Li Mingyu, who is only 19 years old, controlled the rhythm of the game very steadily in the frontcourt. He cleverly avoided Juventus's pressing attacks many times and almost created a very good opportunity.
Griezmann kicked the grass beneath his feet, roared angrily, turned his head and gave a thumbs up to Li Mingyu.
Because just now Li Mingyu used a very beautiful fake move to open up a fleeting gap in Juventus's defense, and passed a scalpel-like through ball from between the two defenders.
Griezmann started a little late, and watched helplessly as the football rolled past him, and was hugged by the opponent's goalkeeper with both hands.
This kind of opportunity will not appear several times in a game. If you fail to grasp it once, basically the other party will not give you another chance, especially in this kind of duel between top teams.
This goal also shocked all the players on Juventus's defense into a cold sweat.
Looking at the young man with an annoyed look on his face, Juventus's defenders were all in a daze.
The pass just now should be made by an experienced player with at least ten years of experience in the game. How did he do it?
Koeman on the sidelines was already furious. Griezmann had already wasted two chances to score goals.
For Griezmann, Koeman's confidence and patience in him are disappearing bit by bit now.
As the team's second highest salary, Griezmann's performance has never been worthy of his salary.
If it weren't for the fact that there was really no one in the team, Koeman would have taken down Griezmann long ago.
Since Dembele left and Fati was injured, Barcelona's forward line has been stretched thin.
Now Messi is also injured, which makes Koeman not sure what to do when arranging his troops.
The camp is full of wounded soldiers.
Juventus's offense quickly came to Cristiano Ronaldo's feet. This time, Barcelona's defense did not give Cristiano Ronaldo a chance to kick. The three people surrounded Cristiano Ronaldo and had to hand over the ball.
Watching Cristiano Ronaldo fall to the ground, he waved his arms helplessly to express his dissatisfaction.
The referee didn't say anything, because he saw clearly just now that although Barcelona's defense made some small moves, his feet were very clean. Three people gathered around to fight, and Busquets took the ball out of Cristiano Ronaldo's feet neatly.
Juventus's other players had no time to put pressure on the referee because Barcelona's counterattack came.
After Busquets stole the ball, he directly passed it to Li Mingyu near the center circle.
Li Mingyu turned around without touching the ball at all. The defensive player behind him was shaken by Li Mingyu's forward movement, and watched helplessly as Li Mingyu stopped and turned around, passing him cleanly.
Li Mingyu's move without touching the ball also caused a burst of exclamations from the crowd.
This kind of action is simply the perfect embodiment of football wisdom.
Li Mingyu has passed the middle circle. Since the players of Juventus were pressing higher, now in the entire Juventus half, Barcelona 4 is playing 5. Although the number of players is not dominant, this opportunity is too rare.
Li Mingyu Without any hesitation, he quickly rushed forward with the ball.
Rabiot followed Li Mingyu closely, trying to interfere with him.
However, the pace of Li Mingyu's feet made it impossible for Rabiot to effectively interfere. He could only follow closely, trying to wait for the teammates in front to come over and guard him.
When he saw that Rabiot was unable to effectively interfere with Li Mingyu, the defensive center back De Ligt stopped retreating and stood firmly on Li Mingyu's offensive line.
After Li Mingyu saw De Ligt, he pushed the ball past him with his foot, but felt something hooked under his feet. Li Mingyu suddenly lost his center of gravity and fell hard to a place 28 meters away outside the penalty area.
The referee quickly blew the whistle, ran over, called a foul, and then showed De Ligt a topaz War God card to show respect.
De Ligt didn't say anything. Because of his position, it was absolutely impossible for Li Mingyu to pass by. We could only use foul tactics to stop him.
However, only thirty minutes into the first half, Juventus's two defense generals have already received topaz War God cards. Next, Juventus's defense will definitely have problems.
This time, Li Mingyu stood in front of the football without hesitation, and Griezmann no longer helped him cover, but stood in the penalty area, ready to see if there was a chance for a follow-up shot.
Li Mingyu, standing in front of the football, carefully observed the position of the opponent's goalkeeper directing the wall.
The position of this ball is better than the position of his first free kick, and the angles available are even greater.
Szczesny also didn't dare to neglect. Knuckleball just now proved that the young man in front of him had absolutely no low free kick skills. Therefore, he very seriously directed the position of the wall and completely blocked the half of the goal on his right hand.
Szczesny thought for a while, and stood slightly closer to his left hand, clapped his hands, and encouraged himself.
The referee twice asked Juventus's wall to move back 9.15 meters, but after the referee left, Juventus's wall still moved forward in small steps.
Li Mingyu also complained to the referee continuously and the opponent moved in advance.
The referee walked up to the wall of Juventus with a cold face and said seriously, "If anyone moves early next time, I will show you the topaz War God card without mercy. Please don't challenge me!"
This time, Juventus's wall did not move again. The previous movement was just to disrupt Li Mingyu's shooting rhythm and psychology.
But Li Mingyu's psychological quality is now very good and he will not be disturbed by such small actions at all.
After hearing the referee's whistle, Li Mingyu let out a breath, ran forward two steps, and then kicked the football hard in the middle and lower part.
In the wall of Juventus, all the players covered their vital parts and jumped up as much as possible, trying to block Li Mingyu's shot with their own flesh and blood.
However, Li Mingyu's free kick perfectly bypassed Juventus's wall and flew towards Juventus's goal.
Szczesny reacted very quickly this time. The moment he saw the football flying over the wall, he had already judged that the ball was going to his right side. He quickly moved to the right side and then jumped into the air.
But in mid-air, Szczesny looked desperate, because the ball was indeed flying to his right, but the arc of the ball was very large. Even if he stretched his arms, he could not stop the football from entering the goal.
Szczesny and the football fell to the ground at the same time, but the person was outside the goal and the ball was inside the goal.
After scoring the goal, Li Mingyu also waved his hands excitedly, rushed to Barcelona's bench, and hugged everyone.
The Juventus fans at the scene were silent as if they had pressed the pause button.
The two free kick goals made the Juventus fans shake their heads helplessly.
Generally speaking, the scoring efficiency of set kicks is very low. However, Li Mingyu actually kicked the free kick like a penalty kick. Two free kicks and two goals.
In the 30th minute of the first half, with Li Mingyu's wonderful free kick goal, Barcelona tenaciously equalized the score in the away game.
In the VIP box, Laporta couldn't help but smile proudly and said, "Mr. Agnelli, I'm sorry!"
Little Agnelli smiled unnaturally on his face and said in a sour tone, "Mr. Laporta, you Barcelona are so lucky. First there were players like Messi, and now there is Li. Is it possible that God is so blessed by you Barcelona?"
Laporta raised the red wine glass in his hand, smiled reservedly, and said, "Messi and Li are both our La Masia Youth Academy players. They are both good players trained by ourselves. This is also the way for us Barcelona to survive!"
The smile on little Agnelli's face disappeared, and he felt that Laporta's words were like a satire on him.
We Barcelona have Messi and Li, but these are all cultivated by ourselves, so it is natural that we have the results we have now.
You Juventus bought Cristiano Ronaldo, but last season all four teams were empty. Since the start of this season, Cristiano Ronaldo's performance has been very mediocre, and the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo has completely It has completely destroyed the team's salary structure and made many players very dissatisfied. Today, Juventus is like sitting in the crater of a volcano. Who knows when the volcano will erupt, and Juventus may be seriously injured.
Of course, little Agnelli is not unaware of the consequences, but he is like a gambler who wants to put all his bets on Cristiano Ronaldo and bet on Champions League's championship.
Because Juventus has not won the championship of Champions League for more than 20 years. As the leader of Serie A, such a record of Champions League is really unbeatable!
After little Agnelli came on stage, he hoped that Juventus could win a Champions League championship immediately, and his reputation could be greatly improved.
Cristiano Ronaldo's performance today gave little Agnelli hope for the Champions League championship.
Kick-off from the center circle.
The players of Juventus were not affected by the goal of Li Mingyu, but getting a draw at home is definitely something that the players of Juventus cannot accept.
Especially since the opponent's absolute main force, Messi, is not yet in the formation.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo shot a cold shot from outside the penalty area, allowing Ter Stegen to make a world-class save. He clicked the football with his fingertips and the football slid out, eliciting a regretful exclamation from the audience.
And this shot also made all Barcelona players frightened for a while.
The thirty-six-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is just like the War God of the ancient Greece. There is no trace of time left on him at all. He is still as unstoppable as he was when he was young.
When the corner kick was taken, Cristiano Ronaldo overpowered Pique and jumped up high with a powerful header. The football hit the crossbar hard and bounced out of the baseline.
Within one minute, there were two consecutive threatening attacks. Although no goal was scored, Cristiano Ronaldo had put all the pressure on Barcelona's defense.
What a terrible player.
In the slow motion, Pique, which is 7 centimeters taller than Cristiano Ronaldo, is pinned down by Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo, which is leaping high, is even more than a head taller than Pique. This shows how high Cristiano Ronaldo is.
In the last minute of the first half, Griezmann's long-range shot passed Juventus's left post, shocking the goalkeeper into a cold sweat.
After this shot, the referee also blew the whistle to end the first half.
On the third match day of the Champions League group, Group D was the focus of the game. Juventus drew 2:2 at home with Barcelona.
In the first half, star players Cristiano Ronaldo and Li Mingyu from both sides scored two wonderful goals each, which made all the fans watching the game excited.
During the intermission, the fans also stood up one after another to solve their personal problems.
The game just now was too exciting, without any flaws. The fans were afraid that if they turned around, a wonderful goal would be born. It was such a pity.
Replaying it, how can I have the pleasure of witnessing a goal with my own eyes!
During the halftime break, in the visiting team's locker room, Koeman expressed his dissatisfaction with the forward line. Griezmann sat there with a gloomy look on his face. He knew that although Koeman was talking about the entire forward line, he was talking about himself.
In the first half, Griezmann wasted at least two single-handed ball opportunities. Once he missed the ball, and the other time he started slowly, he watched the football slide past his toes.
If God can give me another chance, I hope to start as soon as possible...
However, Koeman has stopped there. After all, Barcelona really has no one available on the forward line.
In the first half, Braithwaite, who started for the first time, performed well, creating several threatening attacks, and the first free kick opportunity was obtained by his breakthrough.
At the end, Koeman once again emphasized defense, especially the defense against Cristiano Ronaldo.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo is already an old rival, his defense against Cristiano Ronaldo today was not good enough.
His personal ability is very good, but if he can control Cristiano Ronaldo further away so that he cannot easily kick off, he can be restrained very well.
Naturally, Li Mingyu and Koeman did not hesitate to praise them.
Now that Barcelona no longer has Messi, Li Mingyu is the well-deserved number one star. Although Griezmann's annual salary is higher than him, sometimes Messi's role in the team is not as good as Li Mingyu.
Li Mingyu also expressed his gratitude to Koeman for his appreciation and said that he will continue to work hard in the second half.
The first half of facing Cristiano Ronaldo and Li Mingyu was already amazing.
2:2 tie.