Legend of the Blue Lion

Chapter 458 Wait a little longer and persevere (thanks to Yanwu Sanpi for his support)
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Perhaps it was Kaka's exhortation that played a role, and the hearts of Milan's generals who had been suppressed for a long time could not burst out.

Mastour, in particular, was on fire throughout the first half.

He couldn't attack unscrupulously, so he could only follow the head coach's order, almost running two or three kilometers less.

The only time he vented was when he got angry with his opponent during a conflict.

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The two sides fought again in different places, and neither chose to make substitutions.

The game was like that version of the first half, Barcelona once again took the initiative and firmly controlled the ball.

Perhaps it was because they were eager to win a victory first, so that they could play their familiar way of playing football more freely.

It is precisely this that was restrained by Milan...

"They're starting to get anxious." Sitting next to Kaka, Neri whispered, "Manchester City's first half is almost over, and they've already scored two goals."

Kaka smiled slightly and said, "Of course, it's me, and I'm also in a hurry."

"You just wait for them to be in this state, let them attack forward, and then consume their physical strength and psychological endurance."

Inside is like an old fox, analyzing simply.

Kaka remained silent, still with his iconic smile.

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Barcelona's moving castle attacked again.

Artur went straight in the backcourt, and after Ruiz retreated to get the ball, he was squeezed out by Kanter, who was in charge of marking beside him.

In order to avoid losing the ball, Ruiz returned the ball to Beltran behind him.

Then, in the one-acre three-point field near the middle circle, we saw the familiar scene.

Beltran passed the ball to Alenia next to him, and Alenia then passed the ball to the wing and gave it to Roberto.

Roberto cuts in along the touchline, and after two or three steps with the ball, after Berardi blocks the way, he distributes the ball to Arthur behind him.

Again, Arthur gave the ball to Beltran...

To be honest, Barcelona's style of play has been used for almost 20 years, and it is very unspectacular.

It's more about passing, speeding up, and guiding.Trying to control the ball without conceding or conceding the ball.

However, the current Barcelona is not that era after all.

Barcelona in the post-Messi era is just like Argentina without Messi. It lacks some spirituality and the key point to solve the problem.

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As time passed by every minute and every second, the pressure He Yu was under became more and more intense.

Barcelona has three players in the frontcourt, and Dembele, as the crown prince, staged a good show of dribbling the ball alone and challenging the entire Milan defense line.

However, the show is a good show, but it only blooms but does not bear fruit.

In the end, He Yu blocked them one by one on the goal line...

And the information from outside the field stimulated Barcelona even more.

Manchester City is already away, 3 to 0 Galatasaray...

When the time came to 60 minutes, Barcelona took the lead in changing.

Head coach Nagelsmann replaced Beltran with a veteran, 32-year-old Philippe Coutinho.

Judging from his position after playing, he is equivalent to a midfielder in action.This is a substitution that clearly issued an offensive order, and Barcelona does not want to delay any longer.

But Kaka, who was supposed to make some changes at this point in time, chose to be silent uncharacteristically, and sat quietly in his seat.

It's just his inner monologue, but it doesn't look like what he looks like on the outside:

"Wait, wait, boys, hold on!"

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Dembele cuts in and directly chooses to shoot!
He Yu flew to save and blocked the ball.Romagnoli caught up and kicked out of the penalty area. Milan escaped...

Coutinho dribbles past Brescianini and calmly passes.

Ruiz slashed in, and before Ercolani, he stabbed and shot!
He Yu stretched out one arm, pressed against the grass, and soared out!

The ball was rejected by him again...

At 67 minutes, Artur made a long shot!

miss...

In 69 minutes, Coutinho just wanted to take a long shot!
Kanter blasts out from his side, blocks the ball with a solid leg, bounces off...

72 minutes……

With the exhaustion of physical strength, the players on both sides have different reactions.

However, most of Milan's players are players in the midfield and backcourt who consume too much energy.The three people in the frontcourt are doing pretty well.

73 minutes!

Kaka finally couldn't sit still, he chose to substitute.

The veteran standing on the sidelines, Jorginho, wearing the No. 8 jersey, is waiting to enter the field.

At this moment, all Milan teammates understood the significance of this substitution...

After Jorginho replaced Brescianini, the Milan fans applauded.

Brescianini's performance in this game is considered perfect, and his running distance is no less than that of Kanter.

And at this time, the applause of the audience is also a kind of baptism.

Because Milan's counterattack is about to start...

As soon as Jorginho came on the field, his position was raised accordingly.

The ball is at the feet of Barcelona's Alenia, who is about to push forward...

Kanter jumped out from his side, and when he was caught off guard, he stretched his leg over and kicked the ball away from his feet.

And the ball rolled in the direction of Jorginho...

After touching the ball, he kicked the mountain vigorously and passed the ball diagonally forward, left!

The moment Mastur made any movement in Kanter, he ran forward desperately.

Turning his head again, he saw the direction of the ball, which was coming towards him.

With the wind under his feet, he surpassed Roberto on Barcelona's side.

Jump up and catch the ball with your feet.

Landing on the ground, stretching forward freely...

In his own words at that moment: "It's really cool to run!"

Lie down in two steps, without any hesitation, the game is all about speed and surprise.

Lift your foot and pass into the penalty area!
High center Toning, after he adjusted those two steps steadily, rushed forward with one stride, which immediately attracted two Barcelona defenders to double-team.

here comes the ball...

The position of the penalty spot, on the 12 yard point, took off straight away.

Even Barcelona captain De Ligt, who had an excellent header, could only stand beside him and took off a little later.

But experience told him that harassment is acceptable, at least to make Toning uncomfortable when shaking his head...

The ball arrives, Toning competes for the top!
Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen is also preparing to fly out at any time to block.

In the restricted area, for a moment, all the focus was on Toning...

Toning got the ball!

The orientation of his body, as well as the interference around him, made it impossible for him to smoothly complete the head swing attack.

However, he nodded his head and smashed the ball to the side beside him...

In hesitation, Ter Stegen has chosen to pounce to his left.

However, as soon as it was thrown out, it felt too late...

(End of this chapter)