Chapter 695: One Loss, One Glory
It is undoubtedly a matter of joy to take the lead at the Camp Nou, after all, in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, away goals play an extremely important role, and it is understandable that the Real Madrid players are happy.
"I don't have to say, you kid is too godly!"
"Ahh Fortunately, I spent 200 million to buy you at the beginning, otherwise I really don't know how to kick when I meet you! β
"Oh no, I found I like you! Come and kiss it! β
"How the hell did you kid jump, so high, you actually jumped over that Mascherano's head, my God, God will be surprised when he sees it!"
"Barcelona still want revenge? it! β
"If you want me to say, those media and bookmakers simply don't have long eyes, and they are optimistic about Barcelona before the game? Inexplicably, do they think our Lin Yu is a vegetarian? β
Before the game, Real Madrid behaved very high-profile and threatened to kill Barcelona away from home, at that time, many media felt that Real Madrid was too proud, and it was already a little carried away, and even the odds of the bookmaker were Barcelona advantageous, thinking that Barcelona's chances of winning were higher than Real Madrid.
And when entering the stadium, the Barcelona fans in the stands shouted crazy one by one, saying something like "Real Madrid!" What do you say, "I want to wash Real Madrid in blood, take revenge", and what do I say "I want Lin Yu to walk around without eating!" β
Anyway, from the beginning to the end, it didn't stop, and it was finally not so arrogant at this time.
After the provocative dance, Lin Yu and his teammates all waved their fists at the Barcelona fans in the stands, laughing very happily.
Look down on us?
Think we're getting carried away?
Think we're too proud?
All right. Then use your strength to shut us up, it depends on whether you have the ability to do it!
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Martino was naturally furious about conceding the goal. But there was no point in being angry at this moment, he was already prepared for everything. But he still didn't guard against Lippi's hand.
From the day he joined Barcelona, he bluntly told the club's management that Barcelona's backline was too poor in defending high-altitude balls, and once he encountered a strong team that was good at high-altitude balls, he could only wait to be deflated.
However, the club's hierarchy insisted that Barcelona could control the tempo and would not give their opponents a chance.
Martino's anger in his heart, since Barcelona lost 0:7 to Bayern Munich over two legs, in fact, the myth of the so-called inverted tactics has been shattered.
But the Barcelona hierarchy still lives in the myth of the past and refuses to wake up, thinking that it was just an accident, which led to successive seasons. Barcelona are always scored by headers in crucial games, which is so frustrating.
The control is not as good as before, and the flaws in the defense are obviously infinitely magnified, which directly leads to a decline in the team's self-confidence.
Originally, Barcelona thought that they could recast the dynasty last season, but who knew that they met Lin Yu's Chelsea, but they were hit by Lin Yu's Chelsea in the final, and they were directly beaten back to their original shape.
Martino was angry with the club's hierarchy. However, I am basically satisfied with the performance of the players, although the score is behind now, but today Messi, Iniesta and others are in quite good shape, and Real Madrid's defense has also made several mistakes. It's just a pity that I couldn't catch it.
As for defending Lin Yu, didn't he score one of the four goals that were almost certain to be scored. The back line also worked hard, if it really can't prevent Lin Yu. Then just attack against attack and see who scores more goals!
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The Real Madrid players finally celebrated the end with satisfaction. Then they ran back to their respective positions, ready to wait for Barcelona to kick off.
Lin Yu stuck out his tongue at the Barcelona fans in the stands while running, with a very cheap expression, which made the Barcelona fans feel so angry that they wanted to vomit blood.
Didn't you just scold fiercely? Do you have a good laugh?
Go on, don't stop, I applaud you!
How could Barcelona fans still laugh, conceding a goal at home, they were easily reminded of the 0:6 defeat in the league, and they were afraid that today's score would be like that, in that case, Barcelona's face would really be lost.
It's not just face, it's likely that it will be slumped from now on and completely trampled under Real Madrid!
"Real Madrid just got their revenge in the league not long ago, are they going to get their revenge in the Champions League? Although I don't know if they can qualify, but as far as the situation is concerned, their performance is indeed better than Barcelona! β
"When the draw for the semi-finals ended, Barcelona fans were glad to meet Real Madrid and then take revenge, I don't know how they feel now, anyway, if I am a Barcelona fan, I am afraid that Real Madrid will not be easy to deal with."
"Now this Real Madrid is no longer the Real Madrid of the past, if you want to kill him, there is only one possibility, that is, to kill Lin Yu and not let Lin Yu play!"
The commentator has a high evaluation of Lin Yu, and in the opinion of many commentators, the reason why Real Madrid's performance is so good now is basically because of Lin Yu's joining.
Some teams rely on their owners to revive, like Chelsea!
Some teams succeed with their coaches, like Borussia Dortmund!
Some teams rely on players to become stronger, such as Napoli in the past era of football kings, which means Real Madrid now!
Real Madrid's players are happy because their team is ahead, and Barcelona's players are naturally upset because their team is behind.
I'm afraid that in the Barcelona team, the most depressed are Pique and Mascherano.
Pique was first deceived by Lin Yu's jumping action, jumped up, and then found that he couldn't reach the ball, so he had the option to push Lin Yu with his hand, wanting Lin Yu to lose his balance and reach the ball, but in the end he failed.
Frustrated, he told his teammate ValdΓ©s: "That guy is too strong. I pushed him and there was almost no response! β
Pique felt that he had completely overcome his fear of Lin Yu, and he was already wholeheartedly trying to compete with Lin Yu. Who knew that in the end, it would be such a depressing defeat, it was so unpleasant.
Mascherano also told his team-mates: "I even gave them a penalty. I want to block the line of that guy rushing forward with my body, who knew that he jumped so high, he was simply a pervert! β
"You shouldn't be looking down!" Fabregas said.
"Hell! What if I don't bow my head and get kicked into a concussion? "Mascherano is a little upset.
"Okay, okay, what's going on with the infighting among your own people, isn't it just a goal behind? Just pull it back! "Andres Iniesta came over and played the round.
"Pique, what's the matter with you, jumping so early?" Messi, who had been silent, spoke up.
Peake scratched his head and said in distress, "I was deceived by that kid, I jumped at the same time as him." Who knew that kid's ability to stay in the air was so strong, it was like flying! β
"He's so tall, he's still so jumping, what kind of material is he made of?" Neymar shrugged, also helpless.
As soon as Neymar said this, all the Barcelona players looked at Lin Yu, as if they wanted to see clearly what material Lin Yu's guy was made of, but unfortunately they were not clairvoyant eyes or sky eyes, how could they see clearly. Even if he saw it clearly, Lin Yu was also an ordinary flesh and blood body.
"Forget it, don't think about it so much, it's okay if he's a monster. It doesn't matter if it's a monster, it's still flesh and blood! No matter how strong you are, can you break through the sky? If we lose a goal, let's just get it back, it's not a big deal. "Messi is the captain of the pitch now. Coupled with the prestige he usually accumulates, his words. Maybe it's more useful than the coach's words.
"That's right, just get it back. Just a ball! Pedro chimed in.
"Yes, what are we afraid of, this is our home field, we can't be ashamed!"
Sure enough, although Barcelona is no longer the universe team of the year, but self-confidence is still there, plus Messi and Iniesta are still on the field, and there is another Neymar, the strength of the team is actually not worse than before, and the away defeat to Real Madrid was just an accident, because Messi was really not in shape in that game, but now it is different, and Messi's state is very good today.
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But in the final analysis, self-confidence is self-confidence, but Real Madrid's defense is not vegetarian, coupled with the fact that the Barcelona back line was constantly harassed by Real Madrid's lightning trident, until the end of the first half, they failed to score, the score was still maintained at 1:0, and Real Madrid temporarily took the lead.
Before the end of the first half, Messi had a beautiful shot, but it was confiscated by Casillas, which made him a little annoyed, but there was no way, this kind of game, you have to perform well, but also have luck, if luck is not on your side, it is not enough to have strength alone.
At halftime, Lippi repeatedly analyzed Barcelona's tactical thinking today, and found that no matter how complex the opponent's tactics were, the goal was actually one - victory!
In this case, the tactics chosen by Barcelona must also be offensive, and if it is purely defensive, it will definitely be difficult to defend, so Lippi made a bold bet and bet all on the attack.
Anyway, this is an away game, even if Barcelona scores a goal or even wins, as long as your side can score a few more away goals and don't let the score widen, then after arriving at home, you can easily win Barcelona and advance to the final!
As the so-called wealth and danger in seeking, this is of course reasonable, economically, the benefits and risks are proportional, only if you dare to take risks, in order to get greater benefits, in fact, football games are not the case, if just blindly defend and dare not attack, it is like an attacked turtle with a shrunken head, once the shell is opened, then it is dead.
Lippi told his players what he thought: "We were ahead in the first half, but that doesn't mean it's easy to play in the second half. Barcelona are not going to be soft on their home turf, let alone collapsing, they must have gone crazy in the second half and knew how to break down our goal until they beat us! After so many years, the teams that played against Barcelona have taught us a profound truth, in the face of such a team, there is no point in simply defending, but it will cut off their hands and feet, and make their attacks unable to perform, so I mean, in the second half we have to start first, try to score a few more goals, and make them completely lose hope! β
"Coach, I agree with you, the defensive pressure is too much today, and if we can't spread Barcelona's forces by attacking, we really can't stand it." Ramos said bluntly.
"I know you're tired, but keep going, there's still forty-five minutes, don't be careless just because you're one goal ahead."
The team was able to keep not conceding a goal in the first half, in addition to excellent defense, in fact, a very important point is that luck is also better, in addition to the ball saved by Casillas, Messi's several shots were missed, it seems that Messi is in good shape today, but it is a little too much pursuit of goals, resulting in him being anxious every time he shoots, and the ball shot out is either big or small.
But I believe that at half-time, he will definitely make adjustments, in case it is not enough to rely on defense alone in the second half, and must use the attack to suppress the Barcelona backline, so that they cannot provide strong assists in the front court. (To be continued......)