Chapter 1 Barcelona Takes a Breather

Barcelona, after besieging for only five minutes, felt they should catch their breath, adjust their rhythm, and launch a new offensive.

Unexpectedly, this brief adjustment allowed Liverpool to seize the opportunity.

They quickly launched an attack, forcing Barcelona to temporarily abandon their offense and switch to defense.

After Chen Hero used his body to protect the ball in the frontcourt, no matter how much Busquets tried to obstruct him from behind, he could not shake him in the slightest.

Then, after waiting for his teammates to rush up, he passed the ball out and turned to run into the penalty area.

Gareth Bale pulled to the wing and, seeing that he was blocked by Barcelona's right-back Alves, did not force his way through. It wasn't that he thought he couldn't break through; if he really wanted to, he was confident he could get past Alves. He just felt that doing so would waste time, and the opportunity would be lost after he forced his way through. So he directly launched a forty-five-degree cross!

"Liverpool crosses, Hero—"

At this time, it was the most tense moment for Barcelona fans. Whether they admitted it or not, Chen Hero would bring them a lot of trouble in the air. They were indeed afraid of Chen Hero jumping up from the bottom of their hearts.

Barcelona's center-back Piqué saw Chen Hero jump up and jumped up with him, but his entire body leaned on Chen Hero, using this method to interfere with Chen Hero's header.

He succeeded. Under his interference, although Chen Hero headed the ball, he headed it high...

Piqué could be regarded as Chen Hero's old opponent. Although the two sides had not played against each other many times, each time was unforgettable for him.

Because every time, the two of them would directly face off.

In terms of pure headers, Piqué was probably no match for Chen Hero. So he changed his strategy, no longer just foolishly competing in headers. Heading is an all-round contest, and body and small movements are also very important. What he had to do now was to interfere with Chen Hero, not letting him head the ball comfortably, so as to reduce the pressure on Valdés.

Seeing that his strategy was successful, Piqué had no expression on his face, but he was happy in his heart.

There's a chance!

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This attack did not allow Liverpool to score a goal. But Liverpool's attack did not end there, obediently shrinking back to their own half. They continued to attack!

Valdés kicked the ball to the frontcourt with a big foot, and Inler headed it back directly, and it happened to fall to Chen Hero again. Chen Hero headed the ball back to Götze.

Götze controlled the ball with his feet.

If you want to say who has the best skills in Liverpool's lineup, comparable to Barcelona's players, it is probably only Götze and Sanchez.

As soon as Götze got the ball, Fàbregas rushed up to defend him. Götze used his footwork to protect the ball and then sent the ball to Sanchez.

Sanchez used his footwork and speed to send the ball forward. Then came the cross, but this time the ball was not sent within the range that Chen Hero could control, and it was headed out by Barcelona's other center-back, Andreu Fontàs.

Liverpool's offensive did not end there. This time, Gerrard, who decisively inserted forward, got the second landing point of the ball. He stopped the ball and buckled it at the same time, passing Busquets who rushed up to block him.

Then he distributed the ball to the wing, giving it to Bale.

Bale crosses again.

This time it was no longer a high ball, but a low, flat ball. The ball rolled quickly on the turf and窜 into Barcelona's goal. Chen Hero forced Piqué away from the goal, rushed in and swept the shot!

"Valdés!!!"

Goalkeeper Valdés performed bravely, using his toes to block Chen Hero's shot towards the near corner. Fontàs, who followed up, kicked the ball out of the sideline, giving Liverpool a throw-in in the frontcourt.

Up to now, Liverpool's attack has not completely ended.

Liverpool does play a defensive counterattack, but it is definitely not the kind of passive defensive counterattack, only coming up once, trying their luck, scoring a goal if they are lucky, and shrinking back to continue to defend if they are not lucky.

As long as there is a chance, they will happily play a combination of punches, making the opponent dizzy and unable to attack, thereby reducing the pressure on their defense.

This is an active defensive counterattack.

Liverpool often relies on this trick of combination punches to score goals and take the lead early.

However, Liverpool's attack did not score a goal.

In short, the two sides took turns attacking, but neither side scored...

Then more than ten minutes of the game passed.

Although there were no goals, there were still many wonderful shots from both sides, so neutral fans watched with great enjoyment.

It's just that the fans of both sides didn't find it enjoyable at all. Because they were frightened by every attack from the other side.

Whether it is Liverpool or Barcelona, their offensive power is very strong.

Messi and Chen Hero are two iconic figures, and they both have the ability to challenge the opponent's entire defense line single-handedly.

Therefore, the fans of both sides are always in the mentality of worrying that their team will concede a goal first.

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The game has been going on for twenty minutes, and the score between the two sides is still 0:0. Although the score is a draw, the scene is not dull.

Because both sides have many opportunities to attack.

This is a good thing for neutral fans, but it is not normal for Barcelona.

Because Liverpool still has the strength to launch wave after wave of attacks.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, frowning. He saw what the problem was.

Barcelona is eager to score, eager to take the lead.

So when they have an attacking opportunity, they will always form a shot in the simplest way.

But the problem is that at this time, Liverpool's defense line is very solid and has not been torn apart by Barcelona's good at passing and cutting.

So the shooting effect is not very good.

He knows why Barcelona's players are eager to take the lead, because Liverpool has Chen Hero. His players are so hostile to Chen Hero that they naturally want to defeat the team he is in, so they are eager to score and take the lead.

But there is no need to do this.

He started shouting the names of Fàbregas and Busquets loudly on the sidelines, while making gestures that only they could understand.

He was conveying this message to the team—slow down the rhythm, don't rush to score, as long as we control the ball at our feet, we can play however we want.

After receiving the latest instructions from the coach, Barcelona immediately made adjustments.

When they got the ball, they were no longer eager to send it forward.

Instead, they passed the ball back and forth outside Liverpool's thirty-meter area, and played around with Liverpool.

Liverpool, on the other hand, was also well prepared for this. No matter how Barcelona passed the ball, Liverpool's formation remained unchanged, but the focus of defense shifted with it, always keeping the most solid part of the defense directly facing the position of the ball.

Seeing that Liverpool's defense line was too solid, Barcelona was not in a hurry, and continued to pass back and forth. After passing around a few times, they found that there was still no space, so they simply turned around and passed the ball to goalkeeper Valdés's feet.

There were boos from the stands against this practice. Liverpool and Zenit fans used boos to protest against Barcelona's approach. Their reason was naturally "passive game", but everyone knew in their hearts that they were just putting pressure on Barcelona. If it were Liverpool who were passing the ball back and forth like this, and then passing the ball back to Reina with one kick, they would definitely not have any dissatisfaction or boos.

Barcelona players ignored the boos from the stands and continued to pass the ball like this.

And Liverpool was also smart. If you don't come up, I will definitely not go out. If you come up, I will not go out even more.

They just kept consuming time with Barcelona.

The commentators also couldn't figure out how the two teams, which were quite active and enterprising before, suddenly became conservative.

The situation on the field is changing rapidly, and some changes even appear without warning.

They wanted to see a good show, but the two sides on the field did not cooperate.

Another ten minutes passed, and more than thirty minutes had passed since the start of the game. The score was still 0:0.

This Champions League final, which has attracted countless attention, has not shown the meaning of a "peak duel".

A commentator said with dissatisfaction: "This kind of game is really drowsy! The offensive in the first ten minutes of the game gave us hope, thinking it would be a wonderful final, but now it seems that both teams seem to be waiting for the other side to make a mistake first..."

"There has never been a famous game in the final... No one wants to lose the ball. Liverpool and Barcelona's offensive power are very strong. As long as there is an opportunity, they can score, so the two teams seem to be cautious..."

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The ball was passed back and forth, but it just couldn't be passed into Liverpool's goal, but Guardiola was not worried. Barcelona kept the ball at their feet, saving their physical strength, while Liverpool spent a lot of physical strength in repeated running back and forth. At the critical moment of the second half, the gap in physical strength between the two sides will inevitably be reflected...

That's right, that's when Barcelona strikes fatally.

He doesn't care whether the final is good-looking or not. Nothing is more important than the championship.

With this championship, Barcelona can make a strong comeback.

At that time, no team will be able to stop them.

The era when Barcelona swept across Europe will come again.

So if it is dragged to the end of the first half like this, it is not a bad choice, because it is not him who should be anxious, but Liverpool.

Plans are all good, but reality is never equal to plans.

What you have in mind may not be restored to reality.

Because there will always be some accidents in this world.

And the football field will always become so interesting because of accidents...

In the thirty-third minute, in a counterattack that was not very threatening, Chen Hero forced a long shot, with great power. Valdés was afraid of accidents and dared not hold it directly, so he chose a more stable approach and punched the ball out of the baseline with both palms.

Liverpool got a corner kick.