Chapter 1154
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When Gerard was stabbed from behind before he could stop the ball, Gerard was not the only one who panicked!
Comain and all the other Liverpool players were also panicking.
Liverpool had to seize the opportunity to switch between offense and defense if they wanted to fight back, especially when they switched from defense to offense!
On the other hand, if it was not handled well, then there would be no way to counterattack. It would allow the opponent to set up the defensive line calmly, and the counterattack would become a positional game.
The worst case scenario would be the moment when they switched from defense to offense. Instead of switching from defense to offense, the opponent would succeed in counterattacking and they would continue to defend.
When the opponent attacked continuously, Liverpool's defensive line would be in a passive position!
The first defense had already disrupted the defensive formation and needed to be adjusted in a short period of time to rearrange the defensive line. In other words, during the time when the team was attacking, the backfield was actually resetting the defense or making specific adjustments according to the situation.
But once this time was lost, the defensive line could easily have a huge flaw!
The panic of Gerard, his teammates, and the manager originated from this.
Barcelona would have the opportunity to attack continuously.
The player who stabbed the ball at Gerard's feet was Xavi.
And the direction of the football that was stabbed was where Yaya Touré was.
Yaya Touré got ahead of Alonso to control the ball with his back and turned the ball horizontally. Yaya Touré glanced at Liverpool's defensive line. Mascherano rushed toward him in a hurry to try to steal the ball. Yaya Touré decisively passed the ball to the spot behind Mascherano.
Messi cleverly cut across in front of the penalty area.
Aurelio almost did not react before Messi broke away from the defense. Aurelio could not be blamed. In fact, almost all the Liverpool defenders had just relaxed their minds. Even if Gerard lost the ball, he would pass the ball to the front field, so they would have more or less a few seconds to catch their breath.
But when these precious few seconds were gone, everyone would naturally be caught off guard.
There would also be a chain reaction in the defensive line.
Skrtel immediately closed in on Messi, who used his left foot to slot the ball diagonally into the penalty area.
Ibrahimovic slanted behind Skrtel to receive Messi's straight pass.
He looked in the direction of the goal and saw Ibrahimovic kick the goal with an amazing momentum!
This time, Ibrahimovic didn't pursue a long angle.
Barcelona's counterattack was decisive and fast. Before Reina could move to the near post of the goal, Ibrahimovic's powerful shot sent the ball into the top corner of the goal.
The football flew past like a meteor, straight to the top right corner of the goal!
A stunning goal was born!
After Ibrahimovic broke the goal, he immediately rushed into the goal and hugged the ball in his arms. He held his head high and hugged the football like a fearless warrior as he ran to the backfield. On the way, he high-fived Iniesta, Yaya Toure, Messi and other teammates in celebration.
The cheers that erupted from the stands of Camp Nou were like a tsunami, even more magnificent than before!
All the Barcelona fans were excited.
Look, a miracle is happening!
A miracle was happening!
"Barcelona has turned the tables! Barcelona was leading Liverpool by 2: 1 in this game. The total score was 3: 5 with two goals to go! With two more goals, they will equalize the score!
This time, Liverpool made a mistake. Alonso's pass to Gerard was intercepted by Xavi, and then Barcelona immediately launched a deadly attack. Yaya Toure's pass to Messi tore open Liverpool's defense. Messi's accurate pass created an opportunity for Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic didn't let his teammates' efforts down. He used a powerful volley to blast the ball into Liverpool's goal!
Will a miracle happen?
Barcelona now has the complete advantage on the field! "
Comain's face suddenly changed on the sidelines. Liverpool had not been able to get a good offensive opportunity for a long time after breaking the goal in the first half. The situation had taken a turn for the worse and they were very passive!
He immediately gestured to the players on the field to let Qin Xiong and Torres go back to participate in the defense. No matter what, they had to get through the first half. There were only a few minutes left. Liverpool had to go into the locker room to take a breather. At the same time, Comain had to start thinking about how to crack Barcelona's current offensive and defensive system.
Guardiola was unusually excited. He firmly believed that when the situation began to improve, Barcelona had a chance to stage a desperate counterattack and complete a miraculous comeback!
The king of the European football world would not easily lower his proud head!
Barcelona would not easily give away the throne.
Liverpool's thoughts were a little confused. This was the truth.
Because the situation was too passive and it had nothing to do with the score. If it was just looking at the score, they had no need to panic.
But considering the situation, it was completely different.
If they continued to play like this, they could really be turned around!
Qin Xiong and Torres were ready to kick off in the center circle. The two would carry out Comain's orders. Qin Xiong also knew that the changes and plans he made in his previous communication with Gerard and Alonso had been aborted.
He neglected one point. Whether it was a ground pass or a high ball pass, the players must first control the ball!
Control of the ball required a relatively safe space, but Gerard and Alonso did not have it!
Unless they played particularly well at that moment and were able to get rid of the defenders around them.
But that was too risky after all.
If they could get rid of the defenders five times out of ten, the probability of 50% was already very high.
But the cost of five failures was not worth it at all compared to the result of only passing the ball to the front field five times!
Now they could only go into the locker room, take a break, and replan.
After the ball restarted, Qin Xiong stayed in the midfield and passed the ball to Gerrard and Alonso. He used the ball to consume a certain amount of time.
When Barcelona began to slowly press forward to press for the ball, Qin Xiong suddenly started a short pass with Torres and started to attack forward.
He came to the middle of the front field and dribbled the ball forward. When he encountered Yaya Touré, Qin Xiong pulled the ball to the right and tried to dribble the ball to an empty area.
Yaya Touré was in hot pursuit. Qin Xiong dribbled the ball to the right side and was about to be sandwiched. When he saw that Torres was about to enter the penalty area, he raised his leg at a 45-degree angle and passed the ball to the center of the field.
The ball went around Piqué's head, but it also prevented Torres from completing his header.
But the good thing was that the ball flew behind the Barcelona defenders, so they could not head the ball directly to get out of the encirclement.
In the end, the ball went out of the sideline.
Barcelona kicked the ball from the sideline from the backfield close to the end line. They regrouped and continued to attack.
Liverpool retreated and defended. After blocking Barcelona's attack, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.
The players of both teams walked to the players' tunnel with serious expressions.
Barcelona's pressure came from scoring at least two goals in the second half, while Liverpool had to solve their current predicament and try to break out of the cage in the second half!
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