Chapter 956
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The atmosphere at the Bernabéu was filled with anxiety. Anxiety spread like a virus in the stands. No Real Madrid fans could relax.
As the game time ticked by, there was less and less time left for Real Madrid.
In the 86th minute of the game, Real Madrid directly pressed forward.
Marcelo assisted to the front flank and finally provided Real Madrid with a deep offensive effect on the left flank.
His pass was sent out and Liverpool thought they could sit back and relax as they sealed off Qin Xiong.
But Ramos, who rushed into the penalty area, had a chance to head the ball at the back of the goal.
Agger was careless and was pressed down by Ramos for a header!
Reina hurriedly ran to the back post and only heard a bang. Ramos' header hit the post!
The football rebounded into the small penalty area. For a moment, Liverpool's penalty area was in chaos.
In the midst of the chaos, someone kicked the ball in the direction of Liverpool's goal. The Liverpool players were stunned, as if they had been struck by lightning.
The ball went in!
"Qin Xiong! Qin Xiong rebounded in the penalty area and sent the ball into Liverpool's goal. Real Madrid equalized the score! The game is not over yet. Liverpool's defense still can't hold on! What a pity! "
When Marcelo passed the ball, Qin Xiong was closely marked. But when Ramos' header hit the goal, he had already started to run and got rid of the encirclement of Mascherano, Carragher, and Alonso. Then, when he saw the football rebounded, he immediately rushed to make up the shot. Aurelio's slide tackle was a step slower. He waited for Qin Xiong to shoot before he slid in.
Qin Xiong rushed into the goal and ran to the midfield with the ball in his arms.
He looked determined and his eyes were dignified.
This was far from enough to equalize the score.
They allowed Liverpool to score two goals. If the game ended with such a score, the second leg would be very difficult because at that time, Real Madrid would not have the advantage of time, place, people, and position!
Benítez's expression was slightly ferocious as he gritted his teeth. He was upset with himself!
They could have defeated Real Madrid beautifully, but their adjustment mistakes gave Real Madrid a chance to equalize the score.
If he did not let the team be conservative and instead insisted on the crazy encirclement and suppression tactics in the midfield, Liverpool might have been able to take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand their victory.
This back and forth was not as simple as Liverpool conceding a second goal.
Bosque's heart was still heavy. He did not know whether Real Madrid could create a miracle in the last five minutes. The goal in the chaos just now must have had an element of luck. In terms of the overall situation, Real Madrid did not find a way to absolutely restrain Liverpool.
The Real Madrid fans rekindled their hopes and worked hard to cheer for the team.
They hoped that the team could reverse Liverpool's victory at the last minute.
The game restarted and Liverpool's players were 120% focused. They also increased the frequency of fouls and the aggressiveness of pressing.
They would be satisfied if they could get a draw, which would lay a good foundation for the next round at Anfield.
Real Madrid continued to press heavily, but Liverpool did not panic. Instead, they played a frightening counterattack in the 88th minute of the game that made Real Madrid tremble in fear.
Lucas and Aurelio sandwiched Robben in front of the penalty area and successfully passed the ball to Alonso.
Alonso only looked up and did not choose to stop the ball in front of him. He kicked the ball out and passed the ball long to the front field.
Torres, who was at the front, leaned against Las Diarra with his body. After seizing the position, he turned in the direction of the flying football, leaving Las Diarra awkwardly behind him.
Pepe immediately rushed up and Torres changed the direction of the ball with a strong burst of speed past Pepe!
It was clean and neat and as fast as lightning.
At this time, only Cannavaro and Marcelo were left in the rear defensive line.
Ramos' assist was in the front field and could not come back.
The frightened Marcelo gritted his teeth and rushed up to fiercely tackle Torres!
He did not tackle the football, but his raised leg hooked Torres's calf.
This caused Torres to fall to the ground.
Marcelo made up his mind to not let Torres continue to move forward. After all, Cannavaro was almost crushed by Torres in this game!
When Torres fell to the ground, the referee immediately ran to the scene of the incident and whistled with his mouth to signal a foul!
Before the Real Madrid players could come forward to plead for Marcelo, the referee directly pulled out a red card to Marcelo!
"A red card! Marcelo's dangerous tackle has requested for himself to leave the field, and he will not be able to play in the second leg of the game. Real Madrid really has no choice this time. Torres has a wide space to attack. If he continues to dribble and push forward, it is hard to say whether Real Madrid's defensive line will be ravaged by him! "
Marcelo did not protest anything. He tried his best.
But he also had to admit that at the level of the game, he was not able to play like a fish in water in the game, and his contribution to the team was not very outstanding.
Was this red card worth it?
It was difficult to measure.
But from the side, it showed how much fear Real Madrid's rear defensive line had for Torres!
Bosque stood on the sidelines with no expression. He replaced Robben with Heinz to keep Real Madrid's defensive line intact.
He also knew in his heart that the game was over. Real Madrid was powerless to reverse the situation in this game!
Liverpool played one more player but did not swallow Real Madrid's courage and ambition. The change from defense to offense was an extreme change. The slightest carelessness would lead to a huge risk. Liverpool did not need to take the risk.
They safely used up the little time they had left.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, boos rang out in the Bernabéu stadium again.
The fans were unhappy that the team did not beat Liverpool at home.
"Real Madrid's home game against Liverpool in the first leg of this season's Champions League 18 finals has ended. After 90 minutes, the two teams tied at 2: 2. Liverpool scored two goals as guests at the Bernabéu. Their performance was clearly better than Real Madrid's. If it wasn't for Real Madrid's last-minute goal scored by Qin Xiong, Liverpool would have won the game and taken away the victory.
I have to say that Benítez's technical and tactical arrangements for this game were very successful. Real Madrid had difficulty in forming a threatening shot in Liverpool's penalty area throughout the game. They grasped one of the few opportunities, and another was a rebound shot in the melee. This was not like Real Madrid, who defeated the European powerhouses last season. Bosque should think carefully about the second leg of the game. If Real Madrid continues their performance in this game, I'm afraid they won't have a good time at Anfield. "
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