Midfielder Ruler

"Aww-"

The atmosphere at the Louis II Stadium continued to be frantic. Whether it was Dortmund fans, Barcelona fans, or local fans in Monaco, they all contributed their own strength to this Super Cup.

The progress of the game was very smooth, and soon came to forty minutes, which meant that there were less than five minutes left before the end of the first half.

The score on the field is still Dortmund leading the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League champion Barcelona by one goal through a quick counterattack. Except that they are slightly behind from the scene, fans who understand the ball basically know that there is no problem with them leading the end of the first half .

as predicted!

After Messi's forced breakthrough shot was blocked by Tang Zheng's sliding shovel, the referee decisively blew the whistle to end the first half.

The on-site director immediately switched the camera and found Barcelona star Messi.

Judging from his expression, he was obviously very unhappy.

In the past forty-five minutes, if he was asked to score by himself, he didn't even reach the pass line.

As one of the two most watched football stars in the world today, he has his own pride, so being frozen by the 'little-known' Tang Zheng in this European Super Cup made him somewhat embarrassing.

On the other hand, Tang Zheng, who had grabbed the camera many times throughout the first half, was in a good mood. He pulled the two midfield partners, Sven Bender and Gundogan, to exchange the past games in the first half, and at the same time, he pointed out their shortcomings.

This is something Tang Zheng would often do during the intermission, so neither Gundogan nor Sven Bender felt surprised, but listened very carefully.

Because Dortmund did not have any problems on the defensive end throughout the first half because it was directly related to Tang Zheng's timely replacement, otherwise the current score would not be Dortmund leading 1:0.

The Dortmund fans in the stands were very happy. They sang the team song under the leadership of the diehard fans.

The Barcelona fans seemed relatively in a bad mood, because the situation of falling behind at halftime is not common in Barcelona games...

The atmosphere of the two teams returning to the locker room is also different. The leading Dortmund has a good atmosphere, and the lagging Barcelona has a low atmosphere.

As soon as assistant coach Gerico Buvac closed the door of the locker room, coach Klopp praised his players severely: "The performance in the first half was very good! I believe that as long as the performance in the first half continues,

It must be our Dortmund who win the Super Cup! For the king of Europe! Dry! ! "

"For the king of Europe!"

Tang Zheng cooperated tacitly with Klopp, and the other teammates shouted excitedly.

For the second half, Klopp knew it well.

In fact, it was beyond his expectation to lead in the first half, because the opponent was Barcelona. He thought about falling behind at halftime and tying at halftime, but he didn't expect to be ahead. For this unexpected result, he believes that the winner will win in the end. Must be Dortmund!

Abandoning Pirlo in this game and choosing Gundogan is for the defensive strength brought about by Shaheen's departure. Taking the lead in the first half means that Barcelona will gradually strengthen its offense in the second half.

Once it reaches the intense stage, Barcelona's offense will become reckless, and then it will be the team's opportunity!

The fast horses Perisic and Kuba who are on standby on the bench are not just for show. Their impressive speed can definitely tear apart Barcelona's seemingly solid defense system!

On the other side, Guardiola analyzed the deficiencies in the first half.

The first thing he talked about was not that Messi didn't have the physical ability to play his role, but that he was a little dissatisfied with the operation of Harvey and Iniesta.

In the core tactics of Tiki-Taka, Harvey and Iniesta are the most critical links, and Messi is only the role of this system responsible for attracting the opponent's attention and ending the opponent.

Messi chose to break through again and again, entirely because the operation of Harvey and Iniesta in the midfield has not met expectations.

So Guardiola hopes that Harvey and Iniesta can shoulder more responsibilities in the second half and not put all the pressure on Messi.

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While the players on both sides of the game made key deployments for the second half of the game, the commentators in the on-site commentary analyzed the first half of the game through highlights.

Why Dortmund take the lead?

Why did Barcelona's tiki-taka tactics sweep Europe fail to gain an advantage over Dortmund?

What caused Messi's magic to disappear in this game?

These questions need to be analyzed in all aspects through the end of the first half of the game before the final conclusion can be drawn.

Of course, it is difficult to put aside subjective views in these analysis, after all, everyone has a position.

The Louis II Stadium had a lot of empty seats at this time. It wasn't that they were dissatisfied with the first half of the game, but they took advantage of the intermission to come to the food sales place inside the stadium and seize the time to replenish the energy consumed.

The 15-minute intermission passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the Stade Louis II.

The referee stood in the middle, with a whistle in his mouth, and pointed his left hand at Dortmund's defensive half.

Villa stepped on the football with his right foot, and Messi stood less than half a meter away.

The atmosphere at the scene seemed a little calm and rational at this time.

Messi stared straight at Tang Zheng who was half a circle away from him, he naturally clenched his fists.

"beep~"

Just then, referee Born Kuipers blew his whistle.

Villa kicked the football to Messi, and Messi's attention returned to the football from Tang Zheng, and then transitioned to the core midfielder Harvey.

The second half of the game thus began.

The head coaches of both sides of the game did not make adjustments to the lineups in the first half, obviously expressing satisfaction with the current lineups.

Barcelona, ​​which had a kick-off advantage, did not rush to attack. They slowly advanced to Dortmund's defensive half through the pass from the midfield.

The high press led by Gross Kreutz and Gotze returned to their own half to assist in the defense after successfully slowing down Barcelona's attack.

Tang Zheng, Gross Kreutz, Gotze and Gundogan lined up to compress the organization space of Harvey, Iniesta and Busquets. Behind Tang Zheng and Jing Duoan.

For this defensive position, Barcelona has no good way, but can only rely on Pedro and Messi to find opportunities on the two sides.

But Pedro is a functional winger, and he does a good job of protecting the ball and cooperating with the ball. It is very difficult to complete a breakthrough like Messi, and it even caused Barcelona's offense to be somewhat deformed.

So Barcelona's offense fell into a strange circle, as if it was completely restricted by Dortmund's defensive system.

Coach Guardiola sees all this in his eyes, and can only look forward to the changes brought about by the substitution adjustment under the condition of Messi's continued downturn on the field.

Currently on the bench, the only ones who can relieve the pressure on Messi to break through are the Chilean Sanchez, who transferred this summer.

So, he said to the assistant coach Vilanova: "Ask Alexis to warm up and come over in five minutes."

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In the fifty-sixth minute of the game, Sanchez, wearing the No. 9 jersey, stood next to the fourth official, waiting to play.

After Lewandowski received Tang Zheng's second pass and directly fired the anti-aircraft gun, the referee blew his whistle to signal a substitution on the sidelines.

Tang Zheng casually turned his head to look at the sidelines, he grinned, because the Barcelona player who was about to appear was his good friend Alexis Sanchez!

"Is it finally unbearable?"

Klopp saw Sanchez replace Pedro on the debut, and he turned his head to look at Guardiola playfully.

This substitution adjustment is extremely targeted, that is, to use Sanchez's breakthrough ability to find opportunities on the left when Messi is restricted.

At the same time, Klopp made a tactical change gesture towards Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng continued to mark Messi, while Sven Bender and Gundogan took turns taking care of Sanchez who was looking for a one-on-one breakthrough.

Klopp's changes are indeed targeted, but their implementation may not have the desired effect.

Dortmund are not very good at positional defense. They are best at pressing high, forcing the opponent to make mistakes in the midfield, and then relying on Tang Zheng, Shaheen, and Gotze's powerful shell output capabilities to create opportunities.

In terms of personal skills, Sanchez is not much weaker than Messi. Neither Sven Bender nor Gundogan's defense can completely limit Sanchez. In addition, Barcelona's offensive left has Iniesta and Adria promise to help.

Three against two, the local advantage is obvious.

Therefore, in this case, the defense on the right side is relatively passive, and additional manpower is needed to help.

The double defensive midfielders were not in his own defensive area. Tang Zheng, who had a great defensive awareness, had to stand in front of the double central defenders to protect the safety of this area, but this also caused Messi to slowly become active.

Standing on the sidelines, the pressure on Guardiola, the head coach of Barcelona, ​​is slowly decreasing. He knows... as long as Messi continues to gain space, Messi will never waste opportunities!

Because...he is the best player in the world!

In the 63rd minute of the game, Barcelona equalized the score!

Sanchez used his excellent foot skills to pass Sven Bender and Piszczek, and after attracting Hummels, he decisively passed back.

In order to make up for the vacancy left by Hummels, Tang Zheng did not have time and only his teammates made up for the vacancy behind him.

It just so happened that Sanchez saw this space, and Messi received a pass from Sanchez.

Faced with Messi holding the ball, Gundogan was a little nervous. He stretched his legs too slowly and kicked Messi down.

Referee Born Kuipers blew his whistle and awarded Gundogan a yellow card while awarding Barcelona a well placed free-kick.

Messi took advantage of a direct free kick he created with almost half-time disappearance to score the ball, beyond the reach of goalkeeper Weidenfeller.

"Leo Messi! Beautiful!"

"Goooooooooooooooooooal—"

"The best player in the world finally scores! Hooray!"

The local commentator in Catalonia screamed almost crazily, because they had been waiting for this goal for more than an hour!

"Guardiola's substitutions and adjustments worked quickly. Using Sanchez's super personal ability to liberate Messi, a typical tactic of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, is a pity for Dortmund."

Central 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and said.

"Barcelona! Barcelona!"

"We deserve to be champions!"

"Messi! Our king!"

In the stands of the Louis II Stadium, the Barcelona fans cheered happily. Their explosive momentum suppressed the voices of the Dortmund fans and became the master of this moment!

In stark contrast to the excited Barcelona fans were the Dortmund fans. Except for those die-hard fans who booed, most of the Dortmund fans held their heads in their hands and looked frustrated.

They are worried that the team they support will be reversed by the cosmic team Barcelona...

"A player of Leo Messi's level shouldn't be given any chance. The young Ilkay made a big mistake after all without Don!" Marcel Ley, commentator of German Sky Husband said.

Dortmund coach Klopp's expression became extremely serious. He didn't blame Gundogan, but was thinking about how to exceed the score again.

The game time has reached sixty-four minutes, and it is time to make substitutions and adjustments!

Klopp turned his head and yelled at his assistant Zeliko Buvac, telling him to call Pirlo over.

It happened that Gundogan received a yellow card and he could be replaced by Pirlo.

Although Pirlo's defensive ability is slightly inferior to that of Gundogan, his game experience, assisting the ball in the midfield and offensive organization, is something that Gundogan can't keep up with.

After Messi and his teammates celebrated the goal, he gave Tang Zheng a demonstrative look and held his head up.

But he saw Tang Zheng clapping his palms vigorously and shouting to his teammate with depressed expression: "Brothers! It's still a draw, not behind? Don't act like this! What we need to do is to overtake again score!"

What is a captain?

This is the captain!

Appease everyone's restlessness caused by losing the ball when the teammates are not in a high mood.

Immediately, Tang Zheng comforted Gundogan alone: ​​"Ilkay, you don't have to think too much, Barcelona is too strong, scoring goals is the expected result, even if you don't foul, letting Messi enter the penalty area A very troublesome matter."

"Um."

Gundogan didn't talk much on the court. He nodded, but a raging fire ignited in his heart, especially after seeing Pirlo finish warming up and prepare to play.

The game restarted, and Barcelona hoped to win Dortmund in one go.

But Dortmund, who has the kick-off advantage, is very patient, and is very stable under the dual control rhythm of Tang Zheng and Gundogan.

The Barcelona players had to retreat to the half, expecting to switch from defense to offense.

Tang Zheng received a pass from Sven Bender in the attacking 40-meter area, and Gundogan stepped in to participate in the attack.

Faced with Busquets' sudden grab, Gundogan subconsciously pulled the ball back, and at the same time raised his elbow to expand the area of ​​​​the card.

However, at this moment, Busquets, who had been silent all the time, suddenly let out a scream, covered his face and fell backwards, looking very painful.

The referee blew his whistle decisively and pointed to the direction of Barcelona's attack, that is to say... Dortmund's offensive foul!

"Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

Dortmund fans suddenly booed loudly and gave it to Busquets who was acting.

At the same time, Gundogan also explained to the referee that he had already received a yellow card: "I didn't touch him at all."