Fox in the Penalty Area

Before the start of this game, to be honest, the Catalan players basically didn't take the game very seriously.

Although the players were replaced early in the Barcelona derby last weekend, it was obvious that they were preparing for the Champions League group stage.

But that's just normal level preparation.

Do this before any game.

That doesn't mean how much they value the game.

After all, what suspense can there be in their home game against Leeds City, which was defeated by them 3:1 away?

As long as the Catalan United play normally, it will be no problem to win Leeds City at home.

These three points have basically been booked.

Therefore, if the Catalan players want to say that they underestimate the enemy, there must be no such thing. But if you want to say how much you value Leeds City, it may not be...

If the opponent is the King of Madrid, they must take it very seriously.

But Leeds City is just their defeat, there is no need to be too nervous.

At most, it is to use snacks when defending Hu Lai.

It is precisely because of this mentality that they were caught off guard by Leeds City at the beginning of the game.

It was completely unexpected that his defeated player would dare to choose to attack Catalan United at the Sagrada Familia Stadium.

Fortunately, their self-regulation ability is super strong. Although they conceded a goal, they quickly organized an effective counterattack, scored two goals in a row, reversed the score in the first half and took the lead.

At this time, the "don't care" of the Catalan players towards Leeds City has been greatly reduced.

After the head coach made adjustments during the halftime break, the Catalan players believed that the game would enter their rhythm in the second half.

In the confrontation that just started in the second half, it was indeed Catalan United's offensive that was more threatening. Whether it's Campsano or Salado, their shots are a hair's breadth away from the goal.

Looks like the race is finally back on track...

Just when the Catalan players thought so, Leeds City's second goal came out of nowhere.

All Catalan players were caught off guard.

So much so that after the goal was conceded, most of the Catalan players were stunned.

Appeared unprepared for this conceded goal.

As the captain, Rosas had to stand up at this time. He slapped his hands and walked among his teammates, shouting to them:

"Don't panic, this is our home field!"

Seeing that the effect may not be particularly good, he added: "Just play them as the kings of Madrid!"

Treating Leeds City as the main rival of Catalan United in La Liga, King Madrid, this can be regarded as a very high-level treatment for Leeds City.

But no one in the Catalan team felt that their captain was making a fuss.

Because through the nearly 60 minutes of the game, the Catalan players realized that the Leeds City team in front of them is definitely not something they can underestimate.

The Leeds City they defeated 3:1 in the away game before seemed to be two completely different teams from today.

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"Obviously...they've grown in just a few Champions League games..."

On the sidelines, the head coach of Catalan United Bernal expressed emotion to his assistant coach Alberto Vazquez.

When he was so emotional, Leeds City was continuing to attack Catalan United on the field.

Leeds City, who equalized the score, did not choose to shrink their defense, hoping to keep this point. Instead, attack aggressively, as if wanting to beat Catalonia in the away game...

This idea is absurd, but it makes people can't help but think in this direction.

"But it's just two games..." assistant coach Vazquez frowned. "And they both lost."

From the last match between Catalan United and Leeds City, in fact, there were only two Champions League matches, and they were all matches against Vesuvius. Leeds City lost both games, and they lost badly:

The first away game was 0:4, and the second game returned to his home court. Although he scored two goals, he was defeated in the end and was defeated by Vesuvius 3:2.

There are only two games apart, and they are still losing games. What growth can there be?

"Alberto, haven't you heard the saying? 'Even failure is a kind of growth'."

After hearing the words, Vazquez looked at Leeds City, which was attacking the Catalan goal, and was silent for a while, and then said: "They are indeed different from when we played against them. Now their offense can temporarily suppress us. ...Maybe we should avoid it..."

Bernal interrupted him: "No, Alberto. If we choose to defend temporarily, we will fall into their rhythm. The more this is the case, the less we can defend. This is our home field. If If we were to be pushed back into the penalty area against a new Champions League team... our morale would be broken."

"But they're obviously making a fuss about the space behind us..."

"Of course. But we can also target the space behind them. Now it's easy to see who is more aggressive, Alberto."

After speaking, he walked to the sidelines in person and gave instructions to his players—press forward!

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"Bernar is going to compete with us on offense!" Clark said excitedly.

Randyr saw him gearing up, and complained: "Isn't this normal? This is their home court! Do you expect them to shrink their defense after we score a goal? I haven't seen Catalan United at home. Shrink the defense, but the opponent must not be Leeds City..."

Catalan United, as a well-known giant team in the whole of Europe, their offense is integrated into the team's DNA. Even if their defensive strength is not bad, from the team's tactics, they also respect offense more.

This is not just the habit of Jose Bernal's first coach, but the tradition of this team.

Because "Football for the eyes" is the motto of this Catalan team.

Whoever is going to coach this team, if you can't respect attacking football, then wait for get out of class.

No matter how good the results are, the fans cannot tolerate such tarnishing of the Catalan tradition.

Even when Catalan United fell into a trough thirty years ago, the team did not abandon their football philosophy. After persisting abruptly for ten years, the team's performance has improved again.

"Offense" will always be the supreme pursuit of this team.

From this point of view, they are very similar to Leeds City.

It's just that the current Catalan United are qualified to do so, and when Clark insisted on doing so in Leeds City, he almost dismissed himself for fun.

If it weren't for the introduction of Hu Lai, an efficient shooter from Anton Shining Star during the winter break, there would be no Leeds City today.

"Actually, I'm really afraid that they will be pushed back by our attack." Clark covered his grinning mouth with his hands, for fear of being seen smiling so happily.

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Both coaches off the court wanted their teams to continue to attack, and the two teams on the court played wildly.

This game made the neutral fans very enjoyable to watch, and it also made the fans of Leeds City excited, yelling and screaming desperately in the bar.

Only the Catalan fans were so nervous.

The neutral fans watched the excitement, eager for the two teams to attack each other.

The Leeds City fans are in a good state of mind now. They can force the Catalan United into such a mess at the Sagrada Familia Stadium, and they no longer care whether the final result is a win or a loss. They hope that Leeds City will continue to attack like this, and use the best way to fight Catalan United.

Catalan fans are not as free and easy as their rival fans.

Before the game, they never considered that they would not be able to win against their opponents, but now there is a dark cloud gathering in the hearts of many of them, covering them.

Let them can't help but think-we won't even be able to win Leeds City at home, right?

If the Catalan United really can't win, they will be handing over their hope of winning the group first to their opponents.

After this game is over, another Champions League group match will blow the whistle, and Vesuvius will challenge the Gulf Beacon away.

If the former wins, the point difference can be narrowed to two points.

This is a very dangerous point difference, enough to stimulate Vesuvius to beat Catalan at home in the last round...

Under this kind of fear, every attack of Leeds City can make the Catalan fans in the stands exclaim and boo.

They are also experienced fans. What kind of opponents have you never seen in the Sagrada Familia Stadium?

But today's Leeds City still feels different to them.

When those other teams attacked Catalonia at the Sagrada Familia, it was because they wanted to win games.

Desperate to win, attacking recklessly.

If they were allowed to choose, if they had a choice, they would probably not choose to fight against Catalan at the Sagrada Familia.

But seeing this game now, Catalan fans have a somewhat absurd idea in their minds:

Leeds players attack not because they want to win, but because they want to attack.

They attacked at the beginning of the game, and they still insisted on attacking after leading.

Cathay United equalized the score and they attacked, but they still had to attack when they fell behind.

Attacked at the beginning of the second half, grabbed a goal to equalize the score and then continued to attack...

Offense seems to be their life, or the only thing they can do:

They don't know what to do but attack.

So...then attack!

It is precisely because of the madness shown by Leeds City that the Catalan fans in the stands were so nervous that their bodies trembled.

Because they always feel... if the game continues like this, maybe Leeds City can score again!

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