Chapter 883: The Silent Camp Nou
The game quietly spent the seventy-fifth minute in Messi's squandering opportunity, which is known to be a watershed for professional footballers, that is, the most difficult point in the 90-minute game, but if you can survive this grueling few minutes, by the time you reach 80 minutes, the players will be able to walk like a fly.
Iniesta consciously increased the number of balls for Messi, but the latter did not have the consciousness he should have, but continued to squander Barcelona's attacking opportunities.
Even the Catalan commentator frowned and complained: "Messi's performance during this period is very active, but it is based on the premise of sacrificing the team, which is not advisable!" ”
Xavi, who controls the rhythm, did not rush to pass the ball forward, but controlled the rhythm in the midfield and backfield, and at the same time gave Messi time to calm down, otherwise it would be a great blow to the team's morale if it continued.
Alba is not tall or strong, but he is not inferior to Messi in terms of physical flexibility and explosiveness, and his defensive performance is quite good, and compared to the decent Mathieu, he can also free up energy to devote to the attack while completing his own defensive work, and increase the effective ball points for the team in the process of switching from defense to attack.
Alba, who is good at assisting, will naturally leave his own gaps, but Ancelotti has already arranged that while Alba is inserted to participate in the attack, midfielder Topal needs to fill this gap, so as to cut off Messi or Iniesta from finding a breakthrough on the wing.
Between the 75th and 80th minutes, the rhythm of the field was still in control of Barcelona's side, and they tried to tear apart Valencia's impregnable backline by passing back and forth, but as time passed, Pep Guardiola, who stood on the sidelines, only found that possession increased invisibly, as for the shots that threatened the ball and threatened the goal...... Not at all.
And in those few minutes, it was also affected by several quick counterattacks from Valencia, and if it weren't for the alternating fouls of Mascherano and Maxwell, the score would have been at least 1:3 now.
Looking at Valencia's efficient defense and counterattack, and watching Messi's wanton waste of opportunities, the Barcelona players on the field have become extremely unified, the offensive players want to score, and the defensive players want to score again, so there is a lack of tacit understanding on the field.
Messi is still active, and the Barcelona fans in the stands are also cheering for him, but under the eyes of professionals, he is like a headless fly, only seeing him in the front court, left and right, running all over the field, but in fact, it does not help Barcelona's attack, but it is somewhat resistant to the tactics formulated by the team before the game.
Pep Guardiola had no choice but to send a signal to the pitch through substitution adjustments.
Of course, it is impossible for Guardiola to put the idea of adjustment on Messi.
Although Messi's performance during the period when the team was behind was not satisfactory, as the team's leading star, one of the three brightest stars in world football, the value of staying on the field is far higher than that of his absence.
As the game time dwindled, Pep Guardiola replaced Mascherano with Pedro, who was in danger of a yellow card, to strengthen the attack and increase the playmaking of the midfield.
"Barcelona replaced Mascherano with Pedro, who was more attacking in attack, was this the rhythm of the last ditch?" Seeing this substitution adjustment, He Wei began to worry, but then he was more happy: "Barcelona's last fight must be accompanied by a certain risk, after all, Elo's super individual ability is placed here, if Valencia can play an effective and quick counterattack in the last ten minutes of the game, then Barcelona at home will be over......"
Obviously, this possibility has also been on Guardiola's mind, but he is more concerned about whether his team can equalise before full-time than conceding another goal.
In addition, Pedro's arrival is equivalent to the liberation of Iniesta, which is beneficial to Barcelona's attack, and he can also better assist Messi to score.
But......
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In the 84th minute, Iniesta's pass to Messi's feet was too obvious, and Alba cut the ball off by anticipating it in advance and quickly passed the ball to Xavi Martinez.
Iniesta, who had made a mistake in his pass, pounced on Javi Martinez, who did not stop the ball and passed it to Alba, who was cutting in at high speed on the left wing.
Alba, who only came on in the second half, had no physical problems and a very clear mind, and in the face of Alves' high pressing, he immediately passed the ball to David Silva, who leaned towards him.
Barcelona lone back Sergio Busquets was torn between a flint and a flint, giving up on defending Eiroh in favour of David Silva.
David Silva made a gesture to meet the football, leaned his center of gravity to the left, made an illusion that he wanted to take the ball and accelerate directly to the left, and successfully deceived the tall Busquets to keep his center of gravity to the right, and then used his advantage at the bottom of his center of gravity to complete a nearly 120-degree turn with his left foot along the football to the left, accelerating through the middle of the halfway.
At the same time, Iello suddenly accelerated from the outside of right centre-back Puyol and rushed between the two centre-backs.
David Silva sent a penetrating through ball from the outside of his left foot that was between Puyol and Pique.
Iroh suddenly picked up speed, and a figure protruded between Puyol and Pique.
Puyol immediately realized that he should make a sacrifice, and did not hesitate to pull the shirt that was raised in the wind behind Iro, and it was worth it to exchange a yellow card for a successful defense!
But...... All he caught was a cloud of air!
Nearly 90,000 Barcelona fans erupted in a tsunami-like boo, hoping to distract Iroh through their own efforts.
Valencia No. 1 Stadium commentator Hyde said hoarsely: "God, this is a great opportunity to extend the score!!" ”
David Silva's pass was on point, and Iroh easily led the ball forward with the outside of his right foot on the run at high speed.
Pique gritted his teeth and tried desperately to accelerate, but the distance between the two showed no signs of shortening, but had a tendency to get farther and farther.
Barcelona fans on both sides of the half-court saw it most clearly, the difference between white and red and blue went from one position to two half-positions, and it was getting farther and farther away......
However, at this moment, Iroh's forward acceleration suddenly slowed down, and he picked up his right foot without warning!
Because when he looked up just now, he saw that Valdés was standing a little forward.
Thereupon...... Iroh shoots from about 30 yards from goal.
Seeing this, Valdés' heart thumped, and his heart immediately jumped to his throat.
"--Hanging door!" He Wei shouted.
Iroh's long-range shot was not a violent volley with a round right leg, but a quick swing of the calf, which is also known as the hanging door.
Realizing Iro's intention to hang the door, Valdés, who was originally standing on the left side of the penalty spot and ready to attack, hurriedly retreated, but the speed of the football flew faster than his backwards, coupled with the tense atmosphere brought about a mistake in the busy, Valdés stepped on the surface of his right foot in the process of retreating, and suddenly his center of gravity was unstable, and he sat on the turf with his butt and watched the football fly from mid-air to the goal......
Whether it was the Barcelona fans in the stands or the Barcelona fans in front of the TV, they all despaired the moment Valdés fell to the ground.
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“…… Iroh Hanging Door! Well? Valdés fell to the ground as he retreated and the ball went in! Entered, entered! Valencia, who are playing away, leads the home team Barcelona 3:1 with three goals from captain Elo! Hervey shouted hysterically.
At the same time, Messi, Iniesta, Pedro, and Llorente at the other end of the pitch all held their heads with their faces full of incredulity.
The same is true over the Camp Nou, which is quiet and ...... Very quiet.
The Camp Nou, which had previously been booed, was silenced by Elloh's goal.
In fact, most of the fans in the stands remember this scene vividly, and they even remember that Iello scored a few hat-tricks at Camp Nou.
So when Iroh extended the score to two goals in the 85th minute, they had already guessed the final outcome - Barcelona lost!
Boo?
The home fans didn't think it was necessary, they booed just to disturb the visiting players, but now that the score is 1:3, counting the injury time, it will only be seven minutes at most, counting two or even three goals in those seven minutes?
Even if they think about the problem with their toes, they know that it is basically impossible!
I could only watch as Iroh celebrated wildly at Camp Nou.
The goal-scorer was so excited that Iroh ran past the frustrated Valdés and scooped up the ball in the net and held it in his arms.
That's right, he's going to collect this football.
"Ai is Ai, he continues to break the record for the most goals scored by an active player at Camp Nou!"
"There are five minutes left in the game, but for both sides of the game, the game is over!"
"Didn't Valdés say before the game that he was going to keep a clean sheet? But...... Ai's three goals made him snap, especially the last imaginative lob ......"
The on-site director locked on Iro, who scored a hat-trick, the commentator in the commentary seat kept giving praise, and the reporters scrambled to press the shutter in their hands.
At this moment, nothing is more exciting than the Chinese media and the local media in Valencia.
Of course, the most important thing to ignore at this cheerful time is the Valencia fans at the far end of the stadium, who followed the team to the Camp Nou, but were completely suppressed for almost 90 minutes, and now they are desperately celebrating and roaring as the home fans lose their voices!
What did they fight silently for 90 minutes?
In order to wait for the moment when Valencia sealed the win.
And Iroh scored his third goal of the game, and that's it!