Fame with a ball

When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the entire New Alpenstadion was actually out of shape.

The noise of the fans made the whole stadium chaotic.The reporters tapped on the keyboards of their notebooks and seized the time to compile the scene of exchanging jerseys between Lin Zhigao and Messi that they just wrote down into a press release.The camera lens is still on the referee, and the commentators are using their excellent imaginations to try to interpret some unusual meanings from the personal friendship between Lin Zhigao and Messi.

Even Barcelona players, such as Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas, gathered around Messi and asked him what the relationship between the Chinese player in the opposing team was.

The referee just blew the whistle, and everyone has not yet entered the state of the game.None of them expected, nor expected, that Juventus, who had won the kick-off, could launch the first wave of attack so quickly.

And the accident happened at this very moment.

The captains of both sides, Buffon and Puyol, had a boxing game before the start of the game. Buffon won, so Juventus won the kick-off.

It was Pepe who kicked off, and Vucinic stood beside him. Almost everyone thought that Pepe would either dribble the ball through after the kick-off, or pass the ball to Vucinic.Even Pepe himself thought so. After observing his front, he found that there were three Barcelona players who happened to block his breakthrough channel, so he flicked the ball to the left and prepared to pass it to Vucinic.

But the thing is that there is a slight deviation here. The ball passed to Vucinic is blocked by a person who is closer and better. That person is-Lin Zhigao.

Lin Zhigao kept thinking about the words Capello said to himself before the start of the game: "Although this is your first game after joining the team, I hope you don't be nervous and keep everything as it is." You play at the level you have in training. When it comes time to play, if you have the chance, grab everything you can to score. You are a striker and you should know what your duty is - to score! It must be to score. ball!"

Perhaps the imprint was too deep. When Lin Zhigao caught sight of a football flying towards him out of the corner of his eye, he stretched out his legs and cut it off without even thinking about it, and then followed his own training As he did, he ran towards the goal wholeheartedly.

Barcelona's defense only reacted at this time, shrinking rapidly.

but……

late.

Barcelona defenders Alves and Puyol had just caught up with Lin Zhigao, and when they were about to steal the ball from him, they saw the opponent raised his right foot high, and then pointed at the black and white football. Here comes a violent volley!

Pass?

No!It's a shot!

A midfield lob shot almost 50 meters away from the goal!

Puyol's pupils widened in an instant, and he jumped up hard, trying to stop the football, but the football still flew out of his head, and the speed was unusually fast.

This scene stunned all the players on the court, and even Vucinic, who originally expected to receive a pass from Pepe, still maintained his posture, the posture of catching and breaking through.

The Italian commentator was the first to react. He held the microphone with his hand in time to avoid slipping, and yelled with lightning speed: "The goal has been scored!!! GOOOOAL!"

"I think the vast majority of the audience didn't expect what just happened, so let me explain it again: Pepe kicks it off! He drives the ball into Barcelona's midfield, but is blocked by Cesc Fabregas Now, Pepe raised his foot to pass the ball to Vucinic but it was not passed to Vucinic because—”

The Italian commentator took a deep breath and spit out all the words in his mouth: "The ball was passed to Lin Zhigao! Lin Zhigao broke the ball and ran with the ball all the way! Creus Puyordos Sanchez and the others Finally reacted! Outflank! Lin was outflanked by three Barcelona players but he didn't panic at all! Our young player on the 16th, Lin, raised his foot! Is he going to pass the ball? No, no, no! He shot! He actually The goal was shot and the goal actually went in! This is a long-range shot over 40 meters. This is a well-deserved world wave! And the game started less than 1 minute! This is Lin Zhigao representing Juventus No. [-] We were all discussing whether it was right or wrong for Capello to make this decision at the first start, but now it seems that this decision is simply too wise! Capello GOAL!!! Juventus GOOOAL!!! Lin GOOOOOOAL!! !"

The Italian commentator's almost breathless commentary woke up all the Italian fans watching the game in front of the TV, and then the referee's right hand pointing to the middle circle was like a fuse that quickly ignited the whole world: this gesture Indicates that the goal is valid.

Juventus 1:0 Barcelona!

The New Alpen Stadium exploded, and countless unbelievable voices mixed with cheers and boos, as if someone fired a sonic weapon here.

Guardiola widened his eyes and looked at the big screen above the stadium in disbelief.

Cracks appeared in Capello's mask, and he couldn't help looking at the score before finally grinning.

There are so many flashing lights in the stadium that they almost blind people's eyes.

Finally, the Italian commentator, who was relieved, opened the second round of commentary: "The statistics are out! This very fast goal took 23 seconds, 23 seconds! This data is definitely the fastest in the history of the Champions League The top ten goals! As we all know, the creator of the record for the fastest goal in the Champions League is Ma Kai of Bayern Munich. In the quarter-finals between Bayern and Real Madrid in 07, he used 10.3 seconds to create the historical record of the Champions League. However , our young Lin is no less! 26 seconds... Oh, the statistics came out, he ranked 6th on the list of the fastest goals in the Champions League, haha, and there is another very interesting record that Lin scored in this On the Champions League lightning striker list, he is the youngest one..."

In the live broadcast room facing mainland China, Shen Fangjian didn't organize his language until the Italian commentator started to speak the second wave.Before that, in the short 20 seconds of the most exciting attacking time, he just stared at the big screen like an ordinary fan, and then let out meaningless exclamations such as "oh", "wow", "ah" word out.

"This is the first record created by a Chinese player in the Champions League. But for Lin Zhigao, the historical records he broke are enough. He is the first Chinese player to successfully apply for the special talent clause of the Premier League. The first Chinese player to join a wealthy club, the first Chinese player to win the Premier League Golden Boot, the first Chinese player to participate in the European Champions Cup, and now the first player to be on the Champions League lightning striker list... …Lin Zhigao is still young, and Juventus is such an excellent club. It is conceivable that Lin Zhigao will have more experience in participating in the UEFA Champions League in the future. Will he continue to create new historical records in the future? Let us wait and see Bar!"

……

After scoring the goal, Lin Zhigao was treated like a hero. He was welcomed, cheered and hugged by all his teammates.

On the other side of the stadium, the Barcelona players looked rather ugly. Before the game, they actually thought that they might concede a goal in the New Alpi Stadium, or they might be led by Juventus.But none of them expected the ball to be dropped so quickly and unexpectedly.

"That little friend of yours is really not easy." Harvey patted Messi on the shoulder, "His speed and shooting reminded me of you in the past."

"Actually, I also have this feeling." Messi stood beside Harvey, smiled and said: "I thought of it from the first time I saw him training."

"But don't be merciful on the pitch, victory will always belong to Barcelona!" Harvey taught him with a straight face pretending to be serious.

Messi didn't joke with him, he just glanced at the Juventus players celebrating in the distance, and then smiled and said: "I will let him know that he is just me now."

……

Just as no one expected Juventus to lead Barcelona so quickly, not many people expected that when Juventus had just led for less than 5 minutes, Barcelona evened the score.

It was Messi who scored the goal.

After the re-kick-off, Barcelona defender Dos Sanchez got the ball, he passed the ball to Fabregas, the football was cut off by Vidal in the middle, and when Vidal was about to break through with the ball, there were at least three people around him Barcelona player.

So Vidal had no choice but to pass the ball outside, and the football was passed to Padoin's feet, but Padoin's ball control skills were not up to standard, and the football was reasonably intercepted by Fabregas.

It was also from this time that Barcelona collectively demonstrated their impressive ball control and passing skills at the New Alpi Stadium.

From the moment Cesc Fabregas received the ball near the Barcelona penalty area to Messi's shot into the goal, they experienced a total of 11 passes.From Fabregas to Creus, Creus to Puyol, Puyol to Xavi... until finally Sanchez passed the ball to Messi in the Juventus penalty area, Messi with lightning speed The speed penalty kicks the football goal from the left side of the penalty area.

In this 11-foot pass in an attack by Barcelona, ​​not a single Juventus player touched the ball.They almost ran behind the ass of the Barcelona players. Whenever they caught up with each other, the football had already been passed to other places by the Barcelona players.

The chain defense that Juventus is proud of, because it can't defend Messi's fast and sharp breakthrough like a gust of wind, and can't steal from his technique like sticking footballs to shoes, has to A huge hole was torn open, just like that, the enemy was leaked in, and all kinds of knives were stabbed in Juventus' heart.

This is the typical offensive method of Barcelona: unparalleled ball control, fast and precise passing, and relying on Xavi's layout, Messi's breakthrough shot.

The commentator of the Catalan TV station was so proud that his tail was almost raised to the sky. He quickly praised Barcelona and Messi in Valencian (the language of Catalonia, one of the official languages ​​of Spain) , praising Xavi Fabregas, as for the wonderful goal of Juventus just now?But with a swipe of his hand, it was set to the level of "It's all about luck".

Capello looked sad.Uh, maybe it shouldn't be said that, because Capello's expression is actually deadpan except when he is particularly happy, he will crack open his mouth and smile...

Anyway, Capello's heart is sad. He originally planned to rely on the chain defense like an iron barrel to defend Barcelona for at least 10 minutes. The team's lead was maintained throughout the first half.

But I didn't expect this point to be equalized by Barcelona immediately.

Capello must immediately think of a way, either adjust tactics, or make substitutions, and must not let Barcelona pursue the victory!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the home fans' stands, and then complained in his heart with the sound of thousands of grass and mud horses running past: Where's the boos?Where is the boo I want?This is the New Alpi Stadium, the stadium of Juventus!Shouldn't you Juventini frighten those Barcelona players with boos?Shouldn't you try to scold the opponent as soon as they get the ball, boo them, and spit on them to make them flustered and unsteady?What are you trying to do by being so calm!Where is the home field advantage I want? ! ! !

……

In fact, Juventus fans have been booing Barcelona very hard.

It’s just that Juventus is a Serie A team, and Barcelona is far away in La Liga. The two clubs have met very few times in the Champions League, and there is no grudge at all. Even some Juventus fans still like Barcelona. So although they are now cheering for Juventus, they let go of their hands and feet, and they are going to boo Barcelona... they still can't achieve the heroic temperament of Premier League fans who regard their enemies as their enemies.

Although the start of the game has been less than 10 minutes, many fans already feel that the trip is worthwhile.

Many media predicted before the game that this game will be very dull: Juventus is a team that is good at defense, so in order to prevent Barcelona from scoring goals, they must form an iron barrel formation in this game .The most exciting part of a football game is undoubtedly the two teams attacking each other, and if one of them defends desperately, the point of view will definitely be greatly reduced.

Even "Gazzetta dello Sport" drew a small cartoon in yesterday's newspaper. The theme of the cartoon is that Capello is thinking hard about the formation against Barcelona, ​​and what he is going to put out is a 10-0-0 formation.This is pure irony. If Capello hadn't been too busy to read the newspaper, he would have lost his temper for a while.

But in fact, the game was very good-looking from the beginning-Barcelona's style of play was undoubtedly gorgeous, and Juventus also brought surprises to many fans. Their formation was not blindly defending as imagined, but full of flexibility. Sex, a lot to watch.

It's just-many fans thought in their hearts, can Juventus, which has made changes, beat Barcelona in this game?

……

After thinking for a few minutes, Capello decided that he could not play against Barcelona in the first half.Because if you play against each other, there will inevitably be loopholes in the defense. If the opponent player catches the loophole and scores one or two goals, then Juventus' morale will be low and the situation will become very unfavorable.

So Capello stood on the sidelines and gesticulated quickly, telling his players: Defense!Full defense!

The Juventus players immediately returned to the defense, staying firmly in their own half, and did not compete with the Barcelona players for anything. Even Lin Zhigao was temporarily placed in the midfielder position.

The Juventus striker was suddenly empty.

This is really in line with the satirical caricature of Gazzetta dello Sport, but even if Capello knows it now, he won't care.Because he is an absolute utilitarian coach, if he wins this game, who cares what those reporters will say?

More than 5000 Barcelona fans who came with the team booed desperately in the away stands, but the sound they made was not as loud as that of the more than 5 home fans. The boos were quickly covered by cheers and cheers go down.

Juventus fans are cute at this point, that is, no matter what changes the team makes, they will support it.Moreover, Barcelona fans don't like to see defensive football, so they will protest against Juventus players, but what about Juventini?The essence of Serie A is defense. These Italian fans have watched too many boring games. They don't care about watching one more game, as long as the ending is victorious anyway.

Juventus' iron barrel-like defense policy really worked. Although their ball possession rate is scumbag compared to Barcelona, ​​no matter how many Barcelona players hold the ball and how gorgeous their skills are, you can't break through the wall to shoot, right? It's useless.

In the No. 40 minute of the game, Barcelona launched the last attack of the first half.

Lin Zhigao's position has a wide field of vision, allowing him to observe the movement of the entire stadium. Almost at the moment Messi moved, he also ran.

If Messi wants to cross the midfield and reach the Juventus penalty area, he must pass Lin Zhigao, and when he runs with the ball in place, Lin Zhigao is already there waiting for him.

Messi dribbled the ball to an emergency stop in front of Lin Zhigao, his shoulders sank to the left.

Want to pass from the right?

Lin Zhigao had just flashed this idea in his mind, his body had already gone first, and he stepped to the right to steal!

However, Messi passed through like the wind from his left!

Oops, got scammed!

Lin Zhigao didn't care about his annoyance, he turned around sharply, and rushed over following Messi's back.

At this time, Messi has once again swayed De Qie Lie with a fake move, and is flying towards the Juventus penalty area.

All the fans held their breath.

1,2,3!

catch up!

Just when everyone was waiting for Messi to score a goal, or simply to have a one-on-one confrontation with Buffon, behind him, he gradually caught up with a thin boy in a black and white jersey!

"It's Lin Zhigao! Lin Zhigao has caught up with Messi!" Shen Fangjian shouted into the microphone: "His speed is comparable to Messi's, no! Considering that he has just been cheated by Messi once, start running The time is shorter than Messi, and his catch-up speed is faster than Messi!"

There was Buffon in the front and Lin Zhigao in the back. Messi glanced left and right, but he didn't see the teammate who responded, so he was cruel and ready to shoot directly!

However, a foot suddenly popped out strangely from his right rear, and the target was the football under his feet!

Before Messi shot the goal, Lin Zhigao stretched out his foot behind him, and lightly poked the football. The football crooked and rushed forward, and then rushed into Buffon's arms .

Lin Zhigao heaved a sigh of relief after defusing an almost inevitable shot.But he didn't notice that Messi's foot that was about to shoot had already swung out, and it was just behind his calf. In an instant, Messi's foot and Lin Zhigao's tripped together!

The two of them immediately twisted into a ball and fell sideways on the lawn at the same time.

His right foot tripped over his right foot, his left foot was tilted to one side, Messi fell face-up on the ground, Lin Zhigao lay on his chest, his cheeks hurt.

"Referee, he fouled!" The Barcelona player pointed at Lin Zhigao and shouted: "He made a malicious tackle!"

"Referee, they fouled!" Pepe who rushed over also pointed at Messi and shouted: "Our teammate's leg must have been injured!"

With the whistle in his mouth, the referee looked hesitantly at the two people lying on the ground.

At this moment, the two players on the ground started laughing loudly, making a lot of noise.

Messi pushed his head on his chest with his hand: "Get up, get up! You are too heavy! It hurts my chest."

Lin Zhigao raised his head and grinned at him, "What do you call your chest? Is it made of stone? My teeth are going to be smashed."

Barcelona players: "..."

Pepe: "Lin, how are you? Is your leg about to break? Does it hurt?" He winked at Lin Zhigao while talking, hoping that he would agree with him, so that he could trick the coach into giving Messi a yellow card What.

Harvey reacted instantly: "It's him who should get the yellow card!"

The head coach ignored the two players who were about to quarrel again, walked up to Messi and Lin Zhigao, and asked them: "Is anyone injured?"

Messi pointed to Lin Zhigao who just got up from him: "He is absolutely not injured. I can attest that his body is as strong as a cow."

"Then you'll be as strong as a donkey!" Lin Zhigao refused to lose the fight in the slightest.

The head coach silently glanced at the two, turned around and left, and blew his whistle by the way.

Xavi and Barcelona players: "Is the referee going to award us a free kick?"

Pepe and all Juventus players: "Are you going to be issued a yellow card?"

Head Coach: "The first half is over!"