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Chapter 414 Today, either I beat you up or you beat me up!

Zero to two!
If someone had said before the game that Manchester United would lead Barcelona by two goals in the first half, they would definitely have been criticized by the "experts" and fans.

However, at this moment, hundreds of millions of viewers around the world, including the 80,000 spectators at Camp Nou, witnessed this incredible score.

What the hell?

When did Barcelona become so bad?!

Less than thirty-five minutes into the first half, Manchester United scored twice against Barcelona at the great Camp Nou!

Moreover, both goals were scored by the same player.

It was none other than the Red Devils' No.7 Ling Feng, who was madly belittled and questioned by the Spanish media before the game, who believed that he was just a creation hyped by the media and was not even worthy of polishing Messi's shoes!
The black-haired young man shrouded in the sunlight shining over the Nou Camp was like a dazzling sun, stealing the limelight from all the players on the field.

This includes the historical trident combination of Messi, Suarez and Neymar!
It only took Ling Feng 35 minutes to give two loud slaps to the media and fans who had looked down on him before the game!

He slapped the left cheek and the right cheek, and directly slapped the faces of those questioners until they were swollen!

According to statistics, he not only became the fourth English player to score against Barcelona at Camp Nou after Andy Cole, McManaman and Lampard.

Moreover, he is also the first Premier League player to score twice in his first match against Barcelona!
While the Manchester United players were celebrating on the field, the Barcelona executives sitting in the VIP area of ​​the main stand had already turned pale.

Chairman Bartomeu, in particular, had a frown on his face and a serious expression.

No one knew that he had already cursed in his heart:

"Damn, Enrique is such a loser."

In his opinion, the transfer support the team gave to Enrique this summer was already sufficient.

One hundred million euros brought in six new players.

As a result, in this game, except Umtiti, the other five new players missed the starting lineup!

We still have to rely on the veteran heroes to conquer the world!

Last season, although they won the league competition with Real Madrid again, they successfully defended the La Liga title.

However, being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League is somewhat difficult to accept for the ambitious Barcelona.

In particular, the team's offensive firepower is strong and it has repeatedly set goal records.

However, the team's decline in defense is somewhat difficult to accept by the media and fans.

As the saying goes, offense wins games and defense wins championships.

I thought that in this Champions League home game where we had the upper hand, we would be able to pin Manchester United down in the first half and boost the team's morale.

However, they didn’t expect that before the first half was over, Enrique and Barcelona’s backcourt had already given all the Barcelona supporters a huge shit!
Zero to two!
When have they ever conceded two goals in the first half?
And the opponent is not a super giant like Real Madrid or Bayern, but a declining team like Manchester United? !

At the same time, social media and the Internet far away in the British Isles were also in an uproar!

"Well done!"

"That's it, kill these self-righteous Spaniards!"

"This speed is so terrifying!"

Many viewers in front of the TV also watched the replay of this goal.

I was even more amazed at Yu Lingfeng's terrifying strength!
Professional commentators from various countries also analyzed this goal.
"Eighty percent of the credit for this goal belongs to Ling Feng!"

"It started with intercepting Messi's pass in the backcourt, then sending a straight pass to Rashford, and finally running forward at high speed for 60 meters to complete the fatal blow."

"From the planning to the final goal, the whole process was smooth and flowing. It only took four touches to score against Barcelona!"

"This is a signature Mourinho counterattack!"

It is worth mentioning that the Manchester United team was wearing white jerseys, and Mourinho was sitting in the coaching booth.
There were even many people who thought they were watching a game between Real Madrid and Barcelona!
The high-speed, simple and quick counterattack is very similar to Mourinho's Real Madrid back then!

Looking at the Manchester United players who were celebrating wildly together, the Barcelona players on the field had different expressions.

The camera lens at the scene was also intriguingly aimed at the MSN group:

Messi had his hands on his hips and his head down, not knowing what he was thinking;
Suarez frowned, and seemed to be communicating with Iniesta not far away;
Neymar stared at the celebrating Manchester United players, thinking.
With Xavi's departure, Barcelona's leaders have become Iniesta, Mascherano and Messi.

But Xiaobai and Messi have never been the type of leaders who shout loudly to their teammates or encourage their teammates when the team is behind and in adversity.

Therefore, this task fell on "Little Mascherano".

Even this goal was partly due to the fact that I did not commit a tactical foul on Rashford in time.

However, Xiao Ma Ge still stood up!

"damn it!"

“We played like shit!”

"Come on! This is Camp Nou!"

"We haven't lost yet!"

No Barcelona player felt disgusted by Mascherano's shouting. Instead, they became more motivated!
At this time, Iniesta, the team captain, took over the conversation and encouraged other teammates:
“We are Barca!”

"This is not the performance we should have!"

With Ling Feng's two consecutive blows, the slow-warming Catalan giant seemed to wake up from a dream.

As the ball kicked off again, the situation on the field changed quietly.

As the game entered the end of the first half, Manchester United's high pressure became less aggressive than at the beginning as the players' physical energy was depleted.

In order to save energy and prepare for the second half, Mourinho made timely on-the-spot adjustments, asking his players to shrink their defense, retreat back to their own half, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Until this time, Barcelona's backcourt passes were finally not so awkward, and they were able to pass the ball to the MSN combination more smoothly.

When the ball came to the feet of Messi, Neymar and Suarez, the anxious hearts of Barcelona fans finally calmed down a lot.

According to statistics from relevant agencies, 80 percent of Barcelona's offensive power in every game comes from the MSN combination.

This shows how much Barcelona relies on MSN on the offensive end.

Of course, such dependence is happy.

Perhaps every head coach wishes to have three Ballon d'Or-level offensive players under his command!
There is no need to worry about defense, the offense is enough to make the opponent cry!
"Iniesta takes the ball and uses the change of pace"

“Fried meatballs!”

"Beautiful pass! Barcelona captain passed the ball to Messi"

"Messi took the ball and broke through, passing Kante again."

"Hit the door!"

Maybe he was angry, or maybe he knew that the team was falling behind. If he didn't make more efforts, the team's situation would become more difficult.

So, Messi retreated to the midfield again to get the ball, and then started his dribbling performance.

Messi's strongest point is his super-fast pace and dribbling rhythm.

Even though his explosiveness has declined after a serious injury in 2013, his playing style has also changed to a certain extent and has become more mature.

Bang!
"Nice shot!"

"Amazing save from De Gea!"

After using a long shot from outside the penalty area to scare the opponent, Messi's cooperation with Neymar and Suarez gradually improved.

MSN's offensive tactics mainly rely on Messi as the main blaster, who uses personal breakthroughs to tear open the opponent's defense and then complete the pass or shot.

Suarez and Neymar act as "runners" to help Messi create space.

Once Messi attracts the main attention of the defense and passes the ball, they will be able to get more space to complete the finish!
These three players all have strong personal abilities and a wealth of finishing methods.

If you can defend Messi, the other two will be left empty. If you can defend Neymar, the other two will also be left empty.

If he can defend against Messi and Neymar, Suarez will be left alone!
This is why the MSN combination is so unsolvable!
There is no way to prevent it!

As the MSN combination exerted its strength, Manchester United's defensive pressure increased sharply.

Even under Barcelona's all-out attack, the relatively densely defended middle lane remained as solid as a rock.

The midfield iron triangle formed by Ling Feng, Kante and Herrera has both speed and toughness, and is not easy to break through.

After several unsuccessful attempts by Messi and Suarez to cooperate in the middle, Messi chose to tear open the defense from the "Messi Corridor" where he is best.

That is, on the right side of the frontcourt, and then cut in horizontally from the rib space!
When the game reached the 42nd minute, Messi took the ball on the right and broke through again.

Kante got close to him immediately, and Ling Feng assisted in defense from the side.

Facing a double-team, Messi still used his unique pace and rhythm to find the best time to break through in the narrow space!
As Messi broke out from the double-team of Kante and Ling Feng and was then knocked to the ground by Herrera, the referee immediately blew the whistle.

After showing Herrera a yellow card, Barcelona also got a good free kick opportunity on the right side of the penalty area.

The foul occurred about 25 meters away from the goal, so the ball could have been shot directly at the goal.

And Barcelona’s first free kick taker is naturally Messi!

Amid the cheers of thousands of fans at Camp Nou, Messi positioned the ball and then stood behind the right side of the ball.

Standing in front of him was a four-man wall consisting of Ibrahimovic, Ling Feng, Smalling and Herrera.

The positioning of the human wall is also very important.

The two tallest players on the team, Ibrahimovic and Smalling, who are over 1.9 meters tall, stood in the middle of the human wall.

This increases the difficulty of getting the free kick over the wall.

"Messi is ready to take this free kick"

"Did he shoot from the near corner or the far corner?"

"let us wait and see"

With the referee's whistle, Messi started, and with a bang, he hit the lower middle part of the ball with the inside of his left foot!

The power of this shot was very well controlled, and the ball flew over the head of Herrera on the leftmost side of the wall, then drew a perfect arc and flew towards the goal.

Even though De Gea predicted that Messi would shoot at the near corner, he had already taken a step towards the near post.

However, he still underestimated the quality of this free kick.

The ball spun strongly, passing right by his fingertips and playfully went into the upper right corner of the goal!

"Wow!"

"Goal~~~~"

“What a beautiful arc!”

"Messi did not disappoint. He scored a goal from a free kick in the dead corner and pulled Barcelona back from the edge of the cliff!"

"The score difference between the two sides is only one goal!"

After scoring the goal, Messi did not celebrate immediately, but instead called on Suarez to pick up the ball.

After seeing Suarez rush into the goal and run out with the ball, he made his signature celebration gesture of pointing both hands to the sky, and then waved to his teammates to go back and let the opponent serve the ball as soon as possible.

This action also shows the team's fighting spirit and determination!

It was not until this time that Camp Nou finally found an opportunity, and tens of thousands of home team fans cheered loudly.

The red and blue ocean in the stands played the exclusive personal song created by the Argentine singer for Messi - "El Zurdito" (The Little Left Foot)
Amid the loud singing surrounding their ears, the Manchester United players finally felt the powerful sense of oppression brought to them by the Nou Camp stadium.

However, looking at Barcelona which was already gaining momentum, Ling Feng just raised the corner of his mouth.

It would be boring if Barcelona was defeated so easily.

After reading and observing the game in the first half, he believes that the key to victory or defeat lies in who between Manchester United and Barcelona can break the opponent's defense!

Compared with Barcelona's defense, Ling Feng feels that Manchester United's defense will be better.

Because, they have Kante!

Of course, he didn’t know whether the defense led by Kante could stop MSN;
However, he knew that he could definitely break through Barcelona's defense!

. . .

Although Messi scored a goal with a free kick.

But we can't blame Herrera for the foul and giving away the free kick opportunity.

After all, if Messi gets past him, whether it is a direct shot or a pass, it will be more threatening.

Maybe he's already scored a goal
Therefore, Ling Feng came to Herrera's side and patted him on the back:

"Andel, it's okay!"

"You defended well and we didn't give them many chances."

"Keep it up!"

It is worth mentioning that with Messi's goal, Lineker's pre-match predictions had quietly hit two "Ling Feng goal" and "Messi goal", leaving only the result of the final game.

Can Manchester United draw with the powerful Barcelona at Camp Nou?
Or can they take away three points at Camp Nou, or will they suffer a reversal?

Perhaps the answer can only be known when the whistle blows at the end of the 90-minute game.
However, Barcelona managed to equalize in the first half as Messi scored a direct free kick with a wonderful arc ball.

This is definitely a shot in the arm for Barcelona!

You know, the psychological pressure on the players on the lagging team when going into the halftime break with a two-goal deficit and when going into the halftime break with a one-goal deficit are absolutely completely different.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half.

Just when Barcelona was about to continue launching wave after wave of attacks, seizing the opportunity of high morale and pursuing victory, the referee suddenly blew the whistle to end the first half.

Along with this, both the Manchester United players on the field and the Manchester United fans in the stands and in front of the TV could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just like that, with Ling Feng's two goals in the first half, Manchester United led Barcelona, ​​which had the MSN combination, 2-1 at Camp Nou!
(End of this chapter)