The Galácticos Real Madrid match had always been the favorite of the match broadcasters. The match between Real Madrid and Sporting de Gijón on their home ground was broadcasted live to the whole of Europe and the whole world.
According to the statistics after the match, more than 80 countries and regions around the world chose to broadcast the match live.
No one, not even the boldest Sporting de Gijón fans, expected that their team would score first at the Bernabéu Stadium!
Just ten minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón, who had been in a passive position, astonishingly led Real Madrid by 1: 0 in the away game.
The silent Bernabéu stadium seemed to suddenly wake up from the shock. Loud boos once again filled the air.
"This is unbelievable! Real Madrid's home ground, at the Bernabéu Stadium! Sporting de Gijón leads by 1: 0! The whole of Real Madrid has been beaten into a daze! Their performance before was quite perfect. They continuously shot at Sporting de Gijón's goal and seemed so close to scoring a goal. Now, they have been knocked down by a wonderful counterattack by the Gijón people. "
"Di Natale! Antonio Di Natale, the Italian striker who just celebrated his twenty-seventh birthday, used an unusually gorgeous and amazing way to break through Real Madrid's goal! The Italian is famous now! "González shouted.
He was right. Although Di Natale was already a main player for Sporting de Gijón and had scored many goals in previous matches, he did not attract much attention. Other than the Sporting de Gijón fans who knew about him and cheered for him, he had almost no influence in the football world. A twenty-seven-year-old Italian, previously unknown, was performing well for the newly promoted Sporting de Gijón in La Liga. That was all.
However, at this moment, in the Bernabéu stadium, in the face of the Galácticos Real Madrid, he put on such a stunning performance. Marseille spun past Samuel, and then with an imaginative kick, broke through the goal guarded by Casillas!
He was famous!
The so-called fame in a single match was referring to a stunning performance in a match that attracted the attention of the world.
The camera gave the 27-year-old Fernando Di Natale a close-up. The Italian archer, who had calmed down from his excitement, had a silly smile on his face …
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"This goal concede is a blow to Real Madrid. They have always had the absolute initiative and looked like they could score at any time, but the opponent's sneak attack caused them to concede the goal," said Dagestino.
The commentator was right. The loss of the goal was indeed a blow to Real Madrid. The players were a little depressed, some were puzzled, and some were angry as they stood on the field and looked at the celebrating Sporting de Gijón people.
The television replayed a scene that had just been captured. It was the scene of Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang, wildly celebrating in the stands.
"Coach Li Ang is very excited, very excited." "If we understood the feud between him and Real Madrid, we wouldn't be surprised that he's so agitated. It's just that by doing this, he's bound to anger Real Madrid even more."
"Do you think he'll be worried about this?" said Dagestino.
González laughed. What he said was true. Ever since Li Ang attacked Real Madrid's chairman, Florentino's Zidane + Pavin policy last season and snatched away Real Madrid's Copa del Rey title, Li Ang and Real Madrid had a feud that could not be eased. Now it seemed that the feud between the two sides would only grow.
"Real Madrid may regret their decision to expel Li Ang," said González. "They've set up an opponent for themselves who will seek revenge for the smallest grievance."
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Sporting de Gijón's celebration lasted for a long time until the referee came up to intervene. They then restrained themselves a little and returned to their respective positions to wait for Real Madrid to kick off.
Real Madrid's vice-captain, Guti, looked at the Gijón people's celebration with a look of displeasure. He spat on the ground and said, "It's just a goal, country bumpkins …"
Then Guti looked at Hierro with a complicated expression. The old captain was also on the other side. He was one of the "country bumpkins" that Hierro had mentioned. When he thought of Hierro appearing at Bernabéu as an opponent, Guti felt uncomfortable. It was not that he was afraid of Hierro. Hierro was old and his strength was not as good as before. It was just that he could not accept it emotionally.
Guti really wanted to shout at Hierro and ask him why he returned to La Liga and why he appeared as an opponent of Real Madrid. Why didn't he just go to Qatar and retire?!
If it were him, if he had chosen to leave Real Madrid, then he would definitely not come back as an opponent. No, he would retire at Real Madrid. That would be the most perfect outcome.
No one knew that Guti's mind was in such a mess at that moment and that he was thinking so much.
However, people noticed that after the game started again, Guti became fierce. The Blonde Wolf King showed an unprecedented seriousness in winning the game!
The game continued and seemed to have returned to a familiar rhythm. Real Madrid took the initiative and tried to pressure Sporting de Gijón's defensive range to look for a chance to score.
Li Ang snorted on the sidelines. It seemed that the impact of the goal loss on Real Madrid had passed.
Real Madrid was able to become the king of Europe and had experienced countless situations. They had faced even the most difficult situations, so the whole team quickly regained their confidence. They believed that the goal loss was just a small episode in the game. They would be in control of the game and win the game in the end!
On Sporting de Gijón's side, the one-nil lead boosted the morale of the whole team. The players who did not experience the defeat of Bernabéu in last season's Copa del Rey final felt a lot more at ease with a goal in hand. They felt that the manager was right. They really had hope to take away the victory in this game, even though there was still a long time and distance before the end of the game.
Both sides threw themselves into the game after the game started again. They vowed to fight to the death and not stop until the fish dies and the net splits.
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Li Ang sat in the technical area and watched the football pass under the feet of Real Madrid's star players. Although Real Madrid was firmly in control of the initiative, Li Ang was not too worried.
This confidence came from his understanding of Luxemburgo. He had a thorough understanding of the Brazilian's tactics.
Luxemburgo was a typical Brazilian manager. He advocated the traditional four-four-two formation, but he did not like to use the winger's tactics. The biggest feature of his tactics was that he liked to penetrate the middle and tear apart the opponent's defense through dazzling coordination from the middle.
The position of Real Madrid's players on the field could be seen. Because of Luxemburgo's tactics, the position of the flanks' offense declined. Therefore, Beckham, who was in the starting lineup, had to play as the defensive midfielder again and partner with Guti in the middle.
The two superstars, Figo and Zidane, also squeezed in the middle, trying to tear apart Sporting de Gijón's defense from the middle through passing and cutting, positioning, and superb footwork skills.
In response to Real Madrid's tactics, Li Ang had a targeted arrangement. Carlos was a "shit-stirrer" in the midfield. Although this term was not elegant, it was a very appropriate metaphor. Carlos stirred up trouble in the midfield. The narrow midfield interfered with Real Madrid's infiltration tactics, and Carlos also used his experience to direct the team's midfield defense. The two sides fought in the midfield.
The result was that both sides gathered a lot of players in the midfield, especially in the middle, and strangled together. Although Real Madrid had been in possession of the ball, and the football went from the feet of one star player to the feet of another star player, it seemed difficult to find a direct scoring opportunity in front of the goal.
Among them, Carlos's defense against Zidane was the most important.
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