Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Ligaments
The staff came to urge the players to enter the field, and the second half of the game was about to begin.
Guardiola has been emphasizing the importance of scoring goals in the locker room, and that he must break through the opposing goalkeeper's defense. Ignore the frequent glances from Barcelona. There is no other way. Leandri and many players in the Barcelona team are old rivals. They played derby against each other since they were young until he left Real Madrid.
In the player tunnel, Pique saw Leandri walking past him and wanted to pull him back to provoke him, but was stopped by Xavi. Although there is a 20cm height difference, the midfield master is still able to control the opponent. "They just ignore you. Just play well."
The two sides changed sides in the second half.
As the oldest player on the Leverkusen field, Hyypia taught the young players a lesson with his actions, telling them what professionalism is!
With Xhaka and Messi, Barcelona's defensive pressure on the pharmaceutical factory is unprecedented, and their entire back line has almost no chance to breathe. Heynckes said at halftime that he would leave a substitution spot for Hyypia, so Hyypia gave his all from the first minute of the second half, sparing no effort.
The ball was like an obedient puppet at the feet of the Barcelona players, and it would go to whoever it was told to fly to. In the first ten minutes, Leverkusen almost lost possession of the ball, and the few opportunities to touch the ball were basically snatched away by Hyypia's desperate interceptions.
He stole the ball from Ibrahimovic, blocked Messi's dribbling with Kadlec, and ran to the passing line to intercept Xavi's pass.
What prevented Barcelona from launching wave after wave of attacks was Hyypia's tireless defense. Today he really was like the anchor of the back line. In the past, it was Leandri who called for the defense to be stretched, but today it was Hyypia who spoke up to consider the overall situation.
Chasing the ball, Hyypia kicked it out of the sideline before Messi caught it, and rolled around holding his legs.
Kadlec, who was closest, quickly stepped forward and straightened it.
The high-intensity and long-term fierce fighting finally made the veteran unable to hold on. In the 60th minute, Hyypia suffered cramps and could not continue to play. Big Bend took off his vest, warmed up briefly twice, and hurriedly stepped onto the grass.
"Ryan, I will definitely help you protect the goal!"
Leandri was dirty but he was smiling happily, "Then I will make sure your Champions League debut is a victory!"
The two young men encouraged each other and returned to their respective positions. They still had half an hour to fight.
In the 67th minute, Barcelona almost completely pressed into Leverkusen's half, and they were able to maintain a super high pass success rate in such a densely packed area. After more than a dozen consecutive passes, Iniesta finally launched an attack. He found an open space directly on the edge of the penalty area and made a concealed through pass to the Bayer Leverkusen!
Ibrahimovic shot without stopping the ball!
Leandri dived immediately, and although he managed to get the ball, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat!
"Is all Barcelona can do? Pass the ball! Pass the ball! Pass the ball! I'm almost falling asleep!"
"Oh shit! Iniesta made a through ball and the Swede shot. It's dangerous!"
"Can you get him? Leandri has done a great job!"
"Leandri's reaction was really quick. Just now, Iniesta attracted a lot of defenders at the edge of the penalty area. I guess everyone thought they would continue to pass the ball. Unexpectedly, Iniesta would suddenly attack and directly pass the ball into the penalty area."
"Ibrahimovic's shot was of high quality. Leandri probably didn't notice it at first. You can tell he was shocked when you saw him getting up from the ground."
"Bigfoot, find the front point! Oh, Pique!"
"We couldn't help it. That's how we scored in the first half. Guardiola must have warned Pique and Puyol in the middle of the game to be careful of the goalkeeper's quick attack."
The two commentators were very upset about Pique's interception of the ball from Vidal, which ruined Bayer Leverkusen's rare attacking opportunity.
[Can you catch this? ! Igor, your position as Real Madrid's goalkeeper is about to be unstable! ]
[He is really strong, and I see him often moving forward during games. He should understand us defenders who are worried about the team’s lack of attacking power, right? What do you think, Sergio? ]
[Please, can you please stay in front of me for a while longer? Can you learn Hyypia’s defensive attitude today and don’t leave me alone in the backcourt and disappear! ]
The four people who were sneaking around and blaming each other on the sidelines were the four generals of Real Madrid: Guti, Marcelo, Ramos and Casillas.
Real Madrid did not have a game today and the head coach gave them a holiday, except for Raul who had a muscle discomfort and had to rest in Madrid. The three of them, along with Marcelo who happened to hear what was going on, disguised themselves and went to their arch-rival's house to watch the game.
Go Ryan, beat Barcelona!
Leverkusen's offensive plan had just begun but was hastily ended by the weak but strong Pique. They could only continue to be patient and wait for the few opportunities.
But Pique doesn't think so. He really doesn't want to lose to Leandri! After stealing the ball from Vidal, he passed the ball to Busquets and started planning a new round of attack from the backcourt.
Although the home fans were watching with great interest and the neutral fans were drowsy, only the players who actually played on the field knew how suffocating it was to not be able to get the ball, and when you finally touched the ball, you were forced to run around all over the field because you lost the ball.
After more than ten consecutive passes, the ball reached Xavi's feet. The midfield master decisively pushed the ball sideways and passed it to Messi before the Bayer defenders rushed up!
The Argentine shot from close range!
"It's Leandri again! He actually judged the shot from such a close distance!"
"As expected, players from Castilla get excited when they hear about playing against Barcelona or Real Madrid."
"Messi is shaking his head. Not counting the penalties, how many goals did Ryan save from him and Ibrahimovic today?"
"Ferguson should have brought him to the Theatre of Dreams. He is strong and has a good face. This kind of talent should come to our Premier League! Many people like him, hehe!"
"Don't put such dirty thoughts on Ryan, he is a very good kid!"
"Okay, okay, Steve, everyone knows that you like Ryan Deli very much!"
The British Independent Television was also broadcasting the game, and one of the commentators was McManaman, a former Real Madrid player who had been secretly given a small gift by Leandri during the Asian tour.
Although Friedrich barely managed to kick away the ball that was saved by Leandri, his movements had become a little deformed after fighting for nearly 80 minutes. The ball was not completely kicked out of the baseline. The tall Swede rarely used his head to head the ball back into the penalty area!
Iniesta met the ball and shot!
Leandri had just completed a very dangerous shot when another missile came towards him!
Gritting his teeth, Leandri rushed directly to the upper right corner!
There were two bang sounds, one was the sound of Leandri blocking the ball, and the other was the sound of him hitting the goal post due to inertia.
[Hiss, this must be extremely painful, right? ] Guti brought himself into this situation and felt a headache, backache and buttocks pain just thinking about it.
[But this ball was saved beautifully, Iniesta's shot was powerful, close in distance and very fast! Although Casillas, as a goalkeeper, felt sorry for the collision with Leandri, he was more confident about the quality of his save.
After the ball was blocked by Ryan, Castro pushed the ball back before it went out of the baseline and was about to pass it to Vidal who was returning to defense, but the referee blew the whistle again.
Corner kick.
The pharmaceutical company players on the field no longer had much energy to argue with the referee. In less than 90 minutes, their bloody experience taught them that complaints and protests were useless in the eyes of the referee. They simply did not want to waste their words and energy on such a meaningless struggle.
But Heynckes doesn't want to!
His players fight for honor and victory on the field, and Heynckes must protect their legitimate interests!
The angry expression, messy hair and red eyes all reveal Heynckes' inner emotions.
Then the referee rushed over and gave a yellow card to Grandpa Hai who was protesting to the fourth official.
Guti: ...Ah bah, it turns out that Barcelona really treats everyone equally regardless of whether they are a wealthy club or not!
The assistant coach dragged the head coach, who had always been self-disciplined, back, otherwise Grandpa Hai, who got angry, might have to go to the stands!
Xavi stood in the corner area, and Leandri rubbed the part that was still sore and painful, grinning and directing his teammates in front of the goal to defend.
The blow just now looked extremely painful, but it was actually a fatal injury, and Leandri had to grit his teeth and endure it.
Pique was also standing in the penalty area. No one dared to ignore his height of 195 cm. Friedrich, the tallest player on the field, took on the task of defending against Pique's header.
Pique kept probing, trying to seize the opportunity and find a gap here, he wanted to win so badly.
Leandri stood in the center of the goal facing the right corner area, and Xavi took a run and kicked the ball!
But he was not looking for any high point in the penalty area, but was clearly flying towards the Swede who was tall and did not like heading the ball but loved his feet!
Ibrahimovic was also irritable throughout the game. It was so difficult for Leverkusen, who entered the Champions League for the first time in a few years, that they couldn't even equalize? !
Although it was filled with anger, it had no effect on the quality of the shot. Instead, it roared towards the goal as if a buff had been added!
Leandri changed his position and quickly went down to the lower left corner of the goal!
But Ibrahimovic, who is always good at kicking magical balls, used his strength to make this low ball almost spinless!
Leandri pushed forward with both hands, but there was no way he could hold the ball. The ball hit his gloves and flew out.
Pique and Friedrich, who were closest to him, stretched out their feet at the same time!
"ah!!!"
Kroos' heart almost stopped. When he passed through the crowd, he saw Leandri lying on the ground holding his legs. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even move. His face was buried in his arms and his body was twitching. No matter how he screamed, he could hardly raise his head due to the pain.
The referee finally did not dare to be careless at this time and quickly called Leverkusen's team doctor to come on the field.
Although Friedrich didn't have much strength, he grabbed Pique's collar at the first moment.
"What do you want to do? Do you want to break his legs?!"
The ball that hit Leandri's hand and refracted was flying towards these two people, but the three of them were too close. Both of them kicked the ball at the same time, and the ball just hit Friedrich's thigh and bounced out. There was no chance of scoring, but Pique couldn't stop his foot and kicked it directly on Leandri's right foot!
The team doctor only took a quick look and immediately gestured to Heynckes to make a substitution, then carried Leandri off the field on a stretcher.
"The initial diagnosis is a torn ankle ligament. More detailed examination is needed!"
Pushing Friedrich away, Kroos pushed Pique directly and then punched him!
Puyol rushed over and tried to block it for Pique, but the punch still landed on Pique.
Pique didn't dodge at all. He really didn't expect to hurt Leandri. He just wanted Barcelona to score a goal and win the game.
"We are very sorry. We don't want Ryan to get hurt, and Gerrard doesn't want it even more."
Rolfes also hurried over. He and Castro and others almost couldn't stop Kroos, who suddenly went crazy on the court and refused to listen to anyone's advice and insisted on beating Pique. In the end, it was Vidal who persuaded him and said that Leandri had been fighting until now just to beat the opponent.
"It was simply murderous! The team doctor signaled to the sidelines to make a substitution. The force of the kick was not light."
"Although it is true that Leandri was injured, Pique probably didn't do it on purpose. He went for the ball, but he lost his position and was intercepted by Friedrich. They were too close and he couldn't stop his foot, so he kicked Leandri's leg as he had just stepped up to save the ball."
"That doesn't change the fact that he hurt people!"
"The referee gave Pique and Kroos a yellow card each. This is a balance, but I don't think Leverkusen will be satisfied at all. How much did they suffer in this game?"
"Hey, who is this?"
Sky Sports, which was also broadcasting the event, spotted a bright spot in front of the camera. They were two people with angry faces who didn't even notice their disguises accidentally fell off.
"Casillas?! Guti?! Who are the two people behind them?"
The Englishman who had nothing to do with me was still guessing which Real Madrid player those two well-packaged people were. Leverkusen persisted until the last few minutes of the field and heard the final whistle with a one-goal lead.
They beat Barcelona with great difficulty, but they were not happy.
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