276: If you get off to a bad start, give away points at the beginning!
Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows
Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
Alisson
Back four from left to right Cancelo, Rudiger, Van Dijk and Carvajal
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante
Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne
Three forwards from left to right Salah, Jimenez and Mbappe??
Visiting team Real Madrid, head coach Zidane, formation 4312
goalkeeper Navas
The back four from left to right is Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Zhang Linpeng
Midfield three from left to right Isco, Kroos and Modric
Single attacking midfielder James Rodriguez
Double forward Ronaldo and Benzema
The starting lineups of both sides today have changed slightly from those in the first round. Crystal Palace has changed a person. That is Kante, who has returned from injury and is in the starting lineup today, replacing the player who played in the first round.
Llorente, the starting lineup for this game is the complete package of Crystal Palace.
This also shows the Crystal Palace team’s determination in this game.
Obviously, they are going to make a last ditch effort.
Real Madrid also made a change in this game, that is, full-back Nacho was replaced by Zhang Linpeng.
To be honest, this change was beyond Tong Yi's expectation.
Tong Yi thought that Zhang Linpeng had faded out of Real Madrid's main lineup now, but it seems that is not the case now. Zhang Linpeng must have been injured in the last game, right?
Real Madrid's side is almost purely the main lineup. It can be seen that although they looked down on Crystal Palace before the game, they were still very well prepared for this game and they were serious.
After Tong Yi shook hands with Zidane, he returned to his coaching bench and sat down.
The game is about to start, and the atmosphere at the scene is very exciting.
The fans of Real Madrid who came from afar also spared no effort and shouted wildly. It seems that they have the idea of turning their backs on the guests.
beep!
Dutch referee Bjorn Kupers blew the whistle to start the game.
The referee team for today's game are all from the Netherlands. Coopers obtained the FIFA international referee qualification in 2006 and has been refereeing the UEFA Cup, Champions League and European Cup games for a long time. He also refereed the 2013 FIFA World Cup.
The Confederations Cup final saw Brazil win the cup.
Today he came to officiate this important UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match. The media reporters gave him very good evaluations and felt that he could complete the task perfectly.
At the beginning of the game, the home team Crystal Palace took the first kick.
Crystal Palace's goal in this game is very clear, that is, to defeat the opponent and win.
Therefore, as soon as you come up, press the entire line and press from a high position.
The Crystal Palace side has quite a bit of home power. It surges forward like a tide, and the Real Madrid players are also somewhat suppressed. The game has just begun. For a few minutes, Crystal Palace took the absolute initiative. Even Benzema went back to defend. Only Ronaldo stayed in the frontcourt waiting for opportunities.
The football quickly rolled to the feet of Salah on the wing!
Real Madrid fans are a little nervous, there is something about this guy Salah.
Even Real Madrid is very interested in him.
According to the news circulated by "World Sports News" and "Daily Sports News", if Real Madrid cannot win the UEFA Champions League this season, the BBC combination will be sold. One of the replacements for the BBC combination
It’s Salah from Crystal Palace, and Hazard from Chelsea!
Even "World Sports News" claimed that it is very likely that Salah and Hazard will combine to form Real Madrid's new magic wings next season!
At this time, the Real Madrid fans looked at Salah holding the ball and felt something different in their hearts.
Will this guy be one of our Real Madrid players in the future?
Pooh!
impossible!
Our Real Madrid can 100% win the Champions League this season, and our BBC team will not be disbanded. Don’t even think about Salah coming to our Real Madrid, we Real Madrid don’t need it!
hiss!
If Salah knew what Real Madrid fans were thinking at this time, he would definitely think that these guys had a cerebral hemorrhage? When did I, Salah, say I wanted to go to Real Madrid? I won the Champions League title at Crystal Palace
Isn’t it great to be at the top? I have to go to Real Madrid?
Of course, Salah had no such thoughts at this time, and his focus was entirely on the game.
Paying attention to Zhang Linpeng's defense in front of him, Salah was still confident.
After all, they have also been teammates, and they still have sparring sessions with each other in daily training. Although Zhang Linpeng has been very successful in scoring in recent years, Salah is still very confident against Zhang Linpeng.
Suddenly, the opportunity comes!
De Bruyne suddenly moved forward, directly into the space behind Zhang Linpeng. Zhang Linpeng's attention was immediately distracted, and his peripheral vision immediately glanced at De Bruyne.
And at this moment, Salah suddenly changed sideways and cut inside to break through, speeding up and shaking Zhang Linpeng away.
Zhang Linpeng was not in a hurry, but immediately moved sideways to Cadbrune's position, not giving Salah a chance to pass the ball. At the same time, he also believed in his teammate Varane, who would definitely push out.
Intercepting Salah, it is difficult for Salah to directly get a shooting opportunity.
Zhang Linpeng now has this confidence!
Because Real Madrid's defensive system is here, and the defensive players are also very strong, Salah is not able to get rid of it so easily and complete the shot.
This time you Crystal Palace have no chance.
Sure enough, Varane pushed forward and got in front of Salah. Salah had no room to shoot.
Real Madrid's defense still gave him a lot of pressure.
Seeing Varane push out, Salah was naturally not in a hurry. He seemed to be trying to break through with the ball quickly. Suddenly, there was a twisting reverse diagonal ball, directly pushing the football towards the left baseline.
Neutral place.
Zhang Linpeng went to guard De Bruyne, and the space on the wing was naturally exposed.
Cancelo rushed forward quickly, caught up with the football before it rolled out of the baseline, and without hesitation, he directly kicked the ball and passed the ball.
"Cancelo crosses..." Shearer roared excitedly. He thought this was a good opportunity!
Because Jimenez has rushed in quickly from the middle of the penalty area, almost keeping pace with the opponent's center back Ramos!
good chance!
The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were also very excited, staring at Jimenez in the penalty area with bright eyes.
Jimenez has been in very good condition recently, and they are full of expectations for Jimenez.
The football drew an arc and bypassed Zhang Linpeng at the front point and flew to the center of the penalty area.
Ramos and Jimenez in the middle of the penalty area jumped up together, flying high in the air. Both of them tried their best to headbutt the football hard.
With a bang, Jimenez hit the football hard, and the football flew out quickly.
With a bang, the football did not fly towards the goal, but hit the raised arm of Ramos who was jumping!
Everyone can see this ball clearly!
Commentator Mortensen became excited instantly, "Handball! This is an obvious handball! Foul, foul in the Real Madrid penalty area! This should be a penalty! This should definitely be a penalty! Wow, here at Crystal Palace
Are you about to have a dream start?"
Shearer was also very excited, and even put his head in his hands and shouted, "Penalty kick! This is 100% a penalty kick! All this happened in front of Coopers, he should have seen it very clearly, this is a penalty kick
!”
The fans at the Crystal Palace instantly became excited and howled with excitement, just like a group of excited baboons!
In the penalty area, all the Crystal Palace players immediately turned around and slapped their arms at the referee Coopers, indicating that the ball hit Ramos' arm and it should be a penalty kick!
The Crystal Palace players were excited and stared at the referee with wide eyes.
Tong Yi on the sidelines and the people on the bench of the Crystal Palace coaching staff all stood up and shouted loudly.
This ball is very important to them.
After all, they lost to Real Madrid 1-3 in the first round. Facing Real Madrid, the gap between the two goals was still quite large, and it was almost difficult to have a chance of reversal. The Crystal Palace players were under great pressure at this time.
It's huge. If these pressures continue to weigh on them, it will probably crush them.
If the game has just started and you get If a penalty kick is scored, there will only be one goal difference between the two sides.
This difference is so small!
And if Crystal Palace defeats Real Madrid 2-0 in this game, Crystal Palace will advance to the final of this season's UEFA Champions League by virtue of their away goal advantage.
Therefore, this ball is very important.
Crystal Palace urgently needed this goal. This was the key to opening the door to victory. So the whole team was very excited. They stared at the referee excitedly and roared at the referee.
The Real Madrid side was also quite excited. They were all shouting that it was an accidental handball, not intentional, and that a penalty kick should not be awarded. Moreover, the game has just begun, and the referee cannot just award a penalty kick like this.
Deliberately direct the direction of the game.
This ball should not have been called a penalty!
The eyes of everyone in the audience and even those in front of the TV and computer were focused on the Dutch referee Coopers. At this time, he was the center of attention, Alexander!
beep!
Coopers didn't hesitate at all, he blew the whistle directly and pointed to the penalty spot immediately.
"Penalty kick! The referee Coopers awarded a penalty kick! This is a penalty kick without any problems. This penalty is very correct. Crystal Palace is really lucky. They got a penalty kick at the beginning. This
It's time to bring the ball into the stadium again. Maybe, in this game, Crystal Palace has a chance to reverse the situation but not necessarily!" Mortensen was also very excited at this time, shouting excitedly, his voice almost filled the scene.
The roof was ripped off.
The Crystal Palace fans were very excited and sang the club's anthem loudly.
They all felt that Crystal Palace was going to change their fate today, and they were going to reverse Real Madrid and reach the final of this season's UEFA Champions League.
Ramos was very innocent. He came to the referee Coopers and said that he did not do it on purpose. He opened his arms to take off and maintain his balance in the air, not for intentional handball. This should not be done.
A penalty kick is awarded.
Coopers smiled slightly and said to Ramos, "This handball blocked Crystal Palace's shot and should have been a penalty kick! Of course, I know you didn't handball it intentionally, and I didn't give you a card, right? But,
It was indeed a penalty!"
After Coopers said this, Ramos didn't have to worry too much.
After all, Ramos himself knew very well that this was indeed a real handball, and almost everyone saw it, so there was no room for quibbles.
I can only blame their bad luck. They were awarded a penalty kick just after the game started.
Real Madrid may have problems in this game.
At this moment, De Bruyne from the Crystal Palace side held the football and walked towards the penalty spot. It seemed that De Bruyne was going to take the penalty kick. This was a bit unexpected. In the past, it seemed that De Bruyne would take the penalty kick.
It was Ibrahimovic who started the game. If Ibrahimovic was injured, Salah should also start the game, right?