Chapter 414 Today, either I will defeat you, or you will defeat me!
Zero to two!
If before this game, someone said that Manchester United would lead Barcelona by two goals in the first half, they would definitely be sprayed to death by "bricks" and fans.
However, at this moment, millions of spectators around the world, including the 80,000 spectators at Camp Nou, have witnessed this incredible score.
What the hell?
When did Barcelona become such a bad guy? !
In less than thirty-five minutes of the first half, Manchester United scored twice against Barcelona at the great Camp Nou!
Moreover, both goals were scored by the same player.
None other than Red Devils No. 7 Ling Feng, who was wildly belittled and questioned by the Spanish media before the game, thinking that he was just a creature boasted by the media and was not even worthy of shining Messi's shoes!
The black-haired young man was shrouded in the sunshine over Camp Nou, like a dazzling sun, taking away the brilliance of all the players on the field.
This includes the historic trident combination of Messi, Suarez, and Neymar!
And Ling Feng only spent thirty-five minutes to give the media and fans who looked down on him before the game two extremely loud blows!
A slap on the left cheek and a slap on the right cheek directly swollen the faces of those who questioned!
According to statistics, he not only became the fourth English player to score against Barcelona at Camp Nou, following Andy Cole, McManaman and Lampard.
Moreover, he is also the first Premier League player to score twice in his first game against Barcelona!
While the Manchester United players were celebrating on the field, the Barcelona executives sitting in the VIP area of the main stand were already livid.
Especially Chairman Bartomeu, his brows were furrowed and his expression was serious.
No one knows, he has already cursed in his heart:
"Mader, Enrique is such a loser."
In his opinion, this The transfer support provided by the team in the summer window for Enrique is already sufficient.
100 million euros, bringing six major new aids.
As a result, in this game, except for Umtiti, the other five new players were unable to start!
Let’s rely on the veteran heroes from before to conquer the world!
Last season, although they once again won the league competition with Real Madrid, they successfully defended the La Liga championship.
However, stopping in the quarterfinals of the Champions League is a bit difficult for the ambitious Barcelona to accept.
In particular, the team's offensive firepower is fierce and they have repeatedly set scoring records.
However, the team's defensive decline has been somewhat difficult to accept by the media and fans.
As the saying goes, offense wins games and defense wins championships.
I thought that this dominant Champions League home game could hold Manchester United into a frenzy at halftime and boost the team's morale.
Unexpectedly, before the first half was over, Enrique and Barcelona's backcourt gave all Barcelona supporters a huge blow!
Zero to two!
When have they ever conceded two goals in the first half?
And the opponent is not a super giant like Real Madrid or Bayern, but a declining team like Manchester United? !
At the same time, social media and the Internet as far away as the British Peninsula also exploded!
“Well done!”
"That's it, kill these self-righteous Spanish guys!"
"This speed is so terrifying!"
Many viewers in front of the TV also watched this goal. playback.
I also marveled at Ling Feng’s terrifying strength!
Professional commentators from various countries also analyzed this goal
"It can be said that 80% of the credit for this goal is Ling Feng's!"
"It started from intercepting Messi's pass in the backcourt, to sending a direct pass, and finding the front Rashford pushed forward, sprinted forward at high speed at the end, ran 60 meters, and completed the fatal blow."
"From the instigation to the final goal, the entire scoring process was smooth and smooth, and it only took a few seconds. With four touches of the ball, he broke into Barcelona’s goal!”
“This is the iconic Mourinho counterattack!”
It is worth mentioning that Manchester United happened to be wearing a white jersey. It just so happened that Mourinho was sitting on the coaching bench again,
Many people even thought they were watching the game between Real Madrid and Barcelona!
The high-speed and concise counterattack is very much like the Mourinho-style Real Madrid back then!
Looking at the Manchester United generals gathered together to celebrate wildly, the Barcelona players on the field had different expressions.
The live camera lens also pointed at the MSN combination intriguingly:
Messi put his hands on his hips and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking;
Suarez frowned, seeming to be communicating with Iniesta not far away;
Neymar stared at the celebrating Manchester United generals, thoughtfully.
< br>With Xavi's departure, Barcelona's leaders have become Iniesta, Mascherano and Messi.
But Xiaobai and Messi have never been the type of leaders who shout loudly to their teammates when the team is lagging behind and will not encourage them.
So, this task fell to "Little Ma" Mascherano.
Even with this goal, there is a certain reason why he did not commit a tactical foul on Rashford in time.
However, Brother Ma still stepped forward!
“Damn it!”
“We played like shit!”
“Cheer up! This is Camp Nou!”
"We haven't lost yet!"
In Mascherano's shouts, not one Barcelona player felt disgusted, but cheered up!
At this time, Iniesta, as the captain of the team, also took over the conversation and encouraged other teammates:
“We are Barcelona!”
“ This is not how we should behave!”
With Ling Feng's two consecutive sap shots, the slow-burning Catalan giants seemed to wake up from a dream.
As the ball kicked off again, the situation on the field also quietly changed.
When the game entered the end of the first half, Manchester United's high pressure became less aggressive than it was at the beginning as the players' physical fitness was depleted.
In order to save energy and prepare for the second half, Mourinho also made timely adjustments on the spot, asking his disciples to shrink their defense, retreat back to their own half, and then wait for opportunities to counterattack.
Up to this point, Barcelona's backcourt was finally not so embarrassed, and they were able to hand the ball to the MSN combination more smoothly.
When the ball came to the feet of Messi, Neymar and Suarez, the restless hearts of Barcelona fans finally calmed down a lot.
According to statistics from relevant organizations, in every game, 80% of Barcelona's offense comes from the MSN combination.
This shows how much Barcelona relies on MSN on the offensive end.
Of course, such dependence is happiness.
Perhaps every head coach wishes he had three golden ball-level offensive players under his command!
There is no need to consider defense at all, the offense is enough to beat the opponent to tears!
"Iniesta takes the ball and takes advantage of the change of pace"
"Fried meatballs!"
"Beautiful pass! The Barcelona captain passed the ball to Mei West"
"Messi broke through with the ball and passed Kante again."
"Hit the goal!"
Maybe he is angry, or he knows that the team is lagging behind. If he does not work hard, the team's situation will be more difficult.
As a result, Messi once again retreated to the midfield to get the ball, and then started his dribbling performance.
Messi’s strongest point lies in his extraordinarily fast pace and dribbling rhythm changes.
Even after a serious injury in 2013, his explosive power declined. But his playing style has also undergone certain changes and become more mature.
Bang!
“Beautiful shot!”
“De Gea made a magical save!”
After using a long shot from outside the penalty area to knock the mountain away, Messi The cooperation with Neymar and Suarez is gradually getting better.
MSN's offensive routine mainly uses Messi as the main blaster, using personal breakthroughs to tear apart the opponent's defense, and then complete the ball or shoot.
As "runners", Suarez and Neymar help Messi stretch the space.
Once Messi attracts the main attention of the defense and passes the ball out, they will be able to gain more space to complete the finish!
These three players have strong personal abilities and rich finishing methods.
If you can guard Messi, the other two are empty. If you can guard Neymar, the other two are also empty.
Can guard Messi and Neymar, Suarez is also empty!
This is why the MSN combination is so unsolvable!
It’s impossible to prevent it!
With the MSN combination exerting force, Manchester United's defensive pressure increased sharply.
Even under the wave of Barcelona's all-out attack, the relatively densely defended center is still rock solid.
The iron midfield triangle composed of Ling Feng, Kanter and Herrera requires speed and hardness, so it is not easy to break through.
After Messi and Suarez cooperated several times in the middle to no avail, Messi still chose to tear apart the defense from the "Messi Corridor" where he is best.
That is, from the right side of the frontcourt, and then make a lateral inward cut from the rib space!
When the game came to the 42nd minute, Messi once again took the ball on the right and made a breakthrough.
Kante immediately stepped in, while Ling Feng assisted in defense.
Faced with the double-team of the two, Messi still used his unique pace and rhythm to find the best opportunity to break through in the small space!
As Messi broke out from the double-teaming of Kante and Ling Feng, and was then brought down to the ground by Herrera, the referee immediately blew the whistle.
After showing Herrera a yellow card, Barcelona also got a good free kick opportunity on the right side of the penalty area.
The location of the foul is about 25 meters away from the goal. It is completely possible to attack the goal directly.
And Barcelona’s number one free kicker is naturally Messi!
Amid the cheers of thousands of fans at Camp Nou, Messi placed the ball and then stood behind it on the right side of the ball.
What stood in front of him was the four-man wall composed of Ibrahimovic, Ling Feng, Smalling, and Herrera.
The position of the human wall is also very particular.
The team's two highest heights, Ibrahimovic and Smalling, who are over 1.9 meters tall, stand in the middle of the wall.
This increases the difficulty of getting the free kick over the wall.
"Messi is ready to take this free kick"
"Will he shoot the near corner or the far corner?"
"Let's wait and see"
Accompanied by the referee With a whistle, Messi started, and with a bang, the inside of his left foot hit the middle and lower part of the ball hard!
The force of this shot was very well controlled. The ball just flew over the head of Herrera on the far left side of the wall, and then drew a perfect arc and flew towards the goal.
Even if De Gea predicted that Messi would hit the near corner, he would have already taken a step towards the near post.
However, he still underestimated the quality of this free kick.
With strong spin, the ball passed right by his fingertips and naughtily got into the upper right corner of the goal!
“Wow!”
“Goal~~~~”
"What a wonderful arc!"
"Messi did not disappoint. He scored with an absolute free kick from the dead center and pulled Barcelona back from the edge of the cliff!"
“The difference between the scores between the two sides is only one goal!”
After the goal, Messi did not celebrate immediately, but called Su Ya to pick up the ball.
After seeing Suarez rush into the goal and run out with the ball in his arms, he made the iconic gesture of pointing his hands in the sky in celebration, and then waved his teammates to go back and let the opponent serve as soon as possible.
This action also shows the team's fighting spirit and determination!
Until this moment, Camp Nou finally found a chance, and tens of thousands of home team fans cheered loudly.
The sea of red and blue in the stands played the exclusive personal song composed by the Argentinian singer for Messi - "El Zurdito" (Little Left Foot)
and surrounded my ears Amidst the high-pitched singing, the Manchester United generals finally felt the strong sense of oppression brought to them by the Nou Camp.
However, looking at Barcelona that was already gaining momentum, Ling Feng just curled up the corner of his mouth.
It would be boring if Barcelona were defeated so easily.
After reading and observing the game in the first half, he believes that the key to winning or losing this game lies in who can break down the opponent's defense between Manchester United and Barcelona!
Compared with Barcelona's defense, Ling Feng feels that Manchester United's defense will be better.
Because, they have Kanter!
Of course, he doesn’t know whether the defense led by Kanter can defend MSN;
However, he knows that he can definitely break Barcelona's defense!
. . .
Although Messi used a free kick to recover a goal.
But you can’t blame Herrera for fouling and giving away this free kick opportunity.
After all, if Messi passes by, whether it is a direct shot or a split ball, it will be even more threatening.
Maybe he had already scored a goal
So, Ling Feng came to Herrera specially and patted his back:
"Andel, it's okay!"
“You defended well and we didn’t give them too many chances.”
“Keep it up!”
It is worth mentioning that with Messi's goal, Lineker's pre-match prediction has quietly hit two "Lingfeng goals" and "Messi goals", leaving only the final game. Result.
Can Manchester United draw with the powerful Barcelona at Camp Nou?
Or can we take away three points at Camp Nou, or will we suffer a reversal?
Perhaps this answer will not be known until the whistle blows at the end of the 90-minute game
However, as Messi took a direct free kick through this wonderful curve ball After scoring, Barcelona was able to regain a victory in the first half.
This is definitely a shot in the arm for Barcelona!
You know, going into the halftime break with a two-goal deficit and going into the halftime break with a one-goal gap, the psychological pressure on the players who are lagging behind is absolutely completely different.
Fortunately, there is not much time left in the first half.
Just when Barcelona was about to continue to set off waves of attacks, seize the advantage of high morale, and pursue victory, the referee suddenly blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.
At the same time, both the Manchester United generals on the field and the Manchester United fans in the stands and in front of the TV couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Just like that, with Ling Feng's two goals in the first half, Manchester United led Barcelona with MSN combination 2-1 at Camp Nou!
(End of this chapter)