Chen Hero wasn't trying to score a goal at all. If he could score less than a minute into the game, his luck would be too good. He could just buy the EuroMillions lottery after the match…

Since he wasn't there for that, Chen Hero wasn't frustrated at all, and even greeted Casillas.

Yes, he wasn't there to score, he was there to say hello.

It's always good to be polite first, right? Saying hello is very polite.

Chen Hero first greeted Real Madrid, and then he could do whatever he wanted.

Like tearing Real Madrid's clothes, pushing her to the ground, and then lying on her… that, that, and that.

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After greeting Casillas, Chen Hero turned and ran away.

But Casillas was very surprised.

The opponent almost scored, and instead of clutching his head in frustration after landing, he grinned at himself and actually said "hello"?

He couldn't understand what this meant.

How valuable was that opportunity for Liverpool, playing away from home!

If Liverpool could score at the start of the game, it would greatly reduce the pressure on them.

How could he still smile after missing such a great opportunity?

Casillas couldn't understand Chen Hero's thinking at all.

He remembered a widely circulated saying—Chen Hero had a problem with his brain, and was a person similar to Balotelli… It was no longer news that he and Balotelli had a good relationship, and both he and Balotelli had admitted it. Balotelli didn't have many good friends in the circle, so why was he one of them? And he also had a particularly good relationship with another player with a problem with his brain, Cassano.

What did this mean?

One was a coincidence, but two might not be.

He frowned, staring at Chen Hero's back.

No matter how you looked at it, that person didn't seem like another Balotelli…

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Chen Hero didn't know what others thought of him. He wasn't at all frustrated that he had missed a near-certain goal. On the contrary, he had a smile on his face, a relaxed expression, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Chen Hero ran up to Suarez, who asked him, "How was it?"

Chen Hero nodded. "I gave them a very solemn greeting. And I'm sure they know we're not here as guests! Now we can stop being polite!"

Suarez clapped his hands. "Very good!"

If Casillas had known what Chen Hero and Suarez were talking about, he probably would have vomited blood.

And at the same time, if Suarez and Chen Hero knew what Casillas was thinking, they probably wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh… Well, probably cry more…

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In the eyes of many, Chen Hero missed a sure goal. Those who supported Liverpool and Chen Hero still felt sorry for them, while Real Madrid fans breathed a sigh of relief, and then secretly cursed Chen Hero for being stupid, wasting this opportunity so easily. Maybe this was their last chance in the whole game?

Now the Real Madrid people could rest assured and wait to see Real Madrid slaughter Liverpool at home, while the Liverpool fans had not recovered from their frustration.

But the game wouldn't wait for them to be frustrated enough to continue. While they were dwelling on the past, the game had been going on for five minutes.

In these five minutes, Real Madrid was almost besieging Liverpool.

The ball that Chen Hero headed high was Liverpool's only attack. Next, they didn't even pass the halfway line. Real Madrid, playing at home, showed their strength and kept Liverpool down.

The members of the "Extremes South Stand" organization in the stands cheered loudly during Real Madrid's offensive, coordinating with Real Madrid's offensive, wave after wave, each wave higher than the last.

Other Real Madrid fans were also very excited, singing and dancing.

Now that Real Madrid was in the lead and playing aggressively, they were naturally very happy.

In this storm, everyone felt that Liverpool wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

Although the media were confidently saying that Liverpool would definitely play defensive counterattacks in this game, it looked like they were only defending and not counterattacking at all…

Facing Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, defending to the death was not the way out. Because they had a full ninety minutes to look for opportunities, and with so many high-level superstars in Real Madrid's lineup, any one of them could shine and decide the outcome of the game.

Not defending to the death, but going head-to-head with Real Madrid? That would be an even faster death…

The only way was defensive counterattacks.

But the problem was that no one was better at defensive counterattacks than Mourinho's Real Madrid…

Once they realized that their bombing was not working, they would immediately adjust to defensive counterattack mode.

And what was even more deadly was that Real Madrid didn't need to score in this game, so they could play defensive counterattacks without any psychological pressure.

The offensive in these five minutes didn't represent the tone of Real Madrid's entire game.

Once Real Madrid shrank back and switched to defensive counterattacks, what would Liverpool do?

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Real Madrid attacked like this for another five minutes. In the second-to-last minute, Liverpool finally launched a counterattack. They intercepted the ball in the backcourt and sent it directly to Chen Hero's feet in the frontcourt. Chen Hero protected the ball and waited for his teammates to come up.

Gareth Bale and Sanchez then quickly cut in from both sides, and Chen Hero passed the ball to Sanchez, who cut inside and chose to shoot. This shot was relatively high quality, but it flew out of the goal, brushing against the post.

After Liverpool's counterattack, Real Madrid began to slow down the pace. They no longer bombarded Liverpool's penalty area, but began to retreat.

Liverpool regained possession of the ball and began their attack.

But they soon found that they were facing a Real Madrid team that had adopted a defensive posture even at home.

Over the years, there had been constant controversy over Real Madrid's current football style. Some people always believed that Real Madrid should follow the gorgeous style of the Galácticos era and focus on offensive football. However, these people were in the minority. Most Real Madrid fans still hoped that their team could win the championship. Perhaps it was because they had been suppressed by Barcelona too much before…

Anyway, the fans who came to the Bernabéu had become accustomed to Mourinho using offensive football to score goals against weak teams, and then switching to defensive counterattacks to solve problems in difficult games.

And to be fair, the current Real Madrid team had the most suitable players for defensive counterattacks—Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Maria, Özil, Higuain, and Benzema were all players with decent speed, making them perfect for counterattacks.

So it was reasonable for them to use defensive counterattacks to entertain strong enemies.

Some people even joked that when a team visited the Bernabéu and found that Real Madrid was using defensive counterattacks, they should be happy, because Real Madrid regarded them as very difficult opponents to deal with, which was an affirmation of their strength.

According to this standard, Liverpool was obviously a strong team that could make Real Madrid feel a headache.

But in fact, many people would rather Real Madrid didn't take them seriously, so that they would have a chance to take advantage of them.

Liverpool didn't see it that way. Such a Real Madrid instead aroused their fighting spirit—how awesome would it be to defeat such a powerful Real Madrid at the Bernabéu! Wouldn't that only prove that we are even better?

The current Liverpool needed such a game to make a name for themselves throughout Europe and make everyone clearly accept the fact—the Red Army that once swept Europe was back! And this time, we're not just here to make up the numbers!

The opponent is defending densely?

Don't be afraid, we have a powerful weapon to break through dense defenses!

After Liverpool regained possession, the ball basically went to Chen Hero in the end.

Chen Hero was Liverpool's powerful battering ram to deal with dense defenses!

There were two ways to deal with dense defenses: long shots and crosses from the wings, with players in the middle to grab the points.

So people who watched the game often found that when a team faced the opponent's dense defense, they would adopt a cross from the wing, because this tactic was simple and didn't require too much time and effort. The ball was played to the wing, and then passed inside. Then it was up to luck…

But with Liverpool, it wasn't up to luck.

When Liverpool regained possession, their attack was like this, without any technical content at all, going down the wing and then crossing.

Chen Hero fought with Pepe, Varane, Ramos, and other Real Madrid players in the penalty area.

This was a way of betting everything on Chen Hero.

Martin O'Neill's dependence on Chen Hero was evident, and it was no wonder that the English media criticized Martin O'Neill's Liverpool for suffering from "Chen Hero dependence"…

But it would be stupid to not use such a good player, such an effective, simple, and low-cost method, and instead pursue some technically demanding methods that might not be effective.

Chen Hero was very happy, because it meant he would have more opportunities to get the ball.

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But soon Chen Hero realized that things were not as simple as he thought.

He thought that as long as he jumped up in front of the goal, he could create enough threat to Real Madrid.

But Real Madrid was obviously well prepared. They had made careful deployments from the midfield all the way to the penalty area, making it very difficult for Liverpool's attack to advance smoothly to the wing and then to the center…

In the penalty area, Pepe and Varane were mainly responsible for defending him, while others blocked Liverpool's crosses on the wings, preventing Bale and Sanchez from successfully passing the ball in.

Suarez was entangled by defensive midfielder Khedira and couldn't spare a hand to help Chen Hero…

In the eight minutes after Liverpool regained possession, Chen Hero only jumped up once and successfully headed the ball, forming a shot. This time, his header was too straight and was easily saved by Casillas.

This was Chen Hero's second shot of the game.

Chen Hero had to re-examine this stadium and this team.

It seemed that there was a reason why Real Madrid hadn't lost a game in this stadium for two years…