There is a dream called football

Chapter 354
In the end, Van Bronthorst touched the ball with his toes, just such a small change. The ball shook Li Qiao, but he didn't touch the ball, and the ball flashed past.

Rijkaard breathed a sigh of relief, but it was almost a lore.

Wenger shook his head, almost.

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The game has reached the most tense moment, 1 to 1, both sides may kill the opponent, or be killed, this is a kind of suffering, so they are also very cautious.

Ronaldinho passed the ball to Larsson, and the Swede was leaned by Toure before he got the ball, and seemed to be about to fall, but Larsson still stopped.

Toure is full of confidence. He feels that he can completely suppress Larson, but he didn't expect Larson to turn around the moment he took the ball. This was too fast, and Toure couldn't make the second move, otherwise it would be a foul.

Wenger scolded Toure as an idiot when he saw it. The ball was obviously going to be followed, obviously he was careless, and Larsson was indeed flexible. Unlike another Swedish power forward Ibrahimovic, Larsson was thin and weak, but he could still become a top European striker thanks to his excellent football IQ.

Campbell came over to fill the position. Larson was very unique in the penalty area. He must hit the goal by himself and volleyed towards the goal. Fortunately, Lehmann's attention was highly concentrated, and finally threw the ball out.

Soon, Barcelona's offense made a comeback, still with Larson as the fulcrum, he was more like a center forward than Eto'o, because the center forward needs to take the main ball in the penalty area, just like Toni in Italy, and Larson is the one who can hold the ball.

He holds the ball under his feet, even for a few seconds, and then his teammates can press on, which is very important.

After Larsson passed the ball to Eto'o on the side, the latter hit the side net with a burst shot. The Barcelona fans in the distance were excited because they thought the goal had been scored and the net wobbled, but they didn't expect it to hit the side.

Rijkaard is very happy. These top players are very good. He can play some tactics that he did not require in training. For example, Larson used it as a center forward. This was not practiced in training, but in the game, these players played very well.

This is the players of a strong team, all of them are panacea, and this is also the requirement of modern total football for players.

Both Wenger and Rijkaard looked at their watches. There is a high probability that they will go to overtime. Of course, neither of the two sides actually wants to go to overtime, because there are only 10 players left. Going to overtime means that the loss may be even greater.

Li Qiao also had a little cramp from fighting. He sat on the ground and stretched himself. Henry came over to help when he saw it.

"You have to hold on."

"I will, Captain."

Li Qiao is meticulous in the execution of the head coach's tactics. Every time he returns to the defense, he goes up every time he attacks. Therefore, although there are not many opportunities, the wide players run the most, so it is not surprising that they run out.

After slowing down, Li Qiao still stood up. Although Arsenal still has a substitution spot, Wenger will not use it lightly, lest he be as tragic as his opponent Jiuli.

At the last moment of the game, Arsenal's long pass was more thorough. The midfielder was gone, and there was no one anyway. A big kick was thrown at Van Persie's head, and Bergkamp was already warming up on the bench.

In the 85th minute of the game, Arsenal had a chance for a lore. The ball was passed from the backcourt. Van Persie beat Puyol with a header and gave it to Li Qiao, who shot directly.

The ball goes in.

Just as the Arsenal fans were celebrating, the linesman's flag was pouring cold water, offside! !
Van Persie was not offside when he received the ball, but the one he gave Li Qiao was offside, and Li Qiao was still too anxious.

However, Li Qiao is different from the first half now. When he is physically fit, he doesn’t need to rush to start, and he kicks off after a few kicks. But now it is different. If his physical fitness is not good, he needs to run early. If he runs like this, offside is inevitable.

Wenger smiled and shook his head, "Can't the referee make a mistake once? In fact, there are not many offsides."

But after the ball, the two sides fell silent. After all, they are very conservative at this time. They would rather play for another 30 minutes than be killed by someone. It would be miserable.

In the end, the two sides got their wish, and the referee blew the whistle immediately at the end of the 4-minute stoppage time.

The 2006 Champions League final required extra time.

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"Hurry up and give Li Qiao a massage."

The team doctor is quickly giving Li Qiao a massage.

"Does it hurt?"

Li Qiao shook his head.

The team doctor is actually quite worried. From a doctor's point of view, then Li Qiao needs to rest, but this is the final of the Champions League, so as long as it is not the kind of injury that cannot persist, then the player will definitely not leave the field.

"Eat a banana and add some potassium."

"it is good."

Wenger came over and patted Li Qiao.

"How about it?"

"It's nothing."

Wenger knew that Li Qiao was already very tired, and the head coach was watching his execution of tactics.

"Li Qiao, your running is the most in the team. You have sacrificed too much for tactics, but you must still run like that in overtime."

Li Qiao nodded.

"Don't worry, if it doesn't work, I will replace you."

Li Qiao chuckled, "It shouldn't be necessary."

The situation on Rijkaard's side is even clearer. He has no quota for substitutions, and only these 10 people will fight to the end.

"I don't need to say anything about our situation. You are all professional players."

Everyone nodded.

"I didn't expect this ball to be so difficult. Now it seems that anything may happen, such as a penalty shootout."

"Well, don't worry so much for now, let's play these 30 minutes well."

*****
Lehman in the locker room has been watching the game. He is very depressed, and the feeling of being an outsider is particularly uncomfortable.

He would rather end up injured, then he can be with everyone on the bench, and the player sent off with a red card needs to leave the stadium immediately, so he can only watch the game here.

However, he still wrote a small note and asked his staff to give it to his teammates.

Soon, Wenger got a small note.

"What Lehman wants to tell us."

Everyone is also looking forward to it. To be honest, Lehmann went down for the benefit of the whole. Without Lehmann's attack, there might not be overtime. Barcelona may have solved the problem within 90 minutes.

"What Lehmann is saying to us is that he is with us."

"Also, he asked me to give Almunia his goalkeeper's gloves, and use them if you save a penalty."

(End of this chapter)