"Lu-Gerando" Connection, Is the Ballon d'Or Already Old?

One-nil.

Barcelona led.

Liverpool had been pushed onto the back foot at home.

After Mateo missed the penalty, everyone thought the match was in the bag.

But who would've thought...

As expected of Lu.

Spurred on by that setback, Liverpool's players had adrenaline surging through them, entering a berserk state.

Baizami in particular.

After realizing that the conceded goal had a lot to do with his movement, he reduced his lateral runs.

For a player like him, whose football intelligence was lacking, the best thing was to play where he was supposed to play.

He was not suited to those advanced lateral runs.

For Liverpool, Halonso successfully intercepted Ortiz's through ball for Mateo.

Bang!

Halonso launched the ball forward. He had spotted Baizami on the right flank.

Baizami burst forward like the wind, springing into action in an instant.

Barcelona's left-back Ava was no slouch in terms of pace either.

But Ava was short!

And while Baizami had started out skinny as a black noodle, three years at San Remo had still tempered his physique.

Besides, as young players grew older, their physical strength and ability to withstand challenges improved.

When many thirty-year-old small midfielders collided with younger players who looked bigger, it was often the younger players who came off worse.

Anyone who liked playing casual football would surely understand that feeling.

So Ava was simply overpowered by Baizami.

Baizami held off Ava, knocked the dropping ball forward, and accelerated again.

No matter how fast Ava was, he could not catch Baizami.

Baizami successfully found space down the right.

In the middle, Parrott and Sober charged forward like twin arrows.

Baizami did not hesitate. He drove his right foot through the ball and whipped in a powerful cross!

He was right-footed to begin with, so he could still cross