"Ruhrlein is here again!"

Whether it was the Spanish commentator Sanchez or the Chinese commentator He Feng, there was panic and worry in their voices when they shouted this sentence.

Amid deafening cheers at the Figna Arena, John Set shook off Joaquín Vela and passed the ball to Janus E. before being knocked to the ground by Vukovic.

Deman.

With his back to the direction of attack, Edman resisted Madrid Pirates center back Danny Drew and passed the ball to the wing.

Then he turned around and rushed into the penalty area.

It was Ruerlein's left back Stefan Cobb who received Edman's pass from the wing.

He began to adjust his steps when the football was passed towards him. When the football rolled to his feet, he did not stop the ball, but raised his left leg and passed directly!

The football drew an arc and flew towards the goal of the Madrid Pirates.

There, Edman, who had just rushed into the penalty area, took a lunge and leaped forward high!

Facing another Madrid Pirates center back Riva Moreno who rushed over and tried to compete with him, Edman did not flinch and ran into him head-on!

He used his physical advantage to push away Moreno, and then made a solid push to the top!

Bang!

The football hit by his forehead flew toward the goal!

Although Hewel made a save, there was not much he could do in the face of this close header...

The football flew into the goal before he could pounce on it!

"TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUR!!!" the commentator of the German TV station shouted, "Edman! A beautiful attack by Janus Edman! Ruerrhein leads Madrid Pirates 2:0 at home! Ladies and gentlemen, this result

Is this what you could have imagined before the game? The defending champion was beaten away by Ruerrhein and was unable to fight back! "

"This ball fully reflects Edman's physical condition! It's simply outstanding! Moreno is also a player known for his outstanding physical confrontation ability, but in front of Edman, he is like a paper man! This is

Edman’s second goal in this game is also his twelfth goal in the Champions League this season! It is also his brace in two consecutive Champions League games!”

After scoring, Edman ran towards the corner flag and then did a somersault!

With his height of nearly 1.9 meters, such somersaults are quite visually impactful.

It also fully illustrates how good his physical fitness is - when he landed, his body didn't even stagger.

The Ruhrlein players ran towards him excitedly to celebrate the goal.

Behind them, or around them, the Madrid Pirates players looked numb and frustrated.

The continuous blows left them no longer knowing what emotions to show.

pain?

anger?

Unwilling?

Maybe it's all possible, so what finally showed up on the face was "numbness".

Less than ten minutes into the game, they were scored by Edman with a long shot.

In the 21st minute, Hulay equalized the score for Madrid Pirates.

However, VAR declared that Hulay was offside when receiving the ball, and the goal was invalid.

Ten minutes after the start of the second half, Madrid Pirates' main left back Ion Martinez was dissatisfied with the line referee for kicking the football off the sideline and awarding the throw-in to Ruhrlein. He yelled at the linesman with his tone and attitude.

They were quite disrespectful. The referee who rushed over showed him a second yellow card and he was sent off.

With one less player, the Madrid Pirates are more passive.

Parotti had to replace Dikunzo with Icelandic left-back Olaf Brynjolfsson to ensure the integrity of the team's defense.

But the Madrid Pirates' offense was further weakened.

Finally, in the 76th minute, the Madrid Pirates, who had been passively beaten, conceded another goal.

With ten minutes left in the game, trailing by two goals and one player missing, this almost spelled the end of the game for the Madrid Pirates.

punishment.

If you include their 1:2 away defeat to Manchester United in the second leg of the quarter-finals, Madrid Pirates have suffered two consecutive defeats in the Champions League.

This is very rare - this has never happened since Hu Lai joined the team.

The TV broadcast also gave Hu Lai a close-up shot at this time.

It seems that he is using camera language to question Hu Lai:

You see Edman has scored twice, what about you? You don’t intend to express it?

Seeing this shot, Xie Lan in front of the TV did not cheer for his son noisily before, but murmured: "Being healthy is the greatest victory. Not getting hurt is better than anything else..."

I don't know if I really think so, or if I'm just looking for an excuse to comfort myself.

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Ricardo Barria glanced at Luo Kai beside him and said: "I don't think you can compete with Hu in the final..."

Luo Kai looked at Hu Laite on the screen, who also had a look of helplessness on his face.

He thought for a while, he had never seen such a slightly embarrassed Hu Lai before.

Maybe... Hu Lai was like this when he was a freshman in high school?

After that, whether it was on the school team or entering professional football, there seemed to be no problem that Hu Lai couldn't solve.

He is always good at creating all kinds of miracles... Is there really nothing he can do this time?

Luo Kai couldn't believe it.

It's like a mortal enemy who is always against you. No matter what methods you use and all your efforts, you can't kill him completely. He can always escape from desperate situations and escape from death.

So even if he saw with his own eyes that Hu Lai had very few opportunities during the more than 70 minutes of the game, he couldn't believe that Hu Lai really couldn't score a goal.

Maybe after the Madrid Pirates kick off, Hulay can take advantage of the kick-off opportunity to score a goal?

"Wait a minute, Ricardo, the game is not over yet," Luo Kai said. "As long as Hulay can score a goal, the Pirates will have hope of a comeback when they return home in the second round."

Ricardo Barria thought about it and felt that what Luo Kai said made sense.

Madrid Pirates don't need to win this game, they only need to score one goal to change the total score to 1:2. After returning to their home court in the second round, Madrid Pirates still have a high chance of advancing.

If you just score one goal... it's still possible.

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Twenty minutes later.

Barea shook his head and asserted: "Although there is one round left, I think the defending champion is definitely out."

Luo Kai did not express any objection this time.

He just stared silently at the players from both sides who had different reactions on the TV screen:

The Ruhrlein players were celebrating, while the Madrid Pirates players looked dejected.

Seeing that Luo Kai didn't say anything, Barea thought that he was still feeling unwilling for his compatriots, so he asked: "What? Do you really think that the Madrid Pirates can reverse the comeback? The two-goal lead is not big, but now

The Pirates have a huge problem. Even if they return home and can’t solve their offensive problems, how can they make a comeback?”

Luo Kai doesn't know how to make a comeback. Madrid Pirates' current problems are indeed serious.

Maybe Hu Lai is really powerless this time?

Including injury time, Hulay failed to score in the remaining 20 minutes of the game, and the Madrid Pirates eventually lost to Ruhrlein 0:2.

"So we have to work hard, Luo. We will try to defeat Catalonia and reach the final tomorrow!" Ricardo Barria encouraged Luo Kai. "By then, you will be the only Chinese player representative in the Champions League final!"

Luo Kai nodded, he indeed had such a consciousness.

And in a sense, this can be regarded as his defeat of Hu Lai...

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"competition is over!"

At the same time as the cheers of the Catalan United fans, the Catalan United song was played on the radio at the Sagrada Familia Stadium.

Luo Kai leaned over and put his hands on his knees, breathing heavily. At the same time, he looked up at the Catalan United players who were cheering and celebrating.

Further in the direction he looked, there was a large screen above the stands of the Holy Family Stadium.

The final score of the game is displayed on it.

Catalan United 2:0 Tramed

This score definitely did not fully reflect the actual performance of the two teams in this game.

If the score is determined based on their respective performances, then the score would have to be doubled, and it should be Catalonia 4:0 Tramed.

Catalonia United's luck was not good, and they missed several excellent scoring opportunities, which resulted in them being able to win only two goals against Tramed...otherwise they would have ended the suspense of two rounds in one round.

I watched the match between Pirates of Madrid and Catalan United before, and I felt that Catalan United, a giant, had a false reputation, and it was even possible to defeat Hulay at their home court, which was a joke.
To be continued...