Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"That was terrible! We shouldn't have been given that corner kick! Not to mention the penalty kick that followed!"

"Manchester City is really having a run of bad luck."

"Wow! Ronaldinho has a real heart!"

Ronaldinho scores his second penalty! The aggregate score is now 4-3!

"Barcelona are completely leading by a single goal."

"Even if Manchester City scores later, Barcelona will avoid being defeated in the final moments, and the two sides will be even, which greatly increases Barcelona's margin for error."

Losing a game because the opponent scores is a completely different psychological experience from drawing the game because the opponent scores is a different psychological experience.

The latter would be much more relaxed.

After that goal, the referee finally blew his whistle to stop the game.

The first half has ended.

For Manchester City, Guardiola led his assistants into the locker room first, ready to conduct a targeted analysis of Barcelona's style of play in the first half.

Meanwhile, Maxi stayed on the sidelines, ready to unleash a torrent of abuse on the referee.

This team has people in charge of technology and others in charge of emotional support, making it a veritable assembly line operation.

During halftime, various media outlets also analyzed some of the issues that arose in the first half.

Huang Jianxiang stated, "Personally, I believe Adriano was not offside on that goal. I know some people will say it was a 50/50 chance, but I'd like to ask everyone to consider: who passed the ball?"

"It's Deng Kai!"

"Deng Kai has been the European assist leader for three consecutive years. Although there are still some games left in this season, he has already scored more than 15 assists in the league so far."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will remain Europe's top assist provider this year! And since the start of his professional football career, his cumulative assists across all competitions have surpassed 100!"

"Given time, he could very well become the greatest assist provider in football history!"

"A player like this is fully capable of determining whether the goal was offside."

"If you don't know whether this ball is offside or not, just look at Deng Kai! How could a pass from Deng Kai be offside?"

Huang Jianxiang's explanation is absurd.

But the vast majority of fans actually thought his statement was correct.

In the realm of assists, at this stage, few dare to say they are more professional than Deng Kai!

Even Zidane wouldn't dare to make a guarantee.

In addition, some people have analyzed Barcelona's two penalty kicks.

Some people have also analyzed the penalty that Manchester City should have won.

In short, most people have a better understanding of or sympathy for Manchester City.

It was already at its last gasp.

They were even kicked when they were down.

Manchester City's elimination from the UEFA Cup this time is truly a sad story... a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by Barcelona!

In the second half, both teams returned to the field.

The competition remained quite intense.

In the 52nd minute, Deng Kai delivered a through ball.

Villa received the ball on the left wing and fired a long-range shot that went wide.

In the 58th minute, Ronaldinho dribbled past defenders and delivered a cross.

Xavi's long-range shot gifted the ball to the fans in the stands.

Sixty-fourth minute.

After crossing the halfway line, Lahm changed his habit of going down the byline and cut inside early, forcing Marquez to foul him.

Manchester City were awarded a free kick in a good position.

Deng Kai will take the penalty.

A free kick struck the crossbar, missing a chance to equalize.

"Oh! Sure enough! When things aren't going well for someone, even drinking cold water can cause problems."

"Although it's statistically normal for Deng Kai to miss this free kick, he can't score every free kick."

"But appearing at this time inevitably gives people a feeling of...destiny!"

"It seems that Lady Luck is favoring Barcelona even more."

In the 66th minute, Quaresma dribbled past Lahm and cut inside before delivering a brilliant pass.

Saviola pounced on the loose ball in front of the goal and slotted it home.

Cech made a diving save, blocking the ball.

The ball flew towards Saviola, who immediately followed up with a shot.

However, Cech on the ground used both his hands and feet to get up and make several saves.

They once again shut out football.

Chiellini then came to the rescue.

Saviola held his head in his hands, incredulous.

"Saviola really... missed this opportunity, that's... such a pity!"

"Cech's saves were incredible! Those two consecutive saves were definitely among the best of the match!"

"If Lady Luck favors Barcelona, ​​then Manchester City embodies a spirit of perseverance; they haven't given up!"

"Oh! Barcelona has made a substitution. Rijkaard simply can't stand Saviola anymore."

"Kluivert replaced Saviola, the Dutch dog and former Barcelona main striker, who has spent more time on the bench this season."

"It seems he doesn't get along well with his compatriot Rijkaard. He's clearly unhappy with how the team is treating him, and he might be looking for a transfer!"

"Another young Barcelona player is Iniesta, who will replace his senior Xavi. As the best player of this generation from La Masia, Iniesta is highly anticipated."

"But his former rival, Deng Kai, is clearly someone he can only look up to but never reach."

"Even his former national youth team teammate, Torres, has won numerous honors with Manchester City's first team!"

At the same time, Manchester City also made player adjustments.

"Speak of Torres, and here he is. He has replaced Villa, who started today."

"These two young Spanish strikers are both very talented, and it's rumored they have a good chance of joining the Spanish national team this summer to participate in this year's European Championship!"

"Villa's attacking methods are more sophisticated, and his shooting skills are slightly better."

"Torres is faster, and his presence on the field might cause more trouble for Barcelona's defense."

"In addition, Kompany replaced Thiago Silva, who had a yellow card. Silva had a slight discomfort in his thigh."

"Kompany's height will also greatly increase Manchester City's threat from set pieces."

After this substitution, both sides have become much more energetic.

A series of intense tackling occurred during the meeting.

Seventy-first minute.

Kompany headed the Barcelona corner kick out of the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Mascherano made a feint pass, completely fooling Iniesta who was trying to tackle him.

Then, Mascherano with curly hair passed the ball to Deng Kai, who had just flown out beside him.

After receiving the ball, Deng Kai immediately accelerated and dribbled at high speed through the middle.

Almost simultaneously, Torres and Ribery took off with Duncan, one on each side.

Because they weren't carrying the ball, they were faster than Deng Kai.

Three sharp swords pierced straight into Barcelona's central area from three directions.

Barcelona's defenders could barely keep up with Deng Kai and his two teammates; they could only keep chasing them.

Meanwhile, the defensive players from the opposing team who did not move forward quickly retreated and took their positions.

This was a very dangerous attack.

After Deng Kai dribbled the ball out of the center circle.

Ribery moved to the right first, taking the initiative to move to the flank.

Deng Kai shifted his body to the side and lifted his right foot.

Puyol had to move a bit towards Ribery to cover him as well.

End of this chapter

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