Seven-time Champion

Chapter 535: Mourinho's threat

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Lu Wenbin's fastest goal in the history of the Spanish national derby made everyone in Real Madrid excited.

The fans, in particular, were delighted that Alves had knocked down their own goalkeeper, and many laughed at him in the stands.

Based on the jumping direction just now, if Alves had not blocked the goalkeeper, Valdes might have been able to hug the ball directly.

Of course, there are also problems with Valdés' choice of direction for hitting the ball.

As the most threatening person in Real Madrid, Valdes should always observe Lu Wenbin's position.

Before hitting the ball, you should predict Lu Wenbin's position, and then at least the ball you hit should not be easily accessible to Lu Wenbin.

Everyone in Real Madrid was excited, but everyone in Barcelona was a little frustrated.

The game had just started when a goal destined to be highlighted in history was scored. One can imagine how the Barcelona players felt.

After the restart, Barcelona used the kick-off right to launch a fast break.

However, this is not Barcelona's tradition, so the attack naturally failed. Sanchez's long shot from outside the penalty area went directly over the crossbar.

It's Real Madrid's turn to take the goal kick.

After conceding the fastest goal in the history of a derby, Messi was in a very bad mood. Messi, who had always been criticized for his poor physical fitness and strolling in every game, is now running more actively to catch up with his teammates.

Seeing that Casillas did not kick the ball hard but instead kicked it to Ramos who was closest to Messi, Messi immediately rushed forward, ready to influence Ramos' passing route.

What was unexpected was that Ramos accidentally slipped when stopping the ball, and the ball he touched rolled just in front of Messi.

Everyone in Real Madrid was shocked at once, and Pepe, who was nearby, rushed over immediately and made a flying tackle.

But Messi was faster, and without stopping the ball, he took a long shot from the edge of the penalty area and hit the ball towards the goal.

However, the angle of the long shot without stopping the ball is not so good after all. The angle of Messi's low shot was not sharp. Although it rolled to the lower right corner of the goal, it was still a certain distance from the blind spot.

Casillas realized the danger after Ramos accidentally slipped when stopping the ball, and concentrated all his energy and rushed out as soon as Messi kicked the ball.

In the end, Casillas managed to poke the ball out of the baseline with his fingertips, and Real Madrid escaped.

Suddenly, there were applause and cheers for Casillas in the stands, while a small number of Barcelona fans put their heads in their hands and lamented.

Ramos got up from the ground and walked to the goal with lingering fear, pulled Casillas up and gave him a big hug.

If it weren't for Casillas, Ramos's low-level mistake would have become the sinner of Real Madrid.

Pepe, Carvalho and others also walked over and patted Casillas on the head to express their appreciation.

Unfortunately, Messi could only take a corner kick, but the corner kick was not caught by Barcelona players and was headed out of the penalty area by Pepe.

Lu Wenbin's historic goal in 21 seconds and Messi's subsequent nearly successful goal by taking advantage of Ramos's low-level mistake set the tone for the game, which was played at a very fast pace that could not be slowed down.

Even Barcelona didn't pass the ball back and forth in the backcourt. This was an atypical Barcelona game.

They were of course eager to equalize the score and win.

However, Mourinho's Real Madrid will not let Barcelona succeed easily.

In the 8th minute, when Sanchez was about to break through on the right side, Marcelo knocked Sanchez down and was penalized for a foul. Barcelona was awarded a free kick on the front side of the field, but Marcelo was not shown a yellow card.

The ball was too far and too far to be shot directly, so Messi took the penalty and made a diagonal cross. The two sides competed for the header in the penalty area. Ronaldo got the first point and headed the ball out of the penalty area to clear the siege. Then Real Madrid launched a counterattack.

But after Lu Wenbin passed the ball to Di Maria, Di Maria's final pass from the bottom was too close to the goalkeeper and was directly confiscated by Valdes.

In the 11th minute, Lu Wenbin pulled to the side and made a cross, Benzema's header was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 25th minute, Lu Wenbin broke through Xavi in the middle and passed the ball to Ronaldo, but Ronaldo ignored Di Maria who was unguarded on the right side, and did not pass the ball back to Lu Wenbin who was advancing without the ball. Instead, he took a long shot from 30 meters away outside the penalty area. The shot had neither power nor speed, nor a tricky angle, and he passed the ball directly to Valdes.

Ronaldo's playing style is a bit unique, which is caused by his core position in Manchester United and Real Madrid in the past few years.

But now with the arrival of Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin's role in the offense is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more ball possession in the center front is given to Lu Wenbin. Ronaldo doesn't even have many limited shooting opportunities, let alone unlimited firing rights.

The more this happens, the more Ronaldo wants to shoot the ball himself after getting it.

But this is not conducive to the team's victory.

Lu Wenbin, Di Maria, and even other players were reluctant to stand up and directly accuse Ronaldo, but Mourinho did not indulge him.

Although Ronaldo is Mourinho's fellow countryman, Mourinho will definitely give Ronaldo more care within his authority, such as opportunities to start and so on.

But when Ronaldo affects the team's offense and thus affects his coaching results, he will not be polite.

In this attack, Di Maria, who was unguarded, had the best chance. Then, although Lu Wenbin was defended by someone but had great personal strength, he could be the second passing option. It would also be a good idea to pass the ball in the air to Benzema who was stuck in the penalty area.

It can be said that Ronaldo's long shot was the worst choice, which basically gave the ball directly to Barcelona.

Therefore, when the game resumed and Ronaldo ran to the sidelines, Mourinho suddenly yelled at him, grabbed Ronaldo's shoulders, and gave him a series of instructions, asking him to strengthen his cooperation and not to be independent as before, not passing the ball to his teammates who had better opportunities and insisting on shooting by himself.

If this continues, he will have to replace Ronaldo. You know, Real Madrid's bench also has midfielders such as Kaka, Ozil and Callejon, who are worried about not getting a chance to play!

Although somewhat reluctant, under Mourinho's threat, Ronaldo performed better in the following games.

In the 32nd minute, Alonso passed the ball to Ronaldo, who cut inside after going down the bottom and shot at a very small angle, causing Valdes to nervously block at the near corner.

As a result, Ronaldo did not shoot this time, but passed the ball back to the penalty area.

Lu Wenbin and Busquets pulled each other into the penalty area and made a shooting motion. Pique in the penalty area also slid to block the shot hole, blocking Lu Wenbin's shooting route.

As a result, Lu Wenbin lifted his foot and let the ball pass without touching it, which shook Pique, Busquets, and even Valdes who was diving back.

Di Maria, who was following Lu Wenbin diagonally, rushed up and made a low shot without stopping. The ball passed by the feet of several players from both sides and went into the lower right corner of the goal.

Valdes was a step too slow to save the ball and could only watch the ball go into the net.

Lu Wenbin's subtle mistake allowed Di Maria to score the second goal for Real Madrid, which led 2-0. The assist came from Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just been threatened by Mourinho.

If it weren't for Mourinho's threat, Ronaldo would probably have shot the ball himself even if the angle was small, just relying on luck.