Chapter 398: Defensive Counterattack?!

Pep Guardiola frowned.

He's watching Griezmann too!

He thought of everything in this game, but he didn't expect that this game would ...... Gao Bo actually focused his attack on Griezmann?!

Pep Guardiola has watched many of the games of Gobo's team and believes that Gobo is a manager who emphasizes the whole and appreciates the combination of passes.

Therefore, his arrangement for this game is also focused on cutting off the connection between Atletico Madrid's frontcourt players.

And this objectively gives Griezmann room to break through.

Of course, it is undeniable that Griezmann's goal was indeed quite spectacular, and if it had not been for Barcelona's goal, Guardiola would have applauded it.

Less than two minutes into the game, Barcelona conceded a goal.

This situation can be described as extremely unfavorable.

Pep Guardiola has set his sights on Messi.

To some extent, Gao Bo and Pep Guardiola thought of going together.

Pep Guardiola is also ready to give full play to Messi's individual ability in this game, and in such a close contest, Guardiola knows too well the value of a superstar.

Before the game, Guardiola thought that Barcelona's biggest advantage against Atletico Madrid was that they had Messi, the world's No. 1 superstar.

But judging from Griezmann's series of performances just now, this French lad is probably also on the road to Messi....

Pep Guardiola took a deep breath, he really didn't expect Griezmann to break out in this way in this game, but it didn't prevent him from making tactical adjustments in the future.

Possession of the ball is still the main axis of Barcelona, but while possession of the ball, this game... Messi's weight will be a little more important!

The telecast also gave Messi a close-up.

Expressionless, the little flea stood in the center circle and prepared to kick off with Villa.

It had been less than two minutes since the opening kick-off, with Messi contributing a shot on goal, but Antoine Griezmann was on target.

Messi looked at Griezmann, who was also not very tall, not far away.

The young man, who was three or four years younger than him, made Messi feel a little pressure to compete.

The performance of the other party just now is really fantastic, and Messi's competitive spirit has been stimulated!

He looked at the opposing goal.

"There's still a long way to go! David! ”

Messi said suddenly.

Villa was stunned, he didn't know why Messi suddenly said such a sentence without a head.

Messi didn't continue to speak.

How long is the game going on?

Villa is chewing Messi's words.

The meaning of this sentence is that Villa certainly understands that the opponent scored early and there is still a lot of game time left, which also means that Barcelona have enough time to equalize the score and even overtake.

But isn't it usually supposed to be said impassionedly?

And what Messi just said was very calm, as if he was saying "the weather is good today".

.....

The game soon restarted.

The situation has forced Barcelona to attack, and they have begun to press up, compressing the Atletico Madrid defence from midfield as much as possible until they have flattened Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona will be able to keep getting chances in the area near the top of the penalty area.

But Atletico Madrid certainly won't let their formation be squashed, and in midfield, Atletico Madrid's players have kept up with Barcelona by running aggressively and compactly, while they are building up and ready to launch a siege and snatch the ball back from under Barcelona's feet.

Villa soon learned what Messi meant when he said "there's still a long way to go".

In the seventh minute of the game, Messi took the ball on the right side, and the first time he got the ball, he flicked the ball with his right foot, and after the football passed next to Raul Garcia, Messi suddenly accelerated to get rid of Raul Garcia.

Left wing-back Alex Sandro then came up, he lowered his centre of gravity and fought back.

Messi took the ball down the middle and cut in laterally.

Sandro hurriedly followed to prevent Messi from cutting straight inside to shoot.

However, Sandro moved, Messi also moved!

Messi suddenly flicked the ball out and the ball passed Sandro's left foot.

Sandro hurriedly twisted his body again, and at this time Messi passed by him like a gust of wind!!

Sandro tackles, but he doesn't get the ball!!

"Messi!! Messi has passed!!! ”

The commentator exclaimed, and the fans in the stands began to cheer loudly!

Gao Bo on the sidelines immediately became nervous, it seems that Guardiola has the same idea as him!

Messi quickly broke through from the outside and he smashed into the box.

The cheers in the stands boiled!

"Messi scored in the penalty area !!!!"

In the penalty area, Boateng stuck his position, but when facing Messi, Boateng was still a little nervous.

"Keep an eye on, Jérôme!!"

Godin behind him reminded Boateng! He himself held on tightly to Villa in the box, while Juanfran shrunk back into the box and Kante and Luka Modric returned to defend in the box.

Boateng stared at Messi's feet, Messi didn't have any dazzling feints, he just controlled the rhythm of dribbling, but Boateng didn't dare to take it lightly.

He's facing Messi!

Messi's feet suddenly became faster, he first made a feint to break through from the outside, and then suddenly changed direction, and by the time Boateng reacted, Messi was already shooting directly in the penalty area!!

"Pretty!! N'Golo Kante's block!! ”

The narrator's voice rang out.

When Messi cut inside, Kante, who rushed into the penalty area, fell directly to the ground, and his body turned sideways to block Messi's shooting line, and the ball hit him directly out of the bottom line!

Barcelona corner!

Andres Iniesta's corner is taken, and it's a tactical corner.

Messi moved to the left again.

This time Juanfran was deflected by Messi, who sent the ball back to the top of the box near the baseline.

Pedro gave up his position to Messi after he got to the left, and he came to the middle himself.

This switch gave Pedro a chance to shoot from his feet.

At the top of the penalty area, Pedro volleys with his right foot!

The ball was pounced on by Keylor Navas and returned to the box, before Boateng cleared the ball.

Barcelona controlled the ball at the back and continued to attack!

Messi is in the middle again!

Messi played the ball to Xavi in the middle and then cut in himself.

Xavi's cross was swiftly on, and Messi stepped in to volley the ball over Navas's head into the back of the net.

Before the stands could cheer, the referee's whistle sounded first.

It turned out that Messi hooked Godin with his foot before receiving the ball, and he fouled first.

Such a penalty naturally made Barcelona fans quite dissatisfied, so they didn't care whether Messi fouled or not, in the eyes of the fans, this was the referee blowing off a goal from Barcelona.

Pep Guardiola looked very excited on the sidelines, and the words that came out of his mouth immediately caused the fourth official to be concerned.

Gao Bo was a little untenable, Barcelona's offensive during this period was becoming more and more fierce, and Messi's threat on the pitch was too great, which made Atletico Madrid have to defend!

"Defense!! Full-line return defense!! ”

Gobo handed Raul Garcia to the sidelines.

"Don't give them room to break through, especially Messi!"

The solution that Gao Bo thought of was not to arrange a few players to specifically mark Messi, but to immediately form a tight defensive formation in the backfield!

Now Atletico Madrid is already a one-goal lead, which is equivalent to strategically, Atletico Madrid has an advantage.

Since Atletico Madrid can press airtightly up front, there is nothing wrong with them now moving that to the edge of their penalty area.

When the game resumed, the Barcelona players soon found themselves in a wall!

A wall at the edge of the exclusion zone!

Atletico Madrid actually immediately retreated as a whole and played a defensive counterattack?

Pep Guardiola's head is faintly starting to hurt....

If it is against the opposition's dense defense, and in fact, Guardiola also knows that Atletico Madrid can be airtight in front of the penalty area, and he has studied Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid rarely played this kind of defensive counter-attack that went straight into the box, but this game was different.

Since it is already ahead, then Atletico Madrid chooses to play defensive counterattack.... Barcelona also don't have much to do with them.

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