i want to be king

Chapter 247 Except for Real Madrid, no one can win!

beep!
The referee Tristan Oliva blew his whistle, and the battle for the top spot that had just started came to an abrupt end.

Su Dong had just sprinted between Raul Bravo and Elguera, and had to stop after hearing the whistle. He first turned his head to look at the referee, and found that Oliva made an offside gesture, then turned his head to look at the linesman on the sidelines, and found that the lineman had raised the flag.

He could only walk back helplessly, and when he passed by Oliva, he justified, "I am not offside."

Oliva smiled at him, signaling that he would obey the line referee's penalty.

……

"From the slow-motion playback, we can see that this is a controversial penalty."

"When Aimar sent a through ball, Su Dong started. At that time, his position should be the same as that of Erguera and Raul Bravo, and even Raul Bravo's position was a little behind."

"Of course, we are replaying the live broadcast now, but the referee team can't replay it on the spot."

"The game has just begun. Valencia's first attack almost broke into Real Madrid's penalty area."

"This also requires Queiroz to cheer up and pay attention to the defense in the backcourt."

"The fans at the Bernabéu booed Su Dong, apparently dissatisfied with his defense to the referee."

……

The game restarts.

Valencia played very aggressively after the opening, and did not take the defensive at the beginning.

This is also a strategy, hoping to suppress the momentum of the opponent first.

If you blindly guard against it, it will only further boost Real Madrid's momentum in the end. After all, this is their home court.

Just 2 minutes later, Vicente from the left cooperated with Aimar and sent a cross.

In the penalty area, Su Dong was blocked by Elguera, but still jumped up to fight for the top, grabbed the landing point, and flew the header to the right.

It is a pity that Angulo failed to rush forward in the first place, and the ball was cleared by Raul Bravo.

Another missed opportunity for Valencia.

The two attacks in the opening game created some dangers, which also dissatisfied the fans of the Bernabéu. They cheered for the home team louder and more violently.

Real Madrid's players also gradually adapted to Valencia's opening attack and gradually stabilized their position.

Beckham and Guti barely controlled the midfield and quickly created chances.

After Ronaldo pulled to the side to meet the cross from the side, he turned around and got rid of the entanglement of the defensive player, and sent a direct pass.

As a result, Marchena leaked the ball while defending and was passed directly by the ball.

Fortunately, behind him, the goalkeeper Canizares reacted quickly, quickly abandoned the goal and attacked, grabbed the ball before Raul, and resolved a crisis.

On the sidelines, Benitez roared angrily, reminding Marchena to be vigilant at all times.

Although the Spanish central defender has a brave style and is a rare titan, instability is also a persistent problem.

If you want to analyze the defensive players in this game, Marchena is the most likely to make mistakes.

However, as the head coach, Benitez is the least able to do anything about the player's mistakes.

In the final analysis of a football game, it still depends on the players to play.

……

As the game unfolded, the two teams gradually kicked out of the state.

Vicente from Valencia was very active on the left side. In the 10th minute, he suddenly crossed into the middle, and on the left side of the front of the penalty area, he received Su Dong's back and took the ball back. He directly volleyed and went out slightly.

However, Real Madrid quickly retaliated. Taking advantage of a corner kick, Salgado suddenly stepped in and shot a cold arrow on the right, which caused Canizares to drop his hand. Fortunately, he was shot out of the baseline soon.

After 4 minutes, Valencia once again hit a quick counterattack.

Aimar broke through the center and then split the ball to the left. Vicente slanted into the left rib, and after getting the ball, he slashed to the bottom line.

This time Vicente did not choose to pass back, but barely kicked near the baseline, and the ball hit the side netting directly.

Su Dong has already caught up in the middle, but he has nothing to do if he doesn't get a pass from his teammates.

With continuous attacks, Valencia gradually exposed hidden dangers on the defensive end.

The most important thing is that Real Madrid's attackers are too strong, and they all focus on Marchena.

The advantages of the players' personal abilities allow Real Madrid players to frequently get free kicks on the wing.

First, Beckham took a 28-meter direct free kick and missed the post slightly.

Then Ronaldo was fouled for breaking through Marchena and also won a free kick. Carlos volleyed vigorously and hit the wall.

Benitez also realized the problem, and immediately signaled the players to shrink their defense appropriately and take a defensive position.

This is also the game strategy formulated by Valencia before the game.

At the Bernabéu, playing against Real Madrid will be okay for a while, but if you want to keep the whole audience, that is suicide!

Valencia's shrinking defense also quickly reaped results.

Real Madrid has more than [-]% of the ball possession, and it seems to be very powerful, but it is more concentrated on the wing, and there is basically no threat in the center. There are many free kick opportunities, but there is also not much threat.

The position is relatively biased, and it is difficult for free kick masters such as Beckham and Carlos to score.

The stars fought on their own in the frontcourt. Although it caused Valencia to foul frequently, the rough actions did not.

Time passed slowly like this, Real Madrid was still planning an offensive, and Valencia was patiently waiting for an opportunity.

……

The game went to No.40 for two minutes.

This is another free kick from the wing.

Figo broke through the right, was tripped by Caboni, and gave Real Madrid a free kick from the right of the frontcourt.

Beckham himself ran over to take the free kick.

The Valencia players didn't dare to be careless and stared at each other, just like the previous few free kick defenses.

Marchena was in charge of Raúl, and both were ready near the front point.

When Beckham was about to take the penalty, Raul tried to squeeze Marchena away with his body to seize a better scrimmage point, but the Spanish central defender was very strong and Raul couldn't squeeze him.

Marchena put his arms on Raul's shoulders, not only pressing down on Raul, preventing him from jumping smoothly, but also supporting his center of gravity.

Just when Beckham quickly took a free kick, both of them made a move.

Raul tried to squeeze Marchena away, but Marchena also put his arm against Raul, and the two entangled. At the time of take-off, Marchena managed to "beat" Raul, but the Real Madrid captain lost his balance and fell in the penalty area.

Such defensive actions are very common, and even every game, every set-piece defense is repeated.

The referee almost never gives a penalty for this, after all, who can tell who is right and who is wrong in the whole process?
Oliva obviously planned this way too, so he didn't blow his whistle when Raul fell to the ground, but waited until Canizares rushed the ball out of the sideline before the Real Madrid players rushed over and saw the linesman raising the flag before he whistled.

But a scene that shocked everyone appeared.

The line referee raised the flag to signal a throw-in, and the Real Madrid players would throw the ball, but for some reason, the referee turned around and pointed to the penalty spot after seeing the line referee raised the flag.

For a moment, everyone in the audience was stunned.

Even the Real Madrid players themselves couldn't believe it.

penalty?

Sure it's a penalty?
The Valencia players reacted first, and Albelda, Baraja and others immediately rushed towards the referee Oliva, questioning why he awarded a penalty kick?

"The linesman raised the flag to signal a foul, sir!" Albelda shouted excitedly.

"How could this be a penalty? Did you make a mistake?"

"God, how could it be so wrong? Is it a penalty?"

No one can accept such a result, Valencia's players are almost crazy.

As a guest at the Bernabéu, facing an opponent like Real Madrid, it is not easy to defend, but even a penalty was misjudged?
Then how to play this game?
Albelda was very excited. At the end, he even yelled at the referee, asking him why he awarded a penalty kick. Did he want to favor Real Madrid?

This got him a yellow card.

……

"It's really an incomprehensible decision."

"Judging from the slow motion, Marchena and Raul did have physical contact, which is very common in set-piece defense. Neither side violated the rules, but Raul fell to the ground after losing his balance. Even the referee himself did not realize it was a foul at first."

"However, a few seconds later, when the line referee raised the flag to indicate that it was Real Madrid's throw-in, the referee suddenly pointed to the penalty spot. Is this understandable? The referee actually misunderstood the line referee's raising the flag and thought it was a foul by the line referee?"

"But by this time, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not."

"The referee Oliva made a penalty kick. It is impossible for him to change his penalty. Even at this moment, he knows that his penalty is wrong, and it is impossible to change it. He can only continue to insist on his mistake."

……

Valencia's players made a fuss for a while, but in the end they were helpless and were forced to accept the result of a penalty kick.

Figo personally took the penalty kick, and it was done overnight, opening the scoring for Real Madrid.

But in the stands of the Bernabeu, Real Madrid fans did not celebrate too much because of the goal.

Maybe they also know that this goal is somewhat unrealistic.

Benitez on the sidelines also quickly calmed down after being furious, calling on the players, signaling to keep calm, to stabilize their position, and not to give Real Madrid a chance to take advantage of the victory.

At this time, Valencia's army is unstable, and it is the easiest to be attacked by opponents.

Valencia players were in a bad mood, and Real Madrid players were also affected.

In the end, with Figo's penalty kick in the first half, Real Madrid temporarily took the lead [-]-[-].

……

Su Dong was also full of frustration, feeling like he was robbed.

It was supposed to be a draw in the first half, a zero-to-zero draw, but now it's a zero-to-one draw.

Around, when the Valencia players walked off the field, they kept shouting that there was a shady scene.

It does seem to be full of shady scenes!
"Did you see it?" Aimar walked beside Su Dong and said angrily.

"This is the secret of Real Madrid's home victory this season! In this stadium, no one can win except themselves?"

(End of this chapter)