Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 418 Double kill Barcelona!The awakening of Gemini, the strongest support officially returns

Seeing that Lewandowski was at risk of injury, Harvey Fati replaced him.

And Ten Hag replaced Kwa with Luke Thomas in the final 10 minutes of the game, allowing him to play as a left wing-back in front of Luke Shaw.

For the first time, Luke and Luke played at the same time, defending the left side tightly.

Manchester United gave up the frontcourt, causing Barcelona's ball possession rate to soar, but the impenetrable defense made them have no ball possession rate, and in the end they could only end the attack with a long shot.

But the Camp Nou fans at home, until the final whistle sounded, could not wait for a goal to catch up with the score.

1 is better than 3
The loss of the home court means that Barcelona's Champions League journey this season has almost come to an end, not just the score, but the process of the game, which made their fans feel powerless.

At this time, they will miss Habaibu who is at the peak of pass control, Pedro and Alves who are selfless and hardworking, Puyol and Mascherano who are iron-blooded, and Messi who can break through all defenses.

After the game, Chen Xiaoliang, who was booed the most by the home fans at Camp Nou, exchanged jerseys with Messi in the post-match tribute.

The two covered their mouths and said a few words, Messi tried not to show his expression.

At this time, everything is easily captured and magnified by the Spanish media, and once something is wrong, it will be criticized.

Originally contacted through the agent before the game, the next day after the game, Harvey was the host, accompanied by Messi, and Ten Hag and Chen Xiaoliang were invited to participate, and the four of them chatted about football and the future. The event had to be cancelled.

Because no one expected that Barcelona would play so passively at home, and because of the conflict between Lewandowski and Chen Xiaoliang, as well as his final injury and retirement, it triggered a battle of words between the fans of both sides and the media behind them.

When they meet again at such a time, they will be photographed by the paparazzi, the young ones will be scolded for committing crimes, and the big ones will be labeled as shameless club traitors.

The Manchester United team returned to Manchester the next day and ushered in a week of rest.

Originally, I was going to be a guest at Anfield on Sunday, because Liverpool was still trapped in Lens, which led to the postponement of the game, giving the team ample opportunity to prepare.

Next Thursday, they will play Barcelona again at home, but Barcelona will have their second Clasico of the season with Real Madrid on Sunday night.

After Zidane entered the palace three times, Real Madrid's performance improved slightly, and they lost the distraction of the Champions League early, but were able to wait for work in the league.

For Barcelona fans, the good news is that Lewandowski is not injured and will start the Clasico with Messi on the weekend.

But the bad news is that everyone knows that the 35-year-old and 37-year-old players will go to England to face Manchester United next Thursday night. It is impossible to maintain a good physical level and state.

这场比赛陈小亮1球2助，毫无悬念的全场最佳，拿到了14点技能值（93→107）

Originally, Chen Xiaoliang wanted to unlock the skill [good at dribbling the ball from the left], so that he could unlock all three propulsion skills from the left, center and right, but the recent FIFA test report made him change his mind.

Last summer, FIFA (FIFA), which is responsible for the operation and management of football affairs, and the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which is responsible for the revision of the rules, jointly approved the implementation of new regulations on the modification of the offside rule.

Body hair offside will no longer appear, and only when the entire body of the offensive player passes the No.2 defensive player from the bottom will he be sentenced to offside.

This rule has been tried out for nearly a season in low-level competitions in Sweden, Italy, and the Netherlands, such as the Swedish U21 men's and U19 women's football matches. FIFA and IFAB believe that the effect is good, and it has reached the expectation of appropriately increasing offensive scenes. It has been confirmed. It will be fully implemented in the national team competition after the European Cup and the Olympic Games in the summer of 2024.

In order to adapt to the new regulations, the national football associations have also announced that they will implement the new regulations in the league next season.

UEFA is no exception. The Champions League, Europa League and European Union will all use the new rules.

In view of this, since there are not many remaining cup games this season, it may not be possible to save another 100 points, so Chen Xiaoliang unlocked the skill [good at anti-offside]

Skill value 107→7
Whether he is playing as a right winger, or being topped in a no-front formation, or receiving a set kick in the penalty area to grab a spot, this skill will enable him to adapt to the implementation of the new rules as quickly as possible.

And even if the new rules of this season haven't landed yet, this skill still has his unique role.

As for the "big club mission" to defeat Barcelona, ​​Chen Xiaoliang got the free kick lore attribute card of Dutch star Ronald Koeman.

[Effect: In the second half or overtime of any final, if the player is not leading, the single free kick and long-range shot attribute will be changed to 20, and the skill of being good at strong free kick and long-distance free kick will be acquired]

Ronald Koeman, the current head coach of the Dutch national team, is the defender with the most goals in Barcelona's history. With his powerful shots, he is known as the first generation of "guards with guns".

In the first UEFA Champions League final after the reorganization in 1992, Barcelona played against Sampdoria, 0-0 in regular time, and in the 112th minute of overtime, it was Ronald Koeman who, with the cooperation of his teammates' free kick, shot a heavy shot Blast open the gate guarded by the legendary Italian goalkeeper Pagliuca.

Well, this card is not bad, Chen Xiaoliang accepted it.

After returning to Manchester, Ten Hag gave the starting main players a day off. Now for the team, maintaining sufficient physical strength is an important reliance for the end of the season.

In other matchups, Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal. Arsenal, who had been unstable at the beginning of the season, soared in the second half of the season. They have played against Manchester City 4 times, with 1 home and 3 away all tied. The winner will face the winner between Manchester United and Barcelona.

Paris beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 at home, Mbappe shot and passed twice, Dybala made a long-range shot, and one foot has entered the semi-finals.

Newcastle drew with Benfica 1-1 away.

Chen Xiaoliang watched all the videotapes of these games, especially the match between Arsenal and Manchester City. A group of guys seemed to have drunk chicken blood, playing fast and slow. De Bruyne and Seat B were in a defensive situation, and were overwhelmed.

Arteta's thinking is the same as when he played against Manchester United. Since there is no guarantee that he can defend, he should use offense as defense. Only when the opponent is dragged down and dragged down can the pressure on defense be reduced.

As it turned out, he was successful, but not entirely successful, because he didn't lose, but he couldn't win the game either.

When the team held a tactical meeting, Ten Hag asked the players who they hoped to meet in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Most of the players chose Arsenal, which is in excellent form but relatively weaker, but there are also people like Kwa and Lima who chose Manchester City, saying that they want to completely conquer this neighbor in the same city that has won five Premier League titles in the past six years.

Chen Xiaoliang also chose Manchester City, but his reason was that he hoped that Manchester City's first defeat this season would come from Manchester United, just like the group of Manchester United players who ended Arsenal's unbeaten 49 league games.

In this round of the league with Manchester United and Liverpool having a bye, Guardiola sent a half-rotation lineup. Neither Haaland nor De Bruyne played. Alvarez started and defeated Leeds with 2 goals at home, accumulating 78 points , Manchester United, who overtook two games less, re-ranked at the top of the standings.

Newcastle was beaten by Haverts in the away game, and lost the key battle 0-1. At present, Arsenal, who have one game less, are only 2 points behind Chelsea, ranking 6th, and Newcastle are ranked 5th.

Another 3 days later, with a total of 5 days of training (training value 14→34), Manchester United, who was waiting for work, ushered in Barcelona.

In the national derby, Barcelona was dramatically refracted by Vinicius at the Bernabeu. Xavi's team not only narrowed the league difference to only 1 point by their rivals, but also paid a painful price for the injuries of Lewandowski and Dembele .

The injury was a minor injury, and he could return in a week or so, but he could never make up for the missed key games.

On Manchester United's side, apart from Timber and Casemiro's starting partner midfielder, there is almost no rotation, and Chen Xiaoliang has returned to the position of central midfielder.

It's just that this game is different from the last game in that Manchester United has become the one seeking control, while Barcelona has become the one anxious to score goals.

Benzema watched Chen Xiaoliang and their post-match extra training for a long time before the game. When he finished showering in the locker room and was about to tidy up and go home, he suggested that Kova should meet Araujo and Kyle Walker, who are both strong and strong. Can cut inside more when playing with speedy fullbacks.

He didn't talk nonsense, but gave the example of Glarish.

Cutting inside is not to get rid of the opponent's defense, but to disrupt the opponent's defensive formation. Once the opponent's full-back follows the winger inward, it will give the side's full-back or midfielder a chance to pull the side.

And without the ball, it can also actively adduct.

The formation is dead, but people are alive. Can't be a full-back, can't you vent your anger on the midfielder?

Although Ten Hag very much requires the two wings to be opened to create space for the center, but interspersed with adduction in several attacks will have a better effect.

A former Real Madrid player taught his current Manchester United teammates how to play Barcelona before the game. It is also interesting to think about it.

It's not that Kewa didn't think of this, but he is not the kind of player who will change the coach's arrangement at will for personal performance.

After all, he is a player who came from a small football country like Georgia. He cherishes opportunities and has an obsession that surpasses most people.

This suggestion has also been supported by other leaders in the locker room, including Chen Xiaoliang.

So, with the support of someone, Kwa really started to experiment with Barcelona in the game.

The subject of the experiment was Frankie de Jong, Ten Hag's former darling and now Mrs. Niu.

After playing for 10 minutes, Kvaratsheria felt for the first time that the Champions League match against a strong team was so easy to play.

Most of the midfielders in this world have one characteristic. Those with top skills are not physically good, such as Xavi, Pirlo, Riquelme, but those with top physical skills are not top-notch, such as Kante, Makelele, Essien .

Like Yaya Toure and Vieira, the physical skills are all good, but they are really rare and rare.

So in most cases, the more technical midfielder is in the front, followed by a cute animal waist, such as the ritual three midfielder.

But even if it is the third midfielder of the ceremony, it can only be said that the skills of Modric and Kroos are greater than their own physical fitness, but it cannot be said that their physical fitness is poor.

Since the classic midfielder was eliminated, the requirements for the midfielder have become more and more versatile.

Manchester City's Rodri and Stones, who has changed from a central defender to a midfielder, are the best examples.

At this moment, Frankie de Jong met Kwa, who has been studying how to excel since he encountered football in his life, and he really wanted to cry without tears.

Can't follow, can't keep up, break, can't break, stick, even if stick, there is no resistance to oppress Kwa.

On the other hand, Kong De, who played right back on the side, did not dare to come to make up defense under Luke Shaw's hesitation. Similarly, Jing Duoan, the midfielder on the other side, was even more afraid to let Chen Xiaoliang go after the swaying Chen Xiaoliang. To defend against Kwa.

In the end, Messi suffered a lot, and retreated again and again to help Frankie De Jong double-team, and used the little physical margin to defend.

Ten Hag frowned on the sidelines, looked at his former lover, and cursed inwardly: "A genius who plays well is being used as an engineer."

Harvey is also helpless, what he can afford is not worth it, and he really can't afford what is worth it.

These days, let alone Chen Xiaoliang, look at the prices of Bellingham, Joan Armeny, Rice and other young all-round midfielders. If there is no small goal, don’t even think about asking.

The board of directors of AC Milan, who was also short-circuited, sold Tonali for only 7000 million euros, which is considered cabbage price in the Premier League. Barcelona can't even ask for the price.

There is no leverage, and if you leverage again, you will pass through the earth.

In the 23rd minute, Messi dribbled the ball and was knocked down by Casemiro, and Barcelona took a long free kick in the frontcourt.

Messi personally took the penalty and hoisted it into the penalty area, but neither Conde nor Araujo was able to beat Chen Xiaoliang, who stayed in the penalty area to defend the air.

Manchester United quickly counterattacked, Chen Xiaoliang picked the ball out of the penalty area, and players from both sides rushed towards Barcelona's half like a tide.

Timber received the ball, pushed forward and passed it to Kwa, who simply wandered from the left to the right half.

Kwa and Cesko are two bachelors, one really doesn’t have a girlfriend, and the other girlfriend is still studying for a master’s degree in Georgia. After they moved from Rome to Manchester, they rented two villas next to each other. Chen Xiaoliang usually When they have something to do, the two of them go out to buy daily necessities together, or play games at home.

The tacit understanding between the two, according to Teacher Guo's words, has almost reached the point where you can smell whether you have eaten leeks or not.

Kwa caught the ball a little before the center line and pushed it directly with the heel of his right foot to Cesko who was following behind him.

After taking the ball, Kwa ran forward and took away Garvey who was guarding behind.

Cesco received the ball and separated from Kova, and began to dribble the ball diagonally to the left. Frankie de Jong turned and started following him.

One running, one chasing, Sesco's speed is not too fast, but Frankie de Jong still can't catch up.

Cesco brought it to a place 5 meters away from the top of the arc. Garvey, who retreated and looked at Kova, saw that Frankie de Jong could not catch up with Cesco. He turned around and wanted to pounce, but Cesco threw the ball A push to the right teleports back to Kwa.

It was a classic wall-to-wall fit, but knowing it was, Garvey had to turn back again to defend the Kwa.

Because he didn't turn around and come back, hitting the wall was gone, and Kewa dribbled the ball straight in, and a single shot was formed.

Sure enough, as soon as Garvey turned back, Kwa immediately pushed the ball to the center again in front of Sesco.

Frankie de Jong still didn't catch up... Gundogan on the other side chased all the way and couldn't catch up... let alone Baldr who was further away.

When the ball rolled to Sesco's side again, he was already one meter behind the penalty spot.

Without stopping the ball or making adjustments, the young center forward who scored a super left-footed volley in the Nou Camp last game directly raised his foot this time, and pushed the lower right corner of the goal firmly with the arch of his foot.

Ter Stegen, who moved forward to the small penalty area line, struggled to make a fall to the left to save the ground, but facing a single-handed ball from this distance and a push from this angle, everything still didn't help.

Zhan Jun: "Manchester United scored in the 24th minute of the game!"

"The tacit two-person cooperation between Cesko and Kvaratsheria penetrated the defense of Barcelona's four players through a counterattack."

"Manchester United 1-0, aggregate score 4-1!"

"If there is no miracle, Manchester United has almost locked up a ticket to the semi-final."

Zhang Lu: "There are no more miracles. Miracles are so easy to happen."

Only Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were the commentators in the Penguin Sports live room for this game, and there was no Guan Zeyuan.

In the end, Zhang Lu's words were indeed confirmed.

Barcelona, ​​which was overturned by Roma, Liverpool, and Paris, failed to score even a goal at Old Trafford.

Harvey is not Guardiola, and Gundogan didn't feel as comfortable as he was in Manchester City when he came here.

Pedri, Garvey, and Frankie De Jong are not Harvey, Iniesta, and Busquets. They have completely different playing styles and ways of thinking, and Messi can no longer get so much support behind him.

Lewandowski is not Villa, he is the world's footballer, he will not keep pulling, dragging, and running for his teammates, willing to be a green leaf, and Ousmane Dembele is not Pedro.

Everything has passed, and it is impossible to return the lost years after all.

In the second half, Frankie de Jong, who was swayed by Kova, tripped the No. 77 Manchester United winger on the penalty area line and was awarded a penalty by the German referee Deniz Etekin.

Chen Xiaoliang gave the ball to Sesco, who was in a hot state, but he didn't expect him to use too much force, and the ball flew over the crossbar.

Even so, the total score of 4 to 1 has not changed.

After the game, Kwa had to leave Messi's last UEFA Champions League jersey, while Garvey still refused to shake hands with Chen Xiaoliang.

Similarly, such a score prevented Messi from saying much in public. He and Chen Xiaoming made an appointment to meet again during the summer offseason, then hurried back to the locker room, got into the bus and disappeared into the In the night in Manchester.

全场7次过人、送上1次助攻的克瓦被评为全场最佳，很罕见没有进球和助攻的陈小亮获得了5点技能值（7→12）

However, he wasn't unhappy at all. The important thing was that the team had advanced. Apart from preparing for the weekend league match, what he had to do now was to wait for the second round of the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal and Manchester City at home the next night.

Moreover, an article by the famous Newcastle star Alan Shearer in his personal column was widely reposted by the outside world, and also named the reason why Chen Xiaoliang was happy.

"Compared to Chen who fully adapted to the situation on the first day of logging into the Premier League, his two former Roma teammates Kvaratsheria and Sesco spent a lot of time adapting to a completely unfamiliar league style and football culture. .”

"I originally expected that the two may need 1-2 seasons to fully adapt and return to the state and ability they showed in Italy."

"Later Manchester United introduced Benzema, it seemed to prevent Cesko from being in poor form, and I felt that my prediction was confirmed at the time."

"But now it seems that the two games against Barcelona have become the catalyst for these two right-hand men beside Chen."

"Think how amazing it is to present yourself at Camp Nou, in front of the world and especially in front of Messi."

"The two of them did it and woke up too."

"The three of them have scored 66 goals this season, although Chen has accounted for two-thirds of them."

"But judging from the current state, we have reason to expect that in the remaining two months of the schedule, Manchester United's attack will become stronger."

"People from the Red Country have a phrase called like a tiger with wings, so we can also say that the wings on Chen's fierce tiger have been fully unfolded."

(End of this chapter)