Chapter 383 I want to be the protagonist of the Champions League final!
The game restarts in the second half.
After the change of sides, Barcelona took the lead to kick off.
After only two or three passes, the ball reached Neymar. The Brazilian king cut inside to get out of the way, and then shot a shot into the far corner of the goal. Unfortunately, it missed slightly.
Only about ten seconds into the game, Barcelona completed a shot.
And this shot told the opponent, and also told the fans in the audience, that Barcelona would continue to attack in the second half!
Chelsea has no intention of shrinking its defense, but just asked Matic to move back a little.
In this way, with Chick in front and Matic in back, we can maximize our strengths and avoid weaknesses, allowing Chick to take advantage of his height and forward penetration to frequently carry out high-altitude bombings in Barcelona's penalty area.
The presence of Matic also gives Chelsea a stable ball-distribution point in the midfield and backfield.
The Serbian midfielder is both offensive and defensive, and his ability to take the ball and deliver the ball is also very good.
Under his control, Chelsea also began to consciously slow down the speed of the ball in an attempt to stabilize the rhythm.
But where is Barcelona willing to give in?
The two sides collided fiercely soon, and a controversial penalty immediately occurred.
That happened in the 47th minute. Chelsea suddenly moved the ball to the right. Seat B headed the ball towards the penalty area. Lukaku stepped in and rushed into the penalty area.
Seeing that the Belgian center was about to catch up with the ball, Pique took the lead with a big kick to clear the ball, but at the same time he kicked Lukaku down, Hanhan fell directly into the Barcelona penalty area.
The referee Cakir waved his hand decisively, indicating that Pique did not commit a foul.
"Judging from the slow-motion replay, Pique indeed completed a very wonderful clearance. After he touched the ball first, he lost his center of gravity and fell towards Lukaku, causing the latter to also fall to the ground."<
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"But the Chelsea fans seemed to be very dissatisfied with the referee's decision. There were boos in the stands, thinking that this should not be a corner kick, but a penalty kick."
Chelsea quickly took a corner kick, and this time Terry grabbed the first shot and headed the ball to the right side of the goal, but it went slightly wide.
Only two minutes into the second half, both sides had a threatening goal attack, which completely ignited the enthusiasm of Berlin's Olympiastadion.
As for Barcelona, Enrique quickly realized that Chelsea could not control the ball and slow down the pace of the game.
Otherwise, once it enters Chelsea's rhythm, Barcelona's midfield transmission may have problems, and n's supply of shells will be affected.
If n can't get the ball, then all Barcelona's attacks can be said to be empty talk.
Therefore, Enrique stood on the sidelines again and asked his players to continue to strengthen the pressing force and force the opponent to speed up the rhythm.
This is actually a bit funny.
Barcelona, which has always been good at passing and controlling, is now afraid of its opponents passing and controlling.
But this is also one of the symbols that Barcelona under Enrique is moving towards a freer and more efficient style of play.
Once the rhythm slows down and is controlled by Chelsea, even if n can get the ball, the space for dribbling masters like Messi and Neymar will become correspondingly narrow, and the chance of scoring will also decrease significantly.<
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The ability to handle the ball in a small space at a fast pace is what Messi and others are best at.
The first goal, that's pretty much it.
Under the tight surveillance of Chelsea generals, the three of them made the most correct choice in a very short period of time, and finally sent the ball into the Chelsea goal through a series of wonderful cooperation.
In short, under Enrique's request, the rhythm on the court is still very fast, the court is filled with smoke, and there are scenes of people falling on their backs at every turn.
Of course, perhaps due to the influence of Chik's forward score before the end of the first half, Barcelona players also had concerns when attacking.
For example, left back Alba is not very easy to step forward.
When pressing forward, he often only reaches near the midline, and then he will focus more on preventing players who suddenly intervene in the Chelsea midfielder.
But Alves on the right was more active.
He repeatedly moved forward to the right midfielder or even the right wing position, actively participating in the frontcourt pressing and counterattack.
In the 51st minute, Barcelona intercepted the ball in midfield and launched a counterattack, passing the ball to the right. Alves received the ball and went directly to the bottom line, but was tripped by Marcos Alonso who was defending from the side.
Fall to the ground.
This time, the referee Cakir did not hesitate and showed a yellow card directly to Marcos Alonso.
The entire Olympic Stadium burst into boos.
But Marcos Alonso did not defend himself, because he knew that this was indeed a foul.
Before he could turn around and leave, Iniesta ran up and held down the ball, then made a through ball forward!
This is a quick free kick!
This is not a clever move, but David Luiz on Chelsea's side was already prepared. He quickly fell to the ground and made a sliding tackle, destroying the ball that was supposed to be passed to Suarez.
But the ball fell to Messi's feet again.
Messi stopped the ball, looked up and sent a precise diagonal pass with his left foot, directly behind Chelsea center back Terry.
I saw that Neymar had quickly stepped in to counter the offside, and before everyone else, he stopped Messi's pass in front of him.
The strength of the superstar was reflected at this moment.
Neymar stopped the ball exquisitely, stopping the ball exactly in front of him. He quickly jumped in and shot a light shot in front of the attacking goalkeeper Courtois.
The ball passed over Courtois' head and slowly fell towards the goal behind him.
The ball went in!
Neymar's momentum continued unabated, and he turned around and rushed out of the stadium, cheering and roaring excitedly towards the stands where Barcelona fans gathered.
Neymar!
He has never been a player who relies on strength, confrontation, and defense to win. He relies on his dexterity, his wit, and his skillful foot skills.
He came to Barcelona to win the world's top championship trophy with two other players who have similar characteristics to him-Messi and Suarez!
Now, he scored and he helped Barcelona take the lead again!
2:1!
"Barcelona played very fiercely on the right, and Alves' performance in this game was really active. It was precisely because of his assist that resulted in a free kick, and then Neymar's goal.
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"Now it seems that although Suarez and Neymar are currently scoring goals for Barcelona, Alves has indeed played an important offensive role. This can also be seen in Enrique's tactics, because Alves is very aggressive offensively.
Stay up, while Alba on the other side is much more cautious."
"Of course, Alves not only plays an obvious role in offense, but is also very good defensively. He also successfully froze Hazard in today's game, preventing Chelsea's number one player from performing well." p>
"And Alves was very energetic today. He didn't feel tired at all after sprinting back and forth."
"Now Barcelona has taken the lead again, and the front line is getting closer and closer. Pan Yi should come up with countermeasures as soon as possible. Otherwise, if this continues, there will definitely be problems."
"With the exception of Alves, it goes without saying that Barcelona's players are in better shape than the last. In addition to Suarez and Neymar who scored goals, Messi's passing is also very accurate. This is a very dangerous signal!" p>
The commentator said this, and of course Barcelona coach Bartomeu in the chairman's stand was also extremely excited.
"Enrique is still very capable. He was able to force Chelsea to this point in the second half. It's not easy." Bartomeu is quite satisfied with the head coach he personally selected.
Of course, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.
That was something strange in his mind, why was Chelsea lagging behind and passive on the scene, but Pan Yi was unmoved at all?
From the beginning of the second half, Pan Yi has been watching the game with his hands in his trouser pockets.
Even though Neymar had just scored a goal, Pan Yi's mood didn't seem to fluctuate much.
Considering Pan Yi's past record and experience, Bartomeu will feel a little uneasy.
"Perhaps he was scared out of his mind." Bartomeu comforted himself, "After all, no matter how many times he won before, he has never encountered such a powerful combination as n, right?..."
At this moment, Barcelona stole the ball again and formed a counterattack, but still passed the ball diagonally to the right.
Messi was in his own position this time, sticking to the right sideline to get the ball. Alves quickly moved forward again. After receiving Messi's pass, he wanted to cut into the middle, but Matic refused to give in.
The ground got stuck on his in-cut line.
As a last resort, Alves could only pass the ball back to the wing to Messi.
But just when Messi was about to catch the ball, Marcos Alonso suddenly jumped out, got ahead of the Argentine superstar, poked the ball directly to Matic.
Matic quickly stepped forward to receive the ball, but Alves got close to him immediately.
After Matic protected the ball skillfully, he passed it to Marcos Alonso who was free.
Just when Alves was about to rush forward again, a shout suddenly came from his ears:
"Don't do it, get back on defense!" This is Busquets's voice.
Alves looked up in confusion at first, and was immediately shocked.
He saw Hazard in his defensive zone, and there was not even a defensive player wearing a Barcelona jersey around him.
Alves didn't have time to think too much, and immediately gave up the decision to press Marcos Alonso and rushed back.
But he is fast, and Marcos Alonso is faster.
After bypassing Messi's defense, Marcos Alonso passed the ball to David Luiz who ran over to meet him. The latter directly made a long diagonal pass and sent the ball across the midfield and towards the goal.
Left.
Hazard sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed, caught up with the ball without being marked, and entered Barcelona's 30-meter area.
Mascherano returned to defense immediately, but did not choose to get close, but maintained a certain distance.
Because he noticed that Lukaku and Seat B also sprinted forward quickly and were about to rush into the penalty area.
And his teammate Alves is also quickly returning to defense, as long as Alves can come back...
Before Mascherano could even think about it, he saw Hazard rushing toward him with the ball, forcing him to retreat. Especially when he saw Hazard's dazzling footwork, he was completely judged.
His true intention cannot be revealed.
In a hurry, Hazard was about to pass by him, and Mascherano was almost the last defender!
So Ma didn't have time to think too much, and directly chose to foul, pulling Hazard to the ground, and the referee's whistle immediately sounded.
Since Pique happened to run over behind him, he was not the last defender, so Cakir showed a yellow card to Mascherano and gave Chelsea a set kick to the left of the frontcourt.
This position is not ideal, the angle is a bit off, and the angle for directly hitting the door is too small, making it difficult to hit.
This is also the shrewdness of Mascherano.
In this case, the risk of committing a foul is definitely much smaller than letting Hazard pass!
"Barcelona's foul on the wing defense."
"Alves pressed too close and Chelsea seized the opportunity to counterattack. Mascherano made a decisive foul and gave Chelsea a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt, but this angle was difficult to hit."
"We saw Barcelona coach Enrique applauding Mascherano's foul. He was obviously very satisfied with the choice of his favorite player. Because the position of this free kick was not good and it was possible to score directly.
Sex is not high."
"For the sake of safety, I think Chelsea will probably use an indirect free kick, which is just better than an ordinary corner kick."
"We'll see how Chelsea handle it this time..."
The fans at the scene didn't seem to have any reaction to this free kick. After all, it was a little too wide to hit the goal.
Especially the Barcelona fans, they were very comfortable watching the players on the court gradually gather towards Barcelona's half.
Pan Yi was a little angry at Barcelona's foul and thought the penalty given by the referee was too light.
You know, if Hazard had passed by just now, whether it was passing the ball to Lukaku and B, or hitting the goal himself, it would be quite threatening.
Mascherano obviously committed a tactical foul, and it really doesn't make sense to only give him a yellow card.
This offensive routine was actually successful, which is why Pan Yi didn't look very anxious after losing the ball.
Because he can see that Barcelona is now on the rise. Although Alves' attack is very strong, there are also huge loopholes in defense.
As long as you seize an opportunity and let Hazard make a breakthrough, there is basically a high possibility of equalizing the score again.
But what I didn't expect was that the strategy was indeed successful, but was ultimately destroyed by the cunning little Ma.
This is the competition experience!
But now there is no way, I can only hope that the players can handle this free kick properly.
"You give me this ball and I'll hit it."
On the court, Hazard said to seat B.
b Xi Weiwei was a little surprised.
The tall players on the field now, including Terry, David Luiz, Loftus-Cheek, Lukaku and others, have all crowded into the penalty area. Standing at the penalty spot are the two small men Hazard and B. So according to seat B's idea, this ball is kicked directly into the penalty area, allowing the high point to be fought for, and then like the goal in the first half, it will kill Barcelona!
We need to make full use of our own advantages!
But Hazard is now taking the initiative to shoot, which is equivalent to wasting the set-piece and high-ball tactics practiced in training.
"Believe me, I'm sure, really." Azar said again.
He knew the importance of this free kick, and he also knew what consequences a missed free kick would have on the team, but he was really sure that if Mascherano hadn't fouled just now, he would have taken it directly.
Let’s get started.
It was a strong, hard-to-explain feeling, but it was so real.
Chairman b looked into Hazard's eyes and understood the Belgian's determination from these eyes.
He is also a professional player, and of course he knows what kind of football a player will play when he has absolute confidence.
"Okay, you take the shot and I will pass it to you. I will pass it a little further back so that the angle is wider."
"Okay." Azar nodded slightly, then took two steps back.
The commentator also said:
"We saw Hazard and seat B standing in front of the ball and chatting for a while. We didn't know what tactics they were discussing, and we didn't know who would take the free kick."
"But I guess I should choose to kick the ball with my left foot or my right foot. What makes me wonder is, isn't Hazard balanced with both feet? It's better to let him decide for himself."<
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"Well, the position of the free throw player determines whether he will use his left foot or his right foot. This should still confuse the opponent's goalkeeper."
"Okay, a simple wall of two people on Barcelona's side has been set up, Chelsea is ready to take a penalty kick..."
In the entire Berlin Olympiastadion, more than 70,000 people held their breath, and more than 70,000 pairs of eyes were fixed on the left side of the stadium.
Hazard and seat B stood at the corner near the penalty spot. The positions of the two were also very confusing, making it difficult to guess whether they would hit the goal directly or choose to pass the ball and then hit the goal.
Even Enrique was very nervous and walked to the sidelines to watch anxiously.
Hazard spread his feet powerfully, and held his hands in fists at his sides. He quietly stared ahead at the goal behind the wall.
Suddenly, the referee blew the whistle, and Hazard rushed towards the ball like a sharp arrow, and seat B also started immediately.
Hazard ran over the ball and reached the corner of the penalty area, while seat B flicked the ball in Hazard's direction.
In this way, Hazard's shooting angle became a standard 45-degree angle, which also happened to bypass Barcelona's wall!
At this moment, Hazard directly lifted his right foot, and then only heard a bang, and saw the ball rising at an extremely fast speed after receiving force, and then falling rapidly!
As a young goalkeeper, Ter Stegen is slightly inexperienced.
After he saw the ball flying, he judged where the ball would land, and then prepared to jump up and catch the ball.
But the problem is that Hazard's kick is not only fast, but also very erratic and unpredictable.
It seemed that the ball was rising and falling vertically, but when it fell, it curved to the left of the goalkeeper.
When Ter Stegen finally determined the final direction of the ball and flew towards it, he saw that the ball had already rubbed the tips of his fingers, the left post and hit the goal.
"gallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!
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"Beautiful!
So beautiful!
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"What a wonderful world wave this is!"
"Hazard's free kick! Look at this arc, my God, it's perfect!"
"In the 62nd minute, the 62nd minute of the second half, Chelsea scored a wonderful free kick from Hazard! In other words, it was a wonderful long-range shot!"
"Let's take a look at this slow-motion replay. Bernardo Silva made a simple cooperation with Hazard, but it provided Hazard with enough space to shoot."
"When Hazard shot, the ball had a strong spin. From this angle behind the goal net, we can see that the direction of the ball is very erratic, not to mention Ter Stegen's eyes, even our live footage
It's hard to tell which direction it's going."
"By the time Ter Stegen made the decision and made the save, the ball had already entered the net!"
"We can only say that this is a wonderful goal, from Hazard!"
The moment the ball hit the net and the whistle sounded, the entire Olympic Stadium seemed to have erupted.
All Chelsea fans rushed out of their seats crazily, shouting Hazard's name crazily, and crazily celebrating this goal that equalized the score again.
After Hazard scored, he turned around and rushed out of the stadium, opened his arms, and rushed to the stands where Chelsea fans were sitting, looking extremely excited.
He did it!
He really did it!
Over the years, he has dreamed of becoming the protagonist of the Champions League final, and now he has finally done it!
At this moment, he even had the urge to cry loudly.
The hard training and pressure I have endured in the past period have all paid off at this moment.
All around, Chelsea players also swarmed up and hugged Hazard.
Chelsea's players hugged tightly on the sidelines, looking extremely united!
Everyone knows how important this goal is!
If Barcelona maintains the lead, or even scores another goal, Chelsea will really be doomed!
On the sidelines, Enrique covered his face with both hands.
This time, he was not as calm as he was in the first half.
If Barcelona scores a goal, Chelsea scores a goal;
If Barcelona scores again, Chelsea will score again.
The tenacity of this team is really strong!
Moreover, he never expected that a free kick in such a wide position would be scored.
What else could he say?
Is Mascherano to be blamed?
No, just now he was very satisfied with Ma Ma's choice of foul, and even stood up and applauded. How can he blame his central defender now?
Do you blame yourself for not blocking the human wall in time?
But in most cases, free kicks from this angle are indeed lobbed directly in front of the goal to fight for the top. Who would have thought that Chelsea would take such a tactical free kick?
It seems that Hazard, who scored the goal, can only be blamed.
You can’t blame your own people, of course you can only blame your opponents!
Speaking of which, isn't Hazard in a bit of a bad shape lately?
How long has it been since I scored or assisted?
Even long-range shots are rare among Hazard's goals this season.
Why did he score a long-range shot like this today, and it was a world wave with such a weird arc?
This is definitely a fool's errand, it's luck!
"God, you are so unfair! You favor Chelsea too much and Pan Yi too much! His luck is always so good!"
Enrique cursed angrily and walked directly back to the coaching bench.
Of course he doesn't know how much effort Hazard usually makes in order to be able to play such a world-famous game;
He would not know that Pan Yi gave him the greatest trust and the greatest freedom because he believed in Hazard's ability, allowing him to choose his own style of play.
The combination of the two resulted in Hazard's temporary change of free kick tactics and the final goal...