Speaking of the origins of the Champions League between Arsenal and Barcelona, we have to mention the Champions League final in the 2005-06 season.
At that time, Arsenal, led by Henry, faced Barcelona in the final. In the 18th minute of the game, Ronaldinho passed a precise through ball to Eto'o.
After the Cheetah got the ball, he led it into the Gunners penalty area. Lehmann, who attacked, had no choice but to knock Eto'ola to the ground.
Judging from the slow-motion replay, Lehmann did grab Eto'o's ankle at that time, and the red card is undisputed.
At this point, Lehmann became the first goalkeeper to be sent off with a red card in the history of the Champions League final.
Arsenal can only maintain 10 men in combat.
Although Campbell's header helped the Gunners take the lead in the first half, in the second half the Gunners ran out of energy and suddenly collapsed within 5 minutes, allowing their opponents to score two consecutive goals to take the lead.
In the end, Arsenal missed out on the Champions League title.
Because the first round battle between the two teams was so exciting, fans were talking about this game, and many fans and media temporarily forgot about the decisive battle six years ago.
But now, Valdez knocked Lei Yu to the ground in the penalty area, who was about to shoot, and countless fans unconsciously recalled that final.
They were both single shots, and both were goalkeeper errors... They were exactly the same!
In the stadium, countless Barcelona players gathered around the referee to complain and protest.
What they were mainly targeting was the red card that Capers just showed to Valdez.
They admitted the foul.
They conceded the penalty kick.
They also accepted the punishment given to Valdez!
The only thing that is unacceptable is, can't you give a yellow card? Why do you have to give it to Zhang Hong???
Capers' explanation is also very reasonable.
The moment Valdes knocked Lei Yu down, Mascherano was actually left behind by Lei Yu.
In other words, Valdez is the last player standing in front of Lei Yu and the goal.
This reason couldn’t be more “appropriate”.
think about it.
It would be a red card for a central defender to knock down the opponent's forward when he was about to form a single goalkeeper, let alone the goalkeeper knocking down a player who was about to face an empty goal.
You used a tactical foul in the penalty area to prevent someone from scoring a goal, and it is completely normal to give him a red dot package.
Capers even said, don’t worry, it’s your home court, but you can sue at will!
Now, I have the final say here!
Even so, Barcelona players still gathered around the referee and were reluctant to leave.
Maybe it’s because you don’t want to face what’s about to happen!
On the contrary, Valdes, one of the main figures in this conflict, stood alone outside the circle, with only Professor Bu around him to comfort him.
"I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it..." Valdez kept mumbling this sentence.
Athena is about to be stabbed by the boss, why don't you allow her to fight back in self-defense?
Faced with such panic, Professor Bu also felt the same way.
He was the first to stand in front of Lei Yu before he rushed up.
But Lei Yu accelerated and passed him completely, and he was still unable to catch up.
"Victor, it's not your fault..." Professor Bu held it in for a long time before he came up with this sentence, "If it were Cassie, he would do the same thing."
Not to mention it's okay, but Valdez wanted to cry even more when he mentioned Cassie.
He also wants to compete with Cassie for the main spot in this year's European Cup.
This is great!
A red card in the knockout round of the Champions League, what else can you earn from Cassie?
Is it possible that we have to rely on paddling to win the championship again?
Seeing Valdez's emotional loss, Professor Bu quickly closed his mouth.
In this way, he slowly accompanied his teammate and sent him off the field.
The melon on the sidelines did not bother to complain to the fourth official at this moment.
His main goalkeeper is out, and he must make adjustments immediately.
First of all, it doesn’t work if there is no one to guard the goal. A substitute goalkeeper must be replaced;
Secondly, a player must be replaced. This player should only be the icing on the cake for Barcelona's current lineup.
Guatu looked around at the players on the field, and everyone went through a circle in his mind.
After repeated screening, he finally made a decision when Valdes came to the sidelines.
"Oh? Barcelona has made a substitution!" Zhan Jun adjusted his glasses excitedly.
"No. 4 Cesc Fabregas was replaced and replaced by substitute goalkeeper Jose Pinto!!!"
As soon as the result came out, Camp Nou was in an uproar.
Not only Barcelona fans, but also thousands of Gunners fans in the stands of the visiting team.
"Fabregas was substituted?"
"What do Gua Tu think? Why don't you change Cuenca for Mao?"
"Conspiracy! This cliff is a conspiracy!"
"Xiaofa is the former captain of the Gunners. Now that he is replaced by Xiaofa, Guatu is deliberately taking revenge!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Xiaofa is suffering so much. Before, I was angry with him for abandoning Arsenal at a critical moment. How can I return my sympathy to him now?"
"Sympathize with this guy, Fa Zhongyi deserves it! Doesn't he like his Barcelona master? Let him see with his own eyes how his Barcelona master treats him!"
Netizens cursed and cursed, but no one knew what Guatu was thinking.
The Barcelona players also breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the result.
A dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist, this is the truth.
After learning that he was "selected" by the head coach, Xiaofa pointed to his chest in surprise and confirmed it twice in a row before confirming it.
A trace of surprise flashed across his face at first, then turned into anger, and he even shook his arm bitterly.
Just like Pires when he was replaced by Wenger, even though he knew that this was the coach's arrangement with the overall situation in mind, when he was selected, he was upset no matter what.
Besides, Pires played for 18 minutes at least that year. The game only started less than half a minute before he was replaced by the head coach without even touching the ball. It made everyone feel uncomfortable.
Xiaofa is indeed a Xiaofa.
No matter how aggrieved, uncomfortable or angry he felt, he managed his expression immediately.
In order to cover up the uncontrollable expression on his face, he quickly lowered his head and walked silently towards the sidelines.
He knew that if he vented his emotions and expressed dissatisfaction at this time, it would be the entire Barcelona team that would be harmed in the end.
If Barcelona is eliminated because of this, he may also become a "sinner".
At this moment, Xiaofa kept all his grievances in his heart and silently accepted his mission.
When Messi saw this, he ran forward immediately and patted Xiaofa on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, Xiaofa, I will work hard for your sake!"
Looking at Messi's confident face, Xiaofa nodded and his Adam's apple moved up and down several times, but in the end no sound was made.
"Within less than 10 seconds of play, Barcelona's main goalkeeper was sent off due to a red card."
"In other words, Barcelona has one less player to fight from the beginning."
"Who would have thought?"
"Is this going to be such a bizarre start to the game?"
"Now, is anyone still convinced that Arsenal will be eliminated?"
People all over the world who bought Barcelona to win were shocked at this moment.
Looking at the hundreds of lottery tickets in my hand, my heart bleeds.
At this time, they began to envy those fans who had not yet had time to turn on the TV.
This cruel reality is better known as late as possible!
There were screams at Barcelona, but the Gunners were decorated with lights.
The team members came to Lei Yu one by one and asked about his injury with concern.
But when they saw Lei Yu's "sleeping posture" with his eyes closed, they all showed a wry smile, kicked Lei Yu, and left with a smile.
While the Barcelona players "besieged" the referee, Lei Yu rolled over on the turf and put his arms behind his head.
At the same time, he crossed his legs, closed his eyes and hummed a little tune.
In his words, there will definitely be a fuss over there at Barcelona.
When the trouble is over, when will he get up?
as expected.
Lei Yu "rested" on the ground for more than a minute before the referee blew his whistle and urged Arsenal to quickly select the penalty taker.
Hearing the whistle, Lei Yu turned over and bounced off the ground.
The fans who had been observing Lei Yu in the stands all let out a cry of surprise when they saw this.
"Oh! What a powerful waist!"
Especially the female fans, when they saw that Lei Yu could skillfully use the carp to thrust, their eyes widened and they focused on Lei Yu's vest line.
As soon as he stood up, he saw Van Persie holding the ball with a smile on his face, standing in front of Lei Yu, and making a "please" gesture.
"Please, Gun King!"
"Lao Fan, I'll treat you to a nightclub when I get back!"
Lei Yu reached out to take the ball and walked to the penalty spot with a swagger.