Chapter 21: Whose Hell Is This!

At 22 o'clock local time, under the gaze of 103949 fans at the Camp Nou and in the expectation of hundreds of millions of fans around the world, referee Jesus? Carrion whistled...... The first battle of the century in the 2018~2019 Spanish Serie A season has finally begun.

After Barcelona took the lead, the ball was sent to the feet of the defender Krissettigue, and then it was assigned to the right side, "Little Pharaoh" Shaarawy stopped the ball and turned around, only to take the ball a step forward, a white figure rushed up, "dong" stretched out his foot and Shaarawy's right foot across the ball, and then led the ball to his side...... Coentron!

The 30-year-old Portuguese left-back is now the age of the best experience and awareness, and although his fitness has begun to decline, if he does not frequently insert assists on the field, it is completely sufficient.

The steal of El Shaarawy just now fully reflects the current level of competition of Coentrão...... Absolutely world-class!

"Smack!"

After breaking the ball, Coentrão immediately passed the ball to Higuain in front, the Argentine was not greedy, and immediately diagonally returned to Giuliano, and when the Brazilian returned the ball to the "small smoking gun", Higuain suddenly instigated the team's attack, he made a lateral pass, and handed the ball to Coentrão who followed on the left.

Coentrão immediately burst forward from the left with the ball, and the rest of Real Madrid's players flanked from the middle and the right flank, looking to complete a cross from the wing.

But at this moment, Brazilian right-back Rafael rushed to Coentlan's side like a gust of wind, and the Portuguese flashed to the left touchline, but Rafael, who was also agile, hooked the ball back with his right foot, and then kicked the ball forward with a big kick.

Shaq in the middle ran towards the ball and stopped the ball sideways with his chest at the first moment. It's a pity that he was followed by his former teammate Papadopoulos, who was very familiar with him, and under the strong body of the Greek central defender, Shaq's stop was a little bigger, and he was immediately kicked out of the right wingline by Varane, who ran up laterally.

"Oh――――――"

At the Camp Nou, the fans finally got out of the tense rhythm of the game, and the speed of the transition between attack and defense was too fast. Everything happened in just thirty seconds, and the fierceness of the battle of the century was vividly demonstrated.

"Damn! Papa, you're getting darker and darker! ”

Shaq glared at Papadopoulos next to him as he walked to the middle, and if it hadn't been for the former teammate who secretly reached out and pulled him, his chest would not have been able to stop the ball wide.

Papadopoulos is a little shorter than Shak, but he is more lean, and he laughed when he heard Shak's complaints: "Shak, I didn't choose to join Barcelona, but I just wanted to be able to fight you on the pitch!" Don't let me down! ”

"Definitely not!"

Shaq grinned too. He could feel the fighting spirit of his former teammates, which was definitely different from many defenders who hid in dark corners and were ready to step on his body to make a name for themselves, Papadopoulos really wanted to compete with himself!

The Greek centre-back moved to Real Madrid after four years at Manchester United and played just two games off the bench before securing his place in the mainstay, scoring two goals in 17 games for the Blancos, but his real standout was in defence, averaging 4.71 tackles per game. and his ability to get to the ball, tackles, headers and runs. This has made him Prandelli's most important centre-back, and he has now become the mainstay of Real Madrid's defence along with Raphael Varane.

The tempo of the battle of the century was fast from the start, but both sides defended aggressively, with Barcelona's throw-in being headed over by Raphael Varane.

Higuain, the "little smoking gun" in front, was squeezed away by Batista and cut off the ball when he received the ball......

The rabbits on the pitch were falling and falling, and Barcelona supporters were worried when they watched the Camp Nou. They are afraid that their team will be scored by the opponent if they make a mistake, and at the same time, they are also hoping that the opponent will make a small mistake and give their team the lead.

After three minutes of fierce competition, Barcelona at home took advantage of the home game, coupled with Real Madrid's intention to recover. They finally had a slight advantage on the field, they relied on possession and pressed forward a little more, but Barcelona's attack could not pose a threat.

The Real Madrid players shrunk on the pitch, but they had confident expressions on their faces, and they all thought of what their manager Prandelli had said when he led the team to prepare for this game......

"Barcelona's offense is based on Shaq as the fulcrum, and many people think that only by limiting Shaq's play can Barcelona's attack be contained, but I want you to see clearly, what way will Barcelona's attack finally use to send the ball to Shak's feet, cross from the side, and go straight through the middle, but these are just these two routines, other teams can't stop it, can't you stop it?"

Prandelli is worthy of being a master of tactics, he has seen through and studied the current Barcelona team early on, so he did not stare at Shaq like other teams, after all, Shaq is the "king of the ball", his personal ability is really strong, and it is almost impossible for one or two defenders to stare at him, but Barcelona's offensive routine is too concise, which gives them the opportunity to prevent the opponent's attack.

The crosses from the wings of El Shaarawy and Vasquis, or the inward cuts of the two of them, can be intercepted through the cooperation of full-backs and central defenders, while the direct passes of Ganso and Cesc Fabregas in the middle can also limit Nainggolan and Khedira.

Real Madrid's current defense does not rely on the individual ability of a player at all, but relies on the player's personal ability to form a complete defensive system, which can limit Shaq's play in the game.

Not without Papadopoulos, not without Raphael Varane, who is good at interception, without the experienced Coentrão and the consistent David? Luiz is no better either, without Khedira and Nainggolan in midfield, it still doesn't work.

Despite the difficulty, Prandley was able to build a complete defense system. The Real Madrid defensive system, which was born out of Italy's chain defense, has only finally taken shape this season.

The game was very intense, but neither side could get any shots, Real Madrid's defense is very strong, but Barcelona's defensive ability is not weak now, Rivero, Batista, Ben? Parker and Rafael are both highly capable and experienced players. Not much chance was given to the opponent at all.

It's just that...... Barcelona's defense still seems to be a little weaker!

The first shot on goal was only scored by Real Madrid after 16 minutes of play, and it was ...... Scored!

David? Luiz took a throw-in from the right and the ball was thrown straight into the box on the right side of Barcelona. Moa rushed up to stop the ball with his left foot, then immediately followed with his right foot and pumped the ball towards the goal.

Higuain, who was standing in Barcelona's small penalty area, turned around and ran two steps from the goal line, then rubbed the ball lightly on his forehead, only to have its flight path changed slightly. The diagonal line avoided Mark's right hand and drilled in from the left side of the Barcelona goal!

“GOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

After the goal, Higuain ran to the corner flag with his arms raised in high cheers, and the roaring Argentine once again proved that he deserved to be selected for the Argentine national team.

"Little Smoking Gun" has not been selected for the Argentine team for a long time now, there are too many talented players in this country, Messi, Aguero is counted, and young people such as Cabrera and Carreras have occupied his position, but Higuain still has not given up. He used what he learned in Serie A to transform into an efficient opportunistic centre-forward, which gave him a lot of points. This season's goalscoring efficiency has been even more impressive.

The opponent scored the first goal in the home game, which made the Barcelona fans angry, obviously they still had a little advantage on the field, and they had more possession than the opponent, but the opponent's first shot on goal actually scored, which ...... What the is this reasonable!?

'Gonzalo Higuain's goal put us behind. But I didn't think there was anything wrong with Simon's tactics, we still had the advantage on the pitch, but we had some problems with our attack, and Shaq worked hard up front, running wide and holding the opposition under pressure. But the ball on both flanks couldn't be passed, which caused Shaq to have little chance to play. In addition, Ganso and Francisco don't seem to be in great form, they have too few forward outputs, so let's see what kind of adjustments the team makes. ”

Through these ten minutes of confrontation, Simon? Grayson also saw the opponent's defensive routine, but it is difficult to break the defensive system that Prandelli has created for Real Madrid, but it is not completely impossible. Pakdo can assist forward, or let Ganso push behind Shaq, and Crissettig can come up to help Cesc Fabregas organize the attack, but then Barcelona's defense will have to make some sacrifices, and it is difficult to say whether they can withstand the opponent's attack.

Simon? While Grayson was still hesitant to make adjustments, the situation on the court helped him to answer...... Real Madrid have scored again!

On 21 minutes, Khedira stopped Ganso in the box and sent the ball near the halfway line with a big kick, and Higuain got in front of Batista with an early header and headed the ball in front of the right.

Then the "little smoking gun" chased after him, which was really not easy for a 30-year-old veteran, and Batista's close defense could not prevent the Argentine's cross, and the inexperienced Spanish central defender was thrown away by Higuain with a quick stop, and Higuain controlled his rhythm and took advantage of this opportunity to cross the ball to the Barcelona small penalty area.

"Bang!"

Lucas who followed up in time? Moa, with a desperate and injured tackle, shoveled the ball out of Rivero's feet, and the ball grazed the right post of Barcelona and flew into the bottom right corner of the goal...... 2:0, Real Madrid has a two-goal lead away!

In an instant, the Camp Nou became incredibly quiet, as if it were a hell!

Catalans...... I'm starting to get scared!

When they were down by a goal, they had the confidence to catch up, but now ...... Real Madrid, who performed very well defensively in this game, is already a two-goal lead!

But what about Barcelona!?

Even if the offense can't be played, even the defense is starting to have problems, and how can you score a goal if you have a cross from the side of the counterattack like this just now!?

"Damn it!"

Simon? Grayson finally couldn't sit still, he got up from his seat a few steps and walked to the sideline, and then yelled at Rafael, who was closest to him: "Let Ben go into the attack, you stay and help defend!" Tell Ganso to get behind Shaq and give me a damn for their defenses! ”

At this moment, when the Catalans felt that they were in hell, "the brutal Simon" finally showed his fierce side!

0:2 is a loss, 0:3 is also a loss, but if you can get a goal back in the first half, who can say for sure the outcome of this game!? (To be continued......)