Chapter 318: The mountains and rivers are exhausted
Nyema's face of pain and despair appeared on the TV, but the Chinese fans in front of the TV were more painful and despaired than him. Did they stay up late to watch the game just to accept such a result?
The main goalkeeper was sent off after being awarded a penalty. In the following time, Hoffenheim couldn't help but fall behind with one goal and was at a disadvantage in terms of number of people.
This game ended almost early. In today's world football, few teams can reverse Barcelona's without one player.
How strong is Inter Milan overall last season? Under Mourinho's leadership, they could not stand firm and used the iron barrel formation to deal with Barcelona. They could not hold on for 90 minutes, and almost made their opponent turn the tables.
Not to mention that Hoffenheim is still behind now and needs to equalize the score, he has to push out the attack, and the gap behind them will give Barcelona more chances to score goals.
Barcelona just need to catch this one and rewrite the score to 4:2, and the game will end. They will reach the top of Europe for the second time in three years. Such a result is very, very amazing.
Is Hoffenheim really over?
He Ping on the TV is making a fuss for Hoffenheim: "This is unfair! Such a penalty is worth discussing. Enyema is indeed a foul, but it is enough to give a penalty, at most a yellow card warning, there is no need to give a red card... What can I do with a red card? It will make this game lose suspense and excitement! So far, this final has been the most exciting final in the Champions League in recent years. But it will be strangled because of the referee's red card!"
He was still complaining, but everyone no longer cared about his voice. Because no matter how much a commentator complained, what is the use of? In addition to making everyone even more unhappy, can the referee also change the penalty for the game? Look at the players, they surrounded the referee and could not shake the referee's determination.
※※※Pedro just got up from the ground and was hugged by Barcelona's teammates. They were celebrating.
Hoffenheim players flocked to the referee, and their complaints were of various reasons. Some protested that Pedrona was a fake fall, while others thought it was too much to give a red card.
But no matter how they complained or protested, the referee was unmoved, shook his head and waved his hand, and signaled the Hoffenheim player surrounding him to retreat quickly and not delay the game.
Among them, Salihovic also contradicted the referee because of his excitement and received a yellow card.
Barcelona fans in the stands were cheering, while Hoffenheim fans unceremoniously tilted all the boos to the referee.
But no matter how they do it, the result of this matter cannot be changed - Hoffenheim will be sent off and will be awarded a penalty.
The Chinese fans on the Internet were also very disappointed with this result, and they were all indignant: "Damn! The universe team has started the godfather mode! Everyone run away!"
"So shameless! So despicable!"
"Ahhh! I said Basha must win, right?"
"It is said that Pu's godfather decided to be the champion of Barcelona before the game. Don't ask me why, I don't know!"
"Please search Messi's encyclopedia on Baidu and check the comments from seniors. If you don't explain, you will understand!"
...In fact, to be fair, there is no problem with this penalty kick, and there is a reason to give a red card. At most, the referee is not good enough in terms of mastering the excitement of the game, and it has nothing to do with the "godfather".
Moreover, things like godfather and godson are all fabricated by Chinese fans themselves, and lack real evidence. Many times, they are just to talk to Barcelona fans and the site is cheap.
However, there is no wind and waves. Barcelona has been taken care of many times in the Champions League in the past few seasons. Especially typical is the second leg of the Champions League semi-final in 2008-09. At Chelsea's home court, the referee kept blowing the whistle towards Barcelona, and with Chelsea leading for a long time, resulting in Iniesta's final goal. Barcelona eliminated Chelsea away. That year, Barcelona became the final winner, and the great achievements of the six-champion were unattainable.
This may have something to do with Platini, who likes artistic football, since he came to UEFA. Platini claimed in public more than once that he likes Barcelona football and is a Barcelona fan... It's no wonder that everyone thinks too much.
※※※Rangnick was very excited after being awarded a penalty. He roared at the fourth official for a whole minute, but to no avail. He was quickly pulled back by assistant coach Zeidler. After Hoffenheim was destined to lose a player, he could not lose another head coach, otherwise he would be doomed and could not play such a game.
After calming down, Rangnick quickly made a decision to let substitute goalkeeper Daniel Haas come on the court. Because goalkeeper Nyema was sent off, he needed to remove a player from another position to allow Haas to come on the bench. Rangnick chose to replace central defender Comper. This was a very risky move. Obviously he had decided to take a gamble and succeed if he failed.
This is not the first time he has been so crazy. In the past, Hoffenheim was still behind the score when the game was about to end. He often sent a large number of forwards to attack the opponent's defense. For example, in one game, he let five forwards on the court and finally successfully complete the reversal.
In the Champions League final, Rangnick didn't care about the impact of one less central defender on the team's rear. If Hoffenheim cannot score at this time, it will be no different from death.
Hoffenheim is best at attack, and he can only attack. Therefore, no matter what problems they encounter, they always choose to use offense to solve the problem. Facing Barcelona in the Champions League final is no exception.
Nyema walked off the court with a frustrated look on his face. Rangnick took the initiative to hug him, then patted him on the back, and signaled him to go back to the locker room.
Comper ran all the way to the sidelines and completed the handover with Haas. Haas ran back to the goal to defend the penalty.
Barcelona sent Messi to take the penalty kick. In the Champions League scorer list, Chu Zhongtian ranked first with nine goals, but Messi was only one goal behind him. If Messi could score this penalty kick, then he could tie the scorer list with Chu Zhongtian. If he could still score, he could monopolize the top scorer list.
Messi took the football from his teammates and placed it carefully on the penalty spot.
The protesting Hoffenheim players have been driven out of the penalty area by the referee. No matter how unwilling they are, they can only accept such a result.
Haas, who had just come up, only warmed up for three minutes and was unable to stop Messi's shot. The Argentine genius easily sent the football into the goal.
"gooooooooooooooool!! Messi! Rio Messi! Barcelona reversed the lead 3:2! This is their first lead in this game! Although it came a little late, it was finally before the end of the game!"
"Barcelona fans can now breathe a sigh of relief because their team is sure to win!"
"In the 74th minute, Barcelona relied on a penalty kick and led Hoffenheim 3:2!"
"The ninth goal! In the scorer list, Messi tied Chu! And in the next game, Hoffenheim, who was behind, will inevitably come out in full swing, so there will be more space behind them, and Messi still has a chance to score!"
Amid the cheers, only He Ping was loudly scolding the referee for his judgment. He was also resentful of the referee's punishment, which did not pay attention to the "art of law enforcement" at all: "This kind of punishment is really... OK, a wonderful final was destroyed!"
※※※Just as Barcelona players celebrated their goals, Rangnick made another adjustment. He replaced Quaresma with Van Nistrui, Hoffenheim changed the team, from 442 to 333, three forwards Van Nistrui was in the center, Obasi was on the right, Ibisevic was on the left, and at the same time, Salihovich, Chu Zhongtian, and Sana formed a parallel midfielder.
Rangnick is going to fight.
"Oh! The respectable Hoffenheim! I think no matter what the final result is, they have won the respect of the whole world. With one less person, they did not retreat and defend like Inter Milan and stayed in the door, but chose to attack bravely! Even if they failed, they would still be honored even if they failed!"
"Rangnick made a desperate bet. At this time, Hoffenheim did not have any good choices except for attack. But this desperate bet often has a tragic color..."
"Rangnick replaced Quaresma, sent three forwards to continue to strengthen the offense. Now there are more than ten minutes left before the end of the game. Can they get what they want?"
After seeing Rangnik's substitution, although many people expressed respect for Hoffenheim's courage, they actually believed that Barcelona had won the championship in their hearts - three defenders, one less person, and they still wanted to defeat Barcelona? It was simply a fantasy!
Is it over like this? I just admit defeat?
The Hoffenheim fans in the stands were as confused. All signs indicate that this game is becoming more unfavorable to Hoffenheim. What else should Hoffenheim do to reverse this unfavorable situation? Many Hoffenheim's own fans thought for a long time and came to this conclusion - no matter what they did, the hope was very slim. Maybe they were so angry that they were about to lose... Konilia waved the flag in her hand and shouted to the fans in the same village: "Don't give up! Hoffenheim! Sing our songs!!"
So when the Barcelona players finished their celebration and jogged back to their respective positions, the shouts of "Barcelona! Barcelona!" sounded over Wembley Stadium, but the singing of Hoffenheim fans.
“We come from the countryside!”
"We have nothing!!"
"We are extremely strong!"
"We advocate freedom!!"
"We are rural guys!"
“But we are full of pursuits!!”
……"attack!"
"attack!!"
"The blood of the attack will always flow!!!"
"We-is-Hoffenheim!"
"Let you taste - ours - football!!"
The song penetrated the cheers of Barcelona fans and clearly reached the ears of every Hoffenheim player.
Ibisevic and Van Nystruei stood in the middle circle, waiting for the serve, and they looked up at the stands.
"We-is-Hoffenheim! Let you taste-our-football!" Ibisevic hummed in a low voice.
Van Nystruey smiled.
This time, after losing the ball, Chu Zhongtian made an unprecedented reminder to cheer everyone up. Because this penalty did not hit the morale of the players, Hoffenheim wanted to win this game more than ever before, and it was almost impossible to complete a task. Because they were unwilling to lose the game like this, they had to vent all the resentment in their hearts.
Barcelona, eleven against eleven, you can’t win us! eleven against eleven, you can’t win either!
※※※ Barcelona was a little relaxed after leading, and the current situation is really good - one goal ahead, one more person than the opponent. No matter how you look, it doesn't seem like you can lose the game. Hoffenheim is just struggling to death, and it's not worth worrying.
Under such circumstances, Chu Zhongtian took Hoffenheim to play the fast football they are best at again.
The Catalonian commentator was proudly proclaiming: "Maybe other teams don't know how to play if there is one more player, but such a problem will not appear in our Barcelona! Barcelona is best at controlling the ball. Now that there is one more person than the opponent, it is more comfortable to control the ball. They will firmly control the situation, then slowly turn their feet down, and spend time in such control. There is no suspense in this game!"
But now he found it too early to draw a conclusion... Hoffenheim players were like a group of mad dogs, running all over the field without hesitation, scrambling Barcelona players. Their close-fitting presses were even more fierce than at the beginning of the game. Under such pressing, Barcelona players who relaxed were a little uncomfortable.
Their control ball was not played, but gave Hoffenheim several attack opportunities. Once, after a steal in the frontcourt, Chu Zhongtian passed Van Nistruei directly, and Van Nistruei turned around and shot. If Valdes hadn't been focused and quick reaction, they would have been afraid that their goal would have been lost.
Guardiola originally sat back on the coach's seat after the team took the lead, but now he has returned to the sidelines and expressed dissatisfaction with the team's defense.
Puyol shouted and reminded his teammates: "Don't let go of your guard! The game is not over yet! We are not winning yet!"
Under his reminder, Barcelona players gradually reacted and played the control ball they were good at to the fullest.
In the 80th minute, the score was still 3:2, Barcelona led. Guardiola made a substitution adjustment, and he replaced Villa with Mascherano, which was to strengthen the defense. But Busquez and Mascherano joined forces, but he didn't believe it and couldn't defend Chu Zhongtian.
But Rangnick did not play the last card in his hand. He always had the idea that if we could equalize the score, the game could be dragged into overtime, so that a substitution would come in handy.
※※※"The eighty minute is now! Ten minutes left in the game... The score is still 3:2, Barcelona leads. Now they control football, Hoffenheim players can only run away. They are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. This disadvantage will be exponentially amplified when facing a team like Barcelona. For Hoffenheim, perhaps this is the most difficult ten minutes they have experienced in history - the silver-shining Champions League is within their reach, but after these ten minutes, they are destined to belong to their opponents..."
The commentator was not aimless. The Barcelona players on the field controlled the football, and they passed back and forth, mobilizing Hoffenheim players to run back and forth. When they saw that they could grab the ball, the opponent passed it out.
In fact, when it comes to this game, many players' physical fitness is almost exhausted. Not to mention that Hoffenheim's full-game pressing tactics are very physically exhausting. In addition, they have one less person than Barcelona, so they have to run more than usual.
This is the last game of the season, and the fatigue accumulated in one season is reflected in this game.
How many people can stick to the end? What is the possibility of them equalizing the score?
So what if you equalize the score? There are 30 minutes of overtime left. Can Hoffenheim, who is missing one person and exhausted, still hold on to the penalty kick?
So what if you persist until the final battle of the penalty shootout? From the perspective of the strength of the players on both sides, what capital does Hoffenheim have to make them laugh to the end in the final battle of the penalty shootout? Their substitute goalkeeper saved the penalty kick better than Valdes, and is a secret weapon? There are many penalty shooters in their team? Their psychological qualities are even better than Barcelona players who have seen strong winds and waves?
These questions impact everyone, even some Hoffenheim players. Many people feel that fighting Barcelona is already dignified enough. Even if they lose the game, there is no regret. They have done their best, but they just lose in the end, and there is no shame or pity. Anyway, as Hoffenheim, a country team that has been unknown before, it is already a great achievement to be able to win the second place in the Champions League. There are many teams with greater fame than them who have never even played in the Champions League final. Manpower is sometimes poor, so don't always think about doing things beyond their ability. There is no need to force them. They lose the game because they have one less person, which is enough to let them go to the runner-up podium and accept the silver medal.
Just as outsiders say: "You lost the championship, but you won the whole world, and you still have the honor to lose!"
There was only one person who didn't think so, no matter how Barcelona mobilized them, Chu Zhongtian always ran tirelessly, as if he didn't take Barcelona's back and forth back and forth in his eyes.
He is as dead as granite, as fierce and difficult as a bulldog, as inspiring as a blower, and running like a crazy mouse. He was born into a "crazy gang" and never knew how to give in to others on the court. He was the creator of all "miracle".
"...When the game is in trouble, stand up your chest!"
“Never surrender!”
“Never give up!”
"Our Chu!"
"He never winces!"
“its_my_chu—!!”
The loud singing of Wimbledon Athletics fans sounded in the stands.
Chapter completed!