Chapter 045: Lost Messi
Tang Zheng retaliated with Busquets' provocative way, which was very relieved.
But it was very uncomfortable for Busquets, he seemed to have been slapped in the face by Tang Zheng, and his face was hot with pain.
What's even more painful is that he can't fight back, and that's where the real pain is.
Tang Zheng, who walked towards his own half, didn't take care of Busquets's mood, because some people are like this, they just owe a lesson!
Messi assisted Mathieu to break the deadlock, Tang Zheng received Cristiano Ronaldo's foot stop ball to equalize, Messi appeared in the broadcast screen with a somewhat ugly face, not that he was dissatisfied with the team's defensive performance, but dissatisfied with his own performance.
If he could have performed better, the team would have expanded the score a long time ago, where would it be the turn of Real Madrid to equalize?
At best, it's a narrow score.
So Messi is determined to perform well in the next game time, and strive to help the team exceed the score again and win the first opportunity.
The Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou have come to terms with Real Madrid's equaliser after a short period of buffering, but the home fans don't think Real Madrid will take a win away at the Camp Nou, and there is still a long way to go for their team to go back to the score and win the game!
"Whoa"
When the game resumed, the Barcelona players who had the advantage of the kick-off launched a wave of dangerous attacks, and the home fans in the stands subconsciously created a huge chant like a tsunami, even if the shot eventually missed the post, it did not affect their enthusiasm.
Messi, who wore Barcelona's No. 10 shirt, showed signs of becoming more and more active, Tang Zheng had a strong ability to read the game, so he realized something, but he did not recklessly leave his defensive position, but through a wide range of runs and teammates to complete the zone defense, forcing Messi to be a tandem on the offensive end of Barcelona.
The most threatening Messi is the goalkeeper, and then the pass threatens the ball, and the tandem playmaking attack is a bit overkill.
Real Madrid played a very low-key game after the equaliser, focusing on defensive counter-attacks, and relying more on the transmission of Tang Zheng, Luka Modric and Tonik Rose outside the core area to pass the game time.
Of course, this has something to do with Barcelona's strong counter-attacking ability.
Once there is a mistake in the frontcourt attack, Messi, Suarez, Neymar These players have a strong individual combat ability, for the sake of insurance, the positional attack is mainly from back and forth, and the risk is minimized while recovering a certain possession.
As time dwindled, Barcelona's attack slowed down to a certain extent, and the score did not change until the whistle blew at the end of the first half, ending the first half 1-1.
The close-up of the live broadcast was given to every player in the game, and the Real Madrid players were obviously in a much better mood than the Barcelona players, they were talking and laughing with each other, while the Barcelona players were frowning and worried.
It seems that the four games in the past two seasons, one draw and three defeats have brought them a lot of pressure, so they will be dissatisfied with the half-time draw against Real Madrid when they have an absolute advantage in the game.
The frenetic atmosphere at the Camp Nou hasn't diminished much, and the fans on both sides are like a perpetual motion machine with inexhaustible energy.
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During the break, the broadcasters with the national derby rights reviewed the first half of the game.
Although Barcelona has an absolute advantage on the field, they are not as threatening as Real Madrid.
Barcelona's goal was scored from a set-piece, and it was scored in a foul situation, which means that the referee's harshness will not be counted, and Real Madrid's equaliser goal is spectacular and full of spectacle.
In addition, Cristiano, Ronaldo and Tang Zheng both had shots that threatened Bravo in the back of the net.
Barcelona, on the other hand, had only a handful of shots on goal.
New Wolf Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang said in the studio: "Real Madrid's defense is in place, and the offense can bring enough threat, and finally my country's player Tang Zheng scored the equalizing goal, Barcelona has home advantage but does not play the offensive strength that MSN should have, and the new coach Enrique is incorrect to use Messi as Xavi, because the most frightening thing is Messi who entered the penalty area, allowing him to move in the attacking 30-meter area, which is too wasteful......"
"In the past 27 rounds of La Liga this season, Real Madrid has maintained an unbeaten season, and according to the half-time performance, it is very likely to keep at least one point at Camp Nou, and if the luck is a little better in the second half, there is a great possibility of beating Barcelona away!"
In the blink of an eye, the fifteen-minute half-time break passed quickly, and the second half of the second leg of the 2014-2015 La Liga national derby came as scheduled.
"Beep~"
With the whistle of the referee on duty, Laos, the game officially began.
Real Madrid, who have the advantage of the kick-off, did not rush to attack, but stabilized the rhythm of the game through the transmission of the midfield.
There is no surprise, Barcelona's MSN combination launched the first wave of high pressing, but the Real Madrid midfield trio has a strong ability to hold the ball at their feet, especially Tang Zheng, even the strongest Suarez has no way to bargain on Tang Zheng.
After several successive sieges to no avail, Barcelona's frontcourt pressure was declared bankrupt, allowing Real Madrid to organize the attack step by step.
Because a draw away from home is completely acceptable for Real Madrid, the current points difference between the two sides is six points, and the draw is still six points, and Real Madrid can basically guarantee the league title with ten rounds left in the league.
The last 10 opponents in the league, with the exception of Valencia and Sevilla, have limited strength, and if they want to use these teams to prevent Real Madrid from winning the league title, there is no hope, but it can only be said that there is little hope.
Infinitesimal!
To get back to the point, Tang Zheng's position in the second half was higher than in the first half, so much so that Barcelona manager Enrique had some delusions.
Real Madrid don't want to draw away from home, they want to win!
If the opponent wants to win at the Camp Nou, Enrique will definitely see it as an opportunity for his side to win, but Real Madrid is different, they have the quality to win, and compared to Real Madrid's midfield creativity, the current Barcelona is slightly lacking.
Considering Real Madrid's strong midfield, Enrique discharged Busquets and Mascherano in the midfield, which also indirectly restricted the creativity of Barcelona's midfield, otherwise Enrique would not need Messi to return to the midfield to assist Iniesta in organizing the attack.
Messi, who organised Barcelona's attack in midfield, was limited at the start of the second half, so head coach Enrique realised that a change in the reliance on Messi had to be changed.
So, the idea of substitution came to his mind.
There are players on the bench who have liberated Messi, Xavi and Rakitic, the question is who to replace.
Sergio Busquets is the focal point of the team's attacking midfield and midfield, and he has the height to have a clear advantage in both attack and defence.
Mascherano has struggled to return to his long-lost defensive midfield role, but his role should not be underestimated......
MSN and Iniesta can't be replaced.
So who is it for?
At this moment, an exclamation erupted over the Camp Nou: "Oh, oh, oh"
A deafening loud exclamation, isn't it??
Enrique subconsciously looked up at his own penalty area, just in time to see Cristiano Ronaldo on the run with Xiong to cushion the ball behind the left central defender Mathieu and enter the box.
Mathieu's slow turn was evident at this point, but he didn't dare to make much movement behind him, as Cristiano Ronaldo had already entered the box and a clear foul behind him was likely to cause referee Laos to blow the whistle.
In the midst of hesitation, Cristiano Ronaldo adjusted his pace and took advantage of the reaction force from Mathieu on the right rib of the penalty area to complete a right-footed ejection.
Cristiano Ronaldo's shot was very powerful, and although the goalkeeper Bravo subconsciously made a save action that touched the football, his hand was not fully opened, and only slightly changed the trajectory of the football without blocking the goal post, and the football flew into the far end of the goal......
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“goooooooooooooooooal”
Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator, jerked out his voice.
Commentator Martin Taylor shouted almost frantically: "Don sent a cruise missile-like accurate long pass on the left side and successfully found Cristiano Ronaldo, and Cristiano Ronaldo's super scoring ability in front of the goal was also reflected! Real Madrid overtook the score in the 52nd minute of the game!2:1!!"
Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice was an octave higher: "Ronaldo shot beautifully! Tang Zheng is even more wonderful! Cast a peach in return! Wonderful! Just right! Real Madrid has achieved a comeback with the joint efforts of Tang Zheng and Ronaldo!"
Barcelona coach Enrique, who witnessed Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, looked furious, and he shook his right hand to vent his frustration with Mathieu's defence.
In the penalty area, how can a threat like Cristiano Ronaldo be allowed to shoot so easily?
However, when Enrique looked at the slow-motion replay of the huge LCD screen erected at the scene, he shook his head helplessly, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo's connection is very beautiful, and the pass is consistent, and replacing Mascherano with Mathieu is destined to expose some problems.
Barcelona's central defender combination in recent seasons is Pique and Mascherano, and suddenly replaced by Pique's partner Mathieu, there will be some lack of tacit understanding.
With the score going from lead to behind, Enrique has no options to choose from, and he will have to change the way his team plays this game.
Mathieu's weakness will be exploited by Real Madrid once and will likely continue to be exploited, so Enrique was resolute and replaced Mathieu with veteran Xavi and re-integrated Mascherano back to partner Pique.
Xavi's arrival on the pitch is a liberation for Messi, who can focus more on attacking up front than on midfield playmaking.
Messi, who was closer to the Real Madrid backline, threatened with the first cut inside and forced goalkeeper Casillas to make a crucial save.
Immediately, Ancelotti made targeted adjustments.
It's not a substitution adjustment, but a swap between Tang Zheng's position and Modric, and let Tang Zheng play a defensive midfielder.
The effect of Tang Zheng's position retreat is obvious, his frontal defensive ability is not possessed by Modric or Tony Niosos, and even Tang Zheng can rank among the top three in the world in terms of defensive ability alone, so Messi's direct threat ability is minimized.
However, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti made a targeted adjustment in the 60th minute, taking into account the quality of the defense and the away game, and the defensive-minded Khedira replaced Tonik Rose to strengthen the central defense.
Of course, this adjustment is a hidden adjustment to strengthen the attack.
Tang Zheng's real fear is not defense, but offense.
Khedira can relieve the defensive pressure on Tang Zheng's back, so that he can participate in the attack with confidence in the process of switching from defense to attack.
Enrique could naturally see Ancelotti's intention to make substitutions, but he had no choice, Barcelona were currently behind in the scoreline, so they should devote themselves wholeheartedly to attacking, as for defense, it is not their first concern.
Tang Zheng, whose defensive pressure was relieved, did not go all out to attack, and he organized the team's frontcourt attack only to make sure that there were not too many problems behind him.
Real Madrid's attack lacks an actual threat without Tang Zheng's organization, but considering that Real Madrid is leading by score and playing away, defense should definitely be prioritized, because the league is coming to an end, and so is the Champions League, and there is no room for mistakes.
Again...... Real Madrid's bottom line at the Camp Nou is a draw, and there is room for error with a one-goal lead.
In the blink of an eye, the game came to 75 minutes, and the score was still 1:2, with the home team in front and the away team behind.
Barcelona at the Camp Nou dominated the game, and Xavi's arrival was a positive change, with an orderly and pleasing attacking organization, but the only thing that displeased the fans was the inefficiency of the shots.
Suarez doesn't seem to be in shape, and Messi has become a little sluggish under Tang Zheng's special attention, so Neymar has gradually fallen into the point of fighting alone, which is a bit difficult to support.
As the game time passed by second by second, Messi, who was pinned on by Barcelona fans, played more and more impatiently.
If he ends up losing the national derby, Messi can even think of how the headlines in the media will be written, even with his toes.
In order to avoid the media writing those unpleasant news, Messi thought about showing a very convincing performance in the next game, so as to help the team equalize at home and find another chance to beat Real Madrid!
Many times the idea is good, but the reality is cruel.
Tang Zheng said hello to Khedira when he realized that Messi wanted to solve the game by himself, and then took care of Messi 'the whole way'.
With the defense of his teammates, Messi's efforts again and again became futile, so that Barcelona coach Enrique stood on the sidelines and shook his head frequently.
It is good for Messi, who has a heavy responsibility, to get the ball more, but he seems to ignore the existence of his teammates and is bent on solving the battle by himself.
However, football is a team sport after all, and individual efforts are often weak, especially when two teams of similar strength are played.