Dembele's shot sent Old Trafford into an exclamation.

Perrin on the side of the court scolded: "Fxxk! I almost scored. ”

However, Mourinho next to him was not in a hurry: "It's okay, this is just the beginning, and it's still early to decide the winner." ”

"Dembele is a real threat."

"But he's not too much of a threat, he's quantitative, not variable."

Perrin nodded, agreeing with Mourinho's statement.

Yes, Dembele's advantages and disadvantages are very obvious, and they are indeed quantitative.

Aside from the opening shot, he was still very positive.

Running, dribbling, passing, up front is all his figure.

But he's still what Mourinho calls a ration.

And the real variable in this Barcelona team is Messi.

Dembele is very active, while Messi has been silent.

In the opening minutes, Messi didn't show too much.

He helps his teammates make the ball up front, like a screw.

Even Suarez had a shot from outside the box.

But Messi didn't.

In the face of Manchester United's retreat, Messi was very calm.

For him, there is no hurry.

After all, a star of his calibre, if he wants to score, it's just a momentary explosion.

Manchester United's defense was very solid in the opening period, and Messi did not have a particularly good chance for the time being.

He plays the ball in midfield as much as possible, helping his team-mates create chances while drawing the attention of opposition defences with his name.

Dembele had a shot on goal in the opening period, Suarez also had a burst and Paulinho also cut in from the back to shoot from a distance.

However, they were all saved by De Gea.

The Spanish goalkeeper was still in top form.

It wasn't until the 12th minute of the game that Messi suddenly broke out.

Picking up the ball on the left side, Messi knocks across the middle.

Andres Iniesta kept the ball back and the ball came to the feet of Sergio Busquets.

Sergio Busquets paused for a moment and slotted straight down the left before Pogba stepped up to get back to Messi again.

Messi knocks again!

At this time, Iniesta has already stepped forward and landed accurately!

Diagonal pass without stopping the ball!

Messi keep up!

Wonderful two-over-one match!

On the left side, Messi received the ball and swiped it inwards and rushed directly into the penalty area!

Valencia was left behind by him directly!

At this time, he can't kick at all, as long as he kicks, it's a penalty!

Messi is already firmly stuck in position!

Centre-back Victor Lindelof grabs!

He started the game in place of the suspended Phil Jones, who was suspended, and Mourinho took a fancy to his running ability.

But in front of Messi, Lindelof is still too tender.

Messi's deformation after a feint at his feet, dribbling the ball to the outside and passing Lindelof who came out of his foot!

Messi has room to shoot!

Kick and shoot!

De Gea was ready to make the save, he was focused on the last save!

But the ball didn't fly towards the goal!

Stretch out a kick and break the ball directly!

The ball hit the leg of the United player and bounced towards the midfielder!

It's a summer trip!

At some point, he was already swimming outside the penalty area, and the moment Messi cut inside, he was ready!

A decisive tackle that defuses Messi's shot invisibly!

Wonderful defense!

The ball bounced into the centre circle and Nemanja Matic got his hands on it, and eventually got tangled up with two Barcelona players and the ball bounced off Busquets' leg and off the touchline.

Manchester United's throw-in.

Barcelona's attack this time surprised both Barcelona and Manchester United players.

The Manchester United players did not expect that this time Messi would attack from the left wing.

Messi has always been on the right side, he is a left-footed player, continuous left-footed possession of the ball to advance, and suddenly cutting inside can create good opportunities.

Messi's wonderful succession has scored several goals before, most of which were scored with the ball on the right side.

In this game, Messi actually switched places with Dembele and went to the left wing.

This was something that the United players did not expect.

This is Valverde's tactical arrangement.

He wanted to confuse Manchester United's defence in this way and take Manchester United by surprise.

Their tactics were successful.

Messi's advance on the left flank did surprise the Manchester United defenders, so they were almost scored.

But the Barcelona players didn't expect that it was Manchester United's on-field captain Xia Xing who finally ruined the attack!

Xia Xing has been active on the left side, which is even more untouchable.

Even if it's in the middle occasionally, it's for a lot of runs.

Xia Xing is still often on the left side.

But this time he went straight from the left to the right and made a perfect tackle.

It was a wonderful defense.

And Xia Xing's next move surprised the Barcelona players.

He gave up his position on the left flank and started man-to-man defense against Messi!

This is really beyond everyone's expectations!

Since his debut, Xia Xing has not played man-to-man defense.

After all, he is characterized by a large area of running, and no matter what level of offensive player, it is not worth consuming a top star to take care of alone.

Especially Xia Xing also has a strong offensive ability, and it is really a waste to mark people to defend.

But today is a special case.

Since he had just blocked Messi's shot, Xia Xing began to turn into a ghost and followed Messi closely.

Tag after!

Man to man defense!

Messi had not expected this to happen at all.

In his past experience, countless defenders have marked him closely, and there have even been cases where teams have sent two defenders to follow Messi.

But today, he's in trouble.

A few minutes later, it was Barcelona's attack again, and the ball came to Messi's feet again with three passes and two downs.

But Messi just received the ball, and someone kicked out in an instant!

It's a summer trip!

Before Paulinho passed the ball, Xia Xing predicted in advance and rushed in front of Messi!

With this advance prediction, Xia Xing cut off the ball at Messi's feet!

Then squeeze Messi away with his body, so that Messi can't fight back!

This is a rare broken ball for Messi!

Three minutes later, it was Xia Xing's wonderful performance again!

This time it's the upper body!

Messi cleverly retreated quickly to catch the ball, then turned and accelerated, trying to pass Xia Xing.

But Xia Xing went directly to his body and squeezed Messi away!

The ball is at the feet of the Manchester United players again!

Continuous passes, Barcelona counter-rob, Manchester United is still in crisis.

Messi began to retreat to the right, and Xia Xing followed closely.

The ball reached Messi's feet, and Messi suddenly accelerated!

For the Argentine genius, his man-ball combination ability is absolutely top in the world!

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first in the world at the moment!

But the speed of summer travel is also not slow!

Quickly keep up, even if you can't break the ball, Messi has no space to pass or cut inside!

Messi was squeezed away by Xia Xing, and his forced pass was firmly caught by the attacking De Gea!

Manchester United defended successfully!

This is the third time that Xia Xing has successfully defended Messi during this time!

In front of Xia Xing, he was not completely stared at to death!

Barcelona are at an impasse at the moment! (End of chapter)