champion light

Chapter 1203 Ignored

The referee insisted on the penalty, and Barcelona did not get a penalty, which made them a little upset.

However, this free kick is actually very threatening, and in order to defend Messi, Kompany also received a yellow card, which will inevitably affect his subsequent defense.

So even if they didn't "catch" a penalty, Barcelona still made a profit.

For this free kick, Messi did not let others take the penalty, but chose to take it himself.

He wants to score goals so badly.

However, although the football he shot bypassed the wall, it flew high above the crossbar.

There is no goal that can threaten Manchester City.

Seeing the football fly off the crossbar, Messi waved his hands vigorously, looking very annoyed.

However, he was only annoyed for a moment, and quickly turned around and ran back.

Through this attack, he has actually found Manchester City's weakness.

That's Kompany.

With a yellow card, Kompany will definitely have scruples in defense, and as long as he continues to break through from him, or let Kompany get a red card and end the game, let Barcelona have an advantage in numbers.Either take advantage of the opportunity that Kompany did not dare to try his best to defend, directly break into the penalty area and complete the shot.

In any case, it is beneficial to Barcelona.

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After the game restarted, it did.Not only Messi realized that Kompany was Manchester City's weakness, but other Barcelona players also regarded Kompany as a weakness.So now Barcelona's offense is all focused on Kompany. Whether it's Messi, Gao Lin, or Pedro, they are all taking turns to attack Kompany.

And Kompany was indeed affected by the yellow card. Facing the concentrated attack of Barcelona players, he seemed a bit restrained, which also caused Manchester City's defense to be very passive.

On several occasions, because Kompany didn't dare to make a move, Barcelona's attack hit the danger zone.

If it weren't for other Manchester City players desperately filling their positions, I am afraid that Manchester City's goal has already been declared lost.

For a while, Manchester City looked very embarrassed in defense.

Manchester City fans and Chinese fans in the stands and in front of the TV are also very worried.

"Kompani's side is obviously unable to hold on anymore. He has become the weakest man in the Manchester City team. I think Manchester City should immediately replace Kompany at this time..." John Mortensen said anxiously.

At this time, the TV broadcast also cut to the side of Manchester City's bench, and Godin had already rushed to the warm-up area, obviously he went to warm up.

"Just let Godin warm up now... Benitez's reaction to this substitution decision is too slow!" Alan Hansen criticized mercilessly.

"After all, Kompany and Lucio have been working together a lot this season. They are Manchester City's main central defender partners. If it is not a last resort, Benitez certainly does not want to dismantle this pair of central defenders..." John Mortensen explained for Benitez.

"In the Champions League final, facing a team like Barcelona, ​​a central defender has a yellow card. This is the last resort." Alan Hansen snorted. "Godin needs at least three to five minutes to warm up? During this time, what if Barcelona finally opens the gap from Kompany and finally scores a goal?"

After speaking, Alan Hansen turned his attention to Kompany.

In fact, not only him, but everyone else is also focusing on Kompany at this time.

Let's see if he can hold off Barcelona's stormy offensive...

Now even people who don't understand football at all can see this game. Kompany has become the focus of Barcelona's attack. As long as Barcelona attacks, it will inevitably look for Kompany.

Manchester City also made corresponding adjustments, that is, let more players wipe Kompany's ass, and when he dared not make moves because of his hands and feet, other defensive players would help Kompany defend.

But it also comes at a price.

Manchester City's left-back Leighton Barnes also received a yellow card for fouling Kompany in defense.

Now that the game has gone on for 67 minutes, Manchester City's defense has already received two yellow cards. This is definitely not good news.

Leighton Barnes also had to hold back a bit in defense...

"It's too tragic. Leighton Barnes also received a yellow card. I think if the game continues like this, Barcelona may beat Manchester City by points-when everyone in Manchester City's defense has a yellow card, Manchester City will lose!"

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Godin has returned to the sidelines after a three-minute warm-up, and Benitez's assistant coach Mauricio Pellegrino is teaching him face-to-face.

In fact, there is nothing to say, it is to replace Kompany after going up, and play the role that Kompany should play.

So soon Godin and the fourth official were on the sidelines, waiting to come out.

The most embarrassing period for Manchester City is about to pass. After Godin, the new force, is replaced, it will greatly change the current situation of Manchester City being passively beaten.

In other words, Barcelona's great chance of regaining the lead will soon be gone.

But Barcelona have their way.

Barcelona, ​​which is known for its excellent control of the ball, saw that Manchester City wanted to make a substitution, and immediately began to fall in the midfield. They were suddenly not in a hurry to hit the point where Kompany was.

Instead, he slowly dealt with Manchester City, looking for opportunities in the process of back and forth, and strived to kill with one blow.

When they return the possession to Manchester City, it will also be the time for them to regain the lead.

At that time, even if Godin was replaced, it would be meaningless.

So for a full 3 minutes, Godin was on the sidelines and the fourth official for a full 3 minutes. Barcelona didn't let the ball go out of bounds. They passed back and forth and moved, so that the football was within their control from beginning to end.

In these 3 minutes, Manchester City also tried to grab the ball from the Barcelona players, and then kicked the football out of bounds to create opportunities for Godin to play.

But after they tried twice, they not only failed to grab the ball, but almost lost it, so they were honest right away.

Now they can only look forward to Barcelona's own pass error.

Another 2 minutes passed, and the game was No. 703 minutes.

The opportunity Barcelona was waiting for was gradually approaching.

Because of Kompany's injury, Manchester City has been in a passive situation before. In order to wipe Kompany's ass, their players have to run more actively and more than before.

About 75 minutes of a game is a watershed in physical strength.It is the most difficult time for many teams in terms of physical fitness. If they can survive, they may be able to persist until overtime, but if they cannot survive, they may collapse!

What Barcelona is waiting for is when Manchester City collapses.At that time, as long as they work harder, they will be able to find a chance to kill Manchester City.

Guardiola is very clear that this is the Champions League final, and it cannot be expected that in such a game, Barcelona will beat their opponents by three or four goals like they are playing in the group stage.Only one goal is enough to win the final.

As long as he can get the lead, he will immediately put the team into a Barcelona-specific defensive posture, use their possession advantage, firmly control the football at his feet, and use up the game time every minute.

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No. 704 minutes, Manchester City's defenders were already running out of stamina when they were running - they were mobilized by Barcelona's pass, and the speed of the players was slowing down.

As the brains of the team, Harvey felt the time was ripe for a coup de grace.But passing alone cannot completely penetrate Manchester City's defense.

Barcelona also needs a sharp knife, a dagger, sharp enough to penetrate Manchester City's heart, as easily as cutting butter.

Fortunately, Barcelona has Messi.

This is the sharpest dagger in the world!
After receiving the pass, Xavi passed the football to Iniesta, who was walking to receive the ball.After passing the ball, Harvey didn't even look at how Iniesta was doing. He turned his head and looked at Messi on the right.

Messi is on the right, in the position that everyone is most familiar with.

Harvey has already outlined a "Macy Corridor" in his mind.

He knew Messi was ready.

At this time, Iniesta passed the football back to Xavi.

Harvey didn't stop the ball at all, turned around and passed the football to Messi!

Messi received the ball and made a fake move to go to the side to break through to the bottom line. The tricked Leighton Barnes took a step back, and then he used his right foot to flick the football to the inside, and then turned and cut inside!

"Messi is coming!" exclaimed John Mortensen.

This sound caught the hearts of many Manchester City fans in front of the TV.

What Manchester City fans are most afraid of now is that Messi has the ball. He seems to be able to do anything after he has the ball, as if the entire Manchester City team can't stop him...

After Messi cut inside, Matuidi quickly posted up, trying to stop Messi.

Messi didn't mean to dribble past him, or Messi didn't intend to waste time on Matuidi at all.

He flicked the ball out with the outside of his left foot and passed it to Xavi.

And he himself bypassed Matuidi and continued to the middle.

After Harvey received the ball, he didn't stop the football. He observed Messi's running position while receiving the ball. He had to make sure that the timing of his pass and Messi's running position was just right, whether it was too early or too late.If it was too early, Messi could not catch the ball and made a pass error; if it was too late, Messi would have to slow down or even turn around to catch the ball, which would make Messi's breakthrough no longer sharp, and even fall into the siege of Manchester City players again.

Therefore, the seemingly simple cooperation of hitting the wall with this kick is actually very particular.

In Harvey's eyes, there were only Messi and Matuidi at this moment. He watched Messi turn around and go around Matuidi. From his angle, he just happened to see Messi's head protruding from the other side of Matuidi's shoulder.

With his experience of cooperating with Messi, he knows that this is the time to pass the ball!
So he quickly raised his left foot and kicked the football!

But he missed it!
He missed the ball!

"Rong——!!!" John Mortensen roared frantically with a drawn out voice.

Not only him, but the entire Wembley Stadium is also shouting the name of glory.

"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG!!!"

Harvey glanced out of the corner of his eye, Rong Guang pressed against the turf, made a tackle, and then shoveled the football away from his feet...

Only at this moment did he suddenly realize what he had overlooked before.

He didn't expect Rongguang to retreat to such a deep position to participate in the defense!
(End of this chapter)