Fengba Greenery

Chapter 218 The time left for Barcelona is running out
Chapter 65 Time is running out for Barcelona

Martino may have his reasons for choosing not to change Messi.As the best footballer in the world right now, maybe Messi exploded in the second half?

As an Argentine, Martino chose to absolutely believe in Messi's ability.

On the other side, another Argentine was arranging for Atletico Madrid's players how to cause trouble for Messi and his team.

Simeone said to the players with a serious face: "There are 45 minutes left in the game, stability is more important than anything else. Time is on our side! I am very satisfied with Messi's control in the first half, and continue to do so in the second half , cut him off from midfield, don't let him get the ball up front!"

The players nodded one after another. As opponents in the same league, Atletico Madrid players know Messi's power best. They will never relax their attitude towards the best player in the world just because of Messi's mediocre performance in the first half. vigilance.

"Continue to put pressure on them in the midfield. The mistakes we made in the first half of the game must not be repeated in the second half!"

Atletico Madrid players still just nodded.They didn't get excited, they didn't chant slogans or anything like that.Now for Atletico Madrid, the most important thing is not to get hotheaded, keep calm, focus on defense, and look for opportunities to counterattack!

Before the start of the second half, Sanchez stood on the sidelines and prepared to come off the bench, while Fabregas sat directly on the bench.

Messi finally started to come alive at the beginning of the second half.Hesitant to play Sanchez, Messi kicked back to the middle position.

No.408 minutes, Messi broke through with the ball and was knocked to the ground by Felipe outside the penalty area. Barcelona got another free kick opportunity.

This is the brightest moment of Messi's game so far. He broke through and made a free kick, about 25 meters away from the goal.Messi took the penalty himself, but his kick bounced off the wall.

Faced with Atletico Madrid's high pressure, it was difficult for Barcelona to control the ball calmly. Messi fell into Atletico Madrid's defensive encirclement and was isolated from Barcelona's offensive system.At the Calderon Stadium, Messi disappeared again.

But Barcelona's offense still caused some threats, especially the newly replaced Sanchez was very active.

In 3 minutes, Sanchez completed a continuous pass with Iniesta on the left, and shot directly after cutting in from the wing.As a result, the football was saved by Courtois to the bottom line.

Although the goal was missed, it scared many Atletico Madrid fans into a cold sweat.

"Barcelona's offense created a lot of threats. Sanchez, who was newly replaced in the second half, was very active. After he switched positions with Neymar on the wing, he cut in and shot, which was saved by Courtois! "Duan Xuan said.

The next Barcelona corner kick, Barcelona did not pass the ball directly into the penalty area-Barcelona is basically unlikely to grab the high-altitude ball in Atletico Madrid's penalty area.So Neymar, who was in charge of taking the corner kick, passed the ball directly to Iniesta who came to meet him.

After receiving the ball, Iniesta took a few steps horizontally, attracted the attention of the defense and passed the ball to the center.

Harvey came up. As Barcelona's midfield commander, Harvey rarely went to this position to catch the ball, so Atletico Madrid's players were negligent about this position and gave Harvey Almost a direct kick shot.

"Xavi!!!!!! Barcelona is here again!!!"

Harvey shot the ball angrily, and the football ran to the bottom right of the goal against the turf.This kind of sticking to the ground is very difficult for the goalkeeper to deal with, because it takes a certain amount of time for a tall goalkeeper to fall to the ground and catch the ball after seeing the football.So although Courtois finished falling to the ground, he failed to touch the football, and his falling speed was still slower, and he could only watch the football slip past his hand and roll to the ground behind him. goal………..
Courtois was desperate. If the goal is scored, Atletico Madrid will be in a passive position. At that time, Atletico Madrid will have to score a goal...

The fans at the Calderon Stadium stared wide-eyed, watching the scene in front of the gate in horror.Many people still crossed their chests, praying for the team...
God also seemed to actually answer their prayers.

Xavi's shot slammed against the post and bounced back.

Immediately afterwards, he was hugged by Courtois who was still in shock...
"DANGER!!!!!!!" Duan Xuan screamed...
"Oh..." Duan Xuan felt relieved, "It's too dangerous. Barcelona's recent offensive has started. Xavi's shot hit the post, and the post saved Atletico Madrid!"

Seeing that his divine door was blocked by a pillar, Harvey also held his head in his hands in disappointment and frustration.

This ball itself is still too pursuit of the angle...

Martino was also helpless on the sidelines, and then he began to applaud the team's performance.

At least the facts show that he still received good results when he replaced Sanchez.Now Barcelona's offensive is gradually picking up.

Simeone stood on the sidelines frowning, and now Atletico Madrid's defense is a little unstable.Of course he also understands that in a 10-minute game, it is impossible for Atletico Madrid to let Barcelona's threatening attack have no chance.After all, the opposing team is one of the strongest offensive teams in the world. His Atlético Madrid team is not at the same level as the opponent in terms of personnel composition.

But of course he will not raise his hand and surrender just because the lineup is not as good as his opponent. This is a football game, and it will not be because the opponents are all stars worth tens of millions, while Atletico Madrid looks much weaker. The lineup changed the rules.

So Simeone is now preparing to make a substitution, and this time period is also the time to replace it with a new force to strengthen the team's vitality.

In the No. 60 minute of the game, he replaced Adrian with Diego.Adrian is relatively an offensive player, while Diego is a defensive midfielder.Simeone continued to strengthen his interception and pressing in the midfield.

For Atletico Madrid, the most important thing now is to make the game time pass faster. When Adrian leaves the field, he can't wait to give each other high-fives with all the players.Under the interference of the referee Weber, he jogged towards the sidelines. When he was about to leave the field, he stopped to applaud the fans who chanted his name.

This time the Barcelona players couldn't bear it anymore, and Sanchez stepped forward directly, trying to push Adrian off the court quickly.Now Adrian simply listened and quarreled with Sanchez.

It can be seen that as the game time passed, Barcelona also became a little impatient.In the end, when Atletico Madrid successfully completed the substitution, the time had reached 62 minutes-Atletico Madrid took only 2 minutes for the substitution, which fully explained the Atletico Madrid players' attitude towards the next game.

When the game restarted, Barcelona continued to organize the offense, but they were under a lot of defensive pressure from Atletico Madrid in the midfield, which made their offensive organization in the midfield unable to flow smoothly. Under the impression of anxious mentality, Barcelona's The players also gradually lost the patience to slowly organize attacks in the midfield.

The passing game time is also constantly reminding the Barcelona players-there is really not much time left for them!
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