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Chapter 973 Chapter 967: The Champions League knockout round begins!
Some people are optimistic about Real Madrid and some are not. This is very normal before the game.

For this match, Real Madrid came to Moscow one day in advance. At [-]:[-] pm on February [-]th, the Real Madrid team appeared at Moscow International Airport with tired faces. They spent nearly five hours on the plane.

Long-distance travel brings them fatigue and discomfort with the weather.

Although the temperature in Madrid is not very high in February, it is also around ten degrees, but the average temperature in Moscow in February is minus eleven degrees!
Chen Fan, who was wearing a thick down jacket, tightened his collar and breathed a few breaths towards his gloved hands, as if this would warm them up.

He finally understands why the media is not very optimistic about Real Madrid, this kind of weather...

When the Real Madrid players walked out of the airport, the reporters who had been waiting here immediately surrounded them excitedly.

In order to let the players leave the airport as soon as possible, Mourinho took the initiative to walk towards the reporter. He did not want to disappoint the reporter. After all, they have been waiting here for such a long time. Everyone should respect each other's profession.

A reporter immediately asked: "Mr. Mourinho, do you have confidence in the game?"

I have to ask such idiotic questions. It seems that the reporter's IQ has also dropped as the temperature has dropped.

Mourinho pursed his lips and said: "Although the weather in Moscow is terrible, we are still confident. Since the low temperature will not freeze CSKA Moscow's legs, of course it cannot freeze our legs."

A middle-aged reporter asked: "How will you line up tomorrow night? What is the formation, or is it four-three-three? Can Kaka, who has been in good form recently, start?"

Mourinho thought for a while and said: "We will continue to use the four-three-three formation. Kaka's starting is one of my choices."

The four-three-three formation is an attacking formation, which shows that Mourinho is preparing for an offensive battle with CSKA Moscow, which is of course what fans and the media like to see.

Of course, it is normal for the coach to release smoke bombs before the game. If the media and fans completely believe in the coach, it will be ridiculous.

In the away game, will Real Madrid play against each other?

According to the cautious character of the Portuguese, he will take the risk of fighting against each other?
The reporters didn't quite take Mourinho's word for it.

"I will give everyone a surprise!"

Mourinho smiled and said: "You will be happy then."

There was no end to this story, and the reporters were full of questions. A beautiful reporter asked, "Can we reveal it in advance?"

Mourinho shook his head mysteriously.

……

On the evening of the [-]th, the UEFA Champions League knockout match began, with Lyon playing against the Greeks and Bayer Leverkusen playing against Barcelona.

After 10 and [-] minutes of fierce fighting, Lyon at home won [-]-[-].
This score is very delicate. For Lyon, the only gain is that they did not give the Greeks an away goal.

On another piece of turf, Leverkusen fought fiercely with Barcelona at home. Barcelona used its technical and tactical advantages to control the rhythm of the game, and Leverkusen used its strong body to fight against it.

In the end, technology prevailed, and Barcelona won the final victory with a score of [-] to [-]!

The media was in an uproar. Barcelona, ​​who played in an away game, had a two-goal win and controlled the rhythm of the game. Is this the same Barcelona that was defeated by Real Madrid for four consecutive victories?
Barcelona's mouthpiece Mundo Deportivo highly praised Barcelona: "Barcelona regained their confidence in just one game!"

L'Equipe commented: "The omnipotent cosmic team is back!"

Gazzetta dello Sport said: "With this victory, Barcelona has ended the suspense of promotion ahead of schedule! With the hopelessness of the two domestic bids, it is terrible to focus on Barcelona in the Champions League!"

Some people even think that Barcelona is the biggest favorite to win the Champions League this season.

Barcelona's surprise brought great pressure to Real Madrid. Chen Fan wrote on the social platform that night: Pressure is also motivation. The greater the pressure, the greater the motivation!

……

At [-] o'clock the next night, the matches between Zenit and Benfica, and CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid started on time at the two stadiums.

At Khimki Stadium, there was heavy snow and there were no seats left. Players from both sides wore long-sleeved jerseys and staged a fierce battle on the court.

After the start of the game, the Moscow Central Asian Army's home court advantage launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid.

What surprised the reporters was that Mourinho really gave the media and fans a surprise—Chen Fan and Ronaldo switched positions and appeared on the left winger!
Asking Ronaldo to give up his favorite left winger, is Mourinho making lineup adjustments, or beating Ronaldo?
No one knows the reason behind this.

Another surprise is that Kaka really appeared in the starting lineup, which means that Real Madrid's three World Player of the Year winners all played!
Such an arrangement makes this ordinary game very interesting!

After withstood CSKA Moscow's onslaught for more than ten minutes, Real Madrid began to counterattack. They frequently attacked from two sides because they had two of the best wingers in the world today.

In the 12th minute of the first half, Marcelo, who was assisted, made a diagonal pass about five meters from the baseline. After Chen Fan got the ball, he easily got rid of the opponent's defender and shot from the corner of the penalty area!
The football is flying towards the upper right corner of the goal!
The air in the Khimki Stadium suddenly became tense.

Going to score?
"Pong!..."

With a loud bang, the football hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line.

"boom!……"

There was a huge exclamation in the stadium, and the home fans let out a long breath.

Five minutes later, Real Madrid launched an attack from the right. Ronaldo took the ball and played a diagonal pass with Benzema. The Portuguese superstar shot a low shot in the penalty area, and the football was blocked by the opponent's defender.

As time went by, thick snow began to accumulate on the court, and the difficulty for players to do each technique increased, and the number of mistakes also increased.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Chen Fan took advantage of the opponent's defender to make a clearance error to steal the football in the hinterland, and then made a diagonal pass, and Ronaldo took advantage of the opportunity to lead into the penalty area.

good chance!
The Portuguese superstar took a big step forward with his left foot, and he wanted to shoot!
However, snow made the pitch slippery and Ronaldo's left foot slipped forward, causing his shot to be turned into a pass, which the CSKA Moscow goalkeeper easily embraced.

Mourinho, standing in the command area, shook his head helplessly, this damn weather...

The wet and slippery court made it impossible for Real Madrid to play exquisite coordination, but CSKA Moscow was like a fish in water. Their style of play was originally open and closed.

Therefore, CSKA Moscow gradually gained the upper hand. Mourinho judged the situation, changed his tactics, and launched a defensive counterattack.

Real Madrid set up a luxury bus in the penalty area, and CSKA Moscow kept hitting Real Madrid's goal with aerial balls.

In the 308th minute of the first half, CSKA Moscow striker Thomas Nesid made a beautiful shake of his head and the football flew towards the right side of the goal.

Casillas kicked hard on the outside of his left foot and was about to leap away, but he slipped and fell...

The football is flying towards the goal!

Seeing that the football was about to fly into the goal, Marcelo leaped away, kicked the football out of the goal with a volley barb, and resolved the opponent's inevitable goal!

　Today is still three chapters!
　　
　
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