Mbappe's second goal made Real Madrid a bit of a mouse.

Zidane did not wait any longer, and decisively made a substitution adjustment, replacing Bale with Kovacic.

The substitution was a bit too conservative and frustrated Real Madrid fans.

If it had been changed five minutes ago, they would have understood it, after all, Real Madrid were in the lead at that time, and replacing attacking players with defensive players could be understood as seeking stability.

But now that Real Madrid's lead is gone, replacing defensive players at this time gives people a feeling that Real Madrid is cowardly, which is a big blow to the team's morale.

In fact, to be honest, the effect of Zidane's substitution is still very good.

After Kovacic came on the field, the strength of Real Madrid's midfield was further enhanced, and his fighting was active and his range of activities was also large, which effectively reduced the pressure on Real Madrid's backline and helped Real Madrid withstand Manchester City's attempt to chase after the goal.

It's just that it's not enough to defend alone, Real Madrid also need to score goals now, and only goals can win.

At this time, Zidane should continue to make substitutions and replace Asensio.

But he hesitated, Zidane thought twice, and decided to stay put.

There is not much regular time left in the game, and there is a good chance that the two sides will have to play extra time.

If it drags on to extra time, it will be beneficial for Real Madrid, because the opponent's three substitutions have been used up, and Real Madrid still have two more substitutions.

It was a great opportunity for Real Madrid to win the game in one fell swoop and he didn't want to expose his cards so quickly.

Zidane really made the right bet!

After Mbappe's goal, both sides tried to attack and kill their opponents.

However, neither team made any mistakes in defense and did not give the opponent such a chance.

As a result, the score of 3:3 remained until the end of the game.

The game goes to overtime!

Both teams had only five minutes of rest before extra time.

For the starters, who had been playing for more than 90 minutes, five minutes was not enough time for them to recover.

Because time was precious, neither side chose to return to the locker room, but sat on the sidelines and began to discuss the tactical arrangements and arrangements for extra time.

The team doctors of both teams, even the substitutes and assistant coaches, are racing against time to massage the players' leg muscles, help them relax their bodies, and reduce their accumulated fatigue as much as possible.

Although most people are exhausted, they can't miss the last 30 minutes, even if they can't hold on, they have to grit their teeth and persevere!

Especially for Manchester City, who have no substitutions, there is no way back.

'Real Madrid still have substitutions that are useless, and they will probably use those two substitutions in extra time and bring on two attacking players to attack our defence, so we have to base ourselves on defense first, and the attack is mainly based on counter-attacking.

Pep Guardiola knows the current fitness of his squad and they will no longer be able to continue the attrition and strangulation battle with Real Madrid as before.

The team's current passive situation is caused by a variety of reasons, and of course Guardiola's pot is not small.

His substitutions in the second half were too decisive, using up two substitutions in one go, leaving no way out for himself.

Originally, Manchester City was going to exert their strength in the second half, but they didn't expect Real Madrid's two goals to disrupt their plan and make Manchester City passive across the board, not only failed to achieve the expected results, but further exacerbated their physical consumption.

Seeing the panting appearance of David Silva and other veteran players, Guardiola was very worried.

He was worried that these people would not be able to hold on, and he was also worried that there would be injuries and other emergencies in extra time.

Alas, it would be nice if there were five substitutions, in that case, you can change as you want, why do you need to be careful like this?

The five-minute period was quickly over, players from both sides returned to the field, and extra time officially began.

After the start of the game, Real Madrid's side played unhurried and did not launch a big attack on Manchester City as Guardiola expected.

This made Guardiola breathe a sigh of relief, but the feeling of unease in his heart grew stronger.

Zidane still has a back hand that is not used, and Guardiola can't let go until the boots hit the ground.

At this moment, on the side of Real Madrid's coach's box, Zidane stared intently at the field, and from time to time shouted at the players on the field, reminding them to pay attention to defense.

That's right, Zidane is still thinking about defense now!

City's fitness is almost overwhelmed, and of course he can see it.

However, City's two wingers do not seem to have hit fitness bottlenecks, especially Leroy Sane, who has only been on the bench for long.

Although he did not play brilliantly after he came on the field, he was not as dazzling as Mbappe on the other side.

But since he can join a top team like Manchester City and get into the eyes of Guardiola, there must be something.

Therefore, he felt that Manchester City would most likely play to the death in the first half of extra-time.

The opponent is now a player in the front line and still has fitness, but the players in the midfield and back are almost unable to hold on.

If they don't take advantage of this last chance to fight, when the players in the midfield can't run at all, the midfield is out of control, and no one passes the ball to the players in the front line, then they won't have a chance to fight even if they want to.

Therefore, Zidane's tactic is to continue to strangle Manchester City, consume their physical energy, and then wait until the second half to replace two attacking players in one go, break down Manchester City's defense, and win the game!

Zidane's tactics are actually very reasonable, but the Real Madrid fans in the stands don't know it, seeing that the team has not launched a general attack for a long time, and the time of the game is passing little by little, they are becoming more and more impatient.

"Attack!"

"What are you waiting for, the Manchester City players can't run!"

"Kovacic, don't fucking pass the ball in the back, pass the ball forward!"

At this time, Real Madrid fans are far less relaxed than the original plane, after all, in the original plane, Real Madrid has already won the tenth Champions League trophy in team history in the 2013-2014 season.

After fulfilling this greatest wish, they have no psychological baggage, less pressure to play, whether it is players or fans, the overall mentality will be more peaceful, especially Real Madrid or last year's Champions League champions, they are the defenders, and the opponents are the challengers.

But on this plane, all of that has changed.

Real Madrid's 10th title has been delayed, and it has almost become a demon for the whole team.

The players on the field just wanted to win so much that they didn't dare to attack.

If they can't finish the battle, once they are attacked by Manchester City, they are likely to die.

This mentality of wanting to win and being afraid of losing is actually common among Real Madrid fans.

They really can't afford to lose, they have lost for more than ten years, and this year is the second time they have reached the final, if they lose again this year, then the next time they meet Manchester City, they are afraid that they will be a head shorter in momentum, and they may even become their demons.

But Manchester City, which is feared by Real Madrid, is in a very bad state at this time.

Rao is that the opponent did not attack in a big way, and some players on Manchester City's side couldn't hold on.

After only five minutes of extra time, David Silva began to cramp.

Lin Quan, who was close to him, immediately ran up and helped him straighten his cramped leg and alleviate his symptoms and pain.

The Real Madrid players on the side were also enthusiastic to come over to help, Lin Quan looked at it and found that it was Ronaldo, and couldn't help but feel very surprised.

"Don't think about it, I'm just hoping for the game to resume as soon as possible, not to help him!"

Before Lin Quan could speak, Ronaldo had already taken the lead in explaining.

Uh, is this tsundere?

Isn't it rumored that Ronaldo is the character of a domineering president?

I didn't expect that there would be such a side.

David Silva managed to recover, but left-back Klich also started to cramp.

Crich really can't stand it, they're all in their thirties, and they've been playing for almost a hundred minutes.

Full-backs not only have to defend, but also to be involved in attack, and their running distance is definitely among the best in the team.

It has not been easy for Krish to hold on until now.

Real Madrid's two full-backs were actually tired enough, and Carvajal and Marcelo were silent for a while.

Seeing the Manchester City players lying on the grass one after another, the Real Madrid fans in the stands began to boo.

Obviously, they think the other side is stalling for time.

Real Madrid players on the pitch are also protesting to the referee, asking the referee to stop this delay.

Although Real Madrid's attack has not been ferocious during this period, they do not want Manchester City's players to delay time in this way, because it will give other players a chance to breathe, which is not conducive to Real Madrid's next plans.

After the protest of the Real Madrid players, the referee checked Klich's condition, beckoned him to come up on a stretcher, and carried Klich down for treatment.

Taking advantage of Chlich's departure, Manchester City only had 10 men on the field, and Real Madrid took the opportunity to launch a wave of attacks.

But they seem to have forgotten that there are five men in City's backline, even if one is missing and there are four, and the integrity of the back line is maintained.

So their attack was ineffective, and they were almost attacked by Manchester City's counter-attack.

Real Madrid, who was taken aback, shrank back, Manchester City's lack of physical fitness, coupled with a small number of people, and they were not able to attack.

In the final minutes of extra time, both sides played conservatively, and the 15 minutes of the first half passed quickly.

At the end of the first half, there was no break in the midfield, and the two teams directly exchanged venues to continue playing.

Zidane carefully scanned all the players of Manchester City, confirming the status of each other one by one.

He was already certain that City's players were at the end of their game.

There were players who had cramps just now, and now their fitness is only worse.

Even Lin Quan was very silent during this time, and there was no sound.

This made Zidane confirm that the time he had been waiting for for had come!

So he waved his hand, Asensio came on, and replaced Kroos.

Alvaro Morata replaces Benzema.

Real Madrid's formation became 433!

This change of formation is the signal to attack!

Zidane hesitated for a long time between replacing Kroos and Casemiro, and finally chose to replace Kroos.

Casemiro's role in defence is too important to be replaced easily.

With Kroos off the field, the role of midfield commander could be assumed by Luka Modric, who is responsible for pushing forward, and it is only fitting that he will direct the attack.

After Real Madrid's substitutions and changes, the situation on the pitch immediately changed.

The Real Madrid army pressed the border and began to launch a crazy attack on Manchester City!

The new Asensio was very active, but he was opposite Clich, who was physically exhausted and even had a hard time.

Asensio fearlessly used his physical advantage to attack City's flanks on the right flank, causing City's left side to be uneasy.

Chrissy was powerless at this time and couldn't keep up with the other party's rhythm at all.

In the face of Asensio's attack, Fernandinho had to come over frequently to help defend.

But the side lane was blocked, but the middle lane was lost.

David Silva is still on the pitch, but due to his physical limitations, he is now difficult to defend effectively, and with Fernandinho being held back, Manchester City are at a disadvantage in the middle, and they quickly fall into disadvantage in the attack of Luka Modric, Casemiro and Mateo Kovacic.

Although Kante and Lin Quan are strong, the other party has a numerical advantage after all, and no matter how strong they are, they can't look at everyone.

In the 114th minute, Real Madrid attacked from the right flank.

Asensio, after drawing the City player's idea down the right flank, did not pass the ball down the middle as he had done before, but instead reversed the triangle and crossed it to the edge of the box.

The unguarded Modric spotted a good opportunity and rushed up from behind at high speed, picking up his feet and firing a long-range shot.

Modric's long-range shot was of high quality, not only fast, but also angled and straight into the corner of the goal.

Keylor Navas was a little slower to make a save, and despite his best efforts, he couldn't stop the goal.

In the 24th minute of extra time, Real Madrid took the lead again!

Luka Modric scored a stunning goal!

The Real Madrid fans in the stands have gone completely crazy, and the coaches and substitutes of Real Madrid on the sidelines have also fallen into madness, everyone is celebrating wildly, Zidane excitedly half turned around to celebrate, but accidentally tore the suit, and a large piece of the left inner thigh was broken, Zizou suddenly felt a burst of cool air hitting him.

On the field, Modric was extremely excited, like a rocket, accelerating and sprinting in front of him, so fast that even his teammates who rushed up from the side and wanted to hug him to celebrate were pounced.

Although Real Madrid have scored four goals in this game, this one can be said to be the most precious goal.

It almost helped Real Madrid seal the Champions League!

With Manchester City's players demoralized, exhausted and even cramped, expect them to equalise in the last few minutes!

That's harder than climbing to the sky!

So this time, Real Madrid is really stable!

Whether it's Real Madrid fans, players, or even managers, that's what they think at the moment.

The Champions League winner in the 2016-2017 season will finally go to Real Madrid!

However, just when everyone in Real Madrid was celebrating, a blue figure walked into his goal, fished out the still tumbling football from the goal frame, and walked towards the center circle step by step with it.

The players could see the shirt number behind him, it was Manchester City's captain on the field, the core of the team, the number 10 player Lin Quan.

He hasn't given up yet! (End of chapter)