Chapter 289: Score twice, approaching a hundred goals!
Johnson, who was standing on the sidelines, almost cursed, damn, why don’t you defend the ball bull? Kaka is just a cover, the ball bull is the key! Damn…
Barbosa fell on the grass and refused to get up. He beat the grass and scolded his teammates for being stupid. How could such a thing be done? Tang is the world's number one star. Can a person defend himself?
Pellegrini's face looked ugly. Before the first half was over, his team was two goals behind at home...
The home fans were angry. They didn't know what was wrong with their players? Either they stared at Tang Jue or relaxed their guard against him. The contrast between the front and back was so big that it was confusing. They began to cheer and turned to Real Madrid.
This was a weird game. Due to Pellegrini's mistake in judgment before the game, he forced his players to adjust their tactics privately. As a result, the players overcorrected them and gave Tang Jue a chance to shoot.
At the end of the first half, Real Madrid led 2-0. Back in the locker room, Ancelotti was very happy. He really didn't expect the game to be like this. Not only did the team lead two goals, but Tang Jue also scored a goal.
"We did a very good job in the first half and continued in the second half!" An Shuai only said this during the halftime break. Perhaps this was the least he said during the halftime break since he became the head coach.
In the home team's locker room, Argenti's midfielder Riquelme took the lead and questioned Pellegrini: "Coach, all your predictions before the game were wrong. If it weren't for your predictions, even if Real Madrid is a strong team, we wouldn't have played like this. We must adjust our tactics in the second half."
Barbosa immediately agreed: "Yes, we should adjust our tactics in the second half."
Pellegrini had a gloomy face. He knew that the main reason for his poor score was his mistake in judgment before the game, but he still couldn't stand it if he directly challenged his authority like Rikelme.
"Shut up! It's not about discussing responsibility now. We still have the second half. I will bear the responsibility I should admit, but you didn't agree with me and privately changed the tactics, causing Tang to score a goal. This is your mistake." Pellegrini said in a bubble.
His words did not act as a deterrent, but instead inspired greater conflicts. Several defenders spoke in dissatisfaction:
"Coach. If we keep implementing your arrangement, we may concede more than two goals in the first half."
"What are we going to do? Do you only have Don in your eyes? Kaka, Ribery and others don't have the ability to score goals?"
"'Stay tightly against Don, and other players will pass the ball to him.' This is what you said before the game. Kaka's goal, he did not pass the ball to Don. Ribery's breakthrough, nor did he pass the ball to Don. If Barbosa hadn't performed bravely, that ball would have been in."
The locker room was messy and the score was behind. They were already very depressed, but the head coach actually placed the responsibility for losing the ball on them. Is this a completely shirking responsibility? No, absolutely not.
Pellegrini felt even more uncomfortable when he looked at the messy locker room. As the saying goes, the law does not punish the public. He must stop this form from continuing to develop immediately. He glared at Rikelme fiercely. If you hadn't taken the lead in attacking, would you lose your composure?
Good boy, just wait. Have you forgotten why Tang hasn't been able to play in the past two months? I have a way to deal with you!
Pellegrini signaled everyone to calm down and sighed and said, "Okay, I admit that the responsibility for conceding the ball is mainly on me. We are all calming down now. Think about it, this should be turned around in the second half."
Seeing that the coach took the responsibility, the Villarreal players did not continue to make noise and calm down. Thinking about the scene of home fans cheering in the last few minutes of the first half, they realized that if they didn't play well in the second half, it would be even more troublesome.
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At the beginning of the second half, Villarreal, who was behind in the score, launched a fierce attack, and this is the Love Song Stadium. The experienced Ancelotti directed the team to stabilize the defense and was not in a hurry to launch a counterattack. As time went by, Villarreal was more and more players involved in the offense, and they vowed to break through Real Madrid's goal.
This is a very risky way of playing. Real Madrid's counterattack is world-renowned. If you are not careful, the score gap will continue to widen. In the 17th minute, Villarreal's efforts were rewarded. Riquelme's lob ball on the right side of the penalty area, Pepe and Fran competed for the point, and the reckless Pepe pushed Fran down, and the referee whistle and a penalty kick!
Riquelme scored himself. The score became one-to-two, and Villarreal narrowed the score gap and relieved the pressure on his body. In the subsequent games, their offensive remained unabated, but they paid more attention to defense.
Villarreal's goal did not make Real Madrid panic, but instead inspired their fighting spirit. Both sides fought offensive football at the Love Song Stadium, and wonderful scenes appeared frequently.
In the 27th minute, Riquelme shot from a long shot in front of the penalty area, and the football hit the post and bounced out of the baseline!
Two minutes later, Real Madrid returned with a color. Ribery successfully cut in from the left and shot low, and the football was saved by Barbosa from the bottom line!
In the 35th minute, Senna made a cross, Nihart headed the ball from the middle and shot. Casillas reacted quickly and blocked the football!
In the 39th minute, Ramos assisted and the football passed to Villarreal's penalty area. Henry at the front point rubbed backwards, and the football flew backwards. A dark blue figure appeared behind the football like a ghost, and his forehead was pressed hard on the football!
Barbosa jumped, but unfortunately the distance between the shots was too close, so he didn't touch the football at all. A white light shone, and the football flew over the goal line and drilled into the net!
The score became three to one!
Real Madrid widens the score gap!
Tang Jue, who scored the goal, began to howl and fly in the Love Song Stadium!
Madrid TV commentator Antonini shouted: "The 97th goal! Tang has three left to 100 goals!"
Espn shouted loudly: "Tang used a header that he was not good at, to break through Villarreal's goal, making the score three-to-one. Only a few minutes before the end of the game, Real Madrid led two goals, and their victory was in sight!"
"Two goals scored, Tang is one step closer to his 100-ball feat!"
An Shuai finally breathed a long breath, and winning the game would put strong pressure on Barcelona. Alice waved her fists and applauded her boyfriend. Xinzi shouted loudly, "Tang Jue, I love you!", and she vowed to say this in his ear one day in the future.
Real Madrid fans who came from afar turned the love song stadium into a sea of joy, and the Real Madrid team flag fluttered!
Riquelme put his hands on his hips helplessly and looked at the excited Real Madrid player. Pellegrini stood in the command area and his breathing became difficult. He was unwilling to accept such an ending and shouted loudly at his players: "Occurrence! Attack! Attack!"
He signaled his players to give it a try. Yes, this is the Love Song Stadium, and his team wanted to give an explanation to the fans that even if they lost, they would have to lose with dignity.
After the game started again, Villarreal launched his last attempt at Real Madrid. Ancelotti knew what the opponent was thinking and waved his hand to let the players in the midfield return to his half to defend.
Villarreal is very powerful and they are very active. After conceding the ball in the frontcourt, they immediately launch a counter-robbery. If the counter-robbery fails, they will immediately commit a foul. After being injured, the experienced Real Madrid players will always lie on the turf for one minute or two minutes.
Villarreal players did not have a dispute with Real Madrid players because of this. They actively fought in silence. In the first minute of stoppage time, Pepe knocked down Riquelme in front of the penalty area. The referee whistled and directly had a free kick!
Riquelme quickly stood up from the turf, and there was little time left, so he wanted to take the free kick himself.
"Beep!..." The referee whistled, and Riquelme slowly ran towards the football.
The love song stadium suddenly became quiet!
"Bang!..." With a crisp sound, the football flew out of the turf!
The next moment, the football bypassed from the right side of the human wall and headed straight to the upper right corner of the goal. The angle of this ball is tricky!
Casillas stretched his body in the air and rushed towards the football. Unfortunately, Riquelme's free kick angle was too tricky and he failed to stop the football from flying to the goal net!
The ball has entered!
The score becomes two to three!
Villarreal is only one goal behind!
The love song court heard a huge cheer, and Riquelme had no time to celebrate, rushed into the goal, and ran to the middle circle with the football in his arms.
Ancelotti frowned slightly, and there were only two minutes left, so he would never let the good game be ruined at the last moment. Before the game started, he called Pepe to the sidelines and told him not to be impulsive. Speaking of the person who was the most worried about the back line, Pepe was ranked first.
Both Real Madrid's conceded goals were directly related to him. First, he pushed Fran to give Villarreal the penalty kick, and then he knocked down Riquelme to give the opponent the opportunity to get a direct free kick.
Pepe nodded and told Ah Shuai that he would not be impulsive anymore and would finish the last two minutes. Ah Shuai began to waste time with substitutions. He replaced Henry with Higuain and replaced Kaka with Gago.
In the last two minutes of the game, Real Madrid firmly controlled the football under his feet. As the whistle sounded at the end of the referee's game, the game finally ended. Real Madrid thrillingly won a victory at the Love Song Stadium.
The victory of Real Madrid put strong pressure on Barcelona. The match between Barcelona and Mallorca started at 7 o'clock in the evening. Barcelona players withstood the pressure and defeated their opponents three-to-one amid the shouts of home fans, and continued to top the list. The points gap between the two teams is still four points.
World Sports said: Barcelona is still strong. They won two consecutive victories after the Spanish national derby, without giving Real Madrid a chance to narrow the gap in points and continue to top the score list.
Marca said: Real Madrid did not slow down and continued to press forward step by step. After Don returned to the stadium, Real Madrid was in a state of great shape and won 16 consecutive victories in various competitions. Don scored twice in the game against Villarreal, making his goal this year reach an astonishing 97 goals, and he has three goals to go from the 100-ball feat.
Real Madrid only has one game left before the end of the year, and they will face their Champions League opponent Juventus at home. It is very difficult for Don to score three goals in this game, but we wish him that everything he wants will come true. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!