Chi Meiya
Chapter 348 Messi Moment!
Even so, the Manchester City fans surrounding the Etihad Stadium erupted in a deafening roar.
Barcelona was behind!
Manchester City was leading in the first half!
Barcelona, with far more dangerous attacks, had been overtaken!
Pique hung his head, hands on his hips.
Pique had seen through Zhao Gang's breakthrough route, waiting for Zhao Gang to complete his feint before poking the ball away.
But he only saw through half of it.
Zhao Gang's feint wasn't over.
He found an opportunity directly through the gap between the two and sent the ball through with a single kick.
Pique could only turn his head and watch the ball cross the goal line and enter the net.
Umtiti looked dazed. This time… he couldn't be blamed, right?
No one could have defended that kind of ball, right?
It wasn't just me; Pique was there too!
Once again, Zhao Gang crossed the field and jumped down to the stands. He was greeted by a roaring wave of boos from Camp Nou.
The cheers from Manchester City's small group of fans were insignificant compared to the massive audience at Camp Nou.
In the endless boos, a sense of oppression washed over him. Zhao Gang, who had initially been celebrating with the Manchester City fans, suddenly ran to the foot of the Camp Nou fan stand.
There, the Camp Nou die-hards saw Zhao Gang running to the bottom, stood up together, and unleashed a storm of boos and curses.
Zhao Gang stretched out his arm, turning his back to the fans who were giving him the middle finger and shouting wildly.
His thumb pointed to the jersey number on his back.
Manchester City, number eighteen, Zhao Gang, at your service.
Some hot-tempered fans were so angry that they roared, wishing they could pin this arrogant kid to the ground and beat him severely.
The Manchester City players rushed over to surround Zhao Gang.
The group of people let go of the pressure in their hearts.
Barcelona was not invincible.
They had a chance to take a victory at Camp Nou!
"Beautiful! Zhao!!!"
"Too handsome!! Too handsome!!!"
"We're leading, we're leading! At Camp Nou!!" De Bruyne's voice was a little choked up.
At this moment, they didn't dare to dream of it.
Guardiola kept clapping, he was also very excited, but it wasn't time for victory yet.
This was Camp Nou, and anything terrifying could happen.
Manchester City's performance in the Champions League knockout stage had always been less stable than in the league.
Whether it was Juventus or Monaco, there had been major problems.
Now facing a team like Barcelona, whose attack was the best in Europe, it would be difficult to get through smoothly.
Enrique shook his head.
This kid was too crazy.
A true genius player.
Creativity, imagination, execution, full of spirituality.
His shot was fiercer than Messi's.
Messi preferred to use angles, but this kid could not only kick angles but also blast with great power.
He could find a gap even from such a long distance.
Although there was a gambling element, he still did it.
"He definitely surpassed Messi and Ronaldo at the same age. As long as he is given more time, he will become the world's number one.
The reason why Messi and Ronaldo have been able to occupy the top two in the world is because of their consistent performance for ten years.
As long as Zhao Gang can continue this kind of super performance for three to five seasons, he will become the world's number one, without any controversy!
This is his first time entering the top five leagues, and he has this kind of performance, he is only nineteen years old, his becoming the world's number one is almost just a matter of time!!"
"Zhao Gang is only lacking a little background!"
"With this performance, he will definitely be nominated for the Ballon d'Or! Even if the national team is terrible, it cannot hide the fact that he is killing the Quartet in Europe! God! If he wins the Champions League, the Ballon d'Or will definitely be in the top three!"
This highly anticipated game attracted football enthusiasts from all over the world.
This year's Manchester City had begun to make a name for itself.
And Zhao Gang, the core of Manchester City, had begun to attract the attention of the world.
As long as Manchester City kept winning championships and maintained continuous exposure in Europe, Manchester City and Zhao Gang would become known to the world in a few years.
The first half of the game ended quickly, and the Camp Nou fans had quieted down.
They were waiting for the second half of the game. If Barcelona's performance was still like this, many extreme fans would definitely go berserk.
Barcelona almost crushed Manchester City in every position, but Manchester City was allowed to lead because there was no way to limit Zhao Gang!
It was still overtaken!
This was incomprehensible!
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Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief. Otamendi's performance in this game was not very good before Manchester City conceded a goal, but after conceding the goal, he showed a tough defense and destroyed several of Barcelona's central attacks.
His defensive level and defensive strength seemed to have been further improved.
Zhao Gang's face was covered in sweat, and he was breathing non-stop.
His physical energy had never been lost so seriously as today.
Taking advantage of the gap, he took Bravo's water and replenished it.
The physical condition of the Manchester City players was not very good.
Including De Bruyne, he also participated in a lot of defense.
The front three also kept doing shuttle runs, quickly reaching their positions when defending, and sprinting desperately when attacking.
Especially Jesus, he was running so hard that he was about to fall apart.
His fast forward in the counterattack brought a lot of trouble to Barcelona.
If that ball had been kicked in, his performance in this game would have been perfect.
The game resumed.
Manchester City's ball possession.
At this time, as Guardiola expected, Barcelona's frontcourt began to press.
They no longer allowed Manchester City players to easily control the ball.
Barcelona's players were generally better than Manchester City's, with strong personal abilities. Once they were snatched, they could launch a counterattack instantly.
Manchester City was not good-looking on the field.
Zhao Gang became the object of key attention.
Because when his teammates were pressed, they would always look for him first.
This made Busquets and Iniesta chase Zhao Gang like crazy.
David Silva and De Bruyne at the far end wanted to go over to support, but Mascherano and Alba quickly went over to cut off the route.
Including Neymar and Suarez, they all rushed over to fight.
Zhao Gang couldn't see his teammates in the frontcourt at all, and even if he kicked the ball far, it would only be intercepted by Pique and Umtiti in advance.
It was difficult for Manchester City's offense to get going, and Barcelona could easily gain possession of the ball in the next ten minutes or so.
They launched a frantic press and attack.
Manchester City's defense quickly gathered and was completely piled up in the backcourt.
"Barcelona has controlled the situation on the field during this period of time and is still attacking! The attack on the left is particularly strong.
Even if Messi is not very active, they still have attacks on the left and middle!
Manchester City is in danger!!"
Bang!!
Suarez quickly grabbed the spot in the middle. After Neymar's breakthrough, Otamendi shoveled the ball out of the baseline before Suarez.
Today's Otamendi had simply transformed into a wall in the penalty area, greatly limiting Suarez's performance.
Messi quickly sent a corner kick, and Zhao Gang headed the ball out of the penalty area.
The game went to the seventy-second minute, David Silva gained possession of the ball, and Zhao Gang rushed out of the penalty area fiercely.
Leading the football, he ran wildly along the middle!
"Manchester City's counterattack, this is a very rare opportunity in the second half! Look at Zhao Gang..."
Zhao Gang, who was running wildly, once again encountered the crazy Little Horse.
Little Horse seized the opportunity and made a sliding tackle near the midfield. Zhao Gang's speed was no longer the same as in the first half.
In this ball, Little Horse touched the ball first, and then collided with Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang fell near the midfield, and seeing Pique grabbing the ball, he kicked the ball back to Ter Stegen for safety reasons.
Zhao Gang took a deep breath before giving up the idea of continuing to get up and grab the ball.
"Zhao Gang's physical energy consumption is too serious, it will be difficult to last until the end!"
Aguero ran over and pulled Zhao Gang up.
Guardiola on the sidelines had a solemn expression. What to do?
Can he continue to hold on for twenty minutes?
He suddenly shouted at Zhao Gang, constantly gesturing.
This gesture was telling Zhao Gang not to continue this kind of sprint.
Defend, stand in the position of the defensive midfielder, find Silva or De Bruyne after getting the ball, or kick it directly to the frontcourt, don't continue to dribble the ball to attack!
Defend, protect the defense!
If this continues, not only will the attack have no effect, but there may also be problems with the defense!
Zhao Gang understood Guardiola's instructions and quickly retreated.
Messi not far away glanced at the score.
The Barcelona fans could not accept it, and he could not accept it even more!
Two goals were scored at Camp Nou, and they still lost?
That wouldn't work.
Enrique stroked his chin, looking at Zhao Gang's state.
This guy…
If it were other players, with so much energy invested in defense, there would be no physical energy to attack at all.
He was running all over the field in the first half, and at this time in the second half, he could still sprint so fast with the ball. If it wasn't for Mascherano, he would have passed this ball out and it would have been dangerous again.
His physical energy far exceeded Enrique's expectations.
Enrique was not prepared to make adjustments to the players on the field.
There would be no problem with the offense, but the defense…
Manchester City's players were declining in physical energy very quickly, and there should not be many opportunities to launch a quality attack.
It was time to show real skills!
Enrique looked at Messi with bright eyes.
Ter Stegen pushed the ball to Pique, and Pique dribbled the ball forward slowly.
He could also be the starting point of Barcelona's attack.
These players discovered by Guardiola all had good ball-handling and dribbling abilities.
Busquets took the ball and continued to organize.
The Manchester City players did not press, but stood in a defensive formation, waiting for Barcelona to take the initiative to attack, reducing the space, and preparing to use more people for regional defense in a smaller space.
Zhao Gang was no longer marking Barcelona's midfielder like in the first half, which made Busquets feel much better.
After a few passes in the midfield, Rakitic found Messi with a kick.
At this time, Zhao Gang retreated from the midfield again, directly to Manchester City's left, and joined forces to defend Messi's advance.
But Messi was Messi after all, his ability was beyond doubt.
In the one-on-one with Zhao Gang, Messi continuously shook, constantly turned around, and roamed back and forth on the edge of the penalty area. Although he did not break into the penalty area, he still found a passing route, and directly found Neymar on the other side with a long pass.
Neymar started his performance again with the ball.
After a series of feints, he did not choose to cross, but actually passed the ball back!
Iniesta, who was standing on the top side of the penalty area, got the ball, and used his skilled footwork in a small area to pass David Silva and break into the penalty area!
"Iniesta's very delicate dribbling! Kompany... is over again!!"
Iniesta normally connected the team in the game, but at this time he was suddenly making waves in the penalty area!
Suarez and Neymar quickly responded, and Zhao Gang joined forces with Otamendi Stones to quickly form a defense in front of the goal!
Iniesta had no chance to shoot at all, and had no chance to pass this ball directly.
But he still had a passing route.
Like Neymar, pass back!
With a back pass, the ball did not leave the penalty area, but went to Messi's feet!
Zhao Gang, who went to defend, missed Messi, and the other Manchester City players were all focused on the ball and did not see Messi, who was strolling around the edge of the penalty area!
At this time, it was too late for Zhao Gang to rush over to defend.
And Jesus, who had returned from the frontcourt, still had a chance to defend.
Facing Jesus who was rushing over, Messi made a light pull and a horizontal move.
Adjusted half a step, and then blasted a shot!
The football drew an arc and rushed towards the goal directly from above Stones' head!
Bravo was standing in the middle of the goal and had already reacted quickly, but this ball was a dead corner!
The angle was too tricky!
Wow!!
The football hit the net!
The ball went in!
Messi scored twice!
Barcelona equalized the score 2-2 at home!
In an instant, the entire Camp Nou fans raised their hands high and shouted with affection!
Messi!
Their favorite player stood up again when Barcelona was on the verge of desperation!
The King of Camp Nou, the Soul of Red and Blue!
The entire Camp Nou resounded with a unified huge wave of sound.
"Leo..."
"Messi!"
"Leo! Leo!! Messi!!!"
Neymar, Suarez, and Iniesta rushed towards Messi.
Messi looked up at the starry sky of Camp Nou and opened his arms.
Neymar jumped directly on Messi excitedly and raised his arms and shouted!
Enrique clenched his fists hard, it's still you!
Guardiola exhaled and shook his head.
He always thought that Messi was the most perfect player in the world.
It was so in the past, it is so now, and it is so every day.
He used to think that the future might be like this, but the appearance of Zhao Gang made him change his mind.
One day in the future, Zhao Gang will surpass his most proud disciple.
And at this time in Dragon Country, Messi's fans were also in a frenzy.
In this world, Ronaldo and Messi are the stars with the most fans.
In Dragon Country, when Manchester City faced Real Madrid and Barcelona, a considerable number of fans hoped that Manchester City would lose and Zhao Gang would score.
The same was true today. Seeing Messi score, these fans cheered and shouted wonderful and handsome!
Zhao Gang stood in the penalty area, constantly adjusting his breathing.
The game had reached the eighty-third minute.
He really didn't have much physical energy to continue attacking.
Once he attacked, it would be difficult to retreat quickly.
After Manchester City kicked off in the center circle, Barcelona instantly started pressing.
Zhao Gang did not panic, leaned against Busquets, attracted Suarez and Iniesta, and suddenly turned around. Before the encirclement was formed, Zhao Gang rushed out!
De Bruyne moved forward quickly. His judgment was correct. Even if Zhao Gang's physical energy had declined seriously, his passing accuracy was still there!
De Bruyne, who was running, received the ball and accelerated again!
"This ball still passed! De Bruyne! Mascherano's follow-up defense was a little slow. De Bruyne has a chance to cross!
Aguero and Sterling are two response points!"
"De Bruyne's pass!"
De Bruyne flashed an angle and kicked the ball into the penalty area.
Aguero gritted his teeth, looking at the football passing over his head.
This ball was not passed to him!
Pique's follow-up defense, Aguero could hardly grab this kind of high-altitude ball.
So what De Bruyne was looking for was the back point!
Sterling stepped on the accelerator and rushed to the front of the goal, Alba had been thrown behind him!
"Sterling! Sterling!!!" The commentator almost broke his voice.
Zhao Gang, who was near the midfield, stood there with no expression on his face, with his hands raised above his head.
Sterling twisted his butt, bared his teeth, rushed forward, and headed the ball!
Then the whole person crashed into the goal post!
Ter Stegen at the near corner blocked the route!
Sterling shook his head and headed a far corner!
"Far corner!"
The football drew an arc and headed towards the far corner. It was not fast, but Ter Stegen had no chance to rush over.
As long as a ball landed inside the goal, it would go in!