Jagged Wings

Chapter 106 The Butterfly Spreads Its Wings
The huge Stade de France fell silent, and everyone was waiting for the referee to blow his whistle.

Reyes squinted at the opposing lineup, looking over each other's faces one by one.When he saw Ronaldinho's face, he suddenly smiled.

"Who said Ronaldinho is ugly? The real person looks much better than the photo!"

Of course, the lethality of Ronaldinho's feet is definitely much stronger than that of his face.

Looking at the faces on the opposite side that he had only seen on TV before: Ronaldinho, Deco, Eto'o, Van Bommel... Reyes suddenly remembered that it had been a year and a half since he had traveled into this world and this body. time.

In the past year and a half, his "butterfly through time" flapped its wings lightly, what effects did it have?
The Premier League is still dominated by Chelsea. They broke the so-called "Community Shield Curse" without any suspense, and won the Community Shield and the Premier League.

The biggest impact is Arsenal's own team. Arsenal did not continue their "six years without a championship". They won an FA Cup last season.

But that's all there is to it.

Besides this game, as a senior fan, every Champions League final must be watched.Especially since he is a Spanish fan, Barcelona is an important representative of Spanish football.In fact, the video of the Champions League final was quietly in Reyes' computer before the crossing, and he would often take it out to watch at that time.

Although he can't remember all the details, he still remembers in general.

The final result was that Barcelona defeated Arsenal 2:1.

Compared with that game, the current Arsenal's lineup has also undergone some changes. In that game, Pires started and Reyes was a substitute; in this game, Pires left as early as the beginning of the season. Out of the team, Reyes started.

Now that I'm a time traveler, and I have the knowledge seven or eight years ahead of me since then, what can I do?

You have to do something, you can't travel in vain, right?

I am here to change history, not to watch history follow its original track!

Otherwise, what's the point of this crossing?

Are you here to experience the live broadcast?

No, no, of course not.

I don't want to be a bystander, but a participant, a creator of history!
So, let's start with this European Champions Cup final!

The referee put the whistle in his mouth, looked left and right to make sure that the players on both sides were ready, and then he blew the whistle hard!

Ronaldinho kicked the ball to Eto'o, Eto'o passed the ball back to Deco, and the two ran forward.

On the other side, Reyes also ran towards the Barcelona half as soon as the whistle sounded.

After the start of the game, like the memory in Reyes' mind, Barcelona relied on their strong personal ability to launch a tidal attack on Arsenal's goal.

There is still a difference between Rijkaard's Dream Team [-] and Guardiola's Dream Team [-]. Although they all pay attention to passing and cutting, the Dream Team [-] is much more dominant than the Dream Team [-]. Dream Team [-] The team has many stars, and the dream of three wins is strong overall.

Deco intercepted the ball in midfield and handed it to Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho directly kicked the ball to the left with a long diagonal pass.Eto'o received a pass from Ronaldinho on the sideline and planned to break through and shoot. His speed can be regarded as the fastest in the team, but this time he ran into a very difficult defender.

Eboue leaned on him while he was holding the ball, so Eto'o couldn't accelerate anymore, because he seemed to be carrying a heavy burden on his body, and he couldn't shake it off.The consequence of barely breaking through was that he was disturbed by Eboue's foot, and then shot into the air.

In the second minute of the game, Reyes, who had been cruising on the left before, suddenly made a crosscut and left the left.At this time, Barcelona was still holding the ball in the midfield, and no one saw Reyes' actions. Only Barcelona's left-back Oleg was relieved: the Spaniard finally left.

At this moment, Gilberto and Hleb cut off Ronaldinho's ball together. Hleb immediately distributed the ball to the right, and Eboue got the ball.

On the other side, Reyes plugged in at high speed.

Eboue's footsteps are fast and his movements are flexible. After he broke through Van Bronckhorst on the right, he made a cross. Henry stopped the ball in the middle to get rid of Marcos, and ejected from the instep of his right foot 7 meters in front of the goal. Valdes The reaction was quick, and he fell to the ground and blocked the ball with his body.

Puyol breathed a sigh of relief, the football flew towards the bottom line, and there were no Arsenal players nearby.

At this moment, a yellow lightning flashed out from behind him and flew directly towards the football.

Reyes!

Reyes appeared in front of football like a prophet, and the next thing was simple.

Although Valdez, who fell to the ground, bounced up from the ground again as if he violated the gravity of the earth, but Reyes still slipped into the goal with a low shot that rubbed his fingertips.

"gggggggggggggoal! goal! goal! goal!"

"Ray - Yes! Yes! Yes! He scored!"

"Arsenal have made a fantastic start, they lead Barcelona 1-0!"

"Reyes has exploded this season. Not only has his assists reached 20, but his goals are second only to Henry in the team!"

After scoring the goal, Reyes was very excited. He didn't expect what he remembered to happen.In reality, Henry got an excellent opportunity at the beginning of the game, but he was too impatient and missed the ball.

And Reyes remembered all this clearly, and then he appeared in the right position according to the picture in his memory, and then scored the goal.

"This is my own bug, Barcelona, ​​clean it up and wait for me!" Reyes waved at the Arsenal fans in the stands, causing the fans to scream.They thought about all the possibilities, but they didn't think that their team would lead as soon as they came up!

And those experts may be busy looking for eyepieces now.Before the game, everyone swore that Barcelona was strong and had a greater chance of winning. What about now?In the past two seasons, Barcelona, ​​which has dominated the whole of Europe, was scored by the opponent so quickly in the opening game, which made the entire Barcelona fans stand silent.

Standing on the sidelines, Rijkaard shook his head, but he didn't look too frustrated. The game had just started, and a ball was nothing.

Sure enough, after Arsenal's opening three tricks were used, Barcelona gradually took over the game.Although Reyes had a few chances to get the ball, he was helplessly surrounded by the opponent and had to lose the ball.

The big similarity between Dream Team [-] and Dream Team [-] is that they did a good job of counter-robbing on the spot, which prevented Arsenal's smooth offense from playing.Arsenal's attack was suppressed, and Barcelona's attack had the upper hand.

And Arsenal had anticipated this situation, and they played defensively.Anyway, leading by one goal, the initiative is in our hands!

In the next game, in just 5 minutes, Barcelona hit the goal with four feet. I have to admire Barcelona's super attacking ability.It cannot be said that they are lucky to be able to gallop across Europe.But what surprised the commentator even more was that Arsenal, who always liked to attack, lowered their posture and played defense.Facing Barcelona's flood of offense, he didn't concede a goal.

Although their performance was very embarrassing, Barcelona did not get a few real threatening opportunities.

At this time, more and more commentators discovered the solidity and density of Arsenal's defensive system.Except for Ronaldinho's occasional opportunities with his personal ability, Arsenal's two full-backs nailed the wingers on which Barcelona depended for survival.

Yes, with "nails"!
The two full-backs Eboue and Ashley Cole showed good form. They put the two wingers Eto'o and Giuly on the bottom line and did not give them any chances.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard stood on the sidelines, holding his chin and thinking.

Even the commentator can see things, Rijkaard has no reason not to see the difference between Arsenal and the past.Today's Arsenal's defensive intentions are too obvious. They have sent three midfielders in midfield, and often only leave two or three players in front, and the rest of the players have to return to the penalty area.Obviously this is not the tactic Arsenal is used to, at least not the Arsenal Rijkaard is familiar with.

Playing defensive counterattack?

Rijkaard knows Arsenal's tactics, but what can he do?Could it be that Arsenal will play defensive counterattacks, and Barcelona will not attack?We can only continue to adhere to the previously arranged tactics-offensive.I just kept an eye on the defense and arranged a few players to prevent Arsenal from breaking through quickly.

The most important thing is that if a player loses the ball, he must return to the defense immediately. The center and frontcourt delay Arsenal's attack time so that the players on the back line are in place.

Players from both sides temporarily entered a stalemate, competing with each other in the midfield, frontcourt, and backcourt, but no one could score.According to Wenger's request, Reyes and Henry also actively fought in the frontcourt, which surprised Rijkaard again. In his impression, the two of them would never participate in defense, but from the end of the game From the beginning to the present, they have been constantly counter-robbing in the frontcourt, which caught Barcelona's defenders by surprise.

Due to the fierce fighting between the two sides, and because they are too concerned about the game, the movements of the players of the two teams are a bit big, and some of them are beyond the intensity of the normal game.

When Gilberto steals the ball, Deco is squeezed from behind, and Eboue on the opposite side immediately jumps up with a suspected flying shovel to shovel Eto'o.Players fell to the ground from time to time. Only 10 minutes into the first half, Arsenal's yellow away jersey was covered with grass clippings and was stained green.And Barcelona is actually not much better, just because their jerseys are dark in color, and they can't be seen for a while.

But the color on their faces is not clean, they were all dropped.

It may be that there was too much attention before the game, and the referee's performance today was a little weak. Maybe he didn't expect that the two teams who had never had a feud would play so hotly, almost catching up with the derby of the century.

The players on the court performed hotly, and the fans in the stands booed non-stop.In addition, the offensive and defensive transitions between the two sides were quick, and the game looked exciting. Even the commentator couldn't control his emotions and volume.

"Arsenal counterattack! Their attack is very fast! Barcelona is returning to the defense, but the speed of the defenders is obviously a beat slower! Fabregas crosses Reyes, and Reyes is very fast! The Spanish media I used to think that Reyes was destined to be abolished in England, but looking at the current Reyes, I personally think he is stronger and faster than when he was in Seville! He made a cross! Hleb! Head The ball—! Beautiful! Valdés has the ball firmly in his hands!"

"Barcelona then went on the attack, Valdez threw the ball up the pitch, Eto'o beautifully stopped it with his chest, and then passed the ball to Edmilson who was running in, Edmilson passed the ball To Deco...a beautiful kick! Deco went straight, Ronaldinho received the ball! Campbell came up to defend and knocked Ronaldinho out! But the referee signaled the game to continue, Campbell made a reasonable collision! Barcelona fans stand There were earth-shattering boos!"

"Toure passed the ball to Fabio, who then passed it to Ljungberg. Ljungberg went forward with the ball, but just after the midfield, he was pushed down by Van Bommel from behind, and the referee whistled for Arsenal. An indirect free kick in the front court, but he did not show a yellow card to Ronaldinho. The Arsenal fans were very dissatisfied, and the boos rang out again, because the referee did not have anything else to say except a free kick!"

The offensive and defensive transitions of both sides are very fast!
(End of this chapter)