Chapter 757: Chapter 757

De Jong immediately passed the ball to Huang Kaiwen at the front, and Huang Kaiwen swung his right foot to send the ball towards the left flank of the field.

Raul successfully received the ball on the left flank. With Higuain missing in the middle, the Roma defenders didn’t have to worry about the central defense and could focus entirely on Raul.

Raul managed to dribble past Mexes several times but was dispossessed by De Rossi who had tracked back.

"What a pity, Raul’s speed isn’t what it used to be."

"Yes, mainly because he lacked support from his teammates. Totti’s dribbling just now was also quite beautiful."

"Totti is physically strong. He hardly loses in duels, and his skills are sufficient, not too flashy, but each move is very practical, hehe."

"Both Raul and Totti, these two princes are around 30 years old. It’s not easy to maintain such a competitive state at this age."

[Huang Kaiwen, this comparison] though.

"Raul seemed a bit off, Totti appears stronger."

"It’s not that Raul is lacking, it’s mainly because his speed has declined, so his dribbling isn’t as sharp. In his youth, Raul often dribbled and changed directions past several players."

"Right, Totti’s physicality and dueling power are still there."

"Totti’s style of play is similar to Zidane’s, both are physically outstanding attacking midfielders."

"Totti played as a forward when he debuted, only playing as an attacking midfielder in the Italy national team."

"When he started out, he was also as a second striker, similar to an attacking midfielder. I even watched the U17 World Cup video from back then, Totti, Pirlo, and Buffon were all very strong."

"Strong or not, poor Totti is about to be eliminated, Huang Kaiwen’s defense today is impeccable."

"If Totti had gone to Real Madrid, he would have already won the UEFA Champions League with Huang Kaiwen by now, too bad he didn’t want to go."

Totti caught his breath with his hands on his knees, resting for a few seconds before running back.

Physical duels and long sprints are very draining on stamina.

Rossi, a Chinese studies university student who shares the same first name, Francesco, blends in very well with Carlos Piles, Ugo, and other Meringue fans, appearing quite natural.

Huang Kaiwen’s sliding tackle, he cheered faster than anyone else.

Rossi quietly told himself that he was doing this to lull the enemy, he hadn’t betrayed anyone.

Spalletti watched Real Madrid’s watertight defense with anxiety.

Roma had scored big in the last two games, and with the wave of injuries hitting Real Madrid, he felt confident.

But today, Real Madrid’s defense hardly gave them any chances.

More than 70 minutes into the game, Roma had only 4 shots on goal, two of which were long shots. This was inconceivable for the offensively skilled Roma team.

Truth be told, many Real Madrid players weren’t playing that well today, especially on defense.

But that number 10 moving to defensive midfield really acted like a damn good defensive midfielder.

The new jersey from the second half looked as if it had been rolled in the mud.

Spalletti turned to look at the substitutes bench and sighed to himself.

It’s not that Roma played poorly, but that someone on the opposing team performed too well. Substituting now meant taking off players who were performing decently, which might not be very effective, but he had to do something.

Spalletti gestured to David Pizarro and said, "Get up and warm up!"

Roma made a substitution.

Capello wanted to substitute Huang Kaiwen, but Huang Kaiwen disagreed.

Capello stood on the sidelines with a look of distress, muttering, "I really shouldn’t have started Kevin, nor should I have let him play midfield. I’m so foolish, really."

Roma, who had been attacking relentlessly, began to adjust.

They needed to rest before launching another offensive.

Roma kept passing the ball in midfield. With one less player upfront, Real Madrid’s pressing was quite ineffective.

"You guys go help upfront!"

Huang Kaiwen pointed at Torres and De Jong and said.

Miguel Torres hesitated.

He might not know how he died if he angered Capello.

"If something happens, just tell the coach I ordered it."

Only then did Torres follow De Jong as they both ran forward.

The addition of two teammates began to pose some threat to Roma with Real Madrid’s pressuring.

Totti got the ball and attempted to dribble past players again. After fooling Guti twice with his dribbling, De Jong immediately closed in on him.

Realizing that De Jong was tough to deal with, Totti quickly passed the ball horizontally, and Mancini received the pass. As soon as Salgado slid in to send the ball to the back, Tonetto quickly tapped it to Pizarro.

Pizarro, under pressure from Cassano, continued to pass it back.

As Real Madrid’s formation pushed forward, Roma started to fall behind.

Huang Kaiwen also moved up with his teammates to midfield, with Ramos patiently standing near the halfway line alongside Huang Kaiwen.

Being this far ahead, he didn’t join the attack, which was quite restrained.

Raul charged at Cissinho again, who hurriedly turned and made a straight pass. De Rossi received the ball and seeing an opportunity, wound up his right foot and made a long pass forward.

Substitute Pizarro broke out down the right flank. Huang Kaiwen and Ramos almost simultaneously turned to chase.

But in the next second, Ramos was left behind by Huang Kaiwen.

Pizarro, full of stamina, saw an opening ahead, continued to rush towards the box while Huang Kaiwen pursued him, closing the gap between them bit by bit.

The Meringue fans on the stands were not worried about the match taking an unexpected turn; Roma was not likely to score 4 or 5 goals in the last minutes. However, seeing Huang Kaiwen trying so hard to chase back,

they still clenched their hands, wishing they could rush onto the field to run for Huang Kaiwen.

They couldn’t understand why the team’s core player was still fighting so hard under these circumstances.