Chapter 047: Pursuit of One Hit Must
In the first 30 minutes of the entire first half, Real Madrid's No. 10 Tang Zheng can be described as the best player, and there is no one.
With Tang Zheng smashing the ball on the measurement in a corner kick battle, Yang 5 commentator He Wei was passionate: "Tang Zheng's state is really good! But the goalpost at Camp Nou doesn't seem to be enough to save face, and it will keep Tang Zheng's inevitable pitch out of the door! But fans in front of the TV don't worry, I believe Tang Zheng's amazing state is more than that, let's wait and see Tang Zheng's next game!"
Valdés kicked the goal kick, and it was Tang Zheng who scrambled to get to the landing point this time.
However, there can be no surprise in this battle for the top, and the only player in Barcelona's entire midfield who can exceed 1.8 meters tall is Sergio Busquets, who is a defensive midfielder for Barcelona, and he cannot rush to the forward line to fight for the top.
Seeing Tang Zheng standing there, Messi and Cesc Fabregas simply stood in place, ready to compete for the second landing point.
Tang Zheng, who has a wide field of vision, naturally does not give the ball to his teammates, he has an upper half of the back during the jump, stops the ball with his chest, and then hands it to Khedira, who transfers the ball to the attacking left side.
According to Tang Zheng's advance observation, Barcelona's defensive focus is temporarily placed on the left side of the defense, which is equivalent to saying that the right side of the defense is in a weak link.
Barcelona defended on the right side and Real Madrid attacked on the left, so Barcelona's defensive strength had to be shifted again.
The defense was not what Barcelona was good at, and it was very weak in the face of Real Madrid's continuous attack.
The home fans in the stands at the Camp Nou watched with great concern, and they didn't know if the team would be able to turn the tide in the upcoming matches.
The live director seemed to hear the home fans and gave the home coach Martino a close-up shot that was pushed to his face.
Barcelona at the Camp Nou is at a disadvantage, which is directly related to Martino's lack of pre-match safety plans, so Barcelona wants to recover the disadvantage, and it depends on Martino's on-the-spot command.
However, judging from the broadcast footage, Martino, who is frowning, does not seem to have a good solution.
He talked to the two assistants for a long time, but he didn't give orders on the field.
It wasn't until the 35th minute of the game that Martino walked to the sidelines and took advantage of a dead-ball opportunity to have a small gesture with his fellow countryman Messi.
In the case that Barcelona's overall attack cannot achieve results, it will depend on Messi's performance.
Neymar lost confidence in Tang Zheng's help defense, and Messi began to try to play the advantage of cutting inside on the right side of the attack.
Of course, Martino's tactical adjustment is not just to ask Messi to strengthen the breakthrough, but to make full use of the width of the pitch, and then after transferring Tang Zheng, he will pass the ball to the right side of the attack, and Messi will try to create opportunities in his 'Messi corridor'.
Suddenly, the double midfielder of Ramos and Khedira began to feel the pressure.
In the previous more than half an hour, the defense of this side had Tang Zheng's supplementary defense and resolved the danger in time.
However, as Tang Zheng was taken out of the defensive area, Barcelona's attack quickly shifted direction, and Messi cut inside as soon as he got the ball.
Ramos has faced off against Messi in the national derby countless times, and the one-on-one defensive results are the same as in the past, and the poor success rate of the frontal defense makes him have to resort to fouls to make up for the lack of ability.
Tang Zheng has a strong ability to read the game, but Barcelona's attacking rhythm is very tight, and the football is not out of the sideline, so Tang Zheng has no time to communicate with his teammates.
The Camp Nou has a wide stadium, and it takes time for Tang Zheng to run from side to side, and Barcelona's timely transfer is to not give Tang Zheng time.
The football shifted from the left side of the attack to the right side again, Messi took the initiative to meet the football and even stopped, Ramos fell to the ground and put the shovel without even touching Messi's hair, only shoveling a ball of air!
Khedira had to come from the middle to make up for it, but Messi didn't wait for him to pass and handed the ball to Xavi.
The two full-backs in Real Madrid's backline naturally shrank into the middle to allow for the danger of Khedira's absence.
Ancelotti's pre-match defensive deployment was rigorous and thorough, and every possibility was predicted by him.
But in many cases, it is impossible to predict the course of the game in detail, because the game often has accidents.
Xavi received Messi's horizontal pass and handed the ball directly to Neymar who attacked the left rib, because there was no Tang Zheng's help to defend, Neymar showed great confidence, his right foot was stopped to the right by the outside instep, got rid of Carvajal's defense, and then picked up his right foot!
Shot!
Right centre-back Raphael Varane subconsciously expanded the defensive area and fell to the ground to put a tackle, trying to block Neymar's shot with his flesh and blood.
As a result, Neymar's shot was close to the ground, and the ball hit the left heel of Varane's forward tackle before the trajectory changed.
Goalkeeper Diego Lopes subconsciously made a save with Neymar's shot, so he could only declare that he was out of reach after realizing that the shot was refracted.
The ball is refracted and changes from rolling rapidly to the far angle to the near angle.
Even if the speed of football drops somewhat, there is nothing Diego López can do.
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“goooooooooooooooooooooal”
The Catalan TV commentator stretched out his voice to vent the thrill of scoring a goal.
At the same time, a deafening loud chant rang out over the Camp Nou: "Whoa"
The stadium shuddered slightly, so much so that fans who came to the Camp Nou for the first time to experience the frenzy of the Spanish national derby felt a sense of a small earthquake.
Very impressive!
Yang 5 commentator He Wei was a little uncomfortable with the score falling behind when Real Madrid had an advantage, but he was experienced in commenting and continued to explain the immediate situation of the game: "Neymar scored in the first Spanish national derby, it's really not easy!"
Neymar in the broadcast screen was very excited, raising his arms and shouting.
He has been closely watched for most of the past first half and has even been annoyed by a foul behind his back for his 'subtle' passes.
Scoring for Barcelona for the first time in a national derby was somewhat a catharsis for past sluggish performances.
The rest of the Barcelona players reacted very excitedly, considering that it was Barcelona and not Real Madrid who dominated the national derby in the past.
Scoring a goal in a relatively passive situation, and it was a reflex goal, made them feel like they were favored by God.
Immediately, the on-site director successively gave close-ups to Real Madrid players Cristiano, Ronaldo and Tang Zheng.
The reason why the camera gave Cristiano Ronaldo is that he hasn't had any wonderful performances so far, and the camera to Tang Zheng is a little meaningful.
So far in the game, Tang Zheng is the best player on both sides at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, so Barcelona has a rare passive situation in the national derby, and it happens that Barcelona scored in a passive situation, which is somewhat ironic for Tang Zheng.
However, Tang Zheng's facial emotions did not change much, and he was very calm.
Cristiano Ronaldo frowned, looking preoccupied.
Of course, at this time, there is also a close-up shot of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has white hair and pouts, pacing back and forth in the command area of the home team's coach, unable to see what he is thinking.
The game restarted, and Real Madrid, who had the advantage of the kick-off, quickly launched the attack.
When the ball reached Cristiano Ronaldo, he didn't make too many adjustments, picking up his right foot from 30 yards to try a long-range shot.
This time the crosshair was adjusted, but the power was insufficient, and goalkeeper Valdés easily confiscated the ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot changed possession, and instead of kicking the ball out quickly, Valdés slowed down his tempo before hand-tossing it to right-back Alves.
Now that the score is ahead, Barcelona playing at home is playing with confidence and attacking is no longer as impatient as it was in a draw.
Neymar, who helped Barcelona score goals, regained his confidence, and in the face of Tang Zheng's help defense, he no longer walked on thin ice, he chose more clean and neat ways to play the ball, and solved the problem by passing.
Lionel Messi has gradually shown his worth in the team's overall excellent performance, and Barcelona, who are unbeaten in the last nine league games, seem to be back in front of their home fans.
Carlo Ancelotti was on the edge of the visitors' coach, he didn't expect his team to concede the first goal when they were in the ascendancy, and to remain at a disadvantage after conceding the goal.
If there is no way to change this situation, it is not impossible to concede another goal.
In the absence of a choice, Ancelotti could only ask the team to retreat to the half to defend, leaving only Cristiano Ronaldo in front of him as the team's counter-attacking point.
Real Madrid retreated to the half, and Barcelona played into their familiar rhythm, pulling the Real Madrid defence through various triangular passes, hoping to score another goal before the end of the first half.
However, the score remained unchanged until the end of the first half, with Barcelona leading Real Madrid 1-0 at home to Camp Nou.
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Referee Marienko blew the whistle at the end of the first half, and the on-site director switched close-up shots for the first time, and successively gave the core players of both sides in the 167th national derby in La Liga history.
Close-ups switched to the faces of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng and other players one after another, and the home team players generally had natural expressions, and the backward Real Madrid players looked helpless.
Cristiano Ronaldo, in particular, pursed his lips and shook his head, clearly extremely unhappy with his performance in the first half.
Throughout the first half, if you had to pick the worst player, Cristiano Ronaldo was on the list.
Of course, not all Barcelona players were happy, and Cesc Fabregas, who had a sluggish first half, frowned.
He has a well-rounded ability, but his technical characteristics tend to play in midfield.
Whether it's the current head coach Martino or the former Pep Guardiola, let him play as a winger or a striker.
This is a technical crushing for Cesc Fabregas, who is used to playing as a midfielder and a central midfielder, which means that he is completely unable to play his technical advantages.
A commentator from the commentary booth said that Barcelona's first position change in the second half will likely be Cesc Fabregas.
After a while, most of the Real Madrid players who returned to the visiting dressing room seemed to be in a bad mood, so much so that the atmosphere in the dressing room was a little weird.
Tang Zheng glanced at the other ten teammates, shook his head, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Cristiano Ronaldo saw that Tang Zheng had an urge to laugh, and asked curiously, "Don, what are you laughing at?"
"Laugh?" Tang Zheng spread his hands and said lightly, "Maybe it's your illusion." ”
"No way, I saw you smile. Cristiano Ronaldo is adamant about his claims.
So, Tang Zheng hooked his finger at Cristiano Ronaldo and whispered: "The game is only halfway through, there is no need to be frustrated at all, don't forget that you and I are not in front of the outside world yet." ”
Speaking of this, Tang Zheng gave a 'you know' look, and Cristiano Ronaldo instantly understood, and also covered his mouth and whispered: "I think my confidence will be more in the next game." ”
"A must. Tang Zheng said confidently: "Always ready to receive my pass." ”
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In the blink of an eye, the fifteen-minute break at halftime passed, and the two sides changed sides in the second half.
Real Madrid, who were behind the score, did not make adjustments, but Barcelona at home took the lead in making personnel changes, and No. 9 Sanchez came off the bench to replace Cesc Fabregas, who had a sluggish performance in the first half.
Yang 5 commentator He Wei was a little surprised by this: "Barcelona took the lead in making substitution adjustments? ”
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he added: "Cesc Fabregas's performance in the first half was indeed a bit unsatisfactory, but it has nothing to do with his own ability, Martino put him in an unfamiliar position, I think it would be like that for any player......
Speaking of this, He Wei couldn't help but praise Tang Zheng: "Not every player is as comprehensive as Tang Zheng, no matter which position he plays, he plays well, talent is destined and cannot be changed, Fabregas is now twenty-six years old, his skills have long been set, and it is very difficult to change his style of play." ”
The game was announced to start in a chatter with Hevey, and Barcelona, who had the advantage of the kick-off, did not rush to attack, but used the familiar various triangle passes to find holes in Real Madrid's defense.
For Barcelona's traditional tiki-taka style of play, most of the players of Real Madrid understand it very thoroughly without Ancelotti's focus before the game.
It is definitely not possible to hit hard, as long as you stand in a defensive position, the defensive problem will be solved.
Barcelona's patience and high pressing power are indeed good, but they don't get much benefit from Real Madrid's players, who are not lagging behind in their skills.
In particular, Real Madrid turned from defense to offense to pass the ball to Tang Zheng's feet, and his skills and vision can often take the ball out comfortably, making the team's attack clear.
As for the tacit cooperation agreed between Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo at halftime, Tang Zheng is still looking for an opportunity.
The early contact between the two will inevitably lead to the attention of Barcelona players, and it is very likely that they will die before they can get out of the game, so Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo are pursuing a hit!