324 Chapter 324
April 10 at 8:46 p.m.
Patrick Amber stood in the centre circle at Camp Nou and drove the ball out.
If he looked up, he could see the beautiful starry sky, it was countless nights in Barcelona, the starry sky he longed to admire with her, and she was now standing not far from him.
But he didn't look up, his attention was on the game.
There are 45 minutes left. The score is still 00.
If this score is maintained until the end, Barcelona will be eliminated.
The penalty missed in the first half, as well as the subsequent offensive of QP, and Barcelona's own mistakes at the back, made the overall momentum of the team a little frustrated.
And in the stands at Camp Nou, the tension level of the fans has also risen.
The scales are in a very delicate fluctuation and could tip in one direction at any time.
Patrick pushed the ball to Dahoud behind him and ran forward.
Barcelona quickly began to maintain possession in the second half. Pep Guardiola only emphasized one concept at halftime, which is to completely disrupt the opponent with a sharper attack.
The ball is passed back and forth faster.
Taking advantage of the energy accumulated in the fifteen minutes of half-time, Barcelona's front three were more active, while the interspersed positions between players were more frequent and dazzling.
Lu Ling stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets.
During this period, it was obvious that QP was struggling to adapt to the opponent's attack at the highest intensity. The good news is that there is no immediate threat from Barça.
However, some QP players are starting to look out of pace.
Lu Ling shouted on the sidelines and pulled Ferdo to the side.
This time Phil heard it and a long pass from the back came over. He came to the side to catch the ball and covered it with his body.
This time, Umtiti was extremely ruthless and knocked the ball straight away, which was passed to Neymar by Alenia.
Neymar started the assault with the ball.
The shouts of the home fans rang out
Lu Ling actually foresaw that Barcelona would occupy such an advantage to a certain extent, she was very calm, and loudly commanded the players on the field to set up a defensive formation.
Cut off Neymar's connection with the rest of the world, and after breaking the ball, he didn't hesitate to counterattack.
But Neymar's assault was a feint, as he picked up and distributed the ball to Patrick, who was pulled to the perimeter, and then began to cut forward himself.
Patrick faces a full line of defense against QP.
It didn't seem like there was much room for him to play but to keep passing.
Patrick's eyelids lifted, and it was Ian who stepped up to defend him, and behind Ian was Claudio Lamas' protection.
If Claudio were to defend him head-on, and Ian was in the back, Patrick wouldn't have considered rushing straight because he knew that Ian was very good at making up defenses.
But now it's different.
He can "take care" of Ian.
Patrick flicked the ball to the left, then accelerated straight past Ian.
The Scotsman immediately tried to pull it with his hands, but he couldn't.
Patrick's speed with the ball is dangerous to break through from the front, because in dense areas, there are many people and feet, and it is not a good time to get up to speed.
Once the ball is broken, there will be a QP counterattack.
But Claudio's reflex was too slow. The ball was almost out of Patrick's control, but he poked the ball before the Argentine and gave it to Messi. Messi was in front of Mensah, and he directly half-turned and made the ball back to Patrick.
Patrick followed, knocked the arch of his foot, and immediately stuffed the ball past QP's back line.
Messi confronted Hans who pounced, swiped it from a small angle, passed Hans, and then pushed the empty goal
The whole Camp Nou made an explosion sound like rolling thunder!
The second half was just three minutes old!
"Can you believe it?!Patrick Amber penetrated QP's midfield defense head-on with his individual ability, and then combined with Messi to penetrate QP's back line!With Messi's goal, Barcelona led QP 10 and had an aggregate score of 22, but Barcelona had away goals! Now QP must attack!"
Lu Ling has always maintained the posture of inserting her pockets, and for the first time in this position, in the position of the sideline, she felt that her whole body was completely numb.
It was as if that goal wasn't real, as if as long as she didn't move, there was room for manoeuvre.
She was well positioned in midfield, defending, threatening on the counter-attack, and pressing after 15 minutes.
Three minutes.
Just three minutes later, her team conceded a goal.
She is well aware that there are no major problems with her team's defense. Even if Llamas's awareness of supplementation is a little worse, there are still three central defenders behind him.
It's a real reliance on individual skill to knock down the whole system.
Messi's tandem, running and shooting throughout the process are also important, but it is undoubtedly Pate's own efforts to open the gap.
She looked over the field, and Pat didn't show much ecstasy. After a brief high-five with his teammates, he ran back to his own half of the court.
Lu Ling immediately shouted to the court: "It's okay, we still have enough time!"
Ian was the first man to be breached in the goal, and he blamed himself, but he quickly realised that what he did next was all that mattered.
He looked at the manager, gestured with his hand, and asked how to play in the back.
Lu Ling shouted, "Keep up the way you played just now!" Then she pressed down with the palms of both hands, signaling not to press on it for the time being.
There is still a lot of time. This kind of goal conceded situation can't happen very often. Lu Ling reminded himself to be calm. Stand in defensive formation and then look for counter-attacks. Barça still have a lot of holes. In fact, if there was no goal in that attack just now, it is likely that Genk would have directly attacked the Barcelona defense with the ball.
We can do it, she told herself, and shouted again!
After kick-off, QP opted to make a pass at the back. Barcelona pressed forward at this point. But Glenn used his skillful technique to get the ball out and then found Leon with a long diagonal pass forward.
Leon stopped the ball well and then gave it to the middle. Genk immediately followed, however, limited by the attack power of Barcelona's three geniuses, the number of QPs invested in the attack was very small. Genk could only shoot from distance on his own and hit high.
After that, Barcelona started to possess the ball again.
Patrick looked calm.
Perhaps, he was the calmest person in the whole Camp Nou after Barcelona's goal.
But his heart was not at peace.
He is the initiator of the attack, the executor and the last person to deliver the assist. It was undoubtedly a brilliant assist. But just like in the last game when he assisted Neymar, in addition to the strong sense of excitement, somewhere in the bottom of my heart, there is also a trace of sourness.
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This is absolutely not a no-go.
Patrick foamed.
I'm a professional footballer.
I'm the best player in the world.
I will not show mercy to the old master or her men.
We need to keep scoring goals to make sure we progress.
Now that the QP is not pressed, they are fighting back very strongly.
So, you have to keep scoring goals.
The ball was at Patrick's feet, and the moment he stopped the ball, he was already looking up to see the defense in front of him.
He is now on the right touchline up front, some distance from the penalty area. He immediately made a gesture from behind and motioned for right wing-back Sidibe to press quickly.
Sidibe rode forward at high speed from the right, while Patrick started inside at the same time.
Faced with two choices, Yu Zixiang hesitated for a moment, but still chose to throw away Sidibe on the outside and follow Patrick who cut inside.
Patrick first covered the ball with his body and slowed down slightly. Then do a quick bike maneuver and turn back slightly.
Zixiang's footsteps also stopped for a while.
The moment he felt Zixiang's speed slow down, Patrick immediately seized the opportunity to speed up to the middle again. Zixiang had already expected this trick and immediately followed again. In the entire QP array, only Zixiang's flexibility and explosiveness can keep up with Patrick's continuous movements.
Claudio also immediately squeezed over, helping to defend in the middle to prevent Patrick from continuing to lead.
It's a bit of a hassle......
But Patrick suddenly slammed the ball to his right and then seemed to change direction and go outside.
Yu Zixiang made a momentary error in judgment, but it was almost inevitable.
Patrick's movement of walking out was too realistic, and Yu Zixiang could only lean his body in the same direction.
Patrick suddenly twisted back and flicked the ball between Zixiang's legs with his right foot, and at the same time crossed between Zixiang and Claudio himself.
Patrick wore the crotch past Zixiang and broke through the defense of the two QP men.
Mensah moved closer, Patrick had already hit the line of the penalty area, and his left leg made a smash motion, which combined with the shaking of his shoulder, which made Mensah's footsteps stagnate a little.
The smash was only halfway done and then retracted. Patrick continued diagonally the way he came, shaking off Mensa who had been pinned in place.
Glen Mitchell was on the lookout, but at this point Patrick made a pass. It was a cross to Neymar, on the line of the penalty area, the Brazilian was already in place, and then Neymar knocked the ball straight into the box without stopping.
It is very similar to the two-on-one cooperation made by Patrick and Messi before.
This time, it was Patrick who faced Hans in the penalty area.
The German's eyes were wide open, his center of gravity was lowered, and he stepped forward quickly with open arms.
It was a decisive moment.
Patrick leaned slightly sideways to keep Hans from getting a direct pounce on the ball. But beside him, Ian, who was quick to catch up, had already reached for the ball at his feet.
Another double pinch. But the goal is close at hand, so there is no need to hesitate.
There will be no more certain moment
Patrick's left-footed shot slashed across Hans's face like a cannonball, and flew into the net!
It's only been two minutes since the last goal.
The score became 20.
Barcelona are already ahead on aggregate.
Amid the cheers of the landslide and the countless palms of his hands, Patrick felt a dull pain somewhere in his arm.
But he didn't look at the sidelines again.
Nathan Neal didn't know what to say.
He watched as the guy dribbled past Yu Zixiang, Claudio Lamas, Mensah, and combined with Neymar to get past Glenn Mitchell, and finally scored the ball under the flank of Hans and Ian. He couldn't hear the commentary on the TV. The earthquake-like cheers from the stands almost shattered the glass of the box behind him.
It was a goal that felt powerless.
Nathan Neal didn't have time to pay attention to Bartomeu's mocking gaze now, and he looked down, the girl in the training suit, probably feeling the same sense of powerlessness and frustration as he did.
Is it to blame for QP not returning the ball immediately after conceding it? But in such a moment, how can the manager be blamed for the two goals created by one person in a row to break down a tight defensive line?
Barcelona's no.7 didn't celebrate after his goal, even though his team-mates had pounced on him to keep him down. It's a super goal that a bear will applaud when he sees it.
Patrick Amber's first goal against his former owner QP.
More than once in the course of a few minutes, Nathan Neal regretted his decision to let Patrick go. And this had never happened before, and he rarely regretted it.
QP started to press forward.
With 23 on aggregate, they need to score.
In the past few minutes, the situation has improved a lot, and Barcelona has recovered it for the time being.
But Neymar and Messi didn't return, and Patrick was close to the whole defence.
QP had his first two shots on goal in the second half, but both were saved by Ter Stegen.
Next, there is another frontcourt siege from QP.
But this time Barcelona cut off the ball, it was Ian's mistake in passing forward, which is rare.
The ball flew from Muñoz's feet to Barca's right flank.
Looking down from above, Nathan Neal was a little dizzy at this moment.
Three red and blue figures shot towards QP's position like three flying arrows.
Among them, "7" and "10" quickly changed positions, and "11", who was dribbling, quickly handed the ball to "7".
The No. 7's forward thrust was winding and sharp, and the white-jersey player was chasing back frantically but couldn't resist the red-blue figure, rushing through the desperate crowd like a short track speed skater.
Then he passed the ball and stuffed it to Messi, who came up on the right.
Messi took the ball and hit Neymar who rushed up at full speed in the middle.
The Brazilian didn't stop the ball and slotted it into the top right corner.
Despite the timing signs on the field, Nathan Neal subconsciously looked at his watch.
The time was 8:58.
Just 12 minutes into the second half, Barcelona scored three goals.
Only nine minutes elapsed between the three goals.
Patrick scored a goal, assisted a goal and instigated a goal.
The first line of defense in Europe was torn apart three times by his own hands.
The tall American ignored the Barça president, who was raising his arms in celebration, stood up and turned his back.
The moment he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the slender figure standing on the sidelines out of the corner of his eye.
He hoped she wouldn't be too disappointed.
But how can you not be disappointed?
It's the best of times!
Standing on the sidelines, Nicholas clenched his fist with one hand, and the long-suppressed outburst in Goodison Park was in his ears. Ross Barkley and Ousmane Dembele played a perfect game and Arsenal's good fortune finally came to an end when Dembele sent the ball into the net.
The scoreboard shows 11.
In this case, the total score is 22.
Everton need one more goal to advance.
Still, at least for now, the players can pour the ball for a while and catch their breath.
With tall striker Novak already out of fitness, Arsenal are currently unable to press too much up front. Nicholas gestured his intentions and returned to the bench.
As soon as he sat down, one of his assistants whispered to him about the game at the Camp Nou.
He didn't ask, he couldn't be distracted, but Nicholas thought of the man with the tattoo of the Queen of Spades. He frowned, and immediately returned to normal.
Perhaps, that's a good thing.
An entangled relationship may eventually need such a tragic ending.
The Spaniards were staring at their territory.
The situation on the field is satisfactory to him at the moment.
Half a second later, he thought again, that must have been cruel to her.
Lu Ling had been in this position for several minutes.
Her plan was completely ineffective, and in her constantly running brain, there was only one result of repeated thinking: Is there a problem with her own arrangement?
She had tried hard to shake off her egos and find holes in her tactics, but the conclusion was that she had reached her limits.
Not only herself, but all the people and the players on the field.
They didn't get distracted, they didn't make serious mistakes, and even after conceding the first and second goals, they still burst out with attacking spirit.
She wiped the sweat from her palms, she couldn't give up.
But now the situation on the field is
Patrick was attacking with the ball, and Barcelona had slowed down the tempo, but then the Englishman's dribbling suddenly increased the pace of attack.
This time, after a quick tandem with Messi and Neymar, the ball was distributed to the right side, and he rushed to the penalty area to grab the point. Sidibe sent the ball into the box and Patrick stretched out his foot like lightning
Glenn also reached out for the ball at the same time, but it didn't work, and then took Patrick down.
The referee blows the whistle and points to the penalty spot again.
Barcelona's second penalty of the game.
The whole Camp Nou was also excited again, and after the first half of the repression, such a game seemed to be poured into spirits, and more than 90,000 people were smitten.
Will it be the fourth?
Lu Ling looked at the field. Messi, who missed a penalty in the first half, limped a little just now, and he took the initiative to give the ball to Patrick and asked if he was willing to take the penalty.
Patrick shook his head.
Messi hands the ball to Neymar.
The Brazilian stands in front of the ball.
Run-up, shot.
The ball flew towards the bottom left corner of the gate, the opposite of the first half.
But Hans made the right judgment again, jumped straight out against the turf, and saved the ball off the line.
A sigh rang out at the Camp Nou.
"Caesar in front of goal" was not unusually excited. Patrick walked up to him and clapped his hands again.
The two remained silent, and Patrick glanced at the stout German opposite, Hans still with his chin held high, but there was no sparkle in his green eyes.
Time flew by, and the goal Nikolaas wanted hadn't yet materialized.
Allegri replaced Novak and regained pace up front, while Everton were forced to invest more in defence.
The game was moving towards extra time.
The attrition of both teams is significant.
Nicholas wasn't going to stop there. Time is running out, and some extraordinary means are needed. He immediately made two substitutions to target Arsenal's ribs.
The opportunity presented itself, but Allegri switched to a back five at this point, desperately defending.
There were only three minutes of stoppage time.
And in the last minute, left-back Gaya sent the ball in front of goal
However, Ross Barkley, who grabbed the spot, missed the ball and it was a great opportunity.
The whistle at the end of 90 minutes sounded. Goodison Park is about to go to extra time.
April 10, 9:35 p.m.
In the last minute of stoppage time, QP scored.
The man who scored the goal stood in the penalty area and didn't move for a long time, causing his teammates to drag him before he realized he had to return to his own half.
He made a bet with her, and he won, and she was going to break the bill because of it.
However, Phil Warren no longer felt excited.
Just like that against Manchester City.
The difference is that the stigma is now much stronger.
He no longer has a reputation in his mind, and he can't spew out countless dirty words.
The moment of the goal was booed throughout the stadium as it was almost the last second of stoppage time.
QP launched a desperate frenzy in the latter stages of the game.
In the last 20 minutes, Guardiola replaced the injured Messi first, and then replaced Patrick in order to protect him. Even so, Neymar still kept Barca's counter-attacks threatening.
The goal ushered in by QP's long-term attack came too late, too late.
After that, the home team kicks off and the game ends.
Barcelona beat Queens Park Rangers 31 at Camp Nou to advance to the 20182019 Champions League semi-finals with an aggregate score of 43.
The Queen's blue and white team reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. 166 Reading Network