In midweek, in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, Barcelona faced Zaragoza at home.
This is an extraordinary battle!
After a 3-3 away draw with Zaragoza in the first round, the second round can be said to be the key to the success or failure of Barcelona's season strategy. If they fail to win against Zaragoza at home, or are even upset by their opponents, then Barcelona's success this season will be
The dream of winning the Triple Crown will be completely evaporated and turned into nothing.
Because of this, before the game, Barcelona President Laporta personally went to Gamber Sports City to mobilize the players of the first team. He hoped that the players could keep up their efforts and defeat Zaragoza at home and win this game.
The key focus battle.
Not only that, football king Pele happens to be in Barcelona, and he will also come to the scene to cheer for Barcelona.
Rijkaard also fielded the strongest lineup that Barcelona can currently field in this game.
The start of the game also went smoothly.
Barcelona controlled the ball and rhythm from the beginning, and frequently launched attacks against Zaragoza.
In the tenth minute, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the left and cut inside, sending a precise direct pass to Zaragoza central defender Alvaro. Sudong quickly stepped in and shook off Alvaro.
Hit the ball with his left foot from six meters in front of the goal.
One to zero!
The whole Camp Nou was boiling!
This goal allowed Barcelona to lead Zaragoza in the total score, and advancement to the semi-finals was basically guaranteed!
After taking the lead, Barcelona continued to exert force, frequently planned offensives and created threats, but always missed the ball a little bit.
Especially in the ten minutes from twenty to thirty minutes, Barcelona created many opportunities in a row, and players such as Messi, Ronaldinho, and Marcos all missed scoring opportunities one after another.
But everyone still has full confidence in Barcelona, and the team is confident of winning.
But just when everyone thought that Barcelona was sure to win, in the 37th minute, Ronaldinho lost the ball and fought back. With his position completely blocked by Carney, he shot from behind.
Kicked Kani's left foot directly.
The Zaragoza midfielder didn't hesitate at all and "collapsed to the ground" directly.
When it comes to acting skills, most professional players are capable!
There are not many upright boys like Su Dong anymore, and they are even close to extinction!
The referee immediately blew the whistle to signal a foul.
The fans at Camp Nou were not happy now, and booed all over the place.
But what surprised everyone even more was that the referee ran over and gave Ronaldinho a red card.
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"Red card?"
"Oh my God, is this a red card move?"
"Did Santiago make another mistake? He may have forgotten that he has never given a yellow card to Ronaldinho before."
"This is not the first time he has done such stupid things."
"Remember? In the previous match between Real Madrid and Espanyol, Ramos was entangled with Campo in the penalty area. Santiago blew the whistle to signal a foul, but Espanyol's Halke continued to attack and scored. Santiago
Yago completely forgot that he had blown the whistle and instead confusedly ruled that the goal was valid."
"Now, he is probably going to say that he forgot to give Ronaldinho a yellow card before."
"His confusion is really...haha..."
"Wait, it's really a red card!"
"How is this possible? Is he sure he didn't pick the wrong card?"
"A red card for this action?"
Not only were the on-site commentators shocked, but the Barcelona players on the field were also shocked.
It is indeed a foul to kick someone from behind, and it is understandable to give him a yellow card, because Ronaldinho did not mean any harm, he was just too impatient and wanted to get the ball back, and he did not move much.
But why give a red card?
"This is definitely a misjudgment!"
"Another stupid move by Santiago!"
"A Cantabrian conspiracy, a blatant favoritism for Zaragoza!"
"Look at Zaragoza's foul at the Nou Camp tonight. If it were the referee from any other region, it would be fair to at least give this red card to Zaragoza, but now, Santiago actually gave it to
Ronaldinho, this is so blatant!"
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Ronaldinho himself was shocked.
He was a little anxious at the time, but there was absolutely no malice.
Carney fell to the ground. This is understandable. Anyone who is kicked will fall to the ground, but why did the referee give a red card?
Not only were the Barcelona players stunned, but even the Zaragoza players themselves found it unbelievable.
If this kind of action can get a red card, then they don't know how many fouls they will get for Barcelona's previous fouls.
Especially the two fouls made by Gabriel Milito and Alvaro against Sudong, two sending offs were not excessive.
Barcelona's players were a little anxious, but Puyol quickly stopped his teammates and kept asking everyone to calm down.
Puyol realized that something was wrong with the problem, and if he continued to struggle like this, Barcelona would suffer more and more.
"You retreat first, I will negotiate with him!"
Subsequently, Puyol had a heated argument with the referee, but unfortunately, in the end, the Barcelona captain chose to accept the red card.
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The game restarts.
This red card was a huge blow to Barcelona, especially to morale.
Before the end of the first half, Zaragoza used a counterattack and Oscar Gonzalez scored to equalize the score, which made Zaragoza look more motivated.
Barcelona had to swallow the bitter pill of one to one.
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"He is Cantabrian and he is prejudiced against us!"
In the locker room, Puyol excitedly explained why he accepted the red card.
Although he is the captain, he must give everyone else a reasonable explanation.
"If we continue to struggle with him, he has the power to send off our players again, which will be an even bigger disaster."
It's certainly satisfying to flip the table and stop playing, but after all, it's just a matter of passion.
As the captain, Puyol cannot do this. In this case, he can only accept the red card.
Su Dong was sitting in front of the cabinet, with Messi on the left and Iniesta on the right. He leaned over curiously and asked in a low voice: "Where is Cantabrian?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "In the north of Spain, there has been a commotion there, so people there have a very bad impression of both Madrid and Barcelona, because Madrid and Barcelona
Barcelona is the richest place in Spain," Iniesta explained.
"But Zaragoza is not from the north either." Su Dong felt puzzled.
Iniesta shrugged and said helplessly: "Who knows?"
It has been almost three years since Su Dong came to Spain, but in fact, he still cannot understand their logic of thinking.
This is not just a regional conflict, it has even developed into a political conflict.
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How will Barcelona play after Ronaldinho was sent off?
Rijkaard did not give a good solution. He just told the players to be careful and try to score more goals, but the team needed to invest in defense and could no longer invest in troops on the offensive end.
To put it simply, I have no choice anyway, you can make up your own mind.
The Barcelona locker room has long been accustomed to Rijkaard's style of conduct. Basically, they work together in twos and threes to study how to play in the second half. The defensive players study defense and the offensive players study offense.
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After changing sides in the second half, Barcelona still had one less player than Zaragoza, but there was not much of a disadvantage on the field, and Barcelona still had the advantage in possession of the ball.
This is mainly because Ronaldinho is an offensive player in the frontcourt.
When it comes to defense, the Brazilian superstar rarely participates in defense. Even if he presses and presses, it is more of a false shot.
Because of this, Ronaldinho's red card did not have a great impact on Barcelona's defense. In addition, Barcelona's tactics were defensive in the second half, which made it difficult for Zaragoza's offense to be used.
In the 51st minute, a long pass came from Marcos in the backcourt. Sudong got stuck in the frontcourt, stopped the ball, and passed it back to Iniesta.
After Xiaobai took the ball head-on, he dribbled the ball forward, while Su Dong quickly rushed in front.
Iniesta distributed the ball to the right. After Messi got the ball, he started immediately and rushed directly to the right side of the penalty area with the ball. After passing two other players, he used his right foot on the right side of the penalty area, which he was not good at.
Pass to the center.
Su Dong rushed over, squeezed Gabriel Milito away with his body, poked the ball ten meters in front of the goal, and sent the ball into the lower right corner of Zaragoza's goal, two to one!
Just six minutes later, Deco passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Sudong quickly pulled away, received Deco's pass first, directly faced the central defender Alvaro, and dribbled the ball towards Alvaro from the left side of the penalty area.
Luo.
Su Dong's body swayed, and he walked the ball directly to the baseline. He forced his whole body to start, and used his explosive power to catch Alvaro alone, and passed the ball to the back point with his left foot.
The ball bypassed Gabriel Milito in the center and landed in an unguarded area at the back.
Messi's short figure quickly sprinted into position, met the landing point of Su Dong's cross, and directly headed the ball into Zaragoza's goal, three to one!
The entire Camp Nou stadium is boiling again!
Especially when they saw Sudong, Messi, Iniesta and Deco running to the sidelines to celebrate the goal, all the Barcelona fans were shouting Sudong's name crazily.
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"marvelous!"
"The ten-man Barcelona just relied on the wonderful cooperation of Su Dong and Messi in the second half to score two goals and surpass the score again."
"There is indeed a gap between Zaragoza and Barcelona in terms of strength. Although the referee Santiago helped tonight and sent off the Brazilian king Ronaldinho with a red card, they still failed to stop Sudong.
Steps forward!”
"Based on tonight's game, we have absolutely reason to believe that Barcelona will be the strongest contender for the Copa del Rey this season."
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In the end, Barcelona defeated Zaragoza 3-1 at home, relying on Su Dong's brace and with one player missing in most games, and successfully advanced to the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a total score of 6-4.
After the game, football king Pele, who was watching the game at Camp Nou, also spoke highly of Barcelona in an interview with the media.
"Barcelona is the best team in Spain, and Sudong is the best player in Barcelona tonight."
Although Bailey is still unwilling to say the words that all the media and fans are looking forward to, everyone can tell that he has begun to loosen up. At least he has begun to acknowledge Su Dong's performance.
This makes everyone believe that it is not far away from Bailey recognizing Su Dong's strength and status!
And everyone knows that Pele is famous for protecting his shortcomings.
