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Chapter 183: The Sky of the Millennium Stadium [First Update]

In the media seats, reporters from Madrid had smiles on their faces.

"Monaco's players are still too young."

"This is a big game. I admit they have done well this season, but they are still a little immature in such a big game as the Champions League final."

"Honestly, I admire Monaco for being a small team and being able to do this, especially by eliminating Barcelona."

Spanish journalists were buzzing.

When they feel that Monaco poses no threat, they will not hesitate to say something good about Monaco.

But there is a subtext to these words.

Reporters from France, Monaco and China could hear it.

"Oh, you did great, but you still can't get past Real Madrid."

"It's good enough to eliminate Barcelona"

“That’s your limit.”

This is all these Spaniards want to express.

"It's really disadvantageous to lose the ball after 15 minutes."

"We lost the first goal against Real Madrid, and it was the final"

"Monaco should press forward and attack."

"Press out? Are you crazy? That's Real Madrid!"

The reporters were talking about it, and after putting themselves in Jardim's role, they couldn't help but worry about Monaco.

"In the 15th minute of the game, Ronaldo scored and Real Madrid led 1-0. Now the problem is handed to Jardim. What should Monaco do next?"

He Wei in the commentary booth frowned.

"If we are one goal behind and press forward, Real Madrid's counterattack will be too threatening. But if we don't invest in the offensive end, it will be difficult to create any opportunities. In this case, as the game time is getting shorter, Monaco's chances of a comeback will be getting smaller and smaller."

Xu Yang said.

CCTV’s online live broadcast room.

The fans were also a little annoyed when they heard Xu Yang say this.

"Forget about turning the tables. Can you please go one step ahead first?"

"Real Madrid's quick counterattacks are too threatening."

"Pass the ball to the sunshine!"

"How to pass it on?"

The fans are very anxious.

In the stands.

Real Madrid fans were singing and cheering.

After suffering the blow of conceding a goal, Monaco fans began to cheer up and fight against Real Madrid fans.

Real Madrid's coaching bench.

Zidane and his assistants discuss strategy after the goal.

Although Real Madrid fans always expect the team to play offensive football.

But to be honest, the foundation of the current Real Madrid was laid by Mourinho back then.

After Ancelotti, Benítez, and now Zidane.

Real Madrid's tactical system has not actually changed much.

It is still a fast defense and counterattack system with Ronaldo as the core.

Therefore, if Real Madrid now retreats and plays a defensive counterattack.

No one will be surprised.

Even the Real Madrid fans in the stands would have no problem with this.

after all
The quick counterattack is actually quite entertaining.

In addition, after being "educated" by several consecutive head coaches, Real Madrid fans have now deeply realized that scoring goals and winning are the bottom line.

If you play beautifully but always lose.

What’s the point of kicking beautifully?

"No need to give up possession of the ball, let's continue to attack!"

Zidane said to his assistant.

He glanced at Monaco's No. 9.

"We can't give them too many offensive opportunities. Yang is too threatening. Now is a good opportunity to press on. If we can score one more goal before they calm down, we will definitely win!"

Zidane's assistant nodded, he was convinced by Zidane.

So Zidane came to the sidelines, pulled Kroos and said: "Tell the players, keep playing like this!"

The German international nodded and quickly returned to the field to convey Zidane's instructions to the team.

A smile appeared on Ronaldo's face when he heard this.

He liked to hear that kind of thing.

Seize the opportunity, continue to score goals and secure the victory!

After the game restarts.

Real Madrid took advantage of the goal and launched continuous attacks.

During this period, there was a panic in front of Monaco's penalty area, and all Monaco supporters were nervous.

If we lose the second goal at this time, it would be really difficult to have any chance of a comeback.

Fortunately, the team's coaching staff had anticipated this situation before.

Jardim did not let his team press forward blindly to fight against the high-spirited and motivated Real Madrid, but asked his team to maintain solid defense to avoid losing goals continuously.

Losing a goal is a bad situation.

But this is far from the worst situation - if we lose goals continuously, it might be a crushing defeat!
Although Monaco has been passive during this period, fortunately the situation has gradually stabilized.

After several consecutive attacks, Real Madrid began to slow down the pace.

After all, launching continuous attacks consumes a lot of physical energy.

at this time.

Monaco began to seek a counterattack.

And Real Madrid was obviously prepared for this.

Once they lost the ball, they would launch a counterattack on the spot, forcing Monaco players to clear the ball blindly and unable to contact the sunlight in the frontcourt.

Sunshine had a hard time receiving the ball in the frontcourt.

Twenty-nine minutes of the game.

Monaco intercepted the ball in the backcourt.

Under pressure from Benzema, center back Glick could only clear the ball with a long kick.

The football flew high towards the front point.

As the sun was moving towards the landing area, it was blocked by Casemiro who was looking at the line. Then the football fell and was controlled by Varane.

Real Madrid continued to attack.

This is the epitome of the game during this period.

Real Madrid's defensive strategy is very clear, which is to not give you time to aim at the pass. After you pass the clearance ball, Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt defensive players have a clear division of labor.

Stuck on the line and controlled the landing point.

This made the sunlight in the front court look like a kite with a broken string.

Sunshine watched Varane pass the ball forward.

He turned his head and looked at his backcourt.

Start thinking about countermeasures.

The premise for Real Madrid's defense to be successful is that the football stays in the air for too long after being cleared.

This gave their back line time to divide the work and defend.

What should we do at this time?

After a brief thought, Yangguang decided to retreat back to their own half.

Although this is further away from Real Madrid's goal.

But at least, there is a greater chance of getting the ball first.

Only when we have the ball can we talk about attacking.

Ramos found that the sunshine that had been active in front of him was gone.

When he looked up, he saw that the sunlight had retreated.

Ramos knew the other party's plan.

So he told Varane to push the formation across half the court, while asking Casemiro to focus on the sun.

"Sunshine's retreat may cause Monaco to lose the threat to Real Madrid's goal as he is too far away from the goal," said a commentator.

"Sunshine retreated deeper, trying to take the ball. This may be the best solution for Monaco now. Even if they cannot threaten the opponent's goal immediately, they should try to control the ball as much as possible. Otherwise, if Real Madrid continues to attack like this, it is only a matter of time before they lose the ball."

The commentators also noticed the change in the position of the sunlight.

Some people think that Sunshine’s retreat is reasonable, while others think that it should continue to stay at the forefront.

But there is one thing that almost all commentators agree on: the farther Sunshine is from the goal, the less threatening he is.

Yangguang doesn't think he has to stand at the front and wait for opportunities.

Because sometimes the opportunity may not come, and the team may lose the ball while waiting.

This is too passive.

He retreated to midfield to help the team take control of the situation.

Only by controlling the ball at your feet can you launch an attack.

Thirty-three minutes of the game.

Real Madrid launched an attack from the wing.

Marcelo made a cross from the bottom.

In the penalty area, Ronaldo and Benzema were preparing to score one after another.

Monaco goalkeeper Subasic rushed out and jumped high to grab the ball.

at the same time.

He heard the call of the sun.

"Captain! Over here!"

Subasic looked up and saw the sunlight, and he was startled, because the sunlight was just in front of the penalty area, only more than 20 meters away from his goal. Did he retreat so deep?

Subasic didn't have time to think and just threw the ball to Yangguang.

before this.

Almost every Monaco player has defenders around him, and now with Sunshine's retreat and the addition of an outlet, everything has subtly changed.

First of all
Monaco players felt that the intensity of the pressure they were facing was much lower.

The gears that were originally tightly locked began to loosen a little due to the retreat of the sun.
"Subasic threw the ball to...Yang!"

The commentator shouted.
At this time, the TV broadcast was still replaying the wonderful attack of Real Madrid.
Kroos's diagonal pass went across the field.

Marcelo's stop was extremely graceful.

Ronaldo almost got the ball in the penalty area
Just when Real Madrid fans were still regretting the team's attack.

Monaco's counterattack has begun.

Sunshine received a long pass from Subasic, with Casemiro following closely behind him.

As the Real Madrid midfielder mainly responsible for intercepting and clearing the ball, Casemiro has strong defensive ability. He clearly knows that he is no match for Yangguang in physical confrontation, so he just sticks behind Yangguang, making small movements with his hands to interfere, while waiting for Yangguang to stop the ball and then rush up to fight with Yangguang at the foot.

It really doesn't work.

He was ready to foul.

But what surprised Casemiro was.

Yangguang did not stop the ball, but raised his foot towards it, and the ball landed on the back of his foot, and then he swung it violently.
The ball has reached the right side.

It fell at the feet of Lemar who came up to meet him.

Lemar received the ball with his back to the attacking direction. After stopping the ball with his chest, he passed the ball to B Silva who came from behind without wasting any time.

B Silva received the ball and moved forward, passing Marcelo who came to intercept him. He did not continue to dribble the ball to waste time, but made a diagonal pass, and the ball landed at Moutinho's feet.

Moutinho took advantage of the situation.

Yangguang had turned around and the football passed by his feet.

Casemiro was on his side, and at the same time, Modric was coming from the other side.

It looked like the two were about to complete a double-team.

Yangguang raised his foot and used the arch of his foot to pass the ball.

The football stuck to the grass and was passed diagonally to the left.

Just now.

There was a huge uproar at the scene.

Monaco fans were pleasantly surprised.
After two or three passes.

The ball has already reached the front of Real Madrid's penalty area.

Before Real Madrid fans could get over the regret of the previous unsuccessful attack, they were shocked to find
Monaco's counterattack has reached Real Madrid's goal!

At this moment.

On the TV screen, the football flew forward along the grass.

Then he turned slightly towards the sideline defense line, and his speed slowed down, allowing Mbappe who was running forward at high speed to get the ball.

Amidst boos and cheers.

Mbappe stopped the ball with the outside of his right foot.

What's happening now is that after a few passes.

Several Monaco attackers were facing Real Madrid's thin defense line.

Sunshine, B Silva, Lemar and Moutinho are all pressing forward, and behind them are the Real Madrid defenders who are trying hard to catch up.

And on Real Madrid's side.

The only defensive players were Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, and Kroos who had rushed back.

Plus a goalkeeper Navas.

Sunshine's retreat gave Monaco a new point to pass the ball, through which they quickly passed the ball and broke Real Madrid's press.

"Mbappe received the ball"

"Monaco's attack has advanced to the 30-meter area of Real Madrid!!"

The commentators all shouted.

The cheers of Monaco fans in the stands rose as Mbappe received the ball, quickly suppressing the boos of Real Madrid fans.

The fans of Real Madrid were stunned. They frowned and looked at the stadium nervously.
Kroos chased the ball all the way back.

Mbappe received the ball and rushed over quickly.

After seeing Mbappe make a cut-in move, Kroos quickly took a step back.

At this moment, Mbappe suddenly dribbled the ball and went to the outside.

At this time Carvajal had to make up for the deficit.

Kroos originally planned to defend Mbappe together with Carvajal.

At this time, he saw the figure of Yangguang.

So, he immediately made a prompt decision, returned to the penalty area, and defended Yang Guang head-on!
In fact, Monaco has quite a few offensive players coming up now.

But Real Madrid players know very well.

Who is the most threatening to their goal now?
Yangguang only touched the ball twice in this attack, one of which was a non-stop pass under pressure.

Another time was when he made a diagonal pass after receiving a through ball from Moutinho.

These two passes were the most crucial passes in this counterattack.

Once it broke Real Madrid's pressing, and once it clarified the situation for counterattack.

If he was a midfielder.

He has done his job extremely well.

But he's a center.

Passing the ball is just his "side job".

His real mission is to rush into the penalty area.

Shoot and score!
Mbappe broke through from the outside and passed Kroos, but Carvajal's defense was very good and did not give him the chance to continue breaking into the penalty area.

It would be very difficult for him to break through.

Of course.

If he succeeds in breaking through, the benefits will be huge.

Risks and benefits coexist.

However, Mbappe is not going to take any risks.

He glanced at the restricted area.

There are absolutely no one from our side in the restricted area.

But that's okay.
He believed that the Sunshine was now definitely trying its best to attack the penalty area!
That guy is trustworthy at all times.

He adjusted his pace slightly.

Pass the ball
When the football is flying.

Mbappe's eyes look towards the penalty area
Sure enough, a figure appeared in his sight.

The sun is rushing at high speed.

When his right foot stepped into the penalty area, he immediately leaped forward.
He spread his arms to maintain balance, and flew diagonally upwards.
Ramos was stunned.

Why is this guy jumping so early?
It's not just Ramos.

In the commentary box.

The commentators also thought that Yangguang jumped too early.

The timing of the jump was simply wrong.

They seemed to have anticipated the outcome of this attack: when the ball flew over, the sun had already fallen from the sky.
However, this did not happen.

Everyone stared at the sun's body, still rising, rising, rising
"Oh my god, he's flying."

There was a hint of fear in the eyes of the commentator of Marca Radio.

Ramos gritted his teeth and watched the sunlight getting closer and closer to him. He could only grit his teeth and jump.

Ramos jumped towards the sunlight.

Of course Yangguang knew that the opponent would not let him head the ball easily.

Facing the jumping Ramos.

He tightened his muscles to prepare for the impact.

Ramos knew he couldn't head the ball.

Because he jumped too hastily.

So, from the very beginning, he was targeting people.

Ramos gritted his teeth and prepared for the impact.

boom!
This sound made many fans at the scene narrow their eyes.

In the air, both of their bodies shook to varying degrees.

Yangguang's body tilted, but he was prepared for this. At this time, the football just fell from the air. Yangguang, whose body was almost sideways, faced the ball, exerted force from his waist and abdomen, and his body was like a dolphin swinging in the water, and he pointed the ball towards the goal.
Navas had already noticed the sunlight coming in.

He was ready to save the ball at the first moment. He was at the front point at first, but after seeing Yangguang's heading posture, he immediately made the most accurate prediction: the ball will go to the back point!
The Costa Rican goalkeeper took two steps in advance, then leaped up, and his legs bounced his body out like springs.

His prediction was very accurate.

but.
This ball was much trickier than he had imagined.

Navas stretched his arms out as far as he could.

at this moment.

He wished he could be a dozen centimeters taller and his wingspan could be twenty centimeters longer - that way, he would be able to save the ball.

But a pity.

God gave Navas super reaction ability, but closed another window for him. His height is considered to be relatively short among goalkeepers.

Faced with such a tricky angle of the ball, he was really powerless.

Navas turned his head in the air and watched the football pass over his fingertips, hit the far post and fall into the goal.
"YANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

moment.

Millennium Stadium.

The hot magma gushes out!

(End of this chapter)