"Well done!" Seeing this scene, not only the captain Rodriguez came over and praised Santhigo, but even the coach Pellegrini, who thought he would concede another goal on the sidelines, waved his fist excitedly, obviously SanTiago saved Villarreal on the edge of the cliff with his own excellent performance just now, and this time Santhiago made the fans at Camp Nou remember his terrifying speed.

Of course, this crazy running also had a great impact on Santiago's body, and the load was extremely heavy.

Even Messi, who was cut off the ball, turned around and looked at the retching Santo Thiago with concern after a short period of disbelief, his eyes were worried, he didn't understand that the situation just now was indeed critical for Villarreal, but why did Santhiago work so hard?

For professional footballers, the body is the most fundamental foundation to realize their dreams and ambitions!

But how could he have known the indescribable feeling that had sprung up when Saint-Tiago had chased his back just now!?

Of course, the attacking threat brought by Barcelona did not end there, but compared to Eto'o's sudden insertion just now, this time under the attack of Rodriguez and others, Iniesta's corner kick did not achieve any good effect, and the former successfully cleared the ball with a header.

In the 50th minute, Godin was booked for a foul on Andres Iniesta, who had played him with croquettes, and he angrily shouted that he had not acted excesses.

In the 51st minute, Alves crossed from the right, Keita's header from an offside position was saved by Vieira, and Xavi's follow-up shot was disallowed for a goalkeeper. In the 57th minute, Rossi fell after flashing Puyol in the box, the two did not make direct contact, the referee refused to award a penalty, and Rossi protested loudly and verbally abused the referee and was shown a yellow card.

Barcelona were in control of the game with ease, and two minutes later, Messi passed the ball and Eto'o's powerful shot from inside the box went just over the crossbar.

The game unconsciously entered the 70-minute mark, and Barcelona also unconsciously changed from defense to active attack. Although Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has not seen what kind of medicine Pellegrini is selling in the gourd so far, it can be seen from his frequent command of Puyol and others to press on the edge of the midfield when attacking and not allowing them to continue to advance.

It's just that in the face of Villarreal's retreat, Guardiola has now completely figured it out, since he has a one-goal lead, what reason is there not to let go of the attack, and the advantage of holding one goal has never been what Barcelona's previous managers have always admired. And Villarreal, who were a little dangerous in the first ten minutes, also proved that their defence was not as strong as imagined, so Guardiola allowed his players to continue to attack, the so-called providence cannot be violated.

Pep Guardiola's emphasis on defensive pressing, attacking with the width of the pitch and making good use of set-pieces has made the team more flexible and decisive, and has fostered team spirit. The all-round ability in the game can also be reflected in the tactical changes, and the team can smoothly change from 343 to 433, regardless of the opponent.

At the same time, he is also a meticulous coach, paying attention to the smallest details, putting hard work and personal sacrifice first, having a clear plan for every step of the team, everything must be under control, and in terms of tactics, striving for perfection, Pep Guardiola carefully studies the video before every game, never thinks about anything outside of the next game, he is a smart motivator and brings out the best in each player.

So after a brief period of confusion, the manager quickly made his choice.

"We march forward with Villarreal, stretch out our hands and stand up and sing for Villarreal; We are the greatest in the world and every day we always say, we love you Villarreal! No matter where we are, we are always together and we love you Villarreal! We march forward with Villarreal, stretch out our hands and stand up and sing for Villarreal; We are the greatest in the world and every day we always say, we love you Villarreal! No matter where we are, we are always together and we love you Villarreal! ”

Although the singing of nearly 10,000 Villarreal fans at the Camp Nou, which can accommodate 100,000 people, is so weak, there is no doubt that although time continues to move forward, Villarreal's defense is becoming more and more tacit, and the Villarreal players who control the initial characteristics of Alves and others are more comfortable defending.

Under the command of Santo Tiago, two fullbacks such as Wenta withdrew into the penalty area to protect the space on both sides of the central defender and goalkeeper Vieira, while Tomasson and Rossi retreated twice to block Barcelona's tough wide attackers, just using their characteristics to restrain Henry and Messi respectively.

After a little thought, Pellegrini agreed to Santiago's command, only to make adjustments and additions.

At the same time, at the expense of the width of the midfield, Senna, the playmaker who is the midfielder, was allowed to expand the defensive area to contain the passage of Henry and others from the flanks to the middle, which enhanced the density in front of Godin and Rodriguez and highlighted the physical advantage of their South American central defenders.

Although the midfield composed of Andres Iniesta and Xavi is star-studded, the ability to fight is lower than that of Cazorla, which makes them unable to make breakthroughs in the attacking hard-to-face encounters, unless like Alves's goal, find a gap to bypass Senna in the front, and pull a few people from Venta and other weaker points.

But how could Villarreal, who had been improved by Manuel Pellegrini, give them such a chance again?

In addition, Barcelona's two fullbacks only Alves has a strong offensive ability, Abidal is slightly average, although Henry and Messi are very easy to use, but for Eto'o's limited support ability, so unconsciously Santhiago began to control the defensive formation and gradually move forward, his purpose is very clear, that is, to cut off the connection between Iniesta and the forward players.

This is also a task that Pellegrini has quietly assigned to him in the midfield dressing room.

The implementation of the all-round marking task is not only based on the fact that their players are good at fighting and fierce on the ball, but also a comprehensive consideration of the general age and good physical strength of Villarreal's players. Manuel Pellegrini, as well as all the Villarreal players, know that if they can limit Barcelona's ground advances, they will be able to force Samuel Eto'o to return to midfield to receive the ball after being cut off.

If you have the ball in such a position, it will be much safer.

Although there have been cases where Henry and Messi have made a breakthrough on the wing, the two defensive lines that can be contracted at any time can be used to make up for the gap torn up after being broken through with a more compact position, and after the transfer to Barcelona, the more dispersed ball possession and restricted firing rights have also made the former gun king Henry no longer unstoppable, on the contrary, Villarreal only needs to invest a lot of troops to defend Messi's play, after all, whether it is Santy or Rodriguez and others, they have been Messi's teammates and know his characteristics better.

So when the game entered more than 80 minutes, the Barcelona players could no longer find a chance to score when they felt that they had exhausted all their offensive tactics, but Villarreal gradually broke the ball and counterattacked. It was also at this time that Pellegrini used up two substitutions in a row, with Hosiko replacing the exhausted Cazorla and Fuentes replacing Senna, and his attitude was very clear that the decisive moment had come.

Just two minutes later, Rossi's long-distance shot from a long pass from Sainti slid past the post and was a wake-up call for Barcelona's players.

In the 86th minute, Villarreal had another chance to counterattack, Hosiko completed the siege of Messi with Ibargasa on the wing, and successfully cut off the ball from his feet, when Messi sat on the turf angrily and complained to the referee Hostel, Ibargasa, who did not receive any penalty, passed the ball to Tomasson who rushed forward, and for a while Camp Nou was covered with boos again.

But then the Barcelona fans didn't have time to think anything else, because in the face of the experienced Marquis, Tomasson, whose speed is not his forte, pushed the ball into the distance with a straight shot, because he knew that there would be a player wearing the number 8 shirt there, which was what they had promised. This is the best opportunity when Barcelona can't attack for a long time, and it is also the best opportunity for Villarreal to taste the courage of the salary, and it is the best opportunity for coach Manuel Pellegrini to meditate hard!

Facing Barcelona's iron-blooded captain Puyol, Santhiago suddenly accelerated and rushed forward with all his might.

It was only at this moment that Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was glad for his previous choice, if he had signaled the whole army to press just now, then he would not have had any way to deal with the current crazy rush of Santtiago. But even so, he didn't dare to relax in the slightest, and when Sainti received the pass and broke through the half, his palms were already covered with sweat. The only hope now is that Puyol can successfully stop the opponent's strong No.8.

In the eyes of everyone's expectation, Puyol carried everyone's hopes and expectations.

It's a pity that against one of the hottest midfielders in La Liga right now, he could defend it for the first time, but now when Santhiago is fully released, he can't!!