Chapter 384: Three Times the Limit, a Shot that Scores
The frenzy of the Olympic Stadium in Kiev was aroused by Ronaldo's header being blocked by the goal post. The commentators in the commentary booth and the commentators in the remote live broadcast room all complained about the home goal post. The game had hit the goal post three times in less than 20 minutes. What about the next game?
However, it is an indispensable and important part of a football game for a player to shoot and hit the goal post. The mentality of the players on both sides of the game was adjusted very quickly. Modric's corner kick was headed out by Van Dijk, who was in relatively good form today.
The football was grabbed by Isco who was waiting on the periphery. Liverpool players in the penalty area ran forward one after another, making the Real Madrid players in the penalty area offside. At the same time, the formation was set up to block the space for Real Madrid players to hold the ball and organize the attack on the periphery.
When the broadcast screen was given to Ronaldo again, it had returned to normal. After continuous passing, Carvajal sent a cross from the right. Ronaldo failed to head the football under Van Dijk's defense. The football was taken by Arnold who shrank into the penalty area, and Liverpool switched from defense to offense.
Real Madrid coached by Zidane was affected by the rising age of the players and did not adopt high-position pressure. The players gradually retreated to their own half.
Liverpool started to organize the attack from the backcourt. Li Qing was still the Liverpool offensive player that Real Madrid's defensive players paid the most attention to. Therefore, the defense against Mane and Firmino was not so tight. Henderson, who controlled the football, faced the left side of his own attack and passed the ball to Robertson.
Although Real Madrid only had Casemiro, a pure defensive midfielder, Modric and Toni Kroos were both champion-level players with rich game experience. They could make up for their lack of defensive ability through awareness. In addition, Benzema and Isco actively assisted, and they did not expose any problems in the face of Liverpool's main attack on the left side.
Time passed slowly, and Real Madrid and Liverpool had offensives against each other, but compared with the previous fanatical atmosphere ignited by Li Qing and Ronaldo, there was a certain decline.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the stadium is not a professional stadium.
Li Qing was fully prepared for the close defense before the game, so while he was constantly cruising, he also consciously observed the defensive gaps in Real Madrid's midfield. Modric and Toni Kroos are both creative midfielders who are strong in attack but weak in defense. Defense relies on awareness and overall assistance, which means that Li Qing is now waiting for an opportunity.
"aoaooaooaoooooooo——"
The fanatical atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev remained. Liverpool fans gathered on the north side of the stadium began to sing "You'll Never Walk Alone". This song is catchy and many neutral fans can't help but hum along.
Perhaps influenced by the fans, Liverpool players walked briskly, and many 50-50 ball fights ended in victory.
In the 25th minute, Ronaldo dribbled past Emre Can at the front of the penalty area. He decisively chose to shoot a long shot when he got a gap, but Matip blocked the ball in time and blocked it back. The football flew to Li Qing in the middle who was facing away from the attack direction.
Casemiro rushed over directly, ready to end Liverpool's switch from defense to offense with a foul.
Real Madrid's attack did not go deep this time, and Mane's left-wing defense did not follow to the end. When he saw the ball flying towards Li Qing, he ran forward without hesitation.
Originally, Li Qing wanted to try to take the ball and turn around to get rid of Casemiro. He saw Mane advancing from the corner of his eye, and the Real Madrid defenders' attention was almost entirely on him. With a gleam in his eyes, he took the initiative to return to meet the ball.
Casemiro didn't know what Li Qing was going to do, but he knew what he was going to do. He grabbed Li Qing's jersey with his right hand and didn't give him a chance to stop and pass.
Facing his own goal, Li Qing used the arch of his left foot to move the ball to the right rear, which was the left side of Mane's high-speed forward attack.
Suddenly, the whole situation became clear, and the Liverpool fans in the audience subconsciously burst into a loud shout: "aoaoaooaooo——"
Klopp, standing in front of the visiting team's coaching seat, suddenly became excited and looked at Mane with longing eyes.
Because in front of him, there was no defensive player!
Ramos, Casemiro and Carvajal, whose defensive attention was attracted by Li Qing, all had a 'thump' in their hearts and realized that something was wrong.
Although Mane's scoring ability cannot be compared with Li Qing, he is still a top professional player after all. What if?
Real Madrid coach Zidane's face twitched obviously, feeling huge pressure.
Li Qing's pass was just in advance, just right for Mane's high-speed forward insertion. Even Varane's extremely fast return speed did not relieve much pressure. As a former world superstar, Zidane knew that defense can only be passive forever.
Mane crossed the center line at high speed, Firmino advanced along the middle road at high speed, and Li Qing turned quickly. His powerful explosive power was fully demonstrated at this moment. He was like a red lightning passing across the right road. His strong and powerful feet were too fast to see the swing of his calves. At this time, the design-filled shoes were like a ball of fire burning wildly.
The on-site director gave a long shot, so that the fans in front of the TV could see Mane leading the way, Firmino accelerating in the middle, and Li Qing advancing at full speed at the far end. He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, raised his voice by eight octaves: "Is Li Qing riding a wind and fire wheel? The speed is too fast!"
Casemiro was extremely annoyed now. At first he turned around and ran back, but found that Li Qing was running faster and faster, and then he realized that Li Qing was the most dangerous Liverpool player.
Varane was fast enough, but he and Ramos who was retreating could hardly make up for the shortcomings of the entire defense line.
"aoaooaoaooooooo——"
The enthusiastic atmosphere of the Olympic Stadium in Kiev reached a critical point as Mane dribbled the ball into the 40-meter defense area of Real Madrid, and the cheers were getting louder and louder.
At this moment, Mane chose to use the heel of his left foot to knock the ball to the right front of his body in the face of Varane who was stuck in the inside cut. He looked up and saw Li Qing advancing at high speed along the right rib of the attack, closer to the goal than himself, so he chose to pass the ball directly.
During the retreat, Ramos did not dare to fall to the ground to intercept, for fear that he would lose his position if he did not touch the ball.
The ball rolled diagonally from the left rib of Liverpool's attack to the right rib of the attack, and Li Qing led the ball to the inside line during the running process and came to the 30-meter attack area.
Facing Ramos's fighting and retreating defense, Li Qing made a very decisive choice. He did not make any false moves. He pushed the ball horizontally to the middle with the outside of his left foot, followed quickly with two steps, supported by his right foot, and hit the lower middle part of the ball with his left foot like a whip.
"Boom~"
A crisp muffled sound came spontaneously. Ramos had never expected that Li Qing, who was extremely capable in single combat, would choose a long shot at this distance, and his self-sacrificing blocking was half a beat late.
Like a cannonball, the football flew to the upper left corner of the goal along the upper edge of his right thigh. Goalkeeper Navas also did not expect that Li Qing would choose a long shot in a one-on-one against Ramos' defense. He was not well prepared and did not even make a save.
"Bang~"
Navas, who was ecstatic in his heart, suddenly froze on his face. The football that hit the left post of the goal did not bounce out of the goal, but... bounced into the net.
At the same time, the muffled sound from hitting the goal post was very loud. He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, subconsciously said "It's the post again", but the football hit the post and went into the net instead of hitting the post. He shouted hysterically: "Things never happen three times! Things never happen three times! Li Qing's long shot finally broke through Navas's goal! Help Liverpool open the record!"