Thirty minutes have passed since the first half. Except for Griezmann who hit the goal in the frontcourt, there was no shot in the entire FC Barcelona.
Messi seemed to be invisible in the first half.
Due to Atletico Madrid's fighting in the midfield, Li Mingyu had almost no way to send the ball to the frontcourt.
Messi was unable to launch an attack even after returning the ball many times.
It seems that Atletico Madrid has found the destiny of Barcelona.
The connection between Li Mingyu and Messi was frozen, and they were isolated.
Judging from the thirty minutes of the first half, Atletico Madrid succeeded!
However, Li Mingyu on the field was not too worried because he had already discovered the vulnerability of Atletico Madrid.
In the first half, Atletico Madrid's players spared no effort to fight with Barcelona in the midfield, causing their physical exertion to be much greater than usual.
When Li Mingyu is close to the players of Atletico Madrid, they can hear their abnormal breathing.
As a professional player, and a player in a top league like the La Liga League, the sound of gasping for breath appeared in the first 30 minutes, which already speaks volumes.
Atletico Madrid's players are physically exhausted.
This is just like in a 10,000-meter long-distance race. In the first three thousand meters, you use the speed of a 100-meter sprint to gain a lead. However, if your advantage is not big enough, you will easily fall behind in the back.
The expression on the face of the Bandit Coach Simeone, who was standing on the sidelines, became a little gloomy.
He also knows that his lineup requires the players to have more physical reserves, so he hopes that the players can gain at least a two-goal advantage in the first 30 minutes of the first half, so that he can pull the formation back and play a defensive counterattack.
However, although Barcelona was beaten by Atletico Madrid in the first thirty minutes, the midfield and backcourt of Barcelona, who are becoming more and more confident, are now becoming more and more stable.
In the first thirty minutes, Atletico Madrid only scored one goal, which made Simeone's wishful thinking unsuccessful.
However, looking at the players who were starting to breathe heavily, Simeone had no choice but to wave his hand and ask the players to give up the midfield fight and recycle their defense.
Atletico Madrid's tactical literacy is very high, and his quick return to defense makes Barcelona, who is under pressure, a little unable to react.
How could Team Atletico Madrid, who were like wolves and tigers just now, suddenly turn into little rabbits?
Koeman on the sidelines also had a look of surprise on his face. He glanced at Simeone not far away and cursed in his mouth, "Old fox!"
Since you, Simeone, have given up the offensive initiative, let me show you the offensive power of our Barcelona!
The Atletico Madrid team placed Ibrahimovic at the front of the line, maintaining a threat to Barcelona's defense.
Suarez returned to the midfielder position. The murderous look in his eyes showed that his hostility towards Barcelona had not been eliminated by the goal just now.
However, Atletico Madrid's recovery allowed Li Mingyu to regain control of the midfield.
In the previous thirty minutes, although Li Mingyu felt tremendous pressure in the midfield, he knew very well that a team like Atletico Madrid would never have enough physical strength to maintain the pressure throughout the game, and they would definitely have a moment of slacking off.
Therefore, Li Mingyu did not fight for a while, but waited until Atletico Madrid could no longer hold on, then he stood up and reorganized the old world.
Barcelona, who had been suppressed for thirty minutes, finally showed his terrifying fangs again.
In the 35th minute, Messi, who had been invisible in the first half, suddenly stood up and received a pass from Li Mingyu in the ribs. In the middle of Atletico Madrid's three defensive players, he used his most familiar passing method to dance on the tip of a knife in the space of an inch.
The three defensive players of Atletico Madrid tried their best, even pushing and pulling, but they could not catch the difficult "Little Flea".
Seeing that Messi was already carrying the ball into the penalty area, in desperation, Atletico Madrid's central defender Gimenez could only block the waist and hug Messi.
If it were a step later, Messi would have entered the penalty area. If he fouled again at that time, it would be too much of a loss.
The referee blew the whistle, ran over, showed a topaz War God card to Gimenez, and expressed his approval for his self-sacrifice behavior just now.
Barca Ronaldo also won a free kick on the right side of the ribs, only about 20 meters away from the goal.
The expression on Simeone's face on the sidelines turned ugly.
Before the game, I had given countless instructions not to easily give Barcelona a free kick opportunity within thirty meters.
Li Mingyu's free kicks are now famous.
Taking a free kick as a penalty kick has become synonymous with Li Mingyu.
Even the famous free kick masters in football can't compare with Li Mingyu's free kick scoring rate.
Li Mingyu has now scored 16 direct free kicks, including two free kick hat tricks.
These 16 free kick goals were obtained in exchange for 50 direct free kicks.
The free kick scoring rate of 32% is simply appalling. Although it is not as efficient as penalty kicks, the free kick scoring rate of 30% is enough for a team to arrange a tactic for Li Mingyu alone.
That is to go to the frontcourt and try to get the team a chance to get a free kick in the frontcourt.
For the defensive side, they cannot easily foul in their own backcourt. For the defense line, the defensive pressure has increased by more than one level!
Looking at Li Mingyu standing behind the football, Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Oblak looked very serious.
Before Li Mingyu made his debut, Oblak almost monopolized the "Zamora Trophy" award in the La Liga league, which is the best goalkeeper award.
However, in front of Li Mingyu, Oblak scored 5 goals, a hat trick and a brace in two duels.
No one can intuitively feel the horror of Li Mingyu better than him.
At such a close distance, Li Mingyu retreated directly to a place twelve or three meters away from the football. Looking at the wall of Atletico Madrid standing in front of him with a nervous face, Li Mingyu showed a bright smile.
But when this smile fell in the eyes of the Atletico Madrid players, it was no less than the devil's evil smile.
Cristiano Ronaldo was directly hit in the ribs by Li Mingyu's free kick, which shocked all the players and fans.
Nicknames such as "Wall Destroyer" and "Great Butcher" were all assigned to Li Mingyu, which made Li Mingyu very unhappy.
However, Li Mingyu accepted the nickname from China with great pleasure.
"Mighty Vajra Leg".
Li Mingyu When I was young, I once watched a Hong Kong movie called "Shaolin Football".
In it, China, the fifth senior brother "Xing" played by Hong Kong comedy superstar Mr. Stephen Chow, has a special skill called Mighty Vajra Leg, which is very cool.
"Oh, Li Mingyu is going to show his Mighty Vajra Leg again. I don't know what the Atletico Madrid players standing in front of him will think. Anyway, I am sitting in the studio now, looking at Li Mingyu's eyes, and I feel a little shuddering!"
"Think about what Cristiano Ronaldo said before leaving!"
The referee drew a 9.15-meter line and asked the Atletico Madrid human wall to stand behind the white line.
Atletico Madrid The players who lined up in the wall were all standing behind the white line obediently. If possible, they all wanted to move back a little.
When someone else takes a free kick, the players lined up in the wall will quietly move forward.
But after Li Mingyu kicked Cristiano Ronaldo last time, no one dared to move forward.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo, who is as strong as an ox, couldn't withstand Li Mingyu's kick, let alone other players.
The players who formed the human wall felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy. They only regretted that their parents did not give them two extra hands so that they could protect their bodies.
At this time, I really envy the centipede!
Put one hand on your mouth to protect your face and chest.
Put the other hand on the crotch to protect key parts and the lower abdomen.
When he was ready, the referee also moved far away and then blew the whistle.
For a moment, the entire Wanda Metropolitano Stadium was as silent as death. Even the fans of Atletico Madrid became quiet and did not dare to take a breath.
The atmosphere in the entire stadium was about to freeze.
At this time, Li Mingyu suddenly moved.
Start with small steps, and slowly, Li Mingyu's speed is getting faster and faster.
At a distance of more than ten meters, Li Mingyu took about two seconds to increase his speed to the highest level.
There was some commotion on the Atletico Madrid wall.
For a long time, these players have despised Cristiano Ronaldo's evasive behavior when facing Li Mingyu's free kick.
However, when it was their turn, they really felt the terrifying pressure.
Because Li Mingyu's free kicks can really hurt people.
No one is really willing to use their own flesh and blood to try to block Li Mingyu's free kick.
No one wants to.
However, when people are in the arena, they can't help themselves!
Watching Li Mingyu getting closer and closer to the football, the commotion in the wall of Atletico Madrid became more and more obvious.
Captured by the camera, various ferocious expressions appeared on the faces of the Atletico Madrid players in the wall.
When Li Mingyu's right foot kicked the football hard, the terrifying pressure instantly destroyed Atletico Madrid's wall.
The two Atletico Madrid players chose the same posture as Cristiano Ronaldo, turned around quickly, and gave their sides to Li Mingyu.
And coincidentally, the football was hit between these two people.
By chance, the two men turned around at the same time, causing a huge gap to appear in the middle of the wall. The football flew through this gap with a swish.
Oblak After hearing the "bang" sound, he saw the football passing through the wall and flying towards the goal.
Since the football penetrated the wall, Oblak on the other side could not react at all and could only watch the football fly into the goal.
The amazing strength and amazing speed allowed Atletico Madrid fans to finally see Power Free Kick from Li Mingyu on the spot.
For a moment, the fans watching Li Mingyu and Atletico Madrid celebrating wildly forgot to protest and express their dissatisfaction with boos.
It was not until three seconds later that scattered boos appeared. It was these boos that made Atletico Madrid fans wake up from their dreams. Many fans found that they had been frightened by Li Mingyu's free kick just now. They felt very embarrassed, so they used huge boos to fight back against Li Mingyu.
However, in the eyes of many Atletico Madrid fans, there is not much hatred, but more complex looks, admiration? dissatisfaction?
In the 35th minute of the first half, Li Mingyu used a powerful Power Free Kick to help Barcelona equalize the score in the away game.
The Atletico Madrid players looked at the two players who turned around and shook their heads. The kick just now was really scary.
After Li Mingyu scored, Messi was the first to rush to him and hugged Li Mingyu.
Now, Messi has slowly given up all the free kick opportunities to Li Mingyu. After all, Li Mingyu's free kicks are too threatening, and the scoring efficiency is extremely high, which is much higher than many people's single-handed kick scoring efficiency.
Li Mingyu is also a person who repays kindness. He knows that Messi is giving up power and establishing his position in the team.
Therefore, Li Mingyu often chooses to pass the ball to Messi when the opportunity is close to help Messi score.
Griezmann is very depressed now. He has become the third choice in the frontcourt. He can only get Li Mingyu's passing opportunity when Messi is in poor condition or in a bad position.
Griezmann now cherishes every opportunity he gets and strives to turn Li Mingyu's passes into assists, so that he can get more passes from Li Mingyu.
Griezmann now has a very good attitude towards Li Mingyu. As Li Mingyu's loyal "licking dog", Griezmann is already used to it.
After Simeone saw Li Mingyu's goal, he cursed very angrily, but there was nothing he could do. Today's tactics basically failed.
After the opening, Barcelona was not completely beaten to death with three axes. As a result, Barcelona has now recovered. It is estimated that Atletico Madrid will be even more difficult to beat in the next game.
After the kickoff, Suarez wanted to take advantage of Barcelona's excitement to sneak attack.
But just after passing one person, it was cut off directly by De Jong from behind.
Suarez, who was knocked down, sat on the ground and shook his hands in dissatisfaction because he asked the referee to punish De Jong for a foul, but received no response from the referee.
After all, the referee saw it very clearly. De Jong's stealing action was very clean. Suarez fell to the ground because of the reasonable collision between the two after stealing the ball. Suarez's feet were unstable.