The six-minute stoppage time made the RCD Espanyol manager, Ruby, fly into a rage. He grabbed the fourth official and said, "This is ridiculous. There were not many interruptions in the second half, and they actually added six minutes of stoppage time? Why not just add half an hour of stoppage time? "
The fourth official stared at Ruby and said, "Please pay attention to your words! I'll record your words! "
Ruby still wanted to say something to vent his dissatisfaction, but he was quickly pulled back by his assistant manager.
It was naturally not a wise choice to go head-to-head with the referee team at this time. Ruby was also angry and could not control himself.
From Ruby's big reaction, it could be seen how passive the RCD Espanyol team was at this time.
There were often rumors that Barça was being taken care of. Whether it was in the La Liga or the European arena, Barça often benefited from some controversial decisions. Even in the European competition, Barça often drew good draws in the groups. Other powerhouse teams struggled in the group of death, but Barça could easily sweep the mediocre teams and advance. This also gave rise to many conspiracy theories that there was something fishy about the Champions League draw.
Today, the RCD Espanyol team lost a good game, and now they had such a long stoppage time. It was known that six minutes could accomplish a lot at the end of the game. The RCD Espanyol team was likely to not be able to keep a point, which was unacceptable to Ruby.
The players on the field saw the stoppage time and could not help but secretly complain. However, they did not have time to think about this nonsense. The game would not stop just because the regular time was up. After entering stoppage time, Barça's frenzied attack continued. They had to do their best to hold on to this score.
Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei also participated in the team's defense. Xia Ruofei even retreated to the penalty area to help with the defense.
Barça's morale was high. Although their physical strength was at the limit, their offense was still as smooth as flowing water. Their skillful small-area cooperation made their penetration in the middle extremely sharp. The RCD Espanyol defenders could only run for their lives.
The game went on until the 94th minute. Suarez, who was in excellent condition today, received a straight pass from Rakitic and was about to shoot a powerful volley at the front of the penalty area.
Espanyol's center back, Naldo, rushed forward to block. He did not expect that Suarez's shot was just a feint. He simply spiked the ball and cleanly passed Naldo.
Naldo, who had lost his center of gravity, grabbed Suarez's jersey before he fell to the ground. Suarez had already started preparing to break into the penalty area to shoot, but after being pulled by Naldo, he suddenly lost his center of gravity and fell back heavily.
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A sharp whistle sounded.
After falling down, Suarez flew into a rage. He immediately got up from the ground and rushed toward Naldo.
After he bypassed Naldo, he was already on his own. Even if he did not break into the penalty area, he could just swing his leg and shoot. With his feet burning hot today, the probability of him scoring a goal was still very high.
But with Naldo's pull, his hopes of scoring were dashed.
He had already scored two goals today. If he scored another one, it would be a hat-trick!
Moreover, the team had been trailing and had been catching up. If he could help the team kill the Spaniards at the last minute with a hat-trick, then he would definitely be the savior of the game.
However, all of this was ruined by Naldo's pull.
When the referee blew the whistle, he had already run quickly to the scene of the incident.
Naldo stood up expressionlessly. He did not say a word in the face of the furious Suarez. But not speaking did not mean that Naldo was terrified. He still stared at Suarez defiantly and went up to him without dodging.
Just as the two men were arguing, the referee ran to the scene of the incident. He immediately separated the two men. The teammates of both sides also ran over to separate the two men.
Messi put his arm around Suarez's shoulder and said loudly to him, "Calm down! There's not much time left in the game! We need to score now. We can't waste a second! "
Although Suarez had a stomach full of anger, he still did not dare to be reckless in the face of the team's absolute boss, Messi. After cursing a few words, he turned around and walked away resentfully.
On the other side, the referee came in front of Naldo and said, "You should know what kind of penalty you will get, right?"
Naldo nodded, turned around and walked to the sidelines without saying a word. According to the football rules, the last defensive player who committed a tactical foul on the opposing player would be directly sent off with a red card.
After Suarez had just passed Naldo, he had already gotten the chance to face the goalkeeper alone. Naldo's tactical foul directly destroyed an absolute scoring opportunity. Suarez had already formed a one-on-one at that time. Such a foul opportunity would not have any suspense. He would definitely be sentenced to death.
Sure enough, when Naldo walked to the sidelines, the referee behind him raised a red card high up in the air.
The Spaniards made things worse. The main center back was sent off with a red card.
Of course, the only good news was that it was now more than a minute before the end of the game. Even without Naldo, the remaining players could grit their teeth and persevere.
Their only thought now was to keep this hard-earned point.
Naldo walked back to the technical area, bowed his head and said, "Coach, I'm sorry …"
Manager Ruby patted him on the shoulder and said, "No, this is not your fault! Go back and have a good rest! "
After that, Ruby looked at the field again. Although Naldo used a red card to block Suárez's goal, the RCD Espanyol team's crisis was not over because Barça at least got a free kick in an excellent position.
A free kick more than twenty meters away from the goal was a high goal rate for some masters. At least Ruby knew that if it was Xia Ruofei in this position, it would basically be a hit. And Barça's Messi was also very good at free kicks.
The assistant manager came over and put a down jacket on Naldo. He put his arm around his shoulder and walked out of the field. Although the game was about to end, Naldo was sent off with a red card. According to the rules, he had to leave the field. It was also against the rules to stay on the bench.
The Spaniards obviously did not want to give people an excuse at the end of the game.
Naldo did not return to the locker room. He stood at the entrance of the players' tunnel and looked toward the field.
There were more than two minutes left in the game. Naldo was most concerned about whether the team could keep a point. How could he go back to the locker room to take a shower and change his clothes at this time?
On the field.
Messi had carefully placed the football at the penalty spot designated by the referee. The Spaniards were seriously building a human wall under the command of the goalkeeper, Diego López.
Xia Ruofei did not participate in the building of the human wall. He and Wu Lei did not even enter the penalty area. Instead, they stood at the front and waited for a possible counterattack opportunity.
The tall Iglesias was arranged to be in the middle of the human wall.
The ball was still a little close to the goal. It would be more difficult for the opponent's penalty taker to line up with a taller player in the human wall.
After Messi placed the ball, he took a few steps back and stood still. He turned his gaze to the referee.
The referee looked at the Spaniards' goalkeeper and the human wall they had put up. Then he blew the whistle to signal that Messi could kick off.
Messi looked up at the upper left corner of the Spaniards' goal and took a deep breath.
In fact, he was under a lot of pressure now. After all, the game had entered the final countdown stage. Whether he could score the ball or not directly determined the final result of the entire game.
However, Messi had been Barça's number one for many years and had always been the team's number one penalty taker and number one free kick taker. Therefore, his psychological quality was definitely strong. After a little adjustment, he steadily ran forward. Then his thigh drove the power of his calf and kicked the football heavily.
Messi's free kick had a strong rotation. After crossing the highest point of the Spaniards' human wall, it quickly flew toward the right corner of the goal.
He deliberately glanced at the upper left corner of the goal when he took the free kick, hoping to mislead the Spaniards' goalkeeper, Diego López.
As long as Diego López moved a little in advance, it would be difficult to save in the opposite direction when he lost his center of gravity.
As long as the free kick was within the range of the goal frame, the probability of the ball going in was very high.
In fact, Messi felt that the ball should go in the moment he kicked.
However, the experienced veteran goalkeeper, Diego López, was not fooled.
His position was very stable. His feet were firmly planted on the goal line, and he did not move in advance. Instead, he waited until Messi kicked and the football flew over before he decisively flew to the right side and pounced.
The quality of Messi's free kick was very high. It went straight to the right corner of the goal. Although Diego López was not fooled, it was not easy to save the ball.
Diego Lopez tried his best to stretch his body and soared into the air.
In the end, Diego López only touched the football with his fingertips.
Although the trajectory of the football was quite tricky, it was Diego López who used all his strength to touch it that caused a slight change in the trajectory of the football.
Originally, the ball must have drilled straight into the dead corner of the goal. However, after being touched by Diego López, the trajectory of the football deviated a little upward, which eventually led to the ball hitting the position between the crossbar and the column.
With a bang, the football quickly rebounded back into the penalty area.
The Spaniards, who had been very focused, immediately surrounded and snatched it.
The Barça players, who were lying in ambush in the penalty area, also rushed in the direction of the football's landing point.
In the end, it was Mark Roca who grabbed the first landing point. He picked up the football and headed it to the outside of the penalty area.
Messi immediately rushed up after the free kick, and the ball happened to fall at his feet.
He did not hesitate at all. He swung his leg for a long shot.
Messi knew very well that there was not much time left in the game. If he wanted to turn the hard-won one point into three points, he had to seize every opportunity to shoot.
However, perhaps because of his physical strength, Messi's shot did not go up, and the angle was not as good as the previous set piece.
Diego López held the football in his arms more easily.
Originally, Diego López was ready to pounce on the ball and fall to the ground.
According to FIFA's rules, once the goalkeeper was injured, the game would be stopped. The follow-up would be arranged according to the condition of the injured player.
Diego López knew that he had to do everything he could now. It would be good if he could delay it for a few seconds.
However, when Diego López saw that both Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei were cutting forward at high speed, he immediately changed his mind.
He rolled and got up. Worried about Xia Ruofei and the Śarīra Pagoda, he passed the ball mid-distance and accurately found Xia Ruofei, who was waiting in the distance.
Xia Ruofei gently stopped the ball with his chest, and the football fell accurately in front of him.
At this time, the Barça players who were lagging behind also came over to snatch it.
Among them, the fastest was Rakitic. He ran at high speed toward the football's landing point.
Xia Ruofei had his back to Barça's goal at this time. He felt that there was someone behind him, and the investigation of his mental strength also confirmed it.
After Xia Ruofei stopped the ball, his shoulders sank to the right, as if he was going to break through the Barça players' defense from the right …
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