Chapter 362 Wang Li vs. Xiao Luo (2)

After a moment of hesitation, Barcelona coach Rijkaard decided to keep his troops in place and hold on until halftime, after all, there were only about 4 minutes left in the game.

Rijkaard's thoughts did not escape Mourinho. Both coaches were well aware of the situation on the field, but in fact, Mourinho did not hold out much hope for the first half. Barcelona performed too well at the beginning. Even now, their attack is still fierce. To an outsider, Chelsea is still at a disadvantage.

At this time, Barcelona still controlled the ball.

No. 2 Belletti kicked the ball to No. 5 Puyol, who then kicked it to No. 12 Van Bronckhorst.

Wang Li was standing on the left side. When he saw the opponent's full-back get the ball, he slowly pressed forward. Unfortunately, the Barcelona players seemed to know his strong ability to steal the ball. When Van Bronckhorst saw him approaching, he was slightly panicked and immediately passed the ball back to goalkeeper Valdes.

Valdes ran out of the goal and kicked the ball to Deco near the center line. Lampard rushed forward to grab the ball, and Deco hurriedly passed it to No. 4 Marquez with his heel.

In this frequent back-and-forth, Chelsea players had to rush forward to grab the ball. In fact, although Barcelona has just shown signs of resurgence this season, their style of play is very traditional. They use frequent back-and-forth passes in the backcourt and midfield to stretch the opponent's defense and find opportunities for their own offense. This style of play has always been criticized by foreign media, but it has to be admitted that it is very practical.

However, if Barcelona's players do not make mistakes, this style of play will definitely make their offense very threatening, but in reality, this is almost impossible.

Under the command of Ronaldinho, Deco, who got the ball in the Barcelona midfield, was about to pass it forward to the wing when Lampard suddenly rushed forward to scramble for it. In a panic, Deco's pass was misfired. Joe Cole, who was not good at defending on the wing, grabbed the ball before Ronaldinho, and then passed it directly to Ricardo Carvalho. Barcelona's attack was directly disintegrated.

But in fact, Chelsea did not have any chance of a fast break, because Barcelona's attack just passed the center line and their players were unable to press forward.

Ronaldinho had been observing Chelsea's attack, which was much clearer in official matches than in videos, and after observing for half the game, he discovered a flaw in the opponent that was worth exploiting - in Chelsea's attack, the opponent's No. 21 had too high a ball possession rate, which even reminded him of a term in basketball games, 'free fire right', which made him feel jealous.

Even though he was last year's World Footballer of the Year and his performance at Barcelona has always been outstanding, after observing Chelsea's half-time attack, he knew that his importance at Barcelona could not be compared to the opponent's No. 21 at Chelsea.

Of course, these thoughts were deeply hidden in Ronaldinho's mind. At this moment, he was just thinking about how to take advantage of this "flaw". After a while, he decided to go forward to defend himself.

The opponent was stronger than him just now. As a senior, he should have stolen the ball as a counterattack.

So, after Chelsea intercepted the ball, Ronaldinho slowly moved towards Wang Li. His movements were not conspicuous. He just ran back slowly as if he was returning to defense, but the distance between him and Wang Li's position was getting closer and closer.

Wang Li did not notice this. In fact, even during the game he seldom paid attention to the position of an opposing player, even a famous superstar.

Therefore, Ronaldinho's idea was successful, and he was close to Wang Li. Wang Li stood a little forward in the center circle, constantly running, looking for an angle to catch the ball.

Ronaldinho's idea was not wrong. When Chelsea's attack crossed the center line, Chelsea players habitually looked for Wang Li's position. Now the one in control of the ball was William Gallas, the French man who was good at attacking. After crossing the center line, he slightly raised his head and found Wang Li, and then passed the ball to him diagonally.

Wang Li did not notice Ronaldinho's movement. In fact, even if there was a possibility of losing the ball on the passing route, he still had the killer move of "Lingbo Weibu". It was almost impossible to rob the ball within 3 meters around him.

At least, he thought so.

Personally, Ronaldinho had a different opinion. He didn't have a deep understanding of Wang Li, so the new Footballer of the Year stood next to Wang Li, saw the opportunity, rushed out from the side, ran towards the ball and was about to steal it.

All the Barcelona fans cheered at this moment, because the ball was about to return to Barcelona's feet, and the one who stole the ball was the top star Ronaldinho, and the target was the opponent's most "arrogant" Wang Li, which made them feel proud from the bottom of their hearts---

At this time, they had already forgotten about Wang Li's steal just now, and they must have consciously ignored that point.

But the next moment, something Ronaldinho never expected happened. The black-haired boy who was clearly behind him just now suddenly appeared in front of him, received the pass in advance with lightning speed, and then made a beautiful turn and passed him directly behind.

stunned

The cheers of Barcelona fans suddenly stopped

Ronaldinho even wondered if he was dazzled. How could such a living person suddenly appear in front of him?

But the fans in the stadium saw clearly that the black-haired boy on the field was running quickly and accurately got in front of Ronaldinho. The difference was that his movements were very, very fast.

Wang Li ignored Ronaldinho's thoughts. He took the ball, shook off the latter, and rushed directly towards Barcelona's goal.

Ronaldinho, who was left behind, was full of disbelief, but now was not the time to ask questions. After he realized what was going on, he immediately chased after him and participated in the team's defense.

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After shaking off Ronaldinho, Wang Li dribbled the ball towards Barcelona's half, and soon he entered Barcelona's territory.

Barcelona's No. 22 Demetrio Albertini is a legendary star of AC Milan. He is already a 34-year-old veteran this year. If nothing unexpected happens, he will choose to retire from his professional career after the end of this season.

In his nearly 20-year professional career, Albertini played for AC Milan for 14 years, making 293 appearances and scoring 21 goals. During his time at Milan, Albertini helped the Rossoneri win five Serie A titles, one Champions League title, two European Super Cup titles and three Italian Cup titles, allowing AC Milan to dominate the Serie A arena in the 1990s.

So, he is the legendary star of AC Milan.

The skills of this type of player may be reduced due to a decline in physical fitness, but their rich game experience is by no means comparable to that of ordinary people.

Seeing Wang Li dribbling towards Barcelona's penalty area, Albertini immediately went over to meet him. He did not impulsively rush forward to grab the ball, but kept sticking to Wang Li's body and constantly bumping into him, trying to make Wang Li make a mistake so that he could directly steal the ball.

Wang Li frowned deeply while dribbling the ball. This kind of stealing was undoubtedly what he hated the most.

In the dense frontcourt, it is difficult to find space to run. In other words, no matter how sophisticated his skills are, it is unrealistic to get rid of Albertini who is following him, because the opponent will not pay attention to your fake moves and will just follow you closely. At this time, Wang Li couldn't help but want to pass the ball.

If he continues like this, he will be surrounded by Barcelona's defenders before he even reaches the penalty area line.

However, Wang Li now has to adapt to one thing, he has to adapt to playing without the cooperation of Robben and Duff. In the past, whenever he got the ball and was double-teamed by the opponent, he would always subconsciously look to the left and right sides, and then cooperate with the two to get rid of the opponent's defensive players.

However, in this game, the players on the wingers were Joe Cole and Thiago Mendes. Joe Cole was better, but Mendes had almost no tacit understanding with him, which made him very frustrated.

In desperation, he passed the ball to Frank Lampard who was following behind him.

Lampard and Wang Li have a very good understanding between them. The moment he received the ball, he subconsciously wanted to pass it high into the penalty area, but the opponent's veteran Albertini reacted faster. The moment Wang Li passed the ball back, he ran back and blocked Lampard's passing route with his body. This move made Lampard very helpless, and he admired the game experience of these veterans on the field from the bottom of his heart, which is indeed not comparable to ordinary people.

However, Lampard stopped his right foot which was about to pass the ball, and instead passed the ball to Joe Cole who had just caught up. The two then made a two-pass combination, passing Albertini, giving Lampard a little space to pass the ball.

Almost half of Barcelona's defensive players kept their eyes on Wang Li. This was not only because of Wang Li's fame, but also because of Wang Li's running - after passing the ball to Lampard, Wang Li took light steps and rushed directly into the penalty area. He had been training in the "zone attack tactics" for a long time, and he and Lampard had a tacit understanding in cooperation.

Wang Li's quick run towards the penalty area without the ball must have been very eye-catching, so 2 or 3 Barcelona players immediately surrounded him to prevent some "accidents" from happening - for a "field superman" who can score 70 goals in more than half a season, any accident can really happen to him.

However, Lampard failed to pass the ball in the first place, which made Wang Li's run completely in vain and puzzled the Barcelona players. But just when they were puzzled, the football had already drawn an arc and flew towards the right side of the penalty area.

After getting the chance to pass the ball, Lampard passed the ball into the penalty area without any hesitation.

At this time, Wang Li was standing on the right side of the penalty area. Next to him were Marquez and Puyol, and a little further to the side was Ronaldinho who was returning to defense. Barcelona's defense against Wang Li was absolutely unreserved. When they saw the football flying towards Wang Li, they became even more nervous. Giuly, who was originally defending Drogba closely in the middle, subconsciously moved two steps towards Wang Li.

Everyone was staring at this pass. Now that the game time had reached its final stage, this attack might very well be the last one in the first half.

On the right side of the penalty area, two Barcelona defenders leaned against Wang Li with their bodies, but Ronaldinho, who had just collided with Wang Li, felt that this was not safe enough. He moved forward a little, staring at the whereabouts of the football, ready to clear it with his head.

There was nothing wrong with Ronaldinho's approach, but he still underestimated Wang Li.

Being double-teamed, Wang Li did feel a kind of pressure. If he forced his way into the space to receive the ball and then tried to steal the ball, it would obviously be impossible for him to get past Ronaldinho who was standing in front of him. However, if he could steal the ball, he would most likely have a chance to turn around and shoot.

At this moment, several thoughts turned back and forth in Wang Li's mind. Finally, to be on the safe side, he chose to take a light step, directly ignoring the physical pressure of the two defenders next to him, and while running, he used his luck "Flying Star Technique" and jumped into the air with all his strength.

However, at this time he found embarrassingly that he was still behind Ronaldinho. Both of them were in the air at the same time, but the latter was one body position forward of Wang Li, and the ball was about to be cleared by Ronaldinho's header.

In an instant, Wang Li gritted his teeth, kicked his left foot in the air, and used a move similar to "ladder to the clouds" to force his body to collide with Ronaldinho at an angle. As the two fell to the grass at the same time, the football hit Wang Li hard, and then hit Ronaldinho's body and fell to the grass.

When all the fans saw this scene, they looked at the stadium with some worry. Wang Li and Ronaldinho are undoubtedly the pillar stars of the two teams. If one of them is injured and leaves the field, it is very likely to determine the direction of the game.

But the game was not over yet, referee Collina did not blow the whistle, Barcelona players reacted and rushed over to kick the ball away, but it was too late.

Wang Li's reaction was so quick that the first moment he fell on the grass, he started looking for the position of the football. Fortunately, the football was jumping in front of his right foot. In an instant, when everyone in the stadium was still stunned, he had already looked up at the situation in the penalty area.

"Didi"

Just as the Barcelona players were about to run over, they heard Wang Li's shout and they subconsciously turned their heads to look into the penalty area.

The ball whizzed past two Barcelona players and flew to Drogba's feet. Drogba took advantage of the fact that no one was guarding and turned around to shoot directly.

Although Valdés tried his best to save the ball, Drogba's shot was powerful and at an angle, and it flew into the left corner of the goal almost instantly, and he was powerless to stop it.

"Drogba scores for Chelsea"

"Alan's pass was so unexpected. He and Ronaldinho collided in the air and fell on the grass. Then he reacted and swept the ball with his right foot. It was such a beautiful pass. From here, we can also see that Alan was not injured. This is the luckiest thing."

"From here we can also see that Allen's reaction speed is too fast. As a symbol of traditional English football, Allen is too brilliant."

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On Sky TV, Graham almost praised Wang Li to the point that he was rare in heaven and not even on earth. However, the fans who were watching the Sky TV broadcast abroad were silently thinking in their hearts, "How can he be compared to traditional English football?" But English fans did not think so. At this moment, even the most loyal Arsenal fans felt that the football played by Wang Li was traditional English football. Only a player of such strength could represent English football. As for his technical style, was it very different from English football?

They don't care about that.

At this time, Wang Li had just stood up from the grass. After he stood up, he did not cheer to celebrate the goal, but turned around and pulled Ronaldinho up.

"Thank you so much." Ronaldinho said softly.

"Just luck."

Hearing the praise from the world footballer, Wang Li felt a little elated in his heart, but he still responded subconsciously.

"Well done Alan, I knew you were okay."

"Hahahaha, when I saw Alan grabbing the ball just now, I knew that this ball would definitely go in. Didi is also good. He actually reacted. If it were me, I would definitely not be able to react, and I would not be able to catch the ball and waste the opportunity." Joe Cole also ran over, stroked Drogba's hair from behind, and said.

Hearing the compliment, the Ivorian Magic Beast seemed very shy. He put his hand behind his head and said honestly: "I kept my eyes on the ball."

Wang Li was also very excited as he looked at his teammates cheering around him, but he was a little regretful that it was Drogba who scored the goal instead of him. However, being able to score the first goal at Camp Nou was very beneficial to Chelsea's situation, so he didn't dwell on it too much, and instead hugged and celebrated with his teammates.

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The first half of the game was over, and the goal at the last minute made the Chelsea players feel happy. They talked to each other and walked towards the players' dormitory together.

Most of the Barcelona players had bitter looks on their faces. Throughout the first half, they thought they had completely controlled the situation and the ball was always under their feet, but in the end the opponent scored a goal at the last moment, which even made people feel a little unacceptable.

At this time, the person who regretted the most was Barcelona coach Rijkaard.

Just a few minutes ago, he had thought about adjusting his tactics and strengthening his defense to prevent Chelsea's counterattack, but in the end Chelsea scored a goal with a surprise two or three passes.

From this ball, he also saw Wang Li's superior strength. Although he was reluctant to admit it in his heart, in fact, he already knew that even Ronaldinho's ability in the team could not be compared with Wang Li.

There is no doubt about the role of this superstar. With a flash of inspiration, he can make exquisite passes on the grass, leaving Rijkaard with only a wry smile.

However, there was no time to feel upset. Rijkaard stood up from the coaching seat, glanced at Mourinho who was looking at him at the same time, waved his hand as a greeting, smiled, and turned to walk towards the home team's locker room.

The game is only halfway through, and it's still unclear who will win.