In the 71st minute of the game, Sporting Gijon requested a substitution.
Juan Arango was replaced and Juan Mata came on as a substitute.
Marcos was replaced and Antonio Di Natale came on as a substitute.
The camera focused on the sidelines and saw Mata and Di Natale high-fiving Arango and Marcos before running into the court.
There was an uproar in the commentary box.
"Li Ang actually changed two people in a row!"
"Replaced Marcos, who was purely defensive, and replaced him with Di Natale, replaced Arango, who was a little slow, and replaced him with Mata, who has a stronger impact. Is Coach Li going to attack in a big way?!"
"It's so surprising. It gives me the feeling that Leon was stimulated by Barcelona's goal. He wants to show people the offensive strength of his team?"
Li Ang's bold substitutions and adjustments triggered a wave of discussions and questions.
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Of course, Li Ang didn't know about the discussion caused by his substitution adjustment. He stood on the sidelines, hugged Arango and Marcos, and said in their ears, 'Well done!'
It is indeed worthy of praise. Marcos worked very hard and could be said to have completed the defensive task assigned to him by Ango relatively well. Arango also performed well. The attack that led to Ribery's goal was attributed to Arango's beauty.
The contribution of the pass.
Seeing Li Ang's substitution adjustment, Rijkaard did not panic, but was very happy. He wished that Sporting Gijon would press forward to attack. That would mean that Sporting Gijon's defense was no longer so tight. With Barcelona's offensive strength
, scoring goals will be easier.
Rijkaard shouted loudly and made gestures to signal his team to work harder and continue attacking. With Li Ang's substitution adjustment, Sporting Gijon also received the signal from the head coach: now is the time to counterattack.
It's time!
As Li Ang waved the flag and Di Natale and Mata entered the battle, the most exciting moment of the battle for the top spot in La Liga in the 2004/2005 season came.
Barcelona continued to press hard. First, Messi used his personal skills to pass Grosso and then pretended to shoot, but gave the ball to Ronaldinho who came in behind.
Under the interference of Carlos, who was always with him, the Brazilian star fired a low shot. The ball missed the left post slightly, shocking the Sporting Gijon fans into a cold sweat.
Barcelona had been trying long shots before, and the results were getting better and better. After scoring that wonderful free kick goal, Ronaldinho's feet seemed to be hot, and the quality of the long shots was quite high.
Ronaldinho was a little annoyed that he missed the ball. He stood up and clapped his hands hard.
Li Ang clenched his fists tightly, and Ronaldinho's shot shocked him.
Subsequently, Barcelona had another attack. This time, after Iniesta dribbled the ball continuously, he opened the space and shot a long shot. After the ball was blocked by Modric with his body, Eto'o shot a long-distance overhead kick.
, there was no threat, the football was taken by Valencia.
Li Ang did not panic too much this time. He carefully observed Barcelona's offensive. Although the offensive was fierce, it seemed a little disorganized and relied more on the individual performance of the stars.
This kind of Barcelona is not the most terrifying. Compared with the Barcelona that passed the ball a few seasons later and made the opponent almost despair, this kind of offense that relies on the personal ability of the stars is still a little short of the fire.
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Barcelona's offensive is getting more and more fierce, to the point where, to a certain extent, they no longer care about defense, or in other words, they are focusing on one thing and the other.
In this game, Barcelona must win. They know that a draw will be a failure for them, not to mention that they are now one to two behind. They must find ways to score two more goals, so now everyone's mind is goal, goal, goal.
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As for defense?
Although they knew that the team's defense was bound to have loopholes and hidden dangers with such a reckless attack, everyone still had a bit of luck in their hearts, thinking that they would capture Sporting Gijon before they could break their own goal.
As long as one more goal is scored to equalize the score, Sporting Gijon will collapse in the face of Barcelona's powerful attack power. And then as long as one more goal is scored, the game can be reversed and the team will take great strides towards the league championship!
Or from another perspective, they have no other choice but to attack, so now their minds are full of trying to break Sporting Gijon's goal, so much so that they no longer care about the safety of their own goal...
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"A little too passive!" Seeing Barcelona's onslaught of attacks, Scottry was a little worried.
"One chance! Just one chance!" Li Ang said, not knowing whether he was answering his assistant again, but talking to himself nervously.
Messi got the ball, and this time he went to the left. Facing Ivanovic, he pulled the ball horizontally, then slammed it back, started, accelerated!
Then, Ivanovic was seen bumping into him. Messi, who was thin and frail, suffered a loss in the physical confrontation and fell to the ground.
The referee Marienko's whistle sounded and he sentenced Ivanovic for a collision foul!
Free kick for Barcelona.
Ronaldinho stood at the penalty spot.
Li Ang bit his cheek. A superstar like Ronaldinho would make him nervous every time he stood in front of a football. There was nothing he could do about it. He was the most powerful player in football at this time.
Ronaldinho took a high-quality free kick. After being saved by Valencia, the ball hit the outside of the post and bounced back to the goal. Messi rushed up to cover the shot. Someone reacted better than him.
Even faster, Ivanovic kicked the football out first.
The clearance didn't go far!
Outside the penalty area, Xavi tried to control the football, but in the face of Modric's pressing, he had to pass the football out hastily. Carlos was already ready. He rushed up and gave a smart poke on the passing route.
He poked the football away, then strode forward again to catch up with the football.
Iniesta wanted to counterattack, but he found that the kid in front of him was as strong as a calf. He couldn't squeeze Carlos at all.
Carlos withstood Iniesta's counterattack behind him and passed the football directly.
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Modric gets the ball!
The Croatian takes the ball, strides forward, and rushes forward at a sprinting speed.
Modric suddenly accelerated and successfully got rid of Deco's attack, leaving the latter behind.
But when he dribbled the ball away, he felt that the world was suddenly much wider: Modric dribbled the ball forward five or six meters, and found that Barcelona's defense system had not been established yet, and the opponent was now extremely confused. Someone tried to
Pressing forward, some people are hastily returning to defense, and some are hesitating whether to attack or retreat...
very messy!
The most direct manifestation of this is that in Modric's eyes, Barcelona's defense has too many gaps at this time!
Modric kept in mind the instructions of head coach Li Ang. His mission today is very clear, which is to be the midfield organizer: to find the opening in the opponent's defense as quickly as possible, find the passing route to open the opening, and deliver the football!
Modric made a prompt decision and did not continue to dribble. Instead, he distributed the ball to the wing. There, Barcelona's full-back Van Bronckhorst assisted and did not come back. At this time, there were no Barcelona defensive players.
That's a lot of open space.
Mata was running hard, he saw the space, and he was accelerating. He believed that Modric could see the space. What he has to do now is to accelerate forward and wait for the pass from his teammates!
Then, Mata saw Modric's pass rolling diagonally in front of him.
Modric responded to the trust of his teammates with a timely pass.
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Seeing Mata appear in the space and successfully receive the ball, the Barcelona people were shocked.
Since Van Bronckhorst has not yet returned to the defensive position, the ball must be filled by the central defender.
Barcelona's two central defenders, captain Puyol and Marquez, looked at each other. Marquez immediately understood what the captain meant, and the Mexican strode towards the wing.
Originally, Marquez wanted to rush up and steal the ball, but then he heard the captain's shout behind him: Block! Block!
Puyol is experienced and knows that Mata has excellent foot skills. If Marquez directly attacks, he will probably be passed. At this time, the safest way is to block Mata's path forward!
Marquez immediately braked and did not pounce recklessly. He followed the captain's instructions and planned to block the inside line to prevent Mata from directly breaking through. He hoped that his blocking and forcing would be best if he could force the football out of the sideline.
However, even if this is not possible, it can force Mata to slow down and buy time for his teammates to return to defense. This can be regarded as a successful defense.
To be honest, this is the best choice the central defender can make in this situation.
However, what Marquez and the Barcelona people didn't expect was that Mata didn't even think about cutting into the penalty area. He controlled the football with his feet, looked forward, and then made a fake move to break through, which immediately deceived Marquez.
Si had to retreat to try to block the forward path, which played into Mata's plan. It was Marquez's retreat that created a space between Mata and Marquez, a space for passing the ball!
Seizing this open opportunity, Mata made a direct pass with his left foot!
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This is a half-lob!
The football drew an arc and flew straight into the penalty area!
Di Natale suddenly rushed to the front point, and the Italian stretched out a leg!
This attracted the attention of Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes, who quickly moved his feet to defend his left side.
The football passed by the goal!
Passed over Di Natale's right leg and passed in front of Valdez's eyelids!
Valdes was startled and quickly tried to move to the right. However, as soon as he turned his head, before he could move away, he saw a black figure rushing towards him!
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"Diego Milito!" the commentator shouted in a long voice.
Diego Milito threw his entire body out, it was a diving header!
The Argentinian hit the football head-on!
Valdes subconsciously stretched out his right hand and tried his best to reach the ball!
But, it's too late!
The football was smashed into the goal by Milito, and the Argentine himself flew into the net along with the football. Flying into the net with him was Puyol who was defending him. The Barcelona captain was half a beat slow, and finally
All he can do is fall into the net with Milito!
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"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!"
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!"
"The ball went in! Milito! Milito! The Argentinian almost scored in the first half! He finally scored now. This was his first start after returning from injury, and he scored Barcelona's goal!
Sporting Gijon has opened the score to two goals again!”
"Barcelona couldn't attack for a long time, but Sporting Gijon scored again! Substitute Mata assisted, and Milito gave Rijkaard a fatal blow!"
"Mata's pass! Di Natale's smart shot from the front, which interfered with Valdez's judgment! Milito's header was wonderful! His first goal after returning from injury is so important!"
"This is a victory for Li Ang! He seemed to be crazy in changing two people in a row, and now it has immediate results!"
Li Ang, who was standing on the sidelines, clenched a fist and waved it to the sky.
This is the opportunity he has been waiting for!
Get a grip now!
Li Ang was extremely excited. He knew better than anyone how much pressure this goal would put on Barcelona, who must win the game!
After being unable to attack for a long time and with a rapid decline in physical fitness, Sporting Gijon's goal will give the Barcelona people a huge psychological blow!
Rijkaard, who was standing in the visiting team's coaching bench, spread his hands in great annoyance, his face full of anger and frustration. He knew that his team was pressing hard and there would be gaps in the defense, which might be blocked.
Sporting Gijon seized the opportunity, but he still had the illusion that Barcelona would score before Sporting Gijon. However, he did not expect that Sporting Gijon's counterattack would be so sharp and efficient, and he would score a goal.
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When Li Ang replaced Mata and Di Natale, especially when Max was replaced, Rijkaard was very happy. If Sporting Gijon wanted to test their offensive capabilities with Barcelona, he thought his team would
He used goals to teach Sporting Gijon how to behave, but now the result is: he made a miscalculation.
It can even be said that he was slapped in the face!
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The Sporting Gijon fans in the stands of El Molinon Stadium burst into loud cheers, and everyone went crazy because of this goal.
Milito, who scored the goal, ran over and hugged Juan Mata, who assisted him. A group of people behind him came up and surrounded them, celebrating the goal excitedly.
Milito's goal not only changed the score to 3 to 1, and the team once again led by two goals, but the most important thing was a psychological blow to the Barcelona people. If the Barcelona people want to come back, they must score three more goals!
Considering that the Barcelona people have been looking for goals throughout the game today, but have only scored one goal so far, it is not easy to score three goals in less than twenty minutes of game time?!
The players of Sporting Gijon know this very well, and the players of Barcelona also know this difficulty well. Therefore, when they saw Rijkaard was in such a bad mood after losing the ball, the faces of some Barcelona players on the field turned dark instantly.
Come down.
"Diego Milito, he returned from injury and was entrusted with important tasks by Li Ang. The Argentine rewarded the coach with goals! This is the night that belongs to the Argentine! And the Barcelona people are in big trouble. If they can't create
If it's a miracle, their efforts throughout the season may cast a huge shadow..." The commentator's hoarse voice fell like a huge haze in front of the Barcelona fans.
