Chapter 680
Black Whistle
This goal was critical, coming at a time when Real Madrid's main striker was injured and had to leave the field, severely weakening the team's attack.
If Ronaldo were still on the field, even if the score were tied, with him and Lin Feng working together, scoring another goal in the remaining time wouldn't seem like an impossible task.
But with Ronaldo off the field and Mourinho not bringing on a striker to match up, it won't be so easy for Real Madrid to take the lead again.
All the pressure fell on Lin Feng!
But at this point, Barcelona is still in the attacking phase!
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After scoring, Ibrahimovic roared to the sky, proving himself with this goal!
He is not a burden to Barcelona!
Guardiola on the sidelines also applauded Ibrahimovic, not only because he scored a goal, but also as an affirmation of his performance in the second half.
If Ibrahimovic had accepted his tactical arrangements earlier and integrated into the team's tactical system at the beginning of the season, their performance this season would have been even better, and perhaps the league title wouldn't have been snatched away by Real Madrid!
Ibrahimovic's goal also spurred Messi on, who hasn't scored yet in this match!
The game continued, and Messi was exceptionally active in the attacking third.
In the 65th minute, Messi broke through on the right flank of the attacking third, drawing a foul from a Real Madrid player, and Barcelona were awarded another free kick in the attacking third.
Messi chose to take the penalty himself, but the ball was in a bad position, and his shot went directly over the goalpost.
A few minutes later, Messi and Iniesta completed a series of one-two passes, and Messi's shot after entering the penalty area was blocked by Casillas who went down to block it.
The situation was very unfavorable for Real Madrid. After all, Real Madrid had played one more game than Barcelona, and under the high intensity of the game, their lack of stamina began to show after 65 minutes.
Mourinho brought on Modric, intending to further strengthen midfield control and prevent the opponent from launching attacks through the midfield.
However, after Modric came on, he made a fatal mistake that greatly affected his mentality. Coupled with his teammates' declining physical condition, the situation that Mourinho envisioned, in which Real Madrid gained control of the midfield, did not materialize.
Barcelona can still launch attack after attack through the midfield.
In the 70th minute, Xabi Alonso was injured in a challenge, making Real Madrid's situation even worse.
The injury crisis that I had been worried about before actually happened during the final.
In just ten minutes, the team has lost two key players to injury. This is not a good sign!
"It looks like Real Madrid won't be winning the Champions League this year!"
"If Ronaldo and Alonso hadn't been injured, there might still have been hope, but the team's continuous injuries and conceding goals have been a huge blow to the team's morale."
"Winning three consecutive Champions League titles is still too difficult!"
"Winning two consecutive championships is already a great achievement; we can't ask too much of them!"
Seeing that the team was clearly in dire straits, Real Madrid fans couldn't help but worry about them.
Although they all wanted to win the championship trophy and achieve a three-peat in the Champions League.
But in this situation, it is extremely difficult to do so.
Real Madrid is strong, but Barcelona is no pushover either. This season, Real Madrid and Barcelona have faced each other four times, with each team achieving one win, one loss, and two draws, neither gaining any advantage.
With both teams at full strength, Real Madrid naturally has nothing to fear from Barcelona. However, they are now missing two key players due to injury, and the team's physical condition has reached its limit. Even the most optimistic people can't figure out how Real Madrid can win!
Do you really expect Lin Feng to defy fate and change his destiny all by himself?
Upon seeing Xabi Alonso injured, Mourinho hesitated between Raul and Diarra before ultimately deciding to make a like-for-like substitution, bringing on Diarra to strengthen the defense.
If Real Madrid were trailing at this point, he might choose to bring on Raul in a desperate attempt to salvage the situation.
The game is currently tied; Real Madrid is on the back foot but not behind.
In this situation, risking a substitution with an attacking player could significantly weaken the team's midfield defensive capabilities, leading to the collapse of the team's defensive system.
While bringing on Raul might lead to a goal, it's more likely that the opponent will break through Real Madrid's defense before they score their third goal!
However, Diarra's introduction of the ball did not change Real Madrid's passive situation.
Despite Lin Feng dropping back from the attacking third to join the midfield defense, it was still difficult to stop Barcelona's wave after wave of attacks.
In the 73rd minute, Xavi broke free and delivered a through pass, and Iniesta tried to repeat the same trick, chipping the ball to the far post once again.
However, this time, Real Madrid's center-back Thiago Silva saw through Barcelona's intentions and jumped first to clear the ball, denying Ibrahimovic a chance to shoot.
Barcelona then took a corner kick, again targeting Ibrahimovic.
At 1.95 meters tall, he's still too much of a supermodel; standing in the restricted area, he looks like a crane among chickens.
But the opponent's intentions were too obvious. Pepe and Thiago Silva stuck to Ibrahimovic tightly, not giving him any room to move. Despite his height, Ibrahimovic couldn't jump and could only watch helplessly as Casillas snatched the ball away from his head.
Before Casillas even got the ball, his eyes scanned the positions of his teammates in the attacking third.
The moment he caught the ball, he saw a white figure accelerating towards the opponent's half of the court.
Without the slightest hesitation, Casillas swiftly rushed out of the penalty area, powerfully tossed the ball towards his teammate's sprint.
With almost all of the opposing players in their own half, this presents an excellent counter-attack opportunity.
Casillas's throw was aimed at none other than Lin Feng!
By the 75th minute, apart from a few substitutes who had just come on, the rest of Real Madrid's players had very little stamina and were simply unable to complete such a high-speed sprint.
But Lin Feng seemed to have inexhaustible energy, and his sprinting speed was no slower than at the beginning.
Keita and Busquets, who were closest to him, rushed towards him almost immediately, neither of them knowing what the consequences would be if he dribbled the ball across the halfway line.
So even if it's a tactical foul, we have to stop him.
However, the opponent was too fast. They used all their strength but still couldn't catch up with Lin Feng. Instead, they were left far behind.
The two were helpless; they couldn't even foul, as the opponent didn't give them any chance.
Seeing that neither of their two defensive midfielders could catch up, the burden of defense naturally fell on the goalkeeper and defenders.
Since Pique lacked the ability to intercept, the task of stealing the ball naturally fell to Maxwell.
But Lin Feng only glanced at him before making an unreasonable overtake from the outside and getting past his opponent.
If it were Puyol who was pressing, he might have had to put in a bit more effort, but Puyol was on the bench.
After getting past Maxwell, Lin Feng was left with only one defender in front of him.
"Foul! Foul it now!"
Seeing Pique standing there in a daze, Guardiola wished he could rush up and take his place.
But Pique was hesitant to foul. He had just kicked Ronaldo off the field, and if he were to injure Lin Feng as well, he couldn't imagine the backlash he would face.
Furthermore, he already received a yellow card for fouling Ronaldo earlier, and if he commits another tactical foul now, he should receive at least another yellow card.
Two yellow cards result in a red card, he will be sent off!
If the team loses due to being outnumbered, he'll definitely be the scapegoat. Pique is too shrewd; he doesn't want to be the scapegoat.
But in that one second of hesitation, he had already lost the opportunity to commit a tactical foul, and Lin Feng had already dribbled the ball into the penalty area!
"Depend on!"
Valdes had no idea what his teammates were up to, but at this point he had no choice but to bite the bullet and abandon the goal.
As if deliberately waiting for Valdes to come out, Lin Feng suddenly stopped the ball the instant the opponent chose to come out, then dribbled it to the right and accelerated abruptly, instantly widening the distance between himself and Pique and the goalkeeper.
not good!
Valdes's mind went blank, and he hurriedly made a diving save, but the ball slipped under his arm and went straight into the net!
The score became 3-2, with Lin Feng's goal giving Real Madrid the lead again!
"GOALLLLL!!!"
"What a beautiful, incredible goal!"
"Lin Feng is practically a god on the football field, almost omnipotent!"
"Barcelona fans are celebrating too soon. As long as Lin Feng is still on the field, Real Madrid will never fall!"
The commentators on Madrid TV were as excited as if they had won the lottery, and they poured out all the words that had been pent up in their hearts in one breath, as if they had been firing off a machine gun.
Lin Feng is awesome!
In favorable circumstances, look to Ronaldo; in dire situations, look to Lin Feng!
You can always trust Lin Feng!
Real Madrid fans were even more excited than the commentators, and the beer halls throughout Madrid were in a frenzy.
Strangers who didn't know each other were now raising their glasses and embracing each other excitedly.
The Real Madrid players on the pitch didn't perform much better than the fans off the pitch.
Before Lin Feng could even finish his celebration after scoring, he was tackled to the ground by his teammates who rushed in from behind. The Real Madrid players excitedly played a human pyramid in Barcelona's half of the field.
In the stands, Mourinho, who had been sent to the stands, stood up excitedly and cheered as Lin Feng scored.
But his voice was quickly drowned out by the even more deafening cheers of countless Real Madrid fans behind him!
On the coaching bench, the assistant coaches embraced each other excitedly, while the substitutes threw off their towels and ran onto the field to celebrate wildly with the players.
This is actually a bit of a violation, since the match hasn't ended yet, and unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter the field without the referee's permission.
But when emotions run high, who cares about these things?
The referee didn't care. He had already given Barcelona enough leeway in his rulings, but Barcelona just let them down and let them take the lead again. What could he say?
We can't just deliberately find fault and disallow Lin Feng's goal, can we?
If he really dares to do that, FIFA's referee disciplinary committee might launch an investigation into him tomorrow.
Real Madrid's renewed lead is a significant blow to the morale of the Barcelona players.
They had seen the light of victory, but after Lin Feng scored that goal, that light vanished.
Many players wore expressions of confusion and even despair.
Are we really going to live in Real Madrid's shadow for the rest of our lives?
But when the camera panned across Messi, there was no sign of frustration or despair on his face; instead, there was an incredibly determined look in his eyes!
We're only down by one goal, we can come back!
Messi glanced at the score and silently cheered himself on.
In the past, he always chose to give up too early when he couldn't see any hope.
But this time, he didn't want to be a deserter again; he was going to gamble with fate!
Let's see if we can defy fate and change our destiny!
The game quickly resumed, and everyone noticed that Messi had become much more active than before.
"Strange, Messi's stamina has always been his weakness, so how come he still has so much energy at this stage of the game?"
"Judging from Messi's expression, he didn't seem to find these dribbling moves easy. Perhaps his physical strength had reached its limit, and he was just gritting his teeth and persevering!"
Both sides are almost out of energy; now it's time to test their willpower.
In the 82nd minute, Messi forcefully dribbled into the penalty area, but under Pepe's interference, his shot went wide of the goal.
A minute later, Messi charged in again.
But this time, his shot from 13 meters out was saved by Thiago Silva.
Messi tried very hard to find opportunities to score, but he seemed to lack a bit of luck each time.
But he did not lose heart. Even though his physical strength was exhausted and he was now pushing himself to the limit, he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
In the 87th minute, Diarra fouled Xavi, and Messi's free kick from 25 meters out was once again blocked by Casillas.
Luck never seems to be on Messi's side!
In the 89th minute, Barcelona pressed forward with all their players. Alves broke into the penalty area from the right wing and then fell in the penalty area after a physical contact with Thiago Silva.
The referee pointed to the penalty spot!
The entire stadium erupted in uproar, with Real Madrid fans cursing and swearing after seeing the referee's decision.
That was a damn fake fall!
[Is the referee blind? How could he not see such an obvious dive!]
[Disgusting, absolutely disgusting! This referee must have come on a mission!]
I think the referee should just change his name. From now on, don't call him "referee" anymore; just call him "trader"!
The ruling caused a huge uproar online, with countless fans joining in the condemnation of the referee.
But the fans' condemnation and insults could not change the ruling.
The referee stood by his decision and invited the emotional Real Madrid assistant coach to the stands.
Mourinho, watching from the stands, laughed in exasperation, clapping loudly at the referee and giving him a thumbs-up, his words dripping with sarcasm.
Inside the VIP box, Platini sensed the anger of the fans and couldn't help but frown.
Things had escalated a bit too much, seemingly different from what he had anticipated, causing him to feel uneasy. (End of Chapter)