Chapter 208: The White Dragon Origin's First Battle

"I still remember that in the last league game, Real Madrid used a brand new routine and defeated Real Sociedad 3-0. I wonder if Zidane will continue to use that tactic today!"

"Okay! The competition list is out!"

"We can see that Real Madrid still uses the classic 433 lineup before, and did not make too many changes to the lineup on a whim."

"The goalkeeper is Navas, and the back line is Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos and Marcelo."

"Behind the midfielder is Casemiro, one of the two attacking midfielders is Bai Ran, a young talented player who is hot during this period, and the Croatian midfield master, Modric, who has just returned from injury."

"On the forward line, Cristiano Ronaldo is still leading the way, with Benzema in the middle and the fast winger Bale on the other side."

"Previously, Modric missed the game against Real Sociedad because of illness. I don't know if it will affect his performance today."

After introducing Real Madrid's lineup, the commentator pulled out another information sheet and said: "Then there is Manchester City."

"They also attach great importance to this game and do not dare to neglect it at all. All the main players are participating."

"But there are some slight differences from the last game."

"The goalkeeper is still England's Joe Hart. The defenders are basically unchanged from the first round. The full-back partner is Clichy and Sagna, and the double central defenders are Otamendi and Kompany."

"The two defensive midfielders are Fernando and Fernandinho."

"And it is worth mentioning that Manchester City received three yellow cards late in the first round. Their defensive actions in this game should be as small as possible."

"In the frontcourt, their wide midfielders are De Bruyne and Jesus, and this time their core midfielder is Yaya Toure."

"Mr. Striker, it is still Argentina's great striker Sergio Aguero who forms the single arrow."

“Just seeing the lineups of both sides in this game makes people’s hearts surge and their blood surge!”

In the player tunnel, players from both sides have already lined up their teams, and Modric is also adjusting his breathing, trying to maintain the best possible condition.

Bai Ran was the same, and at this moment, a figure from behind came to Bai Ran.

When he turned around, he saw it was the opponent's center back Otamendi.

Bai Ran and Otamendi have also settled their differences, and they are now both enemies and friends.

The two high-fived and hugged each other, encouraging each other to perform well in this game.

Both sides are working hard and preparing to give fans a football feast.

As the prompt sounded, the players from both sides walked into the Bernabeu Stadium with their heads held high!

As soon as he stepped into this green space, the audience on the sidelines gave him a very strong welcome and applause.

The entire Bernabeu was in jubilation. This was a unique game, one of the most exciting in Europe!

The players on both sides lined up on both sides and performed the opening ceremony before the Champions League game.

Afterwards, the two sides shook hands one by one and went to their respective venues to warm up.

After the referee's whistle, the focus of the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals officially started!

After the start, Manchester City almost dominated Real Madrid.

In the third minute, an offensive wave was brewing from the wing. Yaya Turella in the center fired a volley from the bow and slid past the goal!

Just one minute later, Manchester City once again reached the city wall. In the blitz launched from the midfield, Real Madrid's defense seemed to be somewhat ineffective.

But Aguero's last kick was indeed a bit abstract, flying directly into the fans' stands.

After the opening, they were playing crazy against Real Madrid. It can be seen that Guardiola is determined to win today and their belief in winning is extremely strong!

Every player is running hard without missing any chance!

But it wasn't over yet. Just one minute later, it was still Manchester City, and it was still the opportunity created by the crazy pressing in the frontcourt.

Yaya Toure transferred the ball to Jesus on the right. Jesus broke through with the ball at high speed, passed Marcelo on the wing, and then made a pass.

De Bruyne has been waiting outside the penalty area in the middle for a long time. Unmarked in this position, facing the ball falling high, De Bruyne volleyed!

This was an extremely tricky low-level shot. The ball hit Real Madrid's goal at extremely fast speed and at a weird angle.

At the critical moment, Navas made a key block and kept the ball firmly under his body.

How frightened!

Real Madrid played too passively.

During this period, Bai Ran's team's defense was under great pressure. After finally withstanding the opponent's three blows in the opening game, Real Madrid gradually launched a counterattack in the frontcourt.

In the 18th minute, Ronaldo advanced with the ball to the edge of Manchester City's penalty area. There was a large space on the left wing. The Portuguese superstar saw the opportunity and swept the ball to the penalty area. However, Benzema's header from the front was blocked by the opponent. Goalkeeper Joe Hart made a heroic save.

What a pity! This ball is only a few millimeters away from scoring!

I have to say that Joe Hart’s strength is still very strong!

This is the closest chance for both teams to score since the start of this game!

With the occurrence of this shot, the offensive and defensive rhythm on the field also continued to accelerate.

In the 29th minute, Manchester City's attack came again, still through this right road. Jesus faced Marcelo and did not choose to pass him. Instead, he shook the angle and sent the ball directly to the front of the goal!

Aguero responded at the back point, and the ball bypassed Ramos and Pepe's heads and came to a deeper position in the penalty area!

The striker from Argentina made a shot at the back point, but he was unexpectedly resolved by Navas again.

The goalkeepers on both sides of this game played very well. With so many scoring opportunities, the score on the field is still 0-0!

The scene changed. In the 33rd minute, Real Madrid's counterattack opportunity was pushed forward by lightning. Ronaldo was at the front of the penalty area, playing a supporting role for his teammates, and passed the ball to Modric who came to the edge of the penalty area!

There was no defender of the opponent to defend Modric in front of him. His best long shot could come in handy at this moment!

After receiving the ball, he stopped and moved it to his right front, and then kicked it!

Bang——

This long shot did not have power!

The opponent's goalkeeper was also stunned. What happened?

This didn't look like a shot that Modric could shoot!

But after all, it was the opponent's mistake. Joe Hart was naturally happy to take the ball and the game continued.

After Modric shot, he knelt on the ground and supported the grass with his head. He looked very regretful. He had high expectations for this shot, but it did not meet his psychological expectations.

He blamed himself very much!

At this moment, Bai Ran was jogging to the back half of the field. He hesitated for a moment and stared in the direction of Modric.

Only he found that Modric was not so upset about the ball.

He knelt on the ground because of the pain in his knees...

Modric's muscles were twitching, but he pretended to be sorry for the ball, which was really distressing.

But the next moment, Modric still gritted his teeth and stood up and ran to his own half.

He was still insisting on the game, enduring great pain!

Bai Ran felt a little reluctant in his heart, thinking that it was time for him to do something.

Both sides on the field had attacks and defenses, but the ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal needed to be strengthened.

When the game came to the 41st minute, De Bruyne's breakthrough on the wing caused Carvajal's passive foul. This time, Real Madrid's full-back not only gave the opponent a set-piece opportunity in an excellent position, but also almost caused a conflict between the two teams on the field.

This tackle made Manchester City's players extremely dissatisfied, and before De Bruyne said anything, Fernandinho in the back had already run over and pointed at Real Madrid's players and roared.

Real Madrid immediately responded, and the two sides held each other for a few minutes and were separated by the referee.

This ball was taken by De Bruyne. The position of this ball was very good. As long as it could be successfully hoisted into the penalty area, their high point Kompany's header would become Manchester City's most advantageous offensive weapon.

The referee blew the whistle, and De Bruyne started to run up for this ball!

Then, he made a curved cross, and the ball fell accurately into the penalty area!

Kompany jumped high, but unfortunately, under the interference of Ramos, the ball was not comfortable.

Navas kicked the ball out in a crisis, but it didn't go far, and the ball still fell to the feet of Yaya Toure in the midfield.

Yaya Toure dribbled the ball around the edge of the penalty area, posing a great threat to Real Madrid every second.

At this time, the players in the backcourt were all marking the forwards of Manchester City, and Yaya Toure's responsibility was naturally Modric.

But Yaya Toure's physical fitness, that is what ordinary people can compare with?

What's more, Modric's current situation is not optimistic!

But this is his mission, he must do it anyway!

Modric immediately stepped forward to press Yaya Toure, and under physical contact, Modric quickly showed a disadvantageous situation.

Yaya Toure used his arm to push Modric away, and his feet were also blocking the opponent.

Dragging this injured leg, Modric had no way to compete with Yaya Toure, and soon lost.

His performance was really not good today, many defenses failed, and the success rate of long shots was also very low.

However, just after Modric's last breath was released, Yaya Toure obviously won the fight.

Modric, who was enduring the pain, finally couldn't hold on and was about to fall to the ground.

At this moment, Yaya Toure took two steps with the ball. Due to Modric's interference, Toure's control of the ball was slightly relaxed.

A white figure rushed out at this time!

He flashed in front of Yaya Toure, and when Yaya Toure looked at his feet again, the ball had disappeared without a trace!

Looking back, it turned out to be Real Madrid's No. 37!

No. 37 is...

Bai Ran!

Modric's eyes lit up!

Unexpectedly, Bai Ran participated in the midfield defense!

This interception was too critical!

Because in the next second, no one knew whether Yaya Toure, a heavyweight player, would make a subtle pass or directly hit the goal!

Bai Ran quickly passed in front of Toure, using his keen insight and predictive ability to take the ball away directly from him.

The action was so fast that even Yaya Toure didn't have time to react!

Modric's eyes flashed with a fiery color.

This kid...

It's for himself, for Real Madrid, and for the championship!

He really learned defense well. After these two games, his defensive ability has increased visibly.

However, the key point is not how much his ability has increased, but that his defensive enthusiasm is already in place.

With the original tactical arrangement, he didn't need to move the ball, and even if the ball was lost, it was not Bai Ran's responsibility.

At this time, he did not hesitate to spend his energy to actively return to defense, which was too critical!

After Bai Ran got the ball, he drove straight in, and the opponent's players didn't realize that Bai Ran could grab the ball back this time!

When did this kid learn to defend!

They chased back with all their strength, but they had already opened up a certain distance from Bai Ran who started.

Bai Ran dribbled the ball at full speed. The speed of 88 was enough to crush most of the players on the field, and even the speed of dribbling was not to be underestimated.

Soon, Bai Ran was about to face the opponent's midfielder Fernandinho.

Bai Ran moved his center of gravity to the left, and his right foot was suspended in the air for two steps. Fernandinho did not eat the dribble, but stuck to Bai Ran tightly.

This made Bai Ran feel a little difficult.

Real Madrid's advancement speed slowed down rapidly. Seeing that the opponent's players had already returned to defense, Bai Ran couldn't think too much.

He could only use all the methods he could think of to quickly counterattack!

Bai Ran's upper limbs swung gently, and the White Dragon Origin under his feet was emitting a shining silver light!

This was also the first time that Bai Ran wore his own exclusive sneakers to play.

Through the extremely thin shoe body, he was very good at controlling the ball, so he dared to take the risk to make this move.

He gently probed into the bottom of the ball with his toes, and then shook his ankle lightly, directly picking up the ball from the bottom up!

After this action, Bai Ran ran forward directly!

Fernandinho's height was not an advantage, and the ball flew over his head easily!

"Oh my god! Bai Ran dribbled past Fernandinho easily!"

"This ball is so imaginative. This dribbling can be selected as the best of the year!"

"This is simply football with a samba flavor. Bai Ran completely conquered Manchester City with his talent!"

There was applause from the stands on the Real Madrid side. Everyone was impressed by Bai Ran's performance!

The ball fell obediently at Bai Ran's feet in the air. When Fernandinho turned around, Bai Ran had already received the ball and flew away.

This is simply a somewhat insulting dribbling!

But it doesn't matter. Bai Ran just wants to send the ball into the opponent's goal. Bai Ran doesn't care about anything else!

Next, under Otamendi's defense, Bai Ran slowed down again.

At this moment, he glimpsed it with his peripheral vision.

Not only did the opponent's defender run over to make up for the defense, but his teammates also arrived in time to outflank!

Bai Ran lightly knocked the ball with his arch of the foot, and the ball came to the middle of the penalty area.

Modric had already rushed over.

He had just run very fast. He saw Bai Ran's efforts, and of course he was unwilling to fall behind!

After receiving Bai Ran's pass, Modric endured the pain in his leg and pushed the ball with the arch of his foot. The speed of the ball was not fast, but the angle was very tricky!

Modric almost used his last strength and tightened his ankle to shoot this shot.

Joe Hart fell to the ground to save the ball, but the ball stuck to the ground and cleverly avoided Joe Hart's defense with an arc.

The ball rolled gently into Manchester City's net, and Modric pushed the near corner and scored!

Real Madrid led at home at the Bernabeu, one to zero!

Bai Ran's assist and Modric's goal were impeccable!

The two players had a very tacit cooperation from the backcourt, from defense to offense, it was done in one go, very perfect!

Real Madrid led 4-3 in the total score, which gave them an advantage!

Zidane also waved his arms happily to celebrate this goal!

It's so beautiful. I didn't expect Bai Ran to absorb knowledge so quickly. It's only been a few days, and he can already help the team defend.

And he's defending a team like Manchester City, and it's effective.

What's more, it's a player of Yaya Toure's level!

All the stories start with the steal in the backcourt. Modric and Bai Ran grabbed the ball together, so this counterattack can go smoothly.

After scoring, Modric finally showed a long-lost smile, but cold sweat dripped down, and his situation was still not optimistic.

Bai Ran was very excited and came to Modric's side, holding him with one arm. The two came to the sidelines shoulder to shoulder, gently swinging their forearms, and celebrating with the fans on the sidelines.

In the meantime, Bai Ran was also feeling the pressure on Modric's legs.

"The score on the field has been rewritten! Real Madrid scored first. In the 42nd minute of the game, the situation finally changed!"

"After Bai Ran's steal in the backcourt, he drove straight into the edge of the opponent's penalty area, and then made a wonderful pass. Modric received a low shot and scored!"

"This is a team cooperation! It can be seen that Bai Ran's growth rate is still amazing. Now he seems to have some defensive ability!"

"This goal should be a wake-up call for Manchester City. Although their offensive in the first half was very fierce, their efficiency was worrying."

"If this situation continues, they will be eliminated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals!"

Then the other teammates also ran up to celebrate with Modric and Bai Ran.

On the Manchester City side, everyone spread their hands, looking confused.

How did they suddenly get beaten?

Bai Ran, a 17-year-old kid, had already shined in the first round.

That game was fine, there was nothing we could do about it.

He performed so well in this game?

An Asian can have such speed, skills, and dribbling past the opponent!

Who can believe this! ?

The fans on the Chinese side also shouted that it was exciting. Bai Ran's dribbling past Fernandinho was dumbfounded.

I don't know how to deal with it at all!