Chapter 1093: The Real Chinatown
"Chinatown broke the ball at the back and launched a counterattack. ”
Isco picked up the ball on the left flank, dribbled past two Barcelona players and passed to Eden Hazard. ”
'Eden Hazard knocked back, a beautiful one-two. ”
Isco rushed forward with the ball, and Barcelona's defence was a little too high and was quickly coming back. ”
"Busquets pressed Isco from close quarters, and the two had a physical contact, but Isco stumbled, did not fall to the ground, continued to dribble forward, and entered the 30-meter area of Barcelona......"
"Isco crosses diagonally to the right......"
'Antoine Griezmann has no one to defend...... The ball went in!!!"
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”
"In the twenty-seventh minute, in the twenty-seventh minute, Chinatown scored another brace from Antoine Griezmann. ”
'It was a brilliant counter-attacking goal, with Barcelona's entire defence pushing past the halfway line and only to be hit by a sharp counter-attack from Chinatown. ”
"I've always said that after conceding a goal, Barcelona became a little impatient, and the players' emotions were a little irrational, on the other hand, Chinatown, the three lines were still very compact and orderly, collectively retracted into the half, and induced Barcelona to press, which was very deadly, just now it was a counterattack to give Chinatown a free kick, almost conceded the goal, and now again. ”
'Luis Enrique should settle his ground as soon as possible, it's 2-0 now and Chinatown has the advantage. ”
'Let's take a look back at the slow-motion replay of the goal, Isco's ability to take the ball out of the pack between two players was really impressive, and then the one-two with Eden Hazard, Busquets had physical contact with him, but Isco didn't fall to the ground, but he used it to get rid of Busquets. ”
"We can clearly conclude that Isco has really improved in the last two seasons, whether it is the awareness of playing, or the investment in both offensive and defensive ends, and his physical fitness has also improved a lot, Zidane has praised him more than once, he thinks Isco is a player who can make a great contribution at both ends of the pitch. ”
'Isco looked like he was crazy in this game, not only in attack, but also in defence, with a very good running distance and a very good combination with Eden Hazard. ”
"This is Chinatown!
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Illia Ramendi broke the ball and Chinatown quickly launched a counter-attack and passed to De Bruyne. ”
De Bruyne drove forward with the ball and Barcelona quickly returned to the defence. ”
"Five to six, all five offensive players from Chinatown have come up. ”
"Let's see what De Bruyne will do this time. ”
'Sergio Busquets stepped up, passed to Isco and then to the left. ”
"It's a good shot!"
"Hazard gets the ball and hits the goal!"
"The ball is in again!!!!"
"The third goal, the third goal for Chinatown in this game. ”
'It's only been 39 minutes now, three goals in a row, a push from Eden Hazard!'
"Oh my God, Barcelona was defeated. ”
"The defensive line was pressed too high, the attack was a little impatient, the midfield passed and received too many mistakes, giving the opponent too many opportunities to counterattack, and as a result, every counterattack from China City was able to create a threat, which made the Barcelona defense very weak. ”
"It was five to six, but De Bruyne decisively distributed the ball to the left, because Barcelona had four defenders gathered on the right side, and Isco received the ball sideways, brushed Xavi and crossed diagonally behind Otamendi, Hazard pushed and hit the ball to score the third goal of the game for Chinatown. ”
"There's not much suspense left in this game. ”
"Three to zero, Chinatown defeated Barcelona with lightning speed. ”
Luis Enrique should now regret his starting line-up, even if he brought on Xavi, even if Barcelona had the advantage in possession, but in terms of overall threat, they were far inferior to Chinatown. ”
Zidane also looked confident on the sidelines, and his starting tactics for this game were very exciting, from attacking to defending, and his thinking was very clear, while Barcelona was obviously affected by the emotion of missing the Copa del Rey final a week ago, and after conceding a goal, they played a little too anxious. ”
'Now three goals down, Barcelona is going to be very, very difficult to turn things around. ”
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In the chairman's stand, everyone watched Chinatown score one goal after another on the pitch.
The first half was not over yet, but Chinatown was already leading by three goals.
Except for the first goal, which was won by pressing from the high post, the remaining two goals came from the counter-attack, and the counter-attacking routine was almost the same.
If there is only one time, it can be said to be accident and luck, or the on-the-spot performance of the players, but the same way is used for many consecutive counterattacks, it is obvious that the coaching staff deliberately arranged and rehearsed before the game.
Isco's starting XI was indeed different from Pogba's, with the Spaniard playing more finely and flexibly.
It's as if he had just broken through two Barcelona defenders with the ball in an extremely tight area on the flank, which is typical of Isco's performance.
Under Zidane's tutelage, not only Isco has made rapid progress, but these midfielders in Chinatown have made great progress.
It can be said that judging from the performance in the first half, Chinatown's midfield can basically be said to crush Barcelona.
3-0, Chinatown looks like it's really going to defend its title!
Compared with the shock of the other guests in the chairman's stand, Gao Han was the calmest.
He was not surprised by such a situation.
The rush after the opening game was specially arranged by the coaching staff, including the routine of pressing, and even the meticulousness of who would force goalkeeper Ter Stegen under what circumstances, Chinatown had extremely detailed targeted arrangements before the game, and the players had also practiced well in the past week.
However, the reason for Barcelona's consecutive first-half routs was not Chinatown's targeted tactics, but Luis Enrique's on-the-spot adjustments, and after conceding the first goal, he should not have let his team press the attack.
A very important part of the defense of a technical midfield combination like Barcelona is to rely on the pressing and pressing of the midfield, but with the aging of Barcelona players in recent years, and after the players have won enough honors, they have gradually lost their hunger for winning the game, and the ability to run and press in the midfield has declined.
At this time, the problems of the back line were gradually exposed.
Now, China City scored first, and Barcelona rushed to press the attack, if it can rely on the attack to create a threat, it would be fine, but after the attack was frustrated, it exposed the weakness of their defense.
If you look closely, it is not difficult to find that all the counterattacks of Chinatown are completed through two ribs, and the one who plays is a single back.
But I don't know if Luis Enrique didn't see this, or if he was confident enough in his own attack, he didn't adjust, and even after Chinatown led by two goals, Barcelona still pressed the attack.
Well, now the third ball, straight to kill the game.
Unless Barcelona can pull off a Berlin miracle tonight and score three goals in a row, it is unlikely that the situation will be turned around.
But with Zinedine Zidane's personality, he would never have given Barcelona such a chance.
The French coach was too calm and too rational.
From the Copa del Rey final to this Champions League final, it is not difficult to see that Zidane is quite consistent.
Having played so many Champions League finals, European Championship finals and World Cup finals, he knows better than anyone what kind of psychology is best for a big game like this.
As for Luis Enrique...... It's a pity indeed.
However, looking at Barcelona in the stadium, Gao Han also seems to see the future of Chinatown.
If it does succeed tonight, it will be the most remarkable feat of the Champions League in decades, but the danger that comes with it is also clear: the change in mentality of the players.
They're going to start to be less industrious, they're not going to work as hard, they're not going to be the same up front, they're not going to be the same way they are, they're going to want to be a little bit more comfortable because they've got the fame and the status.
It's human nature.
That's true for the Barcelona players, it's the same for the Chinatown players, it's the same for all the players.
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Chinatown went into the second half with a 3-0 lead.
At half-time, Barcelona made a clear change and started the second half to play a little more securely, but they still didn't give up.
Until the 68th minute of the game, China City once again took advantage of the counterattack opportunity, De Bruyne quickly dribbled the ball into the 30-meter area, straight into the penalty area, Morata leaned on Pique with his body, received the ball and hit the goal, the ball went in again!
Four to zero!
Barcelona has completely collapsed!
The winner of the game is decided!
No one would have thought that in such an important Champions League final, Chinatown would slaughter Barcelona in such a way, and Luis Enrique's game with Zidane could also be described as a complete defeat.
But Barcelona's players still haven't given up.
Chinatown began to make a series of substitutions, while Barcelona continued to intensify their attack.
Finally, in the 76th minute, Barcelona seized a chance when Messi assisted Suarez for a goal.
However, after this goal, Barcelona's attack was also a little weak, and the players were obviously tired both physically and mentally, while China City made successive substitutions, starting to replace youngsters such as Jesse, Koke and Dybala.
As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and this group of young players in Chinatown showed great hunger after coming on the field.
Any player who can score in a Champions League final is a big deal, so these three players came off the bench and played very hard, running very aggressively, with a lot of range and a lot of threats.
But in the end, the two sides ended the Champions League final 4-1.
But even when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, everyone still couldn't believe it.
Before the game, they all thought that this would be a close matchup, but they didn't expect that the trend of the game was one-sided.
Although China City only had 43 per cent of the possession, they were able to crush Barcelona in both their threatening shots and their offensive efficiency.
It's fair to say that Luis Enrique's side did a terrible job in everything but possession.
Everyone believes that this game will be studied by countless professionals, and it is bound to become a major watershed in European technology and tactics, completely witnessing the fall of Barcelona's pass-and-control style of play.
Chinatown, the youngest team in Europe, has become the first team to successfully defend the title since the Champions League was restructured, and it is bound to become another rising giant team in European football.
(End of chapter)