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Chapter 507

Chapter 507

Amid the avalanche and tsunami-like cheers from all the fans, Messi jumped onto Long Bisheng and waved his fist at the stands. This goal happened in the No.401 minute of the first half, and he was able to open the scoring without taking too much advantage. This goal is extremely important to Newcastle!

Pepe put his hands on his hips, looked at Long Bisheng and Messi celebrating the goal, and bit his lips fiercely—he was unshirkable responsibility for this goal. He knew the characteristics of Long Bisheng very well, but because he was too confident in his confrontation ability and ignored Long Bisheng's determination to turn and break through, Long Bisheng was able to get rid of him and pass the last pass to Messi.

Hiddink also frowned. The conceded goal just now seemed accidental, but it was inevitable. After Long Bisheng expanded his running range and was able to use long-range shots to create threats outside the penalty area, Pepe had to also expand his defensive range. The expansion of the defensive range meant more gaps. The two midfielders Diarra and Alonso were unable to help defend Long Bisheng due to the pressure of Ribery and Gerrard, which made Newcastle break through and directly tore Real Madrid's defense.

But just one goal does not mean anything. Real Madrid still has the entire second half and the second leg of the home game. Newcastle will instead start to focus on defense because of a goal lead, because not conceding a goal at home is more important than scoring.

There are only a few minutes left in the first half. Newcastle will not take the risk of attacking aggressively. We will adjust it during the intermission. In fact, Real Madrid's defense is good enough now, but there is a problem with the offense that we don't need to worry about.

The connection between Kaka and Ronaldo, the two most powerful players in the frontcourt, was completely cut off by Newcastle. If the two could not cooperate, Newcastle's defense would not be greatly impacted. Silva could only try his luck with long-range shots. Benzema was submerged in Newcastle's defenders. In the first half, he was basically not seen in the camera a few times.

Although Real Madrid and Newcastle had almost the same number of attacks in the first half, Newcastle attacked as a whole, but Real Madrid's offense fell into a situation of fighting each other. If this problem is not solved in the second half, it probably depends on luck.

Hiddink is unwilling to put the team's victory on the personal performance of superstars, because no matter how good a star is, he cannot use his personal ability to turn the tide every game. Besides, what if Kaka and the others are not in good form in this game?

Just as Hiddink was thinking about this issue, the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, and there was warm applause from the stands. Although it was only a [-]-[-] lead, Newcastle fans were still very satisfied with the result. If you can lead by one goal, you will have an advantage by one goal. Against a team like Real Madrid, it is too much to pursue a complete victory in all aspects.

Returning to the locker room, Mourinho uncharacteristically praised the players during the intermission, but Newcastle played really well in the first half, especially in defense. With most of the focus on offense, Real Madrid's luxurious offensive lineup could only rely on the players' personal abilities to form a few threatening shots. of.

"We can't be too steady in the second half, and we can't retreat too much. Against a team like Real Madrid, retreating and counterattacking can only make their offense more violent, not to mention that for two rounds of games, a one-goal lead is definitely not enough! So in the second half, we can't squander opportunities like the first half, otherwise we will definitely learn a lesson." In the second half, we may be under more pressure than in the first half... So, Essien, continue the performance of the first half and cut off the connection between Kaka and Ronaldo! You mainly defend Kaka’s assault, as for Ronaldo, Bell will defend him on the wing, and Taylor will be in charge in the middle! Dawson will focus on Benzema. Whether it is personal strength or overall ability, they are no worse than them, and this is our home field, let us have a head-to-head contest with them!"

"Let them see how good we are!"

The players waved their fists and shouted. Although most of them are not rookies who can easily be excited, they do not lack the pride of being a player. The opponent is also an equally outstanding world-class star. If they can't ignite their fighting spirit, they will not achieve today's achievements at all!

Seeing that the fighting spirit of the players has been burning hotly, Mourinho nodded secretly - in his opinion, if you want to relax in the second round, you need to win at least two goals at home to be basically invincible - you must know that even if you win [-]-[-] at home, you may not be able to retreat to the Bernabeu, after all, Real Madrid's attack is too terrifying.

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"Kaka! Wonderful long-range shot! Real Madrid showed a strong momentum from the beginning of the second half!"

Cech got up from the ground and glanced at Kaka who was hugging his head with lingering fear. Just now Kaka shot a long shot very suddenly. If it wasn't for his concentration...

Mourinho was right. After Hiddink’s encouragement during the intermission, Real Madrid’s momentum was not as soft as in the first half, and the situation of one goal behind also let these superstars know that it is time to go all out.

No matter how confident Real Madrid is in their offensive ability, they dare not underestimate Newcastle's offensive ability, and at the Bernabeu Newcastle will definitely resort to their biggest magic weapon to defend and counterattack. Thinking about the speed of Messi, Walcott, Ribery and others when counterattacking, Real Madrid's defenders feel a little chilled.

Under this pressure, Real Madrid launched an extremely violent attack at the beginning of the second half!

Even the full-backs Ramos and Drenthe took turns to attack. They no longer care about the flaws behind them. As long as they can score a goal, even conceding another goal is acceptable. Losing [-]-[-] and losing [-]-[-] in an away game are two absolutely different concepts.

Already prepared Newcastle did not become flustered by the opponent's sudden blow, but began to adopt man-to-man defense according to the tactics arranged by Mourinho during the halftime break. Although Newcastle's zone defense achieved good results in the first half, Hiddink is not a fool and will definitely make adjustments during the halftime break. Running to launch the attack, if Newcastle still defends the area as a whole, as in the first half, it will definitely be found by the opponent.

Ronaldo shifted to the left to get the ball, Silva came to the middle, Essien immediately followed, Kaka handed over to the retreating Gerrard to defend, Ronaldo quickly swayed and dodged a gap for a shot, and then suddenly kicked another long shot from the corner of the penalty area!

Cech judged correctly and flew to block the ball. Dawson immediately made a big-footed clearance in front of Benzema.

Silva, Ronaldo and Kaka all have good long-range shooting skills, so Newcastle's defense must be pushed out accordingly. The best way to defend long-range shots is to defend close to the opponent, so that the opponent has no room to swing their feet. At this time, even Ribery returned to the defense. Although he is not good at defense, but after staying under Mourinho for so long, his defensive awareness has also increased a lot. Coupled with his rich experience and judgment ability, he also caused a lot of trouble for Real Madrid's offense .

After overcoming Real Madrid's attack for a while, Newcastle launched a counterattack. Maicon passed the ball directly to Messi's feet. Messi picked it up and passed it to Long Bisheng.

Real Madrid quickly launched a counterattack. Ronaldo got the ball smoothly under the entanglement of Bell, and then began to break through along the side. Although he is a center forward, he is not the kind of center who waits to get the ball in the penalty area.

Facing such a cautious opponent, even Ronaldo has no good solution for a while. Bell's agility is not much worse than him. Small tricks such as emergency stop and acceleration will not be of much use, so Ronaldo stopped and continued to dribble towards the baseline.

Benzema, who had disappeared from the camera for a long time, got the ball, and Dawson immediately put it on it. Benzema half-turned his body to face the goal, and suddenly slammed the ball back, and was about to dodge the gap to shoot, but Dawson's foot was already waiting there.

"Damn it!" Hiddink couldn't bear Benzema's disappearance anymore: "Higuain, get ready to warm up!"

(End of this chapter)