Even when his opponent came at him fiercely, he still maintained a calm attitude.
Gently rub the ball and then jump up sharply.
Messi's timing was very precise. He jumped up and Diop's flying tackle was just in time.
Diop made a tackle, the ball and Messi were in the air, and he slid directly underneath.
At first, Barcelona fans were a little worried, worried that Messi would be injured by Diop, but now they are finally relieved.
He Wei, who was in charge of the commentary for this game, couldn't help but sigh: "It's no better than I don't know, Messi is still awesome. Zhao Yang's extraordinary skills are still slightly inferior to him."
Messi avoided Diop and continued to dribble toward the front of the penalty area.
Several defensive players were passed by Messi, but the pass was definitely not as fast as passing the ball. The Spaniard had enough time to help defend.
When Messi crossed into the middle of the penalty area, Espanyol even covered the left back and captain Xavi Lopez.
The more people you pass, the more likely the players will have passed the ball already.
But Messi is no ordinary person.
The more people there were, the more excited Messi became.
At the front of the penalty area, Messi and Suarez finally got a chance to kick after a hit-the-wall coordination.
In the gap between people, Messi made a light kick. The ball bypassed many defensive players and flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
Messi's shooting angle is very tricky. If the goalkeeper is not prepared or his position is not good, the goal will undoubtedly be scored.
But when facing Messi, which goalkeeper would not be fully focused and must have the best spirit.
Espanyol goalkeeper Lopez has been staring at Messi. When Messi and Suarez made a collision, Lopez was instantly ready to save.
Before the game, Lopez studied Messi's videos and knew that at this time, Messi would almost always shoot directly.
Messi raised his foot to shoot, and Lopez flew to save it.
Lopez's accurate judgment saved the Spaniard. Just as the ball was about to fly into the goal, Lopez flew over and hit the ball past the baseline with one palm.
Although it was not the best opportunity, Messi's shot still caused a burst of regret from the fans at the scene.
Messi's personal performance boosted morale. After his unparalleled performance, Barcelona fans even forgot the fact that they were still behind.
Barcelona got a corner kick and Iniesta took the penalty.
Set pieces are not Barcelona's specialty. The curved ball was passed into the penalty area and was headed out by the Spanish defender.
The ball was grabbed by Barcelona right back Alves from the outside, and Alves crossed to Neymar.
Neymar did not shoot directly. He dunked the ball and passed Diop who rushed towards him.
Defender Alvarez saw Diop being passed by and quickly came over to cover.
Neymar moved his instep and penetrated Alvarez's crotch, then took a shot from the penalty area line.
Neymar's pass shot connected quickly, but the Spaniard had too many people inside and outside the penalty area, and Neymar stretched out a foot from his side, which just happened to smother the ball in Neymar's foot.
Neymar was completely unprepared and was knocked out of balance and sat on the ground.
It was Zhao Yang who blocked Neymar.
The ball was almost there, and Zhao Yang stretched out his foot to get the ball. Neymar, who was sitting on the ground, reacted quickly and kicked the ball, and the ball was kicked in front of another central defender Rocco.
Rocco took the ball and immediately passed it to the wing to Perez.
Perez received the ball and quickly counterattacked along the wing.
Guarding Barcelona's left wing is full-back Alba.
When Barcelona took a corner kick, he had already pressed to the side of the penalty area.
When Perez fought back, he was behind Perez.
Alba chased after Perez, and he did not hesitate to foul Perez to stop him.
Perez's dribbling speed is definitely not as fast as Alba's running without the ball. After passing the center circle, Perez did not stick to the ball and immediately passed the ball to the midfielder and handed it to Asensio to organize.
Asensio caught the ball and found that there was only Caicedo in front of him, and Zhao Yang was even behind him.
Caicedo was not unguarded, and Mascherano followed him after the delay.
Asensio still had no confidence in Caicedo, so he chose to dribble forward himself and wait for Zhao Yang and other offensive players to intervene.
Asensio obviously didn't know much about Barcelona's return defense. He didn't take a few steps before he was tackled by Spanish midfielder Busques.
Asensio avoided Busquez's tackle. Iniesta returned, and full-back Alves also moved from the wing to the center.
Asensio had no choice but to pass the ball straight to forward Caicedo to see if Caicedo could create a miracle.
Mascherano was very decisive. He didn't even give Caicedo a chance to get the ball. He even kicked the ball with Caicedo, knocking Caicedo to the ground.
Referee Gonzalez immediately blew the whistle and showed Mascherano a yellow card.
Mascherano's foul position was 35 meters away, and he was not a big threat. However, he is the main central defender. The Espanyol team did not suffer a loss if they used a counterattack opportunity to get a yellow card for him.
Barcelona controls the ball very well, and Espanyol doesn't have many offensive opportunities. They are not conservative in such set-piece opportunities. Almost all players with offensive ability come to Barcelona's penalty area to participate in the attack.
It was Asensio who took the set kick, and Zhao Yang came to the penalty area to compete for the header.
Zhao Yang scored so many goals that even Barcelona did not dare to take it lightly. The main center back Pique personally came to mark Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang and Pique were the protagonists of the pre-match verbal spat, and both sides also had psychological problems. When they were stuck in each other's positions, Pique violently pushed Zhao Yang's throat with his arm, knocking Zhao Yang to the ground.
Of course, Zhao Yang did not suffer this secret loss. When he fell to the ground, he kicked Pique on the leg, causing him to stagger.
The referee saw Zhao Yang falling to the ground and came over to warn the two of them.
Neither Pique nor Zhao Yang took advantage or suffered a loss. Facing the referee, they chose to remain silent.
After the whistle blew, Asensio passed a banana ball into the penalty area.
Zhao Yang was only focused on fighting for the spot, but he didn't expect Pique to use another dirty move. When he was making a header to clear the ball, his elbow directly hit Zhao Yang's forehead.
Zhao Yang was beaten until his vision went black, he fell to the turf, and blood flowed from his forehead.
Pique shrugged and pretended to be innocent and came over to pick up Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang was so angry that he really wanted to jump up and punch him, but Zhao Yang controlled his anger and just opened Pique's hand.
Referee Gonzalez came over to ask. Zhao Yang said that Pique hit someone, but Pique said that he did not do it unintentionally.
The referee Gonzalez went to the sidelines to ask the linesman, and the linesman said that Pique did not foul intentionally.
The referee Gonzalez did not punish Pique, but asked Zhao Yang to go to the sidelines to wipe away the blood and clean the wound.
Seeing Zhao Yang bleeding after being beaten by Pique, Barcelona fans did not feel guilty. Instead, they applauded continuously and shouted that Pique had defended well.
The on-site commentator He Wei shook his head and said: "Pique went too far today! This is the Spaniard, not Real Madrid! Maybe it is not the strength of the opponent, but the hatred of the opponents in Derby is deeper."