Gain full power at the start, surpassing Ronaldo and Messi

The match between Atletico Madrid and Benfica was held on April 25, 2013.

The stands of Benfica's home stadium, the Stadium of Light, which can accommodate more than 60,000 people to watch the game at the same time, were already crowded early.

Benfica's fans were very enthusiastic and they made a huge noise in the stands.

The whole stadium seemed to be beating with their cheers.

When the players from both sides entered the field, the noise reached its peak.

Feeling the enthusiastic atmosphere on the scene, all the players couldn't help but feel excited.

Soon, the opening ceremony was over.

Benfica got the right to choose the side, while Atletico Madrid got the right to kick off.

The referee blew the whistle and the game officially began.

From the beginning of the game, Benfica took advantage of the home advantage and began to press Atletico Madrid with high pressure.

And after stealing the ball, a very threatening attack was formed.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Benfica's No. 21 Matic stole the ball in the backcourt. Then he kicked the ball to the frontcourt with a big foot.

Cardozo stopped the ball in the frontcourt, and then took advantage of the situation to dodge Godin who came up to defend him.

Then he immediately dribbled into the penalty area, and before other Atletico defenders came up to intercept, he shot directly.

His shot was of high quality, and the football went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.

Although Courtois made a desperate save, he did not save it.

The football bypassed his fingertips, but hit the goal post and bounced out. Courtois hugged it in his arms.

This caused a sigh in the stands.

Cardozo saw that his shot hit the post, and he could only shake his head helplessly.

However, this scene made Koke's eyes light up.

The mysterious power from the ancient East began to show its effect.

This was his first thought.

Then he was ecstatic.

This guy has a mysterious power to protect him, so I am not afraid of anything.

So after the game resumed, Koke let go completely.

He broke through frequently in the frontcourt, which put a lot of pressure on the Benfica players defending him.

And Benfica seemed to be cursed.

In the first half, they actually created several chances to score, but in the end they always failed inexplicably.

There was even one time when their striker Salvio had formed a single-handed ball, but after entering the penalty area, he was inexplicably tripped, and then suddenly lost control of the ball, and the rushing Courtois directly kicked the ball out.

All these phenomena made Koke more convinced that Lin Rui's curse worked.

So he played more and more relaxed.

And Koke's performance also affected other Atletico Madrid players.

Under Koke's leadership, the entire Atletico Madrid team showed extremely strong offensive power.

And this performance soon paid off.

In the 28th minute of the game, Koke dribbled forward on the right.

Benfica defender Luisón, who was next to him, blocked his inside line and prevented him from cutting in.

However, Koke was very confident. Just when he was about to reach the bottom line, he suddenly braked and shook Luisón.

Then Koke made another light dunk and passed Luisón directly.

After passing Luisón, Koke immediately cut in and headed for the penalty area.

When he attracted the attention of another Benfica defender and came up to defend him, he directly sent a pass.

The football accurately passed through Benfica's defense and reached the middle of the penalty area.

There, Lin Rui, who was flanking, arrived in time and kicked the football directly.

The football was like a cannonball, and he blasted it directly into the upper right corner of the goal.

Benfica's goalkeeper Arthur didn't even have time to make a save before the football hit the net behind him.

1-0!

Atletico Madrid took the lead away from home.

Seeing their opponent score first, the home team fans in the stands were disappointed and did not forget to boo loudly to express their anger.

But the Atletico Madrid players on the field certainly didn't care.

They celebrated the goal to their heart's content.

And the Benfica players looked unwilling.

Originally

They were the side with the advantage and initiative, but it was the opponent who scored first. This feeling was really hard to accept.

Soon, the game started again.

This time Benfica's attack became more fierce.

They tried to equalize the score as soon as possible.

But it didn't go as planned.

Although they tried very hard, God didn't seem to be on their side today.

Every goal-scoring opportunity they created, in the end, failed to form a goal for various reasons.

In the 31st minute of the game, Cardozo made a long shot at the top of the penalty area, and the football flew out of the bottom line by rubbing the top of the crossbar.

In the 37th minute of the game, Matizi sent a straight pass, and Salvio successfully countered the offside and formed a single-handed ball.

It's a pity that his last shot hit Courtois's calf and bounced out.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Cardozo broke into the penalty area and shot.

It was just that his foot seemed to slip when he shot, causing the ball he shot to deviate from the direction and roll out of the bottom line along the outside of the goal post.

Such continuous missed shots seriously affected Benfica's morale.

So much so that in the rest of the first half, they were no longer able to create any threatening attacks.

On the contrary, Atletico Madrid found several opportunities in the defensive counterattack.

If it weren't for the good performance of Benfica's goalkeeper, the score might have become 2-0 or 3-0.

When the first half ended, the score was still 1-0.

This made Benfica's fans very dissatisfied, and many people even booed.

Benfica's players also looked unhappy.

They were originally in the dominant position in the first half, but the final score was behind.

Did the damn curse come early?

Thinking of the curse, every Benfica player was shrouded in a haze.

People are like this. They may not believe in mysterious things at ordinary times, but once they encounter some abnormal things, they can't help but be suspicious.

Benfica players are like this now.

If everything went well in the first half, no one would think of curses or anything like that.

But now it's not going well, so some people start to think about it.

Seeing the expressions on the players' faces, Benfica's head coach Jesus was also very anxious.

He knew what his disciples were worried about.

In fact, even he had this idea in his heart.

It's just that he is the head coach and can't show it.

Otherwise, it would really be over.