In the eager anticipation of countless fans at the scene and in front of the TV, the starting players of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, led by their captains, followed the referee team onto the lawn of the Calderon Stadium.
After a series of handshakes, group photos, side picks and other ceremonies, the game finally officially started.
At 21:30 in the evening on February 26, 2012, with the whistle of the referee Perez Lasa, the 25th round of the 2011/2012 La Liga season between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona officially started at the Calderon Stadium.
Atletico Madrid's formation for this game is 433. The starting lineup is goalkeeper No. 13 Courtois, left back No. 6 Felipe Luis, center back No. 23 Miranda, No. 2 Diego Godin, and right back No. 20
Juan Fran, the three defensive midfielders from left to right are No. 5 Thiago, No. 14 Gabi, and No. 19 Koke, and the three forwards from left to right are No. 11 Alda Turan and No. 9
Falcao, No. 10 Qiao Anchen.
The three midfielders are all defensive midfielders. Their purpose is to stabilize the midfield first, strangle Barcelona's Xavi, Iniesta and other midfield masters, and prevent the defense from collapsing.
As for the offense, leave it to Qiao Anchen, Falcao and three others.
Barcelona is 442, or 4132, goalkeeper No. 1 Valdes, left back No. 22 Abidal, center back No. 14 Mascherano, No. 5 Puyol, right back No. 2 Alves, defensive midfielder No. 16
No. Busquets, left midfielder No. 8 Iniesta, attacking midfielder No. 6 Xavi, right midfielder No. 4 Cesc Fabregas, double forward No. 9 Sanchez, and No. 10 Messi.
Both sides used their main strength and vowed to fight to the death. There was no trial. From the beginning of the game, both sides entered a fast-paced attack and defense. Both wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when the opponent was not stable at the beginning to attack and see if they could.
You cannot succeed in a sneak attack and gain the upper hand.
In the second minute of the opening, Messi showed his unparalleled ability to combine man and ball. Surrounded by Thiago, Gabi and Felipe on the right, Messi moved left and right, dribbling the ball through the crowd like a limping wave.
He broke out and went straight to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, causing goalkeeper Courtois, center back Miranda and others to go into chaos.
As a result, Messi, who reached the bottom line, did not force a shot from a small angle. Instead, he suddenly turned around and knocked the ball back near the penalty spot in the penalty area.
This knock was beyond everyone's expectations. When everyone looked in the direction of the ball, they saw Xavi coming from outside the penalty area in an unguarded gap.
The Atletico Madrid defender wanted to intercept and interfere again, but it was already too late.
Xavi rushed into the penalty area unguarded, received Messi's counterattack near the penalty spot and pushed the ball into the lower left corner.
Goalkeeper Courtois was attracted to the lower right corner by Messi just now, and it was too late to save.
Center defender Diego Godin flew over from the side and tried to block the hole of the gun, but failed to block it.
Under the hopeful gazes of countless Barcelona fans at the scene and in front of the TV, the ball hit the outside of the left post and then bounced off the baseline.
Atletico Madrid escaped, and the home fans, who were so nervous that their hearts were about to jump, breathed a sigh of relief and felt extremely lucky.
This is considered a show of confidence.
But then, Atletico Madrid, not to be outdone, also gave Barcelona a look.
In the 5th minute, Arda Turan, with the cooperation of Thiago, successfully made a pass and dropped the ball into the penalty area, allowing Falcao to fight for the header.
But Alda Turan passed the ball slightly closer to the goal, so Valdes did not stand on the goal line and wait for Falcao to attack. Instead, he took the initiative and jumped up in the small penalty area. Between Falcao and Pu
Joel clenched his fist above his head and tried to knock the ball out of the penalty area.
As a result, Valdez made a mistake in judgment. His body was blocked by his teammate Puyol, and his attack distance was not enough. His fist did not hit the ball. He just brushed the ball and failed to get the ball out of the penalty area.
The ball changed its line slightly and flew to the right wing of the penalty area.
Qiao Anchen turned around after running too far, jumped up, and shot an overhead kick.
Although Qiao Anchen did not activate the lucky score card this time, he still performed well and successfully used his perfect shooting skills to complete the upside-down golden hook, kicking the ball in the direction of the goal, and hitting
Within the door frame.
Goalkeeper Valdes has fallen to the ground together with Puyol and Falcao, and he hasn't gotten up yet!
Many Atletico Madrid fans and Chinese fans at the scene and in front of the TV had already stood up, excitedly wanting to celebrate the goal.
If this goal really goes in, it will be another beautiful overhead kick.
Unfortunately, the ball failed to enter the goal in the end. Center back Mascherano, who was defended back to the goal line in time, jumped up and made the same upside-down golden hook, successfully grabbing the ball before it crossed the goal line, and then was
Full-back Abidal kicked out of the penalty area to clear the ball.
Qiao Anchen, Falcao and others also protested to the referee Lhasa, trying to get the referee to rule that the penalty kick had gone in, and then were saved by Mascherano's overhead kick.
But Pereira Lhasa insisted on his opinion, and subsequent replays also showed that the ball did not go into the goal and was successfully cleared by Mascherano's overhead kick.
The fans could only sigh helplessly and sit down again while yelling at the referee for "black whistle", while the Barcelona fans applauded Mascherano.
The Barcelona players on the field also pulled Mascherano up one by one with lingering fear and hugged him to express their gratitude.
If it weren't for his overhead kick, Barcelona might have fallen behind 0-1.
The game continues.
In the 8th minute, a dramatic scene occurred on the court.
Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez passed a cross from the right side of the penalty area. Messi stepped forward to receive the ball in the middle. He failed to stop the ball in the crowd. The ball bounced up and hit Messi's right hand, then fell to the ground and rolled in.
Restricted area.
But Messi did not stop moving forward because the ball was in his hands. Instead, he rushed into the penalty area, fought his way out of the four Atletico Madrid defenders, and successfully scored with a shot.
However, Atletico Madrid's four defenders all raised their hands and complained angrily to the referee, telling the referee that Messi had committed a handball foul and continued to attack and shoot, which was a serious challenge to the rules of sports and an immoral act.
The head referee of La Liga, Perez Lazar, who was officiating for the 250th time, did not let Messi get used to him because of his huge fame. He decisively blew the foul whistle and recalled Messi to the field who was about to run along the baseline to celebrate.
Lhasa ran in front of Messi, showed him a yellow card, and ruled that the goal was invalid.
A small number of Barcelona fans cursed in the stands, and Messi spread his hands to express his innocence, but they could not change the referee's decision.
Messi will miss the next round of Barcelona's game against Sporting Gijon due to the accumulation of 5 yellow cards.