Chapter 352 Football Nobles
At the beginning of the second half, neither side made a substitution adjustment, but just changed sides.
Some people think that the development of the game will be similar to the first half, and Sampdoria is still placing a bus in front of the goal, while Barcelona is slumping back and forth outside, patiently looking for opportunities.
But after playing for a while in the second half, someone saw that Sampdoria had not changed much, but Barcelona made adjustments.
Their offense is more active than before, with fewer downs and backs, and more forward passes and shots.
In the 50th minute, Xavi got the ball in the frontcourt and passed it straight. After receiving the ball, Iniesta passed Sampdoria's defensive player and broke into the penalty area. He shot low and was saved by Romero.
In the 55th minute, Messi, Sanchez and Iniesta made a wonderful wall-to-bumping cooperation at the front of Sampdoria's penalty area, which attracted Sampdoria's defensive attention, but suddenly picked up the ball and passed it to the back point of the penalty area.
Neymar inserted at high speed from outside the penalty area and shot at a small angle after stopping the ball.
Romero did not touch the football, and the football finally got out of the bottom line by the far post!
"Nemar! It's so dangerous!" Caresa exclaimed repeatedly, and many Sampdoria fans in front of the TV were almost jumping out of their hearts.
After the second half began, Barcelona's offensive became more and more fierce, and they were frightened, fearing that Barcelona would score the next attack.
"Barcelona's offensive in the second half has been significantly strengthened. Sampdoria must be very careful and cannot give them too many such opportunities. I even think that I can't just mount the bus. If I keep it passively, I will sooner or later lose it..." He Ping was giving advice for Sampdoria.
What he said makes sense, such a passive defense does have great risks.
Inter Milan, who is as strong as Mourinho, played the whole bus and also allowed Barcelona to score the goal at the last moment. If it weren't for the big lead in the first leg, it might have allowed Barcelona to turn the tables with the away goal advantage.
Sampdoria's strength is definitely not as good as Inter Milan's. If he continues to play like this, he is worried about a collapse in the last moment. If he loses the ball at that time, it will be really weak for Sampdoria.
Sampdoria has played a good show of scoring last-minute goals to equalize the score many times this season, but none of those opponents are Barcelona.
Di Francesco also saw the problem, so he made corresponding adjustments, and the offensive trend of the two sides strengthened.
In the 61st minute, Sampdoria made a quick counterattack.
Berardi made a decisive cross after forcibly breaking through the wing.
The football flew towards the goal against the turf.
Gao Zheng ran diagonally and pulled Pique away, creating a big gap in the middle!
Zaza decisively inserted into the neutral gear to meet Berardi's pass.
"Zaza! He is in an unguarded position!" Caresa shouted excitedly, and the cheers in the stands of the Malasi Stadium exploded like thunder.
Everyone was waiting for the goal to be born, while Barcelona fans were so frightened that their faces were deformed...
But the goal did not happen.
Zaza raised his foot and wanted to push the football into the goal, but he misjudged the trajectory of the football. He swung his foot forward and kicked it in vain. The football passed between his legs...
"Ah!!!" Caresa hugged her head with both hands.
"This ball...oh? What's going on?" He Ping was also confused. Isn't this a sure-fire ball?
Zaza himself was surprised. He looked back at the football and was powerless to chase him.
He Ping, who saw clearly, sighed: "Zhaza..."
However, although the ball was not scored, it still scared the Barcelona fans.
At least this shows that while Barcelona bombarded Sampdoria in the first half, Sampdoria was actually capable of threatening Barcelona's goal with counterattack.
This is very fatal.
Thinking about the goal conceding in the first half, Barcelona players could not do their best when attacking.
This time, I met the person who was supporting in the middle, Zaza. If it was replaced by Gao Zheng next time, who could guarantee that they would not lose the ball?
So even though Sampdoria didn't score, Martino was still furious about the problems exposed in this defense on the sidelines.
But his furiousness cannot change anything.
Sampdoria's counterattack was very simple, just to find Gao Zheng for a long pass. As long as Gao Zheng can get the ball, Berardi and Zaza will run forward desperately.
Zaza may be criticized for missing the ball, but his attitude towards the game is not a problem at all. He runs tirelessly and actively forward and responds, which are all factors that make Sampdoria's counterattack pose a threat.
So it is not that because Zaza didn't score this time, his teammates don't trust him and don't pass the football to him.
For example, not long afterwards, Sampdoria fought back again.
After Gao Zheng got the ball at the front, he faced Pique's close-fitting defense to protect the football. Then he turned around and passed the ball, passing the football to Zaza who was in front.
Sampdoria fought back again.
Although this counterattack did not threaten Barcelona's goal in the end, it fully demonstrates that as long as Barcelona continues to put pressure on Sampdoria's defense, Sampdoria will also have the opportunity to counterattack. Not threatening Barcelona's goal this time does not mean that it will not be threatened next time.
If you walk by the river often, how can you not get your shoes wet?
Maybe next time, it will be finalized?
After all, if Barcelona continues to attack like this, there will definitely be more and more loopholes in their defense.
Then it depends on who will collapse first.
This scene made the Catalan journalists in the media table silent.
They never expected that the game would eventually develop into this situation. Sampdoria was going to lose both sides with Barcelona, but Barcelona could not be dragged into such a quagmire.
They were noble nobles, and Sampdoria was a vulgar sailor.
How can a nobleman who has no fingers touching the water and fight with the sailors in the quagmire filled with sewage? Do the nobleman still have the face? Do the nobleman still have the honor?
In the eyes of Catalonian reporters, Sampdoria's life-threatening style of playing is simply a hooligan, despicable, shameless and vulgar.
This time it was the Italian journalist's turn to make a happy laugh.
Before the game, Barcelona, the "cosmic team" made people feel like they were winning ten times and they were sure to win ten times. They were not considering Sampdoria, but what they would encounter after entering the knockout round.
Before the game, there was also an incident where a fan wearing Sampdoria jersey waving Messi's jersey, which made Italian reporters feel frustrated.
It is even suspected that the Catalan media specifically found someone to pretend to be Sampdoria fans, but due to the lack of evidence, it is hard to say anything.
So they would feel embarrassed to see Barcelona, and they were very happy.
Aren’t you quite awesome? Why are you only tied with Sampdoria 1:1 now?
Frechelo glanced at the big screen and the game had reached the 70th minute of the game. There were still twenty minutes left before the end of the game, and the score was still tied 1:1.
He felt that based on everyone's comparison and understanding of the strength of these two teams, if this result is maintained until the halftime break, it will be very beneficial to Sampdoria.
Being able to draw Barcelona at home is an amazing victory.
If Barcelona, which is recognized as a sure win, only one point was brought back in the end, although it may not damage Barcelona's group qualifying, it will definitely be a blow to the face of the Universe team.
He is very happy to see it.
So Genoa's sailors must withstand Barcelona's crazy attack...
He could predict that with little time left, when Barcelona still couldn't break through Sampdoria's goal, they might have to fight Sampdoria. By then, they wouldn't care about Sampdoria's counterattack. Barcelona with full firepower was probably really unstoppable to Sampdoria. That was the most dangerous time for Sampdoria's entire game.
If they can really withstand it, getting a point at home is the best reward for them.
Chapter completed!