It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 33: The Collapse of the Building

After stepping onto the field with his left foot and hugging Keita, Charles trotted onto the field.

"TADA~ Congratulations to the host for getting the reverse Pique - Neymar."

“Some are born in Rome, some are born for Rome.”

When the Barcelona fans who came with the team saw Charles and Xavi come on the field, they all stood up excitedly.

The red and blue colors on the small away stands are like the evening mist, light and thin, yet rich and colorful, laying the foundation for a beautiful sunset.

"Ciel!"

"Messi!"

“Ciel!!”

"Messi!!"

After Charles and Xavi came on, Barcelona changed their formation to 4-4-2.

1-巴尔德斯/20-阿尔维斯、3-皮克、2-卡塞雷斯、22-阿比达尔/6-哈维、28-布斯克茨、8-伊涅斯塔、17-夏尔/10-梅西、9-埃托奥。

Iniesta dropped back to play in midfield.

Barcelona, ​​who were behind, launched a wave of attacks.

62 minutes.

Xavi noticed Charles' position out of the corner of his eye and made a sideways pass.

Charles started moving instantly, and before Juande could catch him, he saw him easily stop the ball while running.

Moreover, from stopping the ball to running with the ball, Charles' movements were extremely smooth and fast.

Juande swung his legs hard, but what terrified him was that Charles' speed with the ball was even faster than his (Juande's) running without the ball.

Guardiola was very pleased watching from the sidelines.

It's funny to say that Charles spent most of his time at Barcelona in the hospital.

Charles had hardly participated in many trainings and tests.

In terms of basic tests such as running speed, Guardiola does have Charles' data.

But when it comes to ball testing, Charles is either in the hospital or recovering at home.

Just like in team games, Charles usually only plays for about 20 minutes.

Guardiola is really afraid that the turf manager or some logistics staff will suddenly become a traitor inside Real Madrid.

It was already scary to play for half an hour after a week's rest.

If he accidentally gets injured during the team training match, Guardiola won’t know what to do.

It now appears that Charles is back in good shape.

I should be able to play for thirty minutes today.

Beijia rushed towards Charles. With Beijia in front and Juande behind, Charles stopped suddenly and gently pushed the ball with the inside of his left foot.

Just when Beijia mistakenly thought that Charles was going to pass by his (Bejia's) left side and changed his center of gravity.

Charles tapped his right foot lightly and accelerated to pass by Beijia's right side.

Facing Monzon and Meli who were on high alert, and Bejia and Juande who were surrounding them from the rear.

Under Meli's incredulous gaze, he saw Charles flick the ball with the outside of his left foot and then move quickly to the left.

Just as the four of them were moving like an iron barrel, Charles caught the ball in one step faster.

Amid the close defense of four players, Charles stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled it back, then turned quickly and hit the ball with his left heel.

"Snapped--"

The ball broke through Betis' defense at lightning speed and with more precision than a scalpel.

In the eyes of Betis players, this is more like a butcher knife than a scalpel.

Before Ricardo and Ilic could use their strength, Xavi had already gently pushed with the arch of his foot in front of the small penalty area.

"Swish--" The white ball slid along the grass like a poisonous snake. Ricardo risked his life to save it, but he was still a step too slow.

The damned snake got there before him, slithering under his armpit into the net.

"Betis 2:2 Barcelona."

"I have fought in battles over three thousand miles, and my sword has been as powerful as a million men!"

"Charles, who just played for two minutes, was able to assist Xavi."

"Some people ask why Shire is so expensive and why he often doesn't go on stage to raise fish in the hospital."

"After watching this game, I think everyone will understand why Shire is so expensive."

"Other new players played for 2 minutes and did nothing, or even failed to do anything in minutes, but Charles played for minutes and that was enough."

"That's why even though Charles only plays for less than half an hour in every game, he is still valued by Guardiola."

"Because apart from the high appearance fee, Ciel has no other disadvantages."

Harvey rushed over to Ciel to celebrate.

Just when he was about to jump onto Charles' back, he braked quickly.

It would be hilarious if Charles couldn't catch him and they both fell down.

"You just finished the game and you are in such a good condition now. The pass you just made was so good."

"It would be the same if you only played half the game like me," Charles glanced at Guardiola secretly and covered his mouth with his hand. "I just found the self-service beverage machine. After the game, do you want to secretly buy a bottle?"

Harvey also covered his mouth, "Where?"

"It's just around the corner from the passage leading to the home team's locker room."

"Okay. If Pep asks me to go to the press conference, you buy me a bottle."

The game starts again.

After being equalized, Betis was obviously more cautious than before.

And Barcelona’s changes cannot rely solely on the replacement of one or two players.

In the 63rd minute, Charles knocked back from the left, and Abidal's right-foot shot was blocked by Monzon. Abidal then shot the ball again but it went wide of the sideline.

One minute later, Iniesta knocked the ball back in the penalty area and made a wall pass with Xavi, but his shot from 1 yards was blocked by Monzon.

In the 66th minute, Xavi made a straight pass.

After receiving the ball, Charles broke free from Bega's blockade again and passed the ball back to Xavi on the left side of the penalty area.

Xavi's shot from the left side of the penalty area was again blocked by Ricardo.

In the 70th minute, Abidal made a cross from the left, and Xavi headed the ball from 8 yards in front of the goal, but it went wide of the near corner.

In the 71st minute, Iniesta made a straight pass, Eto'o knocked the ball back with his back in the penalty area, and Iniesta shot with the outside of his right foot from the left side of the penalty area.

But Ricardo, who was bitten by the "snake", once again saved the ball from going out of bounds.

In the 72nd minute, Eto'o passed the ball and Iniesta's shot in the penalty area was saved by Ricardo at the near corner.

Just one minute later, Sergio Garcia made a straight pass from the midfield, and Oliveira's low shot was blocked by Valdes' legs.

In the 77th minute, Busquets was given a yellow card for fouling Oliveira.

In the 79th minute, Eto'o was blocked from breaking through the middle and chose to knock the ball back to Charles.

Juande, who had been passed by Charles many times in a row, did not show any weakness this time. After seeing Charles receive the ball, he rushed up and fell to the ground to make a tackle.

Charles deftly stopped the ball, then dribbled past Juande's feet again.

Beijia couldn't help but break out in a sweat when he saw that Barcelona's No. 17 had once again turned Juande into a sieve.

Beijia lowered his center of gravity, and remained unmoved when Charles tried the same trick again, flicking the ball with his left foot.

But what he didn't expect was that Charles' next move was not to change direction by flicking the ball with his right foot.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Charles quickly switched his supporting foot and poked the ball directly with the toe of his right foot.

(End of this chapter)