Chapter 376: Criminal-style Transcendence
On the evening of May 6, the day after the Real Madrid vs Chelsea match, it was still in Spain, but Barcelona.
At Camp Nou, another Champions League semi-final was played between old rivals Barcelona and Bayern Munich, with Pep Guardiola facing his old club.
But this old club obviously didn't give Guardiola any face. In the 77th minute, Alves crossed after the ball in front of the field, and Messi scored with a left-footed volley into the near corner on the right side of the penalty area, 1-0.
In the 80th minute, Rakitic went straight to the goal, and Messi shook Boateng in the penalty area and then faced the attacking Noyer with his right foot, 2-0.
This is Messi's 77th goal in the Champions League and 10th in the Champions League this season, both of which surpassed Ronaldo.
In the 94th minute, Messi went straight and Neymar scored with a single push, 3-0. When the referee's crisp whistle blew, the majestic Barcelona anthem sounded at the Camp Nou, and the Barcelona fans in the stadium also celebrated the victory.
In the stands, Pan Yi and Scaloni, who stayed in Spain and did not leave, also felt a little incredible. Chelsea have already reached the final with one foot in the final by beating Real Madrid, and of course it will be interesting to see these two potential finalists.
But I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it. Barcelona played so well! It stands to reason that Bayern has got De Bruyne, Lewandowski, Xavi Alonso and other big players this season, and their strength should have improved a lot.
But I didn't expect to be defeated in such a crucial semi-final.
"MSN is really strong." Pan Yi sighed,
"Especially Messi." For him, a traverser, he was a little surprised. Because in his previous life, Barcelona also defeated Bayern 3:0.
But the current Bayern team has De Bruyne! There is a midfield master carefully trained by Pan Yi, why hasn't it changed at all?
It was with the mentality that maybe something had changed, that Pan Yi enjoyed this game with taste, but he didn't expect it to be a copy of his previous life.
Even the one where Messi shook Boateng down
"Criminal-style people" are all the same! It can only be said that under the super play of Messi, or MSN, it doesn't matter whether Bayern's midfielder today is Alonso + Thiago, De Bruyne, or Lahm.
In fact, Kevin De Bruyne struggled in the clash and was substituted around the 65th minute.
Of course, Bayern only began to concede goals after Mr. Ding left the game, and the way they lost the ball was the same as in the previous life, and I don't know if there is any inevitable connection between this......
"Yes," Scaloni, of course, didn't know what Pan Yi was thinking, he just sighed at Barcelona's performance today,
"Guardiola also said before the game that Messi is unstoppable, and sure enough, the facts proved it. It's still Gua Shuai who knows Messi best! "It's true that Pep Guardiola knows everything about Barcelona and even more about Messi, but what's the use?
He did say that no defensive system can stop Messi. He also said: It is not wrong to be beaten by such a person, because he is Messi, the best player on the planet.
Of course, the reason why this Messi is so strong is also related to the two South American superstars next to him. The relationship between Neymar and Suarez, and Messi, is really completely selfless, and they are even good friends who can drink the same cup of tea off the field.
No matter who the three of them are today, whether they are in the middle or on the wing, as long as they get the ball in the Bayern half, the extreme tension of the Bayern fans will come out.
The individual abilities of these three guys are too rebellious! Even if Neymar didn't open up on the left in the first half, Messi on the right and Suya in the middle were almost going to play Bernart, Boateng, Benettia and Alonso plus a Noyer.
This is mainly because Barcelona mainly plays the right side Messi + Rakitic + Alves' side combination attack, coupled with the threat of Su Ya in the middle, the effect is very good, and Bayern can't breathe.
The main reason why Bayern was able to survive the half without conceding a goal was that in addition to Noyer's two singles saves against the sky, there was also the restriction on Messi's internal cut.
Find Neymar and Alba on the left side by blocking the arc pass of his left foot and cut inside to hit the goal, let Messi go to the bottom line, and let him cross.
Bayern has two big men in the middle, Boateng and Benettia, and Su Ya is not a header type, so it is basically no problem to defend.
Then once Barcelona tried to go to the middle through Iniesta, Messi and Suya, Alonso was in front, the first time to grab, the defender squeezed the space in the middle, Suya Messi basically fell into the crowd with the ball, and it was difficult to have a chance to cooperate in the middle.
This also shows that Guardiola does understand Barcelona and Messi in order to make such a targeted deployment.
But the problem is that the other party is in really good shape today. Even if Bayern strangled these two aspects, they still allowed Barcelona to get two single knives.
Then Bayern's offense is not very good, it can be said that it basically relies on Meng. Relying on Laiwan and Muller to pick up the long pass behind the two to cooperate, the best opportunity is the goalfront opportunity that Muller gave Laiwanchuan, but it is a pity that Laiwan is a little late.
Although Laiwan worked hard throughout the game, he was still in a bad state. For about ten minutes into the second half, Bayern still had the advantage and played possession with Barcelona all the time.
It can be seen that Guardiola's arrangement is also helpless, because when Robery is absent, the wing attack is basically abolished, and not controlling the ball is equivalent to directly giving the ball to MSN and letting them use their personal ability to play Bayern's defenders one-on-one.
So the final possession ratio turned out to be 45 to 55, Bayern was ten percent more than Barcelona! It's really worthy of Pep Guardiola, even against Barcelona can take the lead in possession!
But unfortunately, football games are not won by whoever has more possession. In the second half, Barcelona conceded possession, that is, after the half-time scramble, the ball was broken and counterattacked, and the ball was not reversed, and directly looked for Messi Suya Neymar, simple and rude.
In the second half, it was obvious that Neymar was open, and all of a sudden the left and right roads were active, and Bayern's defense couldn't keep up.
Survived until the 77th minute, Bernat was cut off by Alves and sent to the feet of Messi, who scored in the near corner.
The side was ruthlessly broken in the half and no one stepped forward to block in the middle, giving Messi such a chance with his left foot at the front of the big penalty area...... Pep Guardiola had the look of a dog on the sidelines.
"You can't give Messi that chance!" Pan Yi can even make up Gua Shuai's inner monologue at that time.
But just three minutes later, Messi created a chance of his own. He shook Boateng down in the penalty area and scored another goal with his right foot against Noyer, leaving a mark in football history.
from now on
"Bo is late but coming" has also become a famous meme. And Neymar's one-handed shot in stoppage time basically killed Bayern's last hope of a comeback at Allianz next Wednesday.
It can be said that Barcelona has one foot in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, which is more solid than Chelsea!
"It seems that our opponent in the final is likely to be Barcelona." Scaloni's face was solemn,
"It's going to be a very formidable opponent."
"So we've come to the right place today." Pan Yi nodded lightly,
"Remember to collect and sort out the data, and we'll study it later."
"Yes, sir."
"But I think when Bayern return to home, Pep Guardiola will definitely cause problems for Barcelona, who will not be able to qualify so easily."
"Huh? But judging from today's game...... Pan Yi shook his head and smiled: "Football is not a theory. MSN is very powerful, but it can't be said to be invincible, and I think Pep Guardiola will definitely figure out how to deal with them. We're going to see this game next week, and if Bayern can really beat Barcelona, it's a way for us. Scaloni looked at Pan Yi in disbelief: "Okay." I immediately asked someone to book a plane ticket to Germany next week......"
"Rub, who said they were going to Germany to see it." Pan Yi waved his hand and patted Scaloni's head,
"We only had time to watch it today because we happened to be in Spain. Time is so tight next week, how can you be free? Just watch TV. And we have a Premier League game to play, you are in a hurry. ”
"Oh...... It seems to be right......" ----------------- at four o'clock in the afternoon on May 10.
In the 36th round of the 2014-15 English Premier League, a key match was contested at Stamford Bridge.
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The "focus" is because the two sides of this game are Chelsea and Liverpool.
But the mentality of the two teams is quite different. Chelsea have already won the league title and will not be in a desperate position to play the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid in the immediate aftermath of this game.
But Liverpool are making a last-ditch effort to get their last hope of finishing in the race for the top four. It's just that from the historical data, it is still not so easy for Liverpool to take all three points against Chelsea.
Chelsea are unbeaten in the last three seasons with four wins and three draws in seven games against Liverpool, and in the 45 meetings between the two sides in the history of the Premier League, Chelsea have a slight advantage with 19 wins, 9 draws and 17 defeats, including 14 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at home.
Of course, if it is counted as the 171 games in the history of the two teams, it is still Liverpool with 74 wins, 36 draws and 61 losses that have the upper hand, after all, their ancestors are too broad!
Chelsea made a large number of rotation players in this round, and Liverpool made the most of their main force and were the first to enter the team to welcome the champions Chelsea players.
But Chelsea took the lead in the opening five minutes! They were awarded a corner and Kurt Zouma headed home from the edge of the six-yard box.
Glen Johnson then cut past Yovanovic and cut into the left side of the box, but fired into the side-netting from a tight angle.
In the 10th minute, Lallana passed the ball and Cudinho's shot from the left side of the box was saved by Courtois.
In the 13th minute, Emre Can passed the ball, but Sterling's shot in front of the box lacked threat due to being too happy.
In the first half, Lallana, Skrtel and Lambert were yellow cards for fouls. It was a stalemate on the pitch, but Chelsea fans enjoyed a moment of celebration in the stands.
Since they won the title seven rounds early, the mentality of every game in the Premier League has been easy. But the situation on the field has changed a little.
First, the goal-scorer Kurt Zouma suffered a minor injury and was replaced by Cahill. Then Liverpool equalised in the 44th minute!
Yovanovic was booked for a foul on Lallana near the baseline, Henderson's free kick was crossed to the far post, and the unguarded Gerrard scored with a header from close range, 1:1.
Steven Gerrard surpassed Michael Owen with 119 Premier League goals, second only to Fowler, the all-time Premier League goalscorer, who scored 128 goals for Liverpool.
Liverpool continued to play aggressively in the second half. In the 50th minute, Henderson passed the ball and Lallana's shot from the right side of the box went wide of the far corner.
In the 55th minute, Cudinho got rid of the opposing defender on the left side of the penalty area and crossed and pushed the shot into the side-netting from 12 yards.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are defending solidly while still maintaining a counter-attacking threat. In the 60th minute, Gnabry passed the ball, and Willian's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked and deflected by Skrtel and then saved by Minho in the far corner.
Ramirez then came on in place of Loftus-Cheek, and the Stamford Bridge crowd applauded the performance of their Academy youngsters.
On the other hand, Liverpool also brought on youngster Hinkel, who made his first Premier League appearance. Gnabry then attacked the box twice, one from the edge of the box was comfortably picked up by Minho and the other was blocked by Skrtel on the left side of the box.
In the 79th minute, Steven Gerrard was replaced by Lucas, and Pan Yi and many Chelsea fans applauded the Liverpool legend.
In the end, this focus battle ended 1:1, and the two sides shook hands. This game is nothing for Chelsea, nothing more than one
The end of the "friendly match". But for Liverpool, it's a joy and a sorrow. Happily, they broke Chelsea's record of winning all at home in the Premier League this season!
Although Chelsea used a rotational line-up and did not take this game very seriously, it can be said to be a remarkable achievement.
After all, not every team can get out of Stamford Bridge with a bang! Sadly, Liverpool failed to win this game, while in the same round, their arch-rivals Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 to take three points.
As a result, with only two rounds left in the league, fifth-place Liverpool is still six points behind fourth-place Manchester United, and the goal difference is also 14 less, basically missing the Champions League next season.
Chelsea, on the other hand, can put all their energy into the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
----------------- at 20:45 on the evening of May 12, the second leg of the semifinals of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League was contested at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern playing Barcelona at home.
It's also a common practice in the Champions League schedule, with the team that plays the first semi-final first and the second game later.
Therefore, Pan Yi and the coaching staff also moved the bench and sat in the conference room early to watch the game.
Although the two sides have met nine times in European history, Bayern has the advantage of 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, but the 0-3 defeat in the first leg has sharply reduced Bayern's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League final for the 11th time.
Bayern have won 15, drawn five and lost two of their 22 home games against Spanish teams in their European history, including two wins and two draws against Barcelona in four of them.
The two sides continued to play at a fast pace after the opening. In the 5th minute, Barcelona played a threatening attack, Alves passed through, and Rakitic, who successfully countered offside, fired a low shot from 10 yards on the right side of the penalty area that was saved by Noyer.
Bayern counter-attacked after clearing a corner, Muller returned a cross from the left side of the box, and Thiago's 12-yard push was blocked by Pique who fell to the ground and crossed over.
Bayern took the lead in the 7th minute! Alonso's corner was headed in by an unmarked Benatia from 10 yards, and Ter Stegen made a flying save to prevent the ball from being lost.
Barcelona have not conceded a goal in the last 645 minutes. But Barcelona equalised in the 15th minute.
Messi made a direct pass, and Suarez, who successfully countered offside, knocked selflessly on the right rib of the penalty area, and Neymar easily scored an empty goal, 1-1.
Barcelona still have a three-goal lead on aggregate and have a valuable away goal advantage. And this is the first time since Neymar has scored in seven consecutive games since playing for Barcelona.
Then the two sides launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle. Lahm crossed diagonally, and Lewandowski's header was saved by Ter Stegen in the top left corner.
Muller passes the ball and stabs Lewandowski from 12 yards between Pique and Alves, which Ter Stegen is safe to dispossess.
Messi's shot from the three-man pack was then picked up by Noyer. Barcelona overtook the score in the 29th minute!
Messi's header was over, Suarez counter-attacked and crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Boateng missed the ball and failed to intercept it, and Neymar shot into the bottom left corner from 10 yards, 2-1.
It was Neymar's 37th goal of the season, including nine in the Champions League. At the same time, this is also the MSN combination to cover 25 of Barcelona's 28 goals in the Champions League this season, and Suarez has also become the third player in La Liga this season to score 20+ goals and assists.
After conceding the goal, Bayern did not give up their efforts and stepped up their attack. Bernart's cross from the left was headed over by Schweinsteiger from 12 yards and tipped over the crossbar by Ter Stegen.
In the 40th minute, Lewandowski's powerful shot from 10 yards was saved by Ter Stegen, the ball still slowly rolled towards the goal, and the little lion turned back to fish out the ball on the goal line, and the referee did not signal the goal.
Replays also showed that the ball did not cross the goal line in its entirety. Alonso's free-kick cross is headed wide by Benatia.
At the end of the first half, Barcelona led Bayern 5-1 on aggregate. Pedro replaced Suarez in the second half, and Barcelona began to slow down the tempo and control the game.
However, Bayern equalised in the 59th minute. Schweinsteiger passed the ball and Lewandowski feinted on the edge of the box to dodge Mascherano and shoot into the bottom right corner, 2-2.
It was his 24th goal of the season. Rod then came on for Lahm, and Rakitic was replaced by Mathieu.
Bayern overtook the score in the 74th minute! Muller's pass was blocked, Schweinsteiger returned the pass, and Muller fired into the bottom right corner from inside the penalty area, 3-2.
It was his 21st goal of the season, including seven in the Champions League. Xavi then replaced Iniesta and became the first player in Champions League history to make 150 appearances.
In the 92nd minute, Neymar made a selfless cross in front of the small penalty area, but Messi missed the opportunity to shoot an empty goal. This made the final score of this game 3:2, and Barcelona eliminated Bayern with an aggregate score of 5:3 and entered the final!
This is also the eighth time that Barcelona have reached the Champions League final and the 18th time that they have reached the European final.
"Bayern's backwater battle today, although it did not turn the tables, is the real embodiment of Guardiola's ability." As soon as the game ended, Pan Yi gave everyone a review.
'In the first leg, Pep Guardiola seemed to be too eager to prove himself at Camp Nou, and he was a bit of a wholehearted. He just wants to beat Barcelona with control! ”
So at Camp Nou, he fielded a relatively flexible back three. Bernart's position is very important because he not only has to charge down the left flank, but also limit the play of Barca's golden right flank, because there are Alves and Messi on this side. ”
"Whether it is from the process or from the result, it is obvious that Bayern's tactics have failed, because Barcelona compresses the space in the middle to the extreme when defending, and Bayern will be immediately surrounded by Barcelona's 3-4 men once they hit the ball to the side."
"Want to beat Barcelona with your feet? It's hard to get to the top! So this is why Bayern successfully changed the formation in today's game. ”
"Bayern switched to a back four for this game, but because Alonso is extremely far back, it looks like a back five more often. The success of Bayern's tactics in this game was largely due to Alonso's retreat. ”
"From the beginning of the game, Bayern used a very exaggerated high pressing, which made Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen extremely embarrassed to play the ball, and many of the chances created by Bayern in the first half came from the counterattack after the opponent's half."
"And then there's Bayern finally playing at height, and Alonso's long pass at the back shows his role."
"Coupled with the constant bombardment of crosses by De Bruyne and Lahm, Mascherano, Alves and Alba, who have an obvious height disadvantage, are very embarrassed. If it weren't for Ter Stegen's many wonderful saves, I'm afraid the game would have been a little more suspenseful. ”
Of course, in the face of such a fierce Bayern, Barcelona also chose a more secure strategy - not to fight with you in the midfield, waiting for the opportunity to play a counterattack to kill the game. In the end, two quick counterattack goals also completely extinguished Bayern's dream of turning the tables. ”
"After conceding the goal, Bayern completely lost its baggage and continued to attack. We can see that Suarez was substituted in the second half and became the turning point of the game, without Suarez's erratic running in the front court, Barcelona's counterattack was almost no threat. ”
"So with Bayern's four people besieging Barcelona several times in the second half to block its counterattack, Bayern, who dominated the game, finally won the battle of honor with the goals of Lewan and Muller, and they could also leave with their heads held high in front of their hometown fathers."
"To sum up, Pep Guardiola found the loophole in Barcelona's defense of high-altitude balls, resolutely implemented the play of using long passes to divert the empty space to find Barcelona's side and then waiting for opportunities to cross, and combined with his best high pressing, he finally won."
"This change of formation proves that he is still one of the best managers in the world, and it also provides us with tactical ideas for Barcelona in the future......," Pan Yi said, and the members of the coaching staff nodded frequently.
This game has just ended, and Pan Yi was able to give such a professional and accurate tactical analysis, which really benefited the family a lot.
Of course, today's analysis is mainly on Gua Shuai's tactics against Barcelona, and Pan Yi did not say anything about what tactics Chelsea will use at that time.
After all, Chelsea haven't actually reached the final themselves! So in the end, Pan Yi also reminded: "You have also seen that even if Barcelona won by three goals in the first leg, it still lost in the second game. So, our one-goal lead over Real Madrid is really nothing. We have to forget about the advantages of the first round, cheer up and start from the beginning! Everyone echoed one after another!