"goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!"

"World Wave! Absolute World Wave!!!"

"A long shot from Rakitic from the left corner of the penalty area penetrated Valdes' goal!"

"God, we were joking before that Chinatown's performance in the second half was completely different from the first half. Maybe there is really hope to turn the situation around, but unexpectedly, we really hit it. Two to two, Chinatown stubbornly tied the score!"

"We saw the Chinese City players rush out of the stadium frantically, rushed to the corner flagpole again, standing in a row in an orderly manner, raising their hands to salute. This scene also happened when they played against Real Madrid away, but now, it appears again at the Camp Nou Stadium, which is likely to become the standard way for Chinese City players to celebrate goals."

"Look at the slow motion replay, the whole goal came from an interception from Ilia Lamendi. He poked the ball under Iniesta's feet. After Carvajal grabbed the ball, he quickly passed it to Cork in front. Cork passed Herrera again, and then passed it forward to Rakitic. The entire defender counterattack in Chinatown was very fast, and it was all passed with one kick."

"Barcelona's defense was also very timely. Xavi retreated all the way to Rakitic. The Croatian midfielder's dribble was still very stable, reflecting his outstanding footwork skills. He didn't give Xavi a chance, and then he was assigned to Hazard on the left side."

"The key role of the top player was reflected at this moment. Hazard dribbled the ball alone and attacked Alves directly, but at this time it attracted at least two defensive players, Alves and Xavi. Otamendi behind him was also actively paying attention to assisting defense and protection. They were obviously very afraid of Hazard's personal ability."

"Belgium's one-on-four when he was in Real Madrid left a deep impression on everyone, and no one dared to be careless, but this time Hazard was very smart and suddenly did it back after attracting the attention of the defensive."

"Rakitic has no defense, and Hazard's kick is very comfortable, so he waited for the ball to come and kicked it directly. After the arc ball crossed the defender in the penalty area, there was a very obvious drop and it fell directly to the right side of the goal. In order to defend Hazard, Valdes leaned to the left and was powerless to attack this shot."

"This is a very exciting counterattack cooperation, and Rakitic finally made a high-quality world-wave long-range shot."

"After joining Chinatown, Croatia's midfielder quickly became the team's midfield pillar and performed very well. Perhaps he was not as good as Jamele Rodriguez in creating opportunities and assists, but he was more comprehensive, able to attack and defend, and could have an unexpected long-range shot at critical moments."

“Rakitic is definitely one of the most impressive midfielders in La Liga this season.”

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The TV commentator praised the players of Chinatown, especially the goal-scoring hero Rakitic. This long-range shot was indeed very beautiful and wonderful, and it was definitely a rare world shot.

More importantly, this shot equalized the score for Chinatown.

Gao Han was also a little surprised by the team's performance in the second half. Even after Aubameyang scored, he hoped that the team could maintain a one-to-two score. Even if he lost away, a away goal would give Chinatown a glimmer of hope at home. Then he would slowly find a way.

But what he didn't expect was that the players of Chinatown played more and more powerful in the second half, and they actually scored two goals in one breath.

"This Rakitic is not simple." Zidane nodded repeatedly.

Just this long shot is enough to show Rakitic's strength, not to mention that he performed well throughout the game.

"Yes, he had already performed well in the Bundesliga when I coached Bayern Munich. He was once the most promising midfielder in European football. He was even more outstanding than Modric at one time and won everyone's recognition. However, his development at Schalke Zero 4 was not satisfactory, which made us Chinatown get a big advantage."

As Gao Han said, Rakitic became famous very early, but his development was indeed not satisfactory. Even now, he shined in the La Liga, but compared with everyone's expectations for him back then, it was still much inferior.

The main reason is that during the past few years at Schalke 04, he wasted his time in vain during the years when young players needed to exercise the most, resulting in limited progress. Otherwise, his achievements would have been higher than they are now.

"This is how young players are, full of crises, full of uncertainty, injuries, environment, football style, and even a little fluctuation in their hearts may cause him to fail to develop." Zidane was also full of sighs.

After he retired, he had been optimistic about many French players, but many of them failed to play.

"It's already good like Rakitic. If it continues to develop according to the current trend, it will at least be a European first-tier midfielder, but more people have fallen to the point where they don't even have to play in the game, such as Portillo and Pavin of Real Madrid back then." Marklele also said with emotion.

When Marklele and Zidane played for Real Madrid, Portillo and Pavin were the two most favored rookies in Real Madrid's team. Portillo was optimistic that he could inherit Raul's legacy, and Pavin was also valued by Real Madrid's management and even introduced the so-called Zidanega Pavin policy.

But the development of these two players was not satisfactory later.

After Bosque left Real Madrid, Portillo failed to gain trust and was soon loaned to Serie A, which was incompatible with his football style. He failed to get a chance. He then went to many different teams, but he failed to perform. Now he has joined Las Palma in the Spanish Second Division, but he has not gotten a chance to play so far.

Pavin's situation is not much better than Portilo. This local central defender who once stood side by side with Zidane went to Zaragoza after leaving Real Madrid and performed poorly. He joined Arles, who was in the French Ligue 2 last summer, but he did not get a chance.

In a blink of an eye, these two former teammates are now in their early thirties. Looking back on their past glory, their loneliness now really makes people feel sad and regretful about it.

"It is his luck that Rakitic can meet you." Zidane looked at Gao Han in admiration.

If he hadn't met Gao Han, Rakitic might have transferred to other teams, but it would be hard to say whether he could play and whether he could be so glorious when he played Barcelona like now.

"I'm also a gamble. He didn't perform well at Schalke Zero 4, but I believe his strength." Gao Han smiled slightly. Of course he wouldn't say that he had inspected Rakitic with his keen eyes and knew that although the Croatians had not developed as expected, their strength was not bad, so he decided to sign.

"Pochettino's on-site command in this game seems to be much more mature, and the substitution is also very targeted and has ideas. If he can keep the score of 2-2, then there will be a chance to play in the second round." Zidane praised with a smile.

The away game was tied with Barcelona by 2, and Chinatown won two valuable away goals, not only did they have the initiative when returning to home, because Barcelona must score.

When Sergio Garcia heard this, she shook her head and smiled bitterly: "What if she lost two more goals in the first half of the second leg?"

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and couldn't help laughing loudly, a little helpless.

If Chinatown still plays like this after returning to home court, then Chinatown deserves to be unable to advance.

Gao Han was helpless about this and kept shaking his head. He was completely unsure of what problems Chinatown was facing now. Perhaps it was really a psychological factor, but this was too elusive.

"For the sake of security, I think Pochettino should defend the defensively in the second round first, just in case," Zidane suggested.

If this game is a draw, Barcelona will definitely attack away, and Chinatown is just in a stable defense and counterattack.

"Don't talk so early, let's wait until the game is over."

Gao Han shook his head and smiled, "The game is nearly ten minutes left, and Chinatown may not be able to defend it."

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It is indeed as Gao Han said.

In the last ten minutes of the game, Barcelona almost desperately launched an attack on the goal of Chinatown.

Guardiola and Barcelona players are obviously very clear that if they draw two to two at home, it will be very unfavorable for Barcelona. In the away game in the second leg, they will be very passive.

On the contrary, Chinatown, with two away goals, will have more initiative in the second round, which Barcelona don't want to see, because they have also experienced Chinatown's defense in this game.

Pochettino is from a central defender and is also a student of Bielsa. He has a very high attainment in pressing and oppressing. If he ends with a draw, the second round will be more difficult than now, and it will be even more difficult to knock on Chinatown away.

But Barcelona knew this, and the whole city of China also thought of this floor.

Veteran Marcos Senna has already reached a point of exhaustion in this game, but she still gritted her teeth and struggled to support her, and kept calling on her teammates to withstand Barcelona's attack.

The home team launched wave after wave of offensives, but Chinatown blocked Barcelona's attack again and again in the penalty area and outside the goal, causing the home team to return in vain again and again.

By the end of the stoppage time, almost both sides fought to the point of weakness, and many players were even unable to take any steps.

But the referee still blew the whistle to the end of the game.

Two to two, Chinatown stubbornly tied Barcelona away.

At the moment the whistle sounded, many players from both teams collapsed directly on the court.

Chinatown's head coach Pochettino, coaching staff members and all the substitutes rushed into the stadium frantically, as if Chinatown won the Champions League championship, and was so excited that he was overwhelmed.

On the contrary, Barcelona's players were all a little excited.

Otamendi took off his jersey and took the initiative to go to Chinatown to congratulate his former teammates.

Although there is still a second round in the game, the desperate battle in this game has allowed Barcelona to re-reach Chinatown and the strength and will of this team.

Messi also took the initiative to walk towards Hazard, took off his jersey, and exchanged with Hazard. The two of them communicated side by side.

Pelle, who was replaced, ran to Ibrahimovic at the first time and wanted to ask for a jersey, but unexpectedly, Morata took the lead, which made the Italians very depressed.

Alba went to Busquets and Thiago, both of whom were teammates and friends from the Lamacia era.

In the stands at Camp Nou Stadium, applause was sparsely heard.

Barcelona fans gave their precious applause to the tenacious Chinatown.
Chapter completed!