Being substituted in the first fifteen minutes is a great shame for any player.
What's more, it's a big-name player like Sterling.
Sterling, who came around from the other side of the court, did not return to the bench, but went directly to the players' tunnel, preparing to return to the locker room.
When Guardiola saw Sterling's behavior, his face became even more ugly, and he began to roar loudly at the players on the field.
Li Mingyu was strictly guarded by Barcelona today, but Li Mingyu's 360-degree turn made De Jong and Pedri suffer a lot.
Once again, like an idiot, he followed Li Mingyu in a circle near the middle circle, and Pedri stopped with a wry smile.
Seeing Li Mingyu and Pedri getting rid of themselves easily, they admired her from the bottom of their hearts.
I still remember that in the first game of Li Mingyu, he could only accelerate in a straight line. Although the speed was very fast, there was no change in rhythm.
It was also because the opponent's players were not familiar with him at all, which allowed Li Mingyu to make a perfect debut.
During training, Pedri completely crushed Li Mingyu when playing against Li Mingyu. Therefore, at that time, Pedri did not take Li Mingyu seriously.
But as the games progressed one by one, Li Mingyu was flying upwards like a rocket. Slowly, in training, Pedri was no longer a match for Li Mingyu.
This group of players from Barcelona watched helplessly as Li Mingyu grew from an ordinary youth team player to one of the top stars in football today.
And the most shocking thing about Li Mingyu is that he was able to learn the special skills of a famous star in a very short period of time.
Three hundred and sixty degree turn, many midfielders know this move, but only Xavi uses this move with great proficiency and has become a personal representative.
Just like Croqueta, almost every player knows this extraordinary trick, but only Iniesta's Croqueta looks so pleasing to the eye.
The most powerful thing about Li Mingyu is naturally Pendulum Dribble passing the goalkeeper. Since Ronaldo, no player can perfectly use this ability. This requires super body balance and super body flexibility.
Ronaldo is a rare player in football who can perfectly combine big shots and small range dexterity.
Ronaldo can not only use its body to clear the way and push forward like Cristiano Ronaldo, but also like Messi, it can move around in the crowd and overcome rigidity with softness.
As soon as Li Mingyu's Pendulum Dribble past goalkeeper appeared, many fans immediately remembered the terrifying Rabbit Ya forward.
Li Mingyu passed Pedri. Facing De Jong's defense, Li Mingyu looked to the left and flicked the outside instep of his right foot hard, and the football bounced to the right sideline.
Since the opening, Manchester City's offensive focus has been on Bernardo Silva and Sterling on the left.
After replacing Mahrez, Manchester City's offensive focus is still on the left side.
But suddenly Li Mingyu chose Ferran Torres on the right, catching Barcelona's defense off guard.
For nearly twenty minutes, Ferran Torres on the right barely touched the ball.
This time, there is a large open space in front of Ferran Torres. Alba of Barcelona is behind De Jong, ready to guard against Li Mingyu at any time.
There was a huge hole in the defense on the left side.
Alba wanted to return to defense, but it was too late.
Ferran Torres's speed is very fast. After two consecutive accelerations, he has already reached the front edge of the penalty area.
Facing Eric Garcia, Spain National Team's teammate, Ferran Torres didn't hesitate at all. A beautiful bicycle passed by Eric Garcia.
Because in the penalty area, Eric Garcia did not dare to foul randomly, so he could only rely on Ferran Torres with his body.
The moment Eric Garcia extended his legs, Ferran Torres made an emergency stop and dunked the ball, completely shaking Eric Garcia away.
Ferran Torres glanced at his teammates in the penalty area. There were players defending Gabriel Jesus in front of and behind him, and there was no room to pass the ball.
Mahrez on the other side comes in at high speed, but there is still a short distance from the penalty area. If he passes the ball, he will pass it quickly, but Mahrez cannot catch up. If he passes the ball slowly, it will probably give the defensive players time to make up for it.
From the corner of his eye, Ferran Torres saw a blue figure rushing up from outside the penalty area. He didn't have time to think too much. Before Eric Garcia stretched out his foot to steal again, an inverted triangular low ball directly swept the football to the front of the penalty area.
Gabriel Jesus has already rushed into the small penalty area and brought the opponent's center back Lenglet here, leaving a large space at the front of Barcelona's penalty area.
No. 10.
Li Mingyu, wearing jersey No. 10 Manchester City, started to accelerate forward after passing the ball to Ferran Torres. When Ferran Torres entered the penalty area, Li Mingyu had also rushed to the front of the penalty area.
Wijnaldum was chasing closely behind Li Mingyu, but there was a gap of more than one meter. He could only watch helplessly as Li Mingyu faced the pass and fired angrily.
Lenglet As soon as he turned around, he felt a white light pass by the corner of his eye, as if something flew past.
Suddenly, Lenglet heard a cry of surprise, and when he looked back, he saw that the football had hit the goal.
Ter Stegen also had a helpless expression on his hips. This was called shooting. Ter Stegen's sight was completely blocked. When he saw the football flying over, he could only salute the football with his eyes.
In the 20th minute of the first half, Li Mingyu's long shot helped Manchester City lead FC Barcelona over Camp Nou.
In the stands, some of the Barcelona fans couldn't help but applaud.
Looking at Manchester City's teammates who were rushing over to celebrate, Li Mingyu made a gesture to stop them.
Manchester City's teammates also knew that Li Mingyu was unwilling to celebrate a goal in front of his old club, so they stopped forcing it.
Li Mingyu made an apologetic gesture towards the Barcelona fans in the stands.
Sorry, everyone has their own priorities. Although I scored a goal, I felt uneasy in my heart!
Barcelona fans in the stands looked at Li Mingyu's heartwarming action, and many fans applauded Li Mingyu.
Manchester City After celebrating briefly, he returned to his own half.
After the restart, Barcelona's offense became sharper.
It's as if these Barcelona players want to show in front of Li Mingyu that we are great without you.
Messi's ball in the midfield was still very powerful. Bale Nado Silva could not limit Messi's breakthrough and could only use helpless fouls to stop Messi.
However, the continuous fouls made the referee unbearable and showed a topaz War God card to express his respect for Bale Nado-Silva's persistent foul behavior.
The yellowed Bale Nado Silva puts even less defensive pressure on Messi.
Messi made a very smart and continuous change of direction on the spot, which made Bale Nado-Silva hesitate. Then he suddenly accelerated and passed Bale Nado-Silva.
Bale Nado-Silva hesitated for a moment when he extended his hand, but still did not extend it. He could only let Messi break through his defense zone.
One hair move affects the whole body.
Bale Nado-Silva's loss of position means that Manchester City's defensive lineup must lean towards Messi's side.
The defensive midfielder and central defender could only lean towards Messi.
Messi saw the change in Manchester City's defensive lineup and discovered an obvious loophole.
Messi flicked the ball with his left foot, and the inner instep of his left foot made a curved ball. The football flew toward the right rib of Manchester City's penalty area.
The left winger Depay quickly stepped in from the left wing and easily received Messi's precise pass. He lightly padded his chest and before the football landed, Depay volleyed directly.
Laporte flew to block the goal, but was a step too late and the football flew from Laporte's side towards the goal.
Ederson also did not expect Depay to hit the goal so resolutely, so he was not fully mentally prepared.
Depay's kick can be said to be very exciting. It needs speed, strength, and angle.
Ederson had stretched his body and tried his best to reach for the ball, but the football was like a cannonball, slamming into the goal behind him, causing the net to burst into flames.
The whole Camp Nou was boiling for the first time.
The hero of the goal, Depay, opened his arms and excitedly rushed to Messi on the wing.
Messi also reached out and hugged him with a smile on his face.
Messi deserves more than half of the credit for this goal.
Messi's extraordinary move was really like a rabbit, dribbling forward, attracting Manchester City's defense, and then found Depay with a precise long pass.
But I have to say that Depay's volley was also wonderful.
From passing people to passing the ball and shooting again, the cooperation between Messi and Depay made Barcelona fans very excited.
This is the power of Barcelona's new frontcourt combination.
Li Mingyu also frowned and scratched his head.
As expected, he is Messi, he is still the world's top level forward, his passing is still as sharp, and his passing is still as deadly.
The joining of Netherlands Fengba Depay allowed Barcelona to once again recreate the prototype of MSN Trio.
1:1, Barcelona, through a wonderful frontcourt connection in the 30th minute of the first half, passed the ball from Messi, and Depay volleyed, helping Barcelona equalize the score.
This game is very crucial for Barcelona. Currently, Barcelona has six points with two wins and two losses, ranking second in the group. In the last round, he has to face AC Milan in a life-and-death battle.
If this game can be won, then Barcelona will have a great advantage in the final round.
But if you lose, then in the last round, you will have to fight AC Milan.
After the restart, both sides had already fought hard in the first thirty minutes, and their physical strength was somewhat unable to keep up.
Manchester City took the lead to stabilize the rhythm of the game.
Anyway, the ones who are anxious are Barcelona and Manchester City who are sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Li Mingyu returned to his own half and firmly controlled the football at his feet.
Barcelona's players were anxious, but they didn't dare to attack all of them rashly.
You know, although Manchester City's front line is retreating very much now, the opponent has a superstar like Li Mingyu who can create miracles and can pose a huge threat to Barcelona's backcourt at any time.
In the backcourt, Li Mingyu used Xavi's 360-degree turn to the extreme. Sometimes, Barcelona's players and fans would not be able to tell which direction Li Mingyu was going to attack.
Many times, Li Mingyu dribbles the ball in the direction of Manchester City's goal, with Barcelona's players chasing behind him. For those who don't know, they thought Li Mingyu was going to attack!
However, Li Mingyu's extraordinary style made Barcelona's players feel aggrieved. Involuntarily, Barcelona's team slowly pressed forward.
Once again, after receiving the pass from Rodri, Li Mingyu faced Messi's overrush, and Li Mingyu continued to dribble the ball toward Manchester City's goal.
However, just when Messi and Griezmann were about to compete, Li Mingyu suddenly knocked his heel lightly, and the football rolled behind Li Mingyu.
Messi was caught off guard and could only watch the football slide past his feet. Li Mingyu also quickly turned around and ran over Messi.
Three steps later, Li Mingyu received his own pass.
"Assault!"
Li Mingyu thought silently in his heart.
A golden straight line appeared in front of Li Mingyu.
Since Barcelona's formation is relatively high up front, the defense in the backcourt appears to be very loose.
Gabriel Jesus and Mahrez rushed forward quickly in the middle and side, leaving Barcelona's defense to quickly retreat with them.
This gives Li Mingyu room to speed up.
One step, two steps, three steps, Li Mingyu's speed directly reached its peak.
With speed and strength exceeding 100, Li Mingyu gives people an unstoppable feeling when dribbling the ball, as if whoever dares to stand in front of him will be directly and ruthlessly crushed by him.
Pedri came from the side, and even pulling and pulling couldn't stop Li Mingyu. Instead, Li Mingyu sprinted, causing Pedri to stumble and almost fall to the ground.
In about five seconds, Li Mingyu had already rushed to Barcelona's penalty area. Facing the two central defenders who were about to come up to defend, Li Mingyu made a swinging leg shot.
Eric Garcia and Lenglet rushed forward with tragic faces, preparing to use their bodies to stop Li Mingyu's shot.
But Li Mingyu suddenly retracted his feet, lightly moved his right foot, and walked past Lenglet.
He stepped into the penalty area in one step and faced his former teammate Ter Stegen.
Ter Stegen looked at Li Mingyu who rushed in, and wailed in his heart, don't shake me with Pendulum Dribble, I am also a person who wants to save face!