The boos at the Bernabéu turned into applause.
But the applause quickly turned into boos!
It was like a black comedy that made people not know whether to laugh or cry was playing out.
Just three minutes after Raúl scored the equalizer, Marcelo was given a yellow card for a foul on Navas on the flank. Renato passed a free kick from the right and Romario scored with a header from eight yards!
Sevilla was in the lead again!
Qin Xiong felt very helpless on the substitutes' bench. Real Madrid was now like fighting with their opponents!
There was no order to speak of. Anyway, whoever fell in the end lost.
In the 24th minute, Guti passed a straight pass and Raúl turned and volleyed from 16 yards.
In the 29th minute, Romario passed a pass and Navas' long shot was deflected.
In the 32nd minute, Gago passed a pass and Van Der Vaart's right-foot shot in front of the penalty area grazed the crossbar.
In the 36th minute, Kong Ke passed a pass and Renato's header was deflected.
A minute later, Raúl passed a straight pass and Van Der Vaart's shot from 18 yards on the left side of the penalty area was blocked and confiscated by Palop.
The two teams made the game look good, but the quality of the tactics was not high in the back and forth offense. There was an element of luck in the chaotic battle, but there was no such luck.
Until the 39th minute of the game, Sevilla extended their lead!
Navas passed a pass from the left and Renato's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked. Kanouté scored with a low shot from 14 yards.
1:3
Real Madrid was two goals behind!
The boos at the Bernabéu were deafening!
Many fans were waving "We want Qin Xiong" signs!
They were extremely angry with the team's performance on the field.
At this moment, the Real Madrid players who were booed by the crowd felt like they were about to collapse under the heavy pressure!
Van Der Vaart, who performed very well in the first two and a half months of the season, was also lost in the game.
Perhaps he had never seen such a scene before. Being booed by the home fans, being booed by the fanatical supporters from two months ago, and even having white handkerchiefs waved in front of his eyes in mockery, his performance would naturally be affected!
What was going on?
Was this Bernabéu?
Is it a place where the fans are sometimes adorable and sometimes detestable?
Before the end of the first half, Van Der Vaart's long shot was directly kicked into the stands, which caused the agitated fans to hurl abuse everywhere.
"At the end of the first half of the game, Real Madrid is down 1: 3 to Sevilla at home. This game is really a bit surprising. Will Real Madrid suffer two consecutive defeats in the league? If that's the case, Barcelona won't just be the half-time league title! "
Bosque said something to Qin Xiong before he got up and walked back to the locker room.
"Go and warm up."
Qin Xiong stayed on the pitch during halftime. He did warm-up exercises, and the Real Madrid fans in the stands cheered for him. Qin Xiong kept applauding the stands as he ran.
He did not know who Bosque would ask him to replace, but he had a rough idea of how to compete.
First of all, because he had just recovered from his injury, he needed to avoid using his body's explosive power frequently, so his individual dribbling and breakthroughs had to be reduced.
Secondly, the team's offensive and defensive systems were chaotic. He had to bring stability to the team, help the team improve the offensive quality, and actually help the defense stabilize.
After the halftime break, Bosque went to Qin Xiong and said to him, "When you replace Higuaín later, I believe you know how to play. We need stability, we need the team to regain reason and calm, and also, confidence!"
Qin Xiong nodded with a serious expression.
The fourth official played the substitution card on the sidelines. Qin Xiong came on to replace Higuaín, who did not play well in the game.
No one would blame the smoking pipe. He played with an injury.
After Qin Xiong came on, he went to Gago and Guti and said to them, "Move your position back a little bit. Make sure we have defenders in front of the penalty area when we defend."
Guti and Gago nodded together.
In fact, when Diarra was on the injury list this season, Real Madrid's defensive line was exposed to the opponent's guns for a long time.
Because they did not have a traditional defensive midfielder!
Even if Guti and Gago could take turns to plug in tacitly and ensure that one of them acted as a defensive midfielder in the midfield, there was still a gap between their defensive skills and ability and the traditional defensive midfielder.
And to ensure that the two positions were further back, they could help the team strengthen the control of the midfield.
When Seville saw Qin Xiong come on, he was naturally a little afraid.
They could not forget how strong Qin Xiong was when he was killing everywhere!
After Qin Xiong came on, the Real Madrid teammates seemed to calm down a little. Everyone took the initiative to move closer to Qin Xiong. After all, he was the core of the team.
Van Der Vaart reduced the long shots, Robben reduced the sticky balls, and the football began to move faster and in a wider range under Real Madrid's control.
Qin Xiong ran back and forth in the middle and front field. He did not control the ball to break through. He almost always kicked the ball, either to Robben or Van Der Vaart on the wings or to Guti or Gago at the back.
He made Real Madrid's midfield move faster and faster. Seville was exhausted in the defense and it was difficult for them to intercept the ball.
After the adaptation period was over, Qin Xiong began to deliver the threatening ball.
In the 61st minute of the game, he received Robben's pass and suddenly passed the ball straight to Raúl on the front line.
It was the first time he passed the ball to Raúl since he came on the field 15 minutes ago. Instead, it caught Seville a little off guard.
Raúl watched the football roll towards him and immediately observed the situation around him. He caught a glimpse of Van Der Vaart cutting inside.
So, he took advantage of the situation and knocked the ball diagonally. It was a perfect combination with Van Der Vaart's pass and run.
Van Der Vaart stepped the ball directly into the penalty area from the empty space between Konko and Squillaci's ribs, and then took advantage of the situation to complete a volley with his left foot!
The volley was powerful and heavy, but unfortunately, the angle was a little right. It was blocked high by the goalkeeper Palop's hands and flew over the crossbar to the stands.
Although the shot did not convert into a goal, Qin Xiong still cast an encouraging look at Van Der Vaart. Van Der Vaart personally expressed his regret. He felt that he had missed a God-given opportunity.
Seville's threat in the front line had decreased due to Fabiano's injury. The reason why they were able to score three goals against Real Madrid in the game was mostly because they seized the opportunity when the midfield defense in front of Real Madrid's penalty area was empty or weak. The midfielders plugged in from the back to frequently create threats.
But after Real Madrid's midfield stabilized, they got fewer and fewer such opportunities.
Even if Gago and Guti's individual defensive strength was not comparable to the top defensive midfielders, at least the number of defenders was there, and the defensive role was still there. Once the iron triangle system in the backfield was established, it was far better than having no defensive midfielders to act as a barrier for the opponent to easily break through the defensive line!
Real Madrid was able to continuously bombard Seville's goal in the game!
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