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Chapter 330: Air domination! Overtaking on the sideline! Setting up the cannon to bombard Barcelona! They are too brutal! [Subscribe]

On the evening of April 4th, Prudential Arena, London.

In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese will face Barcelona at home.

Amid the cheers of 9 fans in the stadium, German referee Felix Brüch blew the whistle to start the game.

Barcelona took the lead in kicking off, with Neymar kicking the ball to Lewandowski in the center circle.

The Polish center forward returned to the Prudential Arena. Facing his old club, he was eager to try. He kicked the ball to Busquets, who was on the bench in the center circle, and rushed forward quickly.

At almost the same time, the trident led by Hazard, Giroud and Sterling all rushed into Barcelona's half at the first opportunity.

Especially Giroud, the lone striker who was the first to bear the brunt, ran straight towards Busquets at the fastest speed.

Busquets was not in a hurry. He turned sideways and kicked the ball to the lagging center back Mathieu.

Mathieu passed the ball to Pique again.

After Giroud passed Busquets, he began to slow down the pace of pressing.

Hazard and Sterling also shrank in both flanks at the same time.

At this time, the game was only 8 seconds in.

All the fans watching the live broadcast could clearly see that when Pique passed the ball back to Mathieu, the front trident of Bayswater Chinese was also moving to their own right side, which is the left side of Barcelona.

But Barcelona quickly made a move that was inconsistent with the past.

He directly passed the ball with a long pass to the right side of the center line.

Alves moved forward into this area to receive the ball.

But as Yang Cheng said before, long passes like this often have a problem.

The arc is too high and the ball speed is too slow.

Especially when the passer needs to control the accuracy of the pass, the ball speed is often very slow.

When the ball reached Alves' feet, Toni Kroos had already run over and blocked Alves.

As soon as the Brazilian stopped the ball, he passed it directly to Mahrez in the frontcourt.

Mahrez was closely marked by Marcelo and did not take the ball, but passed it directly back to Xavi.

Xavi felt the pressure from Casemiro and passed the ball back again.

The ball returned to Alves' feet.

The only difference is that at this moment Alves is standing in the Bayswater Chinese half.

Alves, Busquets, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta...

Continuous one-touch passing, Barca as usual.

The ball moved from the right side of the center circle to the left side of the center circle.

At this time, Alba came forward to provide support.

Modric followed Iniesta immediately.

Especially when Xiaobai wanted to complete a two-pass combination with Alba, the ball passed back by Xiaobai was blocked by Sterling who returned to defense in time.

Iniesta intercepted the ball first, but had already missed the chance for a quick attack.

Therefore, Iniesta was forced to pass the ball back to Xavi, who then passed it back to Mathieu in his own half.

But Giroud continued to press Mathieu relentlessly, forcing the French central defender to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper.

It was 30 seconds into the game.

Barcelona's first tentative attack was unsuccessful.

Bayswater Chinese completed a wonderful defense!

So, the moment Barcelona passed the ball back across the center line, there was another round of warm applause from the audience.

The Bayswater Chinese players reorganized their defense amid thunderous applause, pressed forward together, and entered Barcelona's half.

"This is the competition between the top teams in world football right now!"

“It is definitely a competition of world-class technical and tactical levels!”

“Both sides did not hold back and entered a fast pace from the beginning.”

"Obviously, this was not Barcelona's intention. They were not willing to play in such a fast-paced, high-consumption style."

“But this is the Prudential Arena in London!”

"While we have some time now, let's introduce the starting lineups for both teams in this game."

"Barca still use their 433 formation."

Goalkeeper: Claudio Bravo;

Defense: Alba, Mathieu, Pique and Alves;

Midfield: Iniesta, Busquets and Xavi;

Forwards: Neymar, Lewandowski and Mahrez.

"This is Barcelona's strongest core combat force at the moment, and also their most powerful offensive combination. It can be said to be a strong team."

"On the other hand, Bayswater Chinese are currently affected by injuries, especially the team's core player Gareth Bale is absent due to injury. He watched the game from the stands."

"But Yang Cheng's starting lineup was somewhat surprising."

Goalkeeper: Courtois;
Defense: Marcelo, Pepe, Van Dijk and Piszczek;

Midfield: Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Modric;

Forwards: Hazard, Giroud and Sterling.

"Before this game, we all speculated that Yang Cheng would most likely arrange Walcott to start."

"But in fact, he chose young Raheem Sterling."

“This is a very surprising choice.”

"Because we all know that after Gareth Bale's absence, the biggest impact on Bayswater Chinese is the team's scoring ability. Walcott is currently the Bayswater Chinese's scorer second only to Gareth Bale and Harry Kane."

"In the past, Yang Cheng always arranged Giroud to play in the Champions League at the center position."

"There were no adjustments for this game, but Sterling was chosen on the wing instead of the more mature Walcott."

"Moreover, we can actually see a lot from the short 30 seconds of the game just now."

"For example, when they were retreating just now, Sterling even retreated to his own 30-meter area to defend Alba."

"That's what ruined that Barcelona attack."

“Also, in midfield.”

"In the past, the three midfielders of Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Modric basically formed an inverted triangle, with Casemiro falling back and playing as the number four."

“But judging by the positions in this match, they should be even.”

“That’s very surprising.”

"Without the core scoring player Gareth Bale, no one knew how the Bayswater Chinese would play in this game, but Yang Cheng's deployment of troops was refreshing from the beginning."

"But we all know that the closer we get to a peak match like this, the more stability is required."

"Especially in a two-round home and away match like this, the most important thing when playing at home is not to concede away goals to the other team."

"Now let's see if Yang Cheng's arrangement for this game can still work."

……

When Barcelona's ball was passed from goalkeeper Bravo, they still chose to go to the left.

After continuous passes, Alba was followed by Sterling near the center line and then passed the ball to Mathieu.

The Frenchman made another long pass.

This ball still needs to go to Alves on the right side.

But same as last time.

By the time the ball arrived, the Bayswater Chinese defense had already shifted over.

When Yang Cheng saw this scene, he couldn't help feeling proud.

At this time, Barcelona must be eager to have a Toni Kroos!
The Barcelona team coached by Luis Enrique began to increase long passes.

This is something that was not seen in the Barcelona of Guardiola and Vilanova in the past.

But Barcelona still firmly sticks to the core concept of ball control.

The most typical scene was when Alves received the ball on the right and couldn't find a passing point, Lewandowski ran back from the front and ran into the open space to receive the ball.

And everyone knows that Lewandowski is a scorer who becomes more threatening the closer he gets to the penalty area.

The reason why he did this must have been arranged by Luis Enrique.

The core is only one thing, which is to ensure Barcelona's possession of the ball.

This has also been Barcelona's regular tactic in the past two years.

Lewandowski is the only player in Barcelona who has the ability to receive the ball with his back to the goal.

So as soon as Lewandowski got the ball, Pepe rushed up to defend him, and together with Casemiro, they immediately clamped him down.

The Pole wanted to rush forward with the ball, but found that there was no way behind him.

He couldn't even find a way to pass the ball.

Dribbling the ball forward alone?

Facing the defense of Casemiro and Pepe, Lewandowski asked himself if he had the ability to do so.

It's too risky.

Therefore, Lewandowski was forced to pass the ball back to Xavi and reorganize the game.

When faced with this kind of situation, Barcelona's usual approach is to pass the ball, or give it to Messi and Iniesta.

But Messi is gone.

Mahrez was restricted to the right.

So, it was Iniesta who received the ball in the middle.

Xiaobai pushed the ball forward and broke through the midfield defense line.

But the problem is that he can only go so far.

When he wanted to pass the ball to Neymar, Van Dijk suddenly stepped forward and intercepted the ball.

After the interception, Van Dijk passed the ball straight to Sterling's feet.

Sterling stopped the ball, turned around, and immediately launched a counterattack with the ball.

Although Sterling's dribbling posture is not good, he is fast enough, steady enough, and has delicate footwork. He dribbled the ball to the right corner of Barcelona's penalty area in one breath and sent a pass.

When Hazard received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he tried to break through Pique one-on-one and pass the ball, but the ball was blocked by Pique and went out of the baseline, turning it into a corner kick.

The subsequent corner kick also failed to pose a threat.

This was the first attack by Bayswater Chinese of the entire game.

Happened in 1 minute and 30 seconds!
In just 90 seconds, the two teams exchanged blows at a very fast pace.

There was no chance for anyone to breathe or think.

Everyone's emotions and thoughts follow the game.

This represents the strategy of both teams tonight.

Barcelona is not conservative when playing away from home. They want to take advantage of Gareth Bale's absence to make a final push and defeat Bayswater Chinese away from home and capture West London!
The home team Bayswater Chinese were not to be outdone.

Although there is no Gareth Bale, Yang Cheng's team still wants to stick to their offensive football at home.

Therefore, the game between the two teams was very exciting and the tempo took off!

"This is definitely the most exciting start to the game so far this season!" the Sky Sports commentator praised without exaggeration.

Even though he only watched it for 90 seconds.

The most important thing is that both sides played too smoothly and at too fast a pace.

This is a pleasing experience for all fans.

After the corner kick, the Chinese players of Bayswater continued with the same strategy as at the beginning of the match and quickly launched the first shot of the game.

It was still a quick counterattack from Sterling, and Piszczek made a run in at an extremely fast speed.

When Sterling attracted the attention of the defensive players on the flank, he suddenly passed the ball diagonally to the baseline.

Piszczek inserted a cross and Giroud headed the ball into the goal from close range.

But it's too high.

However, everyone also saw the trend of this game clearly.

The tactics of the Chinese in Bayswater seem to be on point!
Not only did the midfield suppress Barcelona, ​​but the attack in the front court also gradually began to gain momentum.

But just as the balance was gradually tilting, the game suddenly took a major turn.

That was in the 3rd minute, Lewandowski suddenly retreated and passed the ball to Mahrez.

Mahrez had his back against Marcelo and was unable to turn around, so he passed the ball to Alves.

Alves was close to the right side and there was no outlet nearby, so he made a long pass to Neymar on the left side of the penalty area.

But it was Neymar who, at the critical moment, stopped the ball and suddenly cut inside. He first dribbled past Piszczek, then got rid of Van Dijk's entanglement horizontally and fired a long shot from the top of the penalty area.

The ball went into the right side of Bayswater Chinese's goal at an extremely fast speed.

The ball went in! !

For a moment, the entire Prudential Arena was shocked and completely silent.

Neymar rushed out of the stadium excitedly and ran all the way to the sidelines to celebrate.

The surrounding Barcelona players also chased after them.

Courtois flew over to save the ball but failed. As he got up from the ground, he shouted at Pepe.

Pepe was calling out for Casemiro.

Location!

Just now, when the ball was at Alves' feet, Casemiro left the center, which was originally a good thing.

But when Barcelona made a long pass to Neymar, Casemiro did not return to his position in time.

This season, Brazil's midfield performance has been exceptionally eye-catching and outstanding.

But he still has some problems with his sense of position.

Casemiro himself felt speechless. He had to take the blame!
……

"Hey hey hey!!"

Yang Cheng saw his players blaming each other on the sidelines and he started shouting loudly.

"Forget about the ball, OK?"

"No one is responsible for this ball, everyone cheer up!"

"Casemiro, good job, keep playing like you did just now, listen to me!"

"Thibaud, Pepe, don't complain, okay?"

Yang Cheng shouted several words in one breath.

Inside the stadium, all the Chinese players of Bayswater heard it and immediately had nothing to say.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, everyone knows that it was indeed unfair to lose the ball.

Neymar is so fast!
More importantly, Yang Cheng's arrangement of the midfield was different in this game.

You can't really blame Casemiro entirely.

"Okay, cheer up, it's just this one ball, don't lose it again!"

Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously, calling on all the players to pay attention.

"Casemiro."

Yang Cheng was still worried, so he immediately called Casemiro's name, signaling the Brazilian to run out quickly.

"Hey, handsome, you did a great job, I'm very satisfied, understand?"

Casemiro looked at the head coach with some surprise.

We lost the ball, are you still satisfied?

"Listen to me, you can't be blamed for this goal. It's my responsibility. I'll take it. Your task is to play like you did at the beginning of the game, but I need you to run faster and more actively, and cover a wider area. Do you understand?"

Casemiro nodded heavily.

He knew that since Yang Cheng said he would take the blame, the responsibility for losing the ball would definitely not fall on him.

This is not an attempt to shirk responsibility, but a kind of psychological comfort.

"Believe me, we have encountered similar situations countless times. Don't panic when you lose a goal. We are Bayswater Chinese! The invincible Bayswater Chinese!"

When Yang Cheng said this, he excitedly clenched his right fist to convey his confidence to Casemiro.

"Go ask them, how many teams have been ahead of us in the past few years, and what was the result?"

"Believe me, just keep playing like this and try your best, there will be no problem!"

After saying that, Yang Cheng patted Casemiro on the shoulder and sent him back to the court.

In situations like this, the most troublesome problem is not the players' strength and condition, but that they begin to doubt the coach's tactics and worry whether this style of play still works.
This kind of anxiety about gains and losses is extremely fatal!

Yang Cheng is relatively confident about other players, but Casemiro is a newcomer and is in the crucial No. 4 position, so changes must be made.

Moreover, Yang Cheng himself knew it clearly.

In this game, the team's positioning is indeed different from the past.

The main reason is that the three midfielders are basically the same.

The purpose of doing this is that the two wingers in front are actually more active in the flanks, leaving the wingers for the full-backs to make runs.

Just like just now, Piszczek repeatedly made quick forward runs from the wing.

Therefore, Yang Cheng’s goal loss was not due to Casemiro or the players.

"That kind of lateral pass just now is really rare for Barcelona."

When Yang Cheng walked back to the home team's coaching seat, Flick shook his head and sighed.

These words were somewhat meant to comfort Yang Cheng.

"They are also keeping up with the times and making some changes." Yang Cheng said lightly.

The entire tactical core of Yang Cheng's game lies in the midfield!
In simple terms, Bayswater's Chinese midfield can run better, press better, oppress better, and pass the ball just as well as Barcelona's midfield.

Yang Cheng has only two strategies.

Quick counterattack after stealing the ball.

Why not Walcott?
It’s not that the little tiger is not strong enough, but that Sterling’s ability to dribble and break through alone is better.

Especially in the rib area.

Another option is to take the ball from the midfield and let Barcelona come and grab it.

With Barcelona's poor defensive system, as long as they come up and attack from behind, they will be doomed.

The reason why Hazard and Sterling are in the flank is also to maintain the advantage of the entire midfield.

In this game, the two full-backs Marcelo and Piszczek were very active.

Because the entire flank attack was almost entirely in their hands.

So you really can’t blame Casemiro for Neymar’s goal conceded just now.

He is purely the scapegoat!
Judging from the opening and from a strategic perspective, Yang Cheng’s strategy was correct and effective.

So the Chinese in Bayswater began to create constant threats.

But looking at the details, the team made mistakes in execution.

In other words, despite Neymar's strong personal ability, mistakes that should not have happened occurred.

This is understandable and forgivable.

But in more details, Bayswater Chinese also works.

For example, targeted defense against the front trident.

It was just over three minutes into the game, but if you think about it carefully, Lewandowski could turn around when he retreated to get the ball, but it was difficult for him to pass the ball.

What about Neymar and Mahrez?
Whenever they want to receive the ball, there will be defensive players around them to closely guard them.

These two players do not have the ability to stop the ball with their backs and then turn around to launch an offense.

As long as the three players in the front court are under control, Barcelona's midfield will gradually lose control of the rhythm as the game progresses.

In fact, it couldn't be suppressed at the beginning.

Barcelona likes a slow pace, but once the game started, the pace was so fast.

Fundamentally, Xavi and Iniesta are not playing at the rhythm they are most familiar with.

So, losing the ball is not a problem.

This is just a problem that occurred during the early stages of the game, and it will be fine once it is solved.

……

The counterattack by the Chinese in Bayswater came quickly.

After the restart, Marcelo dribbled the ball along the left into Barcelona's half. When Hazard received the ball, he first broke through from the left rib and took the ball out from between two defensive players.

When he reached the left side of Barcelona's penalty area, he suddenly cut inside.

This sudden move made Barcelona center back Pique a little unsure, and he immediately chose to foul and pulled Hazard down.

Modric took a direct free kick, but it was slightly high.

After Barcelona restarted the ball, Casemiro made a steal just after crossing the center line.

After receiving the ball, Toni Kroos quickly passed it to Hazard in the front flank.

The Belgian dribbled forward, attracted the defense's attention, and then moved to the left.

When Marcelo received the ball outside the left corner of the penalty area, he sent a diagonal cross with his left foot and sent the ball to the front point.

Giroud suddenly made a forward run from the left side of the arc top area. Although he was blocked by Pique behind him, he still seized the opportunity and headed the ball directly into the goal.

But the French center forward's header hit the side netting.

Giroud pounded the grass himself.

Second chance for this game!

The fans at the scene still gave Giroud warm applause.

Bayswater Chinese fans couldn't ask for more from this hard-working French aerial master. His tactical impact was very obvious.

Not good at scoring goals?

There is really no way around it and we can't be too demanding, right?

Giroud quickly climbed up from the grass with the help of his teammates.

He heard the applause of the fans in the stadium.

Especially behind the goal, countless Bayswater Chinese fans wearing red jerseys shouted at him.

They are all cheering for him!

This gave the French center a warm feeling.

He loves this city, this team, and these fans!
Giroud clapped loudly towards the fans, turned around and ran quickly back to midfield.

"It's okay, it's okay, cheer up, come on, come on!!"

"Oliver!"

When Giroud heard the shout, he turned around and found that the head coach was giving him a thumbs up.

This touched Giroud's heart and he nodded at Yang Cheng.

If he had seized one of the two opportunities, the situation would be very different now.

But it was just as Yang Cheng had expected.

After losing the ball...

Or, strictly speaking, the balance of the game had already begun to tilt before the goal was conceded.

After conceding the goal, Casemiro, Toni Kroos, Modric and others became more active, which made the advantage of the Chinese in Bayswater particularly obvious.

In the 9th minute, Bayswater Chinese launched another attack.

Still the left, still Marcelo, still passing the ball from the left to Giroud.

But this time Pique headed the ball away.

By this moment, everyone has felt the pressure from Barcelona.

The midfield was contained!
The Chinese in Bayswater are now like putting cannons directly on Barcelona's doorstep and firing non-stop!

This style of play is actually the tactic Barcelona used in the past to deal with teams that were not as good at ball possession as them.

But now, the Chinese in Bayswater are using it against Barcelona.

Premier League teams are different from Barcelona.

Barcelona is keen on controlling the ball, but the Chinese at Bayswater do not want to control the ball. Instead, they suppress the ball through the midfield and quickly launch a counterattack after stealing the ball.

If you can form a quick counterattack, turn it into a threat as soon as possible.

Often, he would just pass the ball five or six times and then start shooting.

Many times, the team doesn't even consider whether it will waste opportunities.

If it cannot be quickly transformed into an offensive threat, then when you reach the front court, especially near the penalty area, pass the ball back and reorganize.

Induce Barcelona's midfield and frontcourt to press.

It was like that in the 11th minute.

When Barcelona's midfield and frontcourt pressed forward to grab the ball, the Bayswater Chinese defense line even retreated back to their own half.

Seized an opportunity and moved to the left again.

It was passed to Marcelo and Hazard.

But this time it's different.

Marcelo was on the flank and Hazard suddenly appeared on the left.

When Marcelo tried to dribble forward, he passed the ball to Hazard on the left.

The Belgian received the ball on the left side outside the penalty area. Facing Alves, he first pretended to break through to the bottom line, then suddenly dribbled the ball back, and after shaking off Alves' body to pass the ball to the middle, he quickly kicked a cross with his right foot.

The ball was passed between Alves and the retreating Xavi, and fell to the front point on the left side of the small penalty area.

Giroud was originally on the penalty spot, Pique stood between him and the goal, stretched out his hand, and blocked Giroud.

Sterling rushed to the back point from the right side outside the penalty area.

Alba followed Sterling closely, keeping a close eye on the situation on the left.

Just when Hazard got the ball and was about to break through Alves, Giroud suddenly started and rushed towards the small penalty area.

This is to compete for the landing point of Hazard's low cross.

Unexpectedly, Hazard failed to break through Alves, and suddenly stopped and brought the ball back.

Giroud stopped hurriedly in front of the small penalty area.

Pique still stood between Giroud and the goal.

The French center forward saw the opportunity, rushed forward quickly and shouted at Hazard.

The Belgian heard Giroud's shout and just kicked the ball towards the goal with his right foot.

When the ball was passed, Giroud blocked Pique behind him.

Through the series of runs just now, the Frenchman has seized the most advantageous position, and Pique can't shake him at all.

When the ball arrived, Giroud judged the ball's momentum and there was no need for him to even jump. He took a step forward and headed the ball towards the upper left corner of the goal.

So far in this game, Giroud has missed many chances.

And this time, the French center forward felt very good and the shooting feeling was quite strong.

After changing direction, the football flew towards the upper left corner of Barcelona's goal at an extremely fast speed.

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo flew to the side but was still out of reach.

The ball went straight into the left side of the goal.

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 11th minute, Bayswater Chinese successfully equalized the score!"

"Header from French center forward Giroud!"

"This is Giroud's fourth shot so far in this game!"

“He finally scored the first goal for Bayswater Chinese!”

"1 to 1!"

At this moment, all the fans in the stadium rushed out of their seats and shouted Giroud's name loudly.

The French center forward was so excited that he rushed out of the court, ran all the way to the sidelines, knelt on the grass, and roared for his goal!

……

When Bayswater Chinese equalized the score, the situation of the game was completely tilted.

Just four minutes after the goal, Bayswater Chinese launched an attack from the left.

The reason why Yang Cheng has always been on the left side is that he wants to use the offensive on the left side to suppress Alves' attack.

The Brazilian right-back is more threatening than Alba on the left.

Marcelo's 45-degree diagonal pass was headed out of the penalty area by Pique.

But Toni Kroos came in from the back, received the ball, dribbled past Xavi and suddenly took a long shot.

The ball flew towards Barcelona's goal at an extremely fast speed.

Then a muffled bang was heard.

The German midfielder's long shot hit the crossbar and bounced back.

It wasn't long before the Bayswater Chinese launched another attack.

Toni Kroos made a straight pass during the counterattack, which reached Giroud's feet near the left side of the penalty area.

Giroud passed the ball with his left foot to Hazard in the left corner outside the penalty area.

The Belgian dribbled the ball inside, got rid of the defender and shot into the far corner with his right foot.

But the shot went slightly wide.

The continuous attacks by the Chinese in Bayswater made the Barcelona players always feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

If they really want to defend, they can't do it at all!
Therefore, Barcelona's strategy is to attack instead of defend.

From the 20th minute, Barcelona took advantage of the Chinese players in Bayswater's respite and launched a series of attacks.

But at this time, Yang Cheng's configuration began to take effect.

Especially when the three midfielders stand in a horizontal position, the protection of the two flanks is very effective.

In the 25th minute, Xavi tried an overhead pass to find Mahrez who was advancing on the right side of the penalty area.

As a result, Casemiro appeared in time, kicked the ball out and cleared it out of the penalty area.

The ball fell in front of Toni Kroos and the German headed it directly to the left.

Marcelo made a high-speed run, stopped the ball near the left sideline, and then made a straight pass.

Hazard made a quick start.

Giroud in the middle also spread his legs and sprinted forward.

Sterling on the right just returned to defense, but he also started at the first moment and rushed forward at the fastest speed.

Hazard dribbled the ball all the way to the left corner of Barcelona's penalty area.

Busquets rushed over in time to assist Pique who was on the side, and the two of them worked together to restrict Hazard who was dribbling into the penalty area.

In the penalty area, they were unable to steal the ball from Hazard.

Even if you are not careful, it may turn into a penalty kick.

Therefore, they used more of a zone defense, forcing Hazard to be unable to break through.

After the Belgian broke into the penalty area, facing the joint defense of Busquets and Pique, he made a series of feints and suddenly stopped, transferred the ball from his left foot to his right foot, and pulled back.

Immediately afterwards, a cross pass was sent out with the right foot.

The ball was passed across the penalty area line from the left corner of Barcelona's penalty area to the right side of the top arc.

It was only at this time that people noticed that Sterling was coming from the back row and raising his hand to ask for the ball.

After the young English player caught up, facing Alba who returned to defense in time, Sterling first stopped the ball to his left side with the inside of his right foot, tricking Alba into rushing to the top of the arc.

He was very afraid that Sterling would do the same as Gareth Bale, cutting inside and shooting with his left foot.

But the next second, Sterling suddenly changed direction and kicked the ball back with his left foot.

This dunk just happened to pass Alba.

The Spanish left-back completely lost his position.

Sterling pushed the ball forward with his left foot and rushed into the right side of Barcelona's penalty area right under Alba's nose.

There was nothing Alba could do about it.

After entering the penalty area, Sterling faced the attacking goalkeeper Bravo.

But the young English player was very calm. He pushed the ball with his right foot and the ball went into the goal behind Bravo before he fell to the ground.

2 is better than 1!

The score is reversed!

The entire Prudential Arena erupted in thunderous cheers once again!

Countless fans rushed out of their seats, shouting Sterling's name loudly.

The young English player excitedly rushed out of the stadium, ran wildly to celebrate the goal, and accepted the cheers from 9 fans on the scene!
……

After reversing the score, the Chinese team in Bayswater has completely shown their momentum.

Especially in the midfield and frontcourt, they firmly suppressed Barcelona.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, the Chinese player from Bayswater made a breakthrough with the ball in the frontcourt.

Sterling on the right and Piszczek completed a two-pass combination. Piszczek made a cross in front of the goal, but Mathieu kicked the ball forward and blocked it out of the baseline.

Corner kick.

Modric took the corner kick.

The Chinese players from Bayswater pushed all their tall players forward.

Every Barcelona player was frightened.

If not to mention anything else, at least in terms of height, the Chinese from Bayswater really crush Barcelona.

Giroud, Casemiro, Pepe and Van Dijk all rushed into the penalty area.

But Modric's corner kick fell to the back of the goal and Van Dijk headed the ball into the goal from close range.

The ball hit the defender Pique, fell to the ground and was cleared out of the penalty area.

But the ball still didn't fly far.

Toni Kroos intercepted the ball first and then passed it diagonally to the right.

When Piszczek received the ball, he passed it horizontally to Modric.

The latter hurried back after taking the corner kick, received the pass in a position where he was not offside, and pushed the ball behind him, towards the baseline.

Piszczek quickly made a run-up and after catching up with the ball near the baseline, he made a high cross and passed the ball back to the front of the goal.

At this moment, the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who is only 1 meters tall, is feeling confused.

Because at this moment, what he saw was that Pique tried desperately to hug Van Dijk, but he couldn't.

Mathieu tried to stop Giroud, but he couldn't.

And that damn Pepe, why is no one defending him?
Three muscular men from the Bayswater Chinese team actually rushed towards the goal they were guarding at the same time.

Bravo didn't dare to attack.

Because the distance was a little far, he was not sure if he could get the landing spot before these three people.

And the next moment, he saw three people jumping.

Bravo is really broken!

Help!
It’s not that I don’t want to stop them, it’s just that they are too brutal!

The next moment, Pepe, who was unguarded, headed the ball and slammed it directly into Barcelona's goal.

Bravo judged the direction, but he dived sideways and failed to catch the football.

3 is better than 1!

All the Bayswater Chinese fans in the stadium were cheering!

This was also the last goal of the first half!
……

After the second half, Luis Enrique was depressed to find that Yang Cheng did not adopt the same tactical style as in the first half.

Or rather, he gave up the step-by-step pressing of the two tactics in the first half and switched to another one.

That is to use the advantage of passing the ball in the midfield and backcourt to lure Barcelona into taking the initiative.

This is a conspiracy.

Because Barcelona's defense is weak, if they don't take the initiative to attack, they may not be able to hold on.

What’s more, Luis Enrique also wanted to take the initiative to launch an attack at the beginning of the second half.

In the 50th minute, Barcelona planned an attack outside the 30-meter area of ​​the Chinese in Bayswater.

When Neymar received the ball near the left rib, he was closely marked by Modric and was unable to turn around to launch an attack. He was forced to pass the ball back to find Busquets.

But what no one expected was that when Busquets was about to receive the ball, Giroud suddenly rushed out from the side and rear, used his body to force Busquets away, and then passed the ball to Sterling on the side.

Sterling immediately took the ball and launched an attack.

Alba and Iniesta rushed over at the same time to attack.

Alba, in particular, reached out and pulled Sterling, forcing the Englishman to stagger and almost lose the ball.

Fortunately, Giroud caught up in time and kicked the ball forward.

Hazard in front kept running diagonally, quickly ran past Giroud, and rushed to the right side of the penalty area.

Giroud also passed the ball to Hazard in time.

Sterling followed Giroud and ran towards the middle.

When Hazard received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he made a fake move to shoot, which tricked Pique into falling to the ground and sliding. He then suddenly dribbled the ball and changed direction, avoiding Pique, and at the same time took a step back to avoid Busquets who was chasing him.

The Belgian suddenly made a cross pass from the right side of the penalty area.

Giroud has already rushed to the right side of the penalty spot at this moment.

But he is surrounded by Pique and Mathieu.

Both of them just followed Giroud.

However, at the back point, the unguarded Sterling had just rushed into the penalty area from the left side of the arc top area, stopped on the inside of his left foot, and quickly shot with his right foot, sending the ball into the almost unguarded left side of the goal.

Goalkeeper Bravo was standing near the right post and was completely helpless in the face of such a shot.

4 is better than 1!

"The ball goes in again!!!"

"Just five minutes into the second half, Bayswater Chinese launched a quick counterattack!"

“Excellent cooperation from the front three!”

"beautiful!"

"The Bayswater Chinese counterattack was very swift."

"Three players completely turned Barcelona's five defenders upside down and even scored a goal!"

"4 to 1!"

"The current situation is very unfavorable for Luis Enrique!"

……

After losing goals consecutively, Barcelona's morale was completely destroyed.

They all knew very well that if they couldn't narrow the gap, their chances of turning the tables when they returned to Camp Nou would be almost zero.

In this situation, they chose to continue to intensify their attack.

Luis Enrique even saw that his team's midfield was completely contained, so he prepared to make a substitution.

Pedro is going to replace Xavi who is performing poorly.

This is a signal to intensify the attack!

And just in the 59th minute, just before Barcelona made substitutions, they got a corner kick opportunity.

Xavi's corner kick went straight to the top of the arc.

Unexpectedly, Casemiro reacted faster, suddenly stepped forward and kicked the ball to the left.

He kicked the ball to clear the ball.

Almost at the same time, a very awkward running posture made all the Bayswater Chinese fans in the stadium cheer in unison.

Sterling was seen with his butt raised, just like a duck, very happy, but surprisingly fast.

The young English player quickly rushed to the left sideline and, with the help of inertia, directly confronted Iniesta.

Sterling actually knocked Iniesta down.

Defeating Iniesta is not the point.

The key point is that Sterling kicked the ball forward before it went out of the baseline.

At this moment, Busquets just ran over to intercept. After the ball was kicked out, Sterling went around the sideline, suddenly turned back into the court, and rushed behind Busquets.

Everyone was completely stunned!

Isn't this too fierce?
How could one man defeat two of Barcelona's world-class midfielders?
And you're turning through the drainage ditch, uh, no, is it overtaking on the sideline?
Was that Gareth Bale script he got tonight?
Yang Cheng himself was stunned.

But when seeing Sterling's duck-like sprinting posture, he really doesn't look like a person with the aura of a protagonist.

Sterling rushed forward with the ball.

Busquets grabbed his jersey desperately from behind, trying to slow him down.

This is a godsend opportunity!

Sterling refused to fall to the ground.

Once he fell to the ground, a great opportunity for counterattack was gone!
As a result, a very strange scene appeared on the court.

Busquets tried his best to stretch his jersey, but Sterling refused to fall to the ground.

I have to say, the quality of this Puma jersey is really good!
After Sterling rushed to Barcelona's 30-meter area, he finally couldn't hold on anymore. Seeing Giroud chasing him, he made a horizontal pass.

Giroud almost went too far and quickly turned around to block Iniesta. After stopping the ball, he turned his back to the direction of attack and passed the ball horizontally to the right side outside the penalty area.

Modric followed up and passed the ball straight forward.

Hazard quickly inserted into the right side of the penalty area. Facing Modric's through pass, the Belgian stopped, pushed, and sent the ball directly into the bottom of Barcelona's goal.

5 is better than 1!

At this point in the game, the suspense has completely disappeared!
Especially Barcelona.

Although they got a valuable away goal, they conceded five goals in a row.

The score of 1 to 5 completely eliminated the suspense of the second leg at Camp Nou!
Although Luis Enrique made substitutions in an attempt to strengthen the attack, the midfield was restricted and Barcelona was unable to form an effective organization, let alone launch a threatening attack.

What made Barcelona even more desperate was that throughout the game, their possession rate was not even higher than that of the Chinese in Bayswater.

The game finally ended 5-1.

The two sides had ball possession rates of 49% to 51%.

But in terms of the number of shots, the Chinese in Bayswater fired 23 shots, while Barcelona only had 11 shots.

This made everyone in Barcelona feel depressed.

Not only did they not have the slightest advantage in ball possession, they were also completely at a disadvantage in organizing and planning the attack.

According to the Sky Sports commentator’s post-match summary, this was a complete and utter defeat!

A total defeat!

Bayswater Chinese almost secured the qualification for the next round with a 5-1 home win.

So, at the end of the game, fans in the entire stadium were celebrating the victory with ecstasy!

(End of this chapter)