Chapter 827 Heroes of the Bernabeu
On the evening of March 10, at 20:45, at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Yang Yang is wearing a white Real Madrid jersey, standing on the left side of the center circle, opposite him is teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
In the middle of the two is the Champions League ball sponsored by Adidas.
The Swedish center is next to Robben, and on the side of the two, Real Madrid's own half is standing in the direction of Sneijder.
Xavi Alonso and Mascherano form a double midfielder, followed by Marcelo, Fermaelen, Ramos and Abeloa, and finally the goalkeeper Casillas in front of the goal.
This is Real Madrid's main lineup in recent times.
It was almost the same lineup three days ago, and it was at this stadium that Sevilla came back 6-1.
Just looking at the score doesn't feel anything, even just seeing Real Madrid's 65.4% ball possession rate is nothing special, but in this game, Real Madrid shot up to 35 times, reaching the highest this season.
Even looking at the past few seasons, this game against Sevilla has been the one with the highest number of shots.
Thirty-five shots, 18 shots on target, and 6 goals were scored. This conversion rate is good enough. It also proves that Real Madrid's current operation is becoming more and more smooth, and the organization of the midfield and backcourt is also changing. getting better.
Sneijder returned to his best form and became the team's best passer, with Xavi Alonso in charge of the organisation, Mascherano in defence and Real Madrid's midfield fulfilling Benitez So high hopes for the offensive and defensive balance.
But if it's just that the team's offense is good, it's not a big deal, because after the winter break, Real Madrid's performance is better than a game, especially in the last few rounds, the team's offensive is even better than a game. , No one in the world would question Real Madrid's offensive firepower.
But in this game against Sevilla, the real improvement came from the team's defense.
In the more than 90 minutes of the game, Sevilla had only two shots on goal, and none of them were on target. The only goal came from Xavi Alonso's own goal.
Sevilla's achievements in recent years are also very bright. It is second only to Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, and even slightly better than Valencia. The attacking firepower is also very fierce. It is known as the third strongest team in La Liga.
But it is such an opponent who was forced by Real Madrid to have only two shots at their home court, and did not even have a chance to shoot the goal. It can be seen how much defensive pressure Real Madrid put on the opponent throughout the game.
This statistic has been well received by all the media and professionals after the game. Everyone believes that Real Madrid's performance in this game is impressive, creating a good atmosphere for the next Champions League game.
Benitez used the lineup he played against Sevilla in the previous round. Obviously, he wanted to continue the team's previous good state, continue to oppress Lyon at his own home, and successfully advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. first breakthrough.
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With the whistle of the Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli, in the cheers of the Bernabeu, this focus battle officially kicked off.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic kicked the ball to Yang Yang first, Yang Yang turned around, passed back immediately, passed Sneijder, and passed it directly to Xavi Alonso.
Lyon striker Karim Benzema pressed hard, quickly closing in on Xavi Alonso.
The Spanish midfielder shifted the ball to the left to Marcelo.
Marcelo dribbled the ball forward and tried to form a breakthrough from the left, but Lyon's players blocked him, forcing him to cross to Mascherano for reorganization in midfield.
The ball bounced back and forth in Real Madrid's backcourt several times, and then came to Xavi Alonso's feet again. The Spanish midfielder made an oblique pass and sent it directly to the frontcourt.
Ibrahimovic dropped back, stopped the ball with his back, and passed it back to Sneijder, who was fast forward.
As soon as the Dutch midfielder received the ball, and before he had time to walk over, Lyon's midfielder Tularan suddenly rushed up, shoveled him to the ground with the ball, and gave Real Madrid a direct and arbitrary 30-meter area in the frontcourt. ball chance.
The distance is exactly 30 meters, and the position is in the middle, and Yang Yang goes to the penalty spot without hesitation.
Seeing him, the entire Bernabeu stadium resounded with cheers.
Yang Yang was unmoved, and after setting the ball, he slowly stepped back.
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"Here's the ball!"
In the Real Madrid president's stand, Zidane sat beside Florentino and smiled at the Real Madrid president.
"So sure?" Florentino was also very happy.
Soon, the president of Real Madrid remembered the news that was exposed by the media not long ago, saying that Zidane played a free kick with Yang Yang after training and was defeated by Yang Yang.
"In this position, within 35 meters, Yang Yang's hit rate is very high and very stable." Zidane said with confidence.
Florentino nodded, "I can't be careless. After all, Lyon's human wall is not a dead thing on the training ground."
Bardano on the other side laughed along, "I agree with Zinedine's statement, I bet on Yang Yang."
The two right-hand men support Yang Yang, and Florentino really doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.
In fact, he also hopes that Yang Yang can score.
This goal was scored, and for Lyon, it was equivalent to a nightmare.
At that time, Pierre's team will have a hard time trying to attack.
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Not only the VIPs in the Real Madrid President's stand understand this, but the audience inside and outside the stadium and in front of the TV also know how to analyze the situation and also know clearly that if this free kick is scored, it will really help Real Madrid. Opened the door to the top eight.
This is a goal scored in the opening minute!
Why doesn't Yang Yang know that?
But he was still the same as usual, with his eyes closed, adjusting his breathing and emotions, and then slowly opening his eyes, looking at the wall in front of him, estimating their height, and how high they might jump when they wait.
After the Italian referee Rizzoli set up the wall, he slowly backed away and blew the whistle for a free throw.
Yang Yang took a deep breath and ran forward quickly.
Lyon goalkeeper Loris stared straight ahead with a dignified face, and he could clearly see Yang Yang's every move.
When he heard the muffled sound of the penalty kick, his attention fell on the wall. Seeing that the ball quickly bypassed the wall and came towards the goal, the French goalkeeper immediately judged the ball.
Right?
No, the left side!
After Loris took a step to the right, he quickly judged the trend of the ball, quickly moved to the left, and flew out.
He is a left-footer, his left hand is his dominant hand, and he sticks out his left hand to try to block the ball directly.
But just after he flew out, he found that the ball suddenly fell in mid-air.
This sudden change made him feel like an ice cellar, and his flexible left hand tried to dip down, but after all, he couldn't reach it.
The ball slipped into the Lyon goal from Lloris.
One to zero!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Another direct free kick!"
"Yang Yang!"
"Just one minute into the game, Yang Yang opened the scoring for Real Madrid with a direct free kick!"
"My God, his free kick was very tricky, it almost rubbed the post and hit the goal. Although Loris judged the direction, the ball had obvious changes in the air. In the end, the Lyon goalkeeper was still The whip is beyond reach."
After Yang Yang scored the goal, he clenched his fists in excitement and waved them in the air.
Real Madrid's players quickly rushed towards him from all directions, crowds surrounded him, and everyone stepped forward to celebrate Yang Yang's goal.
All the fans in the entire Bernabeu were also shouting Yang Yang's name hoarsely.
hero!
This is their hero!
At critical moments, Yang Yang stepped forward again and again and scored crucial goals for the team again and again. Such players are not heroes, so who else is?
"Yang Yang's free-kick skills can be said to be superb. I believe that if Juninho, the original midfield core of Lyon, is still there at this moment, there will be a battle between the two free-kick masters."
"But now, although Lyon's midfielder has Pjanic, a young free-kick to replace Juninho, Yang Yang on Real Madrid's side is obviously better. He has scored consecutive free-kicks."
"Obviously, Lyon should regret their mistakes because they shouldn't have given Real Madrid a direct free-kick from such a good position within Yang Yang's range."
After Yang Yang celebrated with his teammates, he turned around and cheered at the fans in all directions.
The entire stadium was shouting his name, like a tsunami, sweeping the entire Bernabeu stadium.
And Yang Yang is the focus of everyone's attention.
It is also at this moment that all talents have truly seen the top eight!
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The fans in the stands cheered, as did Florentino and Real Madrid's dignitaries in the chairman's stand.
The happiest is Florentino.
In his home court, the Real Madrid president didn't need to hide his joy and excitement when his team scored a goal. He couldn't help but stand up from his seat and applauded Yang Yang in the stadium before he sat back again.
"As you said, the ball is there!" Florentino laughed.
Yang Yang's goal is equal to his honor. Putting gold on his face, he is naturally inexplicably happy.
More importantly, this goal opened the door to victory for the team and opened the door to the quarter-finals.
This is something that everyone in Real Madrid has been looking forward to hard for the past six years, but it is something that Galactic Battleship Phase I and Calderon and others cannot achieve.
In the past six years, Real Madrid fans have been rejected by the Champions League quarter-finals, and how disappointed they are, then how excited and excited they will be at this moment.
Florentino even gave birth to an ambition, turned his head and nodded towards Zidane beside him: "If the current state can be maintained, not only the quarterfinals, I feel that the tenth Champions League is not far away. "
Zidane and Valdano also nodded again and again.
is not that right?