Barcelona had nowhere to retreat. They knew that the frantic pressing in the front field would leave their defense empty. But so what?
If they did not do that, they would be waiting for death!
They were forced to take a risk and stake everything on one throw!
In the 89th minute of the game, when Barcelona concentrated in the midfield to encircle and suppress Liverpool, Alonso received Gerard's return pass in front of the penalty area and did not stop the ball. He kicked a long pass over the top to send the ball to the left side of the front field.
Qin Xiong quickly ran forward along the flank to plug in. Alves had long been left behind by him.
Forty yards away from the goal in the front field, Qin Xiong stopped the ball at his feet.
Puyol chased diagonally to press the ball, but Qin Xiong was one step ahead and carried out a wide transfer of the ball.
Meireles, who had just been brought on, was full of stamina. He ran all the way from the middle to the right side of the front of Barcelona's penalty area.
Qin Xiong's long pass found him.
Meireles controlled the ball in front of the penalty area in the right position, and only Piqué defended him.
Gerard followed up in the middle behind him. Meireles faced the middle sideways and pretended to pass the ball. Piqué saw Meireles make such a move and subconsciously thought that Meireles would pass the ball to Gerard. But Meireles pulled the ball past him!
He pulled the ball back one step and dribbled the ball into the penalty area!
Piqué was fooled!
He immediately turned to chase Meireles. Puyol also flew to the middle of the penalty area to block Meireles' possible shooting route.
Meireles looked up at the other side of the flank as he dribbled the ball in the direction of the end line.
Qin Xiong was close to the penalty area, but did not go to the middle.
Meireles made the choice to pass the ball.
Before Piqué could block with his foot, the football flew from the right side of the penalty area and over Puyol's head.
Puyol looked back at Qin Xiong.
The football returned to Qin Xiong's feet.
Qin Xiong pretended to shoot directly, and Puyol immediately rushed to tackle the ball to block it!
Puyol could only use his foot to block Qin Xiong's shooting path if he tackled the ball.
But when he slid over, Puyol saw Qin Xiong's right foot, which was about to shoot at the goal, fall and kick the ball into the middle of the penalty area!
This allowed Qin Xiong to dribble the football and pass Puyol head-on!
When Qin Xiong was about to shoot again, someone slid from behind. Qin Xiong's raised right leg seemed to be caught. He lost his balance and fell heavily into the penalty area!
He looked back before he hit the ground and saw Boots sliding on the ground.
When Boots saw Qin Xiong fall, he immediately pulled his leg back and wanted to kick the ball!
The football was pressed under Qin Xiong's thigh. Boots seemed to have kicked the football, causing Qin Xiong to suffer a black foot!
The referee's whistle had sounded at this time.
Boots had just turned around to explain to the referee. He knew. He certainly knew in his heart that he might have violated the heavenly law and given Liverpool a penalty kick.
But he tried to deceive the referee, so he tackled the ball, got up, and kicked the ball again. His movements were smooth, as if he did not realize that he had committed a foul.
As soon as he turned around, someone rushed from behind and pushed him to the ground with two hands!
Boots rolled on the ground and covered his face. He curled up on the ground and slapped the turf as if to tell the world how much pain he was in.
The man who pushed him down was the Red Army captain, Gerard!
Gerard witnessed the whole process from behind.
He saw Boots shovel Qin Xiong to the ground behind him, and then get up to kick the football under Qin Xiong's thigh.
Gerard was furious in an instant. Not only did he throw Boots to the ground, but he also rushed to Boots's front. He looked down at Boots and scolded angrily, "You f * cking shout! Shout! Keep slapping the turf! Why don't you cry? Where are your fake tears? If you have the ability, do it for real! Don't play dirty! Can you stand up like a man and not lie on the ground as if you have been raped in the anus to gain sympathy? The great Barcelona player, are you pretending to be dead here? F * ck your mother! Bah! "
After saying that, Gerrard even spat on Boots' body!
His move made the Barcelona players completely explode!
On the field, spitting on the other side was worse than verbally insulting the other side's family!
But Gerard did not regret it at all. He even felt that it was the most satisfying thing to do.
Puyol, Pique, and Valdés all rushed over. Just before they got close to Gerard, a figure blocked them.
Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong stood up from the ground with a gloomy face. He put down the football in his hand and let it fall to the ground. Then he stepped on it with his right foot and asked the three Barcelona players calmly, "I just want to play football well. If you want to argue about anything, remember, you are wasting your time. If you don't want to argue about anything, we will meet in the stadium parking lot after the game! The way you surround me and try to reason with me is disgusting! "
Boots was still lying on the ground, pretending to be dead. It seemed that he had been seriously injured after being thrown to the ground by Gerard!
The other Barcelona players also surrounded him. Liverpool was naturally not to be outdone.
Meireles, Mascherano, Tiote, Johnson, Skrtel, and so on. Everyone was watching from the outside to see what Barcelona was going to do!
The spiritual leader on the field, Puyol, calmed the anger of the Barcelona players. Qin Xiong was right about one thing.
No matter what Barcelona was going to do now, it would be a waste of game time!
Now he could only go and see how the referee would decide.
In an environment where swords were drawn and the whole stadium was booing, the referee walked up to Boots and first showed him a red card!
"The referee has penalized Boots, who has fallen to the ground! This penalty should be for his tackle on Qin Xiong's back in the penalty area. If Qin Xiong had not been tackled, then Liverpool would have had a great opportunity to attack, no, it would have been a chance to shoot.
There should be no dispute about this penalty. It is a matter of fact.
But how should Gerard be penalized for his physical assault on Boots? "
After the red card was shown to Boots, Boots immediately stood up from the ground. From a seriously injured person, he instantly became lively and energetic. He was still a little agitated. He pointed at Gerard and chattered to the referee, but the referee was indifferent. He pointed in the direction of the players' tunnel. The meaning was clear: get out of the field quickly!
Xavi wanted to go forward and argue with the referee, but he was stopped by Puyol.
Under the boos of the Barcelona fans, the referee went to Gerard again and pulled out a red card for Gerard!
Gerard simply turned around and walked away, but he turned back after taking two steps. He took off the captain's armband on his arm and personally put it on Qin Xiong's arm!
Then Gerard walked out of the field with his head held high, expressionless.
In the new Wembley stadium, all the Red Army fans got up and applauded!
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