Chapter Twenty-Three: Mr. Key

There was so little time left in the first half, and Barcelona couldn't score another goal in the end, after all, Real Madrid was not a fish belly team, and Prandelli's "white team" was not the most luxurious, but it was a very practical whole.

In the end, Barcelona could only enter the halftime with a score of 1:2, but the score of 1:2 was enough for Barcelona to save hope, 0:2 behind and 1:2 behind is a completely different feeling, the team's morale and fighting spirit are completely different.

At halftime, Simon? Grayson didn't say anything to boost morale, and he didn't need to say anything more in that regard, as Barcelona's players knew exactly what it meant to play against Real Madrid, at least they couldn't afford to lose at home.

And Simon? Grayson also saw very clearly that Barcelona still has an advantage in the game, and it is just a matter of luck to be led by Real Madrid, especially the second goal, which is a bit incredible, Higuain passes on the side, Lucas? Moa was in the middle of a pack, and the goal was scored, which is really a bit abnormal for Barcelona, even if there is no Batista to intercept in the middle, but normally, Rivero is enough to defend in the middle, not to mention Ben? Parker, Raphael, et al.

"In the second half we continued to strengthen our attack, we still have to focus on Shaq to create chances, but if anyone has a chance to score, don't let it go, don't forget, you are a team, a team! Do you get it? ”、

"Understood!"

Barcelona's players certainly understand that the current boss of the team, "Brutal Simon", is not that they have to help Shaq score, but that they should focus on Shaq to find opportunities to score, that is...... If the chances of others were better, Shaq would have to go from safflower to green leaf.

Simon? Grayson nodded. The players were given their own rest, and Shaq, Cesc Fabregas, Vasquith, Shaarawy and Ganso were also communicating with each other, and although there were still some language barriers, it did not prevent them from talking about how to cooperate in the next game.

On Real Madrid's side, Prandelli had to make a substitution decision for the second half of the first half. Coentrão was a little overwhelmed by the onslaught of his opponents and could no longer keep up with the pace of Shaarawy, and he had to be replaced.

Modern football is like this, no matter how experienced and skilled the players are, they also need plenty of physical strength as the foundation, otherwise they will not even have the opportunity to play.

Coentrand's replacement is also a reassuring choice for Prandelli, because at least he knows Shaq well. This man was poached from Manchester United with Papadopoulos in the summer transfer window today...... Jose? Angel.

Is the Spanish left-back Simon? The main left-back poached from Roma when Grayson was in charge of Manchester United, and during his four years at Manchester United, he reached double digits in assists every season. Angel's defensive ability is not weak at all, otherwise he would not have been trusted by "Brutal Simon".

And, most importantly, José? Angel is not only familiar with Shaq, but also Simon? Grayson's tactics are also well understood. Before the game, Prandelli considered starting the Spanish left-back, but ultimately opted to trust the more experienced Coentrão.

When both sides of the game are back on the field. The commentator couldn't help but exclaim: "Real Madrid has changed, and Poland uses Jose?" Angel replaced Coentrão and Jose was Shaq's former team-mate, and they played together at Manchester United for four years. Angel and these people have all played together at Manchester United, and it is not difficult to imagine what kind of strong Manchester United dynasty Simon created in the first place! ”

Barcelona fans vs Jose? Angel is no stranger. After all, he is a local player in Spain, and he is also an international player who has played 65 games for the Spanish national team, and he can't do it if he is not familiar with it, but these fans also immediately realized that their team may be in trouble again, a familiar Shaq. One used to be in Simon? Jose, who played under Grayson for two years? Angel will be a step further in limiting Barcelona's attack.

After the start of the second half, Real Madrid, who kicked off, controlled it a little and passed the ball to Higuain's feet in front, "Little Smoking Gun" is still Prandelli's most trusted center forward, C. Ronaldo is now 33 years old, and his status in the Real Madrid team is getting lower and lower.

However, at halftime, Rivero and Battista also communicated, and in the first half of the game, Battista was defending Higuain, and the two pondered that this would definitely involve the entire back line, so they simply decided to adopt zone defense to deal with Higuain in the second half.

Simon? Although Grayson is nicknamed "Brutal Simon", that is just to say his style in the transfer market and governing the army, in fact, he still gives a lot of freedom when it comes to arranging tactics for his players, like Rivero and Battista privately decided to change man-to-man defense to zone defense, which is absolutely not allowed in other teams, but in Simon? Grayson is totally fine here.

"Bang!"

Rivero directly used his body to collide with Higuain, squeezing the Argentine veteran away a little, at this time, he stretched out his foot to stop the ball, the twenty-two-year-old Uruguayan talented central defender, now more and more mature in defense, and because Simon? Because of Grayson, he's also a very good thinker and a guy who plays with his brain.

After the interception, Rivero quickly passed the ball to the retreating Krisettigue, and the Italian midfielder immediately passed the ball to the feet of right-back Rafael, and the Brazilian immediately passed the ball back to the German goalkeeper Marc, and this is ...... Barcelona snatched the ball.

After gaining possession, Barcelona became unhurried again, they controlled the ball, tried to attack from the right, and saw Shaq followed by Papadopoulos, and Jose? Angel also vaguely clamped down on the passing lane, and then passed the ball back to the back line. After taking control, he started attacking from the left.

This time, Barcelona's offensive came out, and there was a pass-and-run cooperation between Vasquith and Shaq, and an easy one-two left David? Luiz, then Vasquiz dribbled the ball all the way to Real Madrid's left side of the penalty area before getting up and sending the ball sideways. He couldn't finish the shot on his own, and Varane always ran on his side, blocking the angle of the shot.

Fortunately, Vasquith's cross was still very exciting, and the ball was not sent to Shaq, who was sandwiched between Papadopoulos and Khedira in the middle, but flew directly from their heads to the right side of the penalty area.

"Bang!"

When the "little pharaoh" Shaarawy appeared, he directly pushed the ball to the right side of Real Madrid's goal with a right-footed volley.

"Smack!"

Casillas, who was standing in front of Real Madrid's goal, couldn't tell that he was already thirty-seven years old. A clever sideways fish leap to save, hard to hit the ball out with a right fist in the air, and Jose who retreated? Angel was the first to clear the siege.

"Oh, what a pity! El Shaarawy's shot came close to scoring just a bit! However, we can still see that the team's attack is getting sharper, and I believe that the goal should not be too far away from us! ”

Simon? Grayson didn't ask his team's offense to play at halftime, but Shaq, Cesc Fabregas, and Ganso are all veterans of battle, and Vasquith and Shaarawy are also extraordinary. In other words, the offensive that Barcelona can show the opponent will basically not be their real killer move. The fatal blow they were going to use was hidden, and it was really good to try it just now.

Three minutes later, Shaarawy crossed Shaq in front of the penalty area on the right, like a stone pillar that will not fall for 10,000 years, Shaq leaned on Papadopoulos and forced a turn, and then his right leg swung. The arrival made the hearts of the Real Madrid players hang.

Papadopoulos did not hesitate to pull Shaq's clothes with his hands, and fell to the ground to intercept it, anyway, this position is outside the big penalty area, and he is not afraid to give away penalties, not to mention his understanding of Shak. In this case...... It's really unlikely that Shaq will be dragged down!

Papadopoulos was very thoughtful, but the moment Shaq touched the ball with his right foot, he pumped it off, and the ball "snapped" and bounced to Real Madrid's right side of the small penalty area with the outside of his right foot.

The "little pharaoh" reappeared, picked up his right foot and pumped the ball out with a "bang"!

"Boom!"

Casillas was like a divine help, quickly shifting and smashing the ball upwards with both fists, only to send a corner to the Barcelona side.

Although there were loud sighs from the fans at the Camp Nou, Barcelona fans are really more and more confident now, the team's attack is so sharp, and the goals are ...... Isn't that a matter of time!?

Barcelona fans didn't wait too long, in the 53rd minute of the game, Barcelona launched an attack from the right side, and the ball was passed to the feet of Shaarawy by Rafael, but the "little pharaoh" did not break through with the ball this time, but ran forward with the ball for more than ten meters, and suddenly stuffed the ball straight to Jose? Behind Angel...... The Shaq slash is running up!

Even Papadopoulos has to admit that when Shaq is moving at high speed, he really can't defend against Shaq anymore, and if the two of them are still or not fast to fight, Papadopoulos still has a chance to defend against Shaq, but now...... Papadopoulos could only watch as Shaq ran quickly to the passing route, and with a smooth right foot, he broke into the penalty area on the right side of Real Madrid.

Papadopoulos gave up chasing Shaq early in the morning, and instead went straight back to his own small penalty area to block Shaq's shot, and even Varane quickly blocked Ganso who followed him in the middle.

"Bang!"

Just when everyone thought Shaq would shoot, Shaq got up, but instead of shooting, he kicked the ball diagonally into the small penalty area on the left side of Real Madrid!

"Smack!"

A nimble figure in a red and blue arrow shirt glides across the turf just outside the small penalty area on the left side of Real Madrid...... Vasquith outflanked in place!

When Shaq's pass arrived, Vasquith used his unfortunious right foot to block the ball, and the ball flew towards the right side of the goal that Casillas was moving in the opposite direction......

“GOLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

Vasquez scrambled up from the turf and yelled at the Barça fans in the stands......

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Shaq's brilliant pass! Vasquith is just the right outflank! Both of them are now one goal and one assist! Although Vasquith is a player who has been developed in our La Masia Academy, we have to admit that Shaq played really well in this game, not only scoring goals and assists, but also showing his awareness and tactical role perfectly, stepping up again and again at key moments, Shaq is now a key man for our Barça! (To be continued......)