Chapter 338: Start the road to become the best player in the world and fight for your life!
Chapter 338: Start the road to become the best player in the world and fight for your life!
After the first round clash with Leeds United, whether Barcelona was summing up experience or the results of trial and error, it seemed that in the second round, the only thing they could rely on was Messi bringing some surprises on the offensive end.
The operation of replacing Messi with Bojan in the last game caused the Catalan media to spray Rijkaard bloody after the game.
Messi gradually expanded the scope of his activities.
Right, center.
He retreated to respond, cooperated with his teammates in a small range of passing and cutting, and then made a dribbling breakthrough.
In the 16th minute of the game, he accelerated to get rid of Modric in a small area under the attack of Modric, Ze Roberto, and Jamie Redknapp. He controlled the ball with his left foot and advanced in different directions. success.
This made Shen Hao stunned!
Since he started to get involved with football, the superstars he has seen may not have Messi's incredible ball control skills at their peak.
Maradona is also very strong, but it's too old. Especially in terms of speed, burst and pace, he feels that Messi may be better than Maradona.
Kompany grabbed Messi's shirt in front of the penalty area, causing him to fall to the ground as he continued to advance.
The referee blew the whistle and Kompany received a yellow card.
Shen Hao was thinking solemnly on the sidelines.
How should such players be restricted?
It's almost impossible to find a similar precedent.
A player turned the defense upside down.
If this continues, Leeds United's defense will have problems sooner or later!
If you can't absolutely restrict the other party, then... you can only adopt another way of thinking.
Fight for your life!
Shen Hao knew that the game would not be paused to wait for him to think about the result, especially now that he felt that there might not be an absolutely reliable solution to restrict Messi.
The fatal thing is that Leeds United does not have a defensive midfielder with strong interception ability.
If there is someone like Hargreaves or Makelele in his prime, he can quickly come up with a plan.
But Leeds United has no such role.
He gestured to the generals on the field.
The Leeds United players confirmed each other after seeing Shen Hao's gesture.
Quickly form a unity of consciousness.
Messi becomes more and more courageous as he fights.
Barcelona also took the initiative to create opportunities for him.
Gradually began to surround him.
Iniesta, who is far away, pulls away in the opposite direction, making full use of the width of the field to form a response.
In the 24th minute of the game, Messi once again attacked from the right, but under heavy interception by Leeds United, he passed the ball back at the edge of the penalty area.
Harvey came up with an assist to respond, and when he touched the ball, he made a diagonal long pass.
Iniesta successfully cut in from the left outside line and quickly passed the ball after stopping the ball.
Eto'o surrounded the goal and was about to shoot.
But Toldo attacked and confiscated the ball first.
Toldo hugged the football and rushed directly towards the edge of the penalty area.
Barcelona immediately returned to defense across the board.
But when Toldo's handball flew to the left side of midfield, Zambrotta quickly stopped his advance and turned back!
Deisler volleyed the ball towards the center.
Modric quickly rushed to Yaya Toure, touched the ball and passed it diagonally to the ground.
Robben cut from the wing to the middle in advance, stopping and crossing to move forward in a misaligned position with Ronaldo.
Puyol's balls hurt!
He wanted to mark Ronaldo, but Ronaldo's movement was closer to Gabriel Milito.
Just after Robben passed the ball diagonally to Ronaldo in front of the penalty area, Puyol quickly rushed towards Gabriel Milito.
An attempt was made to keep Ronaldo out of the penalty area in a zone defense.
But Ronaldo directly picked the ball to the left rib area of the penalty area the moment he touched the ball.
Puyol stopped suddenly, braked suddenly, turned around and chased Robben who was advancing.
Robben swung his left leg directly in front of the falling football and volleyed the ball away!
Valdes, who abandoned the goal, immediately made a save on the spot.
In fact, even he didn’t know what he was fighting for!
I didn’t even see the trajectory of football clearly!
But if you don't pounce, you will seem to lack a sense of presence.
The football goes straight to the far corner of the goal!
It was like a cannonball blasting into Barcelona's goal!
The Elland Road stadium suddenly shook!
Robben turned around and ran towards the sidelines, showing a bit of disdain and arrogance as he ran.
I owe a beating!
But Leeds fans are enjoying it!
"Arjen Robben volleyed! The ball went in! This volley and scored was simply earth-shattering!"
"We used extreme speed and perfect coordination in the fast break initiated by the goalkeeper. Deisler made the ball, Modric delivered the shells, and Robben and Ronaldo made cross-running passes and cuts, completely smashing Barcelona's defense! "
"The total score is 3:0 ahead of Barcelona, Leeds United are sure to win!"
Barcelona fans were in tears.
At this moment, my mood hit rock bottom.
They expected a miracle to come.
But before the dawn even appeared, he was shot down into an even darker abyss.
Although Shen Hao was encouraged, he was still uneasy.
Puyol cheered for his teammates. He is the spiritual leader of Barcelona. Of course, he cannot do nothing at this time.
Barcelona kicked off and the team actively launched an offensive.
There is nothing to worry about at this time.
Give it your all.
Leeds United's defense actively engaged in interceptions.
But as soon as the football comes to Messi's feet, the situation will become difficult.
The Argentine star's dribbling changes left the defensive players with no choice but to take action.
Watching Messi move around Leeds United's defense, taking advantage of every opportunity.
Shen Haoqing couldn't help but shook his head slightly.
If such a star is given an absolute core position and a powerful system.
I'm afraid the power will be devastating!
Just as the game was approaching 35 minutes, Messi once again changed from dribbling from the right side of the frontcourt to cutting in to the front and right area of the penalty area.
Leeds United's siege quickly formed.
The space-compressing defense has exhausted nearby defensive forces.
Messi suddenly took possession of the ball and took half a step back before passing the ball across.
The football rolled right between Jamie Redknapp's legs.
He immediately turned around, only to see Deco face Pani directly in the middle and send the ball into the left rib area of the penalty area with a precise diagonal pass.
Kompany turned around and was about to put down a tackle to intercept, but Iniesta met the ball and shot it into the far corner of the goal!
"Iniesta's shot was crisp and pleasing to the eye!"
"Barcelona's biggest threat is Messi, it's Messi!"
"He was more active than in the first round, with a wider range of activities, and his teammates gave him more support. Barcelona seemed to have found the password to victory. They were finally able to play a wonderful game without Ronaldinho. There is a threatening offensive.”
Iniesta didn't celebrate.
Barcelona fans are wildly excited.
Finally saw hope.
Shen Hao looked up at the big screen, his solemn eyes fixed on the score.
Leeds United leads Barcelona 3:1 on aggregate.
The lead appears to be 2 goals.
But if Barcelona equalizes the score... then Leeds United will be eliminated!
Because that would require Barcelona to score three goals on the road today.
The number of away goals will be more than Leeds United's two away goals at Camp Nou.
Shen Hao gritted his teeth and gestured to the team.
Fouls must be committed when necessary to improve fault tolerance.
Barcelona's defense is not easy either.
When Robben was making trouble on the right side of the frontcourt, Abidal, who had hardly interfered with Robben before, had to take foul measures in order to relieve the pressure on Gabriel Milito.
Deisler's direct free kick slid past the goal, making countless fans in white feel regretful.
Just after 40 minutes of the game, Messi received the ball from the edge of the dangerous offensive area and then single-handedly went directly to Leeds United's penalty area.
Eto'o was always ready to counter-offside, so there was no response.
But it seems that Messi alone is enough!
The last person who could bring such individual impact pressure to Leeds United wearing an AC Milan jersey was Kaka, the Son of God!
Today, Messi seems to pose more threats than Kaká.
Kaka needs at least some space.
However, Messi is still able to destroy Leeds United's defense in a space that ordinary people think is not ideal.
When Messi was about to enter the penalty area, Ze Roberto threw him to the ground from behind.
He also received a yellow card.
Shen Hao found himself a little nervous.
He was more worried that someone from Leeds United was sent off with a red card and missed the next game.
But if you have to pay such a price to get on the stage of the Champions League final.
Then the price is worth it.
The originally expected contest was for Leeds United to take down Barcelona in an orderly manner and advance to the final.
Now something has changed!
Messi is the biggest variable!
Leeds United's best option is actually to withdraw and park the bus.
In the absence of an effective plan that can limit the threats posed by opponents, setting up a bus is always the simplest option.
It's just that this is completely different from Shen Hao's pre-game deployment, and the lineup configuration also needs to be adjusted.
When Deco's direct free kick was blocked by the wall, the first half was coming to an end.
Leeds United's regular operation is to strengthen its defense.
Deisler fouled Messi again when he returned to defense.
It is undeniable that the referee's penalty scale today was relatively harsh.
But Deisler watched Messi galloping wildly on the court, and immediately tortured his soul: Is this the real genius?What kind of genius am I?
A near miss and the game ended at halftime.
Shen Hao turned around and walked into the players tunnel.
He needs to make a choice.
Before that, we need to calmly analyze the situation and predict the trend of the second half.
The score difference shows the difficulty of Barcelona's comeback.
But the situation on the field made everyone intuitively feel that Barcelona had a chance to make a comeback!
After the halftime break, the players from both teams returned to the court to change sides and fight again.
Shen Hao continued to stand on the sidelines and supervise the battle carefully.
Even Leeds United fans can feel that Shen Hao's state today is a little abnormal.
Obviously Leeds United are under a huge threat.
Leeds United launched the offensive more resolutely. When Modric and Jamie Redknapp combined the short pass in the frontcourt and then transferred the attack to find Robben, Belletti rushed from the outside to penetrate Abi. Dahl's defense.
Belletti quickly crossed the ball into the penalty area and advanced close to the baseline. When Gabriel Milito rushed to press him, Belletti chose to pass the ball back.
Robben succeeded in cutting in from behind.
He did not control the ball at his feet but retreated to avoid the pressure from Yaya Toure, and then crossed the ball to complete the adjustment and volleyed.
The football flies towards the far corner of the goal.
Seeing that Valdez was helpless.
boom!
The football hits the goalpost and pops out!
"Robben! Goalpost!"
"It's just a hair's breadth! If this goal can be scored, it will probably break Barcelona's will!"
"Actually, if this ball can be passed, the effect may be better. Modric goes forward and Ronaldo is in the middle. There are two points. It can be passed to either one."
"That's Robben. He's in the penalty area and you want him to pass the ball after he's adjusted? Give him 100 chances and he'll shoot 100 times!"
A trace of unwillingness flashed across Shen Hao's expression.
If this goal is scored, Barcelona will definitely be disappointed.
But it just didn't go in.
It makes people inevitably a little irritated.
This means long nights and many dreams.
Barcelona escaped unscathed.
The two teams fought fiercely.
When Yaya Toure connected with Deisler in order to contain Modric who came in behind, he was also forced to take a pulling foul.
Requested a yellow card for myself.
As the game approached 60 minutes, Barcelona's offense advanced into dangerous areas.
Deco cooperated with Xavi's pass and then made a short pass to find Messi who was cutting in from the right.
Ze Roberto and Jamie Redknapp quickly formed a zone defense, but the two of them more like formed a human wall to stop Messi.
Van Bronckhorst also moved inside, limiting Messi's space to continue advancing into the penalty area after a successful breakthrough.
However, Messi passed the ball diagonally in front of Ze Roberto and in front of the baseline on the right side.
As soon as everyone's attention turned, Zambrotta ran down the field, met the ball and passed directly.
He almost volleyed the ball towards the center of the goal.
Elgra turned around and stretched out her legs to destroy it, but it was too late.
When the football flew to the center of the goal, Toldo had no time to attack.
I saw a figure flashing in front of the door, the African cheetah Eto'o!
Eto'o's volley shot changed the flight trajectory of the football, turned and flew into the goal!
Toldo made a subconscious save but couldn't touch the ball at all, even though it seemed that the trajectory of the ball flying into the goal was not far away from him.
It's almost close to the face!
The Barcelona fans in the visiting team’s stands at Elland Road went crazy!
Surprise and unprecedented excitement!
Hope did appear!
"Eto'o grabbed the spot and scored from behind! This ball... could be fatal."
"Leeds United's lead has been reduced to one goal, but if Barcelona scores another goal, the total score becomes 3:3. Barcelona has 3 away goals and they have more away goals than Leeds United."
"No matter what, we can't let Barcelona score another goal, otherwise we will face a disaster at home!"
"In the era of tyrants, Leeds United never lost at home. Will this record be rewritten by Barcelona today?"
Eto'o rushed into the goal, picked up the ball, held it in his arms, and ran towards the midfield.
The whole Barcelona team was excited. Rijkaard even walked to the sidelines, and his mental outlook was completely new in an instant.
A ferocious look appeared on Shen Hao's face.
Like an enraged beast!
His eyes exuded a sharp light and he waved his hand towards the disciples on the field.
The command is simple.
Destroy Barcelona!
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