Chapter 193: True Despair
As the whole team celebrated the victory, the fourth official came to the middle edge of the pitch and held aloft an electronic card for five minutes of stoppage time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Seeing this stoppage time, Guardiola, who was pulling Vilanova to discuss the last substitution adjustment, was a little dissatisfied.
How do you make up five minutes?
It takes at least 10 minutes to get started, right?
Of course, he didn't have time to complain about the lack of stoppage time.
With five minutes left in the game, the team must take advantage of the opportunity to equalize!
Klopp, who had played his trademark combination, was unhappy when he noticed in the stands that the fourth official was holding up five minutes of stoppage time, so why did it take so long?
The game went so smoothly that stoppage time was necessary?
But there was nothing he could do about it......
The Dortmund players celebrated for a long time, and if it weren't for the intervention of referee Bonn Kujpels, it is expected that they would have lasted until the end of stoppage time.
The camera of the live broadcast returned to Tang Zheng after giving the whole goal process, only to see him frown after being pulled up from the grass by Pirlo, and then sat back on the grass, pointing to his calf.
"How?"
Pirlo asked with concern.
"I'm going to cramp!"
Pirlo reacted quickly, and hurriedly pressed the calf of his right foot that Tang Zheng was pointing at just now.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei has recovered from extreme excitement to ordinary excitement, he saw Pirlo pressing the sole of Tang Zheng's right foot, and suddenly his voice changed: "Oh? Tang Zheng has cramps?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he added: "We remember that Tang Zheng ran more than 14,000 meters in the 80th minute of the game, and he shouldered more defensive responsibilities after Gundogan was sent off, I think even the iron man will not be able to stand ......."
“Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang――”
The Dortmund fans behind the goal saw Tang Zheng's calf cramps, and almost subconsciously collectively chanted to support and cheer him.
From the summer of 2009 to the summer of 2011, no one knew better than them about Tang Zheng's tremendous contribution to the team.
Countless Dortmund sitting in front of the TV looked at Tang Zheng, who was enduring the pain, and was very emotional.
What is a hero?
The task that Tang Zheng completed tonight is a perfect interpretation of what a hero is!
Referee Bonn Kujpels also came over and bent down to greet with concern: "Hey, do you need to call a team doctor?"
"No, no, no, no. Tang Zheng almost subconsciously said: "Just press it." ”
Because the latest rules mention that once the team doctor is on the field, the player has to leave the court for the next wave of attacks.
The team has one less player, and if Tang Zheng, as the captain, stands on the sidelines again, then Dortmund will be equivalent to nine to eleven.
There are generally two types of player cramps.
One is that you can't continue to play after cramping, and the other is that you can continue to play after cramping and squeezing your calf muscles.
It just so happened that Tang Zheng was the latter, so he stood up after Pirlo's leg press and then tried to jump twice.
Feel good!
However, a player with excellent physical fitness like Tang Zheng rarely has cramps, so German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said movingly: "I don't know if Don has had cramps before, but in my impression, this is the first time he has cramped...... You can easily see how hard he fought in this game......
I don't know if the broadcaster did it on purpose, the TV screen shows the distance of the two sides.
Tang Zheng ran a distance of 15,564 meters, and the distance of 16,000 meters was only a short distance of more than 400 meters.
Looking at the running distance of Barcelona players, Xavi and Iniesta ran the most, but they were only a little more than 10,000 meters, and the star Messi ran less than 9,000 meters, which is equivalent to half the distance of Tang Zheng.
Duan Huo, the commentator of Yang 5, said: "This is why Dortmund can be equal to Barcelona with one less player, and the captain Tang Zheng has paid too much." ”
Speaking of this, Duan Huo frowned and said: "The 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian Top 20 will be held next month, I don't know what some people think, such an outstanding talent has turned a blind eye? Where have we gone to the Corporal Lixian and the spirit of Sangu Thatched House, which has been inherited for thousands of years in China? Is personal face important? More important than national glory? If this is the case, I really have nothing to say!"
The game was broadcast live and in real time, so even if the leaders of the BJ studio were a little dissatisfied, there was no way to stop it......
Moreover, the relationship between Yang 5 and the Football Association has not been very good, but it has not stopped it.
Listening to Duan Huo's outspokenness, not only the famous hacker Xiao Linzi was indignant, but countless hackers joined in attacking the official website of the Football Association, and even social network accounts were not spared......
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The frenetic atmosphere at the Louis II Stadium continued to run high, with Dortmund fans dancing excitedly in anticipation of the end of the match.
It's just that the fifth minute of injury time held up by the fourth official made them unhappy.
Isn't the standard stoppage time all three minutes?
However, Tang Zheng, who had just gotten up, was not surprised, Gundogan was sent off and the penalty took a lot of time, and UEFA has always taken care of Barcelona, and it is normal for five minutes of stoppage time.
Tang Zheng walked back to the middle circle, and he said loudly to his teammates in a noisy environment: "Brothers, the game is not over yet! We must not slack off! It is natural to be happy to take the lead, but there are countless cases of joy and sorrow in world football, don't forget that we still have one less person to play! There are still four minutes left in the game, even if you are tired and hard, you must persevere! If you really can't run, think about the fans who come from afar, they are not less than us, so the biggest reward for them is the championship! The king of kings in Europe belongs to Dortmund!"
The on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot that was pushed to his face, and Marcel Leif said happily: "Although Tang is only twenty-two years old, he is a very qualified captain, who is not only capable of turning the tide, but also stabilizing the morale of the army! ”
Meanwhile, Barcelona made one final substitution, with Keita coming on for left-back Adriano.
Naturally, Pep Guardiola's adjustment is not for the sake of defense, but for the sake of attack.
With Pique missing the UEFA Super Cup due to injury, only Keita and Abidal were the only two defenders left on the high point.
At a do-or-die moment, Barcelona also abandoned their usual tactical routine and opted for two direct wide crosses.
Hummels and Subotic are both more than 1.9 meters tall, plus Tang Zheng, who came to the penalty area, three big ones of 1.9 meters, which makes Dortmund's air defense capability rise another notch.
As a god in the hearts of Barcelona fans, Messi worked very hard, but he met Tang Zheng, who was in bad shape.
In the 90 minutes of regular time in this game, the number of times Messi broke through Tang Zheng is still zero!
This could set a new record in Messi's career......
In the blink of an eye, the game time entered ninety-three minutes, which means that there was only more than one minute left in the game.
Messi shook off the angle on the right and picked up his left foot to hit the goal.
Tang Zheng came up from the side and flew to block, and the football hit his back and bounced back.
Xavi regained possession of the ball, Iniesta, Fabregas, Villa, Messi crossed the run, Xavi suddenly went straight.
Pirlo, who was not yet in the passing route, suddenly came up from the flank and reached out to stop Xavi's pass to Iniesta.
With Barcelona's high press so fast, Pirlo didn't have time to look up for someone and hastily kicked the ball off the touchline.
As the game passed half a minute, the Dortmund fans at the Louis II Stadium seemed to be getting more and more excited, even if their voices were hoarse, and they were excitedly creating a loud noise to interfere with the Barcelona players who organized the attack.
Why is Westphalva Lun the number one home stadium for the Devils?
In addition to the fact that the stadium is big enough, the Dortmund fans are so personal that they don't know what it means to stop shouting until the end of the game.
"The game time is getting less and less, and the championship is getting closer and closer to Dortmund. Yang 5 commentator He Wei's words were brief, but his voice was full of worry and uneasiness.
The Catalan commentator walked on thin ice and said: "Barcelona are attacking like a tide and they have a good chance of equalising with just over a minute left!"
If you're an attentive Barcelona fan, you'll know that this is the most spoken line by the commentator when the game goes into extra time.
"Cesc Fabregas's 45-degree direct cross!"
Dortmund was instantly messy in the penalty area, and all the players were entangled together, but the Barcelona players were generally short, except for Abidal and Keita, who were not even 1.8 meters tall, so the football was easily pushed out by Hummels.
But Barcelona's attack is not over yet, they receive the football on the periphery and continue to attack.
A nervous Marcel Leif glanced at the time of the game: "There is still one last minute!"
The Barcelona players were thankful that their attack was directed against their own fans, so they didn't have to face boos to get their attack higher and higher.
However, it didn't work.
With time running out, Xavi sent the ball to Alves on the right, looked up at the box and then crossed from the wing.
Subotic felt a lot of pressure under Abidal's interference, and in order to try to keep the goal safe, he chose to push the ball off the line relatively safely.
"Victor!Go up!!"
With less than a minute left in the game, manager Pep Guardiola roared at Valdés, who was standing in the 40-metre zone on his side!
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"It seems...... Barcelona is going to fight for it completely!" said Sky England commentator Andy Gray.
Xavi, who was preparing for a corner, did not rush to kick off, but waited until goalkeeper Valdés came to the Dortmund penalty area.
"Sven, watch him!" Tang Zheng wanted to defend Keita, who had just come on as a substitute, and he hurriedly called Sven Bender to defend Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés, who suddenly came to the penalty area.
Xavi saw his teammates choose their position, and he stretched out his right index finger to make a code.
Tang Zheng, who defended Keita from the corner, frowned, noticing Xavi's usual gesture code.
It's just that I don't know what this code represents.
But Tang Zheng's afterglow noticed that Messi, who was waiting outside the penalty area, seemed to be ready to move......
Could it be?
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng gambled and chose to give up defending Keita, bypassing the players from both sides gathered near the penalty spot and rushing towards Messi.
Really!
Xavi took a corner kick and all the Barcelona players in the box dipped a shot, forcing the Dortmund players to rush inside to cover Messi outside the box.
Football is not fast, but it is flat.
Messi watched the flying ball adjust his step, and was shocked at the moment when he was about to pick up his left foot.
He...... How did it end up here?
As football drew closer, Messi chose to put superfluous thoughts behind him and pick up his left foot.
“Boom~”
At the same time, Tang Zheng put his hands behind his back and used his flesh and blood to block Messi's non-stop volley.
The football smashed firmly into Tang Zheng's chest, and then changed direction and bounced back.
Alves, who was defending in front of the penalty area, adjusted slightly and picked up his right foot to shoot.
"Oh~ The quality is really high!"
At the moment when the Catalan commentator chanted, Dortmund goalkeeper Weidenfeller made a flying save and saved the ball off the line.
Another corner kick from Barcelona!
"It's dangerous!" Marcel Leif sighed, "There's still half a minute left!"
Smothered in his chest by Messi's shot, Tang Zheng lay on the ground gasping for breath, but he quickly stood up and reminded his teammates loudly: "The game is not over yet!
"What a man!"
With a shout from British Sky commentator Andy Gray, Xavi took another corner.
Time was running out and almost all of the Barcelona players poured into the Dortmund penalty area.
Physical contact between the players on both sides was endless, and referee Bonn Kujpels did not bother to stop the game.
Xavi gritted his teeth and took a corner.
Dortmund's height advantage was clear, with Lewandowski pushing the ball out of the way ahead of Cesc Fabregas and Valdés.
Alves, who was protecting from outside the penalty area, watched the incoming ball and was ready to repeat it.
But there was a fatal mistake at a critical time!
Kuba's forward pressure was extremely fast, which caused Alves to stop the ball a little too much!
Alves had to settle for a second-best poke to Andres Iniesta, but he clearly underestimated Kuba's explosiveness.
Kuba stretched out his left leg to reach the ball, and the ball rolled towards Dortmund's penalty line, where Mascherano and Piszczek rushed at the same time, and Piszczek, who had a longer leg, kicked the ball.
The ball rolled to the right side of Dortmund's defence, and Kuba had not been on the bench for long and was fit, much faster than Alves, who had run 90 minutes.
Valdés started on the spot and ran towards his own goal.
At the same time, Tang Zheng moved towards Kuba.
With little time left, Kuba was ready to run out of time.
Tang Zheng, who pressed out of the big penalty area, suddenly noticed the back of goalkeeper Valdés......
Is running out of game time more important than sealing the win?
No!
So Tang Zheng ran to Kuba and shouted at the same time: "Yakubu, pass the ball to me!"
Kuba, who originally wanted to control the football, heard Tang Zheng's voice, and he hurriedly pulled the ball to a sharp stop.
Alves wanted to foul but was half a beat too slow, Kuba poked his toes, and the football naturally rolled towards Tang Zheng.
"It's over!"
It's a word that pops into the brains of all Barcelonans.
But the next moment, it's the real despair!