Chapter 322 It's time to turn the tide!(1/2)
When Chu Zhongtian stood in front of the goal, the Barcelona players thought their opportunity had come, and they could enter the goal with just one shot, and the victory was in hand.
Unexpectedly, they were faced with the most tenacious resistance in history.
The goalkeeper who was replaced seemed to be stronger than the professional goalkeeper... If his previous performance could be attributed to Chu Zhongtian's good luck and confusion, then Messi's shot in the penalty area was still firmly pressed by Chu Zhongtian, which would be very telling.
After Chu Zhongtian went to be the goalkeeper, Messi felt that he had been removed from a heavy shackle and became active again. He cooperated with Xavi in front of the penalty area, broke into the block and received the ball, then took a kick.
This time, Chu Zhongtian chose the position accurately, just in the direction of Messi's shooting. He only needs to sink his body, catch the ball with both hands, and hold the football in his arms. His movements are very standard. Judging from his pounce, people can't believe that he is just a midfielder... "Messi's shot was blocked by him! My God! On the court, he can play the midfielder, central defender, front midfielder, and even play a guest forward. Now he tells us that he is actually good at goalkeepers... How many positions can he play?"
The commentator exclaimed.
"Chu!Chu!Chu--!!" The Hoffenheim fans in the stands kept shouting the hero's names.
What is a hero? A hero is a person who insists on not giving up on the person who brings hope to people when everyone is desperate.
Chu Zhongtian practiced his words with his practical actions: the game is not over yet, and Hoffenheim has not lost yet.
※※※In the following time, Hoffenheim completely gave up the counterattack. They hurried in the penalty area, allowing Barcelona to step down or shoot from outside, but they just didn't give the opponent a chance to enter the penalty area and shoot.
They found that there was no difficulty in Chu Zhongtian's long shot from Barcelona. After he stretched out in the air, it seemed that the shot from any angle would not be difficult for him.
But it is hard to say that a single shot is not a problem. Even a world-class goalkeeper cannot guarantee that he will save the ball every time when facing a single shot, let alone Chu Zhongtian, amateur.
Hoffenheim players now think that the only way they can help the captain is to prevent the opponent's attack from easily breaking into the penalty area.
After seeing Chu Zhongtian's save level, they suddenly had more expectations for the final penalty, believing that they could defeat Barcelona by penalty kick... For this reason, they had to defend the final penalty kick. This was completely different from the confused mentality of defending this offense and not knowing what to do next attack. Hoffenheim players have a clear goal, they are full of fighting spirit, and although their physical strength has been exhausted, their spiritual strength has supported them to fight until now.
Barcelona fans were very dissatisfied with Hoffenheim's retreat tactics. They angrily raised their middle fingers to the Hoffenheim players. As soon as they took the ball, boos would sound in the stands.
"If you have the ability to attack!"
"Don't crouch in the penalty area!"
"You cowards, fight against us!"
Of course, Hoffenheim players can't hear the sounds in the stands now, and they won't care even if they can hear them. Only fools will listen to the opponent's fans.
Barcelona players are very anxious. They don’t want to play penalty kicks with Hoffenheim. Although they have practiced a penalty kick, most people don’t take this training to heart. In their opinion, as long as they take the teams like Hoffenheim, ninety minutes are enough to eliminate them countless times. How could they still have a penalty kick final?
Being dragged by Hoffenheim to the final goal is undoubtedly a shame for the arrogant Barcelona.
※※Messi is actually very tired now. He has basically not had much rest in the past two seasons. After playing the league, it was the World Cup, and after the World Cup, it was the league again. Continuous battles made him very tired, but Barcelona now cannot do without him, so he still has to grit his teeth and persevere.
He was running desperately, looking for opportunities to score.
There is not much time left, and maybe after the next attack, the referee will blew the whistle to the end of the game.
Messi laid to the side, which is a place that is not easy to notice.
Barcelona has been like this many times. Xavi, Iniesta and others pass back and forth in the middle to attract the opponent's defensive attention. When the opponent deploys heavy troops in the middle, it will suddenly pass to the sidelines. Messi or other players who are unmarked can get the opportunity to enter the penalty area directly.
This time, Barcelona used the same trick again.
Xavi, Iniesta, and Boyang cooperated in Hoffenheim's middle lane. Hoffenheim's defensive players naturally regarded the three of them as the most threatening figures.
Xavi glanced at the side. There was a gap on the left side of Hoffenheim's defense line and on the right side of his attack. He didn't see Messi, but this did not prevent him from passing the football. Years of cooperation made him know that Messi would definitely appear here!
Daniel Alves suddenly inserted and passed the football to Xavi before cutting from the ribs. Hoffenheim players thought Alves was going to do two-way with Xavi, so they took a step back and stuck Harvey's route to Alves' passing.
However, Xavi did not pass the football to Alves who was in front of him, but instead passed the football from behind Alves, and the Hoffenheim player was passing the football diagonally to the right side!
"Messi received the ball!" The Catalonian narrator cheered.
"It's Messi-!!" The Barcelona fans in the stands were also excited.
This is the 119th minute of the game, with only one minute left before the end of the game.
Messi stretched out his right foot and stopped the football, followed the trend and went into the penalty area, and broke into it!
After seeing Messi receiving the ball, Chu Zhongtian did not attack rashly. Instead, he moved quickly and sealed the near corner.
"Hoffenheim's defense has revealed a flaw!"
Hoffenheim fans' hearts were all in their throats, and they didn't even dare to make a sound, for fear that their heart would jump out as soon as they opened their mouths.
Although Chu Zhongtian no longer continues to guard Messi, this is still a battle between the two of them.
Messi dribbled into the penalty area, and Kolarov and Gago rushed up at the same time.
Messi was about to shoot, Kolarov was deceived and tackled the ball, and then was easily deflected by Messi. Then Gago rushed forward two more times. Messi made a move to the outside. Gago stepped forward and blocked him. Unexpectedly, Messi did not move the football at all. This was just a fake move. He took advantage of Gago's pounce and pulled the football back slightly.
Just when Messi showed his footwork and passed two people in a row, Chu Zhongtian still stood in the closest corner without attacking.
Messi, who passed two people in a row, is already very close to the bottom line. Chu Zhongtian still does not attack, just guarding the closest corner and blocking Messi's shooting angle.
At the same time, other Hoffenheim players are still rushing to Messi. The Argentine is like a super-large magnet, constantly attracting Hoffenheim players.
Simunic rushed up again. Messi suddenly shot at the goal with a very small angle before Simunic!
Chu Zhongtian fell to the ground and blocked the ball, and the football hit him and bounced back!
"Beautiful! Beautiful..." Before He Ping could be happy for too long, he found that the football was blocked by Chu Zhongtian and actually bounced back to Messi's feet!
Simonic originally wanted to kick the ball out with one kick, but he was disturbed by Messi behind him and did not encounter the football!
Before the attack was over, everyone's heart could not fall.
When the football bounced back to Messi's feet, his mind was very calm and clear.
He knew that Chu Zhongtian had just made a save and could not get up from the ground so quickly. This was the best scoring opportunity...but it was not up to him to score, his mission was just passing the ball... "Cross cross!!"
Messi shook his ankle and swept the ball horizontally towards the middle!!
All Hoffenheim fans were heartbroken when they saw Messi's cross - as bystanders, they knew too well what was going on in the middle of Hoffenheim goal. At this time, Chu Zhongtian had just made a save and didn't come out of the goal. The other Hoffenheim players were attracted by Messi to the near corner, and there was no one in the middle of the goal and the far post!
"Messi's cross! Barcelona's chance...gooooooooo--" The Catalan narrator couldn't wait to start shouting for a goal.
Bo Yang in the middle of the goal did not follow up immediately, so he could only watch the football pass by his eyes, but immediately he saw a figure chasing the football pass by his eyes. He wanted to open his mouth to warn, but it was too late.
Pedro was connected in the back, watching the football being passed by Messi. There was no one in front of the goal, and there was no better chance than this!
He adjusted his pace and breathing, ready to push the ball!
Messi raised his arms like many Barcelona players, ready to cheer for the goal.
Guardiola was on the court staring at the front of the door, his hands were clenched into fists and placed them in front of his chest.
Rangnick and others next door could hardly bear to watch. Some covered their faces with their hands, while others simply carried them over.
When Hoffenheim's players saw the football being passed to the middle by Messi, their faces showed despair and horror. Could it be that if they persisted for 119 minutes, they would have failed in the last minute?
"Ped--Ro--!!"
The stands suddenly became quiet at this moment, and everyone held their breath and their nervous bodies shook slightly.
The huge goal is right in front of Pedro. What he has to do is to put his ankle across and then hit the goal in the future. It is not much distance from the goal. This job is too simple.
He hit the football and pushed the shot!
But just as the football left his feet, a figure flew over!
"Chu——"
Chu Zhongtian flew over low, stretched out his hands and rushed towards Pedro!
The football just left Pedro and hit Chu Zhongtian's hands!
He beat the football!!!
No one knows when he got up from the ground, no one knows when he flew over. Since he first blocked Messi's shot, everyone saw that he was the moment again. He blocked Pedro's shot with an incredible agility!
When everyone had given up, he did not give up!
When everyone gave in advance, he was the only one who said: "The game is not over yet, Hoffenheim has not lost yet"!
The same is true for saving this ball, and the spirit of not giving up creates such a miracle!
"Oh! Oh! Oh oh oh!!"
"Oh...oh, my God! Oh my God!"
All the commentators on the commentary table hugged their heads with their hands, unable to believe what they saw... "Boom!!!" A huge sound broke out from Wembley Stadium, with cheers, applause, and of course, the sound of breathing that was shocked.
"Ah...this! This... is simply incredible! incredible! incredible!"
The Catalan commentator's "goooo" was held in his throat, causing him to cough violently.
In the stands, Emily hugged Uncle John next to her: "That's great!!!"
"My—god—ahhhh..." Uncle John was also stunned.
Koniriya wanted to open her mouth and shout something, but when she opened her mouth, the first thing that came out was tears. Her eyes were uncontrollably flowing out, and she couldn't even wipe it off.
Ditma Hope was surrounded by people jumping up and cheering. They were all supporters of Hoffenheim, but his biggest supporter sat in his seat and didn't even wave his fists. It was not that he was unwilling to do this, but he didn't have the strength to do this. He just felt that his heart had stopped beating, and he had not recovered yet. He was weak all over and could not move... It was so exciting, and the ups and downs of life were just like this!
"We just witnessed the moment of the birth of a miracle! This is the best save in the Champions League this season, no one! No one! Long live Chu Zhongtian!! Long live Chu Zhongtian!!!" He Ping could finally cheer this sentence unscrupulously. Five years ago, his teacher Huang Jianxiang shouted "Long live Italy" during the live broadcast of the World Cup. Now he is not worried about ending up with the same end, because it is natural for him to shout long live without the players of his own country. If he would be criticized for his own country's players, those who accuse him must not be Chinese!
In front of the TV and in front of the computer, countless Chinese fans had just made a roller coaster when Chu Zhongtian appeared in front of the football. They jumped up from their seats and cheered. Although it was already half past five, everyone was tired. They were venting their emotions in front of the TV and in front of the computer.
They followed He Ping and shouted: "Long live Chu Zhongtian! Long live Chu Zhongtian!!"
※※※The football blocked by Chu Zhongtian made Hoffenheim player Sana kick out of the sideline with one kick. Barcelona's attack ended.
But Barcelona players seemed to have no intention of throwing the ball out of the box. Neither of them had come back from this shock.
To be continued...