Chapter 208
All Arsenal fans were worried that Real Madrid would take advantage of their numerical advantage and score first.
In fact, Real Madrid thinks so too.
When the game resumed, it was obvious that Real Madrid stepped up their attack.
but………
Xia Qi retreated very deep!
Wenger asked Xia Qi to retreat because he wanted him to replace De Bruyne as the attacking midfielder, but Xia Qi retreated very deep and pushed Cazorla to the front.
Cazorla also has organizational skills. In another time and space without Xia Qi, it was Cazorla who organized Arsenal's attack. He is the engine of the fight for the top four and is affectionately called Cazorla's mother and Cazorla's thigh by the fans.
"Xia Qi was very smart. When he saw that his team was one man short, he retreated directly to the front of the penalty area to participate in the defense."
After the game started, Real Madrid players rushed towards Arsenal's half frantically, trying to put pressure on the opponent as soon as possible.
Xia Qi, who had been hiding behind, suddenly sped up and rushed towards Bell like a tiger descending from a mountain.
At this moment, Modric suddenly passed the ball to Bale, which should have been a sure pass.
Just like that, Xia Qi suddenly rushed forward quickly and slid down to the ground.
Scoop the ball,
Hook the football over your foot.
Completed an extremely exciting interception!
In an instant,
A deafening roar erupted over the Stadium of Light: "Xia!" "Xia!"
The significance of this steal is greater than its actual value. It gave Arsenal fans a shot in the arm when they were worried!
"Nice interception! Perfect anticipation. Xia Qi is the best midfielder in the world who was delayed by the forward!"
After Xia Qi completed the steal, Bale rushed over to counterattack.
Xia Qi dribbled the ball, turned around to let Bale pass, and rushed towards the Real Madrid goal.
"Fight back!"
"Although Arsenal was one man short, they launched a charge! This is the spirit of Bright Sword!"
Arsenal fans roared at the top of their lungs to cheer for the players.
Bale, who was dodged by Xia Qi, turned around and chased back, but as soon as he sped up, Xia Qi passed the ball to Cazorla.
Cazorla did not waste time after receiving the ball. He knew that when playing with fewer people against more, speed is the key!
Seeing Walcott sprinting forward on the right side, he made an early pass.
Walcott slowed down, grabbed the ball, dribbled it, and rushed towards the penalty area.
Arsenal's counterattack was quick and simple, and it reached the edge of Real Madrid's penalty area with just three passes.
Coentrao immediately rushed towards Walcott.
However, Walcott did not give Coentrao any chance to defend closely.
The moment Coentrao rushed forward, he swept the ball into Real Madrid's penalty area.
There, Balotelli received the ball without any hesitation. He raised his left foot high, and then, without even looking at Casillas, he kicked the football fiercely with the outside of his foot.
"Boom!"
There was a shocking explosion coming from the close-up speakers, and the white light, as fast as lightning, touched the hearts of countless people.
Casillas has been keeping an eye on Balotelli for a long time. When Xia Qi retreats, Balotelli is the biggest name on Arsenal's front line.
There was no way Casillas wasn't paying attention to him.
Before Balotelli shot, Casillas confidently moved into position in advance.
After the explosion, Casillas rushed out quickly, but the ball was faster and Casillas did not catch the ball.
Just as he turned his head to look behind him in despair, he found that the football hit the goal post and hit the billboard on the sidelines.
But even so, Real Madrid still broke out in a cold sweat.
Arsenal, on the other hand, are wailing with regret...
The game continues, Gnabry still needs to warm up, and Arsenal is still one man short.
Real Madrid kicked the ball out of the goal, but the midfield was not in a hurry to attack, instead they made a dazzling combination of passes.
Coentrao was on the left side of the road, making a run from the back post and making a cross. Benzema, with his back to the goal in the Arsenal penalty area, passed the ball to Ronaldo outside the penalty area.
C Ronaldo shot the ball with a rage.
The football flew towards the Arsenal goal like a cannonball.
Although Martinez had already jumped into the air and pounced on the football, like Casillas, the ball was faster.
It’s just that the two people were in the same situation but had different fates!
The football went straight into the goal.
"The ball is in!"
"C Ronaldo scores from long range!"
"Real Madrid scored first!" Zhan Jun said with great regret: "In tonight's game, Arsenal lacked a bit of luck. The main player De Bruyne was injured and left the field after just ten minutes.
Xia Qi made a perfect steal and played against a larger opponent with fewer players, but Balotelli's shot hit the post and went out.
Then the same routine was used, and Real Madrid took the lead.”
After scoring the goal, Ronaldo was very excited and ran to the North Stand where the Arsenal fans were most concentrated.
After sprinting, he jumped high into the air, turned 180 degrees in the air, and uttered "siu!"
After landing, chop hard to both sides with both hands.
Showing his jersey number and name on the back to Arsenal fans.
This is a celebration action created by Ronaldo. If it was in front of Real Madrid fans, he would be responded with applause and cheers.
However, here, in front of the Arsenal fans, he was greeted with only boos and insults.
For some players, the anger of opposing fans can give them more strength.
C Ronaldo is undoubtedly such a person!
When he saw almost all Arsenal fans stood up from their seats and gave him the middle finger, he actually smiled happily.
Seeing Ronaldo being so arrogant, the Arsenal players were so angry that their lungs were about to explode.
In the close-up shot, Xia Qi's eyes were filled with a murderous look. The Real Madrid fans watching the live broadcast at home felt as if they were hit by a bullet in the chest, and for a moment they even had a feeling of death.
It turns out that eyes really can kill.
Gnabry comes on.
After the game resumed, Arsenal did not become more proactive because of Gnabry's appearance.
On the contrary, Real Madrid, who were leading in the score, played more actively and proactively.
In the 21st minute, Arsenal goalkeeper Martinez saved Bale's shot, and then Martinez kicked the ball directly to the front court.
After receiving the ball, Cazorla did not pass it forward, but passed it to Xia Qi through an inverted triangle.
As the most dangerous player in Arsenal, Xia Qi was immediately double-teamed by Real Madrid as soon as he got the ball.
As soon as Xia Qi received the ball, Kroos rushed over.
Xia Qi pulled the football back, turned around and protected the football with his body.
However, in this way, Xia Qi also changed from facing the Real Madrid goal to having his back to the direction of attack.
This is exactly what Kroos wanted. He didn't expect that he could steal Xia Qi's ball with just one rush.
Forcing Xia Qi to turn around and buy time for his teammate Casemiro's double-team was exactly what Kroos wanted.
Casemiro quickly followed up, taking the opportunity to stick to Xia Qi from the side and back, waiting for a chance to steal the ball.
However, Casemiro did not dare to stretch his legs rashly, for fear that Xia Qi would pass him.
Seeing Xia Qi in trouble, Gustavo stepped forward to help. As he ran towards Xia Qi,
There was a huge cheer at the Stadium of Light.
Xia Qi in front of him had already gotten rid of the double-team of Casemiro and Kroos, and the two were left behind by Xia Qi.
Xia Qi has gone from having his back to the goal to facing it!
This...what just happened?
Go back two seconds:
Casemiro was harassing Xia Qi from the side and behind, while Kroos was pressing hard against Xia Qi from behind. It seemed that Xia Qi had no way out.
I saw Xia Qi carrying the ball forward (towards his own goal),
Casemiro and Kroos certainly didn't want Xia Qi to slip away, so they immediately followed him and continued to double-team him, preventing him from escaping.
Unexpectedly, Xia Qi suddenly knocked the football behind him.
At the same time, turn around,
It turned like a revolving door, and Casemiro, who was stuck sideways on Xia Qi, was caught by Xia Qi because his body center of gravity was not enough to resist the outward throwing force of the revolving door.
Casemiro felt a huge force coming from his chest, and he stepped back involuntarily.
As soon as he retreated, Cross was in trouble and was directly knocked away by Xia Qi.
Good for attacking!
The referee didn't blow the whistle!
Xia Qi instantly broke away from the control of the two and rushed towards the Real Madrid goal...
(My mother is going to have surgery tomorrow, so I have something on my mind, so I’ll just stop here first…)