Chapter 561 Messi’s Revenge
Faced with the double-teaming of the two men, most players would have surrendered at this time.
But Lin Quan did not give up. After seeing the two people trying to double-team him, he first flicked the ball with his foot, and then suddenly accelerated, giving people the intention of getting through the gap between the two.
Seeing this, Umtiti and Mathieu quickly moved closer to the center, trying to close the door and the ball could not pass!
However, just after the two people reacted like this, Lin Quan quickly dunked the ball back and completed the second change of direction. At the same time, his left shoulder sank slightly, and his body suddenly exerted force to try to get away from Mathieu's ball. Wipe over the right side.
Mathieu's eyes widened and he was extremely shocked. He didn't expect that the other party's actions were completed so quickly.
This is simply faster than Messi!
Mathieu hurriedly stretched out his right leg in an attempt to block Lin Quan's dribbling.
But just as he stretched his legs, Lin Quan spiked the ball again to complete the third change of direction and was about to escape Mathieu's control.
Seeing that the opponent was about to make a breakthrough, Mathieu seemed to have forgotten that he still had a yellow card. He almost subconsciously reached out, grabbed Lin Quan's jersey, and dragged him to the ground.
The scene was in an uproar. Each Barcelona fan covered his mouth in horror and looked at Lin Quan who fell in the penalty area in shock.
Could this be a penalty kick?
Will Mathieu get a card for this foul?
This guy already has a yellow card. If he gets another yellow card, wouldn't he be ejected?
The referee blew the whistle decisively, but instead of awarding a penalty kick, Mathieu was given a yellow card and then a red card, expelling him.
I have to say that referees who can coach Champions League games are indeed very capable.
Just now Mathieu's foul position was on the penalty area line. A little further forward, he entered the penalty area.
The referee can determine the location of the foul so decisively and then make the correct penalty. It must be said that he is very capable.
Barcelona fans breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was not a penalty kick.
But then they started to worry again.
Mathieu received two yellow cards in just two minutes, resulting in their current number being the same as Manchester City's, with one player missing from both sides.
The numerical advantage was gone, and the key position of center back was sent off, which was a bit uncomfortable for Barcelona.
Enrique quickly made substitution adjustments, bringing on a central defender and replacing Iniesta.
Barcelona already has a three-goal lead, and all they have to do now is to use up the remaining 20 minutes.
On the court, Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen was arranging his teammates to line up the wall. The position where Mathieu committed the foul was on the line of the penalty area. For free kick masters, this position is still very threatening.
Barcelona's human wall is arranged very scientifically. Four tall players form an aerial interception net, followed by a player lying on the ground to prevent the opponent from attacking the ground.
Lin Quan didn't even look at the wall, but after observing the goalkeeper's position, he decisively took a shot.
The football drew a beautiful arc in the air and almost flew into the goal post near the corner.
Ter Stegen had nothing to do about the ball. He tried his best, but he just couldn't save it. Unless he stood in the near corner from the beginning, he wouldn't be able to move his feet in time.
After scoring the goal, Lin Quan did not celebrate. He immediately rushed into the goal and took the football out. On the way back to the center circle, he reached out to his teammates and asked them to come back quickly and prepare for kick-off.
There is not much time left for Manchester City, and it cannot be wasted on celebrating.
In the stands of Camp Nou, Barcelona fans had complicated expressions when they saw Lin Quan being so active and trying so hard, and they felt even worse.
What a good player, and a treasure produced by our La Masia youth academy, but why can't he return to Camp Nou to play for us?
Some people even started to worry, now Barcelona's lead is only 2 goals left.
If the opponent continues to play like this, Barcelona's two-goal lead may no longer be safe.
On the court, Messi, with his hands on his hips and breathing heavily, stared at Lin Quan, who had returned to the center circle.
Messi was in very good shape in this game. Before Lin Quan scored, he almost dominated the game by himself.
Although Messi has always had an admiring attitude towards Lin Quan, a junior who is very similar to himself, but since losing to the opponent frequently in major competitions, Messi has also become really popular.
He is eager to win an honest game against his opponent on the court, and this game is undoubtedly the one with the best chance!
Now, Lin Quan leads Manchester City to launch a desperate counterattack.
Of course, Messi cannot let the opponent succeed easily!
You are strong and I recognize your strength.
But I won't let you run wild on my home court!
With a strong fighting spirit, Messi became more proactive in the following games.
Even the Barcelona players and head coach Enrique on the field noticed that Messi's performance today was different from usual.
The last time Messi worked so hard was back in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals, when Argentina faced Spain.
Who stimulated him and made Messi work so hard?
Enrique's eyes naturally locked on the opponent's No. 10. Only he had this possibility.
Although both sides were sent off, after the game restarted, the excitement of the game not only did not decrease, but actually improved.
The 10-man Manchester City performed even better than before. Lin Quan's goal completely inspired the players' fighting spirit and allowed them to regain their form. They ran on the court without hesitation and fought without fear of danger.
The same goes for Barcelona. Under the leadership of Messi, they showed the momentum of the world's top team and competed fiercely with Manchester City on all lines.
The tempo of the game suddenly accelerated, and both sides were obviously playing with real fire.
The back-and-forth offense continued, making the fans who came to watch the game excited.
This is the game we want to see, this is the level that the world's top teams should have!
In the 79th minute of the second half, when Manchester City took a throw-in in the frontcourt, Lin Quan successfully went around, received a pass from Stones, and shot into the far corner without stopping the ball.
The score became 3:2, and Manchester City was only one goal away from equalizing!
Lin Quan's goal made Camp Nou feel like it was falling into an ice cellar, and almost every Barcelona fan began to fear.
There is only one goal left, we can't let the opponent score anymore!
Guard me against this guy!
On the sidelines, Enrique's left hand couldn't help but tremble. He desperately held it with his other hand to prevent his embarrassing image from being exposed.
However, the frightened expression on his face could not be concealed: Is there really no way to stop this guy?
Messi just glanced at it, then stopped looking and called on his teammates to run towards the center circle.
The other party's performance was so wonderful, how could he let the other party be the best?
The game soon restarted, and after Messi received the ball, the number of dribble attempts began to increase significantly.
Although his physical energy has been exhausted a lot by this time, Messi must grit his teeth and persevere to win this game, even if his physical strength is exhausted.
In the 86th minute of the second half, Barcelona's fast break was successfully blocked by Manchester City. Seeing that there was no chance, Suarez chose to pass the ball back.
Under normal circumstances, the Barcelona players who receive the ball have to redistribute the ball to the wings on both sides, and use the gaps that appear on the wings when the opponent shrinks their defense to look for opportunities.
However, this time Messi did not do so.
Instead, after receiving Suarez's pass back, he chose the most reckless style of play - he dribbled the ball directly into the densely packed penalty area!
This kind of irrational choice would have been suicide for another person, and he would have been scolded after the game.
But he won't, because his name is Messi!
In the double-team of many Manchester City players, Messi was ahead of the opponent every step of the way, moving around like a loach, and he suddenly found a chance to shoot.
Manchester City's substitute goalkeeper Joe Hart didn't even see the direction of the opponent's shot clearly, and the ball had already flown over.
The unlucky Joe Hart once again became a backdrop and a footnote to Messi's wonderful goal.
The Camp Nou stadium is completely boiling!
This kind of magic ball is difficult for even Messi to complete in the game.
What's more, he scored when the opponent's counterattack was in full swing and the team's situation was extremely critical.
This meaning is even more extraordinary!
After scoring the goal, Messi was so excited that he rushed to the sidelines frantically, took off his jersey and showed it to more than 90,000 Barcelona fans. In this way, he expressed his love and love for the team. loyalty.
Seeing Messi's actions, the shouts of Barcelona fans in the stands became louder.
Looking at Messi's back, Lin Quan sighed.
Messi's goal just now, if nothing else, will become the best goal in this round of the Champions League.
This kind of magic ball, even if it is as strong as Messi, cannot be completed every time.
If he was allowed to try, he would only succeed once or twice out of ten times.
But the other party succeeded in this situation and at this time.
Although the game is not over yet, after Messi scored such an incredible goal, Lin Quan already understood in his heart that Manchester City lost this game and had no chance.
This kind of ball has a great impact on morale. The morale of Barcelona is unprecedentedly high, while the morale of Manchester City is seriously frustrated. In addition, there is not much time left in the game, and the Manchester City players will inevitably have an impatient mentality. .
If you play football with this mentality, it's hard to say whether you can score goals, but you can easily lose the ball.
Sure enough, after the game restarted, Manchester City pressed too far forward and was attacked by the opponent. Suarez's goal locked the score of the game at 5:2.
Since Lin Quan joined Manchester City in 2013, the team has never lost so miserably in the Champions League.
After the game, the morale of the team was low, and the players were frustrated. Some people collapsed on the lawn, and some looked at the bright red numbers on the scoreboard in confusion.
City have won so many games over the past few seasons that players have rarely had the chance to experience the feeling of defeat.
But Lin Quan knows that as the Premier League launches a new round of arms ban, when Liverpool, Tottenham and even Manchester United begin to rise again, their next games will definitely become more and more difficult to play.
And not just in the league, but in the Champions League as well.
They were tied by Celtic in the last game and lost to Barcelona in this round. Manchester City is already 5 points behind Barcelona in the group.
There are three games left in the group stage, and it will not be easy to recover these five points. Even if they defeat Barcelona at home in the next game, they may not be able to regain the top spot.
And once they fail to qualify as the first in the group, they will encounter the first in other groups in the second round.
This means that the top 16 matches are more difficult than ever.
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After the game, the entire Manchester City team did not stay in Barcelona and took a flight back to Manchester overnight.
Due to the loss, the team's morale was not high. During the next day's training, the players were generally silent, and almost no one spoke on the training ground.
After detailed inspection, De Bruyne and David Silva need to sit out for 4 weeks and 6 weeks respectively.
For Manchester City, this is a blessing in misfortune.
Fortunately, neither of them were seriously injured, otherwise, they would have been absent for several months.
However, the impact of these two absences from the game is still very large. Manchester City has fewer options in the midfield and frontcourt, and without De Bruyne's key pass, Manchester City's offensive firepower will further decline.
For this reason, Guardiola had to try to make changes, move Gundogan's position forward, and try to use him to replace De Bruyne.
As it turns out, this doesn't work very well.
On October 23, in the ninth round of the Premier League, Manchester City played 1:1 at home against visiting Southampton!
This is Manchester City's three consecutive games without a win in the Premier League. If you include the Champions League, Manchester City's record in the last five games is 3 draws and 2 losses, and their state is extremely poor.
What's even more terrible is that the team is full of injuries. In addition to David Silva and De Bruyne who were injured in the last game, the main center back Kompany is also injured in this game.
Three consecutive injuries, but they are still the absolute main force, which is very fatal to Manchester City.
However, the performance of the newcomers promoted by Guardiola has not reached a level that satisfies him.
Sane is very fast, but this guy plays ruthlessly and is not a team player at all.
Son Heung-min's shooting skills are good, but his dribbling and speed are not outstanding enough.
However, the performance of young player Mbappe surprised Guardiola. Not only is this kid fast, but his shooting skills have also improved rapidly. Since practicing shooting with Lin Quan, his progress has been visible to the naked eye.
Of course, Mbappe's shortcomings are not without. He can use too few tricks now, almost all of which are used everywhere. Moreover, the technique of cutting in and shooting is not proficient enough, and the footwork of the bottom pass also needs to be mastered. strengthen.
Since Manchester City has accumulated a lot of wingers in the past few seasons, the problem of wingers is not bad.
The most critical thing is the position of offensive midfielder. No one can replace De Bruyne!
In this game, Gundogan's performance was not good and he made several mistakes, and Southampton's goal was caused by his mistakes.
Guardiola has a huge headache. It seems that the front midfielder position must be strengthened.
Leicester City's Mahrez or Monaco's B seat, these two people have become his focus. During the winter break, he must win one no matter what.
