Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 1093 The Reason a Curse is a Curse

"Ronaldo—Bale!!!" The Spanish commentator screamed. "Gareth Bale!!!"

In front of the TV, the Chinese team players hugged their heads and sighed.

Of course, they were on Dortmund's side, because Dortmund had Zhou Yi and Yan Min, their two teammates.

So everyone was disappointed to see Dortmund's score being tied.

After giving a series of shots to Real Madrid's celebrating players and Real Madrid's coaching bench, the TV broadcast turned to Dortmund's side.

The first person to appear in the close-up was Weidenfeller, who didn't block the ball despite making a move to pounce back.

The second to appear was Zhou Yi.

The Spanish commentators chattered a lot, but not everyone understood Spanish. Everyone was curious about what he was saying, so some people asked Sun Pan and He Ying, two teammates who had stayed in Spain, to inquire about what the commentator was saying.

"Hey, he just said that Dortmund is in crisis. I don't know what Zhou Yi can do to deal with this situation," Sun Pan said simply.

He Ying said in a little more detail: "He said that as the core of Dortmund, everyone's eyes will be on Zhou Yi. Losing a goal just at the beginning of the second half is very bad for Dortmund, and it's also a blow to the players' morale. At this time, as the core of the team, Zhou Yi's performance may determine the outcome of this game..."

After listening to the translations of the two, everyone took a breath: "The Spanish commentators have such a high opinion of Zhou Yi?"

"Isn't this normal?" Sun Pan glanced at them, feeling that they were making a fuss. "He is the only one among us who has played in the Champions League final twice."

If it weren't for Yan Min in Dortmund, Sun Pan would have said that Zhou Yi was the only Chinese player to have played in the Champions League final.

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When the Real Madrid players were celebrating wildly, the morale of the Dortmund players was indeed a bit low.

Zhou Yi pursed his lips tightly. At this time, he didn't know what to say. Besides, at this time, saying anything was useless, only doing.

During the halftime break, coach Klopp said that the team should use possession to deal with Real Madrid in the second half and slow them down.

But now, the second half has just begun, and this approach will not work.

Because Real Madrid has already tied the score, the premise of Dortmund and Real Madrid slowly maneuvering no longer exists.

Coach Klopp on the sidelines also frowned, obviously he was also very clear about how serious the problem was now.

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After the game restarted, Dortmund changed their approach of passing the ball back and forth in the backcourt in the second half of the first half, and launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid's goal.

Zhou Yi played a very important role in this. He ran tirelessly across the field, appearing in almost every corner. No matter which Dortmund player had the ball, Zhou Yi, the passing point, could be found within fifteen meters of him.

Of course, Zhou Yi had to pay a great price in terms of physical energy to do so.

But at this time, he naturally couldn't care about that. He had to turn the situation around first.

Under his leadership, Dortmund still managed to create some attacks that threatened Real Madrid's goal.

For example, he passed the ball to the wing, allowing Yan Min to cross, and Mark took a left-footed volley at the edge of the box at the far post, but it went high.

But overall, Real Madrid was still more dominant, and Dortmund could only play counter-attacks during this time.

Real Madrid's offensive was even stronger than Dortmund's. They had the upper hand in terms of momentum, and the general trend was also more favorable to them.

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball down the left for more than thirty meters and took a long shot outside the penalty area. The ball was slightly above the crossbar.

Before long, Real Madrid started a small-scale passing play on the right side of Dortmund's penalty area.

Benzema crossed the ball from the wing to Cristiano Ronaldo, who had switched to the center. The latter did not stop the ball, but directly knocked the ball forward. Benzema overtook from the wing, received the ball from Cristiano Ronaldo on the wing, took a step and then crossed.

At the same time, Ronaldo, who had passed the ball, also ran to the front of the goal, ready to respond.

At this critical moment, Sven Bender, the Dortmund midfielder who had retreated to the penalty area, stretched out his foot and blocked the ball.

However, the ball he blocked didn't fly far. It fell outside the penalty area and was taken by Real Madrid for the second landing point. Modric lifted the ball and passed an overhead ball behind Dortmund's defense. Coentrao keenly moved forward, ran behind Dortmund's defense and received the ball. He didn't stop the ball, but directly took a volley!

"Coentrao—!!"

A powerful shot, but it was a little too straight.

Weidenfeller blocked the angle, but he didn't dare to catch the ball directly, so he could only choose to block the ball with his body.

The ball hit his arm and flew out of the baseline.

During this period, Dortmund also had counter-attack opportunities. Yan Min got the ball in front of the penalty area and pretended to shoot, deceiving Varane to tackle him. However, he poked the ball through Varane's crotch first, then jumped up to pass Varane, and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

"Good ball! Good ball, Yan Min!" He Ping slapped the table in the commentary box and shouted loudly.

However, Yan Min was then forced to the wing by Ramos, who followed up, and could only choose to cross.

The ball that was passed over was cleared by Real Madrid players...

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In the fifty-ninth minute, Real Madrid launched a counter-attack against Dortmund. Modric sent a precise long pass directly from the backcourt, sending the ball to Bale's front.

Bale made full use of his speed advantage, speeding up to catch up with the ball and rushing straight into Dortmund's penalty area!

"Real Madrid's counter-attack! Bale! Very fast!"

At the same time, on the other side of the field, Cristiano Ronaldo buried his head and accelerated, waving his hands desperately to drive his body forward. During the sprint, he also turned his head to look at Bale's position, and then continued to bury his head and accelerate forward.

Dortmund's defensive attention had already been attracted by Bale. Everyone moved towards the side where Bale was, ignoring Cristiano Ronaldo on the other side.

Zhou Yi did see it, but his speed couldn't keep up with Cristiano Ronaldo at all. His roars were also drowned out by the cheers of the Real Madrid fans.

He could only watch this scene happen, and his heart tightened.

Sure enough, after Bale dribbled the ball to the edge of Dortmund's penalty area, he looked up at the penalty area. Because it was a counter-attack, there were very few people in Dortmund's penalty area, and goalkeeper Weidenfeller was blocking the near corner. Behind him was almost the entire open goal.

He passed the ball out without hesitation, sending out an arc ball with his right foot.

The ball bypassed Dortmund's center-back Papastathopoulos, who had returned to the penalty area. Papastathopoulos watched the ball fly over, and didn't dare to stretch his leg, fearing that he would accidentally poke the ball into the goal - Bale's ball was very cunning...

As for goalkeeper Weidenfeller, the ball was flying very fast, and it was not suitable for intercepting it by pouncing sideways at all. Weidenfeller could only turn around and run back to block the possible shot behind him.

But his turning speed was not worth mentioning in front of the ball's flying speed.

By the time he had just completed his turn, the ball had already been passed to the far post.

There, Cristiano Ronaldo, who had run at high speed for most of the field, arrived and lifted his foot to cushion the ball passed by Bale!

The ball shot into the goal like a shell, stopping only when it hit the net...

The entire Signal Iduna Park was filled with the cheers and roars of Real Madrid fans.

"Ronaldo! Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo!!!" The Spanish commentator lengthened his voice and roared. "GoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL!!!!!! The seventeenth Champions League goal of the season! He broke the record and created history!"

After scoring the goal, the Portuguese excitedly ran to the corner flag area and struck a bodybuilder pose to celebrate the goal. However, he still retained a trace of sanity and did not take off his shirt to show off his muscles, otherwise he would receive a yellow card for celebrating by taking off his shirt...

Cristiano Ronaldo ran towards the stands where the Real Madrid fans were gathered. The fans there had all poured into the first floor of the stands to celebrate the goal with him.

Real Madrid players also rushed towards Cristiano Ronaldo, surrounding him and hugging him to celebrate the goal.

Marcel Reif's voice was filled with frustration: "Two goals in a row... Dortmund is in big trouble. Real Madrid's offensive firepower is really too strong. During this period, Dortmund can't be said to have been completely suppressed. They also had opportunities to fight back... But unfortunately, they didn't seize the opportunity, so the opportunity was given to Real Madrid... Now Dortmund is behind, and the following game will be even more difficult for them, because Real Madrid's state and confidence have been completely boosted. They are in high spirits, and everything is going their way..."

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After Cristiano Ronaldo scored, the Chinese players in front of the TV were silent, each silent.

It was as if they had lost the ball.

They were feeling empathy, thinking about what to do if they encountered such a situation?

I'm afraid they would be at a loss, right?

When Real Madrid tied the score before, some people felt that the situation was very unfavorable to Dortmund. As a result, now there is something even more unfavorable...

Since the Champions League was reformed, no defending champion has ever successfully defended their title.

This "curse" appeared in the minds of many people.

The reason why it is a "curse" is because there really seems to be a mysterious force that controls fate, right?