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

As the saying goes, "what Xiao He helped make Barcelona succeed also helped them fail," Puyol's header prevented Barcelona from being shut out at home, but in the final moments of the game, it was precisely his defensive mistake that allowed Lin Yi to retaliate with a header.

The score of the match has been changed to 1-3, with the home team listed first and the away team second.

这也就意味着双方的总比分来到4:4，客场进球都是三个，曼城在10打11（或者说10打12、13）的不利局面下，终于将双方拉回到同一起跑线。

Including stoppage time, there are about 5 minutes left in the game.

Barcelona have no intention of wasting the remaining time.

After the restart, Messi launched a surprise attack, dribbling past David Silva and Gareth Barry near the center circle.

Fortunately, the two players did not give up and continued to chase back, forcing Messi to the wing. Together with Zabaleta, who was already waiting on the right wing, the three Manchester City players surrounded Messi.

Despite the three players pressing him relentlessly, Messi always managed to keep the ball in play by touching it half a beat faster than the others.

On the contrary, Zabaleta charged too aggressively and almost gave Messi an opportunity to break through the encirclement. He was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly and barely blocked Messi's path.

However, this created a gap in the three-man press, and Messi seized the opportunity to chip the ball to Xavi, who was there to receive it.

Xavi pulled the ball back and turned, then after a brief observation, unleashed a low, sweeping shot that cut across the entire field, instantly shifting the ball from the left wing to the right.

On the other side of the field, Alves had already made a high-speed run forward. He lived up to his identity as a Brazilian player, making a beautiful stop and turn, leaving Clichy behind in the blink of an eye.

Then, the attacking defender from the Samba Army dribbled diagonally inside, successfully blocking Clichy behind him while also reaching the vicinity of Manchester City's penalty area.

Looking up, I noticed that Barcelona had created two layers of attack depth in the middle.

Pedro was at the near post and Fabregas at the far post, forming the first attacking echelon.

Behind these two, Messi and Xavi, who had just finished their combination play, had also moved to the vicinity of the penalty area line, forming the second wave.

Once the first team draws Manchester City's defensive attention, these two sharp knives will stab in from the back and deliver the fatal blow.

With so many options available, Alves found it difficult to make a decision. He continued to dribble forward with his left foot, intending to take one more step and see how the situation changed before making a final decision.

Manchester City's defensive focus ultimately remained on Pedro and Fabregas inside the penalty area, leaving their defense on the outside relatively weaker.

Alves, who already trusted Messi more, immediately made a decision. He looked up, focused his gaze on Pedro, and then subtly checked Messi's position out of the corner of his eye, preparing to make a triangular back pass.

Little did they know that it was Alves' extra step forward that gave Lin Yi the opportunity to get back into position for defense.

The moment he lifted his foot, Lin Yi slid in and headed straight for the ball at Alves' feet.

The powerful sprint gave Lin Yi tremendous momentum, allowing his tackle to approach the target as quickly as an arrow. Alves couldn't react at all and was swept out of bounds by Lin Yi along with the ball.

The pain in his ankle caused Alves to howl in agony, a familiar scene that thoroughly enraged the Manchester City players.

Joe Hart abandoned the goal and led the charge towards Alves, who was rolling on the byline.

"Get up! You liar! I'll fucking kill your whole family, you're never going to stop, are you?"

Yaya Touré stood like an iron tower, coldly glaring at Alves.

Balotelli transformed into Usain Bolt, charging from the distant front, his eyes fixed on Lin Yi, ready to take Alves' life at the first command.

Referee Brych rushed over but couldn't stop the furious Manchester City players. Joe Hart, finding his gloves in the way, took them off and threw them at Alves' face. He then used both hands to grab Alves by the collar, trying to pull him up from the ground.

"Get up, you lousy actor!"

"Don't touch me, don't touch me! This time it's for real, this time it's for real, I promise!" Alves was terrified, fearing that this would ruin his career, because he was really injured this time.

In his anxiety, he even blurted out his native language, forgetting to consider whether the people around him could understand him.

Lin Yi very kindly translated for Brych: "He said it's for real this time, in Portuguese. I'm not trying to stir up trouble, but I think what he said is an insult to your intelligence."

Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, and Busquets all rushed over and together persuaded their national team teammate David Silva to act as a peacemaker.

David Silva gave a helpless smile, pointed at Joe Hart, and shook his head, saying, "English, I won't say, I won't say."

Then, pointing to Yaya Toure, who was standing guard beside him, he shook his head and said, "Fruanchi, no, no."

He continued pointing at the menacing Balotelli, shaking his head and saying, "Italino, no, no."

Finally, pointing to the core leader Lin Yi, his tone became sincere: "Channis, I really don't know how to do this."

Xavi really wanted to ask Silva, "What the hell do you guys usually communicate with? Sign language?"

Considering that Silva had always been ostracized by the Barcelona faction in the national team, he finally decided to give up.

In the end, it was the referee, Brych, who settled the matter. The taciturn referee first pointed to the corner flag, indicating that there had been no foul, and awarded Barcelona a corner kick.

Then he gestured towards the Barcelona bench, indicating that he was in favor of the team doctor to come onto the field.

Finally, Joe Hart received a yellow card.

But Joe Hart didn't care at all. He said to Lin Yi excitedly, "Did that bastard referee have a change of heart? I was really worried he would send you off too."

Lin Yi shrugged and replied, "Maybe it's just plain stupidity, or maybe it's cowardice. Who knows?"

After the Barcelona team doctor came onto the field and worked around for a while, he signaled to Guardiola to make a substitution. Barcelona then substituted Keita for the injured Alves.

Aguero, who witnessed this scene through the broadcast, felt incredibly happy. As the saying goes, retribution may be delayed, but it will come eventually. He sang and danced alone in the locker room, expressing his emotions.

After a while, Aguero, who had calmed down, felt something was wrong. He hadn't touched Alves at all, yet he was sent off with a red card.

Lin Yi simply destroyed the other party with a shovel, and then nothing happened to him.

Why is this world so unfair?

Aguero sat back down in his chair, tears streaming down his face, just as heartbroken and upset as when he had been sent off.

On the pitch, as a Barcelona corner kick was easily caught by a delighted Joe Hart, Brych blew the whistle to end the 90 minutes.

With the aggregate score tied at 4-4 and the away goals count equal, Barcelona and Manchester City will face off in extra time for 30 minutes to determine who advances to the quarterfinals.