Chapter 176: The End
After this excitement, Lao Lei couldn't help but be afraid for a while, and said that God still loves me, which made me pounce. Just now, Lao Lei felt like he was dancing on a tightrope, and he felt so happy. The feeling of being born in an instant and dying in an instant made Lao Lei, a naturally restless guy, feel very addicted. While Bayer Leverkusen was celebrating excitedly, Real Madrid were completely dumbfounded, they were going to celebrate, but they didn't expect such a thing to happen. Since the Golden Ball system is still in place at this time, as long as Raul can score this penalty, the referee will immediately stop the game, and Real Madrid can win directly.
The saddest mood at this time is undoubtedly Raul. Although he was affected by Lao Lei's words just now, he still hit a very high-quality shot, which would have been impossible if Lao Lei hadn't gambled on moving in advance. Either way, Ray saved Raul's penalty, and it was a foregone conclusion. This is a huge morale boost for Bayer Leverkusen and another big blow to Real Madrid, which will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the mentality of Real Madrid players.
And this is exactly what happened after the game finally restarted. After the restart, Real Madrid's attacks looked impatient and could not appear as organized as before. Impatience, this is the general mentality of Real Madrid players on the pitch. Although Real Madrid's attack on the field can always pose a threat to Leverkusen's goal, but in the handling of the last kick or the penultimate and second passes, Real Madrid's players began to take it for granted and became impatient. In this way, he has weakened himself on the offensive end. indirectly makes the test of Lao Lei, a fake goalkeeper, smaller.
In fact, if this time, Real Madrid can maintain the previous way of attacking. It is still very promising to break the ten-finger pass of Lao Lei, a fake goalkeeper. But providence makes people. If Real Madrid loses the game in the end, it can be said that Real Madrid have lost at their own hands. As time goes on, the mentality of the Real Madrid players will only become more and more anxious, and at the same time, the quality of their attack will decline more and more. Seeing such a situation, Lao Lei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the pressure on him was a lot less. This is the reality of competitive sports, if you want to defeat your opponent as best you can, you have to win not only in strength, but also in spirit. And Lao Lei faced Raul's penalty save. It achieved such an effect, giving Real Madrid a heavy blow mentally. Although there is more luck in this, there is no luck element in any goalkeeper who saves a penalty, at best, Lao Lei's luck is better.
In such a situation, it was already the stoppage time of the second half of extra time. Because in the second half of extra time, Leverkusen's side almost didn't even have the strength to foul, except for the penalty, there was hardly any pause. Therefore, the sign played by the fourth official on the sidelines showed that the stoppage time was only 2 minutes. This time. Real Madrid had their last chance to attack. After the front of the penalty area was not restricted by Lao Lei, Zidane was like a fish in water and completely brought out his ability. Facing Lucio and Kirsten's bag, Zidane used a trademark Marseille maneuver. easily shook off the defense of the two.
In such a situation in the past, Zidane would definitely think about how he should pass the ball and who he should pass it to. But this time. The extreme desire for the big ear cup made him choose to shoot directly. This time, Zidane's shot was a direct test for Lao Lei. But fortunately, after arriving at the goalkeeper position, Lao Lei's physical fitness has recovered a little. Facing Zidane's shot. Lao Lei reacted quickly, making a quick sideways pounce to block Zidane's shot. Of course, it is said to be a side pounce, which is more vividly illustrated that the body should be thrown out directly, and there is no standard technical action of the average goalkeeper, it is completely a wild way. But it doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, the one that can catch mice is a good cat.
After Lao Lei saved the football, he did not hold it, but blocked the football in front of the goal. At this time, Morientes stabbed diagonally, shook off Ballack and came to the front of the football first.
"Danger, Morientes. Supplementary !! Didn't enter! Didn't enter!! Oh my God, LaMelo made a world-class save. I can't believe that he has always played in a central midfield position and has never been a goalkeeper. Maybe he will consider changing to the goalkeeper position in the future, at least judging from these two saves, his appearance is definitely world-class. The neutral commentator said with admiration that it was the most legendary Champions League final he had ever seen. A defensive midfielder erupted to save the team with a series of brilliant goals, which was very unexpected. However, this is not the end, after the goalkeeper left the field, after being forced to change to the goalkeeper, he even saved the opponent's killer penalty, and also saved the opponent's next series of shots, which is a script that Hollywood can't write.
In the face of Morientes' supplementary shot, Lao Lei could only instinctively reach out to block in the exclamations of Leverkusen fans, and actually touched Morientes's shot. After a slap of Lao Lei's palm, the ball went straight over the crossbar and landed on the top of the net. Seeing that his shot didn't go in, Morientes hugged his head as if he was a ghost, remorseful and surprised in his heart. And Barak was excited to press on the body of Lao Lei who fell to the ground, and kept rubbing Lao Lei's hair, and Lao Lei once again saved his heart. Bayer Leverkusen, too, was agitated again, and they once again narrowly escaped death. This kind of survivability is comparable to Xiaoqiang, and it looks like it's coming to an end, and there is only one breath left, but it just stands.
The referee blew his whistle after a corner kick from Real Madrid, which Lucio beat Morientes, and a big kick drove the ball towards Real Madrid's half.
"Extra-time was over, and Bayer Leverkusen stubbornly dragged Real Madrid into a penalty shoot-out. Regardless of the outcome of the penalty shoot-out, this Champions League final is a legendary classic Champions League final that will be remembered for generations to come. The next penalty shoot-out was still full of highlights, with a young goalkeeper who had been replaced on one side and a young goalkeeper who had been replaced on the pitch on the other hand, and a legendary midfielder who had been temporarily converted to goalkeeper. On the temporary worker who saves the penalty, who will become the hero. Who can turn the tide? We'll see. ”
At this time, Old Ray and Casillas were on the side, carrying them alone. No one bothered them, let them adjust themselves. Originally, the assistant coach of Leverkusen's side wanted to teach Lao Lei something temporarily, but was stopped by Topmueller. At this time, the effect of temporary cramming is definitely not very good, and it may even affect Lao Lei's save. It's better to let him play exactly according to the state just now, maybe a miracle will happen.
After the process of guessing the coin, Real Madrid became the first to take the penalty, and the heart-testing penalty shootout officially began. Players from both sides stood on the halfway line with each other's hands on their shoulders. Wait or watch the penalty shootout. And the same goes for the fans, the fans on both sides. There are many people who cover their hearts or their eyes, waiting for the brutal penalty shootout to begin.
Real Madrid's first thing to come out is Zinedine Zidane, who is the first to take the penalty is under a lot of pressure, especially in such a heavy scene as the Champions League final. When Zidane walked towards the 12-yard point, the Leverkusen fans also used crazy boos to stimulate the hearts of the French, trying their best to influence him. However, being selected by Bosque as the first person to take the penalty, Zidane is naturally very strong in taking penalties. The Frenchman has not missed a single penalty in a tournament so far, and it is this record that makes Bosque trust him so much.
Standing on the door line, Lao Lei reused his old plan. Pointing his right hand to the right and signaling that he is going to pounce on this side, this is a kind of psychological warfare. With the referee's whistle. Zidane's bold spoon free kick made Lao Lei pounce to the right to the side. This delights Real Madrid fans. To the regret of Bayer Leverkusen fans, the cruelty of the penalty shootout to onlookers is also very strict. Momentary joys and sorrows are not something that everyone can bear.
And at the critical moment, Zidane still withstood the pressure. Although Lao Lei patted the ground in annoyance, he also knew that it was impossible to save every penalty, so he quickly adjusted his mentality, switched places with Casillas, and it was Leverkusen's turn to take the penalty. When it comes to penalties, the Germans are perhaps the most dominant in the world, with a natural iron mentality that makes them more stable than the average at 12 yards.
Neuville, who took the penalty in the first round, lived up to expectations, deceived Casillas and played on the right side.
Real Madrid's second round was Real Madrid's iron-blooded captain Hierro. Hierro, who has been in battle for a long time, didn't care about Lao Lei's tricks at all, and shot directly and vigorously. Although Lao Lei judged the right direction, he still couldn't save. In the second round of the same Bayer Leverkusen, Lucio also shot hard and penetrated the ten fingers of Casillas, helping the team only bite Real Madrid, so that the pressure was on Real Madrid's side again. In the third round, McManaman and Schneider also scored their own penalties, and the two sides drew 3:3 after the first three rounds. The joy and sorrow of this continuous back and forth made the hearts of the fans suffer a great test, especially at this time when they came to the last two rounds with the same score, and the pressure was even greater.
Real Madrid's fourth round was Morientes, the Real Madrid centre-forward who shot superbly. This time, at the moment when Morientes shot, Lao Lei's eyes lit up, and the anticipation defense was triggered again this time. Lao Lei didn't move at all, he stood directly in place, and blocked Morientes' shot in the middle, and Real Madrid took the lead and missed a goal.
"Pounced! Pounced!! Bayer Leverkusen got the lead, Morientes opted for the middle, and Karst didn't move at all. The shot was easily blocked and the pressure was now on Real Madrid's side. It's amazing, how exactly did he do it! After Lao Lei saved Morientes' penalty, Bayer Leverkusen's side fell into ecstasy, and Real Madrid's side went into panic. Despite the comfort of his teammates, Morientes still wrapped his head in his jersey, and no one knew what he was doing now or what he was thinking.
Now the pressure is on Casillas's side. Bayer Leverkusen's fourth round was Babic, who hit the goal with his right foot again, but Casillas still couldn't make a save. The tenacity of the German players is once again on display.
And in the fifth round of Real Madrid, it was their prince Raul, who faced Lao Lei again, and this crucial goal.
Facing Raul, Old Ray once again pointed his left hand to the left.
Is it left or right?
Maybe it was that penalty that gave Raul too much shadow, or maybe it was the pressure at this time that he couldn't bear it.
Raul's penalty was off the mark, with poor pace and angle.
And his shot hit the left side of the goal again.
Lao Lei used a side pounce that was not difficult to block the football.
"Win! Win!! Bayer Leverkusen won!! The name LaMelo became a legend tonight!!! ”
After Ray saved the penalty, it was as if Raul had suddenly lost his soul.
I kept the action after the shot and stood still.
Eyes are blank.
Old Ray stood up and looked at Raul like this.
Facing him, he stretched out the index finger of his right hand.
Shake up, keep shaking.
You're still far from it!! (To be continued......)