The second half of the game has just begun.
Everyone can see that Barcelona has accelerated the speed of passing and the overall formation has also moved forward.
"Barcelona is going to attack!"
In the commentary box, the Catalan commentator became excited. In his opinion, as long as Barcelona wants to attack, no team can resist it.
The fans of the home team were also very excited.
The cheers in the stands of Camp Nou resounded through the sky, forming a violent sound wave in the stadium, sweeping towards the chests of all the players.
The roar of nearly 100,000 people, no matter who is among them, will inevitably be affected.
In such wild cheers.
Barcelona launched wave after wave of attacks into Malaga's penalty area.
Barcelona's offensive was overwhelming and its momentum was astonishing, making Málaga's supporters worried.
"Messi...shoots!!" Duan Xuan exclaimed.
Although Caballero eventually picked off the ball, Duan Xuan was still frightened by Barcelona's offensive this time.
"Malaga cannot be passively beaten. They must counterattack. Otherwise, it will be difficult for them to withstand the 45 minutes."
Malaga certainly knows this truth.
But they need to wait for the right time.
Ye Luo's position retreated very deep.
He was the only counterattack point in this game - even so, Barcelona was facing a formidable enemy.
Busquets stared at Yeluo and said nothing.
Barcelona's two full-backs also took turns to move into the defensive midfielder position to participate in defense - this was a pioneering work of Guardiola.
Generally speaking, the strategy to cover the opponent's retreating forward is to let the center back go up.
But Guardiola chose to let the two full-backs take turns to move in in this game.
This is because he does not want the central defender position to be short-handed, and at the same time, he also wants to take advantage of the full-back's fast speed and strong tracking ability.
In other words, Barcelona played a bit similar to the Italian 3.5 back tactics in this game.
The role of full-backs in modern football tactics is increasingly important.
The most popular formation in the classical era was the 3223 formation, which is the famous MW position.
Three defenders, two midfielders are responsible for defense, two midfielders and three forwards are responsible for offense.
The division of labor is very clear.
The defender is responsible for defense and the forward is responsible for offense.
But with the development of the times, such a rigid strategy is obviously becoming more and more outdated.
Since then, various new tactics and changes in player positions have emerged.
The most classic one is nothing more than the 4-4-2 formation that many English teams still insist on playing, with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, and 2 forwards.
This formation can make good use of the width of the court. It can advance to the frontcourt through attacks from both sides and use passing tactics. The two centers' grabbing points can also ensure the offensive firepower in the middle.
Of course.
In Spain, which pursues control at the feet, the 433 position has begun to dominate.
In Italy, which attaches great importance to defense, in order to accumulate numerical advantages on the offensive end, many coaches have begun to study the impact of full-backs on offense.
The most classic one is the 3.5-back tactic often used by coaches such as Lippi.
In the Italian 3.5-back tactic, one full-back presses forward, and the other full-back returns to the center-back line, forming a 3-center-back position with the two center backs.
But in Guardiola's hands.
The recovered full-back position is high up front, forming a double midfielder position with Busquets.
This is undoubtedly a pioneering work.
But the effect is very good, at least now Ye Luo has not been able to create much threat.
But Ye Luo was not in a hurry, he was still running, looking for opportunities.
His mentality is also the mentality of Malaga now.
The team's defensive pressure is indeed great, and Barcelona's offense is indeed fierce.
But after so many strong dialogues, the players' mentality has been tempered - otherwise, high-intensity games are the best training for a team and players.
Now the Malaga players firmly believe that they can kill Barcelona with just one chance!
Because their captain Ye Luo will definitely be able to seize the opportunity.
As long as Ye Luo stands in front, as long as Ye Luo is on the court.
The Malaga players believe this.
have to say.
The power of trust is powerful.
Even if the current situation is very passive, even if Barcelona's offensive becomes more and more fierce, as long as they believe that Yello can bring goals, they will not be defeated!
Huge waves crashed down overwhelmingly.
Malaga is like a submerged reef. After being hit by huge waves, it is still hard to break through the waves.
After Barcelona's fierce opening attack for fifteen minutes.
The score on the field was still zero to zero.
In these fifteen minutes, Malaga had almost no chance to control the ball.
Barcelona kept pressing.
It did create some thrilling situations.
But they were all resolved by Malaga's defensive players.
Everyone is defending desperately, using every part of their body to block every shot from Barcelona!
The Catalan commentator looked a little solemn: "Malaga's defense is too dense."
As the game time goes on.
The sharpness of Barcelona's offense has also begun to decrease - don't think that such a fast-paced offense and defense will not consume Barcelona's physical energy.
In fact.
The current situation is a double test of Barcelona's physical and mental strength.
Many Barcelona players began to feel anxious and their tempers became increasingly irritable.
On the contrary, Malaga began to gradually gain opportunities to control the ball, attack and counterattack.
The balance of offense and defense began to tilt slowly.
The sixty-fifth minute of the game.
Malaga started substitutions.
Pellegrini came on for Van Nistelrooy and Juanito.
Thus.
The midfielder and midfielder combination is Camacho partnering with Tularang, while Joaquin and Cazorla are separated on the left and right, and Yello and Ruud van Nistelrooy stand in front of one behind the other.
This substitution is obviously a signal that Malaga will start to exert its strength on the offensive end!
Ruud's appearance greatly relieved Yelo's pressure.
This also makes Malaga's offensive threat even greater!
However, Barcelona also made a targeted strategy-that is, to prevent the two full-backs from pressing forward and assisting as much as possible.
But in this way, Barcelona's own offense will inevitably be affected.
Therefore, after Malaga withstood Barcelona's fierce attack in the first 20 minutes of the second half, the situation on the field turned into a tug-of-war.
Neither side has much chance to counterattack, and their respective offenses must face the opponent's complete defensive system.
That is to say.
for both parties.
We must all be prepared for positional warfare and fortification.
The game went from Barcelona's one-sided attack to a midfield battle between the two teams.
The game lasted until the 80th minute, and the score was still zero to zero.
The momentum of the Barcelona fans in the Camp Nou stands is no longer what it used to be, because many Barcelona fans are standing in the stands with solemn faces, looking anxiously at the stadium, and they no longer have much energy to make any noise.
The mentality of Barcelona fans actually reflects the difficulties Barcelona is facing now.
Guardiola couldn't sit still either. He stood on the sidelines with his brows furrowed.
Malaga performed very calmly in this game. They took advantage of their lead and first used defense to kill Barcelona's offensive energy, and then switched to attackers to reverse the situation of the game. Now both sides are fighting in the midfield There was a fierce fight, with players from both sides constantly colliding, fouling, and even clashing in the midfield.
Every time the game stops, the game time is wasted. The less game time, the more anxious Barcelona is.
Game time is getting shorter and shorter.
For both parties, the situation becomes more and more anxious.
Guardiola looked at the game time and took a deep breath.
He waved his right hand forward.
This is the signal for Barcelona's general attack.
Barcelona's players reacted quickly after getting Guardiola's signal.
The most obvious change is the position of the two full-backs Abidal and Alves. They occupied half of the field at the same time, and the full-backs acted as wingers.
Increasing the number of attackers in the frontcourt is the most common method to break the balance between the two sides.
But this also means that Barcelona must accept certain risks.
The game has reached the last ten minutes.
Barcelona must score.
They have no way out!
"We just need one goal! One goal!!"
The Catalan commentator was also anxious.
The 85th minute of the game.
Malaga got a chance to counterattack.
But Barcelona responded quickly.
When Malaga's counterattack advanced to the thirty-meter area in the front court, many of Barcelona's defensive players were already in place.
Both fullbacks are back.
Meanwhile, both Busquets and Xavi are back in position.
And here in Malaga.
Cazorla is holding the ball, Joaquin is on the wing, and Ruud van Nistelrooy is also pulling diagonally to widen the width of the attack. The one in the middle is Yello, who is entangled by Puyol and Pique. .
Joaquin was positioned close to the wing, and Abidal was stuck on his diagonal line into the penalty area.
On the other side, Alves is defending, and he is under great defensive pressure because Ruud van Nistelrooy is pulling this way and Camacho is making diagonal cuts this way.
He can't handle both, so he can only position himself between the half-space and the wing so that he can react in time no matter who the ball is passed to.
When Cazorla took the ball and looked up.
The chance to fight back was gone.
It became a positional battle again.
Up to now, both sides are actually very aggressive.
Especially Barcelona. They want to attack, but they are worried about defensive problems. If they lose the ball at this time, Barcelona will be finished.
And for Malaga.
They actually only need one goal.
A goal that kills the game!
Cazorla can't keep the ball at his feet for too long, and the other Barcelona players are not wooden pegs on the pitch.
However, the situation in front of Cazorla is actually not good. Most of the players are being defended. Any pass looks ordinary and is not enough to have the effect of tearing apart the defense.
So what to do?
Cazorla was used to looking at Ye Luo's position.
Ye Luo did not stand still in the penalty area. Opportunities only come out when he is running.
He turned around, ran towards Cazorla, and raised his hands.
Seeing Yelo taking the initiative to ask for the ball, Cazorla did not hesitate and passed the ball to Yelo's feet.
Barcelona's players also know that most of the time in the frontcourt, Malaga's players will look for Yello's position.
Because Ye Luo poses too much of a threat in the frontcourt.
Once the ball reaches his feet, he can create opportunities.
Puyol and Pique don't dare to neglect.
They immediately rushed forward, one on the left and one on the right, forming a pincer attack on Ye Luo.
Not only Puyol and Pique, Alves and Busquets are also eyeing Yello.
They all know that Yelo has now scored 23 Champions League goals, and he definitely hopes to continue to expand his record. In addition, Yelo also tends to shoot by himself in most situations in this area.
Everyone knows how powerful Ye Luo is.
In the last round of the league, he had just defeated Real Madrid with a hat trick and helped Malaga top the list.
Although Barcelona is the defending champion, they have been suppressed by Malaga and Real Madrid in the league this season.
Especially Real Madrid. Real Madrid defeated Barcelona at home this season. Mourinho's transformation of Real Madrid was quite successful.
For Ye Luo to be able to score a hat-trick against such a defensive line, it was simply a godsend.
What's more, Yello also performed well when facing Barcelona. The painful memories of the previous games made Barcelona players definitely not dare to underestimate Yello.
When he saw Cazorla pass the ball to Yello, Alves shrank to the center. He forgot that there was Ruud Ruud next to him, but turned and pounced on Yello.
Because at this time, Ye Luo had already caught the ball and turned around.
Yelo did not stop the ball, but turned around with the ball on his instep. This is his standard action before shooting.
Turn around, volley.
Near the penalty area line, no one dared to let Ye Luo shoot like this.
So when he saw Ye Luo turning around, Alves rushed up directly, because the direction Ye Luo turned around was the area where he was.
Almost everyone thought Yelo would definitely shoot the ball himself.
There are many reasons.
First of all, Yello is Malaga's top scorer and has unlimited firing rights. His shots account for the vast majority of Malaga's total shots, so Yello has a strong desire to attack the goal. Who is this? We all know that - otherwise he wouldn't have scored so many goals.
Secondly, Yello definitely wants to continue his scoring record and consecutive scoring games - he has scored in every Champions League game this season.
So far, he has scored in 10 consecutive Champions League games!
This is also a record in the Champions League.
therefore.
No one would doubt what choice Ye Luo would make.
He will definitely shoot!
Yello pulled the ball and turned around, looked up and saw three defensive players in front of him, with Busquets and Xavi on the sides.
He couldn't see the goal.
Or.
He couldn't see the connection between the ball and the goal.
He can certainly force a shot and, with a bit of luck, put the ball in goal range.
But in this case, there is a high probability that an opportunity will be wasted.
at this time.
Ye Luo saw Fanny in the vacant seat out of the corner of his eye.
Pass the ball to Van Nistelrooy and he will get a better shot than himself.
Although this way.
His record of consecutive goals in the Champions League may be interrupted as a result.
This question did not appear in Ye Luo's mind.
Because to him.
Reaching the Champions League final is far more important than any record.
If something unexpected happens in this game because of your own record, wouldn’t it be like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons?
In the eyes of Barcelona players, when Yello lifts his right foot, it is a sign that he is going to shoot.
Everyone's hearts tightened.
At this moment.
Five players, Pique, Puyol, Busquets, Xavi and Alves, all made defensive actions.
The two central defenders immediately made moves to block the shooting route. Alves rushed forward to reduce the angle of Yello's shot as much as possible.
At the same time, Xavi and Busquets both chose to hit Yello from the side and behind, interfering with Yello's shot.
When Busquets hit Yelo's side with his shoulder, he felt that Yelo had not completed the shot because the force felt different.
Busquets was delighted.
This time the defense was successful!
the commentators exclaimed.
"Ye Luo. Pass the ball!!??"
Almost all commentators thought Yelo would choose his own shot from that position.
But it's not.
The moment Busquets hit Yelo.
Ye Luo gently moved the ball to the right with the outside instep of his right foot.
at the same time.
Van Nistelrooy, who has been keeping an eye on Barcelona's defense, pressing the offside line to avoid being offside himself, quickly moved forward!
In fact, he wanted to rush forward and take a follow-up shot.
At that moment, he thought Ye Luo was going to shoot.
Because Yello is surrounded at this time, it is amazing that he can control the ball, not to mention observing the surrounding situation. Ruud van Nistelrooy also knows that if Yello sends the ball to his feet, it is actually a better chance. But he didn't expect Ye Luo to be able to observe his movements in this flash of lightning.
Therefore, his forward movement is more to rush forward and shoot.
This also caused him to move forward very quickly. It just so happened that Ye Luo's kick appeared in front of him. After starting the speed, Ruud almost didn't need to adjust.
"Offside!!"
Harvey, who was returning to defense, raised his arm to signal the referee and linesman that Ruud was in an offside position.
However, neither the referee nor the linesman gave any indication.
"It's not offside! The cooperation between Yello and Ruud is perfect!" Andres exclaimed.
There were boos everywhere at Camp Nou, and a lot of screams were even heard among the boos everywhere.
Many Barcelona fans put their heads in their hands and looked toward the stadium in despair.
Van Nistelrooy did not intend to stop the ball. He adjusted his pace while running to get himself into a comfortable shooting position.
Puyol reacted quickly. He didn't care whether Ruud was offside or not, he turned around and rushed over.
However, Ruud didn't give Puyol a chance. He took two steps and then volleyed with his right foot!
When Yelo gets the ball.
Valdes stood in the middle of the goal, with all his attention focused on Yelo. He judged that Yelo would most likely have to shoot in the opposite direction because there were several players standing in the near corner. It is not easy to penetrate. If Yeluo wants to shoot, the direction of the far post is the only way.
Therefore, when Ye Luo raised his right foot, he couldn't help but move a step to his right, which is the left side of Ye Luo's shooting direction, so that he could get a better saving position.
But right now.
Yello passed the ball!
Valdes was shocked. He hurried over and planned to block the near corner.
But he didn't expect that just as he pounced, Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot was headed towards the far corner! !
Valdes was still moving. In such a short period of time, he failed to react and could only watch the football pass by his feet.
"ball"
The football hit the side netting, but from inside the goal!
"Van Nistelrooy! The goal is scored!! Malaga leads Barcelona 1-0 in the away game! This goal puts Barcelona into a desperate situation!! Malaga's total score is already 3-1! Barcelona must at least win in the remaining games. It took two goals within a few minutes to send the game into overtime!!”
"This is a sure kill!!"
Duan Xuan was shouting.
Although, the game still had several minutes to go before it was over.
But now Duan Xuan is so excited that he no longer cares about rational analysis.
The word "kill" came out of my mouth!
Van Nistelrooy, who shot the football into the goal, looked at the football inside the goal, and then looked at the sideline. The linesman did not raise his flag. The referee's whistle sounded and his finger pointed to the center circle!
The goal is valid! ! !
Just as Fannie was about to celebrate, he was knocked to the ground by Yelora.
“Great job!!!”
"Yelo passed the ball! Yes, he chose to pass the ball in that position, and it turned out that his passing choice was correct. At that moment, almost all Barcelona players did not expect Yello to pass the ball, yes. , who would have thought that Malaga’s top scorer didn’t take a kick himself when facing the goal!”
"It was this unexpected pass that broke the balance on the court. The Barcelona players stared at Yello, but forgot about the king of the small penalty area, Ruud Ruud!"
"Van Nistelrooy's shot is very decisive. Even though he is now thirty-five years old and his physical functions are not as good as before, he will not miss such an opportunity in the penalty area!! A wonderful volley into the far corner penetrated Barcelona's goal goal!"
"One to zero! Malaga took the lead at Camp Nou. This goal not only offset Barcelona's away goal, but also extended the total score to just three to one! If Barcelona wants to turn defeat into victory, it must Only by scoring two goals in the last few minutes can the game be dragged into overtime. As for direct promotion, they have to hope that God is on their side.”
"Yeluo gave up the opportunity to expand his record, and may also have given up the opportunity to continue the Champions League scoring streak. He passed the football to Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was in a better position. Maybe people will find it strange - in people's impression Yelo is a player with a strong desire to shoot, but in fact, he actually has a lot of assists. This season Yelo has completed 15 assists, which is one more than his teammate Cazorla. He also ranks second in the La Liga assists list behind Messi who has completed 16 assists. He is actually not a very unique player."
When the Malaga players celebrated their goals wildly.
Commentators from various countries used their own predictions to explain the ball passionately.
Barcelona's players no longer had any calm look on their faces at this time.
Pique was slapping his hands angrily, Puyol was loudly encouraging his teammates, and Xavi, Iniesta and other players also looked anxious, urging the Barcelona players to cheer up.
Now for Barcelona.
It would take a miracle to drag the game into overtime.
In the stands.
The Barcelona fans were also dumbfounded. They held their heads in their hands, and some looked at the big screen in the stadium with some luck.
The current game time: the 85th minute of the game.
Time is still moving forward.
There is really too little time left for Barcelona.
After scoring two goals in the last few minutes, most Barcelona fans know that it is really difficult to do this.
This situation is very, very, very bad!
The entire Camp Nou was filled with the cheers of Malaga fans.
Guardiola knelt down after seeing the goal scored.
He knelt on his knees, annoyance, anger and other emotions clearly reflected on his body.
But by this time, Guardiola had no time to think about anything else.
Barcelona need to attack.
So he looked toward the bench.
On the bench, the offensive players at his disposal include Fabregas and Pedro.
So why are you still hesitating?
Come on, everyone!
So, while the Malaga players were still celebrating.
Fabregas and Pedro are already warming up.
"Barcelona is likely to lose all four this season. Oh, it's not right to say all four are empty. They have at least won a European Super Cup championship and a Club World Cup championship. However, they are missing the league championship, the Champions League championship, and even the King's Cup championship. With such a heavyweight trophy, Barcelona this season is indeed not a success."
"Guardiola has decided not to renew his contract with Barcelona after the end of this season. Maybe he wants to bring Barcelona a new Champions League championship, but now it seems that this hope has become increasingly slim, and in the league , although Barcelona is still in the championship group, they are obviously at a disadvantage."
The commentators sighed with emotion when they saw this scene.
Guardiola established a dynasty for Barcelona, but any dynasty will collapse one day.
But no one expected
Cosmos Barcelona will be eliminated from the Champions League this season by Malaga.
Barcelona may not have any heavyweight championship this season.
This result is not very disappointing.
However, for Barcelona, their lineup is still top-notch.
Even if Guardiola leaves.
Barcelona is still the top club in La Liga and Europe.
Yello's passing assist helped Malaga score the decisive goal.
Malaga leads Barcelona 1-0 away from home.
This goal completely sent Barcelona to a dead end.
"Long live Malaga! Long live Yello!"
At the visiting team stand, in downtown Malaga.
Such sounds resounded from every corner.
Many Malaga fans burst into tears and couldn't help themselves.
Yes.
Malaga is about to reach the Champions League final!
Who would have thought that Malaga could reach such a peak!
This is the most glorious moment in the history of Malaga Club.
Malaga fans sang praises in the stands.
In fact.
In the final moments of the game.
The entire Camp Nou stadium was filled with their voices.
And in the next time.
None of the commentators' attention was on the game.
They were all talking about Malaga's historic run into the Champions League final, and they were also talking about Yello's assist.
"At that moment, if Yello chose to shoot by himself, no one would blame him. I believe that Yello would have scored if he had shot by himself, but obviously Ruud van Nistelrooy was in a much better position than him and passed the ball to Van Nistelrooy. Nigeria is more likely to score."
"Actually, I'm quite surprised. I didn't expect Yelo to pass the ball, because every goal he scores now is an expansion of his record."
"Yeluo's record of consecutive golden goals in the Champions League may stop at the tenth game, but it doesn't matter, because Yello has created another miracle. He led Malaga to the historic Champions League final!"
"At the critical moment, Yelo made the right choice! The team's victory is the most important!"
While the narrators are talking.
The game time is also passing by minute by minute.
In fact, Yeluo is also pursuing goals.
But what the team needs now is defense.
Off the court, Pellegrini waved his hand, and almost all Malaga players retreated to the defensive third.
Malaga is going to defend it completely!
As long as they don't concede two goals in the last few minutes, Malaga will advance to the Champions League final!
How could Pellegrini not know what to do in this situation?
The world is not as big as reaching the Champions League final.
Everything must be prepared to eliminate Barcelona and advance to the finals!
With all the players retreating, Yelo himself returned to the top of the penalty area to participate in the defense. At the critical moment, he also returned to the penalty area to defend against high-altitude balls. In fact, he did not have many opportunities to attack.
However, the recording is interrupted.
There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
The key is that reaching the final and winning the Champions League is the real goal!
"It's the 94th minute of the game, and the referee is already looking at his watch."
In the commentary box.
Many commentators have already stood up.
In the stands of Camp Nou, many Barcelona fans were numb and sat slumped in their seats, waiting for the fateful verdict.
As the referee blew three whistles, the numb Barcelona fans finally gave up. All the theoretical luck no longer existed.
In the visiting team's stands, Malaga fans burst into tears.
On the bench, Malaga's substitute players rushed onto the court excitedly and hugged their teammates when they saw them.
Isco, who was injured and could only sit in the stands to watch the game, climbed over the Camp Nou stands, entered the stadium, and joined the celebrations with fists clenched.
"What a pity, Ye, you are only one goal away from scoring in ten consecutive Champions League games."
Isco hugged his good friend and said with a regretful expression on his face.
"It's not a big deal." Ye Luo laughed, "Isn't it just a small record? There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"The key is, we made it to the finals!"
Isco also laughed.
Both for Yelo and Isco.
this season.
It means a lot to them - both of them may be on the verge of achieving a major championship breakthrough.
(End of chapter)
