Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

After a draw in an away game, the entire Barcelona team rushed back to Barcelona overnight to prepare for the home league game three days later.

Barcelona has suffered three consecutive draws in recent competitions. Deco and Ronaldinho have been criticized, and Rijkaard's rotation system has also been questioned.

So in this round of the game Oleger returned to the starting lineup, Marcos returned to the defensive midfielder position to replace Van Bommel, Messi replaced Larsson into the starting lineup, and Sylvinho also replaced Van Bronckhorst.

However, Deco, who was diagnosed with a minor arm fracture after the Champions League in midweek, still played, and Rijkaard still arranged a 4-3-3 starting lineup:

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Valdés;

The back line from left to right is No. 16 Sylvinho, No. 23 Oleguer, No. 5 Puyol, No. 2 Belletti;

The iron triangle in the midfield is No. 4 Marcos, No. 6 Xavi and No. 20 Deco;

The forward trident is No. 30 Messi, No. 9 Eto'o and No. 10 Ronaldinho.

Li Qi was once again included in the game roster, starting in the middle of the bench...

However, in this game, there was not much difference between Li Qi's appearance and the starting lineup, because in the 21st minute of the game, the starting right-back Belletti injured his right knee and could not continue the game. Rijkaard did not hesitate for too long and sent Li Qi to replace Belletti as right-back.

Osasuna's fierce pressing in this game was a headache for Barcelona, ​​which also exposed the players who had potential injuries in Barcelona, ​​such as Belletti who was replaced by Li Qi, and Deco who was about to be replaced with a broken arm...

Deco was replaced by Van Bommel in the 38th minute of the first half due to injury.

However, in this game, the young Messi played very well despite his small body and the spirit of not being afraid of fierce competition.

In the 10th minute, it was Messi who won a free kick in the frontcourt with consecutive breakthroughs on the right. Deco passed the free kick near the wing to the left side of the penalty area. Puyol's header from a small angle was slightly higher.

In the 26th minute, Barcelona missed the best chance of the first half: Deco and Xavi took a tactical corner kick from the right, and Deco made a cross. After the other attacking players led the defenders away, Messi, who was unguarded, headed the ball from 6 yards in the middle! Unfortunately, this header, which could be scored by a grandmother, hit the crossbar and bounced out.

(Li Qi, who was protecting the midfield, watched the entire process of the corner kick and couldn't help but complain: "I told you, Messi's header is worse than mine. At least I can still head it in when no one is defending...")

In the 33rd minute, Messi dribbled the ball straight into the goal from the midfield. Osasuna's full-back Craveiro quickly came over to defend and knocked Messi down from behind before he entered the defensive zone 3. He was given a yellow card warning by the referee.

In the 35th minute, it was Messi again who dribbled past three players and broke into the left side of the penalty area. From 12 yards out, he shot a low left-foot shot into the near corner at a small angle, but the focused goalkeeper Ricardo saved the shot at the front post.

In injury time, Barcelona missed the second good chance to score in the first half: this time Ronaldinho's father attracted double-teaming on the left and passed the ball diagonally to the far post. The ball drew a wonderful arc and passed over the heads of two central defenders. Eto'o cleverly poked the ball 6 yards in front of the goal...

The goalkeeper was too late to save the ball, but unfortunately the defensive midfielder Punar, who came to defend, made a tackle on the goal line and miraculously saved Eto'o's close shot...

The first half was almost a stage for Messi to perform. After Li Qi came on the court, he participated in defense and assisted in the offensive organization in a standard manner. He did not have many outstanding performances. He only had 4 steals, 3 headers were all successful, 2 dribbles were all successful, and the pass success rate was 100% (almost all short passes)...

("The opponent is so aggressive, and Messi seems to be in great shape today. While the opponent still has energy, I will let Messi and Ronaldinho fight head-on. I will just honestly complete the task assigned by the boss first, and then join the attack when the opponent is exhausted in the second half..." Li Qi thought obscenely.)

Just 20 seconds into the second half, Messi again dribbled the ball from midfield past several players and broke into the penalty area. This time, the young Argentine player even dribbled past the goalkeeper Ricardo... but in the end, his shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the full-back Joseto who came over to defend and went out of the baseline.

However, under the continuous pressure from Barcelona, ​​Osasuna could not always have good luck and keep clearing the ball in front of the goal.

It was this corner kick in front of the goal that finally allowed Barcelona to break the deadlock on the field.

Barcelona finally took the lead in the 46th minute. Ronaldinho's father took a corner kick from the left side. This time it was Eto'o's turn to follow up and, using the cover of other attacking players, he headed the ball at 6 yards in front of the goal with no one defending. This time, the ball that even a grandmother could score finally went into the net!

This is also the Cheetahs' 8th league goal this season.

(Li Qi, who was defending near the midfield, watched the entire process of the corner kick and couldn't help but comment: It seems that the big cat's header is still much better than the little flea. The same opportunity was seized...)

Osasuna, who were behind in the score, had no choice but to attack and try to equalize the score, but this gave Barcelona more space to attack.

So Barcelona expanded the lead in the 53rd minute. Sylvinho passed the ball to Ronaldinho's father from the left. After Ronaldinho's father stopped the ball in the corner of the penalty area, he attracted three players from the opponent. Then Ronaldinho's father passed the ball clearly with his heel in the crowd, and the ball was passed to Sylvinho's running route with genius and precision...

Sylvinho made a series of assists, dribbled into the penalty area and made a powerful cross near the left bottom line!

Osasuna goalkeeper Ricardo flew in front of the goal to block the cross... but it happened to be blocked in front of the cheetah Eto'o, who arrived just 7 yards in front of the goal and easily put the ball blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper into the empty goal.

Cameroon Cheetah scored the second goal of the game and the 9th league goal of the season!

(Li Qi, who witnessed the whole process of the goal, couldn't help but clap his hands: Oh my god... Big Cat's goal in open play this season is amazing! He has scored 8 goals in 9 league games... If the penalty kicks were more reliable, I can't imagine it...)

The two-goal lead did not let Barcelona relax their vigilance, because the previous game was still a lesson! Moreover, Barcelona's goalkeeper also performed a show for everyone...

In the 59th minute, Valdes made a mistake in passing the ball and passed it directly to Osasuna striker Milosevic. The latter was a little too hasty. After intercepting the ball, he directly lobbed the ball from 25 yards on the right. Perhaps the opportunity came too suddenly and he was not prepared. The lob had no power and the angle was also missing, so it was confiscated by Valdes who hurried back to the goal.

But the false alarm operation made the whole Barcelona team cheer up! Li Qi, who wanted to start a bold attack, retreated again. It is better to protect the defense line, especially to support Brother Valdes, and stop showing off...

Messi and Eto'o are really strong today, just let them fight...

But these two guys started to fail to score goals again. They just thundered but did not rain. They surrounded the penalty area and repeatedly rubbed the ball in and out of the goal, but they still couldn't shoot... It was so frustrating!

On this side, Osasuna finally won the best chance of the game in the 69th minute!

Taking advantage of the gap left by Sylvinho's assist, Osasuna's substitute striker Mohala went to the right to receive the ball and made a cross. Similar to Barcelona's second goal, Valdes rushed out to intercept the cross in the middle, but he didn't block it far away. Instead, he blocked it to the feet of the opponent's midfielder Baldo, 6 yards in front of the goal!

Baldo had to make one more adjustment because this half-high ball was difficult to handle, and then his shot was blocked by Puyol who flew over!

But after being tackled by Puyol, the ball bounced high and still drew a parabola, passing Valdes and Puyol lying on the ground and falling towards the goal... Li Qi returned to the empty goal in time and headed the ball away on the goal line, overpowering Osasuna's striker!

After Li Qi cleared the ball on the goal line, he seemed to have found some confidence and started to invest more in the offensive end, because Sylvinho, who had been attacked several times on the other side, became honest and began to withdraw after being scolded by the boss on the sidelines... Marcos and Van Bommel's double defensive midfielders also began to look more stable after the opponent's physical strength decreased, and they stopped recklessly...

In the 81st minute, Rijkaard finally replaced Eto'o, the scorer, with Giuly. The latter was obviously out of energy and was almost invisible after 70 minutes; but the audience still gave a warm applause to thank the Cameroon Cheetah. After all, 8 goals in 9 games are absolutely a great striker's stats!

Finally, Barcelona secured the victory in the 88th minute! This time it was Li Qi's high-speed breakthrough and cross from the right.

The cross found Ronaldinho's father who was lying in ambush at the far end! However, the pass was a little too long and was about to go out of bounds. Ronaldinho's father stopped the ball with his back near the small penalty area, blocked the ball back to the front of the goal, and rushed out of the sidelines...

The ball was blocked right in a gap, and Osasuna's full-back Joseto and goalkeeper Ricardo gave way to each other. At that moment when the two were hesitant, Giuly, who came on as a substitute, rushed out diagonally, stole the ball between the two, and then lightly shot with the outside of his left foot in front of the goal...

Facing the goalkeeper who wanted to attack again, the ball passed through the crotch and slowly rolled into the empty goal. This was the Frenchman's second league goal this season!

This goal also completely fixed the score of the game at 3-0, and Barcelona finally won a victory: Barcelona defeated the dark horse Osasuna 3-0 at home.

Although there were no goals or assists, the head coach still noticed his outstanding performance in saving the ball in front of the goal. Coupled with his solid defense and almost error-free passing, Rijkaard was very satisfied with Li Qi's performance in this game.

So in the 9th round of the league that was added in the middle of the week, Barcelona played against Malaga at home. Rijkaard once again put Li Qi in the starting lineup to replace the injured Belletti.

Belletti has a serious contusion on the inside of his right knee and will be out for at least a month. Van Bronckhorst had a minor injury after the last Champions League game and has not recovered yet. In addition to a broken arm, Deco also suffered a ruptured groin abductor muscle fiber in the last game and will be out for at least three weeks...

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Because the schedule was too tight, Rijkaard had to make several adjustments to the formation, although it was still 4-3-3:

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Valdés;

The back line from left to right is No. 16 Sylvinho, No. 4 Edmilson, No. 5 Puyol, No. 66 Li Qi;

The iron triangle in the midfield is No. 4 Marcos, No. 6 Xavi and No. 17 Van Bommel;

The forward trident is No. 8 Giuly, No. 9 Eto'o and No. 10 Ronaldinho.

In this match, the visiting Malaga was very pragmatic. Not only was their defense fierce and active, but their formation was also very tight and they never took any risks. So even though Barcelona took the initiative by taking advantage of their home court, they found it difficult to get enough offensive space in the face of Malaga's shrinking defense.

The scene seemed to be a one-sided half-court attack and defense drill, but Barcelona did not get too many good opportunities. They could only create threats through set pieces, corner kicks and long shots.

In the 19th minute, Ronaldinho's father's direct free kick from 27 yards on the left was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper Arna.

In the 22nd minute, Ronaldinho's father passed the ball and Van Bommel's powerful long shot from 30 yards in the center was slightly off target.

In the 30th minute, Eto'o's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked. Giuly took a corner kick from the right side. Marcos headed the ball from 12 yards in the middle, but was disturbed and had no power, and was confiscated by Arna.

In the 36th minute, Ronaldinho's father took another direct free kick from 30 yards on the right. The ball passed through the wall but was again directly caught by Arna.

In the 40th minute, it was Ronaldinho's turn to take a corner kick. The corner kick from the left was cleared at the front point... but Sylvinho was lurking outside the penalty area, and after stabilizing the cleared ball with his chest, he shot directly from 24 yards on the left!

Unfortunately, the shot, which was as low as an eagle's, flew through the crowd and was miraculously saved by Arnac, who had already entered the game.

When Barcelona was unable to score for a long time, Malaga won the best chance of the game when the first half was about to enter overtime!

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