After defeating Barcelona at Camp Nou, Maritimo took the initiative to advance to the top four.

However, the score of 1:2 is very mysterious and contains many possibilities. Both teams still have a chance to advance.

Since Maritimo can defeat Barcelona in the away game, who dares to say that Barcelona cannot make a comeback in the away game?

Therefore, the contest at Ray Ives Stadium in two weeks' time is the top priority and attracts the attention of the world.

After all, this may be the club champion's last chance to win the Champions League and the seventh Ballon d'Or.

There are two weeks between the Champions League quarter-finals, and both teams have two domestic league games to play.

Everyone unanimously chose to rotate the lineup, and the range was very large.

In the first game, we need to recover our physical fitness, and in the second game, we need to accumulate energy for the second round of the Champions League in midweek.

Although Maritimo has made extensive rotations, the team has many players and generals. Under Gao Yuan's on-the-spot command and a well-trained offensive and defensive system, the strength gap between the main players and substitutes has been narrowed as much as possible.

In fact, since this season is a third-line battle, Gao Yuan has been insisting on rotation, which has also received very good results.

In both games, both lineups easily defeated their opponents.

On the other hand, Barcelona, ​​due to a sudden and drastic rotation of the lineup, Messi did not appear in the two games. Not only did the team's combat effectiveness be greatly reduced, but it also caused rumors to fly and people inside and outside the stadium were unstable.

Barcelona's mouthpiece "World Sports News" urgently refuted the rumor: claiming that Messi is just taking a normal rotation to rest to accumulate strength for the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals. He is now in very good condition. Please refrain from making random speculations to avoid disturbing the morale of the army.

However, it was better not to refute the rumor. Once the rumor was refuted, it caused a lot of discussion among the outside world, and they suspected that there was something wrong. The logic is ready-made, can you believe what "World Sports News" said? It is obvious that there is no three hundred taels of silver here!

"World Sports News", the toilet is really needed!

With Messi absent and many key players resting, the team's energy is focused on the Champions League knockout rounds, and its performance in the league has naturally been affected.

However, the two teams they encountered in the league were not weak. Barcelona drew with Villarreal 2:2 and lost 0:1 with Athletic Bilbao. They only had one draw and one loss.

It can be said that both Barcelona and Messi are betting and putting all their bets on the second round.

The only thing that gave them confidence was that after the first round, they thought they were familiar with Maritimo's tactics. No matter how they usually played, when facing Barcelona, ​​they, like most teams, took the initiative.

Give up the ball, set up a steel bus, muddle along if you can, and steal if you can.

Although Maridimo stepped up his attack at the last moment of the last game, it did not attract enough attention from Barcelona. After all, Wang Zi's second goal was also scored through a counterattack.

It seems that the keynote of this young team is to prevent counterattacks.

Considering that the opponent won the first round and could advance with a draw this time, they had no reason to change their tactics.

As for Barcelona, ​​from top to bottom, they all feel that their opponents have shown their cards right!

In the past two weeks, they have also been training according to this idea, and have been focusing on the tactics of breaking the bus and limiting quick counterattacks.

The whole team also unified their thinking. No matter what, they must win Maritimo.

Two weeks have passed quickly, and the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to begin at the Ray Ives Stadium.

Barcelona has made adjustments to its lineup for this game.

Ter Stegen, Umtiti, Pjanic and other long-famous veterans all appeared on the stage, and it seemed that the star atmosphere was even stronger.

Obviously, Barcelona wants to use the experience of veterans to defeat Maritimo's team.

This time, Messi played his part in the forward position. He should have learned the lesson from the last game when he was physically exhausted and concentrated on completing the final fatal blow.

Head coach Koeman stood on the sidelines, his eyes full of expectations. This was the most serious and hard-working two weeks he had seen his team train since he took charge. Under the leadership of Messi, the team was training hard and training hard.

It makes me, the coach, feel distressed.

This kind of Barcelona is invincible! Koeman encouraged his team in his heart.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the game to begin!

The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!

But as soon as the game started, Koeman's face was full of surprise and confusion.

Maritimo actually didn't set up a bus, but pressed the whole line and pressed high!

The young opponent did not let the flames of war burn into their own half, but began to press from the front court and press on the spot.

Why doesn't this Maritimo play his cards according to the routine?!

Koeman was stunned for a long time and comforted himself by saying that the opponent must have made a three-point attack in the beginning. He would play tentatively for a few minutes to catch himself off guard, and then he would retreat and play according to the tactics of the previous game!

Yes, that must be the case! This is only reasonable!

Then, 10 minutes passed, and Maritimo was still pressing forward frantically.

Coleman glanced at the Rolex on his wrist and said, That's it. I've seen through your little thoughts, so why are you pretending?

Another 10 minutes passed, and Maritimo was still charging hard in Barcelona's half.

Koeman cursed in his heart, enough is enough! He has reached the critical point of physical fitness, so hurry up and get back to your own half!

Another 10 minutes passed, and Maritimo was still pressing hard, and after passing the critical point of physical fitness, he became more and more fierce!

Koeman:…………

Football media people around the world are as confused as Koeman at this moment.

What happened?! Maritimo actually gave up the effective bus tactic in the last game and took the initiative to take risks in a good situation!

What is Maritimo's coach thinking? Is he too confident or too arrogant? Is he crazy?

I really can’t see through him…

Gao Yuan: "If you can see through it, I am not the God of Cookery... No, I am the best football manager in the world!"

He has promised his players long ago that he will give them a chance to play well!

Now is the time to feel good.

Run as much as you want on the green field, press like crazy, and release yourself to your heart's content! Use fast pace and high confrontation to impact your opponents, leaving them terrified and heartbroken!

The boys have been holding it in for a long time. Although they won the last game, they spent most of the time on defense. Their passion and courage could not be released. Now they finally got the coach's permission. They came out of the cage like tigers and showed their strength.

Minions!

Maritimo's fierce rush made Barcelona extremely uncomfortable.

On the one hand, it was because of the gap in psychological expectations. I had been preparing to break the bus, but in the end, they didn't move the bus at all, and came up with a completely opposite tactic. This move was so swaying that it twisted Barcelona's waist.

On the other hand, it is the mutual complementation of tactics.

Ten years ago, Barcelona and Spain were unparalleled in passing control. At that time, TIKI-TAKA was the most advanced football in the world. But world football is developing rapidly, just as long passes and lobs were advanced tactics in the past. 2-

The 3-5 formation was once popular all over the world, but was eventually eliminated by history. As world football continues to change, new tactics that are more suitable for modern football are constantly being introduced.

After losing core players such as Xavi, Iniesta, and Neymar, Barcelona's passing and control strength has been greatly reduced. When faced with speed, strength, and physical impact that crush their opponents, they will fall into passivity.

This is the reason why they have been drinking either 7-Up or 1982 Lafite in recent years. It is also the reason why Bayern and Liverpool can dominate Europe.

Now Barcelona has encountered an opponent who is younger, faster, stronger, and has more impact and explosive power to crush them - Maridimo!

The reason why such tactics were not used in the first game was because the opponent was Barcelona and the game was at the Nou Camp. Gao Yuan had to be cautious, test the depth of the opponent, and measure his own strengths and weaknesses. At the same time, let his players adapt and adapt.

Barcelona's game rhythm, understand how Messi, Coutinho and Griezmann play.

Gao Yuan considered the two rounds of the game as a whole. The first round was about layout and confusing the opponent. This round is the game he really wants to play!
Chapter completed!