Chapter 231: Bell's Unwillingness
After getting past Carvajal, Mbappe had another chance to score a solo goal.
Seeing that Real Madrid's goalkeeper still wanted to use the previous method to deal with himself, Mbappe's heart moved, and he thought of the method that Lin Quan taught him before.
Courtois saw that Mbappe slowed down and realized that the opponent was about to shoot, so he immediately lowered his center of gravity, spread his hands out, and expanded the blocked area as much as possible.
This kid is still too young!
At this time, unless you can hit a very tricky angle or hit an over-the-top volley, there is a high probability that you will be blocked by the goalkeeper.
Mbappe's performance is excellent, but when he thinks that the opponent has to be defused by himself twice in a row, and the opponent's brilliant performance has become a foil for himself, Courtois is happy in his heart.
However, just when he thought he had eaten Mbappe, he saw Mbappe change the shooting action to a lateral pluck.
What!?
This kid actually learned this trick?
Courtois knew that his center of gravity was too low and his ability to move could not keep up with the opponent, so he could only hurriedly stretch his leg to intercept and try to destroy the ball.
But he rightfully failed!
Mbappe's first attempt was inexperienced, the strength of the plucking ball was great, Rao was fast, and when he caught up with the football, he was almost out of angle.
Fortunately, at this time, he was in front of a real empty goal, although the angle of the shot was a little small, but he still pushed the ball with a kick and sent the ball into the goal steadily.
The score became 2:1 and Manchester City reversed the game!
“goal!!!!”
"Eighteen-year-old Manchester City teenager Kylian Mbappe scored a goal that impressed all the fans with a wonderful wide break and shot in his first Champions League final!"
"I think from this moment on, fans all over the world will remember his name - Kylian Mbappe, Manchester City's hopeful!"
After Mbappe scored, on the commentary seats of major TV stations, the commentators frantically gave Mbappe all kinds of beautiful words in a machine-gun-like tone.
Mbappe does deserve these praises, and without Lin Quan's presence, Mbappe would have broken Patrick Kluivert's record for the youngest goal in the Champions League in the 1994-1995 season.
In the stands, Manchester City fans were thrilled after seeing Mbappe score.
Mbappe's goal not only gave the team the lead in the Champions League final, but also showed them a talent in their own team once again.
Even more exciting and exciting than the goal itself, Mbappe's talent and potential are more exciting.
Just as the City fans were excited and celebrating, cameras caught a special spectator in the stands.
When the camera focused on his face, many people had already recognized him, he was the coach of the French team, Didier Deschamps.
Deschamps saw himself appear on the big screen at the scene, and after being stunned for a moment, he smiled and waved to the camera.
The purpose of his coming here is actually very simple, to observe the performance of these French players on the field in this game.
Next year is the World Cup, and the World Cup qualifiers in Europe have reached their most intense time.
Due to the presence of strong opponents such as the uncrowned king of the Netherlands in Group A, the French team is under a lot of pressure to qualify.
Six days later, France will travel to play Sweden, who finished third in the group.
Considering that Sweden has a star like Ibrahimovic in the team, and the overall strength of Sweden is not weak, the French team is not sure to win.
For such a game, which is likely to decide the right to qualify from the group, Deschamps takes it very seriously.
Therefore, he has to make sure that the players he brings with him are in the best shape and can be used as a regular and starter.
There is no doubt that Real Madrid and Manchester City are two of the strongest teams in football today, and the players in their squads, especially those who can be in the starting line-up, are the best in today's football without exception.
Considering that there are a large number of French players in both teams, and they are all unknown and important players, such an important game Deschamps naturally cannot miss.
In this game, he focused on Real Madrid striker Benzema, defender Raphael Varane and Manchester City's midfielder N'Golo Kante.
Originally, because Mbappe was too young, he didn't expect the other party to have a chance to perform in such an important game, but he didn't expect that because of De Bruyne's unexpected injury, Mbappe not only got the opportunity to play, but also almost played the starter.
As long as he doesn't get sent off or substituted, he can play at least 70 minutes on the stage of the final!
What surprised and even surprised Deschamps even more was that Mbappe not only appeared on the stage, but also made a blockbuster, scoring such a classic goal in front of fans all over the world.
This made Deschamps excited, he had already made up his mind, next year's World Cup must bring Mbappe, even if he is not used as the main force, but also take him to feel the atmosphere of the competition, after all, in Deschamps' view, the French team in a few years, maybe it will depend on Mbappe to take the lead.
But the realistic result made Deschamps feel overjoyed, maybe he doesn't have to wait a few more years, next year's World Cup, maybe he can reuse Mbappe.
France's midfield is not bad at all, Griezmann, Pogba, Kante.
With them there, Mbappe doesn't have to worry about no one delivering shells.
When the time comes, the positional battle will depend on Benzema, and the sports war will depend on Mbappe, one is right and one is strange, and it will be stable!
In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the French team humiliated and did not qualify from the group, but next year they will come with the mentality of winning the championship, and it is definitely not a round tour like three years ago.
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Mbappe didn't know that Deschamps appeared in the stands, and after confirming the goal, his excited mind was blank, he didn't know anything, he only knew that he ran towards the place where the fans were shouting the most, and only after running halfway did he remember the celebration that he thought of imitating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so when he was close to the side of the field, he suddenly stopped, hugged his arms to his chest, and made a celebration that belonged to Mbappe.
After the reporters at the scene saw Mbappe's POSE, they clicked at him for a while, which made Mbappe's heart beautiful.
It's a pity that before Mbappe could enjoy it, his teammates rushed over from behind.
Rubbing his hair, riding horses, slapping his face, hooking his shoulders and back, and even someone took the opportunity to touch his buttocks, which made Mbappe feel chrysanthemum tight!
Something is wrong, it's so wrong, there must be a in the team!
"Well played, turtle!"
"It's a beautiful goal!"
"Turtle, we're proud of you!"
Before Mbappe could figure out who the '' was, he was stunned by the gossip of his teammates.
"Stop, stop, who's a turtle?"
Mbappe had a black line on his face, but because it was so dark, no one noticed it.
"Your celebratory move, don't think I don't know, isn't it the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' move? Besides, you look quite similar to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, why don't you call you a turtle? ”
Mbappe's face has become darker, a nickname that was not first created by these Manchester City team-mates, as he was called back in the Monaco era.
I thought that if I changed a team, I would be able to get rid of such troubles and be a new person.
As a result, he didn't expect that even a new teammate would still give him such a title.
It's over, it seems that I can't get rid of such a nickname, and I already know that I don't need to celebrate before.
But at this time, it was too late to regret it, and the POSE he posed just now had already spread throughout Europe and even the world with the broadcast footage of the camera.
Now, everyone knows that Manchester City has a player in the team who resembles the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Just when Mbappe was surrounded by his teammates, on Real Madrid's side, Bale looked at Mbappe who was surrounded by his teammates, and couldn't help but feel a little envious and even jealous.
He has also had highlight moments like Mbappe, Gareth Bale at his peak, who doesn't praise him when he sees it?
At that time, he was an existence that could take the head of the enemy general from the army!
But with the change of playing style, the increase in defensive tasks, and the frequent injuries after building muscle, Bale gradually lost his former highlights.
Now, he has a lot of defensive tasks in the team, the position is very deep, and he was even placed in the full-back position for a time, and it is very difficult to get the opportunity to attack on the wing like Mbappe.
This has also made Bale's highlights less visible, and injuries have also affected his form, making him more and more inadequate.
The decline in Bale's form is clearly reflected in his value, and Bale, who has been rising in the past few years, has dropped by 5 million euros this year.
Although the decline is not large, it already represents a sign that Bell has hit his ceiling and is about to enter a downward phase.
Maybe he realizes that his future form will get worse and worse, or maybe he is not convinced that a fledgling guy like Mbappe scored such a goal in front of him.
After the restart, Bale became more aggressive and reached for the ball noticeably more often.
Kroos and Luka Modric saw Bale asking for the ball and couldn't turn a blind eye.
I really passed the ball to him a few times, but these chances were not good, and Manchester City had already prepared.
Although Bale's speed is not slower than Mbappe's, he and Mbappe are not the same type of play, he is the kind of play that is wide open, so the defense of Manchester City's side is very targeted.
When defending, the front sends a person to intercept and block Bale, and the person behind goes directly to grab the ball.
Bale rarely dribbles, he mostly eats raw with his speed, and passing the ball to himself after three seconds is his secret sauce.
But this trick has been used a lot, and everyone is prepared, so it will be difficult to come up with surprises.
Unless there is a very good opportunity where the opponent's backfield is empty and unable to form a three-dimensional defense, Bale has a stage to play at this time.
But unfortunately, such opportunities are difficult to appear, and if Manchester City can't do multi-level interceptions, they will press and even foul the ball carrier in Real Madrid's midfield at the first time to prevent them from passing the ball.
As long as Bale can't get the ball, then no matter how fast he is, it doesn't matter.
What's more, after gaining muscle, Bell's running ability actually declined, and the sprints again and again, and the return again and again, not only caused great consumption to his physical fitness, but also caused a great burden on his soleus muscles, and after a few times, Bell felt a faint pain in his calves.
Before Bale could take it himself, the rest of the Real Madrid team was already dissatisfied.
Ronaldo was dissatisfied when he saw his teammates frequently handing the ball to Bale.
If Bale can get a good pass down the flanks and deliver quality crosses, Ronaldo won't say anything.
But this guy tried several times on the side, all of which ended in failure, but he still had to continue to hit the south wall, this kind of wasting offensive opportunities, of course Ronaldo can't bear it, you must know that Real Madrid is still behind!
They desperately need to score a goal to equalize or even overtake!
Since Bale's side couldn't open the game, Modric and Kroos naturally didn't have a hard time, and they began to shift the focus of the attack, moving the ball more to the left.
Because Ronaldo switched to a center forward, Benzema, who originally played as a center forward, was forced to run to the winger position and give Ronaldo a hand when he arrived in front of the goal.
But don't say it, although Benzema looks like a stupid big man, his ability to thread the needle is really not weak.
In the 61st minute of the second half, Real Madrid's attack advanced to the front, and Modric passed to Benzema.
Karim Benzema dribbled the ball down the flank, suddenly changed direction and smashed into the box, attracting John Stones to pack and pass the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Van Dijk had already moved in front of Ronaldo when he received the ball and it wasn't a good time to shoot.
But the anxious Ronaldo couldn't wait any longer, so he forced his feet to shoot on the line of the big penalty area.
Virgil van Dijk couldn't keep the ball off, but the ball was disrupted by City's left wing-back as he was about to get close to goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who failed to score, looked depressed, and Manchester City fans were relieved to see the football cleared out of the penalty area.
As a result, the ball that flew out of the penalty area fell at the feet of Real Madrid defender Casemiro, who rushed up from behind and fired a powerful long-range shot about 27 meters from the goal, breaking through the interception of Manchester City and goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
The ball is in!
The score became 2:2!
No one expected the game to be equalized in such a form, not only did the fans on both sides in the stands not expect it, but even Casemiro, who scored the goal, did not expect it.
He just saw the opportunity, rushed up and casually blindfolded it, to be honest, in front of him, there were a lot of players on both sides in the penalty area, and the ball didn't bounce back on the players on both sides, it was really lucky.
Even more unlucky, the goalkeeper was not in a good position, and the ball bounced off the ground once during the flight, and it was even more difficult to save, and the ill-prepared Navas could do nothing but watch the ball go into the net.
Real Madrid luckily equalized and the two sides were back on the same page! (End of chapter)
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