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“Santa Malaga!”

“Santa Malaga!”

“Santa Malaga!”

When the players from both sides followed the four referees out of the tunnel, the atmosphere at the Rose Garden suddenly became lively.

The cheers of Barcelona fans were completely suppressed by the overwhelmingly superior Santa Malaga supporters.

Barcelona fans were not frustrated. After all, the competition was about strength. Although Barcelona lost at home in the last round, it was not a matter of strength or tactics. It was because the team was hit by the flu, which affected the team's condition.

The Malaga TV commentator spoke loudly into the microphone: "As the players from both sides enter the field, the second leg of this much-anticipated Copa del Rey semi-final will begin soon.

Santa Malaga had the upper hand in the first leg and won 2-0 at Camp Nou, shocking the world.

Of course, this score does not indicate that Santa Malaga can enter the final, because their opponent is Barcelona.

In this game, except for Messi, who is absent due to injury, all other main players of Barcelona are on the field.

We will now introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides. First, we will introduce to you the Barcelona lineup:

Goalkeeper: Valdes; four defenders: Puyol, Pique, Mascherano, Alves; four midfielders: Butzquez, Xavi, Iniesta, Thiago, forward

: Villa, Monteya.

Guardiola is preparing to use Puyol’s experience to defend the energetic Lee, but there is also a huge hidden danger. The Barcelona captain’s speed obviously cannot keep up with the young Lee.”

The Barcelona Sports commentator sat in the broadcast box and said: "The game is about to start!

Judging from Guardiola's formation, he attaches great importance to this game.

Judging from the comparison of the strength of the two sides' lineups, one side is a lion, while the other side is a rabbit.

There should be no surprises tonight, Barcelona refuses surprises!"

On the court, before the game started, Liag hugged every teammate.

If we want to say who is most eager to eliminate Barcelona and lead the team to the finals, he must be at the top.

"Beep!..."

With the referee's whistle, the game started. Liag moved the football to the backcourt, and Barcelona's midfielder and frontcourt immediately began to press.

Amid the cheers of the fans in the stands, Santa Malaga actually had firm control of the ball for five minutes before Barcelona snatched it away.

This is extremely rare!

"Nima, the state of Santa Malaga..."

A Malaga reporter exclaimed: "Maybe there will be a miracle tonight!"

The reporter from World Sports News snorted coldly and did not bother to argue.

As time went by, Barcelona firmly controlled the rhythm on the court. It was useless even if the Santa Malaga supporters shouted their throats. After all, Barcelona's strength was there.

In the eighth minute of the first half, Barcelona passed a series of passes, and Xavi made a diagonal pass, penetrating the football to the left side of the penalty area.

Villa, who was following in the back row, raised his right foot and shot!

The football slides out!

"boom!……"

There was a huge exclamation in the Rose Garden.

The commentator of Barcelona Sports Station loudly said: "Although Villa's shot missed the goal, it opened the prelude to Barcelona's attack!"

The game went as he predicted. In the next ten minutes, Barcelona completed four shots!

On average, one shot takes two and a half minutes!

This frightened the supporters of Santa Malaga.

In the 30th minute of the first half, Santa Malaga seemed to be abandoned by the goddess of luck.

Barcelona once again destroyed Santa Malaga's defense through exquisite continuous passes. After receiving Xavi's direct pass outside the penalty area, Iniesta dodged Pablo's pressing and kicked on the penalty area line.

Long shot!

The football went straight to the left side of the goal like a cannonball!

Miguel made a flying save and blocked the football with difficulty.

Villa, who has a keen sense of smell in front of the goal, followed up with the follow-up shot like lightning!!

Miguel wanted to save again, but Villa was too fast and the football flew into the empty goal!

"Bilia!"

The Barcelona sports commentator shouted excitedly: "Villa!

Villa stood up at the critical moment!

The ball went in!

In!

In!..."

Barcelona fans who came from afar burst into warm applause and cheers.

The commentator of Málaga TV shook his head and sighed: "Facing Barcelona with all its main players, it is very difficult for Santa Málaga to withstand for half an hour."

Villa, who scored the goal, spread his wings happily like a child in the Rose Garden, soaring into the sky amidst the cheers of Barcelona fans.

After the game restarted, Barcelona quickly fought for the football and the ball returned to their feet again.

Santa Malaga seemed to be blinded by Villa's goal. Barcelona frequently played wonderful teamwork in the frontcourt, and Santa Malaga could only parry.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Barcelona opened a gap in the middle, Xavi passed the ball from the front of the penalty area, and the football flew into the left side of the Santa Malaga penalty area.

Iniesta passed through Baris Addo like lightning, raised his left leg, used his thigh to remove the football, and then volleyed!

The football blasted toward the goal like a cannonball!

The Rose Garden was tense once again.

In a flash of lightning, the football missed the goal!

In the rest of the first half, Santa Malaga faced Barcelona's stormy attack, but was stubborn and did not allow them to expand the score.

After the first half of the game, the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms.

…

The atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was a little depressing. In their minds, they should have scored more than three goals in the first half and firmly held the initiative to advance to the finals in their own hands.

However, they once again faced the problem of finishing the game and frequently missed goals.

Without Villa's goal, their first half could be described as a "failure."

Guardiola broke the dull atmosphere and frowned: "I know what everyone is thinking.

However, that's the way the football game is, and it often doesn't develop according to our wishes.

And we should be more patient at this moment and believe that victory will eventually belong to us!

Because of us Barcelona!”

Yes, we are Barcelona!

The Barcelona soldiers took a deep breath, their eyes brightened, and their strong self-confidence returned to them.

If we can't come back against a D-level team, are we still the best team on the planet?

…

The atmosphere in the home team's locker room was not as dull and depressing as people imagined. The players exchanged their gains and losses in the first half.

Li Chuanqi communicated with Liage in a low voice.

Antonio coughed twice, asking the players to turn their attention to him.

After the locker room became quiet, he said: "The first half was very difficult, everyone worked hard."

What did we rely on to get to where we are today?

It’s a dream! We are fighting for our dream tonight!”

The coach's words resonated with the whole team, and the atmosphere in the locker room became heated for a while:

"Fight for your dream!"

"If a person doesn't have dreams, what's the difference between him and a salted fish? Let's fight hard in the second half!"

"My dream is to win a championship trophy of sufficient weight, so that when I am old, I can tell my grandson that what your grandfather is most proud of in his life is winning the King's Cup!"

"Yes! What if your dream comes true? Damn it, give it a try!"

…

After a fifteen-minute intermission, players from both sides returned to the court.

"St. Malaga, come on!"

"Saint Malaga, victory!"

"Saint Malaga, hold on!"

The Santa Malaga supporters roared loudly in the stands.

What made them happy was that the expressions on the faces of these guys had returned to the calmness and confidence they had when they participated in the D-League.

"Beep!..."

With the referee's whistle, Villa moved the football to the backcourt, and the second half began!

Under the leadership of Liag, the Santa Malaga midfielder immediately pressed forward, uncharacteristically!

The faces of the Barcelona defenders were not serious, but their eyes were bright.

Is the opponent trying to attack?

The biggest headache for Barcelona in the first half was that Santa Malaga defended the half court and set up a bus in the penalty area, which greatly reduced the offensive space.

When the football came to Pique's feet, the Barcelona center back did not move the football to the two wings or the supporting midfielder in time. Instead, he looked up and observed the frontcourt to see if there was an opportunity to launch an attack with a long pass.

Liage immediately stepped forward to pounce.

Li Chuanqi's behavior was a bit strange. He did not block Pique's passing route, but followed Liag's footsteps closely.

Is this an attempt to double-team Pique?