Chapter 804: When the final is underway
Barcelona really wants to get rid of this suppressed situation, Barcelona is not strong in defense, but in attack, if the attack can't be played, then everything can only be floating clouds. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Andres Iniesta kept dropping back, hoping to play the role of a ball carrier as soon as the defence was successful, using excellent foot skills to protect the ball, so as not to be distracted by Notts County's mature high pressing.
Iniesta's combination of man and ball is absolutely top-notch, and he can make calm moves in the face of defense, which can indeed ensure that Barcelona does not lose possession so quickly in the danger area, but the problem also arises, Iniesta is not a god, he can't shake half of the team in Notts County, he can pass one, he can pass two, but it will be difficult to pass three or four, relying on Iniesta alone may be able to stabilize his position, but he will definitely not be able to advance the ball to the half of Notts County.
As a result, Ronaldo had to retreat as well to meet Andres Iniesta, leaving only Samuel Eto'o alone, and the counter-attack was weak enough to threaten the Notts County goal.
And the players of Notts County are also constantly using fouls to stop Barcelona's counterattack, and they may even foul at the first time after conceding the goal, and they will not eat cards.
The foul is also testing the referee and testing his penalty scale, if it is loose and moderate, then it is the most beneficial for Notts County, if it is too harsh, it is not good news!
The Premier League's consistently slightly brutal style of play is often criticised in the Champions League, with different styles of football appreciated, with England fans enjoying intense confrontations while many fans in Europe are willing to watch ballet-like football.
That's the difference.
If the referee is really as eye-catching as the iron-masked judge, even if Notts County is the least contested team in England, they will definitely suffer a lot of losses!
But fortunately, after a period of trial, the referee's penalty was quite normal, and it did not increase the tendency because of Notts County's frequent fouls, nor did it let Notts County's foul action eat cards, but just found a set-piece time to tell Alonso, hoping that Notts County would reduce small action fouls to increase the fluency of the game.
Although Alonso nodded like garlic and agreed very happily, in fact he still went his own way, and the foul was still a foul.
Notts County's overwhelming dominance continued, and all the fans in front of the TV did not expect that the game would be one-sided from the beginning, and the opponent was really Barcelona, who were invincible in La Liga?
Could it be that even a powerhouse like Barcelona will be beaten against Notts County?
What's the point of the Champions League final in this way, the championship trophy is awarded directly to Notts County, so it saves trouble!
Before the game, although many fans were more optimistic that Notts County could defend the title, they never thought that the game would be like this.
Of course, the game is far from being as simple as most people seem, Notts County put on a high-pressure posture at the beginning to catch Barcelona off guard, but Barcelona still has the strength, Notts County attacked fiercely, although Barcelona's defense was scattered, but Notts County never scored, and Barcelona gradually came out of the opening restraint and gradually became normal.
With European experience including experience in finals, Notts County certainly have more experience than Barcelona, winning three consecutive European competitions and reaching the final of European competitions for the fourth time this season.
Barcelona is not, although a few seasons of gradual revival, but the previous seasons in the European performance is not so eye-catching, last season the Champions League only broke into the quarterfinals, was eliminated by Chelsea, although there has been experience in the history of winning the championship, but this group of Barcelona players, none of the players have experience in the final.
On such an important occasion, how can the players' mentality not change, and this kind of mysterious thing can be contagious, which is also one of the reasons why Barcelona was suppressed at the beginning, there is a bit of a gap in its own strength, and it has not played to the usual level, how can it not be suppressed!
However, after 15 minutes, the Barcelona players gradually returned to normal, and the pressure of Notts County made them forget their nervousness, forget their excitement, and the only remaining belief was to hold the goal, so that the players had nothing else to think about!
It just so happened that Notts County, who ran crazy at this stage, also needed to take a breath, and Barcelona, which had stabilized its position, began to organize a counterattack, and the fire of war also burned to the half of Notts County for the first time.
The firepower of Barcelona is still very strong, although Xavi has not yet fully achieved success in controlling the game, but it has also reached a certain level, coupled with Iniesta, a super midfielder who was matured in Notts County in advance, Barcelona's passing control is very skillful.
In their own half, Notts County dared to foul a free kick casually, even if the overall height of Barcelona was low, but who knows if they had any strange free kick cooperation, it was better to be cautious in the final.
Ronaldo's breakthrough on the left side has caused a lot of pressure on Ramos, although Messi will retreat to help defend, but when it comes to frontal defensive ability, Messi can only contribute to eye defense, and De Cora needs to go to the side to help defend.
In the face of two or three people, Xiao Luo is not afraid, although he may not be able to get rid of it continuously, but he can still do it to protect the ball, which is the embodiment of personal ability, and then the pass can find the vacancy of Notts County and play a threatening attack.
At this time, the game really entered a state of balance for the first time, Barcelona was able to play an attack, and Notts County was also difficult to defend, and entered the link of the attack.
Loew looked a little impatient on the sidelines, he still thought about the game a little simply, no matter how strong Notts County is, it is impossible not to give Barcelona a chance at all, and Notts County is not strong enough to be an alien team.
Of course, when Barcelona attacked, the gaps left in the backfield could also be used by Notts County, who had a stronger attacking combination in the front court than Barcelona and had a higher offensive efficiency, even if they played against Barcelona, they were also more advantageous than Barcelona.
Maybe Loew just wants an easier victory!
More than halfway through the first half, Notts County has an absolute advantage in technical statistics, but in terms of possession, Barcelona is gradually catching up, but in terms of shots, Notts County has always suppressed Barcelona, although it played a counterattack and a characteristic attack, but Barcelona only got two shots on goal in front of Notts County's overall defense, and no shots on target, while Notts County has 7 shots on goal and four shots on target. (To be continued.) )