An arrow at the end of its flight (2)

In addition, Spain's rear defensive line was already an arrow at the end of its flight under barça's bombardment. Even if the nerves were always tense, the attention was not as focused as it was at the beginning of the game. This was a normal physiological phenomenon and could not be shifted by personal will.

Lakiti ć's pass was highly pressed and just went over the head of the defensive player in front. The ball was extremely fast.

Naldo, who was in charge of the defense in the middle, reacted quickly. He jumped high in the first instance and tried to head the ball to clear the siege.

However, his jump time was still a little late, causing the jump height to not be high enough. The ball was already above his head.

Naldo knew that he had barça's Coutinho behind him to fight for the header with him. The ball could not be let go no matter what, so he could only barely head the ball in the direction outside the penalty area.