The attack continues.
Neither team is good at defense, and their strengths lie in offense. Both Real Madrid and Liverpool have scored a lot of goals this season. Of course, Liverpool scored more goals than Real Madrid because of the existence of Willard.
But Real Madrid is not far behind. Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, Modric, Kroos, and Isco are all offensive players. The combination of their attacking power can make Liverpool, led by Velarde, high-ranking players. I can't say that I can withstand the pressure on the defensive line.
The goal conceded just now is proof of that.
There is only one Villarde, and the opponent has many offensive routes to choose from. No matter how good Villarde's physical fitness and speed are, he cannot really cover the entire court.
The ball is always passed faster than he can run.
However, the strength added by the Willard plug-in is still much stronger than ordinary people, even geniuses. It can make up for the shortcomings of teammates who are not as strong as Real Madrid, and form a local advantage when fighting alone.
In the 31st minute, Velarde and Matip pressed on Benzema, causing Benzema's return pass error. The ball that was originally intended to be passed to Modric was deflected and was intercepted halfway by Wijnaldum. Go, Liverpool launched a quick counterattack again.
Velarde advanced at high speed, and when Coutinho rushed with the ball and was intercepted, he made a close response. Coutinho passed the ball to Velarde.
Velarde made a gesture to pass the ball back to Coutinho, pretending to hit the wall and trick the full-back Carvajal into following Coutinho to the wing, but Velarde turned around and dribbled the ball inside. Cut, diagonally rushed towards Real Madrid's penalty area.
There were interceptions and blocks by Casemiro and Varane along the way, but Verard skillfully broke through the two interceptions with one change of direction and a pass with Matthews, and drove the ball to Real Madrid. The frontier of the restricted area.
At this time, seeing that Velard had passed two people and reached the edge of the penalty area, Ramos ignored Firmino who rushed into the penalty area and immediately moved to the route where Velard could break through or shoot. Intercept and block.
But Velarde did not try to break through with Ramos again, because he had already seen the gaps and opportunities behind Ramos. Although Ramos' position was precise and blocked Velarde's ground passing route, Velarde's 97 skills allowed him to easily pass the ball over Ramos' head and sent it to him In the gap behind him.
Firmino was behind Ramos with his back to the ball, and Marcelo was approaching to press him. He had no time to stop the ball and adjust, so he looked back at the mid-air ball passed by Velarde while running. While running, he turned around, jumped up, and successfully kicked the ball toward the goal with an upside-down golden hook.
Marcelo rushed from the side and tried to clear the ball with a header, but failed.
Firmino not only kicked the ball within the goal frame, but also luckily kicked it from a tricky angle. Therefore, although Navas reacted slowly, he still failed to save the ball and could only watch in despair as the ball flew into the goal against the right post.
In the 31st minute, Willard assisted Firmino and scored with an upside-down golden hook in the penalty area, helping Liverpool change the score again. The score became 2-1, and the Red Army once again took the lead.
This goal made many commentators jump with excitement, because it was not an ordinary goal, but an upside-down golden hook. It was a golden hook that was turned upside down while running forward with its back to the ball. It was difficult. Much higher than the upside-down golden hook passed from the wing.
Everyone applauded:
"nice shot!!!"
"Firmino's upside-down golden hook once again broke through the door of Real Madrid."
"Liverpool made it 2-1 and took the lead again."
"Villade's pick-up pass after passing two people was good, and Firmino's upside-down golden hook was done better."
"This is one of the most exciting goals in the Champions League this season."
"Although Firmino is not Liverpool's main attacker, he exists as a tactical center, mainly to provide running support for Velarde, Coutinho, and Mane's forward or inward cuts, but occasionally shoots He can still show his qualities as a top striker."
Indeed, as the team's tactical center, Firmino usually does not shoot directly, but provides support for Velarde and others.
Therefore, this time he was able to score against Real Madrid in the Champions League final, and it was such a beautiful upside-down golden hook goal. Firmino was also very excited. He ran to the sidelines and did a front flip to celebrate, but the flip failed. He fell to the ground, grinning in pain, and eliciting good-natured laughter from the Red Army fans in the stands.
Willard, Coutinho and others also ran over with a smile, first pulled him up from the ground, and then celebrated while making fun of his failed celebration.
The game continued. No matter it was Real Madrid, which was lagging behind, or Liverpool, which was in the lead, no one shrank their defense. The two sides continued to fight against each other.
Liverpool hopes to continue scoring goals, gain a greater lead, and completely defeat Real Madrid's psychological defense. Of course Real Madrid wanted to score an equalizer or even reverse the score.
Moreover, the advantage of both sides lies in offense. Defense is not their strong point, and it may not necessarily play a big role.
Real Madrid's problem is that although the goalkeeper and defender are slightly stronger, Velarde's shooting skills are superb enough. The goalkeeper and defender cannot guarantee that Velarde will not score.
The same is true for Liverpool. Although Willard can help check for leaks and fill in vacancies, other teammates and goalkeepers are less powerful and may not be able to withstand the impact of Ronaldo, Benzema and others.
Therefore, everyone unanimously chose to use offense instead of defense and attack each other. The fans and spectators at the scene and in front of the TV were in high spirits, and they did not dare to blink for fear of missing the wonderful shot.
No, when the time came to the 37th minute, Coutinho made an acrobatic Marseille spin to pass Varane. At the same time, he knocked the ball with his heel and penetrated Real Madrid's defense. The ball was sent into the gap in Real Madrid's penalty area.
It's a pity that Firmino, who was inserted in the back row, failed to seize the opportunity this time. Although his volley in the penalty area hit the door frame, the angle was not tricky enough and was missed by goalkeeper Navas' octopus-like leg. It was blocked, and then Modric, who was back on defense, kicked the ball out of the penalty area to clear the ball.
If this goal had been scored, Coutinho's pass would be enough to become one of the candidates for the best assist of the year.
It's a pity that Firmino wasted this opportunity. After the ball was blocked, Firmino himself was very upset. He even made an apologetic gesture to Coutinho, saying that he was a little embarrassed for wasting his wonderful assist.
Coutinho is of course very sorry, but unfortunately it has come to this, so he can only accept it and continue playing.
Of course, Real Madrid cannot be completely passive. The personal strength of their stars can easily form a local advantage as long as they do not directly confront Velarde.
Four minutes later, in the 41st minute, Ronaldo used a bicycle from the left to break through the interception of the Red Army opponent Henderson, and then used a high-speed pass to break through, overtaking the full-back Klein from the outside. .
Klein desperately chased back, but Ronaldo took advantage of him. He suddenly braked about 10 meters away from the baseline. Klein was unable to stop the car and ran past Ronaldo. Ronaldo dribbled the ball inside again. Che rushed towards the penalty area.
Before center back Matip and Klein, who had stopped the car and returned to defense, could surround him, Ronaldo made an inverted triangle pass and sent the ball into the gap outside the top of the penalty area.
Casemiro, who was inserted in the back row, rushed over and fired a long shot without stopping the ball, and kicked the ball towards the Liverpool gate.
After returning to the penalty area, Velarde thought that Ronaldo was going to cross and competed with Benzema for the top position. When he saw it, he tried to move over to block Casemiro's shot, but it was already too late. He only had time to jump up and try to clear the ball with a header, but Casemiro played the ball so well that Velarde still missed the ball by a hair.
The ball flew past Willard's head, then avoided the fingers of Red Army goalkeeper Karius who flew to save, and finally flew into the goal against the right post.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Long shot from outside the box from Casemiro."
"Real Madrid equalized again, and the score became 2-2, and they are back on the same starting line."
"It's so exciting, so exciting!"
"This goal is again attributed to Cristiano Ronaldo. Like Velarde, he also passed several people and provided an assist to his teammates."
"Cristiano Ronaldo was indeed stimulated by Velarde in this game, and his performance was no worse than that of Velarde. Both of them passed and shot, and the score was Liverpool 2-2 Real Madrid."
"It's really a battle between dragons and tigers, evenly matched!"
"This game was as good as everyone expected before the game."
"The two sides have already scored four goals in the first half, and it is estimated that the second half will be no different."
"Such a Champions League final is really rare. Perhaps, this really has the potential to become one of the most exciting finals in the history of the Champions League, no worse than the Miracle at Camp Nou in 1999 and the Miracle in Istanbul in 2005."
"And the first half is not over yet. Depending on the attack frequency of both sides, a goal may even be scored in these few minutes."
"Don't blink your eyes. It will be a pity if you miss the goal."
The narrator's premonition almost came true.
Because there were too many goals in the first half, a lot of time was spent celebrating the goals, so the referee Brich gave 2 minutes of injury time.
In the 46th minute, with time already entering stoppage time, Velarde received a pass from Milner outside the penalty area, just like the one James Rodriguez did in the 2014 World Cup. The best goal is the same. He first stopped the ball with his chest to dodge the pressing Modric, and then volleyed with a half-turn and kicked the ball in the direction of the goal.
The ball played well, avoiding the flying attempts of Modric, Ramos and others, and also avoiding the flying save of goalkeeper Navas. Unfortunately, it hit the top edge of the crossbar and bounced out of the baseline.
If it hits the lower edge, it will bounce into the net and score directly.
The commentators, neutral fans, and Red Army fans also sighed with regret, while the Real Madrid players and fans were shocked.
It's a pity that I didn't make it in the end.
Soon, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and the two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 2-2. The first half was evenly divided.
The most valuable Champions League final in history still depends on the showdown in the second half.
The commentators, fans, and media were all very excited. Everyone felt that this game was really exciting. Whether they were watching the game live or watching the live broadcast at home, they were all looking forward to the second half of the game.
