The only thing Jose could think of was a long pass from Bigfoot and then a cross from the wing.

In fact, this is a public trick against Barcelona.

After a moment's pause, Jose kicked the ball in goal.

Pass directly to the left side of the opposing half.

Jose found that the attack from Alba's side was more promising than Alves' side.

Jose's goal kick, after crossing half-time, fell to Velarabi.

Bellarabi suddenly accelerated, shook off Alba and rushed straight to the bottom line.

On the right side of the Barcelona penalty area, Velaraby faced Mascherano's interception and chose to pass back to Calhanoglu.

It's a pity that Calhanoglu's push shot went high.

Leverkusen's attack ended in failure.

Ter Stegen takes a goal kick and passes it directly to Mascherano.

Barcelona again organized the attack.

It's just that in the end, Neymar's shot was also high.

In the first ten minutes of the game, the number of shots on goal between the two sides reached 2 to 3, and the difference did not seem to be large.

In the 11th minute, Calhanoglu counter-attacked in front and brought down Sergio Busquets.

When Busquets fell to the ground, he covered his face with his hands and rolled on the ground, as if he had been hurt somewhat.

Calhanoglu just touched him lightly on his toes, what did Busquets do with his face?

Seeing Busquets' appearance, there were bursts of boos from the pharmaceutical factory fan stands and neutral fan stands.

But no matter how much the fans booed him, Busquets just didn't get up until the referee showed Calhanoglu the first yellow card of the game and Busquets got up from the ground.

Busquets' move made the fans at the scene boo even more, but he didn't care about the fans' boos at all.

Calhanoglu was saddled with a yellow card and will have to be very careful about his movements.

In the 13th minute, Messi won the ball on the right side.

Bender stepped forward to press.

Messi crossed to the right side of the penalty area and the ball reached the feet of Suarez.

Jose quickly moved to the right side of the goal to block.

However, Suarez did not choose to shoot himself and instead passed back to Messi.

From 12 yards in front of goal, Messi volleyed into the left side of the goal.

"Time and space pause."

Jose had more than 90 percent certainty to save Jose's shot, but he still chose to use the plug-in.

"You don't need money for plug-ins, why don't you use them?" This is José's idea.

In this way, Messi's first shot on goal was easily confiscated by Jose.

"Huh?" Seeing that Jose actually took his own shot directly, Messi was a little unconvinced.

In this world, the goalkeeper who can easily take Messi's shot, he has not yet encountered.

"Probably luck." Messi thought so.

What Messi is thinking, Jose certainly doesn't know, he only knows that in the coming time, he can't have any mental deviations.

Jose kicked the ball in goal again.

Unfortunately, they couldn't get into the opponent's penalty area.

The Barcelona players gradually took control of the pace of the game after adapting to Bayer Leverkusen's style.

Like Gua's Bayern, Barcelona's attacking tempo is not fast, but the dazzling passing and receiving combinations make Leverkusen's players a little tired.

"Pay attention to Messi." Schmidt shouted from the sidelines.

At this time, Messi moved to the left and was advancing at high speed with the ball.

Castro chased after him, but he couldn't stop him from pushing forward.

On the left side of the penalty area, Messi passes the ball and Suarez is in front.

Just as Suarez was about to shoot with stops, Jose suddenly came out of the air, caught up with Suarez, and shoveled the ball directly out of the penalty area.

As he gained experience in the game, Jose learned that sometimes the best option is to get the ball out before the opponent shoots.

Jose can't do it to the same level as Neuer right now, but with Jose's more experience and improved ball control at his feet, he may be able to step out of the box like a defender one day.

The game continues

The siege of Barcelona continued.

In the 27th minute, Barcelona got a corner kick opportunity.

The corner kick is taken directly into the box.

Just as Jose was about to attack to confiscate the ball, Wendell scrambled to head it in.

However, the ball was not pushed out of the box.

José secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good.

He saw Neymar.

Reminding his teammates that it was too late, Jose decisively stepped back and was ready to make a save.

From 15 yards on the left side of the box, Neymar fired a low shot into the bottom left corner of the goal.

Thankfully, Neymar's shot didn't hit the power.

Jose leaped forward and confiscated the ball with both hands as it was about to cross the goal line.

Bayer Leverkusen escaped once again.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed.

In half an hour, Bayer Leverkusen committed 15 fouls, setting a record for 30 minutes in the first 30 minutes of a Champions League game this season.

In the first half hour, Calhanoglu committed 5 individual fouls, and the statistics of chances created and passing, dueling, tackles, and aerial duels were all 0.

As the heart of the team's midfield, Calhanoglu's predicament is also the predicament of the Bayer Leverkusen team.

Jose did a great job, but he's just a goalkeeper.

How Leverkusen can solve their current predicament is a question that Schmidt needs to solve in time at half-time.

Of course, Enrique also needs to find a way to get past Jose's goal.

Barcelona's strength lies in their attacking organization, but it is the final blow that gives Jose the impression that it is not as good as Real Madrid's BBC combination.

Therefore, even if the opponent's attack is extremely fierce, it still cannot threaten Jose.

In the end, the two sides played to a 0-0 draw in the first half.

Barcelona had 74 per cent possession and eight shots on goal, which can be said to be a siege.

The only thing that gave Jose a little peace of mind was that the opponent's attack was not fast-paced.

This is also a common problem for pass-and-control teams.

The more passes the opponent makes, the more time Jose has to prepare.

At halftime, Schmidt readjusted his tactics according to the situation in the first half.

Schmidt announced that he would abandon the originally formulated man-to-man defensive tactics, because whether it is Messi or Neymar, it is not something that ordinary players can defend against at all.

Giving up marking doesn't mean giving up defense.

Schmid thought about it and decided to change the second half of the game to a regional joint defense tactic.

At the same time, let Son Xingchou and Bella Rabi try to retreat and coordinate defense.

"Oh, by the way, when defending Busquets, pay attention to the range of movements, although his acting skills are very spicy, but the referee can't stand his performance." Towards the end, Schmidt added.

As for Sergio Busquets, Jose finally understands why fans like to call him Professor Busquets.

In terms of pure individual skills, Busquets is the best in the world in terms of defense, dribbling ability, or passing, but his penchant for touching porcelain is really difficult for fans to like.

Of course, Sergio Busquets is not alone in the Barcelona squad.

While Schmidt was rearranging his tactics, Enrique was also adjusting, but he had too little to adjust.

Some fans said that with Barcelona's lineup, there is no need for a coach, as long as the leash dog can win the championship.

José felt that this statement was a bit excessive, after all, dogs can't speak.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

It was still Barcelona who took the initiative to attack.

In the 48th minute, Calhanoglu was cut off in front.

Barcelona counter-attacked quickly.

Rakitic only tucked in to the left and the ball reached Suarez.

From 10 yards out, Suarez stabbed directly into the direction of the near post.

Compared to the attack in the first half, the attack was much more efficient this time.

Seeing that the ball was about to roll to the goal line, Jose flew to the goal.

With a pounce, Jose sealed the ball off the line with one hand.

Barcelona get another corner.

This time, Iniesta opted for a short corner.

The ball reached Neymar's feet.

According to Schmidt's arrangement, Bayer Leverkusen's players did not come forward to press, but chose to block the opponent's shooting route.

Neymar had no hope of shooting and chose to cross the arc island.

Messi takes the ball and takes it directly into the penalty area.

Spašić and Toprak flanked and blocked, and Bender interfered next to Messi.

However, nothing worked.

Messi burst into the box from the sandwich of three.

Under normal circumstances, in the face of an opponent who breaks into the penalty area with a single knife, the goalkeeper chooses to attack the most correct way.

However, José did not do so.

Jose knows very well in his heart that with Messi's dribbling ability at his feet, if he rushes out, he can pass the goalkeeper and then shoot.

Of course, sticking to the front of the door is also not an option.

So, Jose is waiting, waiting for the best time to use the plug-in.

Seeing that Jose did not attack, Messi did not continue to advance, but chose to hit the goal directly, could it be that he had foreseen that Jose was waiting for him to continue to advance, so he chose to hit the goal as soon as possible?

Seeing Messi choose to hit the goal, Jose knew it was a butterfly effect caused by his non-attack.

Messi's shot is very light, so the ball speed is not too fast, but the angle is very tricky.

The ball hangs straight into the top right corner of the goal.

Jose knows that under normal circumstances, he will not be able to save this shot more than half of the time.

To be on the safe side, José decisively used the "moment pause".

If you don't use a plug-in, you're either stupid or stupid.

In this way, Jose once again confiscated Messi's shot directly.

In the 55th minute, Jose encountered the biggest crisis of the game.

Messi made a clever backheel pass between the two and the ball reached the feet of Alves.

Alves burst into the right side of the box with the ball and faced Toprak, who was attacking and intercepted, he opted for a low cross into the middle of the box.

From 12 yards out, Suarez turned and fired a left-footed shot.

Jose flew to the ground and sealed the ball.

However, the ball fell to Neymar.

Jose secretly screamed badly.

Neymar faced the ball in front of him, and directly pushed the left empty goal, and the ball rolled towards the bottom left corner of the goal.

At this point, Jose hadn't gotten up yet, and no matter how you looked at it, it was too late for José to make a save on the left side of the goal.

Barcelona's lead seems to be a foregone conclusion.

(End of chapter)