Chapter 863 - 82: The Final! The Final! The Final! (Part 3)
Chen Zhong, once again it’s Chen Zhong, he has sealed victory against Barcelona!
Guardiola’s heart is completely opposite to Mourinho’s, at this moment, Mourinho is going completely mad in the hotel, shouting and acting like a lunatic!
Decisive goal!
A decisive victory!
No time left, no time left for Barcelona!
The aggregate score of 2-3 is flashing on the scoreboard, as Chen Zhong runs towards the away stands, he suddenly bends down to pick up a red and blue scarf.
Amid the murderous glares of the home fans, he waves the scarf and then tosses it to a young ball boy at the sideline, as if a victor, picking up the flag of the defeated, and casting it down the castle walls!
The final score freezes at 2-3
Real Madrid eliminates Barcelona and advances to the Champions League final, where they will face Manchester United!
After the match, Cristiano Ronaldo was interviewed, looking very excited in front of the camera, though during this match, the Portuguese didn’t manage even a single shot,
Of course, this was his first time experiencing this since joining Real Madrid.
However, after the match, Marca stated that in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, Real Madrid missed the offensive contributions of the Portuguese; this was the first time the Portuguese superstar had no shots since joining Real Madrid.
But in this La Liga season, Ronaldo hit the target 215 times, making him the shot king of La Liga.
In the Champions League, 72 shots also made him the shot king in the Champions League.
In the King’s Cup, he also had shots every match.
Last season La Liga, he had 210 shots, and 33 in the Champions League, but this match, he unexpectedly went 90 minutes without shooting.
In the match, the Portuguese still appeared very courageous and provided some depth for Real Madrid, but opportunities were scarce.
However, this could also be attributed to the pitch’s condition, naturally, many people refuted this, as the pitch looked a bit low, favoring power players, and Chen Zhong took full advantage of this to equalize the score.
In the match, Cristiano Ronaldo attempted a solo performance, but against Barcelona, such a display was unsuccessful.
His cooperation with teammates seemed lacking, rarely completing one-two passes, and he struggled to contest the second balls.
Despite being the focal point of the attack, he rarely received the ball, thus resulting in no shots, no goals.
Shortly after the second half began, Cristiano Ronaldo initiated a counterattack but was tripped by Pique, and soon after collided with Mascherano from behind, although Higuain scored, the referee disallowed the goal, citing the Portuguese’s foul on Mascherano as the reason.
Evidently, the referee saw Cristiano Ronaldo’s collision with Mascherano, but overlooked the fact that Pique tripped the Portuguese which led to him colliding with Mascherano.
Overall, despite not scoring, Cristiano Ronaldo was full of energy and fighting spirit; he continually tried to lead the team forward, but it was a lone struggle, unable to mount a substantial threat to Barcelona.
Before the match, multiple Spanish media outlets had placed immense pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo.
Diario AS stated that either he shines now, or he might never get another chance to, though the media’s intention was to hope to unleash the full potential of the 94-million-pound man, rather than say that if he didn’t perform well, he shouldn’t return to Madrid.
However, the ending was still positive, as the team ultimately advanced to the final!