Chapter 753 One-Shot!

Liverpool's corners still failed to create a threat.

This is a weakness in Liverpool's attacking system, and the Reds are not good at coordinating set-pieces.

But this is normal again, after all, no team can really do the decathlon.

Skrtel's header went over the line and gave Barcelona a goal kick.

Although he failed to create a threat, the audience still gave warm applause to Liverpool's performance.

The live TV footage was given to Yang Yang, who was running towards his own half. His face was still unwilling. Obviously, he still regretted the free kick just now. He felt that he could have scored.

But what he didn't know was that, whether it was the fans of the two teams in the stands, or the political and business celebrities in the chairman's stand, they had already given him a high degree of affirmation.

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"He was born to play for Real Madrid."

The Spanish King Juan Carlos looked at Yang Yang, who was running fast towards the center line in the stadium, his eyes revealed an unconcealed appreciation, obviously admiring Yang Yang's performance and achievements in the past few years.

After saying this, he looked specifically at Florentino beside him.

"What do you say, Florentino?"

Florentino is the president of the largest construction company in Spain and even in Europe. He is a well-known business tycoon in Europe and a big man with amazing influence in European football. Although he has not been officially elected as the chairman of Real Madrid, he is basically Nine out of ten.

This time he accepted the invitation of UEFA President Platini and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to Rome, but chose to sit in the area of ​​Spanish King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Zapatero.

Interestingly, Juan Carlos is a clear-cut Real Madrid fan. The entire Spanish royal family is basically a Real Madrid diehard, but Prime Minister Zapatero declared himself a Barcelona fan.

Everyone knows that the former is a consistent tradition, and whether the latter is true or not is unknown.

But also because of this, Florentino is closer to Juan Carlos.

Now, the King of Spain has personally recommended Yang Yang to Florentino, apparently hoping that after Florentino comes to power, he can bring the number one player in world football to the Bernabeu and wear the Real Madrid jersey.

Florentino smiled and said softly, "You're right, he was born to Real Madrid."

Juan Carlos is in a good mood. It has been reported by the media before that once Florentino returns to the Bernabeu, the player he most wants to sign is Yang Yang. Even last summer, after Yang Yang politely rejected Barcelona, ​​he It was once disclosed by the media that Florentino was behind him.

Now, after getting a word from the future Real Madrid president, the King of Spain is relieved.

"He's an incredible player, look at that free-kick he just took."

After Florentino heard it, he nodded in agreement.

Although it was a pity that the ball was almost missed, it was really beautiful.

It's not easy to be able to score like this with the first shot at the opening.

I just don't know, can Liverpool stop Barcelona tonight?

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Liverpool's strategy at the start is clear, that is to stabilize their defense first.

Although they grabbed a wave of offense at the beginning and made two shots, Liverpool did not reluctant to fight. After seeing Barcelona stabilize their position, the team immediately retreated decisively and shrank their defense.

With four defenders and three midfielders, Liverpool's seven players formed two indestructible defensive lines outside the penalty area. Together with Gerrard and Kuyt in the front, the Reds invested nine players on the defensive end.

Only Yang Yang participated in the oppression more symbolically, and did not actively press like other teammates.

This is what Benitez repeatedly told before the game, he needs Yang Yang to maintain enough physical strength.

"It may not be just ninety minutes tonight, you need to be mentally prepared for one hundred and twenty minutes."

"My request to you is very simple, that is, in the 120th minute, when the opportunity arises, I need you to be able to rush up and seize the opportunity stably."

This is the task that Benitez gave Yang Yang before the game.

Even if Barcelona advanced the ball, even if the back line lost the ball, Yang Yang had to save enough energy.

It has been seven years since he started playing in the professional league at the age of sixteen. It is not long, but it is not short. Yang Yang has already accumulated his own set of game experience and knows how to reasonably allocate his own game in the game. physical fitness.

Therefore, after the team shrinks the defense in the meeting, he is more with the change of the situation, with Kuyt's movement and Barcelona's defensive position, constantly interspersed and run, more at a constant speed. host.

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Liverpool's defensive formation is very meticulous, Barcelona is trying to open up the situation, and it is not easy to create threats.

In the sixth minute, Daniel Alves formed a cross from the right and tried to pass to the middle of the goal, but Eto'o missed a chance due to Carragher's interference, failing to hit the ball.

In the 11th minute, Messi turned around after taking the ball in a midfield retreat, and quickly dribbled the ball to break through, but was intercepted and tackled by Mascherano. The referee Busacca did not call a foul on Argentina's midfielder .

The ball still landed at Barcelona's feet, and Xavi followed with a long shot, but it went wide.

This is also Barcelona's first shot of the game. It can be seen that Liverpool's defense is still very tight.

Subsequently, Barcelona tried to pass the ball into the penalty area, but was cleared by Skrtel with a header.

After receiving the ball, Iniesta threw away Xavi Alonso and shot another long-range shot.

But this time, Reina steadied the ball.

Butter player Reina is also a major hidden danger for Liverpool's defense in this game, but Reina himself is a big player. He is excited every time he comes to big games, especially when facing Barcelona, ​​and Liverpool really doesn't have a better goalkeeper, so everyone is very excited. Choose to trust him.

Two consecutive long-range shots from 25 meters away showed that Barcelona did not find a way to break through Liverpool's defense after the opening, and could only take long-range shots to try their luck.

And just as Barcelona completely controlled the ball and Liverpool were frequently beaten passively, in the fifteenth minute, Gerrard double-teamed Gareth Barry at the same time when chasing Alves to retreat. Force the Brazilian right back to pass the ball.

Mascherano went up and grabbed the ball decisively, and after stealing the ball passed to Xavi, he quickly stabbed it to Xavi Alonso.

Xavi Alonso made a quick pass forward, and when Kuyt retreated to answer, he directly volleyed.

The ball crossed Barcelona's defence and fell behind Pique and Puyol.

At this moment, Yang Yang threw away two Barcelona defenders at the same time at a very fast speed, and went straight to the goal.

"Single knife!"

"Chance for Liverpool!"

But when the fans at the scene exclaimed for a while, they saw the linesman on the sidelines quickly raise the flag, and the referee Busacca immediately whistled, indicating that Yang Yang was offside.

Yang Yang rushed to the front of the penalty area. Seeing that it was a single shot, he was offside, and he was very unconvinced.

"Hey, sir, I looked at Puyol's position and ran, I can guarantee that at least I'm on par with him." Yang Yang pointed at Puyol and explained, he was very aggrieved.

This is obviously an excellent anti-offside, how can it be offside?

The referee Busaka said with a smile that the linesman was very clear and certain that it was an offside.

"Don't think too much, just concentrate on the game." Busaka patted Yang Yang's shoulder and comforted with a smile.

For the first person in the world of football, the impression of the referees all over the world is excellent.

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"Let's see this slow-motion replay..."

"Hey, let's see, there is no offside. Yang Yang and Puyol should be in the same line, not offside."

"Let's look at another angle and it is true that there is no offside."

"It seems that the linesman's line of sight was slightly blocked by Pique. He didn't notice Puyol's position and mistakenly thought that Yang Yang was offside."

"This is indeed a very controversial penalty. It should have been an excellent single-handed ball opportunity, but it was called offside."

"Yang Yang innocently explained to his teammates that he was obviously still very dissatisfied with the penalty this time. We can understand that, after all, this is the Champions League final. If it is not called offside, with Yang Yang's ability, this one-shot should be a 9-1 already."

"It's a shame that the linesman's mistake made Liverpool miss another goal."

"But from this attack, we can also see Liverpool's strategy, which is to defend and counterattack."

"Benitez's tactics are indeed conservative, but this should be the best way to face Barcelona. After all, if you take the initiative, it is impossible for Liverpool to compete with Barcelona without the advantage of possession."

"Liverpool's anti-offside action this time also just gave Barcelona a wake-up call."

"We saw Guardiola being very nervous on the sidelines."

"It's true that although Barcelona had the advantage of passing and controlling the ball, they were never able to create a threat. Instead, it was Liverpool. First, it was a direct free kick from Yang Yang at the center post, and then it was an anti-offside single-handed shot just now."

"If it hadn't been for the posts and the linesman, maybe it would have been 2-0 now."

"Guardiola is obviously also worried about the mistake just now. Liverpool's counterattack was very fast, and there was not enough time for the Barcelona defense to react."

"So, Guardiola should be signaling that the team should be stable and not be too anxious."

"With a player like Yang Yang at the front, he may fight back at any time. This is something that no team dares to be careless about."

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Perhaps they felt the threat of the counterattack just now, or perhaps it was an instruction from Guardiola. For a while, Barcelona consciously slowed down the rhythm of the game, and especially began to pay attention to the protection behind him.

As a result, the intensity of the attack in the midfield and frontcourt is weakened.

And Liverpool, as always, adopted a strategy of steady defense, with a strict defense, would rather drag the game into a penalty shootout, and never take the initiative to expose loopholes for Barcelona to attack.

In the face of such a Liverpool team, it is indeed difficult for Barcelona to find an opportunity to start.