Chapter 639 Passive Real Madrid
On the evening of May 25th, Wembley Stadium.
In the QPR dressing room, Ricardo looked calm and looked at his nervous teammates.
Not only the players, but also Simeone's tense face was full of nervousness.
It’s okay to be nervous. As a new team in the Champions League, although they have accumulated a lot of confidence after playing all the way to the final, how can they completely overcome their nervousness.
After Simeone made the final arrangements, Ricardo looked at the time, got up and said a few words.
"I know you are nervous, but I want to say that it is not necessary," Liccardo said with a smile. "Although I am not yet 27 years old, I have already led three different teams to the Champions League. . Same with Ronnie. We really want to lead a fourth different team to win the Champions League. Do you want to accompany us to complete this great work?"
"Think!" the other players shouted in unison.
"Then let's go. Don't think too much. No matter how important this game is, first of all it is just a game. And we don't have to be afraid of any game."
Walking out of the locker room and onto the player tunnel, Ricardo hugged Kaká, who was walking towards him, and then said hello to Pepe, Ramos, Higuain, etc. Finally, his eyes were fixed on Ronaldo, who also had eyes Looking back without blinking.
A smile tugged at the corners of Ricardo's lips.
This is not a major competition year, so performance in the league and Champions League will determine which player wins the Ballon d'Or.
The performance of myself, Messi and Ronaldo is pretty good.
Basically, it can be said that whoever wins this game will take advantage of the Champions League championship and take home this year's Ballon d'Or.
I won't give up this honor.
This Real Madrid team has changed a lot compared to a few years ago. There are only 4 players in the starting lineup that Ricardo has worked with.
Goalkeeper Diego Lopez, defenders Ramos, Pepe, Varane, Coentrao, double midfielder Khedira and Xabi Alonso, in front of them are Ozil, Kaká and Ronaldo , forward Higuain, 4231 formation.
The injuries to Marcelo and Casillas are a major blow to Real Madrid.
On QPR's side, the lineup is relatively complete. The goalkeeper is still Handanovic. Defender Simeone chose Alex Sandro, Van Dijk and Alderweireld, Maicon, and midfielder Fernandini. Oh, then the double midfielder is Modric and Nainggolan, and the three forwards are Ronaldo, Ricardo and Neymar. 4123 formation.
Fans have been waiting, and many simply don't have the patience to watch the performances before the final. As soon as the two teams showed up, overwhelming cheers came.
Amidst the noise, some QPR players looked pale, but most of them had regained their composure after Liccardo's brief speech just now.
After preparations such as picking sides, lining up, and taking photos, the game began and QPR kicked off.
In just the 7th minute, Nainggolan stole the ball from Khedira and pushed it to Modric. Modric immediately sent a through ball to the left side of the penalty area.
Liccardo stepped in at high speed, took the ball and passed Pepe and shot low with his left foot. Diego Lopez barely saved the ball. Ronaldo followed up with a follow-up shot and hit Ramos who was returning to defense, missing the opportunity.
Pellegrini breathed a sigh of relief.
If we fall behind in such a short period of time after the start, it will be difficult to play the rest of the game.
QPR still played the same way today, pressing high and counterattacking on the spot. If there is no chance to counterattack, keep the ball firmly.
Pellegrini has already studied QPR's playing style and formulated a series of countermeasures, but it does not seem to have the desired effect.
Today's QPR players are too active and have completely liberated Ricardo, which is not a good thing.
Pellegrini was thinking about how to deal with the sudden change on the court.
QPR organized an attack and handed the ball to the right. Neymar stepped on his bicycle and passed Coentrao, suddenly accelerating.
Coentrao was caught off guard and was thrown several positions away.
Neymar was able to pass calmly near the baseline. Earlier, Ronaldo and Varane were entangled and no one took advantage.
In the middle, Lopez didn't rush to take the ball. At the end, Ricardo suddenly fell to the ground next to Pepe and hit the ball into the net.
"Riccardo Goallll! In the first 8 minutes, QPR took the lead!" shouted the commentator, "QPR got off to a fantastic start in this final!"
"This is Ricardo's 60th goal in all competitions this season and his 14th in the Champions League!"
The tension of the QPR players disappeared at this moment, and everyone had a pleasant smile on their faces.
After celebrating, when he returned to his own half and waited for the opponent to kick off, Liccardo said loudly: "Steady! Before the BOSS makes adjustments, we must stick to the previous style of play!"
Real Madrid restarted the kick-off, and QPR continued to press high. Under QPR's steal, Real Madrid looked very embarrassed. They could only keep passing the ball to the wing and tried to break through with the help of Ronaldo's personal ability, but QPR's heavy defense Next, it is difficult for Ronaldo to pass the ball out.
Pellegrini commanded solemnly from the sidelines and made several fine-tunings, but none of the results were satisfactory.
Real Madrid were completely outgunned.
It wasn't until the 22nd minute of the game that Real Madrid took advantage of a free kick to complete the first shot.
In desperation, even though the team was behind, Pellegrini still asked the team to retreat a little to avoid the edge for the time being.
Real Madrid invested more energy in defense, which made QPR's chances sharply reduced.
The game became dull for a while.
It's not that Pellegrini doesn't want to attack, it's that Real Madrid currently can't play a smooth offensive at all, so he plans to wait until QPR is exhausted and morale declines.
It is difficult for both sides to reach the opponent's penalty area and can only create threats through set kicks and long shots.
QPR also has a little more means, and can use the personal skills of Ricardo and Neymar to create murderous opportunities, but Real Madrid tightens the defense very tightly, and even the lone forward Higuain often returns to the penalty area to defend.
Even if they break through and cut inside, they often can't find a chance to kick off.
The commentator laughed: "This is really a typical Champions League final. Both sides played cautiously. But the problem is, Real Madrid is lagging behind now. Does Pellegrini really not want to equalize?"
However, in the 43rd minute, Real Madrid launched its first smooth attack of the game. Kaka sent a pass from the right, Alderweireld made a mistake and failed to clear the ball immediately, and Higuain broke into the right side of the penalty area.
When he could shoot by himself, he selflessly sent a cross. Ronaldo easily pushed the ball into the empty goal in front of the small penalty area.
"Goallllll! Cristiano Ronaldo! He scored the 51st goal this season, which was also his 13th Champions League goal! This goal also brought his number of goals in the history of the Champions League to 50, becoming the successor. The 6th player to score more than 50 goals in the Champions League after Ricardo, Raul, Messi, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Henry!"
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