Chapter 578 Super Messi

.. , the days when I played football with Da Luo

Today Manchester United is still a 41 formation, goalkeeper Van der Sar, defenders Fabio, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra, midfielders Giggs and Carrick, in front of them are Ricardo, Rooney, Varen West Asia, Little Pea Hernandez came forward.

Barcelona is their usual 433, goalkeeper Valdez, defenders Alves, Pique, Mascherano and Abidal, midfielders Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta, three strikers are Pedro On the left, Messi on the right, and Villa on the front.

After the start of the game, Manchester United launched a high-position press tactic to make the game enter a fast pace.

However, today's field is relatively slippery, because it rained a little before, so the technical players were somewhat affected on the field and made more mistakes.

Just 3 minutes into the game, Xiaopea received a through ball from Riccardo, kicked a shot from the edge of the penalty area, and was blocked by Pique.

In the 8th minute, Van der Sar found Rooney with a big foot. Rooney headed the ball to Ricardo. Ricardo used an acrobatic movement to shake his compatriot Alves inside and took an arc shot. Valdez was very focused and saved the ball brilliantly.

During the opening period, Barcelona was disrupted by Manchester United's press and did not quickly enter the game state.

Manchester United will take advantage of the situation to score points and attack very aggressively.

But after a period of onslaught and no goals in the opening period, Barcelona gradually found their form and adapted to the field. They increased their possession and began to control the game, and Manchester United fell into a passive position.

In the 16th minute, Harvey sent a cross, and Pedro got rid of Ferdinand and shot from close range, which was slightly missed.

In the 18th minute, Harvey sent a through pass, Villa broke through Vidic's frontal defense, shot hard, and the football flew out of the goal against the post.

One minute later, Villa received another pass from Harvey, but his shot from the edge of the penalty area was saved by Van der Sar.

Mourinho seemed very dissatisfied on the sidelines. During this time, Manchester United was too passive, and Ricardo returned to the midfield to participate in the organization and could not equalize Manchester United's midfield disadvantage.

In the 31st minute, after Xavi received Iniesta's through ball, he distributed the ball to the right. There was a large space on the left of Manchester United. Messi broke through Vidic's defense after taking the ball and calmly shot the goal low. In the lower right corner, it opened the scoring for Barcelona.

After scoring the goal, Messi first celebrated with his teammates, and then made a face at Ricardo.

Mourinho did not go into a rage,

But the gloomy look showed that his patience had reached its limit.

He didn't have to wait long, though. In the 35th minute, Manchester United immediately instigated an attack after stealing the ball in the frontcourt. The football was handed over to Ricardo. His Busquets squeezed away too, leaving the ball where it was. Li Cardo rushed forward, took a step, and suddenly took a long shot. The football flew into the upper left corner of the goal like an arrow off the string.

Manchester United equalized the score.

Manchester United, whose physical fitness has declined, reduced their high-position press and began to retreat. They were really frightened by Barcelona's possession of the ball and Harvey's elusive through ball.

Before the end of the first half, Harvey created a dangerous situation in the Manchester United penalty area through 2 through balls, but the Manchester United defender's attention was more concentrated, destroying the ball before Pedro and Messi shot.

The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 1:1.

In Manchester United's dressing room, Mourinho scolded Fang Qiu in front of the tactical board. Riccardo lowered his head, thinking how great it would be if Ronaldo was here, replacing Ronaldo at this time would definitely change the situation.

After reaping great success last season, Manchester United has very rich profits, but the club did not make any moves during the transfer period. They obviously needed to strengthen the midfield, but they did not make a move. During the winter break, only one Lindegard, who cannot be used as an immediate combat force, was transferred. This really doesn't look like a team aiming to defend the title.

If the team had added one or two strong players this year, they wouldn't be playing so hard now.

After the opening of the second half, Barcelona began to besiege Manchester United's half. Even Mascherano and Pique also took turns to attack Manchester United's penalty area.

Relying on their possession advantage, they bullied Manchester United unscrupulously.

And Manchester United's midfield is too out of control. If Ricardo comes back to assist in possession of the ball, he will reduce the chance of counterattack; if he stays in the frontcourt, he will not receive the ball at all.

In the 51st minute, Barcelona almost expanded the score. Messi and Alves jointly penetrated the left gate of Manchester United.

In the 54th minute, Messi received a cross from Iniesta, shot directly from the front of the penalty area, and the ball went into the far corner. This is Messi's 13th goal in the Champions League this season. He made a provocative grimace at Ricardo again before turning around to celebrate with his teammates.

Manchester United had no choice but to step up their offensive, but they never got a good chance.

Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, passed the time by possessing the ball, and occasionally sped up the tempo suddenly, which caught Manchester United by surprise.

In the 71st minute, Manchester United found a rare opportunity. At that time, Giggs moved the ball to the left with a big foot. Lano's joint defense. Ricardo flicked his tail, passed between the two, and then flicked the ball, shot from a small angle, and the football rolled into the goal from Valdez's legs.

It was also Manchester United's first shot in the second half.

Although the score was equalized, Ricardo was not happy. This game is too passive, and Manchester United is likely to lose the ball.

Good spirits are not bad spirits.

In the 77th minute, Messi made a breakthrough on the right and tactfully stuffed the ball to Busquets. Busquets immediately returned the ball. Iniesta followed up with a burst shot and pierced Manchester United's goal for the third time.

Ricardo was almost desperate.

In this game, if you look at the score, Manchester United is only one goal behind, but judging from the performance on the field, Manchester United is more than one step behind their opponents.

Mourinho immediately dispatched troops, Nani replaced Fabio, Scholes replaced Carrick, to strengthen the attack.

But to no avail, Barcelona has been firmly in control of the rhythm of the field.

As time went by, Licado couldn't run anymore. He began to accept the fact that he would not be able to defend the Champions League this year.

He's done his best, but most of the time, he's alone.

Manchester United, which has performed well all season, was completely defeated in this game.

When the referee blew his whistle three times, announcing that Barcelona had reached the top of Europe again, the Manchester United players could only feel dejected.

When Riccardo was interviewed on the sidelines, he said some imaginative words: "Let's end this season here. It's a pity that we didn't become champions, but this is football, and no one can always win. This After the first game, I will take some time off and I will seriously consider my options. Some things may change."

What is he thinking about? What is he going to choose? All of Europe is reading his words.

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