3. What is it like to fight back against Barcelona

In the away team's dressing room, Leo changed into his jersey and sat in the corner. Gonzalez was playing on the tactical board, and they used a 451 formation today, defending and counter-attacking tactics. Tough with Barcelona, even if it's just Barcelona's substitute lineup, obviously Granada can't please it. You can only look for counter-attacking opportunities when you defend closely to ensure that the goal is not conceded.

But this is just a theoretical tactical idea, and Gonzalez and his team know that in the face of absolute strength, any awesome theory is just talk on paper.

Gonzalez was very engaged in tactics, but the players below didn't seem to be in high spirits.

He looked at the demoralised players, pushed the tactics board aside, and said: "We didn't come to Camp Nou to lose, did the fans come from Granada to Barcelona to see us lose six in a row?"

"It's not!"

For Granada's fans, every season is more disappointment than expectation, the number of La Liga wins in a season is only a handful, the strength is a hard injury, the club is too poor, there is no money to bring in first-class players, there is no way to do it, and they are already very satisfied to stay in La Liga if they can stay in La Liga. The away win against Barcelona is probably something that I never dreamed of.

Gonzares continued: "Look at Barca's starting line-up, more than half of the substitutes in midfield, Messi and Iniesta are not even in the 18-man squad this time. Enrique is going to use us as a sparring partner. While taking all three points, the main players were rested and the young players were trained, which was really a lot of wins and a good calculation. ”

All the players of "......" were silent, and it was not a shame to lose, but it was unbearable for them to be underestimated by their opponents.

Gonzalez's eyes swept sharply over all the players present: "The whole world is waiting to see our jokes, and after tonight, "World Sports" and "Daily Sports" will do their best to ridicule and play up Granada's loss to Barcelona II. Lads, you have no choice but to come here tonight and must fight for dignity! ”

The team seemed to be genuinely encouraged by his phrase 'fight for dignity', and the captain stood up first and waved his fist. Then all the players got up, put their shoulders on each other in a circle, yelled to boost morale, and then dispersed, walking out of the locker room to get ready to play.

In the tunnel of the players, the Barcelona players looked relaxed and happy, they laughed and played with each other, and kindly teased the young fans who asked for autographs, for them it was a stress-free game, and the win was a matter of course, and the three points were in the bag.

Away from home, Granada, on the other hand, looked a little tense and depressed, they have lost five in a row and have seen a sixth defeat without suspense. But more than half of Barca's substitutes started and clearly angered this group of young guys. The coach said to fight for dignity, yes, they are going to fight for dignity today, even if they lose, they want to let the 100,000 fans at Camp Nou see the blood and perseverance of Granada.

In the sixth round of La Liga, Barcelona played at home against Granada. The captains of both sides exchanged team flags amicably at the signal of the referee, and selected the court and the first right to serve. With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

In the live broadcast room, a football commentator from the sports channel of Spanish national television took advantage of the lack of fierce confrontation on the field to introduce the players on both sides: "Granada sent the strongest formation they could put on today, and Barcelona has seen several young players from the academy. ”

Leo sat quietly on the side of the bench, his eyes observing the situation on the field for a moment. Gonzalez stood right in front of him, his back straight, as if he were facing an average team and that this game was not a do-or-die match.

I have to admit that even if more than half of the midfield is substitutes, Barcelona's standard is still much higher than Granada. In terms of ball possession time, passing and receiving success rate, number of shots and other statistics, the players have perfectly presented the coach's skills and tactics. For the rest of the time, it is only necessary to maintain the advantage and convert it into a goal.

Some people say that the Spanish football commentary is the most passionate in the world, and the commentators do not pause for a second throughout the game, and always passionately bring the ultimate experience to the audience in front of the TV. And today, the football commentator is obviously also a Barcelona fan, and he has been full of confidence in Barcelona from the beginning, and the player introduction is also extraordinarily careful.

"Barcelona still played their usual 433 formation tonight. The forward line is made up of 20-year-old Sandro, also 20-year-old Munir and 22-year-old Brazilian Neymar. Let's take a look at the goal, Neymar received a pass from midfielder No. 4 Rakitic, the ball was not offside, the ball was still at Neymar's feet, high-speed dribbling passed, he had reached the penalty area, good opportunity, kick shot, goal, goal, goal, the ball went in! The ball is in!! The ball went in!! ”

Neymar ran to the home fans stand, kneeling on the grass with his hands outstretched to greet the Barcelona fans with a tsunami of shouts and congratulations. His teammates rushed over to him and joined him in the applause and screams of the fans.

"Just 13 minutes into the first half, Rakitic made a beautiful pass and Neymar scored the first goal for Barcelona. It was a beautiful goal, and Granada's defence was nothing in front of the young Brazilian talent! He is only 22 years old, but he has been the main striker at Barcelona for 2 seasons! ”

Leo on the bench took in the whole process of Neymar's goal, he was very fast, dribbling past people seemed to stumble, but it was very effective, as an attacking midfielder, Leo did not have many encounters with the strikers, so he paid more attention to the opponent's midfield and defense.

Shortly after he woke up, Leo tried out the powerful abilities he had in his previous life. His eyesight is still outstanding, and he can easily observe the slightest changes in things, just like a player moving at high speed on the field at the moment, Leo can judge the direction of their next movement by observing the small movements of their muscles. And the speed he once prided himself on has not diminished in the slightest, in his usual training, he has hidden his ghostly flash, just a little faster, can make his teammates marvel at his instantaneous explosiveness.

Although Leo has been sitting in the corner of the bench, next to the tall frame of his teammate, the camera often lingers on him, intentionally or unintentionally, on his face, to be exact.

Leo Fernandes used to play in Real Madrid's C team, which was technically an amateur team, and the game was not broadcast live and there were almost no spectators, so no matter how good his face looked, no one ever paid attention to it.

La Liga is different, especially in the match against Barcelona, tens of thousands of fans watched the live broadcast in front of the TV, especially female fans, who dragged their boyfriends and asked who the players on the away team's bench were, and why didn't they play when they were so handsome?

Rakitic, Mascherano and 23-year-old Spanish youngster Robert, the three formed Barcelona's strong midfield. Tong Guò combined with a number of short passes to penetrate the Granada backline. Barcelona spent more than 70 per cent of their possession and 163 successful passes, with less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half, the score could never have been 1-0. Maybe 4-0? 5 to 0? We can be bold ...... Neymar, it's Neymar again, he's fast, shoot! oh！ The goalpost made a meritorious service, and the ball actually hit the goalpost, it's a pity! ”

The football commentator is still dutifully praising Barcelona from all aspects, he has long left behind the most basic neutral attitude as a football commentator, anyway, there are not many fans in Granada, no one will care about these details, everyone just sees Barcelona's overwhelming victory.

Granada's players fought fiercely, and they came with the determination to see death as if they were home. Several defenders, in particular, have been injured at different levels. As soon as they got the ball, they kicked forward and looked for their main striker, No. 10 Petti. However, Granada's formation has been vigorously compressed into his own half, and most of the time there is only Pitty left on the front line, even if he gets the ball, he can't penetrate the Barcelona defense, and he has no choice but to concede the ball under the bag of 2 or 3 defenders, and only one or two shots on goal can not escape the ten finger mark of Barcelona goalkeeper Stegen.

Leo kept an eye on Barcelona's three midfielders, their possession ability was really strong, Granada could barely get the ball in the confrontation, and the opponent's quick pass and reception intertwined the players on the field into an invisible net, which penetrated into Granada's defense bit by bit.

"With less than five minutes to go until the end of the first half, there were six or seven players in the Granada box at all times. Their counter-attacks were only half successful, defending, but not counter-attacking, and the ball hadn't left their half for a long time. ”

With the referee's whistle, the first half was over, and Granada was basically holding on to the penalty area with a stubborn will, barely making sure he didn't concede another goal. In the first half alone, Barcelona had 18 shots on goal from within the woodwork. However, the score is still stuck at 1-0, and I have to say that in addition to Granada's desperate defense, there is also some element of luck.

In the locker room, Gonzalez looked at his teammates sitting on the ground sweating and exhausted, the kettle in his hand had been pinched and distorted, and the two defenders, Njom and Maines, had suffered minor injuries in the fierce collision and were being treated by the team doctor.

Gonzalez was smiling, and he looked a little relaxed: "You guys played very well in the first half, just 1-0, which is much better than we expected, isn't it?" We still have a chance, in the second half, everyone maintained the defensive counterattack style of play, and the midfield scramble to be a little more active. My guess is that they made a substitution at the start, with three main players at the back, 22 Alves, 24 Mathieu and 18 Hodi Alba. But in the first half, there was no pressure on their defence, all four defenders were in the attack, and I think at the beginning of the second half they would have replaced at least one defender, probably Alves was replaced and a younger player who was more aggressive. ”

Gonzalez was not wrong at all, and Barcelona made a personnel change at the beginning of the second half, replacing the 31-year-old Brazilian Alves, who is worth 35.5 million euros. In his place was a 20-year-old Diane.

Undoubtedly, Enrique wants to extend the advantage further. Although he also switched to a defender, which has not changed much in terms of position on the field, the young player is very active on the pitch and is actively involved in organising the attack.

In fact, this substitution did play an excellent role, the young players dared to fight, active running on the field, Diane is good at attacking instead of defending, just 107 seconds into the second half, the young defender who just came on the field crossed from the right, assisted Neymar to score another goal, and the score was rewritten to 2-0.

The Camp Nou stadium, which can accommodate nearly 100,000 people, was once again drowned in the cheers and screams of the home fans, and the Granada fans from afar occupied only a small corner, although they did not have much hope for this game of disparity, but it was not a happy thing to lose, and although they had tears in their eyes, they still waved the flag to cheer for their team. They are eager for their team to pull off a miracle at Camp Nou, even though they know there is little hope.

The shape of the game was even tougher for Granada, with Gonzalez standing on the sidelines to coach the players on the field. For the next 20 minutes, the entire Camp Nou was completely controlled by Barcelona, with Barcelona boss Luis Enrique bringing on a young player with 70 minutes played. Football was completely stuck in the Granada half, and Barcelona's main goalkeeper, the German Stegen, even grimaced at the camera to show that he was idle and relaxed on the field.