Chapter 648 Trouble in long-term church administration(1/2)
Seeing Valdi send the ball into the goal guarded by Valdes, the Barcelona fans of the visiting team suffered a major trauma in their hearts. In their view of the game, Barcelona will definitely defeat Mirvoor and successfully advance to the Champions League final.
This is how the Catalan media reported it. In addition, most Barcelona fans do not think that a sudden rise in England club is qualified to challenge the giant Barcelona, even if this team has won the Premier League championship for three consecutive years.
So what?
Barcelona has won countless La Liga titles and has always been one of the top clubs in Europe. It is definitely not comparable to Mirvoor.
In addition, they don't look down on English football either.
There are many well-known teams in England, such as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, but can they compare with Spanish giants?
Barcelona fans proudly think: No.
Even though Arsenal beat Barcelona two years ago and snatched the Champions League championship from Barcelona, it has not changed the inherent view of most Barcelona fans.
For this game, Barcelona has a high ball possession rate, most of the offense comes from Barcelona, and their opponent Mirvoor only has a small number of counterattacks and spends most of their time defending.
Barcelona fans believe that it is only a matter of time before the team equalizes the score.
The key to the game is "when will Barcelona score a goal and how many goals can lead Mirvoor after scoring", rather than "whether Mirvoor can score and widen the gap in the score".
Catalonia Sports TV, commentator Fernandos Sanchez Enzolic thought so. Just before Mirwall counterattack, he kept saying, "Mirwall is planning to defend until the end of the game. They have almost no offensive investment. We must admit that Kevin Braniff and Valdi are both excellent players. They broke the Barcelona goal with their mutual cooperation."
"But that was just an accident. Barcelona's goal could not be broken by just two players."
"If Mirwall can hold the goal, it will be very successful. They will beat Barcelona at home and have a chance to go to Camp Nou."
"But the chance of this happening is not high, because Barcelona has a strong offensive ability. Even if Messi's condition is a bit unexpected, other Barcelona players can help score goals."
Next, Fernandos talked about Messi. He thought Messi was not performing well, and it was only a while ago. "Probably, Messi has never encountered such a tough defense. Livermore is an excellent defensive player and he has been staring at Messi."
"But as long as Messi adapts to the intensity, he will perform well..."
Then Millwall launched a counterattack.
Mirwall's offense was very fast. When Fernandos was about to enter the state, Vardy had already sent the ball into the goal when he introduced the attack to the fans.
"The ball has entered..."
Fernandos' tone was a bit regretful and unbelievable, "Vardy's goal, he helped Mirvoor widen the gap..."
Fernandos felt that there was nothing to say. He explained for a long time and told the fans that the format was beneficial to Barcelona, but Mirvoor immediately scored the goal?
This is a slap in the face too quickly!
On the other side.
The British commentator of "Sky Sports" Lyinker was already excited to shout for the goal, "Vardy-!!"
“gooooooooal!!!”
"Vardy volleyed with a volley to help Millwall score the second goal. This was the game at Neal Stadium, but Millwall led two goals and had a considerable advantage."
"Barcelona has been constantly launching offensives before. They may think that breaking Mirwall's goal can tie the score and get two-round advantage, but Mirwall told them with a goal that when they want to tie, they must also pay attention to defense! And Mirwall's offense is not only enough to pay attention to defense!"
"We all know Mirvoor's offensive ability. In this game, because the opponent was Barcelona, they chose to stabilize their defense, but the conservative style of play does not mean reducing efficiency. Valdy and Braniff, this pair is the most perfect combination in world football!"
"They broke through Barcelona again. Many people were comparing Braniff and Messi before the game, but at this point the game was going on, we can say that at least in the game, Braniff's performance far exceeded Messi..."
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In reports from commentators from two countries, the billiards fans were caught in a carnival around Neal Stadium.
Millwall fans celebrate.
Millwall led Barcelona with two goals, which was worthy of their celebration and cheer. The game was a two-round match, but after two goals were scored in the first leg, if Barcelona could not score, Millwall's advantage would be too great, and they could all start to respect him. Millwall entered the final and faced another England team, successfully won the Champions League this season with unsurprising suppression.
After winning the Premier League championship for three consecutive seasons, winning the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, and adding a series of other championships, Millwall's glory will reach its theoretical peak, because an English club will never be able to win other honors.
In the future, when facing the fans of the giants, they can say proudly, "We are Mirwall fans." Mirwall's number of champions is no less than that of the giants, and can almost be considered a giant.
On the field.
Vardi's goal hit Barcelona a huge blow. They worked hard for a long time and kept attacking, but the opponent successfully scored and opened the score gap.
The Barcelona player couldn't help but think, "Can we really defeat such a strong opponent?"
Some players couldn't help but look at Messi, with deep disappointment in their eyes.
Messi has too many things in his mind. He is a star trained by Barcelona. He represents Barcelona as soon as he comes out and is considered the best player in the future.
Then what?
Some teammates couldn't help but think of Ronaldinho.
Ronaldinho has confirmed that he has left Barcelona at the end of the season, but he is still a player of Barcelona. He has not been able to come to London with the team, not because of his condition, and most players know why.
Because of Messi!
The club wants to train Messi and make Messi the core star as soon as possible. Ronaldinho naturally has to leave. No matter whether he is in good or bad condition, he must leave. Since he is already leaving, is it still necessary to participate in the war?
Barcelona executives believe that Messi is enough to replace Ronaldinho.
But can Messi really do it?
Perhaps they believed it before, but now some teammates have doubts, "At least Messi can't play at all when he fights Millwall."
"If Ronaldo was there, maybe we wouldn't be so passive."
Ronaldoño will not be easily defended by the opponent.
Messi's technical strength is not worse than Ronaldinho, but he is still very young and not very mature after all. He lacks experience in the battle and his leadership is completely unable to catch up with Ronaldinho. Most of the time he goes on the court, he uses his own strength to play.
If he really looks at it from the perspective of a "front midfielder", he is actually unqualified, but his personal ability is super strong, so he will naturally be completely qualified.
But……
When Messi was completely defensive, he could not play a role.
Messi is now in such a situation. He is the pillar star of the team, but when the team is in crisis, he can do nothing.
This also makes teammates less confident.
It is still not the end of the day to fall behind in the first leg. After all, it is a away game. There is still a chance to return to Camp Nou. However, in this situation, Barcelona players suddenly lost confidence. They couldn't help but think, "Facing the opponent in front of them, will they have a chance to return to Camp Nou?"
Many teammates looked at Messi and couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
Reality has a bit of a blow to Barcelona.
But they think that they have a chance to go back to Camp Nou after two goals behind, but it is actually just a fantasy because the game is not over yet.
Zhang Yang also has the "words and methods to follow" in his hand.
When Zhang Yang saw the exquisite cooperation between Vardy and Braniff and ran through Barcelona's goal, he almost forgot that he had the skills in hand. There must be no accidents in the two rounds of the game.
When the 81st minute of the game was in progress, Zhang Yang immediately used his skills when he found the opportunity.
Livermore!
Livermore has been defending Messi all the time, but in the 81st minute, Mirwall attacked two consecutive waves. Barcelona got the ball in the middle but failed to organize the attack. It was soon snatched back by Mirwall.
Livermore plugged in!
When most people's eyes were focused on Braniff, almost no one noticed Livermore, he rushed to the front and suddenly appeared at the front of the penalty area on the right.
Braniff passed by a cross from the ball!
Livermore keeps up and volleys!
A volley of about twenty meters is a must for ordinary players to score, but for Livermore, it is almost the same as a penalty kick, not to mention that he also has a halo of "talking and saying things and saying things".
This shot was quite powerful.
The football instantly crossed twenty meters away and flew into the goal directly against the post. Goalkeeper Valdes couldn't even react at all, so he just watched the ball fly in.
"Livermore!"
"Three to zero!"
"Livermore can not only defend Messi, but also help Millwall score a goal! This iconic powerful shot also represents his strong shooting ability!"
"Now we can say that Millwall stepped into the final threshold with one foot..."
"Sky Sports" commentator Leinker did not forget to tease Messi after calling for a goal, "Maybe we should not compare Braniff with Messi, but Livermore, who has been one-on-one with Messi, but he scored a goal, and Messi did not score."
"So, Livermore won."
Of course Livermore won.
In fact, the two cannot compare at all, because they are not players at the same position, and they are completely retreating to the north, which is almost the opposite.
Messi is good at dribbling, while Livermore hardly dribbles the ball.
Messi has average ability to fight, while Livermore has super strong body.
Messi is good at attack, while Livermore is good at defense.
Messi's most expensive offensive method is to continuously drive the ball and break through, and then hit the ball into the goal in various ways.
Livermore's best offense is...shot.
Only shots.
The two players have completely opposite types and are actually not comparable, but there is no doubt that Livermore performs much better than Messi. Even after the media comments after the game, Messi will probably find it difficult to get qualified scores, while Livermore's performance is close to perfection.
To be continued...