Chapter 252: Defeat Barcelona in reverse and leave Camp Nou with victory!
The scene was in an uproar, and fans from both sides couldn't help but become worried. They all stood on tiptoes and looked toward the court.
Both were seriously injured, with Pique's injury more serious. He fell to the ground and lost consciousness. Kompany had obvious blood stains on his head and struggled to stand up, but was a little unsteady.
The referee quickly called the team doctor to come on for treatment. The Barcelona team doctor took a look at Pique's pupils with a flashlight. After calling loudly in his ear several times but there was no response, he called an ambulance with a serious expression and took Pique away. Gram was transferred to an ambulance and immediately sent off the field, preparing to send him to a large hospital for treatment.
This unexpected turn of events was beyond the expectations of everyone at the scene. Seeing their teammates being seriously injured and being taken away by ambulance, the Barcelona players felt sad and their mentality would inevitably be affected.
Pique's injury worried Barcelona fans, and the live footage showed the Spanish national team coach Del Bosque who came to the Nou Camp to watch the game.
Del Bosque's expression looked very serious. The World Cup is about to start and Pique is Spain's main central defender.
He was injured and it was a big blow for Spain as well.
Barcelona quickly made substitution adjustments and replaced Marc Bartra, who was injured and unable to play.
Pellegrini is also preparing to make a substitution. Kompany was diagnosed with a concussion and the team doctor believed that he was not suitable to continue playing.
But after Kompany took a short rest on the sidelines, he said he could still persist!
In such an important game, as the captain, he didn't want to run away.
"Vincent, are you sure you want to insist?"
Pellegrini once again confirmed to the other party that the game with Barcelona is not a determined outcome.
Even if they lose this game, they still have a chance when they return to their home court.
But if Kompany plays injured and aggravates his injury, he may not be able to make it to the next game.
"Yes, coach, I don't want to go back to Manchester with regrets!"
Kompany's attitude is very determined. He is worried that his team will lose next game.
"Captain, just rest peacefully. With us here, your efforts will never be in vain!"
At this moment, Lin Quan and others appeared on the sidelines and dissuaded Kompany.
"Captain, don't you believe us?"
Seeing that Kompany was still hesitating, De Bruyne shut up Kompany completely with a soul torture.
If Kompany persists, it will be a distrust of his teammates.
So after hearing what De Bruyne said, he finally stopped insisting.
Lin Quan gave De Bruyne a thumbs up. Sure enough, the Belgians know how to persuade Belgians!
Manchester City brought on Lescott to replace the injured Kompany.
As the game continued, Pique's injury made players on both sides fearful, and the physical confrontation was not as intense as before.
The two sides have reduced the intensity of physical confrontation and the number of fouls, which is good news for technical players, such as Barcelona's Messi and Neymar.
Seeing that Kolarov had a yellow card on his back, Barcelona specifically stepped up its attack on Manchester City's left wing.
With the support of his teammates, Neymar gradually became more active on the court.
In the 71st minute, Neymar used a gorgeous pass to trick Manchester City's left back Kolarov and broke into the penalty area.
Unfortunately, before he could shoot, Lescott destroyed the ball at his feet and missed the baseline.
Barcelona took a tactical corner kick and once again hit the ball to the right and handed it to Neymar's feet.
Realizing the threat from Neymar, Kroos ran over to help defend.
However, Neymar seemed to be putting on a show. Under the pressure of Kroos and Kolarov, he stepped on the ball with his back to the goal, avoided Kroos' pressure, and pulled back. Half a step later, he passed the ball from his right foot to his left foot, and flicked the ball with his left foot as if it was going to the center.
This fake move deceived Kolarov, who began to move towards the center without doubting his presence.
However, Neymar passed the ball to his right foot with his left foot and turned around.
This series of actions was completed in an instant, as smoothly as acrobatics.
Manchester City's two defensive players have all lost their positions, and Neymar has a smooth road ahead.
However, just as Neymar was about to accelerate into the penalty area, a blue figure rushed over from the side and knocked him to the ground with a kick.
Neymar immediately dived into the penalty area and rolled on the ground holding his feet.
After the tackle, Lin Quan didn't leave. He just stood aside and watched Neymar rolling on the ground.
When he tackled the ball with his feet, he would definitely not hurt Neymar. This guy was obviously acting.
However, Kuppers was deceived by Neymar's performance. His whistle sounded immediately, and he ran over to show Lin Quan a yellow card and awarded Barcelona a free kick.
Lin Quan had no objection to this penalty. He just went for the foul.
Although Neymar was performing, Lin Quan's foot did kick him.
If Neymar had been allowed to break into the penalty area just now, it would have been a very dangerous one-on-one shot.
Barcelona players rushed forward one after another. They did not come to block Lin Quan, but protested to the referee, thinking that this should be a penalty kick.
Kuppers ignored the protests of the Barcelona players and insisted on his penalty. Although Neymar fell in the penalty area, he could see clearly that Lin Quan's foul occurred outside the penalty area, so it was not a point. ball.
Barcelona protested to no avail and gave up continuing to surround the referee. After all, the referee's standards of law enforcement were obvious to everyone. If he was offended and received a yellow card, it would be more of a loss than a gain.
Messi stood in front of the free kick. He glanced at the goalkeeper's position, took a run-up and hit the goal directly.
Unfortunately, the kick failed to cross the wall and the ball bounced off the wall.
The Barcelona players behind them rushed to the landing point immediately, but there was someone faster than them!
Because of his height, Lin Quan did not line up the wall, but wandered around the outside of the penalty area to see if he could find an opportunity to counterattack.
Now, the opportunity has come!
Lin Quan received the ball before Harvey.
He moved the ball to the left, and the ball passed through, avoiding Harvey's interception.
Aguero, David Silva and others saw Lin Quan grabbing the ball and began to sprint towards Barcelona's half.
Manchester City's counterattack is here again!
"Stop him!"
The moment Lin Quan grabbed the ball, Martino jumped up from his seat in fright.
Manchester City's counterattack today is very threatening, and they have already scored two goals using such a quick counterattack.
If they are allowed in again this time, Barcelona will be in trouble!
While Busques retreated quickly, he used his brain to think about the best way to defend.
"Stop Lin with me!"
He quickly made a choice and summoned Mascherano to pounce on Lin Quan with him.
He had already tried one-on-one defense and couldn't stop Lin Quan at all, so this time he simply called a helper to double-team Lin Quan.
Even if you can't stop him, as long as you can slow down Manchester City's counterattack and buy time for your teammates to position themselves on defense, it will be considered a success!
Mascherano and Busques' advances left Barcelona's right wing completely empty.
This is not their fault, but that the wide players are far less threatening to the goal than the central ones.
If Lin Quan is allowed to break through with the ball from the center, he can shoot directly.
But if he is forced to move the ball to the wing, Manchester City players can only threaten Barcelona's goal by making passes or cutting inside.
This will extend their attack time and give Barcelona more time to organize their defense.
Moreover, as long as Lin Quan is targeted and does not give him a chance to make the final kick, the threat to other Manchester City players will be much smaller.
Seeing Mascherano and Busquez rushing toward him, Lin Quan immediately guessed their intentions.
Do you want to force yourself to pass the ball, and then mark yourself to deny yourself a chance to catch the ball and shoot?
Barcelona's defense also includes left back Alba and center back Bartra who has just been replaced.
If Lin Quan wanted to pass the ball, he could only pass it to left winger David Silva, because Alves had assisted before and before he could come back, this side was empty.
If I really pass the ball to Silva, I'm afraid it will play into the opponent's hands!
With Alves' speed, even if he has not caught up with Silva at this moment, he is probably not far behind.
Even if Alves didn't catch up with him, with Busquets, Mascherano and Bartra in the middle, he wouldn't be able to cut in and shoot, leaving him with the only option of dribbling the ball downfield.
If David Silva dribbles the ball down and crosses the ball, Barcelona will have at least three defensive players in the penalty area, while Manchester City has only two, obviously at a disadvantage.
Busquets, is this your choice?
What will happen if I don't follow the path you expected?
Lin Quan didn't try to get rid of them. The success rate of one-on-one dribbling is very high, but the success rate of one-on-two is much lower.
This opportunity to counterattack is very precious and may only appear a few times in the whole game. If you fail to make a pass, then such an opportunity will be wasted.
Lin Quan chose to pass the ball!
Seeing Lin Quan's choice, Busquets breathed a sigh of relief!
Sure enough, the ball was passed, so this ball should be...what? Lin actually sent back the message?
Busquets thought that Lin Quan would pass the ball to David Silva according to his speculation. However, to his surprise, Lin Quan did not choose to pass the ball forward, but passed the ball back.
Is this giving up this attack?
No, absolutely not!
Busquets looked in the direction of Lin Quan's pass and saw that the person receiving the ball was a young player with blond hair and a face that looked a little green and shy.
The opponent's jersey number was 12. Seeing this number, Professor Bu's mind immediately flashed the opponent's information:
De Bruyne, a Belgian, was born in 1991. He is good at passing and assisting. He once was the Bundesliga assists king and broke the Bundesliga assist record. He is an attacking midfielder that Manchester City spent 20 million euros to introduce during the winter break.
Could it be that Lin Quan passed the ball to De Bruyne with the intention of using De Bruyne's pass to penetrate Barcelona's defense?
How can this be?
Busquets did not intercept De Bruyne. He left this job to his teammates. He continued to stare at Lin Quan and consciously blocked Lin Quan's receiving line.
Lin Quan ignored Busquets. After passing the ball, he quickly rushed towards Barcelona's penalty area along the middle. He believed that De Bruyne must have a way to get the ball to his feet!
The reason is simple, because his name is De Bruyne!
Although Ding Ding at this time was not the world's number one midfielder in later generations, Lin Quan knew that what he lacked was experience, not ability.
Because he sat on the bench at Chelsea for half a season in the first half of the season, the outside world generally underestimated his strength and wondered how terrifying Ding Ding's passing was.
So everyone was confused when they saw this scene on the field.
Lin Quan was surrounded by Mascherano and Busquets, and there was an interception by Bartra right in front.
He was trapped in a double-team by Barcelona players. Can the ball still be passed?
"Oops, Lin Quan's choice of this ball is questionable. Passing it to David Silva on the left seems to be a better choice!"
"That's right, if Lin Quan passes the ball to Silva, David Silva can dribble the ball down the field, and Lin Quan and Aguero in the middle can also form a double ghost attack.
When David Silva passed the ball to the center, both of them had a chance to shoot, but he passed the ball back to De Bruyne. If De Bruyne passed it to Silva at this time, it would be a waste. Too much time, Barcelona's defense must have fallen into place! "
"Yes, if Manchester City's offense wants to be completed at this time, they can only hope that De Bruyne will send the ball to Lin Quan or Aguero. However, under the interception of three Barcelona defensive players, this kind of Passing the ball, I'm afraid only God can complete it!"
In the commentary box, He Wei and Xu Yang felt a little regretful after seeing Lin Quan's choice of words.
The ball was not handled well, which was a pity that this opportunity for counterattack was lost.
Barcelona fans were relieved when they saw Lin Quan passing the ball back.
When the Manchester City players launched a massive attack just now, their posture really shocked them!
Fortunately, the opponent's offensive threat was eliminated, and it was Barcelona's turn to attack.
On the sidelines, Martino patted his chest gently.
Fortunately, there is a talisman like Busquets in the team. If he hadn't made the most correct choice, this time it would have been really dangerous.
Although Lin Quan and Aguero have already reached the edge of Barcelona's penalty area at this time, the closer they get to the penalty area, the smaller their threat is because there is less space for movement!
Give up, your attack cannot penetrate our defense!
Barcelona players and fans were so convinced that they even began to laugh.
However, Lin Quan didn't seem to give up yet. Instead of slowing down, he continued to accelerate forward.
It's now!
Although Lin Quan did not look back, he was sure that De Bruyne would pass the ball at this moment!
Sure enough, just when everyone was not optimistic about Manchester City's counterattack, De Bruyne passed the ball.
"Haha, Busquets has already occupied a favorable position, how could this ball be handed to Lin Quan's feet?"
"Manchester City is giving us the ball to Barcelona!"
"Once we get the ball, we can immediately launch a counterattack!"
"Hey, Manchester City's players have all rushed out, and their defense is a lot empty. If they attack quickly at this time, it will be a hit!"
With Messi and Neymar around, Barcelona is not only good at positional warfare, they can also launch extremely fast counterattacks.
Barcelona fans have already begun to imagine in their hearts that after Messi gets the ball, he passes through five levels and kills six generals, breaks into the penalty area, and sends the ball into the Manchester City goal!
However, they soon stopped laughing!
Because the ball passed by De Bruyne actually completed the turn close to the lawn, bypassed Busquets' interception, and came right in front of Lin Quan impartially!
Is this really possible?
The Barcelona fans were so scared that their faces turned pale and they stared at the stadium in stunned silence.
The Manchester City fans hugged each other excitedly!
Here it comes, De Bruyne's iconic 45-degree cross!
Lin Quan received the ball easily, passed Bartra and passed the attacking goalkeeper, and sent the ball into Barcelona's goal.
3:2!
Manchester City reversed Barcelona's away game!
After the goal, Lin Quan pointed at De Bruyne and rushed towards the opponent.
De Bruyne smiled and opened his arms, waiting to hug Lin Quan in celebration.
But he never thought that Lin Quan would leap up high and jump on top of him.
De Bruyne was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground all of a sudden, and both of them fell to the lawn!
"Well done, Ding Ding!"
"Hehe, I think so too!"
The two of them only had time to say a few words before they were surrounded by teammates swarming in.
Every one of the Manchester City players were so excited that they screamed and rushed forward, pressing on the two of them and celebrating crazily!
If the opening goal was just a boost to their morale, then now, when the game reached the 75th minute, Lin Quan's goal gave them a glimmer of victory.
Including injury time, there are at most 20 minutes left in the game. As long as they hold on to the last 20 minutes, they can leave Camp Nou with their heads high and victory!
On the bench, Manchester City's coaching staff and substitutes all boiled over the moment Lin Quan scored.
Pellegrini clenched his fists and waved in excitement, and then hugged his colleagues one by one in celebration.
Because he was so excited, he even mistook the fourth official for a Manchester City staff member and almost hugged him.
On the Barcelona side, the moment Lin Quan scored the ball, everyone on the bench, including Martino, fell silent.
Falling behind again!
Barcelona actually once again fell behind Manchester City, who they looked down upon before the game, at their home court!
What a wealthy family, what kind of background, everything is just a cloud at this moment!
The other party has neither the foundation nor the rich family. Do you want to defeat them differently?
This result was unacceptable to them!
"Pedro, go warm up!"
Martino is ready to make a substitution. In the last 20 minutes, Barcelona must seize the time to attack.
No matter what, he must defend his home court!
After the restart, Barcelona once again launched a fierce attack on Manchester City.
However, Manchester City, which has already shown momentum, is not afraid of the opponent at this time.
They used active running and tenacious defense to resolve the opponent's attacks time and time again.
Even after completing the interception, he also made several counterattacks.
In the 82nd minute, Manchester City stole the ball again. Seeing that Manchester City's thunderous counterattack was coming again, Barcelona, which had learned its lessons, immediately chose to foul.
Lin Quan was knocked down by Fabregas in the middle as soon as he caught the ball. Kulpers then showed a yellow card to Fabregas.
This is the 8th yellow card in this game. Culpes is indeed a card master and really likes dealing cards.
Lin Quan didn't pay attention. After being pulled up by his teammates, he patted his butt and ran forward.
De Bruyne took a free kick and handed the ball to Kroos. Kroos moved to the wing in a wide range. Manchester City players organized an attack in Barcelona's half.
Barcelona's players seemed to be running out of energy. They really wanted to press like before, but they obviously felt that their steps were very heavy and they couldn't run anymore!
Seeing this result, Pellegrini was completely relieved.
There are indeed hidden dangers in Barcelona's physical condition. They have no lead in the league and dare not give up any league game.
Before Manchester City's visit, they had just finished a Barcelona derby and met Manchester City before they had time to rest.
Manchester City came to Barcelona several days in advance. They had been recuperating for a long time and their physical fitness was at its peak.
Although I was very embarrassed by Barcelona's passing control before, it took a lot of physical energy.
But passing and controlling football also requires constant high-pressure pressing, which also consumes a lot of physical energy.
At this time, the physical conditions of the two teams are similar, and Manchester City's side is even better.
Under this situation, Barcelona can no longer press as high as before.
Without pressing, their passing and control will naturally be unable to play.
On the field, Manchester City's players also felt this.
Barcelona wanted to end the suspense of the game in one round, and so did Manchester City.
So they took advantage of the opponent's weakness in physical fitness and began to launch a fierce attack on Barcelona!
What makes Manchester City strong is not the defense, but the offense!
Once they let go and attack with all their strength, even Barcelona will tremble under their offensive firepower.
At the end of the game, Manchester City's offense became smoother and smoother.
The players' passing, cutting, and movement were not inferior to the Barcelona team in the first half. This made the fans at Camp Nou feel as if the team wearing blue jerseys was Barcelona!
Under the threat of Manchester City's powerful offensive firepower, Barcelona could only be forced to defend.
Pedro, who had just been substituted, had no effect and had to shrink back to the penalty area and act as a defensive player.
In the final stage of the game, there was a grand scene of Manchester City besieging Barcelona's goal.
Unfortunately, their luck was a little bit worse. In stoppage time, Lin Quan's shot was rejected by the crossbar, and they missed the opportunity to score a hat trick at Camp Nou.
Finally, at the end of the game, Manchester City relied on the goals of Lin Quan and David Silva to defeat the powerful Barcelona 3:2 in the away game, and left the Nou Camp with their heads held high with victory.
In the two rounds of competition, Manchester City, with 1 goal difference and 3 away goals, has obviously taken the advantage!