Chapter 344: The first time to steal the limelight from the peerless duo,

This play needs a stage, and Manchester United and Barcelona have built it. Sir Alex Ferguson and Rijkaard have also cooperated to prepare the show for Li Qi. However, for the protagonist to perform, all the actors, including Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo and Chou, are indispensable.

But Li Qi doesn't need to worry. After all, there are always people who can't stand the loneliness on the stage, and some people will naturally take their seats. He just needs to stay vigilant and be prepared.

Sure enough, when the game reached the 74th minute, the Ivorian, who was 1 meters tall and weighed 90 kilograms, stood up bravely.

Barcelona has many talented attacking players. Yaya Toure's main job is to build the first line of defense in the midfield to intercept the opponent's counterattack and connect the back line with the midfield and frontcourt.

Two seasons ago, this key defensive midfielder position in Barcelona's iron triangle had always been played by two defensive generals, Marcos or Edmilson. After all, to protect Xavi and Deco, who were mainly responsible for organizing the offense, a full-time defensive midfielder with stronger defensive ability was needed.

Yaya Toure, who transferred from Monaco for 900 million Champions League this season, is hailed as the ace answer to Barcelona's defensive midfielder position: he has strong physical fitness, first-class skills, and is excellent in both offense and defense. He can not only effectively serve as an interception barrier, but also contribute in offense.

So far in this game, Yaya Toure has intercepted almost all the balls that can be intercepted in the defensive midfielder position. No matter whether the opponent is Ronaldo, Rooney, Scholes or Carrick, as long as they are competing with Toure, Yaya will usually be the winner.

But Li Qi is an exception. Li Qi seems to know Toure's characteristics very well. You can also say that he is a coward. He basically does not go through Toure's defense area head-on. He goes around or passes back as much as possible. In the only two one-on-one opportunities, Li Qi also relied on slightly more flexible movements to get fouled.

However, Li Qi has been patiently waiting for an opportunity. Not only did Wyscout mention it in his report, but Li Qi also specifically analyzed Yaya Toure in his revelation, why he would not be the right answer for the Dream Three defensive midfielder, the reason is that he is too strong in technology and offensive ability...

Hmm? How can being strong be wrong?

Generally speaking, it is correct, but it depends on the occasion or the place. In the position of the defensive midfielder in Barcelona's three midfielders, it is wrong to have strong offensive ability, because the most important responsibility of this position is not offense, but defense protection and transition. Offense should be left to the front.

But Yaya Toure has such excellent offensive skills: long legs, adept ball control, delicate passing and cutting ability, and accurate long-range shooting skills, plus a strong body. Wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't move forward to assist?

Although Rijkaard, who has excellent attackers such as Messi, Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Henry and Iniesta, would not think it is a waste, but now Messi is out? Ronaldinho is injured? Henry is not on yet? Eto'o is being closely watched? Iniesta is retreating?

So seeing that Barcelona had been attacking in the frontcourt for most of the game without any results, Yaya Toure finally couldn't help it when the last 15 minutes were about to begin. He made a feint with the ball, tricked Li Qi into blocking the route to Iniesta, then suddenly twisted his butt and dribbled forward with the ball!

Giggs, who came on as a substitute at this time, showed his experienced side. Even though he had lost his defensive position, he still followed firmly, tailing, oh no, tailing, bah that’s not right either, he was defending Toure.

After dribbling past Lizzie and Giggs, Toure was feeling happy and was preparing to continue driving forward in the middle to break the deadlock, completely unaware that there was a follower following him.

When Yaya Toure was about to slow down and dribble past Carrick who was defending him head-on, Park Ji-sung, who had been defending Xavi, also came over and crashed into Toure's iron tower-like body like a moth to a flame.

Toure's body swayed, but he did not lose his balance. Instead, he bounced Park Sam-fei away. However, this also made Toure's ball control lose a little accuracy, and the ball went a little far.

Seeing this, Carrick immediately moved closer and kicked out, trying to take the opportunity to disrupt Toure's ball.

But Toure is worthy of being a model of a tall defensive midfielder with delicate footwork. He just borrowed Park Sam-fei's chicken to sell a flaw to Carrick, just to lure the latter to rush forward and kick, so that he could then serve the ball and change direction to pass the opponent.

Just when Toure was thinking that his plan had worked, he dribbled past the Red Devils' key defensive midfielder position and faced Manchester United's goal with an unobstructed view. Should he continue to break through, pass the ball to Eto'o, or take a long shot?

Giggs, who had been following Toure waiting for an opportunity, finally seized the moment when Toure touched the ball and dribbled past Carrick and made a tackle!

Giggs, who is also a dribbling master, naturally knows that no matter what, there will be a moment when the ball is out of control, unless the pace is abnormal like Messi, which can shorten this time to the point where you can't react...

Although Toure's long legs were very skilled, his pace was definitely not as fast as Giggs's. So when Toure was distracted, Giggs kicked the ball away from behind.

At this time, Manchester United had three people scrambling for Yaya Toure, which was the treatment Messi received. But Ivory Coast's Zhao Zilong Toure loved to do this, fighting his way out of a bloody battle among thousands of troops, which boy wouldn't love it?

So Manchester United finally got a golden opportunity. After Scholes picked up the ball, he kicked it to Li Qi who was waiting for a counterattack near the center circle.

Before Li Qi received the ball, he knew the situation behind him. Deco, Xavi, Iniesta and most importantly Toure were all in Manchester United's half, not to mention Barcelona's forwards Eto'o and Bojan. He even caught a glimpse of Zambrotta who had just crossed the halfway line to assist.

"1234567... Barcelona still has three defenders and a goalkeeper in the half. Abidal, the other full-back, will not be able to make up for it in the first time. As long as I am fast enough, it will be a 2 vs 2 situation with Rooney. I also have to pay attention to Valdes who likes to attack."

So before Scholes' ball reached his feet, Li Qi, who had already made up his mind, had already turned around; after the ball passed between his legs, he pushed the ball directly, accelerated, and rushed towards Barcelona's penalty area!

Rooney also understood what he meant, turned around and rushed forward, forcing the two central defenders of Barcelona to retreat frantically...

Li Qi, who was advancing at high speed, had a good combination with the ball and a fast pace, but the ball was always in a state where he could touch the ball and make a move at the first time, so that Barcelona's central defenders could not find the opportunity to steal the ball in advance;

Because as long as they go for the ball, whether Li Qi is passing behind or dribbling past the defense, he can be faster than them. Even if they use their hands or feet to commit a tactical foul, they may not be able to stop Li Qi who has already started to speed up.

So Li Qi dribbled the ball all the way to the top of the penalty area. Li Qi, who had triggered the outbreak point, had also figured out how to end the attack.

Abidal was only a few steps away and had to make a tactical choice immediately.

Passing the ball directly to Rooney is not a good idea either. Without VAR, whether he is offside or not depends on the linesman's decision. If he breaks through diagonally, this golden opportunity of counterattacking in the middle will be wasted!

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Sarafina chose to watch Li Qi's game broadcast with her roommate in the apartment again. At this time, the two girlfriends were so nervous that they hugged each other. All they could hear was the passionate and hoarse commentary of the commentator on the TV:

"Yaya Toure was double-teamed! The ball was poked away by Giggs! He was too careless!"

"Oh! Scholes passes the ball straight in! Chance!"

"Manchester United's golden counterattack opportunity!"

"Li Qi is too fast, Barcelona's defensive midfielder position is completely empty!"

"Li Qi and Rooney played 2 against 3 in the frontcourt, but the Barcelona defense was in a bad position."

"In front of the penalty area! Li Qi is about to pass the ball..."

"Oh! Ditch! Ditch oh-oh-oh! Ditch oh-oh-oh! Ditch!"

"Li Qi faked a shot and hit Marcos' crotch with a low shot. Valdez, who wanted to attack, guessed wrong and lost his balance. He couldn't react and could only watch Li Qi's low shot, which was not very fast, go into the lower right corner of the goal."

"Li Qi scored a goal in the 74th minute of the second half, helping Manchester United to lead the home team Barcelona 1-0 away from home. This is a priceless away goal!"

"Barcelona took the initiative throughout the game, but ultimately made a mistake due to Yaya Toure's assist from behind. He shouldn't have made another run forward for this ball, and no one could make up for the key position in time, so Manchester United seized the opportunity."

"Manchester United are so experienced. It was Giggs who made the tackle in his 101st Champions League match, and Scholes who was the ninth player in the history of the Champions League to play 9 games, who made the crucial pass. Finally, it was Li Qi who dealt the fatal blow to his old club."

"It is worth mentioning that Manchester United also has a veteran who has played 99 games in the Champions League sitting on the bench, the old captain Gary Neville..."

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At the moment when Li Qi scored the goal, the entire Camp Nou seemed to have pressed the mute button.

Anyway, from the moment the ball was kicked out, Li Qi could not hear any other sound except his own heartbeat. He could not even hear the referee's whistle. Only through the referee's gesture pointing to the center circle did Li Qi know that his goal was valid.

Then Li Qi forgot about the idea of ​​not celebrating the goal before the game, and just wanted to vent his feelings...

What's in his heart? It seems that there is no chicken manure, no depression, and even less deep hatred.

I just felt a little excited and happy to score a goal in front of 9 people. It reminded me of the Champions League final goal two seasons ago.

Oops! Sorry, I accidentally used a little force and stole the limelight from the two heroes...

[Oh my god! The author actually stayed up all night to finish the second update!

I can't believe it myself.

It seems that this is Li Qi’s first time to make a scene, which makes the author feel excited.

After all, there have been complaints about more than 160 million words...】