The Young Lion

Why is Real Madrid strong?

Superficially speaking, the players are strong and the lineup is strong.

In Real Madrid's starting lineup, players in almost every position are among the top ten, top five, and even absolute top three figures like Carlos in the same position in contemporary Europe.

With such a team, they also need a coach who can turn 11 people into a team. Even though Bosque has not led Spain to the world title at this time, his coaching ability is beyond doubt.

Is Millwall weaker than Real Madrid?

of course not!

Aldridge firmly believes this, except that Millwall is indeed inferior to Real Madrid in some positions in terms of player strength, such as Carlos suppressing Schneider, and Ballack and Pirlo in the offensive and defensive contest. Everyone wins in offense, and Pirlo is at a disadvantage in defense.

But Millwall’s team is more tacit and team-oriented than Real Madrid. Aldridge doesn’t believe that Millwall will lose at Wembley. If the golden opportunity hadn't been missed just now, the score would not be 4:4 now, but 5:3!

Aldridge is obviously over-concerned about the fear of differences in the players' minds.

This group of players can be considered experienced in many battles, and they have seen all kinds of big scenes. Today, when they play Real Madrid, at Wembley, they have only one goal: victory.

Real Madrid scored a goal and were one goal away from advancing.

Instead, their mentality has changed: Attack!

In the 40th minute, Raul was knocked to the ground in the fight with Gattuso. Real Madrid players collectively complained about fouls, but the referee signaled the game to continue.

This kind of confrontation is definitely not a foul in the Premier League. In the Champions League, it is between judgment and non-judgment.

This is Wembley. It is Millwall's nominal home ground. If the referee is still more harsh on Millwall, this is really unreasonable, especially in the first round of Millwall's public opinion in Fleet Street. .

Makelele's handball, Fleet Street agreed that a penalty should not be awarded.

After a successful steal, Gattuso instigated a counterattack. Pirlo was stared at by Ballack. He didn't pass the ball to his good friend as soon as his brain got hot, but calmly distributed the ball to the side, Schneider's side.

Carlos just ran to the baseline when Raul got the ball,

At this point, Schneider moved forward again. It turned into Carlos chasing after him.

Schneider got the ball forward and dribbled the ball forward at high speed. His side was relatively empty and there was no interception. After halftime, Carlos chased him back. He passed the ball to Nedved to avoid entanglement with Carlos.

After Nedved got the ball, he knew that Redondo was by his side, like a poisonous snake waiting for him to turn around, and then he could easily break his ball.

Nedved took the ball back one step abnormally, opened the distance with Redondo and hit the left side.

Ronaldinho did not play his cards according to common sense, and took the initiative to move laterally to the middle without Nedved changing positions with him.

Ronaldinho took the ball and dribbled forward, wading past Real Madrid's midfielder. In front of the penalty area, he passed a through ball at the right time and hit Hierro behind.

Hierro, who turned slowly, was robbed of his position by Henry, who succeeded in anti-offside, and saw a semi-single-handed opportunity.

Elguera understood the characteristics of Hierro. Once Hierro was hit behind, it was almost fatal. So after Ronaldinho played the ball, he saw Henry's oblique movement and left Hierro behind. He rushed over quickly to block Henry's shot angle.

Henry realized that it was Elguera who rushed over. He didn't adjust and swept the ball directly in front of the goal.

Now that Hierro was left behind and Elguera ran over again, Carlos must not be in place yet, so there should be a man on the right that is unmarked.

Casillas followed the trajectory of the ball rolling quickly from the left to the right of the goal. Halfway through the move, he chose to abandon the goal and rushed towards the ball.

Larson!

He responded to Henry's cross pass to the back of the goal, and the whole person flew out to slide the tackle, poked the ball towards the goal with his toes, and the ball got into the goal from Casillas' armpit.

Larson! Millwall's hero Larson! He didn't waste another golden opportunity, he sent the ball into the goal of Real Madrid, and Millwall led Real Madrid again with a total score of 5:4! This goal is very important, If Millwall can't score for a long time and Real Madrid seizes the next opportunity, the situation will be turned upside down, fortunately, Millwall has a scoring machine they absolutely trust, Larsson!

After seeing the goal, Aldridge ran two steps, showed a wild expression and punched in celebration.

Indeed, this goal is too important, it is the goal that determines the trend of the game!

Del Bosque walked up to the fourth official and communicated that Millwall would not have scored if the referee had awarded Gattuso's foul on Raul.

Real Madrid's players looked as usual, and once again quickly set up their formation for kick-off.

Wembley shouted loudly, and the fanatical fans in the stands had already taken off their clothes and waved in celebration.

Aldridge applauded the team's performance, then watched the game with his head held high and his eyes piercing.

The first half ended quickly, with neither team creating great scoring chances in the final minutes.

In the first half, the two sides completed a total of 26 shots, 11 of which were within the range of the goal. I don't know if this is a manifestation of the fierce offensive firepower of the two teams, or the phenomenon caused by the poor defense of the two teams. Haha, in short, this is what allows us. Forget about the time-lapse first half, it was a very good game and we can definitely look forward to the second half.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Millwall made a crazy interception from the beginning of the second half, and quickly formed an interception in the midfield after Real Madrid kicked off. Ballack did not expect to encounter such a huge pressure at the beginning. The players were all running, and Henry was watching Redondo's position. He hesitated and missed the pass.

After Pirlo received the pass from Zambrotta, he handed it directly to Ronaldinho. The latter rushed forward on the left, and Millwall quickly launched a fast break.

Henry and Larsson switched positions in the forward running, crossing diagonally and disrupting Real Madrid's defense.

Ronaldinho did not entangle with Salgado on the left, nor did he break through. He stopped the ball decisively and then made a diagonal long pass to hoist the ball into the back of the penalty area.

Henry ran diagonally to the back of the penalty area, and Elguera was not close. Facing the ball falling from the air, Henry used the end of the arch of his foot without stopping the ball, and went straight back to the middle.

He didn't seem to grasp the timing of this ball well. Larson rushed past the front point and Hierro was also taken away.

But someone rushed up from behind and made a diving dive to the top, as if he had volleyed with his head. The ball flew towards the Real Madrid goal like a cannonball. Casillas once again lost his best position because he moved to the other side in advance to guard against Henry. His saves were of no avail, and he watched the ball fly into the goal.

The goal scorer who got up from the ground roared and rushed to the sidelines, constantly waving his arms to mobilize the atmosphere of the scene.

Nedved! Millwall's God of War completed the goal, 2:1. The total score is 6:4. Millwall looks like a winner. The whole process of this goal is amazing. Ronaldinho A pass from the left, Henry put the ball back in the middle and Nedved scored with a header. In the process, the ball didn't land!

Aldridge finally showed a smile, 2:1, and the suspense of Millwall's promotion to the final began to decrease.

With a total score of 6:4, Millwall led by two goals. At the same time, Real Madrid scored two goals. It is impossible to advance, Real Madrid must score at least three goals!

In this situation, is there any hope for Real Madrid?

Yes, at least Aldridge felt that this situation was already too difficult.

Master moves, one ball, two balls, is that so easy?

Aldridge was probably affected by the joy of being promoted.

Thirteen minutes later, Raul responded to McManaman's cross with a header and flew to the middle. Morientes scored with a header relay, and Real Madrid recovered one more!

This game is very similar to the last game. Millwall scored one, Real Madrid scored one, they didn't give up, this fighting spirit is something that all Real Madrid fans can be proud of.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines and waved his hand, firmly letting the team continue to attack.

Just like at the beginning, he didn't expect Bosque's formation today. He also did not expect Real Madrid's will to be so tenacious.

Yes, a master fights, and the outcome is within a hair's breadth.

But the encounter between Millwall and Real Madrid like sparks hitting the earth is destined to not be a discussion between two cautious people.

If the fight against Juventus and Bayern Munich back then was to catch the opponent's flaws on the basis of mutual restriction, then today the two teams fully released their offensive firepower to fight fiercely. Who is stronger is determined by the number of goals scored.

In this extremely fast-paced game, the two teams played like hell, and the fans in the stands were not as free and easy as before as the game time became less and less.

Wild Lions fans are praying, never let Real Madrid score again.

If 2:2 becomes 2:3, Real Madrid will only be able to advance to the final by one goal. At this time, the pressure will completely fall on Millwall's side.

Real Madrid fans have a simple idea: goal!

You guys, score again!

Anelka got a great opportunity in the penalty area, but was saved by Bout with a single palm. Anelka held his head in disbelief!

If we say who performed the best in Millwall today, so far, it must be Bout.

He's got a lot of catching up and down blocks, and it's not that he's making a lot of world-class saves, it's just that he's been more consistent than usual, and he's been able to bring in unexpected good plays.

The scene became intense, and every opportunity for both sides could lead to a goal.

Aldrich began to think about whether to adjust his strategy through substitutions.

Gattuso worked very hard, but he lacks experience in this level of competition after all, and therefore, he is absolutely unable to replace Makelele. Even at Wembley, he and Pirlo cannot limit the formation of Raul + Ballack in the middle. The impact forced Nedved to spend more time in defense.

Millwall began to make substitutions, and Aldridge asked Lampard and Neil to warm up.

When the two finished warming up and Aldridge went over to give them the tasks after playing, the situation on the court changed suddenly.

He saw the eyes of Lampard and Neil looking at the field, which made him feel tight, and he immediately turned his head to look.

What he saw made his pupils shrink slightly.

Gianluca Zambrotta dribbled the ball across half-court before handing the ball straight to Henry, who had the ball with his back, but pulled the ball laterally to initiate an explosion, completing a turn in the process of lateral movement, and simultaneously pulled a shot. Angle, followed by a burst shot, and shot an erratic and powerful shot.

The ball flew towards the goal from left to right, fell in an arc in the air, pierced Casillas' ten fingers, and hit the net inside the far post.

The ball went in!

3:2, the total score is 7:5!