Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 315 Hopefully he won't go to La Liga
Just 15 minutes into the game, Manchester City took a two-goal lead over Real Madrid at home.

The Real Madrid players snapped out of their daze and seemed a little confused.

They were somewhat bewildered by Shan Yongzhuo's consecutive goals, mainly because the opponent scored too quickly. The game had only been going on for 15 minutes when the opponent quickly scored two goals. Some players were still in a state of bewilderment, wondering how this could happen. After regaining their senses, they had to accept reality.

How do you kick that?
The Real Madrid team, after regaining their composure, were still somewhat bewildered. They came to the Etihad with confidence, hoping to take the lead and defeat Manchester City away from home. Now, with the opponent quickly scoring two goals, it was a bit unexpected.

On the sidelines, Mourinho looked utterly helpless.

He felt that Shan Yongzhuo was now a completely unreasonable player. Although Ramos's foul was a bit fierce, it was not a problem from a tactical point of view. As a result, the opponent was so speechless that this goal made Ramos's foul meaningless.

Moreover, the opponent's goals all relied on individual ability, such as breakthroughs and direct free kicks.

If they continue to play like this, how can they possibly win this game?

Is Real Madrid doomed to lose?
Mourinho frowned as he watched the game closely. He was taking this match against Manchester City very seriously, but the way the game was going made him feel like he was losing control.

He didn't know what to do with Shan Yongzhuo.

Meanwhile, in the VIP box, Florentino's face was also extremely grim.

Especially since Mubarak, who was sitting next to him with a happy expression, was sitting there.

"Those damn Arabs, how come they're so lucky to have a player like Shan Yongzhuo..."

He had guessed that Real Madrid might lose to Manchester City in this round, but he didn't expect that in just the first leg, only 15 minutes in, Real Madrid would concede two goals.

That's a bit unsightly.

This is intolerable for Real Madrid. Although they won the Copa del Rey last season, it was hardly a success.

Real Madrid fans are very disgusted with Mourinho, believing that his playing style is not in line with Real Madrid's noble lineage.

Florentino Pérez shared this view, but last season's Champions League semi-final appearance ultimately made him hold back.

If Real Madrid are eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League this season, then he will have to consider whether to keep Mourinho.

After all, with such a star-studded lineup, if they can't produce results, then Mourinho has to take responsibility.

The game on the field has restarted.

Manchester City quickly scored two goals, which made Real Madrid's players very unwilling. They launched a series of attacks and constantly launched offensives, making Manchester City's goal extremely vulnerable. Their midfield was constantly compressed, making it very difficult for them to defend their goal.

In the 35th minute, Real Madrid finally scored.

Benzema!
Benzema capitalized on a cross from Callejon on the edge of the penalty area, getting to the ball before goalkeeper Joe Hart could reach it and flicking it into the net with his toe.

2:1.

Real Madrid pulled one back.

"In the 35th minute, Real Madrid finally scored. This goal was extremely important. Shan Yongzhuo's two goals earlier had dealt a huge blow to Real Madrid's morale, and Benzema's goal was very timely..."

"Now, Real Madrid are only one goal behind, and they have scored a valuable away goal!"

Benzema's goal boosted Real Madrid's morale. They realized that Manchester City's defense wasn't so bad after all, and scoring wasn't that difficult. As long as they kept attacking, they might be able to catch up.

This is an away game, so if they score, it will be an away goal, which is a huge advantage.

After the match restarted, Real Madrid did just that.

They continued their attacks relentlessly.

but……

But Shan Yongzhuo dealt them a heavy blow. (42nd minute)

This was a quick counter-attack by Manchester City, but Shan Yongzhuo didn't get a chance to receive the ball; he was tightly marked by Pepe.

Ultimately, Silva's cut-in pass gave Aguero an opportunity, and he unleashed a powerful shot from the corner of the penalty area, but the ball was saved by goalkeeper Casillas and went out for a corner.

Then, Shan Yongzhuo went to the corner flag and unleashed a powerful shot. Casillas failed to catch the ball again, and it grazed the far post and crossbar before going into the corner of the net.

Casillas was somewhat helpless.

He had never played against Shan Yongzhuo, so he didn't have a firsthand understanding of how strong Shan was. In Casillas's opinion, no matter how strong Shan Yongzhuo was, he probably wouldn't be much better than those top stars.

Now, Casillas was completely speechless. This guy was simply unreasonable and a goalkeeper killer.

He felt that no goalkeeper could do better than him.

What can you do? The opponent scored three goals from three shots. Such efficiency is unheard of. And two of those goals came from free kicks and corner kicks.

How can this be prevented?
An even more important issue is his relationship with Mourinho.

Casillas was very dissatisfied with Mourinho. Although the two maintained a superficial relationship, they both knew what the other was thinking.

Now that his goal has been riddled with holes by Shan Yongzhuo, will Mourinho shift the blame onto him and take the opportunity to take away his starting position?

It would be a lie for Casillas to say he wasn't worried.

However, the reality is that before the first half was even over, his goal had already been breached three times.

"Shan Yongzhuo!"

"The third goal!"

"3 to 1!"

"In the 42nd minute of the first half, Shan Yongzhuo completed his hat-trick. His efficiency is simply too high. Real Madrid has no way to deal with him. Now, it's Real Madrid's turn to have a headache again..."

Real Madrid is indeed having a lot of headaches right now.

The other party is just so unreasonable, what can we do?
Moreover, they had no way to defend against this goal and could only rely on Casillas to defend it, since it was a corner kick.

Cristiano Ronaldo is now helpless, looking at Shan Yongzhuo's figure with disbelief on his face.

He was starting to believe what his former Manchester United teammates had said, especially Ferdinand's statement that if Shan Yongzhuo wanted to score, there was simply no way to stop him.

"How could someone's footwork be this good?"

Ronaldo was somewhat incredulous, but the facts were undeniable.

He has now given up on comparing himself to Shan Yongzhuo; there's simply no comparison.

Although he was a very proud person, he was not an arrogant fool. He knew that he was no match for Shan Yongzhuo at all.

Thinking of the current plight of his former Manchester United teammates, Ronaldo silently prayed for them and felt fortunate for himself.

"Luckily, I arrived in La Liga ahead of time."

"Otherwise, if we stay in the Premier League and face him, there is no hope of winning the title."

"I hope he doesn't go to La Liga..."

(End of this chapter)