"Oh~~~Oh~~!"

"Oh~~~Oh~~!"

The familiar "Seven Nation Army", under the excitement of the fans waving scarves, once again descended on the Allianz Arena.

Fans without scarves let out loud applause with their hands in tune with the rhythm of the music.

【GOAL！！！！！！ 】

[We scored!] 】

[In less than ten minutes!] 】

[It's a wonderful start!] 】

[It was Luo who scored for us~]

“Xi！”

【Luo！ 】

“Xi！”

【Luo！ 】

“Xi！”

[The current score is, Bayern~]

“1！”

[The opponent is ~]

“0！”

[Thank you!] 】

"You're welcome!"

When it comes to "0", the mouths of Bayern fans gather into the standard "O" to mock the Barcelona players.

The situation took a turn for the worse.

Bayern only need one more goal to advance to the final with an away goal advantage.

Valverde immediately became nervous, too late to scold Lenglet, and hurriedly adjusted his tactics.

Bayern forced Barcelona to be unable to organise attacks at the back through constant pressure from the midfield, so much so that Pique or Ter Stegen diverted the ball with long passes at the back.

In this way, Bayern have an advantage in the height and strength of the midfield.

Another point is that Heynckes arranged Vidal and Kimmich to partner in the double back in order to strengthen the frontcourt scramble.

The choice of Ribery over Koeman on the wing was precisely to play his role as a playmaker.

Because once the ball is broken in the front court, the distance of the counterattack will be quite short, and what is needed at this time is a small range of passing cooperation, not speed.

Barcelona's response was to let Coutinho and Artur retreat to protect their ribs.

The game continued, and Barcelona continued to be pinned down in the half by Bayern.

After Lenglet received the goalkeeper's pass, Rossi dropped to the right to cut off the link between him and Alba.

For a left-footed player, once the outward pass is blocked, he can only pass back or dribble to the middle.

Dribbling the ball is the worst option.

After Rossi quietly approached, he suddenly accelerated and pounced two meters away from Lenglet and stepped forward to steal.

Lenglet was in a hurry and passed back to the goalkeeper.

Rossi continued to pounce on the goalkeeper, causing him to have to get up and pass forward.

That's why Rossi alone can run out of the oppression of three people.

He always makes the opponent's pass very uncomfortable.

Although this kind of catch-up is effective, it is also very physically draining.

Therefore, Bayern must equalize the aggregate score before 65 minutes of the game.

Valverde also spotted Bayern's concerns and allowed Coutinho to drop back to receive the pass.

Barcelona wants to establish a numerical advantage on one side to break the opponent's high press.

However, Heynckes had long expected the opponent to arrange like this, and had already told Vidal to quickly fill in the back line and cut off the link between the Barcelona players with the two central defenders.

For a moment, Barcelona's attack looked very flustered.

With more than 60 per cent possession, today at the Allianz Arena, only 51 per cent, the time spent on the ball has plummeted.

What's more lethal is that they struggle to launch a threatening attack.

Full-back Alba was even more suppressed at the back and had no chance to attack forward.

Bayern's catch-up tactics had a very significant effect in the first 20 minutes, and Barcelona's attack struggled to pass through the half, threatening Bayern's goal.

In this tense and stressful atmosphere, Valverde did not lose his composure and commanded his players with great patience.

In his opinion, Bayern's implementation of such tactics cannot last.

Rossi, Lewandowski and Ribery have to shoulder the responsibility of chasing 5~6 players, so that the teammates behind them can easily cut off the long pass.

Now they are fit and can do it.

But it can't be like this all the time.

That's the chance Valverde has to wait patiently.

Seeing the players on the field working so hard, Heynckes also kept raising his arms to make the cheers of the fans more enthusiastic.

The first half of the game entered the 30th minute, and Bayern, who had been under high pressure, finally loosened a little.

Barcelona immediately seized the opportunity, and after Busquez pulled the ball in style and turned, he passed a delicate through ball forward.

For a while, 4 Barcelona players attacked the front.

Not to be outdone, Bayern returned quickly with six defenders ready to go.

If you change to another opponent, you will lose the best opportunity to attack long ago.

But Barcelona is an exception.

Because they have Messi.

Coutinho burst into the box with the ball and split it towards the baseline.

Alba didn't cross after receiving the ball, but an inverted triangle backpass.

Messi flanked in front of the ribs and followed up with a quick left-footed shot into the top left corner of the goal.

Ulreich finally had his first test.

He was quick with his eyes and quick with his arms straightened, and lifted the ball off the crossbar with one palm.

Corner kick.

Barca's corner didn't threaten the goal, but three minutes later, they came back on the comeback.

Sergio Busquets, again in midfield, was near the centre circle and hit the ball behind the Bayern defence.

Alba, who cut diagonally, stopped the ball directly with the arch of his foot to Messi, who was inserted behind.

【Good opportunity!】 】

【Can be ......】

[Still bring?] 】

[Why didn't you fight? 】

[What is Messi hesitating about! ] 】

[Oops, a good shot opportunity, blocked by a defender!] 】

After receiving the ball, Messi did not shoot directly, but continued to take two steps.

It was these two steps that gave right-back Raphinha enough time to chase back and fall to the ground to block Messi's shot line.

After missing the opportunity, the remorseful Messi staged a wonderful long-distance run three minutes later.

He took the ball from midfield and ran all the way to the penalty area.

The two central defenders did not dare to rush up, but fought sideways and retreated.

Approaching outside the penalty area, Messi gave it to his team-mates on the left.

Coutinho had a shot on goal in this area, known as the "Cloud Piercing Arrow".

He didn't stop the ball and used the inside of his left foot to make a wonderful arc and go straight to the corner of the goal.

Ulreich took a deep breath and squatted quickly, with his arms outstretched, holding the ball towards the touchline.

Roberto, on the other side, followed up quickly and passed the ball towards goal again.

Hummels cleared the ball with a header in front of goal, but the ball was not far enough to be met by Messi on the right side of the box.

The Argentine ace chested a little and volleyed with his left foot, and the ball grazed the near post and flew off the line.

During this time, Barcelona took advantage of the opponent's respite and launched continuous attacks, causing a lot of pressure on Bayern's defense.

It can be said that both sides played a good ball for half of the first 40 minutes of the game.

The two sides who have already killed the red eye, in the remaining 5 minutes or so, did not have the slightest intention of stopping, and continued to present wonderful attacks.

But whether it is Messi's long-range shot or Suarez's grabbing point.

Or Ribery's volley and Lewandowski's header,

were all resolved by the opposing goalkeeper one by one.

With a score of 1:0, both sides ended the first half of the game and returned to the dressing room.

Bayern are close to qualifying and have one more goal.

(End of chapter)