Chapter 1 After Changing Players

After the substitution, not only did they fail to gain an advantage, but they allowed Dortmund to continuously threaten their goal. If they continued to play like this, Real Madrid risked losing their midfield. So, in the sixty-seventh minute, Mourinho made his third substitution, replacing Xabi Alonso with Khedira.

The task of organizing attacks on the field was handed over to Modrić, and Real Madrid also had a truly defensive midfielder in the midfield. His task after coming on the field was to put pressure on Zhou Yi in the midfield, preventing him from passing and organizing so unscrupulously.

So, after Khedira came on, he quickly stuck to Zhou Yi, almost inseparable, making it difficult for Zhou Yi to even receive the ball, let alone pass and organize.

And after curbing Zhou Yi, Real Madrid's offense also improved.

In the sixty-eighth minute, Kaká passed the ball, and Di María shot diagonally from eighteen meters on the left side of the penalty area, but the ball went slightly wide.

In the seventieth minute, Özil passed the ball, and Cristiano Ronaldo shot from the edge of the penalty area, also going wide.

In the seventy-first minute, Özil crossed from the right edge of the penalty area, and Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball in the middle, causing the ball to fly to the left. Di María appeared at the far post, causing the Real Madrid fans in the stands to be invigorated.

"Di María—!"

But in the exclamations of the Spanish TV commentator, Di María, who arrived at full speed, failed to touch the ball. He swung his foot, but because he was a little late, he kicked empty!

"Oh—! Di María missed a great opportunity!"

But there was no time to feel sorry for Di María missing this opportunity, because soon, Real Madrid's attack came again!

In the seventy-second minute, Di María crossed from the left, Kaká inserted into the penalty area, and swept the ball near the penalty spot!

But the ball still went wide of the goal...

In the seventy-third minute, Modrić sent a horizontal pass, and Khedira took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball went high over the crossbar.

During this period, in six minutes, Real Madrid had as many as five shots, and several of them were only a short distance from the goal. Everyone was frightened. Real Madrid fans were on the verge of jumping up and cheering, while Dortmund fans' hearts were in their throats.

Dortmund fans in front of the TV were very nervous, whether Chinese or German, they didn't dare to breathe loudly, for fear that a heavy breath would let the ball fly into Dortmund's goal...

But Zhou Yi, who was in the storm, seemed very calm. He had long expected this intensity of attack. In the virtual space, the Real Madrid in almost every simulated game had such an offensive, so Dortmund often conceded goals in those games, some games even conceded goals early, and some were eliminated with a score of three goals. It can be said that Zhou Yi had seen everything.

Now it was already past the seventy-minute mark, and Dortmund had not yet conceded a goal, which was a very good result for Zhou Yi.

There was less and less time left for Real Madrid, and it was very difficult for them to score three goals in the remaining time.

Of course, Zhou Yi also knew that Dortmund could not passively defend all the time. If Real Madrid continued to attack like this, they would still score goals, and it would be easy to score again after scoring.

The best result was to give counterattacks from time to time to disrupt Real Madrid's attacking rhythm.

So, whenever there was an opportunity, the ball had to be passed forward.

"This period is really too difficult for Dortmund. Real Madrid's attack is very fierce, it can be described as 'stormy'. How long can Dortmund support in such a storm... it's worrying," He Ping said.

"Now it's the seventy-fifth minute of the game, there is not much time left for Real Madrid, they will definitely go all out to attack in the remaining fifteen minutes of the game, hold on, Dortmund!" Marcel Reif shouted for Dortmund on the commentary seat.

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In the seventy-sixth minute, Zhou Yi took the initiative to retreat and receive the ball. Before Khedira could pounce on him, he quickly passed the ball to the left, to Götze's front.

Götze received the ball while running, and took the opportunity to pass Modrić who was following him, and then突袭 with the ball all the way. After reaching the edge of the penalty area, he suddenly kicked a reverse triangle pass back.

Following up was Lewandowski again, who swung his right foot at the ball as he rushed into the penalty area.

Varane rushed up to block Lewandowski's shot.

But Lewandowski was just bluffing, and his foot hit the air, letting the ball slip past him and roll behind him.

There, Reus appeared at the far post, and then pushed a shot!

Watching Reus' shot, the hearts of many Real Madrid fans almost jumped out of their mouths, they could only cover their mouths with their hands.

At this critical moment, Essien, who started as a full-back in this game, appeared in time between Reus and the goal. He didn't have time to make any other movements, so he could only throw his body out... The ball shot by Reus hit Essien's chest like this!

"Beautiful block!" The Spanish commentator cheered.

"This is simply blocking the gun with his body..." He Ping sighed. In order to be able to reverse Dortmund at home, Real Madrid really made a very great effort. It is rare to see Real Madrid so embarrassed, Dortmund really pushed them to the brink.

However, Real Madrid also got a good opportunity for a counterattack.

The ball that was blocked by Essien's chest fell to the feet of Modrić, who returned to defense. Real Madrid immediately launched their best "Mourinho-style quick counterattack" and went all the way to the front of Dortmund's penalty area.

Cristiano Ronaldo, after getting the ball, chose to pass the ball past Hummels, kicking the ball to the right and going around from the left himself.

Hummels tackled the ball, but he didn't kick it. However, his hand supporting his body touched the ball and changed the direction of the ball, so that Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't touch the ball after going around him. The ball was kicked out by Subotić with a big kick...

"Handball!!" The Spanish commentator shouted excitedly.

Just one step away from the penalty area, Dortmund's players handled the ball, which would give Real Madrid a very good free kick position. And in Real Madrid's lineup, Cristiano Ronaldo is a free kick expert, in addition, Modrić and Kaká also have free kick skills.

Moreover, for Real Madrid, Hummels' handball could get him a yellow card or even a red card!

Cristiano Ronaldo instantly raised his arms, indicating that Hummels had committed a handball foul.

Everyone was convinced that this was a handball without a doubt.

But the referee Webb did not make any indication...

"Eh?" The Spanish commentator was stunned.

Seeing that Webb did not penalize Hummels for a handball foul, Ronaldo angrily raised his arms and roared at the English gold whistle.

Mourinho on the sidelines was also very angry. He made a gesture to show the card, indicating that Hummels should be carded.

The other Real Madrid players did the same. The substitutes on the bench even rushed out of the bench, rushed to the sidelines, and shouted and shouted while patting their hands.

But there was no sound of a whistle on the court.

There was a chorus of boos in the stands of the Bernabéu stadium.

"This is an undeniable handball!" The Spanish commentator said angrily. "Why is Webb not reacting at all?! If this is not a foul, then what counts as a foul? Hummels should have been sent off in this game, but he is still on the field now, without even a yellow card, this is simply a shame!"

"Just now it seems... Hummels' hand touched the ball?" Marcel Reif said, "But this is not a deliberate handball, but if Webb is strict, he can call a foul... In short, in these two games, Hummels has made too many mistakes in the defense, he got a yellow card because of this in the last game, he has to be extra careful, if he gets a card in the next game, even if Dortmund enters the Champions League final, he will miss the final..."

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In fact, Zhou Yi also saw that Hummels did handball, but this is not the time to show his sportsmanship, of course he can't take the initiative to tell the referee Webb that Hummels' handball is undoubtedly.

Since the referee didn't call it, then listen to the referee. He breathed a sigh of relief, it was really dangerous just now...

Hummels must be jumping wildly in his heart at this time, right?

Anyway, after Hummels got up, he didn't argue that it wasn't a handball, or that the ball hit his hand, not his hand hit the ball... He quickly devoted himself to the game and didn't want to dwell on this topic too much. This was a manifestation of guilt, for fear that the referee Webb would change his mind... Although he didn't know why Webb didn't call his handball, it was enough to escape a disaster.