Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 168 It's Not Over

After Zhang Chaoqiang scored, Barcelona also quickly organized a counterattack.

After all, this is the Nou Camp, and Barcelona's home combat power bonus is quite obvious.

In the 25th minute, Messi made a free kick from the left side of the front field and made a pass in person. Pique flew the header, Suarez grabbed a pad, and the football flew out of the baseline against the crossbar.

In the 31st minute, Iniesta made a pass from the wing, and Neymar grabbed a shot and was caught by Bravo.

Barcelona launched a continuous offensive, creating a lot of pressure on Manchester City's defense.

At present, Manchester City's striker and midfield configuration are very good, but the back line and goalkeeper are relatively average.

But in general, there is no danger, Manchester City's goal has not been broken.

In the 39th minute, it was Manchester City's turn to attack again.

David Silva's midfielder got rid of Rakitic, pushed a pass to the left front, and Manchester City's attack officially started.

With his back to the goal, Zhang Chaoqiang didn't have time to turn around, but he knocked the ball with his heel as if he had long eyes in the back of his head.

"nice shot!!"

"Second pass!!"

The commentators from various countries immediately cheered.

The football was hit by Zhang Chaoqiang, and it happened to hit Aguero in front of the penalty area. That was already a very threatening position, and Barcelona players had no choice but to swarm Aguero.

Without any hesitation, Aguero stopped the ball and took advantage of the situation, and then sent the ball back to the left.

With spiritual knocking and a tacit cooperation of hitting the wall, Manchester City has torn apart Barcelona's defense.

Zhang Chaoqiang rushed forward to take the ball, and immediately accelerated his charge.

However, Mascherano reacted quickly, stepping back and blocking Zhang Chaoqiang's inward cut route.

Zhang Chaoqiang didn't force it, and rushed forward with continuous force under his feet. After opening a suitable distance, he quickly kicked with his left foot to complete the cross pass from the side.

The arc of this cross pass is very good, and the height is also moderate.

The football successfully bypassed the Barcelona crowd and made it difficult for Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen to attack.

So the football spun towards the far post, hit the front of Sterling's calf and bounced straight into the goal.

"pretty!!"

"Sterling hit the goal and Manchester City led 2:1 away!"

"This is a tacit cooperation of the 3G combination. Zhang Chaoqiang knocked the ball very spiritually and passed in seconds. Aguero decisively responded with hitting the wall. This allowed Zhang Chaoqiang to gain a lot of space on the left. He can speed up and open the distance with confidence. Cross."

"I have to say that Zhang Chaoqiang's left-footed crosses are so good, and his feet have become more and more balanced."

Zhang Chaoqiang completed the pass and Manchester City led Barcelona 2:1.

Sterling, who scored the goal, rushed over excitedly and hugged Zhang Chaoqiang excitedly to celebrate together.

The ball just now was basically a passive goal. Sterling went forward to the goal normally, and the football that came across hit the front of his calf and bounced into the goal.

So Sterling was very happy and easily completed the task of breaking the Barcelona goal at the Nou Camp.

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Manchester City reversed the score, and wild boos sounded from the stands at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona fans are obviously very dissatisfied with this score.

After Real Madrid formed the BBC combination, they won the Big Ears Cup in the 13/14 and 15/16 seasons respectively, completing the feat of winning the Champions League twice in three years.

And this year happens to be the third year that Barcelona established MSN, so Barcelona fans also want to compete against Real Madrid, and toast again after the 14/15 season, also winning the Champions League twice in three years.

Therefore, Barcelona fans are extremely eager for the Champions League this season.

But Barcelona has not been playing well since the start of the season, temporarily ranking fourth in the La Liga standings, and now the Champions League is behind Manchester City at home, the situation is not very optimistic.

This made Barcelona fans a little anxious and expressed their dissatisfaction with boos.

On the field, Barcelona once again organized a counterattack, trying to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

But their luck is really not very good.

In the 42nd minute, Pique dribbled the ball forward from the backcourt, and David Silva stretched out his foot to poke the ball from the side.

The football was successfully poked off, and Pique was also tripped.

The whole process of stealing the ball didn't seem to be a big problem, but after Pique fell to the ground, he covered his ankle and couldn't get up again.

Barça has another injury.

On the sidelines, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was aggrieved. After venting to the fourth official, he had to use the second substitution.

Mathieu came on and replaced the injured Pique.

Due to the delay due to Pique's injury, Barcelona did not create too much threat in the first half. Manchester City successfully ended the first half with a 2:1 lead.

"Manchester City led 2-1 at halftime, which is a very ideal score."

"As long as they play steadily in the second half, I believe they can get an ideal score from Camp Nou..."

A 2:1 halftime lead is indeed ideal, and Guardiola also arranged the same during the halftime break. Try to stabilize the rhythm in the second half, as long as you can get points from the Nou Camp.

Regardless of winning or drawing, that is an acceptable result of the game.

Unexpectedly, it was Manchester City's turn to have bad luck in the second half.

Barcelona launched a fierce attack at the beginning of the second half, intending to quickly equalize the score.

In the 49th minute, Fernandinho passed the football back to the goalkeeper under the pressure of Barcelona, ​​and Bravo pressed out of the penalty area to receive the ball.

It was originally a slow back pass that was handled well, but Bravo made a stop error and stopped slightly wider.

Suarez, who was at a closer distance, immediately rushed forward to press down. The Chilean goalkeeper panicked for a moment, and rushed forward to sweep the football casually, just in time to sweep the football to the opponent's feet.

The Uruguayan striker immediately kicked and shot. At this time, Manchester City's goal was completely empty.

In a panic, Bravo made another wrong choice. Seeing the football was about to fly over his head, he subconsciously jumped to catch the ball, smashing the football like playing volleyball.

If this smash happened in the penalty area, it was a successful save.

But he was outside the penalty area at this time.

Even the goalkeeper is not allowed to touch the ball outside the penalty area.

The Barcelona players immediately shouted for a handball. The Serbian referee Marzic did not hesitate, whistled for a foul and showed Bravo a red card.

"Bravo's performance was terrible. First he made a mistake and gave the ball to Suarez, and then he got a red card for handball."

"Manchester City can only fight with ten people, which is quite unfavorable..."

Originally, the battle between Manchester City and Barcelona was considered evenly matched, and both sides used their own means.

But as Bravo was sent off, Manchester City had to replace Aguero with substitute goalkeeper Caballero, and the balance of the game was completely broken.

The next game time became Barcelona's overall advantage, constantly suppressing Manchester City's siege.

The Manchester City team tried to hold off as much as possible, even if it ended in a draw, it was acceptable.

But he kept coming and going and didn't keep it.

In the 74th minute, Iniesta assisted Messi with a low shot.

In the 86th minute, Neymar broke into the penalty area and was tripped by Kolarov. Barcelona won a penalty.

Messi scored a point shot and Barcelona officially reversed the score.

With one less man fighting, the pressure on Manchester City's defense line, which is not considered top, has doubled and it simply cannot withstand it.

In this way, Manchester City was reversed by Barcelona 2:3 away.

In an interview at the end of the game, Zhang Chaoqiang said helplessly: "Our luck is not very good. If it is 11 vs. 11, I believe we will not lose."

"This series is not over yet, the next game we will beat Barcelona at the Etihad, and finally get first place in the group..."

(End of this chapter)