Chapter 972 A Wave of Attacks and a Strong Equalizer
In fact, it didn't matter that Felipe didn't have to shout, because the Real Madrid players were all stunned. No one expected that Ronaldo didn't score the ball, except Dong Fangzhuo.
When Ronaldo shot, Dong Fangzhuo actually rushed into the penalty area, but Felipe's penalty shot flew directly to the sideline. He could not extend his legs and could only watch the ball fly out of the sideline.
"Ronaldo is not a god either. It is normal for him to miss a penalty kick."
"Even Dong doesn't dare to say that he can score a penalty kick 100%?"
"What are you talking about? Dong's penalty kick rate has been perfect so far, and he has never missed a shot."
Real Madrid fans started to quarrel internally.
"Isn't it just a penalty kick? Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, just watch the game! Real Madrid can equalize the score and come back. Don't let the next door laugh. They must be hiding in the dark and laughing!"
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"Ronaldo missed the opportunity to catch up with Messi. His number of Champions League goals is still stuck at 3, and he is still one goal behind Messi."
"But there is still a lot left for Real Madrid. Now Real Madrid players must calm down and think of ways to score goals again. This is not a life-or-death battle. There is no need to put too much pressure on yourself, even if you lose the game. Real Madrid's future is still bright."
Marcelo threw the ball from the sidelines, Di Maria was squeezed, stopped the ball from the sideline, and then lost the ball to Braga.
Braga started a throw-in, and the ball thrown by right back Rodriguez flew directly to Fantinho's feet. Fantinho made a direct pass. Matus once again competed with Marcelo, and Marcelo was stunned. After suffering a loss, he didn't dare to be careless again and fought against Matus. However, Matus was not willing to fight at all and swept the ball to the center. Lima and A'lan exchanged positions and rushed to the center to catch the ball. A direct kick to the foot!
The ball slightly missed the left post!
Casillas looked at his teammates with some strangeness. He really couldn't believe that Pepe and the others had made it so easy for their opponents to start. If the ball had been more straight, he might not have been able to defend it.
Two minutes later, Braga made a comeback. Real Madrid lost the ball again in the frontcourt. Braga's frontcourt players became more and more flexible, and Matus actually ran to the left! He volleyed from the left side of the penalty area and the ball went wide again.
Mourinho didn't dare anymore and almost yelled loudly from the sidelines.
How can a penalty kick affect the team's morale so much?
You can’t even play football anymore, right?
At this time, Casillas did not throw the ball out immediately, but delayed it for a while. His rich experience in competitions came into play.
He put the ball on the line of the small penalty area and struggled for a long time before kicking it out. He originally thought he was going to make a big kick, but in the end he just pushed the ball gently to Carvajal.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, just play it safe."
Casillas finally spoke his voice. It was the captain's voice. He hadn't spoken like this for a long time.
Carvajal then handed the ball to Alonso, and Alonso crossed the line with Modric.
Lima rushed over, Modric handed the ball to Ramos, Ramos gave it to Pepe, Pepe gave it to Marcelo, and Real Madrid finally stabilized. Continuous backcourt turnovers made Braga's players lose their temper.
But the time has also reached the 40th minute, and there is not much time left in the first half.
The ball advanced quite well, and Dong Fangzhuo had already pulled back to near the midfield, with only Ronaldo in front.
Suddenly, Real Madrid's left wing picked up speed.
The smooth passing just now disappeared. Marcelo and Di Maria played one-two in succession, immediately picking up the rhythm. Braga's players were not used to such a change of pace. Although they could barely keep up with their speed, they were always half a beat slow when defending. After a wave of dazzling cooperation, the ball quickly hit Braga's big goal. In front of the penalty area, the ball finally fell to Dong Fangzhuo's feet. He continued to play with Moises with the ball horizontally. Moises only dared to follow Dong Fangzhuo's steps, but did not dare to take a shot casually.
Suddenly, Dong Fangzhuo lightly rubbed his left foot over the head of Moises' partner Ederson, and Ronaldo's figure flashed out.
Ederson was dissatisfied with the slow reaction, and immediately realized Ronaldo on the right, and quickly squeezed to the right, but Ronaldo did the same. The two collided, but Ronaldo still had the advantage and volleyed with his right foot!
Aim at the lower right corner of the goal and draw!
boom,
The ball roared like a tiger and flew out of the right post of the goal.
"God, this ball!"
"I'm too obsessed with angles."
"It shouldn't be."
"Cristiano Ronaldo was really affected by the mentality of not scoring the penalty kick just now. The missed penalty kick caused a lot of psychological pressure on him. If it were normal, he might not deliberately pursue any angle and just shoot. "
"What a pity, Cristiano Ronaldo once again missed the chance to equalize the score."
The Braga fans in the stands will not let Ronaldo go at this time.
The boos and ridicules were all directed at Cristiano Ronaldo. Although Cristiano Ronaldo is now Portugal's number one brother, it is now a confrontation at the club level. Braga fans will stamp on Cristiano Ronaldo if they can, and in the end they stamped on him. I don’t even know how to shoot...
After finishing shooting, Ronaldo waved his hand and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
He cursed several times every day.
Annoyed, he missed scoring opportunities one after another. Of course he would not be satisfied with himself like this.
It would be great to seize even one of these opportunities, but I didn't seize any of them.
After the shock, Braga also slowed down and stopped using tactics such as sneak attacks. There were less than three minutes left in the first half.
The two parties had a tacit understanding and then spent the time.
"The first half is over, and Real Madrid is temporarily trailing 0:1 on the road."
"Mourinho has to think of something during the halftime break. If he continues to play like this in the second half, it probably won't work. Braga is waiting for the opportunity now, always ready to bite Real Madrid again."
Mourinho quickly left the coaching bench and walked quickly to the players' tunnel. The players on the court were also a little listless and obviously disappointed with the score.
Dong Fangzhuo came over and patted Ronaldo on the shoulder.
"You're too anxious."
"Don't affect your mentality."
"If you're messed up, aren't the others even more messed up? Calm down, man."
"One Braga can't kill us."
Ronaldo didn't say anything, just gasped for air.
"Isn't it the performance we should have? If we two brothers think carefully in the second half and kill them, wouldn't it be Braga?"
In the locker room, Mourinho did not speak immediately, but glanced at everyone several times before speaking slowly.
"We were aware of the difficulty of the game before the game, and even falling behind is normal."
"The game process also proved that our worries were correct."
He wiped his chin, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Being behind is not terrible,"
"but!"
"We can't afford to lose our composure."
"No matter how much trouble this team caused Sevilla before, that's not the reason why we didn't play well."
"It is precisely because Sevilla failed here that we should respond with the performance we deserve."
"I don't want tomorrow's newspapers to write like this. Braga is the graveyard of La Liga teams. The best and second best players in the world have lost their way here. The Galacticos are stranded here. Braga is the best in the world. A strong team, Real Madrid is rubbish.”
Mourinho slowly raised his hands and raised his chin high, as if he was reciting poetry rather than reprimanding the players.
But then he changed the topic again.
"shame!"
"This is the biggest shame for Real Madrid and you!"
"One attack won't do,"
"Then just twice!"
"Twice won't do,"
"Then three times!"
"If a shot fails, then it will be two. If it fails twice, then it will be three times. If it fails three times, it will be four times. If it fails four times, it will be five times!"
"I do not believe!"
"There is no goal that Real Madrid cannot break!"
"I do not believe!"
"There are teams that can stop us in our tracks!"
"Never doubt yourself!"
"Never!"
"..."
Mourinho became more and more excited as he talked, and even the shirt buttons inside his suit were unbuttoned by him.
Even Casillas and Ramos were moved. Although they had succumbed to Mourinho's power, now they also felt Mourinho's passion and fighting will.
I do not believe!
There is no goal that Real Madrid cannot break!
I do not believe!
There are still teams that can stop Real Madrid from advancing!
I do not believe!
I do not believe!
The drums were beating and the sound was murderous.
When the Real Madrid players came out again, everyone seemed to have a different face.
I do not believe,
I want to get back on the battlefield.
Defend the glory.
After changing sides and fighting again, the game entered a fast rhythm from the first second.
Dong Fangzhuo first tested Braga goalkeeper Felipe with a long shot.
boom,
The ball flew directly into Felipe's arms. Felipe's chest surged, but he was still very satisfied with his performance.
But as soon as he threw the ball out, the Real Madrid players immediately pounced on him like vultures seeing carrion.
ha?
Are they crazy?
Felipe's teammates suddenly discovered that the fighting attitude of Real Madrid players had really changed, and they became like hungry beasts.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo was waving, beckoning his teammates to press forward.
The Braga players had to kick the ball forward, and the ball fell to the Real Madrid players again. Carvajal received Alonso's pass on the right and immediately passed the ball to Braga. Added to the restricted area.
Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo attacked the center at the same time.
Duang!
Dong Fangzhuo hit his head and the ball bounced on the turf, but finally hit Ederson. Ederson didn't care and immediately cleared the ball with his feet.
Braga once again escaped death.
Ramos unloaded the ball near the center line and moved the ball to the left with a big foot.
Marcelo crosses again!
Even Alonso and Ozil inserted themselves into Braga's penalty area.
Ouch~
Crazy, crazy!
Real Madrid players are really crazy!
The Braga fans in the stands were terrified and panicked. Never had they seen such a terrifying and bloodthirsty Real Madrid!
Wave after wave of attacks, even the Braga players on the field were in chaos.
"come on!"
"Just press Braga and fight!"
"If the tiger doesn't show its power, do you really think it's a sick cat?" Chinese fans in front of the TV also clenched their fists and cheered for Real Madrid.
Boom——
The ball was still pushed out by a Braga player, but it was still the same. Real Madrid took control of the ball again. Modric intercepted the ball in the middle, twisted it on the spot, and suddenly passed it with a kick. Ronaldo inserted it from the right. He jumped up directly, hit his opponent with a headbutt, and the ball was pushed back to the center again.
Alonso made a powerful diagonal shot from 20 meters on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball missed the right post!
Just when Real Madrid fans once again lamented Real Madrid's bad luck, Real Madrid players still fought hard to launch a counterattack.
The first 25 minutes passed like this, and the score was still 0:1.
The head coaches of both sides have no intention of making substitutions.
But in the 68th minute, Modric suddenly fell to the ground.
"Strained?"
"Oops……"
"Modric fought too hard."
Khedira had already come on as a substitute at any time on the sidelines. The game resumed, and Real Madrid still did not slow down its attack.
The time came to the 71st minute. Dong Fangzhuo came to the left wing to get the ball. Facing Braga right back Rodriguez, Dong Fangzhuo rode his bicycle continuously and drove the ball to the baseline. Rodriguez retreated while waiting for his teammates.
But before his teammates had time to come over, Dong Fangzhuo suddenly poked with his right foot and the ball went through his crotch.
Then Dong Fangzhuo rushed over from his right side.
As soon as Fantinho reached the defense, Dong Fangzhuo whipped the ball towards the center of the penalty area with his left foot.
boom--
The momentum is strong!
Like a pass and a shot, the ball was like a thunder sword, instantly piercing Braga's penalty area.
Snapped,
It hit Moises' right foot hard, and Moises didn't react at all. It wasn't that he wanted to block the ball, but that the ball came over on its own initiative.
"goooooooooooooooooal!"
"goooooooooooooooooooooooal!"
"Own goal! This is an own goal."
"Moises blocked the ball into his own goal."
"1:1!"
"1:1, Real Madrid finally equalized the score."
"Oh my god, it was an own goal."
"I didn't expect it to be equalized in this way."
"What's happened to Real Madrid's opponents recently? When I see Real Madrid, everyone feels like they've been beaten to death. I have to let Real Madrid peel off their skin."
"In the 71st minute, the score was equalized. There should be more than 20 minutes left. Real Madrid still has a lot of time to reverse the game."
"The Real Madrid of this period is the real Real Madrid."
The Braga fans finally stopped. This goal was a huge blow to their morale. It was an own goal!
How could it be an oolong?
This is similar to the penalty kick given to Real Madrid in the first half. You can lose the ball, but you can't lose the ball in this way?
The goal was ultimately attributed to Moises, not Dong Fangzhuo's goal. But this is not important. What is important is that the efforts of the Real Madrid team finally paid off.
Even Dong Fangzhuo was very excited and celebrated wildly with his teammates, Ronaldo even more so, because the reason why Real Madrid equalized the score now had a lot to do with his penalty kick...
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