Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Good morning, everyone. You are now watching the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final, Barcelona vs. Sporting Lisbon. This is Camp Nou, and the players have arrived in the tunnel."

"The first leg ended in a 3-3 draw, with Barcelona holding a temporary lead thanks to their three away goals. But Sporting Lisbon is by no means without a fighting chance."

"These two teams have a long history. Before Figo's transfer to Real Madrid, Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona were strategic partners. But Figo's defection enraged Barcelona fans, especially Barcelona members."

"They therefore took their anger out on Sporting Lisbon, the supplier, and forced the management to give up on Sporting Lisbon's winger Quaresma last summer."

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"At the time, this was seen as the dignity of a top club, but looking back now, that dignity is extremely valuable, even exceeding the original five million euros. Because Quaresma, who was worth over seven million euros back then, is now worth over twenty million euros."

"Furthermore, Barcelona's resentment towards Sporting Lisbon is also reflected in Simão. It was only recently, thanks to Simão's hot form, that he overshadowed Enrique and Zenden and returned to the starting lineup. Previously, he could only come on as a substitute most of the time, but his competitive level is higher than those two."

"Of course, when talking about Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon, we have to mention Deng Kai. Deng Kai received a trial invitation from Barcelona in his early years, but he declined because he wanted to pursue his studies, which led to him being blacklisted by Barcelona's La Masia youth academy."

"Three years later, in 1998, when Deng Kai returned to the football industry, even though Guardiola recommended him many times, Barcelona's youth academy still refused to sign him."

"Deng Kai then stated that he had never intended to join Barcelona, ​​and uttered the famous saying that players who actively join Barcelona usually don't have a good ending."

"It seems that this statement has had some effect so far. Overmars and Simão, who joined Barcelona in the last two years, have not been happy with their time at the club and have failed to meet public expectations."

"Alright, the match officially begins with the sound of the whistle... Oh! Deng Kai starts with a lob shot, he really went for it, this is Barcelona!"

"Reina's movement was quick and steady. He turned and chased back, making a powerful save, and tipped the ball out of the goal with one hand. It was a brilliant save!"

"Deng Kai's long-range lob was beautiful, and Reina's save was equally brilliant."

"The fans in the stadium booed, expressing their anger at Duncan's blatant disregard for Barcelona. The more relaxed a player is against an opponent, the more easily they provoke him. And that long-range lob from midfield was an incredibly easy and daring move."

"Deng Kai pointed to the corner flag, reminding Barcelona fans that their crisis is not over yet."

"Oh! That's brilliant! Guardiola walks over to Duncan, seemingly saying something to him. He's probably warning Duncan not to provoke his own fans. Players must uphold the dignity of their fans; it's one of the prerequisites for being loved by them. Guardiola is a good captain, but he hasn't encountered the best Barcelona, ​​nor has he encountered the best version of himself."

"If it weren't for the numerous rivalries and the frequent injuries during his peak, Guardiola's historical status among midfielders might have been even higher."

"Wow! Deng Kai bypassed Guardiola. Looks like he didn't want to listen to Guardiola's nagging. Guardiola chased after Deng Kai, and Deng Kai turned around and pressed his chest against Guardiola... Oh! Forehead bang, the tension is rising!"

No one expected that the rhythm of the game would be established in the very first minute.

Guardiola did not expect Duncan's reaction to be so strong.

"Don't treat me like a child, Guardiola. I'm the core of this team on the field now, and everyone is watching me!" Deng Kai looked at Guardiola without any politeness. "If I saw you outside of the game, I wouldn't mind greeting you as a junior, but not now."

"Don't tell me you don't know how my attitude affects my teammates. If you do know, and you still try to take advantage of me, then you're being disrespectful to your elders."

"So don't blame me for being rude; you've brought this embarrassment upon yourself."

After Guardiola's plan was exposed, he seemed a little deflated.

Hemp egg!

That kid is too cunning; he saw through it all.

This is why a team leader sometimes can't be too gentle and polite. You might have a fierce heart and a delicate touch, but your teammates might mistakenly think you only like the delicate flower and not the fierce tiger.

This is very demoralizing.

Ultimately, referee Gandour intervened to stop the altercation before the other players could get involved.

He warned Deng Kai.

Deng Kai told him that it was Guardiola who had come to cause trouble.

Gandour then warned Guardiola, but he was clearly unhappy with Duncan.

Deng Kai also didn't tolerate Gandour, and he actually intended to use Guardiola to test Gandour's stance.

As it turns out, Gandour is definitely on Barcelona's side today.

Otherwise, he should have warned Guardiola, the one who started the trouble, first, instead of looking for Deng Kai.

This competition... is becoming increasingly difficult.

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In the eighth minute, Simão cut inside and shook off Terry, then successfully passed the ball to Kluivert under pressure from Matthäus.

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The latter unleashed a powerful shot of extremely high quality, but it was saved by Schmeichel, who also played exceptionally well.

In the twelfth minute, Simão once again gained the upper hand in his duel with Terry.

This time, it was Viana who came back and committed a foul to stop Simão.

However, the free kick was in a relatively dangerous position, and it was possible to try a direct shot.

Rivaldo stood in front of the free kick; he was to take it.

Sporting Lisbon's wall of players is quite tall, with players like Fonte, Barzagli, Terry, and Drogba all being very tall.

Rivaldo took a deep breath, ran up and shot.

Sure enough, they went straight for the door.

boom!

The football soared into the sky.

It wasn't because Rivaldo failed to hold the line.

It was because Fonte jumped up and blocked the ball with his head.

He was the highest point of the human wall.

No one else can do this ball except him.

Once they get past the wall, it's almost always a goal.

Rivaldo's free kicks are very strong.

Fonte has done a great job!

But soon everyone gathered around and gestured for the team doctor to come in.

Because Fonte did not get up for a long time.

Rivaldo was the player who was most adept at standing and swinging his leg to shoot before Ronaldinho, so you can imagine the power of his shots.

Fontana's nose was bleeding profusely, which was quite worrying to see.

But Triguera and Maxa exchanged a glance... The opportunity to strengthen Sporting Lisbon's weakest link has arrived.

Soon, the team doctor helped Fonte to the sidelines to discuss the situation with Triguera.

Team doctor: Fonte is fine, just a simple nosebleed.

Trigra: Fonte could be in trouble.

Team doctor: Fonte is really fine.

Maxa: Fonte could really be in trouble.

Fonte: Coach, I think I can keep going.

Trigra: No, you don't have to insist.

Fonte: It's okay, coach, let me play. I can handle it.

Maxa: Something's wrong. If you play, the team can't handle it.

So Triguera quickly made a substitution before Fonte could fully regain consciousness, replacing Fonte with Pepe.

Apart from Triguera, Maxa, and Duncan, no one knew what this substitution meant.

Sporting Lisbon's youth team undergoes a super evolution...

Fonte: mmp!

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.