PFC Chapter 737 Goalkeeper
Chapter 737 Goalkeeper
Chapter 737 Goalkeeper
Ten minutes later, Lin Dong also ushered in a header. Felipe made a strong pass from the bottom. Lin Dong beat Bartra's header in the penalty area and was blocked by the crossbar again.
Barcelona’s defenders are not only poor in air defense, but even the goalkeeper is not much better. After all, Pinto is 39 years old and only 185 in height. A goalkeeper of Pinto’s height continues to have explosive power and jumping ability, and explosive power and jumping ability need physical support.
Atletico Madrid can create a threat, and Barcelona is not bad. After Raul Garcia's header, Messi made a wonderful performance.
At the last moment of the first half, it was still Messi who held the ball to attract a defensive diagonal pass. Alba crossed diagonally from the side and blasted a heavy shot from outside the Atletico Madrid penalty area and hit the side net of the goal.
In stoppage time, Messi once again attracted the defense and passed the ball. This time it was Iniesta who rushed into the penalty area. Fortunately, Miranda was calm enough to block Iniesta's shooting route. Without more options, Iniesta's shot failed to create a real threat.
This was also Barcelona's last shot in the first half. Although Atletico Madrid launched an offensive, the ball was cut off by Mascherano, and then the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
"We will be patient in the second half, and we will see if Barcelona can attack or not." Back in the locker room, Simeone first performed Atletico Madrid's performance in the first half.
Of course, Simeone was not stingy, and directly praised Lin Dong by name. If the goal in the first half did not have the spirit of never giving up, it would definitely not be that goal. However, Simeone actually hopes that other Atletico Madrid players can do the same as Lin Dong.
After talking about the performance in the first half, Simeone naturally wanted to shift the topic to the second half. Barcelona was calm in the first half, but in the second half of the game, it must be completely different.
This is Camp Nou, Barcelona's home court. It is impossible for Barcelona to accept the current score, let alone an away goal in the hands of Atletico Madrid.
You know, before the match, Messi had vowed to break the win against Lin Dong in this knockout round, so in the second half, even if Martino really wanted to make a conservative decision, Messi would not agree.
This is the sorrow of Barcelona's head coach. One of the reasons why Guardiola wants to leave is that he can't hold down Messi. Instead of his record declining in the future, and even falling out with Messi and leaving sadly, why not leave now.
Guardiola is a smart man, and his choice is undoubtedly very smart. The same goes for Real Madrid, and Mourinho is also a smart man. Unfortunately, Mourinho is too strong. If there was no Lin Dong last season, Mourinho might leave Real Madrid sadly.
Simeone's words are still very correct. After the game restarted, Barcelona was indeed much more proactive than in the first half, especially Messi, who didn't want to be slapped in the face.
It stands to reason that Messi’s introverted personality would not say such things before the game. He is not Ronaldo. The main reason for Messi’s behavior is that he feels the threat posed by Lin Dong. He knows very well that if Lin Dong cannot be suppressed, the future of world football is really hard to say.
Alves, after passing a few kicks, Alves suddenly started and rushed into the half of Atletico Madrid. Xavi passed the ball decisively and Alves took the lead when he saw the ball behind him. Although Felipe turned around and chased back at the first time, Alves was not slow.
In the cross, Alves kicked the ball in the air. Alves is indeed the best right back in football today. He sent it to Messi accurately. All the latter needs to do is to push forward.
"Oh oh oh~~~ World-class saves, Courtois' outstanding performance is simply adding salt to Barcelona's wounds." Martinez was full of schadenfreude while feeling lingering.
The old Pinto gave Atletico Madrid a goal with a low-level to almost stupid mistake in the first half. On the other hand, Courtois on the Atletico Madrid side, not to mention the world-class save this time, faced Messi’s header from close at hand. Courtois relied on his excellent explosive power and bounce, and pushed the ball out of the baseline before the ball flew to the goal line.
Even in the first half, Courtois also made many wonderful saves, allowing Barcelona's superstars to shoot without success.
It is said that Barcelona actually set their minds on Courtois, trying to introduce the Belgian goalkeeper, but unfortunately, Chelsea rejected Barcelona with non-sale items.
Chelsea is not short of money. Besides, Cech is 32 years old after all and has suffered serious injuries. Under such circumstances, Chelsea will definitely not give up Courtois who has shown his ability.
This is also not good news for Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid has always wanted Courtois to stay in Madrid, and has not given up even now, but unfortunately, Atletico Madrid did not succeed, and even Atletico Madrid helped Courtois to a certain extent by doing so. Of course, this is a later story. The most important thing now is the game.
Corner kick, Barcelona's tactical corner kick, Xavi passed the ball to Iniesta, who did not pass the ball into the penalty area, and passed the ball back to the outside of the penalty area, passing the ball to Busquets.
For a long shot, Iniesta's pass was accurate and comfortable. Busquets didn't need to adjust at all, and he took a long shot directly. However, this long shot finally fulfilled Courtois and was directly confiscated by the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper.
At the transition of offense and defense, Courtois looked for Lin Dong with a big foot, Lin Dong hit back with a header to Gabi, and the captain of Atletico Madrid took two steps to pass the ball and then crossed it to Thiago.
The moment Thiago took the ball, Busquets immediately posted on Lin Dong, and Bartra quickly followed. Although Thiago had confidence in Lin Dong, it would be a bit stupid to force a pass in this situation.
Besides, Raul Garcia is not a display, a long pass to Raul Garcia, the latter splits the side according to Mascherano's header, Koke, Atletico Madrid's right midfielder has also rushed forward.
"Shoot~~~Long shot~~~Pinto~~~Barcelona veteran saves Cork's long shot." After taking the ball, Cork made a slight adjustment and directly kicked a long shot.
Atletico Madrid failed to grasp the corner kick, Bartra made a clearance, and Barcelona wanted to counterattack quickly, but Atletico Madrid fouled as soon as the ball reached Messi's feet, but this time the referee showed no mercy and directly showed Juanfran a yellow card as a warning.
However, Barcelona does not seem to let Atletico Madrid focus on the front. In the subsequent wave of Atletico Madrid's offense, Iniesta also applied for a yellow card because of a retreated tackle.
(End of this chapter)