My name is Colani

Chapter 924: Heading towards the finals

On the evening of the 25th, a semi-final that gathered the focus of European football officially kicked off at the Bernabeu Stadium. The night before, Guardiola's Barcelona finally fell to the old enemy Chelsea and missed the opportunity to enter the Allianz Arena. Tonight, another team will compete for promotion.

The impact of the misjudgment in the first round is still quite large. UEFA and the referee committee are very worried about the penalty in the second round. They are very cautious in choosing the referee team and the referee. Hungarian world-class referee Kassai took on the responsibility of enforcing the game. This person is the result of careful consideration by UEFA and the referee committee, but Trapani fans have been belittling UEFA and the referee committee.

This is also human nature. Once an authoritative organization does something wrong, its credibility will be greatly damaged. It will take a long time to smooth out the impact and win the recognition of fans again. This incident is also the case. Not only Trapani fans, but even other people who eat melons will think that if Trapani is eliminated, UEFA and his referee committee will be blamed.

Affected by the suspension, Wenger only attended the pre-match press conference. Regarding the misjudgment incident, Wenger said: "The misjudgment has already happened. We are now preparing for the second round. There is no need to discuss the past! I still have full confidence that we can enter the Allianz Arena!"

Wenger kept silent about the misjudgment incident. He is not a fan or a spectator. Others can be entangled in misjudgments, but he really doesn't need to, because we must look forward. The team's strength is higher than Real Madrid. Even if the Bernabeu is a holy place, don't forget that Trapani has also broken through them. This time Wenger still believes in his players.

Trapani is very low-key. Only a few people accepted interviews from official media. Trapani's star player Messi said when talking about this game: "Now we have entered the semi-finals. Every opponent is not simple! But we are not weak either. As long as we do what we can, we will definitely advance!"

Real Madrid is not much behind. Everyone is full of confidence. They are not shy about misjudgments.

In the VIP box of the Bernabeu, Hugo, Trapani's senior executives and his son Angelo were patiently waiting for the game to start. Seli told Hugo a gossip story from The Sun. It was said that Mourinho had sent a message to his former disciples before the second round of Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​and agreed to meet in the final.

"Where does he get so much confidence?!" Hugo groaned, "Is Trapani a fool?! Blindly confident!"

"Isn't it! But this is a good thing for us. The more confident he is, the more likely he is to take risks, and then our chance will come!" Seli said with a laugh.

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Mourinho's tactics are not difficult to guess. He has not changed much over the years. He relies on defense and counterattacks to go around. In Porto, his lineup was not really handy. He had defense but his finishing ability was poor on the European stage. But whether in Chelsea or Inter Milan, Mourinho must have a striker with strong finishing ability. Now in Real Madrid, his frontcourt players will only have stronger finishing ability than before.

So for this game, Mourinho has a high probability of attacking for a while at the beginning. This is to use the momentum of the home court to suppress Trapani. The effect will depend on the changes afterwards.

Compared with the last game, Mourinho's starting lineup did not change much. The only change was that Marcelo replaced Coentrao. From this change, it can be seen that Mourinho hopes to give more support to Ronaldo on the left back side.

Trapani's starting lineup did not make any adjustments. It was still the combination of the last round. Wenger asked them to play small and fast before the game, and not to control the ball as conservatively as in the last game. The reason was not that Trapani had nothing to lose, but that Trapani was now away. It was very important to get away goals. He was not afraid of attacking the opponent. Risk? ! It doesn't exist. Everyone is taking risks.

The prediction before the game was correct. With Kassai's whistle, Real Madrid and Trapani quickly opened up. The home team's tactical habits were conservative but they were not conservative, and the away team should be conservative in strategy but they were not conservative.

The two sides passed the ball very quickly, and the attack and defense conversion was very exciting. Less than three minutes after the start, everyone completed their first shot.

In the 12th minute, Real Madrid, playing at home, took the lead. Ronaldo showed his free kick skills at the front of the penalty area and broke through the gate guarded by Kameni with a magical elevator ball.

The fans of the Bernabeu cheered their heroes loudly. Wenger squeezed his knuckles hard in the cheers, and his heart sank. It was definitely not a good thing to let Real Madrid take the lead so quickly. He was full of helplessness at this moment, but also expectation.

The helpless thing is that Ronaldo's free kick is really unsolvable. If it is replaced by other goalkeepers, there is a great possibility that they will not be able to save it. What he expects is that Mourinho will not shrink his defense after taking the lead so quickly. He hopes that Real Madrid can pursue the victory and be more open.

Cristiano Ronaldo ran to the sidelines to celebrate his goal excitedly. This was not the first time he played against his old club, but this goal was definitely a goal that made him satisfied. Real Madrid needed him most at the moment. He stood up and he was proud.

"What would have happened if he hadn't been sold back then?!" Hugo's mind went blank for a brief moment after Ronaldo scored, and then he had this thought unconsciously.

I have known for a long time that they are a pair of peerless prides, but if they are in the same team, maybe there will no longer be a peerless pair of prides in the world. Magic wings are just a dream. Trapani has the conditions to realize such a Ronaldo Coexist with Messi, but maybe the wings are no longer magical.

Even Mascherano, who had experienced many battles, was a little confused. 32 meters, such a long distance! This free kick can be scored, it seems unsolvable, it is incredible, and it is Mascherano who gives Real Madrid the chance to set the kick.

Messi, who has never been very good at instigating, bravely stood up when Kameni and the defense were silent. He clapped his hands and called to his teammates, "Wake up all of you! We conceded a goal and we attacked Just score a goal! This is a battlefield, not a prayer room!”

Of course, the psychological quality of a team like Trapani cannot be that bad, but Cristiano Ronaldo's goal was really shocking and too beautiful to be true.

After being yelled at by Messi, everyone quickly woke up. After the restart, Trapani's performance was as positive as at the beginning.

Mourinho really fulfilled Wenger's wish. He really did not use his iron barrel formation, but continued to confront Trapani head-on. There is a reason why Mourinho made such a choice. On the one hand, they want to take advantage of the victory, but on the other hand, they are not confident in their defense. It can be seen from the last game that it is too difficult to really block Trapani's attack. 0:0, Mourinho had to admit that his luck was actually good.

So during this period, he especially wants to expand his lead. The benefits of expanding his lead are: firstly, it improves the morale of his own players and reduces the morale of the opponent. Secondly, with this score as a base, the players are more likely to be in good shape in defense because they defend The psychological pressure is much less.

Trapani still used fast to beat the fast, often hitting behind, and Real Madrid was also a little embarrassed in defense.

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