Manchester City's FA Cup final against Chelsea takes place at 7.15pm GMT on 5 May.

Two hours and forty-five minutes later, at 10pm, Barcelona will host their local rivals Espanyol.

At the end of the first half of the FA Cup final, the Barcelona squad was on the bus from the hotel to the stadium.

Iniesta suddenly took off his headphones, and then said to Messi next to him: "The first half is over, Rong didn't score." ”

Messi glanced at him.

"I'm kind of concerned about this, too. Even though I'm a fan of Young, I want you to win, Leo. Iniesta smiled at him.

Xavi, who was sitting in the front, heard Iniesta's words, and also turned back to Messi and said: "Come on this game, all of us will support you!" ”

Messi understands Xavi's good intentions, that is, the whole team will help him score.

He originally wanted to say that this was a personal competition between himself and Rongguang like Rongguang, and he didn't want to let himself be exposed to everyone's light.

But when the words came to his lips, he still couldn't help but say them, because he was a little worried in his heart, worried that he would not be able to defeat Glory alone.

"Thank you." When the words came to his lips, he smiled and thanked him.

At the same time, Messi found a reason for himself in his heart.

No matter how great a player is, he needs the help of his teammates, football is a team sport, otherwise there would not be eleven players per team. So it's not a win, it's football.

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When Messi arrived at Camp Nou with the team in a car, they were warmly welcomed by the Barcelona fans who were waiting there.

The 7-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Madrid's suburbs in the last league game made Barcelona fans feel a lot less resentful about being eliminated from the Champions League. This local derby has aroused the competitive spirit of the fans, and the past Champions League is over, and the fans of Barcelona will not pay attention to it.

Now their minds are in the city derby.

Barcelona fans see every clash with Espanyol as a golden opportunity to beat Madrid's central government, where football is full of political connotations.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, Messi stepped out of the car.

When he got out of the car, there was only "Messi!" Messi", Barcelona fans are cheering for Messi in this way, hoping that he can beat Rongguang in the competition with Rongguang.

Messi waved to the fans, then followed his teammates into the aisle and into the dressing room with his head down.

And just as he walked into the passage, the whistle for the second half of the game was blown at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

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Before the start of the second half, when Rong Guang walked out of the players' tunnel, the close-up of the TV broadcast followed him firmly, John Mortensen said: "Rong was normal in the first half, he had three shots on goal, and at the same time he actively passed the football to his teammates in attack, and sometimes he would even pull it out in order to create an offensive opportunity for his teammates, getting farther and farther away from the goal, sacrificing himself to achieve others." It doesn't look like he's going to chase the goal. As he said before the game, he was more concerned about whether the team could win the FA Cup than whether he could get the glory of the player who scored the most goals in a single season...... But what I'm saying is, make no mistake, Rong. If you can beat Lionel Messi to get the glory of scoring the most goals in a single season, then Manchester City will definitely be a team ...... You can get the championship! Not just the FA Cup, but the Champions League! So in fact, the two are not in conflict! In the second half, let's be a little more unique! If you have the slightest chance to shoot, don't pass the ball! Your team needs your goals, and so do we! ”

Alain Hansen laughed beside him: "You are affectionate here, and Rong can't see it, and he can't hear what you say." ”

But perhaps it was Glory and John Mortenson who wanted to go together, and after the start of the second half, Glory was indeed more active in terms of shooting.

Just three minutes into the game, he had a dangerous shot from the spot, forcing Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech to make a world-class save to send the ball off the line.

"Rong!!" John Mortenson was excited, "That's right! That's it! That's it! Shoot it! ”

After saying that, he also smugly glanced at Alain Hansen next to him.

Alan Hansen grinned.

In his heart, he actually wants to see the glory be a little more unique......

He hopes that Rongguang and Messi can set a new single-season goal record to a height that is difficult for future generations to achieve in this competition, and he wants to be a witness to history.

Years from now, people will talk about this astonishing season and the impressive number of goals that will be unsurpassed, and he will be remembered by history as a witness to history and legends.

He likes it.

Because it's really cool......

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Glory's strike in the opening three minutes made Chelsea feel nervous.

Not only the Chelsea fans in the stands, but even the Chelsea players on the pitch were scared into a cold sweat.

They have to get into the game right away, they have to play against the glory, but there is no time for them to slow down, and the team that is slow to heat up has to run into the game.

That's how Chelsea are.

They began to shrink their defence, intending to overtake City's successive attacking attacks during this period.

Chelsea's players are confident about it. If they could defend themselves in the first half, they can continue to do so in the second half.

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In the fourth minute after Glory's shot on goal, Glory received a pass from a team-mate at the edge of the Chelsea penalty area.

Because of Chelsea's defensive strategy, in this area, other players in Manchester City basically can't pass the football to Glory in advance, which can allow Glory to play his speed advantage, but it also means that the football will be passed directly to the feet of Chelsea's defenders.

There were a couple of such passes in the first half, which were meant to be passed to glory, but they were sent directly to the Chelsea players.

So now when Manchester City players look for glory again, they will send football to the feet of glory.

Although Glory can't run away from defenders, the ball is still in control of Manchester City's feet.

After receiving the ball, he was fed by three Chelsea players, centre-back John Terry, midfielders Mikel and Ramirez.

There was also Frank Lampard behind him and Juan Mata on the other.

Five Chelsea players formed an encirclement around Glory and surrounded him in the middle.

With such a stance, if Glory had been a little bigger when he stopped the ball just now, it was very likely that the Chelsea players would have swarmed him and snatched the football.

Fortunately, the glorious stop just now was very stable, and the football was directly stepped on at his feet, even if the Chelsea players tried to come up and grab it, they had to dispel this idea.

If someone rushes to grab it, it will give the glory a chance to break through, and the person who robs will become a gap in the glory breakthrough, and the entire encirclement will collapse instantly.

Therefore, this encirclement does not necessarily have to break the ball at Rongguang's feet, as long as it can make it difficult for Rongguang to shoot the football, it is considered a success.

Glory is no stranger to such a siege by Chelsea, nor is it surprising.

In the first half, he was caught in such a circle many times.

The glory of the encirclement at the time finally passed the football - Chelsea had five men around them, and the rest of the world had fewer defensive forces, right? So he gave the football to his teammates who were better positioned than him.

However, Chelsea's players were very quick to move their defensive positions, running fast and sprinting back and forth at the edge of their penalty area to ensure the integrity and solidity of the defence.

It has to be said that Di Matteo's very targeted defensive tactics are very effective, and the Chelsea players are also working hard to beat Manchester City and win the title.

The three armies are in order, the generals are united, what can't they do?

Chelsea fans in the stands were full of confidence and looking forward to beating Manchester City in the final to lift the FA Cup.

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Before, every time Rong Guang took the ball in the encirclement, he would end up passing the football.

But this time, he wasn't going to pass the ball.

Despite being in the thick of the pack, he didn't look like he had a shot at all, but Glory knew that the more impossible chances came in returning.

Because the Chelsea defenders didn't think they could shoot in their encirclement, they couldn't react when he did!

It's just that...... How do you solve the problem of shooting?

Everyone in Chelsea's encirclement is very suitable for glory, not too close, but if glory wants to shoot with his feet, he is afraid that when he plays football, the opponent's legs, feet and body will be blocked.

And generally the shot must be a distance to help run, and at the same time, the supporting foot and the football must also form a certain angle, at least the body can not be directly above the football, which is not good to exert force.

But now...... The football was trampled under the feet of glory, and his body center of gravity was directly above the football, which was the most difficult situation to shoot with power.

Glory's brain was spinning.

From the moment he received the ball, the starting time had only passed for more than a second, but Rongguang's mind had already turned around for an unknown number of turns, and his brain had made a decision and sent instructions to his body.

I saw Rongguang stepping on the right foot of the football and lifting it back, and at the same time, his body leaned back.

The swinging part of the right leg is actually only the calf, so the range of movement of the leg is not very large, and the speed is also very fast, and then the right foot of the glory is pulled forward again, and at the same time, with the help of the power of the body back, his right leg swings forward faster and more powerful!

Boom!

He hit the soccer ball on the tip of his right foot!

Swinging legs and throwing backs and shots were done almost instantaneously.

When Mikel and John Terry, who were in front of the glory, realized that the glory was on goal when the shot was made, the ball had already flown in front of them and drilled through the gap between them!

With a snort, it flew behind them in the blink of an eye!

“ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG――！！！”

John Mortensen also shouted after the ball flew towards the goal.

In the midst of his lengthened roar, the ball fluttered in the air towards the goal, which made it extremely difficult for Cech to make a save, and the ball floated irregularly in his eyes!

He ended up making a save, but the ball was off the path of his save......

Then flew under his arm and crashed headlong into the net behind him!