"Real Madrid were launching a quick counterattack."
"Xavi Alonso passed the ball to Şahin up ahead."
"Şahin carried the ball forward and tried to pass it to Higuaín, but Pepe decisively rushed in and slid in to tackle."
"Beautiful! Man City completed a successful interception."
"Busquets launched a quick counterattack and passed forward. David Silva played it on."
"Two consecutive one-touch passes sent the ball across the halfway line, and Di Maria carried it forward on the counter."
"The Argentinian winger was incredibly fast with the ball, but Real Madrid's defenders were also retreating quickly."
"Let's see this counterattack from Man City."
Once Di Maria accelerated with the ball, Su Dong deliberately opened up some distance, leaving Di Maria room to carry it forward.
The Argentinian winger was extremely fast, surging into the thirty-meter zone in an instant. But Arbeloa and Ramos were also quick to track back, leaving Di Maria no opening to continue forward.
Di Maria possessed excellent individual ability. His original straight run into the left channel gradually turned into a direct charge at Ramos.
Su Dong waited for the right moment before suddenly accelerating. He violently shook off Khedira's entangling pressure, cut diagonally behind Ramos, and charged toward the left side of the penalty area. This not only drew Albiol toward the left after Su Dong, but also distracted Ramos and further pinned down Real Madrid's right-back Arbeloa.
Di Maria understood perfectly. As he approached Ramos and saw Su Dong cutting diagonally toward the left side of the penalty area, he feinted as if he were about to pass to Su Dong, then suddenly cut inward with the ball. He forcefully accelerated and burst past Ramos's defensive zone in a single powerful stride.
There was no denying that Di Maria was truly fast. Ramos lost