No. 1158: Hearty Victory!
Chen Fan slapped the Catalan media in the face with five goals, and Real Madrid also gained confidence with an 8-0 game to calm the fans.
This game also made the La Liga team realize that Real Madrid is still the same powerful Real Madrid, and once they get serious, no one can stop them.
After playing La Liga, Real Madrid immediately threw themselves into the Champions League.
As one of the highest levels of professional football in Europe today, no matter which club wants to add a star to their shirt.
On September 19, the Champions League group stage began, and Real Madrid, who were in Group D, began to defend their title.
At 8 p.m., the Bernabeu was packed with people as Real Madrid hosted new Premier League champions Manchester City.
In order to improve their results, the local tycoon Manchester City continued to spend a lot of money in the transfer market this summer, spending more than 60 million to buy five players.
"Tick! ……”
With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
The two sides entered a fierce battle from the beginning of the game, and in the second minute of the first half, Real Madrid, who were the first to serve, were given the opportunity to shoot on goal.
Di Maria broke through the right and crossed the middle, Benzema pushed the ball wide of the goal.
Three minutes later, Manchester City returned to color, David Silva crossed diagonally to the left rib of the penalty area from outside the box, and Tevez snuggled up to Ramos with a volley!
Casillas leaps to his feet and saves the ball off the line!
In the ensuing period, the two sides fought against each other at the Bernabeu, and wonderful images continued to appear.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Real Madrid had a quick counter-attack, Alonso hit a precise overhead ball in the hinterland, and the ball flew to the left side of the Manchester City penalty area.
Chen Fan quickly took two steps forward to cling to Manchester City central defender Kompany, and raised his left foot to volley!
The soccer ball blasted towards the left side of the goal like a cannonball!
Manchester City goalkeeper Hart couldn't react at all, and the ball blasted away!
The ball is in!
1 to 0!
Real Madrid break the deadlock on the pitch!
The Bernabeu thundered with joy, and the omnipotent Chen is really back!
After the resumption of the game, Manchester City stepped up their attack, and Real Madrid stubbornly resisted.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Pepe cleared the penalty area, and David Silva in the hinterland controlled the football and distributed it to the left side.
Aguero took the ball on the left side and then crossed the bottom, Tevez at the back point grabbed the point and pushed it, and the football went into the net!
The ball is in!
One-to-one!
Manchester City, playing away, equalised!
After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to fight against each other, and in the fourth minute of the second half, Manchester City's attack was unsuccessful, and Real Madrid immediately launched a quick counterattack.
Alonso made a mid-distance direct pass, Chen Fan made a direct diagonal pass, and Ronaldo flew forward to get a single goal.
Facing Manchester City goalkeeper Hart who abandoned the goal, Ronaldo calmly pushed!
Football hits the net!
The ball is in!
Two to one!
Real Madrid are leading again!
Three minutes later, Real Madrid launched another quick counter-attack, with Sergio Ramos handing the ball to Marcelo and the Brazilian defender driving in a long way before strikingly a diagonal cross.
Chen Fan, who followed up in the middle, relied on his speed advantage to surpass Manchester City's two central defenders to get a single goal.
Facing the attacking Manchester City goalkeeper Hart, Chen Fan selflessly crossed to the unmarked Ronaldo on the right side.
"Smack! ……”
Cristiano Ronaldo pushes and the ball flies into the empty goal!
The ball is in!
Three to one!
Real Madrid doubled their lead with two quick defensive counter-attacks!
After the resumption of the game, Manchester City were not discouraged and stepped up their attacking efforts to continue to put pressure on the Real Madrid goal.
In the ninth minute of the second half, Aguero shot angrily on the left side of the penalty area!
"Pong! ……”
With a loud bang, the ball hit the post and flew out of the goal.
When the City players were frustrated, Casillas took a quick goal kick and kicked the ball forward with a big kick.
Benzema and Kompany were entangled, neither of them could reach the football, Chen Fan rushed towards the football like lightning, and under the collision of Manchester City central defender Nastasic, he directly crossed horizontally.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who caught up with the horse, stopped the ball and shot directly!
The ball flies towards the bottom left corner of the goal!
Manchester City goalkeeper Hart jumped to his feet, his right hand magically touched the football, and the football changed direction slightly and continued to move forward.
"Pong! ……”
The football hits the post and bounces back into the box!
Chen Fan reacted quickly, took two steps forward to shake off Manchester City central defender Nastasic next to him, and shot with one kick!
Football hits the net!
The ball is in!
Four to one!
Real Madrid locked the win, Chen Fan and Ronaldo both scored twice!
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Manchester City launched an attack from the middle, Xavi Garcia crossed diagonally to the left side of the box, and Aguero let out a scream in the middle of the town against Ramos and fell on the turf.
"Tick! ……”
The referee blew the whistle and pointed his right hand firmly to the penalty spot.
Penalty kick!
Aguero personally hit the shot!
Four to two!
Manchester City narrowed the score.
In the 41st minute of the second half, Real Madrid launched an attack from the left side, Marcelo crossed from outside the penalty area, and Ronaldo at the back point jumped high to press Kompany's header!
The soccer ball flies into the goal from the right side of the goal!
The ball is in!
Five to two!
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick!
In the end, the two sides ended the game with a score of 5-2, and Real Madrid beat new Premier League champions Manchester City on their home turf to get off to a good start in the group stage and take a firm first step towards defending their title.
The next day, Barcelona also got off to a good start in the group stage with a thrilling 3-2 home win over Spartak Moscow.
Messi remains an important guarantee of Barcelona's victory, and in addition to his first goal, he also contributed a stunner.
Although Real Madrid and Barcelona both won at home, the media evaluation was different, because Real Madrid won more easily, while Barcelona won with Messi's stunner.
Marca commented: "In two games in four days, Chen scored seven goals and Cristiano Ronaldo scored five, and they showed the world that they are still the strongest attacking duo in the world today!
Messi scored four goals in these two games and is also Barcelona's most consistent attacker, but compared to the Real Madrid double stars, he is a little inferior!
With Chen's recovery, Real Madrid also won two heart-wrenching victories, allowing the team to regain confidence! ”
The French team newspaper commented: "Since entering the new season, Messi has maintained a high goal efficiency, scoring in four La Liga games and one Champions League match, scoring a total of nine goals, an average of more than two goals per game.
Chan and Cristiano Ronaldo have also scored nine goals in these five games, which shows that these three strikers are the greatest strikers in the world today, and they are all the strongest contenders for the Ballon d'Or.
Judging from the first game of the just-concluded Champions League group stage, Real Madrid won relatively easily at home, while Barcelona only won thrillingly with Messi's stunner.
This shows that Real Madrid's performance in the Champions League is better than Barcelona's! ”