Chapter 358 The Club King Shows His Power

"Beep~"

With the referee Kuipers blowing the whistle, the second half of the match between Barcelona and Liverpool restarted. Suarez kicked the football to Messi, who faced the aggressive Firmino and Mane. Choose to break through like Li Qing, but leave it to Rakitic.

Barcelona's overall formation then spread out. After five or six consecutive passes, the football rolled close to the ground towards Messi who ran to the attacking right rib. Emre Can and Henderson pressed forward tacitly. Robertson was also ready to prepare, and Mane recovered The range is very high, keeping an eye on Barcelona right back Semedo, so that Robertson has no worries.

Messi wants to use his superb foot skills to connect with several people like Li Qing. The problem is that the space left for him by Liverpool's defensive players is very small, and it is unlikely to complete a breakthrough, and he may even be intercepted and counterattacked.

Thinking of this possibility, Messi chose to pull the ball safely and turned around, handing the ball to Paulinho who was in charge.

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and said: "Messi seems to have been affected by Barcelona's overall downturn. He did not try to break through. What will Paulinho choose?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Paulinho made a pass and took a long shot without waiting for Henderson to come to defend.

The power was very strong, but unfortunately the aim was not correct, and the football flew directly to the second-floor stands of the stadium.

The Liverpool players who equalized the total score are now very motivated and playing very focused in order to catch Barcelona's mistakes in the next game.

Even if you can't score a goal, you can't concede a goal.

If we can score another goal, it means that the team that advances to this season's Champions League final is Liverpool!

According to the corresponding regulations of the Champions League knockout rounds, when the total score is the same, priority will be given to away goals. Barcelona scored three away goals at Anfield, and Liverpool now also has three away goals. If the game ends with the current score, it will Going into overtime.

If Liverpool scores another goal in the remaining time of the second half, unless Barcelona scores two goals in a row, Liverpool can advance to this season's Champions League finals by virtue of the advantage of more away goals!

With this idea in mind, Liverpool players were very energetic in defending. Head coach Klopp stood on the sidelines and constantly encouraged the players. His provocative body movements one after another brought very good psychological cues to the players on the field.

Barcelona attacked very hard, but Liverpool's defense was really good, leaving no gaps at all. In addition, offensive players need to balance the transition from offense to defense, and the offensive investment is much smaller than in the past. Time passes by second by second. The situation is constantly developing in Liverpool's favor.

Valverde saw this and turned to look at the bench. The bench was deep enough, but he did not have enough courage to make adjustments.

The team's current offensive configuration is sufficient. To strengthen the offense, defensive players must be removed. In this way, the team's transition from offense to defense may suffer a fatal blow.

Obviously, it is not necessary to score goals yet, and rash adjustments may not necessarily result in goals.

Klopp also has the same idea. The total score between the two teams is now 3:3. The game has returned to a delicate balance. Whether it is strengthening offense or strengthening defense, it is not a good tactical adjustment.

So after a short period of thinking, Klopp decided not to make adjustments yet, and to cope with changes by staying the same.

The time of the stalemate game passed very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it came to the 65th minute of the game, which was the 20th minute of the second half.

During this period, both sides created certain opportunities, but unfortunately neither took advantage of them.

Ever since Li Qing scored a hat trick, Barcelona's defense has been keeping an eye on him. Paulinho, who has very good speed and physical fitness, is like a bodyguard, always appearing within two meters of Li Qing at any time.

Messi is the core of Barcelona's offense and is treated similarly to Li Qing. The only difference is that the Liverpool players defending Messi adopt a zone defense.

Three more minutes passed before Valverde prepared to make his second substitution.

Coutinho, wearing the No. 7 jersey, stood on the sidelines, waiting to appear.

"Valverde wants to strengthen the rhythm of the attack!"

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei shouted: "Barcelona was in a strong position and could not score during this period. It was obviously caused by the lack of creativity in the midfield. Paulinho, Rakitic and Busquets are not the kind of people who are good at creating absolute opportunities. As a player, Messi doesn't often drop back to participate in the attack. If Coutinho can come on as a substitute, he can completely relieve Messi's organizational pressure..."

The next game was just as Hevey predicted. With Coutinho in the midfield to organize the team, Messi could completely focus on the team's offense.

In addition to his impressive long-range shot, Coutinho has excellent vision and ability to pass and threaten the ball. However... his body is always a shortcoming that cannot be ignored.

As former club teammates, everyone is very familiar with Coutinho's characteristics.

In the same way, Coutinho also knows the strengths and weaknesses of other Liverpool players.

In the 74th minute of the game, Valverde replaced Coutinho, hoping to see the problem solved. He swayed Emre Can with a fake dunk on the left rib and found it in a flash of lightning. Liverpool's defensive loopholes caused a penetrating through ball to roll towards the penalty area. Dembele accelerated the ball and completed a powerful sweep pass before Matip blocked it.

Suarez, who attracted the attention of Van Dijk and Wijnaldum, made a feint at the front point, and Messi appeared at the penalty spot like a ghost, which was the passing route of Dembele.

Suddenly, the whole Camp Nou stadium was boiling.

"aoaoaooaoaooooooo——"

Messi was as quick as a knife, and his golden left foot worth over 100 million yuan kicked the ball hard. The football was not very powerful, but it accurately bypassed many obstacles and rushed into the net from the lower left corner of the goal.

Messi, who scored a goal, opened his arms and ran all the way to the right corner kick area of ​​the attack. He used a rarely used sliding kneeling style to celebrate the goal that narrowed the score.

At the same time, the live announcer of the Camp Nou stadium was excited to create a fanatical home atmosphere: "The one who scored for us was Leo——"

"——Messi!"

More than 90,000 Barcelona fans burst out tacitly, and the heat wave poured down.

Feeling the enthusiastic atmosphere coming from his benefactor, Li Qing snorted disdainfully, thinking: "It's just a matter of narrowing the score. What's the big deal? Messi can score, so why can't I?"

The broadcast screen was then given to Li Qing, and the commentator He Wei of China Channel 5 changed the subject: "The next question is about Liverpool. Barcelona is already leading 4:3 in the total score thanks to Messi's goal. If Liverpool wants to achieve an epic comeback, they must score another goal in the remaining time!"