The confidence of Barcelona's top brass is somewhat shaken.
Spanish Super Cup a month ago.
Barcelona 1-5 Real Madrid.
The Red and Blue Legions were suppressed in all directions by the Galaxy Battleship.
A group of new players were tortured to pieces.
The 400 Million Cosmos team is not as good as... Real Madrid, whose investment in signings in two seasons was approximately zero.
What a shame.
Although La Liga started with three consecutive victories, the opponents were all middle and lower-tier teams.
"Why not send in new signings of young stars?"
"Don't interfere this time, we'll just listen to Valverde...Barcelona can't afford to lose."
Club owner Bartomeu raised his glasses frames and sighed.
After spending so much money, not to mention the birth of a peak dynasty...a group of new players are not as good as the "old and frail" original team!
He has played football and knows that the new players will not be able to exert their combat effectiveness until they are fully adjusted to the team.
If Valverde brings in veterans, he might be able to gain an advantage before the 70th minute.
...
The football is passed back and forth on the green field.
The night wind ruffles Tuchel's Mediterranean Sea.
"Boss, as we expected, Barcelona changed its formation during the advancement!"
"3-4-1-2."
Dino stood up, overjoyed, and then said: "Advancing past the 40-meter area, their formation will definitely become 3-2-3-2! All the opponent's deployments are under our control!"
Tuchel pressed his hands down, his expression not showing much surprise.
Deployment is deployment.
But Barcelona has a top variable: midfielder Messi at No. 10.
It's not a big hit, not a false nine, but a No. 10 plum that can bring about a qualitative change in the team's overall offense.
Who is the best attacking midfielder on the planet?
It may be Messi who will completely transform soon.
...
Barcelona possession.
Li Kang's God's perspective is deconstructed crazily, with countless red lines spreading.
He and Kante pressed forward together, rushed through Barcelona's half, and started to press.
Under pressure, Iniesta could only pass the ball to the back.
The rear is not safe either.
Diego Costa harasses Pique like crazy.
Busquets had to drop back to protect the defense.
Pique and Umtiti opened up the width.
The football moves to midfield.
Facing a group of wolf-like Blues men, Barcelona's two full-backs quickly took the initiative to increase the passing points in the midfield.
Barcelona's formation also changed from 4-5-1 to 3-4-1-2.
"Messi retreats and receives the ball with his back!"
"Fooled Azpilicueta."
"Football seems to be a part of the body, perfect back pass!"
"Paulinho rushed to the forward position at this time, and he used his strong body to hold Bakayoko, creating a beautiful wall!"
"Football is back at Messi's feet!"
...
Messi is 1 of 3-4-1-2 at the moment.
His running posture is very unique, he dives when accelerating!
Rush through the 40-meter area.
Li Kang and Kanter completed their positions and quickly double-teamed and intercepted.
There was no one-two punch as expected.
The support of Barcelona's two full-backs is in place.
There was a snap.
Messi passes the ball to Roberto.
Suddenly...slow down your pace and start walking...a few seconds later, sprint again!
Camp Nou home stand.
As Roberto advances, the voices of Catalan fans become more intense!
...
"Paulinho didn't come back, he and Suarez were at the front of Barcelona's formation!"
"It's unimaginable that a Chinese Super League engineer got a new life under Valverde! He can be active on the top stage of the Champions League!"
"His biggest role is to rotate with Messi and provide a pass protection!"
"Roberto takes the inside route!"
"He got in touch with Messi and made Chelsea's defense start to shrink back!"
"Nice pass!"
"Messi rushes in the ribs again!"
"Take an outside route?"
The fighting characteristics of No. 10 ignited the atmosphere of Camp Nou.
A sudden burst after a walk catch.
Chelsea's two layers of defense quickly overlapped and concentrated their forces to attack Messi!
In an instant, Barcelona No. 10 showed an unparalleled pace.
Belt horizontally!
The left foot landed three times in a row!
Speed up!
Slow down!
Speed up!
Dream rhythm.
Continuous change of direction.
Even if the Chelsea players who were very close could see his movements clearly, their bodies would not be able to react!
"It's over!"
"A flash of red and blue passed through the white crowd."
"Only when the bright moon falls into the mountains will the stars shine!"
"Unexpected horizontal ground-to-floor transfer!"
"Cut through Chelsea's steel defense with one sword!"
Mei No. 10’s abilities in organization, connection, and fatal pass are almost at their peak!
The purpose of breaking through laterally to the left is to help the teammates on the right create an excellent offensive environment!
Football is like a sharp knife.
In an instant, Chelsea’s two layers of defense were torn apart!
The momentum of Camp Nou’s home court also soared to its highest point at this moment!
...
Valverde was shaking with excitement.
Tuchel smiled.
Buffon is eager to try.
...
"Iniesta!"
"Li Kang!"
"A head-to-head confrontation between two generations of La Masia's talented midfielders!"
The breeze by the Rieblanca River blew her black hair and clothes.
The Baresi shadow in the field of vision roared angrily.
Li Kang stopped in front of his opponent.
There is no overlap with the ghost action.
Why?
Iniesta didn't have time to think about why.
After catching the ball, quickly adjust your shooting posture.
The shooting angle has been blocked by Li Kang.
But this is not a problem for Barcelona’s Mr. Big Scene.
Move a little bit.
Iniesta took a dull kick towards the only path of shooting.
Hesitation leads to defeat.
Hesitation will waste the opportunity created by Messi.
Rudiger is already here!
Boom!
The football clung to the turf and blasted towards Chelsea's gate.
Buffon slightly adjusted his stance.
Although everything is under control, I vaguely feel as if I am a few years younger.
Quickly kneel down on one knee, squat down and hug the ball.
Didn't give up.
Suarez almost hit the goalpost while trying to take a follow-up shot.
"oops!"
"Buffon accurately predicted the path of Iniesta's shot!"
...
Studio.
Barrage flying.
-[Messi is awesome! Half a step to the level of ball king!]
-[Iniesta's fuel tank is still full, and his diagonal thrusts forward...are almost in tune with Messi!]
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! - [Buffon also activated the prediction function.]
-[Li Ming’s lantern god level card slot.]
-[Watching the replay, Kante and Bakayoko worked hard to guard the inside, leading Messi to the "matrix" of the side ribs, using various flanking protections... Chelsea also considered Messi's ability to break through laterally to the outside.
Moving the ball to the weak side, like this again and again, Tuchel made a very traditional "weak side protection" deployment. Li Mingdeng and Rudiger promptly limited Iniesta's shooting angle and adjustment time, allowing Buchel to
Feng entered a familiar defensive state.]
-【This is the best way to limit the half-step ball king.】
-[Buffon still has time to joke with his opponent?]
...
Buffon did not continue to squat.
After he took a few steps to take off.
The right arm was swung in a circle!
He made an action of slamming the ball into the front court!
The Barcelona frontcourt players were shocked.
Snapped!
The football fell at the feet of Li Kang outside the penalty area.
Boom!
The night sky at Camp Nou, the rainbow shines through the sun!
"The counterattack cooperation between Buffon and Li Kang caught Barcelona's high defense a little off guard with the change in rhythm."
"coming!"
"Chelsea's attack!"
Diego Costa starts quickly.
Not as fast as Umtiti!
The two of them rushed towards the landing point, one behind the other, and jumped up.
The close-up sound equipment allowed the audience to hear a muffled sound.
Umtiti has made great progress, but he can't compete with Chelsea's beastly center!
"No foul!"
"Umtiti was knocked over!"
"Diego Costa stops the ball, turns around and sprints!"
"The furious blue beast!"
"..."
"Busquets can't catch up!"
"Diego Costa carries Pique on his back and shoots furiously!"
Boom!
Chelsea's striker swings his leg slightly!
Camp Nou seemed to be trembling slightly, recalling the fear of being dominated by Atletico Madrid's No. 19.
The football is like a cannonball, roaring open the door of Barcelona!
0:1!!!
The Catalan fans were stunned.
The cheers of Chelsea fans are like a blue storm, sweeping across Camp Nou!
...
The audience in front of the TV was stunned.
Barcelona made a fussy move in the frontcourt and couldn't score a goal.
Chelsea's counterattack...scored a goal
"A world-class frontcourt."
"High defensive line for mid-to-lower teams."
"Let's put it this way, Messi is exhausted and can't win the Champions League."