Chapter 656
Words:1771Update:22/07/03 23:17:57
When they returned to the field in the second half, the Bernabéu crowd saw the gauze wrapped around Carlos' finger. There was a flurry of discussion. Everyone wanted to know when he was injured, how he was injured, whether it was serious, and so on.
Because even the fans knew that Carlos was the only player Real Madrid could trust on the left back.
Both sides changed sides and fought again.
Real Madrid launched a wave of fast attacks at the start of the game. Qin Xiong sped up when van Nistelrooy ran forward and passed the ball directly to van Nistelrooy after passing Iniesta.
Perhaps because they did not get many good opportunities in the first half, van Nistelrooy raised his leg to shoot thirty-five yards away from the goal to warm up his feet.
The football flew into the stands. The Real Madrid players did not mind. Positional play was not their main offensive method. Van Nistelrooy did need to find the feeling of shooting. Otherwise, when a real good opportunity appeared, he might miss it.
Barcelona seemed to have become more patient in the second half. The periphery continued to pass the ball to shape the offensive situation and oppress Real Madrid's defensive line.
But they still did not make any progress in the point where they needed to accelerate the breakthrough.
At the 50th minute, Ronaldinho tried to cut horizontally and change direction to break through Ramos, but he was blocked by Ramos in advance. Ramos' defense was more decisive than Ronaldinho when he cut inside, probably because he was not afraid of the opponent's pass.
Ronaldinho raised his hand to protest Ramosca's hand movement when he was in position, but the referee ignored it.
Real Madrid, who had successfully intercepted the ball, immediately launched a counterattack. Ramos passed the ball diagonally to Reyes in the front right.
At the same time, Qin Xiong had already started to run forward.
After a season of counterattacking at Arsenal, he had a good grasp of the rhythm of the counterattack, especially when he started from the front. Those close to him who wanted to turn around to keep up would be shaken off by him.
Iniesta could not keep up with his rhythm. When Reyes passed the ball diagonally to Qin Xiong's route in the middle of the midfield, only Deco followed by Qin Xiong.
Deco was about to catch up, and Xavi was ready to intercept in front.
Qin Xiong touched the ball and continued to run forward after unloading the football. Then he stopped abruptly. He did not touch the ball. He just ran past the football and then turned back to control the ball.
At this time, Deco also ran past the position of the football. He turned to look for Qin Xiong again, but Qin Xiong was one step faster than him. He passed the ball diagonally from the other side of his body and accelerated.
Deco practically made a 270 degree turn and then went to interfere with Qin Xiong's dribbling!
He stretched out his leg to shovel, but his supporting leg didn't stand firm after he turned his body. His movements were incongruous, and he fell behind Qin Xiong.
After falling down, he did not get up again. Qin Xiong continued to dribble the ball forward. In fact, he did not have any physical contact with Deco. At this time, he also did not know what happened to Deco, so he had a reason to continue to attack.
Xavi did not order Qin Xiong to take the initiative to give up the attack. Instead, he directly rushed over and grabbed Qin Xiong's arm with his hand, almost pulling Qin Xiong to the ground.
Qin Xiong was baffled. Xavi did not look like the kind of player who would be flustered and exasperated and use unconventional means to foul.
Moreover, it was too conspicuous to pull with his hand. It was definitely a yellow card action.
When he stabilized his body's center of gravity, he heard the referee's whistle. He turned his head to look at Xavi, and Xavi gestured with his hand behind Qin Xiong. Deco had fallen to the ground with one hand on his ankle.
Qin Xiong then understood that a Barcelona player was injured, so Xavi used a very glaring way to take the initiative to apply for the game to be interrupted.
The referee came over to show Xavi a yellow card, and the Barcelona player had nothing to protest.
Qin Xiong and Deco did not have any physical contact. It was Deco who twisted his ankle after turning around.
Barcelona's team doctor entered the field. After examining Deco's injury, the team doctor gestured to Rijkaard to make a substitution.
Rijkaard's expression was heavy. He sent Giuly to the field to replace the injured Deco.
No one heard what Rijkaard muttered on the sidelines.
Only he himself knew the general meaning.
It was nothing more than complaining that Qin Xiong had not only breached Barcelona's goal but also injured his disciple.
"Deco left the field due to injury. Barcelona made a passive substitution. Rijkaard sent Giuly to the field. Hopefully, this substitution will improve Barcelona's offense."
After Giuly came on the field, Real Madrid took a free kick in the front field. Qin Xiong chose to safely pass the ball to Carlos on the flank. The latter and Raúl played a two-over-one combination in the front field. Then Carlos passed the ball from the bottom. The quality of the pass was good. Van Nistelrooy headed the ball in the middle of the penalty area. Unfortunately, the football flew slightly over the crossbar and out of the end line.
Barcelona's accumulated mental pressure after the lightning break at the beginning of the game was magnified because the situation on the field was not reversed. In addition, there were important players who left the field due to injury. The pressure on them could be imagined.
In the 54th minute of the game, Messi moved on the right side of the front field. Giuly also came to this side. At this time, Barcelona's attacking group configuration clashed.
Giuly and Messi's positions overlapped slightly. The offense in the middle was actively weakened, allowing Real Madrid's defensive midfielder to boldly assist in the defense of the flank and effectively control Messi's play.
Messi could not move to the middle. After all, he was still young and did not have much experience.
Even Qin Xiong improved step by step in the battles with many top defensive midfielders. Only then did he have the strength to be able to walk on flat ground in the midfield today. On the one hand, it was his own ability. On the other hand, it was his game experience, especially the experience of the top games. He played in the Champions League for three years in a row and was the main force twice. Qin Xiong's achievements benefited from the various big games he had experienced since the beginning of his career.
In the end, Messi could only pass the ball to Giuly, who was circling the side and at the bottom of the penalty area. Giuly's pass was not a big threat and was directly caught by Casillas in the air in front of the goal.
Casillas looked at the situation in front of him. He suddenly saw Qin Xiong raising his hand to ask for the ball. He immediately hugged the football and ran wildly to the edge of the penalty area.
After coming to the penalty area, he bent down and threw the ball out in a rolling motion.
His target was Qin Xiong, who was near the center circle.
Barcelona's midfield defense was unusually weak after Deco came off and brought on Giuly!
Giuly and Deco were not players of the same type and position. Giuly was more active on the flank and Deco played in the midfield. Without Deco, Barcelona's midfield was actually only left with Xavi and Iniesta.
Were the two of them going to block Qin Xiong?
In the large space, Qin Xiong was the first to run out of the empty position and then provide support. At the same time, he had a loose environment to observe Iniesta and Xavi's positions.
Iniesta could not come back in the front field and Xavi was moving behind him.
Real Madrid's counterattack was brewing again!
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