Free Web NovelChapter 2076: Chapter 539: The War of the Wise
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The ball bounced back after hitting his calf, falling towards the arc top of the penalty area again.
Upon seeing this, Torres immediately sprinted towards the box.
Piqué dared not be negligent and quickly followed.
Kaka jumped up before Busquets and flicked his head, sending the ball to the right wing.
This time the power wasn’t controlled well, and Messi sped up to chase it, but the ball still landed at Puyol’s feet.
Puyol shifted with his right foot to evade Messi’s press, promptly passing the ball to Piqué.
Piqué, following the momentum, passed it forward, placing the ball at Busquets’ feet.
Messi continued to chase back.
Busquets slanted a pass again, seeking Alves at the half.
Huang Kaiwen, who had been hovering nearby, suddenly sprinted forward, causing Alves to panic and slide tackle the ball.
After being tackled by him, the ball hit the inside of Huang Kaiwen’s right foot, bouncing towards the center.
Standing near the center circle, De Bruyne and Fabregas got entangled, neither successful in obtaining the ball, but Messi, trailing back, hooked the ball away with a stretch of his foot.
Messi saw Huang Kaiwen advancing quickly and nudged with his left foot, moving towards the left wing.
Seeing this, Kaka immediately pushed forward, putting pressure on Barça’s defensive line.
The game unveiled a surprisingly astonishing scene.
Because Huang Kaiwen, Torres, and Kaka were all near the penalty box line.
Barça players didn’t dare press Messi, leaving him dribbling unguarded!
It was only after Messi advanced the ball several meters that Busquets came forward to press.
Messi twisted his body, cupping the ball with the inside of his left foot, let the ball quickly roll past Busquets to find Huang Kaiwen.
Just as Huang Kaiwen received the ball, Piqué had already left Torres to charge up.
Keita by Huang Kaiwen’s side was also preparing to press.
The two prepared to team up, but before Piqué could run over, Huang Kaiwen gently nudged the ball with his right foot, pushing it between Piqué and Keita towards the center.
Messi seized the ball before Busquets, nudging it with his left foot while observing Huang Kaiwen’s position.
At this moment, there were as many as eight defenders in Barça’s penalty area.
Messi did not hesitate much, and with the outside of his left foot, sent out a slanted pass.
This ball came closer to Mascherano.
But he trusted Huang Kaiwen’s explosiveness.
Indeed!
Huang Kaiwen broke forward, reached the ball in front of Mascherano, and within such a short distance, Huang Kaiwen was more than a body length ahead, giving him considerable room to handle the ball.
Huang Kaiwen blocked with his left foot, letting the ball enter the small penalty area from the flank, as Messi had already followed up.
Yet, all of Barça’s attention was on Huang Kaiwen.
Because at this angle, Huang Kaiwen could easily score!
Nervous Valdes rushed out of the goal, just then, Huang Kaiwen nudged with his left foot.
This move frightened Valdes into collapsing on the ground, spreading his legs to expand his defensive area.
But seeing the ball rolling towards Messi, he immediately knew he made a mistake.
At this point, he turned back with difficulty, still wanting to block Messi’s shot.
Messi did not expect Huang Kaiwen to pass, but fortunately, he reacted quickly, rotating his body to hook the ball under his left foot from behind, seamlessly pushing it with his left foot, the ball effortlessly rolling into the empty net.
Huang Kaiwen immediately hugged Messi.
The Milan players ran up one by one.
Messi did not celebrate.
But Milan players’ passion in Barça’s penalty area made the Catalonia people very annoyed.
They utilized their voices again after a brief rest.
"Boo!!!"
"Boo!!!"
"Boo!!!"
Precisely because the goal was spectacular.
Their boos were even louder.
The one who left actually abandoned the noble Barça number ten, went to another team to wear number nineteen, and even cooperated beautifully with others.
This was simply unforgivable.
Fabregas understood Messi well.
So he didn’t look towards their own penalty area.
Because he knew, his good friend had already found a new home.
The former Arsenal captain looked towards the sidelines, Milan’s substitutes’ bench.
Was that proud guy van Persie also willingly?
People are very sensitive to looks.
van Persie raised his head and saw Fabregas, immediately turning around to reach for his waist pack.
The thought of turning, Fabregas was full of confusion.
When van Persie took out two medals from the bag and waved them at him, Fabregas’s face turned dark.
Damn, this guy!
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"Bullshit, you’re a bunch of bullshit!!!"
Luis Enrique shouted on the sidelines: "You’ve been pressed back to the penalty area, this is not Barça’s football philosophy, but you get back to the box with eight people defending, can’t even fend off two people, aren’t you a bunch of crap?!!!"
Enrico was already exasperated.
This goal completely ignited his anger.
Having played for big clubs like Real Madrid and Barça, he knew well how petty these Catalonia people could be.
If the game continued like this today, it would almost certainly seal his dismissal.
So Enrico didn’t bother being nice with the first team.
Several teams had already approached him in the summer, worst case he could leave Barça to coach those Europa League teams.
Busquets, head hanging low, walked towards his position.
He didn’t look back because he could feel the gaze from the side and behind.
Damn it.
Dogshit!
When the game restarted, Busquets was preoccupied.
A teammate sent the ball back to him, he didn’t even dare to look forward, directly making a long low pass towards the right wing.
Sanchez and Alves coordinated exceptionally well.
The technical skills of the two among the wingers are considered excellent, effortlessly advancing with continuous coordination.
Though Fabregas wasn’t in his preferred position, he still faithfully executed Enrico’s false nine tactics.
