greenery is king

Chapter 926 Actor ([-])

The on and off the field reacted immediately to this gesture, especially the Barcelona diehards in the South Stand were even more crazy. They were thrown out unscrupulously. For a while, umbrellas, water glasses, beer and even leather shoes were all thrown down.

But Ai Huan didn't care at all, but just as he was about to turn around and leave, the referee had already run to his side, "You have to pay attention to your behavior, your action just now was provocative, if you don't restrain yourself then I will will punish you."

Ai Huan immediately spread his hands, and argued, "I was just celebrating, but Puyol was scolding me, so I was a bit slow in withdrawing the gesture, I will pay attention."

The referee gave him a cold look. On the surface, he didn't seem to believe his judgment at all, but he still had doubts about Ai Huan's words in his heart. After all, Ai Huan was doing a celebration not far in front of him just now, so he didn't care about everything. See clearly.It's really hard to tell whether Ai Huan is intentional or unintentional, but seeing the sincere expression on Ai Huan's face, he still prefers and believes in Ai Huan.

After the game started again, the Barcelona players seemed to be really stimulated. Although the offensive was still fierce, the midfield was actually very chaotic, and no effective opportunities were created at all. Immediately launch a counterattack, and their counterattack ability is indeed very fierce.

No. In 309 minutes, Mata broke through from the right after receiving a pass from Gundogan. After being blocked, he chose to pass back. After Ai Huan got the ball, he immediately went straight into the penalty area. Raul pushed in front of the goal but the football was higher than the goal.

In the 403rd minute, Schalke launched another counterattack. Fuchs made a cross, and Pukki rushed to the top and missed.

One minute later, Ai Huan intercepted the ball in midfield and handed it to Fuchs. Fuchs made a pass from the left. Raul pushed from the penalty area and was saved by Valdes.

In the 3rd minute of stoppage time in the first half, Messi scored the ball. Harvey made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Alcantara hit the opponent with a barb and was pushed out of the penalty area. He was knocked down by Gundogan during the scrimmage, and the Dutch referee Kuipers immediately prepared to call a foul, but the fiery Alcantara pushed Gundogan down for Messi. Fortunately, both Puyol and Ai Huan immediately ran over to separate their own players, which did not cause a big scene.

However, the referee did not intend to let anyone go, and directly showed Alcantara a yellow card, which also caused a burst of noise from the fans off the field.Messi's face was on the ground, and the skin under his left eye was slightly scratched, turning into a panda eye, which also made Pique and other Barcelona players surround Quipers to express their dissatisfaction.And Quipers didn't delay the time any longer, and directly blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Although Schalke had a few chances in the final period, the statistics of the entire first half clearly showed that their possession rate was only a poor 30.00%, and most of the time the football was played by the Barcelona players. However, the problem is that their offensive efficiency is astonishingly high. Almost as long as they can counterattack, they will definitely pose a threat, which also makes Barcelona very uncomfortable.

From the scene, there is almost no difference from the previous game. From the very beginning, Barcelona had the complete upper hand. However, the difference between this game and the previous game is the appearance of Ai Huan. This seemingly seriously injured player always It is he who can appear in the position where he is most needed, and it is he who makes Schalke's rapid midfielder glow with real power, which also makes Barcelona's players feel horrible.

It has been two years, and this person is no longer the one who would just run amok like a bull. Now he has gradually become a midfield organizer, but it makes everyone feel terrified and helpless.

During the intermission, the atmosphere in Schalke's lounge was very relaxed. Although they are still at a disadvantage due to the lack of an away goal, it is not so terrible from the perspective of the first half, at least for now. The style of play is relatively restrained by the opponent, which is enough to satisfy Magath.

Of course, what makes him most satisfied is the defense. Just because he knows how good Barcelona is, he does not allow his own defensive players to assist in this game. There is no need to return to defense. Now it seems that my arrangement is still very effective.

However, Barcelona seemed a bit depressed during the rest, and Guardiola also found that his players seemed to be a little out of place, so he had to reiterate his thoughts "We still have the upper hand, but it was obvious in the first half that we were defeated by the opponent. Calculated, I even feel like they gave up the ball on purpose, we have one less man now so our stamina will become a huge problem, I think they will definitely attack in the second half, so I ask you not to rush to attack, Instead, we must stick to the possession of the ball, we will delay time with them, and in the second half we must resolutely counterattack, let them see what Barcelona's counterattack looks like."

Although this is said, the actual problem is still a bit helpless.Ground coordination has always been Barcelona's forte. They have long been used to passing the ball at random on the field and passing the football into the opponent's goal. Once the coach makes them suddenly choose a quicker and simpler defensive counterattack, they will not be able to do so for a while. Unable to adapt, coupled with the fact that the opponent did not launch an attack in the second half but still put on a defense-first look, this made Barcelona quickly occupy the midfield again, and their counterattack was out of the question .

What is even more irritating is that the rain seems to be getting heavier in the second half. Although the Nou Camp has a very advanced drainage system, there is no water on the lawn at all, but the rain has made the grass more and more slippery. It is a disadvantage for Barcelona, ​​who is good at handling the ball on the ground.

In the opening 2 minutes, Fuchs countered Keita from the left side of the frontcourt, and then quickly shifted to the right. After Mata got the ball, he transferred the ball to the center again. Keeley took advantage of Pique's slow turning speed and easily broke into the penalty area with a low shot, but the football missed the far post.

After that, Keita broke through Escudero with his left rib, but instead of passing to Messi in the middle, he dribbled the ball laterally and volleyed with his left foot before the opponent came up to block, but the football was still wide. Out near post.

(End of this chapter)