Pellegnini's face instantly turned a little ugly after the team lost the ball. If Real Madrid had not massacred Atlético Madrid 6: 1 as a reference, perhaps Pellegnini would not be so pessimistic.
It was clear that Villarreal's defense could not stop Real Madrid's attack.
But if they weakened the attack to strengthen the defense, the Yellow Submarine's chances of winning would be even lower.
This game seemed to evolve into who scored more goals, which meant that after the game, whoever had more wounds on their body would lose!
Before the restart of the game, Qin Xiong pulled Robben and whispered in his ear, "You'll be in charge of the next attack."
Robben looked at Qin Xiong in surprise. Whether it was in the team he had been in in the past or in the Dutch national team, he was always accompanied by too much controversy.
Almost no teammate would say such a solemn thing like Qin Xiong.
Robben subconsciously glanced at Capdevila again, as if he was the opponent he wanted to crush.
Qin Xiong said again, "Take the cutting route inside. Don't waste time on the sidelines. It doesn't make much sense."
Robben suddenly understood and then nodded to show that he understood.
After the game restarted, Villarreal spurred on a threatening offensive. Casorra amazingly bypassed Heinze on the right side, then cut into the end line near the end line and knocked the ball back to the top of the arc of the penalty area. Tomasson charged in front to cover for Rossi behind him. The Italian golden boy received Casorra's pass from the back and kicked the goal!
The home fans in the stands of the El Madrigal Stadium were eager for the team to equalize the score, but Rossi's shot was clearly too direct and was directly received by Casillas.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Guti passed a direct pass to Qin Xiong in the midfield. The latter did not stop the ball and kicked the ball out. The football was passed to the right flank by him.
Robben ran from the flank to the middle. After taking the ball, he changed direction and broke through from Hosik's side!
Robben really understood why Qin Xiong said he was in charge at that moment.
Clearly, Qin Xiong's goal made Villarreal's midfield defense even more fearful!
Senna and Hosik focused more of their defensive attention on Qin Xiong.
Then, in the small space in the middle of the front field, perhaps it was indeed more difficult for Qin Xiong to make technical moves. In order to ensure that he did not lose the ball, he needed to deal with the ball more concisely.
However, as long as Robben wasn't trapped at the beginning, his dribbling ability would be able to be put to good use here.
After Robben bypassed Hosik, he attracted Nishika's defensive attention. Raúl slanted behind Nishika and Robben sent out a straight ball. Raúl followed the trajectory of the football and turned halfway to volley!
The goalkeeper, Viera, made a wonderful save!
Raúl scratched his head and felt a little helpless. Viera did play well and there was nothing to be concerned about. However, he was naturally unwilling to let a good opportunity be squandered like this.
In the 27th minute of the game, Robben made a comeback on the right flank. This time, it was entirely his own dribbling to advance. He started from the midfield, shook off Pires, and dribbled forward at lightning speed with an unstoppable posture.
Qin Xiong attracted the defensive attention of Senna and Hosik in the middle of the front field from the beginning to the end, covering for Robben.
After coming to the danger zone, Robben did not entangle with Capdevila and went straight inside.
This time, Hosik could not leave Robben alone. As he rushed toward Robben to assist in the defense, Robben passed the ball to Qin Xiong.
Before Qin Xiong received the ball, his eyes were fixed on Robben. He was observing Robben's next move after the pass.
To his disappointment, Robben did not rush forward into the penalty area, which made Qin Xiong change his established ball handling strategy. When he rushed to the ball, he made a shooting motion.
Senna immediately rushed in front of Qin Xiong, intending to use his body to block Qin Xiong's long shot.
But after the football rolled over, Qin Xiong's foot landed to stop the ball behind him, and at the same time, he completed a turn.
Fake shot and stop the ball behind him.
After Qin Xiong turned, he took a step forward to the left. After Fuentes moved a step sideways to block Qin Xiong's path into the penalty area, Qin Xiong used his right foot to easily insert the ball diagonally into the empty space on the left side of the penalty area.
Fuentes turned his head to look and saw Snede cut into the penalty area from the space between him and Venta, just in time to receive Qin Xiong's straight ball!
Snede aimed at the far corner of the goal and fired a shot. Snede aimed at the far corner of the goal.
Today, his control of his footwork was a little off, and the football eventually curved and brushed against the outside of the far post to fly out of the end line.
Snede looked up to the sky and sighed, then raised his hand to Qin Xiong to indicate that it was his problem.
"Real Madrid has missed a series of good opportunities to score. This is not a good sign. Villarreal should do something in return to Real Madrid. We can't let Real Madrid continue to create shooting opportunities so unscrupulously!"
As they walked toward the midfield, Qin Xiong and Robben were two meters apart. Qin Xiong said to Robben as he retreated, "It looks like you don't understand what I mean. When there's a chance, you just run to your favorite shooting area."
Robben thought about it and gave Qin Xiong a thumbs up to indicate that he understood.
Villarreal's offense still did not improve significantly. In the 34th minute of the game, Pires' dribbling in the front field was successfully intercepted by Diarra. The Pires who galloped at Highbury in the past showed signs of aging.
After the successful interception, Real Madrid immediately spurred on the offensive. Diarra passed the ball diagonally to Robben, who was rushing forward.
Robben once again scampered on the right side with an unparalleled momentum!
When he came to the area forty yards away from the goal, Robben observed the situation while cutting inside.
Qin Xiong was sandwiched by Senna and Qin Xiong. Obviously, he was afraid that Robben and Robben would interact again, so Robben passed the ball diagonally to the center near the penalty area line.
There, Raúl was ready to receive.
When the football rolled towards Raúl, Senna and Hochick immediately retreated, ready to block Raúl with their teammates and completely freeze Raúl so that he could not play there.
Raúl knew that he was in danger and did not dare to stick to the ball too much. After the football rolled over, he directly knocked the ball back.
Senna and Hochick looked back at the same time and saw Qin Xiong meet Raúl's return pass and make an elegant pass.
Pass over the top!
After passing the ball to Raúl, Robben did not stop. He rushed into the penalty area. He did not know how the offense would develop next, but he had a hunch that playing here was different from playing on other teams!
He could not wait for his eyes to see before he ran into position. He had to be bolder and trust his teammates.
Especially the creativity of his teammates!
So, he charged into the penalty area with indomitable will.
At this moment, the pass over the top that Qin Xiong sent out made Robben tremble with excitement!
It was a fantastic combination!
Robben, who charged into the penalty area at an explosive speed, was not marked at all. He faced the falling football and used his right foot to support his body. His golden left foot confidently sent a volley into the air!
BOOM！
The football bounced straight into the Villarreal goal after it hit the ground!
Villarreal was powerless to reverse the situation!
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