Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Pepe made an impact as soon as he came on, successfully clearing Barcelona's corner kick with a header.

In the following minutes, Barcelona used the same tactics as in the previous match, attempting to break through Sporting Lisbon's defenses directly through the middle.

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However, the coverage and interception capabilities of Matthäus and Pepe, the two sweepers, are almost flawless. With this combination, the middle lane is virtually impossible to penetrate.

Losing possession in the middle is a very dangerous thing for Barcelona.

Seventeenth minute.

Pepe intercepted Guardiola's through ball in the backfield.

Kluinvert ran past him, and once he received the ball, it would be a one-on-one opportunity.

This was a very risky interception attempt, and only Pepe dared to do it.

If it were the old Fonte, he would definitely retreat defensively and then face Kluinvert, who had the ball in front of him, in a 1v1 situation.

The latter has more than ten ways to get past Fonte and get a shot off.

Pepe, on the other hand, didn't give Kluivert any possession of the ball at all.

boom!

Pepe intercepted the ball and passed it to Matthäus.

Matthäus passed the ball to Viana, quickly completing the transition between attack and defense.

Xavi held his position, keeping an eye on Viana. Once Viana was beaten, Sporting Lisbon's fast break would be unleashed.

boom!

Viana didn't try to get past Xavi; he has the ability, but his position is relatively deep, so advancing would waste time and affect the efficiency of counter-attacks.

Viana made a long pass to the right wing.

Quaresma received the ball on the right wing and broke into the attacking third.

Facing the belated arrival of Barcelona's left-back Barjuan, Quaresma decisively cut inside.

Barjuan's turning speed was certainly not as fast as Quaresma's sprint speed, and when he stretched out his leg but failed to stop the ball, it meant he had been beaten in advance.

Sure enough, after Barjuan turned around, he couldn't even see Quaresma's taillights.

Inside the penalty area, Drogba suddenly accelerated, raising his hand to Quaresma as he made his forward run.

Barcelona's left center-back Abelardo was initially poised to cover Quaresma, but due to Drogba's forward run, he was positioned awkwardly, resulting in a distorted movement where he seemed to want to move both forward and to the left.

boom!

Quaresma seized the opportunity and dribbled the ball through Abelardo's legs, completing a spectacular nutmeg.

Because the match had only just begun, Guardiola still had plenty of energy, and he managed to catch up as quickly as possible.

Quaresma raises his right foot, preparing to shoot with the outside of his foot.

Guardiola leaped over and executed a Bruce Lee-style leg-extending block, looking incredibly cool... if he succeeded.

"A feint! Quaresma's fake shot completely fooled Guardiola, sending him flying out of bounds! He became the perfect backdrop for Quaresma's dribbling past three defenders!"

"Quaresma is facing the goal directly, and although the angle is tight, don't forget he's Sporting Lisbon's undisputed king of outside-of-the-foot shots! His outside-of-the-foot technique is second only to Duncan, and his shots are extremely dangerous!"

boom!

Quaresma took a shot with his right foot, the point of contact being the outside of his foot, but at the last moment he deliberately poked the ground with his toe, forcibly changing the direction of the force and turning it into a lob pass.

Near the six-yard box, Reina positioned himself relatively far forward to defend against Quaresma's shot from a tight angle.

This lob pass went directly over his defensive zone and flew to the back post.

Fortunately, de Boer was there.

"Deng Kai made a forward run into the penalty area. His positioning has always been excellent. He provided Quaresma with a better option than a shot from a tight angle."

"Oh! What a pity, De Boer blocked Deng Kai, he didn't let Deng Kai rush over."

"In the last time the two sides met, De Boer was suppressed by Ronaldo's run from the back, which led to the team conceding a goal. However, Ronaldo is 1.83 meters tall, while De Boer is 1.79 meters tall, and Ronaldo is very athletic, so it is understandable that De Boer could not stop Duncan."

"However, Deng Kai is only 1.71 meters tall. If De Boer, a short center-back, can't contain him, then no one else can contain Deng Kai."

The narrator had just finished speaking.

Deng Kai suddenly braked, seemingly having a new assessment of the landing point.

De Boer immediately stopped and stood close to Deng Kai.

There are always two options in defense: stick with the ball or stick with the player.

This is something that needs to be chosen.

If you are confident that you can take out an opponent's player, and at the same time there are no other opponent players in your defensive zone besides the opponent, then you should stick with the opponent.

That way, as long as the opponent can't receive the ball, there will be no threat.

After all, even if you touch the ball near the goal, it could result in an own goal, so not touching the ball is the best option.

Of course, if there are many opposing players in the penalty area, then you should prioritize getting the ball out of the box; you can't just focus on getting past the one player you're defending.

At this moment, inside Barcelona's penalty area, Drogba was offside, Ronaldo hadn't entered the box yet, and only Duncan was in the middle. De Boer could simply exploit Duncan's weakness; he didn't need to predict the ball's trajectory himself.

After De Boer and Deng Kai regained their footing, he looked up and realized that they were still about a meter away from where they would land.

perfect!

De Boer was secretly delighted.

Under his close defense, Deng Kai couldn't even get to the landing point, let alone pose a threat.

"I'm stuck!" De Boer even turned to Reiziger, the right-back who was battling Ronaldo at the far post, and gestured to him to stop following Ronaldo and just go to the far post to handle the ball.

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Reiziger immediately abandoned Ronaldo and rushed to the byline, ready to clear the loose ball with a long kick.

However, in that instant, Deng Kai pushed off with his right foot, stopped, and then suddenly jumped forward again.

With de Boer pulling him along, he couldn't jump at all.

But it doesn't matter. Deng Kai fell forward, pushed off with his feet, and leaped to the top.

The pause when Deng Kai braked earlier caused him to be late.

The football has passed the optimal shooting area and is almost touching the ground.

But Deng Kai's low diving header, which he couldn't reach high, actually managed to reach the ball that was close to the ground.

boom!

At this moment, the German-style bomber and the Paradoxical fish leap are both at work.

Deng Kai's heading ability has been greatly enhanced.

Even if the angle is tricky and the position is barely enough.

But with a slight adjustment to his neck, Deng Kai still managed to head the ball perfectly into the Barcelona goal!

The Camp Nou stadium fell silent instantly.

De Boer stared at Deng Kai on the ground and the football in the net, still somewhat dazed.

How could someone score a header from a low, flat position when the ball was clearly not in time?

It's outrageous.

This guy is as slippery as an eel, so cunning!

"Goal!!!"

"Deng Kai! Deng Kai has given Sporting Lisbon the lead!"

"1-0! Sporting Lisbon defeats Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate, putting them one foot in the UEFA Cup final!"

"Can they really do it?"

"That header was beautiful! Duncan was so tenacious! He was completely marked by De Boer, but he didn't give up, and he scored in his own way! He's simply unstoppable!"

As soon as Deng Kai saw the ball go into the net, he immediately got up and rushed towards the corner flag.

He raised his arms high, ready to celebrate, but was intercepted by Cristiano Ronaldo who rushed over from the side and fell to the ground.

"Damn it!" Deng Kai knew he was doomed.

really.

The next moment, Drogba, Viana, Quaresma and other players rushed up one after another.

They pinned Deng Kai to the very bottom.

Sporting Lisbon fans celebrated wildly on the pitch at Camp Nou.

The Barcelona players' expressions grew increasingly grim.

Strangely, the referee in this match, Gandour, also looked very unhappy.

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