Chapter 360: Undefeated! Another championship! The semi-finals! That butterfly kick at Camp Nou! [Subscribe]
April 9th afternoon, Prudential Arena, London.
In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese played against Bournemouth at home.
This is a battle that has attracted worldwide attention!
It’s not because of how strong the opponents of the Chinese in Bayswater are.
But because after today's game, if Bayswater Chinese can beat Bournemouth, they will win the Premier League championship this season 5 rounds in advance.
No, strictly speaking, it was 6 rounds in advance.
Because Yang Cheng's team still has a league game in the 27th round to play.
At that time it was because I participated in the League Cup final, so it has been delayed until now.
Since the beginning of this season, Bayswater Chinese has been leading the way, leaving almost no chance for competitors to take advantage.
At this moment, almost everyone believed that Yang Cheng's team had already secured the league championship.
The only suspense is, when will they win the championship?
This is like cutting flesh with a blunt knife, which is quite cruel for all competitors.
Bournemouth is currently ranked 14th in the Premier League, but has not yet completely escaped the relegation zone.
Therefore, this team will also try its best.
The Chinese in Bayswater have to be distracted by the Champions League, especially the two-round match with Atletico Madrid.
Before the game, Bournemouth head coach Eddie Howe vowed, "I believe that Bayswater Chinese will win the championship. They are the best team in the Premier League, Europe and the world."
“But not this weekend!”
What this means is that Bournemouth has the ability to snipe Yang Cheng's team away from home.
Eddie Howe also deployed his strongest 4231 formation in this game, focusing on balance and defense.
This is the strongest lineup he could put together, and it is also the one that is most likely to stop the attack of the Chinese in Bayswater.
At the very least, he wants to get out of Prudential Arena unscathed.
The Bayswater Chinese continued their rotation as usual.
Yang Cheng did not change his rhythm because of this game.
Sterling, Giroud and Salah formed a trident.
This doesn't seem very strong.
But when the game really started, the two young players, Sterling and Salah, surprised everyone.
Just four minutes into the game, Salah received a straight pass from De Bruyne, broke into the penalty area and fell to the ground.
This made everyone in the stadium exclaim a penalty.
But the referee did not make a decision.
According to the slow-motion replay, Bournemouth center back Steve Cook committed an obvious foul.
But it doesn't matter.
Just three minutes later, Bayswater Chinese made a comeback.
Salah took the ball on the right and cut inside, attracting the attention of the defense and passing it directly to the end line.
Kyle Walker forced an overtake from the right side outside the penalty area, caught up with Salah's pass, and passed a low ball in front of the goal.
Giroud made a quick shot in front of the goal, but it was saved by goalkeeper Boruc. Sterling then followed up with a shot and sent the ball into the unguarded goal, scoring the first goal for the Chinese in Bayswater.
1 to 0!
The entire stadium suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers.
Sterling quickly rushed out of the stadium, with his head held high and chest puffed out, accepting the cheers of 90,000 fans in the stadium.
This goal is very important for the Chinese in Bayswater!
It was just over 2 minutes after Sterling scored the goal, that is, at 10 minutes and 18 seconds, when Sterling cooperated with Aaron Ramsey on the left.
The Welsh midfielder made a straight pass to the left bottom line outside the penalty area.
Luke Shaw made a forward run to the byline and sent a low cross in front of the goal.
This attack is exactly the same as the previous attack on the right.
The difference is that Bournemouth goalkeeper Boruc chose to abandon the goal and make a save on the left side of the small penalty area.
As a result, the ball was touched but slipped out of the hand.
Giroud, who was originally chasing to score, seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and shot with his left foot, sending the ball into the goal again.
2 to 0!
After scoring two goals in a row, Bayswater Chinese began to slow down their attack and pay attention to controlling the ball and the rhythm.
Bournemouth reorganized their defense, hoping to stabilize their position.
At this time, Eddie Howe's team had no time to seek a draw, let alone an upset.
Their only thought is to lose as few balls as possible.
But in the 28th minute, after the Chinese from Bayswater intercepted the ball 30 meters in front of their own half, Aaron Ramsey made a long pass.
This long pass accurately penetrated Bournemouth's defense and went behind the defense.
Sterling moves forward at high speed.
Although this English winger looks really ugly when he sprints, his speed is really fast.
Sterling rushed to the left side of Bournemouth's penalty area and caught up with Aaron Ramsey's pass.
Facing the defender who returned to defense in time, Sterling suddenly stopped, dribbled the ball inside, and passed a defender.
Another dial, another detent, another one passed!
Finally, he took another step sideways and passed the last one, center back Steve Cook.
Bournemouth's defenders played 3 against 1.
But because they were in the penalty area, they had no way to deal with Sterling who was dribbling the ball, and he directly took them away with three shots in one go.
After passing Steve Cook, Sterling shot with his right foot and the ball went straight into the bottom right corner of the goal.
3 to 0!
Scored twice!
Before half an hour had even passed, Bournemouth had already conceded three goals in a row!
Eddie Howe stood in front of the visiting team's coaching bench very depressed and was very disappointed with the current situation.
But no one would blame him.
No one even cares about his "crazy words" before the game.
Before the end of the first half, Salah dribbled the ball from the right, passed two opposing players, and made a horizontal pass from the right side of the top arc to the left side of the top arc.
Aaron Ramsey followed up and shot.
The football went into the right side of Bournemouth's goal again at an extremely fast speed.
4 to 0!
The defeat was like a landslide!
The attack of the Chinese in Bayswater can be described as unstoppable!
No one expected that in this crucial match, the Chinese team from Bayswater played so well with substitutes and rotation players.
The entire Prudential Arena was transformed into a sea of celebration!
There were even many fans who stood up from their seats at the end of the first half, cheering and applauding for the players walking off the field!
Leading by 4 goals in the last game, after the change of sides in the second half, Yang Cheng's instruction was to maintain possession of the ball and the rhythm.
But just two minutes into the game, John Stones made a long pass from the backcourt, directly behind the Bournemouth defense.
Salah quickly cut in behind and rushed all the way to the front of Bournemouth's penalty area.
At the front of the arc, goalkeeper Boruc rushed out, but failed to kick the ball before Salah. Instead, the Egyptian winger kicked the ball with his left foot and sent it to the left side of the penalty area.
After avoiding Boruc, Salah caught up with the ball and shot directly with his left foot, sending the ball into the empty goal.
5 to 0!
Salah's goal made the entire Prudential Stadium cheer again!
If we say that Salah's performance did not win the recognition of the fans when he first joined the team.
Well, after playing the entire season, the strength of the Egyptian winger is beyond doubt.
Everyone is very sure that Salah has the ability to become a top winger.
What he lacks now is a little bit of passion.
In the 62nd minute, after another midfield interception, De Bruyne made a straight pass to the feet of Giroud who was retreating.
The French center forward turned his back to the direction of attack, stopped the ball, turned around, and sent a straight pass with his left foot.
Sterling quickly moved forward, successfully beat the offside, and had a one-on-one opportunity after receiving the ball.
This time, Sterling faced Boruc on the left side of the penalty area and calmly shot the ball into the goal.
"hat trick!!!"
"In the 62nd minute, Sterling scored a hat trick!"
"This is the first Premier League hat trick for the English youngster this season!"
“Very exciting!”
"We were very impressed with the performance of this 21-year-old English player tonight."
"He definitely has what it takes to be a top attacker!"
After scoring the goal, Sterling rushed out of the stadium excitedly, ran all the way to the front of the stands, and accepted the cheers from the entire stadium.
As part of the family's youth training, he came to Bayswater Chinese at the age of 10.
Now, he is proud of the team he plays for!
And all the fans also have high hopes for Sterling.
Especially today, after seeing him perform such a wonderful hat trick with my own eyes!
After 6-0, Bournemouth's morale was completely destroyed.
But the team still organized a tight defense on the road.
However, in the 78th minute, Salah and Kyle Walker cooperated on the right and passed the ball into the penalty area.
Giroud was in the middle of the small penalty area, with his back to the direction of attack, using his body to suppress the defender. After receiving the ball and turning around, he shot into the goal with his left foot.
The French center forward scored twice!
7 to 0!
…
The moment the referee Martin Atkinson blew the whistle to end the game, the entire Prudential Arena turned into a vast ocean!
Even before the game was over, the fans in the stands were already dancing and celebrating.
champion!
Bayswater Chinese once again won the Premier League championship!
5 rounds ahead of schedule!
All the players couldn't help but rush onto the field and celebrate wildly.
In the final stage of the game, Yang Cheng made three substitutions, namely, Arnold, Declan Rice and Solanke.
Among them, Solanke replaced the French center forward only after Giroud scored the second goal.
This actually also represents Yang Cheng's importance to these three players.
Anyone can see that Yang Cheng is focusing on training these three young players this season.
Whenever there is an opportunity, let them get familiar with the rhythm of the game and accumulate game experience.
These three young players did not disappoint Yang Cheng and performed well.
Among them, Solanke's performance was the most eye-catching.
Declan Rice and Alexander-Arnold were both only decent.
But mainly because they are younger.
When the players were celebrating on the court, Yang Cheng first high-fived and shook hands with his assistants, then quickly walked to the away coaching bench and shook hands with Eddie Howe.
"Congratulations, Yang!" Eddie Howe forced out a bitter smile.
Losing was actually within his expectations.
But he really didn't expect to lose so badly.
A total of 7 goals were conceded!
This was Eddie Howe's worst loss so far this season.
It was even the most complete defeat in his entire career so far.
It just so happens that this game was the early championship battle for the Chinese in Bayswater.
"In fact, you have performed very well. We ourselves did not expect the result today." Yang Cheng comforted.
Eddie Howe nodded.
After talking to Yang Cheng for a few words, he left with his players.
Today, the Prudential Arena is the celebration stage for the Chinese in Bayswater.
Although Modric and other first-team players were not included in the roster, they still came to the scene.
After the game, they walked down from the stands and into the stadium, and together with their teammates who participated in the game, expressed their gratitude to the 90,000 fans on the scene.
At the same time, we are proud to announce that the Premier League championship of the 15/16 season still belongs to the Bayswater Chinese!
Sky Sports extended the live broadcast time by 20 minutes more than usual to broadcast the celebrations in the stadium.
But after walking off the field, the Bayswater Chinese did not hold any celebration ceremony.
Because there are two important competitions coming up.
Even for the team, this season's Premier League is not over yet.
So far, Bayswater Chinese still maintains an undefeated record!
Although no one says it, everyone has a pursuit in their hearts!
…
On the evening of April 12, at the Calderon Stadium in Madrid.
In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese will challenge Atletico Madrid away.
After defeating the opponent 3-0 at home in the first leg and basically securing the qualification to advance, Yang Cheng started the game more cautiously than anyone else on the road.
Because he knew very well that if Simeone's team wanted to turn the situation around, they must attack at all costs.
At the very least, we have to score a goal from the very beginning.
But even though Yang Cheng had made sufficient preparations and even though the Bayswater Chinese were on high alert, on the road, under the pressure of Atletico Madrid's almost crazy attack and full-court pressing, the Bayswater Chinese's defense still made a mistake.
Griezmann's volley from near the penalty spot gave Atletico the lead.
The goal came in the 6th minute.
And it completely activated the morale and state of Atletico Madrid players.
The Bed Sheet Army began to press forward and attack almost desperately.
Yang Cheng’s strategy is to stabilize the defense, consume the opponent, and then organize a counterattack.
After losing the ball, Yang Cheng kept signaling the team to continue defending.
Atletico Madrid was anxious because they were still two goals behind.
Bayswater Chinese don't need to rush.
Just one goal and the Colchoneros would be completely finished!
The mentality of one side gaining while the other loses made Atletico Madrid perform particularly hard at home.
Almost every player is giving his all without sparing any physical effort.
At one point they even pushed the Chinese team from Bayswater into their own half of the field.
But when Yang Cheng's team began to stabilize its position, Atletico's offense found it difficult to create a threat.
At this time, the Bed Sheet Army began to expose its weaknesses.
In the 29th minute, Bayswater Chinese intercepted the ball in their own half and launched a quick counterattack.
The ball was passed to the left front court and given to Walcott.
The little tiger dribbled the ball inside and tried to create an offensive threat, but failed to find an opportunity to shoot and was forced to pass back.
Atletico's defense also took the opportunity to push forward.
Toni Kroos and Modric both signaled the team to stay calm and immediately passed the ball back to the defense.
Thiago Silva crossed the halfway line, received the ball on the left side of the center circle in Atletico's half, spotted an opportunity, and suddenly made a straight pass.
It was neither given to the midfielder nor to Matic who was lagging behind.
The ball went directly to Walcott's feet in the frontcourt.
The little tiger turned his back to the direction of attack and did not stop the ball. Instead, he picked the ball up directly, passed over Juanfran's head, and fell to the left side of the penalty area behind the defense line.
Marcelo quickly moved forward, caught up with Walcott's pass on the left side of the penalty area, and dribbled towards the bottom line.
Atletico Madrid's defense line has basically been in position, standing near the small penalty area line, guarding Harry Kane.
But when Marcelo faced two defensive players, Gabi and Juanfran, on the left side of the penalty area, he suddenly stopped, dribbled the ball back, and made a horizontal pass.
The ball was passed to the left side outside the small penalty area.
Gareth Bale suddenly ran over from the right side of the penalty spot at the fastest speed, without stopping the ball, and shot directly with his left foot.
From Thiago Silva's long pass, to Walcott's lob, to Marcelo's dribble and cross, and finally Gareth Bale's left-foot shot, the final word.
The whole process is completed in a very short time.
Atletico's defense thought they had blocked the opponent's quick counterattack.
But no one expected that the Chinese in Bayswater would seize the opportunity so quickly and launch a second wave of attack.
“This is the most terrible thing about the Chinese in Bayswater!”
"Everyone thought they had the best midfield in the world, with the best passing and ball control capabilities."
"Little did they know that their defense also has a group of outstanding pass masters."
"Whenever there are some holes in defense, they will immediately attack them."
And just as Yang Cheng said before.
The first leg was a 3-0 victory, without allowing Atletico Madrid to score any away goals, and after returning to their home ground, the Colchoneros felt like they were playing in shackles.
They need to ensure that they don't lose the goal to their opponents in this game.
Now that the goal has been breached, what should we do?
The score was 1-1, the aggregate score was 4-1, and Bayswater Chinese still had a valuable away goal.
This means that Atletico Madrid must score at least 4 goals.
Is this possible?
Is it realistic?
There was some panic among Atletico Madrid's players.
This was reflected on the court and in the game, as the players of the Colchoneros began to have different ideas.
How rich is the experience of the Chinese in Bayswater?
As soon as Toni Kroos and Modric saw that their opponents had problems, they immediately waved their hands and pressed forward to attack!
As a result, the Chinese in Bayswater began to turn the situation on the field around and launched wave after wave of attacks against Atletico.
Just seven minutes after the last goal, Bayswater Chinese created another great opportunity.
Gareth Bale made a cross from the right and Modric advanced to the outside of the penalty area.
Facing Atletico's defenders, the Croatian made an overhead pass.
The football went over the defender's head and fell into the right side of Atletico's penalty area.
Harry Kane's positioning was very smart. He got in front of the young central defender Jose Jimenez in time, stopped the ball with his chest, and without waiting for the ball to land, he turned around and shot directly with his right foot.
This time the attack was very sudden.
No one expected that Modric would suddenly make a lob pass.
The message was indeed very clever.
But Harry Kane's handling, especially the shot, was also very good.
Logically speaking, the angle of the shot from the right corner of the small penalty area is not that big.
Especially Jimenez kept harassing him from behind.
Goalkeeper Oblak has also pulled to the outside of the right post.
It can be said that Harry Kane's shooting angles were almost blocked.
But the England center forward's shot went straight to the ground and passed between the legs of goalkeeper Oblak.
This caught Oblak, who was concentrating on blocking both sides, off guard. When he went down to the ground, it was too late.
The football passed through his crotch and went into the goal behind him.
2 to 1!
Reversal!
Harry Kane excitedly rushed off the pitch to celebrate.
The entire Calderon Stadium fell into silence.
In less than 10 minutes, we conceded two goals.
Anyone can see that the morale and fighting spirit of Atletico Madrid players have been completely shattered.
The total score became 5 to 1, and Atletico had to score 5 goals.
How do we play this game?
…
In the end, Bayswater Chinese reversed Atletico Madrid 2-1 away from home with goals from Gareth Bale and Harry Kane, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 5-1.
The other three games were also decided one after another.
Guardiola's Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 2-2 away and 1-0 at home.
Blue Moon successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at home and 1-1 away, with an aggregate score of 3-2, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
What Yang Cheng was most concerned about was the match between Real Madrid and Atalanta, as both sides played very fiercely.
In the first leg, Atalanta defeated Real Madrid 2-1 thanks to goals from former Real Madrid player Marcos Alonso and Perotti.
Dzeko scored a crucial away goal for Real Madrid.
In this game, Marcos Alonso's performance won countless praises.
This also confirms a rule again.
Former Real Madrid players always perform exceptionally well against Real Madrid.
This also made Real Madrid feel very depressed.
But after returning to the Bernabeu, the two sides started fighting again.
In the 16th minute, Dzeko scored the first goal for Real Madrid with an assist from Carvajal.
But just one minute later, Felipe Anderson's dribbling breakthrough won the team a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
Skriniar equalized for Atalanta.
The 1-1 result continued until the 87th minute of the second half.
At the critical moment, Hazard dribbled through the ball and broke into Atlanta's penalty area, but was tripped by Rudiger and the referee awarded a penalty.
This was a non-controversial decision.
Rudiger did commit a foul.
Dzeko calmly took the penalty kick and scored in one go, scoring another goal for the team.
2 to 1!
Both sides entered overtime.
At this time, Real Madrid's morale was high, while Atalanta's players were physically exhausted.
In the end, Atlanta lost the ball again in overtime.
Di Maria scored another goal for Real Madrid.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Atalanta 3-1 at home and eliminated Atalanta with a total score of 4-3.
Bayswater Chinese and Manchester City from the Premier League, and Real Madrid and Barcelona from La Liga, both met in the Champions League semi-finals.
What’s even more interesting is that according to the previous draw for the quarter-finals, the Premier League and La Liga are set to face off against each other.
In other words, the Chinese in Bayswater are facing Barcelona.
Guardiola's Manchester City will face Real Madrid coached by Zidane.
…
On the afternoon of April 16th, at Old Trafford, Manchester.
In the 34th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese challenged Manchester United away.
For the Chinese in Bayswater, this game has far more symbolic significance than practical significance.
Moreover, the team has to focus on the Champions League and cannot send all its main players.
But for Manchester United, the situation is different.
Van Gaal has already confirmed his departure at the end of the season, and Manchester United is currently in an unstable situation internally.
So both sides actually didn’t play very well.
In the 32nd minute, Kyle Walker made a cross from the right and Giroud headed the ball, scoring the only goal of the game for the team.
Bayswater Chinese took away 3 points from the away game.
What made Yang Cheng laugh was Giroud.
The French center forward looked particularly excited after scoring the goal.
This goal became his highlight performance, and he also showed off in front of fans all over the world.
At least let everyone notice that there is more than just Harry Kane in the Bayswater Chinese team.
…
On April 19, the 27th round of the Premier League was rescheduled.
Bayswater Chinese challenge Stoke City away.
Now, every game is crucial for the Bayswater Chinese.
After 27 rounds of make-up matches, at the weekend, other teams will face the 35th round, but Bayswater Chinese will face the FA Cup semi-finals, playing against Watford at Wembley Stadium "at home".
After the FA Cup semi-final, the Champions League semi-final will be held in the middle of the week, with an away game against Barcelona.
This weekend, we will play Watford away in the 36th round of the Premier League.
In three days we will play Barcelona at home.
The consecutive games put a lot of pressure on the Chinese players in Bayswater.
But at this moment, all the players were fully focused and everyone was gritting their teeth.
Because they know that this is Yang Cheng’s last season as coach!
No matter what, they will fight to the last minute!
This was very evident in the match against Stoke City.
Mark Hughes' team set up a 4231 formation at their home ground and set up a solid defense.
Bayswater Chinese have to focus on the FA Cup and plan for next week's Champions League semi-final, so naturally they can't give their best.
In the end, it reached a stalemate.
Even in the 56th minute of the game, in the second half, Shaqiri assisted his teammate Marko Arnautovic to score against Courtois.
We lost the ball in the 56th minute, and Yang Cheng quickly made a substitution in the 58th minute.
In the 77th minute, Yang Cheng replaced two players in one go.
In the 79th minute, Gareth Bale, who had come on as a substitute for just two minutes, knocked on Stoke City's goal with a long shot from 33 meters and equalized the score for the team.
This earth-shattering world-class goal not only reflected Gareth Bale's confidence in his own abilities, but also reversed the course of the game.
In the subsequent games, the Chinese players from Bayswater launched continuous attacks.
In the 89th minute, Harry Kane assisted Toni Kroos' shot from the center of the arc helped the team increase the score again.
2 to 1!
Bayswater Chinese reversed the game!
Two of Yang Cheng's trusted players stepped forward at the critical moment, saved Bayswater Chinese and took away 3 points from the away game.
…
weekend.
While other teams were entering the 35th round of the Premier League, Bayswater Chinese, Watford, Manchester United and Everton were set to face off in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Manchester United's match is on April 23, one day earlier than the Bayswater Chinese.
Van Gaal's team beat Everton 2-1 away from home thanks to Ronaldo's two goals.
Although Manchester United's form has not been ideal in recent times, they still performed well in such cup matches.
The next day, when Yang Cheng's team faced Watford, the team got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt just 6 minutes into the game.
When Modric took a corner kick, Thiago Silva headed the ball to the front point, and Gareth Bale headed the ball into the goal at the back point, scoring the first goal for the team!
1 to 0!
In the 55th minute of the second half, Walcott made a cross from the right, and Harry Kane in the middle scored in front of the goal and broke through Watford's goal again.
2 to 0!
In the 61st minute, with an assist from Marcelo on the left, Gareth Bale scored another goal, locking the score at 3-0!
The Welshman scored twice.
In the end, Bayswater Chinese beat Watford 3-0 and successfully entered the FA Cup final.
The opponent is Manchester United!
…
On the evening of April 27, Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Spain.
In the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, Bayswater Chinese challenged Barcelona away.
Continuous multi-line operations made it difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater to concentrate all their forces in a single game.
Just like this game.
Affected by last weekend's FA Cup semi-final, Yang Cheng also had to make adjustments.
Yang Cheng’s strategy for visiting Camp Nou is very firm.
Defensive counterattack!
It’s different from Yang Cheng’s previous life.
Since Rakitic was in Liverpool and Barcelona could not poach him, veteran Xavi did not leave Barcelona last summer.
Therefore, Xhaka is still the main midfielder of Barcelona.
Luis Enrique is well aware of the current situation at Barcelona.
Especially after the continuous competitions in the past few seasons, everyone in Barcelona knows that they cannot trap the Chinese in Bayswater at all.
Their only bargaining chip is their passing and attacking skills at home.
Precisely because of this, Luis Enrique made a very brave decision in this game, which was even somewhat unexpected to Yang Cheng.
That is to replace Xavi with Turan.
Goalkeeper: Bravo;
Defense: Alba, Bartra, Pique and Alves;
Midfield: Busquets is in the back, Iniesta and Turan are in the middle;
Forwards: Neymar, Lewandowski and Mahrez.
When Yang Cheng saw Luis Enrique's starting lineup, a big question arose in his mind.
Why replace Xavi with Turan?
Just because Turan is younger than Xavi and can run better?
But Xavi's tacit understanding with Iniesta and Busquets, as well as his passing and ball-controlling abilities, his ability to read the game and control the tempo, are not comparable to Turan's.
So why do this?
With this question in mind, Yang Cheng entered the Camp Nou stadium.
As a result, no one expected that just 9 minutes into the game, the defense line of the Chinese team in Bayswater was penetrated by Barcelona.
Luis Enrique's opening attacking tactics paid off.
He hopes to use Turan and Iniesta's ball advancement to attract one of Modric or Toni Kroos, thereby creating a one-on-one opportunity on the wing for Neymar and Mahrez.
It was with this tactic that Turan attracted Toni Kroos and passed the ball to Mahrez in time.
The latter received the ball next to Marcelo, broke through the Brazilian's defense, dribbled the ball to the right side of the penalty area, attracted Pepe, and passed it to the middle.
Lewandowski volleyed the ball from the edge of the small penalty area and penetrated the goal guarded by Courtois, scoring the first goal for Barcelona.
1 to 0!
Yang Cheng stood on the sidelines, watching Lewandowski score his own goal, and he felt very bad.
In fact, after Lewandowski scored the goal, he did not celebrate excessively. He simply interacted with his teammates around him on the court, especially giving a thumbs up to Mahrez who passed the ball to him.
The rest is basically no action.
But Yang Cheng still felt depressed.
It would be strange if you could be in a good mood when the players you have carefully trained score against you.
Marcelo's defensive problems have always existed.
Not only Yang Cheng, but also Frick, Brian Kidd and others knew it clearly.
However, although the Brazilian left-back has some problems in defense, his contribution on the offensive end is greater and his role is more obvious.
In this case, choosing his offense means taking the risk on his defense.
This is a fair choice.
"Louis Flick's decision to replace Xavi with Turan was risky."
Frick analyzed to Yang Cheng.
"What do you mean?" Yang Cheng wanted to test him.
Although he has evaluated Flick many times in the past two years.
But whenever there is a chance, Yang Cheng will still test him.
If there are any problems, he will also give guidance to help him improve and progress.
"Turan is not good at connecting the frontcourt and the back line."
In Barcelona's 433 formation, a very important task for the right central midfielder position where Xavi and Turan are located is to connect.
In the past, Xavi was responsible for connecting Messi, Alves and Busquets.
Now, Turan's task is Mahrez, Busquets and Alves.
Turan's position at Atletico is on the wing.
He was never a midfielder.
On the contrary, he is more like a person who is connected.
So why did Barcelona sign Turan?
Because of FIFA's transfer ban.
They were eager to sign Turan before the transfer ban was lifted.
This is somewhat like trying anything possible to cure an illness in desperation.
But no matter what, it's signed.
Now, letting Turan replace Xavi, in addition to wanting it to be effective, the more important thing is to take advantage of Turan's active running and coverage.
"I've watched Turan's games against Atletico and Barcelona. When switching from attack to defense, it's hard for him to be a barrier in front of Busquets, which is very different from Xavi."
A hint of admiration flashed in Yang Cheng's eyes.
At times like this, Flick observed his opponents very carefully and made thorough preparations.
Yang Cheng quickly walked to the sidelines, called out to Modric and Toni Kroos, and signaled the team to start stabilizing their defense.
…
In this battle, the tactics of the Chinese in Bayswater were very pragmatic.
Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defense: Piszczek, Van Dijk, Pepe and Marcelo;
Midfield: Casemiro drops back, with Toni Kroos and Modric in the middle;
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Harry Kane and Walcott.
The three occasions of the ceremony were together, which was Yang Cheng’s tribute to his previous life!
But the Chinese team in Bayswater is very different from the Real Madrid coached by Zidane in the 15/16 season.
Yang Cheng is not good at retreating.
Although it was also a defensive counterattack, the Chinese in Bayswater did not passively take the beating.
Yang Cheng is very confident in his team's defense.
When the ball was in Barcelona's half, the team pressed forward and pressed high.
Once they cross the center line, the whole team will choose to retreat to their own half.
The defense is basically arranged in the area from 30 meters to the center line.
They still maintained their 4 lines in good order and were not oppressed by Barcelona's possession of the ball.
Not only that, Modric and Toni Kroos are very flexible in their positions.
When pressing forward, they will choose to rush forward, and when retreating, they can also come back to protect Casemiro on both sides.
Especially after conceding the goal at the beginning, Yang Cheng reminded Toni Kroos, who began to strengthen the protection on Marcelo's side.
The defense of the Bayswater Chinese was mainly based on controlling space, and their overall movement was very fast, giving Barcelona basically no chance to pass the ball forward or penetrate.
As soon as Barcelona's ball enters the defensive area, they immediately cut the passing line.
For Barcelona, they have never encountered such defensive intensity in La Liga or even in the Champions League before.
In the Premier League this season, Bayswater Chinese have conceded only 19 goals, the team with the fewest goals conceded among all the teams in the top five European leagues.
The defensive level and quality are evident.
Losing the ball at the beginning was more like an accident.
After Yang Cheng's targeted adjustments, the team quickly gained a foothold and quickly curbed Barcelona's offensive.
The Bayswater Chinese also gradually turned the situation on the field around.
Although they didn't have as much ball possession as Barcelona, at least they were evenly matched on the field.
There was one thing about Barcelona that Yang Cheng did not expect, and that was their speed of retreat.
This is very different from Barcelona in the past.
In the past, once Barcelona lost the ball, they would immediately choose to counterattack.
But now it is a retreat.
It has to be said that Luis Enrique's transformation of Barcelona is becoming more and more profound.
By the time the Chinese in Bayswater caught their breath, 25 minutes of the game had already passed.
At this time, the score was still 1-0.
The Chinese in Bayswater are gradually gaining momentum.
In the 29th minute, the Chinese player from Bayswater intercepted the ball in his own half and quickly passed it to Modric.
The Croatian turned around and got rid of Iniesta's entanglement, then dribbled the ball forward and made a straight pass to Harry Kane in front.
The England striker received the ball with his back to the direction of attack, on the right side outside the arc, about 28 meters away from the goal.
Harry Kane blocked Bartra with his body, stopped the ball and turned around, trying to get past Bartra.
Everyone knows that Harry Kane is very good at passing and assisting, so his ability to receive the ball with his back to the goal and turn around to pass the ball has been highly praised by the outside world and is considered to be a unique skill.
But for all the defenders defending Harry Kane, it is really like facing a formidable enemy.
So, the moment Bartra saw Harry Kane stop the ball and turn around, he decisively invaded. When the England center turned around, Bartra reached out from the side and pulled Harry Kane down.
The referee's whistle sounded as Harry Kane fell to the ground.
foul!
Referee Damir Skomina of Slovenia gave Bartra a yellow card.
This is an obvious tactical foul and a card must be given!
At the same time, Skomina also gave Bayswater Chinese a direct free kick in the frontcourt.
The entire Camp Nou stadium was filled with boos.
Barcelona fans were extremely dissatisfied with this decision.
Everyone knows that the Bayswater Chinese team has many players who are very good at direct free kicks.
This position is on the right side of the center, about 28 meters away from the goal.
Gareth Bale wiped his face hard, ran over, picked up the ball, put it directly in the penalty position, stretched out his left foot, stepped firmly on the surrounding grass, and then Gareth Bale slowly stepped back.
Almost at the same time, players from both teams lined up in front of the penalty area.
The entire Camp Nou stadium was filled with boos from Barcelona fans.
They obviously hope to use the booing to disturb Gareth Bale and affect the quality of the Welshman's free throws.
His butterfly kick is well-known in the world football.
Behind the human wall, goalkeeper Bravo stared ahead as if facing a formidable enemy.
After Skomina arranged the human wall, he slowly retreated and blew the whistle at the same time, indicating that Gareth Bale could take the penalty kick.
The Welshman also quickly ran up.
Gareth Bale has no idea how many free throws like this he has taken, and he practices a lot on his own in his daily life.
This has become a kind of muscle memory for him.
The only variables he needs to control are distance, angle, strength, and the human wall.
But Gareth Bale has already mastered all of this.
Then I saw the Welshman quickly kick a curve ball.
The dull sound of the football could be heard throughout the Camp Nou stadium.
Then, like a cannonball, it shot out from Gareth Bale's left foot, flew over the wall of people at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye, and then fell quickly.
Bravo judged the path and fall of the ball.
Left side of the goal!
After the Chilean goalkeeper took a step sideways, he realized that the ball was going very fast, so he immediately dived sideways.
He judged that if he moved one more step, it would be too late to save the ball.
But just after he saved the ball, the football in the air made an incredibly irregular swing and sank slightly.
Butterfly ball!
The name came to Bravo's mind.
And the next moment, he threw himself sideways.
My mind is completely empty!
He didn't catch the ball.
Where is the ball?
He passed through his hands and went into the goal behind him.
This is Gareth Bale's special skill, the butterfly ball!
After the Welshman took the penalty, he turned around and rushed out of the field, running all the way to the sidelines to celebrate the goal.
1 to 1!
It’s tied!
More importantly, this is a golden away goal!
The Chinese players of Bayswater all chased out.
It was only the 29th minute.
There was determination and strong fighting spirit in everyone's eyes.
The game has just begun!
(End of this chapter)
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