Chapter 251 Falling behind and then reversing, the tragic battle at Camp Nou(2/2)
But as Manchester City players committed several fouls on the court, they began to realize that something was wrong.
"Barcelona had the ball, Xavi kept the ball, Yaya Toure stepped forward to intercept, De Bruyne also came over, Xavi was pressed by Manchester City!"
Not only did Barcelona realize that something was wrong, but the commentators in the commentary box also discovered Manchester City's intentions.
"Since the beginning of the second half, Manchester City seems to have increased its pressure on Harvey. As long as Harvey gets the ball, there will be Manchester City players attacking immediately. This makes it difficult for Harvey to get space to organize an attack."
Xavi is the core of Barcelona's midfield and the brains of the team. Without his command and dispatch, Barcelona's offense was not as smooth as the first half.
And due to Harvey's position, once he loses the ball here, Manchester City will immediately form a threatening attack.
Such attacks occurred very rarely in the first half, but less than 10 minutes into the second half, Manchester City had already struck twice.
If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the defender and goalkeeper, Manchester City might have evened the score at this time.
Harvey is experienced and after realizing the opponent's intention, he reduced the number of catches and did not give the opponent a chance to steal the ball and counterattack.
But in this way, it is equivalent to killing one thousand enemies and damaging oneself eight hundred.
Although Manchester City can't open a breakthrough from him, Barcelona's offensive threat has dropped a lot without Xavi's organizational planning.
Moreover, Manchester City's counterattack intensity in the second half was comprehensively improved. This does not mean that Xavi gave up the organizational work to Cesc Fabregas and Iniesta and they did not stop the attack.
When Fabregas and Xiaobai hold the ball, Manchester City players will also press them.
It is a pity that Manchester City lacks a sweeping midfielder. If Fernandinho is on the court, with his sweeping range, Manchester City's efficiency in counterattacking will be greatly improved.
In the 57th minute, Manchester City successfully counterattacked in the backcourt. Kroos immediately handed the ball to David Silva on the wing after receiving the ball.
David Silva knew how fast these Barcelona players were pressing, so he did not dare to take the ball and immediately passed the ball to De Bruyne.
De Bruyne did not dare to take more and quickly passed the ball to Lin Quan.
The ball came to Lin Quan's feet and basically got rid of most of Barcelona's defensive players.
Taking advantage of the fact that Barcelona's full-back had not come back after assisting, Lin Quan quickly dribbled the ball along the wing.
Aguero, David Silva, De Bruyne and other players are also sprinting towards Barcelona's penalty area as fast as possible.
Manchester City's counterattack was so powerful that the fans at Camp Nou couldn't sit still.
How come this scene is so similar to the time when we lost the ball in the first half!
Busquets was hesitant, not knowing whether to restrict Lin Quan or continue to follow Aguero.
After taking a look at the positions of Fabio and Pique, Professor Bu calculated the time and decisively abandoned Aguero and chose to intercept Lin Quan.
Although Lin Quan is on the wing, Busquets still thinks he is the biggest threat.
Because if you leave him alone, he can cut inside with the ball and shoot.
Busquets soon appeared in front of Lin Quan, and he had already calculated it in his mind.
As long as he can delay Lin Quan's advancement a little and drag full-back Alba back to his defensive position, he can resolve the danger this time.
Facing Lin Quan again, Busquets still chose to retreat and defend.
Lin, let me use your method to defeat you!
Busquets is full of confidence. He feels that he is at least 80% sure that he can stop Lin Quan this time.
Lin Quan didn't seem to know Busquets' plan. He seemed to be planning to use the same method as last time to get past Busquets.
It's now!
Busquets turned quickly when Lin Quan completed the breakthrough, blocked Lin Quan's cutting position, and leaned closely against him to disrupt Lin Quan's dribbling rhythm and force him to stop.
This trick really worked, and Lin Quan was successfully forced to stop!
I finally guarded against Lin!
Busquets was so excited that he wanted to cry. Since the opponent had stopped, the fast break would not be possible this time. After his teammates got into position one after another, they could start a counterattack to get the ball back.
Wait, where is the ball?
Busquets was shocked to find that the football had disappeared from Lin Quan's feet at some point.
He turned back suddenly, only to find that the football had been passed to the middle by Lin Quan at some point and was handed to Aguero's feet.
Pique gritted his teeth and rushed towards Aguero, but when he rushed over, Aguero passed the ball to the feet of David Silva.
David Silva made a tackle and sent the ball into the goal. Manchester City rewritten the score to 2:2 in the away game!
Silence, deathly silence.
After David Silva scored, Camp Nou fell into a dead silence for more than ten seconds.
Barcelona fans cannot accept that the team was reversed by their opponents at their home court. What they long for is a hearty victory.
But how did it come to this?
After the silence, more violent anger broke out.
A tsunami of boos once again flew into the stadium, heading towards the Manchester City players who were celebrating their goals.
Spectators close to the stadium even threw various objects, including lighters, coins and the like, at the celebrating Manchester City players.
At this time, disappointment and anger had gone to their heads. Even if Manchester City had no grudge against them, they still vented their anger on the Manchester City players.
It’s not just the Barcelona fans who are angry, but also the 11 players on the field!
We are Cosmos Team Barcelona, the top club in Europe!
We hold 4 Champions League titles!
This is Camp Nou, our sacred home ground, no one is allowed to act wild here!
After the restart, they launched the most violent counterattack since the start of the game.
Barcelona's players ran wildly in the frontcourt and pressed wildly, even if they committed fouls.
In just ten minutes, Barcelona's fighting movements were too large, and Iniesta and Alba each received a topaz card!
In order to stop the opponent's attack, Manchester City's players also received two yellow cards.
The ones who got the cards were Kolarov and Zabaleta.
These two yellow cards are very detrimental to Manchester City. Three of their defense now have yellow cards.
This means that they must be careful when defending, otherwise if they accidentally receive a red card, not only will they have to fight more with less in this game, but they will also face suspension penalties in the next game!
Seeing that Manchester City's defensive players were all receiving yellow cards, Messi increased the number of breakthroughs.
In the 63rd minute, Messi dribbled the ball into the penalty area, dunked the ball under Kompany's block, got out of the way, and then aimed at the blind corner of the goal and fired a lob.
The ball finally passed Joe Hart's fingers, but there was a bang and was rejected by the post.
The fans at the scene let out a sigh. Did even their own pillars betray the team?
However, the attack was not over yet. The ball bounced off the post and was caught by Iniesta. At this time, the goal was empty and Joe Hart had not gotten up from the ground. This goal was almost a 100% sure goal.
However, Iniesta's follow-up shot was blocked on the goal line by Demichelis, who fell to the ground and made a tackle.
The football rolled out of the baseline and hit the post hard.
Iniesta hugged his head, it was unbelievable!
Can this ball be blocked?
After he completed the follow-up shot, his hands were raised in preparation for celebration.
However, Demichelis's save turned his celebration into annoyance and regret.
Manchester City's teammates ran over and hugged Demichelis who made the key clearance.
This goal was thanks to Demichelis' desperate clearance. Otherwise, Manchester City would have fallen behind again.
"Brother Martin, are you okay?"
Lin Quan asked with concern. He had just seen Demichelis hit the pillar and was probably injured.
Demichelis is already 34 years old. What old players of this age fear most is injuries.
Young people are in good health and have strong recovery capabilities. An injury may take a few months to recover.
But for veterans like them who are declining and on the decline, a major injury will most likely lead to their retirement.
"It's okay, don't worry, if I can't hold on anymore I will apply for a replacement myself!"
Demichelis patted Lin Quan on the shoulder and said to him with a smile.
Seeing that the other party was so sure, Lin Quan also relaxed and returned to his position to prepare to defend Barcelona's corner kick.
Iniesta stood in the corner kick area, took a look at the positions of the players on both sides, and then sent the ball to the back post.
There are not many high points in Barcelona. Apart from the goalkeeper, the tallest player is Pique.
Iniesta's goal was aimed at Pique.
Pique started to run back when his teammates took a free throw. When he saw the football coming, he immediately jumped up and prepared to head the ball.
However, before him, Kompany had also taken off and wanted to clear the ball.
There was a loud bang, and the two of them collided and fell to the ground.
Chapter completed!