Chinese champion

Chapter 380 The Nerazzurri Empire and Barcelona's Counterattack
Zhuang Feng lifted Puyol who was pressing on him, jumped up, and ran quickly on the field with his arms outstretched. The fans of Inter Milan in the stands were ecstatic, countless confetti fell from the stands, and Barcelona's The fans opened their mouths in astonishment. They really couldn't believe that their invincible pride actually fell behind by two goals before the first half ended!

On the field, the Barcelona players raised their hands one after another, signaling to the referee that Zhuang Feng had hit the goalkeeper, and the ball should be ruled invalid!

But the referee ignored their complaints, but blew the whistle and pointed to the middle circle, indicating that the goal is valid!

Mancini was already so excited that he was jumping and laughing on the sidelines. He didn't expect the game to go so smoothly. Facing the two-time defending champion, he was able to gain a two-goal advantage in the first half. Could there be anything better than this? better?

The Inter Milan bench was already boiling when they saw the ball slowly rolling into the goal. Towels, coats and other things were thrown all over the sky by the bench players.

The members of the Chinese Olympic team in the stands were also very excited, thinking that the players Pei Wei and Zhuang Feng who had shown their prowess on this field and scored two goals will soon fight side by side with them in the Olympic Games. Becoming their teammates, and the self-confidence of the entire team has also been greatly improved: with these two talented people, are you afraid that you will not be able to achieve good results in the Olympics?
It took a long time for Inter Milan to celebrate this time, until the referee came to remind them to go to their own half. Zhuang Feng walked back and waved his arms upwards towards the stands. With one wave, the Inter Milan fans collectively let out a huge cheer.

Deng Yunfeng poked Dong Yuzhuo next to him: "Xiao Dong, it's a pity that you lost to Lyon, otherwise Inter Milan's opponent in the semi-finals would be you. Do you think you have a chance to enter the final?" They only made it to the top sixteen for the first time, and it was the Barcelona team that eliminated them at that time.

"It's hard, it's hard." Dong Yuzhuo shook his head after thinking for a while: "We played so hard against Lyon... Although we were a little unconvinced by being eliminated, Brother Pei and their Inter Milan beat Lyon twice. ! But I think we won't be defeated so easily, after all, Angkor's gate is not so easy to break!"

"The overall strength of Manchester United is still inferior to the two teams on the field." He Jin in the front row turned his head: "No matter how good Wu Qi is, he is only a goalkeeper. Think about Pei Wei's last few games in the Champions League. The terrifying state in the game, not to mention that he is not fighting alone."

"But Inter Milan isn't that strong, is it? Why did they lead Barcelona by two goals in the first half?" Dong Yuzhuo asked suspiciously.

"Rijkaard made one mistake..." He Jin sighed: "He didn't arrange a purely defensive midfielder in the midfield, which is definitely the biggest mistake! Xavi and Deco alone can't control Pei Wei's, but it made Harvey and Deco unable to give full play to their offensive strengths wholeheartedly, a failure! An absolute failure!"

Off the court, Rijkaard sighed deeply. What He Jin said was correct, but what can he do?The two best defensive midfielders, Edmilson, were injured as early as April and need to rest for half a year, and have not resumed training yet, while the other Motta also got eaten in the second round of the semi-final against Real Madrid A yellow card, accumulating yellow cards and being suspended, otherwise he would never have taken such a risk.

In the past few years, Barcelona has enjoyed great glory both in La Liga and in Europe, but there are also many hidden dangers. In order to retain the main player Laporta, Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Deco, Xavi, Puyol, Messi The contracts of the absolute main players have been extended to 2010, and they are all given huge salaries. This has led to the low level of substitutes. Except for young players trained by themselves such as Iniesta and Dogo Sanchez, there is nothing to get. An excellent substitute player, and Barcelona is not as rich and powerful as Real Madrid. Although Laporta has almost cleaned up the mess left by his predecessor Gaspart with his shrewd business acumen, he can only make ends meet That's all, there is really no extra funds to introduce excellent substitute players.

Rijkaard looked at Inter Milan's strong bench and was greedy, but unfortunately he didn't have such a deep bench...

At this time, he can only choose to trust the players on the field, their ability and confidence.

At the most difficult time in the league, he had only [-] players available under him, and they still won consecutive victories among the tycoons of La Liga. A crazy six-game winning streak established the situation of winning the league championship this season in one fell swoop. Although they are two goals behind, it is not yet time to despair.

Eto'o kicked the ball hard at his feet, sulking all by himself: Damn it!Before the end of the first half, I had already kicked the ball twice, which is simply impossible for Barcelona, ​​which has been in full swing this year.

As for myself... In the half an hour of the game, I haven't had any decent performance yet. Burdisso has followed me unswervingly, and being able to represent Boca Juniors in the Toyota Cup has completely froze his position. In Shevchenko's peak period, Burdisso's defensive strength should not be underestimated, and these two years seem to be his peak period. I didn't see that even Inter Milan's vice-captain Cordoba and Can Samuel, the senior in the national team, only be his substitute?
But can I just give up like this?Before the game, I vowed to compete with Pei Wei for the top scorer, and since I am a striker, I should have many more chances to score goals than Pei Wei. He has already scored a goal, how can I make him specialize in it? before?
Thinking like this, Eto'o didn't get too many opportunities in the next game. Burdisso still followed him closely like a shadow. In the 15 minutes before the end of the first half, He managed only two shots in total, one high under the interference of Burdisso, and another shot was saved by Cesar from the bottom line. After this attack was over, the referee blew the first half. The end whistle.

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"A wonderful first half!" ESPN's live broadcast commentator said: "Both sides showed extremely high tactical quality and strong aggressiveness in the game. Barcelona's offense has never stopped, and Inter Milan has also They did not adopt a conservative style of play because they took the lead at the beginning of the game. I believe that in the second half, we will still see the contest between the two most powerful and best-looking teams in Europe. In the first half The score makes this a dull game for no reason, so let's wait and see for the second half."

The atmosphere in Barcelona's locker room is very dull. No team can maintain a normal heart after falling behind by two goals in the first half of such a crucial game. Needless to say, Eto'o, even Ronaldinho , also lost the habitual smile on his face.

"I have to admit that we have a crisis now, a big crisis." Rijkaard said flatly: "But I also want to say that we played well in the first half. Yes, you didn't listen Wrong, it was a good game. Although we were behind by two goals, we did not make too obvious mistakes. Inter Milan’s two goals had an element of luck in it, and we also had a chance to score, but our luck was not as good as theirs good."

"There is nothing wrong with us sticking to the two-wing style of play. Their two full-backs are struggling to defend us on the wing. Zanetti deserves respect, but he is 35 years old after all. Zhu, In the second half, you have to break through more resolutely, don’t be afraid of failure, because you are an offensive player, as long as you can seize one opportunity, then you will be successful. But don’t pass too many high-altitude balls, Materac is good at high-altitude ball defense I have a lot of experience, send more ground balls and through balls, so that Samuel can play better. As for the midfielder, Deco, you may have to sacrifice your offensive ability, stalk Pei Wei to death! I believe you can Do it, and Marquez will come and help you, Xavi, and you'll be in charge."

Rijkaard stood up: "Remember one last thing, don't concede the ball again, don't do it, otherwise...we can only wait until the end of the game to watch Inter Milan take away the trophy we deserve."

On the other side, in the locker room of Inter Milan, Mancini said with a smile on his face: "Everyone played very well in the first half, and the current situation is also very favorable to us! But we can't relax, because in the second half, Barcelona will definitely Launch a crazy counterattack! Their offensive power is still the best in Europe, we can't be conservative, we must insist on attacking like in the first half! Their midfield has a big loophole in defense, so we have to seize this weakness , continue to put pressure on them! Victory must belong to us! Work hard! The second half!"

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On the court, players from both sides have already stood in their positions, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle to start the game. In the stands, after 45 minutes of shouting, the fans still showed no signs of fatigue emotionally and physically. The voice is still loud and clear, and the waving of the arms is still powerful.

The fans of Inter Milan are full of confidence, because their team has not been overturned in the case of a two-goal lead this season, and the fans of Barcelona are also full of confidence, because in the past few years, they have seen more than once His team turned the tide under the unfavorable situation of falling behind and brought them one victory after another.

The referee blew the whistle to start the second half of the game, and Barcelona kicked off immediately like a tiger descending the mountain, launching wave after wave of offensives towards the hinterland of Inter Milan.

The three of Harvey, Deco and Ronaldinho have been cooperating with one pass in the midfield. These three people have cooperated for more than three years, and the tacit understanding has already reached a very high level. Ronaldinho who returned to defense He and Pei Wei were quickly thrown away. After successfully attracting the attention of Cambiasso and Vieira, Ronaldinho suddenly kicked a pass and sent the ball to Messi's feet.

In the face of Wang Xiaomin's defense, Messi did not show cowardice at all, although he almost disappeared in the first half in front of Wang Xiaomin's fierce and effective defense, just like Eto'o.

Of course, Wang Xiaomin is not afraid of this little Argentine man. When he saw Messi dribbling the ball, he immediately posted it and followed Messi without moving. When Messi accelerated, he blocked the referee's sight with his body and grabbed the ball. The opponent's jersey prevented him from speeding up. Messi slowed down and he also slowed down. In short, it was to prevent Messi from running comfortably. West has nothing to do.

Just when Wang Xiaomin thought that Messi would cross the ball helplessly again, he didn't know that Messi also made a hard move. In the process of dribbling the ball, he suddenly exerted force on his arm and threw Wang Xiaomin away. Wang Xiaomin was not prepared for Messi's sudden approach After a while, Messi let go of his hand, and Messi took the opportunity to throw him away by two positions.

"Oops!" Wang Xiaomin yelled in his heart. When he turned his head and glanced at the referee but found that he didn't make any sign, he immediately chased after him, and immediately moved from the side two or three meters away from Messi. A flying shovel in the rear, even if it is a foul, it will keep Messi out of the penalty area!

Messi didn't break through the penalty area. He knew that he could only get rid of Wang Xiaomin for a while. If he continued to break forward, he might get entangled with Wang Xiaomin again—that's not a pleasant thing. thing.

After observing the situation in the penalty area, Messi made a cross - just after kicking the ball, Wang Xiaomin's foot arrived, and the two rolled into a ball.

The ball draws an arc of half a person's height and flies towards the penalty area.

Burdisso hugged Eto'o tightly, took a step forward, and prepared to drive the ball.

Eto'o and Burdisso were also picking up each other's clothes. Seeing that they couldn't squeeze in front of each other, they suddenly turned sideways, stretched out their feet and poked a kick on the flying ball first!
Fortunately, Eto'o's foot was stabbed at the cost of losing his balance. Naturally, there was no angle, so Cesar was able to catch the ball at close range!
The distance was too close, and Cesar couldn't completely catch the ball, so he could only hold the ball out of the baseline and take a corner kick.

(End of this chapter)