Chapter 335: A Fatal Mistake

Although the two sides attacked back and forth and played lively, they never scored goals.

Of course, given the nature of the final, there are times when a single goal can make the difference between winning and losing a match, so that's normal.

After all, the goalkeepers of both sides played quite well.

In the thirtieth minute of the game, Zhou Yi pretended to pass the ball outside the penalty area, but suddenly cast a cold arrow and shot a long shot against the turf to the lower right corner of the goal.

Casillas made a great save after moving a step as he pounced sideways and fingered the ball off the line.

Borussia Dortmund won a corner on the right side of the goal.

Reus went to take the corner.

Seeing that Dortmund had been awarded a corner, Klopp got up from his seat and walked to the sidelines, staring intently at the inside of the pitch.

Height-advantaged centre-backs such as Hummels and Papastathopoulos crowded in front of Real Madrid's goal to head the ball for Borussia Dortmund.

Real Madrid's players also almost all shrunk into the box to defend the corner.

Zhou Yi didn't go in to join in the fun, but waited outside the forbidden area as before. His task is twofold, one is to prevent the opponent from counter-attacking, and if the football flies to his side, he can interfere a little bit and buy time for his teammates to return to the defense. On the other hand, it is natural to prepare to grab the second landing point and lay the foundation for the team to launch a second attack.

When both players were in position, referee Quipes blew the whistle.

Royce ran and then kicked the ball into the box.

The ball made an outer arc and flew near the penalty spot.

Players from both sides jump up at the same time and fight for the ball.

In the end, it was Ramos who got to the top of the football before anyone else with his outstanding jumping ability.

He was still leaning back, relying on his waist and abdomen, and pushed the football out of the penalty area.

Ramos's ball was still quite powerful, and the ball flew high into the box and fell to the ...... The area where Zhouyi is located.

Zhou Yi saw the football flying over, his right leg retreated half a step, his body leaned back slightly, opened up the space, and when the football flew over, his right foot directly cushioned up, and the strength was not very great, just like playing table tennis to raise the ball.

The ball was cushioned on the inside of his right foot and flew back into the Real Madrid penalty area.

At this time, Real Madrid's back line was busy pressing forward to create offside, and Zhou Yi's cushion just cushioned the football to the area behind them.

The Real Madrid players who were still stranded in the Real Madrid penalty area reacted differently, with some standing still and raising their arms, regardless of which Borussia Dortmund player behind him received the football, the goal was sure to be offside.

Others retreated to defend while raising their heads, ready to push the ball out again.

But I was always caught off guard.

At this time, goalkeeper Casillas chose to abandon the goal, and he decided to expand his defensive range to fill the void that the defenders did not have time to return.

But he seems to have miscalculated the distance between the landing point and the goal.

He was only halfway through the run when the ball fell to a position where it could be overheaded.

When the football flew out of the penalty area, Hummels, who was already running out of the penalty area, suddenly saw Zhou Yi kicking the football back, so he quickly stopped running out, but immediately pressed sideways in front of the goal, and then he grabbed ahead of those Real Madrid players who were caught off guard, jumped up, shook his head hard, and rubbed his scalp against the football!

The ball does not fly straight towards the goal, but in a slight arc, flying towards the goal in a parabolic motion......

At this time, Casillas had just run to the line of the small penalty area...... He was halfway through the run and found that the football had been hit by the opponent, which was greatly unexpected, so he was stunned for a moment on the line of the small penalty area, and the football had already crossed his head.

Only then did he hurriedly turn around and run back to chase the falling football.

As the ball was about to cross the goal line, he threw himself back and reached for the ball with his arms outstretched, trying to get it back before it could get in.

But his reaction was still slow......

The ball had crossed the goal line in its entirety before his hand hit it back, and at this time, the ball hit the leg of Mark who was following him and bounced back into the goal.

Now Casillas has fallen in the goal, entangled in the net, and can no longer do anything......

"Eh, eh!!, the ball is in!!" He Ping hesitated for a moment, and then saw the football fly back to the goal for the second time, and then roared boldly with confidence. In the 31st minute of the game, Borussia Dortmund took the lead! Zhou Yi completed his first assist of the game! Of the last seven teams to score first in the Champions League final, only Bayern Munich failed to win the title in 2012 and 2013. Thirty of the nearly 36 teams that scored first in the Champions League final went on to win the title!

"TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Marcel Leif was also excited, "is it Hummels or Mark? But anyway, the goal has gone in, and Dortmund have a one-goal lead over Real Madrid in the final! Oh! The subtitles are out, and it was Hummels who scored the goal! This is the first defender to score in a Champions League final since Saul Campbell and Belletti in the 2006 Champions League final!"

Compared with the excitement and excitement of the Chinese and German commentators, the disappointment of the Spanish commentators was beyond words: "This goal is lost...... Alas!" he sighed heavily. 'Borussia Dortmund played a surprise attack and Hummels' clever header gave them the lead. Real Madrid made a series of mistakes in this defense!"

After the goal, Hummels confirmed, and he immediately turned his head to look at the linesman, if the linesman did not move, it means that there is a problem with the goal.

As a result, he saw the referee running towards the halfway line!

As a seasoned professional footballer, how could you not know what this means?

The goal works!

Yes, the goal works!

Referee Quipes also blew the whistle and turned and pointed to the center circle.

He excitedly ran to the corner flag, then slipped to his knees and fell to the ground.

His teammates followed, knelt together, and then pounced on him, pressing him underneath him, and everyone celebrated the goal excitedly.

The Dortmund fans in the stands jumped in the stands, raising their arms and chanting.

The televised cut to Casillas at this point, and he broke free from the entanglement of the net, and then kicked the football that was next to him, and then he crossed his hands on his hips and looked up at the sky, looking very depressed.

Then the TV broadcast began to replay the process of scoring just now, from the whole process of Royce kicking out the corner kick to the final flight of the ball into the goal, different angles let everyone see it clearly.

“...... Casillas made a series of mistakes in this defence, starting with the fact that he shouldn't have dropped the ball while his defender was still in position. Second, he made a mistake in judging the landing point of the ball that Zhou Yi hoisted over, and did not judge the accurate landing point. The third mistake was when he suddenly slowed down and hesitated halfway through the attack, which allowed Hummels to easily head the ball into the net. The fourth mistake was when the football flew over his head, he was stunned for a moment and reacted half a beat slower...... In short, the goal was the result of a series of mistakes by the goalkeeper......"

"This kind of goalkeeper either doesn't attack, hands it over to his defender to defend, even if the defender can't top the ball, he can interfere closely, and then the goalkeeper makes a save in front of the goal line. If you want to attack, you have to be resolute and decisive, and if you fall to the ground, even if you can't play football, you have to interfere with the opposing player. As a result, Casillas came out halfway through the attack but didn't come out, which was really damn ......"

Perhaps Casillas didn't expect to make a mistake in his judgment of the location of the football, and he was a little panicked when he realized that the landing point was not what he expected...... This was a rare occurrence for Casillas in the past. But in such an important match as the Champions League final...... All I can say is that the goalkeeper, who has only played 23 games in the whole season, is really difficult to maintain his good form, especially since Casillas has only played two games in the last 20 days......

"Real Madrid paid the price for their internal struggles. As the main goalkeeper in the Champions League, Casillas has not been trained enough for the game, and in this high ball judgment, Casillas has clearly shown rustiness......

Casillas' fitness is declining very quickly, and with the lack of games he plays, his problems with receiving high balls have been magnified – something he was lacking in this area but could have made up for it with his excellent bounce and reflexes. But now as I get older, the bounce declines, and I don't play many games, so I don't accumulate enough form...... It ended up being a mistake on the ball......"

'There's nothing to say, the ball is Casillas' responsibility. It wasn't a great chance for Dortmund, but it turned into a goal......"

Commentators from various countries have pointed the finger at Casillas.

The former legend of Real Madrid, the captain of Real Madrid "Saint-Igor", has saved the fate of Real Madrid again and again, no matter how indiscriminate the enemy bombards, he cannot be made to surrender and give up.

But this time, after looking up at the sky, he bowed his head deeply.

He blamed himself.

But this is not his responsibility alone.

The telecast then cut to a close-up of Real Madrid president Ferentino, who was watching the game from the podium.

The helmsman of the Galactic Battleship in the camera is expressionless.

Then the broadcast camera also swept to Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.

In any case, the person who made the decision to let Casillas play in the cup and Diego López in the league certainly could not have been Florentino, and as the manager, Ancelotti must also bear the corresponding responsibility.