In the chairman's stand at Stamford Bridge, when Abramovich saw Drogba's goal, he couldn't help but think of that starry summer night.

On a luxury yacht at Canary Wharf in London, he had an argument with Jose Mourinho, the manager of Chelsea at the time.

In addition to them, there were two other people present.

Chelsea's chief executive, Peter Kenyon, Dane Frank Arneson who has just been poached from Tottenham Hotspur.

It wasn't a very pleasant exchange.

Roman Abramovich wants to sign Shevchenko, but Mourinho has been adamant that signing Shevchenko would be a disaster for Chelsea.

From now on, both of them have a right and a wrong.

Jose Mourinho was less wrong and more right.

Shevchenko's time at Chelsea, if not a disaster, has not recreated the glory of his time with AC Milan.

But Mourinho opted to head to Barcelona.

said that he was going to chase his former dream, but Abramovich knew in his heart that the main reason was contradiction.

And not just Shevchenko, but also Frank Arnesen.

Jose Mourinho wanted to be a football manager like Alex Ferguson, but that was out of date.

Abramovich would prefer him to work with Arneson, and that's the general trend.

With his divorce in '07 and the subprime mortgage crisis in '08, Abramovich no longer has the unreserved amount of money he did in the past, and he needs to be more budget-conscious.

He's like all club owners all over the world, he wants to do one thing.

Build a team like Atletico!

It has been calculated that over the years, Atletico's income in the transfer market has brought them a world-class training base, a world-class five-star modern stadium, as well as two skyscrapers and two headquarters buildings in the heart of Madrid's city center.

How much are these worth?

Actually, it's hard to measure.

But it's definitely an astronomical sum.

What's even more rare is that all these achievements of Atletico Madrid still rely more on youth training and on the continuous introduction of young players.

That's why Abramovich did everything possible to poach Arneson from Tottenham Hotspur.

The Dane has dug up Ronaldo and he is confident he will poach a second Ronaldo for Chelsea.

When Arneson arrived at Chelsea, he first took over the scouting department as head of youth and became involved in some of the first-team recruitment decisions, much to Mourinho's frustration.

After Jose Mourinho moved to Barcelona, Arneson became the sporting director and joined Chelsea's board of directors.

This is Abramovich's trust and support for Arnesen.

Kalou and Mikel are the results of Arnaison's reign at Chelsea.

It is much worse than Yang Hao in Atletico Madrid.

The moment he saw Drogba score, Abramovich couldn't help but think of Jose Mourinho.

When the Portuguese were there, Chelsea could wrestle with Atletico.

Can ...... now

Russians can't help but wonder in their minds: if he had promised Mourinho to sign Drogba instead of Shevchenko, would the final result have changed?

No one knows the answer.

But at the very least, Mourinho hasn't lost so badly at home.

……

"Is there anything we can do to help the team get out of the quagmire as quickly as possible?"

Abramovich asked with concern.

As it stands, it is difficult for Chelsea to challenge Manchester United in the Premier League and there is little chance of a League Cup.

Only the FA Cup and Champions League remain.

But now, with a 3-1 home defeat to Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, it looks like the chances of promotion are slim.

Listen to the boos from the Stamford Bridge fans, who are all venting their frustrations.

"It's true that our squad is a lot worse than Atletico's." Frank Arneson shook his head and sighed.

Abramovich didn't have much expression on his face, "So what are your plans for this summer?" ”

Peter Kenyon and Arneson looked at each other, and the latter said softly: "This will have to wait for the team to give a budget before we can make a judgment." ”

Abramovich heard it, and that's a nice way to put it.

To put it bluntly, it is asking for money.

"Actually, the situation is very complicated now, the advantage of La Liga is becoming more and more obvious, and it is difficult for us to compete with them overall, especially in terms of salary, the tax advantage is too obvious." Kenyon complained.

With these words, Abramovich's ears were almost calloused.

Previously, Chelsea wanted to sign Nani from Valencia, and as a result, the Portuguese winger received an annual salary of 5 million euros for the Bats, and the actual amount was almost 4 million euros.

What if you come to the Premier League?

For him to actually get 4 million euros, he would need to spend almost 7.5 million euros before tax.

That's almost £100,000 a week.

So here's the problem.

How much weekly salary do Chelsea have to give to Nuani if they want to poach him?

La Liga teams are cleverly taking advantage of their tax incentives to attract high-level players from all over the world to form their moats as quickly as possible, quickly widening the gap with the rest of Europe.

Especially in the last few years.

Led by the three giants of the Spanish Super League, the teams owned by the consortium such as Valencia, Deportivo La Coruna and Espanyol, as well as the teams with strong youth training and healthy management such as Sevilla and Villarreal.

La Liga is now unprecedentedly competitive, which has caused huge repercussions all over the world, coupled with the pleasing style of the ball and good at packaging marketing, it has gained the popularity of countless fans all over the world.

On the other hand, the Premier League.

In terms of financial resources, relying on the strong domestic market, the Premier League can continue to compete with La Liga, but the Premier League's high recruitment costs and salaries have repeatedly reached new highs, which has led to high operating costs for clubs.

This makes the Premier League at the competitive level, and the gap has been gradually opened by La Liga.

You can see the signs in the European competition.

And that's just the beginning.

Abramovich is not that kind of talent, on the contrary, he is shrewd, so he knows that once this kind of thing starts, the gap will only widen.

Excellent football talents, international investment funds, and outstanding management talents are constantly converging towards La Liga.

Now, the Premier League can barely survive on the domestic market, what about the future?

No one should expect Britain to stand up to the rest of the world on its own, right?

A broadcast contract is for 3 years.

In 3 years, a lot can change.

Who knows what it will look like in 3 years?

Moreover, it is clear to all that UEFA is now interested in backing other leagues against La Liga, so that the Champions League does not become a word for La Liga.

But now, it seems that the effect is not ideal.

"When Reyes comes back from injury, things should be a little better." Peter Kenyon also saw the boss's frustration.

The home team was beaten 1-3, and the possibility of a comeback away from home is very slim.

But it's not entirely none.

After Atletico returned to La Liga, their opponents at the weekend were Jose Mourinho's Barca.

It's sure to be a battle of the dragons.

What if it does create a chance for Chelsea?

Speaking of Reyes, Abramovich can't help but think of Deco and Carvalho.

Back then, Chelsea recruited three players from Atletico Madrid in one go, and suddenly raised the overall strength of the team to a notch and directly reached the Champions League final.

Or...... Dig into Atletico again?

……

Atletico Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 away!

After the match, it immediately aroused strong attention in the entire European football world, as well as heated discussions among the media and fans around the world.

In a 3-1 reversal, Atletico showed strong competitiveness.

Even at Stamford Bridge, Yang Hao's team is pressing Chelsea to play.

If the performance in the first half was not ideal, then at halftime, Yang Hao's adjustment played a key role.

The Atletico Madrid player also revealed in an interview with media reporters after the game that Yang Hao changed the team's tactics at halftime.

'It made us more dangerous in the second half. Messi praises his manager.

The British media is generally full of mourning.

1-3 at home, no need to play away, it is basically difficult to turn the tables.

This once again triggered a deep reflection in the British media, is the Premier League being opened up by La Liga?

Or should it be said that it is already a fact that the gap has been widened, does the Premier League still have a chance to catch up with La Liga, or even overtake?

The British Times wrote that at this stage, the gap between the Premier League and La Liga is not impossible to catch up.

But the premise is that the Premier League will have to catch up in the next few years, especially in terms of revenue.

Taxation is a national policy, and it is impossible to change it by relying on the football league alone.

The Spanish language has a unique advantage in Portugal and Latin America, and the Premier League cannot change it.

Then the only fact that can be changed is to increase the club's revenue as soon as possible, and through the growth of income, compete with La Liga for outstanding talent from all over the world, and then ensure the competitiveness of the Premier League.

In addition, the Times has also issued a call for youth training reform.

The strength of La Liga is very important because it is built on the strong foundation of the Spanish academy.

In the past few years, Spain has produced a lot of talents, and the youth training has achieved remarkable results, even if there are many foreign players in La Liga, but the local Spanish players are also very powerful, which allows La Liga to get a steady supply of talents.

On the other hand, in the Premier League, there is an extreme shortage of local talent, and the transfer fees and salaries of players are rising.

It's not healthy.

"Even now, La Liga continues to introduce various policies to support youth development, and at the same time monitor the implementation of the youth development plan by the Spanish Football Federation, which will be effective for many years to come."

The Times kicked the ball to the FA, believing that the FA should play a real role in the development of England's youth academy, or at least learn from the Spanish Football Federation.

Among the Atletico Madrid players, Messi, who scored two goals, performed very eye-catching.

The Argentine is currently Atletico's top scorer and has surpassed Fernando Torres to top the team in terms of goals.

"Messi is different from Kaka."

"Even Kaka at his peak, his attack power is not as good as Messi's."

"And in terms of passing assists, Messi's performance is not lost to Kaka in the slightest."

This season's Messi's goals are compared with Torres, and the number of assists is compared to Kaka, and the statistics are indeed quite amazing.

It can even be said to be unmatched.

However, the Argentine remained humble and said in an interview with the media after the game, "The support of my teammates such as Kaka, Andres Iniesta and Alves behind me is the reason why I can let go and attack." ”

'Especially Kaka, he always has a way to get the ball to my feet.

But Kaka is also praising Messi.

"He's already the best player in the world, I have no doubt that he's already the biggest contender for the European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year, and he's only 21 years old and no one knows what heights he can reach in the future."

……

While Atletico travelled to London to challenge Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Barcelona travelled to Lyon in France.

In the end, the two sides drew 1-1.

This is also a very good result for Barcelona.

Away from home, they got a valuable away goal.

Not bad.

But Mourinho's good mood completely vanished after receiving the news of Atletico's 3-1 win at Chelsea.

On the plane back to Spain from France, Mourinho watched and studied the game with his assistant.

For this Chelsea game, Mourinho gave a conclusion.

'Rijkaard is still looking at Atletico now with the same old mentality as before, and he doesn't do a good job of limiting Kaka, Messi and Alves on the right side.

This season, Atletico Madrid's attack has been very active.

On the left was the combination of David Silva, Andres Iniesta and Patrice Evra/Marcelo, but they were actually doing well, not as sharp as on the right.

It's really hard to resist on the right side.

If nothing else, the trio of Kaka, Messi and Alves all have strong individual ability, and they all go back and forth.

It has been counted that these three players have dozens, if not dozens, of different tactical combinations on the right side.

What's even more outrageous is that their offense is very tacit.

This understanding allows them to decide what style of play to use on the court, anytime, anywhere, depending on the changes in the opponent.

"If it's just Messi, then there's still a chance, and Ferreira defended well in the first half."

Mourinho analyzed with a frown.

"But when Alves starts to press as well, and with a Kaka, it becomes very difficult to defend."

"If we wrap Messi in layers, it's bound to put more money on the Argentine, and the pressure on the likes of Kaka, Andres Iniesta and Alves will be a lot less."

Speaking of this, Mourinho shook his head and sighed, "Now in La Liga, there is almost a consensus that if you want to block the attack on Atletico Madrid's side, you need at least five people. ”

On the football field, there's really nothing that can't be solved by a bunch of people.

Not enough offense?

Then pile up people and create a local numerical advantage.

Can't defend?

Or pile people, creating a local numerical advantage.

But the interesting thing about football is that there are only 10 people outside the goalkeeper.

How to make good use of these 10 people, this is the choice of the head coach and the trade-off of the pros and cons.

In other words, to defend the three people of Kaka, Messi and Alves, you need to use 5 defensive players, and there are only 5 people left in the defense of other areas, how to arrange?

David Silva, Andres Iniesta and Patrice Evra on the left, at least three people are needed, right?

Don't doubt it, this is already the minimum bottom line, and it is difficult to hold even 3 people to defend the left side of Atletico Madrid.

Then there are only 2 Torres left in the middle.

Isn't that outrageous?

What about the other players?

Besides, Messi often runs to the left side.

So, according to this way of zoning, it will not work.

There are never enough people.

The usual approach is to take advantage of the player's movement and quickly compensate for the regional manpower problem.

But this requires all the players to increase their running power.

Then with that comes the consumption is too much.

The further forward the defensive line is, the larger the area that needs to be covered by the defense, and the greater the physical exertion.

As a result, many teams simply retreat and shrink the area covered by the defense to minimize the physical exertion of their players.

Mourinho has always done this before.

At present, Barcelona is 60 points, Atletico Madrid is 61 points, one point behind, and behind is Real Madrid, which is in desperate pursuit.

This battle in the 25th round of La Liga will be a key battle for the ownership of the La Liga title this season.

'To be honest, the next part of the schedule is very crucial for Atletico, at home to Barcelona, then away to Real Madrid, home to Chelsea and home to Villarreal.

"This kind of continuous strong dialogue has a great impact on them!"

Speaking of this, Rui Faria shook his head and sighed, "Yang Hao's team is still very smart when making decisions, and they tried their best to fight Chelsea away from home, seizing the advantage, and the second leg at home was much easier." ”

"Between round 25 and round 26, they don't have the pressure of the Copa del Rey and have a week to rest."

Yang Hao and his team have always been known for their meticulous preparation, and they will make full preparations before each part of the schedule.

"I suggest that we don't take risks in this game and that as long as we don't lose, we can continue to keep the pressure on them."

Mourinho listened to his assistant and had to admit it, despite feeling uncomfortable.

Against Atletico Madrid, especially at the Emirates Stadium, the odds are really slim.

……

On the evening of March 1, the Emirates Stadium in Madrid.

In the 25th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid hosted Barcelona.

When referee Bernardino blew the whistle for the start of the game, the world-renowned La Liga title race officially began.

Atletico Madrid still played a 433 formation in this game.

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer;

Defence: Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Alves;

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets trails behind, Luka Modric and Kaka in the middle;

Forwards: Di Maria, Fernando Torres and Lionel Messi.

Luka Modric replaces Andres Iniesta and Angel Di Maria replaces David Silva in a regular rotation for Atletico.

The same is true at the back.

Barcelona, for their part, continued to play with an all-main lineup.

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon;

Defence: Abidal, Puyol, Bruno Alves and Zambrotta;

Midfielders: Thiago Motta behind, Muntari and Xavi in the middle;

Forwards: Tevez, Diego Milito and Samuel Eto'o.

Barcelona's right wing-back Zambrotta's performance has declined this season, after all, he is not young, especially in the dense schedule, his performance is somewhat inconsistent, and he is regarded as a big hidden danger in Barcelona's back line before the game.

But Atletico Madrid took the lead in attacking on the right side.

Just 45 seconds into the opening period, Barcelona, who took the lead in kick-off, tried to pass the ball into the heart of Atletico Madrid, but Busquets intercepted it early.

After the break, Busquets was entangled by Tevez and passed the ball to the retreating Kaka.

Kaka stopped the ball and passed it to Alves on the right side, and he saw the Brazilian make a strong scurry, directly passed the ball through Montari, and quickly cut forward from outside the right line, chased the ball, and crossed the halfway line into the 30-meter area of Barcelona.

Messi on the right rib quickly followed.

Alves pulled Abidal away and tapped the ball across to Messi, who picked up the ball without stopping.

Torres quickly slashed diagonally into the right-hand corner of the six-yard box and headed home.

The ball hit the post and bounced off.

Buffon reacted quickly and held the ball firmly under him before Torres could make a follow-up shot.

The entire Emirates Stadium let out a cry of surprise.

"In the opening 53 seconds, Atletico took the lead and used a quick counter-attack to create the first shot on goal."

"Torres' header is a bit of a angle."

"Of course, he's up against the world number one, Gianluigi Buffon, and if the angle isn't good, Buffon can easily confiscate the ball."

But Barcelona was not ambiguous, and immediately returned the color.

Zambrotta on the right cut in quickly, received Xavi's ball, stepped into the left side of Atletico's penalty area, and crossed with his feet.

Diego Milito in the middle followed up quickly, but Neuer decisively dropped the ball.

The German goalkeeper burst out of the six-yard box, leaped high and plucked the ball out of the air for Diego Milito to save.

"Neuer's attack was very timely and decisive."

"It's only 1 minute and 33 seconds."

"Both sides are very familiar, without any temptation, go straight to war!"

"But it's hard to see the specific tactical arrangements of the two sides right now."

'Jose Mourinho may not have been as brave as he had in his opening attack, after all, it takes a lot of courage and determination to play against Atletico at the Emirates Stadium.

"But Mourinho also said before the game that in the face of Atletico Madrid, if you blindly defend tightly, it will definitely not work, and there must be a counterattack to threaten the opponent's goal to relieve the pressure on the defense."

"Look at this time, Atletico Madrid's midfielder broke the ball."

"Handed over to Modric......"

Modric had his back to the attack, had a very nice feint before stopping the ball, suddenly stopped the ball and turned around, and sent a through ball to the feet of the retreating Torres.

Torres stopped the ball to the left, and by this time, Messi and Di Maria in front had already pressed up.

The Atletico captain passed the ball to the left.

After Di Maria caught up with the ball on the left side outside the Barcelona penalty area, he faced Zambrotta, who returned to the defense in time, and suddenly activated the bottom cross with continuous feints.

The ball was blocked by the experienced Zambrotta from bounds.

'Di Maria's flurry of moves was beautiful, but Zambrotta's defence was also solid.

"Although the Italian defender's performance this season has been criticized, he is still proving his quality as the world's top full-back at key moments!"

'Atletico got a corner.

Luka Modric made a quick run to the left side of the pitch, set the ball and quickly stepped back.

Atletico's centre-backs and tall players all came up to the scene.

Thiago Silva, Pepe, Torres, Kaka and Sergio Busquets, several tall players are the focus of Barcelona's defense, and in terms of height, Barcelona really do not have much of an advantage.

Luka Modric took a quick corner and landed down the middle.

Bruno Alves grabbed the first spot and headed it over.

The ball flew out of the penalty area and landed on the right side of the perimeter of the penalty area.

But at this moment, Atletico Madrid's right wing-back Alves quickly stepped in and stopped the ball in front with one kick.

Messi was waiting for an opportunity on the periphery of the penalty area, and after receiving a pass from Alves at the top of the arc, he stopped the ball and turned to the left, and picked up his left foot to play.

From stopping the ball to turning around to hitting the goal with your feet, the whole action is done in one go.

Muntari, who is in charge of keeping Messi on duty all the time, didn't even have time to stop it.

The ball goes through an elegant arc and goes straight to the left side of the goal.

Buffon flew sideways, his movements were also very extended, and he touched Messi's shot with one hand.

A bang was heard at the scene.

Messi's shot was touched by Buffon, then changed direction, hit the inside of the left post and bounced back into the box.

At this time, the entire forbidden area was already in chaos.

In the midst of the scuffle, a figure in a red and white striped shirt quickly rushed over and pushed the football that bounced back from the post.

"Danger, there's a chance!!"

"The ball is in!!"

"Did you score?"

"It's a goal!"

"The referee blows the whistle and signals that the goal is valid!"

"Atletico were the first to break through Barcelona's goal!"

"Let's see, the player who scored the goal was, Sergio Busquets!"

"At just 20 years old, Sergio Busquets scored a very crucial goal to help Atletico temporarily lead Barcelona 1-0!"

"It's worth mentioning that Sergio Busquets came from Barcelona's academy."

"He joined Barcelona in 2005 and his father is still the goalkeeper coach of the Barcelona second team."

"But Busquets, who plays as a right winger, has never been taken seriously at Barcelona, so he was sent to Atletico Madrid by Barcelona as part of Robben's transfer."

"After coming to Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao transformed Busquets, making him give up the past winger position and play the delayed No. 4 position, but I didn't expect that this change completely activated Busquets!"

"After the goal, Busquets was very excited, and rushed straight to the bottom of the Atletico Madrid fan stand, excitedly celebrating his goal, 1-0!"

……

"Sergio!"

Karls Busquets shouted excitedly into the stadium, holding up a number 28 shirt in the air.

This was the signal they agreed on before the game.

There were a total of 76,500 fans at the Emirates Stadium, and the crowd was so loud that everyone around them was shouting, and it was impossible to hear who was who.

But when Karls Busquets lifted his shirt aloft, he immediately caught the attention of Busquets in the stadium.

The usually calm midfielder smiled at the stands.

He saw his parents and his younger brother.

"Well done, Sergio, keep up the good work!"

Karls Busquets didn't know if his shouts could reach his son's ears, but he kept shouting and cheering for Busquets.

It was a goal in the midst of chaos, but it was also a valuable goal.

And it was also a goal to break through Barcelona, which means even more.

Karls Busquets turned his head and glanced at the chairman's area in the middle of the stands, where Begiristain was sitting tonight, and he should have seen Sergio's outstanding performance, right?

So now, will he regret sending Sergio away?

Karls Busquets doesn't know, but he feels that it doesn't matter anymore.

Importantly, Sergio Busquets has found a whole new world for him at Atletico.

"It was right to send him to Atletico Madrid!" Karls Busquets put his arms around his wife's shoulders and said proudly.

As a professional, Karls Busquets knows better than anyone that transfers are often the turning point in a player's career, and whether they are good or bad can often seriously affect the development of professional football.

From now on, Busquets' move to Atletico Madrid is the right step.

And, it's absolutely true!

Next, he just needs to develop in Atletico step by step.

"Hey buddy, do you know Sergio Busquets?"

There was an Atletico fan next to him who asked with concern.

Many people around also turned their heads to look, they were already curious.

"He's my son!" Karls Busquets said proudly.

The surrounding Atletico fans were in an uproar.

"Wow, your son played great!"

"Well, he's going to be the most important member of our No. 4 position."

"He has been selected for the national team, and it can be seen that Yang has a lot of trust in him."

"My son's goal just now is very important!"

Karls Busquets listened to the praise of the Atletico fans, and the pride in his heart was spontaneous.

Atletico really have come to the right place!

……

After scoring the lead, Atletico continued to control the situation on the pitch.

At the same time, it is also stepping up its efforts to press Barcelona in the midfield.

Atletico's strategy was clear, they still wanted to finish the game in the first half.

Having just played Chelsea away from home, the most important thing for the Sheets at the moment is to get enough of the advantage in the first half.

Conceding a goal in the opening four minutes was a disaster for Barcelona.

Barcelona quickly stabilized their position and adopted a retreat strategy, not wanting to attack Atletico Madrid.

Mourinho knows very well that if he really plays against the attack, Barcelona has no advantage.

But in the end, it is an away game, and Barcelona does not dare to invest too many troops even in the counterattack.

With Barcelona's retreat, the game gradually entered a stalemate.

Atletico created a couple of good attacking chances and also had three shots on goal.

Neither Torres's shot, Messi's two consecutive shots, nor Di Maria's volley could break Buffon's goal.

At the critical moment, the performance of the Italian goalkeeper was still very stable.

This allowed Barcelona to gradually stabilize its position.

But even so, Barcelona's attack still did not dare to advance.

It's like this time in the 18th minute.

Zambrotta on the right crossed forward and Samuel Eto'o created a throw-in on the right side of Atletico's half.

After Zambrotta took the throw-in, Samuel Eto'o passed back to Xavi and back to the backline.

When the whole Atletico team pressed up, Bruno Alves passed back to goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Buffon had no choice but to drive forward with one big foot.

The consequence of not daring to invest troops in the front court is that the front court basically relies on Diego Milito to compete for the top.

Buffon's big foot landed on the right side of the pitch this time, that is, on the left side of Atletico.

Diego Milito and Thiago Silva battle for headers.

The Brazilian centre-back gave the ball to Sergio Busquets.

Tevez counter-attacked on the spot and tried to entangle Busquets, but the Atletico midfielder quickly passed the ball back to Pepe.

Pepe dropped back to pick up the ball and passed it to Thiago Silva and then to Sergio Busquets, who ran into space.

It looked like the ball had come full circle at the back of Atletico and returned to the starting point, but the situation was completely different by this time.

Busquets had his back to the right, turned to the left and stopped the ball before slotting the ball down the left side of the halfway line when Samuel Eto'o pounced.

Marcelo cut forward quickly, caught up with Sergio Busquets' pass and pushed forward.

Just past the halfway line, Marcelo saw Torres, who was pressing Buffon just now, and at this time he had already run back from the front, and immediately sent a long diagonal pass, which went directly to the right side of the top of the arc to find Torres.

Fernando Torres and Puyol battled it out on the right side of the box arc.

At this time, Atletico's attackers in the midfield are rushing forward, especially Messi, who is closest to Torres.

Torres headed the ball over to Messi on the right rib.

After receiving the ball, Messi continued to push forward, got rid of Muntari's entanglement, and quickly passed the ball back to Torres' feet.

"Here!"

Messi pointed to his left front, and the whole person quickly slashed into the top of the arc in the middle.

After Torres landed, he blocked Puyol with his body, stopped Messi's pass, took a step back, saw Messi's gesture, and immediately passed it.

After Messi caught up with the ball, he suddenly accelerated, waded past Thiago Motta who rushed out, waded to the left side of the periphery of the top of the penalty area, and then chased up, and his left foot was suddenly pumped.

The ball crossed an elegant arc and drilled into the top left corner of the goal.

Buffon swooped sideways, but couldn't keep the ball out.

"The ball is in!!"

"World Wave!!"

"Messi!!"

In the 18th minute, Atletico Madrid played a quick counter-attack, Messi and Torres completed a very beautiful wall-hitting combination in front, Messi broke through Muntari and Thiago Motta in succession, and hit the goal with a left-footed curling ball.

"2 to 0!"

After scoring the goal, the Argentine turned and rushed off the pitch in excitement, running all the way to the front of the stands, waving his hands at the Atletico fans and signaling them to shout louder.

"Messi's shot is very exciting, straight to the dead corner!"

"Gianluigi Buffon couldn't stop such a wonderful world wave despite his save!"

"Messi is able to show his best every time he meets Barcelona."

"Now, Jose Mourinho's team has been trying hard to defend, but they can't hold it in the end."

……

After Atletico Madrid took a two-goal lead, Barcelona defended more resolutely.

The Sheets Army was in the frantic cheers of the fans at the scene, constantly attacking Barcelona and constantly creating opportunities.

Messi, in particular, was quite active.

Yang Hao also noticed on the sidelines that after Kaka played Chelsea, he continued to fight, and his physical consumption was a bit large, while Modric was habitually a little behind, which left a big gap for Messi between the central midfielder and the striker.

It's not a matter of the manager's arrangement, it's a spontaneous formation of the players on the pitch.

Messi also gave full play to his advantages with and with the ball.

As soon as the ball is at his feet, he takes it.

Everyone around him was running around him.

Barcelona's defenders were often unable to keep up with Messi's pace and pace of dribbling.

For example, in the 30th minute, this time.

When Messi received the ball from the right rib, crossed most of the court with the ball horizontally, and suddenly tried to push forward on the left rib, Xavi decisively fouled.

It was a foul near the 30-metre zone.

After Xavi's foul, he immediately pulled up Messi.

It was a necessary foul.

In Barcelona's pre-match preparations, it was strictly required that Messi must be fortified at all levels.

Dribbling the ball laterally?

It's okay, whatever he wants.

I like to go from left to right, and then from right back to left, it's all right.

But if you want to drive the ball longitudinally, that's impossible!

In the 30-meter area, as long as Messi breaks through, whether it is with Di Maria or with Torres, there is basically no one who can defend Messi.

Harvey is well aware of this.

In other words, the teams in La Liga now have some experience in how to target Messi.

Atletico quickly sent a free-kick but was blocked by Barcelona.

The ball was still at Atletico's feet, and Modric passed it to Di Maria.

Di Maria dribbled forward on the left and rushed to the edge of the box.

In the left corner of Barcelona's penalty area, Di Maria faced Zambrotta's defense, suddenly made a gesture to go to the bottom line, deceived Zambrotta, changed to a diagonal line, interspersed ribs, and passed the ball to Messi's feet on the periphery of the penalty area.

The moment Messi stopped the ball in the direction of the attack, Xavi and Thiago Motta, who were closest to him, both approached him at the same time.

But Messi stopped the ball with one foot, and the whole person leaned slightly to the right, making Thiago Motta stagnant.

Before he could react, Messi handed the ball to his left foot, suddenly accelerated, and the ball rushed between Xavi and Thiago Motta.

The Argentine's foot movements and physical feints are just too fast!

At that moment, it always makes people unknowingly deceived past.

When Messi burst into the edge of the box with the ball, Bruno Alves immediately blocked Messi's forward path.

But the Argentine burst in front of Bruno Alves with the ball, his body paused, his left foot changed to the outside, and another acceleration passed through Zambrotta and Bruno Alves' defense.

At this moment, the entire Emirates Stadium couldn't help but cheer.

Barcelona's four defenders have obviously tightened the defensive fence and have clearly stood in the best position, but Messi is like a slippery loach, with the ball, among the four defenders, by constantly changing speed and direction, constantly dribbling the ball, highlighting the encirclement.

The moment Messi burst into the penalty area with the ball, more than 70,000 Atletico Madrid fans at the entire Emirates Stadium couldn't help but stand up and cheer and scream for Messi.

Buffon was also apparently taken aback and struck quickly.

But Messi scrambled to take a left-footed push and sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Gianluigi Buffon was halfway down the pitch and before he could even make a save, the ball went past him and into the back of the net behind him.

The ball is in!

3 to 0!

Another brace!

Everyone in the stadium was stunned!

Messi is so godly!

I'm much better today, but I cough a little badly. After taking the medicine, I looked at it again, took some medicine, and said that it was safe to observe, and the cough would continue for a while. I slept in the afternoon, and my mental state was good, but I still didn't dare to stay up late at night, and the chapter was postponed at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. I'm going to take a look at it tomorrow and resume the two shifts as soon as possible. Also, I owe you 2 chapters, I remember. Thank you for your understanding and concern these past few days, thank you, thank you!!

(End of chapter)