No. 949: Penalty!
Jose Mourinho certainly knows the importance of this game, apart from the fact that it is a match that is about qualifying for the Copa del Rey, it is a Spanish national derby.
The Camp Nou was a nightmare for Jose Mourinho, with a 5-0 defeat in La Liga last season setting a personal record for career defeat and the most complete defeat for Real Madrid in recent seasons.
In last year's Sino-Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid lost 0-3 here, and even created Chen Fan's "refusal to play" incident, which plunged Real Madrid into the whirlpool of public opinion.
It also dealt a heavy blow to his authoritative position in the Real Madrid dressing room.
Therefore, Mourinho will be hoping to end his dismal results at Camp Nou with a win and re-establish his absolute authority in the dressing room.
For this reason, he let Chen Fan, who has the title of "Barsac Star", start.
Chen Fan's performance in recent games is still stable, and he is the sharpest and most stable scoring point on Real Madrid's attacking line, and he is also one of the biggest contributors to Real Madrid's unbeaten season so far.
Some people even said that without Chen Fan's joining, Real Madrid would not be able to remain unbeaten this season!
At this moment, the Camp Nou is full of people, as if they are participating in a grand festival, and the fans show their enthusiasm!
"Tick! β¦β¦β
With the referee's whistle, the second leg of the Copa del Rey officially began.
Real Madrid, who were the first to serve, quickly moved the football to the front court, and they were going to launch a blitzkrieg!
After Ronaldo got the ball on the left side, he bravely broke through the opponent's two defenders in a row and shot a long shot from outside the penalty area!
The soccer ball is over the crossbar!
After the restart, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared unusually positive, and he pressed frantically up front, which is very rare.
The Catalan TV commentator said: "Cristiano Ronaldo is now negotiating a new contract with Real Madrid and he wants to use his performance to tell the Real Madrid hierarchy that I am worth the salary I am asking for!
So, from the very beginning of the game, the Portuguese appeared to be very proactive!
In addition, the Portuguese have been very average at Camp Nou, scoring only three goals so far, while Messi has scored ten goals at the Bernabeu! β
On the pitch, Barcelona advanced layer by layer, and advanced in front of the Real Madrid penalty area like mercury.
Messi pulled to the side under Pepe's marking, Xavi and Iniesta took the opportunity to make a big fuss, they passed the ball in succession and advanced into the box!
"Smack! β¦β¦β
Xavi crosses diagonally to the left rib, and Villa steps forward with a low shot!
Casillas uses his foot to block the ball from the bottom line!
Two minutes later, Messi got rid of pulling from the wing to the middle, got rid of Pepe's marking, received Iniesta's diagonal pass, and shot hard outside the box!
Carvalho stretches out his foot to block the ball!
Real Madrid immediately launched a quick counterattack, Alonso's long-distance diagonal pass found Chen Fan on the wing, Chen Fan took the ball and used his speed to shake off Mascherano's defense and advance to the front.
Ronaldo asked Chen Fan for the ball while inserting forward to the middle, and Chen Fan did not hesitate to pass directly.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was facing the football sideways, took a beautiful stride with his right foot, stepped over the football, immediately stretched out his left foot, and used the outside of his left foot to skim the football to the left!
In an instant, he got rid of Pique, who was immediately following him!
Pique, who has lost his center of gravity, has a drop in his center of gravity and is about to tackle!
Cristiano Ronaldo forced a sharp stop, pulled the ball back with his left foot, and Pique flashed in front of him!
"Beautiful!"
The Madrid TV commentator shouted excitedly: "Ronaldo! He got rid of Pique completely! β
The atmosphere at Camp Nou became tense, and Chen Fan stepped forward at high speed to answer on the right side!
However, Ronaldo did not pass the ball to him, but leaned on Puyol, who was making up the defense, and forced his feet to shoot on the penalty line!
The ball flew like a cannonball towards the right side of the goal!
ValdΓ©s leaped away and made a brave save on the ball.
"Beautiful!"
The Catalan TV commentator exclaimed: "ValdΓ©s made a great save! β
The Madrid TV commentator said: "The quality of Ronaldo's shot is average, the angle is not tricky enough, in fact, he has another option, transfer the football to Chen, who receives on the right side, but he chose to shoot himself."
In a way, this is a manifestation of Ronaldo's strong desire to score, but this way of playing is unreasonable! β
Chen Fan shook his head and walked towards Real Madrid's half-time, this trip was in vain......
Seven minutes later, Real Madrid attacked again, Marcelo made an inverted triangle pass, and Ronaldo in the corner of the penalty area took the ball and shot directly!
There were too many people in the Barcelona penalty area, the football was blocked by Puyol, and Real Madrid's attack was once again in vain.
The Madrid TV commentator lamented that "Ronaldo can't play like this, and in the absence of a good opportunity, he should be a little more patient and hand over the football to his teammates." β
On the pitch, the two sides were in a stalemate, and there was a big battle of attack, but Real Madrid paid great attention to the defense, and once the attack and defense were converted, the players in the front court returned to their own half as quickly as possible.
Real Madrid's quick return to midfield won't do much if Barcelona's attack isn't layered, but Pep Guardiola's side is not Jose Mourinho's.
Barcelona pursues possession, "beautiful football", and a gorgeous attack like mercury.
So when they push in front of the Real Madrid penalty area, often Real Madrid has planted heavy troops in the penalty area.
Barcelona's attack, under the heavy reinforcement of Real Madrid, failed to tear the gap through the middle.
Real Madrid's attack, on the other hand, has a strong focus on quick counter-attacks, and each attack is to move the football to the front as quickly as possible.
But Ronaldo was very "alone" tonight, as long as the football was at his feet, it basically couldn't come out.
And Chen Fan has not yet shown his best state in the opponent's "encirclement" defensive tactics.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Messi quickly came to the middle from the right side, and Iniesta lost no time in making a direct pass!
Messi did not seek possession, stepped on the football with his left foot, pulled back, and then stepped forward!
"Smack! β¦β¦β
Xavi made a direct pass, and the football flew straight in front of Messi.
How could Messi let go of such an opportunity, stretched out his left foot to control the football, and then a false shake and a buckle with his right foot!
Pepe, who struggled to chase back, stretched out his right foot and headed towards the football!
He's going to stab the football away!
Messi roared in his heart, quickly stretched out his left foot, blocking between Pepe's right foot and the football!
"Ahh β¦β¦β
Pepe couldn't close his feet at the moment, he stabbed his right foot on Messi's left foot, and Messi let out a scream and fell in the penalty area!
"Tick! β¦β¦β
The referee blew the whistle, pointed to the penalty spot with his right hand, and then faced Pepe with a yellow card!
"Penalty!"
The Catalan TV commentator said excitedly: "In the case of not being able to open the situation, Messi helped Barcelona usher in a penalty opportunity with his personal ability!" β
The Madrid TV commentator said bitterly: "It's Messi again!" What will Real Madrid do to defend against Messi? β
'As soon as Barcelona scored the penalty, they would have equalised the aggregate score, but they had two away goals in their hands......
The Real Madrid fans in the stands covered their mouths in pain, while the Barcelona fans were excited!
Although Pepe knew that he did commit a foul, he still did not give up on Messi, thinking that Messi's action of falling to the ground was too exaggerated.
Under the persuasion of Alonso and others, Pepe did not let the situation escalate.