69novels Chapter 137
Chapter 137
The game continued on the field. Messi's shot just now made the players of Atletico Madrid play up to their full spirits.
They realized that today's game would definitely not be easy.
In the stands, the fans of Barcelona were jubilant.
Although Messi's shot did not go in, it gave them hope.
They felt that the goal would come soon.
So they were extremely excited and kept cheering for their own team on the field.
With the blessing of the surrounding fans, Barcelona's offensive was also wave after wave.
Constantly attacking Atletico Madrid's defense.
Under this fierce offensive, Atletico Madrid's ball could not pass the half court for a while. In the 5th minute of the game, Barcelona launched a fast break in the frontcourt.
Iniesta made a diagonal pass at the front of the penalty area and passed the ball to Villa on the left. Villa went straight to the bottom after taking the ball.
And near the bottom line, he sent an inverted triangle pass.
Messi, who followed up in the middle, stepped forward smartly, dribbled past Godin with his left foot, and then shot directly with his right foot.
This time, Messi's shot was a little straight, and Courtois fell to the ground and caught it in his arms.
Two minutes later, Barcelona's offensive came back. This time, Messi rushed left and right in the front court, using his flexible footwork to move freely in the crowd.
Four or five Atletico Madrid players circled around him, but they couldn't grab the ball at his feet.
Then he found an empty space and passed the ball to Villa, who was already unguarded on the left side of the penalty area.
Facing the incoming ball, Villa did not hesitate and directly pushed the ball to the near corner of the goal.
However, Courtois was always highly focused. When Messi passed the ball, he had already started to move his body. When
Villa shot, he had already moved to this side.
Facing the shot, he reacted quickly and jumped sideways, pushing the ball out of the bottom line with one hand.
Barcelona got a corner kick opportunity.
Iniesta took a tactical corner kick and passed the ball to Messi.
Messi once again took advantage of his breakthrough, passing two Atletico Madrid defenders, and then sent a cross.
Pedro received the ball in the middle and shot directly.
The ball went over the crossbar and fired a cannon.
"Pedro shoots! Too high!"
"Barcelona's offensive was too fierce during this period! Atletico Madrid's goal was in danger."
"If it weren't for Courtois' outstanding performance, they would have fallen behind."
"But if this continues, it's only a matter of time before we concede a goal."
"Atletico Madrid should think of a solution."
In the live broadcast booth, Liu Jian's face was full of tension.
In the past few minutes, he was worried about the situation on the field.
"From the situation on the field, we can also see that several of Barcelona's frontcourt players are too strong."
"Everyone's footwork is top-notch."
"Coupled with the existence of Messi's BUG, no matter which team encounters them, it is estimated that they will be in a passive position."
"Now it seems that Messi is still very powerful. He alone dragged down the entire Atletico Madrid defense line."
Zhang Lu sighed.
He was obviously amazed at Messi's ability to single-handedly take on an entire defense line.
"Oh! Lin Rui hasn't touched the ball for a long time, so depressed!"
Shu Fan was most concerned about Lin Rui's condition.
Because Barcelona had been pressing Atletico Madrid for a while, Lin Rui, who was in the front, had not touched the ball for a long time.
In desperation, he could only come back to participate in the defense.
"It seems that there is still a gap between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Barcelona's passing and control are indeed well-deserved."
"Yes, Lin Rui had no way to get strong support from his teammates in the front, and had to come back to participate in defense. Unlike Barcelona, Messi didn't have to worry about defense at all, he just had to attack the city in the front."
"Lin Rui is a bit worried about this match. It seems that Messi is really famous for what he has. And his teammates are also very strong. Atletico Madrid is simply incomparable."
"Alas! Although I don't want to admit it, there is indeed a gap. But I still hope that Atletico Madrid can hold on a little longer and not lose too badly."
In the comment section of the live broadcast room, there was also a lot of lamentations.
Everyone began to become pessimistic.
The atmosphere in the entire live broadcast room became unprecedentedly depressing.
At this time, the game had been going on for more than ten minutes. Barcelona had already had six shots, while Atletico Madrid didn't even have a single shot.
Simeone on the sidelines couldn't sit still.
He walked back and forth on the sidelines, watching the situation on the field nervously.
For every attack launched by Barcelona, his heart was in his throat.
But he didn't dare to interfere too much in the game at this time, for fear that his intervention would have a counterproductive effect.
Let the already precarious The precarious defense collapsed instantly.
At this time, he could only hope that the players on the field could withstand the pressure and find a suitable counterattack opportunity.
At this time on the field, Lin Rui was very annoyed.
Since the start of the game, he has touched the ball very few times.
In this case, he has no way to launch an effective attack.
The tactics adopted by Barcelona are very simple. When attacking, they rely on the overall passing and control, as well as Messi's strong breakthrough, point-to-surface combination, and try to control the football at their feet.
If the football reaches the feet of Atletico Madrid players, they will launch a high-pressure press, using their small and fast characteristics to quickly surround Atletico Madrid's ball players, forcing the ball players to make mistakes and thus cut off the ball.
And all this is done in the frontcourt as much as possible, so as not to let the football reach their own backcourt.
Their way of playing is simple to say, but few teams can do it.
This requires everyone in the team to have a high degree of tacit understanding, and everyone must move.
And everyone's foot skills must be above the standard.
This requirement is a very high requirement for any team.
And Barcelona is such a team.
In the past few years, Guardiola has spent several years to build this team into a very mature one.
The passing and controlling system has been perfected.
And the selection of players is also tailored to this system.
Although Guardiola has left now, his successor Vilanova has not changed the style of the team too much.
It is still the Guardiola style of play.
So now Atletico Madrid wants to make a breakthrough under this system, it is indeed difficult.
They can only hope that the opponent's offensive will slow down.
After all, this high-intensity attack cannot last too long.