Barcelona played a threatening offensive in the fifth minute of the game and Pedro missed the opportunity to head the ball from behind the penalty area.
But Barcelona did not get into the game as fast as Liverpool.
It was just that Barcelona's offense was strong!
And Liverpool's defensive line was not world-class.
One could imagine a world-class offense against a top-notch defense.
Even if the world-class offensive system was not fully unleashed, it was enough to pose a threat.
The reverse was also true. Liverpool's world-class offense versus Barcelona's near-world-class defensive line. The latter was slower to get into the game, and Liverpool could also pose a threat.
In the ninth minute of the game, Gerard and Alonso's continuous short passes in the midfield attracted Iniesta, Villa, and Pedro to surround them. Gerard sent the ball to Qin Xiong's feet on the left flank.
Qin Xiong and Alves were very close to each other.
He took the initiative to run to receive, and Alves followed closely behind.
After the football rolled over, according to the defensive common sense and Qin Xiong's habit of dribbling to break through.
Alves took it for granted that Qin Xiong would dribble the ball and cut horizontally, so he followed like a shadow.
Qin Xiong did not stop the football after it rolled over. He let the football roll past his feet to complete the emergency stop and turn around.
Alves suddenly missed.
He immediately gritted his teeth and turned around to catch up with Qin Xiong.
After Qin Xiong turned around, he dribbled the ball one step in the direction of the end line. Then when Alves turned to catch up with him, his left foot kicked the ball diagonally from behind to the middle. He changed direction again and rushed past Alves!
The time difference allowed Alves to be brushed past by Qin Xiong!
Alves immediately stretched out his leg to intercept. Qin Xiong staggered under his feet and regained his balance after two steps. He dribbled the football in front of the penalty area.
Harvey caught up with him, and Qin Xiong stepped on the ball under his feet. His body came to a sudden stop and pulled the ball forward. Harvey rushed past him, and when he came to a sudden stop to snatch the ball from Qin Xiong, it was too late.
Seeing that Qin Xiong had reached the position where he raised his leg for a long shot, not only was Bouzquez slightly nervous when he rushed over, but Puyol also took a step forward.
It was Puyol's step that made Qin Xiong make the choice to handle the ball.
Originally, the distance between Puyol and Pic was very close. But after Puyol took a step forward, the misplaced distance between the two players appeared a passing route.
Qin Xiong glanced at Bick from the corner of his eyes. Before Boots could intercept the ball, Qin Xiong casually kicked the ball with the sole of his foot and sent it out in an arc that was close to the ground.
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Pic had seen Qin Xiong's gaze on him before. He thought he had seen through Qin Xiong's pass.
So, he also took a step forward. After Qin Xiong passed the ball, he immediately raised his hand to signal that Raúl was offside!
It looked like Qin Xiong's pass was for Raúl!
But the assistant referee would not make a decision before Raúl touched the ball.
If Raúl touched the ball, it would undoubtedly be offside.
But after the football rolled into the penalty area, all the Barcelona defenders were shocked as if they had been struck by a bolt from the blue!
The football rolled behind Raúl. At first, it did look like it was for Raúl. But as the trajectory of the arc close to the ground appeared, the signs of rolling to the right side of the penalty area became more and more obvious!
Raúl was still running forward. He turned his head to look at the football and did not take the initiative to receive it.
But the curveball that went around Pic's back was finally obtained by Kuyt who cut into the penalty area!
Kuyt knocked the ball back to the middle at the edge of the penalty area.
At this time, Raúl was unmarked. He was not offside at all.
Valdés was out of his wits. The team's defensive line was suddenly broken through!
Before he could block Kuyt, he saw Kuyt cross the ball to the middle to create a chance for Raúl to take the ball.
Raúl naturally would not miss such an opportunity. He used his foot to push the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal!
The new Wembley Stadium was filled with thunderous cheers. The Red Army fans, who were obviously more numerous than the Barcelona fans, danced in the stands, making the spectacular sea of red colorful.
Raúl opened his arms and rushed to the sidelines after the goal and roared loudly!
He had reached the end of his career. It was rare to be able to play in a game like today, and he even scored!
This made him extremely excited, as if he had returned to his youth.
So, he celebrated to his heart's content and returned to his youthful days.
The Liverpool players rushed to Raúl's side and shouted together passionately. They shook his body and congratulated him for scoring the goal. At the same time, the team's morale was extremely high!
"Raúl! Raúl González has scored! My God, a veteran who will be 34 years old next month, he scored a priceless goal in the Champions League final!
Raúl, who left the Bernabéu last summer, continued to burn the fire of his own green shade in England. Here, he joined forces with his former teammate Qin Xiong and made a great contribution to Liverpool's defense of the Premier League title and also to their efforts to defend the Champions League title!
We should pay tribute to the veteran. He is already qualified to be a legend. Now, let us applaud Raúl and cheer for Liverpool's attack this time!
In this attack, Qin Xiong played a very important role.
He first broke through Alves on the flank of the front field with his individual ability, and then sent a wonderful pass in front of the penalty area!
When we all thought the ball was passed directly to Raúl, but Qin Xiong's magical footwork to create the pass told us all that we thought wrong!
The ball spun close to the ground and came to the path of Kuyt's cut inside, and then Kuyt crossed the ball to the middle. Raúl faced the half-empty goal and scored in one move!
Liverpool leads Barcelona 1: 0 at the new Wembley Stadium! "
Guardiola was expressionless on the sidelines. There was still a long time to go in the game. He was not unable to accept the team's loss of a goal. The wonderful goal was also a masterpiece.
He had nothing to complain about.
In particular, Barcelona seemed to be slow to get into the game. In the English battlefield, Liverpool had the home advantage, which was very unfavorable for Barcelona.
But after a while, Guardiola believed that the team's performance would improve.
The Liverpool fans in the stands were not so friendly. After the goal, they immediately began to mock Piqué, who had just raised his hand to signal Raúl to be offside.
First of all, Piqué used to play for Manchester United. Second, Piqué was now Liverpool's enemy.
The Liverpool fans in the stands sang.
They mocked Piqué for claiming that he could see through the opponent's feints and tactical intentions.
"Piqué, Piqué, what did you see? Tell me loudly, what did you see?! "
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