Rijkaard was dumbfounded. He did not expect Sporting de Gijón to break through their goal right after the kickoff in such a good situation.
Barcelona's players were still dumbfounded. They could not figure out how their opponents could score so easily. It shattered the excitement and joy brought about by the equalizer and their numerical advantage.
They were the authorities and might be a little confused, but the outsiders could see it clearly.
"Beautiful coordination! Wonderful attack! Sporting de Gijón's attack was really enjoyable to watch! It was a smooth attack. Barcelona's defense was forced to concentrate on the left flank. Then Mata passed the ball in the opposite direction. Milito got a chance to shoot and forced Barcelona's defense to be mobilized again. However, all of this was a pretense. Mata was the killer move! Milito! The Argentine was really calm. He did not choose to shoot. He deliberately attracted the opponent to pounce on him and then swept the ball to Mata, who was undefended! Barcelona's defense was completely mobilized from the moment Modric started the attack. Under such circumstances, Barcelona's players are still pressing forward. Some want to continue to attack, and some have to go back to defend. It's a mess. "
The commentator's analysis was very accurate. Barcelona's players were faced with a great opportunity. They only cared about attacking. Not only them, but even their manager, Rijkaard, thought that Sporting de Gijón had to stick to defense with one player down. However, Li Ang did the opposite. He directly ordered the team to go out in full force and caught Barcelona off guard. They even played such exquisite coordination. It would be unreasonable if they did not score!
The El Molinon Stadium was thunderous with cheers. Just a minute ago, they were still worried. Now that the goal had arrived, the score was changed to 4: 2, and the sky was clear again.
"How is this possible?" Barcelona's assistant manager, Tenkat, muttered to himself.
Rijkaard's expression was still stiff. His previous enthusiasm and excitement had now been doused with a bucket of cold water.
However, there was no time for Rijkaard to be sad. He walked to the side of the court and shouted loudly to convey his orders. "Don't worry about it. Attack!" Attack!
That was indeed the case. For Barcelona, it was better to seize the time to attack instead of lamenting. After all, although they were now two goals behind, one of their opponent's center backs had been sent off. If Barcelona went all out, they might still have a chance. Although this chance was so slim now, there was always hope to fight hard, wasn't there?
*****
After conceding another goal, Barcelona made a desperate attack. They launched a crazy counterattack against Sporting de Gijón and almost completely abandoned their defense. They were afraid of failure and did not want to hand over the league title to someone else after leading for a season. Therefore, attacking with all their might was the only way.
For Sporting de Gijón, this goal was a huge boost in morale and stabilized the team's morale.
Sporting de Gijón's performance was very calm. First, they waited in the defensive line and set up a defensive formation. Modric retreated appropriately and Carlos swept around. They used their advantage of having two defensive midfielders in the midfield to make up for the lack of a center back.
Now for Barcelona, time was their biggest enemy. If there was enough time, they believed that they would be able to make a comeback with their numerical advantage. However, there was not much time left. Therefore, as time passed, the offense had not been able to score. Barcelona's players became more and more impatient.
Li Ang stood on the sidelines. He saw Messi dribble the ball all the way forward, passing Modric and Grosso. He wanted to continue dribbling the ball, but in the end, he was tackled to the ground by Carlos along with the ball …
In a critical situation where the score was behind and the situation was critical, this kind of situation where he wanted to rely on his individual ability to turn the tide could only mean one thing: the Barcelona players were fighting for themselves and were impatient and crazy.
This was a good opportunity for Sporting de Gijón to fight back!
This was what Sporting de Gijón was best at.
*****
In the 89th minute of the game, Sporting de Gijón seized on a pass error in Barcelona's offense and launched a quick counterattack.
Mata dribbled the ball and forced a breakthrough before shooting. The football hit the leg of van Bronckhorst, who was returning to defend, causing it to change direction. After Valdés barely managed to pounce, Dinatale followed up and shot into the net.
As the game was about to enter injury stoppage time, they were leading by 5: 2 and extended their lead to three goals!
With only injury stoppage time left and a three-goal lead, the game was basically over …
Li Ang and his assistant managers hugged each other and celebrated the victory that was about to be in their hands, as well as the championship trophy that was getting closer and closer!
In the stands, the fans hugged each other warmly, shouted, and stamped their feet like a volcanic eruption.
Then, a staff member on the sidelines raised the electronic signboard indicating the three minutes of injury stoppage time in the game.
"The game is entering injury stoppage time. Three minutes of injury stoppage time! It looks like Barcelona has no hope! " The commentator said, "Sporting de Gijón are only three minutes away from this important victory!"
In the face of Barcelona's final madness, Sporting de Gijón's entire team shrank into the penalty area and defended for these three minutes.
At this time, Li Ang did not want to counterattack. Three minutes and a three-goal lead. Li Ang did not believe that the opponent could score three goals in a row. Of course, in the face of Barcelona's crazy attack, Sporting de Gijón did not have the strength to fight back even if they wanted to.
*****
In the second minute of injury stoppage time, Ronaldinho sent a pass and Eto'o forced a shot with his back to the goal. The football touched Sporting de Gijón's defender and changed direction, causing chaos in front of Sporting de Gijón's goal. In the chaos, Messi spiked the ball beautifully. After dodging Grosso, he stabbed the ball with the tip of his foot and the football rolled into the net.
Barcelona pulled another goal back and changed the score to three to five!
Li Ang blinked on the sidelines. Messi's goal showed the Argentine's skillful footwork and calm mind. He was worthy of being one of the future Peerless Twins.
However, even if Barcelona pulled a goal back, Li Ang was not too worried. There was still one minute left in the game. With a two-goal gap, Barcelona could not make a comeback!
After Sporting de Gijón kicked off, they kept passing the ball back and forth to prevent Barcelona from getting the ball.
Under such circumstances, Marquis anxiously shoveled Mata to the ground, which caused a conflict between the players from both sides.
Li Ang was furious. He was worried that Mata would be injured.
Rijkaard kept pacing on the sidelines with a livid face.
The team doctor came in to treat Mata. Barcelona's players actually wanted to carry Mata to the sidelines to start the game as soon as possible. This caused a conflict between the players from both sides again.
"This is your player! He only knows how to fake an injury and delay the game! "Barcelona's assistant manager, Tenkat, rushed over and roared.
Li Ang glanced at this man. This man was not on the same level as him and did not need to be bothered.
Sure enough, Banderas rushed up to protect him. "Your players have no manners!"
"Is it necessary for us to delay the game now?" Scottley said sarcastically. This made Li Ang look at him in surprise. This honest man's mouth was also very sharp when he was sarcastic.
The referee, Marienko, finally stopped the conflict between the two players. Marquis received his second yellow card of the game and was sent off with a red card.
On Sporting de Gijón's side, Ivanovic, who was agitated and stood up for Mata, was also shown a yellow card.
*****
Sporting de Gijón's free kick.
Di Natale kicked the football forward. The tired Diego Milito fought for the header but failed to beat Puyol. Barcelona's captain headed the football back and Barcelona finally gained possession of the ball.
Harvey passed the ball to Ronaldinho. The Brazilian shot a long shot from outside the penalty area and the football was saved by Valencia.
It was already the fifth minute of injury stoppage time. Even considering the delay in the game due to the conflict between the two sides, this corner kick might be Barcelona's last chance.
Harvey stood at the corner kick spot.
Barcelona's goalkeeper, Valdés, rushed up for this corner kick opportunity. But what was the use of this? Even if they scored a goal. They were still one goal behind and could not change the result.
Sporting de Gijón's fans were already singing and cheering in the stands. Winning this crucial game, even the most pessimistic fans knew that Sporting de Gijón was really getting closer and closer to the league title this time.
Barcelona's corner kick did not pose any threat to Sporting de Gijón's goal. Harvey's corner kick was driven into the penalty area and the tall Grosso headed the football out. Iniesta's long shot went over the crossbar.
Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper, Valencia, slowly placed the football. Then, just as he kicked the ball out of the goal, he heard the final whistle!
At the same time, there was a huge cheer from the entire stadium.
It was as if the earth was shaking!
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