The pinnacle battle at the Bernabéu began with Real Madrid's strong attack and AC Milan's quick attack and counterattack opportunities to break through the opponent's defensive line.
In the 17th minute of the game, Real Madrid's offense in the front field gained possession of the ball.
After Guti and Snede passed each other, he passed the ball diagonally to Robben. Qin Xiong ran from the left side in front of the penalty area to the right. He seemed to be running to support Robben. Ambrosini followed closely beside him, and Gattuso was on guard against him cutting straight into the penalty area after receiving.
When Robben's pass came over, Qin Xiong took the ball one step back and immediately passed the ball diagonally behind Ambrosini.
Qin Xiong, who restrained the opponent's back waist line with his own strength, created an opportunity for Guti to plug in from the back.
Guti took the opportunity to take the ball from Qin Xiong through the gaps. At that time, Nesta had to give up defending against Raúl with Maldini to defend against Guti.
The calm Guti stuffed the ball diagonally to Nesta's right side when Nesta moved up.
Maldini thought the ball was passed to Raúl. He blocked his position to prevent Raúl from running, but he could not intercept the ball himself.
When the football rolled behind him, Maldini suddenly realized that the ball was passed to Robben!
In the speed competition, Robben beat Kaladze. Guti's pass was deep, and the goalkeeper, Kaladze, was very alert and decisively abandoned the goal.
When Robben rushed to the front of the football, Kaladze was just ready to make a save!
Robben could only barely make a shot. He wanted to go through Kaladze's small goal, but the football was blocked by Kaladze's foot!
The blocked football fell at Kaladze's feet. He stopped the ball and turned to go straight forward. There was a flat land in front of him!
Kaladze, who strode forward with the ball, knew that AC Milan's best offensive situation was like now. Real Madrid's backfield had at most five players defending!
He dribbled the ball to the front field and passed the ball diagonally to Kaka.
Faced with Heinze and Diarra's pincer defense, Kaka kicked the ball and passed it to Seedorf.
Ramos also came up to press Seedorf.
At that time, Seedorf made a move that made Real Madrid's players uncomfortable.
Pass!
When the ball was passed back to the middle, Real Madrid's defenders needed to move again.
And the defensive declaration just now was in vain.
Pirlo, who had plugged in from the middle, took advantage of this opportunity to send a kick over the top!
Heinze and Ramos on Real Madrid's defensive line had just gone up. The horizontal defensive area in the penalty area was huge.
At this moment, Pato's agility could be seen everywhere.
The perceptive Pirlo noticed that and directly sent the ball over the top.
The football fell on the right side of the penalty area, forcing Cannavaro to turn around to chase it, but he found that Pato's speed was off the charts. The young Brazilian golden boy made Cannavaro a little powerless.
Facing the falling football, Pato did not hesitate to volley the ball into the goal!
The football flew straight to the top right corner of the goal like a meteor. Casillas was blocking the near corner of the goal. This time, if Pato's volley had not accelerated the speed of the ball, he would not have been in such a sorry state!
He hurriedly raised his arm to block the football and let the football refract. Then, with a bang, the football hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area.
The scene was extremely thrilling. The ball was so close to scoring!
"Real Madrid escaped! AC Milan's quick counterattack was swift and smooth. Pirlo's straight pass was accurate. Pato ran to get rid of Cannavaro and tested Casillas with his volley. If Casillas had not blocked it, the ball would have gone in! "
Real Madrid's players were not frightened by AC Milan's attack.
Because they were used to it.
The team would have dangerous situations in the defensive line from time to time.
In the pursuit of offensive football, it was inevitable that the danger of the defensive line would rise sharply.
Not to mention facing an opponent like AC Milan.
The game looked like it was going back and forth with attacks. The players on both sides also knew that the decision of success or failure lay in the details.
Real Madrid was indeed an idealistic team. The road to achieving idealism would be more difficult and they would have to bear greater risks.
But since they had already embarked on this road, they would not regret it.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Seedorf completed a long shot in the front field. The football hit Pepe and bounced out. Diarra passed the ball to Ramos on the side.
Ramos decisively dribbled the ball forward to attack.
In addition to the full-backs, AC Milan's defense on the flanks usually relied on the defensive midfielders to assist in the defense. But today, both defensive midfielders had to mark Qin Xiong, which made the gaps in the flanks clear at a glance.
When Ramos dribbled the ball forward unscrupulously along the flanks, Gattuso hesitated.
He could not let Real Madrid's offense on the flanks, especially when the dribbler was not Robben, but Ramos!
It meant that if Ramos was not contained, then Kaladze could not withstand the impact of Robben and Ramos on the flanks. The two players only needed to play a simple combination to explode Kaladze.
Gattuso gave up on Qin Xiong and rushed directly to Ramos. He also consciously blocked the passing route that Ramos gave to Qin Xiong.
But Ramos passed the ball directly after Gattuso ran halfway, and it was a pass to Qin Xiong!
But in order to let Qin Xiong receive the pass, Ramos chose to chop the ball. The football flew from the air over Gattuso's head and landed behind Qin Xiong, making it convenient for him to retreat to receive.
Qin Xiong ran a step back, and Ambrosini, who was behind him, closely marked him.
Qin Xiong did not stop the ball with his foot, but with his thigh. After unloading the football, he turned his head and pretended to rush forward. At the same time, the heel of his right foot kicked the ball into the air.
Ambrosini saw the football fly in front of him, around his head, and behind him. The first thought that flashed through his mind was: a rainbow pass!
But when he turned around to take a closer look, he realized.
It was not a rainbow pass, but a heel pass into the penalty area!
Qin Xiong's pass caught AC Milan's defensive line off guard!
Whether it was Nesta or Maldini, it was impossible for them to see how Qin Xiong handled the ball with Ambrosini's body blocking their view.
It was only when the football suddenly flew into the penalty area and started to fall behind them from the top of their heads that they realized Qin Xiong had completed an incredible backheel pass!
Maldini suddenly cursed in his heart!
Even if Raúl did not see Qin Xiong's movements clearly, Raúl had a better chance after everyone reacted immediately!
Because Raúl did not need to make a complete 180-degree turn, while Maldini and Nesta both needed to turn back to chase!
Raúl was one step ahead of them and dashed into the penalty area. Maldini and Nesta gritted their teeth and turned back to chase!
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