The situation on the left side of Barcelona is the same as that of Manchester City, after Messi left, Lin Quan, who did not have to participate in the defense, turned Barcelona's left side upside down.

The likes of Alba and Busquez struggled to contain him, and sometimes had to bring Andres Iniesta into the defence.

But in this way, their attack will be affected again, and Barcelona's entire attack on the left side will immediately be paralyzed.

The two sides were originally trump cards against trumps, exchanging seeds with each other.

Now that the two aces have been split, it has become a mutual explosion.

In this case, it was the fans who came to the scene that saw the super individual strength of these two top stars for the first time.

On Manchester City's side, although he was beaten by Messi very embarrassed, Kante still gritted his teeth and persevered.

But that's just because there wasn't much time left in the first half of the venue, and there was only a limited amount of time left for Messi to perform.

If this is still the case in the second half, N'Golo Kante alone will definitely not be able to limit Messi.

A few minutes later, the half-time whistle blew and the first half ended.

The two teams were temporarily tied, and the suspense of victory and defeat was left in the second half.

Because the match was held in Germany, fans saw quite a few familiar faces on the pitch.

Stars like Germany's international players such as Reuss, Muller, Lahm and so on.

As well as Bayern coach Heynckes, Lin Quan and De Bruyne's mentor Thomas Schaff, and Klopp, who has just stepped down as Dortmund manager, and other coaches also came to the scene.

The Champions League final is a big event for European football.

Here you can see the individual performances of top stars, you can see the charm of teamwork, and you can also enjoy the battle of wits and courage of the coaches on both sides at the tactical level.

No one wants to miss such a wonderful event.

Therefore, in addition to the football circle, the annual Champions League final attracts a large number of people from outside the circle.

For example, in a box on the court, there is a person who does not belong to the football circle - the famous NBA star Kobe Bryant.

This season, Bryant was out for the season due to a torn tendon in the rotating sleeve of his right shoulder, and after surgery, the Lakers missed the playoffs early.

So compared to James, who is busy leading the team to the championship, he has a lot of time to enjoy life everywhere.

Bryant is a well-known football fan, and this game also has his favorite player - Messi.

Kobe and Messi have known each other for a long time, as early as 2004, when FC Barcelona came to Los Angeles as a guest.

Ronaldinho, who was still playing for Barcelona at that time, introduced Messi to Kobe Bryant and said that Messi would become the best in the world and even a generation of football kings in the future.

Kobe Bryant was very surprised by Ronaldo's words, because Messi was only 17 years old at that time, and the most powerful player in football at that time was undoubtedly Ronaldo himself.

But Xiao Luo said, "No, no, this kid standing here will be the best." ”

These words were said by Messi, and it was precisely because of this episode that Kobe Bryant met Messi, and the two have become friends since then.

This game is the first time in three years that friends are attacking the Champions League trophy again.

On such an important occasion, how could Kobe not come to the scene to witness it for himself?

It's just that, after watching the first half of the game, Bryant was impressed with one of City's players.

"Hey, Ronaldinho, is that guy the guy you said was as talented as Messi?"

Kobe Bryant pointed to the Manchester City No. 10 who was exiting the field and asked Xiao Luo next to him.

Ronaldo has just terminated his contract with the Mexican league club Crotare ahead of schedule and is currently a free agent and has not signed with any team for the time being.

This time I came to Europe, first, I came here to watch the Champions League final; The second is to try my luck and see if I can find the next home.

In fact, Xiao Luo's age is not too old, and he is only 35 years old this year.

Xavi, who is older than him, is still playing for a top club like Barcelona, and at his age, there may be teams who want to.

Of course, this probability is very small.

After all, although Xavi is older, he is still in good shape, although he can't play the starter, but he is still no problem when he is rotated and substituted.

And Xiao Luo has been away from the big five leagues for more than four years, and now he has mixed up to the point where he can't even play in the lower leagues.

This kind of state, let alone the five major leagues, even leagues such as the Portuguese Super League, the Belgian League, and the Eredivisie will not want it.

Of course, maybe there are rich and stupid clubs, and they may sign him because of his influence.

After seeing clearly who Kobe Bryant was referring to, Xiao Luo nodded and said with a serious face:

"Yes, that's it!"

After getting an affirmative answer, Kobe asked curiously:

"You once said that Messi would become the best or even a generation of football kings in the world, and now you say that this guy's talent is comparable to Messi, so who do you think is stronger between them?"

This kind of question will only be asked in such a private occasion, and if it is in public, Kobe Bryant will never ask.

Xiao Luo thought seriously for a moment and said:

"I've watched a few of his games in Brazil, Lin's talent and ability are comparable to Messi at his peak, and even better in some ways, if one of the two can become the king of the ball, I think it will be Lin!"

Kobe Bryant was very surprised, if this was said by someone else, he would probably just laugh it off.

But these words came from the mouth of the former Mr. Golden Globe, the world's first person, and he had to pay attention to it.

……

In the dressing room, the coaches of both sides were seizing the time to lay out the tactics of the second half.

Both teams exposed a number of problems in the first half, with City under a lot of defensive pressure.

Although Suarez and Neymar did not score in the first half, their activities in the front court still posed a great threat to Manchester City's goal, involving a lot of Manchester City's energy to defend.

"Everyone did a good job in the first half, continued to maintain in the second half, and when defending, be careful not to give Messi space to start, try to divide Messi, Neymar and Suarez, and don't let them easily form a combination."

MSN's name still needs to be respected, and teams that don't respect this combination usually don't end well.

Pep Guardiola is not a big man, because as a former Barcelona coach, he has always paid attention to this Barcelona team, so he knows their quality very well.

After setting up his defensive tactics, Guardiola's tactical focus was on the attacking side.

Unless the team is aiming for draws and penalty shootouts from the start, it will ultimately be up to them to attack and score goals to win the title.

Football is a game of time and space, and how to make space bigger when attacking and smaller space when defending has become a compulsory course for every coach.

In Pep Guardiola's view, no matter how solid the defensive system is, there is always space.

Therefore, the most important thing for an attacking player is how to find space and use it effectively.

And to do this, players need to have a very high ball quotient.

Of course, there is another way, and that is to break the game with force.

Barcelona of the Dream Three Dynasty relied on Messi, an unreasonable breakthrough monster, to take advantage of the small space that others could not use, and break through the opponent's defense with strong personal strength.

When it came to Bayern, Bayern lacked players like Messi in the team, and he asked Bayern's players to do this and that according to the requirements for Messi, but the other party couldn't do it at all.

So in the Champions League semi-finals, when they encountered Atletico Madrid's reinforced concrete defense, they handed in a blank sheet with grievances.

Since then, Pep Guardiola has come to his senses and realized that players like Messi are rare in the world, and you can't expect every team to have such a fierce man.

As a result, he delved deeper into tactics and racked his brains to think about how to make the most of the space on the court.

After unremitting research and thinking, Guardiola finally gained something and further improved the transmission and control system he created at Barcelona.

Now, after arriving at Manchester City, he not only has Lin Quan's existence as the peak Messi, but also has a further improved passing and control tactics.

Therefore, for the second half of the game, Guardiola was full of confidence.

On the other side, in Barcelona's dressing room, Enrique is also full of confidence.

"Their defense has been studied by me thoroughly, and we still have two aces to use!"

"Messi, you link up with Neymar and Suarez more in the second half, and bring out the power of MSN as soon as possible, as long as the three of you play your due level, we will win this game!"

Enrique's confidence is due to the fact that Barcelona only used one Messi in the first half, and Suarez and Neymar have not yet made a move.

After all three of them came alive in the second half, he had to see how City could fend off his MSN combination.

Fifteen minutes of half-time were fleeting, and the second half was quickly underway.

There have been no personnel changes for either team and there are no substitutions at this time.

The game is likely to go to extra-time or even a penalty shoot-out, and they can't afford to waste precious substitutions, as this is not the era of five substitutions in a game.

As soon as the second half of the game began, the crowd immediately lit up.

They noticed that both teams were starting to get sharper in attack.

There was something to look like on City's side, but there was nothing to see for a while.

On the contrary, on the Barcelona side, everyone has long been very familiar with their transmission and control system.

So I immediately saw the change on Barcelona's side.

Suarez and Neymar, who were somewhat quiet in the first half, became noticeably more active at the start of the second half.

And the linkage between Messi and them is also more frequent, and these people in the Barcelona frontcourt can easily penetrate the opponent's penalty area through passing and passing, posing a threat to Manchester City's goal.

Obviously, it was Enrique who made tactical adjustments to his team at half-time.

"Barcelona is starting to get serious? Feel like Manchester City is a bit passive? ”

"Yes, they are gradually suppressed in their own half and can't get out!"

"During this time, the possession rate of the two teams was a little different, and Barcelona's possession rate in the second half was almost more than seven!"

"Hey, it's Barcelona, the other side eliminated Bayern's Manchester City, this ball possession rate is really terrifying!"

Of course, there are also people who are disdainful of this:

"Hehe, the game is about who scores more goals, and it's not about who has more ball possession!"

"Yes, Barcelona have not lost without losing and their opponents can sometimes beat them with less than 30% of the possession!"

"Win the game, whether you win the game or not, the possession is definitely won!"

……

Without Lin Quan's restraint, Messi feels that he has regained the feeling of calling the wind and rain on the court in his prime.

It's a good feeling!

With Messi's form picking up, N'Golo Kante is struggling to defend him, and even with left-back Kolarov, the two can't necessarily limit him together.

As a result, Barcelona's attack became more and more threatening, and Suarez even missed a great opportunity.

In the box, seeing Messi's performance in the second half was very good, Kobe Bryant and Xiao Luo and others suddenly lit up.

"Hehe, it looks like Messi is not far from his first final goal!"

Xiao Luo said confidently.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the situation on the field changed dramatically.

Messi was intercepted by Virgil van Dijk after passing Kante, who kept in mind the manager's advice not to get off his feet, kept a safe distance and slowly retreated, compressing Messi's space on the ball.

With the cooperation of Van Dijk, N'Golo Kante caught up and the two joined hands to complete the steal from the feet of Messi.

After the break, Kante quickly handed the ball to Kroos, who received it.

Kroos scrambled before Rakitic could get past him, and a precise long pass found De Bruyne in front.

De Bruyne showed a masterful art of stopping the ball, only to see him lift his feet lightly in the process of running at high speed, not only unloading the power of the football, but also smoothing the ball down.

He glanced up at Lin Quan's position, and suddenly exerted his strength, sending a straight kick that was close to the ground.

The ball slipped between Mascherano and Pique, and just then a figure swept through the flank like a galley and picked up the ball in the open space behind.

Single-handed!

Ter Stegen immediately abandoned the door, opened his arms, and pounced towards Lin Quan.

Can't give the opponent a chance to adjust the shot, this guy's shooting highlights Ter Stegen watched for hours before the game and couldn't find any flaws.

He is worried that as long as he can't attack at the first time, block the opponent's shooting angle as much as possible, and put pressure on the opponent, then this single knife will become a goal!

Ter Stegen was right, and the choice was fine.

But he seems to have forgotten one thing, the reason why Lin Quan's one-knife ball is so threatening is not only because of his own superb shooting skills, but also another very important reason - he likes to hit the empty goal after passing the goalkeeper!

Seeing that Ter Stegen chose to attack, Lin Quan immediately smashed the ball and changed direction, moved sideways to open up the space, and quickly passed the opponent.

Barcelona's goal was empty at this time, and Lin Quan also raised his right foot at this time and kicked it towards the football.

(End of chapter)