On the evening of May 6th, one day after the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea, it was still in Spain, but in Barcelona.
At Camp Nou, another Champions League semi-final was held between old rivals Barcelona and Bayern, with Guardiola facing his old club.
But this old club obviously didn’t give Guardiola any face.
In the 77th minute, Alves passed the ball in the frontcourt and passed it across. Messi volleyed with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area and scored from the near corner, 10.
In the 80th minute, Rakitic made a direct pass, and Messi knocked down Boateng in the penalty area and then faced the attacking Neuer and scored with his right foot, 20.
This is Messi’s 77th goal in the Champions League and his 10th goal in the Champions League this season. Both statistics surpassed Ronaldo.
In the 94th minute, Messi made a direct pass and Neymar scored with a single push, 30.
When the referee's crisp whistle sounded, the majestic Barcelona team anthem sounded at the Camp Nou, and the entire Barcelona fans celebrated this great victory.
In the stands, Pan Yi and Scaloni, who had stayed in Spain, also felt a little incredible.
Chelsea defeated Real Madrid in an away game and have already entered the finals with one foot. Of course, we need to observe these two potential final opponents.
But you won’t know it until you see it, you’ll be shocked when you see it.
Barcelona played so well!
It stands to reason that this season Bayern has acquired De Bruyne, Lewandowski, Xabi Alonso and other generals, and its strength should have improved a lot.
But I didn't expect that in such a crucial semi-final, I would still be defeated.
"N is really too strong." Pan Yi sighed, "Especially Messi."
For a time traveler like him, he was a bit surprised.
Because in his previous life, Barcelona also defeated Bayern 3:0.
But now Bayern has De Bruyne! With a midfield master who has been carefully trained by Pan Yi, why has there been no change at all?
It was with the mentality that there might be some changes that Pan Yi enjoyed the game with great enjoyment, but he didn't expect that it was a replica of his previous life.
Even Messi's "criminal pass" when he knocked down Boateng is exactly the same!
It can only be said that with the superb performance of Messi or n, it doesn't matter whether Bayern's midfielder today is Alonso Thiago, De Bruyne, or Lahm. In fact, De Bruyne performed poorly in this strong dialogue and was substituted around the 65th minute.
Of course, Bayern started conceding the ball after Mr. Ding left the field, and the method of conceding the ball was the same as in the previous life. I don’t know if there is any inevitable connection between this...
"Yeah," Scaloni certainly didn't know what Pan Yi was thinking. He just sighed at Barcelona's performance today. "Guardiola said before the game that Messi was unstoppable. Sure enough, the facts have proved that he is unstoppable."
Speaking of which, Guardiola knows Messi best!"
Indeed, Guardiola knows Barcelona well and Messi even more well, but what's the use?
He did say: No defensive system can guard Messi.
He also said: It is not unfair to be defeated by such a person, because he is Messi, the best player on the planet.
Of course, the reason why Messi is so strong is also related to the two South American superstars beside him.
Neymar, Suarez, and Messi really have a completely selfless cooperative relationship. They are even good friends who can drink tea from the same cup off the court.
No matter who the three of them are today, whether they are in the center or on the wing, as soon as Bayern gets the ball in the half, the extreme tension of Bayern fans will emerge.
The personal abilities of these three guys are so incredible!
Even if Neymar didn't open up the left wing in the first half, Messi on the right and Su Ya in the center would almost give up Bernat, Boateng, Benetia and Alonso plus Neuer.
It's a lot of fun.
This is mainly because Barcelona mainly plays Messi, Rakitic and Alves on the right wing combination attack, coupled with the threat of Su Ya in the middle, the effect is very good, Bayern can't breathe.
The main reason why Bayern was able to survive the half without conceding a goal was not only Neuer's incredible performance with two single saves, but also the restriction on Messi's inward cuts.
By blocking his left foot's curved pass, he finds Neymar and Alba on the left and cuts inside to hit the goal, allowing Messi to go to the baseline, or at worst, letting him cross.
Bayern has two big men, Boateng and Benedia, in the middle, and Su Ya is not a header type, so it is basically no problem to defend him.
Then once Barcelona passed Iniesta and Messi, Su Ya tried to go to the middle. Alonso was in front and grabbed the ball immediately. The defender squeezed the space in the middle. Su Ya and Messi basically got into the crowd when they got the ball. It was difficult.
There is a chance to cooperate in the middle.
This also shows that Guardiola really understands Barcelona and Messi and can make such targeted arrangements.
But the problem is that the other party is in really good shape today.
Even if Bayern strangled these two aspects, it still allowed Barcelona to gain two single-handedly.
Then Bayern's offense is not very good, it can be said that it basically relies on cover.
It was up to Laiwan and Muller to catch the long pass and cooperate. The best chance was the goal chance that Muller passed to Laiwan. It was a pity that Laiwan was a little late.
Although Laiwan worked hard throughout the game, his condition was still not good.
In the first ten minutes of the second half, Bayern still had the advantage and kept possession of the ball with Barcelona.
It can be seen that Guardiola's arrangement like this is a helpless move, because with Robery absent, the wing attack is basically useless. Failure to control the ball is equivalent to giving the ball directly to n and letting them use their personal abilities to play one-on-one.
Damn Bayern’s defender.
So the final ball possession rate turned out to be 45 versus 55, Bayern was ten percentage points more than Barcelona!
As expected of Guardiola, he was able to take the lead in possession of the ball even against Barcelona!
But it is a pity that football matches are not won by whoever has the most ball.
In the second half, Barcelona gave up possession of the ball. They stole the ball after half-time and counterattacked without tipping the ball over. They went directly to Messi, Sua and Neymar. It was simple and crude.
In the second half, Neymar obviously opened up, and suddenly the left and right wings became active. Bayern's defense couldn't keep up.
In the 77th minute, Bernat was intercepted by Alves and sent to Messi's feet. The club's champion cut in and hit the near corner to score.
The ball was intercepted ruthlessly in the own half and no one came forward to block it in the middle. Messi was given such a chance with his left foot at the front of the penalty area... Guardiola looked like a lost dog on the sidelines.
"You can't give Messi such a chance!" Pan Yi could even imagine Guashuai's inner monologue at that time.
But just three minutes later, Messi created an opportunity of his own.
He knocked down Boateng with Messi in the penalty area, and scored another goal with his right foot against Neuer, which also left a heavy mark in the history of football.
Since then, "Bo is late but arrives" has also become a famous meme.
Neymar's single strike in stoppage time basically killed Bayern's last hope of a comeback at Allianz next Wednesday.
It can be said that Barcelona has already stepped into Berlin's Olympiastadion with one foot, even more solidly than Chelsea!
"It seems that our opponent in the final is likely to be Barcelona." Scaloni looked solemn, "This will be a very scary opponent."
"So we came to the right place today." Pan Yi nodded lightly, "Remember to collect and organize the data, and we will study it carefully when the time comes."
"As you command, boss."
"But I think that after Bayern returns to home, Guardiola will definitely cause trouble for Barcelona. It will not be easy for Barcelona to advance."
"Huh? But judging from today's game..."
Pan Yi shook his head and smiled: "Football is not a debate. They are very powerful, but they cannot be said to be invincible. I think Guardiola will definitely come up with a way to deal with them. We will also take a look at this game next week.
, if Bayern can really defeat Barcelona, it will be considered as exploring the way for us."
Scaloni looked at Pan Yi dubiously: "Okay. I'll ask someone to book a ticket to Germany right away..."
"Oh no, who said we were going to Germany to watch it?" Pan Yi waved his hand and patted Scaloni on the head, "We just have time to watch it today because we happen to be in Spain. We are so tight next week, how can we have time? Look.
Just TV. And we still have a Premier League game to play, so you’re in a hurry.”
"Oh...it seems right..."
May 10th at 4pm.
A focus match in the 36th round of the English Premier League starts at Stamford Bridge Stadium.
It is said to be the "focus" because the two teams in this game are Chelsea and Liverpool.
But the mentality of the two teams is quite different.
Chelsea has won the league title, and after this game, they will face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Of course, they will not fight their opponents.
But Liverpool is making a last-ditch effort for the final hope of winning the fourth place.
But judging from historical data, it is still not easy for Liverpool to get all three points from Chelsea.
Chelsea has recorded 4 wins and 3 draws against Liverpool in the past three seasons and remains unbeaten. In the 45 encounters between the two sides in the Premier League history, Chelsea has a slight advantage with 19 wins, 9 draws and 17 losses, including 14 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at home.
Of course, if the 171 historical encounters between the two teams are counted, Liverpool still has the upper hand with 74 wins, 36 draws and 61 losses. After all, their ancestors are too rich!
This round Chelsea has replaced a large number of rotation players, and Liverpool has played all the main players, and was also the first to enter the stadium to welcome the champion Chelsea players.
But Chelsea took the lead in the 5th minute!
They got a corner kick opportunity, and Zouma beat Lambert in front of the penalty area and scored with a header.
Then Glen Johnson broke through Yinvanovic and cut into the left side of the penalty area, but his final shot from a small angle hit the side net.
In the 10th minute, Lallana passed the ball and Coutinho's shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by Courtois.
In the 13th minute, Emre Can passed the ball, but Sterling's shot in front of the penalty area was too happy and lacked threat.
In the first half of the game, Lallana, Skrtel and Lambert received yellow cards for fouls.
The situation on the field was deadlocked, but Chelsea fans were enjoying the moment of celebration in the stands.
Since they won the championship seven games ahead of schedule, their mentality in every game in the Premier League has been extremely relaxed.
But the situation on the court has changed a little.
First, goal scorer Zouma suffered a slight injury and was replaced by Cahill.
Then Liverpool equalized the score in the 44th minute!
Ivanovic fouled Lallana near the baseline and was given a yellow card. Henderson passed the free kick to the far point, and the unguarded Gerrard scored with a header from close range, 1:1.
Gerrard surpassed Owen with 119 Premier League goals, second only to Fowler, the team's Premier League scoring record holder - he scored 128 goals for Liverpool.
Liverpool still launched an aggressive offensive in the second half.
In the 50th minute, Henderson passed the ball and Lallana's shot from the right side of the penalty area missed the far corner.
In the 55th minute, Coutinho got away from the opponent's defender on the left side of the penalty area and made a pass. His shot from 12 yards hit the side net.
Chelsea, on the other hand, maintains a solid defense while still maintaining a counterattack threat.
In the 60th minute, Gnabry passed the ball, and William's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked and deflected by Skrtel, and was saved by Minho into the far corner.
Ramirez then replaced Loftus-Cheek, and the fans at Stamford Bridge also applauded the performance of their youth training youngster.
On the other side, Liverpool also replaced youngster Sinclair, who made his first Premier League appearance.
Subsequently, Gnabry raided the penalty area twice. One shot from the edge of the penalty area was easily obtained by Minho, and the other shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Skrtel.
In the 79th minute, Gerrard was replaced by Lucas. Pan Yi and many Chelsea fans applauded the Liverpool legend.
In the end, this focus battle ended with 1:1, and both sides shook hands and made peace.
This game means nothing to Chelsea, it is nothing more than the end of a "friendly match".
But for Liverpool, it is a joy and a sorrow.
The good news is that they broke Chelsea's home victory record in the Premier League this season!
Although Chelsea used a rotating lineup and did not attach much importance to this game, it can be said to be a great achievement.
After all, not every team can escape unscathed at Stamford Bridge!
Sadly, Liverpool failed to win this game, but in the same round, their mortal enemy Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 2:1 and scored 3 points.
As a result, with only 2 rounds left in the league, fifth-placed Liverpool is still 6 points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, and has a goal difference of 14 points less. Basically, it will miss the Champions League next season. As for Chelsea, they can devote all their energy to the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
At 20:45 on the evening of May 12, a focus match of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals started at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern playing against Barcelona at home.
This is also a common practice in the Champions League schedule. The team that plays the first semi-final game first will play later in the second game.
So Pan Yi and the coaching staff also moved their benches and sat in the conference room early to prepare to watch this game.
Although the two sides have met in 9 historical encounters in the European War, Bayern has the advantage with 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. However, the 0-3 defeat in the first round has sharply reduced Bayern's hopes of advancing to the Champions League final for the 11th time.
Bayern has recorded 15 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses against Spanish teams in 22 home games in its European history, including 2 wins and 2 draws against Barcelona 4 times.
After the opening, the two sides continued to attack at a fast pace.
In the 5th minute, Barcelona launched a threatening attack. Alves made a direct pass, and Rakitic, who succeeded in countering offside, shot a low shot from 10 yards on the right side of the penalty area but Neuer saved it.
Bayern counterattacked after clearing a corner kick. Muller passed the ball back from the left side of the penalty area. Thiago's shot from 12 yards was blocked by Pique as he fell to the ground.
Bayern took the lead in the 7th minute!
Alonso took a corner kick, and the unguarded Benatia headed the ball from 10 yards. Ter Stegen flew to save and hit the ball but was unable to prevent the goal from falling. Barcelona's recent 645 minutes of not conceding a goal was broken. But Barcelona equalized the score in the 15th minute.
Messi made a direct pass, and Suarez, who succeeded in countering offside, knocked unselfishly on the right rib of the penalty area. Neymar easily scored into the empty goal, 11.
Barcelona still leads by 3 goals in total and has a valuable away goal advantage. This is the first time Neymar has scored in 7 consecutive games since playing for Barcelona.
Then the two sides launched a fierce attack and defense.
Ram made a diagonal pass, and Lewandowski headed the ball towards the goal, but Ter Stegen flew to save the upper left corner.
Muller passed the ball and Lewandowski shot from 12 yards between Pique and Alves, and Ter Stegen steadily confiscated it.
Later, Messi's shot in the three-man double team was also scored by Neuer.
Barcelona took the lead in the 29th minute!
Messi headed back, Suarez counterattacked and passed from the right side of the penalty area. Boateng missed the ball and failed to intercept it. Neymar shot into the lower left corner from 10 yards. 21. This is Neymar's 37th goal this season.
goals, including 9 in the Champions League.
At the same time, this is also the n combination that has scored 25 of Barcelona’s 28 goals in the Champions League this season, and Suarez has also become the third player in La Liga this season to score 20 goals and assists.
After conceding the goal, Bayern still did not give up its efforts and stepped up its offensive.
Bernat made a pass from the left, and Bastian Schweinsteiger rushed forward from 12 yards, but Ter Stegen lifted the crossbar.
In the 40th minute, Lewandowski's 10-yard shot was blocked by Ter Stegen. The ball was still slowly rolling toward the goal. The little lion turned back and fished the ball out on the goal line. The baseline referee did not signal.
Goal. Replays also showed that the ball did not cross the goal line as a whole.
Alonso passed the free kick and Benatia's header went wide.
At the end of the first half, Barcelona led Bayern 5-1 with a total score.
Pedro replaced Suarez in the second half, and Barcelona began to slow down the pace and control the game.
But Bayern equalized the score in the 59th minute.
Bastian Schweinsteiger passed the ball, and Wandowski made a fake move on the edge of the penalty area and passed Mascherano before shooting into the lower right corner, 22. This is his 24th goal this season.
Then Rod replaced Lahm, and Rakitic was also replaced by Mathieu.
Bayern took the lead in the 74th minute!
Muller's pass was blocked, Schweinsteiger passed back, and Muller shot into the lower right corner from inside the penalty area. 32. This is his 21st goal this season, including 7 goals in the Champions League.
Then Xavi replaced Iniesta and became the first player in the history of the Champions League to play 150 times.
In the 92nd minute, Neymar made a selfless cross in front of the penalty area, but Messi missed the opportunity to shoot an empty goal.
This made the final score of the game 3:2. Barcelona eliminated Bayern with a total score of 5:3 and entered the final!
This is also the 8th time Barcelona has reached the Champions League final and the 18th time it has reached the European final.
"Bayern's last stand today, although there was no comeback, was a reflection of Guardiola's true ability."
As soon as the game ended, Pan Yi reviewed the game for everyone.
"In the first round, Guardiola seemed to want to prove himself too much at Camp Nou, and he was a bit arrogant. He just wanted to defeat Barcelona with control!"
"So at Camp Nou, he deployed a relatively flexible three-back. Bernat's position is very important, because he not only has to charge on the left wing, but also restricts the performance of Barcelona's golden right wing, because there is Alejandro Alejandro on this side.
Weiss and Messi."
"Whether it is from the process or the result, it is obvious that Bayern's tactics failed, because Barcelona compressed the space in the center to the extreme when defending, and once Bayern hits the ball to the wing, it will be immediately surrounded by 34 Barcelona people.
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"Want to beat Barcelona with your footwork? It's hard to reach the sky! That's why Bayern's successful change in today's game came about."
"In this game, Bayern honestly changed to playing 4 defenders, but because Alonso's position was extremely deep, he looked like 5 defenders more often. The success of Bayern's tactics in this game was largely due to Alonso's position.
retreat."
"From the beginning of the game, Bayern adopted an extremely exaggerated high-position press, making Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen's ball extremely awkward. Many of the opportunities created by Bayern in the first half came from counterattacks after stealing the ball in the opponent's half."<
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"Also, Bayern finally performed high-altitude operations throughout the game. At this time, Alonso's long pass transfer in the backcourt reflected his role."
"Coupled with the continuous bombing of crosses by De Bruyne, Lahm and other good passers, Mascherano, Alves and Alba, who have obvious height disadvantages, are very embarrassed. If it weren't for Ter Stegen many times
A wonderful save, I'm afraid the game will be a little more suspenseful."
"Of course, facing such a fierce Bayern, Barcelona also chose a more prudent strategy - not fighting you in the midfield, waiting for opportunities to counterattack to kill the game. In the end, two quick counterattack goals also completely destroyed the game.
Bayern's dream of a comeback."
"After losing the ball, Bayern had no burden and continued to attack. We can see that Suarez was replaced in the second half and it became a turning point in the game. Without Suarez's erratic movement in the frontcourt to support, Barcelona's counterattack was almost impossible.
Threat."
"So there were several scenes in the second half when Bayern surrounded Barcelona with four players and blocked its counterattack. Bayern, which took the dominant position, finally won the battle of honor with the goals of Laiwan and Muller. They can also win the battle of honor.
I left with my head held high in front of the elders in my hometown."
"To sum up, Guardiola found a loophole in Barcelona's defense against high-altitude balls and resolutely implemented a style of long-passing to find space on Barcelona's wing and then wait for opportunities to cross to create opportunities, combined with his best high-pressing style.
Win in the end."
"Such a change of formation proves that he is still one of the best head coaches in the world, and it also provides us with tactical ideas when we encounter Barcelona in the future..."
As Pan Yi spoke, the members of the coaching staff nodded frequently.
The game has just ended, and Pan Yi was able to give such a professional and precise tactical analysis, which really benefited people a lot.
Of course, today's analysis mainly focuses on Pep Guardiola's tactics against Barcelona. As for the specific tactics Chelsea will use, Pan Yi has not said yet.
After all, Chelsea haven’t actually reached the final yet!
So at the end, Pan Yi also reminded: "You have also seen that even though Barcelona won the first round with three goals, they still lost in the second game. Therefore, our one-goal lead against Real Madrid is really not worth it."
Nothing. We must forget about the advantage we had in the first round, cheer up, and start from scratch!"