Guardiola was thinking about how to drag the game into extra time, and it must be said... his prediction was completely correct.

Naples was experiencing a physical exhaustion!

The symbolic event was naturally Maggio's cramp.

In the seventy-ninth minute of the match, Maggio once again rushed back from the frontcourt to the backcourt and cleared Pedro's dribble. Then he fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Instead, he pinched his left calf with both hands, with a painful expression.

"He's cramping!" the commentator exclaimed.

The referee's whistle sounded.

De Jong, the Napoli player closest to him, ran over, lifted his leg, straightened it, and pressed it hard. This is the simplest and most effective way to deal with calf cramps.

Barcelona fans would of course think that Napoli was deliberately delaying the game, because it was almost eighty minutes. So there was booing from the Barcelona fans in the stadium.

Unlike the Barcelona fans, the players had already received instructions from the assistant coach, so they were not in a hurry. Pedro stood next to the sideline with the football in his arms, watching the Napoli players busy.

Anyway, delaying the game now is good for Barcelona, not bad. But Napoli should hurry up... If they don't take advantage of the time after equalizing to score as soon as possible, their morale will gradually decline.

In fact, Maggio's cramps had already made Barcelona players feel that Napoli's morale was declining.

They now wanted to, but lacked the strength.

A feeling of helplessness was quietly swallowing their previous heroic morale.

So, let time go faster, we don't mind whether they really cramped or used the cramps to delay the game!

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After Maggio was treated urgently by De Jong, he stood up again and returned to the game.

However, judging from the way he walked, he was still limping a bit, and the cramps still affected him.

Mazzarri quickly called Suniga to warm up. He was already planning to replace Maggio. Since coming to the team, Suniga had been a rotation player. Most of the time he was Maggio's substitute, and he only had a chance to start when rotation was needed. In terms of strength alone, he was slightly inferior to Maggio. Like Maggio, he could play all positions on the right. If Mazzarri replaced him, he would definitely want to use his physical strength to impact Barcelona's defense.

He also knew that the team's physical fitness could not last too long. Napoli had been playing high-intensity games for an entire season, with tough battles in the league, especially in the last few rounds, which had almost exhausted all of Napoli's energy. The Champions League was also full of tough battles. The team had really reached the end of its rope, and perhaps a single straw could crush them. The Napoli players on the field now were really fighting Barcelona with their willpower.

Perhaps only Chen Hero's physical fitness was good...

Cassano's heart disease had just recovered, so in theory he shouldn't be playing for so long, but his role on the field was really important...

Mazzarri was also planning to replace him now, letting Raul play and using his physical strength and experience to make a final impact on Barcelona's defense.

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While Mazzarri was brewing a substitution, Guardiola was also planning to make a substitution.

He went to Puyol specifically and had a conversation with him: "I know you still have an injury, Carles. But you also see that the team needs you..."

Puyol nodded directly before he could finish: "Don't worry, Pep. Tell me, what's my task?"

Puyol smiled: "You are the soul of Barcelona. I knew that in this kind of moment, the most trustworthy person is you, Carles! You go up and replace Mascherano. Your main task is to control the second ball..."

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The two coaches were planning in the last ten minutes of the game. Napoli decided to go all out, while Guardiola wanted to avoid their sharpness and use a "delaying tactic."

He wanted to delay, but he forgot one person - he hadn't asked Chen Hero about this matter yet. Would Chen Hero give him a chance to delay?

Chen Hero was also very clear that his teammates' physical strength was rapidly draining away. He couldn't help them conserve their physical strength, nor could he run all over the field for them, both attacking and defending.

What could he do?

Score!

But the situation was really bad.

Maggio had just been replaced by Suniga, and Cassano was also having problems.

He pressed his heart with his hand, panting continuously, obviously his fatigue had put a lot of strain on his heart.

"Damn it... Cassano is also failing!" assistant coach Viviani said to Mazzarri.

Mazzarri frowned.

"Cassano doesn't seem to be able to continue the game?"

"This is really a heavy blow for Napoli... Maggio was just replaced, and Cassano is about to come off? Because of physical reasons, Napoli will use up two substitutions in one go. If the game eventually goes into extra time, will Napoli really have enough physical strength to last?"

The commentators also noticed Napoli's physical problems.

The Catalan commentator perked up: "The opportunity is here! They can't hold on any longer! A complete collapse is imminent!"

Hernandez Garcia Perez in the press box raised his arms and shouted: "Yes! They're done for! Take advantage of the victory, Barca! Kill them! Knock them to the ground! Trample them in the mud! Crush them! Don't give them any chance!!"

He was already crazy, losing the basic objectivity and calmness of a reporter. But you can't blame him, his pressure was not small either...

Now that he saw Barcelona had a chance to make a comeback, how could he not be excited?

He couldn't wait to jump down to the field to help Barcelona play!

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Chen Hero was planning to counterattack Barcelona, ​​for which he needed everyone's support, especially his good friends Arshavin, Hamsik, and Cassano.

But now he turned his head and saw Cassano covering his heart with his hand, shaking his head helplessly.

He hurried over.

"What's wrong, Antonio?"

"Sorry... Hero... I, I may... not be able to continue the game... I feel, feel very tired..." Cassano panted, saying weakly. "Really... really, I'm sorry..."

Chen Hero patted him lightly on the back: "I'm already surprised that you can last eighty minutes, Antonio. It's okay. Leave it to me."

Cassano looked frustrated, he lowered his head. So Chen Hero put his arm around his neck like this, constantly whispering comfort to him in his ear, and the two walked to the sidelines together.

There, Mazzarri was ready, and Raul, who had returned from warming up, was standing on the sidelines, waiting for Cassano to come down.

Arshavin also ran up and high-fived Cassano: "You can still do that celebration action down there, Antonio, so don't be frustrated!"

Chen Hero patted Cassano on the shoulder, "Keep your life, let's celebrate victory together in ten minutes, Antonio!"

Cassano squeezed out a smile: "Don't worry, Hero."

Then he high-fived Raul and walked off the field. Mazzarri came up and gave Cassano a fatherly hug: "Your performance completely exceeded my expectations, Antonio! You did a great job!"

The Napoli fans also stood up and applauded him, the applause lasted for a long time, until he left the field.

"For Antonio Cassano, this is an extraordinary final. Because not long before this, he had just overcome heart disease and returned to the field... When he fainted due to heart disease, there were many voices, everyone thought that he would be able to save his life. It would be nice, it was impossible to return to the field... But he's back! Not only back, but also able to participate in a Champions League final! In the Champions League semi-final against Manchester United, he scored the goal that secured the victory with Hero's assist, sending the team into the final. That was the highlight of his comeback!"

"Now he can't continue the game, but he has completed the most important game of his life! Farewell, Cassano! Listen to the applause! These are all for you!"

The applause at the scene was thunderous. After Cassano hugged Mazzarri, he raised his hands and applauded in response to the enthusiastic fans. The Napoli fans have many differences on the issue of Chen Hero, but they are still very united when it comes to other players.

"His career is full of twists and turns, but I think he has finally found a harbor where he can stay... Naples, for a bad boy with a quirky personality, may be a good home!"

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Cassano left the field, and the commentators were still emotional, still talking about how difficult the bad boy's football life was. But the game on the field had already begun.

After Raul came on the field, Chen Hero gave him a hug on the sidelines. When hugging, he said to Raul: "Will this opponent make you particularly motivated?"

Raul laughed.

"I am motivated by any opponent, Hero."

After saying that, they let go and ran to their respective positions together.

"Ah, Raul!" the Spanish commentator exclaimed excitedly. "There was no place for him at Real Madrid. When he transferred to Napoli, it was considered an exile. Who would have thought that he would reach the Champions League final in this small team in southern Italy? Fate is unpredictable... I would also like to know, at this moment, what exactly is Florentino thinking?"

In the eighty-second minute of the game, Cassano was substituted off the field due to heart problems, and Raul came on as a substitute. Napoli's physical strength encountered a crisis, so their prospects were also shrouded in shadow.

Although there were only ten minutes left in the game, the situation at this time was unprecedentedly confusing.

No one dared to say that Napoli would definitely be able to defeat Barcelona and win the championship, but no one dared to say that Barcelona would be able to lift the trophy.

Anyway, no one is willing to predict the result and announce victory now. Because anything can happen in the last ten minutes.

Football is really round.

And announcing victory and predicting the result in advance seems to be a blasphemy against the twenty-two players who are working hard on the field.

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