naaapseattle Chapter 498 The suspense is over
Chapter 498 The suspense is over
As far as Enrique's judgment is concerned...it's actually not bad.
Compared with the current Barcelona, other teams actually have a certain gap. Even their old rivals Real Madrid and Bayern coached by Guardiola seem to be worse than Barcelona in some aspects.
However, Enrique counted on keeping Southampton from scoring in the second half, and it was still a bit of a joke.
At least for Kiya, he doesn't think his team can't score goals.
No matter what the environment is, Southampton has the ability to recover this lagging score!
Not to mention that the current physical fitness of the Barcelona players is actually not very good.
So after the start of the second half, Southampton immediately launched a fierce attack.
It was similar to the situation in the first half, except that this time Southampton started playing against Barcelona.
They kept passing the ball directly into the penalty area, and then the two centers continued to fight for the top in the penalty area, forcing the opponent to use headers to clear the siege and push the ball out.
And the fight for the top and press outside the penalty area became Southampton's world.
They began to intercept the ball continuously by running and intercepting, and then quickly distributed to the wing, allowing Alonso and Cancelo to pass beautiful curve balls to create threats.
Such an attack is very simple, but it is very difficult to defend.
Because whether it is Alonso or Cancelo, they are not players who need to go to the bottom to pass. Whether they pass near the baseline or pass at a 45-degree angle, their crosses can create threats.
This kind of offense is difficult to block from the source, and can only be intercepted in the penalty area-why was it so difficult for Beckham back then?It is because he can attack far from the penalty area, and then create a threat through his own pass. If you go to entangle him, he can retreat even more, pull you out, and then give Gary who is behind and forward. Will creates opportunities.
Now Southampton is like this on both wings.
Barcelona's defense was suppressed at once.
In this kind of suppression, they can only retreat into the penalty area and keep heading the ball to solve the problem.
As a result, some gaps appeared at the front of the restricted area.
Of course, the Barcelona players are still very concerned about Coutinho and De Bruyne. The long-range shooting ability of these two people is quite good...
Ever since, other Southampton players, they don't have so much time to pay attention.
Only 6 minutes into the second half.
Alonso took the ball from the side, first faked a long pass directly into the penalty area, and then passed it straight to Mane, Mane broke along the side, and after attracting enough attention, suddenly the ball Passed to the edge of the restricted area...
The movement of De Bruyne and Coutinho drew the final attention, with Kante in that position.
Now, Barcelona's defense line is really... no one left.
Kanter's forward move was unexpected by everyone. After all, after joining Kanter, he appeared as a defensive midfielder. He was on the field to help the attackers wipe their butts. He was diligent in the back With a good defense, Southampton's frontcourt players can use the best way to radiate their own light.
No one will ignore his role, but few people notice that he also has a good offensive ability...
The timely advance allowed him to get Mane's pass.
The next moment, he took the first shot!
This shot roared into the sky, then began to fall, and flew directly towards the upper right corner of the goal!
Ter Stegen made a save, but his outstretched hand in the air was still a step slower, the ball flew past his hand, and then plunged into the upper right corner of the goal!
The Camp Nou was quiet again.
Kanter waved his fist and rushed out.
Immediately behind him are the Southampton players!
"Kante! Kante scored! He scored a crucial goal for Southampton just 6 minutes into the second half! It's his first goal in all competitions this season It’s really surprising! You must know that in the previous games, he rarely attacked forward, and it’s no wonder that Barcelona suffered such a big loss!”
The commentator said excitedly that this goal is indeed very important. After all, with this goal, Southampton tied Barcelona's away goal. Even if Barcelona scores another goal, they can only drag the game into It's overtime...
This is very embarrassing.
Enrique originally planned to stand up for a while. If the current advantage can be maintained at 10 minutes in the second half, he will replace the defensive player to strengthen the defense and prepare for a counterattack. As a result, Southampton just added a long pass to the side. The road broke through the middle to respond, and once again overtook the total score!
Now, he has no other way to go.
Barcelona can only continue to attack.
Only by winning two goals against Southampton can they advance to the next round!
Barcelona, who was cornered, could only launch a violent counterattack.
Their physical fitness began to decline, but at this time, they could only grit their teeth and persevere.
But everyone knows that if they still had a certain advantage when they were leading [-]-[-] in the first half, then they lost the ball early in the second half, and their advantage was basically gone, and it can even be said that they had a lot of advantages disadvantage.
Under such circumstances, Southampton can play more calmly on the court.
A calm attitude brings good performance.
They almost overtook the score after 3 minutes. Cancelo made a pass from the side. Mathieu's header failed to go far. Vardy intercepted the ball in the penalty area, turned around and shot decisively. Mascherano Blocked in time and blocked Vardy's shot with his body.
However, the wonderful performance of individuals cannot stop the passivity of the overall situation.
Barcelona then created some chances, Messi's long-range shot flew out of the bottom line against the crossbar, but in the No.708 minute, Southampton scored again!
Under the cover of Mane, Alonso broke into the penalty area obliquely, and then passed back near the baseline. Vardy did not stop the ball and directly kicked and shot. The ball hit the far crossbar heavily, and then bounced back to the penalty area. Ma When Thieu was about to make a clearance, Lukaku took the lead and scored with a header!
Three to two, with a total score of six to four, Southampton has achieved a sufficient lead!
Barcelona need to score three goals with a dozen minutes remaining to qualify...
In fact, it was not until the No.808 minute that Messi scored in the penalty area after receiving a pass from Neymar, tying the score of the game.
However, this draw did not bring Barcelona a victory.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, almost all Barcelona fans booed angrily!
Southampton scored six to five on aggregate and entered the Champions League quarter-finals!