Chapter 764: Champions League Final (3)
28 May, Stadio Olimpico in Rome
There was already a tsunami in the stands, and even though the final battle had not yet begun, the atmosphere of the fans was already scorching, and no one could be calm in front of the eventual champions.
As the players from both sides warmed up, the singing from the stands continued, and Vardy was worried that they would not have the energy to cheer on his team once the game started.
In the tunnel of the players, the atmosphere was rather dull, and there were no players on either side who were too familiar with each other, only Jamie Vardy, who chatted with Pique and joked a few words.
Chairman Pi has only just returned to Barcelona this season and has been playing for Manchester United before, but the tall centre-back with excellent skills at his feet has not been given many opportunities at the club.
Jamie Vardy has already shone brightly, but Pique is still the substitute who can't even play the ball, and usually there are few people in the United team who are willing to deal with the Spaniard.
Only Vardy and Cristiano Ronaldo are treated equally, and sometimes Pique is invited to parties, so the relationship between them has always been good.
Admittedly, Vardy knew in his previous life that Pique was a pure regionalist, but he didn't want to involve politics and football, at least you are my team-mate now, we all get along well, and as for what you want to do in the future, that's your own business.
"I don't really want to face you today, let's let Yaya Toure be black and hard to entangle you, I hope you like this genre!" Pique said mischievously to Vardy.
Vardy shrugged, looking indifferent, anyway, he didn't refuse to come, Yaya Toure even if it was black and hard, could it be that he had encountered less black and hard over the years?
In the end, they are not all blown up by themselves, and in fact, there is no essential difference from ordinary guards.
Don't look at Vardy's thin body, but in fact, his confrontation ability has been systematically improved, and now it is not bad at all.
Vardy admits he can't beat Drogba, but for another person, Vardy is definitely not scared.
Yaya Toure is a standard B2B player, and later in the peak of Manchester City, the defense is not mentioned, and the goals alone can exceed 20, which is definitely a bulldozer-like existence, and it is simply pushed sideways with the ball on the field.
Vardy likes this type of player, with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard as team-mates in the England national team, and Cambiasso at Inter at the back, Vardy always feels a lot easier on the pitch.
However, Yaya Toure made a cameo appearance at centre-back today, and is likely to focus on Jamie Vardy, who is really not easy to deal with with with his athleticism and physicality.
Heaven is fair, and if you are flexible enough, you can't give you a tank-like body, two parallel lines that don't intersect at all.
Before the game, Vardy looked at Messi and found that Messi was actually looking at himself, his eyes met, and Vardy saw the meaning of challenge in Messi's eyes, as well as infinite fighting spirit.
Shaking his head and chuckling, he is young and frivolous, as if the current coal boss is still a hot-blooded teenager, and always thinks that he is capable of defeating anyone, so when facing Vardy, who is stronger than himself, he will show a stronger desire to fight and try to prove himself.
This is very middle two!
Vardy felt that he had already passed the age when he would still be able to compete with others, and that would only appear to be naïve.
So, Vardy just grinned and smiled at Messi, thinking that this smile was full of sunshine.
But in fact, this smile made Messi a little creepy, because in his opinion, Vardy's smile was absolutely ill-intentioned.
Vardy smiled, and God was distressed!
It's no joke, if Vardy had his eye on you, maybe you wouldn't have known how you died when you had already seen God.
Play well, Messi is not afraid, but I'm afraid that Vardy will figure out how to tease you, and before you know it, you will be cold.
When the players from both sides walked into the stadium, the stands instantly climaxed, and all the fans began to shout hoarsely, and the deafening cries also shocked the players on both sides.
Both teams have not won the Champions League for a long time.
Barcelona last came close to winning the Champions League in the 05-06 season, but in the final they lost to Vardy's Manchester United.
As for Inter, it is even more ancient, at least this wave of players, none of them have experience in the Champions League final.
So now, the players are extremely excited, and in the cries of the fans, it seems as if their hearts are going to jump out of their mouths.
boom
boom
boom
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Every heartbeat resonates with the impulse in the heart and stimulates the nerves of the players.
Here they have no hesitation, they are ready to go!
Champions League final, here we come!
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The first to kick off was Barcelona, a Catalan giant's tactical system that is the same as that of the Spanish national team, with the only difference being that they have Messi and the Spanish national team does not.
The difference is huge, and as a team based on pass-and-possession tactics, it's a blessing to have a star with a great ability to threaten areas forward, and in the Spanish national team, you can't play the role that Messi plays.
After the opening, Spain opened up the formation, and the midfield and backfield kept falling to the ground, mobilizing Inter's midfield defense, looking for opportunities, and waiting for opportunities.
Inter, on the other hand, firmly executed the tactics they are best at, pressing high in the midfield, defending solidly, and then striking quickly.
Just like the Euro 08 final, which was the scene of Spain vs. England, it is a complete replica.
Spain dominated possession, but Inter were more dangerous in attack, and it made no difference.
And this is also very much in line with the expectations of the fans for this game, if there is a picture of Inter Milan holding the ball and Barcelona counter-attacking, it will be called strange.
A few minutes later, the tentative end of the two sides began, and the real battle began.
Facing a team with extremely fluid possession of the ball, Vardy is very distressed, always being slipped around like a monkey, not to mention the shame or not, and the heart is also irritable, right?
If you ask Vardy who his least favorite opponent is, then the answer Vardy will definitely give you will not be a warrior monk like Pepe, nor a sticky central defender like snot, let alone a striker who scores goals, but a playmaker like Xavi.
Among them, Xavi was the most unbearable for Vardy, and on the pitch, the circle turned in a confusing way.
Against such opponents, Vardy can only sprint and sprint again, and then use limited defensive characteristics such as savage dashes or deadly flying tackles to force opponents, and the chances of success are not high.
Today's referee obviously has a stricter enforcement scale, and Vardy was whistled for a foul on Xavi twice in a row for stealing the ball.
These two defensive traits only have the effect of reducing the foul being admitted, but they cannot be completely avoided, especially when the referee's eyes are shining, which is actually of little use.
At this time, Vardy knew that he could not be willful, otherwise he would get a yellow card for too much tackle, and the gains would definitely outweigh the losses.
Fortunately, Inter's defense is excellent, even if Vardy can't grab the ball, Barcelona's attack will be difficult to penetrate Inter's midfield defense, and there is not much danger.
So much so that in the end, Vardy simply stood there and watched Barca's slow pass and was indifferent.
If you want to pass it on and play, just pass it slowly, anyway, as long as you don't cause us trouble, I don't know who is in a hurry in the end.
At least Inter's tactical play is decided, and they will never be the impatient ones.
The game was far from being as exciting as everyone imagined, and after more than ten minutes, the two teams did not have a real threat attack, and the scene was extremely flat, which made the fans feel very disappointed.
This can't be helped, it's not that the two super teams must be passionate, Mars hit the earth as fiercely, when the championship trophy is placed on the podium on the sidelines, even if it is Barcelona, the first thing to ensure is not to concede a goal, and then think about how to win.
Of course, the real stirring moment is yet to come, and the excitement will be presented to the fans when the two teams are gradually playing a real fire.
After 10 minutes of trial, Barcelona gradually began to increase the number and frequency of forward shots, and this subtle change has shown Barcelona's determination to attack.
In fact, the real first wave of threatening attacks was indeed played by Barça, and they also scored to give Barça the lead.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Andres Iniesta got past two Inter defenders in a small range on the left flank, and then instead of advancing in a well-defended box, he continued to go up and down the touchline before finally delivering a cross.
Although McConn, who is in peak condition, may not be able to snatch the ball at Iniesta's feet, at least he will not be easily passed, and McConn, who has been forcibly following Iniesta, has raised his foot to intercept the moment Xiaobai crosses with his feet, and finally successfully blocked the cross from the bottom line.
Xavi took a corner kick and flew into the air above the penalty area, and was pushed outside the penalty area by Materazzi, who had an obvious air advantage, but the second drop point was grabbed by Messi, taking advantage of the swarm of Inter players rushing out, Messi hit a cross into the penalty area, ready to fall to the feet of Cheetah Eto'o.
Samuel Eto'o quickly turned around and tried to wipe into the small penalty area, Cambiaso was so shocked that he stretched out his foot to break the ball, and he must not hesitate at this time, any hesitation could bring the most fatal blow.
However, what Cambiasso didn't expect was that before his foot could touch the ball, Eto'o stumbled and fell into the box, as if mixed with something.
Before Cambiaso could react, Eto'o had quickly adjusted his position, lying on the turf, waving up and down with his arms outstretched, and shouting at the referee.
Even if you don't hear what he's yelling, you can guess what he's shouting and protesting with your ass.
That's when Cambiaso realized it.
You're here to fake a penalty?
But what made him even more unacceptable was that the referee quickly rushed into the penalty area, the whistle kept ringing, and he pointed to the penalty spot, and directly awarded Barcelona a penalty.
In an instant, the Inter players were fried, and the players rushed over to surround the referee, protesting with hideous expressions, especially Cambiaso, whose eyes were as angry as if they were going to eat the referee alive.
This is no joke, even if the referee is unlikely to change the decision, but they still can't suppress their impulse and anger, this penalty, like a bolt from the blue, directly slashed directly on their heads, bringing unbearable pain.
What are you kidding, can you just fall to the ground in the box and get a penalty?
Then there is no need to compare this game, everyone lies directly in the opponent's penalty area, to see who has a more beautiful posture and who wins?
Cambiaso is in the dark!
He didn't even touch a single hair of Eto'o!
Samuel Eto'o is already the purest diving action, and it is hateful.
The Barcelona fans in the stands applauded, while the Inter fans scolded angrily, which is completely two extremes.
The Barcelona players rushed over to help the referee clear the siege, which was conducive to Barcelona's decision, and it must not be pulled back by Inter, otherwise they would be sorry for Eto'o's wonderful performance.
No matter how Cambiaso explained and how he used his body to cover up Eto'o's fake throw, the referee was unmoved and categorical, as if he was fair and could stick to his principles.
Cambiaso finally turned in anger and threw his fist the turf, which also earned him a yellow card.
The Inter players looked at the referee with cold expressions, as if they were looking at the enemy who killed their father, if there was no legal constraint, maybe the referee would not know how many times he died.
Vardy turned and walked silently out of the box, the penalty was a given, and he couldn't change it.
The most feared thing happened, whether it was UEFA manipulating behind the scenes, or whether it was simply Barcelona's strategy, the problem now is that Inter Milan will be down in a minute after a penalty, and the blow to Inter's morale is the worst.
Next, it can be expected that Barcelona, after taking the lead, will definitely make more invalid passes in their own half, replacing defense with passes, and dragging Inter all the way to the abyss of hell.
The situation has turned against Inter.
Damn it!
Do you really have no bottom line, no shame?
Vardy's anger was already out of his anger, and he looked at the seemingly righteous referee with icy eyes, and then at Eto'o, who was celebrating with his teammates, and in his heart he had already sentenced two people to death.
In the name of teasing, I will judge your life and death!
It's not that you don't report it, the time has not come!
When you do all this, have you ever thought that your children will not have *** in the future?
The pursuit of victory does not mean unscrupulous means, nor does it mean that you can act arbitrarily!
Vardy has always been afraid to speculate with the greatest malice, but he knows that he still underestimates some people and some things after all.
It turns out that the world is not so good, the world is full of malice!
Especially on this seemingly green green field, it hides the dirt that makes people vomit and pollutes people's hearts!