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After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!-Chapter 500 - 0218 Full of Courage (Subscribe Please)_2
"I think you’ve already made up your mind!"
Baldini said, rolling his eyes.
Is this even a question?
He knew Capello very well.
When Capello asks, it’s because he’s considering taking Huang Kaiwen off the pitch.
Capello would ask him, worried that Huang Kaiwen might be unhappy if he didn’t get the fifth goal.
The media outside now believe that when Huang Kaiwen is physically fit, scoring five goals is no problem.
That’s why Capello is hesitating.
"I’m asking you because I haven’t decided," Capello replied.
"Then make the substitution, Barca’s fouls are getting more aggressive, and Kevin staying on the field could lead to a second injury," Baldini suggested.
Baldini stated.
"Okay, let’s make a substitution!" Capello said, looking up.
With stoppage time included, there are about 30 minutes left.
Ten players against ten players on the field.
Capello felt that even without Huang Kaiwen, Real Madrid could still maintain the two-goal lead.
After making the decision, he turned to look at the bench, scanning from left to right and skipping over Van Nistelrooy, he pointed to Higuain and said, "Get up and warm up!"
Capello occasionally gave Van Nistelrooy a chance.
But he would never use Van Nistelrooy to replace Huang Kaiwen.
Higuain quickly threw off his jacket and sprinted to the sideline to start warming up. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
On the field.
Barca’s backfield passed the ball, Messi received it and dribbled over the midfield line, with Mikel Torres quickly getting in front of Messi. Messi flicked the ball with his right foot and ran diagonally toward the middle.
Cassano, positioned at the midfield line, saw the opportunity, turned back and rushed behind Messi, side-kicking the ball off of Messi’s shin guard, unbalancing him and causing him to fall to the ground.
The players from both teams confronted each other again, but Messi and Ronaldo managed to separate their teammates.
Deco stood ready to take the kick.
After the referee whistled, Deco took a run-up and delivered the free-kick; Pepe sprinted into the box and headed the ball to Casillas first.
"Whoa, Pepe really isn’t afraid of scoring an own goal," the commentator remarked.
"This shows he’s got a big heart, the only problem is that his heart might be too big, haha. Commentating Real Madrid’s games, I seem to have never seen Pepe shy away, he always confronts head-on."
"Being willing to confront is good, if only Pepe could control it better. His physical quality is excellent, both his explosive power and positioning are good, but he often fouls, which isn’t good. For a defender, it’s also very important to avoid receiving cards too often."
"Right, after getting booked it can affect the subsequent defense."
Casillas, with the ball in the box, observed his options, and seeing Messi approach, he quickly sent the ball far downfield with a powerful kick.
Huang Kaiwen, standing at the center circle, judged the trajectory and chested the ball forward, then used his right foot to easily control and push the ball forward.
Ramos, somehow, had surged ahead, and Huang Kaiwen, with the inside of his foot, nudged the ball ahead where it rolled swiftly past Puyol towards the right flank.
Silvinho and Thuram, who were pulling back, immediately picked up their pace to prevent Ramos from getting the ball and creating a one-on-one situation.
Ramos, preparing to receive the ball sideways, failed to control it properly, and the ball ended up behind him.
Puyol quickly moved towards the ball, but Ramos, with his left foot, got there first and sent it to the left behind the large penalty box line.
Mikel Torres sprinted into the box, stretched out his foot and deflected the ball toward the corner of the small box; Valdes easily caught it, standing in place.
"Hehe, both defenders moved forward to join the attack, and both made mistakes with their ball control. Torres simply handed the ball over to Valdes," the commentator chuckled.
"That was indeed a good opportunity, Huang Kaiwen made a decisive pass, and although Ramos made a mistake controlling the ball, his pass quality was very good. In the end, Torres didn’t handle it well."
"If that had been Atletico Madrid’s Torres, it would’ve been a different story!"
"Director Zhang, you can’t compare a full-back with a striker... Huang Kaiwen! Valdes’ kick nearly got stolen by Huang Kaiwen again, ah, Silvinho receives and doesn’t dare to keep it too long, passes big, directly to the feet of Ramos. Puyol extends a foot and takes down Ramos. This time, if the ref gives a card, Puyol would be off with a second yellow," commented Director Zhang.
"He didn’t give it, this referee’s decision is controversial. Just now we said, the referee wants to alleviate the confrontational atmosphere on the field, so he can’t easily send off another player. Whichever team gets a player sent off first could easily disrupt the current balance. Hehe, but if he doesn’t show the card, it doesn’t serve as a warning either," the other commentator added.
"Huang Kaiwen and Guti seem to be discussing who should take the free kick."
Guti directly said to Huang Kaiwen, "Go ahead."
"Alright, I’ll give it a try," Huang Kaiwen nodded.
The foul had occurred close to the sideline on the right.
Barca hadn’t thought about using a wall to prevent the ball from entering the penalty area, putting their defensive focus inside the box, with only Iniesta standing on the penalty area line as a one-man wall.
Inside the box, Barca’s players adopted a man-to-man approach.
Thuram was next to Salgado, Xavi leaned back against Raul, and Puyol stood in front of Ramos.
Huang Kaiwen didn’t back away too much, and the sideline wasn’t far from the advertisement boards.
Barca fans in the right side stands continued to boo.
Huang Kaiwen had performed heroically in winning games against Barca, and now they were truly afraid of him getting the ball.
Huang Kaiwen was unfazed.
After the referee’s whistle, Huang Kaiwen took a run-up and swung his left foot under the ball.
The ball flew over Iniesta’s head and toward the back post.
Puyol rushed towards the near post, and Ramos, who had run to the near post with him, jumped up and flicked the ball with his head.
Thud—
The ball quickly flew towards the far corner of the goal, Valdes, who was positioned at the near post, turned but was too late to react and could only watch the ball hit the net.
"Kevin!!!"
"Kevin keeps creating chances for Ramos, and finally helps Ramos succeed in scoring!"
"Back in Milan, Kevin could control which teammate scored with his unmatched talent. Ramos missed a chance just now, but Kevin delivered another superb assist, and Ramos finally scored a goal."