Chapter 421 The Battle Between Mei and Dong
"This is Dong's first Champions League hat-trick. He has scored 7 goals in the Champions League so far. He ranks third in the scorer list, followed by Ronaldinho's 8 goals and ranked first It’s the 9-ball for Ukrainian nuclear warheads.”
"Dong is becoming the best young player in the world."
On the eve of the battle between Chelsea and Barcelona, the "Manchester Evening News" promoted Dong Fangzhuo, "Behind him are Ronaldo, Rooney and Messi."
Even "The Times" stood up and commented on Dong Fangzhuo, and at the same time encouraged Robben of the Chelsea team to make contributions to the team.
"Look at the Manchester United captain, he was able to score a hat-trick against Rangers and Robben can certainly inspire a goal against Barcelona."
"Dong? Robben? No, no matter how they perform in the game, they are not as good as Messi. Ronaldinho is the best player in the world, and Messi is the best young player in the world. , you will know this after tonight's game." Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard also encouraged Ronaldinho and Messi at the pre-match press conference.
He doesn't mind offending fans of Manchester United and Chelsea. In this game, he put Messi into the starting lineup to assist Ronaldinho.
As a result, Chelsea lost as expected. In front of the magic Ronaldinho, Chelsea lost its direction at home, while Messi made Barcelona more perfect. The English had to accept that the best team in England lost to Barcelona, and Chelsea's Robben was no match for Messi...
But Mourinho didn't buy it after the game. Chelsea, who played 10 on 11, did not lose to their opponents at all, but to the diving Messi.
He directly attacked Messi in the post-match press conference.
"Messi? The best young player in the world? What is he comparing to Dong? Is he talking about his diving skills? Even I have to admit this. He is a very good movie star! Could Barcelona have stolen the victory if he hadn't taken Del Horno off?"
However, the Spanish media had the same voice. They put the best hat on Messi's head. In particular, Spain's "Daily Sports" wrote a long article:
Who was the first to score against Chelsea? Ronaldinho? Taking a free kick resulted in Terry's own goal. Eto'o? The header created a reversal. neither……
But - Leo Messi.
Compared with the lineup that visited Stamford Bridge last year, the right string player of Barcelona's "three tenors" in the frontcourt has changed the most. The 18-year-old teenager Messi forced Giuli, who was in his prime, to the bench. There is no doubt about his strength.
In the last round of the league against Alaves, Messi was recovering from a minor injury, and Rijkaard replaced him for warm-up in the second half. Catalan media with a sensitive sense of smell said: "Barcelona is preparing to deal with Chelsea."
Amid the admiration, many rational critics questioned: "Although Messi has played in four Champions League group matches this season, this is his first knockout match against Chelsea. For an 18-year-old kid, he Is it possible? We’ll have to wait and see on the court to see if it’s possible.
In the first 20 minutes, both sides were quite good, and basically there was no threat to attack. One is because the slippery Stamford Bridge field is uneven, and the other is that the two armies are too cautious. Barcelona, in particular, learned from the lessons of last season's defeat and avoided conceding the ball in the frontcourt. Ronaldinho was a bit wilted under the supervision of Makelele and Ferreira. Eto'o had to fight Terry and Carvalho alone, which was a bit difficult. However, Barcelona's frontcourt is a wolf-pack tactic. Unexpectedly, when two points failed, Messi succeeded.
Barcelona's first real attack came from Messi. He received a pass from Deco, passed Del Horno and broke into the penalty area to cross the ball. Ronaldinho received the shot from the center and was poked out by Carvalho. After a small trial, Messi tasted the benefits and found Chelsea's weakness, guarding Del Horno on the left.
Although Del Horno is from Spain,
But being born in the Basco region, he became famous for his tackling and defense. However, he has a high center of gravity and a long stride. He is very short in tracking an "elf" like Messi. In the 30th minute, Messi took the ball in the right corner of the Chelsea penalty area, and Del Horno stepped in from the side and kicked it. The spikes made a cut in Messi's shorts and kicked him below his left knee. Referee Hauge ignored it. Three minutes later, a controversial scene appeared.
Messi intercepted the ball from Robben's feet on the right wing. Seeing that the ball was about to roll out of the baseline, the Argentine prodigy gently flicked his right foot past the tackler Robben. Seeing that the situation was not going well, Horno came over with a kick, but Messi failed to dodge and was kicked to the ground. After some reasoning between the two sides, the referee Haug showed the Spanish defender a red card and blocked it directly.
Penalty too severe? But what the Spanish commentator said makes sense: "There is no doubt that Horno hurt people, not to mention that he has already had two bad impressions before. Let's not talk about whether he gets a red card or not. He just doesn't get off the field in this state, and Messi is enough for him.戗.”
Facts have proved that this red card has also become a strategic turning point for Barcelona to control the overall situation. More importantly, Messi's performance also injected confidence into the big brothers. First, Ronaldinho took a free kick, and then Eto'o made a header to win. Barcelona won on the vegetable farm at Stamford Bridge.
"Did you see it? Messi is awesome. Look at his confidence when dribbling and taking the ball. He doesn't look like a child at all. He is a complete genius." The commentator was full of Messi. The prodigy took 5 shots in the game, 3 of which were on target and 2 of which were blocked, forcing Cech to make two wonderful saves. "With football at his feet, he has no worries. He is truly a genius. Chinese director? Can he show such skills in the game?"
"Le Monde" also gave Messi a game-high score of 9 points after the game, "An absolute master of technical skills and the best player in the game at Stamford Bridge. Perhaps, he is only one goal away."
Faced with Mourinho treating him like a movie star, Messi, who returned to Barcelona, defended: "I have never dived. Del Horno stepped on him seriously the first time, and even worse the second time. There were hurtful moves. I jumped up, had no balance and fell to the ground. It was as simple as that."
"This kind of thing has passed away. Everyone knows who Mourinho is. He is good at heating up the atmosphere." Messi is very open-minded. "Back at home, as long as we play at the level of the second half, there will be no problem in advancing. .If I score another goal, it will be even more perfect."
"Messi and Dong Fangzhuo will become contenders for the best newcomer in the Champions League this season." UEFA's official website also praised Messi and Dong Fangzhuo and gave them a pretty beautiful name - " The dispute between Mei and Dong.”
"Why?"
"How many goals does Messi have? How many goals does Dong have?"
"He said he had never dived before. Go ask Dong..."
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