Generally speaking, after the start of the game, both sides should have a process of tentativeness, which will be more cautious, and it is also a process of gradually getting into the rhythm.

But in this game, Barcelona seem to have completely failed to take their opponents Basel into account.

There is no temptation.

At the beginning of the game, Basel put full pressure on them and began to play the football they knew best.

Or, it doesn't mean that they look down on Basel, because even against Real Madrid, Barcelona play like this, at most they will be more cautious.

Barcelona's Tiki-Taka tactical town (the word Tiki-Taka is actually onomatopoeia used to describe the quick short passes that players make on the pitch).

The Tiki-Taka tactic is thought to have originated during Cruyff's tenure at Barcelona from 1988 to 1996, and during Pep Guardiola's tenure at Barcelona from 2008 to 2012, the version of the Tiki-Taka tactic was developed to the extreme and achieved its greatest success.

Barcelona players maintain possession by passing the ball throughout the team or in the midfield area, and will not hesitate to move forward if they have the opportunity, and if they are not sure of it, they will move to the other end of the field or pass back, and find the right moment to enter the opponent's 30-metre area again.

The core of this tactic is just that: pass and control!

Possession was largely in the hands of Barcelona, who firmly held the initiative on the pitch.

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"It's been twenty minutes coming! Comparing the possession rate of the two sides, Barcelona possessed as much as 70 per cent, which is a very terrifying possession ratio. "However, what is surprising is that Basel, despite being very passive, has done a very good job defensively, and it is not clear that this is the team that was easily slaughtered by Barcelona 4-0 in the last game." ”

'Barcelona are firmly in the driver's seat, so why do we feel like Basel are playing better?' Said the commentator in England.

Yes, Basel is a surprise.

They did a good job defensively, even better than expected.

In the last leg, Basel was torn apart by Barcelona's passing, and the entire defense was shattered and had no power to resist, which is why the media described Barcelona as winning a teaching match after the game.

However, in today's game, also in the face of Barcelona's short pass wall coordination, Basel showed quite pertinence and tenacity.

Basel strengthened the midfield's fast running, close pressing, and fierce interceptions to block Barcelona's penetration.

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The Swiss Super League giants have deployed heavy troops in the middle, and the two backs are Fabian. Frei and Elneny, as well as another midfielder, Cabrral, were all concentrated in the middle of the pitch to defend tightly, desperately trying to cut off Barcelona's line of breaking through the defence with precise passes.

As a result, Barcelona appear to have the advantage of possession, but are more likely to pass in central midfield.

This leaves Pedro, Messi and Sanchez in Barcelona's front line unable to get the ball up front, or even if they do, they immediately have to face tough pressing.

Maybe Barcelona didn't care about Basel's defensive tactics at first, they were a cosmos team that played all over Europe, what kind of defense they hadn't seen, what kind of shield defense they hadn't breached.

However, more than 20 minutes have passed, Barcelona has empty possession, but there are not many really threatening shots, and Barcelona's trident even has to keep returning to their own half to get the ball, so that Barcelona's front three can not form a threat.

At this point, Barcelona finally realized the difficulty of today's opponents.

However, they didn't care too much about it, this game was basically a formality, Barcelona couldn't win big at best, and even the worst outcome was a small win or a dull draw.

They have to gather the strength to play in the semi-finals.

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"Half the battle!" On the sidelines, Basel coach Hawky. Vogel clenched his fists, nervous and excited.

Basel's tactics today have been successful so far.

His biggest concern was Barcelona's early goal, which would be a huge blow to Basel's morale.

Now, more than 20 minutes into the game, Basel withstood Barcelona's attack and was not crushed, which is an immeasurable boost to the morale of the whole team.

He can see that his players are starting to play with confidence now.

Now, it's up to Basel to hold up Barcelona's nuclear click!

As long as you can carry it once, it is a huge encouragement for the whole team!

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After Thiago got the ball, he cooperated with Song and Sanchez, who retreated to receive the ball, with continuous short passes, but did not find a good way to get the ball.

Football is back at Thiago's feet again.

Messi came over to answer and reached for the ball.

Thiago passes the football to Messi.

After getting the ball, Messi faced Basel's defense, without the slightest hesitation, he chose to force a breakthrough!

The Barcelona star, who was confident in his technique and speed, decided to go it alone.

In the case that the pass control cannot open the situation, Messi's personal ability is the nuclear weapon of Barcelona to tear apart the defensive line!

Defending Messi is David who comes back. Degen.

In the face of Messi, Degen defended and looked very difficult.

With a sudden start and change of direction, Messi broke through the defender and opened up a position.

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"Beautiful!" The Spanish commentator proudly shouted, "On this planet, no one can defend against Messi alone!" ”

He's right.

But......

Messi thought he had broken through David. Degen was able to break into the penalty area, however, a defender suddenly appeared in front of him.

It's Elneny, an Egyptian player from Basel.

Elneny's task today is to defend, and he has a large defensive area, and Basel fully exploits Elneny's running ability, allowing him to run wildly in midfield and fill in the position.

From the moment the football was transferred to Messi's side, Elneny ran over and saw David. Degen was easily broken through, and he also accelerated at the same time, blocking Messi's running line on the inside.

This disrupted the rhythm of Messi's just start.

Although Messi's ability can completely pass Elneny, the rhythm of the start has been delayed, and Basel has once again built a line of defense behind Elneny.

Messi was only able to pass the ball back to Pedro, who and Sanchez had no good chance to pass back again after two consecutive back-to-back kicks.

The offensive ended in vain.

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"Beautiful! Basel's defense today was really impressive. Hansen said, "Their fast running and interception make Barcelona very uncomfortable, even Messi, in the face of such layers of defense, there is no good way for the time being." ”

At 5'11", Elneny isn't a tall tower, but his physical strength makes up for his lack of prominence, and he has a thirst and determination for the ball. Elneny's explosiveness allows him to get away from defence quickly and is a fierce ball grabber, doing well in tackles and interceptions. The England commentator was full of praise for Elneny, an Arsenal Academy player.

"Compared to defense, Basel has nothing to do offensively." Hansen frowned and said, "The team hasn't shot a shot yet, Jiang is isolated in the frontcourt, the whole team is desperately defending, even Salah is returning to defense, Jiang Chenxi is staying in front alone, and he can't even touch the ball." ”

"No offense! It's a big problem, Basel is doing a good job defensively at the moment, but it's done at the expense of the team's running, can they defend more than 20 minutes, can they defend the half? Can you stop the whole game? The Sky TV commentator said, "Barcelona is not in a hurry, they can advance even if they draw, besides, Basel can't always maintain this kind of defensive strength, a moment's negligence may cause the goal to be conceded, and the defense can't prevent Barcelona!" ”

'Barcelona are in trouble attacking and we have to trust Messi and his team-mates. The Catalan commentator yawned and then sarcastically called his opponent, "Jiang's performance today...... Well, if I didn't deliberately look for him, I would have forgotten that he was on the field today, and he touched the ball in the half-hour game? ”

For Jiang Chenxi to press Messi on the Champions League scorer list, Barcelona people are very unhappy.

"At this point, Basel needs someone to step up on the attacking end and put pressure on the Barcelona defence!" Hansen looked at the captain of the team who was alone in the frontcourt.

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The camera gave a close-up of Basel captain Jiang Chenxi, although he couldn't touch the ball all the time, but he still ran without the ball from time to time in front of him, and beside him, Pique was lazily following two steps at first, and now Pique has long been too lazy to follow.

Pique has long seen through all this: this Chinese has no way but to run with him, wanting to consume his physical strength!

Hum!

Wise Pique won't be fooled!

Since this Chinese is willing to waste physical strength, let him go.