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Grader pulled to the side and advanced quickly, while Mendieta switched to the middle to attract defense. In front of him were Lopez and Angulo, who were also very fast.

Real Madrid's defense speed was not slow either. There were three central defenders in the backcourt, plus McManaman, so there were a lot of people, but the most important Carlos had not returned yet.

Carlos was still in front of Valencia's penalty area. Even if he was fast, he couldn't keep up with the opponent who started near the midfield.

In a flash, Gerard had advanced to the front of Real Madrid's penalty area.

Facing McManaman who was defending on the side, he passed the ball diagonally to the front. Mendieta came out to receive the ball, leaning on Real Madrid's left central defender Ivan Campo, and passed the ball without turning around. It was a beautiful connection, as smooth as silk.

The ball passed from Campo's side, and Lopez suddenly moved forward and appeared in the penalty area. He took a step forward, faced Casillas, and shot.

This action made everyone terrified. Cooper was instantly excited, while Bosque was sweating all over. Despite all the warnings before the game, Valencia still launched a quick counterattack.

However, the young Casillas reacted quickly, touched the ball with his foot, and magically blocked the shot that was close at hand.

Bosque breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the team didn't score first, the chances of winning would be great.

But the next moment, the ball flew up again, passed over Karanka's head, passed over Casillas on the ground, and went into the upper right corner of the goal.

The score was rewritten in the 40th minute of the game.

1:0. Valencia leads Real Madrid. Mendieta's supplementary shot on the penalty area line successfully changed the situation on the field.

Valencia reached the Champions League final for the first time in team history, and the team's ace scored the first Champions League final goal in team history. Valencia's fans were already crazy and they celebrated wantonly.

Mendieta excitedly rushed forward for dozens of meters, slid on his knees passionately, raised his fingers, and was passionate.

Jiang Shan waved his fist excitedly, "Finally changed, finally changed." In the 39th minute, Real Madrid did not score, Valencia seized the opportunity to counterattack and finally changed the score. He believed that the result of the game would also change.

The situation on the field between the two sides deviated, Real Madrid had the advantage, but the score was behind. Cooper almost danced on the sidelines, he had an urge to take off his clothes, isn't it just running?

Cooper was more determined to defend the counterattack strategy, "Yeah, Gerard and Mendieta's position change is very effective, let them change more in the second half."

He also noticed that Gerard and Mendieta had opportunities, and Angloma's credit. Although this guy couldn't come back after going up, he accidentally grabbed the rebound ball and then strangely made a contribution.

Carlos gritted his teeth, it's abnormal! Angloma, this old man, actually still has the momentum to thrust?

Bosque was very experienced and quickly organized the attack. Valencia had just scored a goal and was easily relaxed. Salgado and Redondo both rushed to the vicinity of Valencia's penalty area, and Carboni Alexander.

Raul also came to support. Carboni saw that Gonzalez and Angulo had returned to defense, and he approached Raul who got the ball and suddenly knocked him down.

It was a cruel foul. Carboni stepped directly on Raul's heel. If the referee was stricter, a red card would not be too much. Jiangshan was terrified, "This guy, is he too hard? He was told not to hold back in the first half, and he took the initiative to ask for a substitution in the second half, and he even wanted to bring one down?"

The referee Blaschi let Raul roll on the ground, and finally only gave a yellow card, and Real Madrid set the ball in the frontcourt.

It was Carboni who flew to block the gun hole again, blocking Carlos' long shot at the last moment. Judging from his expression, he almost broke his bones. He kept rolling on the ground, his expression was painful, his fists hit the grass, and tears flowed down.

The team doctor came in and struggled for a long time. Carboni finally stood up and persisted until the end of the first half. Well, he stood up for less than a few seconds and the first half was over.

In the corridor, Carboni was still relentless and kept finding faults. He even had an argument with McManaman. Fortunately, he was pulled away by his teammates, otherwise he might have been beaten. This guy was too immersed in the play.

McManaman was very depressed. He was responsible for the team's loss of the ball. He didn't keep a close eye on the opponent. Now Carboni found him again, and he was furious.

"Coach, I don't think I can persist in the game." Carboni took off his socks. His ankle was swollen and his face was painful. In the first half, he ran nearly 7,000 meters and blocked the opponent's attack with crazy running. Valencia kept the goal intact. He had a great contribution.

Cooper had to make a substitution. Gerardo came on the court. He was a fresh force. In the second half, he had to make more forward runs to suppress the opponent's attack. Cooper has already felt the benefits of the defender's insertion. Even if there is space left, it can create more opportunities.

"Mendieta, Gerard, you switch positions in the second half. Gerard should break through more and contain Carlos. Mendieta should make good use of the advantage and deliver ammunition to Lopez and Angulo."

"No problem." Mendieta said loudly, "Everyone cheer up, Real Madrid will never admit defeat." As the captain on the field, he has the responsibility to remind his teammates.

At this time, Mendieta, Gerard and others have begun to admire Jiangshan. The goal on the field was Jiangshan's tactical design, and now Cooper's reaction was also expected by Jiangshan.

Cooper will definitely seize the opportunity when he sees the advantage and continue to defend and counterattack, which will make it difficult for Real Madrid. Valencia has a goal advantage.

"Jiangshan, do you have anything to say?" Cooper suddenly asked.

Jiangshan paused, "In the second half, you must be careful of Carlos's sideline ball, and the closest player should go to disturb him."

"Okay, let's do it." Cooper did not object, "We must also be careful of Raul's dribbling breakthrough." He had guessed that the goal was Jiangshan's tactical design, but he suddenly figured it out. As long as the game is won, the credit belongs to the head coach. Who would care about a small assistant?

At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid's attack was like a tide, constantly surging. Unfortunately, Cooper's training of defense was not covered. He started to build a wall in the midfield, and the tide hit the wall and returned in vain.

As time passed, Real Madrid, who was behind in the score, became more and more anxious. Many times they kicked the ball. This kind of kicking style just suited Valencia's taste and easily blocked Real Madrid's attack.

In the 67th minute, Carlos was ready to kick the ball out of bounds.

Jiangshan's heart was raised to his throat again. But Gonzalez was very smart and followed Carlos closely. But Carlos had a strong hand and threw it directly into the penalty area.

Allegrino headed the ball and sent it out. Gerardo gritted his teeth, held the Real Madrid player, twisted the ball, and hit it hard to the front court.

Seeing the crisis resolved, Jiangshan's heart calmed down again. It seemed that there was no big problem. The 69th minute was the second scoring time for Real Madrid. Raul's goal at the last moment was because Valencia was thinking about a comeback at the time, and pressed forward on all fronts, leaving too much space in the back defense.

Now they are leading in the score, and there is no need to press forward at all. Real Madrid kept rubbing outside, but they just couldn't get in. The membrane was too thick, in fact, it was underwear.

In the end, the friction between the two sides gradually increased, bubbling and making sounds, and people fell down. Mendieta was knocked down several times, so he had to roll on the ground and yelled no.

And Angeloma, who couldn't hold Carlos, hung up and died. Cooper looked at the time and made a substitution, replacing Angeloma who couldn't move his steps, and continued to maintain the defensive hardness.

Bosque sighed to the sky, powerless to save the situation.