Mane's goal helped Liverpool rewrite the score to 2-1. After regaining the lead, Real Madrid took advantage of the kick-off opportunity in the center circle to launch a fierce counterattack.
However, with Velard checking for gaps in the backcourt and directing his teammates to defend, plus Firmino, Mane, Coutinho and others pressing high in the midfield, Real Madrid simply couldn't play too threatening. attack.
Soon, the first half ended, and the two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 1-2. Liverpool temporarily led Real Madrid by one goal.
During the halftime break, Real Madrid finally made substitutions, replacing Isco with Modric and Morano with Benzema to strengthen the attack.
The presence of the two core players Modric and Benzema has indeed enhanced Real Madrid's strength to a certain extent, but it still cannot change the situation of the game.
The existence of Velarde is like an insurmountable mountain. Even if they don't face Velarde directly, Velarde's defensive command alone makes Real Madrid extremely uncomfortable. They can only rely on the occasional personal outbursts of the stars to cause problems. Certain local breakthroughs, but still unable to create a very threatening shot.
On Liverpool's side, once they get the ball and start to counterattack, the offensive lineup composed of Velard, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Firmino, and Mane makes Real Madrid's defense basically at a loss. Difficult to deal with.
In particular, Brazilian left back Marcelo does not stay in the backcourt to defend, but always wants to move forward to participate in the attack. This gives his opponent Mane a lot of opportunities to counterattack from behind.
In the 62nd minute, it was Marcelo who moved forward to participate in the attack. When he was already outside the Liverpool penalty area, Real Madrid made a mistake in passing and cutting, and the ball was intercepted by Liverpool.
Mane immediately sprinted towards the large open area behind Marcelo. Marcelo's face changed drastically and he immediately returned to defense, but it was already too late.
After receiving the pass from his teammate, Velarde did not stop the ball at all. He directly passed the ball over the top to the right side of the opponent's half. Mane, who was sprinting with all his strength, rushed in at a speed far exceeding Marcelo. At half-time, Real Madrid got ahead of Ramos, who was trying to make up for the interception, and volleyed the ball past the opponent. Ramos did not rush to grab the ball, but turned back to defend, trying to grab Mane before him. Wading out of the ball.
It turned out that Mane's pass was a fake move. He didn't kick the ball out at all. Instead, he unloaded the ball steadily without any interference, and then caught it before Marcelo could get behind him. He steadily pushed the ball to Firmino who was inserted in the middle.
After Firmino received Mane's cross in the middle, he did not try to break through the center back Varane, but passed it to Coutinho, who was running in at high speed from the left.
After Coutinho took the ball and attracted the interception of full-back Carvajal, he passed the ball to the center and inserted it at high speed. He had already left behind Casemiro, Modric and others, and rushed to Weiwei at the front of the penalty area. Ladd's feet.
In the process, Ramos has been forced to defend in the middle by the trajectory of the ball, and Mane on the right is in an unguarded situation again. Marcelo, on the other hand, was still left behind by Mane and had not yet returned to his defense.
In this situation, Willard will naturally not fight alone. After receiving the ball in the middle and attracting the attention of Varane, Ramos and others, he made a diagonal pass and sent the ball into the right rib of the penalty area. within the neutral area.
It was originally a counterattack. After Marcelo moved forward to participate in the attack, Real Madrid's backcourt defense was insufficient, and the Red Army had completely torn Real Madrid's defense apart through the passing and cooperation of multiple players.
Mane rushed into the penalty area diagonally from the right, received Velarde's diagonal pass without any interference, and shot without stopping the ball towards the Real Madrid goal.
Ramos, who was returning from the center, flew to tackle and failed to touch the ball, and goalkeeper Casilla flew to the side and failed to touch the ball.
Under the desperate gaze of countless Real Madrid people, the ball flew into the Real Madrid goal against the far post and hit the side net.
As the ball entered the net, England's commentators shouted excitedly:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball goes in again!!!"
"It's Mane again!"
"Marcelo's forward assist created a huge gap on the wing, which Liverpool took advantage of."
"Villade penetrated Real Madrid's defense with a precise long pass from the backcourt, allowing Mane to easily remove the ball from the wing and pass it to Firmino, forming a quick counterattack."
"Then Velarde used his speed to surpass Casemiro, Modric and others, rushed to the front of the penalty area, received Coutinho's pass again, and attracted Ramos, Vara He waited for the center back’s attention and passed the ball diagonally to assist.”
"Mane received a wonderful pass from Velarde, shot the ball in the rib area on the right side of the penalty area without stopping, and kicked the ball towards the far corner of Real Madrid's goal."
"Goalkeeper Casilla could do nothing but watch the ball go into the net."
"Mane, who just joined the Red Army, scored twice in the European Super Cup and may help Liverpool win this championship trophy."
"Regardless of attitude and strength, Mane's performance was perfect, and the presence of Willard also unleashed the powerful offensive power of Mane and his teammates."
"This Liverpool team, facing Real Madrid, the galactic battleship that dominates Europe, also played smooth offensive football that is pleasing to the eye."
"The Red Army's prospects this season are quite exciting."
The first official game of the new season was such an important championship occasion. He faced Real Madrid, the super overlord nicknamed Galaxy Battleship. As a result, he scored twice. Mane was naturally very excited and rushed. He made a passionate gliding to the sidelines, then got up and hugged and celebrated with Velarde and others who gave him the assist.
The score has become 3-1, Real Madrid is a little anxious and increases its offensive intensity.
However, Liverpool did not shrink their defense just because they were two goals ahead. Instead, they continued to engage in a tit-for-tat offensive battle with Real Madrid, and used a high-position pressing method to press Real Madrid's ball-carrying players throughout the game, even if the defenders and goalkeepers had the ball. , will be pressed by Firmino, Mane, Coutinho, Velarde and others.
Under such circumstances, even though every player in Real Madrid is very capable, they still fail to execute the offense smoothly. They can only rely on the players' personal abilities to occasionally form breakthroughs and create murderous opportunities.
In the 76th minute, Real Madrid finally broke through the defense line formed by Velarde and his teammates through a small triangle pass between Modric, Casemiro, and Asensio, and passed the ball to Benzema.
Benzema leaned on center back Matip on the line of the penalty area and volleyed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.
Real Madrid finally scored another goal and tied the score to 2-3, only one goal behind.
This goal gave Real Madrid hope again. They will continue to strengthen their offense and strive to keep up their efforts, equalize the score, drag the game into overtime, or directly reverse it and defeat Liverpool within 90 minutes to win the championship.
