Chapter 097: Little Tiger Lightning Equalizes
In fact, for Arsenal's players, they do not regard Barcelona as a nemesis as the outside world thinks, from Arsene Wenger to Cesc Fabregas, what they are really afraid of in their hearts is Zhuo Yang.
Arsene Wenger has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League twice since taking charge of Arsenal, but on both occasions they were halted by Cho Yang in their run to the final, in Madiburg '06 and AC Milan last year. This year is even more excessive, only then did he come to the quarterfinals, and he saw Zhuo Yang's hateful face again.
Whatever you want! Only 26 seconds into the second half, Pique launched an offensive with a long pass from the backfield, Zhuo Yang broke through to the penalty area on the left side, Xiao Song was deceived by his eyes and ran away, Vermaelen came up and collided with Zhuo Yang's body vigorously.
It's all his own people, Zhuo Yang didn't take advantage of the situation to fall down and seek a penalty, although the pace was a little chaotic, he still tried his best to control the football. However, a little too much to dodge Vermaelen, Almunia rushed out with a whoosh.
So, everyone watched as Almunia was as brave as an angel in the first half, so he made a mistake and didn't save the ball, and no one knew why he was empty, so he knew that Zhuo Yang hit the football and half turned around and shot into the far corner.
Arsene Wenger took the risk of starting Gallas, who had just recovered from injury, today in order to limit Zhuo Yang, because Gallas is the strongest individual defensive player in the team. In the first half, Gallas was effective in defending Zhuo Yang, but he didn't expect him to be so unlucky, and he only played for more than half an hour before receiving another sick meal.
The frontcourt has to strengthen the attack with Barcelona, and the backcourt has lost defensive giants, although Xiao Song and Vermaelen are also unambiguous in defense, but Messi and Ibrahimovic are also terrifying, and Zhuo Yang is naturally loosened here.
The 1:0 score made Barcelona, who had an away goal in their hands, feel reassured, and Guardiola could also drink water and moisten his voice that was about to burst into flames.
Perhaps because he couldn't play at the haunting Camp Nou in the next round, Cesc Fabregas simply let it go in the second half. He was also born in 1987, and became famous earlier than Messi, and even earlier than Zhuo Yang, who was two years older than him. For a long time, Xiaofa has been the leader of the 87 generation in football.
Xiaofa sold his life, and the Barcelona midfield was inevitably a little tight, and soon Xavi had to use tactical fouls in order to stop him. After a yellow card, Xavi reluctantly spread his hands, and he will also miss the next leg because of the accumulation of yellow cards.
Then it was Pique's turn, he had the closest relationship with Cesc Fabregas at La Masia, and he had a good time taking pictures before the game, but once he entered the game, he didn't have the slightest sense of camaraderie when he started to act.
In the 56th minute, Xiaofa was sideways at the top of the arc to receive Denilson's pass, Pique took a step forward and tried to squeeze him out of the position, but he didn't expect Xiaofa to reach out and knock the ball and turn away.
Pi saw through it and was not ambiguous, turned around and put the shovel from the side and back, shoveling his former classmates and friends all over the ground, which didn't look like pretending at all.
Busaka's men showed mercy and only gave Pique a yellow card. However, it will also miss him for the next round. The season is in April, and even the midfield attackers have mostly reached the time to pay off their pre-foul debts.
Under the leadership of captain Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal's attack gradually improved, however, before they could enter the port, Zhuo Yang was again a big stick.
In the 61st minute, Arsenal counterattacked quickly, fullback Klicy crossed from the left, Bendtner inserted a powerful hammer that pressed Puyol to lift his head, fortunately Barcelona also had Valdés, he was in a very good position this time, and flew directly to hold the ball in his arms.
As soon as Valdés landed, he threw the ball directly, Xavi took the ball in the midfield, and Zhuo Yang broke through to the right rib of the penalty area against offside. Barcelona 2:0 away, this time Almunia did not react at all.
Professor Wenger jumped up on the sidelines in anger, and the appearance of beating his chest as he was older looked like excitement.
After a little thought, Wenger replaced French right-back Sagna with Theo Walcott, and the formation even changed to 3-3-4. Professor Wen would rather die than give in, and his behavior is admirable.
Zhuo Yang has an impression of Theo Walcott, who was very deflated by David Beckham in the semi-finals of the Champions League last year, and Beckham's first name was almost planted at the Emirates Stadium. However, when he returned to San Siro in the second leg, Walcott performed mediocre and was replaced by Bendtner early without making any noise.
Therefore, Zhuo Yang has a 'little tiger' in his mind, but he doesn't think much of him. But it didn't come to pass, but Walket opened his eyes today, and he couldn't be impressed.
The 2-0 lead made Barcelona lose their vigilance, and in the 69th minute, Xavi played the ball a little casually in the midfield, which was intercepted by the alert Nasri halfway, and then distributed to Walcott on the right, which was the first time the little tiger took the ball after coming on the field.
The right side of Arsenal is the left side of Barcelona, and Zhuo Yang is also a little lazy and did not turn back in time to contain Walcott. So, he watched as the little kid began to perform.
There's nothing high-end, it's just speed. After Walcoat relied on his speed to overtake Maxwell, he cut inside at a right angle and into the penalty area, Puyol and Pique's pace could not keep up with him at all, and Barcelona's defense immediately tore a big hole.
The outside volley, with such a wide angle on goal, left Valdés unguarded and Walcottelli pulled a point back. At 1-2, Arsenal saw hope.
Xavi should be mainly responsible for this lost goal, and Zhuo Yang can't shirk it. In the next time, Zhuo Yang deliberately made a recycling, but he wanted to see how many catties and taels this little tiger that made him smack.
The defensive side is always passive, and Walcott, who didn't get a bargain with Zhuo Yang after a few rounds, immediately slipped to the other side, Zhuo Yang is not a man-to-man defender, and there is no way to keep following him.
In the 81st minute, Theo Walcott picked up his pace again on the right side of Barcelona and ate Sergio Busquets and Alves in succession. Alves was particularly embarrassed and was thrown to the ground by the sudden acceleration, and the Brazilians on both sides of Barcelona were disgraced today.
Walcott's cross from just outside the penalty area was met by Bendtner's effortless header and Cesc Fabregas set up a one-on-one with Valdés.
Puyol, who was disrupted by the loss of his own full-back, threw himself out to block Xiaofa's shot, and he succeeded, Xiaofa's shot kicked the team's ass, and he was also hit by the team's heavy body.
This time Mr. Busaka was not polite, and the red card and penalty method were not merciful. Being sent off wasn't the most important thing, and the penalty wasn't a big deal, but Puyol was also suspended for the next leg, which left Guardiola scratching his ears and cheeks directly on the sidelines.
Piquere stopped yellow, Marcos was beaten by Zhuo Yang, and Barcelona faced a central defender dilemma in the next game.
Cesc Fabregas takes the penalty and the penalty is in one fell swoop! Why didn't Zhuo Yang teach Valdés which way to pounce? Taught, didn't pounce. Now because of Zhuo Yang's bug of 'seeing through the penalty kick', the penalty takers in the giants are forced to work hard to play dead corners, which can be regarded as Zhuo Yang's contribution to the excellence of football technology.