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Chapter 830 Main battle against Barcelona 3
Wenger's reserved defense gave Barcelona a chance to control the ball. Wenger had his own ideas, but Barcelona was really not a soft persimmon. In the second half, their front line interspersed and ran more. Wenger gradually realized that something was wrong. , Barcelona made more direct passes and sent more balls to dangerous areas. They no longer insisted on going around in circles blindly. They were taking risks but also creating opportunities.

Barzagli and Boateng were very focused, and they resolved the crisis several times. Defense is also a beauty. The wonderful performances of Boateng and Barzagli won rounds of applause from the fans at the Google Stadium.

On the contrary, what Wenger wanted on Trapani's side did not come true. On the one hand, Barcelona's attention was more focused and they rarely made mistakes; on the other hand, their fouls were more resolute. Chances were difficult to pass forward, and Pedro committed two fouls for Barcelona, ​​trying to prevent Trapani's players from the back to launch a fast break.

Wenger started to get a little nervous, and Guardiola, who was standing not far away, was also very nervous. It is useless to look good, it is practical to score a goal, and there are threats, but their real chances of shooting are not enough. More than that, it was proof that Trapani's defense was working.

The game lasted to 65 minutes, and the second half had gone on for 20 minutes, but Barcelona still failed to break through Trapani's gate. They had an absolute advantage. Trapani even appeared not wanting to attack but being unable to attack Case.

Wenger decisively asked Messi to get closer to the midfield and enhance the midfielder's ability to hold the ball and advance.

This change is still quite effective. The distance is closer, and there are more ball points in the midfield. Coupled with Trapani's midfield control ability, Trapani's ball possession rate has increased during this period, and he has begun to dominate. upper hand.

Trapani's midfield-controlled back pass looked no worse than Barcelona's. They got rid of Barcelona's high-pressing tactics and won the applause of the Google Stadium fans.

This is generally the case on the court, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Barcelona will undoubtedly perform better after the start of the second half, but Trapani performed better in this period of time. They also created several good opportunities. It is still Suarez who shoots closer. This time he is not wasting the opportunity, but after receiving the ball in the frontcourt, he singled out Pique to get the opportunity. Unfortunately, his shooting angle is very tricky, but Valdes Also saved quite beautifully.

Valdes and Kameni are definitely an interesting pair of goalkeepers. Both of them are world-class goalkeepers, but they are also called by many media as the weak environment of Barcelona and Trapani. Kameni has a nerve knife Habits, Valdes is not it, he is also a nerve knife.

The performance of the two of them today is not bad. In addition to everyone's strong defense, these two goalkeepers also contributed. It is reasonable for Valdez to fail to prevent Messi's goal in the first half The thing is, it's a one-handed goal, and a top shooter like Messi rarely fails to grasp it.

The time slowly came to nearly 80 minutes. Messi signaled a substitution to Wenger after a pass. In the 82nd minute, Wenger made the first substitution adjustment of the two teams in the game. Cavani wore Going into battle, replacing Messi who was a little uncomfortable.

Immediately after Messi left the field, the team doctor asked about his condition. Messi told the team doctor that he felt some pain and discomfort in his knee. Let him apply a cold compress and have a detailed examination tomorrow.

Wenger didn't care about whether Messi was really injured at this time. He focused on the game. There were still ten minutes left in the game. He absolutely didn't want his team to lose a goal during this time period. He commanded the team to move the ball. At this time, he asked the team not to give up the ball, so as to reduce the time for Barcelona to hold the ball.

The tactics Barcelona has summed up in recent years can be described in one sentence, "Kick your own ball and let others have no ball to play!" Difficult to launch an attack. Wenger adopted a Barcelona-style style of play in the last period of time, fighting for the ball and controlling the ball, making it difficult for Barcelona to launch an effective attack.

Guardiola changed three people in a row, mainly for physical support. The strikers on both sides actually expended a lot of energy. The constant interspersed running and sprinting consume a lot of physical energy. After all, everyone is just gnashing their teeth to support. That's all.

"It looks like today!" Hugo told UEFA president Michel Platini.

"Until the last moment, it's hard to say. Everyone is very tired now, and an inadvertent mistake may cause serious consequences!" Morek warned Hugo not to be too optimistic.

"Yeah, Gigi, you still have to wait patiently. Now I can only say that there is an 80.00% chance that you will win a victory!" Platini agreed with Morek, shrugging and laughing.

"Of course, I said I know this. Do you know that the Chinese have a proverb about football?! Football is round!" Hugo laughed, and everyone understood the meaning and laughed.

"You are the two most entertaining teams in Europe. This is the direction of football in the future. The score of this game should not be big, but the level of excitement is still very high. Anyway, today is a great experience for the fans. ! An unbelievable stadium, a great game, a great night!" Platini praised.

Soon the game was really over. Thomson blew the whistle for the whole game. His penalty scale today was a bit light, and he didn’t even have a yellow card. Of course, his several penalties are also controversial. .

Iniesta fouled Messi in the second half and deserved a yellow card, but Thomson did not, and Trapani players were very concerned about this yellow card, because according to UEFA game rules, if Iniesta If he got a yellow card in this game, then he will be suspended due to accumulative yellow cards in the next round at Camp Nou. It is one thing that Messi is not injured, but Trapani obviously does not want to see Iraq in the next round. Nesta.

Then there is Mascherano. He is also short of a yellow card and is about to be suspended. He also committed a serious foul in the second half. It also caused dissatisfaction among Barcelona fans.

Hugo told Platini that Thomson's penalty scale was too loose, and even an English referee should not be like this. Platini smiled but did not explain too much. The main point of being a referee is the first. One is fairness. It doesn’t matter if you are stupid, but don’t be unfair. Thomson may be a little looser, but generally they are all treated equally. Platini thinks there is nothing to complain about. Hugo is just moaning, Serie A A common problem among bosses is scolding referees while eating and sleeping.

1:0 victory over the opponent at home, this is a good result, not to mention a big advantage, Wenger is also very satisfied, he and Guardiola exchanged a few words after the game, Guardiola was a little surprised that Wenger Grid adopted a variety of coping strategies during the game, including passive defense, but Wenger said to him: "I haven't changed anything, your control is too strong, I'm serious, I didn't find the exact tactics to crack you , You also know that we can only occupy a certain advantage in a certain part or time period throughout the game!"

"That's good, you cracked my tactics today! No tactic is perfect!" Guardiola disagreed with Wenger's view. Rapani did get his chance, too.

(End of this chapter)