A perfectly placed free kick opportunity.
The whistle sounded.
The referee quickly ran to the scene of the incident and gestured for a direct free kick.
Of course, Juventus's players would not give in. They gathered around and accused Messi of diving.
Especially the perpetrator, midfielder Latour, said innocently that he didn't touch Messi at all and Messi fell to the ground. This was a foul!
However, the referee ignored Latour's pretense of innocence and took out a topaz War God card from his pocket to express his feelings about his behavior just now.
Young man, stop pretending, I'll give you a good thing.
Latour saw that he had not deceived the referee, so he waved his arms in displeasure and left cursing.
The position of this free kick is on the right side of the arc of the penalty area, which is very suitable for Messi's left foot.
In the game where Messi took a break, Li Mingyu has used his own free kick to prove his current free kick strength.
But after Messi returns, the first free kick right is still in the hands of Messi.
However, every time, Messi would call Li Mingyu over when taking a direct free kick, and both of them would stand in front of the football.
Two of the world's top free kick masters, standing in front of the football, is a nightmare for any goalkeeper.
Of these two people, one has a left foot and the other has a right foot. In other words, it is possible for the football to fly over from any angle.
What's more, Li Mingyu has proven his versatility in free kicks.
When the goalkeeper encounters this situation, he must first consider who is going to take the penalty kick. Next, if it is Li Mingyu, what kind of penalty kick will he use? Knuckleball, Banana Kick, or Heavy Cannon Shot.
Oh my god, I'm so hard!
It is estimated that every goalkeeper will be extremely crushed when encountering this kind of situation.
Today, Juventus's goalkeeper has this mentality.
"Damn it, how many times have I told you before the game, never give the opponent a free kick like this? Are you trying to kill me?"
Juventus's Poland goalkeeper Wojciech-Szczesny has a black line on his face.
He could only bet on one hand: Messi would take the kick.
Szczesny lined up the human wall, and the tall Cristiano Ronaldo naturally stood in the human wall without any surprise.
This time, Cristiano Ronaldo did not stand on the edge, but in the middle of the five wall players.
In the last match between the two teams, Li Mingyu had already demonstrated Knuckleball's skills, and Cristiano Ronaldo finally drank the bitter water of failure.
In this game, Li Mingyu once again stood in front of the football, but this time, Li Mingyu's position made Juventus's wall and goalkeeper change their expressions.
Li Mingyu stood more than ten meters behind the football.
It seems that this time Li Mingyu is going to kick Cannon Shot in the face.
Cristiano Ronaldo in the human wall couldn't help but shrink his neck.
Because when he was at Manchester United, he witnessed Liverpool's heavy gunner Riise take a heavy free kick and directly break the left leg of tough guy Alan Smith.
That scene will still appear in Cristiano Ronaldo's mind, especially when facing a heavy-handed free kick master, Cristiano Ronaldo can't help but think of the tragedy of that day.
Although Li Mingyu looked like he was going to take the free kick, Juventus's defensive players still couldn't believe it completely.
Messi, who was standing on the right side of the football, was looking at the goal.
Who will take the penalty?
The referee blew his whistle, and the entire Camp Nou fell into silence.
Li Mingyu started running on his own, starting with small steps and slowly increasing the pace.
Messi also started his own run.
Messi stopped when he reached two steps of the football.
This stop made Juventus's players and goalkeepers convinced that this kick was not a penalty from Messi.
But not every Juventus player will turn their attention so quickly.
From the beginning, Cristiano Ronaldo felt that this ball must be taken by Li Mingyu. He didn't know why he had this idea.
After seeing Messi stop, Cristiano Ronaldo was not surprised and stared at Li Mingyu.
Cristiano Ronaldo's body began to experience some abnormal tremors.
At this time, the camera did not show Cristiano Ronaldo's face. If it had, everyone would be surprised to find that there was a trace of fear in Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes.
Li Mingyu's pace was not affected, and soon he was in front of the football.
I saw his right foot raised high, then dropped quickly, hitting the football like a tomahawk.
The football made an overwhelming noise and flew from the turf to the wall with a whoosh.
The players on Juventus's wall all had expressions of despair. They jumped up one after another, covering their faces and key parts with their arms, trying to block Li Mingyu's shot with their flesh and blood.
However, what is surprising is that at this time, Cristiano Ronaldo not only did not take off, but also lowered his head, covered his face with his arms, and shrank his neck.
The football happened to pass over his head. The two players on the wall next to him pushed their heads to this side, trying to prevent the ball from passing through the wall. However, due to the speed of the ball, the football had already flown through the gap before their heads could get over.
Juventus's goalkeeper Szczesny stood there with a dull look on his face. He was shocked to see the football flying out of the wall and diving into the goal next to him.
For this kind of shot that penetrated the wall, it was impossible for the goalkeeper to make any save reaction.
After the ball was scored, Li Mingyu hugged Messi who rushed over.
Messi trusted Li Mingyu's free kick very much, so he gave him this shooting opportunity.
The two people will allocate free kicks based on their own feelings. Whoever feels good about shooting will take the free kick.
The players of Barcelona on one side were celebrating crazily, while on the other side there was a comic scene in front of the goal of Juventus.
The players standing on both sides of Cristiano Ronaldo expressed their dissatisfaction with Cristiano Ronaldo's failure to take off just now.
But Cristiano Ronaldo pushed the two of them away with an indifferent expression and walked towards the midfield.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo had an embarrassed expression on his face.
When he lowered his head, he could already feel the football flying towards the goal against his scalp.
If he didn't lower his head, he would definitely be able to block the trajectory of the football.
However, what would be the result? Cristiano Ronaldo didn't dare to think about it. Maybe when he took off, the ball would hit his chest and he would faint on the spot. Is this possible?
Cristiano Ronaldo was walking, thinking that he didn't have much apology for his behavior just now.
Who would have thought that the opponent would take a free kick from his position.
This is just an accident.
Isn't it just a draw? I can just score another goal, but why should I just keep chattering?
So annoying!
1:1.
Li Mingyu used a wonderful Power Free Kick to help the team equalize the score at home.
The two sides are back on the same starting line again.
After the kick-off, Juventus's offensive became even more intense.
Especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who ran desperately in the frontcourt, caught the ball, and tried to exceed the score again through his own efforts.
But Barcelona's defense was more focused and did not give Cristiano Ronaldo a good offensive opportunity.
Cristiano Ronaldo repeatedly missed good opportunities, which also made Morata and other midfielders very dissatisfied.
Many times, Cristiano Ronaldo was trapped in a tight siege. The supporting players had already arrived, but Cristiano Ronaldo still had to reluctantly take the shot. In the end, Juventus could only return without success.
Pirlo was sitting there off the field, the sarcasm in his eyes getting even stronger.
This Cristiano Ronaldo is really a double-edged sword for Juventus.
There were a lot of goals scored, but more opportunities were wasted.
Many times, Morata's chances are very good. As long as Cristiano Ronaldo can pass the ball, Morata will have a chance to score.
But Cristiano Ronaldo is used to solving battles by himself, so among the Juventus team, Morata has the biggest opinion on him.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Juventus had an excellent opportunity. After stealing the ball in the midfield, Cristiano Ronaldo and Morata rushed into Barcelona's half.
For a time, an excellent opportunity was formed for 2 on 2 in the frontcourt.
Midfielder Chiesa passed the ball through to Morata.
Morata rushed towards the penalty area with the ball, and the person guarding him was Eric Garcia.
Pique stood in front of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo kept moving, and Pique felt like he was already stumbling a little.
Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly stopped suddenly, and then accelerated suddenly. Pique's feet finally couldn't keep up with Cristiano Ronaldo's rhythm, and he watched Cristiano Ronaldo rush out from his side.
Pique looked at Morata with a look of despair. As long as Morata can pass the football at this time, Cristiano Ronaldo will have a chance to stand alone.
But a scene occurred that stunned everyone in the audience.
Morata seemed to have not seen Cristiano Ronaldo plugged in at all, but was very "concentrated" on one-on-one teaching with Eric Garcia.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who ran out of the gap but did not receive the pass, could only stop himself with an angry look on his face because he was already in an offside position.
At the moment he ran, Morata did not pass the ball, so his subsequent movement was meaningless.
Ignoring Cristiano Ronaldo's complaints and accusations, Morata made a beautiful fake move, deceiving Eric Garcia's center of gravity, and rushed into the penalty area with the ball.
At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo took two steps back and made a motion to ask for the ball.
At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived behind the football, and there is no longer an offside situation.
Goalkeeper Ter Stegen saw Morata break through Eric Garcia and it was already a one-on-one situation. When two opposing players appeared in the penalty area, he still resolutely attacked to block Morata.
After all, football is at the feet of Morata.
At this time, if Morata can make a cross pass, then Cristiano Ronaldo will get an opportunity to open the goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo thought the same way. He stretched out his arms excitedly and made a motion to ask for the ball in front of him.
But Morata continued to ignore Cristiano Ronaldo. Facing Ter Stegen, he shot low and the football rolled into the goal from Ter Stegen's armpit.
1:2, Morata used his personal strength to help Juventus continue to lead the score in the away game.
After Morata scored, he rushed to the sidelines excitedly and celebrated passionately.
Juventus's other players also rushed to his side excitedly and celebrated with him.
But the disharmonious scene on the field was captured by the television camera.
After Morata scored, Cristiano Ronaldo looked very ugly and shook his hand fiercely, as if he was very dissatisfied with Morata's failure to pass the ball.
Moreover, while Morata was celebrating on the sidelines, Cristiano Ronaldo also looked on with his head lowered and an unhappy look on his face, and returned to the midfield alone.
This behavior was completely captured by the camera.
Barcelona played this shot very deliberately on the big screen at the scene.
The Barcelona fans, who were initially shocked by this goal, couldn't help but booed and jeered loudly when they saw Cristiano Ronaldo's performance.
Cristiano Ronaldo's behavior just now was like a child who didn't get the little red flower in the kindergarten. After seeing that the other person got a little red flower, he turned away angrily.
Shortly after this goal, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
In the first half of the game, Juventus, playing away from home, temporarily led 2:1.
During the halftime break, many Europe commentators began to analyze some shots from the first half of the game.
The biggest point of contention is the two shots of Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half.
The first shot is when Li Mingyu Power Free Kick, Cristiano Ronaldo lowers his head, covers his face and shrinks his neck.
"Cristiano Ronaldo What is he doing? Look at his movements. He lowers his head, shrinks his neck, and completely blocks his face with his arms. He doesn't even know where the football is. Oh my god, is this 'my handsome face is the most important thing'?"
"If your face is so important to you, I advise you to leave football and try Hollywood. That should be the best place for you!"
"The most annoying thing is that he doesn't think this is his problem. Looking at him pushing away two teammates, he really looks like a team tyrant!"
Regarding Cristiano Ronaldo's action of dodging the ball, almost all commentators on the Internet unanimously criticized it.
What kind of player can a player be when he has such a big idol baggage?
The second shot is naturally after Juventus's second goal.
The unhappy expression of Cristiano Ronaldo makes people think that it is not Juventus who scored the goal, but Barcelona.
This behavior aroused even more speculation and dissatisfaction among everyone.
Juventus's internal conflicts are already so explicit?