The game continues!
In the 14th minute, Rooney broke through from the right and passed in. Hernández shoveled the shot from the edge of the small penalty area. Valdés blocked it with his body.
Martin: "Manchester United's response! Rooney's cross was very accurate, and Hernández's shovel shot was just a hair's breadth away. Valdés's attack was timely, and he blocked the angle with his body."
Neville: "It's a pity, it's just a little bit close. It seems that Manchester United's quick reaction makes Barcelona's transmission control sometimes unable to cope!"
In the 16th minute, a fan threw a plastic bottle in the east stand and fell near the sideline. The referee suspended the game. The fourth official went to the sideline to give a warning. After cleaning up, the game resumed.
Martin joked in the commentary, "It seems that someone is more excited than the players on the field."
Neville: "I also encountered this situation when I was playing football. Fans threw things, the referee stopped the game, and then the players stood on the field waiting. This feeling is terrible and will interrupt the rhythm of the game."
In the 19th minute, Carrick made a long pass from the midfielder to the left. Busquets wanted to intercept the pass, but Zhang Kuang did not stop when the ball came and volleyed it lightly. The ball passed Busquets, and Busquets was shaken.
Zhang Kuang then started to move forward at high speed and caught up with the ball. Alves rushed forward to intercept it immediately.
When Zhang Kuang faced the pressing Alves, he just stepped on his bicycle. Then with a heavy shoulder, he dunked Alves's tackle, and then accelerated forward.
A new line of defense was formed in front of Mascherano and Busquets who was defending. Zhang Kuang made a through ball and the ball passed between them. Then Zhang Kuang made a direct collision and knocked open the door of the two of them. They were knocked to the ground.
Piqué had already rushed over, and Zhang Kuang violently volleyed with his right foot from outside the penalty area before Piqué's defensive player Piqué blocked it.
The ball hit the upper right corner of the goal, and Valdés made a flying save but failed to reach it.
The ball went in!
1-0.
Martin's voice roared, "GOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Zhang Kuang! Zhang Kuang, it has to be Zhang Kuang!!! Minute 19! World wave!
He passed Busquets, then passed Alves, then broke open the door composed of Busquets and Mascherano, and then kicked up and shot in front of Piqué! Valdés had no chance at all! Old Trafford exploded!"
Neville shook his head. "This ball...Martin, with this kind of extraordinary ability, rhythm changes, and physical confrontation, have you ever seen how many top players can do this in front of Barcelona's many defensive players?"
Martin: "Yes, I have never heard of Barcelona's top players scoring consecutive goals through dribbles from other teams. It is rare to see a player score the ball after completing such a continuous dribble here at Barcelona. This goal is great."
He Wei's voice rose louder at that moment. "It's in, it's in, it's in, the ball is in, Zhang Kuang! World wave! 1-0! Manchester United leads Barcelona!"
On the stage of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, Zhang Kuang used continuous dribbles and then a violent long shot from outside the penalty area to break the goal guarded by Valdés! This is his 23rd goal for UEFA Champions League this season!"
Zhang Lu answered, "Hey, this ball is so beautiful. When Zhang Kuang started it, it was so beautiful that Busquets was knocked down. He couldn't keep up with it at all.
Then when you see him pass Alves, he is as relaxed as a primary school student. That is Alves. Zhang Kuang only uses two small feet to pass Stepovers. His Stepovers efficiency is much higher than that of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Facing Busquets and Mascherano, he passed the ball first and then hit the goal. The rhythm changed too quickly.
In the last shot, before Piqué rushed over, he was calm and steady, his supporting leg was firmly planted, his power leg was straight, his toe was tight, and the whole action was clean and neat. This kind of shot is a gift."
The audience burst into warm cheers. Zhang Kuang ran to the corner flag area, jumped up, turned around, slid down again, and roared!
Hernández, Rooney, Giggs... and others all ran over to hug Zhang Kuang, and all the bench members of Manchester United rushed out to cheer.
Ferguson smiled and chewed the gum in his mouth, then his blood turned red with excitement.
Guardiola sighed a little frustrated, and then scratched the top of his hairless head.
Messi stood near the center circle with his hands on his hips looking incomprehensible. I don't know what he was thinking.
The comment area of MyScore live broadcast platform also exploded:
"It's cool, it's cool, it's cool! Oh, no, I have to sprint for five minutes continuously. I want my wife to feel the same excitement and pleasure as me!"
"Holy shit, this guy is so cool. He can push hard for five minutes straight? Does he have this ability? It's impossible, right? Isn't 3 minutes a long time for all times?"
"Damn, friend upstairs, you only had 3 minutes? Then you are a little abnormal. You need to make up for it. Chat privately. I have a way."
"Ah, it's so cool. It's a one-stop pass. It's very smooth, without any pause. Zhang Kuang completed the pass and shot at high speed, and then the ball went in!"
"It's really silky smooth. The artistic content of this ball is a bit high. It's at least as high as three or four stories high."
"Didn't you say that Zhang Kuang's football is not beautiful and artistic? This ball is not beautiful and artistic? What kind of goal is more beautiful and artistic than this?"
"Yes, I have seen it in the action movie Japan. That kind of goal is very, very beautiful and has a high artistic content!"
"Brother, if you want to say that, then I will take out my hard drive of more than 100 gigabytes and fight with you!"
"..."
In the 24th minute, Xavi took a long shot from outside the penalty area and the ball went over the crossbar.
He Wei: "Xavi's long shot is too high. Barcelona needs to calm down, they are a little anxious now."
Zhang Lu: "Yes, Barcelona is anxious. They are afraid that Manchester United will expand the score, which will be really more dangerous, so equalizing the score as soon as possible is what Barcelona must do."
In the 27th minute, Iniesta scored the ball from the middle. Pedro cut in from the right and shot low with his left foot from 18 yards. De Gea held on firmly.
Martin: "Pedro's shot was too straight, and De Gea easily confiscated it. Although Barcelona had many attacks, there were not many truly threatening shots."
Neville: "They wasted most of their time on falling back. At the beginning of the game, they also played a streamlined and fast attack. After only about 20 minutes, they went back again."
Martin: "Hey, things that are engraved in the bones are so easy to change at a moment's notice. All the players subconsciously return to the familiar way."
Neville: "Yes, just like Manchester United, they never deliberately pursue possession of the ball, even when facing weak teams, so the Manchester United players are not anxious at all when the ball is not at Manchester United's feet, but Barcelona is not."
"..."
In the 29th minute, Ashley Young pulled Iniesta in midfield and received a verbal warning.
Neville: "Ashley Young's foul was very smart. Iniesta has already started to speed up. If he is allowed to pass, Barcelona will be a three-on-three tactical foul. However, the referee only gave Rojo a verbal warning."
Martin: "Although Manchester United does not pursue possession of the ball, Barcelona cannot let Barcelona follow their rhythm. It is not a good thing to let the opponent enter their familiar rhythm. Manchester United has to disrupt Barcelona's passing and controlling rhythm."
Neville:"That's right..."
In the 31st minute, Messi responded to Xavi at the top of the arc in the penalty area and hit the goal with a curved ball with his left foot. The ball missed the right goalpost.
He Wei: "Messi! Just a little bit close! His left-footed curve ball flew out of the goalpost. De Gea was helpless. Barcelona was getting closer and closer to the goal."
Zhang Lu: "Yes, Carrick and Giggs or Smalling need to be frozen together Xavi, actually The real core of Barcelona is Xavi, not Messi. Only by freezing Xavi will their transmission and control not be so smooth."
He Wei: "Oh, Director Zhang, what do you say?"
Zhang Lu: "It's very simple, Barcelona's passing and controlling rhythm is all dominated by Xavi. Spain won World Cup in 2010, and Spain's recent outstanding record of the national team are all because of Xavi's midfield command.
If you look at Messi and go back to Argentina, why can't he lead Argentina to win the championship? Messi is a top frontcourt terminator, but the real team commander is Xavi.
Therefore, to kick Barcelona, you must first freeze Xavi. Only by freezing Xavi will Barcelona's system slow down and make mistakes..."
When Zhang Lu was expressing his point of view, the situation on the court suddenly changed.
In the 34th minute, Xavi first played with Busquets, Piqué and others repeatedly in the middle. Suddenly he sent an overhead ball from the middle, and Messi succeeded in countering offside.
Ferdinand raised his hand to indicate offside, but the slow motion showed that Smalling was last.
Then Messi rushed left and right, showing his dexterity and avoiding the blocks of Carrick and Ferdinand. He faced the attacking De Gea from 12 yards on the left side of the penalty area and made a light shot.
Then De Gea didn't touch the ball and the ball was hoisted into the goal.
The ball went in!
1-1.
After Messi scored, he knelt down in excitement, and then Barcelona's players rushed forward to celebrate!
Guardiola pumped his fists excitedly. Ferguson's face was as cold as frost, but he did not open his mouth to curse, but chewed gum quickly.
He Wei: "The ball went in, from Messi's lob! Barcelona equalized the score! Xavi's overhead kick was too accurate, and Messi's anti-offside timing was just right. Facing De Gea's lob, he was terrifyingly calm.
This is Messi. If you give him one second of space, he can change the score. Of course, as Director Zhang said just now, Xavi is leading everything behind this. Messi only needs to complete the final finish after getting the ball."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, Manchester United's defense made a mistake on this ball. Smalling was delayed at the end and the offside attempt failed. Then Ferdinand and Carrick's blocking was a bit lagging behind, giving Messi a lot of space.
For a player like Messi, if you let him succeed in countering offside, it will be a one-shot. De Gea's attack is useless, Messi's lob was too clever."
Martin: "GOOOAL, Messi! This is Messi! A top star who has always been compared with Zhang Kuang. Although he is short, he is quite sharp. Manchester United's lead only lasted fifteen minutes.
Xavi's pass was too fatal, Smalling was late, and Messi succeeded in countering offside. Ferdinand and Carrick's hurried defense was easily torn apart, De Gea attacked, Messi shot, and Barcelona equalized."
Neville: "This is a competition between the world's top teams. Any small mistake will be caught and magnified by the opponent, and finally the opponent will score a fatal goal."
Martin: "Yes, no mistakes are allowed. This is UEFA Champions League, the top competition..."
Comment area of MyScore live broadcast platform:
"Shit, it was equalized? How long has it been since Manchester United conceded a goal? This conceding was a bit unacceptable for a while."
"Yes, the key is to let Barcelona score a goal. This always gives people an unstable feeling. Manchester United should hurry up and score another one."
"Haha, who stepped Messi into the mud before? Who? Who? Stand up, stand up for me, see, with such a top level, you actually said that he is not worthy to be compared with Zhang Kuang? Do you have any face? Where is your face?"
"Okay, isn't it just a goal? Let's see how good you are and see who scores more goals in this game."
"Comparatively, Messi can score a hat trick, at least three."
"Go away, Zhang Kuang, who averages 2.59 goals per game, doesn't dare to claim a guaranteed hat trick. You Messi dare to claim a hat trick in front of Manchester United? Messi scored a goal, and you're still in heaven?"
"How about we make a bet? I believe Messi, he will definitely be able to defeat Manchester United, and he will definitely be able to defeat Zhang Kuang."
"What do you want to bet on? Come on, I'll bet on you."
"Whoever loses will be at the mercy of the other party for the whole night."
"Go away, I don't like men. This is not a gamble. You are clearly here to take advantage of me. You are making money anyway."
"Haha... laughing to death, brother, I bet with him."
"I won't bet on this with him. Otherwise, I'll bet on his wife."
"Also..."
"No, your wife is a girl, right? She's under 30 years old, right? She weighs under 150 pounds, right?"
"Why do you have so many demands? How about I spend money to find one for you?"
"It's not impossible."
"..."
In the 37th minute, Zhang Kuang broke through Alves from the left and pushed all the way to the outside of the penalty area. He found that the shooting route in front was blocked. The breakthrough was not impossible, but Hernández ran out of the gap.
So, Zhang Kuang made a through ball, Hernández caught up with the ball and shot in the air... high.
The fans in the audience let out a huge sigh, and Hernández also awkwardly gave a thumbs up to Zhang Kuang.
He Wei: "Zhang Kuang's breakthrough is still sharp, Hernández's shot is high. Manchester United needs to seize these opportunities, because Barcelona's ball control is too strong."
Zhang Lu: "Yes, it's what I said again. It would not be a good thing to disrupt Barcelona's control rhythm and not let them enter the program they are familiar with..."
In the 39th minute, Busquets pulled Carrick in midfield and gave him a verbal warning.
Neville: "Busquets's foul was timely. Carrick had already turned around. If he was allowed to pass, Manchester United would be a three-on-two tactical foul, but the referee still only gave Busquets a verbal warning."
Martin: "I found that Barcelona makes a lot of small fouls. They talk about passing and beautiful football, but once the ball is lost, there will be many small fouls to stop the opponent."
Neville: "Yes, fortunately, La Masia Camp's performance skills were not used during Manchester United's competition with them, otherwise..."
In the 41st minute, Rooney made a pass from the right, Hernández headed the ball from the edge of the small penalty area, and Valdés bravely lifted the crossbar.
He Wei: "Valdés! World-class save! Hernández's header was almost certain to go in, but Valdés lifted the ball out with his fingertips! This is the value of a top goalkeeper."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, Manchester United's quick reaction is really threatening. Rooney's quick reaction ability is suppressed by Zhang Kuang. In fact, he is also very powerful."
He Wei: "Haha, I can't help it. The first place is too good. Who will remember the people other than the first place?"
"..."
In the 43rd minute, a corner kick was taken. Despite being double-teamed by many people, Zhang Kuang still grabbed the spot and jumped up high to throw a header...
Valdés didn't pounce. When he turned his head to look at the goal, he was in despair, but...
There was a 'bang', a figure fell down, and the ball flew out of the penalty area.
Yes, he was rescued.
Who is it?
Piqué, yes, it is Piqué.
Piqué headed the ball in front of the goal line to clear the ball. Of course, it cannot be said to be a clearance. It can only be said to be a coincidence, maybe he did it subconsciously.
Martin: "Zhang Kuang grabbed the point, shook his head, GOO... Oh, Shete, Piqué, Piqué pushed the ball in panic, ah, this is a must-goal, ah, Piqué fell..."
Neville: "What a pity. This goal is such a pity. This is Zhang Kuang's signature goal scoring routine. What a pity. What a pity."
He Wei: "Piqué! Goal line clearance! Zhang Kuang's header had already passed Valdés, but Piqué pushed the ball out on the goal line! Barcelona escaped."
Zhang Lu: "Oh, what a pity, what a pity..."
In the 44th minute, Messi responded to Iniesta at the top of the arc in the penalty area and hit the goal with a curved ball with his left foot. The ball missed the right goalpost.
Zhang Lu: "Hey, Messi's shot missed the goal post again. His left-footed curve ball was in good condition today, just a little bit close."
He Wei: "Manchester United needs to guard against Messi. We can't give him a few more opportunities like this."
In the 45th minute, Rafael tackled Sánchez from the right and received a yellow card. There was 2 minutes of stoppage time in the first half.
In the 47th minute, Xavi hit the goal directly with a free kick, and De Gea punched out with both fists.
Martin: "Xavi's free kick is very threatening, but De Gea's double punch attack is very decisive. The first half is about to end, the score is 1-1."
Neville: "Yes, this was a close first half. Of course, in terms of the number of threats to the goal, Manchester United may have a slight advantage, but Barcelona is not bad either."
Martin: "Yes, Barcelona's passing and control was so good, they controlled the entire rhythm. Although Manchester United's quick counterattack was sharp, they lost control of the ball..."
Neville: "I have to say that this was the most exciting first half I have ever seen this season. Both top-level teams showed extremely high tactical levels and abilities, and the exchanges were quite exciting."
Martin: "Yes, this kind of game is really good to watch. I hope the second half will be as good to watch."
"Beep--!"
With the referee's whistle, the first half ended.
Manchester United 1-1 Barcelona.