The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court again.
Messi and Li Mingyu walked out of the players tunnel side by side. As they walked, Messi guided Li Mingyu.
Messi understands Li Mingyu's tense heartstrings very well, and constantly uses his own experience to soothe him.
Messi looked at Li Mingyu, who was still frowning, and said jokingly, "Li, you have to know that I am the boss of this team now. Don't put so much burden on yourself. What's going on? Do you want to usurp the throne?"
Li Mingyu looked at the half-truth and half-false Messi, and showed an awkward smile, and said, "How could it be, Leo, you will always be the boss of Barcelona, I just want to do more things for the team, don't get me wrong!"
Messi As the idol of Li Mingyu, Li Mingyu has grown up watching Messi play football. He respects Messi very much.
Although deep in my heart, there is a thought of "he can take his place".
Messi patted Li Mingyu on the back and said with a smile, "Okay, have a good game and don't think about so many things. You are so young, why are you so anxious? From now on, Barcelona will be yours. The most important thing now is to win this game!"
Li Mingyu nodded and said firmly, "Leo, don't worry, we will definitely win this game!"
Griezmann came over from behind Li Mingyu and said with a playful smile, "Li, in the second half, you must pass the ball to me. I feel that I am in particularly good condition and I will definitely score!"
Messi smiled slightly and said, "Okay, get ready to play! Come on!"
The three people stretched out their hands at the same time, put them together, and shouted, "Come on!"
The second half of the game begins.
The two sides started an anxious battle in the midfield.
The midfielders and frontcourt players of both teams are all top stars in the world. They come and go, and the game is very exciting and beautiful.
The cheers and cheers of fans from both sides in the stands were endless. Watching the players on the field making wonderful passes and passes, they would constantly let out exclamations and lamentations.
Paris Saint-Germain's frontcourt duo temporarily "resolved all previous feuds" and began to exert strong pressure in the frontcourt.
Although Busquets and Pique are experienced, their physical strength and reflexes are no longer at their peak.
Facing the strength and speed of Mbappe, the agility and cunningness of Neymar, Barcelona's defense line was in constant crisis.
Koeman's brows furrowed as he watched from the audience.
In the league, Barcelona can lead all the way because of the huge pressure in the frontcourt and the terrifying passing and control ability that prevents the opponent from taking a step beyond the limit.
But when facing a team of equal strength, the weakness of Barcelona's defense is clearly evident.
Facing the world's top frontcourt duo, Barcelona's defense seems to be stretched thin.
When Paris Saint-Germain was attacking, even Li Mingyu and Messi had to return to their own half and participate in the defense.
Since Li Mingyu plays at home and is full of physical strength, he often appears in tears chasing his own penalty area to participate in defense.
When Neymar faced the defense of Li Mingyu, from time to time he wanted to use his dexterous passing to win back the victory.
However, since Neymar is in a very dangerous position every time he takes the ball, Barcelona will not be stupid enough to let Li Mingyu and Neymar go one-on-one.
Li Mingyu's defense is actually not bad. Every good midfielder is also very strong on the defensive end.
Neymar challenged Li Mingyu continuously, but was either interrupted by Li Mingyu or trapped in a double-team. He could only choose to blindly pass or shoot.
Neymar has fallen into the trap of wanting to compete with Li Mingyu again.
When Mbappe on the side saw Neymar's mindless behavior, he also scolded him.
Neymar's face turned ugly.
Of course he knew what he was doing was a bad thing for the team.
But anyone can speak against me, but you, Mbappe, you are not qualified to speak against me.
Because you have no plans to renew Paris Saint-Germain, maybe you will leave the team this summer, what qualifications do you have to comment on me!
Due to Neymar's arbitrary actions, head coach Pochettino's efforts were in vain during the midfield.
Paris Saint-Germain's frontcourt offense came to a standstill again.
This time, Barcelona's defensive pressure is greatly reduced, and there are more opportunities to attack.
In the 65th minute of the second half, in the backcourt of Barcelona, De Jong flanked Busquets from the side, making Mbappe unable to start and lose the angle of passing the ball. In the end, he had no choice but to take a shot. As a result, the limp shot did not reach the goal and was blocked by Eric Garcia.
Mbappe was very dissatisfied with Barcelona's defense and continued to have verbal exchanges with Busquets.
When Busquets was defending Mbappe, it was true that because he couldn't keep up with his speed and his body couldn't match the opponent, he could only interfere with him through some small movements.
When faced with Mbappe's verbal attack, Busquets ignored him and quickly participated in the attack.
Eric Garcia quickly played the ball, and after De Jong received the ball, Busquets was almost running to the midfield.
De Jong pushed with the arch of his foot and handed the football to Busquets.
Busquets takes big strides and dribbles the ball forward.
In the past two years, Busquets has rarely gone to the frontcourt to participate in the offense.
My physical strength is no longer what it used to be.
You know, back then Busquets was Barcelona's starting point for offense. After stealing the ball in the backcourt, Busquets's one-stop service often left the opponent's defense at a loss.
Today, the Busquets who charged into battle back then is back.
Seeing Busquets rushing up, Li Mingyu quickly moved away from his position, found an angle where he could catch the ball, and also pulled the defensive player away from the center.
Busquets felt that his lungs were about to explode. Although he had only rushed a distance of more than ten meters, he had not had this option of running and attacking for a long time.
Busquets feels like he has returned to the powerful FC Barcelona team more than ten years ago. He is in the midfield. When defending, he is like a needle in the sea. When attacking, he can also dribble the ball forward from the center to attack the city.
The feared "Professor Bu" is not just a flopper, he has absolutely top-notch strength.
Seeing the opponent's defense coming up, Busquets knew that although he was rushing forward with one breath, his legs were basically swinging based on inertia. It was okay to rush forward, but it was basically impossible to pass others.
Just pass the ball.
Busquets kicked the football to Li Mingyu who was in a better position. However, Busquets did not stop after passing the ball. He continued to run forward following the inertia and his habit of attacking.
After Li Mingyu received the ball, he did not choose to attack himself or pass the ball to Messi on the other side or Griezmann in front.
Although Griezmann is actively running now, the position is indeed good.
But after Li Mingyu caught the ball, he waited a moment, then made a cross pass and handed the ball to Busquets, who was rushing forward.
But Scotts' head was actually a little confused. He didn't expect that Li Mingyu would pass the ball.
After Li Mingyu passed the ball, he also rushed forward quickly and remained sideways and in front of Busquets.
A strange light flashed in Busquets's eyes, and he understood that this was Li Mingyu's desire to create opportunities for himself.
Even Messi on the other side saw it, so he also started running wildly, pulling on Paris Saint-Germain's defense.
Busquets has rushed from the midfield to about ten meters in front of the penalty area, and the opponent's defensive midfielder and full-back have already pounced on him.
Busquets kicked the football with his right foot in the direction of Li Mingyu.
However, this kick was a bit too big. After all, after running at high speed for more than 20 meters, Busquets's legs were a little weak.
Seeing that his pass was a little too big, Busquets felt a pain in his heart, hey, I am old, I am going to make a mistake!
However, inertia allowed him to continue running forward, and this pass drew all the attention to Li Mingyu.
Seeing the ball, it rolled one meter in front of Li Mingyu. Paris Saint-Germain's defensive players were overjoyed and made a mistake.
Everyone rushes towards the ball, hoping to touch it first.
What people didn't expect was that Li Mingyu made a sliding tackle directly forward, stretched out his right foot, and hooked the football that was about to escape his control.
However, Li Mingyu, who was already half lying on the ground, had almost no chance to stand up and adjust.
Because Paris Saint-Germain's defensive players were quickly surrounding him in front and on the sides.
One second later, if Li Mingyu has not yet released the ball, he will be in a dilemma, and Barcelona's attack will definitely be in vain.
The next scene made all the fans in the audience widen their eyes and let out huge exclamations.
I saw Li Mingyu, who was already half lying on the ground, with his left foot on the ground and his left hand on the ground. He quickly swung his right foot towards the football like the hands of a clock.
Before the opponent's defensive players came around, Li Mingyu used an unconventional passing action to kick the football in the direction of the arc of the penalty area.
Paris Saint-Germain's defensive players' faces turned pale as they rushed over, and they all looked at that position.
Due to the pull of Griezmann and the pass of Busquets, a huge gap appeared in the middle of Paris Saint-Germain.
A figure wearing a red and blue jersey appeared there, faced the incoming ball, and fired an angry shot. The football stuck to the turf, like a white lightning, and rushed towards the Paris Saint-Germain goal.
Navas quickly lowered his center of gravity and quickly pounced in the direction of the ball.
However, due to the extremely fast speed of the ball, the awkward angle, and the suddenness of the ball, Vanas was unable to touch the ball.
The football hit the inside of the left goal post and bounced into the goal.
Looking at the football bouncing in the goal, and then looking at the back of Li Mingyu excitedly rushing towards Li Mingyu, the "No. 5" that seems to be shining with golden light behind it is so dazzling.
Busquets was stunned for a second after scoring the goal.
He didn't expect that he could score a goal.
All the previous actions were like inertia, and Li Mingyu used a pass to lead him towards the goal, and finally completed the goal.
Busquets has not scored for Barcelona for three years.
This goal made him feel a long-lost happiness.
After Busquets scored, he rushed to Li Mingyu excitedly, hugged Li Mingyu tightly in his arms, and said with a choked voice, "Thank you, Li!"
Feeling the excitement, Busquets and Li Mingyu also laughed and patted him hard on the back.
Looking at this senior La Masia Training Camp, Li Mingyu also admires him very much.
Busquets is as important to Barcelona as Messi.
Messi is the backbone of the offense, then Busquets is the anchor of defense for Barcelona.
This goal was a huge blow to Paris Saint-Germain.
The frontcourt duo of their own team started to engage in a "court battle drama" again, while the opponent's frontcourt duo were willing to be green leaves and create opportunities for their teammates. In such a comparison, the gap is simply too big.
However, the long-distance run that spanned the entire half just now made Busquets's legs feel a little weak.
However, his strong willpower allowed him to refuse the substitution request of head coach Koeman.
Busquets's performance made Mbappe, who had the ball stolen just now, very unhappy.
After the ball was restarted, Mbappe took the ball and rushed towards Busquets.
Mbappe Although he has the body of a strong man and looks powerful, his brain is also very useful.
Busquets's long-distance run just now must have consumed a lot of energy. After he kicked off the ball, he directly attacked his defensive position. Even if he couldn't break through directly, it would cause Busquets to commit a foul.
Indeed, Busquets had almost no physical strength to defend Mbappe. Facing the rushing Mbappe, Busquets showed a trace of desolation on his face. He could only stretch out his hand, hoping to pass the ball.
However, a figure rushed over from the side. When Busquets was about to pull Mbappe, he directly extended his foot and made a sliding shovel from the side to shovel the football out.
The football that rolled out fell at Alba's feet, and Alba rushed forward with the ball.
Mbappe didn't check for a moment and was directly knocked to the ground by Li Mingyu who rushed from the side and dribbled the ball.
However, since Li Mingyu tackled the ball first and brought Mbappe down by the way, the referee did not call a foul.
After Li Mingyu made the tackle, he stood up immediately and quickly rushed towards Paris Saint-Germain's frontcourt.
Mbappe had a dull look on his face. He had been tackled just now, and the referee didn't even say anything.
The furious Mbappe stood up and rushed out.
However, what is shocking is that Mbappe did not rush towards the football, nor towards Li Mingyu who just tackled him, but towards the referee who was running forward.