However, it is normal to face Barcelona in such a situation, but Schalke 04 is not vegetarian, in the 8th minute, Schalke 04 got a chance to counterattack, Zambrotta and Bojan made a one-two cooperation, and made a low cross to the penalty area, but was cleared by Bolton, the ball flew to the midfield, Zhang Yuan and Puyol competed for the top, Zhang Yuan was taller than Puyol in terms of height, but the Barcelona captain is not a vegetarian, and he is more experienced than Zhang Yuan in terms of headers, although Zhang Yuan touched the ball first, but under Puyol's interference, he still failed to top the ball well, his plan was to top it to Kulanyi, fortunately, Kulanyi took the initiative to receive the ball, grabbed in front of Thuram and controlled the ball.

Kuranyi is tall and Thuram, even with his experience, was unable to cut the ball off his feet, and when Thuram saw that the situation was wrong, he pulled Kuranyi with his hands covertly and tried to stop Kuranyi by fouling.

If it had been the usual, Kuranyi might have fallen to the ground, but today was different, such a counterattack opportunity Barcelona would not leave too much for Schalke, he didn't want to waste it, so when he fell to the ground, he stretched out his long legs and stabbed the ball back to Rakitic, who had already come up, and Rakitic did not stop the ball and went straight to the left side.

On the left is Zhang Yuan, who is inserted forward, Zhang Yuan just fell to the ground and quickly got up and rushed forward, how could Puyol let him go, or chase after him, Rakitic saw this situation or chose to put the ball straight to the left side, what he wanted was Zhang Yuan's speed.

Fighting speedObviously, Puyol is not an opponent, Zhang Yuan started like the wind and blew over, Puyol was also very fast but couldn't catch up with Zhang Yuan at all, Zhang Yuan didn't stop the ball, and continued to move forward directly.

This kick he went to the penalty area, Barcelona's defensive forces were all chasing back, it can only be said that Zhang Yuan ran too fast, Puyol and Thuram were a little worse than him, Thuram was older, and the speed really couldn't keep up, so he could only follow Kuranyi to the penalty area.

Zhang Yuan entered the penalty area, Valdés attacked, his speed slowed down, and he didn't choose the timing of the shot, but this slow missed the opportunity, Puyol had already caught up, and whether it was in the penalty area or not, he tackled directly from behind, Zhang Yuan was defenseless against it, the shot had completely occupied his head, and the tail behind him - Puyol was temporarily forgotten by him.

Puyol's tackle was risky, but there was no way not to tackle, and fortunately Zhang Yuan hesitated at this moment and did not have a decisive shot.

Puyol didn't care what Zhang Yuan's head thought, this tackle was ruthless and accurate, and he successfully tackled the ball first, and Zhang Yuan was inevitably brought down.

The linesman did not signal a foul, and the referee also signaled that the ball was not fouled, and stretched out his hands to wave upwards to signal Zhang Yuan to stand up quickly, and the ball was not fouled.

Puyol's tackle didn't get the ball out of bounds, and the retreating Yaya Toure got the ball and Barcelona controlled it.

Zhang Yuan buried his head in the grass, this ball was too aggrieved, his own final shot was too indecisive, and he thought too much in his heart.

This goal is really critical for Schalke 04, the more critical Zhang Yuan is, the more he hopes that he will be safe, and he must choose a good way and angle to shoot, but on the football field, it is changing rapidly, and he can't afford to hesitate to choose.

As a result, such a good opportunity was missed like this, damn it, what the hell was I thinking, why didn't I shoot earlier?!

After Puyol finished clearing the siege, he saw that Zhang Yuan was still lying in the penalty area, ran over and stretched out his hand to pull Zhang Yuan up from the grass, patted Zhang Yuan's head, and smiled slightly.

Zhang Yuan finally came back to his senses, no matter what, the game must continue, isn't it just a chance, there must be a chance next time, no more hesitation, no more hesitation, shoot as you like, don't think so much, Zhang Yuan secretly warned himself.

Puyol did tackle the ball first, Zhang Yuan stretched out his hand to the opponent, expressed acceptance, stood up and continued to chase the ball.

Slomka on the sidelines watched intently as Zhang Yuan rushed to the opponent's penalty area, when Puyol shoveled, his first reaction was a foul on this ball, a penalty, a real penalty, and the second reaction was Zhang Yuan, what the hell are you eating, hesitate a fart?!

He walked to the sidelines and appealed to the fourth official, damn, is this a penalty? Why didn't the referee blow the penalty? The fourth official signaled him to be calm and calm and respect the referee's decision.

Chattering back to his seat, he drank his water in frustration, and Jevidic comforted him: "Don't get excited, we still have a chance to play like this!" Slomka fell silent and did not reply to Jevidic.

This ball sounded a wake-up call for Rijkaard, Zhang Yuan really shocked him in a cold sweat just now, this is not a joke, he was almost scored.

He thought about the situation in the previous stage, and finally understood that Slomka was probably leading Barcelona to attack and take the opportunity to counterattack.

Zhang Yuan's threat in the counterattack is too great, Barcelona's possession style of play is very frequent on the two wings, and the slightest carelessness may give Schalke 04 a chance to counterattack, Rijkaard is thinking about countermeasures, recycling?

This was vetoed by him, Barcelona has never been a defense-oriented team, it has always been attack-oriented, afraid of the opponent's defensive counterattack will be recycled, this is not a style of play that Rijkaard and Barcelona adapt to, Barcelona is more suitable for me-based play, and now Barcelona needs to score, completely dispel the morale and determination of Schalke 04, and reduce the frontcourt input personnel This is too little pressure on Schalke 04, and it is not easy to find opportunities.

After thinking about it for a while, Rijkaard felt that he didn't need to make any changes, why should I change myself? It's me who has the advantage, how many chances you can get when you counterattack, I play with the ball, and I don't leave many chances for Schalke 04. Let's take a look now to see who scores first, I rely on the middle penetration, both sides fly together, you rely on the defense counterattack, it depends on who we score first.

Rijkaard's idea is correct, Barcelona really doesn't need to make any changes, the first 8 minutes gave Schalke 04 the first chance to counterattack, Barcelona's control of the ball to control the ball as much as possible at his feet, Schalke 04 is not easy to get any good counterattack opportunities, so Zhang Yuan just missed the opportunity is really unforgivable.

After holding each other for a while, Barcelona began to create killing opportunities in front of Schalke 04, today's tactical arrangement is different from the last game, the two fullbacks are more frequent, and because of Slomka's active recovery, it seems that the formation is compressed, which is conducive to defense, but in fact it is not, Xavi and Iniesta, including Yaya Toure, are closer to the Schalke 04 penalty area, and their organizational position has come to the 10-meter area at the front of the penalty area, which has caused a lot of pressure on Schalke 04, the more Barcelona frontcourt players, the more flexible their running position, and they can always play some exquisite short passes, Schalke 04's central defender was tall and strong, and he also failed a little in this game, and with his tenacity, Barcelona failed to break through the door guarded by Neuer during this time.

Slomka looked at this situation, he was really anxious, today's Barcelona style of play is obviously more active than the away team, three lines take the initiative to press, Schalke 04 is very difficult to defend Now, if it continues like this, it is a matter of time before the opponent breaks the goal.

Barcelona and Getafe played 0:0 in the last league game, but Barcelona actually hit the goalpost three times, it can only be said that Barcelona's luck in the last game was really not too good, and Slomka did not dare to pin his fate on the help of the goalpost.

In the 28th minute of the game, Slomka finally couldn't bear the pressure, like the players on the field conveyed the tactics of pressing high, and now there is no way to find a way to push Barcelona out of the front of the Schalke 04 penalty area to relieve the pressure on the backline.

Zhang Yuan really didn't get any good opportunities during this time, there were one or two opportunities to counterattack, but they were not as good as the last time, strictly speaking, it was not a chance to counterattack, Zhang Yuan was broken by Puyol again with the ball, and the other time was Thuram even if he fouled to stop Kuranyi.

"During this time, Barcelona exerted strong pressure on Schalke 04, hey, it is very difficult to look at Schalke 04 like this, you must push Barcelona out, the pressure at the back is too great, and if it goes on like this, Barcelona will score sooner or later!" He Wei said.

"Alas, Zhang Yuan missed a great opportunity in the first half, and if that goal had gone in, the situation would have been completely different!" Tao Wei said.

"Yes, is Zhang Yuan too nervous?"

"This is not going to happen, in fact, Zhang Yuan's mental quality is still quite strong, he missed the opportunity, and quickly got up and put into battle, although there is no bright performance in the back, but the running and defense are still very positive. I guess he still thinks too much, after all, this ball is very important for Schalke 04, Zhang Yuan is young, and it is inevitable to suffer from gains and losses when shooting!" Tao Wei smiled and defended Zhang Yuan.

Slomka's change of formation really brought trouble to Barcelona, after getting Slomka's instructions, Schalke 04's players are very active, several lines are pressed up to varying degrees, under the high pressure pressing, Barcelona's players must play the ball quickly, they are in this kind of high pressing, and then it is difficult to play a smooth short pass cooperation.

This tactic of high pressing is different from standing defense, players are actively grabbing instead of standing passively defending, of course, this tactic also has hidden dangers, high pressing also needs regional joint defense, but it is easy to lose position, not as compact as standing defense. (To be continued.) )

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