When the game reached 25 minutes, Guardiola had already stood up from the bench several times and shouted loudly at his players.
Later, he simply stopped going to the bench and stood directly on the sidelines, gesticulating constantly to give instructions.
As a world-class coach, he can certainly understand the current situation on the court.
Although it seems that Barcelona has the initiative on the court and the ball possession rate is much higher than Milan, most of them are from the midfield to the backcourt, and there are not many truly threatening attacks. p>
And he can also feel that his disciples are a little restless now.
After all, under the gaze of 100,000 fans at Camp Nou, Barcelona players will definitely want to win any game, let alone the important Champions League.
But now that the situation has been unable to open up, the impatience in the heart will inevitably breed, which will affect the performance on the court.
So Guardiola is trying his best to keep the players calm on the sidelines, maintain a good rhythm, and then look for opportunities to attack.
At the same time, he also glanced at Milan's bench from time to time.
Because he was also a little curious about how AC Milan transformed overnight from an offensive team with a pressing frontcourt style to such a solid defensive team.
Of course, no matter how Milan's playing style changes, what remains unchanged is that the players run regardless of physical strength, covering every inch of grass on the court...
At this time on the court, Milan was near the midline. Kanter stole the ball and then quickly moved to the left wing.
The left back De Sciglio passed forward and passed to the left winger Mane.
At this time, Barcelona's right back Alves had already assisted in the frontcourt and was not in his defensive position.
Mane quickly cut inside after receiving the ball, but Barcelona center defender Mascherano was already blocking his path.
Mane did not force a breakthrough, but directly kicked the ball with his right foot.
Because at this time, Ibrahimovic has cleverly inserted into Barcelona's penalty area!
This pass flew accurately to the back of the goal. Ibrahimovic took a few steps, got in front of Abidal, and headed the goal from close range, hitting the lower left corner!
This attack can be described as extremely dangerous.
Fortunately, Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes made a flying save at this critical moment and blocked the ball from the baseline with one hand.
The entire Camp Nou stadium let out exclamations of relief, followed by applause for Valdes.
This is AC Milan's first shot of the game, but it is more threatening than all the previous shots of Barcelona!
Ibrahimovic, who almost scored, held his head and expressed regret, and the Camp Nou fans also booed him.
Ibrahimovic was not happy here after moving to Barcelona, so Ibrahimovic was eager to score at the Nou Camp to give his old club a counterattack.
Of course, Barcelona fans know what Ibrahimovic is thinking, so they often give him boos to show "encouragement" when Ibrahimovic takes the ball.
This time, Ibrahimovic's header shocked all the Barcelona fans into a cold sweat. Of course, when they came to their senses, they wanted to retaliate.
At this time, Guardiola's frown deepened on the sidelines, and the word "囧" on his face almost surpassed that of Allegri next door.
He saw Milan's tactical intentions in this attack.
While maintaining a solid defense, he was always looking for Barcelona's backcourt, especially the space left after Alves' assist, and then used the forward's speed to counterattack.
If it weren't for Valdez's brave performance, Milan's fangs exposed in this counterattack would have bitten Barcelona hard.
He must respond immediately.
Otherwise, if this continues, Barcelona may not be so lucky next time.
After thinking about it, Guardiola waved to Alves who was right next to him, and then brought his latest instructions:
The two full-backs reduce the number of assists, first stand in their own positions, and then wait for opportunities.
In the previous 30 minutes of the game, Barcelona had been suppressing Milan, making it difficult for Milan's players to pass the center line.
After the two Barcelona full-backs stopped attacking, Milan's pressure was much less, and the overall position began to approach the midline, and began to control the ball more and create opportunities.
When the game reached the 35th minute, Boateng grabbed the ball from Xavi on the right and won a throw-in opportunity for Milan.
Right back Abate quickly took the throw-in and threw the ball directly into the court.
After Salah stopped the ball with his chest, he removed the ball with his back, and quickly turned around and passed Iniesta who came to defend.
Salah was very fast. After passing a player, he started to accelerate, quickly approaching the front edge of the penalty area, and directly began to prepare for a left-footed shot!
At this time, Mascherano broke out from the diagonal stab and tripped Salah with the ball directly in front of the top area of the arc.
The referee blew the whistle decisively and gave Mascherano a yellow card.
The entire Camp Nou stadium once again erupted in deafening boos, and Guardiola also yelled at the stadium to protest against the penalty.
In his opinion, this time Mascherano kicked the ball first and then brought Salah down.
However, the referee's penalty cannot be changed.
This is a well-positioned free kick, just slightly to the right of the top of the penalty area.
At this time, Ibrahimovic and Salah were already standing in front of the ball, discussing something softly.
Ibrahimovic is right-footed and Salah is left-footed. They are also the players with the best free kick skills in the team, and they may both take the kick.
Barcelona has also set up a five-man wall, blocking the left side of the goal.
The players in the wall were nervously staring at the ball on the ground, and the Barcelona and Milan players behind the wall were also competing for favorable positions.
However, when the referee's whistle sounded, an accident happened.
Ibrahimovic and Salah seemed to be quarreling over the right to take the ball!
Ibrahimovic pushed Salah, and Salah, not to be outdone, also pushed Ibrahimovic with his backhand.
At this time, Milan's captain Gattuso came from the backcourt to break up the fight. Ibrahimovic was also mumbling something, as if he was going to Gattuso to explain something to him.
But at this time, Ibrahimovic suddenly paused, then turned around and kicked him directly!
The ball barely passed over the top of the five-man wall, made a beautiful arc, and quickly fell to the left side of the goal.
Barcelona's goalkeeper Valdes was still gloating about Milan's "infighting". This shot obviously caught him off guard, and his reaction was a little slower.
Although he quickly adjusted and fought hard to save, he was still too slow and the ball hit the net.
Before the exclamations of the Barcelona fans at the scene could subside, Ibrahimovic was already jumping up into the air and cheering.
After landing, he put his finger to his lips at the Camp Nou fans, signaling them to silence.
Of course, this caused even louder boos.
Of course, Ibrahimovic didn't care about this. He began to raise his arms vigorously and ran to the visiting team's fan area to cheer and shout loudly.
Milan's players also rushed to follow one after another to celebrate the goal with Ibrahimovic.
Pan Yi on the sidelines looked at Allegri and showed a sly smile.
Well, their carefully designed free kick tactics really worked wonders!