When the fans saw Messi easily get rid of Gibbs and run wildly in the empty half, the voice of the entire Camp Nou increased to a higher level.
Messi, 25, is in his best years.
At this moment, he was catching up with Gibbs from the inside at a speed that was just visible to the naked eye, and then passed him.
When Messi completely left Gibbs behind, the latter reached out and tried to grab his jersey.
However, before he could straighten his arm, Messi was swept away like a strong wind.
With just two kicks, Messi swerved into the Gunners penalty area from the upper left corner of the penalty area.
The two of them stepped forward together, together with Gibbs behind Messi, to form a triangular encirclement.
In this position, Messi, who has no reverse foot, has scored countless goals with his left and right feet.
Just when the fans were about to cheer for Messi who scored twice, Messi took the last step and swept it with his left foot. The ball rolled easily between Gibbs and Koscielny.
Obviously, while dribbling the ball forward at high speed, Messi had already seen his teammate Cuenca in the middle with his peripheral vision.
A little to the right of the penalty spot, Cuenca stretched out his right foot to stop the ball.
Ni was already out of position, but Koscielny's body was just in the path of his shot.
In order to ensure the safety of the period, Cuenca did not directly meet the ball and shoot hard.
However, this stop obviously missed the best time to score a goal.
cccni quickly returned to defense, and Koscielny also forced himself in front of him.
Cuenca adjusted his left and right feet and found that all the shooting space was blocked. In desperation, he turned around and used his right foot to distribute the ball to the side where Messi had just sprinted.
Before the ball was passed two meters away, Vermaelen, who was chasing after him, rushed over and subconsciously stretched out his foot to intercept the ball.
Seeing Vermaelen touch the ball, the Gunners subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
But the next second, my heart was in my throat again.
Vermaelen, who was chasing back quickly, had an almost subconscious reaction when he intercepted the kick. In addition, he did not slow down completely at that time, so after the interception of the kick, the ball actually rolled in the direction of Messi.
Messi, who had his back to the goal at the moment, had just gotten up from the ground and immediately chased the ball upon seeing this.
Seeing that Messi was about to intercept the ball again, Vermaelen fell to the ground and stretched his feet, trying to shovel the ball out of bounds.
No matter how many times I calculated, I still missed one step.
Messi is so fast!
Not only is he fast, he also has a quick mind and can turn around faster!
Messi's first step after chasing the ball was to lift his left leg and land on the other side of the ball, using his body to protect the ball.
When he wanted to use his left foot to turn around, Vermaelen's sliding tackle came as promised.
Just like that, what was originally an ordinary tackle turned into a behind-the-back tackle under Messi's quick protection of the ball.
Messi, who had not started yet, immediately fell to the ground. At this time, Cuenca and Iniesta, who were catching up, rushed to the referee's side and complained bitterly about Vermaelen's "evil" behavior.
"Beep!!!"
The whistle sounded.
Capers generously walked into the penalty area and walked to the penalty spot, indicating that Barcelona won the second penalty kick of the game.
However, the angry Barcelona players still refused to give up.
Even Puyol ran forward and shouted something loudly in front of the referee.
After dismissing the Barcelona crowd, Capers came to Vermaelen and raised a yellow card above his head.
"Referee, I didn't mean it!"
Vermaelen raised his arms, looking innocent.
"I know you didn't do it on purpose, and no one said you did it on purpose."
Capers said word for word, "But you still have to pay the price for your actions."
"And if you did it on purpose, it won't be solved with a yellow card."
This was a foul committed by an Arsenal defender, and it was clearly visible to everyone around the world.
Only Gunners fans complained that Barcelona frequently won penalty kicks due to their home advantage, but other neutral fans knew that the Gunners actually escaped.
So what if we give the opponent another penalty kick?
So what if the opponent scores another goal?
Anyway, your Arsenal away goal is one less, no matter what, you have to score another one.
Don’t forget, your biggest advantage at the moment is not the score or goals, but the fact that you have one more person on the field!
What the Barcelona players just protested was Capers' yellow card.
If this yellow card is changed to red, Barcelona's promotion is basically a certainty.
Such an "accident" came too suddenly.
The Gunners were leading by one goal just now, but now Barcelona has won two consecutive penalty kicks.
The UEFA Champions League final in 2006 is still vivid in my mind.
At that time, Barcelona also saw the opportunity to win two cities in a row and achieve a lead.
Seeing Messi once again square the ball and stand in front of the penalty spot, the hearts of the Gunners fans were in their throats.
But no matter how they prayed, Messi still steadily scored the penalty kick.
C Ni directly judged the wrong direction.
"2 to 2!"
"Messi scored twice and took the lead!"
"This is Messi!"
"Messi never disappoints!!!"
Seeing Messi hugging his teammates again on the court, those domestic fans who came from afar could not get excited at all.
They always feel that Messi's "luck" is too good, right?
If Messi scored two goals in a sports match, they would have nothing to say, and they might even be a little "crazy" for Messi.
But there were two consecutive penalty kicks, again at Camp Nou.
Looking at the crazy Barcelona fans around them, they couldn't sympathize with him.
"This...Arsenal is so unlucky, isn't it?"
"Why are you so careless? You gave the opponent two penalty kicks in a row?"
"What is this? Arsenal's defense is like a piece of shit!"
The Gunners' defense has been plagued by deficiencies for more than a day, and has been the same throughout the season.
But these domestic fans don’t usually watch football. Except for some major events or holiday promotions, they will only watch one or two heavyweight matchups.
Such cloud fans traveled thousands of miles to buy tickets and come to Spain after seeing Arsenal's promotional video and the first-round result.
What they want to see is a goal battle that alternates in a sports battle and finally determines the winner; rather than a "turn-based" game where the score is changed at the referee's whistle.
However, this is football.
Fouls, red cards, penalties, goals... they are all part of football.
As long as the ball is scored and it is legal and compliant, even a penalty kick is eligible to win cheers from the crowd.
In the live broadcast room, some real fans began to defend Messi.
"Stop talking about it. Who said a penalty kick is not a goal? Go back and take a good look at the football rules!"
"And Messi didn't dive. If Arsenal players hadn't fouled these two goals, Messi might have scored directly. How could there be any penalty kicks later?"
"Yes, Messi is too strong, Arsenal's defenders are simply not good enough!"
"Don't talk about those guys like Arsenal who are patching things together, even those from Real Madrid can't defend it!"
"It's really a twist of fate. If this continues, Barcelona may be able to score a few more points!"
"Guardiola has discovered a business opportunity! Isn't this penalty kick more reliable than shooting? Basically, every shot is accurate!"
"What would happen if Barcelona stopped attacking from behind and passed the ball directly into the Gunners penalty area waiting for the Arsenal defender to foul?"
"You can't just look at the other side and stand still, right?"
"Alas! Wenger is really having a hard time this season! There is no one available from behind!"
"Pity my Thor's opening penalty kick."
"In the final analysis, the gap between the two teams is still huge! What kind of thing is Arsenal playing? What is the advantage of having one more player?"
"If this continues, my brother Yu might not like staying at Arsenal anymore. What a bunch of pig teammates!"
This time, Barcelona's celebration was short-lived.
In order to continue the rhythm, the game restarted soon.
Same as before.
As soon as Lei Yu in the middle got the ball, Barcelona players immediately came over to defend.
And when they saw Messi occasionally running over and stretching out his feet to steal, the fans discovered that Barcelona was definitely going to continue the tactics against Lei Yu to the end.
There was no other way, so Lei Yu had no choice but to pass the ball back to Ramsey behind him.
The Welsh captain looked forward and couldn't see the passing route at all.
Moreover, as the Barcelona players moved intentionally or unintentionally, a "channel" appeared between him and Lei Yu.
Needless to say, this is the trap left by the Barcelona players.
Looking at the three forwards who were blocked by Barcelona players in the frontcourt, Ramsey had no choice but to pass the ball long.
For such a long pass, it depends on luck whether the ball is still in the hands of the Gunners when the ball hits the ground.