Ronaldinho raised his right leg in front of the penalty area. It was a standard long shot!
Inter Milan's rear defensive line suddenly tensed up.
After scoring a goal, Barcelona saw hope. Their offense became fiercer and fiercer. Although Inter Milan's defense had been doing well, everyone felt a huge amount of pressure.
Carlos went up to defend against Ronaldinho.
The Brazilian's right foot swung out fiercely, but it was a feint. Immediately after, he passed the ball to his right. Messi received the ball!
A beautiful transfer!
Messi kicked the ball with his foot and wanted to dribble the ball forward. However, in the face of Stankovic's close defense, he dunked the ball back and then lobbed the ball into the penalty area.
Eto 'o jumped high in the penalty area, but the ball was too high for him to head.
César, who attacked, picked the ball up in the air. He did not immediately throw the ball. Instead, he held the ball in his arms. He wanted to stabilize the situation. Inter Milan's defense was under a lot of pressure during this period. The team needed to take a breather.
*****
"We can't go on like this!" Banderas said anxiously on the sidelines.
Li Ang crossed his arms and did not speak. This was a stalemate!
If Barcelona could take the lead and score another goal and narrow the gap to one goal, the situation would be even worse!
However, if Inter Milan could withstand the pressure and hold on for more than ten minutes, as long as the game went on for more than eighty minutes and Inter Milan was still leading by two goals, then the anxious ones would be the Barcelona people.
Of course, there was also the most perfect possibility, which was that Inter Milan would get an excellent chance to counterattack and score another goal, widening the gap to three goals again. Then, the victory of this game would be in their hands, and the top of Europe would be in sight!
Inter Milan had already used up three substitutions. Li Ang had already done all that a manager could do. Now, it was up to his players to see if they could withstand the pressure.
*****
César kicked the football to the front field.
Adriano had the upper hand in the scramble with Puyol. He passed the ball back to Stankovic. After Stankovic stopped the ball with his chest, he passed the ball back to Modric.
The Croatian youngster took two steps forward. Faced with Decaux's pressing, he chose to pass the ball back. Zanetti had just received the ball when he saw Iniesta's face, who was coming over to press him.
Zanetti hurriedly kicked the ball forward by half a lob. Adriano ran back and stopped the ball with his chest before Puyol behind him.
Puyol stuck close to Adriano from behind. People were guessing whether Adriano would continue to pass the football back or choose to stop the football.
The football slowly fell from Adriano's chest. He did not wait for the ball to fall to the ground. He lifted his left foot and knocked the ball back with his heel. Then he turned beautifully and beautifully bypassed Puyol!
"Beautiful!"
"Adriano has displayed amazing footwork!"
The Inter Milan fans cheered and cheered for Adriano, who did not stop the ball and overtook others.
*****
"This is Inter Milan's chance!"
As the commentator roared, Adriano took a step forward with his long legs and was about to dribble the ball forward to break through.
Barcelona pressed forward. Although Puyol was a center back, he was already out of the penalty area. He was already Barcelona's last defender. Behind him were the goalkeeper, Valdés, and the goal.
Puyol knew that he must not let Adriano break in. As long as he got in, it would be a one-on-one!
For a striker like Adriano, the answer to what a one-on-one meant was obvious!
Puyol strode forward. However, whether it was physical confrontation, speed, or impact, he could not compare to Adriano.
Seeing that Adriano was about to break away from his defense, the Barcelona captain's eyes were cold. He reached out and grabbed Adriano's jersey, pulling the accelerating Brazilian center forward to the ground.
"Foul! Puyol pulled down Adriano! "
"The Barcelona captain is the last defender!"
The commentator roared.
Then, everyone saw the referee on duty, Jorge, blow the whistle in his mouth. He ran over with one hand in his pocket.
He pulled out a card from his pocket. The color was red!
*****
"Red card! Red card! Jorge showed the red card to Puyol! "
"Red card! There's no doubt! Puyol is Barcelona's last defender! He pulled down Adriano! There's no problem with this red card! Barcelona's captain has been sent off. Barcelona has suffered a major blow! "
"Well done!" Li Ang waved his arms vigorously on the sidelines to vent his anger!
Barcelona's players gathered around to plead for their captain. There were less than 20 minutes left in the game. They were two goals behind. Now that their captain had been sent off, it was a disaster for Barcelona.
While his teammates surrounded the referee to plead, Puyol stared blankly at the night sky of the Stade de France. Then, the Barcelona captain lowered his head and slowly walked to the sidelines.
When he reached out to pull Adriano, he had already guessed this result!
He knew that he would be sent off with a red card, but Puyol reached out his hand without hesitation!
As the captain of the team, he used his own way of being sent off to preserve a glimmer of hope for Barcelona, even though this glimmer of hope was so slim!
It took courage to make this decision!
It was a cruel choice!
The Barcelona fans in the stands applauded and gave their applause to their captain. They knew that at this moment, Puyol was the most upset!
*****
In the 79th minute of the game, the Barcelona captain, Puyol, fouled Adriano and was sent off with a red card by the referee, Jorge.
Now, both sides on the field were playing with ten players.
Rijkaard hugged Puyol, who had walked to the sidelines. He knew that his captain had done his best.
Inter Milan was awarded a free kick in a very good position.
Adriano picked up the football and stood at the penalty spot.
"This is a good opportunity for Inter Milan! Adriano's powerful free kick has a chance to play! "
"Puyol used his own way of being sent off to win Barcelona's last chance! But now, he has to go through this free kick test! "
The camera gave a close-up of Adriano. The Brazilian had a serious expression and he was mumbling something.
The camera then swept across Barcelona's human wall. Everyone's expression was also very serious.
*****
Referee Jorge's whistle sounded.
Adriano ran up!
One step!
Two steps!
Three steps!
He shot!
The football left the ground like a cannonball. It went over the human wall and flew straight to the goal!
Barcelona's goalkeeper, Valdés, was on standby. He saw the white light coming and he flew to pounce!
Adriano's shot was very powerful and the speed of the ball was very fast!
Valdés felt that he had touched the football. He was happy at first, then his expression changed.
The shot was very powerful. Even though he had touched the football, he could not completely stop the football from moving forward!
The football was touched by his left hand and continued to move forward!
Forward!
Then it suddenly drilled into the net!
"Adddddriano-Goooooaaaaal!" Ferrari jumped up and let out a crazy roar. "This night belongs to Adriano! This is the goal that locks in the victory! "
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