Chapter 462: Chapter 462

Van Bommel received the ball and immediately passed it to Sagnol.

Sagnol seemed awkward handling the ball on the left, as he had spent his entire career on the right wing.

After adjusting, he began to move forward, and Beckham had already charged towards Sagnol to pressure him.

Sagnol, who hadn’t picked up speed, passed the ball diagonally to Demichelis, who took it upon himself to dribble forward.

"Raul went up to press; his attitude is highly commendable, but he is still no match for Demichelis when it comes to physical contest,"

"Demichelis is a player with a very strong header, a high pass success rate, fierce one-on-one defense, and decent positional sense, but sometimes he just makes a mistake out of nowhere, the kind that neither teammates nor coaches could ever anticipate,"

"Yes, and I remember Zhang once mentioned the Demichelis Law: in any game Demichelis makes a mistake, his team always advances. Let’s see if this magical law can be triggered today."

Demichelis carried the ball near the midfield line and encountered Guti’s pressing. He immediately passed the ball to the left flank.

Schweinsteiger received the ball and broke through.

His speed was not very fast, but his strength and vision were his advantages.

Guti, who was running back, stretched his arm in front of Schweinsteiger to entangle him. After a few steps, Guti nearly fell due to an unstable center of gravity. After stabilizing, he continued to chase Schweinsteiger, who had already gotten far away.

Both he and Raul were faultless in their dedication to the game; they were incredibly professional players.

Seeing the gap between the two widen, Guti didn’t give up.

Ramos rushed up to press, exactly the opportunity that Guti was waiting for.

Schweinsteiger wanted to pass, but was forced by Ramos towards the sideline. After several feints, he couldn’t find an opportunity to pass, and Guti quickly ran behind the opponent to block him.

Ramos picked the right moment, snatched the ball, and turned to observe.

Schweinsteiger, coming from behind Ramos, found it not so easy as dealing with Guti.

Ramos, with explosive physical strength, managed to pass the ball to De Jong despite being pushed from behind.

De Jong received the ball and immediately slanted it toward the left flank.

Huang Kaiwen kicked off with the ball, taking Van Bommel with him as he ran forward.

He had already noticed that at this moment, Kevin’s speed, even with attributes and skill enhancements, wasn’t enough to completely shake off Van Bommel; the impact of injuries was still significant.

When it came to his sense of the ball, he wasn’t particularly outstanding, but also not bad; his dribbling and passing were both solid.

Seeing Hargreaves approaching, Huang Kaiwen immediately back-heeled the ball to Carlos.

Huang Kaiwen preferred combining speed and technique to get past players; today, with his speed lacking, he wasn’t keen on tussling with opponents in the midfield.

After passing, Huang Kaiwen continued to push forward into the penalty area.

Carlos, on the left flank with the ball, and Higuain, who was making a run from the right side of the box, drew the attention of Bayern’s defense.

By the time Huang Kaiwen burst into the penalty area, he had only Lucio beside him.

After breaking through on the left, Carlos sent in a cross. Huang Kaiwen accelerated and jumped a bit short for a header in the small box, and Van Bommel got to the ball before Higuain, heading it towards his own goal.

The ball went straight for the goal.

Veteran goalkeeper Kahn reacted swiftly, sticking out a leg to block. The ball reached the small box where Lucio, after getting behind the ball, cleared it with a half-turn kick.

"Wow, that was too dangerous. Van Bommel nearly turned a clearance into a shot on goal. Lucio made his mark there,"

"Indeed, Raul had just been nearby. Lucio didn’t dare to turn fully, so he just pivoted slightly and attempted to clear the ball over the sideline, but the angle was insufficient and the ball still went out for a corner,"

"Real Madrid’s corner kick opportunity, Huang Kai is headed towards the corner flag area!!!"

"Heh, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen Huang Kai take a corner kick."

Beckham, who was originally heading towards the corner flag, now stood still.

This time, Cassano had an off-field issue allowing him to get the chance to play, and Beckham didn’t want to provoke Capello.

Even if he was to leave, he needed to play matches to maintain his condition.

In this past half-year or so, Beckham had come to understand that the consequences of offending Huang Kai were more severe than those of crossing Capello, Beckham sneered dismissively, a sequel to being booted from Serie A.

Huang Kai stood in the corner flag area, raised both arms, pinching his left wrist with his right hand, and stretched his upper body vigorously, looking like he was stretching lazily.

Ramos noticed the five fingers spread on Huang Kai’s left hand and thought of the corresponding tactic, signaling his teammates to come over and line up.

Ramos, Pepe, Raul, Beckham, and Higuain, five players stood slightly to the left outside the small box, lined up in a column.

Kahn, shouting for his teammates to mark their men, widened his eyes, the words getting stuck in his throat.

In the past six months, Huang Kai’s tactical corners had decreased, and Kahn thought Huang Kai’s inspiration had dried up. With less mental sparring, he hoped to relax his mind a bit.

But seeing Real Madrid’s strange positioning, Kahn only felt a chill crawl up his scalp.

He, Oliver Kahn, once hailed as the world’s top goalkeeper, was now old, having retired from the national team to maintain his condition. "You, Europe’s top football star with overwhelming talent, are already a huge pressure to face, and now you’re pulling off tactical corners?"

Faced with this situation, Bayern’s defense line had no choice but to spread out and guard the goal.

They surely couldn’t join the queue with Real Madrid’s players, could they?

Huang Kai made a short pass to Carlos, who had approached for the corner kick, and Carlos sent a curling ball into the box.

The Real Madrid players swiftly dispersed in a gymnastic formation,

Ramos and Pepe charged to the near post, Beckham and Higuain dashed down the middle towards the small box. The four of them drew a hefty amount of defensive attention. Ramos leaped at the near post, heading the ball across, the ball flew rapidly towards the right post, Raul suddenly burst forward, lifting his right foot to send the ball into the goal close at hand.