Li Mingyu once again stood in front of the football, looking very focused, looking at the wall and the goalkeeper's position.
Two direct free kicks made everyone at Juventus understand how good the young man in front of them is at free kicks.
Juventus Goalkeeper Szczesny did not choose the far corner this time, but stood in the middle, because Li Mingyu's first two free kicks were all shot to his right hand after bypassing the wall.
After observing Szczesny's position, Li Mingyu's eyes flashed with surprise, because in this case, Szczesny completely opened up the angle of his far post.
If Li Mingyu chooses to hit the far corner, the chance of scoring this ball is very high.
Is this a trap?
A hat-trick of free kicks is a temptation that is very hard to refuse.
In the hundreds of years of history of world football, only five people have recorded free kick hat tricks, and only five people have accomplished such a feat.
Li Mingyu Standing in front of the football, when he heard the referee's whistle, his expression became more serious and he abandoned all distracting thoughts in his mind.
In the world of Li Mingyu, it seems that only the football and the opponent's goal are left on the entire football field, while the opponent's wall and goalkeeper have disappeared.
He let out a breath and started to run. After a short two-step run-up, Li Mingyu's left foot stepped hard on the turf, leaving a deep footprint on the court. It can be seen that Li Mingyu had used all his strength with this kick.
As his body tilted toward his left foot, all of Li Mingyu's center of gravity was placed on the left side, causing his left ankle to seem somewhat deformed.
The high-swinging hind legs swung forward quickly and kicked the football hard.
Amid the shocking boos, the football drew a beautiful arc, as if it had eyes, and flew directly towards the far corner of the goal.
Juventus's goalkeeper Szczesny thought that Li Mingyu would repeat his old tricks and continue to hit the near corner of the goal, so he had already moved towards this side in advance.
But as soon as he moved his body, he saw the football flying out from the other side of the wall. Judging from the trajectory, it should have hit the far corner of his left hand.
Cristiano Ronaldo also jumped high, but when he saw the football flying out from the other side of the wall, he was also shocked. He quickly turned his head to look at the football, feeling desperate in his heart.
Because Szczesny couldn't adjust its center of gravity quickly at all, and could only watch the football fall into the goal.
All the Juventus fans at the scene fell silent.
Juventus fans have never seen a hat trick scored by someone else in their own home court, but for one person to score three free kicks in a row, this is simply the first time in history!
Take the free kick as a penalty kick!
Li Mingyu also became the sixth player recorded in football history to score three free kicks in a single game.
This is also the first free kick hat trick in the history of Champions League.
Following Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, he is another player who has completed a hat trick in two consecutive Champions League games.
He is also the first player to complete two consecutive hat tricks in his first Champions League competition.
After Li Mingyu scored the free kick, he clenched his hands, stood in the court, waved his arms and roared.
Seeing such arrogant Li Mingyu, Juventus fans had no intention of booing him.
Was beaten.
Juventus fans were completely impressed by this nineteen-year-old young man.
A monster-like existence.
Koeman, who had been standing on the sidelines directing the game, returned to his position with peace of mind after the passionate celebration, curled up into a ball, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Group of Death?
That's it?
2:4, Barcelona already leads by two goals at Juventus's home court.
This goal completely shattered Juventus's mentality.
After the kick-off, Juventus's offense completely fell into Cristiano Ronaldo's one-on-one fight, which failed again and again without any support from his teammates.
Cristiano Ronaldo was repeatedly surrounded by Barcelona in the half, and was put down to the ground by reasonable use of the rules. Looking at him sitting on the ground, he could only raise his arms helplessly.
The fans of Juventus no longer have the same enthusiasm for Cristiano Ronaldo as they did at the beginning. They seem to have forgotten the two wonderful goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half.
Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the game after one minute of added time.
In the stadium, only the excited shouts of Barcelona fans who came from afar were left.
They were suppressed by Juventus fans for a game, and finally, at this time, they made their voices heard.
Before the referee's whistle blew, Cristiano Ronaldo completed a high-quality long-range shot. However, the long-range shot missed the crossbar and flew out.
Before Cristiano Ronaldo could complain that this was a corner kick, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
The exhausted Cristiano Ronaldo slumped down and sat on the ground, with a trace of unwillingness and confusion on his face.
He looked at Li Mingyu who was celebrating with his teammates not far away, his eyes filled with envy.
The Juventus players did not stay. After the whistle ended, they all left the field dejectedly.
Cristiano Ronaldo smiled bitterly and shook his head. He felt very unhappy staying here.
Whether on or off the court, Cristiano Ronaldo has no friends.
Cristiano Ronaldo sighed and was about to stand up when he found a person standing in front of him and stretched out a hand to him.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked up in surprise and saw that it was Li Mingyu.
After Li Mingyu celebrated with his teammates, he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Cristiano Ronaldo sitting alone on the court.
Although Li Mingyu's idol since childhood was Messi, it does not hinder his respect for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Especially Cristiano Ronaldo's spirit of never admitting defeat makes Li Mingyu admire him very much.
Looking at the smiling Li Mingyu, Cristiano Ronaldo also showed a smile, stretched out his right hand and held it tightly with Li Mingyu.
Li Mingyu pulled Cristiano Ronaldo up with a slight exertion.
Cristiano Ronaldo said with a smile, "Congratulations, you are amazing, you scored a hat trick of free kicks. I want to know, who did you learn your free kicks from?"
Li Mingyu smiled slightly and said, "Self-taught, but I often watch the videos of your head coach Mr. Pirlo!"
Cristiano Ronaldo glanced at his own bench. Pirlo hurried to Barcelona coach Koeman long after the referee blew the whistle to end the game, shook hands, and left the court.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Li Mingyu and said, "You are very talented in free kicks. If there is a chance in the future, we can compare!"
After saying that, Cristiano Ronaldo took off his jersey and handed it to Li Mingyu.
Li Mingyu also quickly took off his jersey and exchanged it with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo took Li Mingyu's jersey, patted Li Mingyu's shoulder, and left the court.
Li Mingyu also returned to his own players and came to the Barcelona fan square on the sidelines. He bowed deeply to the fans who came from afar to support him and expressed his gratitude.
After the game, all major media rushed to report on this focus battle.
#19-year-old golden boy scored three free kicks to Juventus goal#
#SuperLee shows off his power again, shooting down the Old Lady with three goals#
#Group of death, Barcelona is temporarily in the lead, leaving death to others#
Li Mingyu's three wonderful direct free kicks also became the focus of everyone's attention after the game.
There have been five players in history who have completed a hat-trick of free kicks, but a few of them really "do not live up to their reputation."
Serie A Lazio's Mihajlovic should be the most familiar free kick master. In 1998, when facing his old club Sampdoria, he took four free kicks and scored three, completing the first true "free kick" hat trick in history.
Coincidentally, in the history of Lazio, there is another free kick master, Signori.
In 1994, he completed a "free kick hat trick", but his first two were indeed direct free kicks, but the last one was a penalty kick.
A penalty kick is actually equivalent to a direct free kick in the penalty area, but there is no obstruction by the human wall.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Signori's free kick hat trick is not a real free kick.
There is also a little-known player from Scotland, Ray McKinnon. His so-called free kick hat trick is actually the same as Signori, including a penalty kick.
Greece's free kick master Kostas Franz Scos, except for Greece people, almost no one has heard of his name.
But in Greece, his name is well known. He has also completed a hat trick of free kicks. In the first and second half, he completed it through different shooting methods. Because the Greece league is not top-level, few people know about his hat tricks of free kicks.
The most recent free kick hat trick should be in 2015, when Cristiano da Silva from Brazil played for Kashiwa Reysol in Japan J.League. He once scored three free kicks in one game.
The second free kick was one that he hit hard and bounced off the wall and into the net. It also added an unusual free kick to this list.
Li Mingyu has also become the second right-footed player on this list. Except for McKinnon, the other four players are all left-footed players.
Through this game, Li Mingyu was also dubbed the free kick master by the media.
Although he is only nineteen years old, the free kick hat trick is a great achievement that many free kick masters have never accomplished. He accomplished it at such a young age, which is simply the envy of others!
In the media interview after the game, some media people specifically asked about the head coaches of both sides.
Pirlo and Koeman were both famous free kick masters during their playing careers.
There is no doubt about Pirlo's free kick ability, but Koeman, few people know his name.
But Koeman is definitely a character that must be mentioned in the history of Barcelona.
In 1992, it was Koeman's free kick that won Barcelona the first Champions League championship trophy in the club's history.
Back then, Koeman was known as the "expert in free kicks", the "slugger", and the "first free kick taker".
When asked what they thought of Li Mingyu's free kick hat trick, both head coaches flashed a look of envy.
Koeman said with admiration, "Li is an amazing player. I don't say that because he is a Barcelona player. I watched him grow step by step until today. You don't know what kind of wonderful performance he will show in the next game. I didn't know his free kicks were so powerful. When we were training, he never showed his free kick skills!"
When Koeman said it, it was also very incredible, because as a free kick expert, he would always guide everyone's footwork and movements during free kicks in team training, but Li Mingyu did not have any outstanding performance.
After listening to Koeman's words, the reporters all thought that this old guy was setting off smoke bombs again. Damn, last time he said that Li Mingyu couldn't take penalty kicks, and his legs would become weak when he kicked penalty kicks. We all believed it.
Now it is said that Li Mingyu has never practiced free kicks.
Damn, free kick hat trick, you tell me he has never trained, old Versailles!
It can be seen that Li Mingyu is definitely not bad at kicking penalties!
Old liar!
Pirlo on the side also sneered at Koeman's statement.
As a free kick master, Pirlo can see that Li Mingyu's free kick shots look similar to his own. Whether it is the shooting action or the shooting footwork, it makes him feel like looking in the mirror.
However, I have never seen Li Mingyu. Who did he learn his free kick skills from?
Pirlo said lightly, "Li's free kick talent is very good. I can see my shadow in him. I don't know if you have noticed. Li's shooting movements and footwork are indeed very similar to mine. However, I have never seen him. I didn't teach him, and I don't know. Which free kick master taught it, Mr. Koeman? Oh no, Mr. Koeman's free kicks are indeed good, but his free kick style is a heavy artillery style, which is completely different from Li Mingyu's. He can't teach it!"
Koeman was smiling on the side, feeling numb in his heart.
When asked about the Champions League road of the two teams, Koeman said calmly, "We have won two consecutive games now. We will go all out in the next game and hope to qualify. After all, it is the group of death!"
Koeman's words are really irritating, and Pirlo next to him looks a little ugly.
Pirlo said with a serious face, "We will go all out in the next games. Last season, when we faced Barcelona for the first time, we also lost, but in the end we qualified as the first in the group!"
Koeman also looked embarrassed, holy shit, that was so sloppy!