Chapter 249: The running Lin Quan and the silent Camp Nou!

"CCTV, CCTV!"

"Dear viewers, this is the live broadcast of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Manchester City at home!"

In the CCTV live broadcast room, He Wei and Xu Yang introduced the two teams' formations and starting lineups in a rapid tone, and then said: "This is the first time that Lin Quan has returned to Camp Nou for another team since leaving Barcelona. I wonder how he will perform against his former club at Camp Nou today?"

When Lin Quan stepped into the Camp Nou stadium, the boos and insults he had expected did not appear.

Instead of attacking him, Barcelona fans simply ignored him.

They cheered loudly for every player who came on the field and shouted the names of the Barcelona players in unison.

When the DJ on the scene read out the names of Neymar, Messi and others, the cheers at the scene reached its peak.

We have Messi, we have Neymar, we don't need a player who is not loyal to Barcelona!

This is probably what they really think at the moment!

Lin Quan just took a glance and then looked away.

He was not interested in knowing what Barcelona fans were thinking.

The only thing on his mind at this moment was to take the victory away from here! The referee for this match was Kuppers, from the Netherlands.

He was ranked 3rd in the 2013 referee ratings and is an extremely capable referee.

Kuppers's enforcement standards are relatively strict and he likes to give cards.

Historically, in this season's Champions League final, Kupers issued a total of 12 yellow cards to the two teams, making him a card-issuing machine.

This is obviously very disadvantageous for Manchester City, because they are used to the loose penalty standards in the Premier League. If they suddenly encounter a referee with such a strict penalty standard, they will be very uncomfortable and will easily get a card.

At 19:00 in the evening, the game officially began with the referee's whistle.

Manchester City, wearing blue jerseys, occupied the right side of the field and attacked from right to left.

Barcelona, ​​wearing red and blue jerseys, occupied the left side of the court and attacked from left to right.

Barcelona kicked off first, Messi passed the ball to Neymar and ran forward.

Neymar passed the ball back to Iniesta and then quickly ran to the side.

After the opening, Barcelona played very aggressively. This is their home court and they don't need to be conservative.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Barcelona's players pressed forward, with the ball passing quickly back and forth between their feet. Manchester City's players began to experience the power of Barcelona's passing and controlling football.

In the 3rd minute, after several passes in the frontcourt, Xavi suddenly sent a straight pass.

Messi had already started before Xavi passed the ball, instantly shook off the defender and received the pass from his teammate at the front of the penalty area.

He adjusted himself and pretended to shoot, attracting the Manchester City defender to steal the ball and then quickly dribbled into the penalty area.

Zabaleta and Kompany were both attracted by Messi and rushed towards him.

However, Messi did not choose to shoot himself, but passed the ball to Neymar who rushed into the penalty area from the wing.

Neymar received the ball and shot directly without stopping. The ball was very threatening, but Joe Hart was very focused and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand.

"Focus and don't miss anyone on the side lanes!"

Joe Hart stood up on the ground and reminded his teammates loudly.

Facing a top team like Barcelona, ​​any mistake they make could be a fatal blow to their opponents.

Kolarov raised his hand apologetically, indicating that it was his mistake.

He did not stick to Neymar immediately, giving the opponent a chance to shoot.

Seeing Neymar miss the shot, Messi touched his chin, lowered his head, turned and left the Manchester City penalty area, preparing to take a corner kick.

Neymar hugged his head in annoyance. He wasted such a good opportunity. If he had scored this goal, he would have become a hero of Barcelona.

The corner kick was taken and Kompany got the ball.

But the players on the periphery were all Barcelona players, and the ball that was cleared was quickly controlled by Barcelona again.

Xavi attempted a long shot, which hit the defender and bounced back.

De Bruyne and Iniesta both rushed towards the football, collided with each other, and both fell to the ground.

The referee stopped the game and walked forward to check the injury.

Fortunately, neither player was injured and the game continued soon.

The referee awarded the ball to Manchester City, but before the ball could be passed, it was intercepted by Barcelona's pressure, and Barcelona continued to besiege Manchester City's goal.

In the first few minutes of the game, the situation on the field was very passive for Manchester City. The ball was always in their own half and their formation was compressed very badly. Even if they got the ball, they could not disperse the formation in the first time and form an effective counterattack.

Seeing their team taking advantage, the Barcelona fans who came to Camp Nou were very excited and happily sang the Barcelona team song.

“We are believers in blue!”

“We share the same faith!”

"We have a name that dominates the world!"

"Barca!"

"Barca!!"

“Barca!!!”

Amid the loud singing of Barcelona fans, Barcelona launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on Manchester City.

In the 13th minute, Messi's shot after a breakthrough was blocked by Joe Hart's legs.

In the 17th minute, Neymar's long shot went over the crossbar.

In the 22nd minute, Iniesta's shot from behind hit the post! ...

Barcelona is getting closer and closer to scoring!

We can't continue like this, the team is too passive! Thinking of this, Lin Quan simply withdrew and joined the defense.

In the 27th minute, the ball came to Messi's feet again.

Just as Messi was about to move forward with the ball, he felt someone appear in front of him.

He habitually raised his head and glanced at the other person, and his pupils suddenly contracted - it was Lin! Why did he run to the backcourt instead of staying in the frontcourt? "Here it comes, Emperor Lin finally got on the same level as Messi!"

"Who will win? Who does xdm think will win?"

"That must be the King of Football, Lin Huang is not a professional defensive player. If he defends Messi, he will only be slightly better than putting a wooden stake in front of Messi!"

"Haha, that's too much. Although Lin Huang's defensive ability is not at the top level, it is pretty good among forwards!"

"That being said, isn't a forward used for attacking? Whose forward is used for defense?"

Netizens all think this sentence is ridiculous. The defensive abilities of forwards are generally not strong. What’s the point of being considered strong in defense among forwards?

"Manchester City was suppressed so badly in the first 30 minutes. Just looking at the scene, it feels like the two teams are not on the same level!"

"Nothing. If you watch Barcelona play regularly, you'll know that they always play like this. If you look at the ball possession rate and so on, the gap between the two sides is even greater."

"Barcelona's passing and control are very powerful, but whether it can be converted into goals is hard to say. This season, I always feel that their offensive ability is not as good as last year."

"It's definitely not as good as last year. Last year, Barcelona scored 115 goals in the league. Although there are still seven rounds to play this year, the gap of 26 goals is impossible to make up."

"Isn't Neymar very strong? Why did Barcelona's offensive power decline after he joined the team?"

"Maer is indeed very strong, but Barcelona's midfield is aging. Xavi's condition this season is much worse than last season. He is older and his energy is not as good as before. It is difficult for him to play the whole game. Without Xavi's command and dispatch, Barcelona's offensive firepower will drop a lot!"

"Barcelona must continue to recruit players this summer. If they don't strengthen the team, I'm afraid their performance will decline further next season!"

On the field, Messi was just surprised for a moment.

After he realized that Lin Quan was an offensive player rather than a defensive player, he no longer had any worries.

Your defenders can't defend me, so it's useless for you to come! Messi pushed the ball and prepared to break through Lin Quan.

However, Lin Quan seemed to have seen through his intention, and stretched out his foot to grab the ball the moment he kicked it.

If it were an ordinary player, Lin Quan might not be able to defend it.

But with Messi, it's different.

After all, he was using the template of peak Messi, and he knew exactly what Messi was going to do.

Lin Quan's action surprised Messi, and he hurriedly adjusted and tried to control the ball under his feet.

In the past, when facing other defensive players, Messi's trick has always worked.

But today, he met his match.

Lin Quan's footsteps moved at the same pace as him, or even faster than him.

Lin Quan touched the ball first, and he planned to pass it to Aguero near the center line.

Although Messi's kick was a little slow, he was still hit by the ball, causing the direction of the ball to change.

The football flew in front of the two people and flew behind Messi.

De Bruyne, who was cruising here, saw the ball flying towards him and his eyes suddenly lit up.

However, before he could stop the ball, he lost it under the double-team of Alves and Xavi.

After Xavi intercepted the ball, he quickly passed it to Iniesta. Iniesta pretended to break forward, but after entering the penalty area, he passed the ball back to Messi who had entered the penalty area.

Messi dribbled past Kompany and volleyed the ball into the upper left corner of the goal. The quality of the shot was very high, but Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart turned into Saint Joe Hart today. He jumped high and saved Messi's shot! Seeing his shot confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper, Messi couldn't help scratching his head.

This goalkeeper is a little abnormal today!

Lin Quan just saw De Bruyne get the ball and started running forward, ready to attack, but he lost the ball after only a few steps.

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Just as he was about to return to defense, he saw Joe Hart save Messi's shot.

Without thinking, Lin Quan immediately turned around and ran towards Barcelona's half.

Joe Hart saw Lin Quan's actions and gave him a thumbs up in his heart.

He did not throw the ball to Lin Quan immediately, but threw the ball to Kroos at the front of the penalty area.

Kroos also observed Lin Quan's running position, but he did not pass the ball directly to Lin Quan. Instead, he quickly passed the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne's position was closer to the half court. After receiving the ball, he glanced in the direction of Lin Quan and made a straight pass to Lin Quan.

Manchester City's ground advances were very fast. Before most Barcelona players had time to retreat to their own half, their counterattack had already crossed the half-court.

"Defend, retreat quickly!"

Seeing Manchester City's concise and efficient counterattack, Barcelona coach Martino widened his eyes in horror.

This rapid counterattack reminded him of Mourinho's Real Madrid.

Is this the killer move that Manchester City has carefully prepared? Fortunately, they also arranged for Busquets as a backup! As soon as Lin Quan passed the center circle, Busquets rushed up and appeared in front of him.

As Lin Quan's national team teammate, Busquets knows Lin Quan's strength too well.

You must not rush to steal the ball at this time. During the team training in Spain, Lin Quan has already shown everyone what the consequences will be if you rush to steal the ball rashly.

He glanced at his teammates. Pique was not far behind him and was retreating into the penalty area.

And in front of him, Fabregas was chasing back at the fastest speed.

As long as they delay it a little longer until their teammates catch up or reach the front of the penalty area, when Pique and Mascherano come forward to help, they can stop the opponent's attack.

Busquets made a judgment in an instant. He gave up the idea of ​​stealing the ball and stepped back while concentrating on Lin Quan's movements.

Professor Bu's plan is to trade time for space, to drag the opponent into making a mistake, or to drag his teammates to assist him.

When facing a player like Lin Quan who has very strong breakthrough ability, he cannot defend him alone.

Therefore, what he had to do was to pull Lin Quan into his teammates' defensive area, forming a double-team, and use multiple defenses to resolve Manchester City's attack.

When a striker dribbles the ball forward, if there is a defensive player in front of him who keeps a close distance from him, it will put huge psychological pressure on the striker.

If the forward gets anxious and reveals a flaw during this period, the defensive player can seize the opportunity to kick the ball away in advance.

Even if the forward keeps a cool head and does not rush, delaying the game until both players enter the penalty area, the defensive player still has the advantage because there is a goalkeeper in the penalty area.

Therefore, retreat defense is a very clever defensive strategy.

Unfortunately, the defensive players or coaches at that time did not realize this, but Busquets realized this truth in advance.

Seeing Busquets' choice, Lin Quan frowned.

Is it retreating to compress the space? This kind of defense is quite shameless. The defenders don't rush to the ball, don't kick easily, and just keep retreating.

When a person retreats, he is definitely not as fast as when he runs forward.

Therefore, the distance between the two will be shortened little by little, which will cause the safe space between Lin Quan and Busquets to become smaller and smaller.

When the space is small enough, the offensive player dribbles the ball forward and simply gives it to the opponent.

If they don't want to give the ball away so easily, they can only slow down and keep the ball under their feet.

Once their speed slows down, this quick counterattack will basically be declared a failure.

During his time at Liverpool, Van Dijk relied on this trick to resolve countless crises and almost won the Golden Ball as a defender!

However, Professor Bu is not Van Dijk, and Lin Quan is not an ordinary player.

The distance between the two was getting closer and closer, but at this time Lin Quan not only did not slow down his speed, but instead increased it further.

Busquets' eyes widened and sweat began to break out on his back.

Is the other party planning to use force?

Busquets lowered his center of gravity slightly, ready to intercept.

When Lin Quan dribbled the ball forward, the ball would not leave his feet too far each time.

Most players consider it a success if they can control the ball within 1 meter of their feet every time they touch it, but Lin Quan can control the ball less than half a meter away from himself, just like Messi.

At this distance, it is really difficult to snatch the ball from the opponent!

But it is not impossible, the key is to find the right time! Busquets is waiting for the right time!

If he kicked the ball immediately when Lin Quan touched it and it flew away from his feet, he would have a chance to steal the ball before him! However, there was only one chance like this.

Once he fails to grab the ball, Lin Quan will not give him a second chance.

Busquets realized that he didn't have much time left. At the current speed of the two players, if he didn't take action quickly, he would be overtaken by Lin Quan in a few seconds.

Finally, seeing Lin Quan touching the ball again and the ball approaching him, Busquets kicked! However, at the moment of his kick, Lin Quan's foot, which had just touched the ball, touched the ball again before him and kicked the ball past him.

trap!

Busquets was horrified, already realizing in his heart that he had been fooled.

He quickly reached out and tried to pull Lin Quan's jersey.

This action is likely to result in a card, but if he does it more covertly, pulling and then releasing it immediately, the referee may not notice it.

Lin Quan's jersey was pulled by him, and he staggered and almost lost his balance.

The referee saw Professor Bu's foul, but considering the offensive advantage, he signaled for the game to continue.

Good opportunity! Pique saw Lin Quan staggering and immediately chose to kick the ball out!

No! Busquets turned around and saw this scene, but it was too late to warn his teammates!

Almost at the moment when Pique's foot was about to touch the ball, another foot reached out and kicked the ball away.

Pique was shocked and turned around quickly to make amends.

But Pique is not the kind of player who can turn quickly. By the time he finished turning, Lin Quan had already entered the penalty area.

His teammates were passed too quickly and thoroughly, leaving Barcelona goalkeeper Pinto no time to attack.

He squatted slightly and stared at Lin Quan's movements nervously in order to judge the direction of the opponent's shot.

Lin Quan took a look at the goalkeeper's position, swung his foot and shot before Mascherano could make a tackle.

The position of this ball was almost exactly the same as Messi's previous shot, both were aimed at the upper left corner of the goal!

Although Pinto was prepared to save the shot, he is old after all. The 37-year-old veteran's reaction speed is definitely not as fast as that of the 27-year-old Joe Hart.

What's more, it was Joe Hart who had turned on the cheat! With a bang, the football hit the inside of the crossbar and the post and bounced into the net.

After being besieged for nearly 30 minutes, Manchester City broke the deadlock in the 29th minute of the first half.

The score was changed to 1:0, with Manchester City temporarily leading by one goal.

This result was beyond the expectations of all the fans present. Not only did the Barcelona fans not expect this result, but even the Manchester City fans who traveled with the team did not expect it.

After being besieged for nearly thirty minutes, they scored the first goal?

Is this true? The Camp Nou fell into a brief silence, and a few seconds later, huge boos filled the stadium.

Barcelona fans finally woke up! (End of this chapter)