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Chapter 748: A Rift


"As the distance to the bottom line gets closer and closer, Ai's best way to handle the ball is to cause a foul on the Barcelona defender.

Even if it doesn't work, he will force the opponent to kick the ball out of the bottom line to get a corner kick."

Clive Walker said with a frown.

Obviously he was a little confused about Ai Luo's choice.

At the moment Aiello made his third pass, he knocked the ball horizontally with the heel of his left foot.

Coincidentally, Alves chose to fall to the ground and slide the tackle.

The two seemed to have a tacit cooperation that had been rehearsed in advance.

He just happened to get between the legs of Alves who was ready to tackle.

"Oh oh oh" Clive Walker changed his voice and shouted: "Is the magic heel knocking the ball into the penalty area?"

"Magical Extraordinary" "It's incredible how he came up with that."

Lineker clenched his fist and swung it out.

Aiello then stopped suddenly and wanted to enter the penalty area from behind Alves, but how could this happen?

Whether it was Alves who fell to the ground and lost the defensive initiative with a sliding tackle, or Yaya Toure who was protecting behind him, Aiello was not allowed to enter the penalty area.

The moment Aiello stopped suddenly and slid forward, Alves knew that things were going to be bad.

He temporarily forgot in his mind that he was carrying a yellow card and that Yaya Toure was behind him to protect him.

Relying on his defensive instinct, he raised his hands and grabbed Ai Luo's supporting foot, which was moving sideways.

As a result, Aiello had no time to take off and dodge.

He moved his body forward but did not have time to change his supporting foot.

He lost his center of gravity and fell outside the penalty area. beep Immediately, referee Stark's whistle also sounded.

In everyone's understanding, Alves's foul was completely intentional because he had lost the defensive initiative.

This was a standard yellow card action.

Guardiola, who was standing off the court, watched the referee run towards the foul spot and realized that this foul would definitely not be as simple as a warning.

This is often the case, the more you don't think about something, the more it will happen.

Referee Stark decisively ran to the scene of the incident, then took out a yellow card and showed it to Alves. ierda Watching the referee show the yellow card, Guardiola blurted out a Spanish curse.

Alves has a very obvious role in Barcelona's offense and defense.

Whether it is offense or defense, he can complete the tasks assigned by him well, and often It can also bring surprises to the team.

However, this yellow card will cause Alves to miss the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals at Stamford Bridge.

The Barcelona fans in the stands were very dissatisfied.

They thought it was just Aiello's diving, and they collectively cheered on the referee.

However, their actions could not change the referee's decision, and in the end they could only vent their dissatisfaction on Aiello.

“Good news Jose” Villas-Boas ran to the sidelines excitedly and cheered loudly towards Mourinho.

"Well" Mourinho raised his brows, obviously still worried about Alves' intentional foul just now.

One step further for Aiello is the penalty area.

It would be great if we could score two goals in the away game, but it’s a pity.

"Daniel Alves will be suspended for the next game at our home ground with a cumulative yellow card" After hearing Villas' answer, Mourinho realized the meaning behind Alves' yellow card and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Brazilian full-back defends fiercely, is fast, has strong assists from the wing, and has excellent crossing and shooting skills.

His absence in the next round will definitely affect Barcelona's offensive and defensive system.

By then, our defensive pressure will be greatly reduced, and one Messi will no longer have much impact on the entire defense line.

There was one minute of injury time in the first half.

During this period, neither side of the game created enough opportunities to score the opponent's goal.

In the end, the half game ended with the home team Barcelona trailing 0:1 Chelsea.

At the moment when the whistle sounded, the on-site director showed the camera to the faces of Aiello and Messi respectively.

There was an obvious difference in the expressions of the two.

The former was holding Ballack's shoulders and talking and laughing, while Messi was in a low voice.

Follow your teammates towards the tunnel.

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This comparison is also a microcosm of the first half of the game.

"Judging from the 45 minutes of the first half, although Chelsea were in the defensive phase most of the time, their offensive efficiency was very high.

With Ai actively pressing in the 38th minute, Max's return pass resulted in a mistake. , and he also seized this rare and excellent opportunity to hoist the ball into the gate guarded by Valdez to help Chelsea open the scoring in the away game."

The whistle sounded, and Andy Gray gave a fair comment.

The Barcelona players entering the home team's locker room were generally in low spirits.

The same is true for head coach Guardiola, but he knows that he is the soul of a team and must solve problems when the team has problems.

He clapped his hands at the heavy-hearted players and said in a gentle tone as much as possible: "Brothers, the Champions League semi-finals are a 180-minute game.

Only 14 have passed so far.

We still have 34 minutes left for us to finish."

To equalize or even overtake a trailing score, conceding a goal is just a beautiful accident and has nothing to do with anyone.

It is easy to mislead ourselves when we continue to put pressure on the opponent.

As long as we learn enough experience in the next game, This conceding is nothing” As Guardiola spoke, both Marquez, who made a big mistake, and Alves, who received a yellow card, felt much better.

Valdez, who was scored by Aiello for the 27th time, also felt much better.

Then, Guardiola turned his attention to Messi and said: "Leo, you have to be more active in asking for the ball in the second half.

No matter where you are, as long as you feel it is appropriate to take the ball for a breakthrough, I will allow you to take it."

The ball breaks through, but it must be a enough threat.

Ai has scored 14 goals in 11 and a half games, and you only scored 10 goals, so you have to work harder, understand?"

Messi nodded lightly but did not speak.

Guardiola didn't care either.

Messi is the kind of player who uses actions to drive the whole team, so he focused on the team's adjustments in the second half.

If he didn't score in the first half, he had to make changes in the second half. .

The camera came to the visiting team's locker room.

Compared with the downbeat atmosphere of the home team, the atmosphere here seemed more popular.

The players were all talking and laughing, and they seemed to be in a very good mood.

Of course, this does not mean that Chelsea, who are playing away games, started to look down on the home team Barcelona after taking a one-goal lead.

It is just because they were besieged by Barcelona for most of the first half and now entered the locker room with a one-goal lead and were satisfied.

They know that as long as they maintain this score until the end of the game, they can complete the pre-match plan.

They will not be afraid of any opponent when they return to Stamford Bridge.

In the plan for the second half, Mourinho still asked the team to focus on defense.

After all, Barcelona's goal conceded in the first half was relatively useless.

They will definitely take advantage of the kick-off to quickly form a siege in the second half and attack as early as possible.

Evened the score.

As long as the score is maintained for about 20 minutes, Barcelona players will definitely feel anxious, and then Chelsea will have the opportunity to expand the score.

"We will definitely win" After Mourinho finished explaining, Terry led his teammates in shouting in unison.

At the beginning of the second half, neither side of the game made any personnel adjustments, so the game changed sides and played again.

Barcelona relied on the advantage of the kick-off to quickly burn the flames of the war into Chelsea's defensive half, but they knew that they could not eat hot tofu in a hurry, but once again frequently crossed the ball when the Chelsea defenders stood still, taking advantage of the flexible movement between the players.

Look for opportunities.

The football was quickly passed to Messi's feet.

Ashley Cole and Mikel, who was assisting in defense, both felt nervous to varying degrees, especially Mikel, who was assisting in defense.

He must be responsible for the overall defense in the center.

In addition, Messi likes to dribble horizontally and cooperate with his teammates.

Mikel, who is tall and powerful, cannot keep up with Messi's selection rhythm in the first place.

However, Mourinho is not worried off the court.

The team's overall defensive system is very stable.

As long as it can last until about 70 minutes, Chelsea will rebound completely.

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He will put the in-form Modric on the bench.

For this reason, save the offense for last.

Messi dribbles very hard, but sometimes goals are not achieved simply by hard work, like now.

Chelsea's midfield and backfield lines were compressed very tightly, and there were no obvious holes except for the bottom line.

In the end, they could only rely on the full-backs who inserted behind them to pass a cross to create opportunities for Eto'o and Henry. , give it a try.

In addition, as Messi consciously increased the number of times he got the ball, Mikel and Ballack also had an exchange during the game.

He began to mark Messi wholeheartedly, leaving the protection of the center to the experienced Ballack.

Sure enough, the effect is very good.

Neither Messi's breakthrough nor Iniesta and Xavi's frequent direct passes could break through Chelsea's defensive system.

During this period, Aiello was roaming between 30 and 40 meters away from his own goal.

Although defense is not his specialty, he can also be used as a half defender.

Nowadays, this Barcelona is no longer the Barcelona coached by Rijkaard.

Guardiola's football philosophy is more three-dimensional and has stronger control of the ball.

Anyway, he cannot get the opportunity to attack for the time being.

If he encounters Max during the first half while cruising, What happened is not beautiful.

Of course, opportunities are created and cannot fall from the sky.

Forcing the opponent to make mistakes is also an extremely technical job.

Messi was watched very hard by Mikel, but he did not reduce the number of times he asked for the ball.

Thanks to Messi's efforts, no one noticed that a crack had quietly appeared in Chelsea's solid defense

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