Chapter 216: A Dragon (Thank you to the soul of Helan Mountain, the new alliance leader!) )
Messi fell to the ground and raised his hand again to signal the referee for a foul.
But this time, the referee ignored him, just hooked his hand at him, motioned for him to get up, and then turned and ran back - Lazio had already attacked!
Jose Passarella snatched the ball from Messi's feet and quickly passed it to Modric.
Xavi came up to press Modric. Modric quickly moved the ball to the side.
It's not Merreles, it's not Ledesma, it's not full-back Barzaretti.
It's José Passarella!
Passarella snatched Messi's football, passed the ball forward, and attacked, but he did not stop there, but continued to take advantage of the situation to cover up.
Barcelona have Pique in front of the attack, Lazio on the side of Sepasarella!
Having played as a center forward, Jose Passarella is quite capable in this regard.
He's got the speed, the technique, and the attacking sense.
This is much better than Pique, who has been born as a pure centre-back.
This is another reason why Bosque chose Jose Passarella over Pique.
Jose Passarella brought the football out, and his sudden forward cut made Barcelona unguarded!
He rushed past Harvey, who couldn't stop him.
When Harvey turned to chase after him, and was about to catch up with him, Passarella gave the ball away.
This time he passed the football to Ledesma.
Instead of continuing to play a one-two with him, Ledesma moved the ball to the wing.
David Silva receives the ball and dribbles diagonally from the wing to the middle.
When Barcelona's Alves pressed up, he passed the ball again.
By this place, the football was already close to Barcelona's thirty-meter attacking zone.
From here, Lazio's attacking speed increased again.
David Silva was intercepted by Barcelona defenders during a diagonal dribble, and he did not fight with the opposition. Instead, he quickly passed the ball to Ledesma, who was already picking him up in the middle.
Ledes didn't stop the ball, then shifted laterally, and the football was at the feet of José Passarella!
Passarella didn't run back after passing the ball earlier, but continued to cut forward. rushed all the way to the other side's thirty-meter area.
Looks like. This time he's going to play the offense to the end!
Of course, he left a huge void behind him. As long as Barcelona can get the ball. They could launch an attack directly behind Passarella.
But first they have to be able to get the ball......
Butzquez came up and pressed Jose Passarella. José Passarella didn't bother with him either, he saw the moment and shoved the football straight through.
Cavani carried Pique on his shoulders and retreated. Got this ball.
Pique was behind his back, pushing hard against him.
Everyone thought that the two of them were going to go head-to-head.
As a result, Cavani passed the ball back to the side.
The football fell to Gotze's feet.
Gotze stood on the spot to receive the ball and did not mean to break into the box with the ball.
This made many Barcelona fans breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as Götze doesn't move, he's a lot less of a threat.
Then Götze suddenly passes the ball!
A kick over the top! The football flew over Pique's head!
Before, Cavani also completed the turn!
Pique thought it was Cavani going to play a one-two with Gotze, and quickly turned to chase Cavani.
But he just turned around. He realized that something was wrong......
Cavani's running direction and Götze's pass are not in the same direction!
He quickly turned his head.
Just in time to see an arm wearing the captain's armband flailing.
"It's Jose Passarella!" The narrator exclaimed.
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Passarella cut diagonally into the box, and he chose to burst between Pique and Marcos, playing the poor coordination between Pique and Marcos.
After all, Marcos only came out in the second half, and in normal seasons, Puyol and Pique cooperate.
Really. Marcos stepped in a little late to make up for it, allowing José Passarella to burst into the box.
At the same time, goalkeeper Valdés saw that the football had penetrated Barcelona's defense, and quickly abandoned the goal! Only he will be able to stop Lazio's attack at this time!
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Facing the ball from behind, Jose Passarella behaved like a standard striker!
He leaned sideways and gently padded the ball forward with his chest!
The soccer ball jumped, just in time to avoid Valdés, who also jumped up and pounced on the ball with both hands.
Jose Passarella also quickly walked past Valdés after cushioning the ball!
Valdés, on the other hand, was in the air at the moment, losing control of his body, and could do nothing but watch a man and a ball pass by him......
He was completely out of the air!
Then waiting for the ball to drop a little, José Passarella raised his right foot and volleyed!
"José Passare-Ra!!"
At the roar of the commentator, the football flew into the Barcelona goal from a small angle!
“2:0! 2:0! Lazio leads Barcelona by two goals! Jose Passarella scored a very nice goal!! ”
The Barcelona players watched the football in the goal in amazement.
"Jose Passarella's sudden forward insertion completely disrupted Barcelona's unfamiliarity defense! He cut off Messi's ball and launched an attack, and finally it was he who ended the attack with a beautiful volley...... The perfect one! ”
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Despite the usual Lazio matches, Jose Passarella was involved in the attack on several occasions and also scored.
But more often than not, he relied on set-pieces like free-kicks and corners.
Scoring goals with a header from a set-piece.
A dragon lore like today's is still rarely seen on him!
Because this kind of behavior from their own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area is very dangerous, the whole process is long and complicated, as long as the slightest carelessness, the opponent is cut off the ball, it is to provide the opponent with an excellent counterattack opportunity!
It's a very, very risky act.
This time. Jose Passarella succeeded!
Such wonderful goals were rarely scored even when Jose Passarella was still playing as a striker in the youth team. Not to mention after playing at centre-back......
So Jose Passarella, who has always been calm, also seemed very excited.
And he knows how important his goal is!
Two goals ahead of Barcelona! This game is even better!
At Lazio's home stadium, a two-goal lead is a double guarantee.
No team has ever been able to tie Lazio with the Stadio Olimpico by two goals. Not to mention overtaking the score......
Even if it's Barcelona. The Lazio players also have that confidence!
José Passarella ran to the corner flag area with open arms and roared at the camera lenses there!
It's so cool!
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Chang Sheng also jumped up from his seat. Raise your fists, raise your arms and shout.
The only sound in the Olympic Stadium was the cheers of the Lazio fans, and nothing else could be heard.
Lazio have a two-goal lead over Barcelona at their home stadium, and many know what that means.
Barcelona is almost impossible to chase back!
"What a beautiful goal from José Passarella! As a centre-back. He scored a very difficult goal! ”
The commentators were also excited.
"Beautiful! Jose Passarella! Passarella!! The constant lover stepped forward at the most critical time! This goal is really a classic case of a centre-back inserting into an attack! ”
"In this pinnacle matchup, it was the score that surprised us...... Lazio had some ease of leading at home! Barcelona has no chance at all! I have to say, ginger is still old and spicy...... The apprentice is still not as good as the master! ”
Pep Guardiola stood on the sidelines, frowning.
He knew the situation was critical and he couldn't concede any more goals...... Otherwise, if you lose 0:3 away, this second leg will be meaningless. He knows a lot about winning and if it's this scoreline. Then Chang Sheng must be able to use the strategy of controlling the ball and defending in the next leg to drag Barcelona to death......
He called Xavi to the sidelines again and lectured him face-to-face.
He asked the Barcelona players to be closer to each other and more connected with Messi.
At the same time, he also asked Xavi to bring a message to Messi. Don't wait until you can't bring it before passing the ball.
Then it will be late.
Don't wait for Jose Passarella to press in, just pass the ball and run right away.
Because although Ledesma and Meireles pressed him very hard, they were not without a chance.
He didn't believe that Lazio could do that, that it wasn't a human that could do it, it had to be a robot.
So as long as you keep attacking, you will definitely find vulnerabilities.
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The game restarted, and Messi increased his connection with his teammates.
He ran up and passed the ball when he broke through, which made Lazio's defence a bit of a problem to defend.
After all, both sides are constantly moving, the accuracy of the pass has decreased, but the accuracy of the defense has also decreased.
This is the battle for victory in chaos.
Finally, in the 74th minute, Barcelona took advantage of Messi's breakthrough to create a chance.
Falcao's shot was saved by Handanovic and the ball fell just in time for Pedro to dare to play.
Pedro, who has only only played in the first team this season, did not hesitate to shoot the ball!
The football rolls into the Lazio goal!
"Pedro! Pedro! The Catalan narrator, who had been silent for a while, finally broke out, shouting Pedro's name.
'It was a crucial goal! Not only did we have an away goal, but we also chased the aggregate score to just one goal! Come on! Barcelona! Come on! ”
Instead of celebrating the goal, Pedro rushed into the net before Handanovic took the ball away.
The rest of the Barcelona players followed him back to half-time.
This ball boosts their morale!