Chapter 1026
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Barcelona did not expect the Inter Milan team to score so early. The game had just started, and their defensive line had not even had time to organize. The Inter Milan team took advantage of this time difference to catch Barcelona off guard.
The Barcelona manager, Rijkaard, stood on the sidelines. His face was extremely gloomy, but he was also helpless about such a goal concede.
He had previously thought that Inter Milan would adopt a relatively conservative tactic in the second round of the game since they had gotten a 4: 2 lead in the away game in the first round. They would adopt a strategy of slowing down first, luring the opponent to attack, and then play a defensive counterattack.
He did not expect Li Ang's team to play so resolutely at the start of the game. It was completely beyond his expectations.
Of course, there was an element of luck in Barcelona's goal so early. Sometimes, you may not be able to score a goal even after besieging the entire game. Inter Milan's first attack at the start of the game could be said to be extremely lucky to score a goal in just over 20 seconds.
"What a lucky bastard!" Rijkaard was very depressed.
However, it was meaningless to blame his own team's bad luck and the other team's luck at this time. They were behind in the score. This goal concede directly put Barcelona in a very dangerous situation.
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Originally, losing 2: 4 at home in the first leg meant that Barcelona needed to win 3: 0 at the Meazza Stadium to advance. For Barcelona, despite their strong offensive power, this was a very difficult task. Of course, it was not an impossible task. There was always a glimmer of hope.
But now, conceding a goal at the start of the game meant that Barcelona needed to score four more goals to advance with a score of 4: 1.
This made it more difficult for them to make a comeback. If the previous difficulty was extremely difficult, then this was hell mode.
Moreover, with Rijkaard's understanding of Li Ang, with such a goal in hand and a 1: 0 lead, Li Ang's Inter Milan team would be more relaxed because they had more room to maneuver.
The most frightening thing in a game against Li Ang's team was to let them take the lead. In the next game, Inter Milan team could continue to attack and play conservative defensive counterattack. Moreover, the most troublesome thing was that Li Ang's team was very good at both tactics. They could play well on the offense and defensive counterattack could be said to be their specialty. No team wanted to face such an offensive and defensive team.
How should Barcelona deal with it?
Attack out?
Attacking was certain. Barcelona needed to score four more goals to make a comeback!
However, Rijkaard knew that at this time, Li Ang could not recklessly press out to attack. He was afraid that Li Ang could not wait for Barcelona to lose their mind and press out because of this goal concede.
Rijkaard finally decided to stabilize the defense first. First, he had to stabilize the mentality of the players. They could not panic and could not let Inter Milan Team take this opportunity to score another goal. If they were 2: 0 behind, Barcelona would have to score four goals to equalize the total score. If they scored five goals to make a comeback, then this game could almost be surrendered in advance.
Rijkaard was afraid that his players would lose their composure because of this goal concede. He stood on the sidelines and kept shouting to the field. At the same time, he gestured to the players to calm down.
Li Ang glanced at the away team's technical area in surprise. He did not expect Rijkaard to be able to hold back and not lose his composure because of the goal concede. He originally planned to take the opportunity to sneak attack again if Barcelona pressed out recklessly.
However, this was not a big deal.
Now Inter Milan's total score was 5: 2. They had enough confidence and were not in a hurry.
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In the following game, Inter Milan played unhurriedly. The passage of time was acceptable to them. They were not in a hurry.
Barcelona was also experienced. They did not panic and did not rush to press forward. Instead, they stabilized their position. The game fell into silence for a while.
However, everyone knew that this was only a temporary calm. Maybe at some point, this calm would be broken and sparks would fly.
What broke this calm and balance was an accident.
In the fifteenth minute of the game, Barcelona attacked. After Messi spiked the ball with his left foot, he suddenly sent the ball over the top. This seemingly inadvertent pass created a hole in Inter Milan's defense. Later, Messi cut in and finished the shot. Cesar extended his leg and blocked the football out of the end line.
Barcelona's corner kick!
Barcelona used this corner kick to equalize the score. The player who scored was Yayaturay.
The Ivorian star player won the fight for the ball with Chivu. He headed the ball to the goal. Touré's header was accurate and ruthless. César did not even have time to react. He watched the football enter the goal.
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"Goooooaaaaal!" Catalonia's commentator was excited. "1: 1! 1: 1! Touré! Touré! We equalized the score! The total score is 3: 5! We still have a chance! We still have a chance! Barça! Barça! Barça! Forward! "
Chivu complained to the Swiss referee of the game, Massimo Busaka. He thought Touré had fouled before he headed the ball.
However, Busaka ignored the protests of the Inter Milan players and insisted that there was no foul and the goal was valid.
"Damn it!" Li Ang waved his hand unhappily in the technical area. He did not expect Barcelona to score so quickly.
What annoyed him even more was that Barcelona's goal was suspected of foul play. This made Li Ang very angry. He was worried that today's Swiss referee would favor Barcelona.
Inter Milan had a big lead in the score. However, if the "twelfth man" created the conditions, with Barcelona's strength, it was still possible to make a comeback.
Li Ang could not see the slow-motion replay.
The replay of the goal on the live television broadcast showed that Yayaturay did push Chivu before he jumped. However, the action was not big. The referee insisted that there was no foul. There was no big problem with it.
"There is not a big problem with the referee's decision," the neutral commentator said. "Of course, the home team was not taken care of. They have reason to be angry."
Barcelona's equalizer made the Barcelona fans excited. When the score was 0: 1, they were worried that the huge gap would make the team lose their fighting spirit. Now, this goal gave them a glimmer of hope: the team did not give up. They were still fighting. There was still hope!
Li Ang shook his head unhappily. He got up and walked to the sidelines. He gestured to his players: Attack!
PS: First update. Guys, I'm looking for a guaranteed monthly ticket. I'll continue to write tonight.
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