288 Slippery kneeling at Camp Nou! The difference between a genius and a mortal [10,000 words, kneel and beg to subscribe]
Midweek, La Liga Round 5.
Arsene Wenger's Real Madrid are starting to get better.
In this round of home games against Real Betis, Real Madrid were firmly in control of the situation on the pitch from the start.
In the first half, the possession rate was as high as 69.3%, which can be said to occupy an overwhelming advantage.
But Real Betis were also very tenacious on the road, almost holding the back of the net.
Until the 42nd minute, a quick counterattack, Essien split the ball, Joaquin broke through the cross on the right, and Ronaldo hit the goal from the left side of the penalty spot to open the scoring for Real Madrid.
In the 57th minute, a long pass from Pirlo, Ibrahimovic stopped the ball on his chest in the penalty area, turned and shot angrily, knocking on Real Betis' goal again.
Ibrahimovic is like that, he generally doesn't bother to score difficult goals.
In the 67th minute, Real Madrid's counterattack opportunity, Ibrahimovic made the ball, Ronaldo burst into the penalty area along the left side with the ball and was pushed down from behind by the defender, and was awarded a penalty by the referee.
Ronaldo calmly hit the penalty, 3-0!
After that, it was Ronaldo who broke through with the ball on the left side, created a chance, and then knocked on the front of the penalty area, Yaya Toure followed up and volleyed, and then the next one, 4-0!
The Galaxy finally beat Real Betis by 4 goals at home!
After winning this victory, Arsene Wenger was too happy to find the north, and Real Madrid jumped to the top of the table with four wins in five games.
Barcelona also beat Zaragoza 4-1 at home in this round.
Jose Mourinho's side won home again and scored quite a few goals.
This also made Mourinho can't help but shudder after the game, and also fought back against Cruyff's remarks, believing that Cruyff has been away from the coaching team for many years.
"Some people's job is to study the opponent every day and play in front of the dugout, while some people's job is to sit at home and watch the game and write a column by the way."
"I respect everyone's work, but I don't think it's outrageous that people who are watching from home and writing columns are qualified to tell the professional coach who is standing in front of the dugout and directing the game how to behave."
Mourinho's words caused a huge repercussion in Catalonia.
It is clear that this is his counterattack against Cruyff.
Cruyff was not optimistic about Mourinho from his first day in charge.
But in the previous period, the team's results were not ideal, so Mourinho endured.
Now that the team has survived, he doesn't want to endure it anymore.
Atletico Madrid went north in this round to challenge Athletic Bilbao away.
As soon as the game started, Messi was very active, first receiving Kaka's pass, and after connecting the opponent's two defenders on the right rib, he hit a curling ball, which was slightly off.
Then he cut inside on the right and sent a diagonal pass, but Robben couldn't get in time and watched the ball go off the line.
And in the 7th minute, it was Messi who cut inside with the ball on the right side and sent a cross.
Kaka deliberately missed, and Drogba knocked back to the right side of the penalty area.
Messi slumped into the penalty area, shot with his left foot, and drilled straight into the upper left corner of the goal, 1-0!
Yang Hao looked straight on the sidelines and nodded.
Since the beginning of this season, Messi's form has been getting better and better, and his improvement can be clearly noticed.
"The physical confrontation has obviously gone up!" Yang Hao praised with a smile.
The most obvious difference is that in the past, when he was slightly touched by an opponent, he was prone to stumbling, or losing his balance, or at least his movements were deformed, in this case, it was difficult to maintain stability.
But now?
Messi can often control the ball firmly under the opponent's physical confrontation.
These are the result of improved physical fitness among Argentinians.
Of course, this improvement is based on the premise that Messi's physical flexibility does not decline.
It can be done.
The most typical is Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.
If you watch Cristiano Ronaldo play now, you will find that his physical confrontation has also gone up, but his flexibility has not dropped much.
In his previous life, in order to adapt to the fast-paced and high-intensity confrontation of the Premier League, his body did improve very much, but the price was the degradation of his foot skills.
But now, with the help of Real Madrid, especially Arsene Wenger, he has gone hand in hand on both fronts and adopted a more balanced development.
At the end of the day, La Liga doesn't need to be as fierce as the Premier League.
There's nothing good or bad in this, it's more about the difference in the style of the league and the shaping of the players.
And five minutes after Messi's goal, the Argentine created another goal.
This time it was Kaka's dribbling advance, sending a through pass, Messi slipped diagonally behind the central defender, received the ball to form a single knife, and scored a low right-footed shot, scoring a brace and scoring another goal for Atletico Madrid.
2 to 0!
Atletico continued to keep the attacking pressure on Athletic Bilbao after that.
In the 26th minute, it was Messi who sent a direct pass on the right side, Kaka inserted a low flat ball and passed it to the back point, Robben inserted it to outflank, and scored the third goal for Atletico Madrid!
3 to 0!
Towards the end of the first half, Kaka sent another through ball to Didier Drogba on the right side of the penalty area, cut past the opposition centre-back, and fired a low left-footed shot past Athletic Bilbao.
4 to 0!
After scoring in the first half and restarting in the second half, Atletico played a little more relaxed.
It wasn't until the 78th minute that Xavi Alonso sent a corner kick and Ramos headed it home to add another goal for Atletico.
In the end, the Sheets defeated Athletic Bilbao 5-0 away!
……
After the fifth round of the league, Atletico Madrid has a record of 4 games, 3 wins and 1 draw, with 10 points, and is in 5th place in La Liga, behind Real Madrid, Valencia, Villarreal and Barcelona at the top of the table.
But for Atletico's performance, the major media are full of praise.
Beat Lyon, beat Racing Santander, beat Athletic Bilbao......
In three consecutive rounds, Atletico Madrid has kicked out a crazy offensive storm.
The Spanish newspaper El País even said that the Grand Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy will be expanded as soon as possible.
"With Atletico's current performance, it won't be long before even the best Spanish journalists will be unable to find new words to praise Yang Hao and his team."
This is undoubtedly the highest praise for Atletico Madrid!
And what amazed everyone was the sudden rise of the teenager Messi this season.
From the beginning of the season to the present, Messi has almost become the best star in the Atletico team, and is not even inferior to Kaka.
The Argentine Ole newspaper has been tracking Messi's performance, and they commented that Messi has once again become the best player of the game, and he has once again shown his talent and talent.
"He conquered the Spanish fans with his superb skills, he can do almost anything on the pitch!"
Marca even used the "Messi Corridor" to describe Messi's range of activities.
But the funny thing is that they just drew the entire right half of the stadium into it.
The implication is that in this area, Messi is almost unstoppable.
Yang Hao also praised the team's excellent performance in the post-match press conference, but he denied that Atletico Madrid are now in their best.
"I have no doubt that we can do better!"
This was interpreted by the media and fans as Yang Hao's spur and encouragement to the generals.
……
At the weekend, the 6th round of La Liga.
Barcelona continued their previous excellent form again, with Thierry Henry's hat-trick and goals from Ronaldinho and Carlos Tevez beating Levante 5-0 to win a crazy big win.
Atletico beat Osasuna 2-0 at home.
In fact, Atletico Madrid also played very well in this game, but Messi missed many opportunities, including two must-score goals.
The first time was in the opening 8 minutes, Kaka sent a wonderful pass, Messi has been rid of the defender's entanglement of the single knife, too much pursuit of angle, but this time did not take it well, slightly off.
There was one more chance in the second half, a brilliant pass from Alves, but Messi still couldn't find the back of the net, just wide.
After the game, when Yang Hao was interviewed by media reporters, he smiled and said that this is a very normal thing.
'He's only 20 years old and we can't expect him to be at his best every game, it's not normal.
For Messi, Yang Hao gave high trust and support.
He has repeatedly stressed that Messi is still growing and improving.
Atletico Madrid has had statistics and analyses internally.
This season, Messi's shooting rate has obviously improved, which is mainly what Yang Hao said before, the physical confrontation has gone up, the stability has improved, and the strength has improved, many things that could not be done in the past can be done now.
But Messi wants to hit the dead corner every time, and it can't be so accurate every time, otherwise, this is not football, it is basketball.
So, it makes sense to miss once in a while.
When he further improves his strength, I believe he will be more sure.
And unconsciously, everyone found out that Neuer, the goalkeeper who was criticized by many people before the game, has not conceded a goal in several games.
The Marca newspaper also wrote a special article to report on this incident, and felt that Neuer was much more mature and stable.
In this regard, Yang Hao also couldn't laugh or cry.
The media is like that sometimes, either in the wind or in the rain.
If you perform well this time, you will be lifted to the sky immediately, and if your performance is not satisfactory in the next game, you will be stepped on immediately.
For example, a few days ago, an Italian media asked Yang Hao if he was really interested in Amaury in Serie A.
Amaury has done well in Palermo this season.
But Yang Hao was depressed, and he wanted to ask, which eye did you use to see that we were interested in Amaury?
We've got Drogba, we've got Torres, we've got Suarez, we're going to have Amaury?
But the Italian journalist swore that in Italy, Amaury was praised as the new Pele.
This directly made Yang Hao almost fall.
NND, you really don't have any ordinary self-confidence!
With a height of 1.88 meters, he completely overwhelms Bailey by several heads, okay?
But on the surface, Yang Hao still smiled and said that Amaury is a very good player, bala bala ......
This can actually be regarded as a trap dug by the media for Yang Hao.
Deliberately say something to provoke you and make you follow their context to refute it, and then they use it to make big news.
For example, tomorrow, Yang Hao belittles Amaury......
I belittle Nimei!
It's not about the players, it's all about the media.
Valencia, Real Madrid and Villarreal all won this round, and all of them were 1-0.
Obviously, after the previous excellent form, there was a slight drop in the double game during the week.
……
Three days later, the second round of the Champions League group stage.
Atletico travel to Bucharest, the capital of Romania, to take on the Bucharest Stars away.
Due to the gap in strength between the two sides, and the away game is a long journey, Yang Hao has made a lot of rotation this time, but he also has a very good lineup.
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer;
Defence: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Zabaleta;
Midfielders: Mascherano trails, David Silva and Luka Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Di Maria, Didier Drogba and Suarez.
Just two minutes into the game, Drogba accidentally stopped the ball in the middle of the penalty area and missed a great one-on-one opportunity.
David Silva also missed a great chance in the eighth minute when he fired a shot high from close range.
Subsequently, the rhythm of the game was broken up by the Bucharest Star.
Atletico Madrid played with a pass-and-possession style, while the home team defended tightly.
In the first half, Atletico had 72 per cent of the ball, but were unable to create a truly dangerous attack except for the opening period.
It wasn't until the 56th minute of the second half that Di Maria curled a cross from the left, Drogba ran out of space in the middle, and in an unguarded situation, hit the goal with a header to open the scoring for Atletico Madrid.
In the 76th minute, Drogba received Di Maria's pass near the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, and turned around with his right foot to pick up a cross to the middle.
David Silva couldn't get his header on the spot, but Suarez at the back post followed up with a volley that broke the Bucharest Stars goal again.
2 to 0!
The score remained in place until the end of the game.
Atletico Madrid won two consecutive group stage wins.
……
"I just received the news before boarding, Atletico also won, 2-0!"
On the plane from Stuttgart, Germany, to Barcelona, Spain, Mourinho received information from his assistant Faria, and his face immediately sank.
The Romanian did not snipe at home to Atletico as Mourinho had hoped.
"Moreover, I heard that almost all of Yang Hao in this game were on the rotation and young players, Messi, Kaka, Iniesta and others, none of them were played."
After Mourinho heard this, his lips twitched silently, obviously scolding his mother, but he didn't make a sound.
Compared with Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's away game against Stuttgart is played with an all-main lineup.
But after playing Stuttgart, he returned to Barcelona and ushered in the highlight game against Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
With the current intensity of the game, rotation is almost inevitable.
But with Atletico recuperating and Barcelona's rotation, can the substitute squad afford it?
I'm afraid I'll die a miserable death when the time comes.
The problem is that the media and fans in Catalonia now have high hopes for Mourinho, hoping that he will help Barcelona snipe at Atletico at home.
Now, Barcelona's league ranking is above Atletico Madrid, as long as they can step on Atletico at home, then Barcelona can follow the trend.
This is what Barça have always wanted to do in the last few years, but have not been able to do it.
"It's a problem now." Mourinho said with a frown.
"Yes, but you have to give your best in this game."
Mourinho didn't answer, but leaned back on the back of the plane seat, turned his head sideways, and looked outside.
Since Barcelona had returned from Germany overnight after the game, it was now dark outside.
Faria knows Mourinho well and he is thinking about things.
At this time, it is best not to disturb him.
I don't know how long it took before Mourinho suddenly turned his head again, "Is the German goalkeeper on it?" ”
Faria nodded, "It should be, Yang Hao trusts him very much, and Palop is also old, I guess, it should still be Neuer, Palop may play in the Copa del Rey." ”
In the big teams, the second goalkeeper is a very sad thing.
It's like Palop.
When he joined Atletico, the Sheets were not considered a top giant, but at Atletico, he was crushed by Cech.
The championship is not less, but there are not many games that actually play.
But don't think they're lying down to win, no.
No one can predict when injuries will occur, including goalkeeper injuries, so it's important for the substitute goalkeeper to be in good shape and ready at all times.
When you are not needed, you are the administrator of the water dispenser, but when you are needed, you can be on it at any time.
Not only can you get on, but you also have to be able to keep it.
Where are these two hard conditions, and the substitute goalkeepers of the giant teams are very picky.
Sometimes, it's even harder than choosing a main goalkeeper.
"I know Yang Hao, he has a crush on Neuer, there must be something extraordinary about this kid, although we can't see it for the time being."
has been in the ring with Yang Hao for many years, Mourinho is very clear about Yang Hao's coaching level, and he also knows Yang Hao's vision of people.
Yang Hao will never be untargeted, he is so optimistic about Neuer, which proves that Neuer must be outstanding.
Not to mention anything else, Neuer's beautiful foot technique made Barcelona fans drool a lot.
In their words, goalkeepers with this style of footwork are simply born to pass and possess the ball for Barca.
But at this moment, Mourinho snorted coldly.
Transmission control, transmission control, you know transmission control!
Talking about transmission control over there all day long!
Without a champion, can the transmission control be eaten as a meal?
Since all of you think that he is so good, so good, then in this battle at Camp Nou, labor and management let you see clearly how serious his problems are!
From now on, you will not twitter in front of me!
"After we go back, get ready, we'll start with an attack!"
As soon as Mourinho's words fell, Faria was stunned.
"Attack?"
Attacking with Atletico?
Are you sure?
Mourinho glanced at his right-hand man angrily, as if to say: Why don't you know me?
"Let's grab a goal first!"
Faria let out an oh and suddenly realized.
Mourinho is angry.
This kind of thing has to be said so bluntly?
Is labor and management shameless?
He Yang Hao is a world famous handsome, isn't it labor-capital?
"Study the German goalkeeper, take out the plan we prepared before and practice it, and try to get him!"
Faria immediately nodded in agreement.
If you can really grab a goal and stabilize the defense, it is still very possible to beat Atletico Madrid at home.
……
On the afternoon of October 7, the Camp Nou in Barcelona.
In the 7th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid challenged Barcelona away.
The game started as soon as it was a surprise to everyone.
When everyone thought that Jose Mourinho's Barcelona would take a defensive counter-attack at home against Atletico Madrid, the Portuguese madman would uncharacteristically take the initiative.
The two teams played a fast-paced offensive battle from the start.
Atletico Madrid, with its overall strength and offensive tactical advantages, has a slight advantage.
But Barcelona also performed very well.
Both teams were in good shape, resulting in a direct confrontation between the two sides, and the game was also very exciting.
In the blink of an eye, ten minutes passed.
Not long after the start of the game, Yang Hao sensed that something was wrong.
But what exactly is wrong, he can't say for a while, it's just an intuition.
He always felt that Mourinho was not so kind.
With the character of a Portuguese madman, it is impossible to play against Atletico at home.
At first, he thought it was just a matter of using the opening wave to try to create a goal or disrupt Atletico's rhythm.
But after about ten minutes, he realized that Barcelona still hadn't gone back.
Is this really going to fight Atletico?
Yang Hao didn't believe it.
If Mourinho had this kind of courage, he would not have been ridiculed by Cruyff like that.
But what's going on?
In the 18th minute, Arjen Robben on the left side of Atletico Madrid created a chance with the ball and passed into the penalty area.
Torres, with Bruno Alves' interference, didn't get his header on target.
After Valdés got the ball, he quickly rushed out of the six-yard box and threw the ball directly to Xavi.
Barcelona organised a quick counter-attack.
Xavi passes to Ronaldinho up front.
The Brazilian made a series of feints to get past Xavi Alonso and burst forward with the ball.
On the outskirts of the 30-metre zone, Ronaldinho suddenly sent a through ball from behind.
The ball penetrated Atletico's defence and landed in the penalty area behind him.
Manuel Neuer was decisive and he was sure to get the ball in front of Thierry Henry.
What the German goalkeeper didn't expect at all was that Ronaldinho's pass did not go into the penalty area at the speed he expected, but slowed down.
And Henry, who was already sprinting, was faster.
Neuer barely had any room for hesitation, and the whole person rushed out of the penalty area, and flew directly to Ronaldinho's pass, wanting to clear the ball with a big foot.
But Henry was also very fast, and the whole person rushed over and jumped sideways directly to block.
Neuer's clearance hit Henry directly and did not fly far.
Diego Milito was also clearly prepared, rushing forward as soon as possible, blocking Thiago Silva with his body, protecting the ball and quickly knocking it back.
Ronaldinho followed up and got ahead of Xavi Alonso and delivered a through ball, this time to the right side of the box.
Samuel Eto'o stepped forward with great speed to get ahead of Patrice Evra and slotted the ball into the unmarked goal.
Manuel Neuer chased back to the edge of the six-yard box and could do nothing about the shot.
The 100,000 Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou rushed out of their seats in a frenzy, all of them tearing their throats open and cheering loudly.
Mourinho was even more agitated to the point of incomprehension, and the whole person rushed out of the command area with a shout, ignoring the fact that he was wearing a suit, and directly knelt down and pulled out two long marks.
'Barcelona scored the lead.'
'Jose Mourinho was very excited, he was even more excited than the player who scored the goal.
"This slippery kneeling is really handsome, very beautiful!"
"The Camp Nou fans are cheering for him!"
'It was clear that Jose Mourinho's aggressive tactics worked tonight.
"1 to 0!"
"Atletico still suffered a big loss on the goalkeeper issue."
'Neuer has been very good in the last few games, but in this crucial matchup, he once again gave his opponent a big gift.
"He still didn't get the timing right."
On the sidelines, in front of the away team's coach's seat, Yang Hao suddenly flashed a flash of inspiration.
Fooled!
Hemp egg, this guy is too chicken thief!
Yang Hao figured it out, and Mourinho suddenly pressed out to play, just to take the opportunity to create opportunities.
Even, maybe he even practiced it specifically.
The aim was to take advantage of Neuer's mistakes to create goals.
Otherwise, how to explain that Diego Milito grabbed that point so well?
If you want to say that you didn't cooperate well in advance, Yang Hao didn't believe it.
Of course, this is no wonder of the opponent.
Neuer's attack was really problematic, especially in terms of ball speed.
……
When Barcelona took the lead, Atletico began to increase their attacking intensity.
Barcelona, on the other hand, took the initiative to adopt defensive counter-attacking tactics.
This is a very interesting scene at the Camp Nou.
Barcelona, which has always been known for passing and possessing the ball in the past, played a defensive counterattack at the Camp Nou, and it was a tight defense.
The most outrageous thing is that the Barcelona fans are still cheering for the players.
And what about Atletico?
The Sheets controlled the ball and the tempo, constantly organizing and planning attacks to break down Barcelona's defense.
But Jose Mourinho's side, after taking the lead, clearly anticipated this situation, so they retreated very resolutely.
This has led to Atletico's attacks being futiled again and again.
Yang Hao made several targeted adjustments on the sidelines, but failed to form a threat.
Barça's defence tonight was well organised.
Barcelona also made some changes in their defence tonight.
The backline is Abidal, Puyol, Bruno Alves and Zambrotta.
The midfield duo is still a combination of Mohamed Diarra and Xavi.
The players in front of him, especially Diego Milito and Sato'o Eto'o, were also very active in counter-attacking and pressing on the spot.
Especially Diego Milito.
In Mourinho's tactical system, the biggest role of the Argentine center forward is to run at any cost.
That's how he created opportunities for the likes of Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o.
Mourinho's ability to adjust the attack may not be good, but to say that his ability to adjust the defense is absolutely admirable, even if it is a team like Barcelona that was originally weak in defense, through his hands, it can be reborn in a summer.
Of course, his ability to fine-tune his offense has earned him a lot of criticism.
Also, he has a great deal with players.
At the very least, Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho were all submissive to him.
There is basically no other sound in Barca's dressing room now.
However, Yang Hao is not in a hurry.
It's only the first half.
Wait until the second half and make some targeted adjustments, and the situation will improve.
Of course, if the first half can be equalised, the morale of the team will be better.
……
Time is ticking by.
Torres pulled up to the right side of the box to pick up the ball and tried to get to the middle to find Kaka, only to be cleared by Puyol first, and the ball fell to the feet of Alves on the periphery.
Messi reluctantly walked to the periphery of the penalty area.
The surrounding Atletico players are also retreating to avoid being in an offside position.
Barcelona's defenders took the opportunity to push out and press Atletico's attacking players out of the penalty area.
It's a bit like turn-based.
The attack just now didn't play well, and now it's reorganized and everyone is pushing out.
That's the offside rule.
But at this time, everyone's position is out of order.
Xavi Alonso passed the ball to Alves or then to the right flank and handed it to Torres.
As soon as Torres got the ball, Abidal leaned in, forcing the Atletico captain to stop the idea of going down.
Messi stood on the right side of the edge of the box and took a look at the situation around him.
He was well aware that the match was now deadlocked.
The best result against Atletico is to try to score in the first half.
Going into half-time with a draw and going into half-time with a 1-0 deficit is a completely different situation.
But how to kick it?
Messi kept looking around.
When he saw that Torres didn't break through on the side and was bringing back, he immediately ran over and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Torres passed the ball back to the unguarded Messi.
In order to maintain the entire defensive order, Barcelona's players did not press Messi for the first time.
After all, they are all well aware of Messi's threat.
Once you go up to force Messi, whether the effect is good or not, the key is that the defensive formation must be chaotic.
When Alves comes up, plus Kaka and Torres, Barcelona's entire left side defense will be broken through by Atletico Madrid.
Therefore, before this game, Mourinho repeatedly emphasized defensive order.
The most important thing to ask of everyone is to ensure that the defense is tight.
Although, this looks more passive.
But from the opening to the present, the effect is still very good.
Messi stopped the ball on the edge of the right corner of the penalty area and did not take immediate action, but observed.
Kaka slowly moved outside the box, and Bruno Alves, who was defending him, had to follow, step by step.
Messi immediately spotted a passage into the penalty area.
Especially when he looked at Kaka, he noticed that the latter nodded imperceptibly.
The two cooperate very tacitly, and Messi captured a small movement of Kaka.
The reverse is also true.
Mohamed Diarra, Abidal, Puyol and Ronaldinho in defence.
But Atletico are also full of people on this side, and Robben is already standing near the top of the arc in the middle at this time, ready to step forward to grab points in front of the goal.
Messi just glanced at everything around him, and he glanced at Kaka.
Just as Mohamed Diarra was about to run towards him, Messi suddenly started with the ball.
Atletico have had many occasions in the past when players have attacked Barça's defence with the ball, but none of them have been successful.
Messi himself has taken the ball several times, but they have all failed.
But this time, Messi doesn't plan to go it alone!
As soon as he started, he took a diagonal step into the middle, which allowed Puyol and Diarra, who were closest to him and heavily defended him, to flank him at the same time.
If he continues to move forward, Messi must be blocked on the edge of the penalty area.
But Messi stabbed the ball to Kaka, and he suddenly stopped and changed direction, bypassing Puyol and rushing into the penalty area from behind the Barcelona captain.
Kaka used his body very skillfully, blocking Bruno Alves with his left foot, and when the Portuguese central defender could not grab the ball, he turned with his right foot to meet Messi's pass and gently picked it up.
After completing this unnatural action, coupled with Bruno Alves' decisive foot tackle, he touched Kaka's supporting foot, causing Kaka to lose his center of gravity and directly slipped on the right side of the periphery of the penalty area.
But the ball fell to the right side of the penalty area, right on Messi's sprint line.
Messi started very quickly in the short distance, and after catching up with Kaka's pass, he stopped with his right foot, and the whole person chased after him again, and shot directly with a fury.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
The combination between Atletico's two stars caught the defensive players off guard.
Especially after Messi caught up, the shot was so resolute.
The ball went through Valdés' side with great speed and slid cleanly into the bottom of the net on the left side of the Barcelona goal.
"The ball is in!!"
"Atletico scored a goal!!
"Thanks to the delicate combination of Messi and Kaka, Atletico equalised!"
"In the 43rd minute of the first half, Atletico finally scored."
"The two superstars completed a very wonderful wall-to-wall combination, Messi started very quickly, and the handling in the penalty area was quite crisp, as soon as you stopped, you played again, and the ball was there."
"That's the difference between a genius and a mortal!"
"Give them a little bit of a gap and they can create goals!"
"1 to 1!"
"The two sides are back on the same page."
The live TV footage is also just right to the sidelines.
Yang Hao cheered excitedly over there, and the whole person kept shouting.
Mourinho, on the other hand, looked particularly angry, his mouth wide open, and he seemed to burst into foul language over there.
It was clear that the ball completely turned the tide of the game.
……
At halftime, Yang Hao was in the locker room, expressing satisfaction with the player's performance in the first half, but also pointed out several problems.
The first is that after conceding the goal, the mentality of the team has changed, which is very undeserved.
"I know it's a big fight and everybody wants to win."
"But I've been saying before that the more critical the moment, the more we have to stay calm and rational, and we must not mess around."
All the players have their heads down.
Ask yourself, after conceding the goal, they were really anxious to equalise.
Sometimes, however, the more anxious you are, the more likely it is to have problems.
Arguably, this was the biggest problem that Atletico exposed in the first half.
In the beginning, Atletico were still methodical and even had an advantage.
If it hadn't been for that goal, it would have been a completely different story.
But the ball was conceded, and the players were a little anxious.
At the tactical level, Yang Hao still asked the team to pull more and transfer more.
'That's their tactics, they're just waiting for us to make mistakes.'
"We're going to move and pull to move their lines and create gaps."
Yang Hao praised Kaka and Messi by name, as well as Torres.
The trio dominated the goal.
In addition, Yang Hao also reassured Neuer and told him not to be under pressure.
The Germans are a big heart, but no matter how big the heart is, they are somewhat nervous and apprehensive in this kind of strong dialogue, especially in the world-renowned focus of Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona.
At first, Yang Hao thought it was a mistake in judgment, but Neuer said that the ball speed suddenly slowed down, so it was obvious that Ronaldinho deliberately passed it like this.
"Eat a trench and grow a wisdom, it's okay!"
Yang Hao finally clapped vigorously, signaling everyone to cheer up.
"Remember what I said, patience, shift, pull, OK?"
"You can, come on!"
Torres also greeted his teammates, and everyone hugged each other and cheered them on before leaving the locker room.
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After the start of the second half, Atletico began to play a wave of attacks and repeatedly created threats.
First, Messi, with the cooperation of Alves, burst into the penalty area with the ball on the right side, and suddenly knocked back.
Kaka stopped the ball past Diarra and fired a left-footed shot over the crossbar by goalkeeper Valdesto.
After that, he won two corners in a row, but neither of them could find the back of the net.
Xavi Alonso also had another long pass, Robben took the ball down the left and Torres headed it in and was held by goalkeeper Valdés.
Jose Mourinho is a strict defender and a hard attack at Atletico Madrid.
Subsequently, the game also entered a stalemate again.
Atletico took the initiative, but Barcelona defended tightly, waiting for the right moment to fight back.
But in fact, Barcelona counterattacked very few times, barely formed an attacking threat, and it was difficult to shoot on target when they hit the goal.
Including the first half that resulted in the goal, Barcelona had only two shots on target in the first 70 minutes.
In the 74th minute, Andres Iniesta sent a pass, Kaka used his speed to force his way past Diarra, burst into the right side of the penalty area, and fired a powerful volley with his right foot.
Valdés blocked the angle of the shot and saved the ball directly.
But the ball was saved, couldn't hold it, and got out of his hands.
Torres, who was closest to him, quickly chased after him and struck again.
Bruno Alves flew in to block Torres' shot.
But the ball was still in the box, and Torres stabbed the ball to the left before Xavi, who was returning to the defense.
Robben used his speed to shake off Zambrotta, slap his horse to the scene, and volleyed a right-footed shot into the oncoming ball.
After Peter Pan came to Atletico Madrid, his right foot, which had been cultivated hard, finally made a contribution again!
The ball goes straight to the bottom of the net!
"The ball is in!!!"
"Atletico !!"
"Atletico finally scored again!"
"2 to 1!"
"Oh my God, this game is so intense!"
"Until now, the two sides have been deadlocked for 74 minutes, and Atletico has finally completed a reversal!"
"Robben is on the next city!"
"It's incredible!"
"This is La Liga now!"
"Barcelona played a spear and shield duel with Atletico Madrid tonight!"
"Jose Mourinho's side are very resolute, but Atletico's attack is also very sharp."
"2 to 1!"
"Atletico reversed!"
"Now let's see what Barcelona is going to do next, will Mourinho press it out?"
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