As a left-footed player, the right flank was practically Di María's comfort zone.
After Di María came on, Lin Feng deliberately began shifting play toward his side, giving him more of the ball.
After all, in that previous attack, Di María had already displayed his superior Football IQ and ability.
Barcelona had already exhausted themselves trying to defend Lin Feng. Now, with Di María added to the mix, the two of them nearly turned Barcelona's left side upside down.
Guardiola could only fret helplessly from the sidelines.
But Barcelona was not simply taking a beating. Just like Real Madrid, Messi's flank was equally unstoppable, and Real Madrid's left side was being pinned down by the opposition as well.
As a result, a rather hilarious scene unfolded on the pitch:
Both sides kept throwing right hooks, beating each other black and blue.
And while the side getting pummeled grimaced in pain, it threw even harder punches at the other side.
The attacks went back and forth, each one dangerous and thrilling to watch, leaving the fans thoroughly entertained.
As expected of El Clásico—the quality was simply incredible!
[Barcelona and Real Madrid are just trading blows!]
[Yeah, but who knows who can hold out until the end!]
[We may not know who will score first, but time is clearly on Real Madrid's side!]
By the 80th minute, the score was still 2:1.
Messi had already pulled out all the stops, yet he still failed to score against Real Madrid again.
Scoring sometimes required a bit of luck.
Over the past several dozen minutes, it was not as if Messi had failed to create scoring chances. But for one reason or another, none of those opportunities had been converted, and the score remained unchanged.
Even though he was burning with anxiety, he still