Messi let out a long sigh after the shot and began to adjust his breathing.
Barcelona got a chance to attack from the corner kick.
Messi stood on the penalty area line and turned to look back. He saw the hesitation of the Barcelona backfield players.
Whether to invest in the attack from the corner kick had become a question that Barcelona needed to consider at Bernabéu.
A sense of sadness rose in Messi's heart.
There was a difference between "smart pain" and "stupid joy" in life. But on the field, Barcelona was now more like "smart cowardice" than "stupid courage"!
Barcelona was beyond cure. Even the manager, Rijkaard, sitting in the technical area, seemed to have a tacit understanding of the current situation.
Real Madrid's lightning-fast attack was feared by all teams.
So, with such a corner kick opportunity, if Barcelona also invested the players in the defensive line in the front field to attack.
If Real Madrid seized the opportunity to counterattack at the first opportunity, the defense in the backfield would be useless and Real Madrid would be walking on flat ground!
That was why Barcelona hesitated at this time.
Maybe there was a 90% chance of winning the game, but no one wanted to leave Bernabéu in a sorry state. They wanted to leave and take their dignity with them!
But they did not dare to attack when they had the chance. It had nothing to do with the score. Barcelona had lost the most precious fighting quality!
Messi secretly clenched his fists. Even if he had no teammates, he still had the fighting spirit. Even if his teammates were afraid of Real Madrid, he would fight to the end!
Barcelona's attack from the corner kick failed to pose a threat in the end. The football was easily picked up from the air by Casillas.
Barcelona also lost to Real Madrid in terms of ball control in the game. Because of the disconnect between the front and back, although they could form an attack, there were many times when Real Madrid's attack was ended and Real Madrid succeeded in counterattacking.
Barcelona's half of the field presented the scene of Real Madrid's fierce bombing and Barcelona's defensive system struggling to resist, as if defending Barcelona's goal.
In the 19th minute of the game, Snede's long shot in front of the penalty area was saved by Valdés. Raúl's follow-up shot was interfered with by Puyol's leg. The football flew into the stands and Real Madrid got a chance to attack from the corner kick.
When it was Real Madrid's turn to attack, Real Madrid would not hesitate.
Robben's corner kick was sent into Barcelona's goal by Ramos after he charged diagonally from the middle of the goal!
After the goal, Ramos wildly tore at his own jersey and roared.
It was as if he was declaring the strength of Real Madrid to Barcelona!
"Real Madrid extended their lead. Ramos' header in front of the goal broke through Valdés' fingers. This time, it was Barcelona's marking problem in the penalty area. After Ramos got rid of Deco, there was no one to mark him. He rushed to the back of the goal and broke through with a header! Beautiful goal. "
The cheers from the Bernabéu stands lasted for a long time.
There was only one threat from Barcelona, and that was Messi.
In the 28th minute of the game, Messi moved from the front field to the middle. After he received Gudjohnsen's header, he started on the spot and got rid of Diarra's pressing. Then he came to the front of the penalty area and poked the ball behind Cannavaro and Pepe before they closed the door to defend.
Due to the angle, he could only diagonally face the goal after he charged into the penalty area. He used his right foot to push the ball into the lower right corner of the goal. Casillas pounced to block the ball and Marcelo cleared the ball in front of the goal with a big kick.
The football that was cleared out fell to the right sideline position of the midfield.
Qin Xiong and Deco competed for this opportunity together. When they ran to the sideline, Qin Xiong got rid of Deco by a body position. Deco looked at the landing point of the football and expected Qin Xiong to make a mistake in stopping the ball.
However, Qin Xiong jumped in front of the sideline. The outer instep of his right foot met the falling football and accurately unloaded the force. It was as if four ounces could lift a thousand pounds. The football stuck to the surface of Qin Xiong's foot and landed with Qin Xiong.
Just a little more and the football would have gone out of the sideline.
It was just a move to stop the ball in the air, but it attracted bursts of cheers from the Bernabéu stands.
It was a display of artistic football in the eyes of the Real Madrid fans.
Deco immediately went forward to intercept after his surprise, but Qin Xiong's follow-up move after he landed was to dribble the ball forward!
As soon as he left, Deco's foot landed, and then he could only watch Qin Xiong's back gradually go further and further away.
Qin Xiong sprinted along the right side of the front field. He encountered Abidal in front of the end line on the flank.
Qin Xiong slowed down his dribbling rhythm when he was about three meters away from Abidal. He began to pedal!
His left and right feet quickly took turns to bypass the front of the football. Abidal never dared to give up his body's center of gravity, guessing which side Qin Xiong would break through. Logically, the inside line was the most likely. After all, there was a risk of going out of bounds in the direction of the sideline.
While Abidal was contemplating, Qin Xiong's left foot made a dribbling motion with the ball in the direction of the inside line.
Abidal stared and held his breath. It was now!
He stretched out his right leg to intercept, but he did not expect Qin Xiong's left foot to not dribble the ball cleanly. Instead, he used the tip of his foot to slightly hook the ball back in a straight line before the end!
The football rolled between Abidal's legs, and as soon as Abidal's right foot landed, Qin Xiong was already parallel to his position on the other side of his body. He immediately turned around and wanted to block Qin Xiong, but it was too late!
Qin Xiong crossed the crotch after pedaling the bicycle, causing whistles to ring out in Bernabéu, cheering for his gorgeous and delicate pass!
After charging into the end line, Qin Xiong immediately became eager to cut horizontally in the penalty area.
Márquez had to come over to intercept Qin Xiong, and even Barcelona's entire defensive line was tilted to this side.
They were too afraid of Qin Xiong.
They were afraid that the contemporary superstar would shatter all their dignity!
Qin Xiong saw that he was about to be surrounded. He keenly observed the offensive and defensive situation. When Márquez was about to get close, he suddenly diagonally passed the ball back to the middle in front of the penalty area.
The football rolled past Xavi. When Xavi looked back, he saw Guti rushing up from behind. He crossed the ball and rushed forward, stepping on Barcelona's penalty area line!
Puyol saw that Guti had the ideal angle and space to shoot and immediately rushed up to block the front. Guti, however, passed the ball diagonally behind Puyol at this time. It was an exquisite straight pass!
Raúl, who seized the opportunity to run horizontally behind Puyol, was not offside. Márquez was also at the back.
Raúl used his right foot to steadily stop the straight pass sent by Guti less than a meter in front of his body. Before Puyol turned to shovel, he took a step forward, supported his body with his left foot, and swung his right leg.
Valdés opened his arms to expand the defensive area, but when Raúl's right foot pushed out a rolling ball, Valdés completely surrendered.
He was ready to pounce, but Raúl's calm push made it impossible for him to react and make a save.
The football rolled into the bottom right corner of the goal!
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