Chapter 621: Victory Belongs to Us!
After scoring the first goal, Bayern quickly switched to a more conservative pace. Until the end of the first half, the score remained unchanged. As they returned for the second half, Wang Feng cautiously moved forward to increase his involvement in the attack.
In the 51st minute, the Chinese superstar initiated a move near the center circle, dribbled past Schweinsteiger, and delivered a brilliant through ball to Morata. The latter, inside the penalty area, controlled the ball and took a powerful shot, forcing Neuer to make a spectacular save, deflecting the ball out for a corner.
Just 2 minutes later, the Galaxy Battleship launched another attack. Modri? and Wang Feng exchanged passes, with the latter delivering a low cross into the box. Higuaín's close-range shot was once again blocked by the legs of the Bayern goalkeeper.
It must be said that this 27-year-old German goalkeeper truly has a knack for it. It seems that more effort and difficulty are required to break through, Wang Feng thought to himself, panting.
In the 62nd minute, Callejón dribbled along the wing into the penalty area but was tangled up by Boateng. He attempted a feint but allowed the opponent to seize the opportunity and kick the ball out for clearance.
Seeing no immediate threat nearby, Ramos leisurely ran towards the direction of the ball. At this moment, Wang Feng suddenly initiated a rapid sprint from his position 30 meters from the goal, rushing towards the target. The Bayern defenders were taken aback and began to accelerate as well.
Originally, the distance between them and the ball was ten meters, but under the Chinese superstar's incredible acceleration, they almost reached it simultaneously. Anxious, Ramos immediately slid to the ground to send it out for a throw-in, but Wang Feng's timing was even faster. He got to the ball first while still on the ground, pushing it out of the defender's reach.
Immediately afterward, he quickly got up and cut inside towards the penalty area. Faced with Boateng's block, he used a change of pace to shake off the opponent, then took a shot, lofting it towards the far post.
This chance created by sheer determination caught the Bayern defense off guard once again. With Higuaín left unmarked, he focused and calmly headed the ball, which hit the Argentine's forehead and deflected into the net.
"Gooooooooooooooooal! The ball's in! Real Madrid has equalized!"
"At this crucial moment, Wang Feng relied on his tenacity to seize an opportunity, and his teammates did not let him down!"
"Similar to Casillas in the first half, Bayern defender made a huge mistake. He didn't rush to the ball to gain control, which led to the subsequent interception and goal."
"From the slow-motion replay, it's clear that he was initially closer to the ball than Wang Feng. But when they both went for it, Wang Feng, with his superior chess skills, got to the ball first."
"It can be said that without this interception, there wouldn't have been the subsequent dribble and header goal. Wang Feng attracted all defensive attention, while Higuaín quietly lurked as the lethal finisher."
The entire Bayern team felt immense pressure after unexpectedly conceding the equalizer. Dong Fangzhuo and Robben, in particular, knew this feeling well, experiencing completely different situations when playing alongside or against Wang Feng.
When fighting alongside him, they were always full of hope and fighting spirit because they could rely on him to create miracles. But standing opposite the Chinese superstar, they had to face the fear of him turning the game around at any moment.
In the 69th minute, Real Madrid organized an attack from the back. Ramos dribbled the ball to near the halfway line along the wing, then directly passed to Callejón. Faced with pressure from behind, the Spaniard chose to pass back, but Martínez quickly intercepted the pass, launching a counterattack for Bayern.
Martínez passed it to Schweinsteiger nearby, with Dong Fangzhuo offering support upfront. With only Ramos and Wang Feng in the area, a temporary defensive line of two against three was formed. Martínez quickly moved forward after the pass, knowing he could exploit the space if he received the ball and evaded the defense.
Wang Feng defended alongside Dong Fangzhuo, not blindly retreating with Schweinsteiger's advance but instead restricting Dong Fangzhuo's acceleration while observing the movements of the ball carrier.
If he had solely focused on defensive positioning, the Chinese superstar's backward movement would have given Schweinsteiger ample room to develop, allowing him to either dribble forward or distribute the ball calmly.
Since Arbeloa and Coentr?o were marking Thomas Müller on the inner side of the field, Wang Feng deduced that Schweinsteiger would likely choose to develop the play towards the wing.
Sure enough, the German midfielder, finding no space to dribble, decisively passed diagonally to Martínez on the wing, just beyond Ramos' interception area. He believed that Wang Feng's defensive attention had been diverted by Dong Fangzhuo.
Unexpectedly, Wang Feng anticipated his intent, abandoning the defense against Dong Fangzhuo to block the pass, successfully intercepting the ball halfway.
As the game transitioned back to attack, facing Schweinsteiger's pressure, the Chinese superstar feinted and dribbled past him, then directly passed to Modri?, who received the ball but didn't stop, instead using the back of his left foot to knock it to Marcelo, who was speeding up on the other side.
With a vast space ahead, the Brazilian full-back surged forward to the frontcourt, then diagonally passed to the onrushing Alonso. Unexpectedly, the Spaniard let the ball go through his legs, allowing it to roll towards the edge of the penalty area while he continued his run.
With Wang Feng quickly arriving, he calmly slotted the ball past the defending players and into the area just outside the small box, where Alonso was almost at the edge, ready to threaten the goal.
Neuer made a decisive decision to come out, but as he slid to reach the Spanish midfielder's feet, Alonso calmly chipped the ball sideways, avoiding the opponent's tackle and sending it towards the goal.
The Chinese superstar, leaping in front, used the tip of his right foot to poke the ball, sending it into the empty net.
".goooooooooooooooal! The ball's in! Real Madrid's swift counterattack pays off, and they've taken the lead!"
"The sequence of possession and transition from defense to attack was too rapid, as if fast-forwarding!"
"First, Real Madrid's attack was intercepted by Martínez, then Schweinsteiger's pass was intercepted by Wang Feng, and the Galaxy Battleship swiftly made several quick passes to enter the penalty area. Alonso selflessly passed to the better-positioned Chinese superstar, who volleyed into the net!"
"It must be said that Wang Feng's interception, Modri?'s backheel pass, and Alonso's intentional run were all exceptional."
After Real Madrid reversed the scoreline, the tide of victory gradually turned in their favor. Bayern tried various methods to break through but failed to penetrate the opponent's defense.
In the 83rd minute, Martínez passed to Müller, who was about to make a run towards the frontcourt, but Wang Feng swiftly stepped up and intercepted the ball.
Schweinsteiger immediately closed in from the side, but the Chinese superstar chipped the ball forward while accelerating once again. Müller grabbed his shirt from behind, attempting to foul him to stop the play, but he underestimated Wang Feng's explosiveness. With a combination of strength and pushing, he quickly shook off the German's grip, then accurately slanted the pass to find Higuaín's forward run.
The Argentine forward dribbled to the edge of the penalty area, spotted the gap between the two retreating Bayern defenders, and decisively passed to Morata on the other side. The unmarked Spanish youngster charged into the penalty area and scored with a composed chip, extending the lead to 3-1, effectively sealing the victory for the Galaxy Battleship!
Nine minutes later, the Italian referee Rizzoli blew the final whistle, continuing the coincidence of his winning streak against Bayern. Victory belonged to Real Madrid!
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