The strongest winger

Chapter 890 It's All For Three Points
"Goooooooooooooooal! Goal! Goal!! Cristiano Ronaldo!!" Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor shouted: "Wonderful direct free kick! Cristiano Ronaldo broke through the goal guarded by Wang with a direct free kick over 35 meters away. Compared with Ai's 'Flying Immortal', his long-distance direct free kick has more visual impact!!"

The on-site director locked the camera on Cristiano Ronaldo who scored the goal. He looked very excited and roared towards the sky with a ferocious face. Now he needs to vent. Real Madrid was reversed and won by Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

After the game, he also naturally became the target of the Madrid media. This time, Real Madrid equalized the score in less than 3 minutes behind, which shows that he is not only good at playing against the wind, but also against the wind!
"The goal was—"

"——Cristiano Ronaldo!!" Real Madrid fans in the stands shouted tacitly with the provocative tone of the live announcer.

Watching Portuguese compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo score a direct free kick, Mourinho, standing on the sidelines, heaved a sigh of relief, and turned around to celebrate the goal with his assistant Faria for many years, because the goal came very timely. If it was later in the evening, it is estimated that Valencia would take advantage of the emptiness of Real Madrid's defense during this period to expand the score.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated the end. He slightly raised his right arm and clenched his palm into a fist. He stretched out his thumb and put it in his mouth. This goal was a gift for his son Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos.

After the replay of multiple shots was over, the on-site director followed the previous strategy of Aiello scoring a goal. First, he gave a close-up shot of the smiling Cristiano Ronaldo's face, and then aimed at Valencia's vice-captain Ailuo.

However, what was a little different from before was that Ai Luo, who lost the ball, did not show any discomfort, but grinned playfully, as if what was behind was not a real match, but a live football.

At this time, Messi, who was taking the bus back to the team’s hotel, frowned. Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal made his league goals become 23, which is only one goal away from Messi’s 24 goals. Judging from the direct free kick just now, he is in good condition!
He really didn't expect that in just 3 minutes, Aiello and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored a goal.

The game restarted, and Real Madrid continued to follow the strategy formulated before the game because the two sides returned to the same starting line.

Therefore, Huang began to defend and counterattack at his own home court. Harvey Alonso, who mentioned the position of central midfielder, also returned to his midfielder position to assist the defense to strengthen the defense against Aiello and others, and insisted on implementing the quick counterattack tactics.

Although it is a bit embarrassing to play a steady counterattack at the Bernabeu, but the face cannot win the game. Only suitable tactics can help the team win the opponent. Therefore, Harvey Alonso is a loyal supporter of Mourinho, at least... They are still in the early stage of cooperation.

As the youngest coach on the planet to win three Champions League titles, Mourinho has this appeal.

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The home team, Real Madrid, shrunk to their own half, and the game became Valencia's half-court offensive and defensive drill. Standing on the sidelines, Ancelotti felt his heart beating violently, as if something dangerous was about to happen. He looked up at the number of attackers pressing down on Real Madrid's half, and quickly shouted: "Hey, control the rhythm, control the rhythm!"

Albelda, who was about to send the ball forward, quickly retracted his raised right foot, and pulled the ball to the left with the sole of his foot. As the most experienced player on the field, how could he not know what Ancelotti meant?
Actively strengthened the offense because the team lost the ball and wanted to overtake the score quickly. Now, after Ancelotti’s reminder, they immediately realized that a strong attack was useless. The root cause of the previous loss was that they were eager to expand the score. As a result... Real Madrid hit a classic quick counterattack. Alba, who returned from the wing, had to kick Ozil 35 meters away from the goal.

If you want to beat Real Madrid, which is solidly defending and counterattacking in the away game, you must endure loneliness, use frequent foot passes to dispatch Real Madrid's defensive forces, and wait for fatal loopholes!

So... the next situation on the court became that the Real Madrid superstars defended back and forth, and Valencia did not pass the ball forward in a hurry, but frequently passed the ball horizontally, unless there was a good space in the middle, they passed the ball.

This situation has also brought the game into a stalemate. To change this state, one of the parties must score a goal and break the balance.

Time passed quickly, and it was the end of the first half in the blink of an eye.

During this period of time, Real Madrid got a lot of counterattack opportunities, but Valencia was already prepared and did not pose a threat.

So when the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the score was still fixed at 1:1.
At this time, Barcelona just arrived at the hotel by bus, and Vilanova excitedly said in Guardiola's ear: "The first half is over, and the score is still 1:1!!"

Guardiola's eyes lit up, and he muttered: "I really hope this score will be maintained until the end of the game."

If the game ends with a score of 1:1, then Valencia and Real Madrid will each add one point, 38 points and 33 points respectively.

Although the gap with Real Madrid has not widened, the previous six-point gap with Valencia has become four points. This point difference is very subtle. If the leader Valencia is not careful, it will fall from the top position and give up the top position to the defending champion Barcelona.

Thinking of this, Guardiola grinned.

The reporters ambushing in the hotel lobby ahead of time took pictures of Guardiola with a strange smile. They knew that these pictures would definitely be of great help to tomorrow's news reports.

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In the 15 minutes of the intermission, Ancelotti slightly modified the team's tactics.

Scoring one point in an away game is the minimum requirement. After all, scoring four points in the two national derbies in the first half of the league is a very happy score. It would be even better if we can get three points in the away game.

However, because of his own understanding of Mourinho, Ancelotti will definitely not let himself easily take away a victory at the Bernabeu Stadium, so it is better to be careful in the second half of the game, keep the same and continue to control the rhythm of the game. Wait until Mourinho's tactical changes before making detailed adjustments.

In the final analysis, the halftime break is the moment when the head coaches of the two sides of the game battle wits and courage.

The atmosphere in the locker room of the home team is relatively good. All the players turned their attention to the coach Mourinho as soon as they entered the locker room. They all knew that no one's light could cover up the Portuguese in front of them. At the age of 47, he has won three European Champions Cups, which is a unique existence in world football.

So even if there are many factions in the Real Madrid locker room, they must give the Portuguese a three-pointer and wait for orders.

Mourinho coughed lightly, glanced at his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, and said: "In the first 10 minutes of the second half, first stabilize the defense and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. After 10 minutes, Xavi's position is premised. Sami actively participates in the attack and beats the visiting team Valencia!"

Hearing this, Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes suddenly lit up, even about to emit a substantial dazzling brilliance!
If the team can actively participate in the offense, then he will get more support and the chance of scoring goals will also increase. It will be no problem to help Real Madrid win Valencia at the Bernabeu, which means that his contest with Aiello will end in victory.

This is excellent news!
The 15-minute intermission passed quickly, and players from both sides jogged from the tunnel to the Bernabeu Stadium, fighting for the remaining 45 minutes.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Both sides did not make any substitution adjustments, and they were still the starters in the first half.

Real Madrid, who took the lead in kick-off, did not exceed Ancelotti's expectations at halftime. They did not show a strong aggressiveness, but passed forward slowly. In the end, Cristiano Ronaldo ended the attack with a long shot.

Mourinho frowned, this Cristiano Ronaldo seemed too relaxed...

"The two sides drew 1:1 in the first half. Real Madrid, who are playing at home, should increase their offensive efforts. However, the second half has been more than 5 minutes. They still insisted on the game strategy of the first half, continued to defend firmly, and played Valencia's counterattack. The result of the tie is acceptable for the visiting team, but the home team Real Madrid is unacceptable. They lost to Barcelona in the last round. If they fail to win this round, then they will fall to the third place in the league.

Martin Taylor expressed his doubts.

Andy Gray, who was sitting next to him, said: "According to what I know about Mourinho, he will definitely not stay at home forever. I believe that when the game enters a certain stage, when Real Madrid suddenly exerts its strength, the visiting team will be caught off guard, or even kill with one blow, killing the game!"

Ancelotti, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned. He really didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Neo's gourd.

So he continued to focus on the team's offense. One point in an away game is the bottom line, and three points are the most perfect.

In other words... Both sides are fighting for three points.

(End of this chapter)