274 equalize!
Enrique certainly saw that Milan were planning to play in the air, but he could only tell the team not to let the Milan players play the ball easily when defending on the wings, and there was nothing else he could do. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Besides, Baltra and Douglas have to assist forward, which is a characteristic of Barcelona. So in order to prevent Milan from attacking on the wing, just contain the two full-backs, and that won't work either.
As for defending Chen Long, he can only let Alba continue to follow Chen Long. Who has Alba been the only defender in the team who is closest to Chen Long in terms of height and heading ability?
And Mourinho responded, he asked Milan to use Chen Long's physical advantage more naked to attack Barcelona's backline. Because from the previous game, he has found that Barcelona's back line has a strong physical quality against Chen Long, and sometimes relies on this kind of body, and it is a little difficult to be an unreasonable and rampage forward.
Barcelona defended well and conceded very few goals. But it's not about how good their defenders are individually, in fact the best defensive quality in this backline is Bartra. It's because Barcelona is very strong as a whole, they can always stifle a lot of the opponent's threatening attacks in advance, and then rely on strong overall strength and ball control to keep the football away from their own goal, so that the opponent can't get too many good chances throughout the game.
If Barcelona were to emulate Real Madrid's style of play, it would be a different story.
Barcelona's defenders, like their forwards, are highly skilled and can dribble the ball forward and create a killing chance. But equally, their defenders, like their forwards, are not superior in physical confrontations.
In addition, Chen Long's physical fitness is really outstanding. He was only a centimeter or two taller than Alba, but when he stood next to him, it was like a wall - 95 kilograms was not just a statistic.
Mourinho doesn't know if any team has used this approach against Barcelona before, but he intends to do so.
Chen Long's excellent physical fitness gave Milan the conditions to do so.
The nickname "Chinese Dragon" that the Italian commentator Peta jokingly gave him was really apt, because Chen Long's physique really looked like a dragon, not a human.
So after that, Milan's attack became simpler and simpler, and he gave the football to Chen Long when he got the ball, allowing him to threaten Barcelona's back line with his physical fitness and impact.
Alba's fall to the ground just now is actually a microcosm of the two guys fighting - Alba does not have an advantage.
For Mourinho, the only pity is that because Barcelona is too strong as a whole, Milan does not have many attacking opportunities, and most of the time they have to be tired in defense and led by Barcelona's pass.
This is also a big reason why Barcelona have conceded fewer goals.
But Chen Long still showed his strong combat effectiveness in the few offensive opportunities.
Especially physical fitness.
"Milan got the chance to attack and they passed the football to Chen Long...... Do I say Milan dare to be a little new? Everyone knows that football will eventually fall to Chen Long......"
The Catalan commentator was not very happy, and he was justifiably unhappy because Milan's style of play made Barcelona's backline a bit of a mess.
This time, instead of sending the ball into the air, the teammates passed a ball on the ground.
Alba's tears almost came down - Nima! After waiting for so long, finally waiting for a ground ball!
Before Gross and Lukaku, as well as Rodriguez in Alba's view, it was like taking the wrong medicine, like crazy to pass the high ball high ball high ball, always let Chen Long jump up to catch the ball, whether it was a header or a header ferry, he was particularly difficult to defend, after most of the entanglement and confrontation in this half, he finally understood, at halftime, the head coach Enrique told him that Chen Long's header is very powerful, Chen Long is really good at heading - at first he didn't believe this, Now that he had experienced it with his own body, he believed it.
But the ground is my territory!
Alba takes it for granted that why Milan always plays in the air must be because Chen Long's footwork is much worse than his head. That's what you can take advantage of!
Thinking so, he rushed forward.
Think of the next second......
He fell to the ground again.
The referee's whistle sounded again.
"Long Chen has fouled again! He spread out his hands and looked helpless! β
Chen Long didn't catch the ball directly, and he also knew that Alba was going to go around the front to break the ball, so he turned around directly to block Alba behind him and protect the football to turn around. By the way, he pouted his butt, but when Alba fell to the ground, the referee's whistle sounded, and he fouled again......
He felt that he hadn't touched the other party at all, and it was really wronged to blow that he had fouled.
He felt good, he really didn't touch Alba. However, Alba did not deliberately fake a fall, because Alba found that if he didn't fall to the ground, it was estimated that the fall would not be light.
He doesn't understand that it's not basketball, why does Milan like to pout his ass so much?
What they don't know is that the referee's blowing penalty has been used by some people as evidence of the "common godfather" who was once "popular all over the football world". But this time Platini was really innocent of the shot...... It's really hard for Platini, after all these years, still, haha.
If a weak team wants to break the goal of a strong team, what is the most effective way?
Set-pieces must be preferred.
So in the previous training, Milan specialized in set-piece tactics.
In addition to the manager's request, there is also a bit of a "little trick" between several Milan players, of course, they prefer to call it a "little tacit understanding".
In the 73rd minute, Romelu Lukaku was brought to the ground by Douglas as he cut inside on the left flank, and the referee blew for a Brazilian tackle and gave Milan a free-kick near the wing.
Barcelona looked nervous as it meant Chen Long had a chance to show off his header skills again. So Douglas went to the referee after being judged to have a foul: "It's not a foul!" β
The referee ignored him and insisted on awarding a free-kick.
The Barcelona players were nervous and Milan took the ball more seriously. Rodriguez and Lukaku were both standing in front of the football, with Rodriguez holding the ball and Lukaku standing to the side.
Chen Long stood in the crowd, and by his side was Alba. He's a key defender...... No, his head is a key defensive target.
Not only Alba, but Butzques is also paying attention to Chen Long, ready to come up at any time to help defend.
In addition to Chen Long, two Milan centre-backs, Lacabajal and Gomez, also ran up and prepared to fight for the header.
Several high-ranking people are on the line of the big penalty area, and Milan seems to be planning to make a fuss in the air, which makes the idea of Barcelona's air defense more determined.
Rodriguez set up the ball and took a step back to free up the running distance before passing it with his left foot into the box.
But at this time, Lukaku, who had been standing by and watching Rodriguez fiddle with the football, suddenly took a step forward, picked up a kick, and kicked the football into the penalty area!
No one expected Milan's free-kick to come so suddenly.
No, no, that's absolute.
Because someone expected it!
Suddenly a man is killed in the crowd!
At the moment when Lukaku played the football, Alba, who had been clinging to Chen Long, suddenly felt the commotion around him.
Immediately after that, he felt that the hand that was tugging on Chen Long's clothes was slapped, and then the person rushed out from front of his eyes, as if he was the first to break through in the chaos.
He chased after him and bit down on the back.
This time he remembered what Bartra had said to him: You have to hold on and not let go!
So his hand kept pulling Chen Long's clothes, even if he was seen by the referee, he couldn't care about it, and the first task at this time was to stop him from scoring.
What if Long Chen took advantage of the situation and threw himself forward, raised his hands high, screamed again, and fell to the ground?
Alba didn't have time to think about it either.
Anyway, just don't let go!
And when the other Barcelona players and fans saw this scene, everyone's hearts hung in their throats.
It's no wonder they're so worried, many players, let alone pull like this, even if your hand touches them lightly, they will fall to the ground as if they have been electrocuted, and they wish they could convulse around again, foaming at the mouth, and unconscious......
If you fall in the box, you have a good chance of getting a penalty, even if you can't. So many players take the trouble to fall to the ground as soon as there is physical contact in the penalty area.
Fake falls have become a stubborn disease, and they can't be cured even if they want to.
Even people like Messi try to fake falls, let alone other players. So much so that now fake falls have become "reasonable use rules......
But they don't know Chen Long, Chen Long will never fake a fall, because he disdains! The unique qualities of the Chinese, haha, you can understand it this way.
He has a strong body, why should he fall down at the touch like a?
Therefore, he didn't pay attention to Alba, who was pulling him from behind, he almost dragged Alba forward, and fought his way out of the encirclement!
In the crowd, Chen Long came out first, followed by Alba, who was pulling his jersey.
The referee is almost about to blow the whistle, which is a typical foul pulling......
But at this time, Long Chen jumped up.
This was accompanied by a stabbing sound!
His Milan jersey was torn open from his neck!
Alba's end of clinging to his shirt is ...... Chen Long directly burst his shirt!
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Seeing this, the Italian commentator got up from his seat, leaned forward and opened his mouth to roar loudly, his long voice wafting over the Camp Nou.
With his roar, Long Chen shook his head!
The ball had a noticeable change of direction, falling straight down towards the far post.
Chen Long's appearance was completely unexpected by ValdΓ©s, so when the football flew towards the far post, he just waved his hand and did not pounce. Then he turned his head and watched as the ball hit the far post and bounced into the goal......
Gravity can't stop Long Chen!
The jersey can't bind him!
Alba didn't jump, he turned his head to watch the football fly into the goal, and then turned to look at Chen Long.
A jersey was ripped off his back, exactly the one with the number, hanging down and hanging like a tail behind his ass.
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The sound exploded over the Camp Nou!
Thanks to the developed TV broadcast technology and the clear multi-angle playback picture, the footage of Chen Long breaking free from Albarra in the air and tearing his jersey is remembered by everyone.
It was a great shock to many people, especially those Barcelona fans......
It's not often that they see someone who can get out of defense in such a way!
When it comes to getting out of defense, the first thing that comes to mind must be words like erratic movement, superb skill, and a keen sense of smell. But how many people have seen this way to get rid of defense?
"Oooo Long Chen! Long Chen! He's amazing! That's amazing! It's incredible! He broke free from Alba's pull in the air by breaking free of his jersey and deposited a beautiful goal! β
"Milan's free kick was taken very suddenly, and Barcelona's defense didn't keep up at all, just an Alba, and was thrown away by Chen Long in a very unreasonable way! No one expected Barcelona to concede the second goal in such a way! β
"It's so overbearing! It's so unreasonable! It's too ......" Li Wei couldn't go on here, because he, a commentator who was proud of his export and was known as a "poet commentator", couldn't find the right words to describe Chen Long's goal. "How fortunate Chinese football is to have such a player."
In the frantic shouts of the narrator one after another, Chen Long did not rush to celebrate excitedly, he landed in the air, stood in place, and then slowly raised his arms, and finally pointed to the sky. Just hold that position.
Then soon Gross rushed to him, jumped up with one footstep, jumped on his back, put his hands around his neck, and hung on Chen Long's body like a sloth.
Then more teammates rushed up, jumped up and pounced, or hugged him tightly.
He was like a magnet that attracted all the Milan players on the pitch, and he was a super powerful magnet, because even the goalkeeper Steggen ran up......
Milanese celebrate on Barcelona turf and treat the Barcelona players as nothing!
Seeing that Chen Long broke free from Alba's pull and rubbed the football into the goal, Enrique, who was holding a mineral water bottle and preparing to drink water, angrily smashed the level in his hand to the ground.
As if it weren't enough to vent his anger, when the water bottle bounced up, he kicked it out, causing water to spray out of the bottle and splash his pants...... It's like urinating in your pants, it's really embarrassing!
But he can't take care of this now, and Barcelona on the field is much more embarrassed than him. With the score equalised, and two away goals remaining, Milan really had a perfect away trip!
The Italian commentator also went crazy: "Two away goals! Two away goals! Two! Yes! It's two! Milan have two away goals!! β
He didn't need to say anything more and didn't have to explain why those two away goals had thrilled him so much. Because it's impossible for anyone watching football not to know it.
That's why the Milan players are so excited, that's why the Milan fans at Camp Nou are deafening with cheers, overwhelming more than 60,000 with 6,000 people, so at this moment in Milan, Italy, the fans of the whole city will cheer and celebrate wildly.
In the next leg, Milan will return to their home stadium, and with two away goals in hand, they are not soft persimmons to be pinched! The invincible Barcelona will most likely be planted at the feet of Milan, which is fearless in the world!
Can they not get excited?
Alba explained to Baltra: "I didn't send ...... this time"
Baltra didn't have a good idea of what to say, he just patted Alba on the back and sighed inwardly.
Chen Long's unreasonable style is really a bit of a barcelona......
When Chen Long celebrates a goal with his teammates on the field, who is the most upset?
It was Aguero, another big man sitting on the Barcelona bench.
Who is the happiest person?
It's Aguero who can only sit on the bench and watch his teammates play.
Who is the most tangled person?
Aguero.
It wasn't the first time he was left out of the starting line-up for this game. In fact, since he lost the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid last season, he has gradually lost his place in the Barcelona team.
Because he has a conflict with Guardiola.
Aguero was poached by Barcelona from Manchester City in the Premier League in 2021, and it was originally intended to make him and Neymar and Yedder reorganize Messi's retirement and Suarez's departure after the trident, but now it looks like a failure.
Aguero is a genius, geniuses are always conceited, and the conceited Aguero believes that he has the skills and the body, and should be the core of Barcelona's attack, which means that Barcelona's tactics should be formulated around him.
But in Barcelona, this is not possible.
Because Messi is the core, or now Neymar is the core, Barcelona's center forward leaves to serve Messi. Aguero will do the same on the pitch, drawing the defensive attention of opposing defenders, making a wall for Messi, passing him when Messi is dribbling horizontally, and allowing Messi to complete the fatal blow.
For the egotistical Aguero, although Messi is his compatriot, this is absolutely intolerable. Since his debut, no matter where he is, he has been the main breakup, he is the tactical core of the offense, and he never makes wedding dresses for others. So he tried to challenge Neymar's authority in the Barcelona dressing room, Messi was old, and seeing that the new king of Barcelona was Neymar, he failed, because everyone from his teammates to the manager, and even to the club's hierarchy, was on Neymar's side.
Coupled with Aguero, who is always proud and feels that he is one level higher than his teammates, this character is really unpleasant. So he didn't get support.
After trying to reason with Enrique to no avail, he and Enrique turned against him, and he scolded him in training and in the dressing room.
Enrique's response was to throw him off the bench.
Anyway, Barcelona never relied on a center forward to score goals, and the center forward was just used as a cover for Messi......
Therefore, Aguero sitting on the bench will not only not affect Barcelona's results, but will improve Barcelona's results, because ...... His absence from the field gave Yedder and Neymar more room to play.
Aguero's "palace coup" was brutally suppressed......
So Aguero also sat on the bench without suspense in this game, and in the shadow of the Camp Nou bench where he was, it was difficult for even the cameras to capture his expression.
But now, he was both happy and angry...... Tangled.
The anger is because his team conceded twice at Camp Nou, and became Milan, or Milan's biggest hero ~ Chen Long, the young man from China, his light even overshadowed Neymar.
Joy is because ...... Barcelona is in a bitter battle. He's a little gloating - let you put me on the bench! Let you take Neymar as the core! Let's see, how did he do today? Not a single goal was scored! If you had let me play, I would have won this game a long time ago!
While he was so insulting to his teammates, he also forgot that his performance in the knockout rounds of the Champions League had always been poor, whether it was at Manchester City or Barcelona......
Milan scored two goals away from home and equalised Barcelona on the scoreline, so it can be said that they have completed the task ahead of schedule.
Jose Mourinho couldn't have asked his players to perform better.
However, the entire Milan squad was inspired by the goal and continued to look for a goal after the game resumed.
Barcelona will certainly not be content to be held to a draw by Milan at their home stadium β and that is not just a matter of prospects, but a great disgrace.
In fact, it is not a shame to be held to a draw at home, but when they think of the contemptuous attitude they had towards Milan before the game, and now they have been equalized by the team they despise, in their hearts, it is indeed a shame.
The rest of the game looked like a different game at all, and it wasn't the same thing as the previous one. The two sides fought fiercely, the action became bigger and bigger, and the smell of gunpowder gradually became stronger.
The main reason is that the scramble of the home team's players is gradually getting bigger, after all, they are now impatient. Coupled with the home advantage, the referee's decision was more favorable to the home team Barcelona, which made the Milan players unhappy.
Since you are a big man, then I am not a humble gentleman.
That's what both sides did.
In the 80th minute of the game, the score was still tied 2:2. Romelu Lukaku dribbled the ball down the flank and headed straight for the line, with two Barcelona players in hot pursuit, and Lukaku had no chance of crossing, so he simply limped and led the ball towards the corner flag, intending to grind time there. (To be continued.) )