Chapter 367: The Storm Is Coming (Part 1)
Defending Xavi is the key to containing Barcelona's attack.
Fang Jue clearly pointed out the key to the second half of the game.
Rao was so, when Barcelona scored shortly after the start of the second half, Fang Jue still realized that he was underestimating Xavi and Barcelona.
Barcelona made a substitution before the start of the second half, with Thierry Henry coming off and Sergio Busquets coming on as a substitute.
Barcelona changed from a four-three-three formation to a four-four-two lineup, with Sergio Busquets and Yaya Toure forming a double midfield.
Fang Jue glanced at Guardiola, but he didn't expect Guardiola to make such a decisive substitution.
The effect of Pep Guardiola's adjustment can be said to be immediate, with Busquets protecting Yaya Toure, which liberated Xavi and Iniesta.
In the fifty-first minute of the game, Xavi sent a beautiful ball, the football went around the junction of Modric and Reuss, in front of the penalty area, Messi got the ball, the Argentine star smashed the ball with his left foot, shook Hummels, and then suddenly got up, when approaching Alba, suddenly stopped, changed direction laterally, and when Alba braked in a hurry to defend, Messi took advantage of the gap generated by the time difference to shoot directly into the far corner.
The ball flew in an arc into the top left corner of the goal, and although Bravo tried his best to jump and touch the ball, he was not able to completely change the direction of the ball's flight, and the ball hung into the net! β
"Messi! Messi! Messi! The commentator shouted excitedly, "One to two, Barcelona pulled a goal back, and at the critical moment, Messi stepped up." β
"This is what we think of Barcelona, Messi broke out, and after the break, the team returned to normal."
Fang Jue waved his hand on the sidelines, he was a little depressed.
He was angry at the goal, but he didn't get angry: Xavi's pass was brilliant.
Although he told his players to be careful with Xavi, Fang Jue realised that he also underestimated the strength of the Spain international, and he just made the usual defensive arrangements, but it was clear that at the moment, this was not enough, and the team actually needed to make special defensive arrangements and arrangements for Xavi in particular.
In addition, Messi's goal was indeed wonderful, with Hummels and Alba being played by the Argentine star.
However, although the commentators are praising Messi, Fang Jue still insists that Xavi is the most threatening for Barcelona.
It was because Xavi came back to life that Messi began to explode, and the whole Barcelona team began to come alive.
Fang Jue immediately made an adjustment, and he replaced Royce with Clement.
Clement and Makelele form a double midfielder.
Luka Modric's position was shifted to the right midfielder.
Pep Guardiola glanced at the home team's dugout and smiled: conservative.
Pep Guardiola said this word, in his opinion, after conceding the goal, Fang felt that he was afraid, afraid of Barcelona's offensive, and began to strengthen the defense.
But in the face of Barcelona's attack, want to hold on to a one-goal lead?
Pep Guardiola made a gesture and continued to intensify the attack.
"Tito, the storm is about to begin." He said to Billanova.
Vilanova nodded, he admired Pep Guardiola very much, he was always so confident, so confident, this is a man who is born to be a great coach.
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And then...... Two minutes later.
Xavi sat on the ground, and the Barcelona team doctor was urgently examining him, and then Guardiola saw the team doctor gesture:
Substitution gestures.
'Xavi couldn't continue the game and the doctor signaled that he had to make a change.
'Barcelona really wasn't lucky, just pulled a goal back and Xavi was injured and couldn't continue the game.
Guardiola's face is very ugly, he wants to scold, but he doesn't know who to scold.
Because, slow-motion replays showed that Xavi and Clement competed for a header, and when they landed, the Barcelona midfielder was unstable and slipped under his feet, which seemed to have strained his muscles.
There was no malicious foul on the Ibiza people, it was just a reasonable scramble for the top position, it was Xavi's own bad luck and strain, and it really can't be blamed on the Ibiza.
Fang Jue was surprised, he swore to the headlights, he really didn't use any props this time, Fang Jue also wondered if his hand slipped at first, he 'entered' the system to see, whether it was the number of 'yellow bad luck cards' or 'yellow lucky balls', they were not used.
Therefore, there is only one truth: he is handsome, has a good character, and his luck is naturally not bad.
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Pep Guardiola rushed to get Keita on the bench to warm up.
And Fang Jue immediately made a gesture and attacked!
Barcelona are currently in a ten-man squad before Keita is substituted, and this is an opportunity that Ibiza can take advantage of.
The most fascinating thing about a football game is that you never know what's going to happen in the next second.
A small accident can change the course of the game.
Originally, Messi's goal boosted Barcelona's morale, however, Xavi's sudden injury caused a brief confusion in Barcelona, and at this time, Ibiza suddenly picked up.
Keita stood on the sidelines, ready to wait for the dead-ball opportunity to complete the substitution.
At this time, in the 56th minute of the game, in the face of Ibiza's front pressing, Barcelona made a mistake in their own backline, the veteran Marcos made a mistake in handling the ball under the pressure of Aubameyang, the passing power was too small, and the football was robbed by Mata in the middle, and then, Mata took the ball directly to the penalty area.
With Juan Mata on the verge of dribbling into the box, young centre-back Gerard Pique panicked and made the worst option when he pushed the ball down from behind outside the box line.
Honk!
The referee's whistle sounded, and the referee on duty walked over and pulled his cards into his pocket.
The Barcelona players rushed around and could guess what color the referee would have called: Pique was the last defender and would most likely have a red card.
"Referee, that guy faked a fall." A Barcelona player shouted loudly, refusing to admit Pique's foul and instead accusing Juan Mata of faking the fall.
"That's right, that kid faked a fall." The veteran Marcos immediately shouted that he had caused all this due to a bad pass just now, and now he is excusing Pique and himself.
"Fake fall your mother's approval! Such an obvious push. β
"I swear with my 1.5 eyes, Pique pushed someone." Clement shouted, even though he was looking to the other side at the time, and didn't actually see what had happened.
There was a heated quarrel between the Barcelona players and the Ibiza players.
Both sides insist on their own words, 'open their eyes and talk nonsense' is the norm for almost most players in the face of this situation, and they are blind in the face of the referee and listen to their own words?
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The referee shouted a shout, signaled the two sides to calm down, separated the players from both sides, and then he walked over to Pique and played his cards to the young Barcelona defender: Red!
"Red card! Pique was sent off for a red card, and as the last defender, he pushed down Juan Mata, who was about to get a one-on-one chance, and the referee sent him off. Dolores said, "Pique is not calm enough, there is still game time, even if it is to put Mata into the box and let him shoot, and ValdΓ©s, it is possible to avoid conceding a goal, but now when the score is behind, he is sent off, and this red card that is not worth the loss once again shows Pique's immaturity." β
Guardiola was so angry that he jumped and jumped, and impatiently reached out and scratched his bald head.
In his ear, Tito. Villanova kept saying, "Young! Young! The price of youth! β
Guardiola was so irritable that he suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Tito, call Keita back." β
Pique was sent off, and the scheduled substitution for Keita was up to the moment.
"Forget it, let's continue to make substitutions." Tito. Vilanova was just about to abort the substitution when he heard Guardiola say again, and then he glanced at Xavi, who was sitting on the bench with an ice pack on his leg, and nodded understandingly.
So, when Xavi left the field injured, Guardiola made substitution adjustments according to the established plan, and then made temporary position adjustments:
Keita came on for Xavi, then Keita and Sergio Busquets partnered in midfield and Yaya Toure moved on at centre-back to fill the void left by Gerard Pique.
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