Volume 3 The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 173 Running to Death Barcelona (Part I)

Arsenal are at their most dangerous moment and their lead is only one goal left! No! Half a ball more precisely!

"Song! Keep an eye on people! ”

"Li Huan, make up for the defense in the middle lane!" ……

Seeing that the players were a little panicked, Wenger couldn't sit still, and immediately went to the sidelines to give a loud command to the players, and adjusted the personnel on the field, Silvester who conceded goals in a row was replaced, most of Silvestre's performance was good, but two mistakes and conceded the ball hit his confidence, Wenger could not let him stay on the pitch anymore.

The veteran Campbell in 06 was replaced, and Wenger hoped to use the veteran to stabilize the morale of the army, but he didn't know that in such a bayonet game, the old guy was not necessarily better than the young guy.

Wenger's command and adjustment made the players more nervous, even the core of the defense like Song, the defensive action of the time-tested general was a little deformed, and when he made a steal, he kicked directly into Xavi's leg, and the referee Stark showed Song a yellow card and awarded a free kick at the edge of the penalty area.

The Arsenal players were nervous and looked to the referee as if they had been awarded a penalty, and Silvestre was shown another yellow card.

Messi's free-kick went over the wall and into the top left corner of the goal, but his strength was not enough and the ball was confiscated by Almunia.

Arsenal finally got a bit of breathing space and Almunia struggled to kick off the ball in an attempt to give his players a little more time to rest and cool their hot heads. Barcelona winger Pedro was in a hurry and stepped forward to snatch the ball from Almunia's hands. Almunia made a move to smash Pedro on the head, only to be spotted by Stark, who showed him a yellow card, and Arsenal received three yellow cards in a row within five minutes, making their backline even worse.

Barcelona's players are like human spirits, and after Ammonia's kick-off, their attack was more ferocious, and the back line was pressed to the center circle. Messi's breakthrough, Xavi's ball, Iniesta's escape are all perfect, and at this moment, every inch of turf at Camp Nou is blowing the horn of attack.

Arsenal are in danger in a row.

Keita's header from inside the box was denied by Almunia's leg.

Messi's shot through Vermaelen and Silvestre was saved by Almunia bravely, and Pedro's follow-up shot was cleared by Li Huan on the goal line.

Henry's shot from a tight angle then hit the post.

Relying on Almunia's brave performance, the help of the goalpost and Li Huan's rescue, Arsenal blocked Barcelona's stormy 10-minute attack.

Just when Barcelona slowed down the tempo and was ready to take a breath to continue attacking, Arsenal's counterattack did not hesitate to start, with Chelsea's previous experience, Arsenal did not want to sit still, they wanted to use counterattacks to put pressure on the opponent, so that they did not dare to unscrupulously put their forces into the attack.

Almunia's hand tossed the ball to Li Huan.

Pedro followed up and scrambled, Messi moved from the middle, Xavi moved to the wing, and Barcelona immediately came over and surrounded by many people.

Li Huan wanted to get out of the danger zone quickly, but Pedro kept an eye on him very closely, and grabbed his clothes with his hand from behind, so that he couldn't speed up, and the referee Stark saw that Li Huan was still running, so he ignored such an action.

Just slowed down, Messi and Xavi surrounded it, it turned out that at this time there was still Nasri who could answer it, but in the case of the Barcelona army, Nasri's side also followed closely, Li Huan was caught and did not have a good passing route, so he could only rely on his own strength to break through, or pass back.

Li Huan chose a strong break, the player behind him is Campbell, Li Huan doesn't believe that a central defender can pass a good ball like a midfielder Nasri, rather than being forced by Barcelona to clear the siege, it is better to break through by yourself, after all, the three people who surround him are far inferior to themselves in height, weight and speed.

Li Huan knew that Messi and Xavi in front of him were very fast, so he didn't fake them, he was afraid that if he didn't finish his actions, the ball would be robbed. Li Huan continued to dunk the ball with both feet, the speed of the kick was very fast, and the change of center of gravity to move the ball was also fast, Xavi and Messi's steals did not touch the ball, but a few kicks were kicked on Li Huan's legs.

Messi and Xavi are not butchers, and they feel that there are already three people in the bag, and Li Huan can still fly out, so they don't want to foul. Li Huan's body was strong again, and he was not kicked down after a few kicks, but he still controlled the ball.

When the distance between the three people is within two meters, Li Huan, as the one in possession of the ball, immediately has an advantage, because even if he doesn't look at the ball, he can know where the ball is by virtue of the feeling under his feet, but Xavi and Messi immediately lost their judgment of the ball like blind people.

That is the moment. Li Huan poked the ball out from between the two, flicked his hands, pushed the two little men away, and ran away.

Li Huan is the attacker and occupies the initiative, while Messi and Xavi still need a process of reaction. Their explosiveness and speed are much worse than Li Huan, and in a blink of an eye, Xavi was thrown aside, and Messi was also pulled out of a position.

Messi didn't dare to kick, for fear that after the kick was empty, he would no longer be able to keep up, and he had no confidence in his tackle, so he could only follow closely behind.

Li Huan was aggressive, and Messi was dragged farther and farther away.

Fullback Abidal is ready to foul, at this time Li Huan can't be allowed to rush again, there was a bloody lesson in the last game, otherwise the defense line will be dangerous.

However, when Li Huan was less than three meters away from Abidal, Li Huan had already switched to dribbling with his left foot, and then Li Huan flicked the outside of his left foot violently, the range of action was not large, but the strength was not small, and the ball flew straight behind the central defender.

At this time, the eyes of fans and players shifted from Li Huan and Abidal and turned to the middle of the stadium.

Bendtner was moving forward quickly, and the two centre-backs, Marcos and Milito, were also desperately retreating, and the three of them were almost running shoulder to shoulder, and Bendtner was only half a position ahead.

However, when everyone turned their attention to the right side, they were all stunned, Walcott was cutting diagonally from the right side as fast as he could, although he was walking diagonally, but with his speed, he would definitely get the ball before the three people in the middle.

Every counterattack is a contest of speed, and this time, Barcelona, who have just seen hope, is at a critical juncture of life and death.

Little Tiger Walcott showed how fast he could be at this time, and both the aging Marcos and Milito, and the young, tall, long-legged Bendtner, were left behind by him.

Valdés had already struck outside the box, but he couldn't get past Walcoat either, and in the face of Valdés, who rushed up fiercely, the little tiger could pass the ball or pass the ball to the middle. The little tiger showed the bravery of a young man by poking the ball forward without stopping and quickly getting past Valdés. Valdés wanted to reach for Walcott, but Walcott was so fast in the backfield that Valdés' fingers touched Walcott's shirt but didn't pull it.

At this moment, there is no sound at the Camp Nou, and the fans are like prisoners sentenced to death, waiting for Walcott's final verdict in a dead silence, and many people are praying for a miracle to happen.

Miracles didn't happen!

On the edge of the box, Theo Walcott chased the ball and fired a shot straight into the air from a tight angle to make it 2:2 and 8-6 on aggregate, giving Arsenal another two-goal lead.

Walcott, Li Huan, and Bendtner ran madly in front of the stands of the Arsenal fans, shouting at the fans, venting the pleasure in their hearts.

The facial expressions of thousands of Arsenal fans were already distorted with excitement, and six or seven thousand people let out the same roar, "Kill Barcelona!" ”

The commentator of "Sky Sports" stood up and excitedly overturned the chair, "Good ball! Pretty! Walcott! A lightning counter-attack, a brilliant outside instep pass, a decisive shot, Arsenal equalised, the great Gunners, they did not give in in the face of adversity, finally took their destiny into their hands with a beautiful counterattack, Barcelona need to score two more goals to be enough to knock out the Gunners, there are less than 25 minutes left, for them it is their last 25 minutes in the Champions League, Arsenal come on! Arsenal lads work hard! The double crown is waiting for you, and the miracle is waiting for you! Come on, Walcott! Li Huan come on......"

Sixty-year-old Wenger jumped up, an old man in a sixtieth year, and couldn't help but rejoice in this counterattack that almost decided the fate of Arsenal, he experienced too much torture today, his heart was almost unbearable, the opponent was so strong at home, he even began to worry that his children could not bear it, but these enthusiastic young people resisted the pressure and completed a beautiful blocking battle, the biggest significance of this counterattack is not the score, but the improvement of confidence and emotional stability.

Pep Guardiola's heart sank, the former king of Camp Nou, the Catalan fighter felt uneasy, he felt desperate, his opponent was too tenacious, his counterattack was too sharp, and once he let his opponent launch a counterattack, they had no good way to stop it. He didn't know what else Barcelona could do to break the confidence and fighting spirit of this young team.

After the game started again, Guardiola made another substitution, the solid French defender Abidal was replaced, and the young Brazilian Maxwell, who was good at running and assisting, was replaced, Guardiola was going to give it a go, and the game reached this point, and Guardiola had no choice.

Arsene Wenger also boldly made adjustments to the players on the pitch again, Rosicky, who was not very physical, was replaced, and the teenager Wilshere was replaced, and Arsenal continued to play the young card, bent on running Barcelona at the biggest Camp Nou.

(To be continued)