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Chapter 527 brings despair to Barcelona!
4 month 4 number.

Old Trafford Stadium, which can accommodate 76,000 people, was already full.

The crowded stands were already occupied by a sea of ​​red.

The thin red and blue in the away team's stands was like a shivering girl, not daring to make any ostentatious moves.

"Welcome everyone to turn on the TV and watch the first leg of the 17-18 Champions League quarter-finals"

"The Red Devils Manchester United ushered in the challenge of La Liga giants Barcelona at home"

"Last season, the two sides met in the Champions League group stage, with each side winning and losing."

"This season, the two sides met again in the knockout round, and it felt like a fateful showdown."

"This is also a head-on confrontation between the two Ballon d'Or winners, Ling Feng and Messi!"

"Let's wait and see who will be the protagonist of this game!"

Following the passionate narration of the commentator, players from both teams lined up in the player tunnel.

Looking at the black-haired young man who was leading the group, the contempt of last year was no longer in the eyes of the Barcelona players.

Especially Pique, who had a war of words with Ling Feng on social media last year, had a very serious expression.

Last year at Camp Nou, Ling Feng was injured and had to leave the field after just one nitrous acceleration.

Messi, who was standing at the end of the queue, was also looking at the back of the Red Devil's No. 7 at the front of the opponent's queue, seemingly thinking about something.

Back then, it was on the Champions League stage that he first met the Portuguese man wearing the No. 7 jersey for Manchester United.

However, compared to the Portuguese man, this English guy brought him a stronger sense of crisis!
Last year, Ling Feng was a rookie participating in the Champions League for the first time;

This year, Ling Feng has become the absolute core of the Champions League champion, and is also the new Ballon d'Or winner who broke the monopoly of Messi and Ronaldo!

This duel can be regarded as a showdown between the two football kings of the new era and the old era!

As players from both teams lined up to enter the field, the handsome face of Red Devils captain Ling Feng appeared on the big screen in the stadium.

The next second, the entire Old Trafford stadium burst into amazing cheers!
The momentum is no less than that of Camp Nou!

To the melodious music of "My Factory Has Collapsed", both sides lined up to take photos and performed pre-match ceremonies.

"Okay, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams."

In this game, Manchester United, playing at home, still adopted the 4231 tactical formation.

goalkeeper David de Gea;
The back four consisted of Damian, Bailly, Maguire and Luke Shaw;

Double defensive midfielder Kante and Herrera;

The left and right wingers are Rashford and Lukaku, and the central attacking midfielder is Ling Feng.

The lone striker is Ibrahimovic!
Although the main right-back Valencia has not yet returned.

But compared to last season's six-time champion main lineup, Manchester United's entire lineup is even stronger!
The young and strong Lukaku is stronger than Rooney, and Maguire is more stable than Smalling;
Other young players such as Rashford, Luke Shaw and Bailly have also become more mature.

Of course, Manchester United’s strongest link is naturally the midfield!

The iron triangle of Lingard, Kante and Herrera in the midfield is the biggest reliance of the Red Devils Manchester United to dominate the Premier League and even Europe!
As for Ibrahimovic, he only needs to serve as a fulcrum to attract firepower in the frontcourt and occasionally complete a high-quality finish, that's enough!
As for Barcelona, ​​they adopted the parallel 442 formation which has not lost a game this season!

goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen;
The back line from left to right is Alba, Umtiti, Pique and Semedo;

The four midfielders are Iniesta and Roberto on the left and right, with Rakitic and Busquets in the middle.
The double striker is Suarez and Messi!
Of course, this is just the tactical formation on the surface.

In fact, on the field, Barcelona's formation is freer and more like a 4141!

Busquets retreated in front of the central defender and took on the responsibility of passing the ball and intercepting;
Messi will also retreat to midfield to organize the game and advance with the ball.

In Ling Feng's opinion, although this Barcelona team has bought a lot of players, the problem of aging defense has also been improved.

However, compared to last year's Barcelona, ​​the midfield control and offensive threat have become worse due to Neymar's departure.

Dembele, the "Neymar successor" who was brought in at a cost of over 100 million euros, has not adapted to the local climate and has not yet adapted to Barcelona's tactical style;
Coutinho, who joined the team in the winter window, was injured and lying in bed not long after joining the team.

In this game, even with Dembele, a winger who can hold the ball and explode, Valverde still chose to trust the diligent and defensive "jack of all trades" Roberto to play a wing position.

As for Iniesta, he has always been Messi's best helper, able to share a large amount of organizational tasks with him, allowing the Argentine to focus on holding the ball, speeding up and tearing open the defense.

However, as he gets older, Iniesta's speed and physical fitness have declined significantly.

Moreover, he has suffered frequent soleus muscle injuries this season and missed nearly ten games.

Although his experience in major competitions and broad vision are still an important part of Barcelona's offense.

However, in the fast-paced dialogue between the two teams, he, who was plagued by injuries, could no longer provide 100% driving force for the team.

So much so that Messi had to retreat to the midfield to get the ball, and then dribble forward to speed up the offensive rhythm.

Moreover, his defensive ability is very average!
Therefore, when this starting lineup came out, many insiders believed that Manchester United had a sure win.

The left wing where Iniesta was located was unable to stop the successive attacks from Ling Feng and Lukaku!

Compared to Barcelona, ​​whose core players are old and whose overall running ability is relatively poor, almost all the players on Manchester United's side can run!
Both Kante and Herrera were able to complete the task of passing the ball quickly through the midfield and to Ling Feng in the frontcourt.

In this way, the Red Devils captain does not need to frequently retreat to receive the ball and then advance with the ball like Messi does.

Of course, even if he has to do this, Ling Feng can do better than Messi.

There is no other reason, it's just that Messi is over 30 years old, his physical fitness has seriously declined, and he can't persist in frequent back and forth.

Ling Feng is only 22 years old and in great physical condition!

. . .

Beep!
With the whistle of the German referee, the duel between the kings officially began!
Manchester United, who kicked off first, quickly organized an offensive.

Herrera made a straight pass to the Red Devils captain who was holding the ball with his back in front.

Ling Feng leaned directly on Rakitic behind him and put the ball under his feet.

No matter how the leader of the Mei fans group pulled and pushed him, he stood still, and then he easily turned around by just pulling the ball with his feet.

"Ling Feng passed Rakitic!"

With an acceleration, Ling Feng turned into a red lightning before Busquets arrived, and rushed into the heart of Barcelona with the ball. In just one encounter, Ling Feng used his super personal ability to tear apart Barcelona's formation from the middle!

This scene also made Barcelona coach Valverde, who was squatting on the sidelines, look serious all of a sudden.

Barcelona's defense also responded immediately:

Umtiti immediately rushed up and tried to stop Ling Feng from advancing.

However, Ling Feng only faked a shot and dunked the ball. While avoiding Umtiti's head-on collision, he also sent a small through pass with his left foot.

Before the ball was passed, Ibrahimovic, who understood the hint, had already cut in behind Pique and entered the penalty area!
"Single sword!"

Da Fengxian didn't stop the ball, he turned around and shot with his left foot!

The next second, there was a "bang" and the ball shot out!

The ball went right towards the near corner which was already guarded by the "little lion" Ter Stegen.

However, because the distance was too close and the speed of the ball was too fast, Ter Stegen could only subconsciously hit it with both palms and barely hit the ball out of the baseline next to him.

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The next second, the entire Old Trafford stadium was filled with sighs of regret.

Then it turned into warm applause!
"Wow!"

“Excellent attack!”

"In just the first wave of attack, Manchester United almost broke through Barcelona's goal!"

"If Zlatan could have shot the ball into the far corner with a wider angle, Ter Stegen would have been powerless."

With this shot, Manchester United firmly controlled the tempo of the game at Old Trafford, where they had never lost a game.

The quality of Barcelona's defense can only be described as average.

Coupled with the home advantage, Manchester United was able to firmly control the ball and then attack Barcelona's defense again and again.

In the limited period when Barcelona had possession of the ball, Manchester United adopted a high-pressure tactic and carried out strong group pressing in the frontcourt.

This is also one of the most effective ways to deal with passing and controlling tactics!

For a moment, whether it was the spectators in Old Trafford or the fans in front of the TV, they could see the Manchester United players in red jerseys, like relentless red wolves, aggressively surrounding the Barcelona players who had the ball!

Just like last year's match, the defense was extremely fiercely pressed and oppressed by Manchester United, and could not easily pass the ball to the midfield.

The defender can only pass the ball to the side and let the full-back pass the ball.

However, under the pressure of Manchester United's crazy formation, whether it was Busquets, Iniesta or Rakitic, there was always a Manchester United player following them not far away.

Every time the ball is touched and passed, the time left for Barcelona players to make decisions is extremely short!
Even Barcelona, ​​which relies on passing and controlling tactics, cannot play smooth passing and coordination due to such a terrible defensive rate.

Soon, when the game was in the thirteenth minute, the balance on the field was finally broken!

Under pressure, right-back Semedo was forced to make a 20-meter pass in an attempt to find the retreating Messi.

However, Ling Feng made a sliding tackle and accurately intercepted it!
Immediately afterwards, Ling Feng stood up and dribbled the ball forward, heading towards Barcelona's half!
"Stolen!"

"Ling Feng dribbled the ball forward."

He strode forward with the ball, made a sudden stop, changed direction and accelerated, easily passed Rakitic, and then made a quick pass and flew past Busquets.

This move of passing two people immediately aroused cheers from the home team fans in the stands.

However, the visiting fans and Barcelona coach Valverde on the sidelines felt a sense of danger.

There was no other reason, it was just because Ling Feng's breakthrough in the middle was exactly the same as the attack that almost resulted in a goal at the beginning of the game!
However, this time, after breaking into Barcelona’s territory, Ling Feng did not choose to pass the ball, but chose to make the final move himself!
Facing Umtiti who didn't dare to rush forward, Ling Feng simply slowed down his dribbling speed to lure him to kick.

Then, with a fake pendulum move, he ruthlessly shook off the center of gravity of the French national team's main central defender, and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

"Inside!"

Then, before Pique slid down to block the angle, he kicked the ball with the outside of his right foot, and the ball flew past Ter Stegen's left foot and hit the goal behind him!
The next second, the entire Old Trafford was instantly ignited!

Amid the cheers, Ling Feng came to the sidelines with a smile on his face and gave Mourinho a big hug:

“Jose, this is for you!”

Hearing this, Mourinho also smiled, patted his beloved disciple on the back, and said:

"Well done! Well done!"

Mourinho certainly understood the meaning behind Ling Feng's actions.

As the protagonist who recommended himself but was rejected by Barcelona, ​​Mourinho's feelings towards Barcelona are more hatred than respect.

In order to let Mourinho vent his anger, Ling Feng took the initiative to hug him and celebrate after scoring the goal.

This move can be regarded as sending a message to Barcelona and the world:
It was Barcelona’s mistake not to choose Mourinho at the beginning!
Of course, the biggest contributor to this goal was Ling Feng.

What surprised everyone the most was that during the entire process of scoring the goal, no Barcelona player was able to touch Ling Feng's jersey!

Barcelona coach Valverde, who witnessed the goal loss, also shook his head helplessly.

At the same time, I was also complaining in my heart:
"Is this guy a human?!"

As early as 2003, when he first took charge of Athletic Bilbao, Valverde witnessed the heroic performance of the "alien" Ronaldo in the match against Real Madrid.

Although that was no longer the Daluo in his prime, but the Fat Ronaldo who had suffered a serious injury.

However, Ronaldo was still invincible on the field and no one could stop him!

The feeling Ling Feng gave him was the same as Ronaldo back then!

So powerless, so desperate!
However, such despair once again befell the Barcelona players and coaches ten minutes later!
In the 23rd minute of the game, Ling Feng got the ball in the midfield, easily passed Messi who was returning to defense with a Marseille turn, and then without even looking up, sent a wonderful overhead pass!
The ball just passed through Barcelona's entire defense line and landed in front of Ibrahimovic who was making a forward run.

Ling Feng even added a little spin to the pass, so that after the ball landed, it bounced back!

Ibrahimovic relied on his own strong core strength to break into the penalty area under the double-team of Pique and Umtiti, and then completed a poke shot before falling to the ground!
Ter Stegen opened his arms, but he never expected that he would feel a cool breeze blowing under his armpits.
The next second, the ball flew into the empty goal behind him.

The entire Old Trafford stadium exploded again like a boiling oil pan!

(End of this chapter)