Paris. Liverpool came to Paris and did exactly what they could be asked. But the ball bastard didn’t want to get in. Thibaut Courtois was of the same opinion.
So, it was the depressed Real Madrid that left the Stade de France with the Cup for the 14th time. For God’s sake, don’t think luck has anything to do with it.
43 minutes passed at the Stade de France when we were reminded of two facts about football.
First of all: any termination device Karim Benzema It was.
Two: what sucks with WAS anyway.
It took a few minutes to make sure the Frenchman was offside at an early stage and that the goal was ruled out. He would have been almost rude at the top if Real Madrid had left the field ahead after the first half.
On the other hand, having to wait a few minutes for a message was something we did a lot this evening. It is possible that the effects of the chaos outside the Stade de France are only just beginning, but the fact that UEFA erred when the kick-off was announced “due to the late arrival of the fans”. Doubt. There is now all of the phone, fax, mobile cameras, and social media for you to see for yourself. If they did, they realized that the security arrangements outside the arena were too small and that most of those queuing to enter the Stade de France a quarter of an hour before kick-off of the intended match had been standing there for two hours already.
Liverpool owned their first 45
The first half was delayed for half an hour or so, the time was closer to 21.40 only to start the match and then not even Real Madrid was there. Figuratively speaking, there were eleven white players on the field and sometimes they got the ball too, but overall, Liverpool had their first 45 players in a superb way to the cup final. Exactly the way you expected, but a little more than that anyway.
Jordan Henderson’s long shot, Trent Alexander-Arnold advanced forward and broke (!) Balls. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane were a mainstay and a handful of good positions from giving the English the lead. Liverpool have always bothered Real Madrid’s defence.
It’s hard to tell the truth about it with Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid – do they want it that way? Do they think this is how matches start with their victory at the end? In this case, they have a lot of new empirical evidence to rely on, and nothing else can be said. But the fact remains: Toni Kroos Luka Modric struggled to get two consecutive passes, at least one of them in the offensive direction.
So what will you say about the match if Karim Benzema – useful, loyal, petty, but completely invisible in the first half – will give Real Madrid the lead just before the break?
Like I said, we came up with this idea for a few minutes, and Benzema spoke to his compatriot Clement Turpin at the whistle while waiting for the VAR to have his say.
I’m used to these dead minutes in football these days, but they actually destroy right in the Champions League final. But it was offside, the video gang stopped after about three or four minutes (they didn’t think we waited long enough for this match).
It’s hard to talk about justice in football
The Whites came out in the first half but they probably didn’t panic as you yourself felt. reasons.
And it wasn’t as if the start of the second half missed them. Amid the Liverpool press, tireless, thoughtful, intense and almost perfect attacking football, Real Madrid turned the tables and the match and Federico Valverde fired a stormy crossbar to Vinicius at the far post. What will Alisson do about it? nothing. 0-1 against Real Madrid.
It’s always difficult to talk about fairness in football – as long as it’s not about the place because it obviously matters – but Real Madrid in 2022 know that it’s not possible to rally to win a match. You defeat an opponent with another goal, no matter what they look like.
Real Madrid played something by all means. They entered the second half with a slightly different plan, perhaps waiting the most for the Liverpool players to run away?
After 70 minutes, Trent Alexander-Arnold sent a free kick into the penalty area. The feeling was easy to understand. Liverpool did everything right, but they were at the bottom.
They kept doing everything right except for the goal. In the 77th minute, Real Madrid had a great opportunity to respond, but his shot hit the side nets of the goal. So he made a pass forward and at the same time tried to fall naturally on the opponent’s leg and take a free kick with him. It didn’t work, but it looked fun anyway.
On the way to the Real Madrid Hall of Fame
Liverpool had a few bids left. And Mohamed Salah had left gunpowder in his legs and was forced to go down Thibaut Courtois He also maxed out during the last fifteen of the match. And maybe we’ll talk a little bit about the Belgian when we’re still working. In a Spanish football establishment that has produced some of the best goalkeepers in history, Courtois is on his way to being inducted into the Real Madrid Hall of Fame. Tonight it was spotless in the Stade de France. It was actually divine. With two minutes of regular time left and a corner for Liverpool, Real Madrid’s top goalkeeper jumped and scored the best time, resulting in the last real equalizer of the match.
With two minutes remaining of the added five, Karim Benzema got the ball into the attacking penalty area and tried to pass three of Liverpool’s defenders, but ultimately chose to pass fellow substitute Eduardo Camavinga. If it was convenient for him to score a goal as well, Benzema seemed to be thinking.
There was nothing wrong with that, but who cares? Real Madrid are reclaiming their 14th home ‘orejona’ – the Spaniard for a big-eared strike – and if I can agree that Liverpool weren’t so lucky today, it should be clear that Real Madrid weren’t. 17 European finals, 14 titles. This is how they won. And nothing more.
