The Gerland Stadium was filled with thunderous cheers. The Lyon fans were ecstatic!
Little Juninho was like an artist in the stadium. He had a temperament that made the fans obsessed.
Fred was like the only star in the stadium. He was the center of attention and enjoyed the worship of the crowd.
The star-studded Real Madrid was overshadowed at this moment!
"Fred pierced through Real Madrid's goal. He did not allow Casillas to react at all. He has to thank Juninho for his pass. The Brazilian's passing skills have returned to the basics. It's incredible and amazing! Look at the distance that he gave Fred the assist. From the midfield to the penalty area, it's simple but effective.
Cannavaro made a low-level mistake. He took off too late. The football streaked over his head and gave Fred the chance to break the goal. "
Capello was furious on the sidelines!
Obviously, he could not accept Cannavaro's mistake. Real Madrid's defense had been useless for a long time.
Qin Xiong looked at little Juninho. In terms of passing skills, Qin Xiong did not lose to him.
However, football games were often not about the audience. The passing of the ball was the embodiment of wisdom and ability.
If little Juninho had not sent the ball back and forth to the flanks to distract Real Madrid's rear defensive line, he would not have been able to suddenly send the ball over the top and catch Real Madrid off guard.
It must be admitted that he was an excellent midfielder. Some of his abilities were even at the master level.
Qin Xiong's calm state of mind finally had a ripple after coming to Real Madrid!
He even had an illusion that if he and little Juninho switched teams, he might be able to play more easily and perform better!
After the restart of the game, Real Madrid lost the ball. The entire team could not help but press forward to attack. Their offense became even more chaotic.
Qin Xiong's eyes were in a trance. He felt as if he was in a turbulent era. It was impossible to obtain a slightly stable environment in Real Madrid.
Real Madrid's mentality was too fragile!
The game had only been 15 minutes. Just because they lost the ball, the team was on the verge of losing their minds.
Why?
Was Real Madrid's honor and dignity too heavy?
Crushing everyone's nerves?
Or was it because of the many years of failure that everyone had become frightened?
Will he lose his composure as soon as he loses the ball?
Perhaps it was a combination of both.
But this was definitely not the right thing to do.
Raúl, who ran with all his might, Cassano, who fought alone but ran into walls everywhere. Van Nistelrooy, who ran around like a headless fly, and Diarra, who rushed forward recklessly. Emerson, who thought he could control the midfield and announce his presence, madly pressed on Carlos and Cicinho, who seemed to be declaring themselves as the kings of the wings.
Qin Xiong could not bear to see his team become like this.
They looked very strong, and there were always scenes that made people's blood boil.
However, from the beginning to the end, Real Madrid did not have a clear responsibility to stabilize the overall technical and tactical operation system!
In the past three years, regardless of whether Qin Xiong was at Ajax or Arsenal, regardless of the strength of the team or the lineup, at least the general framework was stable. The team would encounter difficulties, but everyone had a consensus to overcome the difficulties and knew what to do.
But in Real Madrid, everyone only wanted to overcome the difficulties, but in reality, they did not know what to do.
Because this team did not have the soul of the arena!
Qin Xiong was forced to retreat and participate in the defense because the offense became forward and did not turn back when it came to the front line. It was meaningless for him to plug in from the back, and Real Madrid's defensive line was very porous.
If he were in Juninho's shoes, Lyon would be able to play very easily in this situation.
Their offense would be even sharper!
Even if Qin Xiong went to make up for the defensive line, he still could not stop Lyon's quick attacks because Juninho's overall vision in the organization and dispatch was equally outstanding. He would choose the weak points in Real Madrid's defensive line to carry out the pass.
In the 36th minute of the game, Juninho took advantage of Cicinho's flaw in not being able to return to the backfield in time to directly pass a long ball from the middle of the backfield to the left side of the front field.
After the striker, Fred, was pulled to the flank, Qin Xiong immediately went to intercept.
But before he could get close, Fred passed the ball across, and Gowu, who cut inside, received his pass in front of the penalty area. At this time, Real Madrid's defensive line was in danger. The winger, Malouda, cut into the penalty area strongly. Cannavaro and Ramos saw that Malouda had already passed by and wanted to create an offside together.
When Gowu's diagonal pass was sent out, Cannavaro immediately raised his hand to signal that the Lyon attacking player was offside.
But at the same time he raised his hand to signal, he realized that Gowu's pass was to Tiago, who had unexpectedly rushed up from the midfield!
Real Madrid's defensive line seemed to have a collective brain crash as they watched Tiago charge forward and charge into the penalty area. Less than ten yards from the goal on the right side of the penalty area, he shot a low shot into the far corner of the goal from a narrow angle.
The football rushed into the lower left corner of the goal under the shocked eyes of the fans in the stadium!
Casillas spread his hands to express his anger to the defenders.
Capello swung his hands too much in anger, and his suit became messy.
"Lyon leads Real Madrid by two goals! Beautiful coordination, little Juninho's calm offensive instigation, and the tacit cooperation of the players in the front field. Malouda covered Tiago, who plugged in from the back, and Gowu sent out a straight pass to deceive Real Madrid's rear defensive line. Tiago easily scored after charging into the penalty area!
Real Madrid's defensive line's performance in this game is really surprising. Is this the defense that Capello proclaimed to transform after he took over Real Madrid? "
Real Madrid became more impetuous.
Three minutes after the restart, Ramos rushed impatiently into the midfield to force Fred to commit a foul. The referee showed him a yellow card. Ramos was flustered and exasperated as he hit the football. His impetuousness was evident.
Little Juninho was skilled and bold. He was more than 40 yards away from the goal, and he dared to directly shoot a free kick!
The football that he shot was erratic, and Casillas did not dare to use his hands to catch it. He punched the ball out with both fists.
Even if there was no goal, the Lyon fans' cheers for little Juninho could still be heard from the stands of Gerland Stadium!
Real Madrid's rear defensive line was almost full of loopholes in the first half of the game. Lyon used their strong overall fighting strength and calm mentality to constantly humiliate, intimidate, and torture Real Madrid's defensive line!
When the first half of the game ended, the Real Madrid players walked to the players' tunnel with gloomy faces.
Before they reached the locker room, Capello reprimanded Cannavaro angrily.
"Why did you give the opponent so many chances? What kind of nonsense were you thinking during the competition? "
"Where was your attention?"
Cannavaro's expression was very ugly as he went into the locker room.
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