Chapter 250: The UEFA Super Cup Begins!
As soon as the match began, the atmosphere at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco slowly heated up. The overwhelmingly dominant Real Madrid fans shouted loudly to cheer for their team. More than three thousand fans from St. Petersburg, completely drowned in a silver-white world.
Real Madrid, amid the shouts of the fans, launched a tentative attack on Zenit St. Petersburg, with the left side still the main attack. In the fifth minute, Ribery and Kaka combined to tear apart the opponent's defense, and Ribery crossed the ball to the middle. Henry couldn't finish the shot under the opposition's tight defense.
Subsequently, Real Madrid stepped up their attacking efforts and frequently put pressure on the opponent's goal. In the sixth minute, Ribery cut inside on the left and swooped a cold shot from outside the box to send the ball straight into the bottom right corner of the goal. Malafev struggled to save the ball off the line.
In the eighth minute, Kaka got a long-range shot in front of the opponent's penalty area, and hit the goal with a powerful kick, and the football flew towards the right side of the goal like a cannonball!
Kaka's long-range angle is tricky enough and powerful enough. The air in the stadium suddenly became tense, the eyes of the Real Madrid fans widened, and the eyes of the Zenit St. Petersburg fans were worried.
"Pong! With a loud bang of ......", the hopes of Real Madrid fans were dashed, the worry in the eyes of Zenit fans in St. Petersburg disappeared, and the football hit the post hard and slid off the bottom line.
"......" There was a huge cry of regret on the court, and Kaka covered his face helplessly.
Madrid TV said lamentously: "Kaka almost broke the opponent's goal!" He scored in both legs of the Spanish Super Cup and he continued his form today. Three minutes earlier, he had linked up with Ribery to tear apart the opposition's defence. Now he shocked the audience with a powerful long-range shot.
Advocaat yelled at his players, signaling them to cheer up. In the ensuing game, Zenit St. Petersburg slowly stabilized its position, withstood Real Madrid's ferocious attack through tight defense, and then began to organize the attack.
In the thirteenth minute, Bergrebayak shook off Thuram in the top left corner of the box and fired a hard-fought shot before Pepe pounced. The football flew straight towards Casillas. Casillas easily held the football in his arms. Then there was a big foot that launched a quick counterattack.
Thierry Henry ran towards the football like an arrow, and the Real Madrid fans shouted loudly, and the counter-attack last season was Real Madrid's attacking weapon. Henry unloads the football. Two central defenders from Zenit St. Petersburg sandwiched him in the middle, one in front and one behind. Henry's right foot kept touching the ball. The center of gravity suddenly shifts to the right. Break through their pinch!
Krizanako in front of Henry stepped forward and hit his right shoulder, Henry's steps became staggering, and Schloeff took the opportunity to poke the football!
The two central defenders of Zenit St. Petersburg worked together perfectly. Dismantled Real Madrid's quick counter-attack. There was a huge cry of regret from the Real Madrid fans, and Henry appealed to the referee, but his appeal did not work and the game continued.
Antonini, a Madrid TV commentator, shook his head and said: "Henry's body is not strong enough to escape the two central defenders of the opposing team, if it is Don ...... who has the ball"
In the 27th minute, Real Madrid ushered in the best chance to score, Kaka sent the football into the penalty area, Ribery inserted into the penalty area, pulled out his foot and shot, and the football flew to the right side of the goal!
Malafev roared angrily, jumped forward, and blocked the ball with his left hand!
The football rebounded back into the penalty area, and a silver-white figure suddenly rushed out and shot angrily!
Just as the Real Madrid fans were about to raise their arms and cheer, the football flew off the crossbar. Antonini, the Madrid television station, exclaimed: "Oh! Oh, God! Thierry Henry wasted Real Madrid's best chance to score! He kicked the ball away! ”
"God! This...... How to shoot the man is Don's words......"
In the stands, after sighing, the Real Madrid fans began to miss Tang Jue, so they shouted loudly:
"Don!"
"Don!"
"Don!"
Tang Jue on the bench was immersed in disappointment, listening to the call of the fans, his eyebrows were raised, and his blood began to accelerate, and then he lowered his head in frustration, this feeling was too uncomfortable.
In the VIP seat, the three vice presidents of Real Madrid glanced at each other and shook their heads helplessly. At this time, Calderón, who was watching the live broadcast at his home in Madrid, had a gloomy face, as if someone had robbed him of something.
In the VIP box, Hiddink said to Abou: "If Real Madrid really want to sell Don in the winter transfer, will you take it?" ”
The Daily Mail said yesterday that Calderón was going to sell him in the winter transfer market. Chelsea jumped into the fray last year when Milan admitted they were going to sell him, but they didn't get enough money and were defeated in the last minute.
If Abu had come up with more money and bought Tang Jue, would Chelsea have won the first Champions League trophy in history last season?
You must know that Tang Jue scored a hat trick in the Champions League final, bringing Real Madrid back to life and beating Chelsea at the last moment. Without Tang's stunning performance, Chelsea would have won the Champions League. If Don were at Chelsea, they might have been able to win their opponents comfortably and claim their first ever Champions League trophy.
Having already missed it once, Abu didn't want to miss the second time, he thought for a while and said, "If he really dares to sell, I dare to take it." ”
Hiddink smiled and asked, "How much money have you prepared?" ”
Abu said, "Two hundred million! ”
Hiddink inhaled hard, and although he thought of the number, it was still shocking when it really exploded. Kaka is the king of this summer, and his transfer fee is almost 70 million, that is, one Tang can buy three Kaka.
If someone else had come up with this staggering figure, he probably wouldn't have believed it, because no club had that money, but Abu had the money, and he was very willing.
"Calderón should not refuse this number." Hiddink said: "It depends on whether he sells it or not." ”
Abu no longer spoke, did not sell, where did he buy, the initiative was not in his hands, but in Calderon's.
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Real Madrid were still missing their chances, in the 35th minute. There was chaos in the Zenit St. Petersburg penalty area, Sneijder was in the chaos, he took the lead, a white light shone, and the football hit the post and flew out of the bottom line!
In the 39th minute, Henry's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Krizanako with his right leg.
Antonini, commentator for Madrid TV: "Real Madrid are attacking a lot, but they lack a decisive star. It's like the match between France and the Netherlands at the European Championships, where France wasted chances again and again. The Netherlands won the final victory with high efficiency. ”
"Maybe it's because they've played too many games lately. Not in form, three games in nine days, it is indeed a tough test for them. ”
In the forty-second minute, Zenit St. Petersburg struck the fatal blow. Full-back Pujrenier assists. A kick into the Real Madrid penalty area. Striker Danny's clever tackle sends the ball into Casillas' goal!
The ball is in!
1 to 0!
Zenit St. Petersburg leads!
Danny flew around the pitch like crazy. At the same time he howled from his mouth. Excited Zenit St. Petersburg players chase the hero of the goal on the pitch.
In the command area, Advocaat waved his fists excitedly, and the bench behind him turned into a happy world. Ancelotti, on the other hand, had a grim face, knowing that his players had played three games in nine days and that they were too tired. Let's just say that Thuram's footwork is slow, and if he had been quicker, he would have been able to kick the ball out of the box early.
In the VIP box, Hiddink and Abu stood up and applauded!
The Real Madrid fans were as silent as death, while Zenit St. Petersburg, who had come from more than 3,000 afar, roared and cheered excitedly......
Antonini, a Madrid TV commentator, sighed: "Real Madrid are constantly wasting chances, and Zenit St. Petersburg seized the opportunity and hit it with one shot. Carlo Ancelotti had to adjust his line-up in the second half, he had no way back, and Don couldn't sit on the bench anymore! ”
With the score behind, Real Madrid launched a ferocious attack after the game restarted. In the 44th minute, Sneijder made a long shot from outside the penalty area, and the football slid out of the goal!
In the second minute of stoppage time, Yaya Toure stepped in and a beautiful lion swung his head in the box, however, his header flew off the crossbar.
At the end of the fourth minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and Zenit St. Petersburg temporarily took a 1-0 lead thanks to Danny's goal-grabbing shot.
At half-time, the Zenit St. Petersburg fans from afar sang and danced, and their team temporarily took the lead. You have to know that their opponent is Real Madrid, it is the Real Madrid who are shouting for the six crowns, how they are not excited. If they win this game against Real Madrid, they will set a record for a Russian team and win the UEFA Super Cup for the first time. And it also successfully thwarted Real Madrid's dream of a six-time crown.
Real Madrid fans were a little frustrated, and the banner in front of Diani looked gloomy.
"Don, you're not fighting alone!"
But if Don is absolutely unable to play, this battle ...... Damn Calderón, the players are fighting on the field, but you are doing it in the back!
Diani made up his mind to return to Madrid this time to have a good "chat" with Calderón!
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In the dressing room of Real Madrid, the starters were busy rehydrating, and a wave of fatigue and sadness rose from their hearts, they were already energetic in the first half, creating a number of chances, only to be a goalkeeper......
And the atmosphere in the dressing room of Zenit St. Petersburg was hot, and they saw hope of beating Real Madrid and making history. Advocaat shouted to his players: "You did a good job in the first half, and you have to keep going in the second half. As long as we keep going, we can make history and become the first Russian team to win the UEFA Super Cup! ”
"We want the Russian people to remember today, we want to make history!"
He exhaled a long breath, stabilized his emotions and said: "If Don is on the field, we don't let him get the ball, we can't let him get into our penalty area, and the people around him must be strictly guarded against him!" ”
Danny, the hero of the first half, said loudly: "Coach, Don is not a problem, today belongs to us, it belongs to Zenit St. Petersburg." No one can stop us from winning, we want to make history! ”
The other players nodded and shouted, "That's right, today's victory is ours!" ”
Listening to these confident words, Advocaat nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then, let's go and make history today!" (To be continued......)