When Hu Lai took a shot in the penalty area, everyone saw the flight path of the football and thought Hu Lai had a flaw in the kick.
How is this a shot?
This is a cross that was not kicked, right?
Tone Schulman didn't dare to be careless. When he saw Hu Lai swinging his legs, he reflexively made a save.
But when he saw the trajectory of the football in the air, he also muttered.
I hope that my hard work was in vain because Hu Lai didn't kick the ball well...
But then everyone saw the football crash into the goal!
I don't know how many people were stunned at this moment.
However, the fans of Madrid Pirates and the Chinese fans must not be surprised. When the football flew into the goal, they raised their arms and jumped from their seats.
In the live commentary booth, many commentators stood up from their seats, pressed the headsets above their heads, and roared loudly.
"Beautiful!! Hu Lai! This goal is beautiful! Scored twice! Hu Lai scored twice in the Champions League final! Hahaha! He really deserves to be the 'Mr. Double Scorer'!"
"HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! It's incredible! Oh my god! I believe most people didn't expect such a final before the game!"
"Hu! He scored again! This was the Pirates' third goal in the first half! Only 26 minutes into the game, the Madrid Pirates took a three-goal lead! During the entire process, Catalonia was beaten without any power to fight back!
It’s unbelievable! The Champions League final turned out to be such a one-sided situation!”
"Oh my God! Three sap! Catalan United were completely stunned! I bet that Catalan United did not expect that the first thirty minutes of the final would be like this!"
After Julay finished his celebration and replayed the goal twice, the TV broadcast featured close-ups of the main players of Catalonia.
Everyone had a numb face, even Kabangka seemed to have lost all emotion.
"I suddenly feel sympathy for Catalonia..."
Han Shuyu at the scene looked at the Catalan United players appearing on the big screen and murmured.
"Ah?" Li Qingliang was a little surprised, "Isn't your mortal enemy the Catalan United?"
As a fan of the Madrid Kings, Han Shuyu would never have a good impression of the Kings' mortal enemy, Catalan United. Later, she turned to the Madrid Pirates, and Catalan United happened to have a lot of grudges with Hu Lai.
"I just think Catalonia United is so pitiful... They couldn't win in the league, and now in the Champions League, they've lost even more miserably..." Han Shuyu shook his head and sighed. "Kabanca is actually really strong this season, okay?
It was easy for Melli to run out of form and meet Hulay again. He had reached the Champions League final at Manchester United, but lost to the blue-and-white Munich led by Gribusch who was at his peak. Now he has reached the final again, with three results.
I was given three balls in less than ten minutes...it's so tragic!"
"When you say that, I feel sorry for Kabangka..." Li Qingliang felt sad.
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Meili, who was watching the game on the TV, felt mixed emotions when he saw the numbed Kabangka on the screen.
If it were before, he would definitely feel happy about Kabangka's failure.
But after experiencing the failure in last season's Champions League final, he now has some sympathy for Kabangka...
Because he can empathize with it.
He knew only too well the despair of facing Hu Lai in the final.
Especially after he had just completed a hat-trick with a beautiful goal, and then was scored directly by Hulay who took advantage of the kick-off opportunity.
What is despair?
Despair is when you find that something you have worked so hard to achieve is easily accomplished by the other party.
You can't help but start doubting yourself.
This season, he has barely gotten over the shadow of last season's failure in the Champions League final, so his performance has been ups and downs, good and bad.
Fortunately, towards the end, he finally got rid of the huge shadow in his heart.
The disastrous defeat in the Champions League final was finally behind him, and he was able to pack lightly and start again.
Although the failure of this season can no longer be redeemed, the competition between him and Hu Lai will definitely not last for just one or two seasons.
It is conceivable that the competition between him and Hu Lai will be the main theme in his entire career in the future...
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In fact, the game is not over yet... Not only is it not over, the final has just started less than thirty minutes ago.
But many people feel that Catalonia has already lost.
Is there any precedent in the Champions League final of falling behind by three goals in the first half, recovering in the second half, and coming back to win?
have.
But only once.
It was the 1993-1994 Champions League final. The King of Madrid was three goals behind the Blue and White Munich at halftime, and everyone thought the King was doomed.
But in the end, the Madrid Kings relied on the hard work of then-captain Cuela to score three games in a row in the second half and equalize the score.
He then scored the winning penalty kick in overtime, defeating Blue and White Munich 4:3 and winning the championship.
This game is also considered an eternal classic in the history of the Champions League final and the best representative of the sportsmanship of never giving up.
But just this time.
Taking this isolated example to prove that Catalonia can do it... is somewhat difficult.
After the game restarted, Catalonia's performance showed no signs of improvement.
Although the data shows that Catalonia has a clear advantage in ball possession, the Madrid Pirates have more opportunities to threaten the opponent's goal.
Kabangka, as the real offensive organizer of Catalonia United, was completely targeted by Madrid Pirates.
As soon as he gets the ball, there will definitely not be one person defending him, but at least two people.
One of them sticks up, and the other one follows closely beside him, always waiting for an opportunity to steal the ball.
Although Kabangka has superb foot skills, it is difficult for a single tiger to defeat a pack of wolves. Even if he can pass one or two, he will still fall into the encirclement of the Madrid Pirates as the time of possession of the ball increases.
The end result is still...a goal lost.
Of course, he can also cause fouls for Pirates players and gain opportunities for set pieces for Catalonia.
However, Catalonia failed to threaten the Madrid Pirates' goal through these frontcourt set pieces.
Until the end of the first half, the score did not change again.
Pirates of Madrid lead Catalonia 3:0.
Hulei scored twice, and Kamara broke the net with a supplementary shot.
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"This is the Iron Dome, the home ground of Blue and White Munich. Playing in this stadium, I hope to remind you of the Champions League final 26 years ago. One of the protagonists was Blue and White Munich. Our mortal enemy, the King of Madrid.
We can all come back from three goals behind in the first half of the final. Why can’t we?”
In the locker room, after Catalan United head coach Reilly Vicente made tactical adjustments, he called on all the players to get up from their seats, and everyone put their arms around the shoulders of the two people around them, forming a circle.
He is also in this "human circle" to cheer up his players.
"We can beat them! They can't continue to press like that in the second half, and their physical fitness doesn't support them. At that time, the Madrid Pirates will definitely shrink and play defensive counterattacks. When we have the ball, we must be more patient and pass and run.
Be faster! Everyone runs more, and together we will run one more person than them. Now we are forced to a dead end, and there is no other choice but to try our best! So just focus on doing one thing.
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"Come on! Catalonia! Come on! Catalonia!!"
Captain Rosas shouted loudly after the head coach finished speaking.
Then all the players in the locker room shouted together:
"Come on! Catalonia! Come on! Catalonia!!"
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Although during the halftime break, Parotti also mentioned three points to the players.
The Champions League final sixteen years ago, and taking history as a lesson, warned the players not to let down their guard.
But in the second half, they still allowed Catalonia to score first.
The ninth minute of the second half and the fifty-fourth minute of the game.
Kabangka got a brief chance outside the penalty area.
At that time, Salado brought the football from the wing to the center. After attracting the defensive attention of the Madrid Pirates, he knocked the football horizontally to Kabangca outside the penalty area, and then he ducked into the penalty area and cut, seemingly to fight with
Kabangka hit the wall and cooperated.
All this attracted the attention of Madrid Pirates' defense.
So the defense followed suit and retreated.
Although Joaquin Vela has quickly ran towards Kabangka who has the ball.
But the Brazilian star still seized this opportunity, took a small step forward, and swung his leg to shoot!
The football passed over the turf at a low altitude, passed through the dense forest of legs in the penalty area, and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal!
Haywell's line of sight was completely blocked. He waited for the football to emerge from the crowd before making a save. How could he make the save?
It turned out that Kabangka's shot was also very tricky!
Haywell fell to the ground and threw himself sideways, but failed to touch the ball.
He could only watch as the football scraped against the inside of the goalpost and entered the net!
"Kabonka! Kabangka! Beautiful! Kabangka!! At the critical moment, he stood up! He pulled a goal back for Catalonia, 1:3! Catalonia was only two goals behind!" Catalonia
Ronja's commentator was very excited. "You have to have a chance! Don't be discouraged, boys from Catalonia! Kabangka has set the best example for you! Come on! Move forward! Never stop!"
"This goal... this goal, oh! It's really a reflection of Kabangka's personal ability! When the team's offense was unable to open up the situation, Kabangka used his personal ability to solve the problem... This is a very good kick.
A very well-hidden long shot! In the contest with Hu Lai, Kabangka has not surrendered yet, so don’t let the Madrid Pirates relax!" He Feng sighed.
As a Spanish commentator, Sanchez has a relatively neutral attitude. Anyway, no matter who wins this game, it will be La Liga's victory.
He was excited that the game would become more exciting: "Kabonca! Catalan United has not given up yet! Although it cannot be said that the suspense has returned, Kabangka's goal is huge for the morale of the Catalan United team.
Encouraging! In the next game, Catalonia United will definitely attack more actively, it depends on how the Madrid Pirates respond!"
After scoring the goal, Kabangka did not celebrate the goal. Instead, he called on his teammate Lima who was closest to the goal to fish out the football in the goal and let the Madrid Pirates kick off quickly.
The Catalan United fans, who had been very silent in the first half, seemed to come to life again at this time.
They cheered loudly, and in the stands where they gathered, the Catalan flag waved like waves on the sea.
When the Catalan United fans celebrated and cheered, the Catalan United players ran back to their own half.
Off the field, Madrid Pirates head coach Parotti was making gestures to the players on the field, telling them not to rush and to hold on.
Hulay was already standing in the center circle on the court, even earlier than the Catalan United players.
Then he turned around and waved to his teammates behind him, beckoning them to come up and kick off the ball.