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"Thuram's collision was very critical. If he hadn't bumped into Suker, then Suker would have suppressed the ball and this shot would have been dangerous!"

"AC Milan's counterattack! Barcelona still have to be very careful!"

the Spanish narrator said nervously.

Although many people were optimistic about Barcelona before the game, after the first goal appeared, the overall direction seemed a bit unusual.

This is different from what they thought before the game!

Barcelona should have controlled the ball and pushed AC Milan into despair step by step. They have the ability to do this.

But judging from the current situation, there are huge variables in all this.

The waterlogged pitch prevented Barcelona from exerting all its strength.

The goals after the opening also put them in a passive stage.

AC Milan has made many targeted adjustments to their tactics.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets.

He didn't expect that the game would develop in this direction.

Although AC Milan's strength has begun to decline, he also gave enough vigilance, but he did not expect that these guys still came up with something new.

And this tactical pertinence made them feel uncomfortable.

Xavi and Iniesta were forced to pass the ball towards Messi, and Messi was marked by Gattuso and Pirlo.

Iniesta also tried several breakthroughs, but due to Gattuso's active running, his performance was greatly reduced.

Henry and Eto'o also got some opportunities.

But Henry is no longer the King of Highbury during Arsenal's time, and he does not have the kind of absolute tactical resources in Barcelona.

He needs someone to throw the ball to him.

But the ball couldn't be passed.

Guardiola frowned: "What went wrong?"

He really wanted to know the answer, but he couldn't see the key to the problem in a short time, and he couldn't even find a suitable solution.

So, hurry up to this damn venue!

The waterlogged pitch greatly weakened Barcelona's performance.

But they also started passing the ball to Messi frequently.

Messi encountered Gattuso and Pirlo's defense, and lost the ball due to interference several times.

This made Messi very angry.

Messi has a habit of being more aggressive when he gets angry.

But correspondingly, the pressure he puts on Gattuso and Pirlo is also increasing.

"This guy!"

Gattuso blocked Messi behind him, and Pirlo hurriedly swept the ball to the goalkeeper.

At the same time, he turned to look at Messi.

Just one step away!

With only one step away, Messi can break through the two defenses. Once Messi is connected with Henry and Eto'o, their defense will suffer.

Pirlo can feel that their pressure is gradually increasing, which also means that Messi is slowly adapting to their pressing and interception.

"What the hell is this speed of adaptation!"

Pirlo couldn't help but complain.

Su Kedu did not bring them such great breakthrough pressure.

But the good news is that Barcelona also has huge pressure in the half.

Messi put pressure on them, and Suker also made Barcelona's defense become embarrassed again and again.

"Hold it! You must resist it!"

Suk felt a little anxious.

He could feel that Gattuso and Pirlo were starting to get a little tired.

The game time entered 30 minutes, and Messi created too much pressure on the two of them.

Barcelona's throw-in, after the kick-off, the ball passed directly to Messi's feet.

The moment Messi stopped the ball, he lowered his left shoulder and pretended to break through. After Pirlo's center of gravity turned outward, he immediately adjusted his body and turned in the opposite direction.

While turning around, Messi noticed Gattuso rushing towards him. He immediately stepped out and when Gattuso chased him, he stuffed the ball towards Gattuso's crotch.

This action forced Gattuso to push Messi down with both hands.

Beep!

Messi was knocked down, and the referee ran towards Gattuso and showed him a yellow card.

"Gattuso got a card. Messi put more and more pressure on them, even forcing them to commit fouls. Gattuso got a card. This is very good news for Barcelona."

Gattuso hurriedly retreated, and he had no excuse. This was a tactical foul.

Moreover, he clearly felt that he could no longer keep up with Messi.

In fact, they have restricted Messi for 35 minutes. In this short period of time, Messi continued to attack them, but they still withstood the pressure.

But I also felt that my physical energy was rapidly draining away.

Of course, Messi will not have it easy, but as defensive players, they are naturally under greater pressure.

Set piece for Barcelona.

Xavi and Messi stood at the penalty spot.

AC Milan players retreated to defend, and they formed a wall to block the opponent's direct shot.

But even so, Xavi was still a falling ball, and Dida saved the ball narrowly.

"Xavi shot directly! This free kick was of high quality, but Milan goalkeeper Dida's performance was also very good. He saved the ball, but he still got rid of it!"

"There is chaos in AC Milan's penalty area!"

The entire Milan defense is in complete chaos.

Everyone is fighting for the ball, and the Barcelona players at the far end are also preparing to pick it up.

At this moment, the ball rolled out of the crowd and reached the back post.

Henry had quick eyes and quick feet, and immediately thrust forward.

boom!

Nesta suddenly appeared at the back post and blocked the ball with his chest.

The ball flew into the penalty area again.

"Relieve the siege!"

Nesta yelled hastily.

But Messi shot again in the chaos.

Snapped!

Milan goalkeeper Dida, who had just gotten up, made a second save. This time he saved the ball directly out of the penalty area.

The ball came to the right side of the penalty area.

Xavi immediately stepped forward to control the ball and passed directly.

"Get out of my way!"

Simunic stood in the crowd like an iron tower. He couldn't take off during the confrontation, but he still pushed the ball out.

"Relief!!"

"AC Milan's tough defense! After several consecutive saves in front of the goal, they finally rescued this damn ball from the dangerous area!"

Don Pato receives the ball and turns around to pass the ball. "

"AC Milan counterattacks!!——"

The corners of Aldo Cerrera's mouth were trembling nervously.

His eyes were fixed on the TV, and he saw the ball in front of Su Ke. Su Ke immediately caught up with the ball and controlled it.

But Barcelona's reaction was also quick.

Yaya Toure, Thuram, and Gianluca Zambrotta quickly surrounded Suker.

Just as Pato was about to stop to help Suk, Kaka shouted angrily: "Charge! Keep charging!"

Kaka believes that Su Ke can solve this problem.

He can definitely get the ball out of this position.

At the same time, Suk was trapped by three people.

The best solution is to pass back and then let Pirlo, who is facing the attacking side, pass the ball.

But Pirlo failed to run up, and there was no connection point behind Su Ke.

The opportunity is fleeting, Su Ke can't wait, he can only do it himself!

Su Ke moved his feet back and forth, smashing and pulling the ball back and forth, while using his body to impact.

Suddenly, Suk saw an obvious gap between Yaya Toure and Thuram with his peripheral vision.

"It's you!"

Suker suddenly used his left foot to move horizontally, and he pulled Thuram away to the left again.

Before, he found that Thuram was very action-hungry, and it was the same this time.

Seeing Thuram being pulled away, Suker immediately stepped forward to play the ball.

Yaya Toure immediately turned around to block Suk behind him, but he underestimated Suk's speed.

boom!

Suk gave Yaya Toure a solid bump.

Both men staggered a little, but before Suker fell, he poked the ball forward with his toes.

The ball was successfully picked out!

"Taken it out!!!"

Aldo Serreira's whole face turned red.

When Suk was trapped in a triple team, he held his breath. He knew that counterattack was a matter of seconds.

If Suker cannot break through, AC Milan's counterattack will have no chance.

But Suk still did it!

In the double-team of three people, Su Ke took out the ball and successfully sent it to Kaka.

Uh-huh!

Kaka held the ball and directly cut inward laterally. When completing the inward cut, Kaka's feet accelerated again.

This sudden change of pace prevented Puyol from keeping up with the three positions.

At the same time, Kaka raised his left foot and pretended to shoot.

"Abidal!"

Puyol shouted, and he called Abidal, the last defender, to block it.

Abidal rushed over and blocked the ball with a sliding tackle.

He collided with Puyol, but did block Kaka's shot path.

But at this moment, they saw Kaka put down his left foot gently and moved horizontally again.

At this moment, both Abidal and Puyol looked a little pale.

boom!

Kaka twisted his waist and volleyed hard with his left foot.

He hit the ball diagonally from the left toward the right post of the goal.

Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes failed to react.

He made a symbolic save, but in the end he could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

42 minutes.

AC Milan took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack and scored again.

In the first half, AC Milan led Barcelona 2:0!