"The goal is in! Modric took a corner kick and Bale scored with a header! Bale still refused to celebrate after the goal, but the Real Madrid fans were still very happy. The total score is now two to two. They relied on away goals.
If we can maintain this score until the end, Southampton will be eliminated by Real Madrid!"
The commentator shouted loudly, but Ancelotti quickly regained his composure after celebrating. He didn't think Real Madrid had the ability to maintain this score until the end of the game, but since the total score was ahead, it would be better to launch a defense and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
A very reasonable approach...
The game restarts.
Southampton launched a crazy counterattack.
This word seems very villainous, but in the eyes of Real Madrid fans at this time... they are villains.
Obviously the great Real Madrid should win this game as a matter of course and then enter the final and have a fateful battle with Barcelona. Why are you Southampton bothering here?
It’s not us who are going to stop Barcelona from winning the Triple Crown. Do we expect you to do it?
However, everyone at Southampton didn't think so.
They don't care who their opponent is in the final, they just want to advance to the final, successfully defend the championship, and become the first team to defend the Champions League after the Champions League was restructured.
From this perspective, they are indeed villains.
However, the reality is that the championship is there and anyone can compete for it. Whoever wants to compete is the villain.
The two sides collided quickly on the court. Although Real Madrid had many attackers, their superstars in the frontcourt also began to fight and confront at this time, and began to interfere with Southampton's offense.
This is normal, after all, they have good physical fitness. Bale is a defender, Cristiano Ronaldo has always been excellent in running and pressing ability, and the same is true for Benzema.
Ronaldo may be a little lazy, but the big guys in the frontcourt are pressing hard, so how could he not be active?
Under such circumstances, Real Madrid's pressing in the frontcourt was quite fierce.
However, Southampton has long been accustomed to opponents pressing.
They kept passing the ball in the midfield. De Bruyne kept picking up the ball and distributing the ball, sorting out the entire midfield through his own passing.
So although Real Madrid pressed fiercely, Southampton's offense was still going smoothly.
Pass the ball, control the ball, move forward, encounter obstacles, pass back, pass again, control the ball, move forward again...
So it goes round and round.
Real Madrid fans are absolutely furious.
This is the way Barcelona played that made them powerless in previous years.
This year, Barcelona are not that bad. They mainly rely on their strong firepower on the offensive line. Messi and Neymar are working together more and more well, and their performance is getting better and better. Iniesta can also give a lot of support to the front line.
On the contrary, in the midfield, as Harvey gets older, their midfield ball control and passing are not so good.
So Real Madrid haven't experienced that kind of suffocating possession of the ball for a long time.
But at this time, they began to feel similar to Barcelona's ball control tactics back then.
This feeling is very uncomfortable.
The opponent keeps passing the ball and controlling the ball, making them run around and unable to get the ball.
Southampton's possession tactics were actually not as good as Barcelona's at the time as a whole, but they did have a core that could get rid of the ball. De Bruyne's existence allowed them to solve problems when passing the ball.
Leave it to De Bruyne.
Southampton kept passing the ball like this for seven or eight minutes. In the process, Real Madrid didn't even touch the ball once!
The Royal Horse was inevitably agitated.
Although Pepe is not on the court, Real Madrid's defense seems a lot more stable, but they are still not a particularly stable defense.
So very quickly, in the back and forth passing, De Bruyne keenly seized a gap!
After receiving Coutinho's pass, De Bruyne raised his foot and sent a beautiful direct pass!
Suarez, who shifted to the right, moved forward smartly and formed a single sword!
Real Madrid's defense collapsed instantly!
Navas reacted quickly. When he saw Suarez receiving the ball, he struck out in time and stopped in front of Suarez.
However, Suarez is not greedy for credit.
Instead, he raised his foot and passed the ball to the middle of the penalty area. Lukaku, who followed up, faced a huge empty goal. All he had to do was to easily raise his foot and push...
The ball flew into the gate without any suspense!
"The ball... the ball went in! One to one! This cooperation is really... the previous seven or eight minutes of passing made people feel lethargic, but after the sudden acceleration, Real Madrid was completely torn apart.
The defense! De Bruyne made a direct pass, Suarez made a selfless cross, and Lukaku scored his ninth Champions League goal of the season!"
Lukaku beamed and high-fived Suarez. To say that this assist was really selfless, Lukaku had three fewer Champions League goals than Suarez before. If he was lucky, he would tie Suarez's goals with a hat trick.
, but Suarez still chose to pass the ball at this time.
Can such a single-minded striker really be able to resist easily?
Real Madrid fans began to feel heavy in their hearts.
This equalizer instantly wiped out Real Madrid's away goal advantage, and Southampton's advantage began to gradually build up!
Real Madrid's players were not particularly hit, and they quickly launched an attack after the restart.
When this kind of team falters, that's when the top star should step up.
C Luo stood up without any hesitation.
He quickly created a threat. Carvajal made a pass from a 45-degree angle. Cristiano Ronaldo jumped high in the penalty area, overwhelming Otamendi and swinging his head in the penalty area to attack the goal!
The ball quickly changed direction and flew directly towards the goal. Gulacchi made a wonderful save, flew sideways and blocked the ball with one hand!
Real Madrid fans sighed regretfully in the stands, but soon, thunderous applause broke out. Although Ronaldo did not score a goal with his header this time, he showed an extremely strong desire to win!
Bell has scored a goal, and Ronaldo has started to rise again. Under such circumstances, Real Madrid has hope!
After all, the performance of these two people can be said to be Real Madrid's barometer.
In the following time, other Real Madrid players also continued to create opportunities for the two of them. Benzema continued to pull out of the penalty area and then distribute the ball. Together with the organization of Modric and Kroos, as well as Ronaldo
With the breakthrough, Real Madrid's offensive threat began to become more and more serious.
J. Ronaldo sent a through pass, and C. Ronaldo quickly moved forward. Under the attack of Font and Otamendi, he fell to the ground first and shot. However, the two Southampton center backs still struggled to interfere with C. Ronaldo's shot. The ball hit
Being slightly upright, Gulacchi held the ball firmly in his arms.
"I have to say that in these two rounds, the performance of the two goalkeepers was so wonderful, otherwise they should have scored more than this..." a commentator sighed.
The wonderful performance of the goalkeeper often becomes the key to a game, and the same is true for these two games.
