number one striker

Chapter 436
"Barcelona corner kick!"

This time, Pique came to the Atletico Madrid penalty area without hesitation, but Miranda's position was very good, and Pique did not let Pique get the ball.

"Atletico strikes back!"

Sanchez directly pulled Caesar down. Although he was shown a yellow card by the referee, it was very valuable.In case Caesar rushed up, no one would be able to stop him.

Messi patted Sanchez on the head. Although the two didn't deal with it very much, they both had common interests as teammates.

"The game is deadlocked! Barcelona can't break through Atletico Madrid's goal, and Atletico Madrid can't spare time to deal with Barcelona!"

But Atletico Madrid is not in a hurry, they are leading, there is no need to rush.Especially they are good at defense, Barcelona let them attack if they want to attack, anyway, Atletico Madrid has a lot of patience.

Simeone stood on the sidelines, looking at the slightly conservative team, but he didn't panic at all.

Being besieged by Barcelona is something that every opponent will encounter.The difference is that it depends on how you deal with Barcelona.

Is it a passive defense, or is it prepared, or is it like Atletico Madrid, with a backhand to counterattack?
Regardless of how deep Caesar is retreating now, as long as the team enters a counterattack state, he can immediately invest in the offense and attack the team for the team.

As the fulcrum of the team's counterattack, Costa is a very important part, and it is also an important reason why Caesar can rest assured that he will retreat and not be afraid that the counterattack will not find opportunities.

All the long balls Costa will try to grab, Caesar just needs to grab the second point.

"The game entered the 40th minute, and the score was still 1:0!"

"Barcelona players kept possession, but just like against Chelsea, their possession failed to convert into goals. More importantly, the absolute possession time became their burden. Once Atletico Madrid entered the counterattack state, their midfielders simply had no time to retreat."

As soon as the words fell, Messi received the pass and started his breakthrough again.

As long as Messi gets the ball, Vidal will follow up immediately, and then Gabi will also help defend.

As for Xiaobai, Sanchez and others, Messi must be able to pass the ball.

Atletico Madrid not only defended Messi's breakthrough, but also his pass.Sometimes everyone focuses on Messi's breakthrough, but this terrifying guy has been observing the opponent's defense until he finds an opportunity to pass the ball.

"Messi faced Vidal! Smash the ball! Shake Vidal over! Gabi defended! Another dunk! Messi moved very fast! Godin wanted to make up for it, but Sanchez was also running!"

Before Godin could figure out what to do, Messi chose to shoot.

Courtois is tall and has long arms, but Messi's shot is very precise. He aimed at the gap between Godin and Forlan, which was right next to the post.

So Courtois, whose vision was blocked, only saw a ball flying out of the crowd, and then sprinted at low altitude, and he quickly fell to the ground to pounce.

However, Messi's ball was very fast, even though Courtois tried his best to reach out to block it, he still failed to touch the ball.

"when!"

With a crisp sound, the ball hit the inside of the goal post, and then bounced into the goal.

"The ball went in! Messi suddenly shot a cold arrow! Courtois couldn't react in time! The ball bounced inside the goalpost and into the goal!"

"Messi helped the team equalize before the end of the first half! Messi was so excited after scoring the goal, he rushed to the bench! Hugs with Guardiola!"

This goal was so sudden that everyone at Atletico Madrid did not expect it.

Gabi was stunned there, he didn't expect Messi's calf swing to be so low, and he could still kick such a smooth shot.

Courtois was even more furious, but he didn't know who to blame.

Is it Vidal, Godin or Gabi?
No, it can only be said that Messi shot the ball too well.

The last time of the first half passed in the aftermath of this goal. Messi's sudden start made all Atletico Madrid defenders frightened. Their careful defense had the effect: Messi did not score in the first half.

During the intermission, Simeone did not make any changes to the team.Instead, Fabregas replaced Sanchez at Barcelona.

"The opponent's central defense is too dense, we need a player who can stand in the penalty area." Guardiola explained.

The reason why the team purchased Ibrahimovic was for this effect.However, Ibrahimovic's character and style of play cannot be integrated with Barcelona, ​​and this problem has not been resolved since then.

When the team bought Fabregas this summer, everyone thought it was to succeed Harvey. As a result, Guardiola unexpectedly let Fabregas serve as the center forward.

Although the effect has not been obvious all the time, Fabregas is indeed the only player on the team who can pass and receive the ball in the penalty area.

Fabregas has a certain advantage over others, at least in terms of height.

"Control the ball in the second half and try to break their defense. Be patient, don't rush." ​​Guardiola said to the players, but he has no other way, right?

As long as the opponent shrinks his head and puts the bus in front of the goal, it will be difficult for Barcelona without a center to break through.

This is the common way to deal with Barcelona all over the world. Chelsea put the bus to the extreme. The second round of the Champions League semi-final also highlighted Barcelona's weakness in high-altitude balls.

The rest time passed quickly, Leon felt that after a while, the second half of the game began.

"The second half begins! Barcelona Fabregas replaced Sanchez, Fabregas stood in the middle!"

Messi really wanted to score in the first half, but unfortunately the opponent's goalkeeper played well, coupled with the team's failure to break through the opponent's defense, the offense only blossomed and failed.

He wants to use a victory to practice for his mentor, including Harvey, Xiaobai and others, all of them have this idea.

Not to mention Atletico Madrid, even if the opponent is the World United, for the sake of Guardiola, a few of them will desperately take down the opponent.

"Messi retreated to respond! Cooperate with Alves! The two are very in harmony, three passes and two downs broke Atletico Madrid's defense!"

Felipe Luis failed to follow and Messi dribbled the ball along the penalty line after receiving a cross from Alves.

"Don't let him shoot!" Courtois has a lingering shadow on Messi's shot, and he always feels that Messi's every kick can threaten the goal behind him.

Of course Vidal knew, so he was always stuck on Messi's left side, preventing him from kicking comfortably.

Godin and Miranda also stared closely at this side, ready to block the eye-catching with their bodies.

However, when everyone's attention is on Messi, someone else will be vacated.

"Messi goes through! Xavi goes into the box!"

(End of this chapter)