Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 345 Keep a Calm Mind
Soon, the second half of the game began.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Barcelona reignited their fighting spirit and continued to control the game with their proud passing and possession style, immediately pinning Manchester City back in their own half.

Barcelona practically besieged Manchester City, with their first wave of attacks lasting a full five minutes. Although they failed to score and only managed to penetrate the penalty area once, their skillful passing and possession style kept Manchester City from getting the ball.

This kind of play usually makes the opponent feel hopeless.

Fortunately, Manchester City had already adapted and were mentally prepared for this. With a two-goal lead, they firmly solidified their defense when there were few opportunities and tried their best not to give their opponents any chances.

Barcelona controlled the ball and continued to pressure Manchester City, their morale was much higher than at the end of the first half.

They regained their fighting spirit, their form, and their rhythm in the game.

Every player performed very well.

Messi was still the best performer.

During halftime, Messi, with Guardiola's encouragement, felt much better and calmed down, gaining a clearer understanding of many things.

Shan Yongzhuo is very strong, so strong that it inspires despair.

But what does that matter?
A few years ago, he would never have imagined that he would get to where he is now. Back then, many players were better than him.

What does it matter if Shan Yongzhuo is better than me?
No one can guarantee that they will always be the strongest. It's perfectly normal for someone to be better than you. You just need to work hard, and maybe you can reach their level in the future.

Don't think of yourself as a superstar, don't compare yourself to others. This is a game, and you are just an ordinary player on the field. What you should be thinking about is to perform well and help the team score goals.

Therefore, you need to keep a calm mindset.

This change in mentality also led to Messi's outstanding performance; he returned to his previous form and even performed better.

In the 53rd minute, Messi almost scored a goal with his outstanding individual performance, but unfortunately, Fabregas's close-range shot hit the crossbar.

"Hula..."

The stands were filled with the disappointed shouts of Barcelona fans.

But it doesn’t matter, there’s still plenty of time.

Barcelona quickly rallied, launching wave after wave of attacks against Manchester City.

Standing in the frontcourt, Shan Yongzhuo was also a little worried.

Messi's performance is outstanding right now, which allows him to experience firsthand the true strength of this most famous football star from his previous life.

Through this face-to-face experience, Shan Yongzhuo truly felt how terrifying Messi was.

At least for now, Messi is indeed more formidable than Ronaldo.

65 minutes.

When Messi receives the ball on the edge of the penalty area, everyone expects him to pass it, either back to a teammate or loft it into the penalty area; no one expects him to make any other choice.

Facing the double-team of Kompany and De Jong, no one expected that Messi would simply dribble past them with two skillful feints.

After breaking past the two players, Messi had already entered the penalty area. Facing Joe Hart, Messi did not try to score himself, but instead passed the ball laterally to Sanchez on the other side.

Sanchez shook off Lescott and received the ball. At this moment, there was no one around him, and he was facing an open goal.

He certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity, and he scored directly with a shot into the empty net.

"Goal! Goal!"

"Sanchez, Alex Sanchez!"

He tapped the ball into the empty net!

"Of course, we should thank Messi for his selfless assist." "2-3! The score is now 2-3, Barcelona has pulled one back, and now they are only one goal behind!"

On the field.

The Barcelona players didn't celebrate too enthusiastically. Sanchez simply hugged Messi and then ran towards the center circle with the ball, ready to restart the game.

They're still down by one goal, so it's not time to really celebrate yet.

The players didn't celebrate, but the Barcelona fans in the stands around them started celebrating excitedly, and of course, they had reason to celebrate.

Now, Barcelona are only one goal behind.

The first half of the game was so frustrating.

Shan Yongzhuo was truly impressed by the Barcelona fans, and they were somewhat worried about the match.

Now, Sanchez's goal has given them hope of equalizing. They feel it is very possible, as Manchester City is being pressured by Barcelona and has barely been able to get into Barcelona's half.

If they can equalize, it will give people hope of a comeback, and they can still win the game at Camp Nou.

Humans are creatures that crave more the slightest hope.

This is what Camp Nou looks like right now. The Barcelona fans' excited expressions make it seem to an outsider that they are mostly ahead of Manchester City.

In reality, they are currently lagging behind.

Manchester City currently have possession of the ball.

Manchester City capitalized on the kickoff and finally launched a decent attack. Silva controlled the ball on the left and then passed it to Yaya Toure, who was following up in the middle.

Just as Yaya Toure was about to follow, he saw Shan Yongzhuo turn around and run over.

Shan Yongzhuo was tightly marked, with Mascherano and Xavi close to him. However, even the two of them couldn't completely contain him. When he noticed his teammates launching an attack, Shan Yongzhuo would drop back to receive the ball.

Xavi and Mascherano followed behind.

For an average person, even if they get the ball in this situation, it's very difficult to turn around with two players behind them. They would usually have to pass the ball to a teammate.

However, in Yaya Toure's view, this was Shan Yongzhuo, an alien among aliens, who could not be viewed through the eyes of an Earthling.

So Yaya Toure simply kicked the ball over.

Shan Yongzhuo received the ball with his back to goal, behind him were Xavi and Mascherano.

He protected the ball and then immediately activated the Ghostly Grappling Technique.

Then, everyone saw Shan Yongzhuo instantly turn around and dribble past his opponent in one smooth motion. Xavi and Mascherano stood there like two wooden stakes, or rather, two spectators, watching Shan Yongzhuo turn around and dribble past his opponent without making any reaction.

Shan Yongzhuo sprinted forward.

"Danger!"

Barcelona players were on high alert.

However, neither Xavi nor Mascherano could keep up with Shan Yongzhuo, and Shan Yongzhuo had no one by his side.

He quickly advanced to the edge of the penalty area and swung his right foot from that familiar spot.

Boom!
Without any suspense, the ball flew straight into the right corner, the true dead end.

Valdes was helpless and could only watch the ball go into the goal.

(End of this chapter)