Qin Xiong had his own difficulties when he wanted to tell his teammates his thoughts.
Having just recovered from his injury, he could not perform frequent bursts of physical speed, which was very taxing on his body.
Therefore, he had to reduce his individual dribbling breakthroughs. The substitute's mission would be to play mainly to the organization's creative ability.
In the second half, Real Madrid and Steaua București switched sides to play again.
Steaua București wanted to play a wave of blitzkrieg in the second half. A quick charge from the left flank caught Ramos off guard. Fortunately, Helgua, who was guarding the middle, blocked the opponent's half-high pass.
When the attack failed, Steaua București immediately retreated to defend.
It was not that they did not have any thoughts about the game, but due to the obvious gap between their strength and Real Madrid's, they could only intermittently seize the opportunity to try to knock on the door of victory.
Qin Xiong began to organize in the midfield. He took the initiative to slow down the pace. When there was no pressure to press, he slowly dribbled the ball forward. Once the opponent wanted to surround him, he would pass the ball out before the opponent could get close.
After five or six passes, Real Madrid's overall offensive rhythm slowed down.
This filled the Real Madrid fans with questions as they watched the game.
Even Qin Xiong gave in to Capello?
To play the defensive football that Capello asked for?
Not to take any risks?
They did not know. They only felt that if Qin Xiong lost his previous characteristics, then Qin Xiong would fade into the crowd and no longer be special in Real Madrid's formation.
Qin Xiong slowly did the organizing work. Five minutes into the second half, Real Madrid still did not shoot. They were passing the ball to each other.
In particular, there were many horizontal passes.
Raúl would observe Qin Xiong's running after pulling the side. Qin Xiong did not take the risk to plug in, so he could only pass the ball back to Qin Xiong, who ran in a safer position.
Qin Xiong frequently sent the ball to the two wings, from left to right, and from right to left.
In the 52nd minute of the match, Qin Xiong gently passed the ball in front of Palashv. Steaua Bucharest thought that Qin Xiong had passed the ball to Raúl, but they did not expect Carlos, who had cut into the middle diagonally from behind Qin Xiong, to rush up and take the ball away. Then, without anyone marking him, he suddenly unleashed a stunning long shot!
The football brushed the top of the crossbar and flew out of the end line.
Team Steaua Bucharest was startled awake. They were reflecting on why they were unable to form a blockade against Carlos in the first place!
Qin Xiong calmly walked to the middle of the field.
The team's close-range passing and cutting was based on the tactical suppression of the overall situation.
While he was warming up, he had already thought about what strategy he would use to deal with this match if he were to play in the second half.
Tear apart the opponent's horizontal defensive area!
Then, the team would need to frequently probe and threaten from the two wings to make the opponent panic and have no choice but to run back and forth in the horizontal movement.
In this process, Real Madrid's strikers in the penalty area and the other attacking players who cut in from the back would get better attacking opportunities.
With Diarra and Emerson's frantic interceptions in the middle and backfield, Steaua Bucharest's offense could hardly pose a threat. Even shooting became an extravagant hope.
Diarra and Emerson also fulfilled their promise. When they had the chance to pass the ball to Qin Xiong, they would not hesitate.
In the 55th minute of the match, Qin Xiong passed the ball to Beckham in the middle to the side. Beckham raised his leg and passed the ball to the center. Van Nistelrooy almost scored with a header in the middle of the penalty area, causing the opponent's goalkeeper, Fernández, to lose his grip to save the ball.
Two minutes later, Ramos charged into the penalty area from the side. Qin Xiong received Beckham's cross and then flicked the ball to the right side of the penalty area. Ramos violently shot and ended up with an anti-aircraft gun.
However, Real Madrid's offense had the effect of making the opponent tremble in fear.
After another two minutes, when Steaua Bucharest's defense subconsciously leaned towards Beckham's side, Qin Xiong suddenly did a two-versus-one pass with Carlos in the middle.
He ran diagonally to the left of the middle, which surprised Steaua Bucharest's defenders. Pashkov lost track of him. Immediately after, Qin Xiong regained control of the ball, he rubbed the ball with his outer instep and sent it straight out.
The football rolled from the side of the defender, Ge Yang, behind him. Raúl cut inside from the other side of his body into the penalty area.
Ge Yang was in a mess. He was hesitant on whether to chase the ball or block the player.
In fact, the two choices converged at the same point in the end.
It was just that the trajectory of Qin Xiong's pass was slightly strange, which led to Ge Yang's confused judgment.
Raúl caught up with the football in the penalty area and directly volleyed the ball. The football flew powerfully into the top right corner of the goal!
Raúl, who had been in good form recently, scored again!
"Nearly 60 minutes into the second half, Real Madrid broke the deadlock on the field. Raúl's 54th goal in the Champions League! He has Qin Xiong to thank for this goal. Capello's substitution was immediate. After Qin Xiong came on, we can see at a glance that Real Madrid's offense presents a stable and unexpected side. It is no longer as blind as it was in the first half! "
Qin Xiong jogged to Raúl. After the celebration, Raúl turned around and hugged Qin Xiong. The joy on everyone's faces was not strong because the team had been in a precarious situation recently, and there was also the upcoming battle of the century with Barcelona.
They could not be too relaxed.
After the goal, Real Madrid's offense still did not change much.
Qin Xiong was always in control of the rhythm on the field.
Now, not only the offensive players in the front field, but also the defensive players in the middle and back field began to believe in him and were willing to hand over the command on the field to him.
Steaua Bucharest began to concentrate their defensive power on Qin Xiong, and Qin Xiong did not rush into the penalty area. He created opportunities for his teammates.
In the 67th minute of the game, he passed the ball in the front field straight to the right flank. Beckham did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball. Van Nistelrooy circled from the back of the penalty area to near the penalty spot to receive Beckham's outside arc pass. He directly received the ball and shot it into the goal.
Real Madrid was getting smoother and smoother!
"The second goal came soon. The cooperation between Beckham and van Nistelrooy sparked again. Van Nistelrooy is also increasing his Champions League goal tally."
Capello on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.
The two-goal lead made him feel relieved.
He replaced van Nistelrooy with Ronaldo to preserve his strength for the weekend's league tournament.
Ronaldo would definitely not be able to play in the next game in the league tournament, so he was very active after coming on as a substitute in this Champions League game.
Steaua Bucharest still did not change their defensive strategy to restrict Qin Xiong.
They were going crazy.
Qin Xiong was able to send accurate direct passes from the midfield line, which made it impossible for them to guard against.
Moreover, Qin Xiong's positioning awareness and ability were excellent.
Qin Xiong, who had been running at a constant pace, was like a slippery fish. The field was a vast ocean, allowing him to swim freely.
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