Barcelona had to step up their offense. Since they wanted to cut off all means of retreat, they had to abandon some rational ideas. There was no foolproof tactic on the green field, especially when they decided to take a risk.
Red Army manager Comain sized up the situation. He was considering a substitution. It was obvious that Barcelona would not give up. So how would they deal with the changes in the game?
In the 62nd minute of the game, Barcelona made a fierce attack on the right flank.
Alves assisted to the front field. This time he went deep into the heart of Liverpool's defense. After receiving Messi's straight ball, he dribbled the football along the end line. After Baines came to block, he picked the ball to the back of the penalty area.
Pedro ran into position at the back of the penalty area and took off to head the ball. Everyone thought he would head the ball directly to the goal, but he headed the ball over!
The football flew towards Villa in front of the goal. Skrtel took off to head the ball to clear the siege, but he headed the ball over!
Villa headed the ball to the goal before Agger!
It was a godsend opportunity. He had a wide range of shooting angles to choose from.
But when he subconsciously headed the ball to the goal, he headed the ball to Reina's body!
Reina blocked the ball with his thigh and the football flew out. Mascherano half-turned in the penalty area and kicked the ball out.
"Barcelona missed a chance to shorten the gap in the score. Villa failed to grasp the opportunity created by Pedro's header!"
The Barcelona fans in the stadium were in disbelief. They sighed. Guardiola also almost lost his composure on the sidelines. He wiped his face, then took two steps forward and clapped his hands towards the field to cheer the players on.
Liverpool once again made a threatening attack in the 65th minute of the game.
As the attacking groups of the two teams in the front field were mainly limited by their opponents, they had to rely on more hidden attack points to achieve an unexpected effect.
Therefore, both teams deliberately strengthened the full backs' attacks.
On Liverpool's side, Johnson assisted to the front field. He and Gerard played a one-two pass and then passed the ball diagonally to Raúl's feet.
Raúl knocked the ball back diagonally in front of the penalty area. Qin Xiong touched the ball three meters to the left of Boots.
The moment he touched the ball, Qin Xiong directly stuffed the ball over his head into the right side of the penalty area.
Liverpool's wave of offensive showed wonderful teamwork.
First, the right side and the middle side cooperated, and then the attack shifted to the left side. Then, Qin Xiong directly passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the frontline from the left side where he was.
The coordination of this line tore apart Barcelona's defensive line and played with a fast and smooth beauty.
Kuyt cut inside the penalty area and Piqué immediately turned around and ran diagonally to block him. Kuyt immediately volleyed the ball the moment he touched it!
The ball was powerful and heavy, and it followed the trajectory of a falling ball. However, when the football began to fall, the football was already high above the crossbar!
The football brushed past the top of the net and flew out of the end line.
The Red Army fans in the stands were disappointed, but they still applauded Kuyt and the Red Army players.
"Liverpool's side quickly returned the favor. Their offensive still caught Barcelona off guard. Now it looks like both teams have completely let go of their state and are using their respective offensive methods to attack the opponent's defensive line!"
In the 66th minute of the game, Barcelona frequently made short passes on the left side. Liverpool's midfield defense also put a lot of troops in front of the left side of the penalty area.
After receiving Abidal's pass, Iniesta looked like he was going to dribble and cut inside the penalty area. After Mascherano took two steps back into the penalty area, he suddenly found that Iniesta had stopped and spiked the ball, swinging out a space for a horizontal pass.
He passed the ball from in front of Alonso to the right side of the front of the penalty area.
Messi quickly cut across the front of the penalty area from there.
Liverpool's defensive line immediately came up to stop Messi from looking for an angle to shoot in the corridor in front of the penalty area.
Messi took a step forward with his left foot and suddenly stopped, which made Agger also stop. But after Messi started again, Agger was obviously slower to start again.
Messi, with a calm look, suddenly knocked the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and then his own acceleration burst out!
Messi rushed through the narrow space between Agger and Skrtel!
Single-handed ball!
The eyes of all the Barcelona fans lit up at this moment. They suppressed their excitement and looked forward to Messi's next performance.
After charging into the penalty area, Messi glanced at the position of the goalkeeper, Reina, and then pushed the ball out with his left foot.
Reina instantly made a horizontal save. When he landed, his arm stretched to the limit, but in his eyes, his fingertips were almost twenty centimeters away from the ball rolling in front of him!
Reina closed his eyes.
It's over!
Dang!
The football hit the inside of the far post of the goal and bounced into the goal!
“OMG！ Messi scored a brace! He gave Barcelona hope again! Now Barcelona is 3: 4 behind Liverpool, only one goal away! "
After Messi broke the goal, Villa rushed into the goal, picked up the ball and ran to the backfield with his arms. Messi looked dignified. He passed by Qin Xiong as he passed through the midfield, and the two men had a moment of eye contact.
They were full of fighting spirit!
Whether it was the battle between Liverpool and Barcelona, or the superstar battle between Qin Xiong and Messi, it was not over yet!
It was definitely not that easy to defeat an opponent so easily.
As long as there was time, everything was possible!
Guardiola shouted to the players on the field from the sidelines. He hoped the players would continue to work hard and maintain the level just now. They must, they must be able to score again!
Comain, not far away, looked unwilling.
It could be said that Liverpool had riddled Barcelona's defensive line with holes in today's game, and now Barcelona was returning the favor to Liverpool's defensive line.
The two superteams with the strongest offensive firepower on the planet were using their respective attacks to ravage the opponent's defensive line!
The new Wembley Stadium was full of smoke and smoke. Barcelona and Liverpool were both scarred.
This match was so intense that it seemed like it was going to shatter the heavens and the earth!
Comain was going to make a substitution.
According to the situation on the field, he was going to make the final adjustments for the game.
Before the game resumed, Liverpool completed the substitution.
When the fourth official on the sidelines played the substitution card to show the player's number, Raúl on the field suddenly deflated like a ball.
He looked around the field. His time was up for this Champions League final!
He did not want to play yet, but he knew that he was going to be 34 years old, and he was actually a little powerless.
He should be proud to be able to play in this game, to be able to compete in the Champions League final.
But at this moment, there was an indescribable loneliness.
He walked to the sidelines, lowered his head and raised it again. He collected his emotions and raised his hand to applaud above his head. At this moment, the applause from the Red Army fans in the new Wembley Stadium lasted for a long time.
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