Green Journey

Chapter 396 Is it over?

Soon Manchester City completed the substitution, removed Nolito, and Caballero appeared.

However, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and after Bravo was sent off, Enrique decisively asked the Barcelona team to press on to attack Manchester City with 10 players.

Two minutes later, Manchester City's defense, facing heavy pressure, was injured. Zabaleta fell to the ground against Neymar's opponent in defense.

After the team doctor's examination, he injured his ankle and couldn't hold on, forcing Guardiola to use Clichy, who is good at playing on the left, to play at right back.

The continuous low-level mistakes and bad luck made countless Manchester City fans feel the bottom of their hearts. Everyone clearly felt that the game seemed to be over. It is unimaginable for 10 players to take 3 points in the Nou Camp Yes, even 1 point is an extravagant hope.

The Barcelona fans are jubilant, looking forward to the arrival of a massacre.

On the sidelines, Guardiola took a look at Aguero who was watching frequently after warming up. He could see the desire to play in Aguero's eyes.

But Guardiola didn't want him to play for the time being.

Because what Manchester City, which is now fighting with 10 people, needs to do a good job of defense first, not offense.

Barcelona's offensive power in the midfield is well known to everyone in the world, but the funny thing is that their defense also has huge problems.

Unlike the period of the six-time champion, after Enrique took over Barcelona, ​​with the aging of several meritorious officials on the Barcelona defense line, the tikitaka, which is an integrated offensive and defensive structure, is no longer applicable.

Fortunately, the MSN combination is too strong, so Barcelona's defensive area can fully press forward by taking advantage of the opponent's fear of MSN.

That is to say, Barcelona's high-position press is built from the deterrence and positioning of MSN, coupled with the premise of the back line, the partial press in the midfield, and the compression of the opponent's passing space, Barcelona can also steal the ball on the spot. Form an effective counterattack.

Guardiola has a very thorough view of Barcelona under his old friend.

Therefore, his countermeasure is to press the high position in the center and front field, and the defense line has the same premise. He frantically competes for the ball in the center circle, and blocks the connection between MSN and Iniesta, Rakitic, and Busquets. This is a mirror image. tactics.

However, Guardiola soon regretted his decision, and even regretted his intestines.

On the field, Chu Zheng's position has changed after some tactical advice with Guardiola just now.

Compared with before Bravo was sent off, Chu Zheng's position has obviously retreated a lot. He often cruises around Fernandinho, who is not in good condition today. The focus of the game is obviously shifted from the offensive end to the defensive end.

In the 61st minute of the game, Messi took the ball from the left side of the center circle, but was blocked by Chu Zheng in time.

In the one-on-one breakthrough, Messi's self-confidence in this aspect is explosive.

However, Messi soon felt how difficult Chu Zheng was.

Facing the menacing Chu Zheng in front of him, Messi smashed the ball horizontally to the middle circle.

Chu Zheng quickly turned to the right and followed up horizontally.

After entering the middle circle area, Messi slammed on the brakes and turned his body, and the frequency of his movements and dribbling the ball under his feet was extremely fast.

If it is an ordinary player, it will be difficult for him to react, and there is a high probability that Messi will slip away.

However, Chu Zheng was in the second class.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu Zheng also turned around the next moment Messi made a move, giving countless people the impression that he had guessed Messi's move in advance.

After the two changed directions again, this time Chu Zheng didn't give Messi any space to perform Lingboweibu finishing technique, and leaned directly towards him.

But the frequency of Messi's feet is really fast, and he looks thin and small, but his physical confrontation ability is really not bad. He is not the kind of player who will fall when touched at all. In addition, his center of gravity is low, and the chassis is really stable.

Being squeezed by Chu Zheng from the left, Messi tilted his center of gravity to the right. Although he staggered a little, he hooked the ball with his left foot and brought the ball to the right.

Chu Zheng continued to grab without stopping, trying to continue to take advantage of his body.

But Messi didn't give Chu Zheng a chance. After turning his back, he directly passed back to Busquets who was delayed in the middle, and the confrontation between the two ended here.

The confrontation between the two only lasted for four or five seconds, but it shocked countless fans around the world.

Mourinho once said that if you face Messi alone, you are dead.

The facts are almost the same as what Mourinho said.

There are countless players who have been passed by Messi over the years, ranging from world-class stars to unknown professional players.

If foul tactics are not used, it is almost impossible for most players to grab the ball from Messi's feet.

But what did they see just now?
Chu Zheng accurately predicted the direction of Messi's breakthrough time and time again, blocking and robbing him repeatedly, which made Messi feel a little embarrassed. In the end, he was forced to pass back to the backcourt, actively avoiding the confrontation with Chu Zheng.

Messi's choice has shown how much defensive pressure Chu Zheng put on him just now, and also proved Chu Zheng's personal defensive ability.

"In the face of Chu Zheng's amazing advance predictions again and again, the famous club king has no choice but to choose to avoid the edge temporarily when he is hungry!"

"Haha!" Hearing Zhan Jun's words, Zhang Lu was delighted, "One of the characteristics of Chu Zheng's defense is that he can always see through the opponent's intentions."

"Yes, this is the biggest characteristic of our Chu Zheng's defense. It's like having a pair of real eyes that can see through all illusions!"

On the sidelines, Enrique slapped his thigh angrily after seeing Chu Zheng successfully single-handedly defend Messi.

He saw very clearly just now that Fernandinho hadn't returned yet. As long as Messi successfully broke through Chu Zheng, he would be able to face Manchester City's defense.

With Messi's personal ability, the four Manchester City players have only two choices.

One is a tactical foul, giving them a free kick at the front of the penalty area.

Another option is to be passed by Messi, and then with Messi's terrifying finishing ability, it is directly a goal that seals the victory.

But all of this was ruined by Chu Zheng.

At this moment, Enrique's evaluation of Chu Zheng raised another level.

What is offensive and defensive omnipotence, Enrique's understanding of this concept has been improved to a higher level.

In the first six and 10 minutes, Chu Zheng's strength on the offensive end surprised Enrique again and again. Unexpectedly, when Chu Zheng put his energy into defense, he was so amazing that even Messi couldn't easily break through. .

Beside, Guardiola opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of depression in his chest and abdomen.

However, Barcelona is not only Messi, but also Neymar, the Brazilian football king, and Suarez, the Uruguayan super striker.

In the 64th minute of the game, Umtiti got the ball from Ter Stegen on the left side of the penalty area, and directly launched an attack with a long pass.

This is the characteristic of Barcelona now, sometimes the way of attacking is simple and direct.

The ball landed on the arc of the middle circle on the right.

On the landing point, Suarez was in place first, and blocked Otamendi behind him with his back.

At this time, Fernandinho in front of him also rushed back quickly.

Faced with this situation of front and back attack, Suarez gave an optimal solution.

After waiting for the ball to fall, he raised his right foot and rubbed the ball to the left.

Messi took the ball in front of the arc of the middle circle, and the two passed it with such a simple kick, breaking through the defense of Manchester City's midfielder and facing Manchester City's defense.

At this time, Neymar on the left, Barcelona and Manchester City formed a 3-on-3 situation.

Chu Zheng chased back to the middle circle, feeling anxious like an ant on a hot pan.

It's a pity that Messi didn't give him a chance at all, and started to speed up after getting the ball.

At the front of the arc, Messi, who was actively slowing down, was caught back and forth by Otamendi and Fernandinho.

At this moment, Messi once again used his fast foot frequency to send a deadly direct pass forward.

Fernandinho, who was half a beat behind, stretched out his foot to block the loneliness.

The ball went straight to the foot of Suarez who was in place in the top area of ​​the arc.

Stones was already in place early, but Suarez turned and passed the ball behind his heel, using his body to separate the ball from Stones.

Immediately after, Suarez spun around on the spot, turned around, and at the moment when Chrissy was close to him, he kicked and shot quickly.

On the line of the small penalty area, Caballero sat down quickly, stretched out his left foot, the ball bounced off his calf, and fell to the empty goal behind him.

Seeing this scene, everyone subconsciously stopped breathing.

In the next second, a fast orange figure flew past the right side of the penalty spot, dived to the top of the small penalty area, and then the ball flew out of the baseline from above the crossbar.

"Chu Zheng!!!!!!!!!!" Zhan Jun's voice suddenly rose when he saw Chu Zheng coming to rescue him.

Although Zhang Lu didn't speak, she also showed excitement on her face.

Chu Zheng's attitude of never giving up in the game has always been what Zhang Lu admires the most.

This time, if Chu Zheng hadn't rushed all the way back from the midfield, Caballero would definitely not have had time to make a second save.

"This is the MSN striker combination with the most offensive power in the world today. It may directly kill you in a blink of an eye!" Zhan Jun exclaimed.

"Yes, there are 10 players from Manchester City, and the pressure is unprecedented! Once the ball is lost, there is a possibility of collapse!"

On the sidelines, Enrique was so angry that he turned his back directly.

In the huge circular stands of the Nou Camp, the Barcelona fans who were also irritated enough also booed frantically in response to Chu Zheng's rescue in front of the goal.

At this moment, new and old hatred made Barcelona fans hate Chu Zheng so much.

Soon, the corner kick was taken. Although the landing point was not on top of Chu Zheng's head, Chu Zheng used his body to pick and roll Otamendi, dragging Umtiti and allowing Otamendi to make a successful clearance.

However, if you can hide from the first day of the junior high school, you can't hide from the fifteenth day. Fortresses are often breached from the inside.

In the 67th minute of the game, De Bruyne received a diagonal pass from the backcourt on the arc in the middle circle of his own half.

But under the close pressure of Busquets, his return pass hit Busquets' leg and folded behind Iniesta in front of him.

"Chance!!!!!!!!"

"Iniesta!!!!!!!"

Seeing Iniesta turn around and start chasing the ball, Gundogan and Fernandinho on the left and right sides quickly closed.

But Iniesta kept the ball to the top of the arc to split the right rib.

The ball went to Messi's feet.

Kolarov was in place quickly.

At the front of the intersection of the free throw arc on the right and the penalty area line, Messi stopped the ball perfectly with his right foot, then swung the outside of his left foot forward to the left, followed a step forward, and grabbed the left foot before Fernandinho approached on the left. A curve ball shot from a close angle.

Caballero's position selection is actually good, but Messi's foot angle is really terrible.

The ball bounced in the small penalty area, and then flew into Manchester City's goal against the inside of the post!

"boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The moment the goal was scored, Camp Nou shook!The Barcelona fans cheered in unison, and the sound of rumbling footsteps from the stands at the Camp Nou was frightening.

"Messi!!!"

"Plumball King!!!!!!"

"Shoot the goal by yourself!! An unsolvable arc shot!!!!!!"

"2-1! The score is overtaken!"

"Two goals! This is Messi's fifth Champions League goal this season!"

"Messi, who has returned from injury, counted the game against Deportivo and scored 3 goals in two games!" Zhan Jun said forcefully.

"Well, this is the scary thing about Messi. This finishing ability is really at the level of the king of the ball, and you can lift your foot!" Zhang Lu shook her head and laughed after watching the replay of the goal. "This is the Manchester City player's own goal. Mistake, it seemed to be De Bruyne just now, right?"

"Yes, under the huge attacking pressure exerted by Barcelona, ​​​​Tintin De Bruyne also made a mistake!"

On the sidelines, Guardiola's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his right hand kept rubbing the marinated egg on top of his head.

Enrique, who was next to him, just clenched his fists and signaled to the stands after Barcelona overtook the score. He was not too excited and told everyone that the game was stable with a winning expression.

On the court, seeing De Bruyne's constipated expression, Chu Zheng immediately burst into laughter, and it is rare to see this little partner's expression.

Seeing Chu Zheng smile, De Bruyne rolled his eyes, feeling even more depressed.

Chu Zheng walked over, stopped De Bruyne's shoulder, and comforted: "Kevin, it's okay, there is still time, we still have a chance!"

De Bruyne shook his head, said nothing, he did not believe Chu Zheng's words.

It's so hard!

It is simply impossible to want a 10-man comeback at the Nou Camp.

"Kun!!!"

"Kun!!!!!!!"

Guardiola was about to make a substitution on the sidelines. He beckoned the fighting spirited Aguero to his side, and the two began to whisper.

Now that the score is behind, for Guardiola, there is no need to keep it.

There is absolutely no difference between conceding one ball and two balls.

So instead of passively defending, it is better to turn to take the initiative to attack and replace defense with offense, and there may be unexpected effects.

Guardiola has observed Barcelona for a long time, and he has found the weak points of Barcelona's formation.

It is on the side of Mathieu and Digne.

That's why he wanted to put Aguero on shortly after the start.

Now, it's time to give it a go.

However, before Aguero was replaced, Manchester City suffered another crit from the club king!

In the 71st minute of the game, Digne took the ball from the left and crossed the left rib area at the top of the arc, trying to find Suarez on the penalty area line.

But at the moment of the ball, Otamendi saw through his intention and quickly went up to intercept the ball.

Three meters or so forward along the ribs, he gave the ball to Gundogan to the left.

After Jing Duoan took the ball, he quickly observed the left center and sideways, and saw that Chu Zheng had followed up, and he looked like a pass.

But Busquets cut off his connection with Chu Zheng in a blink of an eye, and quickly pressed him, forcing Gundogan to dribble the ball to the right and into the ribs.

But as soon as he entered the ribs, Digne rushed back from the right to grab.

Seeing that Otamendi could not touch the ball on the wing, Gundogan had to call back the ball with the outside of his right foot when Digne stretched his foot, and then quickly passed back to Stones at the front of the left rib area at the top of the arc.

In the stands, the Barcelona fans felt very sorry. Unexpectedly, this rough German guy was quite good at handling the ball.

However, in the next moment, bad luck came to Manchester City again.

Stones, who was underprepared, seemed to have no idea that Gundogan would suddenly pass back.

Moreover, Gundogan's ball speed was a bit fast, causing the ball to jump directly from Stones' right foot and went straight to the left side of Manchester City's penalty area.

What's more terrible is that Suarez is beside Stones.

The Uruguayan striker immediately smelled the goal, and quickly started to wipe it from behind Stones.

In the left area of ​​the penalty area, after Suarez got the ball, he did not rush to shoot.

At this time, there is only Chrissy in the middle of Manchester City's restricted area.

Suarez waited for a second or so, and then directly crossed the middle of the penalty area.

On the penalty spot, after the unguarded Messi followed up in the middle, facing Suarez's selfless pass, he turned around and calmly passed the ball with his left foot. The ball passed Caballero and flew in again from the left. Manchester City goal.

At this moment, the hearts of countless Manchester City fans were ashamed!
The Manchester City players on the field were also devastated!
They thought it was game over!
"Messi!!!!!!!!!"

"hat trick!!!!!!"

"Manchester City make mistakes one after another!!!"

"This time it's the turn of Gundogan and Stones to give Barcelona a super gift!!!"

"3-1! There is almost no suspense in the game!!" Zhan Jun said with a face full of astonishment.

Zhang Lu also had a look of disbelief.

Manchester City obviously played very well in the first half, and even once suppressed Barcelona, ​​which was playing at home.

However, since Bravo was sent off, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and it has turned into the current appearance that is about to collapse, which is really unexpected.

On the sidelines, Enrique was already sitting firmly on the coach's bench, chatting and laughing with the assistant next to him.

In front of the Manchester City coach's bench, after another unforgivable mistake by Guardiola's team, he turned around in anger and kicked the water bottle away.

Aguero next to him also looked confused.

It looks like they are going to die!

No!Maybe it's over!

Aguero's thoughts are also the true thoughts of many Manchester City players on the field.

But there is one exception.

Chu Zheng!

In Chu Zheng's view, it's not time to give up the game yet!
Hesitating slightly, Chu Zheng took advantage of Barcelona's celebration time, ran to the sidelines, and then had another conversation with Guardiola.

(End of this chapter)