Chapter 62: There is no way
When Villas-Boas saw his team concede the ball in the opening nine minutes, he was stunned for a moment, then sat in his chair and didn't move.
He felt his strength draining from his body, which was not a good sign.
He quickly realized that this was not going to work, and that something had to change!
No matter what, as the head coach of the team, you have to fight to the end!
Now that the team is in trouble and has conceded a goal, how can I have the idea of giving up on myself?
So he mustered up the strength to get up from his seat, then walked to the sidelines, slapped his face, and shouted to his players: "Don't panic! We have more than eighty minutes left! Plenty of time! Steady, calm down! β
However, in such a noisy environment, it is unknown whether his roar was heard by his own players......
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At the same time, at another stadium, Nottingham Forest's home city stadium, everyone also heard that Lazio were leading Real Madrid by one goal.
This is a huge stimulus for both teams that are playing each other.
So whether it is the fans of Nottingham Forest or Dortmund, they are desperate to shout to the stadium at this time: "There is a goal over there!" Lazio leads Real Madrid 1-0!! β
Spurred on by the news, the two teams that are playing each other have started to exert their strength.
Borussia Dortmund, who played away, attacked more aggressively, while Nottingham Forest, who played at home, defended more aggressively......
A draw would not be a good thing for either team.
In a draw, all three teams have five points, then it will be compared to the win-loss relationship between the two sides, and the win-loss relationship is the same for them. It's all a draw.
That compares the goal difference of both sides, and the goal difference is the same, both are zero.
Next, compare the number of away goals between each other, or zero.
Finally, there's the overall goal difference, which is crucial.
Unless Real Madrid loses to Lazio by a big score, Nottingham Forest and Borussia Dortmund will not be able to beat Real Madrid for the time being.
In order to ensure that he can qualify, under the premise that Lazio beats Real Madrid, it is natural to beat the opponent.
As long as you can win, you will definitely qualify!
One goal stirred up the storm on both pitches.
This is the Death Gang!
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Villas-Boas tried to calm down his players. Then reorganize the offensive and maneuver with Lazio.
He searched his mind for experience in beating Lazio, mainly from the game in which he led Manchester City to defeat Lazio.
Today, however, is destined to be Good Friday for him Boas and Real Madrid.
Just as he was scrambling for a way to beat Lazio, Lazio scored a goal again......
Originally, the decibel of Wanda Stadium has been very noisy. Boaz used this as a background sound, which could be deaf to him.
But his thoughts were interrupted by a louder noise.
He woke up from his thoughts, and although he hadn't seen what was happening, he already had a very bad idea in his head.
So he hurriedly cast his eyes to the big screen in the stands.
As expected, a very crazy and cool animation is playing on it.
After a burning football exploded, a golden light erupted from the sky, and after the golden light passed. A huge Italian word "gol" is revealed.
Ball, again!!
"Edisonβ" The live broadcast was leading the Lazio fans to chant.
"Cavani !!!"
More than 70,000 people chanted the name of one person at the same time, and the scene was like a tsunami caused by a magnitude 10 earthquake in Haiti!
The momentum is almost suffocating!
"Lazio have a two-goal lead over Real Madrid! It's only been fifteen minutes into the game...... It's incredible! It's incredible! β
"Cavani! His fifth Champions League goal of the season! In the wake of Icardi's injury, the veteran seems to have found another spring in his career all at once. He is currently Lazio's top scorer in the Champions League! There's even a chance to hit the top scorer in the Champions League! β
"Real Madrid want to beat Lazio away from home? Villas-Boas also said that he would definitely lead Real Madrid out of this group of death? What a dream! In front of Lazio, this dream of theirs is fragile! β
"I think Real Madrid will be the first Real Madrid team in history to fail to qualify from the Champions League group stage under Villas-Boas......"
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The cheers of the Lazio fans resounded and swept the stadium. Florentino, the president of Real Madrid Club sitting on the podium, looked very unsightly.
But it's not the kind of gloomy face that is not good-looking, but a kind of ugly face like dead ash.
It's like a guy who's been dead for a while.
All his hopes, all his glory were siphoned away from Lazio in this second goal.
Real Madrid will never be able to come back from two goals down to come back from Lazio.
In other words. Real Madrid will now have to count on a draw from the other stadium and Lazio not scoring in the next games.
In that case, Real Madrid could also finish second in the group by virtue of overall goal difference.
But...... 1. Florentino's knowledge of the ever-winning, is this possible?
It's not the first time he's dealt with Chang Sheng.
He knows how deep this man's hatred for Real Madrid is, but he will not let go of any opportunity to humiliate Real Madrid.
He should have known what a serious mistake it was for Real Madrid to win in the final round of the group stage in the current situation.
However, the results after Boas led the team, especially the 8-1 home sweep of Osasuna in the last round, gave him hope.
There will always be some luck in people's hearts......
Now, the harsh reality has taught him that it's not right to be lucky.
Real Madrid, really in his hands. Suffered humiliation like never before!
For this reason, this old man who truly loves Real Madrid is heartbroken from the heart.
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The news that Lazio had a two-goal lead over Real Madrid in fifteen minutes also reached the City Stadium for the first time.
Everyone is sure. Real Madrid will definitely lose, it's just a matter of how many goals they lose.
Then there's nothing to focus on, just focus on playing your game.
Want to qualify from a group?
Just win!
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What happened next was a nightmare for every Real Madrid fan. They wished they could wake up from this dream countless times, but every time they closed their eyes and opened them again, all they could see was their team being slaughtered by Lazio on the pitch......
The scores on the big screen are constantly changing.
In the 35th minute, Lazio led Real Madrid 3-0. The scorer was Messi.
In the 44th minute, Lazio led Real Madrid 4-0, and the scorer was Verratti.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the commentators believed that although there were 45 minutes left in the game, there was no suspense at all.
"Forty-five minutes of garbage time. Real Madrid's players are already the walking dead...... When they came to Rome, they had a very difficult task. Now that the mission has failed, their efforts are naturally meaningless. The only suspense next is to see if Lazio will show mercy...... However, with what I know of Chang, it's hard to ......."
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In the dressing room at half-time, Real Madrid's dressing room was as quiet as if it were empty, or rather...... It's like a morgue. Instead of a dozen or so living Real Madrid players, there was a group of cold corpses lying inside!
Boas couldn't come up with anything at all, he didn't give up, he continued to search. It's a pity that I'm sweating profusely. Didn't find a suitable solution.
The current situation is not much worse for him and Real Madrid.
Boas was not willing to lose the game like this.
He thinks that since he can lead Manchester City to defeat Lazio, he can lead the stronger Real Madrid to beat Lazio.
But how did it come to be?
He just wrestled in his own world for fifteen minutes, knowing that halftime was over. He didn't come up with anything that worked.
In the end, he could only yell a few dry voices to tell everyone not to give up and continue to struggle.
But everybody is a professional player. It's not a kid who doesn't know anything anymore. Of course they want to win, but what's the use of you, as a manager, not coming up with a way that works, just shouting slogans?
Isn't this fooling people?
Can fighting without a way bring victory?
In the case of being four goals behind, it is absolutely impossible.
So the Real Madrid players reappeared on the pitch and waited for the game to start, looking frustrated.
The head coaches all looked like they were at a loss, which made them feel very uncertain.
This game is in the minds of many people, and it has already been lost.
And they lost comfortably β the manager was incompetent, didn't make a good plan, and it had nothing to do with our performance. We worked very hard and had no choice but to play with such an incompetent manager, so we ...... It's not our problem, if we lose, we lose......
As for Real Madrid's all-time glory and record of never being eliminated from the Champions League group stage, those have nothing to do with them.
How tiring it is to always live with a record......
Maybe this record has been broken and it will be even better for Real Madrid's future?
Because you can throw off the burden and travel lightly again.
Think of it as a new era for Real Madrid......
These players just kept comforting themselves in their hearts, giving themselves such an indifferent psychological hint.
Then, they really feel that it doesn't matter if they lose, they lose if they lose.
In such a situation, the second half of the game began.
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