Chapter 86: Twists and turns, Messi’s desperate counterattack(1/2)
The atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium seems increasingly solemn.
Manchester City fans are anxiously waiting for the final whistle of the game, and Barcelona fans are also looking forward to their God once again saving the building from collapse!
The game restarted, and Enrique didn't need to say anything more. Barcelona's players endured physical fatigue and prepared for the final attack!
After Suarez kicked off the ball, he handed the ball to Messi on the right.
Messi quickly dribbled the ball along the right wing, attracting David Silva, De Bruyne, and Yaya Toure to flank him, and he knocked the ball across the middle.
Rakitic took the ball and passed it to the baseline on the right. Roberto stopped the ball at the base and adjusted before sending the cross.
Suarez and Messi, who cut inside, were blocked by Manchester City's defense, but Roberto's pass flew to the back of the penalty area.
Demichelis thought it might be Neymar who moved forward and immediately found the Brazilian's position.
What I didn't expect was that Iniesta responded unexpectedly, stopping the ball with his chest and then volleyed sideways on the spot!
"Iniesta came in from behind! No one was marking him and Manchester City's defense missed someone at the end! Is this a chance for Barcelona to equalize the score?!"
The ball shot out of the ball hit the outside of the near post and hit the side netting.
The Barcelona fans in the stands of the Etihad Stadium cheered but stopped abruptly.
For the first time, they thought the ball had been scored! Although Iniesta seemed extremely disappointed, Barcelona's offense still made Manchester City feel frightened.
Suddenly, countless Manchester City and Barcelona fans sitting in front of the TV crushed the cans in their hands!
The defenses of both sides have been beaten into pieces, and whether they can score a goal may depend on a little bit of luck.
The tense and suffocating rhythm suppressed all the fans watching the game. Some fans even turned their heads away without daring to watch anymore.
Pray devoutly that God can give them a wonderful result.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Manchester City launched a fast break again.
This time Zhao Jinge responded in the middle circle, and Busquets and Rakitic worked together to encircle and suppress him.
Busquets thought Zhao Jinge would break forward, but he didn't expect Zhao Jinge to pull the ball and turn around. When the two were less than one meter apart and almost facing each other, Zhao Jinge casually knocked the ball across the left wing.
After playing the ball, Zhao Jinge turned around and ran towards Barcelona's half.
David Silva made a pass from the left and quickly pushed the attack forward.
Busquets chased Zhao Jinge from behind, but was gradually pulled away.
While Professor Bu gritted his teeth and chased after him, he prayed that Pique and Mascherano in front would give him some strength to stop Zhao Jinge.
The discomfort in his legs kept coming to his mind, and Professor Bu knew that he could no longer hold on.
After David Silva reached the area close to the heart of Barcelona, he made a slight adjustment and passed the ball to the center of Barcelona's penalty area.
While Zhao Jinge was running forward to catch the ball, he saw Pique rushing out of the penalty area and preparing to intercept.
All Barcelona fans held their breath, hoping that Pique could stop the powerful Zhao Jinge.
But in the eyes of Zhao Jinge, who is driving forward at high speed, the slightly bulky Pique is just like a large wooden pile. Will you compete with the wooden pile?!
Of course, he relies on his speed to eat him raw. He would only take the initiative to fight if he is mentally ill. Doesn’t that give Pique a chance?
When Pique was about to intercept Zhao Jinge when he passed the ball, Zhao Jinge turned the ball to his side, bypassed Pique and continued to advance forward.
Aguero, who was supporting Zhao Jinge, led the ball and cut into the Barcelona penalty area. At the same time, Zhao Jinge continued to move forward, and Pique also quickly retreated into the penalty area.
Aguero, who was approaching the goal, saw the little lion Ter Stegen abandoning the goal and rushing towards him. He calmly knocked the ball back diagonally.
At this time, Pique rushed forward to steal the ball from Zhao Jinge, but he did not expect that Zhao Jinge took advantage of the trend and changed the direction of the ball, crossing the opponent from the edge of Pique's defensive range!
Zhao Jinge passed Pique and then pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.
After Ter Stegen was scored three goals in a row, he finally regained his god-like state in the first half. He quickly rushed to save the ball and picked the football out with his fingertips!
"Zhao Jinge's push shot, Ter Stegen! Ter Stegen! He gave Barcelona a last glimmer of hope. Zhao Jinge, who was in excellent form in this game, failed to seize this opportunity to kill the game!" < /p>
"Barcelona still has a glimmer of hope. From our live broadcast footage, we can see that Zhao Jinge himself seems a little disappointed, but it doesn't hurt. After all, Manchester City is still one goal ahead!"
The Manchester City players on the field quickly retreated after the attack, and Barcelona also immediately launched a fast break.
Since there is not much time left in the game, Barcelona's formation has a greater pressure.
Suarez took the initiative to take over from Fernandinho when he retreated, and then made a short pass to Messi who was advancing forward.
Yaya Toure stretched his legs from behind to destroy but failed to touch the football. Messi fell to the ground and Yaya Toure also received a yellow card.
Guardiola also had a troubled look on the sidelines. Counting injury time, there was only less than ten minutes left. You must hold on!
Guardiola stared intently at the Barcelona players on the field, looking at their violently undulating chests and slightly trembling thigh muscles. Why can he still persevere?!
According to estimates of physical fitness, Barcelona's players should have been unable to run for a long time. How can they still persist now!
When Messi's free kick was blocked by Joe Hart, Kompany made a big clearance on the penalty area line and kicked the ball to the left side of the frontcourt.
David Silva stopped the ball with his back, and when Roberto pressed from behind, he moved the ball wide to the right.
The football rolled to the front of Zhao Jinge. At this time, Zhao Jinge had already started, and he took advantage of the trend and started racing the ball forward!
When Busquets rushed to intercept, Zhao Jinge had already reached his fastest speed.
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Faced with Busquets' angrily shovel, Zhao Jinge only slightly changed the rhythm of the ball, and continued to accelerate after a slight change. The second before Busquets fell to the ground, Zhao Jinge passed the ball!
Continuing to maintain the sprint momentum, Zhao Jinge went straight to Barcelona's penalty area!
Zhao Jinge heard his violent breathing and felt that his body was reaching its limit. Today, Zhao Jinge was running back and forth in a wide range on both offense and defense.
If it weren't for the physical strength of over 90 and the blessing of Matthäus's characteristics, I'm afraid Zhao Jinge wouldn't be able to support it long ago.
"Zhao Jinge dribbled the ball forward. Busquets' tackle did not affect him at all, and his speed did not even decrease! He was still charging forward, and beside him was Mascherano who was desperately chasing back!"
Two or three seconds later, Zhao Jinge was already close to Barcelona's penalty area. Pique, who was facing a formidable enemy, immediately came forward and stopped Zhao Jinge even if he was given a card. Barcelona could not concede any more goals!
Just when Zhao Jinge focused all his attention on Pique, who stepped forward to intercept, he suddenly heard a violent gasp coming from beside him.
"Mascherano! Mascherano made a side tackle, and the ball at Zhao Jinge's feet was cut off!"
Mascherano, who was sweating profusely, almost relied on inertia to throw his body from the side. His legs, which had cramped at the moment he fell to the ground, fiercely and accurately passed the ball forward from Zhao Jinge.
Cut the ball off in the gap.
Seeing the scene of Mascherano's successful interception, the Barcelona fans in the entire stadium began to boil. They sang the Barcelona team song and looked forward to the team's rebirth.
At the same time, thousands of miles away in Spain, the Spanish commentators who broadcast the Champions League game also became crazy.
"Mascherano! The incomparable Mascherano! He is a true warrior, a warrior who will never fall! He fought for Barcelona until the last moment!"
With his long tone and huge lung capacity, all Spanish commentators sang praises for Mascherano.
On the court, after Mascherano stole the ball, Busquets, who was returning to defense, grabbed the football in advance. He no longer had the energy to attack with the ball, and directly drove the ball towards Manchester City's half with a big kick.
Messi noticed Busquets' long pass at the top of Manchester City's center circle.
After predicting where the ball would land, Messi took the initiative to move backward and get close to Fernandinho, who was coming to fight for it.
Not only did he rely on the opponent's body to lower his center of gravity, he resisted Fernandinho who was rushing behind him, and then he jumped first and stopped Busquets' pass with his chest.
The football was dumped in front of Messi, and Messi moved quickly and picked the ball behind Yaya Toure before Yaya Toure could intercept it.
This pick made Yaya Toure unable to brake in time and fell directly to the ground!
Messi, on the other hand, turned around nimbly, holding the ball and heading forward to face Manchester City's goal.
"Fernandinho behind Messi can hardly take off with Messi's back. He can only watch helplessly as Messi stops the ball and unloads the ball in one go!"
"Faced with Yaya Toure's attack, Messi's pick immediately after stopping the ball completely deceived Yaya Toure's center of gravity. Yaya Toure fell to the ground just like Boateng back then.
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Just as Messi turned forward, Yaya Toure, who quickly climbed up, got up and continued to step forward to interfere with Messi's dribbling.
Yaya Toure knew in his heart that it was already the last moment of the game and he was determined not to give Barcelona any chance!
He steals with his feet and pulls with his upper hand, but after starting to speed up, Messi deftly avoids Yaya Toure's foul.
Yaya Toure, who really couldn't catch up, finally reluctantly used a push to destroy Messi's body balance.
Yaya Toure tried every means to block Messi's attack, but it still had no effect.
In the end, we can only block the position and keep Messi away from Manchester City's central hinterland.
At this time, Korolav also stepped forward to intercept. Facing the new defensive player in front of him, Messi took out his right foot to regain his position, and took the initiative to engage in a physical confrontation with Yaya Toure behind him.
Then he smashed the ball inward with his left foot, darting out between the two like a flea. Not only was he far away from Korolav's position, but he also caused Yaya Toure, who was closely behind him, to collide with Korolav.
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Iniesta and Suarez also walked towards the center of Manchester City's penalty area at the same time. The attention of Kompany and Demichelis was firmly attracted by the two.
After pulling the entire Manchester City defense to the right, Messi took advantage of the situation and distributed the ball to the left.
Messi and other frontcourt players attracted the attention of most Manchester City defensive players. Neymar on the left, unmarked, came to the left side of the Manchester City penalty area to receive the ball!
I saw Neymar adjust his steps with small steps, then raised his right foot and hit a high-quality dagger shot!
The football drew a brilliant arc and went straight to the blind spot on the right side of Manchester City's goal.
To be continued...