Chapter 247 Morata's Debut "Lived up to Expectations"

Cavani's shot was powerful and went straight to the dead corner of the goal!

Let's see how goalkeeper Casillas responds to this ball.

Facing this shot, Casillas flew to save the ball, and the ball flew to the upper left corner of the goal. Casillas wanted to lift the ball out with one hand!

Will he be the hero in front of Real Madrid's goal line this time?

Swish——

The ball went straight into the net, and the ball went in!

The fans in the stadium applauded. Casillas almost saved the ball. The speed of the ball was too fast.

Cavani's sense of smell in front of the goal was not a problem. The timing of his movement was almost perfect, and his shot was also very tricky.

Not only was the speed of the ball extremely fast, but the angle was also very beautiful, hitting a nine-and-a-half-point angle!

Although it was not a ten-point angle, in this case, it was difficult for the goalkeeper to react quickly, and the ball went straight to the upper left corner like a rocket, and Casillas could not react.

It took a huge effort to be able to touch the ball with his fingertips slightly.

Zidane did not blame the goalkeeper. This ball was not a mistake made by the goalkeeper, but the attack of Paris was too good.

If Navas was on the field, it might be saved, and Navas had to perform superbly.

It is still difficult for an ordinary goalkeeper like this to save this ball.

After scoring, Cavani was very excited. This was the first goal since the start of the season. He rushed to the sidelines to celebrate with the fans and made a classic celebration move, kneeling on one knee as if he was aiming with a sniper rifle.

Just like his celebration move, Cavani's shot seemed to be like a heavy artillery with a sniper scope, directly hitting the goal of Real Madrid.

Paris is still very strong, and the lineup sent out today is not all substitutes, but most of them are the main players.

Zidane shook his head. Looking at the situation on the field, everything is very gloomy.

Last season, they were in great form, and the players did not perform like this at all.

The first warm-up match at the beginning of this season gave Zidane a blow.

What the hell is going on? Could it be that these players indulged themselves during the holidays?

On the other side, Emery, the head coach of Paris, showed his level in every move. Although he was leading by one goal, his expression was still very calm and natural.

Zidane looked at Emery next to him. This kid is quite good at pretending!

Although he fell behind, Zidane was not panicked at all. This was just a process of running-in. The new tactics and new personnel in the team have not been well adapted, and more games are needed to strengthen their own cooperation.

As we all know, Emery is also a big news in the football coaching market this year. Not long ago, he also joined Paris Saint-Germain and took up the coaching baton of this French Ligue 1 giant.

Before that, Emery was the head coach of Sevilla.

The evaluation of him in the football world has always been vague. He does not have a distinctive personality like Guardiola, Simeone or even Enrique, and people have no accurate definition of Emery's football philosophy and style.

To some extent, Emery is more like an all-round "craftsman" without any special skills.

But the talent of this coach is still worthy of recognition. He is very calm on the field. When they are leading, they will not be proud and complacent, and they will not forget themselves by playing crazy attacks. Even if the team is behind, this coach is very calm.

They can seize the opportunity to counterattack when they are doing a good job of defense and cause a fatal blow.

Paris is also moving towards a better and better path, which is a point that Zidane cannot ignore.

It seems that this year's Champions League is still very interesting.

After this goal, the referee also blew the whistle at the end of the first half. After halftime, the score was 1-0, and Paris Saint-Germain led Real Madrid.

In this half, it can be seen that Real Madrid's number of shots is not low, with a total of 6 shots, three of which were shot into the goal frame, which is higher than Paris.

Paris only had four shots, two of which hit, and the only goal came from Cavani.

In terms of offensive firepower, Real Madrid seems to be better, but the offensive efficiency is indeed not flattering.

Real Madrid's performance in the first half was remarkable. After all, this was the latest tactic developed by Zidane. It was normal for the players to be unfamiliar with it, but they had done their best, no doubt about it.

Whether it was the defensive strength of the five defenders or the offensive transition after the double-backs were inserted, Real Madrid did a good job.

It may also be because Zidane's frequent changes last season tested a lot of tactical systems that can be used, and the players also adapted to the constant changes in their positions.

But this offensive efficiency is indeed a problem.

Morata is a member who has just returned to Real Madrid. Let him start the game, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, but there are too many mistakes...

Real Madrid had six shots in the first half of this game, four of which were completed by Morata, and none of them were within the range of the goal frame.

This made Zidane wonder in his heart-is this kid's eyes crooked?

The teammates on the bench also knew that the nature of this game was equivalent to a warm-up and a friendly match, so they just smiled at Morata's poor performance.

"Morata could miss this goal, but my grandma could score it."

"Pfft...you don't have to say that. After all, it's normal for her to not perform well since she just arrived."

"Nonsense, isn't it said that new players who have just joined the team have an ambiguous period? During this period of ambiguity, the player may even perform beyond his original ability. Look at Morata, tut tut tut... He has just arrived and is in a cold period?"

"Don't worry! Morata is still very young and needs to settle down. Otherwise, why would we dare to spend 30 million to buy him back? We must have seen the shining points in him."

At this time, Modric also heard the players' discussion, so he turned back and smiled: "It's still settling down. Bai Ran is so experienced at the age of 17. If he settles down again, won't he become an antique?"

"Hahaha..."

Everyone clapped their hands and laughed heartily.

And Bai Ran laughed and shook his head.

He was naturally happy about his teammates' affirmation of him, but the strength of this new Real Madrid striker was really unbearable to watch.

If Benzema has injuries again this season, will Real Madrid really use Morata as the main force?

Alas...

Thinking of this, Bai Ran sighed. Actually, there is nothing wrong with what others said. This is just the beginning. Half a game is not enough to make a conclusion about a player. What if he explodes one day?

However, if this state is maintained until this season, I am afraid that the attack intensity of Real Madrid's frontcourt will be greatly reduced.

And the free man tactics can no longer be implemented.

In the Champions League final last season, Zidane applied this classic free man system to the field for the first time. At that time, Real Madrid was a complete body, all the main players were on the field, and all the players were in full condition.

But if Benzema's position was replaced by Morata, Bai Ran was really not sure whether he could cooperate so well with this new teammate. It is estimated that it would be difficult for him to do what Benzema can do on the field.

In the locker room, Zidane spoke loudly and repeated the tactical concept to the players.

"Try to reduce such dribbling, understand?"

"Also, on the defensive end, look into his eyes, and then stick close to him at the critical moment. If you are not sure, you can not stretch your foot to steal the ball, but you must not let him get the ball into the penalty area so easily like last time. Do you understand?"

"Have you forgotten? We have trained before that we should learn to use our upper limbs. If he does this, you can..."

Bai Ran put his hands up and leaned his back against the door frame, watching Zidane spitting in the locker room, while all the Real Madrid players were listening attentively, and his heart was also full of waves.

Maybe he would consider becoming a coach after retirement. Seeing Zidane coaching so passionately, Bai Ran was also a little moved.

At the beginning of the second half, Zidane did not make any substitutions. He decided to give Morata another chance to show himself.

By the way, they can also accumulate some valuable experience on the field. After all, the opponent is Paris Saint-Germain, and the lineup is close to all the main players. They must gradually adapt to this kind of intensity.

The two sides came to the court and stood in their positions. In the second half, Real Madrid did not lose confidence and was full of fighting spirit.

But football cannot be won by fighting spirit alone. At the beginning of the second half, Paris organized a threatening attack.

After Thiago Silva received the back pass from his teammate, he first passed it to Kurzawa on the side.

As a defensive central defender, sometimes he can also act as an extra striker to compete for headers in the penalty area. After all, the strong body allows the Brazilian to easily dominate in the confrontation.

But passing the ball is not his strong point.

After Kurzawa got the ball, he directly launched a long pass attack. Sure enough, the quality of this long pass was very high, and he found Incone at the far end.

Incone had already contributed an assist in the first half. This time he also planned to repeat the trick. When he rushed forward and was about to reach the edge of the penalty area, he wanted to cross again at a 45-degree angle.

Cavani has already run to the position, just waiting for you to feed the cake.

Although Cavani is a player who often gets crazy and misses all kinds of empty goals, he still has a lot of magical goals.

As the saying goes, Kazuo only scores difficult goals, and he is too lazy to score empty goals.

"Pass the ball!"

Cavani was even a little anxious because Incone was slow to kick the ball.

But when he turned around, Cavani immediately shut up. Incone was in a difficult situation now, so how could he have the time to pass the ball to you?

It turned out that Marcelo was staring at Incone on the wing, and even Rabiot, who came to the penalty area to respond, was closely guarded by Nacho.

Marcelo learned his lesson this time. The distance between me and you is just a little bit short. I stick to you to prevent you from passing the ball, and I don't kick you. It's so disgusting.

This is a very good defense, which makes Incone very headache. His teammates were also stared at by Real Madrid players. There is no passing point. This ball seems to have become a dead end.

In desperation, Incone forced a cross, and it really hit Marcelo, bounced out of the sideline, and was a throw-in.

Marcelo covered his stomach and looked at Incone, you can't pass the ball, so you kick me in the stomach!

What a grandson!

You wait for me!

Full-back Aurier came to throw the throw-in, and Cavani in front also came up to meet it.

This time, Paris had a lot of passing points. In the end, Aurier threw the ball with both hands and gave it to Cavani's feet.

It has to be said that Cavani is a top shooter and a beast in the penalty area.

Various violent long shots and volleys are quite threatening.

His running position is very exquisite, and his interpretation of the game on the field is also very accurate.

But once the ball comes to his feet, it is ruined.

That is a disaster movie.

After all, as a striker, he can't dribble, and he has speed, but his speed is so slow. This kind of striker can pose a greater threat to the opponent when he doesn't have the ball than when he has the ball.

So when Cavani dribbles the ball, Varane still stays in front of the goal, and Nacho comes out and stretches his foot directly, take it!

Ka Dazo suddenly frowned, what the hell? Not simple!

Nacho directly intercepted the ball, a clean interception, Cavani also regretted it in his heart, he knew that he should lie on the ground and ask for a free kick.

This time it was a big shame.

Real Madrid showed no mercy at all, and counterattacked directly after intercepting the ball.

This is also an advantage of the 532 formation, with solid defense, quick counterattack, accuracy and efficiency.

If the two strikers were replaced by Bai Ran and Ronaldo, it would be a 100% goal. One midfielder is an all-around master, and the other is a killer hunter in the penalty area. Isn't this pass and shot a goal?

But unfortunately, Ronaldo became Morata, and Bai Ran became Hesse.

After Nacho passed the ball forward, Kovacic in the frontcourt turned around and passed it to Hesse's feet.

To be honest, this pass is still very skilled. Although it is not as good as Modric, it has a bit of that flavor.

But the subsequent development is a bit surprising.

After Hesse held the ball, he had the opportunity to create a threat at the first time. If he kicked the ball accurately enough, he could find Morata and tear through the defense.

But Hesse knew that he didn't have that ability, so he stopped the ball first. Not taking the blame was the most important thing. Safety was his first choice.

After all, not everyone has Benzema's courage, and not everyone can play the position of the pot striker.

This is unique in the football world. Others have forwards, all-around forwards, false nines, and nine-and-a-halfs. Only Benzema's position is special - a back-up forward.

Jesse doesn't have that ability. After thinking for a moment, he passed the ball to Isco behind.

Isco has fought so many games with his big brothers, and his skills are still very good. After receiving the ball, he didn't hesitate to stop the ball and look for someone, but looked at the position of his teammates in advance. When the ball came to his feet, he didn't care about anything and just passed it out.

After all, opportunities are rare. Sometimes opportunities are just a flash of lightning. If you miss it, it's gone.

And at this moment, Isco actually made the right bet. Morata's running position this time lived up to expectations!

He crossed the opponent's offside line and saw through the offside trap set by Paris. Before Kimpembe had time to take two steps forward, he stepped on Kimpembe's heel and ran forward five millimeters away. The ball also passed through everyone and came to Morata's feet.

Oh my! Bai Ran was excited watching from the sidelines. It was great!

Morata lived up to expectations. This little counter-offside was amazing.

Morata adjusted his position after receiving the ball and faced the goalkeeper!

The opponent's Trapp had the intention to attack, but not much.

After all, he was very close to the goal. This position was very awkward. If he attacked, he could pick the ball and shoot. If he didn't attack, he still had a few steps to adjust with the ball.

And Morata was in a hurry and shot directly.

Good!

Morata really lived up to expectations. In terms of disappointment, Morata has never disappointed.

Even Trapp didn't react to this shot, but he missed the target himself...

The ball slipped out of the goal, which was a pity, almost brushing the post and going out of bounds.

Zidane grabbed his bald head, what the hell was this kick! ?

The last time Zidane could grab his bald head was when Bai Ran was the last person.

In a sense, Morata and Bai Ran both made Zidane's heart surge and his blood pressure rise.

This goal made the players of the opposing Paris Saint-Germain laugh. Trapp was shouting about the defensive problems of his teammates, and their forwards Cavani and Lucas Jr. couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and smile after watching this shot.

How did Real Madrid beat Manchester City with this level?

I really can't figure it out!

Last season, Paris was defeated by Manchester City in the quarter-finals.

In the subsequent semi-finals, Manchester City tied Real Madrid 3-3 in two games, and the final penalty shootout decided the winner, which dragged Real Madrid to the final.

It seems that Real Madrid doesn't have anything real!

Not to mention that their lineup is a rotation lineup, the depth of the bench alone is not enough.

They actually know that Real Madrid has a very famous Chinese boy who plays really well, but they don't believe that one person can turn the situation around?

It seems that this Champions League champion is too water.

If Paris hadn't fallen in front of Manchester City, the Champions League champion would definitely belong to Paris.

At least Cavani thought so.

Then the game continued, and the time came to the 60th minute.

In an offensive opportunity of Paris Saint-Germain, midfielder Pastore dribbled past Isco, and faced the opponent's iron wall defense, a surgical pass tore through Real Madrid's defense.

Since Real Madrid has five defenders, if they fight a positional battle in the penalty area, their protection ability is still very strong.

Cavani from Paris also knew this, so he turned around after receiving the ball and took advantage of this gap to shoot directly from the outside of the penalty area!

Cardozo made another long shot!

Look at the quality of this shot!

The ball passed all the players in the penalty area and went straight to the dead corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Casillas did not seem to react.

The disadvantage of the five-defender formation is that the goalkeeper's vision is easily blocked when facing the opponent's long shot.

After all, leaving aside the full-backs, there are three walls in front of him, so who can see the angle of the long shot!