Chapter 156 Someone has to stand up
"The real turning point of this game was that Matuidi was injured and Barcelona obviously strengthened their siege in the frontcourt..." Commentator John Motterson was still explaining the situation on the court. During this period, he mentioned Matuidi who was injured and injured in Manchester City more than once.
Because Matuidi is indeed very important to Manchester City.
"When Sneijder was injured and left the court, we felt that even if one person was missing, if we shrink the defense, we might still be able to hold the lead of these two balls. But now after Matuidi was injured and left the court, the situation changed..." Alan Hansen also agreed with John Motson's statement. "Manchester City may not be able to hold it now if they want to defend..."
Alan Hansen is naturally stating this fact objectively, but it doesn't sound so good when it comes to Manchester City fans.
So many Manchester City fans were worried and scolded Alan Hansen and John Motson.
Just scolding the commentator will not solve the problem, allowing Manchester City to gain the upper hand again.
Now all fools can see that the situation is very unfavorable to Manchester City.
Barcelona's offense is getting stronger and stronger, and Manchester City's goal has begun to face some tests.
Joe Hart is still in a mess when he receives high and low blocks. Sometimes Manchester City defenders need to use eye-catching methods to defend, otherwise they may lose the ball.
Watching this game made Manchester City fans forget their breathing...
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In the 67th minute, seven minutes passed after Matuidi was injured and left the court. At this time, there were at least twenty-three minutes left before the end of the game. There were only more, and it was impossible to have less than this number.
Many Manchester City fans were surprised to see this and only seven minutes passed...
They thought it was almost eighty minutes.
In the 67th minute, the football was still firmly controlled by Barcelona. At this time, Barcelona, who had one more player in the number, fully utilized their advantage in possession of the ball. In fact, they are not in a hurry to complete the attack with shots.
They have not relaxed their vigilance against glory yet, and they do not feel that everything is going well because Manchester City has been defeated frequently.
Therefore, Rongguang got very few counterattack opportunities in the second half.
From this point of view, Barcelona has not lost its calm yet.
They still know how to play football.
They control the football at their feet, frequently pass the ball and intersperse the running position, trying to tear the Manchester City's defense line. Once they want to shoot, it must be a very good opportunity.
They will not end the attack with a long shot above the crossbar outside the penalty area.
In the 68th minute, Barcelona suddenly made a straight pass and Messi appeared behind Manchester City's defense.
After he received Xavi's straight pass, the angle was actually not big.
Of course he could pass the football across the middle, where Ibrahimovic was following.
But Messi did not choose to do this, he shot directly
The football heads straight to the corner
Joe Hart didn't even have time to save the football with his hands, but quickly went to the end, rubbed the football with his toes, and the football tilted a little outward, and then hit the post.
"It's a pity that Messi's shot hit the post"
Then, the football that hit the post did not go out of bounds, but bounced back and fell into the penalty area.
At this time, Manchester City fans were heartbroken, afraid that the ball that bounced in would be received by Barcelona players. You should know that Joe Hart has now fallen to the ground and is almost like an empty goal
At this moment, Manchester City central defender Lucio, who returned to the goal, turned around and kicked the ball out. Many people then breathed a sigh of relief...
"Barcelona's offense was cleared"
The unwilling sighs of Barcelona fans sounded in the stands.
Barcelona center Ibrahimovic, who also rushed to the goal, pointed his hands at Messi and shouted at me, complaining that he did not pass the football. If Messi had passed the ball just now, Ibrahimovic would simply face the empty goal. Even if he pushed it lightly, the football would fly into the goal...
By then, Barcelona will tie the total score to 2B
If you get one goal away from the ball, Barcelona may be able to tie the total score within five minutes.
They will then eliminate Manchester City by a away goal.
But Messi didn't do that.
Guardiola also felt very sorry when he saw that the football was not scored off the court. He waved his hand hard and then complained to his assistant coach Biranova, who was beside him: "Messi should pass the ball."
Biranova shrugged: "Maybe it's because Ibrahimovic didn't pass the ball to Messi before..."
He is on Messi's side.
Guardiola shook his head. Since it was all like this, it would make no sense to say it.
Ibrahimovic and Messi have a bad relationship, and he knows it very well. He only hopes that this matter will not affect the final result of the game...
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No one seemed to care where the football that was cleared by Lucio ended up flying.
They felt that they would fly out of the sideline like the hasty clearances of Manchester City defenders before.
The football played by Lucio was indeed heading towards the sideline.
But just when everyone thought football would go out of bounds, a sky blue figure suddenly came like lightning, and then jumped high
It's glory
"Rong" John Motterson exclaimed.
He yelled that Manchester City fans in front of the TV were cheered up
I saw the glory that ran to the sideline jumped up, then raised his chest and stopped the football in the air with his chest.
The football that was supposed to fly directly out of the sideline was saved by Rongguang.
At this time, the Barcelona player closest to football was their right back Alves - Rongguang had returned from the right side where he was originally on to the left side just to get the ball.
He will definitely not have the ball rights when he stays in the frontcourt, so it is better to retreat.
When Alves saw Rong Guang stopping the football in with his chest, he was stunned at first because he didn't expect someone to rescue the ball. He watched the football running out of the sideline, but he didn't even want to go up and catch it, but was about to throw the ball outside the boundary.
But at this moment, Glory came out.
Alves was stunned for a moment before he remembered that there was glory in front of him.
So he rushed forward and rushed towards football. He didn't think about controlling the football, but planned to clear the football directly. Even if he gave Manchester City an out-of-bounds ball, it would be better to avoid Glory from getting the ball.
But just as Alves rushed forward, Rong Guang's movements were faster than him. Rong Guang, who was still outside the sideline, had no time to rush into the court, so he chose to directly stretch his feet to play football
He grabbed Alves' face and picked the football with his right foot
Alves, who jumped up and planned to head the ball, saved the ball in vain.
At the same time, after Rongguang picked up the football, he started again, rushed into the court, and chased the football
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"Rong Beautiful" John Motson shouted excitedly.
When the team is most passive, it is really necessary to stand up.
In front of the TV, I don’t know how many Manchester City fans cheered when Glory picked football over Alves.
But the performance of Glory was not over.
After picking Alves, Rong Guang rushed into the stadium, caught up with the football, and then stopped the football falling from the air with his right foot in front of him. It was a very suitable distance, and it would not be interrupted by the Barcelona player too far away, but it would not be too close to the distance and was difficult to drive the ball.
After Rongguang stopped the ball, the next step was to directly move the football forward.
He's going to fight back
"This is Manchester City's counterattack." Chinese commentator He Ping was also very excited. After waiting for so long, Barcelona besieged Manchester City. Now he finally waited for the scene he wanted to see
Manchester City's counterattack is also a counterattack of glory
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After seeing Glory picking the football over Alves, he controlled the ball very steadily and took the ball to Barcelona's halftime. Guardiola suddenly stood up from his seat.
He never wanted to let the team relax his vigilance against Glory, and this was the one he defended against. He least wanted to see Rong Guang rushed forward with the ball when there was a lot of space in the backcourt.
This is very dangerous
Bilanova, the assistant beside him, rushed to the sidelines and shouted: "Stop him-"
But his voice was instantly drowned in the huge booing sounds above the Camp Nou Stadium.
Barcelona fans obviously also know what this sprint means.
Barcelona players who were still in Manchester City's frontcourt retreated all the way, and everyone was running back desperately.
In addition to center Ibrahimovic and Messi.
These two people are the ones in front of Barcelona, and it is impossible to catch up if they have to go back to defend and chase.
Messi was very anxious, while Ibrahimovic looked calm - he was so full, what's the use of being anxious?
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Chapter completed!