939 Defending the title!
When Robben used his speed to force overtake, crossed Adriano and caught up with Ibrahimovic's pass, Puyol's pursuit speed was also very fast, and he got stuck on the inside, pressing against Robben tightly.
The Dutchman is a left-footed player, and cutting inward from the right is his strength. Whether he is shooting himself or passing the ball to his teammates, he can create a threat. However, Puyol is very experienced and has always blocked the inside, not giving Robben the chance to cut into the penalty area.
Robben had no choice but to slow down a little, control the ball with his right foot, and glanced at the penalty area.
He saw Yang Yang holding his right hand high.
Almost at this moment, Robben suddenly started again and rushed straight to the bottom line as fast as possible.
Suddenly, the slowdown was slowed down and started again. Puyol was caught off guard, but he still barely kept up. But now he could only stop Robben from cutting inward, which could stop Robben's left foot, but there was no way to stop the Dutch's right foot.
Robben accelerated, rushed out of a gap into the penalty area, and sent a low cross with his right foot.
Since Chelsea came to Real Madrid, Robben has been practicing his right foot hard. He hopes that he can be as proficient as Yang Yang, especially after Di Maria joins this season, although the Argentine winger has a left foot, in fact, Di Maria's right foot ability is not bad.
After a long period of hard practice, Robben's right foot is still not as proficient as his left foot, but he can still do it by passing it accurately.
The football quickly passed Puyor's side, and after a landing rebounded at the front point of the goal, the speed did not decrease and fell directly to the back point, which made Valdes a little difficult to deal with.
But for Yang Yang who arrived, it was a god-given opportunity.
He rushed to the left corner of the small penalty area without any blocking, faced Robben's cross, and easily shot with his right foot, directly sending the ball into the lower left corner of Barcelona's goal from close range.
Goalkeeper Valdes flew to the side but could not stop him at all.
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"goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!"
"It's Yang Yang again!"
"Scoring twice!"
"God, Yang Yang's condition this season is really amazing."
"This is his thirteenth goal in the Champions League knockout stage, which set a record in the Champions League knockout stage, and once again allowed him to surpass Messi's twelve goals and top the Champions League scorer list this season."
"Yang Yang fulfilled his pre-match promise, he said he would score goals in the final, and now, he has two in one breath."
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Near the center line, Messi looked in the direction of his team's goal in disbelief. He saw Valdes pounding the grass. He saw Pique, who could not catch up, angrily kicked the ball back to the goal. Seeing Puyol roaring there in anger...
With a quick counterattack, Real Madrid once again broke through Barcelona's defense line.
Messi turned his head and looked at the sidelines. Yang Yang was so excited that he rushed to the bottom of the stands where Real Madrid fans were. He jumped over the billboard, rushed to the stands, and shouted at the fans at close range, with an extremely excited expression.
Behind him, Real Madrid players chased him one by one, all wanting to pull him back, but they couldn't hold him back. I guess at this moment, Yang Yang's heart was like thousands of horses galloping.
The moment he saw him score, Messi suddenly felt a little desperate and wanted to give up.
He worked hard for a year, but in the end, he was surpassed by Yang Yang again and again.
In La Liga, he once led by nearly twenty goals, but after Yang Yang returned, he scored a lot of goals and surpassed him in one breath. Especially in the last four rounds, he scored thirteen goals directly, one big four and three hat tricks, and his condition was like playing crazy.
In the Copa del Rey, Yang Yang also defeated Barcelona in the final, surpassed him again in goals, and helped Real Madrid win the championship.
Once, he felt that his goal-leading advantage in the Champions League was stable, because the Champions League is different from the league and the King's Cup. He played six more group games than Yang Yang and scored six more goals than Yang Yang. Isn't that sure?
No, he was wrong!
Entering the knockout stage, after Yang Yang returned, he scored consecutive goals, just like a goal machine, and Real Madrid, which was originally in a dilemma in the offense, began to recover strongly.
Yang Yang kept catching up with goals and kept chasing them.
Before the final, the two scored 12 goals to eleven goals, but now, Yang Yang scored twice in the final and reversed.
The only thing Messi can say now is his assists.
Both the league and the Champions League have more assists than Yang Yang, but so what? Is he so embarrassed to say?
He played more than two months more than Yang Yang and played six more group matches, but he lost the goal instead. Then he used assists to show it?
Not to mention Messi, I'm afraid even the Catalan media will be embarrassed to report it.
This final is over!
Messi was reluctant to admit it, but he had to accept this fact.
In the first eighty minutes, Barcelona had no way to defend Real Madrid. The three midfielders formed by Xavi Alonso, Martinez and Mascherano can be said to be impeccable. Benitez's ability to train defense is indeed good, and he is not inferior to Mourinho at all.
But realizing this made Messi feel even more uncomfortable.
He knew that not only Barcelona lost, but he also lost again this season.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, losing to Yang Yang is not wronged or cowardly. Looking at the whole world, there are only one or two players who can fight against Yang Yang, and Messi should even be proud of this.
But Messi never thought so.
Because six or seven years ago, when he first heard about the name Yang Yang, he had only one idea about Yang Yang, that is, kill Yang Yang and prove that he was stronger and better than Yang Yang.
But so many years have passed, from the World Youth Championship to the Champions League to La Liga, he seems to have never won.
And tonight, Yang Yang will bring this Real Madrid to create a legend.
In the past twenty-one years, since the reform of the Champions League, the first team to successfully defend the Champions League!
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In the stands, UEFA President Platini, like many guests around, couldn't help but stand up from his seat and applauded him vigorously when he saw Yang Yang score the goal.
They all know what this goal represents.
Although there are still ten minutes left in the game, in fact, after Yang Yang scored, there is no suspense.
In the first eighty minutes, Barcelona always had no way to defend Real Madrid. How could the remaining ten minutes suddenly cause an accident?
Platini's feelings were obviously stronger than others around him. This was not only because he had contact with Yang Yang, but also because Yang Yang surpassed the historical record he set, but also because he is the president of UEFA and knows some secrets that no one outside knows.
For example, over the years, with the outbreak of Yang Yang, the commercial development of the Champions League around the world has become more smooth, especially in Asia and North America, which is like turning on a money printing machine.
Many fans will conspiracy theory that there has been no team defending their title for more than 20 years, and it was deliberately arranged by UEFA.
But in fact, it's not.
Including the Champions League draw and the schedule, there may be some qualities, but there is no conspiracy theory.
Even to a certain extent, UEFA wishes a team to defend the title, which will be more legendary.
But the sport of football is too elusive, especially when it enters the knockout stage, which is too targeted. No team can have enough strength to win the opponent steadily, so they are guarding against the opponent's unknown when and angles will be used to kill it.
It was like the Barcelona final that he met Liverpool in the last season, Inter Milan in the semifinals, and now he met Real Madrid in the final.
Sometimes football matches are like this, there is only one champion, and all strong teams want it, strength and luck are equally important.
It seems that in La Liga this season, Real Madrid beat Barcelona four times, and it needs no need to say how strong they are. La Liga goals and defense are also better than Barcelona. Even the points have created the second highest score in La Liga history, only two points behind Barcelona. But there is no way. They made too many mistakes before and lost too many points, so they were led by Barcelona.
In fact, everyone knows that Barcelona's championship is unconvincing, but the champion is the champion and no one can change it.
"It's really defending!" Secretary-General Infantino shook his head in disbelief, "You said, Real Madrid looks so strong, who else can stop them next season?"
Platini understands the right-hand assistant's concerns. He is afraid that the Champions League will lose suspense, but how is this possible?
"Don't think too much, too many people can stop them. It may be Barcelona, Manchester United, or other teams, but the most likely one is themselves. When they arrive at the Champions League stage, especially when they enter the knockout stage, any slight mistake may kill them."
When Platini said this, a trace of remembrance was cast in his eyes, as if he was chasing his former football career, "This is the Champions League! The most interesting and suspenseful football stage in the world!"
Three consecutive championships?
How is that possible!
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The last ten minutes were almost accompanied by the cheers of Real Madrid fans in the stands.
Barcelona players seemed to be a little insane. Even Messi, who performed very hard throughout the game, became a little excited, not to mention others.
But this is no longer valued.
Everyone began to pay attention to the exciting results of the upcoming game, that is, the first team to successfully defend the Champions League in 21 years has been born!
It seems that there is no big deal to defend the Champions League, because Real Madrid once won five consecutive championships, Inter Milan, Ajax, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, A Milan, and even the Nottingham Forest, who is now relegated to, have defended the Champions League.
But since the 20 years since the Champions League reform, no team has achieved it.
Juventus, who has entered the Champions League final for three consecutive years, has not achieved it, Milan, who has entered the Champions League final for three years, has not achieved it, and Liverpool, who has won the Champions League three years, has not achieved it, and Barcelona, a cosmic team that is known as an epoch-making change, has not achieved it.
Chapter completed!