Chapter 251 After falling behind and then reversing, the tragic battle at Camp Nou
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 251 After falling behind and then reversing, the tragic battle at Camp Nou
Seeing Lin Quan's defensive strategy against Messi, Busquets' eyes lit up in the rear.
Can Lin's method be used to defend him?
Busquets was brooding over his previous failure to defend Lin Quan. If he had succeeded, Barcelona would not have conceded a goal at home.
Professor Bu is eager to try, and intends to try this method in the next Manchester City attack.
This is called repaying others in the way of others!
Barcelona's attack did not stop, and Messi passed the ball to Iniesta after losing the opportunity to break through.
Iniesta handed over to Harvey to reorganize, and Harvey took a look at Manchester City's penalty area.
The penalty area is densely packed with players from both sides, and it is too difficult to pass the ball directly.
So he passed the ball back to Busquets and used the backcourt to control the rhythm a little bit.
This wave of Barcelona's attack was aggressive and fierce, and Manchester City's defense was compressed so badly that the three defenses were almost stuck together.
At this time, seeing Barcelona falling in the backcourt, they immediately pressed out of the formation and regained the flexibility of the defense.
However, this is exactly what Barcelona's brain - Harvey wants to see!
In the 43rd minute, after Barcelona's consecutive inversions in the midfield, they saw that Manchester City's defensive formation had moved forward a lot, and there was an empty space in the backcourt. Harvey suddenly moved the ball to the side in a wide range.
There were no Barcelona players here, but after Harvey passed the ball, a figure rushed over and received a pass from Harvey in the open space on the wing.
Who?
Barcelona's No. 22, right back Alves!
Alves dribbled the ball to the bottom immediately after receiving the ball from the wing. Manchester City's left back Kolarov thought the opponent was going to make a pass from the bottom. He put his hands behind his back and was ready to block.
The other Manchester City players also had the same idea, and they all stuck their positions in the penalty area and did not give the opponent a chance to head the goal.
However, unexpectedly, Alves did not choose to cross, but knocked the ball back.
Neymar was on the line of the football and received the ball around the corner of the penalty area.
This is the connection between the two Brazilians. Alves' dribbling to the bottom is just a cover. The purpose is actually to open up space for Neymar and create opportunities for him to shoot.
Neymar didn't waste the big brother's assist. After receiving the ball, he adjusted and slammed the ball into the dead corner of the goal.
Joe Hart could do nothing about the ball, he could only watch the ball fly into the goal.
Barcelona reversed the game and rewritten the score to 2:1.
This is Neymar's fourth Champions League goal this season, which equals Ronaldinho's European goals in his first season with Barcelona.
Although his statistics are not as dazzling as Lin Quan and other superstars, in the 9 Champions League games he played, Neymar scored 4 goals and contributed 3 assists, making 7 goals alone.
If Lin Quan is excluded, his statistics are definitely very impressive, and he can even be said to be the best rookie in the Champions League this season.
After scoring the goal, Neymar was extremely excited. He ran to the corner and danced the samba.
The Camp Nou fans also gave warm applause and cheers to the rising superstar in their team.
Neymar's outstanding performance made Barcelona fans feel better.
Hey, we have Messi, we have Neymar, we don't need Lin!
They began to sing Messi's song and Neymar's song in turn to express their inner thoughts and support for the two Barcelona stars.
Seeing Neymar's goal, Lin Quan was a little helpless.
There is a leak in the line of defense!
The teammates probably relaxed a little bit because Barcelona did not attack as aggressively as before.
And their laxity gave Barcelona a chance to create a murderous opportunity.
Harvey passed the ball very well and used the change of rhythm to catch Manchester City by surprise.
Of course, Neymar's running position is also very good. When Alves dribbled the ball to the bottom, he did not rush into Manchester City's penalty area for the first time, so that Manchester City's players did not pay attention to him. I'm afraid there will be no chance of shooting.
"Barcelona scored two goals in 10 minutes, and Manchester City fell into a huge crisis at the Nou Camp. If the score continues to expand, then even if they have a precious away goal in their hands, they want to return home. It is still very difficult to eliminate Barcelona!"
"Yes, for Manchester City, a score of 1:1 or even 2:1 is acceptable, but 3:1 is not acceptable. Facing a strong team like Barcelona, you can't lose too much. If you lose too much at home, you can't win. It's not hard to overturn!"
"The first half is almost over. I don't know how Manchester City will make adjustments during the intermission. They were in a very passive position in the first half. If they continue to play like this, I am afraid that the third goal will not be far away."
On the sidelines, Pellegrini also frowned.
Conceded more goals in the first half than expected, but fortunately there was a goal, and this result is acceptable.
"How many games has Xavi played this season?"
Suddenly, Pellegrini turned his head and asked his assistant coach.
"Xavi has played 35 games this season, 23 in the league, five in the cup and seven in the Champions League.
In the first half of the league season, they often played the whole game, and in the second half of the season, they were often replaced around the 75th minute. "
"Did he play a full game in the last La Liga game?"
"Yes, the last game between Barcelona and Espanyol was quite tense. Barcelona didn't score until the 77th minute. After the goal, Martino started to make substitutions, but for some reason, he replaced Neymar, Fabregas and Perez. Delo replaced him, but he didn't choose to replace Harvey, a veteran."
Pellegrini nodded. Martino probably also knew the importance of Harvey to the team, so he chose to keep him on the court!
But using a 34-year-old veteran in this way is a bit too much!
Thinking of this, Pellegrini has already thought about the tactics for the second half.
The whistle sounded in the first half, and the two teams entered the locker room with a score of 2:1.
This score is more favorable to Barcelona, and the expressions on the faces of Barcelona players are relatively relaxed.
Manchester City's players can also accept this score. Although they are one goal behind, this is Barcelona's home court after all, and it is normal to fall behind.
Besides, isn't there still 45 minutes left?
……
In the locker room, Pellegrini took out the tactical board and prepared to explain the tactical arrangements for the second half to the players.
Before starting his presentation, the Chilean asked the players a question:
"Half time against Barcelona, what do you think of Barcelona's strength?"
Manchester City's players expressed their thoughts on hearing this question.
"Very strong, full of pressure!"
"Their pass control is really good. I'm afraid our ball possession rate is less than 30%?"
"No way, I can't hold the ball at all. I haven't caught the ball yet. The opponent's player rushes up like a mad dog. He takes the ball for a few seconds and loses it. When passing the ball, there are often opponents on the passing route. The players are sweeping, and the pass is lost by accident!"
Seeing that the players got to the point, Pellegrini smiled and clapped his hands, stopping everyone's discussion:
"It seems that everyone's feelings are very deep!"
Pellegrini looked at Lin Quan and asked, "Lin, are you tired?"
He saw that Lin Quan was working very hard on both offense and defense, so he subconsciously thought that Lin Quan had consumed a lot of energy and should be very tired.
But what surprised Pellegrini was that Lin Quan shook his head after hearing his question, and said, "It's okay, I'm not tired!"
Uh……
Not tired?
In the first half, you ran the most distance. When attacking, you sprinted without hesitation, and when defending, you actively retreated to the front of the penalty area to participate in defense.
Isn't this tiring?
Pellegrini was a little stunned for a while: "Okay, okay, it's good if you don't get tired. The team's offense in the second half will depend on you. You should save some energy and save it for counterattacks!"
Lin Quan's answer made Pellegrini a little unconfident. Fortunately, he asked a few more people afterward, and everyone answered that they felt very tired.
Physical fatigue is one aspect, mainly mental exhaustion.
In the face of Barcelona's pass-and-control style of play, Manchester City's players must always play [-] points and dare not relax.
Maintaining such concentration for a long time will of course feel mentally exhausted.
"If I tell you that you are tired, Barcelona on the opposite side is even more tired, do you believe it?"
The players shook their heads one after another. They only saw the Barcelona players constantly kicking their feet. How much consumption would this have?
"Don't believe it? Then we'll find out after we try it in the second half!"
Instead of trying to convince the players, Pellegrini explained his second-half tactics.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona quickly discovered the difference in Manchester City.
They found that Manchester City played more proactively, and the players were more active in countering Barcelona in their own half.
This kind of pressing against Barcelona is not uncommon, so I didn't care about it at the beginning.
But with a few fouls from City's players on the pitch, they began to realize that something was wrong.
"Barcelona's possession, Harvey maintained the ball, Yaya Toure stepped forward to intercept, De Bruyne also leaned over, Harvey was pressed by Manchester City!"
Not only did Barcelona realize that something was wrong, but the commentators also discovered Manchester City's intentions.
"Since the second half, Manchester City seems to have increased their pressure on Harvey. As long as Harvey gets the ball, there will be players from Manchester City who will rush up immediately. This makes it difficult for Harvey to get space to organize the attack."
Harvey is the core of Barcelona's midfield and the team's brain. Without his command and scheduling, Barcelona's offense was not as smooth as in the first half.
And because of Harvey's position, once he loses the ball here, Manchester City will immediately form a threatening attack.
This kind of offense appeared very rarely in the first half, but in less than 10 minutes of the second half, Manchester City had already played twice.
If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the defender and goalkeeper, Manchester City might have equalized the score at this time.
Harvey has rich experience. After realizing the opponent's intentions, he reduced the number of catches and did not give the opponent a chance to steal the ball and counterattack.
It's just that in this way, it is tantamount to killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred.
Of course, Manchester City can't open a breakthrough from him, but after Barcelona lost Harvey's organization and scheduling, their offensive threat dropped a lot.
Moreover, Manchester City's anti-grabbing efforts in the second half were comprehensively improved, not to say that Harvey gave up the organizational work to Fabregas and Iniesta and they stopped robbing.
When Fabregas and Xiaobai have the ball, Manchester City players will also press them.
It's a pity that Manchester City lacks a sweeping midfielder. If Fernandinho is on the court, with his sweeping range, Manchester City's efficiency in counter-robbing will be greatly improved.
In the 57th minute, Manchester City successfully counterattacked in the backcourt. After getting the ball, Kroos immediately handed the ball to David Silva on the wing.
David Silva knew how fast these people in Barcelona were pressing, so he didn't dare to take the ball and immediately passed the ball to De Bruyne.
De Bruyne didn't dare to take more, and quickly passed the ball to Lin Quan.
The ball came to Lin Quan's feet and basically got rid of most of Barcelona's defensive players.
Taking advantage of Barcelona's full-back assists, Lin Quan quickly dribbled the ball along the sidewalk.
Aguero, David Silva, De Bruyne and other players are also sprinting towards Barcelona's penalty area at the fastest speed.
Manchester City's counterattack was so powerful that the Camp Nou fans couldn't sit still.
How is this scene so similar to the one where the ball was conceded in the first half!
Busquets hesitated, not knowing whether to restrict Lin Quan or continue to follow Aguero.
Glancing at the positions of Xiaofa and Pique, Professor Bu calculated the time, decisively abandoned Aguero, and chose to intercept Lin Quan.
Although Lin Quan is on the wing, Busquets still thinks he is the biggest threat.
Because if you leave him alone, he can cut inside and shoot with the ball.
Busquets soon appeared in front of Lin Quan, he had already calculated in his heart.
As long as I can delay Lin Quan's advance a little bit and drag the full-back Alba back to his defensive position, then I can resolve the danger this time.
Facing Lin Quan again, Busquets still chose to retreat and defend.
Lin, let me use your method to defeat you!
Busquets is full of confidence. He feels that he is at least [-]% sure that he can stop Lin Quan this time.
Lin Quan didn't seem to know Busquets' plan, he seemed to plan to use the same method as last time to get past Busquets.
It's now!
Busquets quickly turned around at the moment when Lin Quan made a breakthrough, stuck Lin Quan's in-cut position, and leaned against him tightly, in order to disrupt Lin Quan's dribbling rhythm and force him to stop.
This move really worked, Lin Quan was successfully forced to stop!
I finally stopped Lin!
Busquets was so excited that he wanted to cry. Since the opponent had stopped, the fast break this time would not be successful. After the teammates settled down one after another, they could launch a counter-grab to get the ball back.
Wait, where's the ball?
Busquets was shocked to find that the football had disappeared from Lin Quan's feet at some point.
He suddenly turned around, only to find that the football had been passed to the middle by Lin Quan at some point and handed over to Aguero.
Pique gritted his teeth and rushed towards Aguero, but when he rushed over, Aguero handed the ball to David Silva's feet.
David Silva shoveled and sent the ball into the goal. Manchester City rewritten the score to 2:2 in the away game!
Silence, dead silence.
After David Silva scored, the Nou Camp fell into a dead silence that lasted for more than ten seconds.
Barcelona fans can't accept the team being reversed by their opponents at home, what they long for is a hearty victory.
But how did it become like this?
After the silence, more violent anger erupted immediately.
A tsunami of boos once again flew into the stadium, flying towards the Manchester City players who were celebrating their goals.
Spectators close to the stadium even threw all kinds of sundries at the celebrating Manchester City players, including lighters, coins and the like.
At this time, disappointment and anger had gone to their heads. Even though Manchester City had no enmity with them, they still vented their anger on the Manchester City players.
It's not just the Barcelona fans who are angry, but also the 11 players on the field!
We are the cosmic team Barcelona, the top giants in Europe!
We hold 4 Champions League titles!
This is the Nou Camp, our sacred home ground, and no one can play wild here!
After the re-kick-off, they launched the most violent counterattack since the opening.
Barcelona's players ran wildly in the frontcourt, pressed wildly, even if it was a foul.
In just 10 minutes, Barcelona received a topaz card for Iniesta and Alba because of too much fighting action!
In order to prevent the opponent's attack, Manchester City's players also received two yellow cards.
The cards are taken by Kolarov and Sabaletta.
These two yellow cards are very detrimental to Manchester City. Their defense now has three yellow cards.
This makes them have to be careful when defending, otherwise, if they accidentally get a red card, not only will they have to play less in this game, but they will also face a suspension penalty in the next game!
Seeing that Manchester City's defensive players had yellow cards, Messi increased the number of breakthroughs.
In the 63rd minute, Messi broke into the penalty area with the ball, dunked the ball under Kompany's block, opened the space and then aimed at the dead corner of the goal for a lob shot.
The ball finally crossed Joe Hart's ten fingers, but he heard a bang and was rejected by the post.
The fans at the scene sighed, did even their own pillars betray the team?
However, the attack was not over yet. The ball bounced off the post was caught by Iniesta. At this time, the goal was already empty. Before Joe Hart got up from the ground, this ball was almost a [-]% sure goal.
However, Iniesta's supplementary shot was blocked on the goal line by Demichelis who fell to the ground and shoveled.
The football rolled off the bottom line, and the latter also hit the post heavily.
Iniesta hugged his head, unbelievable!
Can this ball be blocked?
After he completed the supplementary shot, his hands were already raised to celebrate.
However, Demichelis's clearance turned his celebration into annoyance and remorse.
Manchester City's teammates ran over one after another and hugged Demichelis who had completed a key clearance.
Thanks to Demichelis' desperate clearance for this ball, otherwise, Manchester City would fall behind again.
"Brother Martin, are you alright?"
Lin Quan asked with concern. He just saw Demichelis hit the pillar, and he was probably injured.
Demichelis is 34 years old. For an old player of this age, the biggest fear is injury.
Young people are in good health and have strong recovery ability. Once they get injured, they may recover for a few months.
But for these veterans who are in decline and are on the decline, a major injury is very likely to cause them to retire.
"It's okay, don't worry, if I can't hold on, I will apply for a replacement myself!"
Demichelis patted Lin Quan on the shoulder and said to him with a smile.
Seeing what the other party said with certainty, Lin Quan felt relieved and returned to his position to defend Barcelona's corner kick.
Iniesta stood in the corner, glanced at the positions of the players on both sides, and took the penalty to the back point.
There are not many high points in Barcelona. Apart from the goalkeeper, Pique is the tallest.
Iniesta's goal was to find Pique.
Pique started to run back when his teammate made a free throw, and when he saw the football flying, he immediately jumped up and prepared to head the goal.
Before him, however, Kompany also took off, trying to clear the ball.
With a loud bang, the two collided and fell to the ground.
(End of this chapter)
Seeing Lin Quan's defensive strategy against Messi, Busquets' eyes lit up in the rear.
Can Lin's method be used to defend him?
Busquets was brooding over his previous failure to defend Lin Quan. If he had succeeded, Barcelona would not have conceded a goal at home.
Professor Bu is eager to try, and intends to try this method in the next Manchester City attack.
This is called repaying others in the way of others!
Barcelona's attack did not stop, and Messi passed the ball to Iniesta after losing the opportunity to break through.
Iniesta handed over to Harvey to reorganize, and Harvey took a look at Manchester City's penalty area.
The penalty area is densely packed with players from both sides, and it is too difficult to pass the ball directly.
So he passed the ball back to Busquets and used the backcourt to control the rhythm a little bit.
This wave of Barcelona's attack was aggressive and fierce, and Manchester City's defense was compressed so badly that the three defenses were almost stuck together.
At this time, seeing Barcelona falling in the backcourt, they immediately pressed out of the formation and regained the flexibility of the defense.
However, this is exactly what Barcelona's brain - Harvey wants to see!
In the 43rd minute, after Barcelona's consecutive inversions in the midfield, they saw that Manchester City's defensive formation had moved forward a lot, and there was an empty space in the backcourt. Harvey suddenly moved the ball to the side in a wide range.
There were no Barcelona players here, but after Harvey passed the ball, a figure rushed over and received a pass from Harvey in the open space on the wing.
Who?
Barcelona's No. 22, right back Alves!
Alves dribbled the ball to the bottom immediately after receiving the ball from the wing. Manchester City's left back Kolarov thought the opponent was going to make a pass from the bottom. He put his hands behind his back and was ready to block.
The other Manchester City players also had the same idea, and they all stuck their positions in the penalty area and did not give the opponent a chance to head the goal.
However, unexpectedly, Alves did not choose to cross, but knocked the ball back.
Neymar was on the line of the football and received the ball around the corner of the penalty area.
This is the connection between the two Brazilians. Alves' dribbling to the bottom is just a cover. The purpose is actually to open up space for Neymar and create opportunities for him to shoot.
Neymar didn't waste the big brother's assist. After receiving the ball, he adjusted and slammed the ball into the dead corner of the goal.
Joe Hart could do nothing about the ball, he could only watch the ball fly into the goal.
Barcelona reversed the game and rewritten the score to 2:1.
This is Neymar's fourth Champions League goal this season, which equals Ronaldinho's European goals in his first season with Barcelona.
Although his statistics are not as dazzling as Lin Quan and other superstars, in the 9 Champions League games he played, Neymar scored 4 goals and contributed 3 assists, making 7 goals alone.
If Lin Quan is excluded, his statistics are definitely very impressive, and he can even be said to be the best rookie in the Champions League this season.
After scoring the goal, Neymar was extremely excited. He ran to the corner and danced the samba.
The Camp Nou fans also gave warm applause and cheers to the rising superstar in their team.
Neymar's outstanding performance made Barcelona fans feel better.
Hey, we have Messi, we have Neymar, we don't need Lin!
They began to sing Messi's song and Neymar's song in turn to express their inner thoughts and support for the two Barcelona stars.
Seeing Neymar's goal, Lin Quan was a little helpless.
There is a leak in the line of defense!
The teammates probably relaxed a little bit because Barcelona did not attack as aggressively as before.
And their laxity gave Barcelona a chance to create a murderous opportunity.
Harvey passed the ball very well and used the change of rhythm to catch Manchester City by surprise.
Of course, Neymar's running position is also very good. When Alves dribbled the ball to the bottom, he did not rush into Manchester City's penalty area for the first time, so that Manchester City's players did not pay attention to him. I'm afraid there will be no chance of shooting.
"Barcelona scored two goals in 10 minutes, and Manchester City fell into a huge crisis at the Nou Camp. If the score continues to expand, then even if they have a precious away goal in their hands, they want to return home. It is still very difficult to eliminate Barcelona!"
"Yes, for Manchester City, a score of 1:1 or even 2:1 is acceptable, but 3:1 is not acceptable. Facing a strong team like Barcelona, you can't lose too much. If you lose too much at home, you can't win. It's not hard to overturn!"
"The first half is almost over. I don't know how Manchester City will make adjustments during the intermission. They were in a very passive position in the first half. If they continue to play like this, I am afraid that the third goal will not be far away."
On the sidelines, Pellegrini also frowned.
Conceded more goals in the first half than expected, but fortunately there was a goal, and this result is acceptable.
"How many games has Xavi played this season?"
Suddenly, Pellegrini turned his head and asked his assistant coach.
"Xavi has played 35 games this season, 23 in the league, five in the cup and seven in the Champions League.
In the first half of the league season, they often played the whole game, and in the second half of the season, they were often replaced around the 75th minute. "
"Did he play a full game in the last La Liga game?"
"Yes, the last game between Barcelona and Espanyol was quite tense. Barcelona didn't score until the 77th minute. After the goal, Martino started to make substitutions, but for some reason, he replaced Neymar, Fabregas and Perez. Delo replaced him, but he didn't choose to replace Harvey, a veteran."
Pellegrini nodded. Martino probably also knew the importance of Harvey to the team, so he chose to keep him on the court!
But using a 34-year-old veteran in this way is a bit too much!
Thinking of this, Pellegrini has already thought about the tactics for the second half.
The whistle sounded in the first half, and the two teams entered the locker room with a score of 2:1.
This score is more favorable to Barcelona, and the expressions on the faces of Barcelona players are relatively relaxed.
Manchester City's players can also accept this score. Although they are one goal behind, this is Barcelona's home court after all, and it is normal to fall behind.
Besides, isn't there still 45 minutes left?
……
In the locker room, Pellegrini took out the tactical board and prepared to explain the tactical arrangements for the second half to the players.
Before starting his presentation, the Chilean asked the players a question:
"Half time against Barcelona, what do you think of Barcelona's strength?"
Manchester City's players expressed their thoughts on hearing this question.
"Very strong, full of pressure!"
"Their pass control is really good. I'm afraid our ball possession rate is less than 30%?"
"No way, I can't hold the ball at all. I haven't caught the ball yet. The opponent's player rushes up like a mad dog. He takes the ball for a few seconds and loses it. When passing the ball, there are often opponents on the passing route. The players are sweeping, and the pass is lost by accident!"
Seeing that the players got to the point, Pellegrini smiled and clapped his hands, stopping everyone's discussion:
"It seems that everyone's feelings are very deep!"
Pellegrini looked at Lin Quan and asked, "Lin, are you tired?"
He saw that Lin Quan was working very hard on both offense and defense, so he subconsciously thought that Lin Quan had consumed a lot of energy and should be very tired.
But what surprised Pellegrini was that Lin Quan shook his head after hearing his question, and said, "It's okay, I'm not tired!"
Uh……
Not tired?
In the first half, you ran the most distance. When attacking, you sprinted without hesitation, and when defending, you actively retreated to the front of the penalty area to participate in defense.
Isn't this tiring?
Pellegrini was a little stunned for a while: "Okay, okay, it's good if you don't get tired. The team's offense in the second half will depend on you. You should save some energy and save it for counterattacks!"
Lin Quan's answer made Pellegrini a little unconfident. Fortunately, he asked a few more people afterward, and everyone answered that they felt very tired.
Physical fatigue is one aspect, mainly mental exhaustion.
In the face of Barcelona's pass-and-control style of play, Manchester City's players must always play [-] points and dare not relax.
Maintaining such concentration for a long time will of course feel mentally exhausted.
"If I tell you that you are tired, Barcelona on the opposite side is even more tired, do you believe it?"
The players shook their heads one after another. They only saw the Barcelona players constantly kicking their feet. How much consumption would this have?
"Don't believe it? Then we'll find out after we try it in the second half!"
Instead of trying to convince the players, Pellegrini explained his second-half tactics.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona quickly discovered the difference in Manchester City.
They found that Manchester City played more proactively, and the players were more active in countering Barcelona in their own half.
This kind of pressing against Barcelona is not uncommon, so I didn't care about it at the beginning.
But with a few fouls from City's players on the pitch, they began to realize that something was wrong.
"Barcelona's possession, Harvey maintained the ball, Yaya Toure stepped forward to intercept, De Bruyne also leaned over, Harvey was pressed by Manchester City!"
Not only did Barcelona realize that something was wrong, but the commentators also discovered Manchester City's intentions.
"Since the second half, Manchester City seems to have increased their pressure on Harvey. As long as Harvey gets the ball, there will be players from Manchester City who will rush up immediately. This makes it difficult for Harvey to get space to organize the attack."
Harvey is the core of Barcelona's midfield and the team's brain. Without his command and scheduling, Barcelona's offense was not as smooth as in the first half.
And because of Harvey's position, once he loses the ball here, Manchester City will immediately form a threatening attack.
This kind of offense appeared very rarely in the first half, but in less than 10 minutes of the second half, Manchester City had already played twice.
If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the defender and goalkeeper, Manchester City might have equalized the score at this time.
Harvey has rich experience. After realizing the opponent's intentions, he reduced the number of catches and did not give the opponent a chance to steal the ball and counterattack.
It's just that in this way, it is tantamount to killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred.
Of course, Manchester City can't open a breakthrough from him, but after Barcelona lost Harvey's organization and scheduling, their offensive threat dropped a lot.
Moreover, Manchester City's anti-grabbing efforts in the second half were comprehensively improved, not to say that Harvey gave up the organizational work to Fabregas and Iniesta and they stopped robbing.
When Fabregas and Xiaobai have the ball, Manchester City players will also press them.
It's a pity that Manchester City lacks a sweeping midfielder. If Fernandinho is on the court, with his sweeping range, Manchester City's efficiency in counter-robbing will be greatly improved.
In the 57th minute, Manchester City successfully counterattacked in the backcourt. After getting the ball, Kroos immediately handed the ball to David Silva on the wing.
David Silva knew how fast these people in Barcelona were pressing, so he didn't dare to take the ball and immediately passed the ball to De Bruyne.
De Bruyne didn't dare to take more, and quickly passed the ball to Lin Quan.
The ball came to Lin Quan's feet and basically got rid of most of Barcelona's defensive players.
Taking advantage of Barcelona's full-back assists, Lin Quan quickly dribbled the ball along the sidewalk.
Aguero, David Silva, De Bruyne and other players are also sprinting towards Barcelona's penalty area at the fastest speed.
Manchester City's counterattack was so powerful that the Camp Nou fans couldn't sit still.
How is this scene so similar to the one where the ball was conceded in the first half!
Busquets hesitated, not knowing whether to restrict Lin Quan or continue to follow Aguero.
Glancing at the positions of Xiaofa and Pique, Professor Bu calculated the time, decisively abandoned Aguero, and chose to intercept Lin Quan.
Although Lin Quan is on the wing, Busquets still thinks he is the biggest threat.
Because if you leave him alone, he can cut inside and shoot with the ball.
Busquets soon appeared in front of Lin Quan, he had already calculated in his heart.
As long as I can delay Lin Quan's advance a little bit and drag the full-back Alba back to his defensive position, then I can resolve the danger this time.
Facing Lin Quan again, Busquets still chose to retreat and defend.
Lin, let me use your method to defeat you!
Busquets is full of confidence. He feels that he is at least [-]% sure that he can stop Lin Quan this time.
Lin Quan didn't seem to know Busquets' plan, he seemed to plan to use the same method as last time to get past Busquets.
It's now!
Busquets quickly turned around at the moment when Lin Quan made a breakthrough, stuck Lin Quan's in-cut position, and leaned against him tightly, in order to disrupt Lin Quan's dribbling rhythm and force him to stop.
This move really worked, Lin Quan was successfully forced to stop!
I finally stopped Lin!
Busquets was so excited that he wanted to cry. Since the opponent had stopped, the fast break this time would not be successful. After the teammates settled down one after another, they could launch a counter-grab to get the ball back.
Wait, where's the ball?
Busquets was shocked to find that the football had disappeared from Lin Quan's feet at some point.
He suddenly turned around, only to find that the football had been passed to the middle by Lin Quan at some point and handed over to Aguero.
Pique gritted his teeth and rushed towards Aguero, but when he rushed over, Aguero handed the ball to David Silva's feet.
David Silva shoveled and sent the ball into the goal. Manchester City rewritten the score to 2:2 in the away game!
Silence, dead silence.
After David Silva scored, the Nou Camp fell into a dead silence that lasted for more than ten seconds.
Barcelona fans can't accept the team being reversed by their opponents at home, what they long for is a hearty victory.
But how did it become like this?
After the silence, more violent anger erupted immediately.
A tsunami of boos once again flew into the stadium, flying towards the Manchester City players who were celebrating their goals.
Spectators close to the stadium even threw all kinds of sundries at the celebrating Manchester City players, including lighters, coins and the like.
At this time, disappointment and anger had gone to their heads. Even though Manchester City had no enmity with them, they still vented their anger on the Manchester City players.
It's not just the Barcelona fans who are angry, but also the 11 players on the field!
We are the cosmic team Barcelona, the top giants in Europe!
We hold 4 Champions League titles!
This is the Nou Camp, our sacred home ground, and no one can play wild here!
After the re-kick-off, they launched the most violent counterattack since the opening.
Barcelona's players ran wildly in the frontcourt, pressed wildly, even if it was a foul.
In just 10 minutes, Barcelona received a topaz card for Iniesta and Alba because of too much fighting action!
In order to prevent the opponent's attack, Manchester City's players also received two yellow cards.
The cards are taken by Kolarov and Sabaletta.
These two yellow cards are very detrimental to Manchester City. Their defense now has three yellow cards.
This makes them have to be careful when defending, otherwise, if they accidentally get a red card, not only will they have to play less in this game, but they will also face a suspension penalty in the next game!
Seeing that Manchester City's defensive players had yellow cards, Messi increased the number of breakthroughs.
In the 63rd minute, Messi broke into the penalty area with the ball, dunked the ball under Kompany's block, opened the space and then aimed at the dead corner of the goal for a lob shot.
The ball finally crossed Joe Hart's ten fingers, but he heard a bang and was rejected by the post.
The fans at the scene sighed, did even their own pillars betray the team?
However, the attack was not over yet. The ball bounced off the post was caught by Iniesta. At this time, the goal was already empty. Before Joe Hart got up from the ground, this ball was almost a [-]% sure goal.
However, Iniesta's supplementary shot was blocked on the goal line by Demichelis who fell to the ground and shoveled.
The football rolled off the bottom line, and the latter also hit the post heavily.
Iniesta hugged his head, unbelievable!
Can this ball be blocked?
After he completed the supplementary shot, his hands were already raised to celebrate.
However, Demichelis's clearance turned his celebration into annoyance and remorse.
Manchester City's teammates ran over one after another and hugged Demichelis who had completed a key clearance.
Thanks to Demichelis' desperate clearance for this ball, otherwise, Manchester City would fall behind again.
"Brother Martin, are you alright?"
Lin Quan asked with concern. He just saw Demichelis hit the pillar, and he was probably injured.
Demichelis is 34 years old. For an old player of this age, the biggest fear is injury.
Young people are in good health and have strong recovery ability. Once they get injured, they may recover for a few months.
But for these veterans who are in decline and are on the decline, a major injury is very likely to cause them to retire.
"It's okay, don't worry, if I can't hold on, I will apply for a replacement myself!"
Demichelis patted Lin Quan on the shoulder and said to him with a smile.
Seeing what the other party said with certainty, Lin Quan felt relieved and returned to his position to defend Barcelona's corner kick.
Iniesta stood in the corner, glanced at the positions of the players on both sides, and took the penalty to the back point.
There are not many high points in Barcelona. Apart from the goalkeeper, Pique is the tallest.
Iniesta's goal was to find Pique.
Pique started to run back when his teammate made a free throw, and when he saw the football flying, he immediately jumped up and prepared to head the goal.
Before him, however, Kompany also took off, trying to clear the ball.
With a loud bang, the two collided and fell to the ground.
(End of this chapter)
