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Chapter 165 Completely defeat Barcelona!

"A quick throw from the sideline. B席 crosses the ball and Yang heads it in! Mbappe!!!"

Omar in the commentary booth immediately raised his arms.

"Three to one! Three to one!! In just three minutes, Monaco scored again!! They are leading Barcelona by two goals at home! This is crazy!!"

The stands at the Stade Louis II were shaking at this moment.

The whole stadium seemed to have experienced an earthquake.

A huge cheer roared in everyone's ears.

In such a short time.

Monaco scored two goals in a row!

"Mbappe! Mbappe scored, Monaco is already two ahead!"

He Wei was also quite excited.

"After Sunshine scored that amazing long-range shot, Monaco's morale was boosted, and their continuous pressure broke down Barcelona's defense."

In the commentary box.

The commentator of Catalan TV kept complaining: "Why didn't they make adjustments after losing the ball? Why was Mathieu substituted instead of Mascherano after Pique was injured? Enrique's on-the-spot command in this game was really bad."

Enrique was not well received by the Catalan media.

After all, this Spanish coach is considered a bit unorthodox by many fundamentalist Barcelona fans.

He often abandons the 433 system that Barcelona has played for decades in the game. Sometimes he uses three central defenders to form a 343, and sometimes he lets Messi and Suarez play as double strikers and let the team play 442. More importantly, he can be humble in some games and let Barcelona play defensive counterattacks.

The Catalan media can tolerate the rest.

But letting Barcelona play on the counterattack is unbearable.

Because before this, the Catalan media had been constantly claiming that Barcelona's football was the most advanced football system in the world and represented the future development direction of football tactics.

They ridiculed the quick counter-attack system that Mourinho established at Real Madrid.

结果
Enrique actually learned a little bit from Mourinho.

How can this be done?
That's Barcelona's biggest enemy.

Therefore, although Enrique led Barcelona to win the treble in his first season in office, he successfully defended the La Liga title in the second season.

So far this season, there is still hope of winning the championship - although being three points behind Real Madrid has actually made Barcelona's hopes of winning the championship a little slim.

But even in terms of results, Enrique can't really be blamed for much, but the Catalan media is still criticizing Enrique, and there are even rumors that many Barcelona players are dissatisfied with him.
Now, Barcelona is trailing 1-3 away from home.

The commentator of Catalan TV naturally put all the blame on Enrique, believing that his improper adjustments led to the current consequences.

This is football.

When you're winning, any adjustments are going to be touted.

When you fail, all your options become faulty.

In the away stands and outside the Stade Louis II, Barcelona fans were also a little overwhelmed.

They were full of confidence before the game, believing that in a game of this level, a small team like Monaco could not pose any threat to Barcelona.

They can beat Monaco easily.

Then in the final, no matter whether the peerless opponent is Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid.

They can all win.

Who would have thought.

After the game started, the situation developed differently from what they expected.

Messi equalized the score, which made Barcelona fans feel that the game was back on track.

As a result, the second half of the game came back with less than ten minutes left.
Barcelona, conceded two goals.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Monaco's continuous attacks made it very difficult for Barcelona's defense to cope with them.

Losing the ball in a short period of time is a sign of the defense being broken down.
This reminded Barcelona fans of many "past events".

For example, in this season's game where they were swept 4-0 by Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco players rushed to the sidelines excitedly.

Together, they lifted up the "perceptive" caddy.

Yangguang picked up the little guy and put him on his shoulders, and everyone cheered and celebrated together.

Those who come to the stadium to serve as ball boys are Monaco’s “own people”, that is, young players from the echelon.

Monaco is a small place.

But the club has a very complete echelon from U9 to U19.

The caddy today is the little caddy from the team's U9 team.

This goal was first of all created by the fact that the ball boy passed the ball to Sidibe very quickly, allowing the team to continue its offensive momentum and complete the cross while Barcelona's defense was in chaos.

The little guy sat on Sunshine's shoulders, feeling dizzy with happiness.

Afterwards, Yangguang patted him on the shoulder and said that he would give him the jersey later.

"Hahaha, this little ball boy deserves credit for Monaco's goal."

Omar laughed.

The entire Stade Louis II was cheering for the ball boy.

A very tense Champions League semi-final match.

Now I feel a little more relaxed.

“We are really going to the finals”

"It's hard to say, what if Barcelona scores a goal?"

"Too."

“It would be nice if we could score one more goal.”

"Is 4-1 safe? Barcelona came back from a 4-0 deficit in the first leg."

Someone knows the comment section.

Chinese fans are somewhat worried and anxious.

They both look forward to Sunshine leading Monaco into the Champions League final.

At the same time, they are also wary of Barcelona's powerful strength.

After all, the name of the Universe Team is here.

Barcelona's players were stunned.

The blow of losing goals consecutively in a short period of time was really too great.

The TV broadcast gave close-ups of several core players of Barcelona.

Iniesta frowned.

Messi put his hands on his hips.

Busquets sat in the penalty area and shook his head.

Every Barcelona player is now filled with frustration.

On the sidelines, Enrique was also locked on by the camera.

He frowned and looked at the court.

The current situation is difficult for him to accept.

Before this, he thought that Monaco's tactical mistake was to attack Barcelona head-on.

But now it seems
They just have that ability.

Moreover, Monaco's players in the midfield and backcourt are also full of energy.

Their running, confrontation and coverage gave Enrique more and more headaches.

He looked at the bench.

Barcelona still has a lot of players who can be used on the bench.

Arda Turan, Rafinha, Andre Gomes, Mascherano
Think about it.

Enrique decided to send Mascherano on the field.

Not long after the game started.

Mascherano was standing on the sidelines.

"Barcelona is preparing to make a substitution, Mascherano is coming on, is he going to replace Roberto?!"

The commentators were a little surprised.

Because this is not a positional substitution.

Mascherano can play as a centre-back and defensive midfielder.

The player he replaced now, Roberto, was the right back.

So what position did Mascherano play on the field?

"Enrique is ready to play 343 again."

The Catalan commentator really knows Enrique better.

After Mascherano came on, he partnered with Busquets in the center of the midfield, while Rakitic and Iniesta moved to the sides.

The three defenders behind are Alba, Mathieu and Umtiti.

The three forwards in front are Neymar, Suarez and Messi.

When you encounter difficulties.

Enrique started to make adjustments to Barcelona's formation again.

He is not a staunch supporter of Barcelona's "433 fundamentalism".

The commentator on Catalan TV frowned.

But he didn't say much at this time.

Because Barcelona really needs an attack and needs goals.

The current situation looks very unfavorable for Barcelona.

But what if Barcelona can score one?

Even if the whole game ended in a loss of 3 to 2.

That is completely acceptable to Barcelona.

The advantage of two away goals is huge.

therefore.

After Mascherano came on.

Barcelona players have also recovered and they know what they need to do now.

After all, this is a top-tier team.

The blow of losing the ball only made them panic for a minute.

Barcelona then continued to launch an offensive.

The fifty-seventh minute of the game.

Iniesta dribbled the ball past Moutinho, then was knocked to the ground by Lemar.

The referee awarded a free kick.

Barcelona fans immediately became excited.

Because Barcelona's previous goal was scored through a free kick.

"Messi stands in front of the ball."

The commentator on Catalan TV was full of anticipation.

As expected, it was Messi who kicked the ball.

But this time Messi's ball failed to get around the wall.

Yangguang inside the human wall jumped high and headed Messi's free kick out of the sideline.

Two minutes later.

Neymar cut inside and shot.

The football hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.

Barcelona's continuous offensive restored hope to the somewhat frustrated Barcelona fans in front of the TV.

Losing the ball is not terrible.

The scary thing is that the team fell apart right after losing the ball.

Morale collapsed, the formation was in disarray, and they couldn't attack or defend.

That's completely the end.

Now, after losing the ball, Barcelona showed no signs of collapse. Instead, they were united in their thoughts: attack! Get an away goal!

Driven by this goal, Barcelona's offensive is even more fierce than before.

"For Barcelona, it is far from the end of the world. Although they are two goals behind, as long as Barcelona can score one more goal and tie the score to 3-2, even if they lose in the end, it is a completely acceptable result."

The commentator of Catalan TV was quite excited, and his words were also meant to comfort the Barcelona players.

This is not the end of the world.

As long as we can score a goal.

everything will get better.

That's a wonderful idea.

But sometimes things don't go the way you expect.

The 77th minute of the game.

Messi's shot was saved by goalkeeper Subasic.

Then center back Glick passed the ball to Sunshine.

After receiving the ball in the center circle, Yangguang turned around and made a through pass.

Mbappe, who came in from the left, has accelerated to the fullest.

He quickly passed Mascherano, then received the ball and headed straight towards the goal.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! Monaco counterattacks!"

There was an exclamation at the Stade Louis II.

Mathieu came from the side and slid directly towards Mbappe.

He knew he couldn't match Mbappe's speed.

So this tackle was a complete risk.

Once he misses the ball, he's done.
Under the watchful eyes of all the fans.

Mbappe first poked the ball away, then jumped up slightly, and was then knocked to the ground by Mathieu's raised foot.

"Red card!!!"

The entire Stade Louis II was in an uproar.

“Red card! Red card!!!”

Jardim rushed to the sidelines and raised his arms.

"Oh oh oh oh. Mathieu, he failed to tackle the ball and he's done for!"

"Mathieu is the last defender, and this foul is bound to get him a red card!"

Under the lens.

Mathieu sat on the ground, raised his hands, looked at the referee, and waved his hands continuously.

He certainly knew the price he would pay for this foul.

But he had to.

Because if Mbappe dribbles the ball into the penalty area, it would be no different from giving the opponent a goal.
Mathieu wanted to make one last attempt.

He shouted, "He's faking! He's faking!!"

However, the referee did not listen to his advice. Instead, he ran to him after the whistle, waved his hand to let him stand up, and then took out a red card.

"Red card! Mathieu is sent off with a red card!"

"There are still more than ten minutes left and Barcelona will be one man short!"

"Oh oh oh. Mathieu paid the price for his foul, but honestly it's not his fault because everyone knows how fast Mbappe is."

Amidst cheers.

Mathieu looked at the red card raised to him in astonishment.

The other Barcelona players were also dumbfounded.

They rushed up and surrounded the referee.

Courtside.

Enrique is faking a dive.

"Fake fall! Fake fall! Damn it! That guy fakes fall!!"

The fourth official ran over and reminded him to be careful with his words.

On the other side, Jardim felt extremely regretful.

It would have been great if Mbappe had broken into the penalty area.

Pity.
"Why did you replace Mathieu?"

The commentator of Catalan TV looked angry.

In his opinion, Mathieu was the biggest culprit for Barcelona's loss in this game.

"In the 77th minute of the game, Barcelona was penalized. The only thing they could be thankful for was that Mathieu's foul was on the left side, quite far from the goal. If it was in the penalty area, it would have been a red card."

While the narrators are talking.

The referee has already shouted away the Barcelona players.

Mathieu turned and walked off the court.

Monaco players have already begun preparing for this set-piece attack.

The sun came into the penalty area.

He was surrounded by people.

B stood in front of the ball and raised his right hand.

Before he kicked the ball out, the sunlight suddenly rushed back.

at the same time.

Barcelona players also squeezed back.

But no one noticed.

Defensive midfielder Fabinho went around from behind Yang Guang to the front point.

He jumped high and smashed the ball into the goal without anyone guarding him.
On the sidelines, Jardim cheered.

This was a goal that was successfully scored through a set-piece tactic.

Set-piece attack was also the offensive mode that Monaco focused on practicing before the game.

Moreover, considering that the opponent will definitely focus on guarding against Yangguang, some set-piece tactics will make Yangguang a feint attack point to attract and distract the defense, and then create some opportunities for other players.

Just like it is now.

When the football was hit into the goal.

The cheers from the entire Stade Louis II were enough to blow the roof off the stadium.
Four to one!

Monaco scored the fourth at home and there you go!
"Beautiful! Beautiful! Fabinho's goal! The Barcelona players paid too much attention to the sun, they forgot that other Monaco players also pose offensive threats!"

"With one man down and three goals behind, Barcelona should be more careful not to lose the ball any more in the future."

On the Chinese Internet.

Most of the fans were cheering.

Most of Barcelona's die-hard fans remained silent.

Some Barcelona fans also seized on the red card and said that Mathieu should not have been given a red card at all.
but no matter.

They can't change a fact.

Barcelona was three goals behind in the first leg of this Champions League semi-final.

Barcelona fans frowned.

In the commentary booth, the commentator from Catalan TV was silent for almost a minute.

In the media stands.

Journalists from France and China were celebrating.

The reporters from Catalonia looked as if their father had died.

[Mundo Deportivo] Editor-in-chief Aguilar's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

After a long time.

Barcelona fans in front of the TV heard the voice of the Catalan TV commentator: "This reminds me of the quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain."

"We still have the second round to make up for it and save the game!"

"Since we can reverse Paris Saint-Germain, we can also reverse Monaco!"

In fact, this statement is very illogical.

Because it is difficult to analyze a football game logically.

For example.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-0, and Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the league.

Can you make the judgment that “Paris Saint-Germain beat Real Madrid 7-2”?

Barcelona beat Paris Saint-Germain 7-1 at home.

It doesn't mean that they can win against Monaco at home.

But for Barcelona fans.

This is what they want to hear now.

"Yes! We have round two!"

"Go back to Camp Nou and teach them a lesson!"

Barcelona fans gritted their teeth, clenched their fists and roared.

All Barcelona supporters are pinning their hopes on the second leg.

This also means.

They also didn't think that Barcelona could do anything in the remaining time of the game.

And indeed it is.

With one man less, Barcelona could only focus on defense in the following game.

Monaco, on the contrary, wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of having one more player and attack aggressively in an effort to score more goals.

Four to one is not safe either.

Didn’t you see that Paris was reversed 4-0?

There is a chance to continue to expand the score.

Who would give up?
The last ten minutes of the game.

Barcelona fans basically need to rely on quick-acting heart pills to maintain
Every time Monaco attacks, their scalps tingle, their hearts beat faster, and cold sweats break out.

but.

Barcelona's luck seems to be good.

After Mathieu was sent off.

They didn’t continue to concede goals.

With the 94th minute of the game.

Sunshine's long shot from outside the penalty area went over the crossbar.

The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

"competition is over!!"

Omar shouted.

"Monaco defeated Barcelona 4-1 at home! This is a very surprising score. Monaco has already stepped halfway into the Champions League final!"

"Before the game, many people thought that Barcelona had the upper hand. But this result was surprising."

In the CCTV studio, He Wei was excited and mentioned the second round of the match between the two sides: "Monaco has a huge advantage now, but this does not mean they can sit back and relax. Barcelona's fighting power in Camp Nou is very strong!"

If Barcelona is to advance.

Need to win 3-0 at home.

In this case.

They can eliminate Monaco with the advantage of away goals.

Three to zero.

Or win by four goals or more.

This sounds difficult to do.

But this score is not impossible.

"The game is over, but it doesn't mean that Barcelona is eliminated!" The Catalan commentator took a deep breath and said at this time.

"We still have the second round to play. We can still advance to the final if we beat Monaco 3-0 at home!"

"Scoring three goals in a single game is not an impossible thing for Barcelona!"

Don't be fooled by the confident tone of this commentator.

But you have to ask him whether he believes what he is saying now.

I guess he would be speechless too.

After the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The players on the Monaco bench rushed into the field with their arms raised.

They hugged the players on the field, and the excitement on their faces could not be concealed.

Although people say that the score of 4-1 may not necessarily ensure Monaco's entry into the Champions League final.

But this lead is already huge.

Monaco's probability of advancing is very high.

Yangguang high-fived and hugged every teammate who rushed up to him.

[The game is over, the score is: S]

[Congratulations on receiving: Barcelona S-level treasure chest]

Sunshine took a deep breath.

"Open!"

Barcelona.

This is a club that has had countless top stars.

Accompanied by a dazzling light.

The name on the treasure chest is fixed: Javier Hernández Creus

[Congratulations on obtaining: Javier Hernandez Creus [Xavi Vision] module! ]

Harvey's vision?
Yangguang turned his head and looked at Iniesta and others not far away.

In the post-match interview.

None of the Barcelona players gave up.

They all said that they would try their best to defeat Monaco after returning to their home ground.

After a loss.

No one will give up easily.

after all.

They still have a chance to make amends.

(End of this chapter)