Messi dribbled the ball from the half, broke through all the way to the penalty area, and shot near the bottom line to cause a supplementary goal, which made the entire Camp Nou stadium boil all at once. This is their home stadium, Messi is their core, and their players can break through all the way on the pitch and kill the opponent's defense as if they were in no man's land, which is the happiest thing for any team's fans.

Listening clearly, Palmeri stood on the edge of the court, and was also slightly moved. Palmery has always believed that he has seen a lot of great players since he played, he knows a lot of breakthrough masters, even in the face of Robben and other players, he has never been weak, and he is confident that he can block them all. However, when facing Messi today, he found that the opponents he had faced before were too much worse than Messi's breakthrough ability now.

It's not scary for a person to have a super-first-class ball sense. But a person who has a super-first-class ball sense, but also has a superb football IQ, and knows how to use his skills to play football, which is really scary. Just now, Messi relied on accelerating past Coentrão, relying on stopping the ball to shake off Gustavo, and finally relying on the ball to force a chance to get up in the penalty area. The opponent's speed is not at all satisfied, but he can easily shake a goal at such a time, and this way of playing makes Palmeri feel a little chilly just thinking about it.

The successor of the football king, really not everyone can try, usually he always feels that Di Maria has that kind of skills, and it is very unfair that he is not valued in the national team, if he is in Italy, he must be the core of the attack. But now he realized that on the offensive line, Argentina's ability is too different from Italy's.

However, if it is about defense......

This reminded him of the confrontation between Maradona, who was talked about by the old people, and the chain defense in his memory. In terms of offensive power, the Italians may not be as good as the Argentine, but when it comes to defense, they are Italians and they should not fail.

Maybe you're Maradona, but if you're Maradona, then I'm Baresi – if you want to fight against the sky on my team, you have to see if you have this fate!

"Fabio, be a little serious, he didn't score either, our defense can still limit him, don't be so discouraged, let him see how good you are." Palmeri first went to the side and comforted Coentrão, who was obviously in a much lower mood, and then found Gustavo, "Return to the defense a little faster, tighten it tighter, you follow, I'll get down, don't lose it again." We can stop him by working together. ”

Coentrão is a little less confident and needs some encouragement at this time, while Gustavo, as a Brazilian, is a little too optimistic and needs to be pushed - although no one has ever said that Palmeri is the leader of the backfield, Palmeri is very used to calling the shots at this time. Tottenham's tactical arrangement, he knows very well, their defense, is no worse than others. Messi is very strong, but this will not make him lose confidence, on the contrary, it will make him work harder and try to block the man called Messi on the other side.

After the 1-1 draw, the players at the back of Tottenham were getting serious. Just now, Messi was able to find Coentrão's mistake in stopping the ball and deceive Gustavo with feints, but as Tottenham's players changed, his chances became less and less.

When Messi got the ball again, his breakthrough was not so easy.

In midfield, Messi carried the ball and wanted to make a splash. He first accelerated directly with one kick, shook off Yaya Toure's entanglement, and then, directly on the middle, faced the opponent Gustavo and the forward Palmeri two blocks.

He controlled the ball at his feet, did not accelerate immediately, but waited for his opponent's position to move, and only after seeing about the same time did he jerk forward, and then suddenly flicked the ball, turned his body, and turned to his left. This sudden turn made Gustavo in front of him and Palmeri on his side want to intercept him, but the two collide with each other on their own.

This time, however, Palmeri did not hesitate any longer. After colliding with Gustavo, he did not chase Messi again, but immediately ran backwards and relied on Thiago Silva and Piszczek behind him to build up a defence at the back. This time, there were not many points around Messi, and he took a step forward and chose to grab.

Messi threw him over again with a simple change of direction. It's always easy for a player with the ball to get away from the opposition. However, although Palmeri's immediate uptake after the chase made him himself cannon fodder, Gustavo took advantage of this time to catch up and stick to Messi for defense.

In front of Messi, Piszczek and Thiago Silva also approached at the same time, and almost three people joined forces to stop Messi's breakthrough. However, even so, Messi has not completely lost his role. This is Barcelona, not the Argentine national team, he will not be blocked so easily, he kicked the ball straight behind Piszczek, where Henry has been quickly inserted.

However, Palmeri, who failed to intercept Messi just now, has also rushed back to the penalty area, Henry got the ball, but Palmery has already caught up, and after a simple confrontation between the two, Palmery kicked the ball out of the bottom line without hesitation and ended the attack.

"Palmeri did a very good job, helping to defend, chasing back, and cooperating with the team to establish an echelon defense to intercept Messi...... It's the last kick, it's a bit sloppy. ”

The commentator commented on the interception, but when he saw Barcelona's Xavi kick the ball to Iniesta at the corner kick point, directly turning the opportunity into a tactical corner, he knew in his heart that he had said the wrong thing.

It's not easy to watch Henry one-on-one, since the opponent is this kind of corner kick ability, maybe it is better to kick directly out of the bottom line......

And such a scene, until the end of the first half, did not change much. Although Barcelona relied on Messi's very frantic attempts to make another contribution, Tottenham's defense was able to maintain and there were no further problems.

A good defender is forced out by a good striker's ability. Baresi was lucky, he met Maradona, and Palmeri met Messi, and he could also push all his abilities to the fullest.

Tottenham's defence was already well set up against Bayern, and now their spirit is beginning to mature.

As a result, the last ten minutes of the first half did not play much. Barcelona's strong attack was fruitless, while Tottenham was a little afraid to attack because of Messi's deterrence.

'Palmeri's quality has allowed Tottenham to maintain their defence. When the whistle blew in the first half, the commentator was also sighing slightly, "In the first half of the game, we saw a change in the thinking of the coaches of both sides, Guardiola wanted to rely on the physical advantage to drag down the opponent, but Tottenham broke their defense, and after he adjusted, it seems that Tottenham did not have many counterattack opportunities." Although Tottenham has some targeted arrangements, however, because Messi's forced breakthrough has had too much impact on them, they have no time to make more offensive changes in the last ten minutes of the first half, but I don't know if they will surprise us in the second half. ”

At this time, in Tottenham's dressing room, Li Bin also said his attitude to the players.

'We defended well in the first half – very good, so to speak. It was our first time against Barcelona and we were able to get the rhythm of their attack right away and concede just one goal, which is already very satisfying to me. For the players, Li Bin did not retain his praise, Tottenham can defend so well, which is already commendable, "but in attack, we are still a little lacking." ”

"They're disarmed." Yaya Toure looked up, "Our counterattack is dead. ”

"So what do we do? This change, we said before the game. Li Bin said.

"Rely on muscles, advance layer by layer, combine edge and center, and spread out attacks." It was Suarez who answered, "I remember it very well, it was when I was playing......

"Lost your mind? Suddenly I don't know how to play football? Li Bin asked rhetorically.

Suarez's face was a little red, but he still nodded in agreement with Li Bin's statement. Before the game, he always thought that when he saw Messi, he could definitely play a better game than Messi, but after the game started, the ball was always on Barcelona's side, and as an attacking player, he got few opportunities. He rarely encounters such a game, which also makes him a little unsure of what to do.

"That's what I mean by Barcelona is terrible. They are a strong team, not only in terms of strength, but also psychologically. The first time he faced a team like Barcelona, which kept the opponent from the ball, the confidence of the attacking players was inevitably frustrated. With a player like Messi who can't compete with the breakthrough, the defenders are inevitably nervous: against Barcelona, we have all kinds of emotional fluctuations, which is a normal phenomenon and nothing strange. It's part of Barcelona's tactics: they control the pitch and you don't get a chance, you get frustrated. Li Bin explained, "However, the key is how long we will lose our minds." If from now on, your confidence is directly lost, then I will have to consider a new group of people to play football. If this game can't be turned around, or even affects the game, then we have to think about playing them again next year. But if you can do it and it's just half-time tension, then it's not a thing at all: it's 180 minutes and it's only 45 minutes, what's the big deal? ”

"It only took 30 minutes for our players at the back to wake up from the shock of their opponents. See Orlando their interception? When they get serious, Messi is not unstoppable. In the same way, Barcelona's forward line is not so good, they can be beaten just as well. Remember last year's Stamford Bridge? How did Hiddink defeat them? We can do better. Barcelona's tactics are a variant of the Dutchman's tactics, and no matter how they are, there is something inside. Hiddink is Dutch, he knows all of this, he can intercept Barca. I'm not Dutch, but I understand these things, and as a coach I don't think I'm going to be as bad as Guus Hiddink, as a player, are you worse than Chelsea? ”

It's not bad - Suarez didn't say it, but in his heart, he said it.

"Go ahead, there's still half the ball. Just over halfway through the game, it's hard to say whether you'll win or lose. The opponent is strong, I don't deny it, but we are also very strong. It's all levels of combat, tactics, technique, physical, physical, physical, experience, and mental. A strong man is not only a skill and a physical one, but also a spirit that is unstoppable! ”

It's only been 45 minutes – and for a two-legged match, the battle has just begun!