Chapter 738: Actor (4)
On and off the field, they reacted immediately to this gesture, especially the Barcelona diehards in the south stand were even more crazy, they almost all rushed to the sidelines, abusing Ai Huan with the most vicious words, and the things in their hands were also thrown out unscrupulously, and for a while umbrellas, water glasses, beers and even leather shoes were thrown down. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
But Ai Huan didn't care at all, but just as he was about to turn away, the referee had already run to his side, "You have to pay attention to your behavior, your action just now is provocative, if you don't restrain yourself, then I will also punish you." β
Ai Huan immediately spread his hands and argued, "I'm just celebrating, but Puyol is scolding me, so I'm a little slow when I withdraw my gesture, I'll pay attention." β
The referee glanced at him coldly, on the surface, he didn't seem to believe his distinction at all, but in his heart he still half-believed Ai Huan's words, after all, Ai Huan was doing a celebration not far in front of him just now, so he saw everything clearly. It's really hard to tell whether Ai Huan is intentional or unintentional, but seeing a very sincere expression on Ai Huan's face, he still prefers and believes Ai Huan.
After the game started again, the Barcelona players seemed to be really excited, although the attack was still fierce, but in fact the midfield looked very chaotic, and there were no effective chances at all, but Schalke immediately launched a counterattack whenever they had the opportunity, and their counter-attacking ability was indeed very ferocious.
In the 39th minute, Juan Mata broke through on the right after receiving a pass from Gundogan, and after being blocked, he chose to pass back, and after Ai Phantom won the ball, he immediately went straight into the box, Raul pushed it in front of the goal, but the ball went high above the goal.
In the 43rd minute, Schalke launched another counterattack, Fuchs crossed, and Pukki rushed wide.
A minute later, Ai Phantom broke the ball in midfield and handed it to Fuchs, who sent in a low cross from the left and Raul pushed in just inside the box line and ValdΓ©s saved.
And in the third minute of stoppage time in the first half, Messi shared the ball, Xavi crossed from the left side of the penalty area, Alcantara barbed, hit the opponent's body and was pushed out of the penalty area, and at this time Messi was knocked down by Gundogan when he was about to jump the scrum, and the Dutch referee Quipers was immediately ready to blow a foul, but the hot-tempered Alcantara pushed down Gundogan for Messi, which immediately triggered a conflict between the players on both sides, but fortunately, Puyol and Ai Phantom immediately ran over to separate their players, which did not cause a big scene.
However, the referee was not prepared to let anyone go, and directly showed Alcantara a yellow card, which also caused the fans on the field to erupt in a loud noise again. And Messi landed on his face, and the skin under his left eye was slightly bruised, turning into a panda eye, which also made Pique and other Barcelona players surround Quipers to express dissatisfaction. And Kuipers didn't stall any longer, blowing the whistle for the end of the first half.
Although Schalke had a few chances in the final period, the statistics of the entire first half clearly showed that their possession rate was only a pitiful 30%, and most of the time the football was at the feet of the Barcelona players, but the problem was that their offensive efficiency was amazing, and almost as long as they could play counter-attacks, they would definitely threaten, which also made Barcelona very uncomfortable.
From the field of view and the last game is almost no different, from the beginning Barcelona have the complete upper hand, but the difference between this game and the last game is the appearance of Ai Huan, this seemingly seriously injured player can always appear in the position where he is most needed, and it is he who makes Schalke's rapid midfield glow with real power, which also makes Barcelona's players feel terrified.
It's been two years, and this man is no longer the one who only went on a rampage like a brute bull back then, and he has now gradually become a midfield playmaker, but everyone feels even more terrifying and helpless.
Schalke had a relaxed atmosphere in the lounge at half-time, and although they were still down for lack of an away goal, it wasn't that scary from the first half, at least for now it seems that their style of play is more restrained, which is enough to satisfy Magath.
Of course, the most satisfying thing for him is the defense, just because he knows that Barcelona is powerful, so he does not allow his own defensive players to assist in this game, although there is a lot less offensive routine, but it can also make Ai Huan do not need to return to defense, and now it seems that his arrangement is still very effective.
However, Barcelona seemed a little depressed during the break, and Guardiola also found that his players seemed to be a little messy, so he had to reiterate his thoughts again and again" We still have the upper hand now, but in the first half it was clear that we were calculated by the opponents, and I even felt that they deliberately gave up possession, and we have one less man now so our strength will be a huge problem, and I think they will attack in the second half, so I ask you not to rush to attack, but to keep on with the ball, so we will delay with them, and in the second half we have to fight back resolutely and let them see what Barcelona's counter-attack looks like. β
That being said, the actual problem is still a bit frustrating. Ground coordination has always been Barcelona's forte, they have long been accustomed to passing the ball on the field at will and then passing the football into the opponent's goal, and once the coach made them suddenly choose a faster and more concise defensive counterattack, they simply could not adapt to it for a while, plus the opponent did not attack at all in the second half but still put on a defensive first look, which made Barcelona soon occupy the midfield again, and their counterattack was impossible.
What is even more irritating is that the rain seems to be getting heavier and heavier in the second half, although Camp Nou has a very advanced drainage system, so that there is no water on the turf at all, but the rain has made the grass more and more slippery, which also makes Barcelona, who are good at ground control, suffer a lot.
In the opening two minutes, Fuchs counter-attacked Keita on the left side of the field, then quickly moved to the right, Mata won the ball and then moved the ball to the middle again, Ai Huan pushed forward to Pukki, who was already accelerating, Pukki took advantage of Pique's slow turn to easily burst into the box and fired a low shot, but the ball went wide of the far post.
Keita then broke down the left flank and shook Escudero, but instead of passing to Messi in the middle, he dribbled the ball laterally and volleyed with his left foot before the opponent could come up to block, but the ball was still wide of the near post.