Chapter 222: Offense is the best defense

After the goal, Barcelona was even more aggressive, and seemed to want to score another goal before the end of the first half, if they could narrow the difference to two goals, then the second half could really be completely turned around.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, every Barcelona player could be seen running off the pitch with their heads held high, as if they were eager to start the break early and then listen to the manager's adjustments in the dressing room.

Or they can't wait to skip half-time again, just like extra time, end the first half, just swap venues and start the second half.

Messi and Suarez and Pedro Trident were clearly saying something as they walked down with their hands over their mouths.

“…… They may be summing up the lessons learned in the first half so that they can score better in the second half. To be honest, the three of them were not enough in the first half, and if they could have been a little closer in the second half, they would have posed a greater threat to the Atletico Madrid goal......"

José Maria was reassuring Atletico Madrid fans: "Barcelona pulled one goal back, but we still had three goals behind them. I believe that with Atletico Madrid's defensive ability, it will not be so easy for Barcelona to score three goals in the second half. So don't worry, in the second half, it's still steady, first solid defense, and then waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, maybe you can steal a ball from them? ”

Both sides are playing with their own wishful thinking.

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The break passed quickly and the players from both sides returned to the pitch as the second half of the game was about to begin.

Judging from the close-ups of the TV broadcast, both the Barcelona players and the Atletico Madrid players looked confident, as if they felt that they would definitely be the winners.

The singing at the Camp Nou has not stopped since the start of the game, and even at halftime, the Barcelona fans have been singing one song after another as if they were having a concert in the stands.

Because of that goal in the first half, Barcelona fans saw hope.

After the start of the second half, Barcelona's attack was still as ferocious as the first. Apparently Enrique gave them an order at half-time to start the second half and try to score at the beginning of the second half.

If successful, Barcelona will have plenty of time and with morale boosting, there is a good chance of scoring again in a short period of time. At that time, the situation will completely turn in Barcelona's favor, and Atletico Madrid will fall into total passivity.

Diego Simeone also knew this, so he repeatedly stressed this to his players at half-time - in the first ten minutes of the second half, you must defend solidly, improve your concentration, don't get distracted, and withstand Barcelona's attack first.

It took five minutes in the second half, and that was true. Barcelona are bombarding Atletico Madrid's goal, and even centre-backs Gerard Pique and Mascherano have mentioned the halfway line, which makes people think they are at the back......

The Barcelona fans in the stands cheered louder and louder.

A storm has formed over the Camp Nou, vowing to destroy Atletico Madrid once and for all.

But it was at this time that Atletico Madrid launched a counterattack at the back.

Gao Zheng took the ball to Barcelona's penalty area, Pique came up to defend, Gao Zheng did not entangle with him more, but passed the football to Griezmann, and he ran in the air and continued to rush to Barcelona's penalty area.

Pique didn't think he was no longer a threat just because Gao Zheng passed the football, but continued to follow him firmly. He has already suffered losses on Gao Zheng several times, and if he doesn't have a long memory, it will really be in vain.

Although Pique was following him, Gao Zheng still raised his arms high and motioned for Griezmann to pass the ball to him when he stepped forward.

Griezmann faced Mascherano's defence, and indeed could only pass the ball.

Although he didn't know how Gao Zheng was going to get rid of Pique's defense, as long as Gao Zheng raised his hand to ask him for the ball, he would pass the football out, which was his trust in Gao Zheng.

He didn't pass the football to Gao Zheng's feet, but passed an overhead ball, allowing the football to go over Pique's head and chase Gao Zheng's front.

Gao Zheng was running and looking back to observe the landing point of the football.

Pique directly clamped Gao Zheng's arm with his arm, interfering with him and preventing him from getting the ball easily.

When the football flew over, the two were still entangled, and Gao Zheng had no space and opportunity to get the ball at all.

"Pique pestered high!" The Catalan narrator said excitedly.

In fact, Pique's defensive action is suspected of fouling, and if Gao Zheng falls to the ground, the referee may blow the whistle.

But Gao Zheng didn't do it, because this is a matter of probability, not that if he falls, the referee will definitely blow Pique for a foul. After all, this is Barcelona's home stadium, and the referee has to be extra careful when making every decision.

If it weren't for Pique's foul being so obvious, he probably wouldn't have blown it.

At that time, he fell to the ground, but if the referee didn't blow Pique for a foul, wouldn't it be embarrassing? Such an offensive opportunity was wasted by him.

Therefore, Gao Zheng would rather fight, and would never give up the opportunity to attack so easily.

Pique pestered him, he didn't have room for the ball, yes.

Then don't take the ball!

Gao Zheng began to adjust his pace under Pique's entanglement.

When the ball flew over, he didn't hesitate, picked up his left foot directly on the run, and in front of Pique's eyes, pumped the ball from Griezmann towards the goal!

With a "bang", Pique saw the football suddenly accelerate and fly towards the goal guarded by Bravo!

Because he was entangled with Gao Zheng, coupled with the position, there was no way to destroy Griezmann's pass in advance, and now he could only watch Gao Zheng complete the shot, all he could do was pray, pray that Gao Zheng's ball could not hit the goal frame, or pray that Bravo could save the football.

In his field of vision, Bravo was already flying to his feet, stretching out his arms and pounced on the football.

But Bravo couldn't touch the ball.

Gao Zheng ran to the left, and the football he volleyed with his left foot did go towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Bravo was originally following the football to move in the direction of Gao Zheng's running, but Gao Zheng hit the football back, and he couldn't reach it anymore if he wanted to pounce.

"GAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! A clean volley! Without the slightest hesitation, Gao hit a world wave!! Atletico Madrid equalised away from home and had an away goal! Gao's goal almost condemned Barcelona's death! ”

The concert in the stands at Camp Nou came to an abrupt end and ended here.