Chapter Ninety-Four: Falling Short

"Real Madrid is back!"

"Di Maria Neche! Shoot.......... No! He passed! ”

"Cristiano Ronaldo !! single-handedly"

"Ahh!!!!!!h Courtois !!!!! ”

"Well done! Keep it wonderful!! ”

"It's a shame that Cristiano Ronaldo's shot almost equalized for Real Madrid!!"

Football has been developing in the half of Atletico Madrid's side for some time. As Real Madrid's offensive became stronger and the pace of passing became faster and faster, Atletico Madrid had to passively speed up the tempo.

Now the clock is in the 65th minute. Generally speaking, at the age of 60 to 70 minutes, the physical fitness will reach a critical point, at which time, the attacking side will take the opportunity to launch a wave of fierce offensive in an attempt to open up the situation during this time.

Real Madrid launched an effective attack before, Modric, Di Maria, Ronaldo The cooperation between the three successfully tore the direction of Atletico Madrid, Di Maria suddenly cut inside on the side, attracting the attention of the Atletico Madrid defense, Ronaldo on the left side was temporarily ignored at this moment, so Di Maria faked a real pass, and the football was stuffed straight to the ribs of the penalty area, Ronaldo inserted the penalty area diagonally from the side, led the ball forward, and directly faced Courtois!

Thankfully, Courtois had enough attention to hit the ball – the moment he passed the ball from Di Maria, he burst out and abandoned the goal. And after Ronaldo got the ball, Courtois had rushed to a place two meters away from him, so that Ronaldo actually didn't have much shooting angle, he didn't have time to adjust, and tried to directly stab Courtois through Courtois's crotch, but Courtois left the ball with a ****.

Real Madrid fans were annoyed that Ronaldo's single shot was saved, and many people held their heads in their hands and looked at the stadium with an incredible face, as if they felt that it was a strange thing for Ronaldo to not shoot well.

And the fans of Atletico Madrid breathed a sigh of relief, and some of them prayed in horror with a cross, thanking God for your blessing!

However, God clearly did not favor Atletico Madrid in the second half.

Then Atletico Madrid's attack was cut off by Real Madrid, and Real Madrid attacked again.

Passive defending has caused Atletico Madrid's players to deplete their physical strength very quickly, and their style of play, which is an inch-and-arm, close-quartered press, would have cost more physical energy, and they have been in a passive defensive state for some time, in which case, they are bound to pay more physical price than their opponents.

If it is not against a super team like Real Madrid, perhaps Atletico Madrid's fitness can continue to last until 90 minutes. But in this game, they faced Real Madrid, who were extremely powerful in attacking power with all their might, and with the opponent's non-stop rapid passing, Atletico Madrid's fitness was lost even faster than usual.

Especially in the midfield, the veteran Thiago's physical fitness has basically been depleted, he was in a tackle, if he is usually full of energy, he can destroy the ball one step ahead of the opponent, but due to the decline in physical fitness, his action speed and action accuracy have decreased a lot, the original tackle was stabbed away by the opponent one step in advance, and Thiago's sliding tackle directly tripped the opponent to the ground.

After the foul, Thiago lay on the grass panting and took advantage of this dead-ball moment to take a break.

The rest of the Atletico Madrid players weren't much better, with the two Atletico full-backs having the most runs in the game, with Juanfran and Felipe both gasping for breath at the waist.

It can be seen that Real Madrid's attack has put a lot of pressure on Atletico Madrid during this time.

Simeone's off-field view is clear, and at this time it is revealed that he was forced to use up one substitution in the opening stage, and with only two substitutions left, Simeone must be very cautious in using these two substitutions.

It's just that the situation on the field no longer allows Simeone to think carefully, he hesitated a little, and finally made up his mind to replace Thiago, who was already physically exhausted, with Argentine midfielder Jose Sousa on the field.

When Jose Sousa came on and made the substitution, the game was already in the 70th minute.

At this time, both sides entered the most tense moment, for Real Madrid, there are only a little more than 20 minutes left in the game, this time is really not much, they have to hurry. For Atletico Madrid, they can't wait for the more than 20 minutes to pass immediately, and it's best to blow the whistle for the end of the game now.

With more than two minutes of rest from substitutions, Atletico Madrid eased up a little, and they continued to use fast runs and tough defense to fend off Real Madrid's attack.

During this time, the referee's whistle also began to sound frequently - Atletico Madrid, whose physical fitness had already alarmed, began to use foul tactics, so the scene that has been seen recently during this time is that Atletico Madrid players almost completely use the style of American football, as long as Real Madrid players have the ball or have a tendency to move forward, Atletico Madrid players directly come forward and overturn them indiscriminately.

In the seventy-third minute, Jose Sosa, who had just come on the pitch, shoveled Di Maria to the ground - yellow card!

In the seventy-fifth minute, Li Qingshan was passed by Modric, and Li Qingshan, who turned to chase back, dragged Modric, who was about to dribble forward, - tactical foul yellow card!

In the 79th minute, Felipe tackled Bale, who was about to break through with the ball - yellow card!

In the 80th minute, Arda Tulan knocked over Khedira - yellow card!!

In just seven minutes, Atletico Madrid's players received four yellow cards, and during this time, the Dutch referee Kujpels was much busier than the previous sixty or seventy minutes - in the first 70 minutes, the two sides combined for three yellow cards, and in these minutes, Kujpels issued more yellow cards than in the previous 70 minutes!

In the 83rd minute, Simeone threw out his third substitution - Felipe, who was yellow carded and exhausted, was replaced by Alderweireld.

With ten minutes to go, Atletico Madrid have completely given up on attacking – and if they hold on to those ten minutes, they will win their first trophy in team history!

At the end of the game, even a super battleship as luxurious as Real Madrid finally relied on the most primitive means - wide crosses!

Even Ramos has already rushed into the box to play as a central striker!

And Li Qingshan no longer has to compete with Real Madrid's defenders, and he has now gone to the penalty area to participate in the defense - he can still play a very big role in defending wide crosses.

Long shot!

Cross!

Time does not allow Real to play too complicated tactics, all they can do is keep getting the ball into the Atletico Madrid penalty area, and although the success rate is low, what is most needed at this time is the number of attacks - maybe the next cross will be scored.

However, with the passage of time, Real Madrid still has no way to break through Atletico Madrid's goal!

Simeone stood on the sidelines, looking at the Atletico Madrid players who were basically at the limit of their physical fitness on the field. Even a tough guy Rusi can't help but get nervous at the moment.

You have to hold on!

Simeone looked at the four-minute stoppage sign held up by the fourth official on the sidelines, and silently prayed in his heart.

At this moment, the original scene of the Guangming Stadium was gone, and the players on both sides did not make a sound at the moment, biting their lips and looking at the court nervously.

Atletico Madrid are now in the box and let Real Madrid bombard themselves from outside the box – in fact there is nothing they can do now, and when their fitness is almost at their limits, this is what they can do.

Li Qingshan's physical fitness is abundant, but he can't take care of such a large defensive area alone, and in defense, the role that a single player can play is actually very limited.

When Li Qingshan cleared the ball again, he looked at the timer in the stadium.

OK... There is only one minute left......

Li Qingshan's thought had just risen, but he was quickly retracted by a cold sweat!

The football he cleared out was still controlled by Real Madrid on the perimeter.

When Modric took two steps with the ball, Li Qingshan felt that something was wrong, and he was just about to rush up, and Modric shot directly at the goal.

Li Qingshan's uneasiness became more and more intense....... The trajectory of this ball.... It's too dangerous.

When Li Qingshan turned his head to look at it with a hint of luck....

What he saw.....

It's Courtois that soars into the air...

and the soccer ball that fell around his palm towards the goal.........