Chapter 42 This is a miracle!
Adebayo replaces Reyes!
Pires replaces Hleb!
After De La Red scored the reversal goal, Wenger decisively made two substitutions.
These two substitutions reflected Wenger's determination and will.
He had no choice but to continue attacking and try to equalize the score!
This is the cruelty of the Champions League knockout stage, a fight to the death, with no room for mercy .
After the substitution, Arsenal restarted the game and launched a crazy counterattack against Real Madrid.
When Wenger made substitutions, Gao Shen was already aware of the situation the team would face next, and even everyone in Real Madrid was aware of this, so when Arsenal rushed out, Real Madrid chose to defend.
In the 60th minute, Gao Shen made the first substitution of the game, replacing Negredo with Woodgate.
After the substitutions, Woodgate and Ramos partnered as central defenders, Elguera appeared in the defensive midfielder position, Gravesen and De La Red were further forward, Zidane and Beckham were on both sides, and Raul played as a striker.
The 4-5-1 formation with three defensive midfielders kept the team's overall formation tight.
The situation on the court completely turned around.
Arsenal began to press forward frantically, while Real Madrid retreated to their own half and organized a tight defensive formation within the 30-meter area, blocking Arsenal's attack time and time again.
The Gunners were no pushovers either, and soon launched a very threatening attack.
It was Henry who suddenly started with the ball and went straight to the left side of the penalty area. Facing the double-team of Ramos and Woodgate, Henry suddenly stopped in the penalty area, stopped the ball with his back turned, and passed it horizontally to the right, giving it to Adebayo who ran into the open space.
The Togolese center forward shot the ball without stopping and went straight to the right side of the goal.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas flew to save the ball and pushed it out of the bottom line, performing a world-class save as if assisted by God, and ensuring that Real Madrid's goal was not lost.
In the 68th minute, Pires made a cross from the left, Henry got the ball in the penalty area, and with the interference of Woodgate, he headed the ball, but the ball could not be controlled and went directly over the crossbar.
Three minutes later, right-back Eboue joined the attack and passed the ball to Ljungberg on the right side of the penalty area.
The Swedish midfielder did not stop the ball and made a light through pass, trying to pass the ball into the penalty area to find Henry. As a result, Woodgate decisively used his body to block the position, allowing Casillas to attack in time and hug the ball.
In the 75th minute , Eboue seized the opportunity and suddenly cut into the penalty area diagonally. He met Ljungberg's pass and shot directly, but the ball hit the side net and failed to create a threat.
Two minutes later, Arsenal made their last substitution of the game, replacing Ljungberg with Bergkamp and continuing to strengthen their attack.
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There was panic in Real Madrid's penalty area and the goal was in a precarious situation, and could be broken by Arsenal at any time.
Gao Shen has been standing in the command area, watching the game silently.
In many cases, Real Madrid actually has five defenders. Beckham comes back to form a three-man defense with De La Red and Gravesen, leaving Zidane and Raul in front to interfere and counterattack.
But in the 80th minute, Zidane finally couldn't take it anymore.
The French star suddenly fell to the ground and suffered cramps after a sprint.
Real Madrid's team doctor quickly entered the field to deal with the situation, and Gao Shen also decisively made substitutions.
Cassano replaced Zidane.
Raul came back and pushed the Italian forward.
Before going on the court, Gao Shen pulled Cassano closer and told him repeatedly to guard well for the last ten minutes.
"Remember, don't slack off. Whether you can advance or not depends on you!"
Gao Shen's words sounded a bit far-fetched, but the game had reached this point, and the atmosphere was so tense that it was suffocating. Even if Cassano was unreliable, he promised very seriously at this moment that he would complete the task.
After coming on the court, the Italian player indeed ran very actively.
The closer it got to the final stage of the game, the harder Arsenal pressed and the more fiercely they pushed.
Gao Shen could only keep shouting at the players on the sidelines, reminding them to stay calm and not lose their minds at any cost.
Especially Ramos, he should be careful with his movements.
Zidane, Negredo, and the players on the bench all stood up and silently cheered for their teammates on the sidelines, all of them holding back their energy.
Arsenal's defense even crossed the center line and reached the 30-meter area in front of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid is not completely without chance.
After a sudden interception in front of his own penalty area, Gravesen quickly passed the ball to Beckham who ran into an open space. The latter made an accurate long pass without hesitation, launching a quick counterattack.
Cassano quickly moved forward, got ahead of Senderos, headed the ball down, and quickly rushed to the front of Arsenal's penalty area with the ball. When Raul followed up, he passed the ball to the unguarded Real Madrid captain.
But unfortunately, after Raul sprinted across most of the field, he failed to hit the goal with his final shot. The ball hit the outside of the post and bounced out of the bottom line.
Raul fell to his knees on the court in frustration, with his head on the grass, full of annoyance.
Gao Shen saw this from the sidelines and clapped his hands vigorously, cheering loudly for the performance of Raul and Cassano.
In fact, there is no need to doubt why Raul missed the shot just now.
Anyone who has ever played football knows that running such a long distance when all your energy is exhausted is definitely a test of your willpower, and it is inevitable that your movements will go awry. Raul has actually controlled it very well.
At least he hit the post, right?
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Arsenal quickly regrouped and continued to attack desperately.
For them, time is really running out.
Not to mention the back line and central defenders, even goalkeeper Lehmann had crossed the center line, showing a determination to fight to the death.
Real Madrid also felt the huge pressure.
In the 85th minute, De La Red finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Like Zidane, he was exhausted and had cramps after playing two games in a row.
Gao Shen quickly made a substitution, replacing him with Guti.
By this time, both teams had used up all their substitutions.
In the last few minutes, Real Madrid tried every means to delay time, while Arsenal tried desperately to organize an attack, but it was obvious that the Gunners' physical energy was also greatly consumed.
Wenger was furious on the sidelines and kept calling on the players to press forward and continue attacking.
But on the one hand, Real Madrid defended very well and Arsenal failed every time they organized an attack. On the other hand, after Vieira left the team, Arsenal now lacks a leader who can stand up at the critical moment.
Henry is one of the world's top strikers, but he has never been a player with leadership qualities.
So what happened was that Arsenal organized again and again, but each time they failed, and then passed the ball back to reorganize.
Especially in the three minutes of stoppage time, there was a clear feeling of deflation among Arsenal players.
Gao Shen knew in his heart that he had made the right bet!
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When the Slovenian referee Rubers blew the whistle to end the game, the entire Highbury Stadium was filled with cheers from Real Madrid players and Real Madrid fans who had traveled with the team to the away game in the corner stands.
In front of the visiting team’s coaching booth, Gao Shen jumped up and cheered loudly.
"Yeah! That's awesome!!!"
Afterwards, he was surrounded by Lucas, Maqueda and others who came running over.
The players on the field and on the bench soon joined in, and they all gathered in a group on the sidelines.
"It's really a very classic reversal!"
"No, this is not just a reversal, it's a miracle!"
"Real Madrid created the second greatest comeback miracle in the history of the Champions League knockout stage."
"After losing 1-0 to Arsenal at home in the first leg, they equalised at Highbury and then fell behind again, but Real Madrid managed to turn the score around again."
“It’s really a classic duel with ups and downs!”
"Real Madrid's performance tonight left us with a deep impression, whether it was the high-pressure and offensive attack at the beginning of the first and second half, or the tenacious defense in the final stage of the game, which made us see a completely different Real Madrid."
The live TV camera swept across the stands of Highbury Stadium.
Many Arsenal fans couldn't help but cover their faces and cry. The game ended 2-1 and the aggregate score was 2-2, but Real Madrid eliminated Arsenal with two away goals and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
This is undoubtedly unacceptable to the Gunners.
Because when Arsenal won the first leg away from home with a score of 1-0, the whole world thought that Arsenal had already secured the qualification and the second leg was just a formality, but who could have thought that Real Madrid would actually turn the tables.
The live camera passed by the home team's coaching bench, but failed to see Wenger's expression clearly, and finally fell on the visiting team's coaching bench.
Gao Shen was high-fiving and hugging each of the Real Madrid players to celebrate the team's epic comeback.
No matter where the team can go next, tonight's battle will definitely be included in the history of Real Madrid and even the history of the Champions League.
"Twenty-five years old, Chinese, with a blank coaching record, this is Real Madrid's acting head coach, Gao Shen."
"Before tonight's game, even though he had led his team to a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby, he was still doubted by the whole world. Everyone thought he was not qualified to coach Real Madrid."
"But tonight, at Highbury, at Arsenal, in front of Wenger, he and his Real Madrid gave a shocking 100% score."
"We don't know what will happen in the future. He may still face overwhelming doubts, but judging from tonight's game, his deployment and on-the-spot command, he performed very well. He doesn't look like a 25-year-old rookie coach at all. Instead, he is as experienced as a famous coach."
"Real Madrid also showed amazing strength tonight. Compared with the first leg, it can be described as a complete transformation."
"Who would have thought that without Ronaldo, without Roberto Carlos, without the Brazilian gang, Real Madrid would perform better?"
"Let us congratulate Real Madrid and the 25-year-old Gao Shen. We also hope that they can go further in this season's Champions League and bring us more exciting games!"
