Chapter 259 Galaxy Battleship at Full Firepower
His performance is commendable and he has fulfilled his duties as head coach well.
On the court, he organized Real Madrid's frontcourt offense to the fullest. Although Modric did not join the offensive line this time, he would also give Bai Ran unlimited support from the rear.
Delivering opportunities to the frontcourt is also Modric's specialty.
Even though Bai Ran was playing as an attacking midfielder in this game, he still received a lot of help from his teammates.
During the midfield period, the atmosphere in the Real Madrid locker room was very tense.
They also attach great importance to this game. Unexpectedly, the showdown with Bayern will be staged again after dozens of days. The opponent's lineup seems to be stronger than last season.
Because in last season's Champions League final, Peter Pan Robben was absent due to injury, and after Robben returned from injury, he indeed posed a great threat to Real Madrid's wing.
Moreover, the addition of center back Hummels has also made Bayern's lineup even thicker.
The combination of Vidal and Xabi Alonso is still such a headache.
In the midfield, although Muller did not play in the first half of the game and Lewandowski did not know where Ancelotti placed him, it is very likely that these two superstars will appear on the field in the second half.
Bai Ran wiped the sweat on his face with a towel and sat on the chair. Isco was also panting and said with his hands on his waist: "The opponent's defense is stronger than before."
It was the first time for Vazquez to experience such a dilemma with his teammates. He was a little at a loss for a moment, and it was not difficult to see that he looked very nervous.
"I think it will be difficult for me to penetrate their back on the right."
"The midfielder is marking me too tightly, I need more space!"
"Run!"
At this time, Casemiro, who has always been relatively calm and introverted, frowned and shouted in the locker room.
"If you don't run, where will the space come from!?"
"When I am holding the ball in the backcourt, I only have Isco on the right, and Bai Ran in front. Don't just look at the left, run forward, and the wing will create space!"
At this time Modric stood up and said: "Calm down."
Vazquez wanted to retort, but for a moment he had nothing to say. Casemiro was about to speak: "And Morata, your position is too..."
"alright!"
At this time, Bai Ran's voice appeared in the locker room, and the room instantly became much quieter.
The chaotic chatter gradually became quieter, and everyone was listening to Bai Ran's words.
"Now is not the time to argue."
"We'll wait until the coach comes."
Bai Ran's shout was indeed effective. Almost instantly, everyone calmed down their anger. Zidane then pushed the door open and looked at the surrounding players, with dissatisfaction written on their faces.
"What? Are you not satisfied with the game?"
"I'm even more dissatisfied."
"Here, let's look at the tactical board."
At this time, everyone gathered around, and Vázquez and Casemiro also put aside their previous suspicions and came together to look at Zidane's fingertips side by side.
"Our defense was under great threat in the first half, and it all stemmed from..."
Zidane is talking nonstop to the players about things that need to be paid attention to. Real Madrid is obeying the coach's instructions wholeheartedly. This kind of Real Madrid is the most terrifying.
After a fifteen-minute break, the two sides returned to the court again and the game continued.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again. Bayern indeed made substitution adjustments. Thomas Muller was appointed as the midfielder in the midfield to mobilize the direction of the frontcourt attack. Green was also replaced on the forward line. Sure enough, it was Polish striker Lewandowski who took the field.
It now seems that the addition of troops to Bayern's frontcourt offensive line has indeed brought about huge changes and progress. However, looking at Zidane's side, it seems that he has already anticipated the opponent's style of play.
When Real Madrid was in the midfield, Zidane told them about the changes in the formation, which was directly changed from 4231 to the classic 433. Vazquez continued to stay on the court, while Isco was replaced by Bell. Playing as a right winger.
After all, Bell's defensive ability is weaker than Isco, but offensively, his speed is like a scimitar that pierces the enemy's ribs.
In 4231, Isco, the full-back position, not only has to shoulder offensive responsibilities, but also is the team's first line of defense on the wing, which Bell is not capable of doing.
The team switched to a 433 formation, and Modric and Casemiro in the midfield can help share the defensive pressure on the wings.
Bai Ran's current defensive level has also improved by leaps and bounds. It can be said that Real Madrid's overall lineup has ushered in a comprehensive upgrade.
The second half of the game is about to start. Judging from the posture of both sides, it is going to be a wonderful offensive battle.
After all the fans saw the changes at the game, their emotions were greatly aroused. After all, the second half seemed to be even more exciting than the first half.
At this moment when the new season is about to start in less than a month, there is not much time left for the respective teams to adjust.
The two sides stood in position, and as the referee blew his whistle, the second half of the showdown began.
At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid took the lead and launched a fierce offensive from the center. The captain of the center back, Ramos, sent a high-altitude overhead ball. New aid Vazquez made a lightning advance and moved around on the edge of the penalty area, shaking Rafinha. After opening the angle, he picked the ball exquisitely to Bai Ran.
Bai Ran observed his teammates' running positions in the middle. His sharp sense of smell allowed him to seize the opportunity in an instant. When the opponent's defender was unable to make up for the defense, Bai Ran did not choose to stop the ball, but passed it back to Vasquez.
This pass was very imaginative. This was the inspiration of a top player and the display of talent!
Excellent vision and exquisite passing skills made this perfect over-the-top pass.
The ball passed over Vidal's head and came to Vasquez's feet. At this moment, he dribbled the ball to the penalty area at high speed. Modric, who came in from behind, took a long shot directly!
A powerful shot, the opponent's Neuer stretched his body and jumped into the air, intending to save the ball, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out, and no goal was scored.
In this lightning moment, Casemiro also came in from behind. Now no one was holding the ball, and the ball rolled in the direction of Casemiro.
Casemiro raised his foot to shoot. When the opponent's defender was about to block his shooting angle, Casemiro did not shoot, but dunked the ball under his feet and then passed it to the left.
His eyes finally found the figure of Vazquez on the field. His running position was more advanced than in the first half. After receiving the ball, he was almost facing the empty goal. There was a melee in the penalty area of Bayern Munich, and the situation was very chaotic.
In this chaos, Vazquez still did not choose to shoot, but knocked the ball to the feet of his teammates in the middle. Casemiro inserted and shot, and the ball went into the net!
The ball went in!
Real Madrid played a very delicate short pass in this attack.
Starting from the midfield, their passes were linked together. Starting from Bai Ran's lob pass, the whole attack was lit up.
Vazquez and Bai Ran cooperated exquisitely, and then sent the ball to the top of the arc in the middle. Modric's shot was also very shocking, and almost directly caused a goal.
Casemiro's feint was perfect, almost dealing with all the opponent's defensive forces, and passed the ball to Vasquez who was ambushing deep in the opponent's defense.
Vasquez was not in a hurry to shoot. For a young player, this calm mentality is very rare. He actually observed his teammates in a better position first, and when he noticed that the opponent's defender did not keep up, he resolutely sent an assist.
As a defensive midfielder, Casemiro came to the front court to participate in the attack and scored a goal. Real Madrid temporarily led 3-2!
The two had some unpleasant things in the locker room just now, but all this was to win the game, and they naturally understood this in their hearts.
They did not mean to blame each other. After the ball was scored, Casemiro immediately found Vasquez to celebrate together, which explained everything.
Bai Ran of course joined their celebration, and the fans in the stands on the sidelines were crazy!
The stadium fell into a white wave and cheers, and Fat Tiger's name resounded throughout North America.
Casemiro didn't score any goals last season, but he scored his first goal in this season's International Champions Cup.
Does this mean that this galactic battleship is about to set sail?
The players on the Bayern side fell into silence. They also made substitutions. They thought they could catch Real Madrid off guard, but who would have thought that Zidane had already prepared for it. He directly guessed the opponent's substitutions and made a response strategy.
He is indeed a master of metaphysics...
Don't worry about how I arrange my troops, and don't worry about why I don't play Ronaldo. Despite the doubts from the outside world, you just see whether I win or not!
Just five minutes into the second half, Real Madrid broke the score balance on the field. In this goal, Vazquez was like a ghost. After sending a cross, he quietly lurked in the depths of the opponent's formation, constantly looking for loopholes in the opponent. Then Casemiro made a thundering blow, and Bayern Munich was unable to defend!
After falling behind by one goal, Bayern Munich began to counterattack in the frontcourt. In the 56th minute, Xabi Alonso made a wonderful long pass through a large range of high-altitude transfers, and the ball was handed to Robben. After dribbling the ball, Robben faced the full-back, opened up space and volleyed!
Navas made a save, but the ball slipped through the goal and did not pass through the goalkeeper's palm. This was a goal kick.
Old man Luo covered his head with regret, expressing regret that it was a pity that the ball did not go in, it could almost be said that it was a hair's breadth!
Bayern almost equalized the score.
Hummels, the protagonist of the transfer rumors that caused a stir some time ago, made a long pass, and the ball was handed to Lewandowski in the frontcourt. Lewandowski passed the ball back to Muller in the midfield. The latter dribbled into the frontcourt and faced Casemiro's defense. Muller first stopped the ball at his feet.
Casemiro took a defensive stance, and Muller stepped on the ball and kept shaking his left and right feet, making fancy dribbling moves.
However, in Casemiro's eyes, all this was just a sham, and no move could fool anyone!
Muller was active on the field like an elf, doing those actions that made people laugh and cry, and then took advantage of the opponent's carelessness to pass the ball to Ribery's feet.
Ribery flicked the ball to a comfortable position with his right foot, and then kicked a long pass directly!
The ball was suspended into the penalty area, and Lewandowski competed for the header!
He and Ramos jumped up together, but in the end it was Lewandowski who headed the ball. This time, the header hit the lower left corner of the goal. At this critical moment, the wall appeared!
Navas bounced like a fish, with his center of gravity down, and quickly made a save with his hands. With a wonderful defense, he blocked the opponent's header.
Lewandowski was desperate. How could such a shot not go in!
Navas is really too strong.
In the following time, the offensive and defensive rhythm of both sides was still very fast. In the 64th minute, Real Madrid was brewing an offensive on the left side. Vazquez ran a long distance to stir the defense line. The young player from Real Madrid's youth training team hit the back triangle in the penalty area, but unfortunately Modric's follow-up shot was blocked by the opponent's body.
The game did not stop, the offense did not stop, and the offensive battle between the two sides continued!
The scene changed, and it was still Real Madrid. In the 78th minute, the Galaxy Battleship launched a fatal counterattack.
After a mistake in the positional pass in the frontcourt of Bayern Munich, everyone in Real Madrid immediately smelled the smell of opportunity. Modric's steal in the backcourt allowed the Galaxy Battleship to switch from defense to offense.
Bayern Munich's defense was very empty at this time. Modric took this opportunity to make a long pass, and the ball came accurately to Morata's feet. During this period, Real Madrid's offensive line and the wing frequently blossomed, and Morata in the middle seemed to be invisible, but at this moment, his chance finally came.
After seeing the exquisite long pass sent by Modric, Morata stopped the ball with his chest, stopped and passed, shook off Hummels, and went straight to the penalty area.
Coming to the dangerous area with big strides, Morata kicked and shot without hesitation.
The ball actually flew away!
Morata looked very annoyed, and the audience in the stands looked very excited with the ball, and then threw it back into the field.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The players of Bayern Munich were not in the best state of concentration after the opening of the second half.
Facing the opponent's successive bombardment, Ancelotti's team seemed very passive.
The scene changed, and Real Madrid continued its offensive wave, still through the left corridor where Vazquez was. Facing Rafinha's single defense, the winger, who was called "Buzz Lightyear" by the fans, came to the penalty area and shot without panic.
Goalkeeper Neuer reacted very quickly and saved the ball bravely after falling to the ground!
German goalkeeper Neuer finally made a contribution. His performance in this game was also very exciting. He made many saves. To be honest, the current situation of 3-2 is not unfair to Bayern at all.
This contest between Ancelotti and Zidane is also a battle spark bursting out by the master and apprentice.
Zidane used to be an assistant coach under Ancelotti. At that time, Zidane did not have such a high appeal and influence, but his football philosophy had quietly taken shape in his heart.
At this time, it was also the moment for Ancelotti to test the results of his apprentice.
If Zidane wins this game, defeating Bayern twice in two seasons, and it is Bayern coached by Ancelotti, then he will be successful, completely get rid of Ancelotti's shadow, and be infinitely recognized by the world.
In the 80th minute of the game, Real Madrid continued to counterattack. Vazquez passed the ball horizontally and the ball came to Bai Ran's feet.
This Chinese genius finally opened Zidane's template card at this moment. His football IQ on the field instantly exploded. He easily passed Vidal with left and right dunks. After getting rid of him with a brilliant pen, he made a long pass and accurately sent it to the feet of Bale, who was at the edge of the penalty area.
Bale advanced at high speed and came to the edge of the penalty area. He kicked a long pass. The ball landed outside the penalty area. Bai Ran swung his thigh and kicked the ball!
The ball went in again!
This shot went straight into the sky and fell rapidly at the highest point. Neuer stretched out his hand to reach the ball, but the angle of the ball was extremely strange and fell directly into the net at a very fast speed.
What a gorgeous scene! Bai Ran's shot will soon be regarded as a classic!
The Real Madrid fans in the stands applauded and cheered for Bai Ran's shot.
This is an absolute world wave, an absolute fairy ball!
Only a genius can make such a shot.
This shot was like a god descending from heaven, leaving the goalkeeper helpless.
This shot almost killed the game. There were still ten minutes left before the end of the game. Real Madrid currently had a 4-2 score advantage, two goals ahead of Bayern Munich!
During this period, Bayern Munich's defense was really in a state of panic!
In this corridor on the right side, the opponent continued to launch extremely dangerous attacks.
In the last ten minutes, Bayern's frontcourt offensive finally improved. After getting the ball, Robben advanced at high speed on the right, overtook through the outside side, passed Marcelo, cut in horizontally, and launched a swift offensive.
Real Madrid's defense line quickly recovered. After a series of transfers, Lewandowski in the middle volleyed the ball and it slipped past the goal post, which also announced that Bayern's attack had come to an end and had not achieved any results.
At this moment, the time had come to the 88th minute, and there was little time left for the Southern Star.
But it was not over yet. Real Madrid's players seized the opportunity in the hidden danger left by Bayern's fierce attack. This time it was Bai Ran's steal.
The ball possession changed in the midfield, and Real Madrid immediately switched from defense to offense. Bai Ran organized the attack. Even if the other Real Madrid players fought to the last moment, they had to accompany Bai Ran to blow the horn together.
Bai Ran passed the ball to Morata in the frontcourt. The latter slowed down the attack rhythm in the face of multiple opponents, but finally sent the ball accurately. The ball came to Bai Ran's feet again while he was running. Facing Neuer's long-distance attack, Bai Ran made a lob shot!
As we all know, one of Neuer's characteristics is attacking, but Bai Ran's lob shot was light and easy.
Neuer stood still and jumped high, but did not touch the ball!