The strongest winger

Chapter 1003 Free Kick Chance

Barcelona's tiki-taka tactics play even better after taking the lead. Now the starting players on the field except Harvey, who is nearly 25 years old, and the average age of other central and frontcourt players are less than [-] years old, so there is no problem with running ability.

The Spanish national TV commentator had to admit that Barcelona used this tactic to the fullest: "Barcelona very successfully replicated the tactic that the Spanish national team won the World Cup in South Africa last year. They adopted the no-front tactic. They did very well on the defensive and offensive ends. Valencia is in trouble."

However, Hyde, the commentator of Valencia's first sports channel, has a different view. He patiently analyzed: "Although Valencia, which is one goal behind, has problems in the attack, I believe that it is only a matter of time before the goal is scored. The deadlock has been broken, and it is impossible to maintain a balance all the time.

"Yes, Ai has been working very hard since the score fell behind. He is trying various ways to disrupt Barcelona's defensive system. I believe that as long as he is given enough time, it is very possible to equalize the score before the end of the first half!"

However, as soon as the words fell, Cazorla unexpectedly passed Ai Luo directly while facing Mata.

Accompanied by the sudden burst of shouts from the stands, Ai Luo flicked the ball horizontally, stopped and passed, Keita subconsciously stretched his left leg, trying to hook the ball.

But he thought of the super-fast frequency of Ai Luo's feet, and was afraid that Ai Luo was fouling for Bo, so he stretched out his left foot halfway and then retracted it immediately.

Anyway, there are Busquets and Xavi in ​​the middle to make up, and the central defender Pique is always paying attention to the situation here. It is only a matter of time before Valencia's offense is forced back again.

Isn't that how the game time passes after leading?
But Ai Luo's choice was beyond his expectation, or in other words, beyond everyone's expectation.

Ai Luo took a long shot too suddenly at a distance of about 38 meters from the goal, and a muffled 'bang' erupted at the moment of hitting the ball.

In order to let the football bear the force better, Ai Luo also made a movement of throwing his right foot out after swiping the football, and the whole person flew into the air.

The football was mixed with cheers and boos from the stadium, and it flew into the air with a 'swish'.

Both Busquets and Harvey didn't have time to react, they just followed the trajectory of the football and looked over.

It looks like... high quality!
BBC commentator Lineker hastily exclaimed: "Shoot!!?"

Goalkeeper Valdez also paid attention to Ai Luo's movements while directing the defenders to move, but he really did not expect Ai Luo to choose to shoot from a place nearly 40 meters away from the goal.

So when he watched the football fly towards the goal, his feet stepped back in a panic.

Because... his position is relatively forward.

The football without a trace of rotation in mid-air is like a fighter jet performing at high altitude, falling suddenly when it flies to the highest point.

When Valdez retreated to the second step, he had to stand on tiptoe vigorously, extend his right arm, and exert force on his waist and abdomen at the same time, trying to make himself jump as high as possible.

"Oops!"

But after a few tenths of a second, he realized something was wrong.

The tip of his outstretched right finger did not touch the football...

The hearts of the Barcelona fans sitting behind the goal are in their throats. From their perspective, the football is going straight to the bottom of the goal crossbar.

Some pessimistic fans even closed their eyes, waiting for the goal to come...

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bang! !
Just as the Valencia fans raised their arms and prepared to shout, the sound of a football hitting the crossbar sounded out of place.

Suddenly, the excited expression disappeared instantly, replaced by regret.

Mascherano rushed back to the front of the goal and kicked the ball out of the right sideline to make a dangerous clearance.

The commentator Huang Jianxiang said regretfully: "Oh, what a pity... Ai Luo's long-range shot hit the lower edge of the crossbar, bounced back to the field, and was cleared by Mascherano to the sideline. Bad luck!"

Following the replay of the camera, He Wei also said: "Ai Luo's kick is really beautiful! It's a pity that the shot nearly 40 meters away from the goal was ruthlessly rejected by the goal, otherwise we would have seen a world wave!"

Fans who watched the live broadcast in China said on the Internet: "Mr. Menzhu, Mr. Menzhu, can you show me some face?"

The Valencia fans, on the other hand, were more direct, cursing the goalposts of the new Wembley Stadium directly.

In the words of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray: "Think of what Ai used to do in this stadium from 2007 to the end of 2009, then it is understandable why the new Wembley Stadium goalposts will reject his shot. "

At the same time, the on-site director gave the camera to Ai Luo and pushed it to a close-up of the face.

From the camera, you can clearly see a trace of regret on Ai Luo's face.

Later, the camera showed the faces of the coaches of both sides. Guardiola's facial expressions were extremely rich, first with horror, then with joy.

The Barcelona TV commentator also warned Barcelona's defense line after the chuckle: "Although the defense line is perfectly arranged, we need to pay more attention to the occasional flashes of the opponent's star. If it weren't for God standing behind us just now, the score is now 1:1."

Messi turned his head to look at Ai Luo, clenched his left hand subconsciously, and made up his mind to try to expand the score!

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The game restarted. Since Aiello's long-range shot threatened the goal in Barcelona's goal, they began to pay attention to Aiello's personal defense, thus ignoring local players' marking.

After 1 minute, Mata found a good shot at the front of the penalty area.

But it is a pity that the football rubbed against the left column and rolled out of the bottom line...

Another 2 minutes into the game, this time it was Cazorla who got the chance to shoot. He had a lot of room to adjust after receiving Aiello's breakthrough, so he was very well prepared and took a long shot about 25 meters away from the goal.

The football went straight to the goal under the chants of the fans at Wembley Stadium.

Valdez made a key save, holding the ball out of the baseline with one palm.

"Oh-My-God!! Valdés is in great shape today!!" Barcelona TV commentator shouted.

However, after only 30 seconds of the game, he frowned and had a drink: "Keita's foul was really reckless!!"

The camera goes back to three seconds ago.

Aiello, Mata, and David Villa made consecutive passes in the frontcourt. Seeing that there was no chance to move forward, they faced their own side and attacked the right side, making an offensive shift.

However, Ai Luo took advantage of the changes in his ankle, pushed with his arch, and sent it to the feet of David Villa. The midfielder Keita subconsciously stretched out his foot to kick the ball, but the ball missed and hit the heel of David Villa who was turning around and dribbling.

The referee Kasai decisively blew his whistle and gave Valencia a direct free kick of 26 meters.

(End of this chapter)