princely elegance

Chapter 192 Champions League First Round
Although Gago was off the field, Real Madrid's offensive did not weaken in the second half.Guti's deadly pass was as sharp as a scalpel in the face of Villarreal's defense that was formed less than a month ago.

In the No.70 minute of the second half, Guti received a direct pass from Diarra and pushed gently with his instep. Sneijder, who came off the bench, volleyed vigorously from the right and scored the fourth goal of the game for Real Madrid. goal.

But this is not over yet. After 10 minutes, the Fourteenth Master directed and acted on his own, first crossing Ruud Van Nistelrooy, and then inserting into the penalty area.Received a return pass from Ruud van Nistelrooy, rubbed a beautiful arc with his outside instep, and did not give former teammate Lopez any face, allowing him to pick up the ball from the goal for the fifth time.

5: 0!

This is the final score. Schuster told Real Madrid fans with this score that this is the keynote of the team's new season. He will use offense to play all over La Liga and even Europe.

After beating Villarreal with five goals, Real Madrid finally took the top spot.Sevilla fell out of the top four due to participating in one less round of the UEFA Super Cup.And Barcelona finally did not disappoint the fans in the second round, beating Athletic Bilbao 3:1 at home.

In this game, Jekaard continued to form a lineup of newcomers and old people. Ronaldinho showed the strength of a top superstar in the cheering and cheering of fans at Camp Nou. He scored twice and almost defeated Biba alone.Newcomer Yaya Toure scored the icing on the cake in the final moments.

After this round, the league was suspended for half a month, and the international footballers of various clubs began to respond to the call of the national team and rushed to Qin Wang.

Gago finally had a companion this time, and he and Heinze went back together.

In the next two weeks, Argentina will play Norway and Australia respectively.

Whether it is in terms of strength or reputation, Argentina is naturally superior, but the results of these two games made the media once again break their glasses.In the first game against Norway, Gago first assisted Zanetti to score a goal, but was scored twice by the opponent in the last 10 minutes, losing the first game.

After the absence of Ayala, Argentina's problems with strong offense and weak defense have been greatly magnified.The Blue and White team that had just won the America's Cup was killed by Norway. This news occupied all the sports news pages on the second day. The proud Basile was criticized by the domestic media for the first time.

After the team lacked a defensive core, the defensive strength declined again, and even Norway was able to score two goals.Under the pressure of the outside world, Basile had to issue a gold medal again and call Samuel, who was waiting for him, into the national team.All of a sudden, the power of the Inter Milan team in the Argentine national team has once again increased.

With Samuel, the top central defender, although Argentina's defense still has some mistakes, it is at least a little more stable than it was against Norway.

In the battle against Australia, relying on Riquelme's direct free kick, Argentina won the second game with a difficult 1-0.

After the two national team games ended, the head coaches of the major giants scolded their mothers one after another, because most of the players who came back were extremely tired, and some unlucky ones were even injured.

But Schuster's complexion was not much better. Gago played two full games as the main player. Although Heinze didn't play all the games, he started every game, and his physical fitness was not much better.

Although Gago is young and strong, but just to be on the safe side, Schuster put him on the bench in the third round of the league against the newly promoted Almeria.

Although Gago was a bit reluctant, he thought that the head coach was also doing it for his own good, and that the next match was the UEFA Champions League group stage.Real Madrid will face Werder Bremen at home. In order to ensure that they can win the next game, Schuster is right to do so.

Moreover, the opponent was just a newly promoted player, so even without Gago, he could easily win.

In this game, Real Madrid basically has a full bench lineup, but even if they are a substitute, their worth is several times that of their opponents.Metzelder replaced Pepe and Cannavaro at center back, and Drenthe was at left back.Saviola and Raul partnered in the striker combination. Higuain seldom played once, but was put in the position of right midfielder, which he was not good at.

In this game, Guti continued to serve as the core of the midfield. For the weak team, the fourteenth master's through skills were brought into full play.

In the No.30 minute of the first half, a direct pass to Raul faced the opponent's goalkeeper, but Raul's strong shot was thrown by Covinho and hit the post and bounced back to the small penalty area. Saviola easily made up in the small penalty area The shot broke the goal.

Real Madrid led by one goal in the first half, and Schuster didn't make any adjustments at halftime.Continuing to rely on substitutes to play, he believes that even this lineup can easily match God of War.

Sure enough, in the face of Almeria, who continued to defend and counterattack in the second half, Real Madrid broke the opponent's goal again in the No. 60 minute.

Higuain's quick movement won a free kick in an excellent position. Gago was not on the field, and Sneijder was the first penalty shooter.Sneijder, who is very confident in his free kick skills, kicked a curve ball that is not inferior to playing Gago to break the goal of Villarreal.

Scoring in two consecutive games, Sneijder's worth close to 3000 million euros gradually made the fans feel recognized.

However, after leading by two goals, Real Madrid was a little slack, and the opponent scored a goal with a counterattack.This is a typical defensive counterattack. Almeria has a big foot in the backcourt. Soriano in the frontcourt receives the ball and passes it straight to the left side of the penalty area. Uche cleverly dodged Drenthe's outstretched foot and hit the goal. Corner succeeded.

However, this goal did not make Real Madrid flustered. After a thrilling reversal to win the championship last season, the current Real Madrid players' psychological quality is so good.

On the contrary, Schuster was very dissatisfied with the slackness of the players on the field. He replaced Diarra with Gago. While strengthening the team's offense, he also let Gago play to maintain his own state.

The game was coming to an end when the substitutions were made, with only 10 minutes left.Almeria, who originally saw hope of an equalizer, was easily pierced by Real Madrid again when he pressed the attack.Gago steals the ball in midfield, facing the opponent's large gap in the backcourt, he directly picks a pass to the right.

Higuain, who started the game for the first time, showed the results of his hard training. After receiving the ball, he cut inside to the top of the penalty area and lobbed a goal against the defending defender.

This goal also completely killed Almeria's fluke mentality. Real Madrid defeated the newly promoted Almeria 3:1 at home without bloodshed. They started with three consecutive victories and continued to lead the standings.

Before the start of the season, Barcelona, ​​which was hailed as the first favorite to win the championship, was once again flattened by Osasuna in the away game.Ranked seventh in the league, it drove all the experts crazy.Isn't it just that Real Madrid overturned and won the championship last season? Why is Barcelona's performance worse than some mid-range teams?

But at this time, the media suppressed this issue, because this season's Champions League has begun.

Real Madrid started the game a day earlier than Barcelona, ​​and the four clubs in Group C fought against each other at the same time.Real Madrid host Werder Bremen, while Lazio travel to Greece to challenge Olympiacos.

Although most media believe that Real Madrid will win this game, they will not easily win the opponent.In the Bundesliga last season, Werder Bremen beat Bayern Munich at the last minute and grabbed the last Champions League seat to show their strength.

Although Klose left this season, their strength should not be underestimated.

This game is also very commemorative for Real Madrid. This is the 300th Champions League game in the club's history, and it is also the record for the most participation in the history of European clubs.Judging from this record, Real Madrid, the world's number one giant, deserves it.

In such a memorable game, and at home, Schuster certainly dare not lose.This is also the first Champions League game of his coaching career, in which he sent the strongest lineup at hand.

Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the defense lined up from left to right are Heinze, Cannavaro, Pepe, Ramos.In the midfield, Gago served as the single defensive midfielder, Robinho, Guti and Sneijder served as the three forwards. The forward line was a super combination of Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy, the first and second goal scorer in the history of the Champions League.

This lineup can scare a lot of clubs to death just by the name, and the average value of the 11 players on the field is 2000 million euros.As for Werder Bremen, none of their main lineup can reach 2000 million worth.

The entire Bernabéu was covered in white in this game, and the cheers of tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans resounded through the sky.However, there is nothing unusual about the Werder Bremen players. The Germans are indeed first-class psychologically, and the Bundesliga fans are said to be the most loyal and fanatical. Basically all can be filled.

Therefore, Werder Bremen had the courage to attack Real Madrid in this game. The two sides started the attack that you come and I use from the very beginning.

Since Gago was the midfielder alone in this game, without Diarra to share the defense, he didn't dare to get in easily.The core of this attack is Guti, who is responsible for dispatching the ball in the backcourt.

Although Bremen is very courageous, in terms of strength, Real Madrid still has the advantage.So in the opening No. 15 minutes, Real Madrid broke the opponent's goal through a tacit cooperation.

Gago counterattacked after stealing the ball in the backcourt, Guti went straight to the left, and Ruud van Nistelrooy retreated to get the ball from the side and gradually rushed into the penalty area.The king of the penalty area showed his versatility. Facing a right-footed cross from two defenders, Raul stepped forward in time and headed the goal. The ball flew into the goal from the near corner.In the face of this imminent attack, the goalkeeper of Bremen did not have any reaction.

1-0, Real Madrid lead, Raul continued to refresh his Champions League scoring record, at the moment he scored, all the fans stood up and paid tribute to him.

This is the seven goals of Lord of the Rings in the Champions League, which is also Raul's most proud record, which represents the number of goals he scored in Real Madrid's Champions League.Real Madrid is the world's No. [-] giant, and the Champions League's No. [-] scoring record is naturally occupied by Real Madrid's players.

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