Chapter 468 Let your cheers be louder!
When Messi retreated to receive the ball from the midfield, Iniesta moved to the empty space on the right side of the frontcourt to receive the ball.
After receiving the pass from Messi, Iniesta quickly passed the ball to Messi's sprinting line without waiting for Chelsea's defensive players to surround him. The young Argentine player chased him and dribbled the ball into the penalty area before Gallas, and then he also accelerated to catch up.
On the right side of the penalty area, Messi spotted an opportunity and passed the ball to the middle.
The ball slipped past Carvalho and passed to Su Dong at the penalty spot.
Su Dong leaned against Terry with his back, but he did not stop the ball when he kicked it. Instead, it changed direction and fell directly to the left side of the top of the penalty area.
Ronaldinho quickly cut diagonally to the left side of the top of the penalty area, facing the ball passed by Su Dong, but he did not kick the ball immediately. Instead, he paused. When he shot again, Ferreira had rushed over from the side, fell to the ground and slid, blocking Ronaldinho's shot.
The Brazilian superstar's shot hit Ferreira directly. When he wanted to chase him and shoot again, Makelele had already cleared the ball and kicked it out of bounds, defusing Barcelona's most threatening attack since the start of the game.
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“What a pity!”
"Ronaldinho obviously tried to find the angle deliberately, and stopped for a moment, trying to adjust before shooting, but he also missed the best opportunity to shoot. If he had shot directly without stopping the ball, the goal would have been there."
"This was an attacking combination by Barcelona in the 16th minute."
"The cooperation between Messi and Iniesta on the right was very beautiful, and the cross pass after Messi broke into the penalty area, and Su Dong's pass with Terry's back, were both very exquisite. This is a typical Barcelona offensive cooperation, as delicate as a scalpel cutting through the skin, peeling off Chelsea's defense layer by layer."
"The score is still 0-0, neither side has been able to score."
"But just now, Barcelona played the most threatening attack of the game."
"The ball is still in Barcelona's hands."
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Su Dong shook his head, smiled bitterly, and walked over, patting Ronaldinho on the shoulder.
Needless to say, the Brazilians are already regretting their decision to the core.
In fact, the ball that Su Dong gave just now was very easy to shoot, but he was really deliberately pursuing the shooting angle, so he wanted to stop before shooting, so that he could make the shot more tricky.
But he overlooked one thing, that is, Chelsea's defense was very meticulous and would not give him the opportunity to stop the ball and then shoot.
Sometimes, opportunities come within a split second.
Messi also ran over because it was a throw-in on the left side.
"Just like what we did just now, when you get the ball, rush more and disrupt their defense." Su Dong said with a smile.
Messi was panting, but looked very excited.
After sixteen minutes of play, he had gradually adapted to the rhythm of the game and gradually regained his own rhythm and confidence.
The successful cooperation with Iniesta just now made him full of confidence.
Just by kicking like this, he can create a threat.
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Mourinho was really shocked just now.
He almost thought the ball was going to go in.
In fact, Su Dong had two choices at that time. One was to stop the ball and then turn around and kick the ball, which would be a one-on-one contest between him and Terry. The other was to look for Ronaldinho.
The latter actually has a higher success rate, but Ronaldinho failed to seize the opportunity at the critical moment.
The entire attack was initiated from Barcelona's right side.
The cooperation between the two young players, Iniesta and Messi, on the right side is really a headache.
Lampard often makes forward runs, while Robben basically never returns to defense, which results in Chelsea's left wing relying more on Gallas for defense. Although Lampard came back just now, he obviously did not keep up, which led to Messi hitting him from behind.
Mourinho thought about it, then walked to the sidelines and called Makelele's name, "When the ball is on the left, move a little further to the left and let Essien come over."
Drogba's attacking firepower is not strong, and Lampard's back-up has become a major offensive weapon for Chelsea. However, once Lampard's attack is frustrated and Barcelona quickly counterattacks, the left side of the defense will be exposed.
This is what Beckenbauer said, the strongest is often the weakest.
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Barcelona players obviously benefited from this line.
After several rounds of organization and planning, when they launched the next offensive, they still looked for the right road.
But Chelsea quickly changed colours.
Robben drove straight into the left with the ball. When facing Belletti, he forced his speed to overtake on the left and went straight to the bottom line, wanting to pass the ball into the penalty area. Fortunately, Puyol fell to the ground and blocked Robben's pass out of the bottom line.
There was a cry of surprise from the entire Stade de France.
If this ball were passed into the penalty area, it would be really dangerous.
Robben's attack on the left side is still very sharp.
Chelsea took a corner kick, Puyol headed the ball away, Marcos Senna grabbed the ball and quickly passed it to Iniesta in front.
Xiaobai rushed forward with the ball on the right side and transferred the ball to the right side.
Messi stuck to the right sideline and dribbled forward after getting the ball.
Gallas pressed forward step by step, and the two men were in a stalemate outside the right corner of Chelsea's penalty area.
Messi saw an opportunity, dribbled the ball to the baseline, passed by Gallas, intercepted the ball in front of the baseline, brought it into the penalty area, and made a cross pass with his right foot before Gallas could block it.
Due to the interference of Gallas, Messi's cross pass could not reach the front of the goal directly, which caused Su Dong in the penalty area to run too far.
As a last resort, Su Dong immediately turned around, stopped the ball with his right foot, and blocked Terry with his back.
Ronaldinho on the left was still far away. The closest Barcelona player was Iniesta, who was still outside the penalty area, while Messi was near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area.
The situation in the entire restricted area suddenly appeared in Su Dong's mind, and he had no choice.
With his back against Terry, at the moment of stopping the ball, Su Dong sank his left shoulder and tilted his whole body slightly to his left, which is the right side of the penalty area, as if he was going to turn to the left and shoot with his right foot.
Terry behind him was sticking close to Su Dong and had no time to care about anything else.
Facing a physically strong man of Su Dong's level, it was already good enough that he could hold on. How could he have the time to worry about anything else?
When he felt Su Dong's left shoulder sink, his first reaction was that Su Dong turned around because Carvalho was on the right.
So Terry adjusted his focus to follow Su Dong without any hesitation.
Unexpectedly, Su Dong's left shoulder movement was an illusion. After tricking Terry into shifting his center of gravity, he suddenly turned to the right. The ball seemed to stick to his feet and he controlled it very skillfully.
Terry went to the left and Su Dong went to the right, and the two of them created a gap.
Carvalho was shocked and rushed over to block the shot immediately.
But before Su Dong turned around completely, he swung his left foot and kicked the ball directly.
With Su Dong's leg strength, even if he swung his legs in place, even if the swing was not large, the shot he kicked out was still powerful, especially at such a close distance.
Cech was originally standing on the right side. Although he reacted immediately and jumped sideways, he was still out of reach.
The ball went straight to the left side of the goal! "GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 20th minute, in the 20th minute, Su Dong scored the first goal!"
“One to zero!!!”
After scoring the goal, Su Dong rushed out of the stadium excitedly and rushed to the stands where the Barcelona fans were. He kept waving at the fans in the stands, signaling them to shout louder.
Let your cheers be louder!
At Su Dong's call, the 40,000 Barcelona fans at the scene burst into crazy cheers.
In the penalty area of the stadium, Terry stood there in a daze, feeling embarrassed and annoyed. Carvalho was even more depressed, so he was a little bit slower.
Not to mention Cech, who crawled on the grass, slapped the turf hard, venting his inner dissatisfaction.
The Barcelona players rushed out of the stadium and hugged Su Dong.
Ronaldinho was the first to bear the brunt. He kept calling Su Dong, his heart full of admiration.
It was also an opportunity, but Su Dong's this time was even worse than his previous one, as he was facing directly towards the goal.
But Su Dong relied on his personal ability to deceive Terry, turned around and got the opportunity to shoot, and very decisively chose to swing his legs slightly, which made Carvalho's block a little slower, perhaps just a few tenths of a second.
In comparison, Ronaldinho's kick just now was a real waste of opportunity.
“A very exciting game!”
"It can be said that so far, both teams have basically played to their own standards."
"Chelsea's defense and sharp counterattacks, Barcelona's passing and organization, as well as the individual abilities of the players."
"Especially the goal just now, Su Dong's personal ability was perfectly reflected in the goal. Whether it was the technical characteristics or the timing, he did an impeccable job."
"We can see from the slow motion footage that if Sudon had hesitated any longer, Carvalho would have blocked all his shooting angles."
"But Su Dong is Su Dong. He seized the gap in Chelsea's defense in a few tenths of a second at the critical moment and scored a wonderful goal. This is the strength and sense of a world-class scorer."
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Su Dong's goal was a big blow to Chelsea.
The Blues were visibly sluggish when they restarted, but Mourinho quickly called on the players on the sidelines, naming several people.
Chelsea then quickly regrouped.
It was obvious that they had made all the plans before the game, including how to play after losing the ball.
Mourinho is a person who believes in data very much, so he believes that the probability of conceding another goal within ten minutes after conceding a goal is very high, especially in an occasion like the Champions League final.
You know, except for Makelele, Carvalho and Ferreira, everyone in Chelsea is playing in the Champions League final for the first time, while Barcelona has already played one last season and won the championship.
This is the third time for Su Dong and Deco, so they are very experienced.
In this situation, Chelsea's choice is to stabilize its position first and then slowly look for opportunities.
The game has only been going on for twenty minutes, so there is still plenty of time.
Barcelona, as always, controlled the ball, organized and penetrated slowly, waiting for the opponent to reveal a flaw.
If the opponent does not reveal any flaws, Barcelona can patiently pass the ball to the end when they are one goal ahead.
(End of this chapter)
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