Chapter 968: Header Rubs Back
As Andres Iniesta's shot refracted into the goal, the atmosphere at the Mestalla Stadium suddenly became eerie, you look at me, I look at you, obviously they haven't accepted this goal yet.
This is true for the players in the stadium, and the same is true for the fans in the stands.
It's as if the video has been pressed and paused.
"We've equalised!"
I don't know which Barcelona fan shouted, passed from a local area to a stand, and then quickly swept through the stadium.
The Mestalla Stadium became a sea of joy for Barcelona fans in a very short period of time, and their joy was quickly transmitted to the Barcelona players on the field.
Before Iniesta, who scored the goal, had no time to unleash his passion, he was dragged to the ground by the tall Llorente, Messi, Xavi, and Busquets flocked to him, and then pressed on Iniesta one after another.
They all seemed very happy, because it was very different from what they expected.
Although they tried to equalise at half-time, the goal conceded less than half a minute into the second half saw the score extended to two goals and put them one point closer to their goal.
Equalising now means they can get back to fighting for this season's Copa del Rey title, and that's when they have to unleash all their passion.
Because this will help them to play better in the next game time.
At the same time, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was so excited that he did not hug and celebrate with his assistant Vilanova, but rushed more than ten or twenty meters alone to celebrate with a sliding kneeling gesture.
Immediately, the live director noticed the excited Guardiola, and he was ready to switch over after the slow-motion replay, so that everyone could feel Guardiola's excitement.
In front of the Valencia dugout, it was a different scene, with Carlo Ancelotti and his assistant Baraja looking up and sighing.
For this conceded goal, the players are not very responsible.
The refracted goal can only represent Valencia's bad luck, otherwise Iniesta's goal is likely to be saved by Wang Xiaolei with one palm, and this goal cannot exist.
However, Carlo Ancelotti is starting to worry about the future of the team, as he is a very experienced manager and knows that conceding a goal with this element of luck is very demoralizing for the team, and he has conceded two goals in a row when he has the advantage.
Mourinho, who was sitting in the stands to record, continued to write under Valencia's signature on the notebook: "The defenders are not focused and are easily distracted. ”
He also circled it next to it and wrote: You can try to pick up the back line.
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When Valencia conceded the second goal in the second half, Horvy shook his head and said: "Valencia's tone looks very bad, because according to slow motion, even if Iniesta's shot can hit the goal, it is likely to be saved by Wang Xiaolei, but the sudden refraction makes this shot that seems to not be able to form a goal become a goal, which is a big blow to Valencia's morale." ”
Indeed, this conceded goal was a big blow to Valencia.
The goal at the start of the second half had them think that a victory in the Copa del Rey final would be in their pocket, but Barcelona's equaliser was less than halfway through the second half, leaving them a little uncertain about the future......
Thinking of this, they subconsciously looked at the captain Iro.
Also looking at Iroh were the Valencia fans at the scene, who all knew that as long as the team was in difficulty, it would definitely be Iroh who would be the first to stand up, so when the team was in difficulty, they hoped that Iroh would do something.
However, they didn't see anything on Iroh's face, because Iroh's expression was very flat, as if he was smiling, only those eyes were very resolute, giving people a sense of power without anger.
In the 62nd minute, Carlo Ancelotti made adjustments to the team's problems, replacing Juan Mata with fitness problems with 20-year-old James Rodriguez, who has been doing well recently, to maintain the threat to Barcelona's backline.
The substitution was immediate, with James Rodriguez and Iroh having a noticeable difference in their combination compared to Eillo and Juan Mata.
And James Rodriguez is quicker than Juan Mata, and the Barcelona backline is overwhelmed.
Thus playing a role in turning the tide of the war.
The initiative of the game returned to the home team Valencia, and the Valencian fans in the stands were re-energized.
Two minutes later, Iroh and James Rodriguez combined on the left flank, and Alves had to foul to prevent Iroh from continuing to break through.
Alves also paid the price of a yellow card for this.
Valencia won a free-kick up front from the left, but that position was not suitable for Elo to take the penalty directly because of the angle and remoteness.
Commentator Hyde said: "Alves finally received his first yellow card of the game after a third foul, and now Barcelona's backline will become more difficult, and there are already Pique, Keita and Xavi who have received yellow cards on Ai, and I believe it will cause more problems in the coming period." ”
The Barcelona commentator, who was sitting not far away, resisted the referee's decision: "A slight pull is a yellow card? I really doubt that the referee has some extra income! Look again at our Keita, Xavi and Pique...... They all received yellow cards in normal defending...... There is no doubt that the next games will be very tough for us. ”
In fact, the next game for Barcelona can be described as more than hard.
David Silva whipped in a free-kick up front from the left, and Iroh burst on from the edge of the box and accelerated forward.
His choice caught the attention of Keita, Gerard Pique and high school striker Llorente, suggesting that Guardiola had a pre-match focus on Aillo.
Keita interfered from the outside, Llorente used his strong body to limit Iello's area of activity, and Pique used frequent small movements to interfere from behind.
Of course, with a yellow card, he didn't dare to make too much defensive moves.
Just as Picla finished pulling on his shirt, Iroh sped forward and jumped high before Llorente on the inside line.
At this time, Llorente was still wondering - why did he jump so early?
However, a second later, he knew why.
Iroh didn't fall immediately after jumping to the highest point, but saw that his arms naturally opened to maintain his balance, and the whole person was like a helicopter that maintained altitude.
Immediately afterward, Llorente could only watch as Iroh twisted his waist and shook his head, rubbing the ball backwards.