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Chapter 327 Success or Failure of the Blue-Black Empire
"The situation on the field has changed again! Inter Milan pulled back a goal in the No. 20 minute of the second half. They only need to keep the ball clean and score another goal in the remaining time to drag the game away. Into overtime! Oh my god, this game is too intense! Even if you lead by three goals, you can't relax!"

This is the charm of the two-round knockout match. Although many people think that sometimes such a knockout match is unfair, it is the unpredictable prospects that endow the knockout match with a more unique charm. No matter which team it is, as long as they are willing to If you work hard, you will definitely have a chance.

In a normal game, falling behind 0:4 can basically determine your death sentence, because in this case, the possibility of turning defeat into victory is almost not much greater than zero.芄 颗 颗 犰 犰 犰 犰 娑 娑 娑 娑 妫绻 妫绻 俺 俺 ∪ ∪ ∪ 寤鳎 寤鳎 寤鳎 寤鳎 薮 薮 氐 氐 氐 氐 氐 氐 氤 氤 氤 氤 氤 ㄊ 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔 蛔?
Mancini shouted off the field: "Damn! At least he should be given a yellow card! He ruined our chance to score a goal!" Until the fourth official came to him, hope, because back home , as long as you can win three goals, then you will be the last one to qualify...

The current situation is like this. In the first half, Inter Milan, who seemed to have been beaten completely helpless in the second half, still did not give up their last hope. After finally relying on a counterattack to recover a goal, the situation has begun to move in favor. their direction.

All of a sudden, Inter Milan, who had gained momentum, immediately pressed Barcelona in the half court and beat them up. Crespo's grabbing point, Ibrahimovic's breakthrough in the penalty area, Stankovic and Pei Wei's long shots all made Barcelona The defense line was in disarray for a while.

However, Barcelona's defense is still solid, and Valdez has played very well. Until 25 minutes into the second half, the score was still 3:1. Barcelona still had a one-goal advantage in the total score.

"Louis! Go warm up and get ready to play!" Mancini turned and said to Figo who was sitting quietly on the bench.

A light flashed in the Portuguese's eyes immediately, and Figo took off his coat in silence, and began to warm up meticulously.

Although this season, with the growth of age and Mancini's more use of the midfield formation of three midfielders and one midfielder, the playing time of the former World Footballer has been greatly reduced, because after all, he is competing with him in his position. It is Pei Wei who is in full swing and Stankovic who is younger and more comprehensive than him!
But for this result, Figo has long been prepared. In such a fiercely competitive Serie A field, Figo knows that his current physical strength is not enough to play the whole season in a good state. What Inter Milan needs him is only in the important In the game, I will give full play to my abilities. After all, for football players, the 34-year-old has basically entered the end of their careers.

However, Figo also wants to win a Serie A trophy or a Champions League championship in the final stage of his football career. This is exactly his confidence in supporting hard training every day to maintain his state.

No one knows that the 34-year-old veteran is the [-]-year-old veteran who goes home almost at the same time as Pei Wei, who trains the most diligently in the Inter Milan team every day, and the sweat shed on the training ground is not in vain. There are not many, but Figo's performance in every game reminds people of the invincible World Footballer.

And now, with boos all over the stadium, the biggest traitor in the eyes of Barcelona fans has firmly set foot on the Nou Camp after more than a year after embracing Stankovic.

However, this time, there were no pig heads and raindrops of coins falling from the sky, and the only thing that remained the same was the overwhelming boos.

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After a ball went out of bounds and became a dead ball, Inter Milan replaced Figo. At this time, Barcelona's captain Puyol also looked at Rijkaard on the sidelines. His eyes were full of questions: Now we What should be done?
Without any hesitation, Rijkaard pushed forward with both palms-continue to attack!Do it the way we do best!
When Rijkaard's action was broadcast on the pervasive TV broadcast, Mourinho in London jumped up: "What does this black duck think? There are only 10 minutes left in the game." Well, at this time, as long as you launch a counterattack properly under a solid defense, and effectively use your own lead to prevent the opponent from strengthening the offense too much, it will easily end the game! Why is he suddenly hot-headed? "

After watching the game for a while, Mourinho showed a comprehension expression on his face: "So...he thinks that his defense line is not strong enough to resist Inter Milan's attack for such a long time before he finds a way to use the attack. Let’s continue to expand the lead... I’m thinking about it, although Barcelona has added two world-class defenders this year, but their defensive strength is not so obvious!”

It was Rijkaard's considerations in this regard that finally made the second half of the game the most exciting second half since the start of the Champions League this season.

Ronaldinho suddenly turned around after taking the ball outside the penalty area of ​​Inter Milan, dodged the outstretched foot of Zanetti, and then shot a strong shot from outside the penalty area. Cesar did not dare to catch it with his hands, so he had to punch the ball out. Bottom line, Barcelona's corner.

Deco took a corner kick, and Marcos, who assisted in the back row, glided in the air and pushed the ball very powerfully!
Cesar's reaction is very fast, but for this extremely fast and powerful header, he can only stretch out his hand and flick the ball slightly, but he can't change the direction the ball finally flies to— -goal!
At the critical moment, Cordoba flew to kill, almost an undercut on the goal line, hooking the ball out of the penalty area!

"It's dangerous! Cordoba's timely clearance pulled Inter Milan back from the cliff!"

The Camp Nou fans let out a loud sigh, but Marcos didn't even have time to regret it, so he ran back in a hurry, because Cordoba's clearance didn't go out of the sideline, but Fly to the middle circle...

Pei Wei leaned against Belletti tightly with his body. Although Pei Wei's physical fitness is not very good, he can compete with Belletti, who is also good at offensive ability, and bully him who is nearly ten years shorter than himself. Pei Wei, the centimeter opponent, can still do it...

Belletti pushed Pei Wei from behind, but failed to push Pei Wei. Instead, Pei Wei staggered backwards. At this time, the ball had already flown over, and Pei Wei headed the ball Gave it to Ibrahimovic who was diagonally ahead, then turned around and rushed forward.

Ibrahimovic passed the ball back, but Belletti turned and pulled Pei Wei down. The referee's whistle sounded and Barcelona fouled.

Puyol ran up and patted Belletti on the shoulder, and praised: "Well done!" Barcelona's huge open half is certainly unstoppable.

Mancini shouted off the field: "Damn! At least he should be given a yellow card! He ruined our chance to score a goal!" Mancini didn't feel resentful until the fourth official walked towards him. Sitting down, he was still muttering: "This home field advantage is too obvious... That guy made an intentional foul!"

Dacourt took a free kick. After a series of passes, Ibrahimovic finally received a pass from Figo in the penalty area and kicked the goal, but was blocked by Thuram who rushed out from the side. Barr Des gets the ball easily.

The cheers at Camp Nou were louder and louder. What the Spanish fans appreciate most is the high-level confrontation. In their view, even if the final result is not satisfactory, as long as they can give them the best in the process Bring full enjoyment, then they will also give the applause to the players!

And the game so far has definitely been regarded as a "high-level confrontation battle."

The game time passed quickly. Before you knew it, No.80 minutes had passed in the whole game, and there were only 10 minutes left before the end of the game.

Rijkaard started to make substitutions, and he has not changed anyone so far. He first replaced Messi with Gudjohnsen. Although the Icelander is a forward, he was born as a defensive midfielder. , The defensive ability is also very strong. After he came on the field, Rijkaard's intention became obvious, that is to strengthen the defense and survive the last 10 minutes.

Then 3 minutes later, he replaced Belletti with Oleg. These two substitutions alone took at least a minute.

Mancini also had to start admiring, Rijkaard's grasp of substitutions is really great!

"It seems that there is no hope for Inter Milan! Barcelona's defense is very well organized, and there is not much time left! Will a miracle happen?" The ESPN commentator said in a regretful tone. I don't see any chance for Inter Milan.

There are only 10 minutes left in 5 minutes. Although Inter Milan is still attacking, they can't find any flaws under Barcelona's tight defense. Once they make a mistake in attacking, Barcelona will use their skilled personal skills and With the ability to pass the time, Inter Milan had to consume more physical strength to siege.

But at this moment, Figo suddenly exploded without warning!

Pei Wei took the ball in the middle, and he felt the pressure was getting bigger and bigger. Marcos, who was easy to get rid of before, became more and more difficult to deal with. Deco came to harass him from time to time, which made him uncomfortable. The headache is that Gudjohnsen has basically returned to his old midfielder, and Marcos is flanking him from left to right...

"Pei!" Fei Ge's voice came from the right, Pei Wei had no chance to think about it, and immediately passed the ball to Fei Ge who responded.

However, before he passed the ball, he still habitually made a posture of breaking to the left. After almost everyone's attention in the Barcelona midfield was focused on himself, he passed the ball to Figo.

So after Figo on the right took the ball, there was only one defender left in front of him, Barcelona's left back Zambrotta.

He is no stranger to Zambrotta, and Zambrotta is also very familiar with Figo. It is precisely because of this familiarity that Zambrotta defended impeccably during the twenty minutes when Figo played!
Figo slowly took the ball and moved forward step by step, while Zambrotta bent slightly, his eyes fixed on the ball at Figo's feet, a standard Italian defender .

Seeing Zambrotta's impeccable defensive posture, Figo thought while dribbling the ball, what method should be used to get rid of this guy?
If I could be five years younger, then I would definitely choose to use quick changes of direction and force the ball to get rid of such a defender. It is a pity that I was not a player who was good at speed at the peak, and now I can't use speed. Come get rid of the opponent...

Just as Figo was thinking about it, Pei Wei's voice came from beside him: "Louis! Someone is coming up from behind!"

Figo glanced back, and sure enough, Harvey had already chased him up from behind!
Just in the blink of an eye, an idea flashed in Fei Ge's mind.

Zambrotta grasped the timing very well. When Figo glanced back, he immediately kicked the ball towards Figo's feet. He was sure that Figo was distracted just now, and it was impossible to avoid his quick exit. foot.

But at the moment he kicked out, Figo pulled the ball back extremely quickly as if he had already expected his movement, avoiding Zambrotta's protruding foot, and then pushed the ball back The ball went to Zambrotta's side, and the whole body rushed forward to break through!
Zambrotta immediately turned around quickly and rushed towards Figo. He had considered this before taking his foot, so his body stabilized very quickly.

Figo dunked the ball back again and avoided Zambrotta's pounce!
Gianluca Zambrotta's face is a bit uneasy, being played like this by a 34-year-old old guy, even if this old guy is a former World Footballer, he is also the best right back in the World Cup!
Zambrotta pounced on him for the third time, but this time due to his mentality, he did not calmly observe the situation around him!
Just before he was about to pounce on Figo, Figo suddenly swayed the ball sideways and avoided Zambrotta's pounce. Harvey hit each other hard!
Without Zambrotta's restraint, Figo immediately dribbled the ball into Barcelona's penalty area!

But almost at the next moment, three Barcelona players immediately surrounded him!

All recovered Barcelona has enough manpower to fill every loophole!
"Come on, come more..." Figo said silently in his heart, while controlling the ball under his feet to move forward continuously. The three opponents failed to intercept the ball. When the fourth person was about to come up, Figo passed the ball.

The ball quickly rolled to the middle of the penalty area, Thuram was attracted by Crespo to the front point, and Ibrahimovic rushed up!

"Stop him!" Puyol didn't even have time to yell, and immediately made a fierce shovel, but he didn't rush the ball, but blocked his whole body in front of Ibrahimovic. You know, Ibrahimovic's shot did not Not so precise, as long as I block like this, there is still a great possibility to block the ball!

But Ibrahimovic raised his foot, but missed the ball!

The ball rolled past Ibrahimovic's feet, and Pei Wei quietly appeared in the back!

Puyol stood in front of Ibrahimovic, and Valdés was also paying attention to Ibrahimovic's movements. When the ball rolled to Pei Wei's feet, he didn't even turn around. Such a shot is really good for Pei Wei. It couldn't be easier!

Pei Wei flew over and kicked the ball fiercely in the air with his left foot!
He kicked this shot with the instep of his outside foot, and the ball rushed into the net quickly. Valdez who just turned his head heard a "swish"!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! GOAL!! GOAL!!!" The ESPN commentator called more than a dozen "GOAL" without stopping: "A miracle really happened! The great Luis Figo! He will become the most hated person by Barcelona fans! After getting rid of the winger in a row, Pei Wei created a chance to make the final decision! The two sides are back on the same starting line again!"

After scoring the goal, Pei Wei hugged Figo tightly for the first time, and then his teammates who were equally ecstatic rushed forward!
Rijkaard's expression was a little dull for a moment, but he quickly calmed down his emotions and began to quickly consider the next question.

The Barcelona fans were cursing, they couldn't bear the victory slipping from their hands at the last moment!
The wild celebrations of the Inter Milan players lasted for more than two minutes before the end. Shortly after Barcelona re-kicked off, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!

The total score is 5:5, the away goals are all the same, and the game is about to enter 15 minutes of extra time in the first and second half!

If overtime cannot determine the winner, then there is only a more brutal penalty shootout. For the players on both sides, this is the final test.

When the game of a season reaches April, it is the time when the game is the most intensive and the players are most exhausted physically and mentally. How many people can play at their own level is a question.

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The overtime game started quickly and ended quickly. The lack of physical strength of the players on both sides is destined to put defense first in the overtime game. In the first 15 minutes of the overtime game, With the momentum of just equalizing the score, Inter Milan pressed Barcelona in their own half and attacked violently. Unfortunately, they did not score a goal. In the second half, the situation was completely reversed, and Barcelona, ​​which had recovered, began to surround Inter in turn. Milan's goals were bombarded indiscriminately, but they were blocked one by one by the defense led by Cesar.

Although both conceded a few goals, both Cesar and Valdez's performances were perfect, and it was their steady performance that made the game inevitable into a penalty shootout.

Before the end of extra time, Mancini replaced Samuel with Materacci and Brondiso with Grosso. Although this move was to strengthen the defense, Mancini had a deeper level. It means, that is to prepare for the penalty shootout. You know, Materac and Grosso are both excellent penalty shooters. Italy won the final victory in this World Cup and the two of them played against France. The outstanding performance in the penalty shootout is inseparable.

After the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, almost all the players fell on the court. It was not that they were too tired to stand up, but that they had to seize every opportunity to accumulate strength to cope with the next round. Down to the penalty shootout.

And when the staff brought them drinks and towels, almost all of them stood up. They knew that if they rested, they might relax their whole body too much, which would make them feel more tired.

Mancini and Bajomiha nervously discussed the final penalty candidate. In fact, Mancini had already made up his mind after making the last two substitutions. Soon, the list of Inter Milan's penalty kicks was sent up. , the top penalty shooter Pei Wei ranked first, followed by Stankovic, Grosso, Materac, and the last and most important one was Figo, who had the best footwork in the team.

Mancini's three substitutions in the game were all replaced by penalty shooters. From this point of view, Mancini's substitutions have taken into account the final battle.

In Barcelona, ​​Eto'o was the first to take the penalty, followed by Deco, Harvey, Gudjohnsen, and Ronaldinho the last.

The result of the coin guess was that Barcelona took the penalty first, which seemed to be a good thing for Inter Milan, because the player who takes the penalty first generally bears more pressure, especially the first player to take the penalty.

"I won't run away again!" Eto'o held the ball and walked firmly to the penalty spot. In last year's World Cup African qualifiers, when Cameroon won a key penalty, Eto'o was under pressure. Did not stand up to take the penalty, and finally the penalty was missed by his teammates, Cameroon also lost the opportunity to enter the World Cup in Germany, and today, Eto'o does not want to escape.

The first penalty kick was applied by Eto'o on his own initiative. No matter what the result was, it was his own choice.

Putting the ball on the penalty spot, Eto'o straightened up and looked at Cesar opposite him coldly.

Cesar bent down, pressed his hands on his thighs, and looked at the ball at Eto'o's feet without blinking.

The other players on both sides stood clearly in the middle circle, put their shoulders on each other, and looked at the goal in front of them.

The Camp Nou, filled with all 11 seats, suddenly fell silent.

"beep--"

Eto'o let out a breath, and then began to run, run close, kick!
"Right!" Cesar saw it clearly, he immediately flew out, but Eto'o's shot was faster than his movements!

Almost wiping Cesar's outstretched finger, he flew into the goal against the goal post!
Barcelona took the lead in scoring the first penalty!
Cesar climbed up regretfully, and walked towards the goal unwillingly. Valdes walked up to meet him and stood in his position just now.

Pei Wei walked towards the restricted area. When he and Eto'o met in the middle, the two embraced, which aroused applause from the fans in the stadium.

Pei Wei did not swing the ball back and forth like some players did, but casually placed the ball on the penalty spot, and then took a few steps back.

After the referee's whistle blew, Pei Wei immediately accelerated, ran close to the ball quickly, and slammed it hard!

Valdes judged the right direction, but what Pei Wei shot was not a flat ball, but hit the upper right corner of the goal. Valdez stretched his arms as much as possible but failed to touch the ball, so he could only watch the ball helplessly. Fly into the goal.

Accompanied by a loud sigh and a few cheers, Pei Wei waved his fist lightly. His mission has been completed, and the rest is up to other teammates.

Barcelona's second appearance was Deco. His penalty kick completely deceived Cesar's defense. The ball flew into the goal from the opposite direction of his save. Barcelona led 2:1.

Inter Milan's second player, Stankovic, also has good footwork, but this time, his luck seems to be bad.

His penalty tricked Valdés, but he missed the goal - he almost brushed the right post and flew out of the baseline. He was too pursuing the angle!
Stankovic covered his face and walked back silently, but no one came up to blame him, they just came up and patted him on the shoulder. At this time, as long as anyone who dares to stand up to bear the pressure It's a hero!
"I have to throw one!" Cesar thought to himself, and when he saw Harvey coming forward, he was ready to take a gamble.

When Harvey, who was Barcelona's third player, just shot the ball, he found that Cesar on the opposite side had already made a save in advance, and the direction of the save was exactly the direction of his shot!

Cesar waved his fist, his gamble just now succeeded!
"Hula——" Inter Milan's players cheered, Cesar hit Harvey's ball with both fists, and Barcelona also had a record of missed shots!

Inter Milan's third player, Grosso, did not disappoint Mancini, who had replaced him. With a beautiful upper left corner, Valdez couldn't make a save!

The two sides returned to the starting line again!
"Wonderful! As soon as Barcelona saw their hope of leading, Inter Milan immediately chased the score back! Just like in the game, neither side refused to admit defeat in the penalty shootout!"

Gudjohnsen played fourth in Barcelona. Rijkaard put the Icelander in the fourth place and took the penalty kick. Most people thought that Rijkaard would send a more stable penalty. Marcos came to take the fourth corner kick, because the candidate for Barcelona's fifth penalty will definitely be Ronaldinho.

Since only the referee knew the list of penalty players handed over, neither the fans nor the audience knew the specific arrangement. When Gudjohnsen stood up, Cesar couldn't help being stunned.

Gudjohnsen did not disappoint Rijkaard, who valued him, and his volley flew straight to the right side of the goal. Although Cesar's hand touched the ball, he still couldn't stop the ball from entering the net!
"Damn it, it's just a little short..." Cesar yelled in his heart unwillingly, but it was of no avail.

Inter Milan's fourth appearance is Materacci. Although the 31-year-old Italian defender always gives people a very frizzy feeling, he often gets red cards because of his excessive actions on the court, but most of them It's all ignored. When he was still playing in Perugia, he was the number one penalty shooter in the team, and he basically had no record of missed penalties!

"That guy wants to hit the right side..." Valdez thought to himself when he saw Materacci's ankle swinging, but when he jumped out, he realized that he had been fooled. The moment the ball changed from a draw to a rub, the ball flew into the left goal!

3: 3!In the penalty shootout, the two sides tied for the third time!
The fateful final round of penalties began, and it was Ronaldinho who played for Barcelona!
Ronaldinho stood in front of the ball and did not retreat. When the referee blew the whistle, Ronaldinho swung his left foot directly!
Cesar found that he couldn't judge which side Ronaldinho wanted to play at all. If he waited until Ronaldinho shot the ball and then reacted, it would be too late, so he could only gamble again!
He jumped to the right side, because for left-footed players, the success rate of penalty kicks on the right side is much higher!

But the ball flew right into the middle of the goal, a wonderful scoop!

4:3!Barcelona got the match point for this game!
In this way, all the pressure fell on Figo who was the last to play. If he scored, the game would enter a more brutal round of life and death. If he didn't score, then Inter Milan would be eliminated!

But Mancini is not nervous, he believes in Figo's mental capacity!

Figo set up the ball, kicked, shot, left!
Valdez soars into the air, reaches out, left!
"It's a little bit close..." Valdez looked at the ball flying past his fingertips, and felt a chill in his heart!
but……

"Clang!" The ball hit the inside of the goal post and rolled on the goal line!

Valdez stretched out his hand and pressed the ball tightly under his hand!

The game is over!Camp Nou immediately became a sea of ​​cheers!

(End of this chapter)