The strongest winger

Chapter 1008 Second Half

Messi's facial expression can directly reflect the mood of other Barcelona players. From the score of 1:0 to the score of 1:2, few people can accept this result in a short time, even for a giant team like Barcelona.

Even the head coach Pep Guardiola was frowning, with his hands in his pockets, and his face was heavy. Obviously, he was a little worried about the score behind, from leading to falling behind...

The Barcelona TV commentator adjusted his mentality, had a drink, and said sensationally: "Being behind is a normal result. Looking at the world of football, how many teams have gone from leading to falling behind, and then falling behind to lead? There are simply too many, so we don't need to be sad at this time. A game is a 10-minute battle, and now only 43 minutes have passed. Even if the first half cannot equalize the score, what about the second half?"

The game restarted, and Barcelona consciously strengthened their offense. Compared with the previous offensive strategy, they began to increase the number of direct passes when the score fell behind.

However, Valencia, who led the score, was obviously prepared to resolve them one by one.

As the time passed in the first half, Messi became more and more impatient, and the long shots after two consecutive breakthroughs all fired anti-aircraft guns.

His impatience also directly infected his teammates. The defensive actions of the defensive players began to increase, and the offensive players no longer followed the rules to organize the attack. Whoever had the ball at their feet would shoot from a wide angle and try to shoot from a long distance.

Guardiola, who was standing on the sidelines, shook his head repeatedly.

Fortunately for him, the game time in the first half is about to run out. If this situation continues, it is possible for Valencia to seize the opportunity to counterattack before the end of the first half to expand the score to two goals.

BBC commentator Lineker looked at Barcelona's chaotic offense, shook his head and said: "Whether it's Messi, Iniesta, or Pedro, they are obviously affected by Ai Mei's goal. They are all eager to use their personal ability to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

Just after 45 minutes of legal time, the fourth official standing on the sidelines held up the electronic card for 1 minute of stoppage time.

Valencia saw that Barcelona was so vigorous, so they had to avoid their edge and wait for a counterattack.

Anyway, before the end of the first half, it is already a big surprise to overtake the score. Of course, it would be even better if the referee Kasai could score another goal before the whistle for the end of the first half.

The Valencia supporters in the stands were very powerful. They booed desperately in the final stage of the first half, interfering with Barcelona's attacking line players.

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As Messi broke through Albelda's defense with a horizontal dribble and shot a long shot over the crossbar, the Hungarian referee Kassai blew the whistle to end the first half.

At the same time, Captain Albelda embraced his teammates on the field respectively. He knew that the end of the first half meant that he had entered a real countdown to the end of his career, because with his current physical condition, it was difficult to persist until 10 minutes.

Especially when hugging Ai Luo, he was the most forceful, and at the same time said in Ai Luo's ear: "Thank you!"

Ai Luo didn't speak, but patted Albelda's shoulder vigorously. At this time, silence speaks louder than sound.

In fact, Ai Luo was quite speechless. He found that he was in Valencia to bid farewell to the captain...

Leading Valencia to the Champions League final in the 2006-2007 season was a farewell to Canizares, while the 2010-2011 season was a farewell to Albelda.

When the players from both sides were walking towards the channel, the on-site director gave the shots to the faces of the key players of both sides in the final - Aiello and Messi, and used technical means to push them to the facial features.

And the expressions of the two directly reflected the instant score...

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"Well, the first half of the game is over. Valencia relied on Aiello's two goals to overtake the score on the field and lead Barcelona 2:1 into the locker room. This is very beneficial to their deployment in the second half, especially the overtake goal. It fully embodies Valencia's quick counterattack and will greatly limit Barcelona's overall attack."

At the end of the first half, CCTV-5 cut back to the BJ studio, commentator Duan Xuan said.

Gong Lei nodded in response: "Duan Huan is right. The score is very favorable for Valencia, but in the second half we have to deal with Barcelona's counterattack. After all, this is the Champions League final, and one game will determine the outcome. Barcelona, ​​which has entered the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, will definitely not let it go easily!"

"According to Director Gong, the second half may be an excellent opportunity for Valencia to expand the score, and Ai Luo's speed will play a vital role..."

By this time, players from both sides had already entered their respective locker rooms.

It's just that their moods are different. The Valencia players are relatively relaxed, while Barcelona are frowning.

They fear Valencia's four-game losing streak this season...

Ancelotti was quite satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, and he focused on praising the players who performed well in the first half, even those whose performance was not satisfactory.

So the atmosphere in the dressing room is very good.

In the dressing room at the other end, the Barcelona players were as lifeless as they used to be at halftime against Valencia.

The head coach Guardiola has no good solution to this. This is his third season in charge of Barcelona. It was originally a season in which he achieved results in the Champions League, but facing the nemesis of Valencia, it is really speechless...

Just when Guardiola gave up boosting morale, Messi suddenly took a step forward and said unexpectedly: "We can't just be so desperate. There is still the second half of the game, and we still have a chance!"

Everyone, including Guardiola and Vilanova, looked at Messi.

"I know what everyone is thinking in their hearts, and I am the same... I think from the bottom of my heart that we will lose this game, and the past three games have confirmed this." Speaking of this, Messi's voice changed: "But you think about the fans cheering for us in the stands. We are not only fighting for ourselves, but also for them!!"

Guardiola said at the right time: "There are still 45 minutes in the second half of the game. There is enough time for us to equalize the score, and it is even possible to overtake!"

The Barcelona players looked at each other, and soon, their expressions changed and became resolute.

Obviously, the words of Messi and Guardiola played a big role...

When players from both sides appeared on the field, the mental outlook of the Barcelona players changed drastically. If it wasn't for the scoreboard showing 1:2, everyone would have thought that Barcelona was leading...

(End of this chapter)