Cristiano Ronaldo naturally values ​​Li Zhao's ability and has begun to take it more seriously, but in his heart he still believes that the Portuguese team cannot pose much of a threat to them. This is naturally based on the absolute affirmation of the strength of his own Galaxy Battleship.

But he still somewhat underestimated the strength of the Portuguese team, and at the same time overestimated the actual strength of his own team.

When the players from both teams walked out of the tunnel, bursts of cheers erupted in the stadium. Although the level of Asian football has not been difficult to catch up with Europe and the United States for a long time, the fans' enthusiasm for this sport has not been compromised.

Many Japanese fans, who occupied the largest number of seats in the stadium, had a somewhat complicated mood at this time. On the one hand, they had some resentment towards the Portuguese team, which defeated the Japanese team to advance, but on the other hand, they felt resentful towards this team of players with many Asian faces.

There is still a sense of intimacy, so they seem to be a little entangled on the issue of siding with the team. Some fans who have an overall view of the situation resolutely made a decision and stood with a small number of fans who came to support the Portuguese.

In the same camp, some players who were originally supporters of Real Madrid undoubtedly formed another camp. Therefore, among the fans of the same country, it is rare to be clearly divided into two different camps.

As the last on-the-spot warm-up of the two teams ended, the game officially began.

For this campaign, Real Madrid ranked goalkeeper: No. 1 Navas, defenders: No. 4 Ramos, No. 5 Varane, No. 12 Marcelo, No. 2 Carvajal, and midfielder: No. 14 Casemiro

, No. 8 Kroos, No. 19 Modric, forwards: No. 9 Benzema, No. 7 Ronaldo, and No. 17 Lucas are the starting lineup.

Mourinho is naturally very familiar with this traditional 4321 formation that he originally made, so he naturally has some experience in how to crack it, but he doesn’t know if it is the Real Madrid players.

Because of their overconfidence, they seemed to have ignored this problem. And this is not Real Madrid's biggest problem today. The more serious problem comes from the change in the players' mentality.

It is true that Ronaldo is very hard-working personally, and Zidane is also working hard as the coach, but the mental outlook and serious attitude of his teammates have not kept up in time. In fact, nearly half of the Real Madrid team

The main players are far from their best at this time, and there are not a few who underestimate the enemy. What's more, they play the game with a vacation mentality, so they are somewhat lax in some aspects. On this point, C

Ronaldo and coach Zidane were indeed negligent and did not realize it until the first few minutes after the game officially started, but by then it was too late.

In the 4th minute after the game started, Real Madrid paid the price for a careless defense.

Casemiro looked a little careless when he was holding the ball in the midfield when he looked at Hu Jinghang who was approaching to press. If it was Li Zhao who came up, he would be a little wary, but for the player in front of him who he is not familiar with

Still disdainful, and believed that he could easily defeat the opponent. However, Casemiro failed to break through after several attempts. Instead, he was forced by the opponent to stay near the awkward corner of the sideline.

Casemiro already knew that he could not move forward at this time, and the opportunity to move laterally was limited by another Portuguese defensive player who was about to attack due to his own delay. In a hurry,

He made a mistake when passing back the ball, and Li Zhao intercepted the ball halfway, and then quickly passed it to Leonard who was in the front position.

The opponent's defensive player blocking Leonard at this time was Marcelo, but he also underestimated the opponent even though he had a high self-esteem. He was a little overconfident when defending Leonard, but he was deceived by the latter with a bicycle movement and was defeated.

Behind him, Leonard, with a wide view in front of him, quickly broke into the opponent's penalty area, and then simply scored the single goal.

1-0, the Portuguese scored first. This result obviously caught the Real Madrid players off guard, and they were a little confused for a while.

But the Portuguese would not give the opponent a chance to react, and continued to launch thunderous strikes while the opponent had not recovered. And their luck was indeed very good, and they succeeded again just 3 minutes later.

. And in this fast break, Leonard reciprocated the favor and assisted Li Zhao to break through the opponent's gate.

Being behind 0-2 obviously made Zidane unable to sit still. If the football game could be like basketball, then he would definitely call a timeout without hesitation and then brainwash the players. Although this

It was unrealistic in the football world, but he was not helpless. Taking advantage of the short gap before his team kicked off, he came to the sidelines and called Ronaldo, the captain, to his side for an interview.

After conceding the ball in a short period of time at the beginning, those Real Madrid players who originally underestimated the enemy did not dare to be careless anymore. Coupled with the coach's intention reported back by captain Ronaldo at this time, they finally completely restrained themselves.

Got the mind.

After adjusting their mentality, Real Madrid players began to gradually show their strong strength. Although there is still a big gap compared to the once most powerful Galaxy Battleship, they are still the top team in the world today, and on the field

The balance of the situation gradually tilted towards their side.

In the 17th minute, Ronaldo passed the ball across to Benzema in front of the goal. If goalkeeper Dana had not been brave enough to block the latter's shot at the last moment, the Portuguese team would have conceded the ball on the spot.

In the 20th minute, there was another danger in front of the Portuguese goal. This time the initiator of the attack was still Cristiano Ronaldo, and the person who completed the final blow was replaced by Lucas. But perhaps it was because he pursued the angle too much.

Her shot ended up narrowly missing the post.

Five minutes later, Modric's powerful shot outside the Portuguese penalty area was saved by Dana. Ronaldo followed up in time to prepare for a follow-up shot. Fortunately, at the last moment, Li Zhaofeima felt that he used his body to block the ball from the baseline, thus avoiding a loss.

The result of the ball.

Although the Portuguese team was suppressed by Real Madrid during this period, they also had wonderful moments of counterattack from time to time. However, the opponent should have also learned the lessons from the two previous concedings, and there were no obvious loopholes in the defense, so

It will be difficult for the Portuguese to succeed again.

Although Real Madrid gained the upper hand and failed to score for a while, they were not discouraged and continued to maintain their firepower output. Finally, in the 41st minute before the end of the first half, they received a free kick opportunity. Regarding Ronaldo's elevator ball, Dyna

Although he was prepared, he could only do nothing in the face of the opponent's absolute strength.

Fortunately, they finally did not give their opponents a chance to chase points, and the final score in the first half was fixed at 2-1. Overall, this result still satisfied Mourinho.

"Everyone did a good job in the first half. Although their offensive was very strong, as long as everyone continues to persevere, I believe the final victory will belong to us." Mourinho will naturally not forget to give his players a message during the halftime break.

Give some encouragement.

Mourinho's plan is to rely on surprise attacks at the beginning to cause enough trouble for the opponent. It would be better if he can score goals, and the Portuguese players came up with two very powerful ones at once.

, which is more conducive to subsequent layout.

But Real Madrid's strength is there after all. If they continue to fight against opponents who have reacted, the good situation they finally won will be consumed, and then it will be time to implement traditional defensive counterattack tactics.

The players did quite well in the following period and became the winner of the half-time contest. Although the opponent pulled a goal back at the last moment, the flaws were not concealed after all.

"Although we had a bad start, our subsequent performance was remarkable, and the goal we recovered before the end of the first half was also crucial. Everyone must continue to work hard in the second half. I believe the final victory will be

Belongs to us!" In the lounge at the other end, Zidane was also feeding delicious chicken soup to the players.

"Zinedine, we were indeed negligent at the beginning of the first half. Mourinho knew our details too well, so he must have some back-up tactics. If we can't win within a period of time after the start of the second half,

After opening up the situation, as the physical fitness of the players declines, the situation will begin to become unfavorable to us. You should have a way to deal with this, right?" After Zidane finished speaking, the assistant coach on the side was still not satisfied.

asked without worry.

"Although it is indeed a bit troublesome, the current Real Madrid is quite different from the one when he took charge. If he thinks he can defeat me based on this, he is totally wrong."

Zidane's words revealed his ambition, and then he looked at Ronaldo who was listening to their discussion and said: "Cristiano, you have to stand up more in the second half. Also, pay attention to that

Richard, although we sent people to mark him in the first half, the effect was not ideal, so you have to stick to him yourself if necessary! Come on, it's up to you whether you can complete the reversal.

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Chapter completed!