Chapter 730: Half Time Ends
Especially Lin Dong's air power, if Lin Dong really joins Barcelona and holds up a sky for Barcelona on the front line, then Barcelona's offense will be really impeccable.
Well, this is actually wishful thinking on the part of Barcelona fans, and they don't want to think about how Lin Dong could be willing to go to Barcelona to be the second, and as for Messi to be the second, it is even more unlikely.
Although Messi is not as outgoing as Ronaldo, Messi's domineering is not inferior to Ronaldo, and the two cannot coexist at all.
As for the players on the field of Barcelona, they naturally will not be as brainy as the fans, with Atletico Madrid's goal, Barcelona's hope of promotion has become smaller, and they are now full of how to chase the score, because they have no way out.
When the game restarted, Barcelona once again raised the pace of the attack, although it was Barcelona, but the improvement of the rhythm did not mean the improvement of the offensive efficiency.
For example, in the 25th minute, Messi quickly inserted into the Atletico penalty area, Alves crossed from the side, this attack was simple and rough, but Messi's header was really not flattering, and the ball was deflected when it was almost empty.
If Barcelona can slow down this ball, and then pass low into the Atletico penalty area, Messi shoots with his foot, it is estimated that he will have chased a goal.
Barcelona couldn't score and Atletico didn't make any changes because of the lead, which was a lesson from the last game, so this time, Simeone kept the players the same, as the saying goes.
And counterattacking is Atletico Madrid's forte, which can be called the champion of the top five European leagues, and this season's Atletico Madrid is the team with the most single knives in La Liga and the whole Europe.
In the 36th minute of the game, Atletico Madrid almost rewrote the score again, Atletico Madrid's quick counterattack, Thiago's long pass to Lin Dong, Lin Dong's header was crossed by Raul Garcia, but the latter's shot hit the crossbar, and Barcelona escaped.
Four minutes later, Barcelona missed another chance to score, Neymar's pass was a step quicker, Messi couldn't catch the ball, and then watched as the ball rolled to the back post and was cleared by the Atletico defender.
In the 42nd minute, Busquets got the first yellow card of the game, which was obtained by Lin Dong, and the actor's acting skills were not good in front of real actors.
Atletico Madrid counterattacked, Lin Dong and Busquets jumped at the same time to fight for the top, there is no doubt that Busquets lost again this time, but the lost Busquets lay directly on the ground after landing, and then covered his face with his hands.
Webber was unceremonious about this, and rushed over with a yellow card, however, what made people fall through the glasses was that Webb's yellow card was not given to Lin Dong, who was still standing there, but to Busquets, who fell to the ground.
Coaxing, this foot stealing chickens is not a loss of rice? With Lin Dong's physical fitness, he doesn't need to make any small moves when he is scrambling, and it is no exaggeration to say that with a simple header, there are few people in the whole world football who can compete for Lin Dong.
The camera of the live broadcast just pulled to the Barcelona fan stands, and because of Busquets's clumsy performance, many Barcelona fans covered their faces and were embarrassed to watch, which was really embarrassing, after all, Lin Dong was notoriously clean, and this is not the first time Busquets has done this kind of thing.
Busquets has faked several falls when facing Lin Dong before, but unfortunately he has not taken any advantage so far, perhaps because of this, Busquets is so persevering, and wants to prove his fake fall skills in Lin Dong, those who are familiar with Lin Dong know that in addition to being a football player, he is also an actor.
It is clear that Busquets certainly does not have that self-cultivation, and the first half of the game ended in Busquets' fake wrestling farce.
Although Barcelona completed another shot in the following time, this kick still did not pose any threat to Atletico Madrid, as for Atletico Madrid, there was no rush to attack in the last minute, and it was directly consumed until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half.
After returning to the dressing room, Simeone first praised the performance of the Atletico Madrid players in the first half, especially Koke and Lin Dong, and the performance of good friends who assisted each other in the first half was commendable.
And with the end of the first half, there are only 45 minutes left in this knockout round, and it will not exceed 50 minutes including stoppage time, and Atletico are currently leading 4-1, which is indeed a joy and praise.
However, praise is praise, and it is necessary to be cautious when it is necessary to be cautious, but the opponent is Barcelona, and the score of 4:1 is not enough to ensure that Atletico Madrid will enter the next round.
"Guys~~~ Although we do have this absolute advantage, it is not enough to ensure that we qualify, so in the second half, we have to be more careful, because Barcelona's counterattack will be more fierce."
On the other side, Cesc Fabregas fell victim again, following the same substitution as before, with Cesc Fabregas coming off at Alexis Sanchez and Andres Iniesta moving back again.
Hearing this substitution, Fabregas's face was frosty, and despite the persuasion of his teammates, he slammed the door and left the locker room directly, well, Fabregas's days in Barcelona have entered the countdown.
However, the countdown must not only be Cesc Fabregas, but also coach Martino, the Barcelona manager has an ugly face at the moment, he is already lacking in prestige in Barcelona, and now that such a thing is happening, the result can be imagined.
However, there is someone in the Barcelona dressing room who is more ugly than Martino, that is Messi, before the start of this round of games, Messi vowed to break the strange imagination of facing Lin Dong and lead Barcelona to the semi-finals.
The break passed and the players returned to the pitch and, unlike Barcelona's substitutions, Atletico did not change anything in terms of personnel.
Although there were some unpleasant things for Barcelona at half-time, and even Cesc Fabregas did not appear on the sidelines again, it did not prevent Barcelona from performing in the second half.
Unlike the eagerness of the first half after Atletico Madrid's second goal, Barcelona in the second half had adjusted and reverted back to the familiar Barcelona.
After Atletico Madrid's attack failed, Barcelona played a wonderful combination, Iniesta broke through the side and passed back to Xavi, who passed directly to Neymar outside the penalty area, Neymar and Messi hit the wall to cooperate, and the former burst into the Atletico penalty area.
However, Courtois was once again an insurmountable obstacle for Barcelona, with Neymar's shot from inside the box unable to get past Courtois.