April 2, 9:10 p.m.

Patrick got the ball again, and this time, he didn't rush to break through.

The QPR players once again formed an encirclement in front and back, left and right, but they were not in a hurry to close and grab the ball.

Patrick suddenly turned to the right and headed towards Yu Zixiang! At the same time, he gestured with his hand for Sidibe to switch places with him and into the position he had just taken.

This switch made the QPR defensive circle stunned slightly, but Yu Zixiang quickly reacted, looking directly at Patrick, and then at the ball at his feet.

Once, at Harrington Training Base, the two faced off on the training ground countless times.

But this is real combat.

Patrick uses his left foot to flick the ball slightly to the left. After that, slow down slightly and sink your left shoulder. Glancing at the outside line on the right.

Keep an eye on the ball. Zixiang admonished himself. Can't be fooled. I'm no slower than Pat, and if I judge correctly, I have a chance to stop.

Patrick suddenly slammed his left foot and sped up to the right outside. This was just as Zixiang expected, he immediately half-turned, first trying to jam the position, and then cut the ball off.

However, Patrick didn't break through and passed the ball forward!

Zixiang's eyes, including those of most QPR players, were focused on Patrick's movements, but Messi suddenly slipped sideways to the right at this point.

Glenn immediately followed, but was still a little late.

Messi got the ball on the right sideline and immediately did it, and Patrick dodged directly from Zixiang and received the ball in the corner of the penalty area, getting rid of Zixiang's defense.

Mensah immediately came to make up for it, but he had already lost the upper hand.

Patrick shook off with an easy flick of his ankle and made a shot.

Before Ian could desperately rush over to block it, he was already on his feet. The ball slid over Ian's knee and flew towards the near post for the top corner.

Hans took off into the air and stretched out his strong arms to catch the ball without taking it off.

It was an excellent save.

But before, Patrick had penetrated the left side of the QPR defense through his adaptability and tacit understanding with Messi.

Lu Ling saw it very clearly, it was all very fast, she closed her eyes briefly, and replayed the whole process in her mind.

Pat voluntarily stayed away from the encirclement...... Command teammate Sidibe to move in the middle to prevent being counterattacked...... and then make a one-two with Messi to deceive Zixiang...... Get rid of Mensah and shoot at Ian......

Lu Ling knows that the "talent" of players generally refers to those superior qualities that were shown in the early years, such as good strength, fast speed, quick reactions, and natural control of technology faster than others. Pat must have been a player from above, showing these qualities from an early age, learning any new tricks much faster than any kids his age, and being able to improvise early on.

Now, when he has been out of battle for a long time, he has shown the ability to think and respond in an instant, which once again exceeds Lu Ling's expectations. Maybe that's what comes from playing with other superstars?

He already understands the game better than the others.

Lu Ling realized that in the days when he left him, Pat had become stronger.

She looked at the figure on the field through the layers of rain, his body shape has not changed during the three-month injury period, and many players will be slightly fatter or duller when they return from injury, but he has not. If you haven't followed the football news for three months and just watched this game, you won't even believe he's just made a comeback. He probably never really relaxed, he didn't treat these three months as a holiday, although if he only read the newspapers, his journey from Barcelona to London to New York, to LA, and back to Barcelona seemed like a vacation......

He's a good player. Really good players.

Lu Ling swallowed dryly, clapped his palms, and shouted at the field: "Boys, boys, listen, concentrate!"

The shot was a no-goal, but a silent declaration.

The score on the field is still 1:0 Barcelona on the QPR. But something seems to be different.

The rain is unabated, and the anxiety is heating up throughout the new Queen's Park.

Patrick also glanced over the pitch and Neymar passed by him and praised with a smile: "Beautiful shot, very close. I saw she was panicking...... "The Brazilian tapped his chin to the sidelines, but Neymar noticed that Patrick didn't have a smile on his face and his brow furrowed.

Neymar thinks that against his old club, his emotions are always complicated, not to mention that he has a deep relationship with the coach of his old club.

Patrick had already withdrawn his gaze, tapped Neymar on the shoulder twice, and ran back.

In the stadium, shouts suddenly rang out from the die-hard stands and soon spread throughout the stadium:

Christine's Blue and White Army!

The Queen's Blue and White Legion!

The momentum is magnificent.

A banner with Kristen Lu's face on the die-hard stands swayed in a blue-and-white banner like a brocade sail floating above the sea.

Patrick unconsciously touched his left arm again, he was once a soldier in Christine's Blue and White Army, he was one of Christine's boys, but he was no more.

****

Phil Warren also saw Patrick's performance. Oh, this kid is amazing.

But the manager hasn't replaced me yet. The assistant kept talking to the David Silva, the Romanian, and the reserve kid, but they ignored me.

On the field, Genk, who had sprinted many times, suddenly signaled that he could not hold on. Phil looked at the field, and Alice, the big-breasted team doctor, had rushed up to check.

The Dutchman is injured, so do I have a chance? He's already warmed up twice......

He saw the manager waving to the reserve boy, Joey Freeman, and then Joey took off his training uniform and was ready to take the stage.

shit

Then, the manager turned to the bench for the second time, and it seems that she is still ready to change one?

Soon, David Silva stood up and did two simple moves, ready to take the stage.

shiiiiiiiiiiiiit！！！

Phil sat down on the bench in exasperation.

****

In the 72nd minute, QPR made two substitutions at the same time. The injured Genk De Graaf and Michy Batshuayi were brought on with Joey Freeman and David Silva.

BT Sport's guest commentator McManaman was in favor of the substitution: "It seemed like a smart decision to me. It would be too risky for the QPR to keep the two strikers now, Genk has already rushed too much before, and now there is a problem, and David Silva can come up and help the team control the tempo. Amber has already created a threat after coming on and Kristen Lue reacts quickly. ”

The voice sounded on the TV in the box, and when he heard it, Lawrence cocked his legs and said, "A lot like her, isn't it, Tony?

Tony didn't say anything, but nodded slightly.

But Amber scoffed, "Oh, has Mr. Lawrence become a football commentator too?"

"I didn't say I was an expert...... But I've watched at least a hundred of her games, so I know a little bit about her ideas, at least a little intuition. Nathan Neal winked at Amber.

Amber ignored the QPR boss's frivolity and said lightly: "I think she's jealous of Pate." ”

Nathan Neal didn't speak.

Fearful?

Is there really anything or someone that Kristen Lue is afraid of? At this moment, Nathan Neil's mind suddenly flashed to the girl who was sitting by the window on his private jet wearing sunglasses and crying. But that and the figure of the woman in a black trench coat on the sidelines, no matter what, can't coincide.

Nathan Neal looked at the Barcelona No.7 running on the field, did he know that she had been heartbroken by his departure?

How would he know? She wouldn't let him know at all.

****

April 2, 9:20 p.m.

In a corner of the Emirates Stadium, Toffee fans have turned it into a tiny Goodison Park.

The cheers from the visitors' stands drowned out the voices of the home fans, and Everton did come close to scoring a second goal.

The score remained 1:1.

Nicolas Flores stood on the sidelines with a serious expression. Allegri on the other side had almost the same expression on his face.

As the game entered the closing stages, Arsenal's players were noticeably more tired and Alexis Sanchez was injured, making it a bit difficult for the Gunners.

For Everton, Dembele had already missed two good chances and Delgado's powerful header was blocked by the crossbar.

But there was no goal.

A 2-1 win away from home would have meant a complete tilt in the balance of promotion, but Nicholas hasn't had the moment he wanted.

Ross Barkley fired a long-range shot from 30 yards out of goal, which was of good quality and just wide of the top right corner.

Nicholas was very dissatisfied.

It wasn't his deployment and he yelled at the pitch and the Everton captain looked a little surprised and confused.

Arsenal are out of attack and his side can't afford to waste their chances like this......

He won't dwell on such details for long, though.

The rain began to drift away with the wind, and it became a mess in front of my eyes.

Nicholas stabilized his mood and loudly instructed his players to continue the attack.

****

April 2, 9:22 p.m.

At the new Queen's Park, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the QPR match against Barcelona has been played for 81 minutes.

The home fans seemed to be tired, and they seemed to be doused by the rain.

In the stadium, the silence is abrupt, and the night breeze is howling.

Lu Ling stood on the sidelines, restless.

The score was still 1-0, but in the last ten minutes, the QPR was almost out of control.

With David Silva replacing Michy Batshuayi, it seems that the QPR midfield has increased but has not actually been able to increase control.

It stands to reason that Silva's experience and skill are often an effective means of increasing possession in the latter stages of a QPR game. And Joey Freeman's play, on the court, was able to maintain the ability to rush forward and seek counter-attacks.

She needed to think again, maybe it was Pat's performance that had disturbed her mind a bit......

Otherwise, she would have thought more carefully.

Pep Guardiola specifically put Patrick next to David Silva. Mensah wanted to follow, but the Dutch had someone else to see.

After Neymar's fitness slowed down for a while, his form gradually came back up. Messi also began to exert force.

Silva's defence was ineffective in front of Patrick, and Ian had to make up for it frequently, but it was largely unsuccessful.

Patrick has twice penetrated the QPR defence from the centre of the pitch in the last seven or eight minutes, and once after switching positions with Neymar, he sent in a cross past John.

Joy Freeman can dribble the ball, but his movement is so bad that he can't run where he can catch it.

The positions of the QPR are in extreme danger.

This was a strategic mistake.

Maybe everyone will make mistakes, maybe Pat will put too much pressure on himself after he comes on the court. But it was a mistake.

Again, Hans lifted the ball over the crossbar. Lu Ling slowly turned around and turned back. She's thinking about whether she should be replaced by Phil.

But, who should be replaced? Joey and David, who have just come on the field, can't be replaced immediately. Replacing Leon is undoubtedly a no-no. Replacing Jacob, who has a yellow card, is not guaranteed in the middle.

Lu Ling hesitated, and time was passing minute by minute, and he had to make a quick decision......

In this corner, Barcelona did not take a high ball. On the left, Neymar passes to Patrick and then walks himself into the box.

In front of Patrick was Jacob.

It's been a long time since he's played, but it's the stadium he knows best, and it's like his home stadium......

He kicked the ball with his left foot on Jacob's right leg.

The ball bounces back.

Patrick receives the ball with his right foot and goes straight through.

The audience exclaimed——

The long-lost "kick-and-kick hit the wall".

This time it was at the new Queen's Park, but it was a QPR player who was passed.

Taking advantage of Jacob's right leg bouncing off the ball, Patrick picked up speed and cut into the dense edge of the box from the left.

Mensah pounced on the block, already a sliding tackle of luck, and threw himself in front of Patrick.

Patrick hooked the ball lightly, bringing it back to his feet.

The toes of the left foot are completely free of pain or discomfort. Through its connection, the ball seemed to be a part of Patrick's body again. He missed the feeling.

He then dodged Mensa's tackle, and Leon rushed over to defend as well.

This is his former partner. But Patrick touched the outside of his right foot lightly, and the ball was already in front of the penalty area, Leon pounced and fell, and Patrick himself was already one step to keep up with the ball.

He lifted his right leg. On the opposite side was Ian, who came up to block the shot, and behind Patrick, Joey Freeman, also came to grab the ball and struck in the back.

However, Patrick didn't shoot, he just picked the ball over the heads of everyone in front of him.

The shadow of the ball flashed rapidly and undulatingly over the dense crowd of people in the penalty area under the floodlights of the new Queen's Park.

Landing in front of Neymar, who was already in front of him.

Neymar twisted his ankle and shot directly at the moment when the ball bounced off the ground......

The ball went over Hans, hit the inside of the post, and then – bounced into the net!

The score became 1:1.

"Neymar scored!! 82nd minute!!It was Barça's long-awaited away goal!!All of this is undoubtedly a masterpiece of genius...... Look at the QPR players, Mensah, Ferreira, Parker and Freeman, all fell next to Patrick Amber...... Not to mention Jacob Harding, who was brilliantly passed in front!"

This is true, they all fell to the ground, on the trajectory of Pat's advance, and Lu Ling stared at the field. Mensah, who failed to make a desperate tackle, Leon, who was easily shaken away, and Ian and Joey, who stepped forward to block but were deceived. Also, Jacob was completely in place at that moment.

Neymar was running in celebration, and Patrick followed, but instead of celebrating, he folded his hands together in the stands and made an apologetic gesture.

With no time to think about it anymore, the QPR boss turned around and motioned for Phil to play.

****

In the 83rd minute, the last substitution on QPR was to replace midfielder Jacob Harding and replace striker Phil Warren.

Phil and Leon form a double striker. Joey Freeman is on the left, while David Silva is on the right. QPR reverts to the 442 formation, which will weaken the defence, but it doesn't care so much anymore.

Commentator Ian Duck couldn't help but say: "I think, seeing Kristen Lue's expression, it's not hard to imagine why she made this decision. The home game was 1:1, and when it came to Camp Nou, with Barcelona recovering its full staff, the prospect was unimaginable. ”

Guest McManaman also recognized the substitution: "Although the first round of the two-legged match is not over yet, for Lu, it is time to take a risk. I can totally understand that. ”

QPR attacked in the rain, and Pep Guardiola also made defensive changes at this time, replacing Alenia with Jordi Alba, and Barcelona temporarily retreated.

Lu Ling brushed her wet hair with her hand, she was calming herself down.

Minutes passed, and time always went fast at such times, which really made it difficult to keep your composure.

And who among the eleven people on the field can still keep their composure?

She looked at the field. Captain Ian was supposed to be one, although he had been teased many times before. David, Glenn, and Hans are also normal.

And one more person...... It's Phil who just went up.

The kid didn't seem nervous at all, and didn't seem to realize how critical the situation was, and kept shouting at his teammates to pass the ball to him.

She didn't have time to give him much instruction just now, just told him to do what he usually did as a substitute.

Seeing the current situation, she suddenly had an idea in her heart.

León is starting to break through, which is a sign that the Uruguayan is getting into form and a good sign. He wasn't the fastest by all, but he was explosive, taking the ball past Gomez and throwing the whole man at Pique.

Approaching the penalty area, Leon slammed into the tall Pique and the ball rolled to the side. The referee did not indicate this.

Lu Ling shook his hand on the sidelines.

Already in stoppage time, she didn't have time to complain.

Her feet were almost on the sideline, and she shouted the names of Silva and Ian as hard as she could, holding her hands up in the air and gesturing up and down with her two index fingers.

Both were extremely smart and immediately understood what the manager meant. Ian tilted his head to say something to his midfield partner Mensah.

Ian receives the ball and David Silva detours from the left to the centre circle at this point.

Ian then immediately handed the ball to Silva and slotted forward. The two played a longitudinal transposition. Mensah complied with Ian and stayed behind to defend.

Ian made a forward run as he called out to Phil to signal him to get ready to catch Silva's ball.

Silva was caught between Dahoud and Patrick. It's a bit risky, but Silva is well-informed and has a lot of poise. The Spanish veteran faked the ball and then poked the ball forward.

Phil was prompted by the captain to retreat quickly, and Umtiti, who was marking him, hesitated for a moment, while Barcelona defender Muñoz spotted Phil but was carried behind him by his shoulder.

Phil stopped the ball with his right foot and thought to himself, Spanish dwarf, don't get in the way......

This little guy is in the way.

Muñoz stretched out a kick very fiercely, and this time Phil instinctively avoided it, but Muñoz actually made another quick kick, which rubbed the ball and also rubbed Phil's foot.

Phil immediately felt pain in the top of his foot. He was angry in his heart, blocked with his arm, completely bypassed Muñoz, and successfully turned around.

Ian has already cut into the penalty line, and he is still moving forward, and further forward, it may be offside, so this sudden forward tactic will not work.

But Ian didn't slow down, but gradually accelerated, and at the same time turned his head to look at Fill, giving him a trusting look.

Leon is pulling back to ask for the ball-

Phil glanced at the Uruguayans, not for you, idiot!

Phil inserts his toes into the bottom of the ball, slams his force and brakes his legs.

It's the same way to pick up the pass as Patrick Amber just now.

The ball leaped up and crossed Barca's back line. Pique raised his hand for offside at that moment, but was still turning to chase the redhead in front of him.

Pique has longer legs, but turns slowly.

Ian passed, facing Ter Stegen. The opponent attacked quickly, Ian couldn't stop the ball, and it might be difficult to shoot directly.

The Scotsman had already made a decision the moment he received the ball. He flicked the ball that was still in the air to his right as best he could, this time past the goalkeeper, and then Ian struggled to follow, and the moment his body tilted, he pumped the ball vigorously in the direction of the goal!

The goal is in!

"Oh my gosh, the first minute of stoppage time, guess who! Ian Parker, captain of the Queens Park Rangers, the Scotsman defended all but was desperate to get forward in the final moments, and Phil Warren's pass was amazing! Ian Parker gave QPR the lead again!!"

Lu Ling knelt on the sideline at that moment.

She had no idea what she was thinking, maybe she wanted to slip to her knees, but she couldn't, she had been standing for too long, her calves were stiff, maybe it wasn't the right time, it was the first round, the first round......

The rain fell on her face and hands, and she wanted to scream, but all she could hear was the rumbling sound of the entire court. Behind her, Tim and the rest of the coaching staff, the players on the bench, were already cheering and hugging. Then someone hugged her behind her, the team doctor and her best friend Alice, "It's stupid, the whole world is watching you." But fuck it, Ian's ball looks like a miracle!!"

Ian ran in front of the diehards, slamming his right fist to his chest against the jumping crowd. His red hair fluttered in the rain, like a warrior from the highlands in the Middle Ages.

Then, he turned, raised his arms, and was immediately knocked down by his teammates who rushed up.

QPR fans really realize at this moment that Ian Parker, Ian Parker is the hero of this stadium!!

The hero who came back wasn't theirs!

Patrick watched from afar, and when he turned to look to the sidelines, he saw the girl kneeling on the sidelines. The image hit him, and he felt like his heart was about to pop out of his chest.

Just that second, only that second, he touched the Queen of Spades on his left arm for the third time.

****

"This is the final whistle. The game ended in drama, with a 2-1 win over Barcelona by QPR, but Barcelona got a very valuable away goal and next week's Camp Nou will be the venue to decide the winner...... I don't think we'll ever forget the last ten minutes of the new Queen's Park! "And at the other venue, at the Emirates Stadium, the match between Arsenal and Everton, which was also a 'civil war', is over, the score is 1:1, and both games are still in suspense." We can't wait for the second act to begin—" 166 Reading.com