Andy: "In the 62nd minute of the game, the Bayern coach made an adjustment, replacing No. 15 Ze Robert with... No. 25, 19-year-old Thomas Muller?!"
Richard expressed surprise: "I thought he would replace Sousa or other players. Muller has very little experience in the Bundesliga, but Klinsmann actually replaced Muller in the quarter-final against Barcelona? Oh! Admirable courage!"
Other commentators said in a teasing tone: "Overall, this guy is pretty good. At least, he's ranked fifth in the 3rd division scorer list! Maybe he can bring unexpected results? Anyway, Bayern's situation won't get any worse, right?"
"Yes, there is definitely no Thomas Muller in Guardiola's tactical preparations, let's wait and see."
The camera was focused on Muller, who was still moving around next to the fourth official Atkinson. Behind him, Bayern's assistant coach was holding a tactical analysis notebook, chattering about what he should do.
Muller kept nodding, saying that he would not disappoint the coaching team and that he would do his best in the tasks assigned by the head coach.
Andy: "In this case, Muller will probably play the role of the fifth striker. His role is similar to that of No. 15 Ze Robert. Oh, there is too little information about him. Except for the last game when Bayern won a big victory over Sporting Lisbon, he basically did not show up in the official games."
Irving watched Muller running towards the field with interest. In the second half, he switched positions with Trim and now he was facing the bench. The attacking directions of Barcelona and Bayern were swapped as usual. He was still on the right side for Barcelona and the left side for Bayern.
Messi is on the right side of Barcelona and Muller is on the left side.
When Muller saw Ivan, he wanted to smile, but he quickly remembered that this was a game and he couldn't act familiar with the referee.
Everyone thought that Muller would replace Seerobert and Bayern's tactics would not change much, but after watching two waves of exchanges between the two sides, Alvin saw some clues.
Muller should be more of a midfielder than a shadow striker. After he came on the court, he was very active in fighting for the ball. Even if the ball did not reach him, he was actively running and connecting.
When the game was going on for 70 minutes and Muller had not shown any effect, the media began to prepare to write articles. They sneered at the operation of the Bayern coach, replacing a stupid young player who only knew how to do useless work and seemed to be trying hard but was actually useless?
Really good at playing.
oh! Look at when he finally got the ball. His dribbling was poor and his physical strength was not enough. Although Barcelona was not tall as a whole, their defenders, such as captain Puyol, were still very strong. When he met those defenders, he didn't dare to fight hard and could only pass the ball.
Commentators from all over the country gloated: "This Bayern youngster still lacks skills. When he dribbled the ball, he couldn't even get into the penalty area. Barcelona players saw this and liked to steal his ball."
Muller also noticed that Barcelona players tended to focus on defensive breakthroughs. They would always try to intercept their teammates' passes before him. Over time, his teammates were less willing to pass the ball to him.
But it doesn't matter. Muller calmed down and worked tirelessly to compete with the Barcelona players. He didn't care about the Barcelona players' looks and behaviors as if they were teasing small animals. He continued to look for opportunities diligently.
Muller was moving without the ball, and that was not ineffective.
Alvin silently watched the back and forth in the midfield and came to a conclusion in his heart.
People who watch the fun may think that Muller's running around is stupid, but it is not the case. He seems to be running aimlessly and being led by Barcelona. However, his running route has a basis.
The distance he ran in this small area in the front and midfield kept increasing, and he had few opportunities to touch the ball, but it subtly affected Barcelona's passing and receiving.
He judged the landing point of the ball very accurately, as if he knew where Barcelona and his teammates' passes would go next.
Amazing awareness.
This German, who is younger than him, has an amazing overall view and is a player who can use his brain to play football.
Alvin was able to sense it quickly because he had received training in this area from coach Mourinho.
#Midfield passing and control·Ivan·Professional disruptor.
#A little expert who focuses on breaking the opponent's waist for 90 minutes.
Although Bayern's current situation is not good and many people are blinded by Barcelona's absolute possession of the ball, the fortune of the field often does not entirely depend on the ball possession rate.
Soon, the situation on the field confirmed Ivan's guess.
Muller relied on his height and keen sense of smell to intercept Xavi's pass to Iniesta!
Pique and other defensive players immediately wanted to imitate the previous situation and come over to bully the smaller ones to cut off Muller's offensive line.
Muller did not fight them head-on. He turned around and ran with the ball, passing it to his teammate Schweinsteiger before being approached!
Bayern got a chance to attack, and they were looking for a breakthrough amid the boos from the audience!
Schweinsteiger passed the ball to Ribery, who was intercepted when he broke through on the left. At this time, he glanced at his teammate who was waiting behind him, and without caring who it was, he just knocked the ball over.
Seeing that the person with the ball was a rookie who was not very stable with the ball, Valdes did not panic and chose to attack directly!
Next to him, Alves, who had returned to defense, also came here, and he slid to clear the ball!
Andy shouted: "Bayern's attack! Muller got the ball! Can he score successfully?!" Andy shouted like this, but in fact he didn't think the ball could go in.
Not every young player is like their golden boy Ivan, who can remain calm when facing a big scene for the first time.
Hey! Neither Valdes nor the Barcelona defenders are easy to deal with!
English fans said they did not want to see Bayern score a goal. If this young German player could succeed, it would make them feel a deep sense of crisis.
How many talented players are there?
Don't believe it!
Even if there is, we won’t be happy if it’s not from us in England!
The Barcelona defender's fierce kick was so close!
Valdez's arm is almost there!
At the critical moment, Muller picked up the ball, which was a little high, but it didn’t matter, at least it was not tackled. Okay, move forward! Go further! Thomas, you can do it!
Alves' collision caused Muller to lose his balance and he staggered, but at least he didn't fall, and he followed the ball firmly and rushed in!
The Barcelona defender's action just blocked Valdes. He missed and wanted to change direction quickly, but it was too late!
Pique rushed over. He wanted to try hard, but he was still a step too late!
The young man named Muller stumbled and rolled into the goal with the ball!
Richard: "Bayern's No. 25 fell down! He didn't have time to stand up, but he was still rushing forward... Oh my God, he scored!"
The important thing is, the ball went in!
To be precise, Muller did not enter the goal, but fell in with the ball!
Andy's tone was a little unstable. It was obvious that he was shocked by the young man's perseverance and desperate efforts: "G, goal! Bayern scored a goal! The goal was scored by young player No. 25 Muller! The score is now 4-1, Barcelona is leading!"
That’s right, get out! Not any other posture!
He was almost rolling and crawling, using almost every part of his body except his hands and arms!
The entire Camp Nou stadium was speechless for a few seconds because of his actions, and then they reacted and started booing.
And your kicking style? You were in a panic from the penalty spot, and couldn't even dribble the ball steadily. We were all ready to laugh at you, but you were actually allowed in? !
Oh shit!
Weber took a look at Muller and his goal, who had stayed in the Barcelona goal with the ball for a long time and did not get up, and made a gesture to indicate that the goal was valid.
No offside, no foul, it was a legitimate goal, there is nothing to blame.
Although the range of motion is a bit large, it doesn't matter.
Bayern's coaching team jumped up. They really had no hope of winning, but this goal at least made them feel relieved!
Klinsmann's tense expression improved a little, which at least proved that his decision was correct.
Schweinsteiger and Ribery, who passed the ball, rushed directly into the goal, pulled Muller up and stroked his hair.
Well done Thomas!
We all thought your ball was going to fail. We underestimated you!
The onlookers on the message board watched the goal in slow motion. They gave Bayern's goal a name in a funny and speechless way: rolling and crawling ball.
The Bayern players all came over and rubbed the head of this awesome young man to encourage him.
Hey! No matter what posture, as long as he can score goals, he is a good player!
A Chelsea fan who came over to take a look said that Liverpool scored a goal and they are now tied 3-3, so they forwarded the little angel's animated pictures several times, but for some reason there was no effect. Then they saw that Chelsea didn't react, but Bayern scored a goal!
Someone just thought of something, what the hell! The person who scored this goal is the brat who tackled our Alvin and injured his lips! How did luck come to him? !
It's terrifying to think about it.jpg
Muller did not celebrate too much. He said to his teammates seriously: "Time is running out. Cheer up, we can still score!"
The Bayern players didn't take his words to heart. Such steady words coming from the overly young Muller seemed a bit abrupt. They were prepared to lose, but after hearing what he said, they were still ready to give it a try. Maybe they could score another goal?
This is the first leg, not their home court, so it would be best if we could reduce the goal difference by one.
However, Schweinsteiger took a closer look at Muller and felt that he did not seem to be pretending to be calm.
He really thinks so, he wants to create more goals!
Bayern's No. 31, nicknamed "Piggy", wiped the sweat from his face and became serious.
Barcelona then discovered that Bayern was not so easy to deal with!
Since they scored a goal, it was like turning on a faucet and they got more offensive opportunities!
After Messi's beautiful shot was blocked by Butt, Bayern started their counterattack.
Muller's tireless fighting paid off, and this time he made a contribution again. He caused the Barcelona midfielder to make a mistake and the ball went to captain Van Bommel!
The latter is a long pass, trying to find Tony No. 9 who is at the front!
Toni was in an offside position, with Barcelona players Pique and Marcos sandwiching him on both sides, so he couldn't move forward anymore.
The captain's pass was a little too strong, so he had to jump up, get to the first point, and head the ball back.
The ball flew over too fast, and he didn't have time to see where his teammates were. He just estimated the general direction and headed it over.
There should be an open space there, and he could quickly go over and grab the ball.
Puyol reacted quickly. His position was closest to where the ball landed, so he immediately ran forward and prepared to clear the ball!
But someone was faster than him. A tall Bayern player got ahead of him and intercepted the ball directly!
Puyol only had time to see the No. 25 jersey number on the opponent's back before the latter took the ball and took the lead.
Guardiola stood up in the stands and shouted excitedly: "Don't let him enter the penalty area!"
He had figured out that this young No. 25 had basically no offensive power as long as he was not in the penalty area!
He is not good at dribbling and relies on passing to get past opponents. His skills are far worse than those of Barcelona players. His only advantage is probably his awareness.
This also means that he has the nose of a striker in front of the goal!
Barcelona players also realized the threat of Muller's attack. They no longer underestimated this young player, and Muller's way was soon blocked.
Guardiola was not familiar with Muller, and his focus was not entirely on Muller, so he did not see more things. He paid more attention to the overall situation. This was his mistake, which made Barcelona seem to have an absolute advantage in the following time, suppressing Bayern, but in fact they were vaguely trapped in the passive position of ineffective ball possession.
Ivan brought himself in. He was familiar with Muller's tactics. He wanted to disrupt Barcelona's rhythm from the midfield. His goal was clear. He was trying to revitalize the entire game.
There is a gap between his overall skills and those of the battle-hardened first-team players, but paradoxically, he seems to have gradually become an indispensable member in controlling Bayern's rhythm.
Facing Barcelona's interception, Muller stabilized himself a little, giving his teammates time to catch up, and then he passed the ball!
He passed the ball horizontally to his teammate Schweinsteiger who was running up, and Bayern's No. 31 reacted quickly and rushed forward!
After passing the ball, Muller did not relax. He estimated the next ball route and the trend of the game, and ran to the position of his teammates who were most likely to help!
The Barcelona defenders defending him saw through his little thoughts. They did not let down their guard just because No. 25 did not have the ball. This kid has a lot on his mind!
We can't let him roll and crawl again! The first time can be said to be Muller's luck, the second time is their incompetence!
Guardiola found something wrong. Since Bayern made this midfield adjustment, Bayern's attack looks more threatening!
What's the problem?
——That number 25! He showed up at the right place!
Don't let him get the ball!
Ribery chose to shoot directly himself! The force was quite strong and was saved by Valdes, and the ball slipped out of his hands!
Seeing this, Pique kicked the ball out of the small penalty area and the crisis seemed to be resolved. Valdez climbed back up.
Van Bommel on the outside got the first point and kicked the ball in.
There was a sudden chaos in the Barcelona penalty area, and even Messi ran past the midfield, trying to find the first opportunity to counterattack.
Bayern's most forward attacking player now is Muller. Seeing the ball flying to the Bayern player, the Barcelona defender and teammate who were responsible for defending him exchanged glances, and the two took a few steps forward, trying to create an offside and make Muller lose the chance to receive the ball.
Muller noticed their thoughts and he also took a few steps back, so that they were almost in the same position!
The pass was indeed coming towards Muller. Barcelona defender and goalkeeper Valdes hesitated for a moment because of the offside tactic. Muller received the ball and he did not have time to think too much. He relied on his height to head the ball!
Andy commented: "Oh, the quality of Muller's header is really poor..." It just hit the edge and the direction was wrong.
Barcelona players and goalkeeper all raised their hands to indicate that Muller was offside!
Muller's header hit the goal post and bounced back, but neither of the two linesmen reacted. Trim was still confirming and was ready to wait for Weber to blow the whistle or the ball to go in, while Irving believed that Muller was not offside.
Muller went all out and did not miss any opportunity, and went to where the ball landed!
Seeing Tony right behind him, he raised his thigh and kicked the ball out in the air before it hit the ground, landing right in front of Tony.
Tony doesn't need to think at all, just shoot first!
The net is shaking!
Richard: "The ball went in! The Barcelona players signaled to the referee that it was offside, but Weber didn't blow the whistle. He ran over and the Barcelona players were protesting!"
Webber waved them to be quiet, he needed to understand the feedback from the two linesmen.
Trim weighed the pros and cons and was about to treat it as a controversial goal and say it was offside, but then he heard Ivan's voice first -
"No offside, Mr. Weber, there is no problem with this ball. When Bayern's No. 31 kicked the ball, the center of gravity of his teammate Bayern's No. 25 did not exceed the last Barcelona defender."
Weber was surprised. He didn't expect that his student could have such a logical reason. It seemed that he had a sure win.
So he directly stated that the goal was valid.
Tony was so happy that he hugged Muller's head and rubbed it!
The Barcelona players couldn't believe it. Are you serious, brother? ! Who is the real home court? What happened to the promise that the home court belongs to his own son? !
Can't you just order the food based on the menu? See we are ahead and do this to us? !
There was a roar of booing at Camp Nou, and Guardiola was once again held back by his coaching team, who were afraid that the coach would lose his mind and jump off the stands.
The stands are more than 3 meters high!
Andy and Richard were calm now. They were no longer shocked. Instead, they tried to comfort the fans who were about to paralyze the message board: "Everyone, please be patient. Let's check the replay. Oh! Dear Mr. Richard, my good friend, please pay attention to the data."
Then he began to study the slow motion seriously, and finally he expressed regret that he was sorry that he didn't see it.
Of course it doesn't matter. He smiled and signaled to Richard: "It's your show time, man, tell us the answer."
Richard read out the data: "Okay, Bayern's No. 25 is farther away from the goal than Pique, the last defender of Barcelona. From the center point, the distance is no more than 2 centimeters."
"So, the conclusion is, it was not offside and there was nothing wrong with our linesman's judgment."
The message board was not successfully appeased, and they became even more excited:
"Seriously?! Holy crap! So Bayern scored again?!"
"Ivan's skills are so strong?! Buy one kiss and get one free? Aaaah, we Chelsea want it too!"
"Isn't it the point that the false offside was clear? Barcelona is still protesting. I bet my pocket money this week that the false offside was definitely seen by Xiao Tiantian!"
"Hahahaha I want to ask for Barcelona fans: Where is Rooney?"
"Rooney was silent. The lucky Bayern No. 25 took advantage of Ivan's luck. Both goals were related to him!"
"Tell a joke? Barcelona conceded 4 goals in a row to Bayern?!"
The media outside the stadium quickly thought of tomorrow's headlines, such as: [Comparing Messi and Muller, the latter is more pleasing to the English referee]
The young reporter from The Sun who wrote down the draft of this headline was hit on the head by the reporter in charge. What was it about English referee? It is obvious that changing it to Alvin DeWitt would be more interesting!
On the field, Barcelona players saw that their resistance was futile, so they had no choice but to kick off the game.
They want to crush Bayern with absolute strength! What's the use of having a referee to help you? Absolute strength will expose all conspiracies!
Guardiola in the stands was still furious. He told his assistant: "Remember to file a complaint after the game. You must file a complaint. If it weren't for our overwhelming strength, this would have been a Camp Nou tragedy caused by the referee!"
Oh, of course, this level is not enough to be called a "tragedy", but Guardiola has lost his mind and set a flag for his assistant team.
Andy took advantage of the interval between Barcelona passing the ball to report the situation next door: "Liverpool scored again, the goal was scored by Torres, he scored twice in this game, Liverpool led 4-3 and once surpassed their Chelsea."
Chelsea fans with Ivan's head portrait were trying to make their presence felt on Twitter. Since it was Liverpool's home ground and the visiting seats were limited, most of them did not go to the scene, which led to Twitter being flooded with Ivan's head portraits and animated pictures, while there were very few Liverpool fans showing support.
The entire Manchester United team in front of the big screen were stunned. They didn't expect that Bayern would score two goals in a row. Unfortunately, they didn't have much time left and the game was about to enter overtime.
Everyone looked at Rooney, who kept his mouth tightly shut. He secretly glanced at coach Ferguson next to him, looking like a good boy.
Ferguson's expression showed no emotion; he seemed to be thinking about this young player whose name he had hardly heard of.
His observation angle is much more subjective than Guardiola's. Bayern's No. 25 is not as simple as ordinary people think. He can score goals or make assists when the team is unable to open up the situation. His off-ball running in the midfield is not meaningless.
——This is a player who cannot be underestimated. In time, he will become the backbone of the team.
Except for Scholes who paid considerable attention to Muller who was in a similar position, the attention of other Manchester United players was still diverted. At this time, Barcelona was still passing the ball, and Iniesta was blocked by Muller when he wanted to pass the ball. Barcelona players are all confused. When facing football, this No. 25 is like a dog smelling a bone. Why is he everywhere? !
You are an offensive player! Brother! Why did you still do the guard job? !
He passed the ball in anger, and the ball hit Muller's thigh and bounced out of bounds.
Look? Look? You should play as a defender. Why are you moving into the penalty area for no reason? !
Valdes and Pique said they had the most say. This guy was silent outside the penalty area, just running around, picking his feet, but once he got into the penalty area he was like a protagonist, scoring every time.
The ball flew a little far and with great force, and you could see how frustrated Iniesta was, but that was not the point. The point was that the linesman, Ivan, was standing right behind them.
The fans watching this scene shouted, "Holy shit!" This scene seems familiar!
Didn’t the linesman do the same thing in the previous Real Madrid game? !
Aaaah, Alvin, get out of the way quickly!
But the next scene was very confusing. Facing the ball that was heading straight towards his face, Alvin did not react much. He did not seem to react, but he also seemed to react.
His movements were magical. He did not dodge, but subconsciously stopped the ball, and the ball obediently lost its force and fell obediently on his thigh.
It was as if he had practiced it countless times, and in fact it was so. The ball seemed to be one with him. His movements were extremely smooth and natural, just like he had done countless times before. The ball slid down his thigh, rolled over his calf, and fell squarely on his ankle, stopping steadily.
After doing all this, not only Muller and Iniesta who looked back at him were stunned, but he himself was also stunned.
He made this move completely unconsciously, and it was obvious that this instinct had penetrated deeply into his brain and became a conditioned reflex.
The camera following the ball also captured his movements perfectly, and he attracted everyone's attention.
Ferguson was still thinking about other things. He opened his mouth and wanted to ask his disciples what they thought about the second half.
As a result, he did not receive any response.
The Sir was very confused. He looked up and saw that everyone was doing the same thing - looking up at the big screen.
Any questions? Ferguson didn't understand, he didn't get what the group was concerned about, so he asked the question again.
"Did you see who was the most outstanding player in this game and the one who deserves your attention the most?" Ferguson hopes to make his players pay attention to him. A player who uses his brain to play football, as long as he grows up smoothly, will bring considerable pressure to other teams.
He hopes that these young men are also watching the game with their brains and come to the same conclusion as him.
Now his disciples reacted, but it would have been better for them not to answer.
Rooney, who had been as quiet as a chicken, spoke up. He spoke for everyone: "I think Ivan is the best."
Ferguson, who suddenly wanted to beat someone up at an old age: "..."
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