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Penalty shootout!

Although the Club World Cup is played on penalties, there has been almost no such thing in the semi-finals since the inception of the Club World Cup, where the European champions usually pass easily. I didn't expect it to appear on the Cosmos team Barcelona this time.

Barcelona has never been dragged into a penalty exchange in the Club World Cup, and Seoul FC is unlikely to participate for the first time, and neither player has this experience.

The broadcast time of the game was greatly extended, but this did not make everyone unhappy, but instead regained the excitement with the arrival of the penalty shootout.

Barcelona fans are holding their breath and feeling like they are about to commit suicide if they don't trample their opponents under their feet, while Seoul FC fans are even more fearful, hoping for a miracle and worrying that it will be a waste of joy in the end.

And a pair of eyes in front of the big screen at Incheon Airport in South Korea are also nervously watching all this thousands of miles away......

The penalty lists for both sides have finally been released.

Then the two captains guess the coin to decide who will come first, as well as pick the side.

Puyol was given the right to pick the side, and he decisively chose the Barcelona side of the goal in the second half of extra time, because he felt that the goalkeeper on his side must be more familiar with the goal he had just guarded, and he would be more advantageous to save the ball for a while......

Because Barcelona won the right to pick the edge, then the power of the first penalty naturally fell into the hands of Seoul FC.

The first player to make his appearance was midfielder Yoe Seong-yong, the team's number one penalty taker and the current homegrown core of the Seoul team, who had an obligation to step up as the first penalty kick under the most pressure.

Although Valdés has had a lot of butter hands in the game, he is still the best in the world when it comes to saving penalties.

The first ball, Ji Chengyong kicked to the lower left corner of the goal, Valdés judged the right direction, and rubbed the football between his fingers, but he was a little late, just rubbed the football, and did not completely change the flight trajectory of the football!

The soccer ball eventually flew into the goal! The scene was immediately intertwined with cheers and sighs.

"Ji Chengyong! What a hanging! Almost, Valdés judged the right direction! However, Ji Chengyong's kicking power is strong, and Valdés will not help even if he touches football! ”

"Anyway, FC Seoul is now leading by one goal in the penalty shootout!"

Valdés was annoyed that he had not yet saved the football, but it also gave him confidence and put a lot of pressure on the other Seoul players.

Because they will know that the Barcelona goalkeeper is capable of saving the penalty they have taken!

One of the team's best penalty takers was almost saved by him, so how much better could anyone else?

The first to appear on Barcelona's side was their number one star Lionel Messi......

Without any suspense, the plum ball king was full of confidence, and he also kicked the football into it overnight.

"Messi! Pretty! The Seoul goalkeeper completely judged the wrong direction! ”

After the goal, Messi shook his fist in celebration, and Kim Ho-joon got up from the ground with his head shaken.

The difference in the ability of the goalkeepers to save penalties seems to be clear at a glance......

Seoul FC's second player to make the appearance was defender Kim Ji-woo.

Kim Zhiyou was obviously affected by Ji Chengyong's ball, he was enveloped by Valdés' powerful aura, and the penalty shot was weak and the angle was not tricky, but it was easily saved by Valdés, who judged it correctly!

"Ahh Kim Ji-woo's penalty was saved! What a pity! Now Seoul FC is behind in the penalty shootout! Valdés proves that he is worthy of the number one goalkeeper of the Cosmos! ”

The second person on Barcelona's side to take the penalty was Thierry Henry, who was also a good penalty taker, and he scored easily. In this way, Barcelona took a one-goal lead in the penalty shootout.

When Henry walked back from the penalty, he and Li Xuyan passed by. He turned his head and glanced at Li Xuyan.

After this game, he also had some curiosity about Li Xuyan, although he didn't participate in the previous various verbal battles, but he had heard a lot, and now he found that this little-known kid does have proud capital, as the Champions League champion of the universe Dream Team Barcelona was forced to a penalty shootout by Seoul, in addition to Barcelona itself is a little light, largely because of the existence of this guy on the opposite side.

So he actually has a feeling of sympathy for Li Xuyan's outstanding juniors, even though they are opponents on the court......

And Li Xuyan didn't notice this, he walked to the penalty spot without squinting.

All eyes were on him, and the pressure on him should be great. Because this third penalty may not be important in normal times, but it is very important now.

Kim Ji-woo's second penalty missed a big blow to the morale of Seoul FC and shook the morale of the military. In this case, if the third player who comes out of the game can't withstand the pressure and misses the football, then the morale and morale of the army, which was only "swinging" before, will collapse instantly, and the team may lose the penalty shootout.

So this third penalty taker has the responsibility of stabilizing everyone's morale, and this penalty kick only needs to be scored, and no shots are missed!

Güneshi, who originally arranged Li Xuyan's third penalty, didn't think so much, he just thought that he needed a player with outstanding footwork in the middle to press the field, after all, Seoul FC was sent off, and almost all the offensive players were replaced, so there were not so many good choices......

Unexpectedly, this just pushed Li Xuyan to the most stressful juncture.

Güneshi was a little nervous, he didn't know much about Li Xuyan's penalty ability, because Li Xuyan rarely took penalties in games......

Under tremendous pressure, Li Xuyan walked to the penalty spot with a calm face, and then placed the football.

From his expression, I can't tell whether he is nervous or calm......

All we have to wait for is the moment when the answer is revealed.

Li Xuyan turned his head, but not to see the main judgment, but to go to the teammates behind him. Everyone was nervous, and Kim Ji-woo, who had missed a penalty before, even knelt on the turf.

The scene immediately booed, of course, this was all sent by the Barcelona fans, and the fans of Seoul FC almost held their breath at this time, for fear that a little movement would affect their players.

Li Xuyan clenched his fist twice tightly, turned his head again, and the referee's whistle sounded.

Li Xuyan looked at Valdés closely, running, exerting force, and hitting the ball!

The ball flew to the top right corner of the goal with a bang!

Valdés made a save, but his hand was still a long way from the ball in the air.

This is a theoretical dead end!

"Pretty!! The ball is in! ”

With the commentator's loud shout, the football shot by Li Xuyan steadily drilled into the goal.

Li Xuyan raised his hands and shouted fiercely, and his nervousness was finally relieved. He knew that he had done what he was supposed to do in this game, and that there was nothing he could do about the rest and could only resign himself to fate.

Seeing Li Xuyan shoot the football into the goal, Güneshi breathed a sigh of relief, and the suspense at least continued.

Valdés slammed the ground hard, he was passed and shot by this guy in this game, and lost the ball twice, originally he held his breath and was ready to humiliate the other party in the penalty shootout, but he didn't expect to be directly pierced through the net by him again, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Li Xuyan had completed his mission, he turned around and walked back to his teammates, and he didn't forget to pat Kim Zhiyou: "Look, it's okay!" We're catching them again! ”

Jin Zhiyou still had a sad face: "But they haven't kicked it yet!" ”

Li Xuyan continued to pat him on the shoulder: "We all did our best!" ”

……

Kim Ho-joon tightened his gloves and stood in front of the goal.

Li Xuyan's performance is over, and now he is the protagonist on this stage!

The two sides are still evenly divided, but Barcelona have one less penalty than FC Seoul, and as long as their third player can get the ball in, Barcelona will still be ahead.

Kim Ho-joon must save the ball in order to get both sides back on the same page.

No, no, as long as you can save the penalty of Barcelona's third penalty taker Ibrahimovic at this time, it will not only equalize the score, but more importantly, Barcelona's morale will be hit, and Seoul will be reinvigorated! It will be Seoul FC that will have the advantage!

He slapped his face hard, lowered his center of gravity slightly on the goal line, and his eyes were fixed on the tall "Da Fengxian" Ibu.

Ibu was standing in front of the soccer ball, he had already set up the soccer ball, and he looked up at Kim Ho-joon, who was standing in front of the goal.

An opponent who is not famous and not worth mentioning at all......

Ibrahimovic looked confident, and he felt like he was going to be able to shoot in.

But the moment he kicked the ball out, a bad thought flashed through his mind - this ball is going to be bad!

His hunch was correct, because the angle of the penalty he kicked was too right!

No one knew if he wanted to shoot in the middle or wide, but the ball flew to the goalkeeper's favorite place to save and the best at save. It was a half-high ball not far from the goalkeeper......

Kim Ho-joon strikes sideways and slaps the soccer out with both hands!

Kim Ho-joon!! He did it! ”

The South Korean commentators cheered loudly.

"Yes! He did it! He saved Ibrahimovic's penalty! Now Barcelona also have a penalty concedent...... The scores of both sides are back on the same page! ”

……

Kim Ho-jun guessed in the right direction, and when he saved Ibu's penalty, Ibu looked confused and seemed incredulous, and then he put his head in his hands.

The Barcelona players behind him were even more confused and shocked, and some couldn't accept this scene......

Kim Ho-joon shook his fist vigorously.

Good job!

He cheered himself up in his heart. Unlike his teammates, he can go back to his teammates to cheer and encourage him after he has scored a goal. He can only cheer himself up.

It's important, the most important thing for a goalkeeper is confidence. This is especially important in penalty shoot-outs.

……

Kim Ho-jun's successful penalty save is indeed crucial, and because it was scored by Lee Wook Yan's penalty kick, it is even more precious.

The fourth to come out was Park Yong-joon, who rose from the reserve squad with Lee Wook Yeon and had just established himself in the main centre-back position, when he faced an opportunity to make history, and the opportunity was at his feet.

Obviously, he looked very nervous after not experiencing any big scenes.

At present, the score between the two sides in the penalty shootout is 2:2, and if Seoul makes another mistake, with only one round of penalties left, Barcelona will have a good chance of winning......

So everyone's eyes are focused on Park Yongjun and Valdés, Valdes saved Kim Ji-woo's penalty before, this time facing the young Park Yong-joon, can he continue to be brave?

The answer is......

“yes！！ Valdez! Valdez!!! He became the hero who saved Barcelona! He saved his opponent's penalty!! ”

Valdés leapt from the ground after blocking Park Yong-joon's shot with one hand, raising his arms and shouting.

He was joined by Barcelona fans and players.

The young Park Yongjun still couldn't withstand the pressure of the big scene, and when he missed the penalty, he even knelt on the field all of a sudden.

He returned to the group with his face covered with his hands, and everyone could see him crying, so everyone patted their heads one by one to comfort him.

At this time, Barcelona's professor Boo stepped on the goal.

Sergio Busquets was very calm and fired the ball into the back of the net with Kim Ho-joon, and this time he also deceived Kim Ho-joon, and the South Korean goalkeeper made the wrong save. The ball flew into the goal with ease.

They are just one step away from victory!

……

The man who took the last penalty kick for Seoul FC was captain Kim Jin-gyu.

Before he appeared. Li Xuyan slapped him on the back very hard: "Come on!" ”

Seeing this, the others followed suit and slapped Kim Jin-gyu on the back one by one.

In such a tragic atmosphere, Kim Jin-gyu was slapped and grinned and walked to the penalty spot......

To be honest, when he was ready to play. He was very nervous, but when Li Xuyan slapped him, with the slaps of other teammates, he figured it out, he had come here, and he was dead.

He grinned as he set up the soccer ball, grinning and standing up and backing up to run.

He grinned at Valdés again. Wait for the whistle to blow.

Valdés looked at Kim Jin-gyu with a hideous expression on the other side, and felt a little inexplicable, the ball hadn't been sent yet, could it be so painful?

Valdés' thoughts seemed to be disturbed, and he judged the wrong direction, and was overwhelmed by Kim Jin-gyu. The score returned to a 3:3 draw.

……

The last Barcelona team to make a appearance was also the captain of the team - Puyol.

It was ****** to score or not to score, and it was the fate of Barcelona in this game.

Puyol, taking a deep breath, stood in front of the ball, ignoring everyone's gaze.

Run, kick, shoot!

At this moment, Li Xuyan closed his eyes......

Then I heard the originally silent stadium, and suddenly there was a cheer like a volcanic eruption.

At this moment, there were countless feelings of loss surging into his heart, bitter, but no regrets. He believed that he had used all his energy and did everything he could!

"Puyol! Carlos? Puyol! They won and reached the final of the Club World Cup! Pep Guardiola's side are finally on their way to the top of the world! Is this an unstoppable fate? Congratulations to Barcelona, a great team is on its way to the top! ”

Amid the excited roar of the commentator, Puyol turned and ran back to his team with open arms, and then hugged his teammates to the fullest.

Everyone hugged Puyol, and the other teammates also hugged him, surrounding Puyol and squeezing him in the middle.

It's a crazy celebration......

It seems that they weren't so excited when they won the Champions League, right? It was originally a game that seemed to everyone to be unsuspenseful, but when Barcelona finally won, it would be this kind of scene, which exceeded everyone's expectations.

Barcelona won the La Liga and Champions League last season, so naturally they thought that the Club World Cup was already in the bag, but they didn't expect to be almost overturned by an Asian team.

"The Barcelona players hugged each other excitedly! They beat a tenacious Seoul FC team to get their ticket to the Club World Cup final! It's amazing that Seoul FC can force the stars of the Cosmos team to this one! ”

Perhaps for many European giants, they look down on the Club World Cup, because their most formidable enemies are in Europe, and they feel that this is at most just a passing scene for the Champions League to be crowned the world champion. But when it came to this, they were also blown away by the power from outside Europe.

Especially that Li Xuyan, who almost single-handedly forced Barcelona to a dead end.

Add to that the fact that they beat each other in a brutal penalty shoot-out for 120 minutes, and it can't be said that this is just a passing scene to crown the European champions, but a brutal competition.

……

Barcelona are celebrating victory, while Seoul is looking disappointed.

They are the champions of Asia, it is normal to lose to the European giants, these two tournaments are completely different worlds. There is a huge gap in strength.

But in this game they are really just that little bit away, just that little bit away from making a miracle......

Li Xuyan greeted and comforted all his teammates for the first time after the game, and then walked straight into the players' tunnel. When you are lost. He was always reluctant to stay in public for too long, and even though he led a team that had already attracted the attention of the world, he was still reluctant to present himself as a loser.

However, the head coach Güneş is more calm, winning and losing is a common thing, he has just shown his strength on the stage of the Club World Cup, so his mentality is quite normal, he walked over to congratulate Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, and then went to comfort his players one by one.

Ji Chengyong quickly recovered from the bitterness of defeat, and he stepped forward to find Messi. Congratulations to them on their qualification.

Messi responded with his congratulations.

When they finally broke up, Messi and Ji Chengyong also had a simple exchange.

"You're very strong."

"Thank you."

"Especially you, of course, and the guy named Li Xuyan......" Messi turned his head to look for Li Xuyan's figure when he said this, but he didn't see it.

Ji Chengyong smiled and said, "Yes, he is indeed very powerful!" ”

"Good luck to you. I hope to see you again in Europe in the future. ”

Messi politely shook hands with Ji Chengyong and continued to join the celebratory team.

Ji Chengyong looked at the backs of the Barcelona stars, he clenched his fists tightly, and a certain belief in his heart became firmer.

……

Such a fierce Club World Cup match finally came to an end, and Barcelona fought hard for 120 minutes. In the end, it was only on penalties that they defeated Seoul FC and entered the final of the Club World Cup.

Li Xuyan made one pass and one shot in the game, helped the team equalize and overtake, and scored a key penalty under huge pressure, and was the team's most critical player. In the ratings of many media after the game, Li Xuyan's score was the highest in the game as Messi's.

This is the first time that Li Xuyan and Messi have been mentioned side by side by the whole world, and I believe that this should not be the last time in the future.

In front of the big screen in the lobby of Incheon International Airport, the crowd of onlookers had dispersed in twos and threes with the end of the game, but a slender figure was still standing there, looking at the boarding pass that had been held tightly in her hand and had been deformed, she bit her lip, and finally made up her mind, turned around, and left......