Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"disuse!"

"disuse!"

"disuse!"

Barcelona fans chanted this word with great enthusiasm.

Fans near the pitch even went so far as to taunt Sporting Lisbon's players: "You losers! After conceding the goal, you were making excuses, saying the referee's decisions were unfair? What about this goal then?"

"Without fouls, without the referee's help, we Barcelona can still win!"

"Trash little team! You think you can take the lead at Camp Nou? Dream on!"

"This year's UEFA Cup title belongs to Barcelona!"

"Barcelona is the strongest in the universe!"

"Barcelona can still win championships without Figo! The Portuguese don't deserve to set foot in Camp Nou! They will never be welcome here!"

Simão felt somewhat uncomfortable after hearing these words.

Regional discrimination is unacceptable.

Perhaps it was because the Sporting Lisbon players were called together by Deng Kai for a pep talk and encouragement after conceding the goal.

So they quickly returned to battle mode without the slightest frustration.

This "whatever" attitude severely provoked Barcelona fans.

They believe that the Sporting Lisbon players should be devastated.

How can they be so calm?

So the fans started throwing things onto the field to express their dissatisfaction.

However, their actions still did not elicit a response from the Sporting Lisbon players.

Instead, Deng Kai looked up at the Barcelona fans in the stands, calm as a conqueror inspecting his future territory.

The Barcelona fans' anger was instantly drawn to Deng Kai, and they started cursing.

Deng Kai smiled, turned and left.

That's it?

Do they expect Sporting Lisbon to concede without even taking a single goal lead?

It's still a long way off!

boom!

A shadow fell from the sky, almost hitting Deng Kai if he hadn't left.

Deng Kai turned around, his brows furrowed, and took a closer look.

It's a pig's head.

"Oh! A fan threw something onto the field, and it almost hit Deng Kai."

"It's a pig's head! Is this an insult to Deng Kai, saying he and Sporting Lisbon look like pigs' heads?"

"That's outrageous! Whatever the fan's reasons, his actions are unacceptable."

"UEFA will likely hold Barcelona accountable after the match, and this fan could very well face an expulsion order of three months to a year, banning him from entering the stadium to watch games."

"The Sporting Lisbon players were very emotional, and they came to Duncan's side."

"Barcelona players are explaining the situation, and they clearly don't approve of the home fans' behavior either. Guardiola is communicating with the home fans, urging them to remain calm. At the very least, they need to show basic respect to the players on the field, otherwise it's a huge loss of face for a top club."

"Oh! Deng Kai also signaled to his teammates to calm down, and then carried the pig's head to the side of the field... What! Deng Kai put the pig's head on the side of the field and stopped the staff who were about to come over to deal with it."

"Deng Kai is adjusting the position of the pig's head. What's he doing? Is he letting the pig's head watch his game? Or is he using it as a motivational tool, constantly reminding him that if he doesn't play well, he'll get a pig's head thrown at him?"

"There is a Chinese proverb called 'sleeping on firewood and tasting gall,' which shows how they were very good at turning unfavorable conditions into motivation for themselves. This is especially valuable."

Finally, after a long process, the game resumed.

However, the players' emotions had completely drifted away from the game.

Both sides played with hatred in their hearts, and their actions inevitably escalated.

Within just five minutes, Deschamps, Drogba, and Guardiola all received yellow cards.

This time it wasn't Gandour targeting Sporting Lisbon; all three players deliberately earned their yellow cards.

Guardiola's fouls were particularly interesting.

His aggressive foul left Gandour with no choice but to give him a yellow card.

But it was this yellow card that eased the heated atmosphere on the field a little.

Guardiola's yellow card intimidated the Sporting Lisbon players, and it was a well-deserved one.

Today, both Duncan and Quaresma performed exceptionally well for Sporting Lisbon.

On the Barcelona side, Guardiola, Rivaldo, Simão, and Kluivert also shone, especially Guardiola, who has played the role of the midfield playmaker in the last two games.

The other three players' highlights owe some credit to Guardiola.

In the 76th minute, Guardiola, who had done everything he could to control the pace of the game, was dumbfounded.

Because the fourth referee on the sidelines raised the substitution board after the ball went out of play.

Barcelona substituted Gerard Lopez for Guardiola.

No one thinks there's anything wrong with this personnel change.

Guardiola is a defensive midfielder; no matter how great his playmaking is, he still has to take on some defensive responsibilities.

After more than seventy minutes and a yellow card, Gerrard, who is equally excellent and even has better running ability, replaced Guardiola. This like-for-like substitution couldn't be more perfect.

But Guardiola shook his head helplessly.

He can no longer earn the coaching staff's trust as he used to.

He had painstakingly built up his strategy, and just when it seemed like he was about to reap the rewards, the coaching staff replaced him.

Guardiola would be willing to accept Gerrard being able to reap the rewards.

But he was afraid that the prize he had secured would just slip away.

"Xavi, mark Duncan. When he approaches the attacking third, you must stay with him. Don't give him any room to maneuver. He is the key to our victory over Sporting Lisbon!" Guardiola repeatedly instructed Xavi before leaving the field.

Young Harvey, with his big, bright eyes, nodded emphatically, indicating that he would certainly live up to the old captain's expectations.

Sporting Lisbon also made a substitution, as they had too many players with yellow cards.

Portuguese defensive specialist Paulo Bento replaced Deschamps.

Swedish prodigy Imbula replaced Ivorian worker Didier Drogba.

In the 80th minute, Sporting Lisbon had possession of the ball.

After Ronaldo's unsuccessful breakthrough on the left wing, he made sure to retain possession and passed the ball back to Terry.

Terry passed the ball across to Pepe.

Pepe made a pass to the right, but instead of passing, he faked a pass and then dribbled past Kluivert before advancing with the ball himself.

The center-back dribbles forward!

Barcelona never expected Pepe to be so fierce.

Terry and Barzagli moved inwards to cover for the position.

Viana and Deng Kai both initiated forward runs in the middle.

For a moment, Sporting Lisbon's formation became a standard 2-3-5!

Two defenders, three defensive midfielders, and five forwards!

Rivaldo charged toward Pepe, attempting to steal the ball.

Pepe passes the ball to Matthäus.

Simão pressed Matthäus, but Matthäus had already spotted an opening and launched a long pass without stopping the ball, directly targeting the tall central figure, Yin Bu.

Yin Bu dropped back to escape the central defender's interference zone and easily received the ball using his tall stature.

But Abelardo immediately positioned himself behind him.

boom!

Yin Bu returned to work.

Deng Kai, who was making a forward run, was constantly interfered with by Xavi, but he suddenly braked hard and pushed Xavi aside with his hand to receive a pass from Yin Bu.

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