Chapter 65 Time is running out for Barcelona

Martino's choice not to trade Messi may also have his reasons. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAs the best footballer in the world at the moment, maybe Messi broke out in the second half?

As an Argentine, Martino chose to absolutely believe in Messi's ability.

On the other side, another Argentine is giving Atletico Madrid's players how to cause problems for Messi and his team.

Simeone said to the players with a solemn face: "There are forty-five minutes left in the game, consistency is more important than anything else. Time is on our side! I was happy with Messi's control in the first half, and continued to do so in the second half, cutting off his connection with the midfielder and not letting him get the ball up front! ”

The players nodded their heads, and as opponents in the same league, Atletico Madrid's players know Messi's power best, and they will not let their guard down on the world's best player just because Messi's performance in the first half was mediocre.

'Keep putting pressure on them in midfield, the mistakes we made in the first half must not be repeated in the second half!'

The Atletico players still just nodded. They didn't get excited, they didn't chant slogans or anything like that. Now the most important thing for Atletico is not to be hot-headed, to stay calm, to focus on defending and to look for opportunities to counter-attack!

Before the start of the second half, Sanchez stood on the sidelines and was ready to come on as a substitute, while Cesc Fabregas sat directly on the bench.

Messi finally started to get a little lively at the start of the second half. Hesitating Sanchez to come on, Messi returned to the middle of the pitch.

In the 48th minute, Messi broke through with the ball and was brought to the ground by Felipe outside the penalty line, and Barcelona got another free kick opportunity.

It was Messi's highlight of the game so far, as he broke through to create a free-kick around 25 metres from goal. Messi took the penalty himself, but his kick hit the wall and bounced out.

In the face of Atletico Madrid's high-pressure pressing, it was difficult for Barcelona to control the ball calmly, and Messi fell into Atletico Madrid's defensive encirclement and was isolated from Barcelona's attacking system. At the Calderón Stadium, Messi disappeared once again.

However, Barcelona's attack still posed some threats, especially with the new Alexis Sanchez being very active.

In the 53rd minute, Sanchez completed a series of passes on the left and Iniesta, cut inside on the side and shot straight at goal. As a result, the football was saved by Courtois.

Although the goal was not scored, it scared many Atletico Madrid fans into a cold sweat.

"Barcelona's attack created a lot of threat, and the new Sanchez was very active in the second half, and he cut inside after switching positions with Neymar on the wing, which was saved by Courtois!" Duan Xuan said.

Barcelona didn't pass the ball directly into the box from the next corner - Barcelona were basically unlikely to grab a high ball in the Atletico Madrid box. So Neymar, who was in charge of taking the corner, passed the ball directly to Iniesta, who came to respond.

After receiving the ball, Iniesta took a few lateral steps, attracted the attention of the defenders and passed the ball to the middle.

Xavi killed, as the midfield commander of Barcelona, Xavi basically rarely kills this position to receive the ball, so the players of Atletico Madrid will be negligent in this position, giving Xavi a direct kick shot almost on goal.

Harvey !!!!! Barcelona is here again!! ”

Xavi met the ball and fired a fierce shot, and the ball flew against the turf towards the bottom right of the goal. This kind of sticking to the ball makes it very difficult for the goalkeeper to deal with, because it takes a certain amount of time for a tall goalkeeper to fall to the ground after seeing the football. So Courtois didn't touch the ball even though he fell to the ground, and he fell a little slower, only to watch the ball slide past him and roll towards the goal behind him...........

Courtois was desperate that if the goal was scored, it would be Atletico Madrid who would be in a passive position, and Atletico would have to score a goal at that time......

The fans at the Calderón Stadium watched in horror with wide eyes and horror at the scene in front of the goal. Many people also drew crosses on their chests and prayed for the team..........

God also seems to have really answered their prayers.

Xavi's shot hit the post with a bang and bounced back.

Immediately after that, he was hugged by the frightened Courtois..........

"Dangerous !!!!!!" Duan Xuan screamed........

"Oh........." Duan Xuan was relieved, "It's too dangerous, Barcelona's recent offensive has started, Xavi's shot hit the post, and the post saved Atletico Madrid!" ”

Seeing that his divine gate was blocked by the pillar, Harvey also held his head in his hands in disappointment and frustration.

This ball itself is still too focused on angles......

Martino's face was full of frustration on the sidelines, and then he began to applaud the team's performance.

At least the facts show that he still had a good effect when he replaced Sanchez. Now Barcelona's offensive is gradually picking up.

Simeone stood on the sidelines with a frown, and now Atletico's defence is a little shaky. Of course, he also understands that in a 90-minute game, Atletico Madrid could not afford to let Barcelona have no chance to attack dangerously. After all, the opposite team is one of the strongest attacking teams in the world, and his Atletico Madrid is not a team of the same level as the opponent in terms of personnel composition.

But of course he won't raise his hand and surrender because the lineup is not as good as the opponent, this is a football game, and it won't change the rules because the opposite side is full of stars worth tens of millions, while Atletico Madrid's side looks much more slender.

So Simeone is now ready to make a substitution, and now is the time to replace a new force to strengthen the team's vitality.

In the 60th minute of the game, he replaced Adrian with Diego. Adrian is still a relatively attacking player, while Diego is a defensive midfielder. Simeone continued to intensify his interceptions and pressing in midfield.

For Atletico Madrid, the most important thing now is to make the game go faster, and Adrian is eager to give each other a high-five when he comes off the pitch. He jogged to the sidelines after referee Webber intervened, and when he was about to leave the pitch, he stopped to applaud the crowd chanting his name.

This time, the Barcelona players couldn't stand it anymore, and Sanchez walked directly forward and tried to quickly push Adrian off the pitch. At this moment, Adrian simply listened to it and quarreled with Sanchez.

It can be seen that as the game time goes by, Barcelona is also starting to be a little impatient. By the time Atletico Madrid made the substitution, it had already reached 62 minutes – Atletico Madrid took two minutes to make a substitution, which fully illustrated the attitude of the Atletico players towards the next game.

When the game resumed, Barcelona continued to organize the attack, but they were under a lot of defensive pressure from Atletico Madrid in the midfield, which made their offensive organization in the midfield unable to be smooth, and under the impression of anxious mentality, the Barcelona players gradually lost the patience to slowly organize the attack in the midfield.

The passing game time is also a constant reminder to the Barcelona players that time is running out for them!