Chapter 204 Champions League: Real Madrid vs Barcelona (Part 3)
There are only a handful of people who can successfully steal the ball from Messi. Modric is one of them, and of course his apprentice Eggsy has also successfully inherited this fine tradition.
However, Eggsy himself didn't seem to realize what this meant. His eyes were now rapidly observing his teammates on the court, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Benzema had difficulty moving in the center, and there were too many Barcelona players in the midfield. It seemed that they had calculated that once Real Madrid had the ball, they would cross the ball from the bottom and plan to break through.
"Eggsy!"
"here!"
Just as Eggsy glanced at the position of his teammates on the court, Barcelona's defensive players also rushed out. Iniesta and Alba began to chase Eggsy from both sides, and it seemed that they were not going to let him take the ball away so easily.
Messi, who had also had the ball snatched away successfully, was also behind him. Eggsy could not hesitate at all and could only watch while running.
The first half of the game was more than halfway through, and both sides knew that this was the easiest time to concede a goal.
Although it was sunny today, the weather was a bit cold. At the beginning of the first half, the players on both sides were not in the best physical condition. They were all running to wake up their bodies as soon as possible and get into the state.
Halftime has passed, and both sides are trying to take advantage of each other's gaps, especially Real Madrid. But Real Madrid and Barcelona know each other too well, and as long as the other side gets a chance, they will immediately launch a counterattack.
Iniesta and Alba double-teamed Eggsy, but Eggsy's pace was not fast, but his long legs moved beautifully, and Alba's similar tackle missed.
Eggsy also knew that Iniesta on the right was looking for an opportunity to intercept him. He and Iniesta were both midfielders, so Eggsy knew when to shoot best.
But Eggsy was not in a hurry! He had been specially trained by Zidane to learn the dribbling system. When Iniesta had just caught up and was about to stop Eggsy's pace, Eggsy suddenly made a move that no one expected.
Eggsy suddenly retracted his step, and this action brought his heel to the ball. He used this action to turn around and make an unexpected turn and stop with the ball. This made Iniesta almost slip because of the sudden stop.
When Eggsy turned around, he was facing Alba, who had just failed in a sliding tackle to steal the ball. However, this time Eggsy shifted his center of gravity and used the shift of his center of gravity to change his feet. He just dribbled the ball with his right foot to the side and accelerated directly to make an unexpected turn and acceleration with Alba who was rushing towards him.
"Beautiful! Eggsy didn't even wait for the ball to hit the ground during these two moves!"
"This move is quite technical. Eggsy's moves are so smooth, but you can tell from his movements that they are not the result of deliberate practice."
From Eggsy's breakthroughs and dribbling, we can see that his speed gradually increased as he was being chased by the opponent. Moreover, when changing his body's center of gravity, his movements were not very good-looking and the amplitude was not small. It was obvious that he saw the interception and used his imagination to make a series of evasive moves.
But the timing and consequences of this set of moves were huge. At least Eggsy had quickly broken through to the periphery of Barcelona's penalty area, which could be regarded as a stimulant for the forwards!
The ball is within reach! The goal bonus is beckoning!
Eggesi is now the focus of the whole game. He is looking at other teammates from his current position. Ronaldo is pressing from the left, intending to help Benzema, but unfortunately he is also being closely watched by Barcelona players.
Bale was on the right at that time, but he didn't ask for the ball. He was trying hard to pass the ball. Not only was his current position too far to the right, but it was also very difficult for him to cut in.
Barcelona is not stupid. You have already broken through with the ball. The next step is to pass the ball to the forward, and then cross the ball and shoot directly. Although I can't stop you for the time being, I can stop your forwards. I am afraid that I don't have time to stop you.
Eggsy took a quick glance in the penalty area and knew it was unlikely to succeed, as Modric was still behind him. This ball was in trouble!
He could have passed the ball back just now, but Eggsy really didn't want to pass the ball back and waste time and opportunity. Now he can't pass the ball back even if he wants to, because there is someone chasing him from behind.
Now, apart from charging head-on, all that’s left is to find a way to pass the ball to the forward!
At the moment, Barcelona's defense was like an iron barrel. Modric saw that Eggsy was about to be trapped, so he rushed out quickly.
Barcelona themselves have been involved in Real Madrid's entire half. Their original defensive style was to trap one, clamp one, and then watch another.
Now the forward is trapped and cannot get the ball. He is about to trap Eggsy and make it impossible for him to retreat. Modric is about to move forward, so the team plans to trap Modric.
But will Real Madrid really just accept its fate of being trapped, with the players unable to save themselves?
What kind of good people are they? They all have the heart of a striker!
Seeing Eggsy break into the penalty area, but he didn't get the ball well enough and failed to cut in. Should he just let it go?
No! I have to do somersaults! Even if I can't break through, I have to break through. At least I have to attract some attention and defenders to Eggsy!
Seeing that there was no one to pass the ball to, Eggsy had no intention of hanging on to a tree. If the forward was really nailed down, he would do it himself!
Modric knew that he could not advance rashly. Once he was trapped by Eggesi and the ball was taken away from him, the offense and defense would be reversed, and he would have to consider quickly returning to defense and intercepting.
But Modric still moved forward. He estimated that Eggsy would shoot by himself, but before that, Eggsy still needed help from his teammates.
Therefore, when Modric joined and the three forwards were trying to find a way to break through, even the Barcelona defenders found it difficult to cope with it and guaranteed to be completely defended.
And in these few moments, Eggsy has completely broken into the heart of the penalty area. Bale and Benzema occupied the point among the forwards and waited for Eggsy to pass the ball. They took the risk to shoot!
And Eggsy knew at a glance that although Bale and Benzema could receive the ball, it was difficult for them to shoot, and it would be easy to waste this hard-earned shooting opportunity.
So Eggsy made a decisive choice and passed the ball back!
“…It’s a pity that Eggsy chose to pass back like this, but if he and Modric can readjust together and organize the attack, shouldn’t it be a problem…?”
The host hasn't even finished his commentary yet, but I already feel like something is not right with the development of the script?!
Because Modric received Eggesi's pass with incredible accuracy, the Barcelona defenders' almost impenetrable defense in front of the goal began to loosen up. They were originally preparing to chase the ball and start intercepting.
But Modric made almost no movement, just suddenly took a step forward and kicked the ball back quickly, really returning it to Eggsy!
What is this operation?
Boomerang? ?
But the next second, the hair on the necks of all Barcelona defenders stood up!
Because Eggsy didn't even stop the ball, he just turned around and volleyed the ball from the air. This ball completely changed the direction of Eggsy, and he went straight to the goal in an extremely unstable state!
There were quite a few defenders standing in front of the Barcelona goal, but they were not as close as before. If they were not close, they just blocked the goalkeeper's view.
Eggsy's volley was also a floating shot. In addition to its fast speed, the ball was also a bit erratic. The goalkeeper was a little late when he saw the ball, and he was not sure about the exact landing point of the ball when he tried to save it. When he was unable to make any more choices, he made the wrong choice.
The result of this series of problems can only be said that Eggsy's recent luck is indeed good, and there are many coincidences in this goal! But when Real Madrid scored a point on the scoreboard, almost everyone in this half rushed to Eggsy!
"My little darling!"
"Baby! Good job!"
A group of teammates rushed over and started hugging Eggsy and kissing him several times. Those who couldn't squeeze in to kiss him reached out and rubbed Eggsy's head a few times, or joined other teammates in front of them for a bear hug!
Eggsy's face turned red after being tossed around like this. His teammates laughed and realized that their little guy was shy. I don't know who almost kissed Eggsy's mouth in the chaos.
"Oh, it seems like they almost kissed each other?" The host also saw the clue. After all, the director kept filming Eggsy. The little guy's fair face suddenly turned pink. Who couldn't see it?
"Hey, just kiss me! Who can resist when you're so excited?!"
The guest analyst on the side was once a player himself, so after hearing what he said, even those who wanted to find fault were speechless.
Real Madrid did not continue to celebrate. All players began to return to defense. Barcelona was caught off guard by this goal. The head coach of Barcelona almost got angry and held his head in his hands.
How could such a low-level mistake happen? He was tricked by Eggsy's pass back and destroyed his own Great Wall. How could he not be angry?
If the entire Barcelona team was somewhat surprised by Eggsy's performance in the first half, then in the remaining 17 minutes, Eggsy would be the main defensive target for Barcelona.
However, Real Madrid, who was leading by one point, did not give Barcelona any chance. In the remaining 17 minutes of the first half, almost all Real Madrid players were on close defense. Once Barcelona crossed the half court and approached the penalty area, Real Madrid would park the bus in front of their own goal, which made Barcelona very disgusted.
As soon as you took the lead you started blocking the goal. Aren't you trying to make things difficult for me?
Real Madrid certainly did it on purpose. The purpose of prolonging this offensive and defensive battle was of course for the second half. Zidane looked at the efforts of all Real Madrid players on the field and Eggsy sweating hard to help with the defense, and was looking forward to the arrival of the second half he had designed.
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