Whether it is the manager of Real Madrid or their players themselves, I am afraid they did not expect that at the Bernabeu Stadium, Nottingham Forest would dare to launch an offensive so actively, and it seems that they are going to attack against Real Madrid.

In the opening ten minutes, Real Madrid had just one shot on goal, while the visiting Nottingham Forest had two. One of the most threatening was the first shot of the opening goal, which almost broke the goal of Iker Casillas.

"For more than a decade, Real Madrid has proven to us an irreversible truth – their defence is equal to Casillas' alone. As long as he's there, the rest of the back line is negligible. "I don't know if the commentator is praising Casillas or mocking the Real Madrid defenders.

Compared with the star-studded frontcourt lineup, Real Madrid's back line is indeed a little bleak. Probably the biggest name in this is the right wing-back Sergio. Ramos too. Garay and Luiz are in the middle of the pack, and Marcelo is even stronger in attack than in defence, and he may be better at left wing-back than left-back.

Fortunately, now they have Diarra in addition to Casillas. The arrival of the French midfielder has stiffened Real Madrid's waist, and this is the starting point for Real Madrid to regain glory. A team that can't stand up to the waist pole says that it wants to dominate Europe, it is a fool's dream.

The match was actually a contest between two of the world's best midfielders, but unfortunately the Spanish media were not interested in hyping up such topics. They prefer to predict Cristiano. Ronaldo, Franck Ribery, and the front trident.

Michelle is the head coach after all, and his mind is different from that of the media. After seeing that his team was at a disadvantage, he got up from his seat and walked to the sideline to shout Diarra's name, signaling him to step up the interception and protection of the midfield.

He wasn't afraid that the Forest team would attack him, and he was even afraid that they wouldn't attack. As long as they are willing to come out, there will be time behind them. Offensive? That's the least thing Real Madrid is worried about. Is it more than who has scored more goals? Michelle has the confidence to win.

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Gago took the ball again to organize the attack. In this game, he was tasked with attacking, and Wood was in charge of protecting him.

Diarra sticks up, his center of gravity is low, his movements are flexible, his explosiveness is fast, and as a midfielder, his physical fitness is impeccable, except for his headers......

The French midfielder put some pressure on Gago on the side, he moved quickly, Gago couldn't keep up, stumbled under his feet, and lost the ball!

"Break the ball beautifully!"

Cheers and applause for Diarra erupted from the stands. Today's Real Madrid fans love this little French man, his presence allows Real Madrid's frontcourt superstars to attack with impunity, and they can enjoy the most beautiful attacking football. Real Madrid fans know the ball, they can boo their own team who are passive and conservative, and they are not shy about praising a defender who has performed well.

However, their applause and cheers seemed to have been given a little early.

Diarra had just cut off Gago's ball when he was hit from the side by another man. He almost lost the ball at his feet.

Thankfully, his physicality played a role in the crash, as he protected the ball and ran to the other side.

The man was still in hot pursuit, and it looked like if he didn't pass the ball out, he would keep following it.

There was no need to look back, Diarra knew who was chasing him just now.

"George. Wood pressed Diarra! It's a head-on collision of two great midfielders! Diarra's ball guard is beautiful, and Wood can't ...... him for a while."

Yes, as a midfielder, Diarra's technique is not bad, he can often dribble the ball forward suddenly, connect several people, and then pass the ball to his teammates. It's a good thing that he has confidence in his feet, but it's also a weakness – as a midfielder he has too long on the ball......

George. Wood stared at Diarra's dribbling movements, and when he saw the ball at his opponent's feet a little farther away, he immediately tackled it with his foot, Diarra instinctively felt the danger, he wanted to reach out and poke the ball away, but it was empty.

The ball is shoveled away by Wood, who kicks Wood in the foot and falls to the ground.

The referee blew the whistle for a foul on Wood, who was a little unhappy with the decision, but he didn't explain anything to the referee, just got up from the ground and shook his head.

It was clear from the sidelines that Wood didn't tackle Diarra at all. He was a little upset, chattering off the field and complaining: "Home, home, home......"

No one paid any attention to his petty complaints, and the fourth official didn't even bother to look at him.

Well, whether it was a Wood foul or not, at least Nottingham Forest stopped a quick attack from Real Madrid. It also confirmed that Donne's pre-match analysis of each of Real Madrid's players was correct - in the tactical meeting the day before the game, Donn analysed the characteristics of each player in Real Madrid, and the part about Diarra Donn told his men that this man likes to carry the ball too much in midfield, and looks less like a midfielder, but a midfielder or wing-back. This is something that must be exploited. As long as you keep close to Diarra, you have a chance to break the ball at his feet and then launch a direct counter-attack. At that time, Real Madrid would be caught off guard by conceding a goal at the back!

Real Madrid and Diarra had good luck this time, with Wood's clean tackle being seen as a foul by the referee, and no one in Real Madrid was yet aware of the danger sign. But what about next time? Their luck won't be so good forever......

Donn grumbled on the sidelines for a while, then walked back in.

"They're dead." He unscrewed the lid of the water bottle as he said to Chris Rac in front of him.

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Real Madrid lined up 442 in this final, with midfielder Diarra in charge of defending and tandem midfield, where he had to run non-stop, receiving, passing, and grabbing the ball...... His role seems to be more of a nucleus than Ribery's. Franck Ribery is also in the middle, but up front, in a midfield that is close to a diamond, and he is responsible for organising the attack while playing with a good long-range shot and directly threatening the opposition goal. Cristiano. Ronaldo was on the left and Higuain on the right, but the two men often switched positions with each other, leaving opponents scratching their heads. They have speed, they have technology, and they have a lot of impact.

The two up front are Karim Benzema and Huntelaar. Huntelaar is a pure centre-forward whose task is simple: wait for a pass from a team-mate in front and then find a way to get the ball into the opponent's goal. Karim Benzema is a bit more active, roaming flanks and behind Huntelaar, linking the midfield to the attack. He's not really the kind of shooter himself, he's a versatile guy who can help his teammates and create a killing chance.

It's a perfect and powerful combination of frontcourts. It's like a flawless work of art.

It's a pity that such a wonderful marble artwork hit George. Wood led the monolith.

Real Madrid attacked again, this time Diarra had a short time on the ball, he looked at Gago who was about to press up, and passed the ball to Franck Ribery in front.

Ribery took control of the ball as he turned, and it was a natural move that didn't erupt in the crowd with screams of excitement, but it was a good reflection of the skill set at his age.

Don couldn't help but shake his head after seeing this scene from the sidelines. From a wide attacker to a central playmaker, Franck Ribery has not yet fully changed under him, and he has achieved a ...... at Real Madrid

No sooner had Ribery adjusted the ball than Wood pressed on.

Before the game, Pepe threatened him to be careful. It's a pity that in the actual game, the probability of the two of them meeting is not very large. The person he really had to be careful with was not Pepe, but the captain of the Forest team in front of him.

When the Frenchman saw Wood's stance, he immediately gave up the idea of rushing forward with the ball. That's wise – he doesn't have the confidence to break through Wood's one-on-one defense.

He passed the ball to Ramos, who was plugged in on the wing, and Ramos Higuain on the right attracted Bale's attention, and Real Madrid's second captain could confidently cross boldly.

He accelerated and crossed, and Huntelaar headed in the ball.

This time it was Akinfeev's turn to perform. He flew into the air, stretched out his right hand, and lifted the ball over the crossbar. The whole action seems to be easy, but only the most professional goalkeeper knows how difficult it is - jumping on the spot is not as high as sprinting and jumping, and a close header will not give the goalkeeper much time to react. All this can only be seen by instinct, and the body reacts instinctively between the lightning and flint, and then ...... It's up to God.

Akinfeev did just that, and he held away Huntelaar's inevitable header, which was met with applause from the stands. Real Madrid fans applauded the beautiful attack, while Nottingham Forest fans praised Akinfeev for his brilliant save that was not inferior to Casillas.

"Similar height, similar experience. Even their names are similar - Igor. The matchup between Casillas and Akinfeev did not disappoint us, it was a final full of highlights! ”

It was Casillas' brilliant performance that stimulated Akinfeev, who didn't want to fall behind in front of his idol.

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"The two teams are going toe-to-toe, you go back and forth, and the game has been pretty good so far. I'm glad to be in such a final, Tony. Coach Donn didn't choose to be conservative so that we could enjoy a game like this. But I'm afraid it won't last long...... If Nottingham Forest take the lead, they will certainly shrink their defence and start counter-attacking. Donn's change is simply uncreative...... In order to guarantee the excitement of the game, I hope that the leader is Real Madrid......"

The commentator is in Black Don again, which makes many Forest fans very unhappy.

"You damn crow's mouth!"

"Shut your foul mouth! Scoundrel! ”

The fans, who couldn't go to the stadium, shook their fists at the televisions, some with wine glasses, and the beer in the glasses spilled and dripped on the bodies of those around them with their intense movements, but no one complained or cared. These people were all roaring loudly, as if they could really scold the narrator on the other side of the screen.

"Hey, Tony, don't let that bastard get his way!"

"Score a goal against those Spaniards!"

"Get ahead of them! And what about their home turf! ”

Then the over-drinking fans started cheering for the Forest again, and the full glass of beer was spilled with less than half a glass left. But who cares about that? If the beer is gone, you can call it again, and it will be bad if Real Madrid scores first, and you won't have the appetite to drink more beer in the morning!

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Michelle's side were preoccupied with scoring goals and fifteen minutes had passed. The score is still 0-0, and from the field of view, their opponents are not at the bottom. This made some of the Real Madrid fans in the stands a little impatient – they always do. As long as it was a game at the Bernabeu and Real Madrid didn't score in the opening 20 minutes, or had the advantage, there would have been sporadic boos from the stands. After thirty minutes, the boos will be loud and overwhelming. Putting a lot of psychological pressure on the home team's players.

Don didn't like to coach in this environment, because he couldn't tolerate the fans in the stands booing his own people so unscrupulously. If it were him, he might give the middle finger to the fans of his team in the stands.

But now he enjoys the booing. At this moment, he knew that Real Madrid fans would be the twelfth in Nottingham Forest, and those sporadic boos gradually accumulated in the hearts of Real Madrid players...... Until one of them couldn't bear it anymore, it was like a time bomb - boom, exploding in their own camp.

His team faithfully executed his tactical arrangement: pressing at all costs, creating a tense atmosphere, so that even if the Real Madrid players were skilled, they could not afford to play a smooth attacking combination. At the same time, every frontcourt counter-robbery will launch an on-the-spot attack, so that Real Madrid's defenders do not dare to press rashly. Especially Marcelo and Ramos.

Done chose Nottingham Forest's main attack direction on Marcelo's side, he knew that Marcelo was heavy on attack and light on defense, and it was impossible for Michel not to let Marcelo attack, otherwise it would not be in line with the coach's football philosophy. The attacking presence of two full-backs has always been a hallmark of Real Madrid and one of the reasons why they have been so good this season.

As a result, so far in this game, Marcelo has been eaten to death by the Forest team, not to mention being involved in the attack, and even the defense is full of holes, if it were not for Diarra's help, he would only be afraid of being broken into a sieve by the Forest team.

"Here we go again!"

The narrator shouted.

"Here we go again, damn it!" Marcelo cursed in his heart.

The combination of Bentley and Raphinha has made Marcelo miserable, and Ronaldo will of course help him, but he is not a full-time defensive player after all, his main task is to attack.

This time, when Raphinha passed past him, Marcelo reluctantly retreated, and then he watched as Bentley passed the ball to Gago in the middle, instead of Raphinha. What could he do? If he doesn't run back, the football will definitely go to Raphinha, and then it will be a direct cross.

Seeing that the ball was passed to the middle, Raphinha also stopped sprinting, he stopped near the touchline, and had no intention of continuing to run. Marcelona, on the other hand, closed down the middle, cooperating with the team's defence to compress Forest's attacking space in front of the penalty area.

At this moment, Gago passed the ball and the overhead ball flew directly towards Raphinha!

Marcelo felt like a monkey being toyed around by the Foresters, and he turned and ran back.

Raphinha was passing the ball to Bentley, Ronaldo came up to defend and Bentley passed the ball from between Ronaldo's legs to Gago.

This time Diarra stopped watching the show, and he rushed up to defend Gago.

Gago's pass to Wood.

For a while, Nottingham Forest made consecutive inverted passes at the edge of Real Madrid's penalty area, and Real Madrid's players couldn't even touch the ball.

It's a great shame.

The sporadic boos in the stands were a little louder.

After Wood got the ball, Diarra dropped Gago and rushed at him. This is not good at the back of the back, he always has to keep running, running from one end to the other, and from that end to the farther end...... Seeing this and missing that, it's like a blind bear breaking the bud valley.

Wood turned around and passed the ball to Bale, who was plugged in behind.

Bale didn't take the ball directly to the side, but after shaking Higuain, he cut inside diagonally to the middle!

He disrupted Ramos' defensive intentions. He originally wanted to get stuck on the sideline and wait for Bell to crash into him, but he didn't expect Bell to change lines. And Fernandez immediately pressed to the wing, right in front of Ramos, so that he did not dare to move to the middle - he was afraid that he would run to the middle, but Bale passed the ball to Fernandez, who was completely unmarked on the wing.

Ribery defended back to the middle and pounced on Bale.

Bell didn't look at who pounced, flicked the ball towards Wood next to him, and continued to cut forward.

Wood received the ball without stopping, and immediately passed it back.

The two played a one-two in the middle of Real Madrid's penalty area!

This time, Ramos finally stopped guarding the wing, as Bale was already about to burst into the box. He dropped Fernandez and turned and ran towards the box, intending to join forces with Gary to keep Bale outside the box.

Bale, who was dribbling the ball at high speed, bumped into two people head-on, and suddenly Real Madrid's penalty area turned on his back!

Fernandez raised his hand to signal for a foul on Ramos, a position that was too sensitive.

The referee didn't make a decision, not because he didn't see Ramos' block, but instead he made a gesture of stretching forward with his hands flat - the attacker was in favor and the game continued!

Moments before colliding with Ramos, Bale pulled the ball sideways.

Mitchel pressed in the Real Madrid penalty area, Shaheen also ran through, who was the ball passed to?

"George. Wood—"

As the commentator yelled, Wood picked up his stout right leg on the penalty line.

Casillas reacted when he saw his leg slam and lunged sideways towards his right post. His hunch and experience told him that Wood would shoot straight at goal, but definitely in that direction!

He guessed right!

It's a direct volley with a non-stop ball!

The ball flew straight in the direction that Casillas had pounced on, without the slightest spin in the air.

"Whew-"

The ball was so fast that it even whistled...... No, perhaps it was the boos from the Real Madrid fans in the stands that created such an illusion.

The speed of the ball made Casillas a step slower.

The football flew first, and Casillas's palm arrived.

The ball hits the crossbar with a crunching sound.

This sound made the worried Real Madrid fans think they could breathe a sigh of relief.

The change in the name of the drama followed in the next instant......

The ball bounced back against the post and Casillas had just flown in at this time. The ball hit his back and refracted again, this time directly across the goal line and into the goal......

"Unlucky Igor...... Real Madrid's on-site commentator let out a wail as he leaned on his workbench.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Nottingham Forest blasted away Real Madrid's goal at the Bernabeu Stadium, but this time it was ...... Real Madrid's strongest bulwark, Saint-Igor. Casilla!

However, the commentator on the English side disagreed: "Is this an own goal? No, no, no! This should be counted as George. Wood's goal! What a beautiful goal! How does it count as Casillas' goal? George. Wood scored his second goal of the tournament! This goal helped Nottingham Forest temporarily lead Real Madrid in the final! You know, it's at the Bernabeu, it's Real Madrid's home stadium! It's amazing! This series of combinations made Real Madrid completely unable to touch the ball! Listen to the boos from the scene, this is really the best reward for the Forest team! ”

(To be continued)