Taking advantage of the time when the opponent celebrated, Sloka also called Qin Tian and Englar to himself and gave an explanation, "Englar, remember that today's task is defense. Boden and Pique will help you watch Messi. They don't require you to stop him, but you must interfere with him. Do you understand? Qin, strengthen the attack in front, use your personal ability to make fouls in the front court, or directly hit the ball, in short, don't let the opponent easily assist the front to reduce the pressure on the defense line. Okay, gogogo, go up."

Sloka slapped each of them on the back and sat back on the coaching seat. He was just a little out of control because he was quickly paid by the opponent. Now he has gradually calmed down and the game has just begun. There are many key points in this game. How to entangle Messi, defend Iniesta, and that damn brain Xavi, as long as he guards any of these three people, the opponent's power will be reduced by half.[]

In terms of personal technical and tactical strength, Messi is the strongest, and Iniesta is the best in terms of comprehensive strength, but Xavi is undoubtedly the most threatening in terms of the on-court game format and the integration of the team. Therefore, this game is not so much a tactical showdown between the coaches of both sides, but rather a showdown between the stars of both sides.

After conveying the head coach's instructions, Schalke's defense began to rotate quickly, and Boden, Pique and Englar complement each other became smooth. When Barcelona's offensive momentum was in a strong position, Qin Tian also retreated from time to time to defend Xavi from time to time.

Schalke's sudden increase in defensive intensity also caused Barcelona's frontcourt players to fall into the human-sea tactic. Messi was also under the double-team of the opponent's two or even three. He felt a little powerless in both dribbling and shooting. In addition, sometimes Ozil, who was fast, came to entangle, and Messi did not show any strength in a short period of time.

On the other hand, Marin's one-sided harassment of Iniesta was also very effective. Both of them could not defend each other. Moreover, Marin's speed was comparable to Xiaobai. With the idea that the other party was not determined to intercept the ball, the difficulty of Iniesta's attempt to organize an effective attack has undoubtedly increased a lot.

The most troublesome thing was on the center of the game. His flexible body, excellent vision, and beautiful pass skills echoed Henry and Etoo on the front line. Henry was fine, and his physical condition was far less strong than when he was in Arsenal, but the African Cheetah Etoo was like a messenger. Henry was strong like a cow and had a lot of explosive power. The trouble he brought to Westerman was too great.

Faced with the increasingly fierce competition within the team, Etoo also felt that his main position was greatly threatened, so he cherished every opportunity to start. Today, in the defending champion Schalke 04, he felt that the opportunity to show his strength was here. However, Etoo was also a little annoyed, because if he wanted to show himself, he still needed to solve one person. Schalke 04's goalkeeper: Neuer.

Since last season, as the team's strength deepens, the opportunities to participate in the game have increased, which has also given Neuer the opportunity to fully demonstrate and improve his own strength. Whether it is Buffon from Italy, Casillas from Spain, or Van der Sar from the Dutch, Neuer has been fully prepared to compete with the other side for who is the best goalkeeper on the planet.

Henry scored a goal just now, not Neuer's mistake. Even the former Soviet Union's octopus Yasin may not be able to defend himself. As time goes by, Barcelona's threat has not stopped.

Etoo received a straight pass from Xavi again, rubbed his outside instep, and after the ball bypassed Westman, Etoo immediately turned around and caught up with the ball. He didn't even look at Neuer's position, but just shot.

When fighting a team like Barcelona, ​​your attention cannot be relaxed at all. Neuer has already set up a defensive posture while Etoo starts. Although Etoo's wonderful extraordinary movements have made Neuer lose his mind for a short time, when the ball flies towards the goal, Neuer still rushed over bravely and sweeps the ball out with one punch.

"Beautiful extraordinary, shot! Oh, Neuer, this goalkeeper's performance is so outstanding. He hit the ball with a single punch. Such a save is definitely a world-class performance." The enthusiasm of the commentators was also completely ignited by the battle between the two sides.

"Damn it," Etoo glared at Neuer fiercely, turned his head hatefully and looked for his position, the team's corner kick.

Corner kicks are important scoring opportunities for the team. After all, when they reach a deadlock on the court, the importance of set pieces is self-evident.

Xavi quickly ran to the corner kick area on the right side of the goal, placed the ball in the area, looked left and right, and seemed to find something wrong, picked up the ball, rubbed it on his jersey, and then put it solemnly, and then had time to observe the positions of the players on both sides in the penalty area, waiting for the referee's whistle with his waist on his back.

With a "beep" whistle, Harvey took a deep breath and slowly helped him run over, swinging his left foot on the ball. Although the flight trajectory was not as elegant and beautiful as Beckham, it was as threatening as Beckham, it was as accurate, straightforward and fast as Beckham.

Most of the players in Barcelona are short, and half of the first point are Puyol. This Spanish player with a wave-like hair is very good at handling headers. In addition, Xavi's accurate pass, the threat naturally rose straight up. Seeing the ball passing out, Puyol also quietly cruising in the penalty area.

Suddenly, Puyor's change aroused Pique's alertness and followed him quickly, but Xavi's ball speed was too fast. By the time Pique arrived, Puyor had already hit the ball and sent the ball to the top of the arc in the penalty area. Puyor handled this ball very smartly. He did not choose to shoot directly by himself, but passed the ball outside the penalty area and created opportunities through his teammates' long shots.

Iniesta faced the direction of the ball. Without waiting for the ball to land, he directly pulled the ball directly on the instep. The ball flew out an upward arc and turned to the goal at high speed. The quality of the ball was quite high. The Barcelona fans in the stands were already spreading their arms to cheer for the arrival of the second goal, and the commentator also held his breath and prepared to celebrate.

But when the ball was about to hit the crossbar, Neuer reached out. This ball was extremely difficult for the goalkeeper. In addition to being difficult to block the ball, he also had to avoid injury himself. Neuer's palm was completely spread out and poked it to the bottom of the ball, pushing the ball out of the bottom line again. However, then inertia, Neuer's palm still had an intimate contact with the crossbar.

The originally noisy Camp Nou became a little strange and quiet after Neuer blocked the ball, as if he was strangled to his neck. The commentator still shouted unwillingly, "I didn't even make this ball, damn Neuer."

Iniesta on the court also kicked the lawn with one kick. He had more than 90% of the ball that he would shoot into, but the goalkeeper on the opposite side was really amazing and his condition was surprisingly good today. Fortunately, the team's chances of continuous corner kicks were not enough, so let's continue.

Neuer kept rubbing his palm just now. Although he was not injured, the brief shock still had an impact on his arm. When he rode on Harvey to the corner flag area on the other side, he slowly adjusted himself. The atmosphere on the court was very tense, but the more this time, it was the best time for every player to exercise himself. Neuer in the goalkeeper position understood how much improvement this game brought to him.

Can Neuer show his brave performance again after continuous corner kicks? All the players and media reporters were speculating. Xavi from the corner flag area also gasped for a few moments. After seeing the referee's sign, his second corner kick was kicked out again.

This time Xavi changed his tactics and directly hung the ball in front of Puyol. Puyol jumped high, but did not choose any passes. He directly shook his head and pushed the ball towards the blind spot of the goal.

During the ball flying, Pique jumped up and wanted to hit the ball, but he was a little slower, and the ball went straight to the near corner of the goal without any obstacles. Is Barcelona's second goal finally coming?

"Don't think about it!" Neuer roared, his body was almost parallel to the ground, and his right arm stretched out as much as possible, poked the ball with his finger, saving Schalke 04's goal again.

Henry, a player with excellent control over the fighter, rushed over immediately, and shot after falling to the ground, trying to shoot the ball in. At the critical moment, Englar appeared in front of the goal in time, blocking the ball with his calf, and Rafinia then sent the ball completely out of the sideline with a big foot.

After a series of crises in front of Schalke 04, the score on the field was still 1:1, and neither side rewritten the score. After the ball flew out of the sideline, Alves quickly sent the sideline ball. It seems that Barcelona players still want to catch this suffocation, and love you directly without the opponent recovering, and continue to press the opponent and strive to exceed the score.

Alves passed the ball to Toure, and Toure kicked the ball back to Alves. The latter kicked into the penalty area. Messi ran towards the landing point of the ball like a gust of wind. While turning around, he shot with a "bang", the ball hit hard on Qin Tian's leg that flew over to block the eye-catching one, and bounced to Ozil next to him.

Barcelona's attack ended here, Schalke 04 turned defense into offense!

Neuer on the goal line also breathed a sigh of relief. During this period, he had finally been able to take a breath so far. The training just now also benefited him a lot. After all, there are not many teams with strong attack power like Barcelona, ​​and growth requires an opportunity.

And at this moment Ozil has moved forward all the way...
Chapter completed!