Chapter 1007: Looking for Vacancy
Ayroh's direct free-kick was taken off the lower edge of the wall by no one but himself, so Valdés didn't have time to react when he saw the ball rolling towards the goal at high speed against the turf.
But his excellent fundamentals kept his vision off the ball for even half a second, until the ball grazed the inside of the left post and rolled into the goal.
He knew that even if he made a save just now, he might not be able to make a successful save, because when he saw the football, he had already entered the penalty area, and the angle was quite tricky, grazing the inner edge of the left post, plus his congenital lack of height, it was impossible to touch the football.
"Ball, ball in!!" Huang Jianxiang's body was shocked, and he shouted fiercely: "Everyone thought that Iroh's free kick would go towards the top of the human wall, so the human wall jumped up with all his strength, and he hit a close ball to the ground to everyone's surprise, so Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés knocked his head and never thought that the football would come from under the human wall!" This is a typical case of kicking a ball with your brain. ”
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray was the first to say: "Ai's choice was really unexpected by all of us, the world's number one person lived up to his name, and the goal was scored!" He scored Valdés with a close-to-ground free-kick to help Valencia equalise! ”
"Brilliant direct free-kick! It was Ai's 19th goal in the Champions League this season, and he regained the lead over Lionel Messi and topped the Champions League scorers' charts! ”
"Hahaha...... Who would have thought? No one thought of it! So Ai scored!! ”
As the commentators in the commentators praised Elloh's stunning free-kick, the cheers at the new Wembley Stadium were at their peak, with Valencia and Chelsea fans chanting hoarsely.
The sound that erupted over the stadium could not be described as a tsunami.
"Ai Ai Ai Ai-"
After the chanting, the fans chanted Elo's surname in unison, thus expressing his contribution to everyone's vision and brain.
Iro, who scored the goal, was relatively calm, he just stood there and raised his arms in response to the excited fans in the stands.
However, his team-mates were extremely excited, with Juan Mata and David Villa hugging excitedly, and other team-mates in the penalty area and protecting the backfield running over, slapping or hugging, to share the wonderful free-kick goal.
Of course, the most important thing is to equalize.
A 1:1 score is much easier to play than 0:1, at least on a psychological level, it is back to balance.
Especially in the Champions League final, if the score continues to fall, it will inevitably cause a situation where the offense cannot be defended, and Aillo's goal completely pulled everyone in a dangerous situation.
The younger players who have not won the Champions League have been even more pronounced.
After the celebration, captain Albelda smiled and kneaded Iro's hair, then patted his shoulder vigorously and smiled, "It's yours!" ”
Iroh shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and said, "I'm just here to make a promise." ”
Hearing this, Albelda subconsciously stopped and looked at Iro, he remembered everything that Iroh said more than half a month ago......
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After the slow-motion replay, the live director locked the camera on Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and star Messi.
From the expressions of the two of them, it can be easily seen that there are two words - depressed.
Indeed, Guardiola and Messi are very depressed, the game was originally developed according to the pre-match prediction, it was an accident to take the lead with the first goal, but it was also an accident to be scored by Aillo's direct free kick, in their minds, they would not have thought that Aillo's direct free kick would go to the ground.
Carlo Ancelotti, who was standing in the coaching area of the visiting team, called Cazorla to his side after celebrating the goal.
The game restarted, and the commentator in the commentary booth was still talking about Elo's direct free-kick just now.
Messi showed a strong desire to attack after kick-off at Barcelona, and he kept beckoning for the ball in front, but it also allowed him to attract more defensive attention.
Albelda made the mistake of conceding the first goal of his side, and he played the role of assisting in the next task of defending Messi, using his rich defensive experience to limit Messi, coupled with the return of Mata to the middle and the help of Cazorla when defending, it was difficult for Messi to get opportunities in small spaces.
Messi's successive breakthroughs did not succeed, he did not continue, but handed the ball to the feet of Xavi, the heart of the midfield, and it was up to him to organize the attack.
Standing on the sidelines, Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief, what he feared most was Messi's brainless breakthrough with the ball, seeking the same achievement as Ayro.
Fortunately, he chose to tolerate it after two unsuccessful attempts in a row, which is definitely Messi's progress in ball quotient.
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With the score equalised, the game returned to dullness and stalemate.
In the final, both sides are good at controlling the ball at their feet, which causes one side to possess the ball while the other side defends with all its might, which also causes the attacker's space to be seriously insufficient, and has to frequently use the width of the court to mobilize the defender's defensive attention.
But the two sides are rivals in La Liga, they know each other very well, as long as the opponent controls the ball and attacks, the defender will not easily grab it, but will only stand in its own defensive position and use the advantage of numbers to defend.
In the blink of an eye, the game entered the 40th minute, and this time it was Barcelona who attacked with the ball.
As in the stalemate, Barcelona continued to possess the ball for more than a minute and a half, but Valencia's defenders remained in their defensive positions, allowing Barcelona to pass back and forth laterally.
After another half a minute, Messi couldn't get the ball on the forward line, so he had to retreat to the playmaking line to ask for the ball.
Xavi did not hesitate to pass to Messi, possessing the ball for more than two minutes in a row and unable to penetrate the Valencia backline, and could only rely on Messi's super personal ability to break through, which may have an unexpected effect.
As soon as Messi got the ball, Mata took two steps back and moved towards Messi at the same time, with Cazorla and Albelda waiting for an opportunity.
Juan Mata and Cazorla are both small and fast players, even if they are not professional defensive players, Messi still does not dare to slack off, his left foot is almost glued to the football, keeping the football and the defender at a safe distance.
At the same time, his eyes were still on his own side to attack the left flank, waiting for Abidal to cut forward.
Messi's retreat led to Andres Iniesta and Pedro following suit, and the Valencia backline pressed forward, resulting in a large gap between the back line and the goalkeeper.
Seeing this, Guardiola clenched his fists violently, he knew...... Here's your chance!