Chapter 755: Chapter 755
"You go, I’ll keep an eye on the middle,"
Huang Kaiwen pointed towards the right wing and said.
De Jong quickly rushed to the right, Mancini saw Salgado sprinting towards him as well, and quickly flicked the ball with his right foot to make a sideways pass.
Perrotta had just received the ball when Huang Kaiwen had already closed in behind him.
Perrotta tried to turn with a touch of his right foot, but Huang Kaiwen immediately stretched out his foot to poke the ball away.
The startled Perrotta quickly turned to shield the ball, while the charging Ramos took the opportunity to poke the ball behind Perrotta.
Prepared, Huang Kaiwen quickly started up and dashed past Perrotta to get the ball, speeding towards Rome’s half with the ball.
"Don’t let him keep dribbling!"
Spalletti shouted in frustration, "Tackle him, don’t be afraid to foul in the attacking half! Tackle him quickly!"
Aquilani turned to look at Huang Kaiwen’s receding figure and sighed in relief.
Luckily, Huang Kaiwen had already crossed the halfway line with the ball.
If he had been near him, Aquilani would have had a hard time dealing with him.
He did not want to commit a foul on Huang Kaiwen.
Tonetto, coming up to assist, took on Huang Kaiwen. Even though he was bypassed as soon as they faced each other, Tonetto still grabbed at Huang Kaiwen’s jersey at the first chance.
Huang Kaiwen was jostled but exerted a bit of strength with his right foot to keep his balance and continued to advance with the ball down the right wing.
Juan Santos knew Tonetto couldn’t stop him and prepared to move to the right to cover.
But as he took his first step, Cassano immediately rushed by his side from the right.
Raul and Higuain were also hovering around the defensive line; Rome’s defenders dared not leave to cover the right, leaving their team at a three-on-two disadvantage would be suicide.
As the distance to the penalty area grew shorter, Tonetto knew he could wait no longer.
He could hardly keep up even while tugging on Huang Kaiwen’s jersey.
Tonetto quickly let go with his right hand and slid to the ground for a tackle.
This move was very sudden; he thought he would be able to clear the ball out of play.
Just as Tonetto hit the ground, Huang Kaiwen tapped the ball forward with his right foot, foiling Tonetto’s plan.
There wasn’t enough time for Huang Kaiwen to jump over Tonetto’s legs, and he was tripped by the sweeping tackle and went down.
Bernabéu Stadium erupted with the loudest noise of the day.
Given the treatment Zhao Kaiwen received from Rome fans in the last match, Real Madrid fans were quite respectful today, not particularly targeting the visitors.
But now they couldn’t care less.
The damn Rome defender actually dared to tackle Kevin!
Nearby, Real Madrid fans on the stands cursed furiously, arms outstretched as if they wanted to strangle Tonetto.
Even amidst the roar of eighty thousand Real Madrid fans, Capello’s panicked scream could be clearly distinguished.
Real Madrid’s team doctors almost instantly rushed onto the pitch.
Faster than them, however, were Real Madrid’s attacking trio.
"And fighting breaks out again."
"Huang Kaiwen is fine, joining Raul to break up the fight, Real Madrid players really seem eager to fight, Raul even pushes Higuain, not showing any respect for his captain, my, Raul gets hit."
"Red card, Higuain receives a red card, he’s being a bit irrational here, finally getting a start and now he’s sent off in such an important match. Higuain might find it hard to start in the upcoming games."
"Capello is indeed a great coach, keeping his anger in check to comfort Higuain. Dealing with it back in the dressing room is the more mature approach. Once back in the locker room, the players will have cooled down, and there’s no fear of airing the issues in front of the cameras."
Real Madrid players converged in the attacking half.
"Kevin, you take it,"
His foot wasn’t feeling great today.
"Sergio, do it, I’ll go in for the header inside the box,"
Ramos pointed at himself and asked, "Me?"
"You just pass the ball into the penalty area, haven’t you practiced that?"
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
"Alright, I’ll do it!"
If Kevin was saying this, then he would take the free kick.
"Keep an eye on Kevin!"
Totti, who had returned to the front of the penalty area, said.
De Rossi nodded, standing behind Huang Kaiwen together with Totti.
With the first half coming to a close, they didn’t want to concede another goal.
Ramos imitated Pirlo’s motion, his right foot arching under the ball.
Thwack—the ball swiftly flew from the right toward the behind the six-yard box.
Cassano dashed into the small penalty area; Meks in the six-yard box quickly ran back, and the ball struck him before bouncing to Raul.
Raul wound up for a kick but was bumped from behind by De Rossi and fell.
The ball hit the back of Raul’s left heel and rebounded again, bouncing off Huang Kaiwen’s stomach.
Faced with a chance from heaven, Huang Kaiwen didn’t hesitate.
Once he recovered, he swung his right foot hard and sliced under the ball.
Doni’s first reaction was to block a low shot, but the next second he realized he had misjudged and knelt helplessly on the ground, watching the ball fly swiftly over his head and into the top left corner of the goal.
The Meringues waved everything they had in their hands.
The first half was about to end.
Once again, it was their number ten who helped the team secure victory across both legs of the match.
Seeing Huang Kaiwen covered in an almost black jersey that still had some fine grass on it, all they could do was thank their number ten in this way for everything he’d done.
Totti and De Rossi stood with hands on hips, their expressions equally helpless.
They had fought hard to win their group, who could have thought that Real Madrid would qualify as the second in theirs.