Barcelona's adjustment caught Liverpool off guard.

Pep Guardiola was a little relieved on the sidelines, and his confidence in the team was rekindled.

After trying to limit Liverpool's counter-attacks, it seems that they have finally found the right password.

Liverpool itself is a dense defense, the formation is delayed, the central midfield is dense, the space is small, when Barcelona is more pressing and takes targeted counter-attacks, whether it is Gerrard or Alonso, it is difficult to accurately send the ball to Qin Xiong or Torres.

If you have a slight deviation from the pass, it will lead to a different result.

Qin Xiong and Torres stayed in the midfield for a long time but couldn't wait for a good opportunity from their teammates, their off-ball running was very frequent, but the defensive system of Barcelona's midfield and backfield was also relatively adjusted with the team, and the standing area formed a joint defense, making Qin Xiong and Torres seem to be running in a cage, but it is difficult to find free space.

Barcelona began to threaten Liverpool's goal with a constant stream of shots.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Messi ran sideways in front of the penalty area to receive Yaya Toure's pass, and he volleyed directly without stopping, and the football deviated from the goal.

Three minutes later, Ibrahimovic collided with Andres Iniesta in front of the box and scrambled forward to shoot, but his shot into the near corner was saved by Reina, who was standing in position to block the near post.

When the 32nd minute came, Yaya Toure burst forward in front of the penalty area, drove like a tank in front of Liverpool's defensive fortification, and then used his big body to squeeze past Lucas and Xavi to get the ball at his feet.

Yaya Toure resisted Alonso again and slashed the ball into the left side of the box.

Andres Iniesta slipped forward behind Johnson and cut into the box close to the bottom line, where he swept the ball straight towards the back of goal after receiving a diagonal ball from Yaya Toure.

When the ball rolls in front of the goal. Carragher carried Ibrahim. Failed to allow Ibrahimovic to form a goalmouth grab.

But at the back of the goal. Skrtel's tackle was a step too late to try to get the ball off the line, and he watched as the ball slid past his eyes and his toes barely reached the ball.

Aurelio lost to Messi in the fight for speed, after all, he had to turn, and Messi's sprint speed directly inside was unmatched.

Messi faced Liverpool's half-empty goal and cleanly pushed the ball into the goal with his left foot!

The Camp Nou finally let out a passionate cry for the first time in a long time.

Barcelona fans seem to see hope after seeing Messi score!

Pep Guardiola also nodded the sidelines, then applauded as his players retreated to half court to kick off.

Messi rushed into the net after scoring a goal. His expression was always unpleasant, as if the goal did not bring him joy because Barcelona are racing against the clock now!

"Messi! Messi pulls a goal back for Barcelona! Assist from Andres Iniesta.

Barcelona seem to have found a way to overcome Liverpool's defensive fortress, that is Yaya Toure, he is the most physical confrontation among Barcelona midfielders, he can get into the front court to hold the ball, and the Liverpool players can not fall behind physically, and then he can also pass a good ball to keep Barcelona's attack going!

That was the case with this goal, Yaya Toure's pass to Iniesta was beautiful. That's when Andres Iniesta's assist and Messi's easy goal! ”

Truly. Pep Guardiola still has ideas about the tactical arrangement of this game, and Yaya Toure is indeed a key link.

After Barcelona solved the defense, the attack was able to play the desired effect!

The Liverpool players are feeling tricky, as is Koeman.

After Gerrard and Alonso were restricted, Torres and Qin Xiong could not be supported in the front, then Liverpool's attack would be wasted!

Before kick-off, the Liverpool crowd communicated.

Qin Xiong stood with Alonso and Gerrard, and Gerrard proposed: "How about I stand up to the front?" There will be more space in midfield. ”

Alonso shook his head and said: "In that case, the midfield could be completely out of shape, and today is very different from the midfield confrontation in the last game. ”

What he said made Qin Xiong nod in agreement.

Compared to the last game, the hardness of Barcelona's midfield today has definitely risen a level.

And once Gerrard can't provide the hardness of the midfield confrontation, then it is very likely that Barcelona will have an all-round advantage, not to mention counterattacking the ball, there may not even be a chance to counterattack, but will be fully suppressed by Barcelona!

Qin Xiong thought for a while and said, "Let's try to think differently, don't deliberately pursue ground passing, let's walk the sky." ”

In normal times, Qin Xiong's proposal will not be accepted by everyone, because the ground pass is more accurate, and it can also make it easier for offensive players to handle the ball.

But in today's game environment, maybe passing the ball high in the air and playing high will have a better effect.

Because even if Barcelona's midfield defenders are blocking Qin Xiong and Torres, after all, Barcelona wants to attack, the number of backcourt defenders is small, and the space is large, and Torres and Qin Xiong have speed, and when the high-altitude ball comes, there is an uncertain probability of success in the scramble.

Gerrard nodded in agreement with Alonso.

Liverpool adjusted themselves and then restarted the kick-off.

After kick-off, Qin Xiong tried to push the attack, but was overwhelmed by Yaya Toure, Butzquez and Alves.

The referee determined that Qin Xiong lost control of the ball, and Puyol took the initiative to run to control the ball, and Alves' blocking of Qin Xiong did not constitute a foul, which made Qin Xiong feel a little helpless, but there was no protest.

In positional warfare, it was whimsical for him to try to overthrow Barcelona's defense head-on.

Barcelona went from strength to strength, continuing their pressing attack.

In the 39th minute of the game, Yaya Toure rushed to the front of the penalty area again.

This time Lucas was decisive in tackling the defence.

Since the physical confrontation can't kill Yaya Toure, let's be even more ruthless!

Lucas' tackle forced Yaya Toure to change direction on the ball, and he was able to get a tackle on Alonso just after that change.

Yaya Toure counter-attacked immediately after losing the ball, and as soon as Alonso took control of the ball, he felt the pressure of Yaya Toure's collision with his body, and while trying to maintain his balance, Alonso saw where Gerrard was and immediately passed the ball to Gerrard.

Gerrard had his back to Barcelona's half, he had already thought about it, and after stopping the ball, he immediately turned around and drove the ball forward immediately, the same routine as Reina's big kick clearance before to create a chance for Qin Xiong.

But just after the ball stopped, someone poked the ball out from behind him!

Gerard was shocked! (To be continued.) )