as if it gave the feeling that it would rain at any moment. And the weather is very cold today, blowing a cold wind, like a knife cutting in a person's face.

Today's weather is actually not suitable for outdoor sports, but there is no way, this is football.

Real Madrid's head coach Rafael Benitez is very worried, worried that if his players are injured in this game, it will be worth the loss.

According to yesterday's weather forecast, there will be sleet in Malaga today, which is really bad.

However, so far, it is good, although there is a cold wind and the weather is gloomy, but there is no rain or snow yet, which is a blessing in disguise.

Dongfang Chen could feel that it was really cold now, and he couldn't help but shiver a little. Therefore, in the warm-up, Dongfang Chen tried his best to move his body to the most open and let his body warm up. The rest of the Real Madrid players were like that, it was terrible.

In the bitter cold wind, the players on both sides stood in the stadium in shorts.

Today, the starting line-ups from both sides are as follows:

Home team: Málaga, manager: Manuel Pellegrini, formation 442

Goalkeeper: Caballero

Back four [from left to right]: Monreal, Willigdon, Demichelis and Gámez

Four midfielders [from left to right]: Joaquin, Camacho Banola, Isco and Itura

Two strikers: Baptista and Saviola

Away: Real Madrid, Manager: Rafael Benitez, Formation: 4231

Goalkeeper: Diego López

Back four [from left to right]: Marcelo, Raphael Varane, David Luiz and Sergio Ramos

Two midfielders: Luka Modric and Khedira

Three defenders [from left to right]: Gareth Bale, Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria

Single striker: Dongfang Chen

Today, Casillas from Real Madrid did not appear in the starting line-up because Casillas was injured again in training, this time the injury was not light, and it is said that it will not be recovered until a month, and it is Diego López who started today.

In terms of central defenders, Pepe, who started the game after recovering from injury in the last game, sat on the bench today, and it can be seen that Benitez is still not very worried about Pepe's state and let Varane start for him.

Raphael Varane is still young, but he has a lot of potential, but he's still a little immature.

Ahead of the game, many media outlets saw Raphael Varane as Real Madrid's weakness, and they were confident that Malaga would have seized on that and attacked.

Soon the game began, and Malaga did not take advantage of the home advantage to play against Real Madrid. Instead, you can defend steadily, then wait for the right moment to launch a counterattack.

Real Madrid's players, on the other hand, launched a ferocious attack from the start, and it was so cold that he had to get them running and get his body as hot as possible.

At the start of the game, Real Madrid had a very good chance.

Mesut Ozil's pass deflected off the leg of Malaga's Camacho Banola and the ball rolled straight to Dongchen's feet.

Dongfang Chen faced Willigton's defense, he died first and then faked a shot, shook Willigton, and then he accelerated past Willigton, and then shot directly with his feet.

The ball shot at the goal of the Malaga team at great speed.

However, the goalkeeper of the Malaga team, Caballero, did a good job of saving the football from the bottom line with a side pounce.

Although the goal was not scored, the Real Madrid fans who came from afar were very satisfied with the team's performance, and Dongfang Chen's state today looked very good.

Corner, Real Madrid got a corner.

Di Maria drove the corner kick, Dongfang Chen headed the football, but unfortunately the football was slightly over the crossbar, Real Madrid missed the opportunity to score one after another, Real Madrid fans were sorry, and Malaga fans felt some worry.

But the players of the Malaga team did not have any change in expression, they expected it before the game, they were prepared, they didn't take it to heart at all, they still played according to their own tactics.

Malaga continued to defend solidly, occasionally launching counter-attacks and threatening Real Madrid's goal.

The Malaga team is very cautious, and they don't attack rashly when they counterattack, it's not a good opportunity, they won't shoot lightly.

However, in the thirtieth minute of the first half, there was an accident on the pitch.

Real Madrid won the touchline ball on the left, Marcelo threw it out, Gareth Bale received the ball straight behind him, and the ball went over the heads of Gareth Bale and Malaga full-back Gámez.

Gareth Bale then turned past Gámez, who looked up at the Malaga penalty area, and then Gareth Bale immediately sent in an inside instep cross with his right foot, and the ball pressed against the ground, drawing an inside arc and rolling directly into the Malaga penalty area.

Málaga's centre-back Willigton was very worried when he saw the goal, and he was worried that the football would roll around him and roll directly behind him.

Willigton reacted immediately and fell to the ground to clear the ball. He tried his best and tackled the ball, and Willigton was happy, but in an instant he fell from heaven to hell.

Because the ball that was shoveled by Willigton rolled directly into the goal of the Malaga team, 0-1.

An own goal, Willigton scored an own goal that gave Real Madrid an away lead over his own side.

Willigton was annoyed, why did he make such a low-level mistake? Willigton shook his head, very regretful.

The fans of the Malaga team on the scene did not expect such a situation either.

At this time, the sky started to rain, the rain was not very heavy, but it was cold, which also made the side of the court more slippery, so that the chance of an accidental ball was better.

Sure enough, towards the end of the first half, Malaga launched a quick counterattack, Joaquin's pass was a bit big, but a small patch of water suddenly appeared at the edge of Real Madrid's penalty area, and the football immediately slowed down.

It was this slowdown that the football was picked up by Baptista, who rushed up.

Baptista, who got the football, did not hesitate at all, and shot directly outside the penalty area, and the football flew slightly and shot quickly towards Real Madrid's goal.

Then, as it was about to fly in front of the goal, the ball fell sharply, smashed on the turf, and bounced off the palms of Diego López, which flew out on the side, and flew into the goal close to the inside of the goal post.

1-1, Malaga equalised at the end of the first half.

The fans of the Malaga team were very happy, the ball came really timely, and the players of Malaga were also very excited and happy, they all jumped up and cheered excitedly.

At the end of the first half, Real Madrid and Malaga were tied 1-1.

Real Madrid are not satisfied with this result, now they are already far away from Barcelona, and if they still drop points, the difference between them and Barcelona will be even greater, and they must win this game.

Málaga don't want to miss out on such a good opportunity either, they want to win as well.

At the beginning of the second half, Malaga changed the form and tactics of the first half, and as soon as they came up, they launched a ferocious attack, which was not expected by the Real Madridians.

Midfielder Isco swooped in after a succession of passes and sent a beautiful through ball that went straight through Real Madrid's backline, and Saviola scurried forward to catch up with the ball and get past Real Madrid's backline.

Single Knife!

Saviola faced Real Madrid's Diego López single-handedly.

Diego López struck quickly and came up to block. But he was immediately beaten by Saviola, who scored an empty goal and Malaga overtook the score.

Diego López and Casillas are really different.

Malaga suddenly overtook the scoreline, which surprised everyone, and the fans of Real Madrid were even more surprised.

After the Malaga team overtook the score, they did not stop their pace, they continued to attack wildly, besieging Real Madrid and playing against Real Madrid.

The Malaga team is very good, the players of Real Madrid feel a huge threat, and Benitez is also very worried at this time.

At this time, Gareth Bale stepped up again, he received a header from Dongfangchen in front of the ferry, immediately cut into the Málaga team's penalty area, shook off the pounced central defender, and shot directly, the football shot into the far corner of the Malaga goal like a cannonball, Caballero had no chance at all.

2-2, Real Madrid equalized!

After scoring this goal, Real Madrid was in high spirits and frenzied attack. But today's Dongfang Chen's table is still not very good, but it can't be considered very bad, his ball is very good, Real Madrid really can't lack this link, but today's Dongfang Chen's shooting is too bad, several shots are ridiculously off, there is no threat.

At this point, Rafael Benitez made another change and brought on Gonzalo Higuain, hoping to repeat the miracle of the previous game.

However, instead of a miracle, a tragedy was ushered in.

While Real Madrid was attacking frantically and letting go, Malaga suddenly seized the opportunity. Isco in midfield saw the opportunity and suddenly sent a very sharp long ball, and the football went directly to the feet of Baptista.

By this time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, Diego López's vision was affected to a certain extent, and the turf was getting more and more slippery.

So, Baptista shot directly from a distance of 32 meters from the goal, which was a foot close to the ground, and the football flew faster and faster on the turf with water, as if there was an acceleration.

Diego López fell to the ground and pounced on the ground for the first time, but he didn't touch the football at all, and the football went straight into the far corner, which was too awkward!

Three to two!

Malaga beat Real Madrid to pick up three points at their home turf.

As soon as this result came out, all Real Madrid fans were silenced, this result made it difficult for them to accept, and their mood was very complicated and depressed, what happened to Real Madrid? Is it true that their minds are no longer here?

Real Madrid's players were also very disappointed, and they all bowed their proud heads one by one.