Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
The exclamations at that moment reached a peak decibel level.
Alves, who had just taken down Marcelo, was still unaware of what he was about to face and was slowing down his steps, trying to control the ball at his feet.
Then seek an opportunity!
In the next moment, a massive force came from behind him. Chen Zhong, sprinting at full speed with no reduction, "swept past" him. Alves flew sideways, his waist and legs pulled upward, and the ball was kicked directly out of bounds by Chen Zhong.
This scene left the spectators utterly shocked. If not looked at closely, one might think Chen Zhong directly kicked Alves over.
At this moment, Barcelona fans partly surrounded Chen Zhong, and another part gathered around the main referee to apply pressure.
"That move was obvious."
"It was to retaliate for Alves's foul on Marcelo."
"We can see from the slow-motion replay that Chen Zhong was clearly intentional."
"But he did indeed touch the ball first."
