"CCTV! Cctv! Dear fans and friends, we are now bringing you the semi-finals of the Club World Cup between Guangzhou Evergrande and Barcelona at the Yokohama Arena in Japan...... "He Wei, like all the fans, can't hold back the excitement in his heart.

As you can see from the starting lineup, the strategies of the two sides today are completely different. For Barcelona, Pep Guardiola continued with the 4-3-3 formation that had been tried and tested last year, with Chilean international Bravo starting the game. Pique and Mascherano were paired in central defence, with two full-backs Alves on the left and Adriano on the right. The three midfielders were Rakitic, Sergio Busquets and captain Andres Iniesta, and in the front line, only Uruguayan striker Suarez was on the pitch, Messi and Neymar were both on the bench, and the two 20-year-olds were Munir and Sandro in their place. A lineup that focuses on possession and attack.

Clearly, Pep Guardiola is confident enough that even if the two attacking cores do not play, it will not affect the final result.

For Evergrande, Scolari lined up in a defence-oriented 4-5-1 formation. Li Shuai replaced Zeng Cheng, who was injured at the end of the season, guarded the Dragon Gate, Asia's No. 1 central defender combination Feng Xiaoting and Jin Yingquan teamed up, the left and right fullbacks were Zhang Linpeng and Zou Zheng, and the midfield three backs were Paulinho's partner Zheng Zhi and Huang Bowen, and Scolari hoped to support the midfield with the characteristics of three people with both attack and defense. Left midfielder Zheng Long and Wen Zhihao appeared on the right flank, facing Alves, and Elkeson was on the front line as a single arrow.

He Wei expressed his opinion on the starting points of both sides: "Pep Guardiola only sent Suarez today, and Messi and Neymar did not appear in the starting line-up, which may have been somewhat disappointing for everyone. Scolari fielded a defensive-based formation today, but will Evergrande's defence be able to withstand the European champions who are missing two attacking cores? ”

The commentator of the second Japanese sports station next to him, Japanese football legend Hidetoshi Nakata, said more bluntly: "Although Guardiola has hidden Messi and Neymar, who are the strongest in Europe, these eleven people on the field are still an insurmountable wall for Asian champions." ”

Yuhei Kitajima, his partner next to him, smiled and said, "What Nakata-kun said makes a lot of sense, but I hope Guangzhou can cause some trouble for Barcelona." Come on, Guangzhou team! Today, you represent Asia! ”

Barcelona quickly took the initiative on the field as soon as it opened, and the Evergrande players did not panic and kept a good distance from each other. It does not leave much room for the opponent's small-scale pass control and personal breakthrough.

Scolari's failure to list Goulart in the starting line-up today does not mean that he has given up attacking, on the contrary, Evergrande has gradually adapted to Barcelona's passing rhythm and launched an active press in the midfield. In the eleventh minute, Paulinho used his body to resist Rakitic's successful break, and divided the ball to the right side, Alves, who had a slight premise in the position, was not in place, Wen Zhihao decisively took the ball to the front, watching the team have a counterattack opportunity, the atmosphere in the stands of Evergrande fans near the Barcelona goal suddenly became warm, and the cheering of the "Guangzhou team" actually overshadowed the boos of the Barcelona fans on the other side, and the whole stadium could be heard clearly.

It's a pity that Wen Zhihao was still nervous, so he took the ball half a step wider, and was shoveled out of the sideline by the "little brother" Mascherano who expanded the defensive area. The Barcelona fans at the scene booed Wen Zhihao wildly and cheered unfriendly.

Wen Zhihao felt deeply sorry for standing in place, and He Wei and Xu Yang regretted at the same time: "Wen Zhihao wasted a good opportunity to counterattack, and he was still a little nervous in the opening stage. ”

In a box in the stands, a bald man with a European appearance said to the yellow-skinned girl next to him with a disappointed expression: "Bai, this is the Chinese in your mouth?" It's a pity that with such technical abilities, I don't think he has anything worth my attention. ”

The yellow-skinned girl hurriedly defended: "Mr. Saki, I assure you that his ability is definitely more than that, please don't jump to conclusions, I'm sure he will surprise you"

"Well, for the sake of you're a friend of Vio, I believe in Vio, and I believe in you. Hopefully he can change my mind. ”

The yellow-skinned girl looked happy, and said secretly in her heart: Wen Zhihao, I am a good person to the end, whether I can catch it or not, it depends on you.

As he spoke, the situation on the field was somewhat unexpected by everyone. In the face of Barcelona's back and forth passing, Evergrande's defense actually kept up with the rhythm, and Barcelona, which lost two offensive weapons, did not organize any really threatening offensive, and Guardiola on the sidelines was also a little anxious, constantly directing the players to speed up the offensive rhythm.

Yuhei Kitajima, a commentator on Japan's Sports Channel 2, said with a smile: "In the first 30 minutes of the first half, the super giants Barcelona have not yet broken through the door of Guangzhou, and even the threatening attack is very rare, do the Barcelona players think they can win by walking?" ”

Everyone can see that although Barcelona said before the game that they would attach importance to this game, for these big-picture players who have experienced the Champions League final, it is inevitable that there will be psychological slackness in this level of competition, even Guardiola is actually the same.

The Barcelona players were slow to attack on the pitch and were obviously a bit overbearing. And the consequences of the big one, everyone did not expect.

In the thirtieth minute, goalkeeper Li Shuai sent a big kick to the midfield, Paulinho pressed Iniesta, who was obviously at a loss in stature, to push the ball into the penalty area, Wen Zhihao, who was ambushed in the front court, observed the movement of the ball in advance, raised the speed to the limit, and received the ball before Pique, who was tall and long-legged, Wen Zhihao first took a step out of the center of gravity, and did not choose to break through by himself, but a half-high ball cross, Pique was affected by Wen Zhihao's center of gravity just now, and subconsciously wanted to block the breakthrough line sideways. At that moment, he suddenly felt that his arm was smashed with the ball, and the ball stopped in front of him, and the experienced Pique broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately withdrew his hand within a second, and raised his arms to indicate that he had no handball, but the referee Aguilar was aware of it, hesitated slightly, pointed his finger to the penalty spot, and sent Evergrande to twelve yards.

The scene was immediately booed, and Barcelona fans expressed their dissatisfaction with Aguilar in this way, while players such as Pique and Rakitic also surrounded the referee. On the other side, the Evergrande fan stands and the Chinese media seats have been completely fried, He Wei looked at the field in disbelief, and suddenly shouted incoherently half a second later: "Penalty!" Penalty kick! Wen Zhihao has made meritorious contributions! Evergrande has a great chance to break through the European champions!! ”

Xu Yang was even more excited, and his voice trembled a little: "This is really an unimaginable turn, let's see who will take this landmark penalty." ”

The Evergrande players who won the penalty came up and high-fived Wen Zhihao, Wen Zhihao called Elkeson and Huang Bowen to his side and discussed: "I'll take this penalty later, OK?"

Both nodded at the same time. Wen Zhihao's current status in the locker room can basically be compared with that of his big brother Zheng Zhi, and he wants to do it himself, so the two naturally have no opinion.

The reason why Wen Zhihao took the initiative to bring it up was because he had some obsession in his heart. Since the Super Cup loss at the beginning of the year, the 12-yard penalty has become Wen Zhihao's lingering nightmare, like a demon haunting him, this year he forced himself to practice tens of thousands of penalty test shots, but without the tempering of the key game, this demon can never be eliminated.

Now the opportunity has finally come, and he wants to break the curse for himself with the European championship in front of all the spectators.

"Oh? Wen Zhihao is coming to take the penalty! We know that penalty kicks have always been Wen Zhihao's shortcoming, and on such occasions, he once again stood on the penalty spot, and he was a brave lad. He Wei praised.

All the Chinese fans suddenly lifted their hearts. A young man who once lost the championship because of a penalty, can he stand on the penalty spot at this time?

Wen Zhihao gave the answer with action, facing the boos of the fans and Bravo's "noodle dance", the inside of the arch of his right foot pumped, and under the eyes of everyone, the ball hit the junction of the crossbar and the post, and bounced to the other inside corner of the goal and slowly stopped.

A super dead end with absolutely no solution!

At the moment when the ball flew into the goal, Guardiola's face was gloomy, and he turned to Messi on the bench and gave an order: "Leao, go warm up!" ”

PS: Second update