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Tang Zheng's cross from the right was very accurate, cutting a distinctly graceful arc in mid-air, Alba in front of him had no chance to touch the ball, as did Benzema and Bartra in the middle, and even goalkeeper Pinto couldn't find the best time to attack, so he lost the best chance to get the ball.

The ball flew to the far end, Di Maria and Mascherano met the ball at the same time, but Di Maria was significantly faster and possessed, and by the time Mascherano wanted to reach for it again, it was too late, Di Maria dived forward with his upper body, and smashed the ball to the far end of the goal with a powerful leap.

Goalkeeper Pinto subconsciously made a sideways save, but the shot was too close and too powerful, and he did not touch the football, so he could only declare that the whip was out of reach.

“goooooooooooooooooooal”

British Sky Commentator Andy Gray pulled out his voice and shouted hysterically.

The real excitement in soccer is not the goal that is formed through successive passes, but the goal formed by the rapid counter-attack like mercury.

Because the strong ball possession side has given people a kind of psychological preparation, only a quick counterattack goal can make people's blood boil.

Real Madrid's goal took only 12 seconds from Tang Zheng's tackle on Messi to Di Maria's header, and the football was only passed through a few feet, so it gave people a pleasing feeling.

Di Maria, who scored the goal, looked very excited, and he stood up with his hands on the grass and shouted at the depressed Barcelona fans in the stands.

"Woo woo"

Suddenly, the Barcelona fans responded with huge boos.

But Di Maria and the other Real Madrid players who celebrated the goal were unaffected, instead causing them to make more incendiary celebrations.

Di Maria, who completed his personal celebration, turned to hug Tang Zheng, who gave him a subtle assist, and Tang Zheng was also affected by the celebratory atmosphere of his teammates, raised his arms at the angry Barcelona fans, and then waved vigorously.

Messi, who chased back more than 70 meters, looked at Tang Zheng, who was like the stars holding the moon, with his hands on his hips, looking particularly helpless.

If the breakthrough had been more decisive than subconscious, perhaps ...... Real Madrid's goals will cease to exist, right?

Immediately, the close-up of the live director showed Cristiano Ronaldo, who was in the first row of the audience, and he and Marcelo, who was dressed in civilian clothes, enthusiastically hugged and celebrated Real Madrid's first goal.

Carlo Ancelotti and his coaching staff in front of the home team's dugout were equally excited, but their celebration was much calmer than that of the players, with simple high-fives and hugs.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei watched the entire slow-motion replay of Real Madrid's goal, and he was full of passion: "Although Real Madrid does not have Ronaldo, there is no Marcelo, and the left side offensive has been fatally hit, but Tang Zheng is here, his defense and ability to read the game are ridiculously strong, it is his defense at the critical time to cut off Messi's foot ball, and then at high speed to personally participate in the offensive organization, get rid of Messi and assist Di Maria to score." ”

The tone of the Catalan Sports TV commentator is very helpless, but as a commentator, he must promote positive energy: "Leao's indecisive breakthrough is the key to conceding the goal, but his defensive enthusiasm is surprising, conceding the goal is just an accident, there are still 80 minutes in the game, Barcelona has enough time to equalize and then overtake!"

When the game restarted, Barcelona had the advantage of kicking off and significantly speeding up the tempo of the attack, reducing crosses as much as possible and increasing the number of through and diagonal passes.

This style of play can directly threaten the Real Madrid defence, but the error rate is also increasing.

The increase in errors was accompanied by an increase in the number of opportunities for Real Madrid to counter-attack quickly.

It's just that Real Madrid, which lacks Cristiano Ronaldo, relies too much on Di Maria, who has a speed advantage, in quick counterattacks, and Isco, Modric and Benzema are lacking in absolute speed, and their direct scoring ability is weak.

Tang Zheng In view of the increase in Barcelona's direct passes, he was very careful in his position selection, and he did not dare to go too far forward from defense to attack.

The previous goal was mainly because Messi broke through with the ball and was equal to the back line, which gave him the opportunity to participate in the attack, and now Busquets and Cesc Fabregas are more behind, which means that the number of defenders in Barcelona from attack to defense is enough.

Messi has worked hard during this period and his form is showing signs of improving, not only relying on his superior breakthrough ability to create chances, but also using his wide vision to deliver precise transfer balls to Alba who is involved in the attack from the back on the left wing.

But Messi is both a father and a mother, whether it is Iniesta or Neymar, they are not the kind of absolute killers who can make a decisive decision in the penalty area, so creating absolute chances has not been able to convert them into goals.

Real Madrid chose to defend when they took the lead, and Tang Zheng only entered the 30-meter area when the team won a free kick or corner kick in front.

As a result, Real Madrid created very few chances up front, and only corners or set-pieces in front of the pitch would cause tension in Barcelona's defensive system.

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In the blink of an eye, the game came to 30 minutes, the two sides of the game were attacking and defending each other, and the frenetic atmosphere of the Mestalla Stadium remained at a high level.

The atmosphere of the game was frenetic, and the motivation of the players on both sides was very high, but it was a pity that there were no goals during this time.

Of course, scoring goals is only a part of the football game, and it is impossible to directly replace the game itself, and the confrontation, passing, coordination, breakthrough, and defense in the game can also cause the adrenaline rush of fans.

At this time, the live director took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to give Ancelotti and Martino a close-up respectively.

Ancelotti habitually frowned, and from time to time he turned his head to chat with his assistant Clement.

Martino was also frowning, and it was not difficult to see that he was very nervous, and the half-hour mark of the game meant that there was one hour left in the game.

If this scoreless momentum continues, there is a good chance that the result will be another goal conceded.

Although Real Madrid lacks Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo, it is precisely because of this that Tang Zheng has a real central position.

The reason why Dortmund was able to win the Grand Slam in the 2012-2013 season was not only Tang Zheng's excellent form, but also Klopp's establishment of his absolute core position in Dortmund's tactical system.

Tang Zheng in this game is the absolute core of Real Madrid, whether it is offensive or defensive, he must be the center.

Tang Zheng, who plays as a defensive midfielder, has a strong sense of responsibility, and he knows that the team should first keep the defensive line intact when it is ahead, and then pursue the quality of attack.

Even if Barcelona's overall form has not been good recently, it should not be underestimated.

Messi, Neymar, Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Xavi are all players who can change the direction of the game, so it is understandable for Tang Zheng to choose a relatively safe defense, after all, the frontcourt attack lacks the sharpest knife Cristiano Ronaldo.

It wasn't until forty minutes into the game that Barcelona had an absolute chance.

Iniesta suddenly blocked the penalty area on the left rib of the attack, Messi met the ball forward and picked up his left foot, Ramos subconsciously fell to the ground and tackled, but Messi did not choose to hit the goal with his left foot, but pulled the ball back.

Immediately afterwards, Messi unexpectedly crossed the penalty spot with his left foot, and Neymar rushed to complete a shot before Tang Zheng put the tackle.

Due to the close distance of the shot, goalkeeper Casillas did not make any movement, but subconsciously turned his head to look at the football.

The fortunate thing in the misfortune is that the football hit the goal post on the right side of the goal, making a crisp collision sound: "Bang~"

The bouncing ball rolled right in front of Cesc Fabregas, and in the face of Pepe's down-to-the-ground tackle, his goalmouth follow-up shot went straight to the anti-aircraft gun.

"Whoa"

Fabregas felt very incredulous as the Real Madrid fans screamed, holding his head in his hands and looking extremely sorry.

If you can calm down, maybe ...... The score could have been equalised.

At the same time, Yang 5 commentator He Wei exclaimed violently: "Real Madrid is very lucky, Neymar's scramble shot hit the post, and Cesc Fabregas's follow-up shot was high above the crossbar, Real Madrid escaped!"

Immediately, the on-site director gave Barcelona coach Martino a close-up, and he knelt directly on the ground excitedly, dragging his hair with both hands, and roaring to the sky.

Countless Barcelona fans on the scene were the same, hugging their heads one after another, with an incredible look on their faces.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti came to the sidelines in shock and hooked his finger at Isco, who was closest to him.

Isco noticed Carlo Ancelotti's gesture and ran to the sidelines, following the latest instructions from manager Carlo Ancelotti.

It didn't take long for Barcelona to make a comeback, but Carlo Ancelotti was prepared, and his previous explanation to Isco was to ask the team to strengthen their defense.

With the exception of Benzema, who played against the two central defenders Mascherano and Bartra, the other nine players retreated to the 40-meter area to defend together, so the score did not change until the referee Laos blew the whistle at the end of the first half, and Real Madrid entered the dressing room with a score of 1:0.

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The fifteen-minute half-time break passed quickly, and the second half changed sides.

The backward Barcelona took the lead in creating scoring opportunities, Messi suddenly received Xavi's through ball in the process of inserting forward and picked up his left foot directly, Tang Zheng fell to the ground and blocked the tackle half a beat slowly.

However, it was precisely because Tang Zheng's fallen tackle gave Messi huge psychological pressure that his long-range shot did not adjust the crosshairs, and the football bypassed Casillas who fell to the ground, and also bypassed the goal post at the far end.

While Messi regretted it, Tang Zheng quickly stood up on the grass, then pointed to his temples with both hands and roared at his teammates: "Concentrate! Concentrate! OK?"

His teammates all knew that Tang Zheng was not right about things, and the defense just now was indeed that they didn't concentrate at the beginning, so they had a good attitude.

The on-site director keenly captured this scene, and the central 5 commentator He Wei seized the opportunity to milk Tang Zheng again: "In the absence of Ronaldo, Tang Zheng must not only stand on defense, but also organize the attack in the process of switching from defense to attack, fortunately, his state is very good, if it is not for Tang Zheng's defensive concentration at the beginning of the second half, Barcelona is likely to equalize with a blitzkrieg......"

Real Madrid's defense has improved greatly after Tang Zheng's loud reminder, although it is not that the defense is leaky, but at least the defense is very concentrated.

As the clock ticked down in the second half, the game became a stalemate.

Real Madrid, who are in the lead, are obviously happy to see this, but Barcelona are in a hurry to play behind.

In the 60th minute, Barcelona made the first substitution of the game.

Pedro replaced Cesc Fabregas as a right winger, with Andres Iniesta returning to the middle to assist Xavi in organising the attack.

It is clear that Martino wants Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Sergio Busquets to form the iron triangle of Barcelona in midfield at their peak.

Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta are indeed at their peak in form and physically, but Xavi's form has dropped significantly as he has aged, making it difficult to maintain 100 per cent concentration in such a high-intensity final.

It's not that Xavi doesn't have a lot of attention in the game, it's that his body can't stay focused in the constant fight.

Despite this, Xavi knows what to do with his experience in the game, so the link between Barcelona's central and midfield is very good.

Two minutes later, Barcelona made another substitution, with Adriano coming on for suspected injured left-back Jordi Alba.

Barcelona made a series of adjustments within two minutes, and Carlo Ancelotti remained on hold, so the live director gave a meaningful close-up.

However, Real Madrid is ahead, and there are not many commentators judging Ancelotti.

The frenetic atmosphere at the Mestalla Stadium has dropped noticeably in a stalemate of matches, but it is precisely in this situation that goals are scored.

In the 67th minute, Messi's shot was blocked by Tang Zheng, and Barcelona got a corner kick opportunity.

I thought that Barcelona, who was not very tall, would not bring any threat to the Real Madrid goal, Tang Zheng was interfered by Busquets at the front point and did not reach the football, and Bartra, who is only 1.83 meters tall, rushed forward from the back and pressed Pepe's header to the goal.

Casillas could do nothing in the face of a powerful header and could only watch the ball go straight to the top left corner of the net.

The Barcelona players huddled together, and the Barcelona fans in the stands let out a sigh of relief and a huge cheer.

Immediately, the broadcast footage was given to the Real Madrid players.

Tang Zheng was very helpless, according to the slow-motion replay, Busquets had an obvious action from top to bottom on him just now, so he didn't hit the football.

But the referee Laos didn't see it, and Tang Zheng didn't appeal, because he knew that it was impossible to change the verdict if the referee couldn't see it.

Barceloan made it 1:1 with Bartra's goal from a corner, and the momentum changed significantly.

I don't know if it was hit by the sudden loss of the ball, Real Madrid's defense made frequent mistakes.

If it weren't for Tang Zheng's efforts to put out fires everywhere, Barcelona would probably overtake the score with continuous attacks.

Affected by the overall attack, Messi's state has shown signs of recovery, and the pressure Tang Zheng feels is becoming more and more great.

Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, the live director was on the sidelines, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo, who were dressed in casual clothes, were no longer relaxed, but heavy.

As one of the players who has played the most in the national derby, they know how terrifying Barcelona can be.

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