In the face of the two-person bag, the average player has already disarmed and surrendered at this time.

But Lin Quan didn't give up, after seeing the two trying to wrap himself, he first flicked the ball with his foot, and then suddenly accelerated, giving people the intention of drilling through the gap between the two.

Seeing this, Umtiti and Mathieu quickly moved closer to the middle, and to form a closing goal, people couldn't pass the ball!

However, just after the two of them reacted like this, Lin Quan quickly buckled the ball back and completed the second change of direction, while the left shoulder sank slightly, and his body suddenly exerted force to wipe past Mathieu's right side.

Mathieu's eyes widened, his heart was shocked, he didn't expect the other party's action to be completed so quickly.

That's even faster than Messi!

In a hurry, Mathieu hurriedly stretched out his right leg and tried to block Lin Quan's dribbling.

But just as he stretched his leg, Lin Quan smashed the ball again to complete the third change of direction, and was about to get out of Mathieu's control.

Seeing that the opponent was about to break through, Mathieu seemed to forget that he still had a yellow card on him, and almost subconsciously reached out and grabbed Lin Quan's jersey and dragged him to the ground.

There was an uproar at the scene, and the Barcelona fans covered their mouths in horror one by one, looking at Lin Quan who fell in the penalty area in shock.

It can't be a penalty, right?

Mathieu's foul, will he be carded?

This guy already has a yellow card on him, and if he takes another card, won't he be expelled from the game?

The referee blew the whistle decisively, but instead of awarding a penalty, he was shown a yellow card for Mathieu, followed by a red card and sent him off the pitch.

I have to say that the referees who can coach the Champions League games are really capable.

Mathieu's foul was on the line of the penalty area, and a little further on, it was in the box.

The referee was able to determine the location of the foul so decisively, and then make the correct decision, which has to be said to be very level.

Barcelona fans breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, fortunately it was not a penalty.

But then they started to worry again.

Mathieu picked up two yellow cards in the space of just two minutes, leaving them now as large as Manchester City, with one less player for both sides.

The numerical advantage is gone, and the key position of central defender is still sent off, which is a bit uncomfortable for Barcelona.

Enrique made a quick change, bringing on a centre-back for Andres Iniesta.

Barcelona are already three goals ahead, and all they have to do now is to use up the remaining 20-odd minutes.

On the pitch, Barcelona's goalkeeper Ter Stegen was arranging his teammates to line up the wall, and the position where Mathieu fouled was on the line of the penalty area, which is still a threat for free-kick masters.

Barcelona's human wall is arranged very scientifically, with four tall players forming an aerial interception net, and a player lying on the ground in the back to prevent the opponent from slashing on the ground.

Lin Quan didn't even look at the human wall, but after observing the goalkeeper's position, he decisively shot at the goal.

The ball made a beautiful arc in the air, and the goalpost flew into the goal almost against the near corner.

There's nothing Ter Stegen can do with the ball, he's done his best, but he just can't save it, and unless he starts in the near corner, his feet don't have time to move.

After the goal, Lin Quan did not celebrate, rushed into the goalkeeper to carry the football out as soon as possible, and on the way back to the center circle, he also stretched out his hand to greet his teammates, asking them to hurry back and prepare for kickoff.

Time is running out for City to celebrate.

In the stands at Camp Nou, Barcelona fans saw Lin Quan so positive and desperate, all of them had complicated expressions, and their hearts were even more uncomfortable.

What a good player, and a gem from our La Masia Academy, but why can't he come back to Camp Nou to play for us?

Some are even starting to get worried, and now Barça's lead is only two goals left.

If the opponent continues to explode like this, Barcelona's two-goal lead may not be safe.

On the court, Messi, who was panting with his hands on his hips, stared at Lin Quan, who had returned to the middle circle.

Messi was in very good form in this game, and he almost single-handedly dominated the game before Lin Quan scored.

Although Messi has always had an appreciative attitude towards Lin Quan, a junior who is very similar to himself, but since he frequently lost to each other in major competitions, Messi has also been beaten to real fire.

He is very eager to win the opponent on the court, and this game is undoubtedly the best chance!

Now, Lin Quan has led Manchester City to launch a Jedi counterattack.

Messi naturally can't let the other party succeed easily!

You are strong, I recognize your strength.

But I'm not going to let you go wild on my home turf!

With a strong fighting spirit, Messi became more active in the next game.

Even the Barcelona players and head coach Enrique on the field noticed that Messi's performance today was not the same as usual.

The last time Messi was so desperate was back in the 2014 World Cup semifinals, Argentina vs. Spain.

Who was it that stimulated him to make Messi so desperate?

Enrique's gaze was naturally locked on the other party's number ten, and only he had this possibility.

Although one person was sent off on both sides, after the restart, the excitement of the game not only did not decrease, but improved.

The 10-man Manchester City performed even better than before, and Lin Quan's goal completely inspired the players' fighting spirit, allowing them to recover their form, running on the pitch at all costs, and fighting without fear of danger.

Barcelona is the same, under the leadership of Messi, they have taken out the momentum of the world's top teams, and fiercely compete and fight with Manchester City on all fronts.

The pace of the game picked up suddenly, and it was clear that the two sides were on fire.

The back-and-forth attacks are constantly staged, which makes the fans who come to the scene to watch the game addicted.

That's the game we want to see, that's what the best teams in the world should be!

In the 79th minute of the second half, Manchester City's throw-in in the front, Lin Quan successfully went around, received a pass from Stones, and pushed the ball directly into the far corner without stopping.

The score became 3:2 and Manchester City were only one goal away from equalising!

Lin Quan's goal made Camp Nou fall into an ice cellar, and almost every Barcelona fan began to be afraid.

There is only one goal left to lead, and the opponent can't score again!

Defend me against this guy!

On the sidelines, Enrique's left hand couldn't help shaking, and he desperately held his left hand with his other hand, so as not to expose his embarrassed image.

It's just that the frightened expression on his face can't be hidden: This guy, is there really no way to stop it?

Messi just glanced at it, then didn't look more, beckoning his teammates to run to the middle circle.

The other party's performance is so wonderful, how can he let the other party be beautiful?

The game soon restarted, and after Messi received the ball, the number of attempts to pass began to increase significantly.

Although his physical strength has been consumed a lot by this time, even if he is overdrafted, Messi has to grit his teeth and persist and win this game.

In the 86th minute of the second half, Barcelona's fast attack was successfully blocked by Manchester City, and seeing that there was no chance, Suarez chose to pass the ball back.

Under normal circumstances, the Barcelona players who receive the ball have to redistribute the ball to the wings on both sides, taking advantage of the gaps that appear on the sides when the opponent shrinks the defense to look for opportunities.

However, this time Messi did not do so.

Instead, after receiving Suarez's return pass, he chose the most reckless style of play - he rushed directly to the dense penalty area with the ball!

This kind of irrational choice, if you change someone, it is simply suicide, and you will be scolded after the game.

But he won't, because his name is Messi!

In the bag of many Manchester City players, Messi grabbed ahead of the opponent at every step, flashing and moving like a loach, and was stunned to find a chance to shoot.

Manchester City's substitute goalkeeper Joe Hart could not even see the direction of the opponent's shot before the ball flew by.

The hapless Joe Hart was once again reduced to a backdrop and became a footnote to Messi's brilliant goal.

The Camp Nou is completely boiling!

This kind of fairy ball, even Messi, is difficult to complete in the game.

What's more, it was scored when the opponent's counterattack was in full swing and the team's situation was extremely critical.

The significance is even more extraordinary!

After the goal, Messi was so excited that he rushed to the sidelines, took off his jersey, and showed it to the more than 90,000 Barcelona fans on the scene, expressing his love and loyalty to the team in this way.

Seeing Messi's movements, the shouts of the Barcelona fans in the stands became louder.

Looking at Messi's back, Lin Quan sighed.

Messi's goal just now, if nothing else, will be the best goal in this round of Champions League matches.

This kind of fairy ball, even if it is as strong as Messi, cannot be completed every time.

If he were to try, he would only succeed once or twice out of ten.

But the other party succeeded on this occasion at this time.

Although the game is not over yet, after Messi scored such an incredible goal, Lin Quan already knew in his heart that Manchester City lost this game and had no chance.

The impact on morale is too great, with morale on Barcelona's side being unprecedentedly high, while morale on Manchester City's side is seriously frustrated, and with little time left in the game, it is inevitable that Manchester City's players will be impatient.

If you play with this mentality, it's hard to say if you can score goals, but it's easy to concede.

Sure enough, after the game restarted, Manchester City's side was attacked by the opponent because they pressed too high, and Suarez's goal locked the score of the game at 5:2.

Since Lin Quan joined Manchester City in 2013, the team has never lost so badly in the Champions League.

At the end of the game, morale was low and the players were depressed, with some slumping on the turf and others staring at the bright red numbers on the scoreboard in confusion.

City have won so many games over the past few seasons that the players have rarely had the chance to experience the feeling of failure.

But Lin knows that with a new round of arms bans in the Premier League, Liverpool, Tottenham and even Manchester United are starting to rise again, their next games will definitely become more and more difficult to play.

And not just in the league, but also in the Champions League.

Forced to a draw by Celtic in the last game and losing to Barcelona in this round, Manchester City is already five points behind Barcelona in the group.

With three games left in the group stage, it will not be easy to recover those five points, and even if they beat Barcelona at home in their next game, they may not be able to regain the top spot.

If they fail to qualify as the top of the group, they will have to meet the top of the other group in the second round.

This means that the round of 16 matches are harder than ever.

……

After the game, the whole Manchester City team did not stay in Barcelona and flew back to Manchester overnight.

The morale of the team was not high due to the loss, and the players were generally silent during the second day's training, with little to no one talking on the training ground.

After a detailed examination, De Bruyne and David Silva will need to be out for four weeks and six weeks respectively.

For Manchester City, this is already a blessing in disguise.

Fortunately, neither of them was seriously injured, otherwise they would have been absent for months.

However, the impact of these two absences is still significant, with City having fewer options in central midfield and less of De Bruyne's key passes, City's attacking firepower will drop further.

For this reason, Guardiola had to try to change the formation, move Gundogan forward and try to replace De Bruyne with him.

As it turned out, this didn't work out well.

On October 23, in the ninth round of the Premier League, Manchester City played a 1:1 match with the visiting Southampton at home!

This is Manchester City's third consecutive winless run in the Premier League, and if the Champions League is included, Manchester City's record in the last five games is 3 draws and 2 defeats, and the form is terrible.

What's worse is that the team is full of injuries, in addition to David Silva and De Bruyne, who were injured in the last game, the main central defender Kompany was also injured in this game.

Wounded three in a row, they are all absolute mainstays, which is very fatal for Manchester City.

And the newcomers promoted by Guardiola have not performed to the extent that he is satisfied.

Sane's pace is fast, but this guy plays hard and is not a team at all.

Son Heung-min's shooting skills are good, but he is not outstanding enough in terms of dribbling and speed.

However, the performance of the teenager Mbappe surprised Guardiola, this kid is not only fast, but also his shooting skills have improved very quickly, and his progress has been visible to the naked eye since he practiced shooting with Lin Quan.

Of course, Mbappe's shortcomings are not without him, he will now use too few tricks, almost a trick is eaten all over the world, and the technique of cutting inside is not proficient enough, and the footwork in the bottom cross also needs to be strengthened.

With City hoarding a lot of wingers over the past few seasons, the problems on the wings are fine.

The most important thing is the attacking midfielder position, no one can replace De Bruyne!

In this game, Gundogan's performance was not good, there were several mistakes, and Southampton's goal was the result of his mistakes.

Pep Guardiola has a lot of headaches, and it seems that the position of the forward midfield must be strengthened.

Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez or Monaco's B are the two that have become his focus and will be won no matter what happens during the winter break.

(End of chapter)