Chapter 253 City Derby

Latest website: Around three o'clock in the afternoon, a large number of Espanyol fans were already surrounding the Olympic Stadium.

Derby games are always hot. Although this derby is not as hot as El Clasico, nor does it attract as much attention, it is also a grudge game between the two teams.

Neither Barcelona nor Espanyol want to lose this game.

But compared to Barcelona, ​​which is full of confidence, the Spaniard seems a little less confident, and his tone is not so sure about victory.

The restart of the league has greatly aroused the enthusiasm of the fans.

As Barcelona's first game in the second half of the season, this has also received huge attention from fans in Europe and even the world.

Barcelona's performance in the final rounds of the first half of the season has been poor.

And many teams are also targeting their ‘weaknesses’.

Are Barcelona out of trouble now?

How effective are the new tactics in official matches?

These are all unknowns.

Although Barcelona fans are confident about this, many media and football commentators are skeptical.

After all, a training match is a training match, and the league is a league. The two are not the same.

Because of this, this game has also received a lot of attention.

Yile's starting position is certain. After all, Yile is the absolute core of the current Barcelona team. No one can be missing Yile.

On the other hand, for the Spaniards, Wu Lei actually entered the starting lineup.

This also surprised Chinese fans. The Chinese derby they expected has finally begun.

The lineups for both sides are as follows.

Espanyol (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Lopez.

Defenders: Xavi Lopez, Naldo, Bernardo, Didak.

Midfielder: Gomez, David Lopez, Marco Rocca.

Forwards: Wu Lei, Serhi Dadel, Kaleri.

Barcelona (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba.

Midfielder: De Jong, Yile, Rakitic.

Forwards: Griezmann, Suarez, Messi.

The Spaniard has put forward his most confident lineup at this stage, while Barcelona is playing steadily and showing off its new tactical configuration.

With fierce shouts from the scene, players from both sides finally entered the court.

The captains of both sides choose sides.

Then Barcelona, ​​as the visiting team, took the initiative to shake hands with the Spaniard.

Yi Le and Wu Lei also hugged each other gently.

Both sides come to their own half, and the game starts at any time.

"Okay, now the players on both sides are ready, the Spaniard will take the lead."

Amid He Wei's high-pitched voice, the referee blew the whistle.

"This is CCTV Channel 5. After a half-month holiday, the 2019/2020 La Liga season has restarted. In this game, we can focus on Barcelona. This team that has just reorganized and used new tactics will have What kind of performance, we can look forward to it."

"As soon as the game started, the Spaniards launched an active attack. They kept trying to pull on the two wings, as if they were trying to break through the two wings."

With everyone watching, the Spaniards were not timid at all. Facing Barcelona, ​​they took the lead in showing their swords and constantly exerted pressure on the two wings.

But Barcelona's defense is also very solid.

Yi Le and Rakitic were on one side, and the coordinated defense in the midfield and backcourt made the Spaniard have no chance.

Seeing this scene, the Barcelona commentator's eyes lit up and said: "Valverde is putting Italian-style coordinated defense into his own team. This kind of defense requires linkage between the midfield and the backcourt, and it also extremely tests the midfielder. The ability to fight back.”

"Now that Barcelona has Yi, I think we don't need to worry about this."

As commentator Comans said, Barcelona's defense is very solid and they are constantly trying to steal.

This made the Spaniards a little afraid and did not dare to attack suddenly.

At the same time, the pressing pressure exerted by Barcelona was increasing, and Griezmann retreated to join the pressing. This made the Spaniard unable to withstand the pressure and could only choose a wing to try to attack.

They chose Wu Lei as a winger and kicked the ball in front of Wu Lei, letting him catch up.

This kind of ball is very casual and tests the forward's speed.

Wu Lei's speed is not very fast. His characteristic is to penetrate forward. In this case, it will not have any effect.

Sure enough, Wu Lei was chased by Yi Le as soon as he started. With a strong push, he was pushed aside and he dominated the ball.

The ball changed hands, and Yi Le dunked his foot, circled around, and passed the ball to Rakitic with his left foot.

Afterwards, Yi Le moved forward again and came to the center circle.

"Barcelona get the ball, what do they do?"

When everyone expected Yi Le to lead the attack, Yi Le handed the ball directly to De Jong, while he stood behind De Jong to cover.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but be a little surprised.

De Jong is indeed a good organizer, but is he better than Yi Le?

Different from the performance of the fans, the Barcelona players understood Yi Le's intentions after seeing De Jong holding the ball.

This is a tough attack.

The time has come to test their ability to break through.

De Jong moved laterally with the ball, and Yi Le followed closely behind him.

The opposing player came to harass De Jong, and De Jong made a passing gesture. The moment the opposing player took a step, he quickly pulled the ball and passed him by.

"De Jong!! It's over!! He played so confidently!!"

Comans shouted in surprise.

In the past, De Jong always played a little submissive due to his physical weakness. Let alone this kind of excellence, even if someone comes within a few meters of him, this guy will definitely consider passing the ball first.

But now, De Jong's playing style has changed dramatically. He is playing more confidently and aggressively.

After seeing De Jong's performance, Yi Le also nodded secretly.

You need to do more of these extraordinary moves to build confidence. This is enough in the league. In the Champions League, you need some technical support. Big scenes require a big heart. De Jong has always been lacking in this aspect, so Yi Le is interested. To cultivate De Jong's self-confidence.

After passing the ball, De Jong continued to move forward. After absorbing a certain amount of defensive force, he handed the ball to Messi.

Messi holds the ball in the frontcourt, which is the most comfortable position for offense.

Faced with the rolling ball, Messi did not stop the ball. Instead, he flicked the arch of his foot and hit it directly from the side with extraordinary agility.

"Messi enters the penalty area!"

The Barcelona fans at the scene were already getting angry.

They had some surprises.

Barcelona's playing style has changed somewhat and has become extremely explosive.

Just after the Spaniard gave them a thumbs up, Barcelona was about to get back on track.

And this is a hard fight!

This kind of courage did not make them feel uncomfortable, but made them happy.

This shows the blood and vitality of this team from the side!