In the home team's locker room on the other side, Pirlo told everyone about the tactical arrangements for the second half with a normal expression, and then left the locker room without looking back.
Because basically no one in the locker room was listening to him, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who was carelessly adjusting the position of the bandage on his leg without even raising his head.
The other players were also whispering to each other, and no one was listening to what Pirlo was saying.
In the last round of the league, Juventus actually lost to its rival team Turin in the same city. This made club chairman Agnelli furious. He scolded Pirlo in front of all the players and cursed the players of Juventus, which completely detonated the conflict in the team.
This conflict completely caused Pirlo to lose the last trace of dignity in front of the players, and also made his Juventus head coaching career enter a countdown.
It is said that before this game, the Juventus club had already started to contact "Uncle" Allegri.
Allegri was the head coach of Juventus before Pirlo. However, when Allegri left his post, he worked with little Agnelli said that if you want Juventus to be good, get rid of Cristiano Ronaldo as soon as possible, because he believes that the existence of Cristiano Ronaldo has seriously hindered the development of the team and club!
At first, Allegri resigned because the relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo was so tense, but little Agnelli stood by Cristiano Ronaldo's side.
If Allegri returns to Juventus again, it may mean that little Agnelli is ready to give up Cristiano Ronaldo.
It is estimated that little Agnelli is hesitating now.
Today's performance of Cristiano Ronaldo may bring great resistance to Allegri's return to Juventus.
The intermission ended quickly.
Players from both sides returned to the court.
After taking a break, the Juventus fans started singing and dancing again.
The referee blew the whistle for the second half of the game.
In the second half, Barcelona kicked off the ball first.
Griezmann kicked the ball to Li Mingyu behind him, and ran towards Juventus's half.
After Li Mingyu caught the ball, he felt very keenly that there was a big problem with Juventus's defense.
During the halftime break, Juventus's players paid no attention to the coach's instructions. Moreover, they did not discuss the tactics for the second half in the locker room. Instead, they let themselves go. Some were listening to music, some were chatting loudly, and only Cristiano Ronaldo was focusing on himself.
As a result, at the beginning of the second half, the players of Juventus were not in the state at all, just like a piece of scattered sand.
Li Mingyu seized this opportunity very clearly. After receiving the pass, he moved the ball deftly and passed the charging Cristiano Ronaldo. Then he immediately started speeding towards Juventus's half like a bolt of lightning.
Li Mingyu's sudden speed caught Juventus off guard. Many players stood still and tried to defend Li Mingyu, but were passed by Li Mingyu one by one.
After passing three people in a row, Li Mingyu had already arrived within the thirty-meter area of the other party.
Finally, two defensive players rushed towards Li Mingyu at the same time. One person blocked Li Mingyu's advance in front, and the other stood behind to protect him.
Li Mingyu used a Croqueta to stumble past this person, and then when faced with the rushing defender, he was knocked to the ground by the opponent.
The referee had already put his whistle in his mouth and was about to blow the whistle to award a foul. His eyes suddenly lit up and he made a favorable offensive gesture to indicate that the game should continue.
I don't know whether Li Mingyu did it intentionally or unintentionally. When he fell, he used his left foot to gently kick the football out from between the defender's legs. Although the speed was not fast, the crotch ball actually came to the feet of Griezmann, who had already run into the penalty area.
Since almost all the players of Juventus are paying attention to Li Mingyu, they don't care about Griezmann at all.
Single ball.
Although Griezmann was a little surprised when he received the ball, as a top shooter, he was very calm at this time. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he pushed the ball into the door of Juventus.
Less than a minute into the second half, Barcelona exceeded the score again, 2:3, leading Juventus away from home.
After Griezmann scored, he raised his arms and roared excitedly, ran all the way in front of Li Mingyu, hugged Li Mingyu, picked him up, and spun him around.
This goal is so important to Griezmann.
In the first half, he failed to grasp two consecutive one-on-one goals, which had a big impact on his heart. He was also afraid that Li Mingyu would not pass it to him if he had another good opportunity.
As a result, at the beginning of the second half, he received a beautiful pass from Li Mingyu and scored the go-ahead point.
Koeman on the sidelines didn't even react. His team had already scored. The sudden happiness made Koeman's face turn into a bright chrysanthemum.
On the bench of Juventus, Pirlo's eyes were empty and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Cristiano Ronaldo on the court roared loudly with an unhappy look on his face. He was very dissatisfied with the loss of the ball.
I worked so hard in front to score goals, but you guys in the back conceded the ball so easily. What a scumbag teammate you are!
Many of Juventus's players didn't know what was going on. They conceded the ball just after the game started. This situation had a huge impact on morale.
Juventus's captain and defender Chiellini also roared loudly, hoping that everyone could cheer up.
The roars of Chiellini and Cristiano Ronaldo allowed the players of Juventus to regain their feeling for the game.
After the restart, Juventus's offense was quite impressive.
However, Barcelona, which had already taken the lead, quickly recovered its formation, forcing Juventus's overall formation to press forward.
Every time Cristiano Ronaldo gets the ball in the frontcourt, two or three Barcelona players will attack him, making Cristiano Ronaldo unable to attack at all and can only pass the ball out again.
Juventus's midfield passing and control ability is still a bit worse than that of Barcelona. There is basically no fatal pass forward. Therefore, even if they press into the frontcourt, they can only rely on kicking the ball from both sides, hoping to use the headers of Cristiano Ronaldo and Morata to open up the situation.
Today's Morata's state can only be said to be average. In the first half, he hardly got any good opportunities. In the second half, he failed to get a chance to shoot in several attacks, and his performance was very average.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Pirlo saw that the situation on the court was really ugly. Morata had almost no chance to touch the ball on the court, so he directly chose to take him off and replaced him with No. 10 Argentina player Dybala, hoping to rely on Dybala's sense of smell in front of the penalty area to find opportunities.
When Morata was replaced, his face was ashen. He knew that the reason for his poor performance today was basically because Cristiano Ronaldo occupied too much ball rights and could not touch the ball at all. How could he perform!
Morata went to the sidelines and gave Dybala a high-five, and then walked past Pirlo. The two did not make any eye contact, just like strangers.
Morata is not very convinced by Pirlo. No matter how much honor you have as a player, you are unqualified as a head coach.
Pirlo will not take him to heart. He knows that even if he wins this game, he probably won't stay with Juventus for long, and he has to think about his future.
Dybala's appearance did pose some threats to Barcelona's defense.
Cristiano Ronaldo's long shot from the outside caused Ter Stegen to miss the ball. Dybala rushed into the penalty area like a ghost and kicked the football in front of Rick-Garcia.
But Ter Stegen's second reaction was very quick. He jumped up from the ground and lifted the ball over the crossbar with his right hand.
Juventus fans in the audience let out a deafening sigh, followed by a flood of applause, which was given to Dybala who just came on the stage.
Dybala is also very regretful. He holds his head with both hands and can't believe that this ball can be saved by Ter Stegen. This reaction is too fast!
Cristiano Ronaldo also paused outside and expressed his regrets. He didn't know whether he regretted that his shot missed or that Dybala's follow-up shot was blocked.
Juventus's corner kick was taken, Ter Stegen struck out and got the ball.
Juventus quickly returned to defense, preventing Barcelona from counterattacking.
Barcelona had no choice but to start his attack from the backcourt.
Ter Stegen threw the ball to Pique, Pique passed the ball to De Jong, De Jong dribbled the ball forward, facing Cristiano Ronaldo's pressing, De Jong calmly passed the ball back again, Cristiano Ronaldo seemed not to get tired, and rushed towards Barcelona's defense line alone.
Barcelona is like a monkey, passing the ball back and forth, and Cristiano Ronaldo is like a tragic fighter, running around.
The voices of the fans at the scene slowly stopped, and then shocking boos broke out.
Barcelona's defense finally passed the ball to the other side. Cristiano Ronaldo also stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked back, and almost broke his nose in anger.
Throughout Barcelona's half, he was the only one chasing the football like a fool, while the other Juventus players stood in their own half and watched coldly.
Damn it, what kind of magical team is this!
I can't carry it!
Cristiano Ronaldo finally felt the urge to leave Juventus.
If you stay here, you will definitely be in danger of losing your health.
Accompanied by boos from the audience, Barcelona's attack continued calmly.
The ball comes to Li Mingyu's feet. Li Mingyu is like a conductor, controlling the rhythm of the game. When passing the ball, he will remind his players of the speed of the rhythm.
Soon, Juventus fell into Barcelona's offensive rhythm, running ineffectively with the football.
In the 78th minute of the second half, Li Mingyu suddenly picked up the speed, making Juventus's players, who had been slow, unable to keep up with the rhythm.
With a hidden through ball, Li Mingyu passed the ball to the left. Braithwaite, who played well in this game, received the pass, cut inside directly, and then volleyed with his right foot, which hit Cuadrado.
But Braithwaite excitedly raised his hand to indicate the opponent's handball.
The referee was not far away, but due to the angle, he did not see whether he touched Cuadrado's hand.
But the referee soon blew the whistle to stop the game.
He was using his headset and the video assistant referee to determine something.
At this time, the Juventus players were very excited and rushed to the referee's side, complaining that the ball was hit on the chest and was not a handball.
Especially Cuadrado, because he was already carrying a Topaz War God card in the first half. If the ball was called a handball foul, he would have blocked the opponent's shot. He would definitely be treated like a Topaz War God card, and he would be fined.
Falling behind by one goal and having to send off another player is a disaster for Juventus.
The referee frowned, stretched out his hands, first separated the Juventus players, and then made a gesture to watch the video replay.
Seeing the referee running towards the sidelines, the players on both sides were extremely nervous.
This ball is really crucial.
If it is ruled a handball, then basically, Juventus is out of business.
But if the handball is not determined, Barcelona will not agree.
After carefully watching slow-motion replays from several angles, the referee determined that it was the nature of the ball.
The referee put down his headphones and made the final decision.
Cuadrado handball foul.
There is a topaz War God card, two yellows turn one red, and Cuadrado is sent off.
Barcelona won a free kick in front of the penalty area.
Fortunately, Cuadrado stood outside the penalty area when the handball occurred. Otherwise, this would have been a penalty kick.
Seeing Li Mingyu standing in front of the football for the third time, Juventus's goalkeeper Szczesny felt his scalp going numb.
However, although this position is closer to the goal, for the free kick master, the threat of shooting is greatly reduced.
Because after the football crosses the wall, there is basically no time for it to fall quickly. Therefore, most of the free kicks at this position are higher than the crossbar.
Generally speaking, the best distance for a free kick is in front of the penalty area, between 25 meters and 30 meters. The distance is not too far or too close, which is very suitable for any kind of free kick master.
Szczesny shouted loudly and arranged his own human wall. Cristiano Ronaldo once again stood at the edge of the near goal post.
Two free kicks scored, which already made Cristiano Ronaldo and Li Mingyu look at him with admiration. Such a young free kick master, Cristiano Ronaldo also said that it is very rare.