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Chapter 361 The London Massacre! A Goal That Will Go Down in History! Yang Cheng's Killer Move! Flick's Epiphany! [Please Subscribe]

The first half ended 1-1.

During halftime, Yang Cheng returned to the locker room, where Flick handed him a tablet running data analysis software developed by the Chinese at Bethwater.

Inside, you can clearly see the various match data for the first half provided by the team's data analysis team.

For example, Barcelona's passing.

The various passing routes are like a dense, impenetrable net.

This has always been Barcelona's style.

Their passing and ball control are always exceptionally dense.

Yang Cheng focused on passing the ball into his own penalty area.

The success rate has dropped significantly.

Moreover, it posed virtually no threat.

In fact, if you look at the entire passing network, once they enter the 30-meter zone of the Chinese players at Basworth Field, Barcelona's passing becomes very sparse.

More often, it's on the flanks.

This aligns with Yang Cheng's views on the first half.

When you look at the player activity heatmap, it becomes clearer and more intuitive to see that Busquets is mainly active around the center circle on both sides of the center line, as well as in the area in front of his own 30-meter zone.

Both Turan and Iniesta tend to favor the flanks and wide areas.

In terms of overall coverage, they are actually more active on the flanks.

Another point is that the heat maps of these three midfielders are basically outside the 30-meter zone of the Chinese players at Basworth Field.

This clearly proves one point: Barcelona cannot get past the Chinese midfielder, Beswathe!
What about the three midfielders from the Chinese team at Basworth Field?

Basically, it's in the area 30 meters in front of your own side, up to the center line.

Occasionally they would cross the halfway line and enter Barcelona's half, but not often.

Especially Tony Cross.

He had to protect Marcelo's side, so he basically didn't cross the center line.

"Did you notice? Although they retreated quickly, they basically only went up to their own 30-meter zone and didn't enter the restricted area."

Flick pointed to the area where the Barcelona midfield trio operated and explained it to Yang Cheng.

“Even Busquets rarely operates near the edge of the penalty area. Look at this heat map…”

Yang Cheng saw it.

Actually, he already had a preliminary impression before seeing this data.

The main reason lies in Barcelona's characteristics.

Barcelona and Real Madrid are very similar; they are both typical teams that rely on attack as their defense.

“We’ll focus on that in the second half,” Flick suggested.

Yang Cheng nodded slightly and smiled at Flick, "That's right, Hans, but we'll leave that issue for the next round."

Flick paused, "Why?"

Logically speaking, in the first leg away at Camp Nou, the best thing would be to score goals, and score as many goals as possible.

It's only 1-1 now, are you really going to accept a draw?

"The reason for this is that Iniesta and Turan are both attacking players, especially Turan. He is not a midfielder like Xavi who can drop back to defend; he used to be an attacking winger."

Turan played on the wing for Atlético Madrid.

When the two teammates in front tend to move forward to participate in the attack and pass the ball, what can Busquets do behind them?
If he retreats, a vacuum will be created in the midfield.

This is extremely dangerous.

Furthermore, Barcelona's midfielders are really weak in terms of movement.

If it were Harvey, this problem could be solved much better.

At the very least, their defense in the middle lane will be better.

However, this will further weaken the midfield's running ability.

Doesn't Louis Enrique know this?

Yang Cheng doesn't see it that way.

"We have access to this data, do you think Barcelona can get it too?"

Flick immediately understood what Yang Cheng meant.

"Moreover, we don't need to use this move in the first round. Let's keep it to ourselves and deal with it slowly when we get back to our home ground."

At this point, Yang Cheng smiled confidently at Flick and said, "You need to have confidence in the team and our players."

"Barcelona will definitely not be content with a 1-1 draw in the second half; for them, that would be no different from losing."

"For us, there's no need to fight Barcelona to the death. As long as we continue to play steadily and defend against counter-attacks, do you think we won't have a chance?"

Flick nodded repeatedly.

This falls under the category of resource optimization and allocation.

In fact, many teams adopt this style of play.

Play steadily in the first leg away from home and try to seize the advantage. In the second leg at home, make full use of that advantage to secure the victory.

If you insist on fighting tooth and nail with your opponent in both rounds and trying to win both matches, that's not scientific!

So far this season, the Chinese team from Baswater have maintained a perfect record in the Champions League.

This is not something that Yang Cheng and the coaching staff deliberately pursued.

Their strength speaks for itself!
In the last two rounds of the group stage, Yang Cheng was already on the bench, but they still won the game.

And the Premier League, with an unbeaten record to date.

Previously, Yang Cheng and the coaching staff had never considered an undefeated record.

The symbolic significance of this record far outweighs its practical significance.

The key is to steadily and surely gain points.

But recently, as the league has come to an end, the team has maintained an undefeated record. Yang Cheng will definitely respond to the calls of the fans and players and start to pay more attention to the domestic league, striving to maintain the undefeated record until the end of the season.

The same principle applies to playing against Barcelona now.

There's no need to take risks in the first leg away game.

Barcelona will not be satisfied with a 1-1 draw, so they will definitely press forward and attack in the second half.

What the Chinese need to do at Beswathe is not to attack head-on, but to stabilize the defense and then launch a counter-attack against Barcelona.

In fact, apart from possession, the Chinese players on the Basswaters were not inferior to Barcelona in terms of offensive and defensive statistics in this game, and even performed better than Barcelona in many aspects.

Yang Cheng's decision to start Gareth Bale, Harry Kane, and Theo Walcott reveals his strategy for this match.

He won't change his mind now.

……

Yang Cheng's guess was absolutely right.

Louis Enrique himself saw it.

In the 58th minute of the second half, he substituted Xavi for Turan.

The reason is that Turan committed a foul during a counter-attack and received a yellow card.

But is that really all there is to it?
After Xavi came on, Barcelona's possession advantage became even more obvious.

But in reality, there were fewer threatening attacks and the pace was slower.

The Chinese midfielders on the other side pushed forward, which actually gave them more control of the game.

After that, Luis Enrique never changed his coach again.

Yang Cheng also did not make any changes.

This is more like a battle between the two head coaches.

But starting in the 75th minute, Barcelona clearly pressed forward more aggressively in their attacks.

As Yang Cheng said before, a 1-1 draw away from home is no different from a loss for Barcelona.

Luis Enrique walked to the sidelines and kept gesturing for his team to press forward and attack.

He wanted to score another goal in the final moments of the match.

2-1, China beat Beswaters China at home!

Although they were given an away goal, at least they won at home.

Flick was watching very excitedly from the sidelines.

Especially when he looked at Yang Cheng, his eyes were filled with admiration.

Whether it's experience or personal intuition, Yang Cheng really understood his opponent's thoughts perfectly.

The more the opponent pushes forward, the more the Chinese forwards can utilize their speed advantage.

What Flick admired most was that the players on the field were able to steadfastly execute Yang Cheng's tactics.

The head coach has absolute trust in his players, and the players have absolute trust in their head coach.

This is what Flick saw in the Chinese in Baswater!

This is exactly the team that Flick wants to build!

He even couldn't help but ask himself: If I take over the Chinese team at Baswater, will these players still trust me as much as they trust Yang Cheng?

But does he dare to trust them like Yang Chengxin trusts his players?
Once the shrewd Germans understood this, they immediately realized that the most important thing they should do after taking over the team was not to overhaul the squad, cultivate their own loyalists, or change tactics.

Most importantly, he needs to gain the trust and support of these players!
Thinking back to two years ago, why did Yang Cheng give up on Tuchel, who was a bigger name, had a better reputation, and a higher coaching level?

Instead, he chose to coach someone he had never coached alone before?

Isn't it precisely because they value this advantage of their own?
Once Flick understood this, everything became clear to him.

Originally, as he watched the team grow stronger and perform better, his pressure also increased.

Taking over from the Chinese at Bethwater and succeeding Yang Cheng at this time would be a nightmare for anyone.

But now he clearly realizes that he shouldn't even try to compare himself to Yang Cheng.

The more he compares himself to others, the less support he'll lose in the locker room!

All he had to do was follow Yang Cheng's path and continue down it.

Of course, that's the general direction, but he can add his own elements as appropriate.

Then, slowly, subtly, and gradually, change this team!
This is also what Yang Cheng wanted him to do!

The bigger the head coach, the worse they are at this task.

On the contrary, Flick had no psychological burden and could go into battle completely unburdened.

That's Flick's advantage!

Having figured this out, the Germans felt much more relaxed.

The weight that had been pressing on my heart has been lifted.

……

Just as Flick breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, Barcelona launched another attack.

Xavi delivered a through pass to the right flank outside the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Mahrez tried to pass it into the penalty area, but Pepe intercepted the pass and blocked it out of the penalty area, landing on the left side outside the penalty area.

Back on the edge of the penalty area, Toni Kroos rushed to the left flank, getting ahead of Alves and controlling the ball before it went out of bounds, blocking Alves with his body.

Barcelona immediately counter-pressed.

After a feint, Tony Kroos spun and turned, creating a gap in the defense, and passed the ball to Marcelo who was running over to receive it, before quickly running forward himself.

Marcelo controlled the ball, shaking off Mahrez's challenge, and then passed it back to Toni Kroos.

The two completed a one-two pass in a narrow area on the sideline.

When the German midfielder controlled the ball on the left sideline, he found Xavi already blocking his way, ready to close in on him.

At the same time, Gareth Bale quickly cut diagonally behind Xavi and pointed out the passing route.

Tony Kroos made a through pass.

The ball flew along the left sideline, past Xavi, and Gareth Bale caught up just as the halfway line and sideline met it.

Barcelona's center-back Bartra immediately pressed forward, closing in on Gareth Bale.

Judging from his stance, if Gareth Bale were to get close, it would probably be a foul to prevent him from getting past.

But who is the Welsh winger?
Gareth Bale!
The Welshman, quick-thinking, kicked the ball forward with his left foot, then accelerated like a cheetah eyeing its prey on the African savanna.

Bartra was no pushover either. He was already prepared to foul when he charged at him, and he rammed into Gareth Bale with his shoulder, forcefully knocking the ball out of bounds.

This attack should be considered over, right?

Before Bartra could catch his breath, he saw that Gareth Bale, whom he had knocked out of bounds, was not giving up. Instead, he accelerated again from outside the sideline and chased after Bale at top speed.

Bartra was terrified and immediately gave chase.

He already had a better position than Gareth Bale.

Therefore, when the two start simultaneously, Gareth Bell is lagging behind.

Bartrache experienced firsthand the Welsh winger's terrifying speed.

Gareth Bale sprinted back onto the pitch at lightning speed and quickly caught up with Bartra.

Barcelona's defenders watched helplessly as Gareth Bale went from trailing to equalizing, and then taking the lead...

He wanted to reach out and pull him, even at the risk of committing a foul.

But Gareth Bell kept a distance from him and was getting faster and faster.

Even more outrageous, when Gareth Bale caught up with the ball just kicked out from the left corner of the penalty area, he actually chose to cut into Bartra's tracking path with his body, blocking the Barcelona defender with his body.

It took Gareth Bale a full four seconds from kicking the ball to receiving it.

For Bartra, it felt more like four minutes, or even four hours.

When he caught up with Gareth Bale, he found that the Welshman already had one foot in the penalty area.

He was blocked behind him and had no way to stop the other party.

There is nothing more cruel or desperate in the world than this.

Bartra watched helplessly as Gareth Bale dribbled into the left side of Barcelona's penalty area, watched as Gareth Bale faced Bravo one-on-one, and watched as he made a feint...

Finally, he could only watch helplessly as Gareth Bale fired a low shot with his left foot.

The ball passed between Bravo's legs as he rushed out and nestled into the unguarded goal behind him.

2 is better than 1!

Gareth Bale lost his momentum and crashed into the side netting.

But soon, the Welshman turned and ran, celebrating wildly.

"my God!"

"2 to 1!"

"Another long-distance run from Gareth Bell!"

"A very beautiful nutmeg, Gareth Bale made a brilliant long run and broke through Barcelona's goal, turning the game around for the Chinese from Beswathe."

"This is absolutely a goal that will go down in the history of the Champions League knockout stage!"

"Absolutely amazing! Absolutely stunning!"

"This is Gareth Bale!"

"Over the past two or three years, we have seen Gareth Bale gradually change his past playing style. He has become more well-rounded and more lethal, instead of relying on speed."

"But it would be a big mistake to think that the Welsh are no longer sharp because of this!"

"Now, with this goal, Gareth Bale is telling everyone that he is still the fastest winger in the world!"

……

The match at Camp Nou ended 1-2!

The away team, Basworth, took home two away goals and a comeback victory in the first leg.

This made Barcelona coach Luis Enrique very unhappy.

In the post-match press conference, he openly admitted that the team played very poorly.

"I should take full responsibility for this loss because I am the team's head coach!"

Regarding the match, Enrique admitted that he did make a mistake in his prediction.

"I originally expected that the Baswater Chinese would adopt their preferred attacking style and play more aggressively, but they were a bit too conservative in this game."

Enrique felt that the way the Chinese from Besworth won the game was somewhat unconvincing.

"Their defense was outstanding!"

This is his assessment of the Chinese at Baswater.

The implication is that the Chinese players at Baswater's offense wasn't very good.

Even the Catalan newspaper Diario Sport found Luis Enrique's statement somewhat unacceptable.

After the match, the Barcelona mouthpiece's commentary title was simply: Avalanche!

What do you mean?
In other words, Barcelona lost the entire season in just one match!

When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.

The head coach bears responsibility, and so do the players.

Since the beginning of this season, Barcelona's attacking trident has received numerous accolades and praise.

The combination of Neymar, Lewandowski, and Mahrez has indeed brought many wonderful performances to the fans in La Liga, and their attacking power is also very strong.

Especially Lewandowski.

But in the match against Beswathe Chinese, this goal-scoring Polish center forward made no contribution under the combined pressure of Van Dijk and Pepe!

Neymar also failed to perform up to expectations.

This has left many people very puzzled.

Why, after being praised by so many people for so long, was he beaten so badly by his opponent at the crucial moment?

Not only did they fail to launch a satisfying attacking performance, they also lost at Camp Nou.

Marca, true to its sarcastic and ironic nature, commented directly, "Barcelona has once again lost to the Chinese at Camp Nou."

The key point is, once again.

Regarding Barcelona's problems, Mundo Deportivo believes that the team's biggest issues right now are its squad and bench depth.

On the one hand, the team's salary expenditures are constantly rising, and on the other hand, the team's roster depth is becoming increasingly thin.

So where did all this money go?
Previously, everyone said that Messi took it.

But didn't Messi go to Manchester City a long time ago?

Why is Barcelona still short of money?

Why didn't the team's salary expenditure decrease significantly after Messi left?
When we win, everyone's happy.

But after losing the game, they start looking for all sorts of problems and shirking responsibility.

The day after the Camp Nou match, Diario Sport fired the first shot, targeting Neymar.

The first Barcelona player to publicly criticize Neymar was Pique.

The problem arose when Neymar lost possession in the attacking third and failed to track back effectively.

As a veteran player in the team, Pique loudly reprimanded Neymar, who immediately retorted.

But this was just a minor incident.

If the media doesn't report it, nobody will care.

Doesn't this kind of thing happen often during a game?
After the match, Pique publicly criticized Neymar in an interview with reporters, saying that he seemed to forget he was a Barcelona player on many occasions.

This displeased Neymar.

Are you questioning my professional ethics?

Neymar responded directly, stating that his task was to attack, and the coach's assigned task was also to attack.

"In my memory, Barcelona's tradition has always been about attacking and talent."

"Of course, if the team feels I'm better suited to playing as a defender, I'm open to that too!"

Perhaps because someone is about to leave the team, Neymar's retort was ruthless.

Neymar then added, "Some people make a mess of their own lives but always try to meddle in other people's business. We've had enough!"

Who is this talking about?
Next to speak out was left-back Alba, who also criticized Neymar, saying that Neymar never passed the ball to him when he made forward runs.

The implication is that Neymar plays very selfishly!
Neymar also chose to stand his ground, replying directly: "When criticizing others for not passing the ball, you should take a good look at your own position. Can you pass the ball? And if you do, can he catch it?"

One against two!

Neymar is truly fearless!

Besides Neymar, Pique, and Alba, Alves on the right wing also stepped up, criticizing Turan for not passing the ball, which prevented him from effectively utilizing the space left by the opponent.

In short, by the next day, almost every media outlet in Catalonia and Spain was filled with news of Barcelona players blaming and attacking each other. This time, Diario Sport focused on Barcelona's domestic players.

In his post-match comments, he believed that Neymar was the worst-performing player on the team.

"He disappeared for the entire game under Piszczek's defense!"

"Neymar at Barcelona reminds people of Robinho, not Ronaldinho."

The implication is that he really is a fraud!

More importantly, Diario Sport started stirring things up by publishing news that Neymar had liked a picture of his rumored girlfriend on social media before the match.

"With the big game just around the corner, and all the players need to focus on preparing for the match, one of our players was admiring pictures of his rumored girlfriend and even liking them."

But Daily Sports will certainly not say that the like was actually given more than an hour ago.

A little over an hour ago, that was before the match.

From a journalism perspective, there's nothing wrong with that!
In short, after Barcelona lost 2-1 to Beswathe-Chinese at home, the entire Barcelona team was caught in a media storm.

Players are attacking each other, with star players facing both rumors of leaving and accusations of not putting in enough effort, while fans are outraged...

In short, Barcelona is in complete chaos.

……

After playing against Barcelona, ​​the Chinese player from Beswain returned to the Premier League, where they faced the 36th round.

The 35th round of the league was postponed due to the FA Cup semi-final.

For the Chinese at Beswater, this is already a familiar and natural thing.

Baswater's Chinese team will play away against Watford.

Watford's manager is Spaniard Flores, who is currently leading the team to avoid relegation.

Facing the Chinese team from Beswain, the home team also showed great tenacity.

Although the chances of staying in the league are high, what if things don't go as planned?
In this situation, every extra point earned increases their chances of avoiding relegation.

The deadlock continued into the second half.

In the 62nd minute, Basworth's Chinese player Sterling scored against Watford with an assist from De Bruyne.

Just five minutes later, De Bruyne delivered another brilliant pass, assisting Giroud to score.

In the 74th minute, Kyle Walker assisted Aaron Ramsey to score another goal.

In just 12 minutes, the Chinese players from Baswater scored 3 goals in a row.

This result surprised everyone.

For the remainder of the match, the two sides played a very close game.

In the final stages of the match, Watford tried to launch a counterattack after Yang Cheng brought on several young players, but ultimately failed to score.

Baswater's Chinese team secured a resounding 3-0 away victory against Watford.

After this match, Kevin De Bruyne received the most praise.

Although he is behind Toni Kroos and Modric, De Bruyne's performance this season has been truly impressive.

Especially his pass.

It can truly be described as divine skill.

Perhaps seeing that Modric was already over 30, De Bruyne wasn't in a hurry.

There were previous reports that several top clubs were interested in him, but De Bruyne remained unmoved and repeatedly stated that he would stay with the team.

This reassured Yang Cheng.

……

On the evening of March 3, at Prudential Stadium in London.

In the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, the Chinese team from Beswathe will host Barcelona at home.

A week ago, the 2-1 comeback victory in the first leg at Camp Nou brought the match to the attention of media and fans worldwide.

The controversies surrounding Barcelona after the match, along with the infighting among the players, have made everyone worried about the outcome of the game.

Especially for Barcelona.

But the Chinese at Bethwater still dared not be careless.

Almost everyone believes that it is highly likely that the Chinese team from Beswathe will defeat Barcelona at home.

But Yang Cheng still demanded that all the players give it their all.

This Virgo man has only one requirement: zero risk!
The Chinese players at Baswater also put their head coach's intentions into practice.

Over the past few days, the targeted tactics that the Chinese at Beswater have repeatedly practiced have also proven effective.

If we consider the first leg of the match at Camp Nou, Yang Cheng focused his tactics on defense.

Back at Pau Gaming Stadium, Yang Cheng decisively pushed forward to attack, adopting a more aggressive and proactive pressing tactic, while focusing his tactical efforts on Busquets.

Yang Cheng had a firm grasp on Louis Enrique.

He knew that the Barcelona coach would still choose Turan and Iniesta as his pairing for this match.

In this situation, Busquets became a key factor in the operation of Barcelona's midfield.

So, just 3 minutes and 39 seconds into the game, a very strange scene unfolded.

If time were to stand still at this moment, everyone would be surprised to find that when Busquets received the ball on the left side of the center circle, which is the right side of the Basworth Chinese side, all the passing lanes around him were lined with red jerseys.

There are a total of 6 players!
They completely cut off all of Busquets' passing lanes.

This left Busquets stunned in disbelief for a moment.

What the hell!

How can we transmit this?
Just as Busquets was stunned, Walcott quietly appeared from nearby.

Sensing danger, Busquets immediately turned towards the center, intending to pass the ball to Iniesta.

Unexpectedly, Modric, who seemed harmless, was actually full of bad intentions.

He deliberately made Iniesta drop back and run some distance, his aim being to lure Busquets into passing the ball.

Under pressure from Walcott, Busquets opted for a short pass.

But as soon as the ball was passed, Modric suddenly appeared and slid in to intercept it.

The first interception wasn't really a big deal.

Iniesta immediately rushed over to chase the ball again.

Unexpectedly, Modric reacted even faster. He had just gotten up from the ground when he slid in and tackled Toni Kroos before Iniesta could get to him.

Who is Tony Cross?

Before the German midfielder even got the ball, the front three all charged forward.

Tony Cross reacted quickly, rushing over and delivering a long, over-the-top pass with his right foot.

No offside!
The ball crossed most of the field and landed in the left flank of Barcelona's 30-meter zone.

Gareth Bale sprinted forward at an extremely fast speed.

At the same time, Barcelona's goalkeeper Bravo also decisively rushed out of his goal.

When facing a ball like this, simply rushing out of the penalty area is not enough.

Therefore, Bravo rushed straight out of the penalty area.

Gareth Bell arrived at almost the same time as him.

Moreover, once Bravo breaks out of the penalty area, he can no longer use his hands.

Gareth Bale rushed over and sidestepped Bravo as he attempted to clear the ball.

The clearance hit Gareth Bale and bounced back into the penalty area behind him.

Harry Kane immediately sprinted diagonally from the edge of the penalty area towards the left side of the penalty area.

But there was someone faster than him.

After shaking off Bravo, Gareth Bale sprinted towards the left side of the penalty area and, ahead of everyone else, sent the ball into the unguarded goal with his left foot.

1 is better than 0!

The entire Prudential Stadium erupted in cheers!
In an instant, 9 fans rushed out of their seats, cheering and shouting at the top of their lungs!
……

After taking the lead, the Chinese from Beswain continued their relentless attack, pressuring Barcelona.

It was quite obvious that Barcelona would put up some resistance in the opening stages.

However, after conceding the goal, chaos clearly broke out in Barcelona's lineup.

Or rather, it's a lack of consensus.

The aggregate score has become 3-1, which will definitely require Barcelona to intensify their attack.

But at this moment, the Chinese players from Beswater increased the pace and kept attacking, pressing aggressively in the attacking third.

This put pressure on everyone at Barcelona.

But the Chinese players on the home field, Beswathe, were in high spirits and clearly had no intention of letting Barcelona off the hook so easily.

In the 10th minute, Marcelo received a pass from Toni Kroos on the left flank of the attacking third and dribbled forward, attempting to break through, but Mahrez relentlessly pursued him.

Unable to get into Barcelona's 30-meter zone, Marcelo opted to deliver a diagonal pass.

The gap between Turan and Mahrez was a bit too big, and Busquets had been positioned too far forward, so Harry Kane dropped back into that area and there was no one around to defend him.

We saw the England striker drop back to receive the ball, stop it, turn around, use his body to block Busquets who was chasing back, and send a through ball behind the defense.

The ball was passed between Bartra and Alves into the penalty area.

Gareth Bale made a quick forward run, facing the center with his back to the left flank, and after receiving the ball, he dribbled into the penalty area.

The Welsh winger suddenly accelerated.

Despite Bartra's desperate pursuit, Gareth Bale still managed to leave him behind in a single stride.

When Gareth Bale broke into the left side of Barcelona's penalty area, he entered his preferred scoring zone.

Facing Bravo, the Welshman calmly slotted the ball into the far corner, sending it back into Barcelona's goal.

The football grazed the inside of the right post and hit the side netting.

2 is better than 0!

Gareth Bale scored twice!

……

After taking a two-goal lead, almost everyone concluded that the game was over.

But Barcelona's performance was still rather chaotic.

The Chinese, however, pressed forward with renewed vigor, continuing their attack.

In the 18th minute, Modric made a forward run and received the ball outside the penalty area, where he was fouled by Busquets, who was chasing back.

The Chinese team from Basworth were awarded a free kick opportunity just outside the penalty area, approximately 20 meters from the goal, on the right side of the center.

Gareth Bale stepped up to take the penalty kick without hesitation.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the Welsh winger.

Gareth Bale stared at the Barcelona wall, and as the referee blew his whistle, he took a quick run-up and unleashed a knuckleball with his left foot.

The football grazed the heads of Barcelona defenders like Pique as they leaped high, curving gracefully before nestling into the right side of the Barcelona goal.

Before goalkeeper Bravo could even make a save, the ball had already gone into the net!

3 is better than 0!

hat trick!

Amidst thunderous cheers from the crowd, Gareth Bale sprinted off the pitch and ran to the sidelines to receive the cheers of 9 fans.

At that moment, all the fans rushed out of their seats, cheering and shouting at the top of their lungs.

In just 18 minutes, the Chinese had already taken a 3-0 lead over Beswathe.

The final score is 5 to 1!

What exactly happened to Barcelona tonight?

"The entire midfield was practically non-existent."

"They can't even do the most basic, symbolic interception."

"This was completely unexpected for all of us."

"The Chinese from Beswain repeatedly pressed into the midfield, and after winning the ball, they exploited the gap in front of the defense where Busquets dropped back."

"The players receive the ball in this area and then pass it out to create a direct attacking threat."

"But Barcelona doesn't seem to have found a good solution to this."

"Luis Enrique was clearly not prepared for this in time either."

"Or rather, he finds it difficult to make adjustments!"

……

Flick sat in the second seat on the home team's bench, a seat reserved for assistant coaches.

He was ranked ahead of Brian Kidd.

At this moment, he looked at head coach Yang Cheng on the sidelines, his eyes filled with genuine admiration.

Yang Cheng had already seen through the clues in the first round, but after being exposed, he did not make any adjustments immediately.

Instead, they concealed this deadly move.

After a full week of preparation, including extensive rehearsals and targeted training, it was finally brought out tonight.

Luis Enrique is certainly aware of this problem with his team.

But he also guessed that since he wasn't taken advantage of in the first round, it was probably because Yang Cheng hadn't noticed.

So he took a chance.

But now, it's too late!

How can you make a substitution when the game has only been going for 18 minutes?

Besides, given the current situation, would replacing him with Xavi be more effective than Turan?

Not necessarily!
In this situation, the Chinese side at Bethwater launched a relentless and unstoppable offensive.

With the score already 5-1, how can this match even continue?
For Barcelona right now, every second feels like an eternity.

After taking a 3-goal lead at the start, the Chinese players from Beswater have essentially secured their place in the final.

Old ginger is spicier!
This is a sentence that popped into Flick's mind.

But he immediately felt very uncomfortable.

How could Yang Cheng be so ruthless when he is so young?
They even completely understood Louis Enrique's thoughts.

What a terrifying opponent!

……

After taking a 3-goal lead, Barcelona gradually stabilized, but the Chinese side of Beswathe continued to stick to their previous tactics.

Conceding three goals in a row has severely dampened the morale of everyone at Barcelona.

They were actually well aware that the outcome of this match was already decided.

But everyone still wanted to score another goal to save face.

It's impossible for us to be completely outmatched by our opponents on the road, with zero goals or a clean sweep.
So, just before the end of the first half, Barcelona launched another attack.

However, in the 39th minute, when Iniesta tried to dribble past his opponent, Casemiro dispossessed him head-on.

After intercepting the ball, the Brazilian passed it to Modric.

Modric dribbled forward, quickly initiating a counter-attack, and after entering Barcelona's 30-meter zone, delivered a through ball behind the defense.

In that instant, Walcott quickly broke the offside trap, broke into the right side of Barcelona's penalty area, caught up with Modric's through ball, and unleashed a right-footed shot.

The ball swept past Bravo, who had rushed out to the right corner of the six-yard box, and went straight into the bottom of Barcelona's net.

4 is better than 0!

This goal completely stunned Barcelona!
They thought they had secured their position and were even planning to score a goal in the first half.

Unexpectedly, their own defensive line was breached again as soon as they launched their offensive.

It's still about intercepting the ball in midfield, passing it directly behind the defense, and utilizing the players' speed.

The Barcelona players are starting to get a little confused.

They didn't even know what they were supposed to do.

Fortunately, the first half ended quickly.

But how should they play in the second half when they are down 0-4?
Luis Enrique made a substitution at halftime.

Xavi replaced Turan.

This is a substitution made directly against the player!
But it was precisely during this substitution, in the 54th minute of the second half, that Xavi, after being dispossessed by Toni Kroos, passed the ball to Gareth Bale.

The Welshman, with his back to the attacking direction in the attacking third, drew out the defenders, received the ball, and passed it back to Tony Kroos.

The German midfielder continued to dribble diagonally to the right, making it look to everyone as if he was going to find Walcott to combine with.

But just after entering Barcelona's 30-meter zone, Toni Kroos suddenly passed the ball to the left flank of the attacking third.

That is, behind Alves.

Harry Kane ran into this area to receive the ball, then turned his back to the direction of the attack, blocking Bartra.

When he stopped the ball, Harry Kane forcefully blocked Bartra with his body, turned around, dribbled laterally along the edge of the penalty area, broke through the defense, and then unleashed a curling shot with his right foot.

The football flew at incredible speed and went straight into the right side of Barcelona's goal.

The crowd erupted in uproar once again!
Everyone jumped up from their seats in a frenzy, cheering for Harry Kane and celebrating for the team.

5 is better than 0!

The pace of the game then slowed down again.

Especially Barcelona.

They have completely lost their confidence and are now focusing more on defense and ball control.

The Chinese in Besworth were not in a hurry to attack, patiently waiting for an opportunity.

Yang Cheng also began to make personnel changes.

In the 70th minute, Modric made another sudden tackle, stealing the ball from Busquets and dribbling forward into Barcelona's 30-meter zone.

Under Busquets' interference, Modric delivered a through ball with the outside of his foot.

Harry Kane quickly cut diagonally from the edge of the penalty area to the right side of the box, using his body to hold off Pique, and without even stopping the ball, he chased after Modric's through ball and unleashed a powerful shot with his right foot.

Pique attempted a sliding tackle to intercept, but he was a step too late.

No one expected Harry Kane's shot to be so decisive.

The football flew into the right side of the Barcelona goal at incredible speed.

Bravo had no chance to stop it.

6 is better than 0!

The final score is 8 to 1!

shocking!

Even Chinese fans of Basworth would never have imagined that the Champions League semi-final would turn into such a crazy massacre.

What's even more unexpected is that the target of the massacre was a top club like Barcelona!

Although Barcelona no longer has Messi, it still has Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Lewandowski, Neymar, Mahrez, and other stars.

Yet this team was completely outmatched by the Baswater Chinese at Prudential Stadium for the entire game.

"Barcelona's success and failure both stem from their midfield!"

"In today's match, Barcelona's midfield was completely overwhelmed by the Chinese from Beswathe."

"With their midfield completely non-existent, Barcelona's defense was completely exposed!"

"Over the years, everyone has known that Barcelona's defense has been terrible."

"But tonight, the Chinese from Beswain ruthlessly tore off the last fig leaf from Barcelona, ​​letting everyone see just how pathetic this Barcelona team really is!"

"Yang Cheng's team clearly held back their strength in the first leg."

"And we have always known that Barcelona has never been good at playing away games."

"Furthermore, after the first leg defeat, Barcelona encountered various problems, and in the second leg, they were completely overwhelmed by their opponents."

"This is a clash between the world's top football teams!"

"That's cruel!"

After taking a 6-0 lead, Yang Cheng no longer cared about the rest of the game.

His biggest concern right now is the next two finals.

At most, I'll just pay more attention to the remaining three Premier League matches.

Tonight's tragedy in London will undoubtedly become the focus of global attention in the next 24 hours!
(End of this chapter)