Chapter 29: 90 min
This time Ibrahimovic spelled out the opportunity to make the Barcelona players suddenly excited, they pressed forward to prepare to meet Ibrahimovic, Messi and Pedro in the front line are first-class fast horses, the two shook off the steps towards the front. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
And at this time, Ibrahimovic was even more unambiguous, getting closer and closer to the penalty area.
Blackburn Rovers centre-back Thiago Silva saw that the situation was getting worse and worse, and rushed out of the box. Ibrahimovic looked up at Thiago Silva, who was hurrying towards him, without any expression on his face.
Thiago Silva thought he had judged the direction of Ibrahimovic's direction and strode up to him, barely five metres away.
Before the Blackburn fans could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw Ibrahimovic flick the ball lightly on his toes, drawing a circle around the ball with his left foot, then a circle around the ball with his right foot, and then his left foot.
There is no doubt that this is a clear cycling move.
Thiago Silva's head was so big that even the most amateur fans could tell that Ibrahimovic was pedaling.
The cycling action is fancy and deceptive, and if a player can play it well on the court, it will be an absolute nightmare for the defender.
Thiago Silva is like this now, as an experienced defender, Thiago Silva can see that Ibrahimovic's movements are not only fancy, but also extremely deceptive, and he can't tell what Ibrahimovic's next move will be. Coupled with the fact that Ibrahimovic quickly circled the ball with his left and right legs, Thiago Silva did not dare to stretch his foot rashly, because he knew that as long as he stretched his foot, he was likely to kick Ibrahimovic.
Thiago Silva was in a hurry at this time, he suddenly had an illusion that he couldn't use it powerfully, and could only passively take small steps and cautiously watch Ibrahimovic's every move.
Ibrahimovic flicked the ball to the left, and Thiago Silva subconsciously slid to the right to block it. Who knew that Ibrahimovic suddenly stepped on the ball with his left foot, turned around, and rushed over from the right side. Thiago Silva, on the other hand, clearly knew that he had mispronounced the misreading, and he hurriedly tried to fill in to the left, but his feet were already out of balance, and Thiago Silva could only stumble and let Ibrahimovic break through.
Ibrahimovic managed to break through Thiago Silva's defence, and his eyes suddenly opened up.
"Hey, Zlatan!" At this moment, Ibrahimovic suddenly saw that Pedro had rushed to the penalty spot in the penalty area, and he raised his hand high to ask for the ball. And Pedro is in a good position now, he doesn't have a single defender around him.
Blackburn's defenders panicked as they made a big hole in the Blackburn line, and it was a fatal one.
Ibrahimovic didn't hesitate to poke the ball forward on tiptoe and the ball grazed the grass past the panicked Blackburn defenders. At this time, Pedro also exerted force at his feet, roaring past the defense line formed by the Blackburn defenders.
No offside!
Pedro has a one-handed shot!
Pedro isn't the world-famous super-striker, but he's definitely strong enough to know that there are a couple of Blackburn defenders behind him who are chasing him back, but it's too late to stop his shot.
In the face of the fierce Cech, Pedro shot straight away.
Petr Cech, who was standing on the goal line, didn't have time to react at all, and the next moment at random I saw that Pedro had already run frantically to the midfield!
2:2!
"The ball is in! Pedro scored Barcelona's second goal of the game and the two teams were back on the same page. Lineker spoke in a deep voice as he commented on the game, and by this time most people were unsure who would win the game.
In today's world football, Blackburn Rovers stands at the highest point, but Barcelona is also a team of the same level as them, even without Iniesta, Barcelona with Messi and Ibrahimovic is still a big mountain in front of the Blue Devils.
Pedro and Ibrahimovic, who provided the assist, celebrated in the Blackburn Rovers penalty area, which annoyed the Real Madrid fans, the neutral fans at the Bernabeu Stadium, and the Blackburn fans erupted in the most intense boos of the game.
Of course, anyone can understand the dissatisfaction of Blackburn and Real Madrid fans, the situation was originally good, but it was reversed in a blink of an eye!
So seeing the Barcelona players celebrating, it is only natural that the other two fans at the Bernabeu Stadium will boo the most fiercely.
But the Barcelona players didn't care that this was the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, they cheered and hugged each other and celebrated, they had just gone from hell to heaven again!
The Blackburn players were very dissatisfied and protested to the referee that the Barcelona players had been celebrating for too long.
With the referee's intervention, the Barcelona players dispersed and the game continued, but by this time it was already the 83rd minute of the game, and more than half of them thought that it should be difficult for the two teams to separate the winners and losers at least for at least 90 minutes of regular time.
Immediately, Guardiola replaced Ibrahimovic, the biggest contributor to Pedro's goal, with a more impactful Bojan.
At the time of his exit, the stats showed Ibrahimovic had covered 8,195 metres in the game, which should be a welcome figure for a player who came into the game with an injury.
Speaking to local radio in Catalonia before the match, Barcelona's technical director, Begiristain, said: "There are two types of players in the squad: those who are with the team and those who are not. ”
In the defeat to Betis, Ibrahimovic injured a muscle in his left leg and limped back to Barcelona with the team. Afterwards, the club's medical affairs team also said to the public: "Whether Ibrahimovic can participate in the match against Blackburn Rovers depends on his recovery from injury. ”
On Monday, despite a muscle injury in his left leg, Ibrahimovic dragged his leg to the team's overall training. The Swede was injured in the game against Betis and the team doctors did not think his injury was very optimistic, and they advised the coaching staff that it would be better not to use Ibrahimovic for this game against Blackburn Rovers for fear of getting worse.
However, Ibrahimovic insisted on playing with an injury, telling the media unmistakably after Monday's training session: "Even if I only have one leg left, I will play on Tuesday." ”
Pep Guardiola couldn't resist him and finally included him in the squad for the game.
Thankfully, Ibrahimovic recovered from his leg injury very quickly, and although he has not fully recovered, there is no longer much of an obstacle to playing.
In the second half, when his teammates were down in strength, when Barcelona was in a disadvantageous situation, Ibrahimovic was still struggling with the opposing two central defenders, especially at the most critical moment, Ibrahimovic almost sent the "pie" to Pedro's mouth and assisted the latter to score the equalizer.
Ibrahimovic's "one-legged spirit" is, in fact, a continuation of the "Puyol spirit". The so-called "Puyol spirit" is that even in the most difficult circumstances, he is willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of the team as a whole.
Barcelona have been plagued by a large number of injuries this season, and the effective strength available to the team is becoming more and more strained, and in such a situation, many players are willing to sacrifice themselves, even if they are injured. Against Betis, Puyol insisted on playing with an injury, but unfortunately, the team lost in the end, and the fans only saw the result of the loss, but ignored the sacrifice of the Barcelona captain behind it.
The ruthlessness of Puyol and Ibrahimovic has also inspired the rest of Barcelona's players. Gabi Pique has not fully recovered from a groin injury, but he has been actively involved in this important game against Blackburn. Sergio Busquets had a herniated disc and was supposed to have surgery, but he postponed it until the end of the season due to a lack of men at the back of the pitch, risking every game with pain.
Even the youngest player in the Barcelona squad is very dedicated, Bojan has been injured recently, but for the sake of Barcelona, he has always been conservative so that he can be ready to play at any time.
When Ibrahimovic walked to the sidelines, he was greeted by earth-shattering boos from the entire Bernabeu Stadium, and the applause of the few Barcelona fans was drowned out by the boos of the Real Madrid fans, but the Blackburn fans chose to be ambivalently silent in the face of their team's former kings.
But isn't the booing of the opposing fans a compliment to yourself?
In the more and more neat cheering and cheering of the Blackburn fans, the Blue Devils are brewing a ferocious offensive while holding the defensive line!
Frank Lampard broke the ball at the back and sent it to midfield, while Di Maria made the last push to make a quick run down the flank.
Not only did Barcelona's players expend too much energy in the game, but Blackburn Rovers also had a fitness crisis, but Di Maria, who had just come on as a substitute, undoubtedly had an advantage.
Di Maria didn't make the slightest fancy move at his feet, and the only thing he had to do was keep and fast with the ball towards Barcelona's backfield.
Di Maria glanced at Barcelona's penalty area and scrambled to the opposing defender's fierce cross, and the excited cheers of the Blackburn fans came from the Bernabeu Stadium.
Di Maria's cross was sudden, and the timing of the cross was perfect, and the cross fell behind Valdés, who was standing just outside the six-yard box.
The Barcelona goalkeeper had no idea that Di Maria would send a slightly deeper cross straight into the empty goal behind him.
Amid the excited cheers of the Blackburn fans, when Valdés turned around in panic to make amends, Torres, who was not far from Valdés, had already sprinted desperately when Di Maria got up and crossed, and he suddenly made a force, and he chased the ball with all the effort he had left!
Is there a chance? (To be continued.) )