The path to becoming a football legend began with being ousted from Carrington by Manchester United.

Lin Yi launched a surprise attack in the final moments of the first half, extending his lead.

This slightly eased the already crumbling morale and spirits of Manchester City.

But when they walked into the locker room at halftime, the players' unease and fear returned.

Head coach Pellegrini was sent to the stands for making disrespectful remarks to the referee and UEFA, and the officials on site, upon learning of this, naturally did not relax their supervision of him.

Although Pellegrini sometimes doesn't stay in the locker room for long, he sometimes just comes in to check on things briefly before leaving.

However, the feelings of not wanting to come and not being able to come are different for the players.

Although Manchester City assistant coach Ruben Cousillas quickly relayed Pellegrini's instructions to make no changes at halftime and to let everyone continue with the rhythm of the first half.

But for Manchester City players, not being able to see their manager is making them extremely anxious.

Kousilas realized this, but he didn't know how to change it; he knew he couldn't replace Pellegrini's role.

However, to his surprise, the pessimistic atmosphere that permeated the locker room was resolved by Lin Yi's few words.

"Are you all stupid? Shouldn't Barcelona be the ones panicking right now?"

"But they have more away goals. If this score remains until the final whistle, we will still be the ones eliminated."

"As long as Barcelona doesn't feel ashamed, we don't care. If we are eliminated because of away goals, then we can still be proud of our defeat."

"Holy crap, you're absolutely right!"

Just as Lin Yi said, in the home team Barcelona's locker room, Guardiola was spitting everywhere.

"Disgraceful! In the 113-year history of Barcelona, ​​there has never been such an embarrassing first half."

"So what if there's one more person? Look at the rubbish you're playing!"

"You were beaten so badly you couldn't even fight back. After Aguero showed off to Lin Yi, Lin Yi not only showed off but also deliberately humiliated you. And you all just put up with that?"

"Not only have you lost face, but 10 people here have also been disgraced by you. You have completely disgraced Barcelona fans all over the world."

"Aren't they all self-proclaimed football kings? And they let an eighteen or nineteen-year-old kid ride on their heads and poop and pee?"

"Raise your proud heads, open your eyes wide and take a good look. This is Camp Nou, a place where just anyone can run wild. We haven't lost here this season. Are you planning to let Manchester City break that streak?"

"Look at the scoreboard again, 0:2, gentlemen. Are you going to wait until our opponents eliminate us before you wake up?"

During halftime, a furious Guardiola berated his players in the locker room, his words even more scathing than Yuan Lang's first time leading the new A-team members in target practice. The only difference was that no one dared to stand up and question him like Tuo Yonggang did, saying he wanted to quit.

In fact, ever since news broke that Guardiola would not renew his contract with the club and would leave Barcelona at the end of this season, this Barcelona legend and coach who came from La Masia has rarely scolded his players.

After all, they had fought side by side to win 13 championship trophies, including a sextuple. Before parting, Guardiola wanted to leave each other with a beautiful memory.

But the way they played today was so bad that even a clay figure would lose their temper.

The Barcelona players, who genuinely felt no pressure to advance, completely failed to perform to their full potential.

They were all lazy and unmotivated, and didn't give 100% effort to the game at all.

After the first goal conceded, some people may have been alerted, but they quickly relaxed again after Aguero was sent off with a red card.

Guardiola hoped to awaken the players' fighting spirit through his scolding. In his view, as long as Barcelona could do their best, even if they were two goals down, it wouldn't be a big problem at Camp Nou.

To ensure he achieved his goal, Guardiola, who had been verbally abusing people until his throat was dry, made a personnel adjustment.

"Puy, how's your injury? Are you okay playing half a game? I need you on the pitch to keep those bastards in check."

The person named is Puyol, a 34-year-old veteran who also came from La Masia and was once a teammate of Guardiola. He is the first captain of this Barcelona team.

With his ramen-noodle-curl hair, Puyol immediately patted his chest and replied, "Don't worry, Pep, leave it to me! I know what to do."

From a tactical perspective, Barcelona's substitution will not have any positive effect.

Conversely, Puyol, who is about to turn 34 and has injuries, is not a suitable candidate for defending against Lin Yi's speed-based style.

His appearance might pose a potential threat to Barcelona's defense.

But Guardiola needed him at this moment, he needed this recognized leader and pillar of Barcelona, ​​he needed his iron-willed and tenacious character, and he needed his almost obsessive attitude towards victory.

Guardiola believes that as long as the players' fighting spirit can be aroused, Barcelona will definitely be in control of the situation, and in that case, this small hidden danger can be ignored.

He just didn't expect that happiness would come so suddenly.

In the 51st minute of the second half, Barcelona won a corner kick under pressure.

This iron-willed captain, who scored a header against Germany in the 2010 World Cup semi-final, sending Spain to the final for the first time in its history, has replicated that moment once again.

Barcelona is not a team that excels in aerial duels; their only tall player in set-piece attacks is center-back Pique.

For this reason, Manchester City focused all their defensive attention on Pique, and even Fabregas, Busquets and others were marked by Manchester City players, but they almost completely ignored this veteran who was covered in injuries.

Xavi's corner kick was met by Puyol, who leaped high amidst a group of players including Richards, Lescott, and Yaya Toure, outjumping his old rival De Jong and heading the ball into the net before Joe Hart could reach it.

After 45 minutes of frustration in the first half, the Catalan media finally had their moment to explode.

"Puyol! Puyol! Puyolazo... Gollll, gollll, gollllllllllllll!"

"It has to be admitted that Pep is the most suitable coach for Barcelona; he has the blood of Barcelona flowing in his veins. If it were anyone else, who would have thought to bring on Puyol at this crucial moment to change the situation! It's truly heartbreaking to see him leave!"

After scoring, Puyol climbed over the GG sign, walked down to the stands, waved his arms, and called on all the Barcelona fans in the stadium to roar with him. His messy curly hair danced wildly in the wind as he moved.

34-year-old veteran Puyol, in the twilight of his career, came on as a substitute for Barcelona after a poor first half and scored a header.

The aggregate score is now 4-3, with Barcelona taking the lead again.