Chapter 243: Last Chance
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Although Rijkaard was very unhappy with the gesture that Elo had just gotten up towards Van Bommel, he gave up complaining again after seeing the referee's resolute attitude.
His purpose was just to make the referee remember the Chinese kid just now.
Because Van Bommel almost caused Elo to lose control just now, it also made him have an idea.
Why don't the rest of the team taunt Eloh like that? Maybe they could send off Valencia's most dangerous man before the game?
Won't the team be able to free up more manpower to devote to the offense?
Thinking of this, Rijkaard shouted at Xavi and conveyed his latest tactical thinking.
Xavi gave Jakaard a puzzled look, but followed his advice and immediately conveyed it to each of his teammates.
And Flores is also dissatisfied, because he thinks that Van Bommel just now is completely aimed at Elo himself, which is a foul action that completely violates the rules of the game, how can a yellow card be enough?
But after seeing that the referee also showed a yellow card to Iro, he was even more dissatisfied...
It's just that under the interference of the fourth official, I had to give up and continue to roar on the sidelines, of course... There is also the reason why the referee looked at this side intentionally or unintentionally just now.
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Valencia's free-kick didn't threaten Valdés' goal, and he leaped high into his hands to pick the ball safely.
After a hiccup between Van Bommel and Eiro, the game returned to calm and the two sides began a tug-of-war in midfield, of course... It is dominated by the attack of Barcelona, which is playing at home.
The game also entered the last ten minutes of the game, and in order to maintain the pressure of the attack, Rijkaard thought for a long time and used Iniesta to send Ronaldinho down.
Although the latter looked a little unhappy when he was substituted, Rijkaard didn't care, because without Ronaldinho, the attack on the pitch has become more threatening.
If it weren't for Canizares' excellent form, Barcelona would have at least a goal ahead by now.
By this time, Iroh didn't have much body left, and Max and Van Bommel were able to put in the attack, but... To be on the safe side, the two did not leave at the same time, and there was always one person who took care of Ello.
"Nima... I knew that I would have used the body lì potion! Iroh cursed herself.
He feels very tired now, his lungs are hot, if it is put in normal times, Iroh's body is still enough, but in today's game, most of his physical energy is consumed on the two defenders Max and Van Bommel.
There is very little physical energy that is really used on offense.
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Messi was very happy to see that Ailo did nothing, so his performance is getting better and better, but the defensive state of Aurelio and Marchena, who is defending him, is really good.
Sometimes, even if he gets lucky past Aurelio and Marchena, Ayala will run up and clear the ball in the first place.
Then he tried to play with Iniesta in succession, but the Valencia penalty area was full of people near the line, and the football could not be passed at all, so the situation was also deadlocked.
Iroh basically stopped running now, just stood in place and recovered, waiting for the opportunity to kill with one blow.
Because now Valencia has no substitutions, the last one is replaced by David Villa, replaced by Rufit, to strengthen the defense in the middle.
It seemed that Flores was determined to keep the score until the end.
"Hey... It looks like the game is going to end 2-2 and at this point, neither side has the courage to make a last-ditch effort, given that both teams have a Champions League game to play in the middle of next week."
Hyde is very unwilling, Valencia took away three points on this field last season, but this season can only take away one point, unwilling!
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But Rijkaard didn't want to draw with Valencia at home, so after taking a look at the panting Airo, he waved his hand at Max and Van Bommel and went all out to attack!
Even the two central defenders, Puyol and Edmilson, dominated the midfield.
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The game entered the final three minutes.
Suddenly, the goal guarded by Canizares became a rumor.
The likes of Van Bommel and Xavi have stepped up the number of long-range shots from the middle.
If you can't penetrate the short pass, you can only use the oldest method, hoping that this situation with a very low success rate can be successful.
It's just that Valencia's penalty area is full of people, and the football can't be kicked into it at all, even if it can barely fly into the penalty area, it is either high or biased, and occasionally there are fish that slip through the net and are easily defused by Canizares.
After five minutes of relief, Iroh has also recovered a little bit of fitness, so he will run from a position slightly closer to the middle to closer to the touchline.
It just so happened that Elo's move was seen by Rijkaard, but now it was Van Bommel who was taking the ball in the middle and organizing the attack, so he didn't shout out, anyway, this Chinese kid was already out of body, and there was no need.
His attention continued to be on his own players who were engaged in attack.
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Barcelona's attack couldn't get in, Xavi, who is the brains of the team, didn't seem to be in a hurry, he was patiently controlling the ball and looking for holes in Valencia's defense.
At this moment, Messi on the right suddenly cut into Valencia's ribs from the wing.
Opportunity!
Xavi's right foot didn't hesitate to send a ball over the top.
Messi understood and quickly ran to the landing point of the football, but when he was about to stop the ball with his left foot, he noticed a dark shadow appeared in front of him.
So he subconsciously raised his head.
This is...... Valencia's goalkeeper - Canizares!
Xavi suddenly sent a ball over the top...... Dangerous!!! Hyde saw a player in a red and blue jersey at high speed from the far end of the big screen, but then he saw Canizares attack, and he changed his voice violently, "Dragon's attack!!!! ”
With Hyde's voice accomplished, Canizares knocked the ball out of the box with his fist.
Everyone at the edge of the box was focused on the fight for the second spot, and Albiol had the advantage in this regard, as he was almost 1.9 meters tall and easily pushed the ball to the touchline.
However, under Deco's interference, the power of the top ball was not very great, and the ball did not fly off the sideline, and Aurelio and Max chased after the ball at the same time.
Aurelio took advantage of his height and leg length to kick the football forward, but under Max's interference, the force was not enough, and the part that touched the ball was not accurate, and the football rolled forward against the turf.
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The football was kicked forward by Aurelio, and Rijkaard, who was standing on the sidelines, was about to direct his players to continue to attack, when his shouts got stuck in his throat, replaced by a look of horror, and his eyes were about to pop out.
The whole person was stunned.
Because he saw the ball slowly rolling towards the ...... Iroh!
It was Van Bommel and Puyol who reacted quickly, with the latter immediately rushing towards the oncoming Airo, while Van Bommel ran straight back, ready to make up for the gap left by Puyol at the first time, just in case.
Iello slammed the ball behind him with his right heel before Puyol rushed up for a foul, and at the same time deftly made a turn, and in order to avoid Puyol's foul, he went around the outside of the touchline.
At this moment, Puyol, who wanted to foul, had no choice but to turn around and chase after Iro.
Immediately after that, there was a very interesting scene on the field.
Iello kicked the ball hard into Barcelona's half and then pulled his leg to accelerate, with Puyol, Van Bommel and Edmilson running desperately behind.
But their efforts did not translate into a shortening of the distance above, but rather a farther and farther away.
Rijkaard saw Iello turn around and successfully push the ball towards the Barcelona half, and he put his head in his hands and became very frustrated.
If...... If Van Bommel had just been reminded, perhaps...... Maybe there won't be the next scene.
However, there are no ifs and maybes in life.
Iroh dribbled at high speed to close to Barcelona's half.
Soon...... He went past the midfield, and then he went to the middle of the field, and went to the inside line!
That's when ...... Iroh suddenly felt a twitch in his left calf, and cursed, "Oh no, I'm going to cramp!" ”
It's just that by this time, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue to push forward.
At the same time, his speed was a little slower.
Puyol, who was chasing after him, seemed to be like a hungry wolf looking for food, and immediately showed a hideous face, gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength to chase after him.
The distance between the two teams is gradually decreasing.
The home fans in the stands suddenly let out a loud cheer, hoping that with their own efforts, they could help the captain Puyol, who was now struggling to catch up, and also hoped that the sudden sound would affect Iro, who was dribbling the ball.
Actually, Iroh had been affected, but not by the sound in the stands, but by his left foot, which was about to cramp.
"Damn it!"
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Iroh had already dribbled the ball to 30 meters from the goal, and Puyol was already less than a meter away from Iro, and by the time Iroh reached 25 meters from the goal, Puyol was two positions away from Iro.
It was a distance that was just right for a tackle, but Puyol didn't, and he was worried that Iroh was just waiting for him to get down and wait for him to get out of the tackle, and then suddenly accelerate.
That's too bad!
When Iroh reached the top of the arc of the penalty area, Puyol and Iroh went toe-to-toe while ramming Iroh with his strong body as he ran.
In order to maintain his balance, Iroh was forced to slow down again.
Valdés, meanwhile, opted to abandon the goal.
So, Iroh had to pick up his left foot during the run.
Puyol saw the moment and slammed his shoulder into Iro, who lost his center of gravity as he picked up his left foot.
Do you want to fake a fall?
At this time, Iroh suddenly remembered David Villa's advice in the first half.
No!!
That's not my style!!
The moment he lost his center of gravity, Iroh's eyes became firm, and the cramping left leg didn't know where a force came from, and he poked the football out with his toe before falling to the ground.
A second later, the Camp Nou, which had been bustling with activity before, was now silent.
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