Golden Greenery

In the first thirty minutes, Barcelona posed only a handful of threats to Stuttgart, and they were far less dramatic than their opponents. Messi and Zhuo Yang each had a shot after a breakthrough. Messi hit the post and Zhuo Yang bounced onto the crossbar. Both were scratched a little on the outermost side, which was not too thrilling.

In addition to Stuttgart's desperate fighting and the united defense, goalkeeper Lehmann's heroic performance was also an important reason why Barcelona was hindered.

At 41 years old, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has seen a lot. He debuted at Schalke, traveled to AC Milan, became famous in Dortmund, and became brilliant at Arsenal. After coming to Stuttgart two years ago, he still became the main goalkeeper.

Last month, Lehmann publicly announced that he would retire at the end of this season and that Stuttgart would be his golden opportunity.

Perhaps it was the sadness of his upcoming retirement, or perhaps the motivation of facing a strong opponent, but Lehmann showed his strength today when he surpassed Kahn in 2006 to become the German team's No. 1 glove. He guarded the entire penalty area tightly in the first 30 minutes. Breathable. Barcelona's passes and cuts are his, and Messi and Zhuo Yang's shots were knocked into the frame after being inspired by his flying.

Old Lehmann never imagined at this time that he would perform the scene of Costacurta retiring from AC Milan and coming back in the summer.

In the summer, Lehmann played all his farewell games and completed all the sealing procedures. However, two months later he received a call from his professor Wenger: Arsenal is in danger!

Among Arsenal's four goalkeepers, two Poles, Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny, were both injured, and Italian youngster Mannone was also injured. Almunia was the only one left in the first team who failed to clean up. The enthusiastic Lyman immediately packed up his bags and rushed to London again, where he happily worked as a backup for another year.

Sadly, when he was still in good condition, Lehmann chose to retire to the mountains and forests, but he failed to do so under Wenger's earnest temptation. A year later, Arsenal's goal was fully loaded, but Lehmann felt as if he could play for another two years. However, no team was willing to take him in with the same enthusiasm. In the end, Lehmann retired completely in disappointment and gloom.

Therefore, if you want to leave and leave something half-decided, don’t do it. You may be embarrassed by yourself and no one will appreciate it.

In the 35th minute, Lehmann kicked a second goal with a big kick. Khedira bullied Harvey in the midfield and headed the ball. Bhatt made a 45° pass from the right. Kakao beat Puyol's head from the left side of the small penalty area. The ball hit the top of the goal.

Two feet, two ends, and you're done. Aunt Pu was panting from exhaustion, like a square lady who had just finished the most dazzling folk dance.

Do you think Stuttgart will be satisfied with the score of 1:0? The next round at Camp Nou is like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

Stuttgart's only hope is to use their home court to score as many goals as possible today. They will not be satisfied with being rich.

In the 39th minute, Khedira made a breakthrough pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Tresch missed with his left foot. They are the same age and are the best partners in the middle of the midfield.

One minute later, Pogrebnyak, the humanoid bulldozer, performed Zhang Fei's embroidery. The midfielder ran 40 meters to break through to the right side of the Barcelona penalty area and then shot low with his right foot. Valdes attacked and blocked the ball with his legs. Marcos, who had been following Grebnyak all the way, had no idea what to do with him.

In the 43rd minute, Molinaro made a low pass from the left side of the penalty area. Valdes fell to the ground and threw the ball away. Niedermeier pushed the ball back from close range and kicked the ball back into Valdes' arms.

Until the stoppage time of the first half, Stuttgart was still rushing and creating opportunities. Kuzmanovic's free kick from a small angle was saved by Valdes.

When the final buzzer went down, Zhuo Yang had an idea. He took a few steps to catch up with Guardiola in front.

"Pep, just...let me go back to playing as a centre-back."

Hearing this, Guardiola's heart skipped a beat.

I don’t know what happened to Marcos today. His condition was so bad that he was obviously a sinkhole in Barcelona’s defense. It made Pique want to scold him but then he lost the energy. He made Puyol vomit blood and Valdes. I want to go home.

Adjustment is inevitable, otherwise it will become a blind act of capitalizing on the enemy. The terrible thing is that Toure, Alves, and Abidal are injured, and Zyglinski is not qualified for the European war. The only defenders on the bench who can play are Milito and Heffron, who are the water cooler heroes. Who can be replaced? None of them are appropriate.

In the first half, Guardiola was thinking about bringing Zhuoyang back to play as a central defender. A person who can win the best defender in Serie A is familiar with both the Bundesliga and Barcelona's style, so there should be no problem.

Zhuoyang returned to the central defender. With his personal relationship with Pique, the two would never behave like animals deliberately not wiping each other's butts. Guardiola knows that Pique and Marcos are extremely difficult to deal with, but he can't help it!

Zhuo Yang can give full orders to Pique in the backcourt, or he can allow Puyol to save his legs and stay at the right back. In this way, there must be no suspense in getting through the first ten minutes of the second half.

Guardiola knew very well that it was impossible for Stuttgart to last 90 minutes with such a crazy press, otherwise he could directly sue them for taking medication without any evidence. After a 15-minute break in the middle, Stuttgart's mad rush could only last another 10 minutes, at which point they would have to recycle or even retreat.

Guardiola has decided to let Zhuo Yang play as a central defender in the second half, but he has been considering who to replace Marcos, whether to use Henry or Pedro, or take the risk of Bo Yang. This kid's diving is the most realistic and the most daring.

Guashuai's heart skipped a beat when Zhuo Yang said so much about something that was originally decided.

Making adjustments according to the original plan will make it appear that he followed Zhuo Yang's suggestion. Where can the famous commander put his face? What could have been a stroke of genius in football has turned into a cynical move.

Guardiola is a perfectionist, a person who likes to take control of everything, likes to live in flowers and praises, and is extremely face-friendly.

A joke:

I went to find a girl to confess my love to her, but as soon as I met the girl, she smiled and asked with expectation: Do you want to confess your love to me?

His thoughts were guessed, so for the sake of self-esteem, he beat the girl violently and drove away.

Guardiola has a similar mentality at this time. Of course, he will not beat Zhuoyang violently. He does not have the courage or ability.

Guardiola smiled enigmatically and lightly opened his lips to Zhuo Yang: "Don't be impatient. We will counterattack in the second half, and we can't do without you in the front. As for the defense, don't panic, the mountain people have their own tricks." At this time, he All I need is the feather fan scarf.

"Okay, if you need me to do any special work in the second half, just arrange it, Pep." Zhuoyang patted Guardiola on the shoulder to encourage him.

"Good, good, good."

Zhuoyang continued to rush forward to pat Ibrahimovic's ass. Guardiola's eyes were full of kindness and he thought: Damn it, what should I do?