Star Coach

Barcelona has no way out at home, they must win, and at least two goals, otherwise West Ham will win the series.

Jiangshan is not conservative either. David Silva starts the game to prepare to organize the frontcourt attack. The two forwards, Lewandowski and Suarez, plus Reus, are equally powerful in attack.

Finally, Barcelona broke out with the strongest fighting power. 19 minutes into the game, Messi broke into the penalty area, moving like a spirit snake, shuttling through it, quite freehand.

Cahill blocked with one foot and tripped Messi directly. The referee was unceremonious and even pointed to the penalty spot with a little excitement.

Penalty.

Less than 20 minutes after the start, West Ham sent a penalty, and it was indeed like this.

Barcelona's home court, with a 1:0 start. Cahill was helpless and wanted to rush up to argue with the referee, but fell to the ground again, with a painful expression.

No, it rains all night. Cahill was injured again. He had received a yellow card and was a little depressed. At this time, he sprained his ankle again, which was not good news.

Jiangshan quickly asked the team doctor to come on the field to check Cahill's injury. Jiangshan immediately asked Upson to warm up and prepare to play.

It is difficult to recover from a sprained ankle without a week or two of rest. As a central defender, Hargreaves can also play, but his condition can only support about half a game, and he can't bear it for more.

Upson's skills are rough, and he didn't expect to take on such an important task. There is no way, he is one of the captains of the team, "Your task in this game is very heavy, relax a little."

Upson gritted his teeth, "For the team, for my ideal, fight." After taking a step, he turned his head again, "Coach Jiangshan, thank you for giving me a chance."

Cahill was replaced, Upson came on the field at the last minute, the lineup changed at the beginning, and it was a bit difficult to deal with.

Jiangshan looked ugly, Zidane was even a little trembling, giving away a penalty, isn't this a dead end?

Messi created a penalty, and immediately stood in front of the penalty spot, ready to take the penalty.

De Gea took a deep breath. Now the pressure of the team is on him. If Messi scores the penalty kick and the two sides tie the score, West Ham must score a goal to advance.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to beat Barcelona away from home. However, West Ham still has a little advantage. As long as they score, Barcelona must score at least three goals and win by two goals to win.

But Upton's defensive ability is not as good as Cahill, and his skills are not as fine as Cahill. Facing Barcelona's front players, his pressure is actually the greatest.

Messi also glanced at De Gea's position and took a deep breath. The pressure from Barcelona also made him quite uncomfortable.

Messi started, ran up, and made a signature move.

Shoot.

Although De Gea had seen Messi's habitual angle for shooting penalties, he really didn't know which direction to save at this time. He chose to dive sideways, but his eyes flashed and the ball was just in the middle.

"Not good!"

In a flash, De Gea raised his coquettish big hairy legs. The ball was not fast, so his legs just touched the ball.

Bang!

The ball flew high, hit the crossbar, and then flew out, the penalty didn't go in, a corner kick.

Messi covered his head, couldn't believe it.

Upson was the first to rush up and hugged De Gea, "Good brother, I knew you could do it."

"Ah..." De Gea stood up and roared, venting the depression in his chest. Other teammates also rushed up and hugged De Gea tightly. This guy made a contribution today, and it was a great contribution.

Guardiola also covered his face with an incredible look, "What happened just now? De Gea blocked Messi's penalty with his feet?"

"God knows why Messi always misses penalty kicks at critical moments." Jiangshan breathed a sigh of relief. If this ball went in, Barcelona would immediately gain momentum, and this game would be difficult.

As long as Barcelona gains momentum at home, no team can stop them. Yes, we haven't seen how Paris was reversed by Barcelona at home. But Jiangshan also knows that their hard power is still above West Ham.

West Ham's current strength is not even comparable to that of the Paris Saint-Germain team that was reversed. Paris Saint-Germain's players are mature, while West Ham's players are half-baked and have not yet reached their peak.

Barcelona still used tactical corner kicks in the corner kick opportunity, which had no effect at all. Instead, Reus took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, which scared Valdes into a cold sweat and almost collapsed.

The two sides entered an ugly battle time, and the stranglehold near the midfield was more intense than any other game. Both sides were very familiar with each other's tactics, and it all depended on the performance of the players.

But West Ham still made mistakes. Messi, Xavi and Iniesta played a wonderful cooperation. Upson couldn't stop the fast passing and cutting of several people at all. His body was a bit bulky and there was nothing he could do.

Xavi broke into the penalty area and broke through the gate guarded by De Gea with a wonderful lob pass.

Guardiola was excited. Before the end of the first half, he equalized the score, which was the key to winning this game. "West Ham is still not as good as us. Even though we lost the European Super Cup, we have always been the strongest."

After the start of the second half, Barcelona's offensive continued, and the offensive methods became more and more complicated and quite lethal. The crisis of West Ham's players' lack of experience immediately broke out.

Messi and Sanchez cooperated with Thiago who just came on the court. The speed of passing and cutting was very fast, and they also played a sharp counterattack.

Sanchez ran with the ball and was hard to stop.

Beep!

The referee whistled, and Glen Johnson was about to collapse, "Referee, I didn't touch him, I touched the ball first. I touched the ball first."

The referee doesn't care about you, just give the biggest reward directly.

Red card!

Glen Johnson was sent off, and he had no desire to live. Jiang Shan comforted him, "It's okay, your action was very clean, I saw it clearly. We will make it to the final. Don't worry."

"Boss, I'm sorry." Glen Johnson's tears flowed down uncontrollably. He wanted to win the game, but there was no way. Barcelona's counterattack made him feel his own shortcomings.

In today's West Ham, we must have the confidence and strength to compete with the top giants.

In the 60th minute, West Ham played one less, and it was almost impossible to win the next game. Moreover, Barcelona's fierce momentum gradually rose, and it was about to score the second goal.

Jiang Shan immediately made substitutions, and he substituted two people in a row. Lewandowski and David Silva were replaced by Hargreaves and Drogba.

Jiang Shan's meaning was very clear, this game could not be given up. As long as the breath was leaked, West Ham would be beaten into a sieve.

Guardiola looked at Jiangshan's substitutions and was a little puzzled. "Why put Drogba on now? Is he still thinking about attacking?"

West Ham's formation changed. On the defensive line, Hargreaves partnered with Upson and Hummels to play three central defenders. Suarez went to the wing, Reus was in the front midfielder position, and Baines was the wingback.

"The game is not over yet, everyone cheer up."

"Why put Drogba on? Can he play a quick counterattack?" Zidane felt very strange, but at the critical moment, he didn't dare to ask, and all the doubts in his mind were hidden in his bald head.