Faced with the Spaniard's crazy attack, Barcelona's response was very clear, which was to keep an eye on Zhao Yang.
If others can enter, let them enter.
Barcelona's tactical thinking is very clear.
There were only five minutes left in the end, and it didn't make much sense for the other Spaniards to score a goal.
The Spanish players actively passed the ball to Zhao Yang, and even shot, and they were still looking for Zhao Yang.
Under Barcelona's tight defense, Zhao Yang couldn't even hold the ball, let alone break through and shoot.
It's dangerous to fight like this.
Perhaps in the end, the score did not narrow and Zhao Yang did not score.
The worst thing that could happen is that Suarez scores another one on the counterattack.
However, the Spaniards had no retreat.
This result is something neither the players, fans nor the management want.
Espanyol's players must fight for the last five minutes.
All the players actively pressed forward, ran with all their strength, and pressed Barcelona players throughout the field.
Grab the siege!
This is the simplest tactic, but the most practical.
In the later stages of the game, if anyone still has the physical ability to press on, it is Wang Zha.
The players in Barcelona's backcourt were a little relaxed at first. They thought they were just playing tricks. After a few times, the Spanish players lost their interest.
However, the Spaniards were more resilient and courageous than they imagined.
The players pressed forward collectively, pursued repeatedly, and even resorted to almost fouling methods to steal the ball.
In the 88th minute of the game, Pique's pass to Iniesta was a little big.
Iniesta saw Zhao Yang rushing towards him, caught up with the ball, and dunked, trying to pass Zhao Yang.
When Zhao Yang chased after him, he directly hit Iniesta with his body. With this collision, Zhao Yang controlled his center of gravity and stretched his feet to grab the ball from Iniesta's feet.
If it was the young Iniesta, Zhao Yang might not have been able to touch him at all, but now that Iniesta is 31 years old and his movement speed is much slower, Zhao Yang staggered him and almost lost the ball.
Iniesta is more skilled, and Zhao Yang is physically better. The two compete for the ball, and neither one can get rid of the other quickly.
The Spaniard provided support faster, and Asensio arrived quickly, pinched Zhao Yang, and intercepted the ball.
Stealing the ball in the frontcourt is the best offensive opportunity.
Moreover, at this moment, Zhao Yang was not being watched by anyone.
Asensio cleverly blocked Iniesta, and Zhao Yang took a step forward with the ball, flicked it sideways, and shot.
At this time, Barcelona's defensive player Pique hurriedly arrived.
Pique, who made a mistake in passing the ball, saw Zhao Yang shooting and quickly stretched out his long legs to block it.
How could Zhao Yang not see Pique running over? His shot was a fake move.
The shooting leg stepped over the ball, dunked the ball back, and moved it from behind to the other side. Zhao Yang made a very smooth "Cruyff turn" action, and then broke through to the side of Pique's center foot.
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Pique is a world-class defender and has played against Zhao Yang. He knows that Zhao Yang often uses Cruyff's turn.
When Zhao Yang pretended to shoot, he was mentally prepared.
Zhao Yang broke through. With Pique's height and the fact that he stretched his legs in advance, there was no way he could keep up with Zhao Yang.
But Pique cunningly pulled back his outstretched leg and made a movement similar to the Chinese martial arts "sweeping back leg".
It has to be said that Pique's nickname of "Skin Seeing Through" is not for nothing.
If you make this move, if you are lucky, you will intercept the ball. If you are not lucky, you will trip the opponent and give him a free kick, which is not a loss at all.
Bad luck for Pique.
The ball rolled over first, and Pique's leg hit Zhao Yang's head.
Zhao Yang was unprepared for Pique's move and was kicked straight away, falling onto the turf.
The Espanyol fans in the stands were very excited when they saw Zhao Yang perform a perfect "Cruyff turn", thinking that he must have passed Pique.
Unexpectedly, Pique had such a "couple" and used a foul to prevent Zhao Yang's breakthrough.
"Yellow card! Yellow card!"
There were boos in the stands.
Espanyol fans were furious at Pique's behavior of disrupting Zhao Yang's offense.
After trying so hard, he finally managed to steal a ball, but it was actually destroyed. Who would be worthy of a yellow card if he didn't see through?
The game had reached the final moment, and the referee generously took care of the emotions of the fans at the scene, giving Pique a yellow card and awarding a free kick.
Pique had nothing to say about the free kick, but the yellow card made him angry. He complained to the referee. If Iniesta hadn't stopped him, maybe the referee would have given him another yellow card.
The Spanish fans and players were very satisfied with this penalty, and there was a round of applause in the stands.
The on-site commentator He Wei said happily: "Although Zhao Yang was not able to shoot directly, it is not bad to get a free kick! Well, this ball is less than thirty meters away from the goal, and it is within Zhao Yang's range. It is also a good shot."
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Fang Jiandao: "Pique is really good. Zhao Yang's shooting action on that ball was very realistic. I thought he had deceived Pique and made a breakthrough."
He Wei smiled and said: "Pi can see through it, how shrewd he is. He saw through Ronaldo's dive. 'Cruyff's turn' is another common pass move by Zhao Yang. How could Pique not study it? Nor can he."
Even if we were defensive, we got a free kick after all."
Fang Jiandao: "That's Zhao Yang, if someone else moves slower, the ball will be cut off."
He Wei laughed and said: "If we really cut off Zhao Yang's ball, the nickname "Pi See Through" would be even louder."
He Weidao: "Perhaps this is Zhao Yang's best chance to score. With the importance Barcelona attaches to Zhao Yang, Zhao Yang will not be given another chance to score in the future."
Fang Jiandao: "I hope Xiao Zhao will have better luck. Ter Stegen has a very high level, but his performance is not stable."
He Weidao: "Hundreds of millions of fans are blessing Zhao Yang. He will have good luck."
Seeing Zhao Yang standing in front of this free kick, Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen couldn't relax either.
Although this goal has nothing to do with victory or defeat, it is related to the Golden Boot battle between Suarez and Zhao Yang.
Suarez is a close friend of team boss Messi. If he fails to win the top scorer because he failed to defend the Chinese boy's free kick, the irritable Uruguayan will definitely be unhappy.
Ter Stegen is nervous, Suarez is even more nervous.
Barcelona's coach and management don't care about the honor of top scorer. They have already won it countless times.
But Suarez cares.
In the past ten years, Messi and Ronaldo have almost taken turns to be the top scorer. This year, Messi is injured and Ronaldo is in average form. This may be the best chance for other players to win the top scorer.
If Suarez can't get it this time, he may have no hope of winning La Liga's top scorer in his career.
But this is a duel between Ter Stegen and Zhao Yang, and Suarez can only pray for his goalkeeper.