Chapter 375: The strength of the Five Peaks Alliance Leader
Everyone at Real Madrid knows that if they want to win Chelsea today and get a head start in the two-legged Champions League, they have to settle their ground now.
Because now Chelsea are really attacking too hard! But the problem is that it's one thing to think about it, it's another thing to do it.
If every team could have kept every attack on Chelsea, Chelsea wouldn't be where they are today
"Notoriety" – that is, they often slaughter opponents on the pitch. While Real Madrid didn't say they were crushed, everyone was feeling the pressure.
Among them, the most pressure is Real Madrid's ball-grabbing machine in the midfield today - captain Ramos. After all, he is responsible for the most important task of sweeping, and if he does not complete his task well, then Chelsea's attack will only become more fluid and more threatening.
So under pressure from Chelsea, Ramos dropped back frequently to assist his team-mates, hoping to stabilize the formation.
But it's really hard. He even had a feeling of collapse as Chelsea's attack came from all different angles and directions, with the shadows of the blue shirt everywhere, as if there were more than eleven of them.
Real Madrid are under siege everywhere, and Ramos is just busy running around, constantly checking and filling in the gaps.
He felt like every run was draining his energy, he could barely breathe, but the Chelsea players were still running all over the pitch.
"Aren't they all tired of these bastards?" He couldn't help but curse again in his heart. Ramos has always boasted of being fit, but tonight's game, he felt like he was going to be squeezed dry.
Look at the little black man Kante on the opposite side, who came up to intercept or dribble the ball, as if the game had just started for a minute, without fatigue.
At this time, their left-back Marcos Alonso also started to re-enter shortly after the recovery.
Chelsea seem to have been focusing on attacking the right flank, defended by Carvajal and J Ronaldo, lately. If Ramos's physical strength has dropped a lot, then Ronaldo is definitely about to be overdrawn!
Today, Ronaldo worked both ends of the pitch and at the cost of a huge physical exertion. I don't know why Coach An Fat hasn't made a substitution adjustment yet, but Ramos can only do his job first.
If it continues like this, I am afraid that the right side of this side will not be able to hold it. As soon as Ramos realized the problem, he immediately moved his range of activity closer to the right of the middle, ready to rush to the right at any time.
He spared no physical strength, and only one purpose was to lead the team out of this terrible hell. How much time is left?
Ramos glanced up at the scoreboard. The score is still 1-0, which is really exciting; But time ...... It's still 77 minutes!
This was a bit of a disappointment for him. It would be nice if it were 88 minutes, or even 98 minutes. He's really tired!
It was then that Marcos Alonso crossed the 30-metre area again and met N'Golo Kante's cross on the left.
The left wing-back, who has made a name for himself this season, was a little quiet at full-back after Pan Yi cut to a back four, but now has the opportunity to press and immediately show his fangs.
As soon as he receives the ball, he immediately takes it forward. He is not the traditional fast wing-back, so he did not choose to make a hard trip all the way to the baseline, but quickly passed the ball diagonally to the middle and accelerated to the left baseline.
Gnabry, who had already received the middle at this point, switched to the middle very well, just used his body to block Kroos behind him, and then stopped Marcos Alonso's pass with his right foot.
As soon as the ball stopped, Gnabry's whole body suddenly froze, and Kroos quickly stopped.
Because he was worried about Gnabry's pass to Marcos Alonso, who was plugging in at high speed on the left, it could be seen that it was a more obvious one-two-one-one combination against the wall.
But as soon as Kroos stopped, Gnabry didn't pass. He suddenly took another step forward, just in time for the pass, and then curled a curling ball with his left foot into the box.
At this time, Ramos also arrived, but there was no way to stop the pass, so he could only shout at his teammates: "Be careful! Almost at the same time as Gnabry switched to the middle, Lukaku and Bamford in the box also ran back quickly.
This confuses Real Madrid's two centre-backs, Pepe and Raphael Varane. Should they follow the opposition's two centre-forwards out of the box, or stay in their position?
Especially Varane. Because today he has a different role than Pepe. Pepe is more of a zone defender, and whenever someone gets into the vicinity of the penalty spot, he has to go up and defend; Raphael Varane, on the other hand, is a man to man, with the goal of freezing Romelu Lukaku completely.
But what now? Just as Varane hesitated, Gnabry's ball was already in the way.
Bamford and Lukaku, on the other hand, were as precise as if they were being controlled by a gamepad, and almost at the same time they turned back and rushed into the box!
Varane was shocked and hurried to Lukaku's side to intercept him, but at this moment, Bamford suddenly appeared next to him without knowing when, intentionally or unintentionally blocking him.
Romelu Lukaku skimmed past Raphael Varane. At this point, both Pepe and Varane realized something was wrong.
Varane wanted to get rid of Bamford to intercept at the first time, but as soon as Lukaku pulled out the distance, he was already at the point where the ball fell, and without hesitation, he volleyed directly with his left foot!
The ball was fast and urgent, and with a thunderous momentum, it hit the inside of the upper left corner of the goal directly and bounced into the goal.
Casillas reacted and made a leap save, but could not do anything about the goal.
The ball went in!! Chelsea equalised!! Lukaku celebrated with Gnabry, Marcos Alonso, Bamford and others after scoring the goal, but the entire Bernabeu stadium fell into a dead silence in an instant.
Everyone watched in disbelief as the numbers on the scoreboard changed from 1 to 0 to 1.
At this time, the whistle of the referee's goal was still wafting in the air. Carlo Ancelotti's eyes widened as he watched what happened on the pitch and the goal was still replaying in his mind.
From Marcos Alonso's forward insertion, to Gnabrela's arrival in the middle and receiving the ball and picking up a pass into the penalty area, to Bamford and Lukaku's retreat and then suddenly moving forward, as well as Bamford's dismantling and covering, to Lukaku's shot at the end, the whole goal process was perfectly coordinated and there was no stagnation.
"They must have practiced this routine on weekdays." Ancelotti looked dazed and muttered to himself,
"And it's definitely practiced a lot of times, it's too skilled...... "In the whole goal routine, Real Madrid's defenders were counted by Chelsea's attacking players as if they were stripped naked, and they didn't even have a chance to block.
What a desperate feeling! The Bernabeu fans didn't give any reaction or expression, they seemed to be numb all of a sudden.
But if you look closely, it is not difficult to find a trace of fear in their hearts from their faces and their eyes.
That's what Chelsea are capable of! This is the horror of Pan Yi!
"You can't lose this game, do you?" Such a thought instantly jumped into the hearts of many Real Madrid fans.
One minute they were confident of winning, but a minute later, they were doubting that the team they loved could do it.
The current scene, the current scoreline, especially the whole process of Chelsea's goal just now, made Real Madrid fans feel a little desperate.
Of course, not only the fans in the stands, but also the players in the stadium were full of anxiety and apprehension.
They are well aware that the more they get to the end of the game, the more difficult it will be for them to fend off Chelsea's attack as their fitness becomes more and more depleted.
If there was a goal lead that gave them a fighting spirit, now Chelsea's goal not only equalised, but also gradually broke their will.
The gap has apparently been pried open. It's like a girl who keeps rejecting you, so you may not be able to get it all the time; But as long as you can get it once, there will probably be a second, a third, and an nth time...... Carlo Ancelotti clearly understands this.
He sees that the morale of the Real Madrid players is declining right now. On the pitch, emotions are a scary thing, and they don't just affect a person, they even affect their surroundings.
When Chelsea scored the equaliser, every Real Madrid player felt a sense of crisis.
They went from a desire to win to a fear of losing. This mentality is really terrible. This is directly reflected on the playing field, that is, every Real Madrid player has become cautious in passing, intercepting, and tacking, for fear that he will accidentally make a mistake and become the sinner of the team's tragic reversal.
But looking at Chelsea, on the other hand, they were demoralised after the goal and began to launch wave after wave of threatening attacks.
If we don't make any adjustments, we only have 10 minutes to go, and Chelsea can afford to put a few more goals into it.
If that happens, the two legs of the semi-final could be turned into one leg again...... So, Ancelotti finally made the decision to make a substitution.
Casemiro up, J Ronaldo down. Khedira up, Ramos down. Abeloa up, Carvajal down.
One change is three people! And the goal of this substitution is also very clear, that is, to strengthen defense, stabilize the situation, and stabilize the morale of the army.
J Ronaldo and Khazabal actually played very well in this game, making important contributions at both ends of the pitch.
But the price they paid was also obvious, that is, they also ran out of energy early, so that the right side they were guarding became the main direction of the opponent's attack, so they could only be forced to replace early.
The other player who was substituted was Sergio Ramos. The Real Madrid captain performed well in the midfield position today and worked very hard in the game, but as a result, both legs were already showing signs of cramping.
In addition, he has already carried a yellow card, which also affects his actions when defending, so he can only go off the field first.
When you're defending, fitness is really key! And the three people who were replaced, except for Arbeloa, who is still standing in the right-back position and Carvajal is a counter-substitution, Casemiro and Khedira have formed a three-back position with the original Kroos, which can be said to be a heavy deployment in the midfield defense.
After such a substitution adjustment, the royal horse also calmed down. The important thing is that their combat thinking is also unified - that is, strengthen the defense, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack!
In fact, it is really dangerous to equalize at home like Real Madrid. Because at this time, many players will have different ideas, whether to attack or defend?
But Ancelotti quickly extinguished the dangerous flame. This also made Pan Yi, who was an opponent on the sidelines, also nodded secretly: "An Fatzi really deserves to be a figure at the level of the leader of the Wuyue Alliance." "So-called
The "Five Peaks Alliance" is the person who has collected the titles of the five major leagues. And at this point in time, no one can achieve this achievement.
Even in Pan Yi's previous life, even in 2023, there is only one person who has completed this extremely difficult task - that is Ancelotti.
Serie A, Premier League, French Ligue 1, Bundesliga, La Liga, plus the Champions League all in one person, it's really not something that anyone can do.
This speaks volumes about Ancelotti's tactical adaptability and that he is definitely the top tactician in world football today.
"Are we going to adjust it again?" Scaloni didn't hear Pan Yi's words, but he still nervously asked his head coach.
Although the game is still a 1-1 draw, although it is very beneficial for Chelsea to end with this scoreline, but if you continue to play like this, maybe you won't get a draw.
Once Real Madrid have secured their defence, they will be very difficult to counter-attack! Seeing Scaloni so nervous, Pan Yi smiled and shook his head.
After all, this guy is still in his first year as a coach, so he can't hold his breath. Next year, I really have to let him face it alone and practice hard!
He said to Scaloni: "Don't be nervous, isn't there five or six minutes left?" ”
"Five or six minutes, enough for Real Madrid to score two goals!" Scaloni wiped a sweat. Chelsea this season ended seventy minutes later
"Pan Yi time" is famous, but what about Real Madrid? If they hadn't run into a Chelsea team
"Mad Dog Troops", in terms of physical fitness, I really haven't lost anyone. Real Madrid's games are often scored at the last minute, which is extremely exciting.
This phenomenon is so much so that Real Madrid fans laugh at themselves that Real Madrid only needs to watch the last 20 minutes of the game, so as not to get angry in the first 70 minutes.
Of course, Pan Yi also understood what Scaloni meant. But he understands better that the situation is still slightly different.
Chelsea put Real Madrid a little the ground today, who are now defending more than attacking and will not risk sending too many troops up front for the most part.
Just like the previous Real Madrid attack, when Kroos got the ball, only Ronaldo was rushing forward, and the others did not try to keep up.
Even Bale was cautious to stay in midfield. Chelsea, who had the advantage at the back, also easily cracked the counter-attack.
Therefore, Pan Yi is not very worried about Real Madrid's last-minute attack. As for Chelsea, a draw at the Bernabeu is acceptable in itself, and Pan Yi is happy to keep the status quo until the end of the game.
It's just that there is still a substitution quota in hand now, and if you don't change it, you won't change it. Just let Lingard come on and replace Eden Hazard.
Today's Zha Qiu Wang played a little unwell, whether it was on the left side at the beginning, or after switching to the right side, he did not play his explosive role.
It may be that Hazard's performances at Chelsea this season have been so impressive that he has long been noticed by everyone, and he will be studied and marked.
This is also normal, and it is also the path that every player has to go from ordinary player to star to superstar...... Players of the level of Messi and Ronaldo, which game is not stared at?
Only when you can perform at a high level under such restrictions can you truly stand out from the crowd and become a superstar!
'It was the 89th minute and stoppage time was about to go, but Chelsea made a substitution, Hazard and Jesse Lingard.
"Maybe it was just a tactical substitution to stall the game."
'Match time is fast approaching and Chelsea are clearly happy with the 1-1 scoreline.
'As long as they can hold on to this draw and then come back to Stamford Bridge next week, they have a good chance...... Wait, let's watch this ball! "On the field.
Jesse Lingard had just come on and run to the right when he received a pass from Nemanja Matic. And after receiving the ball, he took advantage of the situation and sent a low ball with his right foot straight to the feet of Lukaku in the box.
The Belgian center received the ball with his back, first stopped steadily, and then pouted his butt. Why pout?
Because at this time, Varane was behind Lukaku, and Pepe was also on the side to help defend, and both of them were close enemies.
After all, it was the same black whirlwind who scored the equalizing goal just now! Of course, you have to guard against him. Lukaku, on the other hand, pushed the ball sideways after pushing his ass into a bit of space.
Varane hurried to follow, afraid of being thrown out of his way. But at this time, Lukaku actually took another step back, as if he was about to take out of the big penalty area.
This time, Varane was afraid that he would turn around and get rid of it, so he didn't dare to stick too tightly. Unexpectedly, Lukaku suddenly turned around and faced Varane.
Varane and Pepe were both shocked, and the former was the first to stick it up, trying to block Lukaku's shot angle, but Lukaku gently flicked the ball twice to the right.
It was these two fans who confused Varane and Pepe, making them mistakenly believe that Lukaku was trying to control the ball and then seek to pass the ball.
Even everyone in the audience, including Pan Yi on the sidelines, felt the same way. But suddenly, Lukaku burst forward without any warning!
After this big stride, he accelerated to catch up and directly volleyed! The whole process happened in an instant, and neither Varane nor Pepe could react in time.
The ball quickly flew past two of Real Madrid's defensive centre-backs and into the top right corner of the goal. At this time, Casillas reacted, but it was too late.
“gooooooooooollllllllll!!!!!”
"The 90th minute, oh my God, it's already the 90th minute! Lukaku suddenly got up and shot and the ball went in! ”
'It's definitely a testament to the individual quality of a player. We couldn't believe that Lukaku had suddenly hit a dead corner when Raphael Varane, Pepe and Casillas behind them seemed to have blocked all angles of the shot. ”
'This goal was very similar to the one he had just shot from the angle of the shot, both times from the corner. It's just that the technical content of this goal looks higher, and it reflects Lukaku's skill and explosiveness! ”
"Ah, should I also praise Pan Yi for this ball? Jesse Lingard, who had just been brought on the pitch, had an assist on his first touch of the pitch...... Lukaku excitedly ran to the sidelines to celebrate, and his team-mates behind him also hugged him.
No one would have thought that all of a sudden, the goal would come like this. Pan Yi was also stunned and surprised on the sidelines.
If the last goal was the result of teamwork and daily training, then this goal is really Lukaku's individual ability.
Now he's really all-round! And when the game was about to end, he dared to anal the opponent's two world-class central defenders, playing such a world wave, even Pan Yi was impressed by him.
It can also be seen that after this season, Lukaku has not only improved by leaps and bounds in ability, but also increased his self-confidence.
'He's really like a template for a perfect centre-forward. Scaloni also praised. A high striker like Romelu Lukaku, who has a physical advantage in his own right, now has the impact and the skill of his feet, and his role in the game is indeed quite large.
The moment he stopped the ball with his back to Varane just now, it was very stable, and his strong body made Varane unable to push up to seize the position.
Then Lukaku's pouting of the ass is also the essence, directly making a little space for the horizontal band.
Then he turned around and was very agile, and then suddenly stepped forward, and he was able to catch up and hit the goal directly, much to the surprise of Varane and Pepe.
Is this the lukaku who is known as the Hanhan? It's a combination of strength and wisdom! It can only be said that facing a player like Lukaku is an absolute nightmare for defensive players.
----------------- after Romelu Lukaku's goal, the game was almost over.
Real Madrid also fought tenaciously until the moment the whistle blew at the end of the game, and many players collapsed on the grass after the whistle blew.
They have all exhausted the last of their strength, but they still can't change the outcome.
"Congratulations, Pan Yi." After sending off his players one after another, Ancelotti still walked towards Pan Yi with a very graceful expression, looking a little helpless, and his tone was full of unwillingness: "You won again." In a word, the sadness accumulated in the past two years is exhausted.
Last year was the best time for Real Madrid to win the 10th title in team history, after all, the opponent in the final was the opponent
"Rookie" burger. But what I didn't expect was that the rookie team led by Pan Yi pecked Real Madrid hard and let this one
The "horse" ran around blindly and lost the race. And today, Real Madrid also has a good chance to win, and Ancelotti can be said to have done his best, which also made Pan Yi suffer; But in the end, Pan Yi's on-the-spot change of formation had an effect again, and it was Chelsea who won!
Given Stamford Bridge's horrific near-total winning record this season, Carlo Ancelotti is really feeling a little frustrated.
"You're really, really good, and your team." Pan Yi also said to Ancelotti very sincerely,
"This 4-4-2 of yours really shocked me." Ancelotti nodded, but shook his head again: "Didn't you lose in the end?" Your hand of 3-4-3 to 4-2-4 is amazing. Pan Yi laughed: "Are we putting this business on hold and blowing each other?" Ancelotti laughed too.
Finally, he patted Pan Yi on the shoulder: "If we really can't make it to the finals, then I still hope you can win the championship." ”
"Why?" Pan Yi asked curiously.
"Haha...... Of course, I would like my old club Chelsea to win the championship more than Barcelona or Bayern......" Ancelotti blinked his eyes a little mischievously, and finally added: "Of course, as a person who loves football, I also hope that the best coach and the best team can win the championship!" ”