Chapter 402 Returning by Different Paths
The game passed by minute by minute in a stalemate.
Chinese fans were paying attention to two games. They watched the live TV broadcast of Atletico Madrid and kept refreshing the real-time scores of another game with their mobile phones.
But no matter how many times it refreshed, the score did not change.
Barcelona still leads Granada 2:0.
Atletico Madrid still has no movement.
Although Gao Zheng was one goal ahead of Suarez in the scorer list, everyone was still worried that Suarez would score a goal at the last moment of the game. At that time, there might be no time left for Gao Zheng to react. In the end, the two players tied and shared the honor of the best scorer.
Although Gao Zheng also won the best scorer, when he thought of separating Suarez, many people felt uncomfortable and felt disgusted and wanted to vomit.
Suarez was not very good in the minds of many Chinese fans. The biting incident in the 2014 World Cup made Suarez teased by many people. Of course, there were kindness in these jokes, but many of them were also malicious.
Another reason is that the war between Gao Zheng and the Barcelona media before made everyone have bad influence on Barcelona. In order not to make the Barcelona media proud after the game, everyone hopes that this award will not have any intersection with Barcelona.
Only in this way can the Barcelona journalists be shut down.
Although Gao Zheng is now leading by one ball, Chinese fans are also anxious.
Some people can't help but think that if Gao Zheng did not refuse the penalty after the start of the game, but instead took the penalty, there should be no suspense in the Golden Boot battle now, right?
But unfortunately, there is no if on the football field...
They just hope that Gao Zheng will not regret choosing to give up that penalty at the end of the game.
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The second half of the game went very quickly in the stalemate.
In a blink of an eye, everyone suddenly realized that there were only ten minutes left in the game!
"In the 80th minute of the game, the score was still 4:0, Atletico Madrid led, and Gao Zheng still only led Suarez by one goal..." He Ping reminded the audience.
The Catalan narrator is also doing the same thing: "There is only ten minutes left for Suarez and Barcelona's entire team... Gao has not scored yet, but he still leads Suarez by one goal. Even if Suarez scored in these ten minutes, it was just a tie..."
Before the game, Barcelona fans all hoped that Suarez could enjoy the Golden Boots exclusively, which was the same mentality as Gao Zheng's fans. There were not many Barcelona fans who like Gao Zheng...
But now it seems that they may have to lower their expectations for Suarez.
Try not to think about Gao Zheng getting the Golden Boots - let Suarez get the Golden Boots first.
They also knew what Gao Zheng's supporters were about this matter, so they settled for the next best. If Suarez could get the Golden Boot, even if he was just a side by side with Gao Zheng, he could successfully disgust Gao Zheng's supporters, even if they succeeded.
Entering the last ten minutes, Barcelona's offensive became even more fierce. In the previous stalemate, Barcelona made some adjustments and slowed down, otherwise their physical fitness would not be as strong as they are now.
After the adjustment was completed, Barcelona began to accelerate, violently rushing to Granada's defense line.
Granada, who had originally defended Barcelona's attacks one after another, thought their defense was very successful, forcing Barcelona to not score in the second half.
Unexpectedly, they realized that Barcelona they defended before was not Barcelona with full firepower... Barcelona is now a little overwhelmed.
They doubt whether they can withstand Barcelona's offensive.
Some Granada players also thought to themselves whether it is worth it to stop Suarez from scoring so hard... After all, Atletico Madrid did not really give them money to make them work hard for Atletico Madrid.
So whether Suarez takes the Golden Boot or not actually has nothing to do with them.
Is it necessary to hold on like this?
This mentality has affected the performance of Granada players.
Barcelona players were very keenly aware of this, so their offensive became even stronger and targeted, putting the offensive breakthrough on the hesitant Granada players.
In the 85th minute, Barcelona organized an offense. They had passed more than 20 balls back and forth from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and no Granada player had ever touched the ball in the middle.
The Catalan commentator said excitedly: "This is Barcelona's traditional way of playing football. They control football and their opponents at their feet, fully mobilize their opponents' running positions, and then look for murderous intent! Until now, they push the football into the frontcourt, and are getting closer and closer to the goal of Granada!"
When facing a monkey-like attack like Barcelona, Granada players were also powerless - they couldn't grab the ball, and they were wasting their physical strength. After playing for more than 80 minutes of the game, everyone was already almost exhausted, so why did they still have the physical strength to chase the football?
So in the face of Barcelona's back and forth transmission, the Granada players were a little numb. Most of the time they just stood and watched, but didn't come up to grab it.
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At the same time, Atletico Madrid also launched an attack at the Calderon Stadium.
Unlike Barcelona, which has been passing on the way to slowly push the football forward, Atletico Madrid's offense is much simpler and more direct.
Godin got the ball in the backcourt and saw a chance on the left side of the frontcourt, so he passed the ball with a big foot.
Griezmann showed up there and received the ball.
Vigo Celta's defense is already on the verge of a high-end defender, and everyone else is staying well in their positions except for a full-back who comes out to defend Griezmann.
Gao Zheng was in the free throw arc, and in front of him was the serious expression of Vigo Celta central defender and captain Ugo Marlow. Marlow didn't care about anyone and stared at him.
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Barcelona has pushed the offense until the offense has dispersed, while Granada's players are just standing in their own positions and do not move forward easily.
If you only rely on passing the ball, it may be difficult to break through Granada's defense.
When the football was passed to Messi's feet, the Argentine genius made a move to pass the ball but suddenly pushed the football to the side, and after dodging the Granada player who came to defend him, he did not pass the football, but dribbled the ball horizontally and rushed to the penalty area of Granada.
"Messi!!!"
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After receiving the ball, Griezmann did not kick the football directly into the middle. He knew that Gao Zheng was being stared very tightly by the opponent, so he needed to do something to make some changes in Vigo Celta's defense line so that Gao Zheng had a chance.
He drove the ball to the middle. When Vigo Celta defender Joni Otto thought he was going to cut in, his right foot suddenly dunked the left side of the football. At the same time, he stopped suddenly and changed direction, and parted ways with Otto who was retreating step by step. Otto watched Griezmann turn to the bottom line in front of him and want to go down the bottom. He remembered that his steps were messy, and he took a few steps back in a row, but in the end he couldn't maintain balance and sat down to the ground.
There were huge cheers from Calderon Stadium, applauding Griezmann's beautiful breakthrough.
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Seeing Messi suddenly cut inward, Granada's left-center defender Robin quickly turned around and observed it, and found that Suarez was not by his side, so he quickly stepped forward and planned to block Messi first.
Suarez is indeed not on his side, and he is also followed by another Granada central defender Ricardo Costa in the middle.
Seeing Robin grabbing, he immediately ran forward with a quick speed, and Costa quickly followed, not giving him the chance to get the ball alone.
Messi did not pass the football immediately, but gently used his outer instep to push the football away from Robin who was robbing him again!
After passing two Granada's defenders in a row, Granada's defense immediately opened the door in front of Messi.
Messi did not stop. This time he led the football into the penalty area and killed it.
He intends to kill from the space taken away by Suarez to the dangerous area.
Costa, who was following Suarez, saw this and quickly turned around to defend Messi.
Just as he turned around and was about to pounce, Messi sent the football sideways and gave Suarez, who had already reached the gap!
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After Griezmann easily broke through the defense of Vigo Celta's defender, it caused a panic in Vigo Celta's defense line, because there was no one in front of him, and he could cut inside and bring the football into the penalty area and directly threaten Vigo Celta's goal!
Someone always has to guard against him!
But at this time, the closest to Griezmann was Vigo Celta's central defender Marlow, who was the one who was guarding Gao Zheng.
Marlow watched Griezmann dribble into the penalty area, and a struggle flashed across his face - whether Gao Zheng goes to play Griezmann? Or guard in front of Gao Zheng, and then watch Griezmann directly threaten Vigo Celta's goal?
Just when he was hesitating, Gao Zheng next to him moved first - not raiding in front of the door, but suddenly retreated and opened the angle!
At this time, Griezmann had room to continue dribbling, but he resolutely passed an inverted triangle pass and kicked the ball towards Gao Zheng.
Ma Luo no longer hesitated and rushed towards Gao Zheng!
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Suarez had already swung his right foot in advance when facing the football rolling over. Although Granada goalkeeper Andres Fernandez rushed over, his expression on his face was extremely desperate - his attention was all on Messi just now, and it was too late to pounce on him, and one-third of the goal could not control...
Suarez's first shot is very powerful and it is impossible to adjust it at all, and then give himself time to come back to block the angle!
Sure enough, Suarez did not stop the ball, and Messi's pass through this ball was indeed very good, so it could be said that it was a nanny assist.
He shot the rolling football at the goal!
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Gao Zheng faced the rolling football and the rushing Marlowe, leaned back slightly, raised his left foot and pulled the rolling football backwards. At the same time, he turned around with his right foot as the axis before Marlowe came up, just blocking Marlowe behind him, and the football was in front of him.
"Beautiful turn!"
Gao Zheng, who had finished turning, simply kicked the football with his right foot, and the football was shot at Vigo Celta's goal!
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"Messi's assist, Suarez - gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!" The Catalan narrator raised his arms and shouted.
The football has already flown into Granada's goal!
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In another court, the football shot by Gao Zheng was like a cannonball, with great force.
Although Vigo Celta goalkeeper Alvarez made a save, he still failed to save the ball.
The football flew into the goal through the far end!
Chapter completed!