Li Mingyu passes the ball to Griezmann on the other side. Griezmann pushes the arch of his foot lightly and passes the ball back to Li Mingyu who is running over.
At this time, Li Mingyu had already moved near the arc of the penalty area, and only the back line of defense was left in front of him, and the defensive midfielder had been left behind by him.
Li Mingyu plays the attacking midfielder position. What makes him even better than Xavi is that he has a speed advantage that Xavi does not have. He can get rid of the opponent's defense more easily and get to the right position.
This position is too dangerous, the central defender immediately rushed up, ready to stop Li Mingyu.
Li Mingyu opened his stance and made a move to shoot from a long distance.
The opponent's center back was so frightened that he suddenly took a step forward, trying to block Li Mingyu's shooting angle.
The goalkeeper was also very focused on watching the football at Li Mingyu's feet and made preparations to save.
But Li Mingyu lifted his foot very hard, but when he dropped it, his ankle shook slightly, he pushed directly with his left foot, and the football was passed diagonally from the center back.
Messi on the other side rushed out from the full-back like a ghost, got the football, faced the rushing goalkeeper, and calmly pushed the ball with his left foot into the opponent's goal.
After scoring the goal, Messi did not celebrate grandly. Instead, he looked at Li Mingyu with shocked eyes and an expression of disbelief.
Because the movement of Messi just now can actually be said to be a movement of inertia.
When a forward sees space, he will rely on his muscle memory to try and move.
But at this time, the ball holder may not pass the ball, so many of the forwards' moves are actually invalid moves.
However, the moment Messi rushed out, he saw the football appearing in front of him.
Surprised, Messi did not miss this opportunity and easily sent the ball into the opponent's goal.
Messi has scored countless goals like this.
However, this goal made Messi feel so comfortable.
It has been many years since I played football like this.
Yes, since Xavi left, Messi has never had such an easy offensive opportunity.
My Xavi is back!
Pass the ball into the opponent's goal.
This is how Barcelona was originally described as playing football.
But since Xavi got older and couldn't keep up with the fast attack and defense mode of "tiki-taka", Barcelona's dream dynasty began to collapse.
Although he still has a certain degree of dominance in the La Liga league, in the Champions League arena, Universe Team in the past has now become a soft persimmon that everyone can criticize.
Messi's goal almost passed the ball into the goal.
That is to say, Griezmann did not continue to insert into the penalty area after passing the ball to Li Mingyu. If he also inserted into it, Messi could completely pass the ball to the goal when the goalkeeper attacked, allowing Griezmann to take the ball into the goal.
Many of Barcelona's goals back then were actually this way.
After scoring the goal, Li Mingyu rushed to Messi very happily and hugged him.
The feeling of controlling football just now made Li Mingyu very excited.
This was something he had never felt before. He watched the opponent's players running around like headless chickens around him. He only used three or four passes and a few smart moves to turn the opponent's defense upside down.
This feeling is even more enjoyable than scoring a goal yourself!
The ability of Xavi and Double Triangle Attack is really a god-level skill.
In the entire football world, almost no one has such ability, Xavi is the only one.
Now, Li Mingyu has taken over the mantle of Xavi, revitalizing Barcelona.
Koeman off the court looked at this goal and showed an excited expression.
I just wanted to test it out and see if Li Mingyu's performance in the first half was really a flash of inspiration. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a miracle. He gave up a fast horse on the wing and gave the team an extra engine. This deal was really a good deal.
In the next game, Espanyol felt the nightmare of being dominated again.
Li Mingyu is alone near the midfield, leaving Espanyol and several midfielders to focus on one thing and another.
Wu Lei wanted to mark Li Mingyu in defense, but Li Mingyu's speed made him suffer. After only a few rounds, Wu Lei was already out of breath.
This is a monster!
Wu Lei Looking at Li Mingyu who is not angry and does not change his face, I remember last season, the media also reported that Li Mingyu's biggest weakness is his physical strength.
Unexpectedly, this summer, Li Mingyu has overcome this biggest weakness.
What exactly has he experienced this summer?
After Espanyol's midfield was completely defeated, Li Mingyu became even more comfortable controlling the ball in the midfield. He constantly mobilized the running of Espanyol players, causing them to fall into ineffective running defense. Invisibly, the loss of physical strength was even faster.
On the court, why controlling the ball is so important is because people can never be faster than the ball!
The side in possession of the ball will always consume much less physical energy than the side that is passively defending.
Less than 70 minutes into the second half, Espanyol began to make substitution adjustments because some of their players were already showing signs of cramps.
This is very abnormal for a La Liga team.
It can be seen how much physical exertion the opponent has exerted.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to make substitutions, Espanyol players came to the sidelines to replenish water.
Barcelona's players also came over to replenish water. Not only was the opponent's consumption high, but theirs was also high.
However, one side is actively running and the other is passively defending. This mentality is too different.
At this time, Barcelona also began to adjust its personnel.
Aguero came on the scene and replaced Griezmann, who had been out of shape.
Young player Fati replaced the already tired Pedri.
The frontcourt once again formed a trident combination, with Li Mingyu as the organizer behind it, and Barcelona's attack group was upgraded again.
The foul ball was thrown, Li Mingyu received the pass and handed the ball to Fati who had just come on the court.
Fati is also a player from the La Masia Youth Academy, and was spotted by the first team half a year earlier than Li Mingyu.
He plays the role of left winger in the team and is the substitute for Dembele. He performs very well.
Last year, Fati was selected into the 2020 European Golden Boy Award candidate list.
However, in the end, it could not compete with Haaland, which has now joined Real Madrid.
Fati has not played football for a long time due to injury.