At halftime, there was silence in the Barcelona dressing room.
For the proud Barcelona players, this first half was really a torment.
It was also a heavy blow to their morale.
Before this game, they never imagined that they would be beaten like this by their opponents in the finals.
Lazio is very strong, and they are confident in themselves. They think they can compete with Lazio in the final.
But the cruel reality gave them a blow.
This contrast caused many Barcelona players to remain silent after returning to the locker room.
Guardiola wanted to boost the team's morale, but didn't know how to speak.
Tell them the first half was just an accident?
That's an insult to the players' intelligence.
Any fool can see that what happened in the first half was definitely not an accident.
On the contrary, Lazio only led by two goals, which was a surprise.
Guardiola didn't know what to say to them.
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Different from the silent atmosphere in Barcelona, the atmosphere in Lazio's dressing room was much more lively.
But Chang Sheng is pouring cold water on them.
"Don't be too happy, guys. This is only the first half and we are only up by two goals. For a team like Barcelona, being behind by two goals is not the end of the world. They have the ability to equalize. In fact,
As long as they get back a goal, the situation will be reversed. So don't rush to celebrate. If we lose the game in the second half because we are too complacent during the halftime break, we Lazio will become the laughing stock of the world!"
In this time and space, there is no Miracle in Istanbul like Liverpool, but we will never forget the victory.
He definitely doesn't want his team to be the target of miracles.
Miracles can only be created by Lazio.
"The reason why we were able to play easily in the first half was because we were well prepared and our attitude was very serious. In the second half, we have to maintain this and then destroy them mercilessly! We can score as many goals as we can.
·You’re welcome! We’re going to knock Barcelona down completely and make them kneel down when they see us in the future!”
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Guardiola finally said a few words of mild morale-boosting, but his words had no effect at all.
Guardiola himself knew that when he saw the players' reactions, he knew that his words had no effect.
But regardless of whether it worked or not, he had to say that he didn't want to give the players the feeling that the head coach himself had given up.
He thought that as long as he didn't give up, even if it was for his own sake, these players wouldn't give up so easily.
As long as you don't give up early, there is always a chance.
Maybe the goddess of luck favored them in the second half, and they scored a goal instead of a chance?
As long as Barcelona can score, even just one goal, the situation will be different.
Barcelona will gain strength from this goal and they can pursue the victory.
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During the halftime break, the live programs on various TV stations were analyzing the first half of the game and looking forward to the second half of the game between the two sides.
Lazio's strength is the most discussed topic.
The first half of this game really surprised many people.
Not only Barcelona players, but also many neutrals were surprised.
I didn't expect that Lazio could suppress Barcelona so easily.
"Before the game we all thought it was a close game. Now it seems... we all guessed wrong. It turns out that Lazio is already so strong..."
"In front of Lazio, Barcelona is like a relegation team... When have we seen Barcelona in such a mess? No, never. The Barcelona that have always been in front of us have always had a glamorous appearance. They are in
During the game, they played with ease and passed the ball back and forth, leaving their opponents with nothing to do..."
"Lazio's multi-core tactics have developed to this point. Their complete victory this season naturally has their reasons. We all said before that their complete victory had a lot of luck. Now it seems that there is luck, but there is more.
Relying on their own strength..."
"Lazio killed the suspense in the first half. Although they only led by two goals, I can say that there was no suspense in the second half. Lazio will definitely beat Barcelona, there is no doubt about it."
"Lazio has won the Champions League this season, and they have successfully defended the Triple Crown!"
During the intermission, the guests, commentators and hosts all said this confidently.
No one is optimistic about Barcelona at all.
Even the Catalan media had to admit their failure at this time.
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After the start of the second half, neither side made any substitutions.
Lazio had no reason to make substitutions, while Barcelona made substitutions in vain.
Barcelona has already fielded their strongest lineup. If they replace them, the ones they replace will not be as good as the ones currently in the starting lineup. What’s the point of replacing them?
For Barcelona fans, this second half is even more desperate.
They watched the second half of the game with a desperate mentality.
There was no luck. I thought that after taking a two-goal lead, Lazio would be proud and underestimate the opponent, and then Cerro would take advantage of it.
This is not Lazio's style. With Chang Sheng as the head coach, this kind of thing is absolutely impossible for Lazio.
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Sure enough, as everyone analyzed during the halftime break, Lazio took over the rhythm of the game at the beginning of the second half.
Under their control, the game was at a fast pace, and Barcelona could only run exhausted.
Messi finally got the ball in the midfield and planned to turn around and break through, but as soon as he started, Ledesma tackled him to the ground fiercely, and the ball was naturally lost.
What makes Barcelona fans despair is that Ledesma's tackle was not fouled!
The referee had no reaction to Messi's collapse.
Messi, who was lying on the ground holding his ankle and looking in pain, suddenly jumped up from the ground, then waved his hands in protest to the referee.
"How can this not be a foul? He knocked down my foot!"
The referee ignored him, turned around and ran away with the football.
Messi continued to wave his fists from behind.
Barcelona fans also booed.
The Italian commentator ruthlessly sneered: "Well now, I bet those Barcelona fans must be breathing a sigh of relief now - they finally found an excuse to lose. Barcelona's loss to Lazio must be because of the unfairness of the referee!
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In fact, the referee made only one penalty in favor of Lazio.
And judging from the slow-motion replay, Ledesma's tackle was indeed not a foul. He tackled the football cleanly and then brought down Messi.
So it is untenable for Messi to say that Ledesma fouled him.
Of course, if this was a match between Barcelona and other teams, such as Real Madrid and Chelsea, the referee would most likely call it a foul on this kick.
But both Barcelona and Lazio are godsons of UEFA, so the referee will naturally enforce the law impartially.
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Messi's condition in this game is indeed not good, because he doesn't have many chances to win the ball. He can't win many goals in a game, so what kind of condition can he have?
Messi is Barcelona's main offensive weapon. In many cases, when Barcelona's tikitaka cannot open up the situation, Messi's personal skills need to be used to break the deadlock.
This is why Barcelona is so powerful: they have a whole, and they also have individuals. When the whole doesn't work, they use their super personal abilities. And when the individual's condition is not good, there is still a strong whole.
Most of the time, this is enough.
But today, they were all restricted by Lazio.
As for Messi, he is not in good condition.
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After Barcelona was sleepwalking around with Lazio for more than ten minutes, their goal was lost for the third time in this game.
This time Lazio used a standard tikitaka.
Continuous passes completely tore apart Barcelona's defense. Then Klose received Modric's through ball in the penalty area. He did not stop the ball, but turned around and volleyed!
The football passed under the feet of Valdez, who was attacking, and then rushed into the goal!
"Klose——!!!" the commentator of the German TV station was particularly excited. "Klose!! His eleventh Champions League goal this season! He has tied with Messi in the Champions League scorer list!
As long as he scores one more goal! He can surpass Messi and become the top scorer in the Champions League!"
"This is unbelievable! Klose is about to turn 33 and still has a chance to be the top scorer in the Champions League!"
"When he left Bayern Munich, many people thought he was in self-exile. In the fiercely competitive Lazio team, he would definitely not be able to get too many playing opportunities... Who would have thought that Cavani's
The injury completely liberated Klose! Not only is he the main force, he can also compete for the top scorer in the Champions League!"
"Before the game, it was said that this game was a competition between Messi and Klose for the top scorer. Now it seems that Messi is in a sluggish state, but Klose is in a hot state! If Messi can't show any more acceptable performance,
Then the honor of top scorer in the Champions League belongs to German veteran Miroslav Klose!"
The commentators were very excited.
Klose was also very excited.
Klose, the Champions League top scorer, has never been involved.
Unexpectedly, when he came to Lazio, he would have a chance to compete for this honor.
After scoring the goal, he did not run to celebrate. Instead, he rushed into the goal, picked up the football, and ran back while waving his fists.
In fact, even if he doesn't score again, with this goal, he can become the top scorer in the Champions League with Messi.
However, Lazio's players all have the same temperament as their head coach.
That means never sharing honors and records with others!
Therefore, Klose also hopes that he can take the lead and push Messi to second place.
