Chapter 98 Or a Penalty Kick?

The scene of Handanovic jumping over shocked many people.

No one expected that this old goalkeeper who had gained weight could make such a quick move!

The moment he fell to the ground to save the ball was unbelievable!

And his judgment was very accurate!

The football shot by Neymar was tricky enough, but in front of Handanovic, his intention was still exposed and was caught by Handanovic!

When Handanovic saved the football, Neymar's expression was shocked and painful.

He was going to wave his arms to celebrate the goal, but he covered his face directly and couldn't bear to watch it anymore!

"Handanovich! Handanovic!! Beautiful save! He saved the team!"

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When seeing Handanovic save the football, Changsheng waved his fist violently.

"YES!"

Nothing can be more proud than this!

He turned around and faced the fourth official when he did this move.

And he shouted "YES" very loudly.

He was sure the fourth official heard it because he looked in his direction.

Let you black me! Let you black me!

See?

This is the end!

Black your mother!

Good job, Samir!

On the court, other Lazio players ran to Handanovic and rushed to hug him. Celebrate him, thank him.

The save just now was too crucial. If Neymar had scored the penalty, Lazio would have been in danger.

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"This is a great opportunity for Barcelona to take the lead.

They got a penalty! Neymar came up to take the penalty... He ran up! Hey! Handanovic! Beautiful! He saved it! He saved the penalty shot by Neymar!"

"It's incredible! Handanovic, who was not optimistic about it, saved such a difficult penalty! He saved Lazio!"

"After Ter Stegen was injured, Handanovic's performance once made people doubt whether he could withstand the huge pressure... But now it seems that these worries are unnecessary! Handanovic perfectly replaced Ter Stegen!"

"Although the two sides played in the first round. Handanovic's mistake once caused Lazio to lose a goal, but in this round, he saved another penalty shot by Neymar... I think this has offset the merits and demerits..."

The commentator also praised Handanovic generously.

The Lazio fans who could not go to the scene to watch the game in front of the TV experienced a process of great sorrow and joy. Now that they have survived the disaster, they are all very excited.

In the pub, I don't know how many people raised their glasses to cheer and sing praises for Handanovic.

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Handanovic's save not only made Lazio cheer, but also hit the morale of Barcelona.

Originally, Neymar's penalty was cheated by a fake fall, and they got this penalty. Anyone with a conscience will definitely feel guilty.

If this penalty had gone in, it would have been fine, and it would have been fine to be entangled for a while, after all, they were leading and the advantage was on their side.

But if it didn't go in. They would think-is this God's will?

When this kind of thought becomes more and more, it will affect the performance and emotions of every player.

Handanovic used his save to put them in the second situation.

After the game started, Barcelona's performance for a full ten minutes was completely different from before the penalty. Their offense was disorganized, but Lazio's counterattack was particularly sharp.

Almost let Lazio score!

Guardiola realized that this was not going to work, and he yelled on the sidelines. It took a while for Barcelona's players to calm down again.

Although the emotions were stabilized, the offense still took a long time to recover.

Until the end of the first half. Barcelona did not score.

The two sides tied 0:0 in the first half.

Lazio led with a total score of 2:1, and this first half had already made them half successful.

There is still half a game to go. If they can continue to defend like in the first half, they will eliminate Barcelona.

During the halftime break in the stands of Camp Nou. Suddenly, there was some uneasy air.

Originally, Barcelona fans were very confident about this game.

They all thought that the difference of one goal was not a big deal at Camp Nou!

Ninety minutes, isn't it enough for Barcelona to score a goal?

Who would have thought that now there are 45 minutes less.

Barcelona had a great chance in the first half, but unfortunately Neymar's penalty kick did not score. Handanovic saved it.

How could Handanovic, who is about to retire, be so abnormal?

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In the Lazio dressing room, the first thing every Lazio player does when entering the dressing room is to hug Handanovic.

This hug has several meanings. On the one hand, it is to congratulate Handanovic for completely getting out of the shadow of the mistake in the last Champions League semi-final.

In addition, it is to thank him for the key save in the first half.

Handanovic's save not only completed his own redemption, but also saved the team.

Even Changsheng gave Handanovic a big hug after he came in.

"You did a great job, Samir!"

Handanovic grinned. It was really worth it to get such praise from the boss.

Changsheng didn't make any adjustments during the halftime break. Because the tactics were fine, the second half would definitely be a defensive counterattack.

As long as they could withstand Barcelona's offensive and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack, that would be fine.

Even if Changsheng didn't score in this game, it didn't matter, but the key was not to lose the ball.

As long as they didn't lose the ball, Lazio could rely on the total score of 2:1 to drive Barcelona away.

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At the same time, in Barcelona's locker room.

Guardiola comforted Neymar who missed the penalty.

Neymar is the core player of the team now, and he must be comforted, otherwise his emotional fluctuations will have a great impact on the team as a whole.

Then Guardiola didn't talk too much about the penalty in the first half, but looked forward to the second half.

He told everyone. Continue to attack in the second half, but make do with changes.

It would be too difficult to just pass the ball to tear open Lazio's defense. Because Lazio is also good at this, they naturally know how to deal with Barcelona.

So in the passing and coordination, we must increase personal breakthroughs.

In this regard, Neymar naturally shoulders the heavy responsibility.

His breakthrough is very series, to break the deadlock, it depends on him.

This is why Guardiola comforted Neymar at the first time during the halftime break. Let him not care about the reason for the missed penalty.

After Neymar missed the penalty in the first half, his emotions were affected and fluctuated, resulting in chaos in the team's offense in those ten minutes.

So during the halftime break, Guardiola didn't really arrange tactics. The main thing was to comfort Neymar's emotions, encourage him, increase his confidence, and let him know that he is the strongest.

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At the beginning of the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

It seems that Guardiola's psychological counseling during the halftime break is really useful.

Neymar's performance in the second half of the game was much more normal than after he missed the penalty in the first half.

Barcelona's offense is more threatening as a result.

Guardiola's emphasis on personal breakthroughs has indeed caused a lot of trouble for Lazio's defense.

This is actually bullying Jose Passarella for being old and playing in the central defender position. Campoli's ability is not as good as Jose Passarella, so there is an opportunity.

Barcelona's forwards in this game are small, fast, and flexible. It is perfect to face the old Jose Passarella and the tall and bulky Campoli.

If there is a chance, just shoot directly. If there is no chance, you must stir up chaos in front of Lazio's goal!

This is Guardiola's tactics.

Guardiola's tactics are successful.

In the 60th minute, Tello broke into the penalty area and was knocked to the ground by Pharaoh Onila who was chasing back. This time it was undoubtedly a penalty.

The referee whistled a penalty again!

Although this penalty was undoubtedly not a fake fall. It was not a black whistle.

But because there was already a penalty in the first half, the referee's second penalty for Barcelona naturally made people think in a crooked way.

They would think that this must be a deliberate way to suppress Lazio.

Otherwise, after making mistakes in the first half, shouldn't the referee be more cautious in the second half? He would rather not call a penalty for an obvious foul. This is what is called finding a balance.

During the halftime break, a qualified referee will watch the controversial video of the first half, find out the problem, and avoid making such mistakes in the second half.

I didn't expect that this referee was so fair and impartial today. Facing Faraoni's pull, he decisively called a penalty!

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"Ah! Penalty... Another penalty! Today's game is interesting!"

"From the slow-motion replay, Faraoni did pull down Tello... There is nothing wrong with this penalty!"

"After being fooled by Neymar's diving in the first half, the referee resolutely gave Barcelona another penalty. Although the reason this time is impeccable, I still have to say that it takes courage!"

"Lazio fans must be cursing. They think that since Neymar's diving in the first half can be awarded a penalty, then Faraoni's foul this time cannot be awarded a penalty. This is fair... But finding a balance depends on the referee. Some referees are willing to find a balance, and some referees may not have such an idea. So Lazio can only blame themselves for being unlucky with such a referee..."

Changsheng also seemed helpless in the face of such a penalty. He did not run to the fourth official to make trouble, because Faraoni did foul. But in one game, Lazio was awarded two fouls in the penalty area and Barcelona was given two penalties. Chang Sheng was still very upset by the referee's actions.

He was upset but couldn't vent his feelings, so he could only spread his hands and rolled his eyes.