Chapter 320: The Juggernaut

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"You still have to rely on Ronaldinho's superstar flash when it matters most!"

When Ronaldinho scored a free-kick, the local Catalan commentator did not hesitate to give away his praise, and he was eager to give away all the praise.

"Barcelona equalised and the game was back on the same page!"

"Ronaldinho was able to score this goal, and half of the credit should be given to the Argentine youngster Messi, at this time, it is estimated that many people still don't know who he is, right? He was the bronze ball winner at last year's World Youth Championships in the Netherlands and the second place winner of last year's European Golden Boy......"

'Barcelona equalised before half-time to avoid them having to send the deficit into the dressing room before half-time, which would have been detrimental to their performance in the second half, and now they equalised the score! They will have more confidence in the next games, but ...... Will Valencia be able to stabilize the situation on the pitch? ”

After the team's equaliser, Rijkaard finally breathed a sigh of relief, and for the first time felt that the equalizer was so wonderful!

He knew that the next games would only be more meaningful if he equalised.

If you continue to win without scoring, you can now leave the problem to Valencia, who are playing at home.

Because Barcelona equalised, Valencia, who are playing at home, will certainly not rest on their laurels and will certainly be afraid of conceding goals while wanting to win.

This...... It's an opportunity that Barcelona can seize.

However, it is clear that Flores will not give Barcelona such a chance.

At the same time as conceding the goal, he waved his hand and signaled the team to set up a presence, so that Barcelona would not have another chance to dangle in the front of the penalty area, which not only stopped the danger, but also did not help the team's steady counterattack.

The ball was too close to the penalty area of the side, so it would be too far away from Iello and Vicente.

The speed of the counterattack will also be slower, but the premise of the formation is different, so that the distance is shorter, and there are more opportunities to threaten the opponent's goal!

Besides, Barcelona must have been trying to take advantage of the momentum to take advantage of the momentum, and it would have been a wonderful ending to be able to enter the dressing room with the lead before half-time.

The next time was as Flores expected, Barcelona who had just equalized did want to make a move, but after encountering the tough Valencia midfielder, the attack did not play smoothly.

And before the end of the first half, Ailo and Vicente used their speed to counterattack one after another, so that Barcelona's defenders, who had just shown signs and wanted to take the opportunity to counterattack, did not dare to assist too much.

If you haven't scored a goal but are overtaken again, the gain outweighs the loss!

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With a score of 1:1, the two sides went into halftime.

At the end of the game, the faces of the Barcelona players looked much better, especially Messi, who created a scoring opportunity, and he chatted very happily with Iniesta.

Even though they are playing away, they still have the confidence to win because they are Barcelona!

It's a synonym for honor!!

And the Valencia players who are playing at home have a slightly gloomy face.

According to their plan, they went into the dressing room with a score of 1:0, but it was ruined by Ronaldinho's free kick, which was like a goddess who had just been soaked and was suddenly inserted in the leg by someone else.

But for them, a draw isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Because it's only half-time, if it's the end of the game, then there is no time to adjust, you must know that although the two teams are nine points apart, it is not an insurance score.

Just like the three major reversals listed by "World Sports", for Valencia, only three points are king!

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After returning to the locker room, Flores clapped his palms, "Brothers, it's just been equalized, it's not a big deal, don't we have forty-five minutes left?" Don't be so frustrated! To be honest, you guys had a very good first half! In the second half, we continued to play like this, fighting with them in the midfield, anyway, it was not us who was in a hurry, Barcelona was able to suppress us in the first half mainly because they sent two defensive midfielders, I believe that in the second half, they will definitely remove one of the backs, replace Xavi on the field, strengthen the attack, as long as we hold the beginning of the second half for a while, then it will be our chance! ”

Flores felt really good this time, so he said everything he wanted to say in one go, and the players in front of him still needed some time to digest.

It was about two minutes before he began to talk about the technical and tactical play of the second half.

In the away team's dressing room, Rijkaard excitedly drove the passion of the players, "Everyone was very good in the first half! We must take advantage of the opportunity to kick off in the second half and grab a start! Valencia can score lightning goals and so can we! After that, he looked at Samuel Eto'o, Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho in quick succession.

These three are the players he relies on, and judging from the first half of the game, all three are in good form!

"Because we are great Barcelona, we have to win this game, don't forget that we are catching up, and if we want to defend the league title this season, we must win this game against the leaders Valencia, because there is not much time left for us in the second half of the season and we have to race against the clock!"

Rijkaard stood on top and spoke excitedly, while the players in front of him listened attentively.

Under Rijkaard's leadership, their passion was reinvigorated.

Rijkaard's eyes were like torches, looking at the players who were full of battles, and he knew...... There is drama in this game!!

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At halftime, whether it was the reporters sitting in the media gallery, the commentators in the studio, or the fans watching the game, they were all discussing the first half of the game.

For the first half, everyone thought it was exciting.

Especially that goal from Iroh in the opening 23 seconds!

This goal is a perfect highlight of the speed!!

In the acceleration that instantly surpassed Puyol, the commentators who watched the replay of that scene could feel the rush in their hearts!

The visual impact is too strong!

What is bullying?

That's it!!

Let's play with speed!!

That's why speed is one of the craziest races on the football field.

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At the start of the second half, Barcelona's table was as aggressive as it had been in the last ten minutes of the first half.

As a result, Valencia's defenders were nervous and did not dare to relax in the slightest, and even Iello and Vicente were forced to return to the 30-metre zone to assist in the defense, leaving only David Villa to wait for an opportunity in the middle circle.

But the process is torturous, and it feels like studying hard for decades to be the top student in high school.

Both sides of the game know that this game is not to be lost, and whoever loses this game may lose the league title this season, and lose the whole season's hard work.

So in this game, the 22 players on the pitch are working extra hard.

The fans on both sides in the stands did the same, sparing no effort to cheer for the team.

The pace of the game was very fast, especially in the midfield, where the competition was particularly fierce, so that all 22 players on the field did not know that the clock was quietly passing.

In the 61st minute, Andres Iniesta's careless dribble in the middle did not attract the attention of the defending Baraja, so he had plenty of time to observe the situation on the field, and it was not until 30 meters that Baraja caught up, so he passed the ball out, and Van Bommel received it.

After passing the football, Iniesta did not stop, he still followed the pre-match running position to meet Van Bommel, and sure enough, as soon as the position arrived, Van Bommel passed the ball.

At the same time, Van Bommel, who had just finished passing the football, suddenly accelerated forward, and Albelda, who was assisting in the defense, had to follow, so the defender became one, so the central defender Albiol had to be nervous.

While Van Bommel was running, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o began to retreat, apparently to pick up Iniesta, and no one noticed that a small man was cutting forward at high speed from the back and central defenders.

Andres Iniesta's ability to read the game is very strong, seeing Messi cutting forward at high speed, he is about to overtake the last central defender, and while dribbling horizontally, he picks his toes and the ball flies high and crosses between Baraja and Albiol.

Seeing that a player in a red and blue jersey was about to receive this pass, Marchena, who was dragging behind, subconsciously stopped, raised his right arm, and signaled that the opponent was offside, but what he didn't expect was that the assistant referee did not raise the flag high, but continued to move forward.

It's - no offside!

But now it's too late to chase back, Canizares saw that the linesman didn't raise the flag, so he knew that it was bad, and hurried out, and at the same time kept praying in his heart: stop the ball, stop the ball!

Only after the Barcelona player stopped the ball did he have a great chance to save, and Messi, who responded to the game, seemed to understand Canizares's thoughts, and directly used the arch of his left foot to pad the bottom of the football in the high-speed run.

Canizares made a subconscious save during the attack, but he was noticeably half a cut short compared to the height of the football, and he looked back at the football as he jumped to the top.

There was no fluke, and the ball crashed into the far end of the goal.

When the referee signaled the goal, the players led by Canizares and Marchena surrounded the linesman, but the linesman's attitude was very resolute, and at this time, the big screen also gave slow motion to the shot just now.

Not offside!

After watching the firmness of the referee and the linesman, the Valencia players also knew that the decision could not be changed, so they returned to the pitch lonely.

Messi, who scored the goal, was very excited, he ran frantically to Iniesta, who provided him with an assist, and the running and passing just now were really wonderful, otherwise he would not have had a chance to score the ball.

As he jumped on Iniesta's back, he swung his fist at Iro, who was hunched over his waist and confused.

At the same time, I also vented the pressure of this time: you can not only be the master of the arena, me! Leo Messi can too!!