On the night of September 18th, Werder Bremen visited the Bernabéu to challenge Real Madrid.
The curtains of the new season's Champions League group stage officially kicked off.
The brand-new Real Madrid stepped onto the European battlefield with the support of the enthusiastic fans!
After the third round of the La Liga, Qin Xiong, who was nitpicked by the media and thought that his form had slipped, fully exploded in this Champions League group stage!
Werder Bremen was not familiar with Real Madrid and did not have much experience in the Champions League. The manager, Schaaf, did not seem to take Real Madrid's recent three consecutive victories to heart with their terrifying offensive firepower of 17 goals. Or maybe Werder Bremen did not want to play in the top stadium, the Bernabéu, in a cowardly manner. Therefore, Werder Bremen's defense gave Real Madrid too many chances.
Three minutes into the game, Qin Xiong received Robben's cross after he cut inside and broke through the goal, blowing the horn for Real Madrid's goal.
In the 17th minute, Snede passed Qin Xiong, who was in front of the penalty area. Qin Xiong did not look back and did it with his heel. Guti, who plugged in from the back, ran straight into van Nistelrooy's position and pulled van Nistelrooy to the other side of the penalty area. Real Madrid's continuous vertical and horizontal triangular passes made Werder Bremen completely surrender. Van Nistelrooy formed a single blade and pushed the shot to the far corner of the goal.
In the 29th minute of the game, after Snede's long shot was blocked, Qin Xiong controlled the football on the outside. When Werder Bremen's rear defensive line headed forward, he suddenly sent out an over-the-top pass. Guti, who was covered by van Nistelrooy and Robben, charged into the penalty area and moved in the opposite direction from Werder Bremen's defense to complete the reverse offside position!
Guti violently volleyed the ball into Werder Bremen's goal.
The game had only been going on for 30 minutes, but Real Madrid had beaten Werder Bremen to a pulp!
The Real Madrid fans in the stands were ecstatic. The team's condition was so good that it was a pleasant surprise.
Before the end of the first half, Qin Xiong covered for Robben in the middle. After Robben cut inside, he played a wall combination with van Nistelrooy before circling to the left side of the front of the penalty area. Then his left foot hooked a trademark curveball to shoot. The football brushed the inside of the goalpost and spun into the goal.
A small incident occurred at the start of the second half. Werder Bremen's midfield core, Diego, was successfully intercepted by Diarra while he was driving forward. He fell to the ground in the collision and could not get up. Real Madrid immediately launched an attack. Unfortunately, Diarra's pass was not accurately passed to Robben's feet. After the Werder Bremen players gained control of the ball, the Real Madrid players in the front field counterattacked.
At this time, the defender, Bernie, indicated that his teammate Diego had not yet gotten up and needed treatment, so he took the initiative to kick the ball out of the sideline.
The game was paused and Diego was helped out of the field to receive treatment from the team doctor.
Real Madrid kicked the ball out of the sideline. Because Werder Bremen took the initiative to kick the ball out of the sideline, Real Madrid needed to send the ball back to Werder Bremen in order to maintain the sports ethics on the field.
Robben threw the ball out of the sideline to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong did not even look and kicked the ball towards Werder Bremen's penalty area. His position was almost in the midfield.
After he kicked the ball, Qin Xiong turned his head and walked towards his position when he was supposed to defend.
Just as he was about to observe the positioning of the opponent's attacking players, deafening cheers rang out in the Bernabéu stadium. At the same time, a few Werder Bremen players around rushed towards Qin Xiong and started to fire at him furiously.
Qin Xiong was baffled. He turned his head to look in the direction of Werder Bremen's goal and was stunned to see that the football was inside the goal!
Through the replay of the game, the previous scene was restored.
Werder Bremen's goalkeeper, Witze, stood near the edge of the penalty area. He was waiting for Real Madrid to return the ball to his side.
Qin Xiong naturally could not kick the ball to the sideline from his position at that time. That would give Werder Bremen a better starting position to attack.
He actually wanted to kick the ball out of the end line. It was a very casual kick.
But when the football bounced to the ground in front of the penalty area, Witze, who was caught off guard, immediately moved to block it. He had the opportunity to hold the ball. Qin Xiong's kick did not really exert any power.
But Witze slipped and fell in the penalty area. The football bounced past him and rolled into the goal post after it brushed past the inside of the goal post.
Werder Bremen, who were already four goals behind, lost their fifth goal in this way. All the players were like aggrieved children. They either protested to the referee or argued with the Real Madrid players.
Qin Xiong explained to the few Werder Bremen players who surrounded him that he did not deliberately shoot. It was just a coincidence.
But the aggrieved Werder Bremen players could not just accept an explanation and pretend that nothing had happened.
The referee was also impartial. Playing ethics were ethics. According to the rules of the game, Qin Xiong's goal was still valid!
Seeing that the situation was in a deadlock, Qin Xiong took the initiative to walk to the sideline and said to Bosque, "Because of my mistake, it led to the current situation. I know that my request is very rude, but I still have to say it. Can you return them a goal?"
Bosque smiled and patted Qin Xiong's shoulder. Then he pointed to Casillas and said, "He is guarding Real Madrid's goal. If they lose the ball, he will be the one under the most pressure. You should ask him."
Qin Xiong nodded and jogged to the front of the goal. Without waiting for him to speak, Casillas took the initiative to walk to the side of the goal post. He leaned against the post and smiled at Qin Xiong. "No need to say anything. Return them a goal."
Qin Xiong and Casillas looked at each other and smiled. Then he ran back to the center circle and said to the Werder Bremen players, "You guys can start the ball. We will not defend. We will let you score a goal."
The Werder Bremen players looked at each other and waited for the referee to blow the whistle before they kicked off.
The Real Madrid players stood in place and did not move. Everyone held their heads high as if they ignored the existence of their opponents. It was also as if Werder Bremen had cast an incredible spell on Real Madrid.
Rosenberg dribbled the football all the way to the front of Real Madrid's goal. He saw Casillas standing in front of the goal post without changing his expression. He gently kicked the ball into the goal, then picked up the ball and ran to the midfield.
The applause in the Bernabéu stands was thunderous.
This reflected the demeanor of Real Madrid and the temperament of adhering to the spirit of fair play.
The Werder Bremen players came forward to shake hands with Qin Xiong before the kickoff. Even Rosenberg apologized to him, saying that he was a little emotional when he surrounded him and questioned him.
Qin Xiong did not say a word. He just smiled and walked away.
When Real Madrid was about to kick off again, Qin Xiong's smile became slightly cold.
The episode of "friendship first" was over!
Real Madrid would not easily let go of an opponent who could be crushed on their home ground!
Werder Bremen, the nightmare was not over yet!
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