Wu Lei glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that Xia Ruofei was quickly plugging in from the middle. By then, two of Barça's defenders had been lured to the flank by him. The defense in the middle was a little empty.
Wu Lei did not hesitate. He curled his right foot and passed the football to his left side in the middle.
He wanted to pass the ball to Xia Ruofei, but he had already played for more than ten minutes and had just dribbled the ball for more than thirty meters. Even though he had been practicing the Little Golden Man's body-refining movements during this period of time, his physical strength was already showing signs of exhaustion.
As a result, Wu Lei's pass was a little wide and biased to the left. It was not in the same direction as Xia Ruofei's running position.
When Wu Lei made his move, Xia Ruofei had already judged the approximate landing point of the football, so he kicked his foot and immediately sped up a little, running wildly to the left front.
At this time, Pique was the only one in Barça's rear defensive line in the middle. Behind Xia Ruofei and on the left, there was another player chasing back.
Behind Xia Ruofei was Barça's midfield general, Rakitic, and on the left side, competing with Xia Ruofei in speed was Roberto.
The football flew to the left side of the middle. Roberto was originally running neck and neck with Xia Ruofei, but this way he had an advantage. After all, he was closer to the landing point of the football.
In addition, Rakitic was also close behind Xia Ruofei. There was also the defensive general, Pique, in the middle to protect. It was reasonable to say that the ball should not be too dangerous.
Therefore, although the other Barça players were also running back to defend, they did not desperately run back. Many of the attacking players in the front field were still preparing for the last attack.
At this time, there was only about a minute left in the game. If nothing unexpected happened, Xia Ruofei should not be able to get the ball. Even if Xia Ruofei could barely catch up, it would be impossible for him to break through the encirclement under the three-man team. Therefore, the attacking players, including Suárez, Messi, and Coutinho, were more focused on observing the positions of the RCD Espanyol players, hoping to stop an efficient attack after Pique and the others snatched the ball.
After all, RCD Espanyol looked like an arrow at the end of its flight. What they lacked was the last straw that would break the camel's back.
On the RCD Espanyol side, other than Wu Lei and Xia Ruofei, the other players did not immediately launch an attack formation. Only the center forward, Iglesias, ran to the front field. The other players were still standing on the defense after switching from offense to defense.
After all, the Spaniards were still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Coupled with the fact that everyone's stamina was almost depleted, no one dared to let their guard down before the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the game.
Therefore, the situation on the field looked a bit strange. Most of the players were still in Espanyol's half of the field, and only a few people were actively fighting for the ball.
The football drew an arc and fell to the turf.
Roberto made a visual assessment and judged that he should be able to control the football earlier than the opposing players.
However, at this moment, Roberto felt as if there was a gust of wind blowing beside him, and then a figure in a blue and white jersey appeared in his field of vision.
The number 25 was printed on the man's back.
Roberto could not help but be stunned for a moment. He was clearly running at full speed! Moreover, he was much closer to the football's landing point than the opponent. How did player number 25 suddenly complete the overtake? Could it be that he was running in a straight line while the opponent was running in a curve, and he still could not beat the opponent?
Roberto was brought on at about the sixtieth minute, and it had been less than half an hour since then. Xia Ruofei had played for more than ninety minutes, and he could still sprint like this in the final stage of the game. Was this number 25 made of iron? Could his stamina be so abundant to this extent?
Roberto was dumbfounded, but at this time, he could only fight. He had no time to think about it. He gritted his teeth and increased his speed again.
However, he was already running at full speed just now, and there was not much room for improvement even if he wanted to speed up. Moreover, the high-speed running made his heart beat faster again, and he felt as if his lungs were about to explode when he breathed heavily.
Even so, Roberto found that the distance between him and Xia Ruofei was still widening, and he could not help but be aghast.
In fact, Rakitic, who had been chasing Xia Ruofei relentlessly, was just as dumbfounded as he was.
With just a sprint, Rakitic had been completely shaken off by Xia Ruofei.
He knew at a glance that his players could no longer stop Xia Ruofei from controlling the football, so he decisively turned to the middle — no matter how Xia Ruofei dealt with the ball after he got it, he could not bypass the middle if he wanted to score.
The Barça players were still very tacit. When Roberto saw Rakitic turn to the middle to form a joint force with Pique, he immediately gritted his teeth and chased after Xia Ruofei, hoping to interfere with Xia Ruofei when he got the ball.
In the blink of an eye.
Xia Ruofei rushed to the first drop point of the football in the blink of an eye. At this time, the ball passed by Wu Lei had just landed.
However, perhaps because he did not control his footwork well, Wu Lei's pass was also very strange. After the football landed, there was an obvious forward leap and it flew toward the left side.
Xia Ruofei had no time to think. He stuck his left foot into the turf and raised his right leg high. Just as the football was about to leave his control range, he promptly used his right foot to pick the ball again.
As soon as Xia Ruofei stopped, Roberto immediately caught up to his side.
However, Xia Ruofei's pick not only hooked the football back, which was immediately out of his control range, but also shook Roberto. Roberto pounced in the opposite direction for the first time.
Xia Ruofei's lift left Roberto in the dust without stopping.
Then he immediately pushed the football to the right and headed in the direction of the goal.
At this time, Rakitic was also in a defensive position, while Roberto quickly adjusted and chased after Xia Ruofei. In the distance, Pique was still waiting for the opportunity to move. It could be said that Xia Ruofei was still facing a situation of being attacked from the front and the back.
Rakitic knew that Xia Ruofei's footwork was very good, so he did not rush to snatch the ball. Instead, he stared at the football under Xia Ruofei's feet and kept retreating until he retreated into the penalty area. Only then did he stand in his position and closely defend against Xia Ruofei.
After Xia Ruofei took a few steps, he did not choose to directly break into the penalty area.
He gently pushed with the outer instep of his right foot, changing the direction of the football's movement to the direction parallel to the penalty area line.
Rakitic always maintained a position between Xia Ruofei and the goal. He insisted on stopping Xia Ruofei from breaking into the penalty area and at the same time controlling the angle of Xia Ruofei's shot.
Xia Ruofei looked at Rakitic and Pique, who was approaching from not far away, and continued to dribble the ball along the edge of the penalty area to cut inside.
When Xia Ruofei dribbled the ball, his rhythm changed very quickly, sometimes accelerating and sometimes stopping. This kind of dribbling made Rakitic very uncomfortable. He was also constantly accelerating and decelerating with Xia Ruofei. He also needed to constantly make corresponding changes.
Xia Ruofei's change in rhythm was very sudden, and Rakitic's response was not so timely. At this time, Pique was not completely in position to assist in the defense.
Xia Ruofei seized the moment when Rakitic did not keep up with his rhythm and decisively took advantage of this fleeting gap to shoot.
Xia Ruofei's supporting foot was firmly planted in the turf. The swing of his right leg was not large — naturally, this was to finish the shot as soon as possible — but the power of his shot was very large.
With a bang, Xia Ruofei's right foot heavily hit the middle and lower part of the football, bringing up a piece of grass at the same time.
The football spun at high speed and flew toward the goal.
Almost at the same time, the Barça goalkeeper, Terstegen, also leaped up and flew in the direction of the football.
When Terstegen was in the air, he had a hunch that if the ball was not pounced on, there was at least a ninety percent chance that it would go straight into the goal.
He stretched his body as much as possible and stretched his slender arms forward as far as possible. Soon, the football rapidly grew in his field of vision and came in front of him almost in the blink of an eye.
Terstegen gritted his teeth. After exerting strength in his waist and abdomen, he shouted and blocked the football. He did not even use the method of clenching his fist to hit the football. Instead, he tried to straighten his fingers as much as possible, hoping to expand the defensive area.
The next moment, Terstegen felt that his fingers seemed to have touched the football, and then he heard a bang. The football hit the crossbar and bounced back high.
At this time, Terstegen's body fell under the influence of gravity.
He was also shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. At the same time, he felt a lingering fear.
If he had not used his fingers to change the trajectory of the ball, it was very likely that it would have hit the lower part of the crossbar and then bounced into the goal.
However, Terstegen's rejoicing only lasted for two seconds. Before he had time to get up from the ground, the corner of his eye swept a black shadow into the net with a whoosh. He did not even have time to make a save.
Terstegen had a look of disbelief on his face. He looked back at the goal with difficulty and saw the football spinning under the net.
Who am I? Where am I? How did this ball go in? Terstegen could not help but ask himself the "ultimate question" in his heart.
Four to three!
In the last few seconds of the game, the score on the field was changed again. The leading side was still RCD Espanyol, who had a huge gap in strength with Barça.
The cheers at the scene all stopped at once. The Barça fans' faces were ashen. They stared at the football that had already drilled into the goal and could not recover for a long time.
The RCD Espanyol fans in the visiting team's stands were the first to react. They first widened their eyes and then let out a huge cheer. One by one, they jumped and jumped in the visiting team's stands. Their excitement was beyond words.
It was the first time that the visiting team's fans could be heard at Camp Nou tonight. In the entire ninety minutes of the game, the voices of the RCD Espanyol fans, who were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, were completely suppressed by the Barça fans and could not be heard at all.
Now, the Barça fans were doubting life. The cheers and singing of the RCD Espanyol fans finally reached the ears of the players on the field.
The sound was a great irony to Barça and the Barça fans. But for the RCD Espanyol fans, it was a great honor. This was equivalent to conquering Camp Nou!
When the RCD Espanyol launched a quick counterattack, there was only about a minute left in the game. Xia Ruofei overtook and passed the ball, as well as Wu Lei's pass. Xia Ruofei dribbled the ball, cut inside, and then shot. The whole process only took ten to twenty seconds.
After the goal was scored, Barça fell behind again. They only had a few dozen seconds left.
In a basketball game, there were countless possibilities that could affect the outcome of the game. But on the football field, there was not enough time to organize an effective attack.
All the Barça players and fans, including the players on the field, knew in their hearts that the game was over. Barça was bound to lose!
Because Terstegen had not gotten up after falling to the ground, his line of sight was completely blocked by Rakitic, so he did not see clearly how the goal was scored.
However, the fans in the stadium and the audience watching the live broadcast saw it clearly.
That was also the reason why the Barça fans did not boo for the first time. The goal was so beautiful that as the opponent's fans, they could not help but feel heartfelt admiration.
The goal was scored by RCD Espanyol's number 25, Xia Ruofei.
After Xia Ruofei's shot was blocked by Terstegen with all his strength, it hit the crossbar and bounced back.
Xia Ruofei, who had just finished the shot, did not stop after finishing the shot. Instead, he rushed straight into Barça's penalty area.
At that time, the football had just bounced back from the crossbar. The ball was high and floated. It looked like it was about to fall in the front of the penalty area.
Xia Ruofei leaned his body against the strong Barça center back, Pique. No matter how Pique squeezed, and even made a small interference move at Xia Ruofei from an angle that the referee could not see, Xia Ruofei was not affected at all. He was like a towering mountain standing in front of Pique. Some of Pique's interference was like an ant trying to shake a tree. It had no effect at all.
However, after the ball bounced back, the speed of the ball was a little slow. At the same time, the height of the ball was very high. Xia Ruofei could not wait for the ball to fall and then find a way to adjust his control. That way, Rakitic and Roberto would definitely be in position to cover.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei did not even think about it. When the football fell, he leaned his body against Pique behind him. Then, his body quickly leaned back. His right leg rotated like a windmill and just happened to hit the flying football.
With a beautiful fuchsia, the football directly drilled into Barça's goal. The goalkeeper, Terstegen, did not have any reaction at all. He watched as Xia Ruofei scored the goal.
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