Chapter 268 This Is the Role of Superstars!
On the other hand, Real Madrid's system has basically not changed. The situation in the first half is very obvious. Everyone who watched the game knows that within these fifty minutes, Barcelona's offense was fragmented and did not pose any fatal threat at all.
And Real Madrid's counterattacks were very sharp every time. Bai Ran's offensive organization in the midfield was like a fish in water, and the opponent's defense line was almost non-existent. In the first few dozen minutes of the first half, Pique was exhausted!
Alba on the wing was also in a state of panic. Real Madrid's attacks from the wing were also very frequent. Bale and Vazquez, the two wingers, blossomed together. Both of them rushed madly into Barcelona's defense line, making the opponent dazzled.
In the middle, Morata's performance today was also relatively online. As a fulcrum center forward, he didn't like to retreat to support, nor could he use his height advantage in the frontcourt to block his body and create space for his teammates. Instead, he preferred to finish by himself.
This was not a good thing, but fortunately, Morata's performance today was still good.
The one-to-zero lead also means that the team does not need to make too many changes. The system can work well, so just maintain the status quo.
During the halftime break, there was also a very interesting interaction off the field. The host invited two guests, one supporting Real Madrid and the other supporting Barcelona. The two cheered for their favorite teams by scoring the ball into the small goal.
These two are well-known singers and variety show stars in Spain. They have a huge fan base in the local area. Their joining this link also made the fans very excited.
Outside the stadium, various celebrities also expressed their opinions during the halftime break.
Xavi, who recently retired, said: "I can see Enrique's tactical intentions, but this is not what the players want."
"The players and coaches have different ideas, which easily leads to this dilemma. This situation occurred frequently in last season's games. The offense was ineffective, and the defense was not solid. Barcelona was like a pile of loose sand."
"But I am more optimistic about Barcelona's victory in this game. Enrique is a good coach. He will definitely be able to find this problem in the midfield and take corresponding measures."
"If Barcelona gets back on track, I think Real Madrid is not a match."
Raul expressed a different opinion on this battle.
"You asked me how I guessed the result of this game?"
"Don't be ridiculous, haven't you seen the data?"
"At the home court of Camp Nou, Barcelona had 3 shots and 1 on target, while Real Madrid had 7 shots and 3 on target."
"Besides the high ball possession rate of 64%, what else does Barcelona have an advantage over?"
"Oh! And the number of fouls, Barcelona is also better than Real Madrid in this data."
Raul's answer was very clear. He felt that Real Madrid would continue this offensive trend and would definitely set off a more bloody storm in the second half.
Especially the existence of Bai Ran, which made Raul have great confidence in this team all the time.
Indeed, Real Madrid with or without Bai Ran is now undoubtedly two different teams.
In Zidane's tactical system, Bai Ran undoubtedly plays an extremely important role.
This No. 37 of Real Madrid, a talented young player from China, has proved with his actual actions that what he said at the beginning was by no means an exaggeration.
After fifteen minutes of rest time, the game continued.
The two sides returned to the Camp Nou and changed sides. They showed a better mental state than in the first half.
The game had already been played for half a game. They were familiar with the rhythm of the game. They had regained their previous state. The second half of the game was expected to be more exciting!
The two sides opened their formations again, and the game continued with the referee's whistle.
At the beginning of the second half, Vazquez confidently dribbled forward. The games in the past few days have fully played the confidence of this young player who was promoted from Castilla.
However, ideals are full, but reality is very skinny. Facing the defense of Barcelona's full-backs and Busquets's defense, Vazquez quickly entered a dead end. In the situation that he couldn't handle, Vazquez could only choose to pass back.
At the moment when he hesitated for two seconds, Busquets made a quick decision, predicted very accurately, and cut the ball off with one foot. It was so decisive!
Barcelona immediately changed its form, and everyone ran forward.
Running without the ball is what Enrique emphasizes most. The reason why Barcelona's ball control is so stable and the coordination is so gorgeous is entirely due to their essence of running without the ball.
Especially in the midfield, the combination of Iniesta and Busquets can drive the passing rhythm of everyone. The moving position of the next second after the ball is the most critical factor in passing and controlling football.
Fans who often watch football should know that every time Iniesta passes the ball, he can always run to the comfortable position of his teammates, and the opponent is a blind spot for defense. In this way, if all Barcelona players can achieve Iniesta's level as much as possible, then the opponent will never touch the ball.
There is a saying that Busquets turns around, Barcelona switches from defense to offense.
The top rhythm conversion of this brain is unique in the world football.
After intercepting the ball, Busquets faced the double-teaming of Bai Ran and Modric, and turned around with a simple heel, and the two were instantly left behind.
Then, Busquets kicked a long ground ball and passed it directly to Messi's feet.
Find Messi!
This is the task Enrique assigned to them in the midfield. No matter who has the ball, what should they do if there is no particularly good opportunity to create threats? Find Messi!
For a player of this level, every move he makes with the ball can cause chaos in the opponent's defense.
This is the role of a superstar in the team.
The ball quickly came to Messi's feet. After Messi dribbled the ball, he directly attracted Marcelo's attention, and all Real Madrid players immediately returned to defense.
Messi's dribbling accuracy is the best in the world. Facing Marcelo's defense, Messi swayed left and right. At the moment when Marcelo's center of gravity was unstable, Messi seized the opportunity to directly lift a little height with his left foot, passed the opponent's defender, and cut inside to the outside of the penalty area.
This position can shoot!
Messi Corridor!
All the Real Madrid defenders rushed towards Messi frantically. Ramos, Varane and even Casemiro all ran towards Messi.
Bai Ran shouted: "Mark him! Mark him!"
"His teammate! Left side!"
"This side is empty!"
The teammates knew the threat of Messi very well. In this position where they could shoot, everyone tightened the string in their minds and stared at Messi's movements.
But they ignored that the other two branches of Barcelona's trident also had excellent assist and scoring abilities.
Sure enough, at this moment, Messi kicked the ball with his left foot, and the ball was lifted into the air. All the Real Madrid defenses that rushed in were empty.
Messi did not choose to shoot, but a light pass with very high accuracy!
The ball went directly to Neymar's feet on the wing!
There was no one guarding here. Neymar looked up at the ball. The moment it landed, he twisted his body gracefully and volleyed with his right foot!
Neymar is worthy of being another generation of Brazilian leaders. His footwork is indeed strong. Messi passed the ball very comfortably, almost without any rotation, so it was easy to shoot.
Neymar's volley had a strange arc in it, and the speed of the ball was also very fast!
Navas made a save, but the ball still hit the upper right corner of the goal.
This ball went in!
Barcelona scored an equalizer at the beginning of the second half, when the game time just reached 50 minutes!
Enrique celebrated wildly, that's right!
The score is now 1-1, Camp Nou is boiling, and Barcelona fans are enthusiastically celebrating the birth of this goal.
Neymar stretched out his index fingers with both hands, ran to the sidelines and pointed to the sky with both hands, then jumped up and waved his right arm to celebrate.
Barcelona's players also raised their hands and ran towards Neymar. This goal is really cool!
Messi's pass was equally wonderful, a light pass and a powerful volley. This cooperation was simply beautiful!
It's time for Real Madrid to feel the threat. If it continues like this, I'm afraid the disadvantage of the away game will be revealed.
The atmosphere at Camp Nou reached its climax. The game came to the 50th minute and the two sides returned to the same starting line again!
Such a wonderful offensive battle is exactly what the fans want to see. On one side is the ultimate pass control, invincible footwork, and delicate dribbling.
On the other side is a sharp counterattack, extraordinary personal ability, and a clean finish!
Pure White Dynasty and Red and Blue Army, who can laugh to the end at Camp Nou today?
Barcelona's state has also reached its peak today. Without the interference of the referee, the two teams presented a classic game to the fans!
After a celebration, the two sides returned to the field again, and the game continued.
Real Madrid took the lead in kicking off. Bai Ran raised his hand to signal the players to keep their minds steady and not to worry!
Barcelona's advantage is positional warfare. Their ball control is easily dazzling. The midfield is not outstanding in physical strength. Compared with other giants, the midfield is also inclined to neglect defense, so the more anxious you are, the easier it is for them to steal the ball.
The offensive rhythm here slowed down, and Barcelona also carried out high-position pressing in the frontcourt.
Although Suarez, the all-around striker, has a bad reputation, he is a first-class super striker based on his skills alone. The same is true in defense. He can often take advantage of the opponent's mistakes or lack of concentration to steal the ball, thus posing a great threat.
Real Madrid slowly advanced with the ball, and Vazquez passed the ball to Bai Ran's feet. Bai Ran was not in a hurry and drove the ball to the right front. At the moment when Rakitic grabbed the ball, Bai Ran pulled the ball diagonally, and then pushed his foot arch, and got rid of the Croatian with a simple and clean move.
Bai Ran suddenly started the speed, and the change of rhythm was fleeting. Real Madrid's attack was as quiet as a virgin and as fast as a rabbit. This unexpected speed-up made all the members in the back of Barcelona nervous!
Busquets quickly caught up with Bai Ran, while Bai Ran dodged and maneuvered, and tore out a gap in the opponent's heavy defense. Under the malicious pulling of the opponent's players, Bai Ran passed the ball diagonally to Bale on the wing.
Bale advanced with the ball at high speed, came to the edge of the penalty area, and then kicked a cross.
Morata in the middle was flanking and grabbing the ball, and the timing of the ball was very good!
At this time, Morata seemed to feel that the ball was a little low after it came to him, so he raised his thigh and tried to use the inside of his foot to cushion the ball into the goal.
But something went wrong. Cillessen's direct attack made him miss the first opportunity in front of the goal. If he tried desperately to grab the point, he would head the ball and then rub it. Whether it was a direct shot or a ferry to the feet of Vasquez behind, it would be a more feasible plan.
But Morata chose to slow down the rhythm a little, and then push it in with his feet. In this way, the opportunity was fleeting, and Cillessen attacked directly and hugged the ball.
Real Madrid's attack ended in failure again.
Then, Cillessen threw the ball and made a long pass directly!
This ball was for Suarez!
The ball crossed the half court. Real Madrid's defense was not empty, but there were not many people left!
Ramos, Varane, Carvajal and Casemiro!
In an instant, Barcelona's frontcourt became a three-on-four situation, with Andre Gomes and Rakitic coming from behind.
Iniesta is a bit old, and he was a bit slow on the way.
Suarez and Varane compete for the first point!
The former ran forward, while Varane moved closely behind him, but unexpectedly, the idea of the top striker was unexpected, Suarez ran in the opposite direction!
Varane has always focused on the front, wanting to compete with Suarez for the first point of the high ball, but unexpectedly Suarez braked suddenly, and then went directly behind Varane!
At this time, the ball landed after a long pass, bounced off the ground, and flew behind the two.
Varane was dumbfounded, and quickly turned around and ran back, trying to catch the ball back.
But it was no use, Suarez got the ball and passed it directly to Neymar on the left.
Neymar didn't stop at the first time, he staggered, and jogged to the edge of the penalty area, and Ramos fell to the ground and made a tackle!
A tackle from Sergio Ramos!
Bang!
This time, both the man and the ball were thrown to the ground!
Neymar was violated, and all the Barcelona players came to argue, and some even fought!
Ramos was certainly not afraid, and there were many teammates behind him to support him.
Although Ramos's action seemed very exaggerated and dirty, in fact, he aimed at the ball when he tackled, and the nails under his feet were not exposed, and he was holding his feet.
If he really wanted to destroy Neymar, the opportunity just now could completely ruin Neymar's entire career.
It's just that Neymar's leg was tripped by Ramos while dribbling at high speed. It looks like he fell badly, but in fact, there is no injury to his leg.
"What? You can't stand this?"
"A bunch of women, go home and breastfeed!"
These words angered the Barcelona players, they pushed each other, no one gave in!
Bai Ran also rushed to the scene quickly and pushed Digne to the ground directly. However, Bai Ran did this intentionally, but the referee did not notice it, and even Digne did not notice who had just done it.
Bai Ran found out that among the members of Barcelona, Digne was the most unclean. It turned out that the players who came from Ligue 1 were unclean.
To deal with such people, you can't be too polite to him, just deal with him directly when you have the chance!
Fortunately, the referee didn't notice this at all, but came over and showed Ramos a yellow card.
The players and fans of Barcelona all protested.
"This is a red card! Are you sure?"
Messi also came over and negotiated with the referee, but Messi's emotions were relatively stable: "Did you see it clearly?"
"Ramos intended to hurt Neymar when he tackled the ball just now."
"If Neymar hadn't jumped up, he should have been off the court."
"I think this is a red card. Can you think about it again?"
The referee shook his head: "I have my own standards for penalties. Everything is based on my whistle."
"There have been enough conflicts in this game. I don't want you to have any more doubts."
So, all the Barcelona players had no choice but to accept the yellow card plus free kick.
Neymar held his ankle, his face looked a little painful, he gasped from time to time, and sweat dripped from his forehead.
At this time, Suarez walked up and pulled Neymar up. The two had a brief conversation. There was no big problem, and then the game continued.
A free kick very close to the outside of the penalty area was a good opportunity to score.
Real Madrid didn't know who to let take the penalty.
Messi, Neymar, Suarez, and Iniesta stood at the four corners of the ball.
Navas watched their movements intently in the gaps between the human wall.
Bai Ran and Ramos formed a human wall, ready to jump and compete for the header at any time.
At this moment, everyone in the stadium was suffocating.
What will the exciting free kick bring the game to?
Whether Barcelona can fight back depends on this goal.
Bai Ran's heart was inevitably beating with nervousness. He even regretted it a little now. System, system, after you recycled the attribute slot of my mentality, my mentality now really needs to be honed!
"Huh..."
Several people breathed a sigh of relief. The referee blew the whistle and Suarez started running first!
Swish!
Suarez stepped over the ball!
This was a fake move!
Then it was Iniesta's run-up!
While he was running, Messi had already started to get excited next to him!
Iniesta once again did not choose to shoot, but ran directly past!
Messi!