Chapter 139
Chapter 139
The Barcelona players on the field were all helpless at this time.
They had no way to deal with this kind of magic ball.
After Valdez got up from the ground, he entered the goal and fished out the football, then kicked it hard and kicked it away.
At this time, he was the most depressed person on the field.
A shot from halfway through the goal was directly shot through.
He knew what this meant.
This kind of magic ball will definitely be played repeatedly in the goal highlights in the future.
And as a background board, he will appear in it again and again, playing the role of being humiliated.
When he thought of this, he was annoyed.
In fact, there was no big problem with his position just now.
The team was pressing forward, and as a goalkeeper, he must expand the defensive area.
It was just that he didn't expect that just with such a forward position, the Chinese kid on the other side caught the loophole and did this.
It's frustrating to think about it.
If it were an ordinary person, at such a long distance, even if he suddenly shot a cold arrow, his feet would not have that much power, and the time it took for the football to fly to the goal would be enough for him to return to the front of the goal.
But Lin Rui's shot just now was full of power, and the speed of the ball was absolutely terrifying.
It flew over a distance of dozens of meters in an instant, and it hit the goal without even giving itself time to react.
This kind of power is really not something that ordinary people can achieve.
At this time, the celebration of the Atletico Madrid players has ended.
The two sides returned to their respective half again.
It was only two minutes after the last midfield kick-off.
But this time it was Barcelona who kicked the ball.
Messi stood near the serving point, with no joy or anger in his eyes, but his fists were clenched.
Soon, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.
Messi passed the ball to Xavi behind him, and then he rushed forward quickly.
At the beginning of the game, Barcelona, who had just held their breath, immediately swarmed up.
Atletico Madrid's morale was also boosted at this time, and they were no longer at a disadvantage when they were suppressed by Barcelona just now.
Instead, they began to fight back and forth with Barcelona.
Of course, the technical styles of the two sides are completely different. Generally speaking, Barcelona still took the initiative on the field.
The overall ball possession rate is definitely much higher than that of Atletico Madrid.
After all, they play a pass-control game, and they must control the football under their feet.
Atletico Madrid's style of play is open and close, and the style of play is relatively rough.
Their countermeasures against Barcelona's pass-control are also very simple, that is, tough physical confrontation.
Use their own impact and physical confrontation to disrupt the opponent's smooth cooperation.
The whole game became fragmented.
Soon, under the deliberate actions of Atletico Madrid players, there were more fouls on the field.
And the referee's whistle began to sound frequently. In the 21st minute of the game, after Iniesta got the ball in the midfield, he was about to dribble forward, and was knocked to the ground by Gabi who rushed over from the side.
The referee blew a whistle and penalized Barcelona's frontcourt set-piece.
But he did not give Gabi a card.
This made Iniesta very dissatisfied.
The foul location this time was far away from the goal, and it was not suitable for direct shooting.
So this attack was completely destroyed.
Two minutes later, after Messi got the ball in the frontcourt, he used his Lingbo microsteps. Liang Xu dribbled past two defenders and was about to break into the penalty area. Juan Fran grabbed the corner of his clothes and pulled hard. Messi could no longer control the football under his feet.
Godin rushed up and kicked the ball out.
However, this foul also cost Juan Fran a yellow card.
Barcelona's attack became less smooth under the constant harassment of Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid also took the opportunity to launch several attacks. In the 26th minute of the game, Koke made a fierce tackle in the midfield and broke the ball at Xavi's feet.
And this tackle was not a foul.
After grabbing the football, Koke made a long pass and found Costa in front. After Costa got the ball, he pulled the ball and changed direction to pass Mascherano who came up to intercept, and then drove straight into the penalty area.
And before Puyol came up to make up for the defense, he shot a goal.
This time, Valdes was very focused. He fell to the ground and saved the ball from going out of bounds with one hand.
Atletico Madrid got a corner kick opportunity.
Raul Garcia took the corner kick.
The corner kick he kicked flew directly to the middle of the penalty area.
Lin Rui jumped high under the double-team of Puyol and Abidal and grabbed the first point. With a lion's head shake, he headed the ball into the center of the goal.
Because the distance was too close, Valdes had no time to react.
But in the end, it hit the crossbar of the goal hard and bounced out.
This shot made everyone in Barcelona sweat.
They never dared to underestimate Atletico Madrid again.
After that, the two teams went back and forth and attacked each other.
But until the end of the first half, no one was able to score again.
"Beep! Beep!——"
With two whistles, one long and one short, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
The intense first half ended.
The players from both sides immediately stopped the game and began to walk to the player tunnel.
The fans from both sides also breathed a sigh of relief and eased their tension.
In the away team's locker room, Simeone gave the players some tactical summaries and adjustments based on some situations in the first half of the game, and then left the locker room to the players.
In the home team's locker room on the other side, Vilanova didn't have much to say. He thought his team played very well in the first half, and the second half only needed to follow the rhythm of the first half.
Soon, the fifteen minutes of the halftime break passed quickly, and the players from both sides returned to the field and exchanged venues.
The referee blew the whistle and the second half began.
At the beginning of the second half, Atletico Madrid kicked off first. Atletico
Madrid was not in a hurry to attack. They kept backing up in the midfield and backcourt, luring Barcelona's players to come forward.
On the Barcelona side, they continued the style of play in the first half.
At the beginning, they pressed forward and pressed high.
This was exactly what Atletico Madrid wanted. In the 47th minute of the game, Gabi passed the ball back to Juan Fran.
After Juan Fran got the ball, he did not stop, but passed it directly back to goalkeeper Courtois.
At this time, Barcelona's players had pressed forward, and even the back line began to press forward, almost reaching the midline.
Courtois saw the opportunity and suddenly kicked the ball towards the midfield.
At this time in the midfield, Costa and Lin Rui were ready for the assault.
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