King of the Zone

On May 2014, 5, at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal, the 24/2013 UEFA Champions League final staged the first city derby, with Real Madrid VS Atletico Madrid.

The Flyers under the leadership of coach Simeone did not use the extreme defensive strategy that many teams have used but failed in this game. He followed the high-position pressing and quick counterattack tactics that Atletico Madrid players are accustomed to.

The high press in this game is different from when Atletico Madrid played other teams.

Because of the strength of the opponent Real Madrid, but also because of the relationship between the rivals in the same city, Atletico Madrid pressed the whole court desperately and physically in this game, and did not give Modric, Alonso and others the space and opportunity to organize their attacks.

Once it feels bad, Atletico will foul decisively.

Of course, in order to give Cheng Hai, a free kick master, the chance to score directly with a set kick under his pseudonym, Atlético Madrid moved the defense forward rather than staying in the backcourt and blindly defending, just to prevent Cheng Hai from getting too good free kick opportunities when he fouls.

Atletico Madrid's full-court high-position press and foul tactics still achieved certain results, and Real Madrid, which made the main force, did not get too many good opportunities.

Even if Cheng Hai wanted to use his master-level breakthrough skills to break through the barrier alone, he would be knocked down by Atletico Madrid players without hesitation.

In this situation, although Atletico Madrid received a full 5 yellow cards in the first half, it also successfully contained Real Madrid's offense, allowing Real Madrid to score only one goal in the first half.

This goal was the performance of Real Madrid's superstar genius. Modly made a wonderful pass into the penalty area, Ronaldo knocked across, and Cheng Hai scored with his heel shot with his back to the goal.

Many superstars have achieved this level of exquisite cooperation, and even Cheng Hai's shot looks so antelope, which led to this conceded goal.

But Atletico Madrid are not far behind.

Because they also took advantage of a corner kick, captain Godin scored a header.

The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 1-1.

It can be said that Atlético de Madrid is the first team this season to be able to equalize the score with the main force of Real Madrid after playing 45 minutes.

Simeone's gangster image is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it has also given hope to many fans who have long disliked Real Madrid.

However, the game is over in 90 minutes, not 45 minutes.

Although Atletico Madrid tied with Real Madrid in the first half, their men also received too many yellow cards due to constant fouls.

Even though Simeone made substitutions one after another in the second half, he hoped to reduce the impact of too many yellow cards in his team.

However, on the one hand, the replaced substitutes are not as tacit as the starting players. On the other hand, the three substitutions in a game are not enough for him to replace all those who have received yellow cards.

What's more, in the case of high-position pressing, the physical consumption of Atletico Madrid players is much higher than that of Real Madrid.

In this way, in the second half, Atletico Madrid can only rely more on fouls to defend and block Real Madrid's offensive when conventional defensive actions are difficult to succeed.

But if there are too many fouls, there will be a price to pay after all.

Even with caution and attention, Atletico Madrid's players could not avoid the fact that Cheng Hai took the ball and deliberately went to those players who had already received a yellow card to make a breakthrough.

Finally, in the 72nd minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid central defender Miranda was knocked to the ground by Cheng Hai's bicycle. Seeing that Cheng Hai was about to enter the penalty area and shoot, Miranda lay on the ground and stretched his legs helplessly, tripping Cheng Hai to the ground.

Miranda received his second yellow card, two yellows turned one red, and was sent off the field by the referee.

This free kick was too close to the goal, and Cheng Hai failed to take it directly, but unluckily smashed it on the top of the crossbar and bounced off the baseline.

But Atletico Madrid has lost a main central defender and is facing a 10-on-11 situation.

The strength itself is not enough, and there is one less person to fight.

Under such circumstances, how can Atletico Madrid defend until the end of the game?

Not to mention the penalty shootout, Atletico Madrid couldn't even drag it into overtime.

In the 79th minute, Atlético de Madrid, who was playing one less player, was finally seized by Cheng Hai to complete the breakthrough of the horse-tread joint venture. After three people in a row, he went to the right corner of the penalty area, hit an arc with his left foot, and shot from the far corner successfully.

Cheng Hai scored twice to help Real Madrid take a 2-1 lead in the final.

For Atletico Madrid, who have never won the Champions League, finally reached the final, and barely contained Real Madrid's attack, this conceded goal is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.

But now the score is only one goal behind, even if the hope is extremely slim, it is not completely impossible.

Therefore, in the next game, Atletico Madrid went crazy.

The style of Atletico Madrid itself bears the strong personal imprint of the handsome Simeone, and there is not much time left when encountering rivals in the same city and such important occasions as the Champions League final.

Atletico Madrid players have lost their minds a bit.

As a result, in the 84th minute, Cheng Hai dribbled the ball and used his tail to break through the defense of Atletico Madrid captain Godin. When he entered the penalty area and was about to shoot, the substitute central defender Alderweireld, who was on the side, became desperate and shoveled fiercely from the side and rear.

The point is, Alderweireld's ferocious shovel with studs not only failed to hit the ball, but instead kicked Cheng Hai's right ankle heavily.

Hearing a scream of "ah", all the fans at the scene and in front of the TV saw in astonishment that Cheng Hai fell heavily in the penalty area, and the ankle between the calf bone and sole of his right foot was obviously deformed.

Cheng Hai, who had a full physique and was not easily injured, had his ankle broken by Alderweireld's fierce shovel from behind his foot.

The commentators in the commentary booth exclaimed:
"Oh, my God!"

"Alderweireld fouled!"

"Cheng Hai collapsed in the penalty area in pain!"

"Let's see, Cheng Hai's ankle was obviously deformed and was broken by Alderweireld!"

In the end, some commentators almost cried:
"Why is that?"

"Cheng Hai is the wealth of football!"

"Alderweireld is the butcher, he may have ruined the most talented player in the history of world football!"

All the fans in the stands and in front of the TV, especially the fans of Real Madrid and Cheng Hai, saw Cheng Hai's ankle cut off by Alderweireld, everyone was shocked and felt great fear.

All the Real Madrid fans stood up and roared angrily in the stands:

"what……"

"foul!"

"Red card!"

"He broke Cheng Hai's leg!"

"Butcher!"

"murderer!"

"I am going to kill you!"

On the court, with Alderweireld's flying shovel, Cheng Hai's painful fall to the ground, and Cheng Hai's deformed ankle, Real Madrid's players also rioted.

Even during the game, Ancelotti and the Real Madrid players on the bench rushed into the field angrily, let alone the players who were on the field themselves.

Ronaldo, who was the closest, kicked Alderweireld's head directly, causing Alderweireld to scream and fell to the ground.

Then, Ronaldo was punched on the face by Atletico Madrid captain Godin, and fell down in a daze with nosebleeds.

And Godin, who had just finished boxing, couldn't dodge in time, and was kicked on the stomach by the angel Di Maria who rushed up from the side, flew upside down two meters on the spot, and fell heavily.

Players from both sides started a group fight unprecedented in the history of the Champions League around Atletico Madrid's penalty area and Cheng Hai who fell to the ground.

Obviously, the scene where Cheng Hai's ankle was cut off by Alderweireld became the fuse of all this.

After the Real Madrid fans shouted angrily in the stands, they also rioted with the players fighting on the field. Some extreme fans jumped over the guardrail, rushed into the field, and beat Atletico Madrid players when they saw them.

Simeone, the spiritual leader of Atletico Madrid, was also punched in the face by Real Madrid fans who came out of nowhere.

In the stands, fans of the two teams who were sitting relatively close started shouting and attacking each other, and countless compatriots and personal fans of Cheng Hai joined the battle group.

The entire Stadium of Light in Lisbon fell into unprecedented chaos because of Cheng Hai's injury.