No one will completely deny the scene and attitude of Millwall taking the initiative to play offensive football in the entire game because of Millwall's conservativeness in the last 10 minutes at home, not to mention the fact that the score is still 6:3 leading...
Millwall closed in, not only because their physical fitness has reached a watershed stage, but also with this score, the lead is very ideal.
Rexach has been directing the team's offense, offense, and offense!
Before the game was over, Millwall began to strengthen its defense, which would obviously make Barcelona's offense more difficult.
Not to mention the addition of Pedretti's backcourt sweep, Alonso replacing Pirlo can obviously provide more help to the defense. In addition, Millwall no longer plays with a pressing offensive attitude.
Their formation retreated and the three lines were closely connected, which made Barcelona even more desperate.
Rexach couldn't help but scolded Aldrich in his heart: Shameless! Utilitarian!
Yes, in his opinion, the 80-minute attack is still full of excitement. Now that Millwall is in the lead, Aldridge just retreats at the expense of money. It is too unkind!
Even if he is furious, he cannot influence the situation on the field. He can make Barcelona continue to attack, but he cannot make Millwall change its posture.
Within 3 minutes after Millwall's substitution adjustment, Barcelona's offense could not advance forward. Millwall patiently fought a positional battle. Barcelona became more and more impatient. The gap of three goals behind was too big. If it ended with this score
, they really have to rely on a miracle to advance!
Now that it has come to this step, Rexach has no other choice. He orders Barcelona's entire army to press forward. Barcelona, with its soldiers pressing down on the situation, tries to launch a final attack. Even if it can score another goal and shorten the gap to two goals, the result will be better than
Better now.
However, after they pressed forward, the backcourt was empty, and their positional warfare had no effect. Instead, the defense was frequently in trouble.
In the 87th minute, Alonso passed a commendable overhead long pass from the midfield. Ronaldinho rushed forward from the wing, and the opponent's full-back assisted. Now the center back is responsible for defending a large space in the backcourt.
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Ronaldinho picked up the ball in the frontcourt and rushed towards the opponent's penalty area single-handedly. Abelardo came over to intercept midway, and Ronaldinho made an emergency stop to smash the ball past the opponent before continuing to speed forward.
The fans in the stands were all excited, but they could also see that Ronaldinho's physical strength was a little weak.
After starting the acceleration for the second time, the control effect of the ball dropped significantly. When he just entered the penalty area, Ronaldinho used the ball to break through De Boer. The boiling sound of the scene infected everyone.
Will it be another wonderful goal?
Bonano abandoned the goal and Ronaldinho dribbled horizontally near the penalty spot, throwing Bonano away and creating an angle for an empty goal.
Aldrich and other coaches stood up, ready to celebrate Ronaldinho's goal. However, Ronaldinho's last shot gave all the spectators a bolt from the blue!
The trajectory of the ball was a straight line, grazing the goalpost and out of the bottom line...
Ronaldinho collapsed in the penalty area after shooting. He was not injured, he was simply exhausted!
His chest heaved violently, Ronaldinho covered his face as if he was ashamed of this result. However, he heard the high-pitched singing of the Lions fans echoing in the Lion King Stadium, which was praising his self-composed song.
After the huge sigh in the stadium, no one in the stands blamed Ronaldinho for wasting this golden opportunity. This opportunity was created by him. The game was coming to an end. He was playing so well in this game that it was normal for him to be exhausted.
The opportunity just now seemed to be an easy goal, but for players who are exhausted physically, it is not uncommon for them to make mistakes in the key moments of technical movements.
Henry pulled Ronaldinho up from the ground and comforted him: "It's okay, it was just a small mistake. Look, our fans are supporting you with their songs."
Ronaldinho smiled, and then ran back with Henry.
Aldridge was overjoyed and worried, but two minutes later, Henry went to the meeting alone. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Bonanno, Henry chose to hang the goal. The ball slightly went above the crossbar and hit the top of the net.
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Standing outside the penalty area with his hands on his hips, Henry felt incredible. He felt that he had mastered his footwork very well. The goalkeeper had no chance to save the goal. If he had been lighter, the goal would have definitely been scored.
Ronaldinho suppressed his laughter and ran past him, patted him on the shoulder and pretended to be serious: "It's okay, just a small mistake."
Henry laughed out loud when he saw Ronaldinho running away for two steps. He could only touch his head and smile bitterly.
The game entered the countdown to the end. Aldrich stood on the sidelines and used up the last substitution. Rexach looked livid. Barcelona's last violent attack had no effect. After substituting Kluivert, they needed to be strong at the last moment.
As a center forward, Barcelona lacks such a role.
"The referee blew the whistle to end the game. In the first leg of this season's Champions League quarter-finals, Millwall defeated La Liga giants Barcelona 6:3 at home. Perhaps this score is very special in the eyes of people who have not watched the game.
Exaggeration, but if you are a fan at the scene or in front of the TV, you will definitely think that this score may be conservative. In fact, in the last 5 minutes alone, Millwall continued to expand twice.
A chance for a big score, but it was a pity that Ronaldinho failed to score against an empty goal, and Henry missed the goal by a hair. I have to say that Barcelona was very lucky to only lose 3 goals. Maybe the score of 6:3 was also
It will make the suspense of the second round weak, but as long as the two sides fight fiercely, no one can guarantee how the next round will develop. And after watching today's game, who is willing to miss the next two rounds?
What about the team clash?"
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Lion King Stadium burst into applause, cheers, and sharp whistles one after another.
In the visiting team's stands, some Barcelona fans had dull faces. They had come all the way to witness a wonderful game, but the final score made them feel stinging in their hearts.
The fans of the home team were very satisfied. Of the 9 goals, they scored 6 of them. There were countless wonderful moments and exciting scenes. Even Ronaldinho and Henry failed to seize the opportunity to score at the last moment. In their opinion, it was all this goal.
The wonderful part of the feast. Of course, getting the ball into the goal would be wonderful.
From beginning to end, apart from the 80-minute substitution adjustment, Aldridge was almost a spectator on the sidelines, and he didn't care. It wasn't that he didn't want to use the coach's on-the-spot commanding ability, but that he had no opponent.
Rexach did not create any difficulties that made him feel threatened. The whole game was very simple in nature.
Barcelona insisted on themselves, ignored Millwall, took the initiative to attack and played their own football.
For the giants, 80% of the games can be like this. However, when facing Millwall today, Barcelona still played like this. The reality is that they do not have such confidence. They can ignore Millwall.
Since the opponent chose to ignore them, Aldridge also ignored them. Millwall is also playing their usual style. No special adjustments are needed. Everyone plays their part. You play yours and I play mine. The 90 minutes are over.
, raised his head and looked at the scoreboard, I am happy, whether you are happy or not has nothing to do with me.
After shaking hands with Rexac after the game, the other party obviously had nothing to say. After shaking hands, he left the field. Aldridge walked into the field, high-fived and hugged each player to celebrate the result, and finally hugged Ronaldinho towards the players.
Walk through the passage.
"What's going on with you today? Huh? Tell me clearly. Are you playing with your heartbeat? Look at that goal you scored. Don't tell me you did it on purpose. A volley can create such a hanging goal effect. Go back to the training ground.
Give me a hundred kicks and try."
Aldridge was obviously joking with Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho laughed and said: "I expected it to be as effective as Pavel's powerful long-range shot. It must be amazing! Maybe there was a gust of wind blowing over at that time, and the ball was
There was a slight deviation in the trajectory, which is why the kick was like that, and the last single-handed goal must be the same!"
"That's bullshit! In the end, you just ran out of energy. After pulling the ball horizontally, the ball ran so fast that you couldn't keep up. You just barely kicked off and didn't control the angle well. That's it. I've never played football, but don't try to fool me.
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Aldridge raised his finger and waved it in front of him. Ronaldinho thought for a moment and said: "Boss, it would be great if every opponent was like Barcelona."
"Well, I also hope that every opponent is like them, that would be great."
Aldrich smiled and nodded.
Arriving at the post-game press conference, Aldridge sat down and took a sip of water before waiting for reporters' questions.
This exciting game also excited the media. Generally speaking, the first round of the knockout round will tend to be conservative. There is a clear contrast between the excitement of the first 90 minutes and the last 90 minutes. After all, few teams will win until the end.
I will try my best.
"Millwall conceded three goals today and Barcelona scored three away goals. Will it have an impact on the second leg?"
After Aldrich thought for a while, he said: "There must be an impact, but I think it can be ignored. We scored 6 goals against the opponent. In the second round, we will still aim to score goals. I don't think any team can now
Defeating Millwall by 3 goals or more, of course, it does not rule out that Millwall will take it lightly and underestimate the opponent, resulting in being reversed by the opponent. This is something we need to pay attention to in the next round."
"It is rare for Millwall to concede three goals in a single game. Why did it happen today?"
"Because Barcelona is very strong. Look at the names of their offensive players, which represent their offensive strength. No team can not concede goals, and we are the same. I am not obsessed with scoring a few goals or not allowing the opponent to score. We
We will only move towards victory, and on this basis, we will do our best to attack and defend as well as possible."
Aldridge answered some questions from Fleet Street reporters. The British media paid more attention to the goals conceded by Millwall. Unsurprisingly, they were able to score 6 goals against Barcelona. If they were lucky, it might have been a huge and record-breaking massacre.
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There was some silence in the Spanish media. At the end, someone asked in a nonchalant manner: "Mr. Hall, how do you evaluate Barcelona's technical and tactical performance today?"
"Very good, very high quality. Being able to score 3 goals against Millwall is not something that any team can do. Barcelona showed courage on the court. Coach Rexach fulfilled his promise. In the Lion King
Score a goal on the pitch, Barcelona did it! They performed very well and it’s admirable.”
Aldrich always likes to compliment his opponents, both before and after the game. The more he praises his opponents, the more precious the victory after defeating them becomes.
However, what he said today sounded like harsh ridicule to the ears of Spanish media reporters.
Yes, Barcelona scored in the away game, and there were quite a few, 3!
However, who would think these three goals are extremely precious?
If it is 4:3 or 5:3, it may both appear very meaningful.
But the score was 6:3, a huge gap of three goals, and Barcelona’s away goal became almost meaningless. (To be continued...)
