On the other hand, Barcelona players were holding the referee to see Etoo's miserable situation on the ground, complaining about Xiang Tao's obvious hurtful actions. He hoped that the referee would send him off directly with a red card.

Zhang Jun complained to the referee that Eto Otukru's saliva, and the referee looked at Kru's face, but the saliva had been wiped by Kru's hand. His face was clean and there was nothing but sweat.

This complaint is obviously very unconvincing. At least compared with the tossing Etoo on the ground, it is very unconvincing.

So he turned around and asked the lineman again. When the referee was unsure of his mind, he always needed to ask the lineman repeatedly.

But the situation happened very badly, because there was no sideline near the sideline, and the sideline was on the other end of the court. The sideline answered to the referee by shaking his head: "I didn't see whether Etoo vomited Cru's saliva, and I can't be sure how he really did it, but the hurtful movements of the people are clear and unquestionable."

What else is there to say now? The lineman was the biggest reference before the referee made a decision. He said that Xiang Tao was guilty, so Xiang Tao could not escape death.

The referee blew a whistle to disperse the players on both sides who were still surrounded by hostile to each other, and then waved to let Xiang Tao come over.

Since the kick of Eto'o's stomach, Xiang Tao has become this enlightened. He did not go to the referee's direction, but turned his body and walked directly off the court.

Sure enough, the referee held up the red card high behind him.

Camp Nou applause was thunderous, and of course, their applause was dedicated to the "fair and selfless" referee.

The Fiorentina player quit. Etoo was provoking first and even spitting, he should be banned for a year of spitting at him. Why did Xiang Tao be sent off? Etoo was just carried to the sidelines for treatment? They all protested around the referee.

Only after the referee showed yellow cards to Mascherano and Gas Baroni respectively, the scene was shocked, and no Fiorentine player dared to act rashly again.

"The arm can't twist the thighs, why are you making trouble? The referee made a penalty. Can we still let him change it?" Zhang Jun scolded the player who was catching the card. The game started very smoothly, but he didn't expect that the first half would end. The disadvantage in numbers would last for halftime. In nearly fifty minutes, facing the powerful Barcelona, ​​how long can Fiorentina, which faced the powerful Barcelona, ​​last? And there were two idiots who took the initiative to apply for yellow cards.

Barcelona now have the capital to dream of their victory.

What made Fiorentine fans even more unhappy was that Etoo, who was kicked in the stomach like Xiang Tao’s Chinese Kung Fu, actually returned to the stadium after receiving simple treatment!

Just when Etoo returned to the court before he had time to touch the ball, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half. Fiorentina led 1:0, but the prospect was not optimistic.

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"Idiot! Idiot!" Sabato angrily scolded Xiang Tao in the locker room. Everyone didn't say a word, for fear of attracting the head coach's anger to him at this time.

Xiang Tao, who was scolded, shrank his neck and honestly served as the head coach to vent. He also knew that he was too impulsive. Seeing that Kru was spitting on his face, he rushed over with blood and didn't kick the bastard down, he was unhappy. At that time, he did not consider the consequences of his doing so and the impact it would have on the team.

"Incompetent! Too incompetent!" Sabato continued to curse. "Look at you! One meter, eighty-three, weighing seventy-six kilograms! One hundred meters speed is 11.7 seconds. Just sprinted over and flew, and only let the black monkey rest outside the court for three minutes! Incompetent! Waste! Why did you kick his belly with the most flesh on his body? Why didn't you kick him in the knees? Ankles? On the verge of the calves? This is the Champions League! Or don't foul! If you want to commit a crime, give me a big shot! Why didn't you just scrap his remaining games this season?!"

Let alone Xiang Tao, even the other players and Dilivio raised their heads in surprise, as if they couldn't believe what they had just heard.

"Why? Looking at me like this? Haven't you seen this face? Do you have any objections? Xiang Tao!"

When Xiang Tao heard that the boss did not scold him for his foul, he felt a little relieved: "No... Isn't the boss blame me for taking the initiative to apply for a red card and getting out early?"

Sabato's face sank: "Strange! Of course it's strange! But you're off the court now. What's the use of blame? Damn, Etoo only took a break for three minutes! Xiang Tao, I want you to remember that this is your mistake and your shame! Aren't you known as the Blackfoot King? Didn't you say that you're fierce in defense? Why can't you use that African nigger to do anything?"

Xiang Tao muttered: "I was so anxious at the beginning... I wanted to kick him..."

"Then you should kick it from bottom to top!"

"Isn't this a careful consideration..."

"Your IQ must be negative!" Sabato scolded Xiang Tao, and then stopped a little. He had to reschedule the tactics of the second half. There was one less person on the field, and the one who was sent off was still the defender. Then Fiorentina had to insist on defending and counterattacking, so if she had to sacrifice attacks.

"Morentez, you are the only one who is wronged in this game. We need a defender now. If you have one striker, you will be less. In the second half..." Sabato looked at the players in the locker room, "Andrera, you will be in the second half, Uyfalusi will change to the left back."

He is talking about the young defender Andreira Svensen who transferred from Ruichao this season. After the transfer, Uyfalusi was in good shape, so he didn't have much time to play. Unexpectedly, the rare chance of playing was such an important European Champions League.

Svensen nodded vigorously. This big defender is as handsome as his appearance, very honest. Everyone in the team actually likes this honest man - in fact, Xiang Tao and Gas Baroni like to bully others. Svensen has always been silent, but no one regards him as an alien in the lively Fiorentine team.

Xiang Tao quickly said, "Yes! Svener (Xiang Tao gave Svener a nickname because of the Chinese homophonics. And because this monster, who is 1.95 meters tall and weighs 88 kilograms, is very gentle and polite, modest and cautious off the court. His teammates always use Svener to mock Xiang Tao for his rudeness, so Xiang Tao simply calls Svener-Svener.), you are the one who takes the field as a substitute, don't embarrass me! This is the Champions League, you won't be nervous, right? Huh? Why are your legs trembling?" Svener's legs will certainly not tremble. After all, he is a twenty-five-year-old. With Florence for most of the season, I haven't seen any scene? Xiang Tao is bullying an honest man again.

"Shut up! The failed man is not qualified to speak!" Sabato scolded Xiang Tao so much that he dared not say anything.

Svenson stuttered: "I...I am, I am the one who replaced Morientes, is not you..."

The locker room burst into laughter. Svensen rarely saw refuting Xiang Tao. Perhaps it was because Sabato scolded Xiang Tao so much that Svensen dared to say so.

Kyle laughed and said to Svensen: "Don't listen to those rude words, I think this is a great opportunity. Our defender promised not to let Barcelona score a goal before the game. I hope you can do it too. Work hard, come on, and squeeze the zombie completely onto the bench!"

Xiang Tao snorted and stopped talking. He is a sinner now, so it would be better to speak less.

Kru changed his seat, sat next to Xiang Tao, and whispered: "Don't expect me to be grateful for your gratitude for being upset for me, idiot."

Xiang Tao glared: "Dan, I haven't stood up for you. I'm saving Eto'o's life. If I don't make any effort, I think you'll even kill him, right?"

Cru also snorted.

"I said, this is a football game, don't cause any bloody crimes, okay?"

"Don't make excuses for your stupidity. Impulse is impulse. If you are sent off, you will still be on the court and choose. But only staying on the court can you retaliate against your opponent more effectively. So you are a fool. I also agree with the boss, either you will end up with Etoo, you will be sent off, and he will be carried to the hospital. Or you will stay on the court with him and torture him for a full forty-five minutes. But if you have a negative IQ, you choose a third party other than the two. It's so stupid."

Xiang Tao shrugged and spread his hands: "I am an actionist, and you are a conspirator. We just have different personalities, so it's not stupid or stupid. Besides, I just failed for a while. With my years of experience in A-films, I have a clear understanding of the structure of the human body, and I just stamped the wrong target because of a little deviation."

Kru ignored Xiang Tao's chatter, and he changed back to his original seat and sat back next to Zhang Jun.

"Why did you change your position?" Zhang Jun asked Kru next to him.

"Thank you some idiot, otherwise I will be the one who ends up now." Krue said staring at the ceiling.

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In the locker room in Barcelona, ​​everyone is concerned about Etoo's situation, because he is the team's number one scorer, and it depends on him to attack the city and the village.

"Samuel, are you okay? I think a Chinese boy kicked him very hard." Ronaldinho asked with concern.

Etoo shook his head, his face very unhappy. "It's okay, that soft-footed shrimp can't hurt me yet."

"Yes, yes, our Samuel is really strong. But that Chinese must have never expected that he would be sent off and could not hurt Samuel." Someone echoed.

"Damn! The two of them Chinese have many small movements! I originally thought that only South Americans had many small movements that were annoying, but I didn't expect that the Chinese were like this too!" Etoo, a person with developed limbs and simple mind, only cares about complaining about their opponents, but did not consider that there were many South Americans in his team, and some people's faces suddenly became unfair.

Messi is also a man with little genius in his mind. He also complained about the small movements of Chinese players. Of course, he was still a little disappointed because it was Xiang Tao, not Krue, who was hitting the man at the beginning, and he was very happy to watch Krue being sent off.

Rijkald is still studying tactical arrangements and has no time to care about the players' remarks.

Fiorentina unexpectedly adopted the tactical tactic of defensive counterattack, which he did not expect at the beginning. Barcelona's first goal concede was caused by this reason. Rijcard admitted that it was his mistake. So now at the halftime break, he has enough time to prepare for countermeasures.

Obviously, Fiorentina is playing against defense and counterattack, and he cannot follow and fight against defense and counterattack, and he can only choose to attack. At the same time, Fiorentina still has a variable, which he must guard against - Fiorentina is missing one defender, will they still insist on fighting against defense?

Rijcard thought for a long time and decided to bet that crazy coach would insist on defending against the counter-attack. The rest was how to make his team not only maintain pressure on Fiorentina with offense, but also allow his originally not very solid defense to resist Fiorentina's sharp counterattack.

This is a dilemma. The only way is to ask the players to pay more. While attacking, at least three players are allowed to participate in the offense. In addition, Deco and Xavi form a double midfielder. Also, learn from Fiorentina and require the forward to counterattack on the spot after conceding the ball in the frontcourt, so as not to easily play Fiorentina's fast break.

As long as the rapid counterattack can be turned into positional offense and defense, Barcelona will win halfway.

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When he was about to play, Etoo felt a little pain in the base of his thighs, but he didn't care about it because the pain lasted only a short second and then disappeared.

Xiang Tao sat in the locker room depressedly, paying attention to the situation on the court through TV broadcasts.

Barcelona fans remained enthusiastic, with the home team playing, applause thundering, while Fiorentina played, and only the harsh booing was greeted.

Svensen's height of 1.95 meters is very conspicuous among the crowd, and the commentator noticed him at a glance.

"Fiorentina has made personnel adjustments. Sabato replaced striker Morientes with Andreira Svensen. It seems that he still plans to defend firmly first and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Andreira Svensen is 25 years old this year. Camaya, a team from the Swedish Premier League, is 1.95 meters tall. He is a defender with outstanding air defense. Before he went to Fiorentina, many European teams were snatching him. Now in Fiorentina, there are not many opportunities to play, but his performance every time he plays is remarkable."

Rijcard also noticed the substitution and smiled proudly. It seemed that he had the right bet during the halftime break, so in the second half, Barcelona, ​​who had one more player than his opponent, would have greater hope of winning.

As long as Florence's counterattack is curbed, the advantage in numbers will eventually be fully reflected. At that time, the Camp Nou will be the world of Barcelona.

In the press conference, Li Yan was fighting with a domestic colleague, blushing. Because the other party was a reporter from a large domestic sports media stationed in Barcelona, ​​he was naturally a Barcelona player. Li Yan definitely represented the interests of Florence, so the two were arguing during the break, which side had a bigger win in this game.

The opponent insisted that it was Barcelona. He might not dare to be so sure if he had the first twenty minutes of the game, but now it is different. Fiorentina was sent off by a red card early, and Barcelona was at home, and it was strong, and it would be unreasonable not to win the ball. Li Yan was due to the most contact and knowledge of the Fiorentina team. Although he could not give a specific reason, he believed that Sabato's slippery head would not be willing to let Barcelona have an advantage in numbers. He must have a way, and Zhang Jun's condition cannot be ignored.

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Sure enough, Sabato did not take the advantage of the opponent's number seriously, because before the start of the second half, he once said to his subordinates: "Although we have one less person than our opponent, I don't think this is a factor that affects the final result. Regarding how one less person should play football and how to control the game, I would like to recommend a game to everyone. Please recall it carefully and then you will know how we should play in the second half."

"What game?" asked the impatient person.

"In the 02 World Cup, Brazil played England in the quarterfinals. Think about it carefully, why did Brazil have a higher ball possession rate than the opponent when he was one less than England? Not only did he successfully defend the winning goal, but he also threatened England's goal several times, leaving the opponent with no chance to equalize the score."

In that game, Ronaldinho's unexpected ending did not sound the horn of counterattack for England. On the contrary, it sounded the bell of England's death. Because the Brazilian team, which did not lack speed in the frontcourt, happened to play defensive counterattack because of Ronaldinho's outcome. For England, which was eager to equalize the score, there would be a lot of room for them. The Brazilian's ball control skills are recognized by the world. As long as the football is controlled, what if there is a small number of people? It will also make England play around.

The situation in Fiorentina and Brazil is very similar. First of all, they don’t need to change to play against the defense now, because they have been defending against the defense. As the game progresses, Barcelona’s desire to equalize the score will definitely become stronger and stronger. At that time, it will be an opportunity to defend against the defense. In addition, with Cruz, a person who is not inferior to Ronaldinho in terms of foot skills, it is naturally no problem in possession of the ball. As long as the ball can be controlled at the foot, even if one person is missing, it will not have any bad impact on Fiorentina.

It doesn’t mean that a team with one less person will definitely be at a disadvantage. Football is not so simple as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

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After the game started, everything seemed to be the same as the first half, and there was no change.

But experts could see that Barcelona's offense was obviously much more careful, not as if it was like the previous game, and it was as powerful as it was, because Florence's counterattack made them feel scared.

Fiorentina is missing one person, and only Zhang Jun is the front and is the striker. Barcelona's defensive purpose is even stronger, which is quite unfavorable for Zhang Jun's continued scoring. As long as he gets the ball, he will face at least two opponents' defense, making it impossible for him to get rid of it easily. At the same time, Morientes' restraint and header ferrying are missing, and the diversity of offense is also discounted.

Xavi was dispatching in the midfield, and Cru was responsible for interfering with him. Cru did not use small actions in most defenses, because too many small actions would become very dangerous. Xavi easily broke through Cru, who was not very good at defense, and then passed it straight through the vast range of the midfield, passing it to Etoo on the forward line.

Etoo was quite fast, and he adjusted his direction when he received the ball, so he just pulled the ball with his right foot and accelerated! He successfully surpassed Svensen, who was defending him.

The big guy is a big fool! Etoo laughed at the dull tall defender in his heart. He turned around too slowly and moved slowly. He didn't expect that Fiorentina would send such a waste to participate in such an important game.

"Breakthrough! Wonderful acceleration! Svensen's speed could not keep up with this African black panther!" the commentator shouted excitedly, looking forward to seeing the next more exciting shot.

"Bitch!" Xiang Tao cursed in the locker room. He didn't expect that he really didn't cause any serious trauma to the nigger. He was punished to watch TV here. The brat actually had the strength to break through the defense line by speed and then shoot! "I can't forgive!" Xiang Tao felt a serious frustration for the first time.

Kyle hurriedly threw Henry down to snatch Etoo. Logically speaking, if Etoo is passed to Henry who is not guarding at this time, it will be a complete final kill, because even Frey gave up the goal in the middle and came to the closest corner to block Etoo's shot. However, no matter how Henry raised his hand, Etoo did not glance at that side. He confidently chose to shoot directly.

But the moment he swung his leg and shot, a brief pain came from the base of his thigh again, only for one second, but it was enough to change the final result of the shot.

Etoo's center of gravity tilted, swung his foot out, but the football he pulled out flew high above the crossbar, and a ridiculously high anti-aircraft gun!
Chapter completed!