Chapter 89: Take it easy
"Bang!"
This is the sound of a football hitting the outside of the goal post and popping off the bottom line. Ran Wen ???.? r?a?n?? e?n?`o r?g
The first half came to an end as Blackburn missed the opportunity, but Blackburn was quite satisfied with the 2-0 scoreline.
At half-time, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was forced to make changes and replaced the striker Munir who did not leave the team because Neymar failed to join, and the formation was changed to 4-3-3.
Enrique only hopes that the physical Munir can play to make Barcelona's midfield more impactful, or at least liberate Messi.
At the start of the second half, it was the adjusted Barcelona who took the lead in attacking.
Sergio Busquets' position prevented Bale from making the first comeback, while Andre Gomez played the ball towards Andres Iniesta as soon as possible.
How dare Iniesta slack off, poke the ball with the momentum, and quickly run towards Blackburn's backfield. Iniesta, who broke through to Blackburn's back, looked up at the situation in the Blackburn Rovers penalty area, moved his feet, and passed the ball into the middle of the box.
Messi and Azpilicueta both swooped away, and Messi, who didn't have a chance to touch the ball for most of the first half, finally had a chance to vent.
Azpilicueta was about to kick the ball out of bounds, but Messi rushed forward, squeezed away Azpilicueta, who was outstretched and unsteady on his feet, and squeezed Azpilicueta to the ground, but he lifted his right foot and volleyed the ball towards the goal.
Messi was close to a powerful volley, and Trapp had just made a save when the ball had already fallen into the goal behind him.
And Messi had already run madly to the fan stands, roaring at the Barcelona fans in the stands to celebrate the goal.
2:1!
Barcelona is still alive!
Azpilicueta angrily ran up to the referee and complained about Messi's goal foul.
However, the referee just shook his head, how could he, who had already blown the whistle for a valid goal, overturn his decision at this time?
Moreover, you must know that as a quasi-king-level player like Messi, he still has some advantages in many fields.
The score was 1:2, Enrique's face was slightly relieved, and Messi's goal also cheered up the Barcelona players a little.
Having been suppressed by Blackburn Rovers for the entire first half, it's time for us to counterattack!
After the restart, Barcelona continued to attack with the power of the goal, and had the confidence to fight with Blackburn in their hearts, and for a time they really suppressed Blackburn in the center circle line.
Neymar and Bale broke through on the side several times, trying to pass the ball to the middle of the penalty area to grab points, but the Barcelona players seemed to play chicken blood, attacking against each other, and actually suppressed Blackburn.
It wasn't until the 70th minute that Klopp began to make personnel adjustments, replacing Azpilicueta with Bellerin, and now Blackburn's two wings formed a super wing attack line of Alaba + Bale on the left and Bellerin + Neymar on the right.
Jurgen Klopp's adjustment was immediate, as Suarez's breakthrough was cut off by Raphael Varane and a gentle push of the ball was sent to the feet of Bellerin.
Bellerin stepped briskly across the halfway line and slammed the ball with his left foot past Turan to pounce on and steal. Bellerin, who made a beautiful dribble, followed up with his right foot and the ball fell to Neymar's feet.
Before Neymar could catch the ball, Busquets rushed over to steal. Neymar approached the ball with an arrow step, and after firmly protecting the ball, his body shook and caused Aquino's body to deviate slightly, and he poked the ball on his toes and quickly wiped it over.
Busquets' face changed, and he immediately turned around and desperately chased after Neymar's figure, but he was powerless and could only watch Neymar burst into the front of the penalty area.
Seeing Neymar rushing over, Umtiti hurriedly rushed over, Neymar's sudden figure stopped, and he looked up to find Harry Kane and other teammates.
Neymar just glanced at it, then moved his right foot, and the ball was already rolling quickly.
Pique desperately pestered Griezmann to prevent Griezmann from taking the ball easily and breaking through, and Andre Gomez also rushed over to interfere with Griezmann from the flank.
However, Griezmann was very cunning, and with a twist of his body, he broke away from Pique's entanglement, picked up the ball with his right foot, and passed it into the Barcelona penalty area.
Due to the pull of Neymar and Griezmann, there are now only Mascherano and Alba, who came on as a substitute, in the Barcelona penalty area, defending Bale and Harry Kane, and the Barcelona penalty area is very empty at this moment.
Harry Kane swooped in on the ball and soared to the air before Mascherano, who was also on the verge of the ball, before heading in front of Bale and Alba.
Bale and Alba both pounced on the ball, and as soon as the ball hit the ground, they bounced off with both feet, almost at the same time.
The ball flew towards the goal, and Ter Stegen, who had been prepared, rose to his feet and flew towards the goal.
Although Ter Stegen's arm did not reach the ball, the ball did not fall into the goal behind Ter Stegen, but flew off the bottom line by grazing the post.
Bale and Alba turned around at the same time and raised their arms to look at the referee, shouting in unison that the opponent had touched the ball out of the line.
The referee's finger was pointed directly at the goal, which was awarded to Barcelona for a goal kick.
Bale shook his head in displeasure, then gave Harry Kane a thumbs up and ran backwards out of the box, waiting for Ter Stegen's kick-off.
Ter Stegen sent in a quick goal-kick and a through ball found its way to the feet of Andre Gomez, who faced Harry Kane who pounced on him and made a left-footed move to the feet of Sergio Busquets.
Busquets stretched out his foot to catch the ball, Bale's figure had already pounced on his side, interfering with his ball, and in desperation, Busquets had to pass the ball to the side.
Unexpectedly, Neymar behind Iniesta suddenly started to kill, squeezed away to catch the ball with his feet, cut off the ball first, and at the same time pushed the ball at his feet, and the ball rushed to Griezmann, who was looking for an opportunity in Barcelona's backfield.
After a few breaths, Griezmann, who was running with the ball, was already close to the front of the penalty area.
How could Pique stay in the penalty area, gritted his teeth and desperately rushed out again, and pounced on Griezmann head-on, even if he only stopped Griezmann for a second, his teammates behind him could catch up and intercept this damn guy together.
It's a pity that in the face of Pique's ushering interception, Griezmann did not stop for even a second, and after Pique pounced, Griezmann gave a flick of his ankle to Bale, who was advancing at high speed.
Pique was angry, and before he could turn around, Griezmann's figure quickly swept past him.
Facing Alba who pounced, Bale looked at Ter Stegen's position, and then looked at the running positions of Harry Kane and Griezmann.
Mascherano was in a hurry and gave up on Harry Kane to pounce, but Bale broke past Alba and quickly followed with a left-footed volley that slotted the ball into the back of the net.
Ter Stegen moved desperately, roaring and flying to the ground and rolling towards the goal, but although his movements were very standard, his arms stretched to the extreme still could not touch the ball.
The ball grazed the inside of the post in the far corner and rolled past the goal line, was blocked by the goal-side netting and then rolled back behind Ter Stegen.
3:1!
The cheers soared into the sky, and the vast majority of Blackburn fans thundered with joy, and Bale's goal showed that Blackburn was only one step away from defending the Champions League!
Although there are still 15 minutes of game time plus injury time, but 2 goals behind, the game can basically be said to be a coffin!
Enrique's cheeks flushed with the anger of conceding the goal, and Enrique stood on the edge of the pitch with a gloomy face, knowing that he could no longer win this last trophy for his beloved Barcelona!
Silently picking up the ball from the goal, Ter Stegen kicked it hard into the midfield, where his team-mates were already frustrated and waiting for another kick-off.
The referee did not let Blackburn's players waste much time, and quickly recalled Bale and others in celebration, so that the game could be restarted again.
After Messi and Suarez drove the ball, they did not delay time in the midfield, and quickly rushed to Blackburn's backfield, but they couldn't organize a decent attack in the face of Blackburn's defense for a while, so they could only choose to pass the ball back to their own backfield.
Umtiti received the ball from Mascherano from the back, and Bale's tackle allowed him to pass the ball quickly to Alba.
However, Alba was also unable to break through the midfield quickly, and Pogba's figure was already dangling in front of him.
Blocked, Alba's forward figure froze, and at his feet, he quickly passed the ball to Umtiti's feet.
Umtiti was not lazy, facing the ball rolling over, and without waiting for Bale to pounce on and steal, a pick pass turned out to pass the ball directly behind Bale and fell to the feet of Busquets, who came back to receive the ball.
Rakitic pounced, Busquets dared to linger in the Blackburn defense, his eyes found Messi's figure, his feet moved, and he quickly passed the ball over.
Raphael Varane rushed to Messi's side, interfering with Messi's shooting, Messi's eager shot failed to grasp the angle and strength, and actually kicked the ball directly into Trapp's arms, which was easily confiscated by Trapp.
Ignoring the annoyed Messi, Trapp quickly ran to the penalty line with the ball, and the counterattack of the Roses came again!
In the 80th minute, Klopp saw that Barcelona's attacking threat was not great, and began the final rearmament, replacing the old captain Frank Lampard and Alonso.
Frank Lampard and Marcos Alonso will retire after this game, and the Champions League final is undoubtedly the perfect ending for their final farewell.
Griezmann and Rakitic were not unhappy when they were substituted, and the two hugged Frank Lampard and Alonso affectionately on the sidelines, and Phil Jones also quickly ran to the sideline and handed the captain's armband to Lampard.
Nearly 30,000 Blackburn Rovers fans in the stadium stood up and applauded the two veterans!
Blackburn sent a sideline ball, Raphinha took a sideways step to stop Lampard and jumped up to steal the ball, but Lampard's movements were more agile, and with a twist, he squeezed past Raphinha.
The two men who fell back to the ground hurriedly ran to the ball, and Raphinha, who was about to be half a beat slower, did not want to be held back in front of Lampard, and reached out to pull Lampard's shirt behind him.
However, Lampard unceremoniously reached out and slapped Raphinha on the back of his hand, and when it comes to comparing Lampard's experience with small moves on the pitch, Raphinha is far from being an opponent.
Raphinha felt a pain in the back of his hand and couldn't help but let go of Lampard's shirt.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Frank Lampard kicked the turf under his feet and picked up speed to shake off Raphinha.
Raphinha chased after him desperately, but raised his hand and yelled at the referee who was running with them to the back of Barcelona to get the referee to award a foul on Frank Lampard.
However, the referee on duty was indifferent, after all, it was Raphinha who pulled the shirt first, and Lampard simply slapped Raphinha's hand away. And how could it blow a penalty at this time and interrupt Blackburn's offense?
With the referee's whistle not being heard in his ears, Raphinha knew that the idea of complaining about Frank Lampard's foul was unrealistic, and all he could do was find a way to catch up and intercept Lampard before he burst into the box.
However, Raphinha's heart was bitter, and although his speed was fast, it was far from being comparable to the damned Lampard.
"How did this old guy who is about to turn 39 run so fast?" Raphinha, who was born in 1993, thought so.
At this moment, Lampard had approached the front of Barcelona's penalty area, Pique rushed out immediately, but Lampard stepped on the ball at this time and made a sharp stop, but when Pique and Raphinha behind him approached, he passed the ball into Barcelona's penalty area.
There, Harry Kane and Bale's runs had opened up a lot of space, and Lampard's pass rolled into the space.
Harry Kane quickly ran to the ball, Mascherano was also desperately running to the ball, Ter Stegen nervously followed Harry Kane's footsteps and moved, the eyes of the whole stadium fell on Harry Kane and Mascherano, now it depends on which of the two of them will be able to catch the ball first.
In the end, Harry Kane was much closer to the ball, after all, it was Lampard who consciously passed the ball in Harry Kane's direction.
Harry Kane, who didn't have time to adjust his footwork to shoot, ran close to the ball and made a fake pass, which deceived Ter Stegen and Mascherano and passed the ball in front of Neymar.
Neymar would have wasted this rare opportunity, a vertical step close to the ball, followed by a gentle push.
Ter Stegen, who fell to the goal line of the earth, could no longer make a second save, and could only helplessly watch the ball fly over his body and fall into the goal behind him.
4:1!
The Barcelona fans in the stadium sighed and shook their heads, everyone knew that this season's Champions League was over!
Thirty minutes later, Frank Lampard lifted the St Bride for Blackburn Rovers for the last time, marking the end of a generation of legends!
But the passer is gone, and the legendary club lives on forever.