“Goooool！”
"Two nil! Sporting de Gijón has scored again! They are now two goals ahead of Barcelona! "
"It's incredible. Barcelona has been besieging Sporting de Gijón, but they haven't been able to score. Sporting de Gijón's counterattack has been successful!"
"This is speed! This is efficiency! "
"Barcelona is really facing a difficult situation now! Sporting de Gijón, who is leading by two goals, can play defensive counterattack with more peace of mind! "
"Hooray!"
"Milito! He's the best! "
Sporting de Gijón's fans cheered and celebrated excitedly. To be able to lead Barcelona by two goals in an away game, Sporting de Gijón had a good chance of winning the game! They had previously won against Real Madrid in an away game. If they could win against Barcelona in an away game again, they would win against Real Madrid and Barcelona in a row this season! What kind of feat was this?!
This was a happiness that Sporting de Gijón's fans, who were still in the Segunda División last season, could not even dream of!
*****
"Diego Milito! The Argentine has scored again. He has scored twice … We have extended our lead to two goals! "Gijón's commentator was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
"We have been unable to score for a long time, and Gijón has given us a fatal blow at this time … For Barcelona's players, who have been looking for a goal, this is too cruel …" Catalonia's commentator said angrily and dejectedly.
In the chairman's box at Camp Nou, Barcelona's chairman, Laporta, had an ugly expression on his face. Barcelona was actually behind by two nil, which made him feel very embarrassed.
Mogi, who was sitting next to him, stared at the field and then leaned back in his chair. His eyes flashed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
In Barcelona's technical area, Rijkaard's expression was quite dignified. He knew that for Barcelona, the situation he did not want to see the most had happened. Barcelona was facing a difficult situation.
In Sporting de Gijón's technical area.
"Well done! Well done! "Li Ang roared happily. Other than this, he could not make any other sound. This goal made him extremely excited.
There was something unfriendly about this unbridled celebration, and it was not in keeping with his' Barcelona friend 'label. But he did not think of himself as' Barcelona friend '.
As for Barcelona being angry? He did not care about the feelings of the Barcelona people not far away and the Barcelona fans in front of the television.
When it was time to be complacent, one should party without restraint and celebrate to one's heart's content. Why should one care about the feelings of others?
The tactics that he had set up during the halftime break had all been achieved. In the most difficult 15 minutes after the start of the second half of the game, they had held on and then used a counterattack to score another goal, expanding the score to 2: 0!
If it was said that Li Ang still had some reservations about winning the game when the score was 1-0, now he had confidence in his heart. Victory was right in front of him!
*****
Rijkaard stood up from his seat with an ugly expression. Sporting de Gijón's toughness was beyond his expectations.
In fact, Rijkaard had already paid more attention to Sporting de Gijón. He did not look down on them because they were just a newly promoted team. Even in the face of Li Ang's false impression of 'weakness' before the game, Rijkaard still maintained a trace of clarity.
But at this moment, Rijkaard deeply felt that he still underestimated this opponent.
Li Ang's Sporting de Gijón's defense was almost watertight. This kind of tight defense required the whole team to strictly follow the manager's strategic intentions. Everyone was twisted into a rope, and to be able to maintain this intensity for more than an hour was not easy. Many teams could not do it.
And in terms of offense, Sporting de Gijón showed the sharp speed and efficiency of their counterattacks, which were even more shocking.
Rijkaard was not naive enough to think that Sporting de Gijón's two counterattacks were luck. This was definitely a well-rehearsed counterattack routine by Sporting de Gijón.
Adjustments had to be made.
In the 71st minute of the game, Barcelona requested a substitution.
The team's Mexican defensive player, Márquez, was replaced by the 20-year-old young player, Iniesta.
Replacing the only defensive barrier in the midfield, Márquez, with an offensive player, Barcelona was going all out!
*****
Barcelona's substitution caught Li Ang's attention. He looked at Iniesta, who ran onto the field, thoughtfully.
"Young Iniesta." Li Ang muttered to himself. Before his' rebirth ', it was 2016. At that time, Barcelona was changing. Puyol retired, Harvey left, and the 32-year-old Iniesta was already Barcelona's captain. Right now, Iniesta's face was still immature.
"Barcelona is going all out to attack," Banderas said to Li Ang.
Li Ang nodded. Barcelona was going all out. With Márquez removed, there was almost no real defensive player in the entire Barcelona midfield. Barcelona was going all out to attack.
Li Ang was not afraid of the opponent's attack. In fact, he welcomed Barcelona's desperate attack with both hands.
Barcelona's more risky attack might be a step closer to scoring, but at the same time, there would be more loopholes after Barcelona pressed forward.
More importantly, Márquez's departure meant that Barcelona's defensive strength in the midfield was extremely weakened. Previously, when Sporting de Gijón counterattacked, Barcelona still had Márquez to form the first line of defense in the midfield. Now, this unstable line of defense was gone. This meant that once Sporting de Gijón got an opportunity to attack, it would be easier for them to penetrate Barcelona's hinterland!
With Iniesta on the field, the young man injected a burst of vitality into Barcelona.
After Decaux's breakthrough on the right side was blocked, he passed the football across. Iniesta and Harvey did a wall break and began to dribble the ball to break through.
*****
"Iniesta is still dribbling the ball. This is not wise. He looks like he's going to fall into Sporting de Gijón's defensive encirclement," González said.
Li Ang narrowed his eyes. He thought of a scene. It was during the 2012 UEFA European Championship. Iniesta dribbled the ball alone, attracted the attention of as many as five Italian defenders, and then sent a beautiful straight ball. After the game, Iniesta was surrounded by five defenders, but the picture of him with a calm and confident expression was widely circulated.
Barcelona wanted to use Iniesta's personal skills and abundant stamina to attract Sporting de Gijón's defense and create opportunities for Ronaldinho, Decaux, and the others. Li Ang immediately saw Rijkaard's intention to make a substitution.
As expected.
Iniesta firmly controlled the football at his feet and attracted the defensive attention of Marcos and Ivanovic. He still had no intention of passing the ball and continued to dribble the ball.
Under the pressure of Marcos and Ivanovic, the Barcelona young man still skillfully controlled the ball at his feet, which forced Marcos to try to foul. However, Iniesta pulled the ball beautifully and avoided Marcos' tackle. Then, when he saw that Pepe was also attracted by him, he suddenly passed the football out.
Ronaldinho got the ball and deftly hooked the football to avoid Carlos's tackle. Then, he rushed to grab the football before Carlos's second counter-tackle came.
"Pass over the top!"
Eto 'o rushed out from inside. He did not wait for the football to land. He directly turned and volleyed in the air with a half-turn.
This was a high-quality half-turn volleyed shot!
Sporting de Gijón's people were shocked by Eto 'o's shot. However, Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper, Valencia, was highly focused today and showed a high level of performance. He made a beautiful dive sideways and used his palm to block Eto' o's shot out of the end line.
*****
"That was close! Eto 'o's shot was saved by Valencia. Barcelona made a beautiful attack. Iniesta's footwork is amazing. Ronaldinho's pass over the top is very imaginative. Eto' o's subsequent shot is also wonderful. This is Barcelona's most threatening attack in the second half! "
Eto 'o, who did not score, held his head in his hands and was a little annoyed. Milito had already scored two goals today. This was a great stimulation for the proud Cameroonian. He was so eager to score.
The Barcelona fans applauded in the stands.
After more than an hour of frustration, they finally saw Barcelona's beautiful offensive organization.
Rijkaard also applauded on the sidelines and cheered for the team's attack. He was very satisfied with Iniesta's performance after he came on. The task he gave Iniesta was to use breakthroughs to find and tear apart Sporting de Gijón's defense and create opportunities for his other teammates. He was very satisfied with the young man's first breakthrough after he came on.
Rijkaard was very satisfied.
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