Chapter 198: James Rodriguez's counterattack

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!”

"The ball went in!! The ball went in!! ”

"Li Qingshan scored!! He helped Atletico Madrid extend the score!! Atletico Madrid, playing at home, are already 2-0 ahead of Real Madrid!! ”

Calderón Stadium erupted like a volcano. The stands were shaking, as if there had been an earthquake!

Simeone raced to the sidelines under the stands on one side of the goal to celebrate wildly with the fans, and then the area became a place for Atletico Madrid to celebrate their goals, with players and coaches hugging each other.

On the other side, it was Zidane who roared at the field. Zidane was not a good temper when he played, and now that he is a coach, his temper is naturally not much better.

Casillas frustratedly fished the ball out of his goal and kicked it out in a frustrated manner.

The expressions on the faces of the other Real Madrid players are not much better, and the situation is very serious for Real Madrid. Unless they can score a goal in the next time, and let Atletico Madrid not be able to score, make the score 2-1, so that there is still a game to play at home, otherwise if the score ends at 2-0 now, at home, Real Madrid must score two goals, and cannot let Atletico Madrid score, in order to get a chance to go to extra time, and Atletico Madrid only needs to score one goal at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid must score four goals, a score of 4 to 1 to eliminate Atletico Madrid.

This is also where the importance of away goals comes in.

For Real Madrid, even a 3-1 score is much better than 2-0. Now in front of them, there is only one road in Huashan.

The broadcasters on the scene are all football emperors, and they all know what Real Madrid need now, so the camera is firmly locked on James Rodriguez sitting on the bench.

If Real Madrid are to step up their attack, it is undoubtedly the best choice to replace this attacking midfielder with super attacking power.

Sure enough, after Zidane vented, he quickly turned around and asked his assistant coach to inform James Rodriguez to warm up.

James Rodriguez was ready to play after Real Madrid conceded a goal. Zidane pinned him to the bench, leaving him with few chances to play, and if there is any dissatisfaction, there must be. But this is Real Madrid, and he doesn't dare to go against Zidane.

Therefore, he has been waiting for an opportunity, a real opportunity that belongs to him, James Rodriguez!

What could be more eye-catching than coming on to save the team as a savior when the team is in despair?

If he can turn the tide for Real Madrid in the next game, what reason does Zidane have to put a player like him who bought for 80 million on the bench?

He, James Rodriguez, is not convinced!

By the time he saw the assistant coach turn to look at the bench, he had already put his hand on the hem of the training vest.

"Hames, go warm up!"

This sentence was simply natural for him, and as soon as he took off his training vest, he couldn't wait to run to the warm-up area.

"James Rodriguez is going to play." Of course, the commentator noticed Ronaldo who warmed up on the sidelines, "Real Madrid really has to strengthen its attack, and the current score is quite unfavorable for Real Madrid." ”

"He is likely to replace Casemiro, when it is necessary to attack, Casemiro's contribution to the attack in midfield is certainly not as good as Kroos and Modric, and when adjustments need to be made in the midfield, he can only choose to replace Casemiro."

The celebration at Atletico Madrid is over and the game resumes.

But James Rodriguez hasn't had time to play yet – he's still warming up.

It wasn't until Bale hit a defender from outside the box with a long-range shot that bounced off the other sideline that Real Madrid made the substitution.

Sure enough, Casemiro is down, James Rodriguez is on!

James Rodriguez is a number 10 in a position where he can only maximise his threat to the goal, whether it's passing or shooting.

So, as soon as he came on the pitch, Luka Modric and Kroos dragged behind, with James Rodriguez advancing and forming a triangle in midfield.

Simeone also came to the sidelines after seeing Real Madrid make a substitution, shouting at the players on the pitch.

"Defend and concentrate!"

The 2-0 score was big enough for the two-legged match, and in the next 30 minutes or so, Atletico Madrid's main concern was to stay on how to maintain this scoreline. Atletico Madrid's formation was recycled and resolutely played a defensive counterattack.

After James Rodriguez came on, Real Madrid's attacking threat really increased significantly.

As a South American player, Ronaldo's touch was outstanding, and he completed a dangerous shot as soon as he came on the pitch.

Real Madrid's sideline ball was kicked out, and after Ronaldo received the pass, a change of rhythm flashed out of the space for shooting, and a curling ball shot at the goal, grazing the post and flying out of the bottom line!

It's just that Real Madrid's hidden danger of replacing Casemiro also immediately appeared, after Casemiro went down, Griezmann immediately became active, and the connection between him and Li Qingshan became more and more tacit.

Oblak kicked the ball out, Li Qingshan won the ball in front of the court and turned to dribble forward, breaking through Kroos's defense.

Varane and Ramos both killed at the same time, Li Qingshan looked at Raul Garcia who followed up on the side, causing Varane to deflect that side, but Li Qingshan stuffed the ball between the two central defenders of Real Madrid.

Griezmann stepped forward at high speed and caught up with Li Qingshan's pass.

Now Griezmann has a chance to face Marcelo one-on-one.

He bobbed left and right, cut inside and fired a straight left-footed shot over the crossbar.

Real Madrid escaped!

"This may be the reason why Zidane uses Casemiro instead of J Ronaldo, when J Ronaldo is on the field, Real Madrid's offensive strength is indeed greatly strengthened, but it is very weak defensively, like a dumbbell with a big head and a small head, and it is difficult for a team with an imbalance between attack and defense to perform in the face of a strong team."

Real Madrid's offensive threat increased greatly after Ronaldo came on the pitch, but Atletico Madrid's counterattack also made Real Madrid's penalty area rumor.

But the strange thing is that during this time, both sides kept creating chances and squandering them, and neither of them could score.

Such a match will indeed make a neutral crowd addicted, but it will not be too pleasant for fans on both sides. Such an open competition can be a big test for the heart.

"Cristiano Ronaldo, cut inside and shoot straight at goal!! Above the beam!! ”

"Li Qingshan advanced with the ball, Atletico Madrid's counterattack!! Li Qingshan shot directly from a distance!! Call............... From my point of view, I thought the goal was scored, but unfortunately the goal was also rubbed against the post and out of the bottom line! ”

Ronaldo turned and volleyed!! Oblak's brilliant save!!! ”

..........

In the second half of the game, Real Madrid has completely opened up, anyway, at this time, it is time to compete for luck, Real Madrid attacked, and Atletico Madrid also has a lot of opportunities to counterattack, it depends on who can seize the opportunity.

As the minutes ticked by, the time passed so quickly that it wasn't until the fourth official held up the sign for four minutes of stoppage time that fans realized that the game had passed 90 minutes of regular time.

Now it's Real Madrid's attack.

Ronaldo and Luka Modric combined with each other to advance to the edge of the Atletico Madrid penalty area and face the Mario Suarez defence.

James Rodriguez kept the ball at his feet and Mario Suarez blocked the line where James Rodriguez could shoot, and the shot from this position was a great threat to the goal.

Mario stared at the football at Ronaldo's feet, and he was relieved until Ronaldo's right foot pushed.

Looks like it's going to be passed.

But what happened next surprised Mario Suarez.

Ronaldo pushes his right foot to the left and then blocks the ball with his left foot.

Croquettes!!

A beautiful overlook.

Mario = Suarez was shocked and couldn't react in time, and was dodged by J Ronaldo!

He could only turn around, shovel down with his right foot directly against the turf, and shovel James Rodriguez, who was already about to shoot, to the ground!

After completing the tackle, Mario Suarez quickly got up from the ground, spread his hands in front of his chest, and showed that he was unintentional.

However, the referee still ran towards him while pulling cards in his pocket.

When the referee pulled out the card, everyone saw the color of the card - red!

A behind-the-back tackle that destroys a great attacking opportunity does have the potential to be shown a red card.

"Mario Suarez was shown a red card and he was going to be sent off! Now Atletico Madrid have one man less, but the good news is that with only three minutes of stoppage time, Atletico Madrid only need to hold on for another three minutes before they can go to the Bernabeu with a 2-0 scoreline! The bad news is that Real Madrid were awarded a free-kick in the middle of the penalty area, a position where either Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale or James Rodriguez could take the spot. ”

"Oh, oh, we saw on the pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez had an argument, and James Rodriguez was holding the football and talking something to Ronaldo. They apparently quarreled over the right to take the set-piece. ”

Normally, as Real Madrid's number one star, free kicks in this position are generally taken by Ronaldo. It's just that Ronaldo hasn't scored a penalty for a long time, and James Rodriguez is holding the football, obviously hoping to take the free kick himself.

James Rodriguez is holding the ball and no matter how much Ronaldo is chattering in his ear, he is reluctant to give the ball to Ronaldo. This is his last chance in this game, and it is related to his future at Real Madrid, how can he easily let it go!

In the end, under the intervention of the referee, Ronaldo walked away indignantly.

Ronaldo walked away with an unhappy face, and it looked like James Rodriguez's behaviour had upset him. Indeed, it has been a long time since anyone dared to compete with Cristiano Ronaldo for the right to take a free-kick. ”

James put the ball on the penalty spot, Atletico Madrid's wall was lined up, and Kroos stood on the side of the wall and tried to interfere with Atletico Madrid's wall.

James Rodriguez looked at Atletico Madrid's goal, took a deep breath and began to measure his steps backwards.

One step, two steps, three steps.

He was very serious, and at the World Cup in Brazil, he became one of the brightest stars of this World Cup, and then he won a major breakthrough in the development of his career, and the super giants Real Madrid, who have super influence in South America, spent a huge transfer fee of 80 million to bring him in from Monaco.

He thought it would be a major breakthrough in his career. But he hasn't played many games since he arrived at Real Madrid, and the new head coach Zinedine Zidane has completely abandoned him.

How bearable this is for the arrogant James Rodriguez.

And this game finally got his chance when Real Madrid were on the edge of a cliff.

This goal must be scored.

Hames took a deep breath and banished all the distractions from his head.

In his eyes, there was no human wall, no other players constantly roaming around the field, and it was as if two spotlights had fallen on the pitch, shining on him and goalkeeper Oblak respectively.

The surroundings are plunged into darkness.

Hames started running.

One step, two steps, three steps.

The right foot stood firmly on the area of 30 centimeters from the football.

The front was all perfect.

James leaned back from front to back, his left foot was wheeled up, and the inside of his foot near the thumb of his foot poked slightly down the left side of the football.

The soccer ball spun and volleyed into the air.

At this time, the hustle and bustle of the stadium returned. The human wall jumped.

The soccer ball flew over the wall and in an arc towards the goal.

Oblak made a judgment the moment the ball flew over the wall, and he landed hard with his left foot, stretched to the right, and pounced.

The football had a strong spin that made Oblak not dare to be careless.

The confidence in his eyes grew more and more desperate as his body flew to the right.

Knowing that the football had grazed the tips of his fingers, he had extinguished all his luck.

When he turned around, he saw the scene of the football flying towards his goal.

Calderón Stadium fell silent as Simeone cursed angrily from the sidelines. 2-0 and 2-to-1 are not the same concept at all!

The good situation flew away from his mouth like this, who is not angry?

James Rodriguez pointed to the sky with both hands and thanked God for His providence.

The rest of the Real Madrid players rushed up and embraced the hero who pulled Real Madrid back from the edge of the cliff.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo, who was robbed of free-kick power.

This is the case on the football field, no matter who has the strength, they can earn respect.