Although there were only the last few minutes left, Southampton's offense did not appear panicked.
Atletico Madrid has all withdrawn. Simeone may not have expected that Ji Ya would be so impulsive and send in three attackers to fight to the death. After all, generally speaking, when encountering this kind of situation, you will be greatly shocked and you have to adjust.
It's still difficult.
As a result, Ji Ya responded quickly!
"Can't this monster be more normal?" Simone cursed in his mind.
He was also very nervous at this time. Although Atletico Madrid's tactical arrangements have been going quite smoothly so far, the closer it gets to this time, the easier it is to become nervous.
Of course, this is also the reason why he used all three substitutions. Now is the time to show off. If Atletico Madrid can hold on to this goal, the championship will be theirs. If Atletico Madrid cannot hold on, Southampton equalizes.
If the score is tied, in overtime, it will be Southampton's world!
"This guy really delayed it until this moment, but how can he be sure that we can't score at the last moment?" Ji Ya thought through gritted teeth.
Southampton's players have launched a fierce attack on the field.
Atletico Madrid basically took off the attackers, leaving only two people harassing the frontcourt, which gave Southampton enough confidence that except for the two central defenders, everyone else basically pressed forward.
And their offensive method is also very simple. There are two big centers in the penalty area. After breaking through from the wing, they pass the ball, and then let the forwards fight for it.
Although Atletico Madrid has replaced a new center back Domingos, their Miranda and Godin have been fighting for so long after all, and they are physically unable to compete with the two tall centers Giroud and Austin.
confrontation.
Sometimes scoring a goal just takes a chance!
Willian forced a breakthrough and then made a cross. Giroud fought for the first spot but failed to get the upper hand. Godin made a header to clear the ball.
The ball flew to the wing. Mkhitaryan intercepted the ball in the middle, then turned around and got rid of Suarez's defense. Then he passed the ball to Ronaldo on the left. Ronaldo passed the ball again. Austin passed the ball at the back point.
Top fly.
Southampton launched a counterattack on the spot. Atletico Madrid could only pass the ball to the frontcourt with their big feet. Southampton's two center backs had a considerable advantage in height. Lovren pushed the ball down and Dembélé received the ball.
Turn around and then pass it to Vidal in front, who passes to Mkhitaryan again.
Mkhitaryan started to break through again.
As a new force, his physical fitness and breakthrough ability are extremely sharp at this time.
After completing a breakthrough in the midfield, Mkhitaryan passed directly into the penalty area, and Miranda, who was on defense, broke the baseline.
Mkhitaryan took a corner kick, and Dominguez cleared the ball from the front point and went to the sideline.
Klein threw a throw-in, and William received the ball and passed it back. Klein passed the low ball directly to the front of the penalty area. Vidal, who followed up, shot directly from a long distance without stopping the ball, and the ball missed the near corner.
As time passed by, Southampton's offense was very fast and they were able to create a shot in almost half a minute. However, Atletico Madrid's defense remained solid.
In fact, Atletico Madrid's players are struggling to hold on now. After all, they are physically exhausted throughout the game. However, considering that there is only a little time left in the game, even if they burn the small universe, they have to get through this period of time.
ah.
With the spiritual support, their performance did not decline during this period.
Ji Ya stood on the sidelines, gritting his teeth and looking at the field.
There was nothing he could do at this point and he could only count on the outstanding performance of his players.
But at this time, as long as he is still standing on the sidelines, it is the greatest encouragement to the players.
The electronic card for stoppage time has been played on the sidelines, and the stoppage time is three minutes.
Fans of Southampton and Atletico Madrid were scolding each other. Southampton fans felt that the stoppage time was too little. It should have been at least five, six, seven or eight minutes.
Atletico Madrid fans felt that the stoppage time was too long and there was no time to waste in the second half. One minute of stoppage was enough!
Southampton attacks again.
After receiving the ball, Klein began to move forward along the wing. He didn't think much at this time, he just wanted to break through and launch an attack.
Salvio, who had just come on as a substitute, came up to him. However, although he had good physical fitness, his defensive ability was really average. Klein made a fake move and swayed him away. Then Klein accelerated forward.
After breaking through the opponent, Klein knew that what he faced would not be so easy again. When he saw Mkhitaryan asking for the ball, he immediately raised his foot and passed the ball out.
Mkhitaryan caught the ball and turned around. Seeing that no one was coming to defend him, he suddenly took a long shot!
The quality of this long-range shot was quite high. The ball roared towards the near corner of the goal. Courtois was taken aback. He moved his feet quickly, then jumped into the air, stretched his arms in the air, and then held the ball with all his strength.
Out of the crossbar!
"What a pity! Southampton's long shot is very threatening! Courtois performed so well in this game..."
"Oh, everyone in Southampton is pressing forward! Goalkeeper Navas even ran up... Don't you think he came up to join in the fun? He's only 1.86 meters tall..."
Huge exclamations rang out from the stands. It had just entered stoppage time. As a result, after getting a corner kick, Southampton and the goalkeeper rushed forward. It seemed a bit too exaggerated.
Mkhitaryan stood at the corner kick and looked at the penalty area full of people.
Southampton's players have all come up, and of course Atletico Madrid's players will all withdraw.
So now except for him, the penalty area is almost crowded with 21 people. Because no one from Southampton went to meet Mkhitaryan, they were all in the penalty area, so Atletico Madrid players were also defending in the penalty area.
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At this moment, William suddenly ran out of the penalty area laterally and ran towards Mkhitaryan.
At this time, Mkhitaryan also raised his foot, passed the ball to Willian, and then ran back.
William received the ball and passed it back diagonally.
Mkhitaryan faced the rolling ball, kicked off directly, and curved the ball into the penalty area!
Austin in the front and Giroud in the middle jumped up at the same time, attracting Domingos and Miranda to also jump up.
The ball flew over their heads.
Wundt in the middle also jumped up, and Godin could only follow.
However, the ball still flew over their heads and then started to fall...
Later point.
Lovren jumped up there, and then despite Juanfran's interference, he still grabbed the first landing point, facing the falling ball and directly swung his head towards the goal!
The ball quickly changed direction and plunged into the near corner of the goal!
Courtois, who made countless wonderful saves in this game, had nothing to do in the face of this shot!
The entire stadium was quiet for a moment, and the next moment, huge cheers and shouts broke out!
The Southampton fans burst out their long-suppressed cheers!
