By this time, Zidane had panicked and made another substitution adjustment. Considering that the left wing of the Dragon Team was really difficult to break, he set his sights on the right wing of the Dragon Team. Kovacic, who performed mediocrely throughout the game,
Being replaced by Vazquez, this kind of substitution at the left winger position shows that Real Madrid has already prepared to finish the battle on the left in the last period of time.
With one more substitution than the Dragons, Real Madrid has reached a stage of extreme anxiety.
Two consecutive substitutions made everyone see through Real Madrid's mentality.
Zhang Sheng knew that as long as his team could hold on for one minute, the anxiety of Real Madrid's players would increase.
Real Madrid wants to preserve their strength in this game, but they don’t want to lose.
You can imagine with your toes what kind of criticism Real Madrid will receive if they really lose to an Asian team in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.
Since the start of La Liga this season, Real Madrid has been in poor form and has not performed very well. It is behind Barcelona, Valencia, and Atletico Madrid in the league. It is ranked fourth in the league. In the Champions League group stage, it is under pressure by its group rival Tottenham.
, only finished second in the group.
There are many rumors about Real Madrid's success after defending the Champions League title, and that it will turn from prosperity to decline, and that the players have no ambition. In addition, there are many injuries in the team, and Bale of the BBC team has been rumored to transfer and leave.
.It can be said that Real Madrid is already in dire straits under the pressure of public opinion.
Once the semi-finals of the Club World Cup are eliminated by an Asian underdog, it will be a heavy blow to the team's confidence that they have just won over Sevilla.
It should be said that Zidane's two substitutions have a good effect. Asensio's appearance has obviously strengthened the impact on the wing. As a new force, he will give a lot of trouble to the Longteng team, which has struggled to defend for most of the game.
In the past, Real Madrid mainly attacked the right wing, but it was also because the coordination on the left wing could not work well, and Marcelo had to rely on himself to run up and down.
Now that Asensio has come up, he and Marcelo have finally connected.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Asensio and Marcelo successfully played a two-on-three from the left. After getting rid of Fernando, Qi Ming and Huang He, Marcelo's cross pass found the target in the penalty area.
Benzema, unfortunately Benzema kicked the ball away when faced with a pass coming very close to him.
At this time, Zidane finally couldn't bear it anymore and immediately replaced Benzema with Bale.
Zhang Sheng did not expect Bell to appear on the bench. Although Zidane added Bell to the squad and brought him to Abu Dhabi, the external rhetoric has always been that Bell is injured or in the recovery period. I don't know if it is.
For some reason, Zidane was put on the bench again in this game.
"Real Madrid's last substitution. Real Madrid is now putting all their efforts into action." He Wei began to worry about the Longteng team. "It was said before the game that he was injured. Isn't he playing with an injury?
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"No matter what, Real Madrid's attitude has been shown." Liu Jiayuan nodded, "The Longteng team also needs to make adjustments. Such a high-intensity game lasted for nearly 80 minutes, and the players' physical fitness needs to be paid attention to."
In fact, there is no need for Liu Jiayuan to say that Zhang Sheng is also considering the physical fitness of the players at this time. So far in the game, the physical fitness of the Longteng team as the defensive side is definitely far inferior to Real Madrid.
But who to replace?
The two defensive midfielders performed very well today, making many of Real Madrid's passes very uncomfortable. The two full-backs were replaced by one. The remaining Huang He has always been known for his good physical fitness, and he was given the opportunity to use With the intermediate ability stimulation coupons, the overall strength has improved a lot. I have made Tian Qijie prepare for a long time, and also prepared high-level ability stimulation coupons for him. I only have less than twenty minutes left. Isn’t it too wasteful? .
When I think about it, I still have to prepare for the next game, and I don’t have the points to buy more tickets, so I have to prepare for the finals.
"Well, we have to maintain the offensive threat. Just now Fernando seemed to be a little unable to persist and resolutely return to defense. In addition, he still has a yellow card, so a decision has to be made." The thoughts in Zhang Sheng's mind were spinning rapidly.
At this time, Huang He, with the help of Qi Ming, knocked the ball from Marcelo's feet out of the sideline. Fernando was watching not far away. Zhang Sheng knew that he might not be able to take care of defense anymore. , and the Longteng team still needs players with the ability to go up and down on the right wing.
Thinking of this, Zhang Sheng made substitution adjustments, and Tao Wentao replaced Fernando.
Replacing an offensive winger, or forward, with a player who is more defensively active is seen by the outside world as a sign of wanting to defend to the end.
"The Longteng team has finally replaced its second player, Tao Wentao. But this is a little different from the one you guessed before, right?" He Wei asked Liu Jiayuan.
Liu Jiayuan was also a little confused: "Indeed. I had always guessed that Tao Wentao should replace Cao Jinghao to prepare for the transition from defense to offense. Unexpectedly, he replaced Fernando. Is this to strengthen the defense on the right? After all, Tao Wentao In the past, although he was an offensive player in the Longteng team, he worked very hard on defense."
"Perhaps Fernando has a yellow card, and Director Zhang Sheng is afraid that he will not be able to do his best in defense? We often cannot understand some of the substitutions made by Director Zhang, but often his substitutions have good results, so we should not think too much about it. Let’s see what happens next.” He Wei said with a smile.
After Tao Wentao came on the field, he defended very hard. He was also a new force. Asensio's previous operations of relying on speed to break through, using his physical advantage to fight against the mid-range line, and constantly running to receive the ball were greatly restricted.
The defensive intensity of the Longteng team on the right side immediately increased.
Faced with this situation, Asensio's football intelligence came to light. After getting the ball from the frontcourt again, he, who had been responsible for receiving the ball from the frontcourt before, chose to lean towards the center, and the person receiving the ball changed. Became Casemiro.
After Casemiro received the ball, he passed the ball to Modric. When Modric received the ball, his eyes had already caught sight of Asensio, who was leaning towards the right.
After Bale came on the field, he stood on the left. Ronaldo had already switched positions and stood on the right. It was Ronaldo in front of Asensio.
Modric didn't think about it. Faced with DePaul's interference, he turned his ankle and the football changed direction and flew towards Asensio.
Under Cao Jinghao's close defense, Asensio chose to use his instep to knock Ronaldo, who was trying to break into the penalty area.
Seeing that Ronaldo was about to rush into the penalty area, Ma Yongli hurriedly stretched his legs to intercept. His foot happened to be caught on Ronaldo's leg, and Ronaldo was thrown into the penalty area.
"Penalty kick, penalty kick." All the Real Madrid players began to put pressure on the referee.
"It's not a penalty kick." The Longteng players immediately began to defend.
Ma Yongli even made a diving gesture with his hands downward to the referee, indicating that he had not committed a foul and that it was Ronaldo who was performing diving again.
Faced with Ma Yongli's complaint, the referee did not hesitate and gave him a yellow card. Even from a distance, he could see clearly that Ma Yongli was definitely a foul and Ronaldo was tripped.
As for whether it was a penalty kick, the referee was not sure.
At this time, the referee chose to let the video assistant referee make the judgment just like the goal scored by Real Madrid in the first half.
Stopping the chatter between the players on both sides, the referee ran to the display screen next to the court. This time, he watched it very carefully, because it was the last ten minutes of the game and there was only one goal difference between the two sides. A penalty kick
Penalties must be made carefully and carefully, otherwise the controversy after the game will cause an uproar.
There are definitely a lot of people who say they favor the wealthy clubs, and there are also a lot of people who say they are Real Madrid fans, and their own evaluation will be greatly affected.
After carefully observing the foul and replaying it three or four times in a row, the referee finally determined that this was not a penalty kick. Ronaldo did fall in the penalty area, but the location of the foul was on the penalty area line.
"This shouldn't be a penalty kick." He Wei looked at the broadcast and the camera was pointed at the video referee's room.
"You should let us take a look." Liu Jiayuan was very anxious, "You can definitely push the camera closer and let us take a look at the situation in the video playback."
When the referee ran back to the court and signaled that this was not a penalty kick, all the Longteng players breathed a sigh of relief, but they immediately became nervous again. There were countless people on Real Madrid's side who could score a free kick from this position.
Especially since they also have the world's top free kick master like Cristiano Ronaldo.
This idea also came to Zhang Sheng's mind.
Real Madrid players can only accept the judgment that the referee has made, but the subsequent free kick must not be wasted.
On the field, Ronaldo half covered his mouth with his hand and was communicating with Modric next to him, and Bale, who was next to Modric, also joined in the discussion.
Even in the world's top team like Real Madrid, the free kicks of these three people can be said to be outstanding.
No matter who it is, there are countless free kick scoring records.
In the penalty area, a wall of more than a dozen people was in the process of demolishing and repairing the wall. Players from Real Madrid and Longteng were pushing and shoving each other, trying their best to expand their own space.
"At this time, we can only pray." He Wei's worry was palpable.
Liu Jiayuan was also worried: "Three of the top free kick masters in the world are standing in front of us now. All we have left is to pray."
As the referee warned the players in the penalty area, the wall was finally fixed, and Modric and Bell left before the football, and one walked to the other end of the penalty area line, casually preparing to organize a second wave of offensive, while Bill
He ran into the penalty area and was ready to take a follow-up shot at any time.
It seems that Ronaldo finally convinced his two teammates to let him take charge.
Because this free kick was relatively close to the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo did not leave himself some distance to sprint like before, but walked back step by step, as if he was pacing to calculate the distance of his ball.
Next came the much-anticipated moment of Ronaldo's free kick. His legs were crossed into a figure eight, his fists were clenched and hanging down from his body. There was a fierce and determined light in his eyes, and he exhaled frequently.
This is the standard Ronaldo free kick stance.
"Toot!" The referee's whistle sounded. Ronaldo ran two steps, and then violently picked up the ball with his right foot. The ball just passed over the head of Real Madrid's own player, and then fell suddenly, just in time. It flew towards the side where Wang Junlei let go.
Realizing that Ronaldo hit his weak side, Wang Junlei reacted very quickly and flew over, but it was already too late. The ball rubbed the lower edge of the goal lintel and went directly into the net.
"The ball went in. Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick was so beautiful." He Wei sighed.
"For Ronaldo, free kicks from this distance are actually not his strong point because they are too close to the goal. His free kicks have always been known for their speed and power, but today he chose technique. There is absolutely no way." Liu Jiayuan He also sighed and shook his head.
"In terms of free kicks, if Cristiano Ronaldo wants strength, he has strength, and if he wants skill, he has skill. The more critical the moment, the higher the hit rate of his free kicks. He should win this year's Golden Globe Award." Anyway, the ball has been hit. After advancing, the score of the Longteng team was equalized, and He Wei let it go.
After scoring a goal, Ronaldo allowed the world to see his iconic celebration. After jumping high, he drew a circle with his hands in the air, and then after landing, he spread his legs and waved his arms back. .
Countless fans who came to watch the Real Madrid game have been waiting for this moment.
In the stands, on the sidelines, the lights of mobile phones, cameras, and video cameras were flashing, illuminating the stadium as if it were daytime. The fans were shouting Ronaldo's name and applauding desperately.
Zidane, who was on the sidelines, finally had a smile on his face. He clapped gently and praised Ronaldo.
Captain Ramos did not play in this game. The captain's armband was worn on Marcelo's arm. At this time, he called on the players who had finished celebrating to return to their positions. The game should still have seven or eight minutes including stoppage time. With Real Madrid's current morale, the probability of the battle ending within regular game time is extremely high.
At this time, Zhang Sheng did not think about the finals or the rarity and value of the items. He directly made substitution adjustments. Ma Yongli, who received a yellow card, left the field and Chen Yinuo came on. Then the super power activation coupon was used immediately. Chen Yinuo He went from 72/130 to 130/130 in one go. He is now the player with the highest ability value on the field.
The next central defender line is definitely the most dangerous, after all, he is required to play.
"Well. Captain Ma Yongli comes down and Chen Yinuo comes on. This is a player born in 2000. What is he doing? It's just a yellow card. Ma Yongli should still be able to persist." He Wei was completely confused now.
"Maybe Ma Yongli has physical problems or physical problems." Liu Jiayuan gave his guess, "It is said that during the time he came to Abu Dhabi, Ma Yongli was training alone. This should be the reason why he did not play in the last game."
"I didn't see Ma Yongli communicating with the coaching staff on the sidelines. Wasn't the broadcast screen shown? Well, what should I do? Ma Yongli has much more experience than Chen Yinuo." He Wei is very frustrated now, the score is still There are eight or nine minutes, which is enough time for a team like Real Madrid to score three goals.
"I hope the boys of the Longteng team can hold on to these few minutes and drag the game to overtime and penalty kicks to decide the winner." Liu Jiayuan expressed his expectations.
But will Real Madrid be willing to give this opportunity?
