After his 30th birthday, Ronaldo's luck seemed to have really turned around. The alien who had been ignored by Capello finally entered the roster for the second round of the Champions League group stage!
His figure was a little better than when he first came back in the summer, but he still gave people the impression that he was slightly bloated.
At 8 p.m. on September 26th.
In the Bernabéu locker room, Qin Xiong put on his jersey. He paid special attention to Ronaldo's reaction. Compared to when he first arrived at Bernabéu, Ronaldo would occasionally look at the number 9 jersey that once belonged to him in a daze. Now he seemed to have accepted reality and did not look at Qin Xiong too much.
The starting players put on their jerseys, tidied up their shoes, leg pads, and other equipment to prepare for the game, while the substitutes left early in warm jackets.
Ronaldo looked particularly serious and took longer to pack up than the others. He was the last player to leave the locker room among the substitutes.
Capello emphasized in his pre-game lecture that the game had to be played with momentum and asked the team to run in a wide range on both ends of the offense and defense. The offense was naturally still centered around van Nistelrooy.
Raúl returned from his injury and took the starting position. Before walking out of the locker room, Raúl turned his head and looked at Qin Xiong. His eyes seemed to have a deep meaning.
In the game against Real Sociedad, Raúl felt the energy that Qin Xiong could burst out as the core of the front field.
If his sense of smell in front of the goal had not declined so much compared to before, he should have scored.
Even if there was a storm of criticism after the game, even the team newspaper was criticizing him, his heart was full of expectations.
Qin Xiong walked out of the locker room with his head held high and his chest out. He did not look at the Kyiv Dynamo players in the players' tunnel. This game might be more exciting than any other game in the past.
Because they lost to Lyon in the last Champions League game, Real Madrid needed a victory to not make the prospect of qualifying for the Champions League dangerous.
They had to win this game!
Under such circumstances, Capello could not stubbornly choose conservative tactics. With his teammates in the front field as the core, he believed that he could play better in this game.
Real Madrid and Lyon players from both sides walked into the magnificent Bernabéu stadium led by the referee team.
There was a warm cheer in the stadium. After the line up, the Champions League theme song played.
"Welcome to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. The second round of the Champions League Group E group stage will be held here. Real Madrid, at home, welcomes the challenge of Kyiv Dynamo.
Let's introduce the starting lineup of both sides.
Real Madrid starting lineup: 433.
Goalkeeper: Casillas of course.
Defenders: Ramos, Messiah, Cannavaro, Carlos.
Midfield: Diarra, Qin Xiong, Emerson.
Forwards: Reyes, van Nistelrooy, Raul.
Dynamo Kyiv start 4-4-2.
Goalkeeper: Goalkeeper: Shostak
Defenders: Gusev, Gavrancic, Sabrić, Nesmachny.
Midfielders: Yusuf, Corea, Berkovic, Rinkón.
Strikers: Milevski, Shatskikh
The two teams that had lost in the first round were facing a crucial battle in the second round. If it ended in a draw, then it would definitely be a lose-lose situation. If there was a winner, then the team that had lost twice in a row might fall into a desperate situation in the next round!
The game is about to start. Let's look forward to an exciting game from both sides! "
Van Nistelrooy kicked the ball to Raúl in the center circle. Raúl kicked the ball directly to Qin Xiong's position.
Qin Xiong passed the ball diagonally to Reto in the face of Milevski's rush.
Then he sprinted forward.
Kyiv Dynamo lost to Steaua Bucharest 1: 4 in their first game at home. Their overall strength was not strong. They came to Bernabéu today to play Real Madrid's counterattack.
Even though Qin Xiong didn't understand his opponent, he was still filled with confidence. This confidence made it so that he didn't need to test his opponent. Since his opponent was a nobody, he naturally couldn't be stronger than a famous superstar.
Qin Xiong had challenged many strong defensive opponents in the English Premier League. He had also been honed in the Champions League. He was not overconfident now, but he had accurately positioned himself.
Reto crossed the half of the field and passed the ball to Qin Xiong.
Belkovic and Corea closed the door to defend. Qin Xiong moved sideways to stop the ball and looked like he was going to pull the ball behind him. Corea thought it was a good time to intercept. He did not expect Qin Xiong's movement to be so smooth after pulling the ball back. He knocked the ball from behind to the front.
Raúl cut inside from the side to receive Qin Xiong's wonderful pass. Gavrancic went forward to intercept and Raúl sent van Nistelrooy a straight pass.
Van Nistelrooy was barely able to shoot under the pincer defense of Sabric and the full-back Nessmancini. The football hit Nessmancini's leg and flew out of the end line.
Reyes ran to take the corner kick. The tactical corner kick was taken. He passed the ball directly back to the flank. Qin Xiong received the ball in this position and did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball across.
Diarra, who plugged in from the back, received the ball and fired a long shot.
In the first minute of the game, Real Madrid completed two shots. Although they did not hit the goal range, at least they showed their momentum!
This made the Real Madrid fans in the stands of Bernabéu very excited.
Kyiv Dynamo had not adapted to the atmosphere of the game at Bernabéu. They were slightly nervous. Whether it was offense or defense, their technical movements were slightly stiff.
In the seventh minute of the game, Qin Xiong moved to the left flank. Carlos passed a straight pass from the backfield. He ran forward and encountered the side midfielder Yusuf, who retreated to defend. When Yusuf intended to block Qin Xiong's forward route diagonally, Qin Xiong took a step ahead of the football and at the same time, his left foot behind him to spike the ball back to the inside line.
He spiked the ball from behind and changed direction!
When Yusuf braked again to try to defend against Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong had already brushed past him!
After Qin Xiong passed the ball into the inside line, Corea immediately came up to block. Qin Xiong decisively sent the ball out. Raúl was right in front of him.
At the same time as the ball was sent out, Qin Xiong slanted into the space between Corea and Berković. Raúl tapped the ball horizontally, which happened to be in the path of Qin Xiong's running position.
Qin Xiong's rhythm paused after he regained control of the ball. His pause made the two center backs of Kyiv Dynamo a little flustered. They were afraid that Qin Xiong would send a straight ball to the king of the penalty area, van Nistelrooy.
Therefore, they went one step further to close the door and mark to guard against van Nistelrooy. It was their choice at this step that gave Qin Xiong the breakthrough route after he started again!
Sabric took a step back to the left and Qin Xiong started to take a big step to kick the ball from his right side. Then, he rushed up as if he was flying and cut straight into the heart of the penalty area!
Qin Xiong, who had charged into the penalty area, had already formed a one-handed stance. He did not hesitate to raise his leg to shoot!
The football went straight to the top left corner of the goal!
The goalkeeper, Shovkovski, subconsciously made a save, but he was miles away from success.
The Bernabéu crowd got up and cheered for Qin Xiong!
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