Chapter 164: The First Half

"Dangerous !!!"

Duan Xuan was about to get up from his seat.

"Whew........ Fortunately, David De Gea has been doing quite well, and it's no wonder that Real Madrid have been looking to bring in the future Spanish number one. In terms of strength alone, De Gea even has a chance to compete for the position of the best goalkeeper in the world in the next few years!! ”

"But Manchester United's side really have to be careful, Real Madrid's attack in the opening stage is quite fierce!!"

There is no need for Duan Xuan to remind them, Manchester United is also aware of this problem, De Gea's play allowed Manchester United to avoid conceding goals early, but if the game continues to develop like this, it will be a matter of time before the goal is conceded.

At least you can't expect De Gea to save a one-on-one ball for a long time.

"Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!h

The Spanish commentator knows that he is still holding his head and regretting it.

"It's just a little bit!! Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't get past David De Gea!! Real Madrid missed a great chance to score!! What a shame!! ”

"But it's okay, keep playing like this, the goals will come sooner or later!!"

The Real Madrid fans in the stands also immediately applauded the team's performance after a period of regret.

Ronaldo, who was blocked by De Gea and shot his lone shot, stood in the penalty area with his waist and shook his head, such an opportunity was not seized, which made Ronaldo very helpless.

However, he quickly adjusted his mood and was ready to go to the box for a corner kick.

Real Madrid's corner did not pose much of a threat, and Li Qingshan cleared the ball with a header in the box and headed the ball off the touchline on the other side.

In this case, Li Qingshan did not dare to push the ball to the middle direction, because there are basically no Manchester United players there, if the ball is cleared to the middle, nine times out of ten is that Real Madrid continues to attack with the ball, it is better to push the ball out of the sideline, even if the ball is still Real Madrid's, but at least Manchester United has the opportunity to reorganize the defense.

Now Manchester United has been hit by Real Madrid's series of attacks, the organization of the defensive line has been a little messy, and the players have also shown some nervousness, and they also need some time to adjust.

Carlo Ancelotti was already on the sidelines, he was still mentally prepared for Real Madrid's attack when he arrived, he was not surprised that Real Madrid could continue to launch such a fierce attack, and he knew how strong the opponent opposite him was.

Carlo Ancelotti pressed down with his hands and signaled his players to stabilize first, and although the situation on the pitch was not good for Manchester United, from the overall form, the form of promotion was still good for Manchester United.

Real Madrid did not score away goals, for Manchester United, as long as one goal is scored, Real Madrid must score three goals to advance, therefore, Ancelotti asked the team to resolutely implement the defensive counterattack, first withstand the onslaught of Real Madrid in the opening stage, and then seek an away goal, it does not need more, only one away goal is needed to force Real Madrid to a dead end!

So Ancelotti is not too anxious now, what he needs is for the team to stabilize the situation first.

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De Gea's hair was messy by the United players, and after he blocked Cristiano Ronaldo's one-on-one knife, almost all the United players rushed up to stroke his hair, and the save was really crucial.

The camera is also firmly locked on De Gea, and since the opening, he has been the most outstanding and most eye-catching Manchester United player.

In the past few minutes, Manchester United fans have even vaguely felt the feeling that De Gea was all defending in the first two years........

"David's performance was really outstanding."

King Felipe VI of Spain, who was sitting next to Florentino, turned to the president of Real Madrid.

After all, De Gea is also a Spaniard, and the Spanish king is not much of a show.

However, the King's words strengthened Florentino's determination to bring De Gea to the Bernabeu.

'Yes, he will be the cornerstone of the national team's defence for years to come, and Your Majesty, I really want him to wear the white shirt next season.' Florentino said.

Felipe VI smiled and did not pick up.

For the monarchs of many European countries now, although their status is respected, they are not easily involved in worldly things, and for the royal families of Europe, when a rubber stamp without any real power, to be the spiritual leader of the country, it is possible to retain their throne permanently.

Therefore, for Felipe VI, not to mention the politics of Spain, even about these mundane things in Real Madrid football, the Spanish royal family cannot easily express their opinions.

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On the pitch at the moment, despite Ancelotti's efforts to get the United players to stabilize the situation on the pitch, the effect is not very good.

Real Madrid's attack is still wave after wave, which overwhelms Manchester United's defense.

The United players were forced to retreat into the box and used a dense defensive system in front of their own goal to withstand Real Madrid's attack.

As for the counter-attack, it's been almost ten minutes now, and Manchester United haven't had a single shot on goal.

Amid the cheers of the fans in the stands, the Real Madrid players became more and more excited, and they kept passing the ball into the Manchester United penalty area to attack the opposition's seemingly squished defence.

However, as the game progressed, Ancelotti was relieved and he returned to the dugout.

Although it looked like Real Madrid was besieging on the field, compared to the rumors in front of Manchester United's goal in the opening stage, what many people overlooked was that despite Real Madrid's lively attack, De Gea never had a chance to make a save in the past few minutes!!

This shows that Manchester United's players have adapted to Real Madrid's attack, and it only takes a few more minutes for Manchester United to slowly push out the formation and restore the balance of the situation on the field.

It doesn't look like Carlo Ancelotti's prediction is much of a problem, and Manchester United are slowly pushing the formation out, and now Real Madrid are passing as easily as they did on the edge of the United penalty area.

However, there are always accidents on the football field, and such accidents are not something that Ancelotti could have predicted.

In the eighteenth minute of the game, Luka Modric picked up the ball in the middle, stopped the ball and observed the Manchester United defence.

There seemed to be little leakage in United's defence, with Real Madrid's players up front largely dead, and it looked like Modric's only option was to pass the ball back, keep possession and continue to organise an attack.

However, at this time, the person who broke the balance appeared, and the sudden forward of midfielder Kroos caught the United defence a little off guard, and Modric also picked the ball into the box at the right time.

Kroos stopped the ball and Valencia scrambled inside.

Kroos didn't look in a hurry, and Valencia didn't think much of it, he just put his hand on Kroos's shoulder.

However, as soon as Valencia's hand touched Kroos's shoulder, Kroos immediately fell forward!!

It's in the restricted area!! Kroos had already calculated that as soon as Valencia touched him, he would fall to the ground!!

The referee's whistle blew, and in Valencia's incredulous eyes, the referee pointed to the penalty spot!

Penalty kick!!!

Valencia's eyes widened and she wagged her fingers.

"It's not a penalty? How could this be a penalty? ”

Valencia argued at the referee.

Other Manchester United players also surrounded the referee, and such a penalty was awarded to make their more than ten minutes of hard work come to naught.

............

"Penalty?!! The referee awarded a penalty?! ”

Duan Xuan was also a little surprised.

"From what we've just seen, it doesn't seem like it's a penalty, so we'll see it in slow motion later."

The slow motion of the television broadcaster was soon played, but Valencia's hand on Kroos' shoulder was very clear, and Kroos fell at the perfect time.

"Valencia does have a movement in his hands, but can this movement cause Kroos to fall so exaggeratedly?"

Duan Xuan could only say helplessly in the end.

Real Madrid fans didn't care whether the penalty was reasonable or not, and they had already jumped out of their seats when they saw the referee pointing to the spot.

Cristiano Ronaldo was already holding the football, and after everyone in the box had withdrawn, he would take the penalty.

For Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty ability, Real Madrid fans have plenty of confidence!

Carlo Ancelotti was also protesting the penalty against the fourth official, but to no avail.

Under the referee's firm gaze, Manchester United's players could only reluctantly retreat and accept the penalty.

Cristiano Ronaldo put the ball on the penalty spot and slowly measured his pace backwards.

De Gea spread his arms and stared at Ronaldo's movements.

Cristiano Ronaldo turned his head to look at the referee, then took a deep breath and waited for the whistle to blow.

De Gea twisted his body in an attempt to disturb Ronaldo's emotions.

The referee confirmed that except for Cristiano Ronaldo, who was responsible for the penalty, and goalkeeper David De Gea, the other players had already stood outside the penalty area, and then raised their arms and blew the whistle.

Ronaldo didn't look at the goal, but ran directly, directly with a volley, and pumped the ball to the right post of the goal!

De Gea swooped down to his right, stretching his arms as far as he could. He could even feel the tips of his fingers touching the ball, but by the time De Gea hit the ground, the cheers from the stands kept his eyes peeled.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores a penalty! Real Madrid led Manchester United 1-0 at home, and the aggregate score over the two legs became 1-1!!

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! GOAL!! GOAL!! GOAL!! GOAL!!!”

The Spanish commentator had already started shouting when Ronaldo was running, and now the commentator's vocabulary seems to be only a few sentences.

After a change of breath, the Spanish TV announcer continued to yell.

"Ronaldo!! Ronaldo !! Ronaldo !!! Ronaldo !! Ronaldo !! Ronaldo !!! ”

Cristiano ........... Gauze.... Accept.... You... What a ..........."

In the roar of the commentator, Ronaldo, who scored the penalty, rushed to the corner flag area and had a classic Ronaldo-style celebration, and the other Real Madrid players were also quite excited.

Manchester United's players, on the other hand, are a little depressed.

De Gea frustrated the ball out of his net and kicked it towards the front of the pitch with a big kick, which he had just judged in the right direction, but the ball was too fast and too tricky.

Valencia squatted on the grass a little depressed, recalling, just now his defense was a little anxious, although Kroos entered the penalty area to get the ball, but there was still defense in front of him, he was in a hurry to return to the defense, and the opponent's way, the opponent was waiting for him to get started, although most referees may not blow such a ball, but you can't say anything if you blow it - after all, you are ready.

Carlo Ancelotti was also a little depressed, as things were starting to turn for the better in his side, and the penalty disrupted all the rhythm.

But now is not the time to patronize regrets, what I am most afraid of now is to concede consecutive goals in a short period of time!

It's not a big deal to concede that goal, it's undoubtedly quite difficult to keep a clean sheet at Real Madrid's home stadium, and Carlo Ancelotti has never made that a goal.

He handed over captain Carrick to the sidelines to teach him.

"Tell the players that it's not a big deal to lose this goal, it's nothing more than an equalizer, we can get all the advantages back as long as we have an away goal, so don't worry about the players, continue to play like before, stabilize the game first, the opponent has just scored, morale is high, you must avoid losing consecutive goals in a short period of time!!"

Carrick nodded, returning to the pitch to relay Ancelotti's latest instructions to the players on the pitch.

The players nodded their heads and they knew what was most important right now.

When the game resumed, Real Madrid really wanted to push it all the way up, and wanted to eat Manchester United in one bite.

However, the mentality of Manchester United's side was not affected by the goal conceded, and they continued to tighten the fence, gradually pushing Real Madrid's attack back.

Even Real Madrid looked a little carried away, forgetting that Manchester United are capable of threatening their goal.

Because Real Madrid's defence was too high, in the 28th minute, United got a chance to counter-attack.

With a few simple passes, United got the ball to the edge of the Real Madrid penalty area.

Li Qingshan took the ball to face Ramos's defense, he flicked the ball out, and then shot directly.

A powerful long-range shot, although the angle was somewhat positive, Navas did not dare to catch it with his hands, but held the ball up and blocked the bottom line.

And the next corner kick also startled the Real Madrid people, Li Qingshan pulled onions on dry ground in the penalty area and scored with a header.

Unfortunately, the ball was slightly deflected and flew out of the bottom line after smashing into the right post.

Despite these two attacks, Real Madrid's players have calmed down, realising that their defence is not completely safe, and the team opposite them is by no means an underdog that can be left to their mercy.

The two sides began to struggle more in midfield.

Until the end of the first half, there were no more goals for either side.