Real Madrid, “Huang Qian” to advance to the Champions League semi-finals two games are divine scripts
2022-04-14 08:30:28Source: Xi’an Evening News
Real Madrid player Benzema celebrates his goal (Xinhua News Agency)
Xi’an News Net News A game that seemed to have no suspense was played with ups and downs, and the winner was finally decided through overtime; a game that was originally considered a strong team to return to the home court and easily comeback ended in a draw, a big upset. . In the early morning of Beijing time yesterday, the two games in the second round of this season’s Champions League quarter-finals used different ways to make fans feel the charm of football once again. La Liga duo Real Madrid and Villarreal finally eliminated Chelsea in the Premier League and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga respectively, advancing to the semi-finals.
Veteran Makes Again
Real Madrid refuses a big comeback
In the first round, with the “hat-trick” of French star Benzema, Real Madrid defeated the defending champion Chelsea 3-1 away. Such a result has made the outside world unanimously believe that the “Galaxy Battleship” will easily advance. After all, the advantage of “home + two-goal lead” is too obvious.
However, Chelsea, known for their tenacity, burst into high spirits at the Bernabeu, attacking with all their might right from the start. In the 15th minute, Mount broke into the penalty area after receiving a pass from Werner and scored with a powerful shot. In the 51st minute, Mount assisted with a corner kick, Rudiger scored another goal with a header, and the two teams returned to the same starting line. What is even more incredible is that in the 75th minute, the German striker Werner, who had previously missed a good opportunity, kicked and scored in the penalty area. Chelsea took a 3-0 lead and overtook Real Madrid with a total score.
At the critical moment, Real Madrid’s veterans stood up. In the 80th minute, Modric suddenly and imaginatively sent a pick pass in front of the penalty area to assist Rodrigo, who was plugged in at high speed.
In the 96th minute, Benzema received a header from Vinicius and scored. The French striker celebrated this hard-won goal with tears in his eyes, and it was this goal that helped Real Madrid finally eliminate Chelsea with a total score of 5:4 and advance to the semi-finals.
“Really very tormented!” After the game, Real Madrid coach Ancelotti described his mood like this. He said that the team had no desire to score for a long time, so the opponent scored two goals in a row, “Then we Some depression, let the opponent score the third goal. But this result let us let go, and finally scored two wonderful goals.” Modric, who was elected the best player of the game, admitted that Chelsea After the team scored the third goal, he and his teammates lost confidence for a while. “They played great, but fortunately we didn’t give up. We always believed in ourselves. It was an incredible game.”
The defending champion who was eliminated was brilliant enough to leave with his head held high. Chelsea coach Tuchel said: “We have no regrets, the lads showed the spirit of this team. In fact, we also deserved to advance, but the luck was a little bit worse, the ‘pit’ dug in the first round was too big.”
Qi Bing Xian Lore
“Huang Qian” upset a strong enemy
Time goes back to the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals. When Bayern drew Villarreal, almost all Bayern fans thought it was “on the draw”. However, when the quarter-finals ended, it was the “yellow submarine” that advanced.
In the first round at home, Dutch striker Danjuma scored the only goal of the game to help Villarreal win 1-0. In that game, in the face of the intensive defense of “Yellow Qian”, Bayern did not create too many scoring opportunities. This time Bayern returned to the home court, and it was still difficult to find the flaws in the opponent’s “iron barrel” in the first half, especially the team’s top scorer, “Mr. Golden Ball” Lewandowski, was restricted by the opponent to almost “stealth” .
After changing sides and fighting again, Bayern finally seized the opportunity. In the 52nd minute, “Huang Qian” made a mistake in the backcourt pass. Lewandowski scored a low shot after receiving a direct pass from Muller, and Bayern tied the total score. Since then, “Huang Qian” still insisted on defensive counterattacks, defusing Bayern’s offensive again and again. In the 87th minute, Nigerian striker Chukueze, who came off the bench, scored a goal in the counterattack, helping “Huang Qian” to tie the game, and eliminated Bayern with a total score of 2:1.
After the referee blew the final whistle, the “Yellow Qian” soldiers celebrated wildly on the field. This is also the first time this La Liga team has reached the Champions League semi-finals after 16 years since the 2005-2006 season. At the same time, coach Emery He also completed the personal achievement of leading the team to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time. The 50-year-old Spanish coach kept a smile on his face at the post-match press conference, “It doesn’t feel better now, we did a lot of preparation before the game and it all worked… We played an almost perfect game. , especially defensively.”
Bayern coach Nagelsmann was a little embarrassed. He believed that the loss in the first round was the main reason for the exit. The team played well in this game, “We have too many opportunities to expand the score to 2:0, but the opponent’s defense is very good. Great.” When asked how he was feeling after he was out of the Champions League, Nashuai said: “It can only be like this, I have no worries, after all, there are many worse things in the world than this.” (Xiaosong)