Standing in the center circle waiting for the serve, Drogba looked at Henry beside him and suddenly grinned.
"Man, I always feel a little awkward with you standing next to me."
Henry also laughed: "Yes, when we were in the Premier League, we were rivals in the same city. Every time we met, there was inevitably a fierce confrontation. I never thought that one day we would be able to join forces."
Drogba: "Today is your first game after returning to La Liga. I will help you with the ball and try to score in the first game."
"Thank you." Looking at Real Madrid opposite, Henry's eyes narrowed, "Going head-on with Real Madrid, this familiar feeling is back."
The referee's whistle sounds and the game begins!
Drogba and Henry passed each other and moved forward quickly!
Pogba received the ball and cooperated with Ronaldo beside him to open up the formation as quickly as possible.
Ronaldo made a long pass into the penalty area!
Lopez's weakness in defending crosses was exposed as he positioned himself a bit too far forward.
Drogba beat Ramos and headed the ball hard!
The ball hit the crossbar! Pop the sidelines! Just a little short!
Less than a minute into the game, Depor created a very threatening attack!
The Depor fans in the stands sighed with regret, and then warm applause broke out, dedicated to Drogba who made a critical start.
Drogba raised his hands toward the stands, making the fans cheer more enthusiastically. In an instant, the cheers at the Riazor Stadium increased to a higher level.
Ramos looked at Drogba walking back, his fists clenched.
Although he has stuck his position, he still lost to Drogba in terms of physical confrontation.
This guy is 33 years old, how can he still be as strong as an ox?
Varane came over and asked: "Do you need my help in defense?"
Ramos shook his head: "No need, I can guard against this guy, you go and keep an eye on Henry."
The game continued, and Real Madrid's offense quickly found its feel.
There are many elements of Manchester United in today's game. In addition to Pogba from the Red Devils youth training, Cristiano Ronaldo is also a genius from Manchester United.
After receiving Alonso's pass, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled quickly and easily got rid of Ronaldo. Under Salomão's pressing, he suddenly cut inside!
A powerful volley from the corner of the penalty area!
Navas made a full save, but still didn't touch the ball!
The ball hit the door lintel hard!
Real Madrid responded with an equally wonderful shot from Depor!
Less than five minutes into the game, both sides each created a top-notch scoring opportunity and almost scored.
Next, the two sides began to fight fiercely in the middle.
In terms of numbers, Real Madrid clearly had the advantage, especially Di Maria and Ronaldo's frequent retreats and active participation in the fight, which put great pressure on Depor.
However, Ronaldo and Pogba on Depor's side were in very good condition. Their passing and control were not inferior to Real Madrid. Coupled with the strong man Gattuso's running without hesitation, they also made Real Madrid's midfield very uncomfortable.
The game went on minute by minute, and the fight between the two sides became more and more intense.
In the 21st minute of the game, this time it was Di Maria's breakthrough from the left.
Since joining Real Madrid, Di Maria's breakthrough ability has become an important highlight of Real Madrid. Today, facing Depor's winger who does not have such strong defensive ability, Di Maria has won many breakthrough opportunities in a row.
When Gattuso approached Ronaldo, the Portuguese did not confront him head-on. He chose to pass the ball to the left and handed it to Di Maria.
Facing Pogba, Di Maria advances quickly!
Pogba shovels! Di Maria picks the ball up!
Miranda rushes towards Di Maria, trying to eat the not-so-strong Argentinian alive with her body!
Di Maria pulled the ball over, but Miranda missed it!
With two consecutive passing moves, Di Maria instantly opened the left attack channel!
Pass the ball to the center! Zhang Linpeng stayed close to Benzema and refused to let him turn around!
Benzema knocked the ball to the right side of the penalty area! Ronaldo rushes forward! Salomão can't keep up with Ronaldo's speed!
Lucio rushed towards the ball, and Ronaldo shot first! The ball hit the near corner of the goal!
The ball went in! ! !
In the 21st minute of the game, Real Madrid finally took the lead!
1 to 0! Real Madrid's number one star helped the team open the scoring!
Real Madrid's rapid conduction only required three people to create an excellent goal record and score!
Throwing away the ostentatious passing and controlling, and choosing an extremely efficient fast attack, this is the biggest feature of Real Madrid!
After Ronaldo scored, Real Madrid's offense became more and more smooth.
They controlled the midfield and suppressed Depor's ability to attack for a while. Several forward players often fell into individual combat situations and were repeatedly destroyed by the opponent's offensive opportunities.
Henry and Wu Lei even retreated from time to time to help the midfielder defend, which took away a lot of their energy.
In this case, Depor became more and more unlucky.
In the 38th minute of the game, Real Madrid took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and once again broke through Depor's goal.
"Just now Cristiano Ronaldo broke through Depor's midfield again. This time even Gattuso couldn't keep up with him. This genius is too fast. If it weren't for Navas's world-class save, Real Madrid would have expanded the score advantage."
"This corner kick was taken by Alonso, and the ball was passed to the center of the penalty area! Cristiano Ronaldo jumped high and headed the ball towards the goal!"
"The ball hit the upper right corner of the goal hard! The ball went in!!!"
"At the end of the first half, Real Madrid scored another goal!"
"2-0! Cristiano Ronaldo's brace helped Real Madrid expand their lead!"
After falling behind by two goals, the Depor players were a little frustrated. Instead, the newly joined Drogba and Henry encouraged the players loudly and helped boost their morale.
Just now, Ronaldo headed the ball in front of Lucio, which made Lucio feel a little guilty.
"If I were a few years younger, I would never let him surpass me in air superiority!" Lucio gritted his teeth.
Zhang Linpeng comforted the senior: "I will help you defend Ronaldo later. This guy is really difficult to deal with."
Lucio shook his head: "You are physically better than me, and you still have to help the defense on the two wings. You can't come back."
The game restarted, Ronaldo once again attacked from the center, this time Benzema cruised to the right, and he gave up the center to Ronaldo.
Zhang Linpeng made a fierce tackle and brought down Ronaldo. Although Real Madrid was given a free kick, it destroyed a threatening breakthrough by Ronaldo.
Getting up from the ground, Ronaldo looked at Zhang Linpeng not far away.
Although I didn't play against him many times, every time I met him, I couldn't get any advantage, and I never scored a goal under his defense.
This is a bit depressing.
However, Ronaldo is no longer the young boy who just joined Manchester United. He can naturally make quick judgments about personal heroism and team interests.
In the injury time of the first half, Ronaldo got the same opportunity again.
This time he used a continuous change of direction to pass his little brother Pogba from Manchester United and push forward again.
Zhang Linpeng followed suit and rushed towards Ronaldo!
But at this moment, Ronaldo suddenly scored the ball!
Di Maria quickly cuts in from the left and he receives the ball!
The ball passed and Miranda was shaken away!
The Argentine went it alone!
