I Am Scouted by Real Madrid-Chapter 441 - 71: Broken by Force

"He snapped someone else’s ankle with one kick."

"That’s just too brutal!"

As the whistle blew to start the second half, fans were still discussing what happened in the first half, while the players on the pitch presented two completely different states.

Sevilla had clearly faced reality; their goal now was to maintain the score in the second half and strive to take a precious point at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Jimenez obviously lacked the courage for a last-ditch effort. In fact, the coach, who had just taken office recently, might have initially aimed to secure a draw, but who could have predicted that Real Madrid, being somewhat off-tempo due to news from Barcelona, would concede two consecutive goals?

Since they led by two goals at the start, aiming for a victory seemed normal!

The second half began, and Chen Zhong still had a very strong presence. With him, Real Madrid played very comfortably and freely. Kanoute, after suffering several setbacks, finally learned to keep his distance from Chen Zhong; he clearly realized that Chen Zhong was no longer the player he used to be.

Some Real Madrid players in the stands were already shouting, "Hat trick!"

Clearly, they were eagerly anticipating Chen Zhong to achieve his third hat trick for Real Madrid.

"Real Madrid had the upper hand but couldn’t score."

"Pellegrini once again made a substitution from the sidelines."

"He replaced Callejon with C. Ronaldo."

In this match, Callejon played on the left side for the team, but it was clearly not his preferred position and exposed his weak foot’s shortcomings. When it was only the 57th minute in the second half, Pellegrini put Cristiano Ronaldo on the field, which changed Real Madrid’s attacking mode.

"C. Ronaldo’s arrival made Real Madrid’s attack even more threatening."

"During his time at Manchester United, the player indulged somewhat in his own world."

"Even when he first joined Real Madrid, it was the same, but now we can clearly feel he is actively seeking cooperation with his teammates."

"In the past, people often thought of C. Ronaldo as rough and fierce."

"Especially after the World Cup incident, such opinions reached their peak."

"However, after joining Real Madrid, he behaves like a gentleman, hardworking, enduring, and a decent person."

Cristiano Ronaldo made Real Madrid’s wing more threatening with his blistering speed, transitioning from rigid dribbling maneuvers to developing his unique techniques.

This involved a swift step-over followed by a ball cut, accelerating to try bypassing opponents using his body and speed.

Although not every attempt was successful, he still created quite a few opportunities in this match.

Even forcing Sevilla to use some unconventional fouling methods to stop C. Ronaldo.

Real Madrid’s attacks came wave after wave, seemingly unwilling to relent without gaining the lead, and finally, Sevilla used its second substitution.

Kanoute was replaced by Fabiano.

This African Mr. Football, who once outperformed Drogba, had no notable performance in this match.

Especially after Chen Zhong was on the field, he seemed like an invisible man, with every attack reaching his feet only resulting in an imperfect ending.

Kanoute glanced deeply at Chen Zhong as he left the field.

Three years ago, he could still have back-and-forths with Chen Zhong, but now, he couldn’t compete directly with Chen Zhong at all.

Not only on the field but even off the field, Chen Zhong’s fame had started to surpass Kanoute’s. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

In the 59th minute, Benzema passed the ball, Chen Zhong advanced, and cleverly let the ball slip on the left side of the penalty area.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball, slicing into Sevilla’s danger zone like a sword.

This scene instantly ignited the passion of Real Madrid fans, but unfortunately, C. Ronaldo’s finishing touch still fell short, and the newly substituted goalkeeper captured the ball securely.

However, Real Madrid soon returned to the offensive.

Though Jimenez had most players return to their half, mimicking Mourinho’s bus strategy, players weren’t machines; they make mistakes.

"Real Madrid’s fast counterattack."

Fabiano was directly taken down by Chen Zhong, both player and ball. This "bad boy" evidently hadn’t expected Kaka’s friend to be so ruthless, showing no mercy, and took a moment before he managed to get up.

At this point, Chen Zhong had already transferred the ball to the wings.

Marcelo and C. Ronaldo executed a crisscross move, one driving along the wing inward, and the other advancing into the large penalty area.

In this instant, Sevilla’s large penalty area was filled with Real Madrid players.

Negredo, Benzema, C. Ronaldo, and Chen Zhong all rushed into the large penalty area, and everyone knew what Marcelo was going to do.

He was going to cross!

"Stop him!"

Jimenez shouted loudly from the sidelines, but Marcelo, when attacking, clearly wasn’t at the defending level.

He shook off the defending player beside him and then curved a shot with arc.