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The hero of Camp Nou.

There is nothing wrong with this sentence.

Even fans who don't like Messi cannot deny Messi's status at Camp Nou.

He has led Barcelona to victory countless times and turned the tide.

Especially today, the two goals were extremely crucial.

At this time the whistle sounded to end the first half of the game.

The Barcelona soldiers walked off the court with smiles on their faces and returned to the locker room.

Leading by two goals at home, this game is secure.

And in the second half, I could play more relaxedly.

Barcelona, ​​which is in the lead, is an extremely terrifying existence.

They have the confidence to slowly take possession of the ball and not be in a hurry at all.

Looking at Manchester United, they are obviously impatient.

When they came off the field, many players were in a bad mood and looked depressed.

Even Xia Xing frowned.

The team's weak offense in this game is really not Pogba and Martial's problem, or it is not just their problem.

The entire team's offensive capabilities were suppressed by Barcelona.

Facing the powerful Barcelona, ​​they really had nothing more to do.

To be fair, Pogba and Martial performed well today.

But that's about it.

In the locker room, Xia Xing said nothing, listening to Solskjaer's tactical analysis.

Solskjaer did a lot of homework in this 15 minutes of midfield.

He recorded some of Barcelona's tactical styles and player characteristics in the first half and communicated with the players.

But Xia Xing understood that this was not enough.

Playing against a team of Barcelona's caliber, it is definitely not possible to score goals with a normal attack.

If you want to make a breakthrough, you must perform at the highest level.

But it is indeed difficult for Manchester United to do that at present.

Thinking of this, Solskjaer happened to finish his opinion: "Boys, do you have any other suggestions for the second half of the game?"

Usually this sentence is a cliché and few people speak it.

Then Solskjaer said another word of encouragement, and everyone came on stage.

But today is different.

"I have a suggestion!"

"Um?"

Xun Sheng looked around and saw Xia Xing stood up.

Solskjaer nodded: "Xia, do you need to come up and say something?"

"No, I'll just say it here. In the second half, I suggested that Pogba should retreat a bit to assist the midfield defense. I plan to move my position forward to look for more scoring possibilities."

Hearing this, the teammates were a little surprised.

In such a public occasion, this is the first time Xia Xing has expressed such a view.

In the past, whether it was Mourinho or Solskjaer, and of course mainly Solskjaer, Xia Xing never made any subjective remarks on the appointment of Pogba as the head coach.

Xia Xing also fully accepted the request that he need to participate more in defense.

But now, he expresses his views firmly.

Rashford unconsciously looked at the captain's armband on Xia Xing's arm.

Lingard also secretly gave Xia Xing a thumbs up.

Even Carrick nodded slightly in approval.

Neither Rooney nor himself had such strength in the locker room.

You must know that the original captains were tough guys like Cantona and Roy Keane. They were the absolute leaders of the locker room.

At this moment, Carrick saw the shadow of his predecessors in Xia Xing!

In the locker room, speak firmly and command your teammates!

This is what a qualified captain should do!

Especially the positive expression that made Pogba retreat to defend, well, not bad.

Xia Xing's words are not only his personal words, but also the thoughts of many teammates.

Matic immediately agreed: "I agree! Now the team needs to attack, and xia is the best offensive player among us. He cannot be trapped in defense. Let alone Pogba to help defend. , even if it’s just me and Fred, we will try our best to defend the backcourt!”

Valencia and Ashley Young were also gearing up and agreed.

At this time, Pogba, who was a little dissatisfied just now, lost his temper.

Okay, what else can I do?

Help with defense.

Seeing that the players all agreed with Xia Xing's statement, Solskjaer also nodded: "Okay, I will follow your suggestion. Pogba, you should help defend in the second half and leave some offensive space for Xia Duo. The two of you Alternate attacks can also put some different types of defensive pressure on opponents.”

"Yeah." Pogba nodded.

After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United's temperament has obviously changed!

In the first half, they relied on solid defense and counterattacks, but as soon as the second half started, Xia Xing sprinted quickly and took the ball straight to Huanglong!

If the final shot hadn't been blocked by Pique, I'm afraid Barcelona would have conceded the goal at the start.

Next, Xia Xing kept running in and out of the frontcourt, very active.

Pogba retreated deeply as promised, leaving the frontcourt space to Xia Xing.

The joint interception of the ball by midfielders Matic and Fred was even more heroic than in the first half.

After stealing the ball, pass it to Pogba, who then passes it to Xia Xing.

Xia Xing chooses to go it alone or pass the ball, and he can eventually create a threatening ball.

During the opening period of the second half, Manchester United's sudden change of formation made Barcelona's defense very embarrassed.

Valverde frowned on the sidelines.

See what this means, don’t lose the ball after a long time...

Just when he thought this, it turned out to be just as he expected.

In the 59th minute of the game, Manchester United launched a quick attack again.

Suarez's header was hit by De Gea and the ball fell at Fred's feet.

Fred still chose to pass the ball to Pogba.

After all, Pogba's passing skills are still quite good.

After Pogba received the ball, he did not hesitate this time, and made a long pass, accurately finding Xia Xing who was moving forward quickly!

Although Barcelona had expected this pass, they still couldn't stop it!

Neither the route of the ball nor Xia Xing's running could be stopped!

Xia Xing got the ball on the left side, and with a light dunk, he shook off Rakitic who was rushing up!

Keep sprinting!

Facing Barcelona's right back Messido, Xia Xing directly accelerated his body and broke through the defense!

Pulling horizontally, he completely blocked Messido who was chasing back with his body!

Rushed into the penalty area!

Pique rushed up and pounced with all his strength!

Handed Lukaku behind him to Lenglet!

He is the strongest link in front of Ter Stegen!

But in front of Xia Xing, no one can do it today!

Xia Xing's speed has been improved, he is not afraid of Pique's defense at all!

No fake moves, continuous sudden stops, accelerated dribbling!

Two changes in rhythm, Pique was in a hurry!

Lukaku in the middle pulled to the other side, leaving space for Xia Xing!

Xia Xing kicked and shot!

The ball went through Pique's legs and went straight into the far corner of the goal!

Goalkeeper Ter Stegen didn't have time to react!

The ball was too fast and the distance was too close, but it was still a crotch shot!

The ball went into the net!

1 to 2!

Camp Nou exclaimed!

They didn't expect to lose the ball!

Manchester United scored a goal!

The Red Devils' fighting spirit is revived! (End of this chapter)