Qin Xiong's goal finally made all the spectators in the Gerland Stadium realize that the visiting team was Real Madrid, a European powerhouse!
The outstanding individual played a huge role in breaking down the opponent's defensive line beautifully.
And the image of Qin Xiong running to the midfield with the football also made the Real Madrid fans, who were watching the game, excited. It was a kind of spiritual inspiration!
"Real Madrid gets a goal back! Qin Xiong showed his elegance. This was his best moment since the start of the game. He and Raúl teamed up to destroy Lyon's midfield defensive line and completed a wonderful pass from the defensive line. Van Nistelrooy should have converted the opportunity created by Qin Xiong into a goal, but unfortunately, his shot was rusty. Fortunately, the football was blocked by the goalkeeper, Kupe, and Qin Xiong shot the ball into the goal.
Has Real Madrid finally woken up? "
Capello had mixed feelings on the sidelines.
Especially Beckham, who was next to him, also became extremely embarrassed.
At this time, no matter what, Capello could not risk universal condemnation and replace Qin Xiong. Otherwise, it would not be a reflection of the iron-fisted management style of the team, but a muddleheaded and tyrannical manager!
Qin Xiong had just scored a goal, and he was replaced?
Not only would the Real Madrid players not agree, but the fans would also not agree!
But Capello still had to complete the substitution. He could not just let Beckham come out and sit back down.
In the case of only one goal behind, the team could equalize the score or complete a comeback.
Capello replaced Diarra with Beckham and let Beckham play in the defensive midfielder position to increase the accuracy of the ball from the backfield to the front field, which was also a reflection of strengthening the offense.
After the Lyon team lost the goal, the whole team finally began to shift their defensive focus to Qin Xiong.
Lyon's manager, Houllier, made a gesture on the sidelines, which was a signal for defensive adjustment.
Lyon had a plan for Qin Xiong's restriction before the game, but they did not implement it at the start of the game because they were at home. First of all, they still wanted to play with their own momentum, and then adjust their offensive and defensive posture according to the quality of Real Madrid's offense.
After the restart of the match, the Lyon team began to use the one-sided winged attack tactic. In other words, either Malouda or Gowu would retreat deeper in the defense to ensure that they could form a defensive pressure on Qin Xiong in the midfield. With Toularang, Tiago, and little Juninho, who symbolized defense, the Lyon team hoped to form a siege on Qin Xiong in the midfield.
Qin Xiong did not get carried away just because he scored a goal.
According to the changes in the situation on the field, he began to create more opportunities for his teammates. He handed the task of advancing the offense to Reyes and Raúl, while he held back the opponent's midfield defense.
In the 65th minute of the game, Reyes passed the ball to the back of the goal after he went down the sideline. Raúl barely managed to head the ball out of the end line at the back of the goal.
Three minutes later, Qin Xiong was caught in a double team in the middle. He backheeled the ball back to Beckham. Beckham did not stop the ball and directly made a long pass. The football flew to the left side of the front field. Raúl controlled the ball from the sideline and slotted into the penalty area diagonally. Van Nistelrooy slotted into the left side of the penalty area diagonally and half-turned to volley. The football was directly confiscated by the goalkeeper, Kupe.
Seeing that Real Madrid's offense began to show signs of blossoming, Lyon's midfield core, little Juninho, decided to change his offensive strategy.
He no longer blindly pursued speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness.
Malouda or Gowu, who was retreating from the flank, and Tiago and Toulalang behind him, were the closest teammates surrounding him. He began to control the game by passing the ball, and soon, the pace of the game slowed down.
At this juncture, the Real Madrid players were a little unstable. Because there was not much time left, the defensive players wanted to snatch the ball back from Lyon's hands as soon as possible. Therefore, they increased their enthusiasm to press for the ball, which led to obvious gaps in the defensive line.
And this was precisely the situation that Lyon's midfield commander, little Juninho, wanted the most.
In the 76th minute of the game, little Juninho suddenly sent a diagonal straight ball from the middle of the backfield. It was full of penetrating power, and the right side that Sisinho was guarding was once again destroyed. The large gap in front of Gowu's eyes allowed him to not only receive little Juninho's straight ball after sprinting, but also to push the offense to a position parallel to Real Madrid's penalty area. What was more fatal was that Real Madrid's defensive line was pressing forward, and now they were all retreating. The adjustment of the marking defense was slightly hasty.
The striker, Fred, had been rushing forward in a straight line in the middle. After rushing into the penalty area, he suddenly ran diagonally to the back of the goal. Gowu sent a pass from outside the penalty area, and the football flew over the middle of the front of the penalty area. When it fell to the back of the penalty area, Fred directly threw the ball and the football flew in the opposite direction. Casillas was moving to block the near post of the goal, but he did not expect the football to fly in the opposite direction of his movement. He reflexively jumped on the spot and stretched out his hand to block it. As a result, he was about 20 centimeters away, and could only look at the ball and sigh helplessly.
Real Madrid's goal was penetrated by Lyon for the third time!
Fred ran frantically and excitedly to celebrate, and the Lyonians at the Gerland Stadium cheered with enthusiasm.
Real Madrid looked even more battered and exhausted in this atmosphere.
"Lyon has scored the fourth goal of the game, and now they are leading Real Madrid by 3: 1!
It seems that Real Madrid's fate is no different from the fate of their previous visit to the Gerland Stadium.
Real Madrid, which has been in chaos and turbulence over the years, has exposed a lot of shortcomings in front of Lyon. It must be admitted that Lyon's strength is very strong. They are one of the most stable teams in Central European football in the past five or six years.
And the current situation also shows a kind of football law.
Whether a team has a strong foundation depends on the degree of cohesion and tacit cooperation of the whole team.
The new Real Madrid always gives people the feeling that their performance is very unstable, sometimes good and sometimes bad. In a 90-minute game, they can't guarantee a long-term high-level performance, and they rely more on the individual ability of the star players to affect the direction of the game. "
Capello's face had become livid on the sidelines. He used the last substitution spot, and Robinho replaced the captain, Raúl.
After regaining the two-goal lead, Lyon's side also began to make substitutions.
The old manager, Houllier, decided to beat the gong to retreat and strengthen the defense to ensure the victory.
"Juninho has been brought off, and the Gerland Stadium rang with wild and enthusiastic applause and cheers. The Lyon fans salute their hero! Juninho played a wonderful game, congratulations to him! "
Juninho was replaced by Carlstrom, who was good at defense. At the same time, the winger, Gowu, was also brought off. The player who came on was Clek, a defender!
Lyon intended to build a steel defense line to keep Real Madrid at bay!
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