Chapter 476: Chapter 475: Tears in Gua Gua’s Eyes
Beep!
The chief referee pointed to the penalty spot and simultaneously showed Christanval a yellow card.
The Barcelona players immediately surrounded the chief referee.
The players from Sporting Lisbon were the first to help the referee out of the encirclement.
In the end, both sides ended up arguing.
Xavi, "How could this be a penalty? That tackle was totally normal right?"
Cocu, "Diving! He’s diving!"
Ronaldo went over, pulled up the sock of Rivaldo, revealing a hole scraped by the cleat, "Dive my ass, try diving yourself!"
Puyol, "Portuguese kid, believe it or not, I’ll make sure you can’t leave this stadium!"
Deng Kai, "Come on, try bumping into me, I’m counting on you for my car and house, come on!"
The referee, finally speechless, separated the two sides.
He really didn’t want to referee these two teams again in the future, it was too draining.
If he wasn’t careful, it would be a controversial call.
"When six or seven of you start scuffling, how can I see everything?"
On Sporting Lisbon’s side, Ronaldo took the penalty.
But perhaps due to Puyol’s provocation earlier, Ronaldo pursued too much angle in his penalty shot, directly sending it over the crossbar.
Valdes confidently looked towards Reina on the opposite side. Although he couldn’t see clearly, he knew Reina was watching him.
So what if you can save a penalty?
I can too!
I’m not worse than you!
"Euro Golden Boot? With that shooting skill, it’s more like kindergarten level!" Puyol mocked Ronaldo.
Ronaldo was gritting his teeth in anger.
"Ignore him, we’ve already seen two goals pass through that paper-thin defense of theirs. We can break through it again! No rush for now." Deng Kai pulled Ronaldo away.
Puyol kept taunting Deng Kai, "Come on then, if you dare! Look, you’ll break a leg! Damn!"
"You motherf....." Ronaldo didn’t get free from Deng Kai’s grasp, otherwise, he would have charged forward.
Afterward, Barcelona made some adjustments to their players on the field.
The veteran Enrique replaced the ineffective midfielder Gerard.
The young Motta replaced Cocu, who seemed to be running out of steam.
But Enrique and Motta’s entry did not stop Rivaldo from dribbling past opponents on the right.
Coming to Camp Nou, Rivaldo felt like he was back at home, playing very relaxed.
Perhaps because of Rivaldo’s presence, Rivaldo really wanted to show off his samba dance skills in front of this senior and then ask for some advice.
But what embarrassed Rivaldo was that Rivaldo’s skills were no longer inferior to his own.
He had nothing to advise.
Even Rivaldo’s signature move "small leg swing", Rivaldo had learned it well and even innovated on it.
In the 83rd minute, Rivaldo broke through from the right and made a cross that resulted in a corner kick.
In the 84th minute, Rivaldo took the corner.
Ibrahimovic charged for the near post, showing Feng Te, who had just finished making boiled fish in the locker room and had spontaneously made a steamed bass, what a correct header flick was.
Bang!
After being headed by Ibrahimovic, the football flew backward, aiming downward.
Enrique wanted to stretch his leg to stop the football, but Pepe rushed over, knocking Enrique down and used his chest to block the football into the goal range.
"GOAL! Another one! Sporting Lisbon has scored again!"
"Pepe is so spirited! He used his chest to head the football into the goal!"
"In front of him, Enrique was just like a weak prey!"
"The players of Lisbon Athletic are wildly celebrating! Everyone is crowding around Pepe! Especially Ronaldo! Pepe’s goal has relieved Ronaldo from being encircled!"
Pepe’s goal wasn’t actually enough to excite his teammates to this extent.
But Deng Kai immediately called everyone over.
To prevent the goal from being disallowed.
If you were to use English Premier League standards, this goal would have no issues.
But if you used stricter standards, Pepe actually had a bit of a suspicion of fouling.
It could be judged either way.
Sure enough, Barcelona also complained about Pepe’s foul at the first opportunity.
Enrique even grimaced, suggesting that his shoulder was almost shattered by Pepe.
But the main referee ultimately ruled that Enrique and Pepe’s collision was normal.
Enrique did not control the ball and had no priority.
Thus, the tackle could be more intense.
Moreover, the movement of the players in the second half had already been very broad, so this collision rather seemed normal.
Boos erupted at Camp Nou in a moment.
The fans thought the referee’s decision was unfair, and some even threw coins down.
But the Camp Nou’s stadium staff, having experienced a ban from home games last season, immediately stopped the fans’ excessive behavior, as such a ban would mean a loss of millions of Euros.
We can’t lose the game and then lose money too, can we?
Lisbon Athletic celebrated for a long time, they began to intentionally waste time, doing what Barcelona had done in the first half.
Not until the main referee urged them did they slowly return to their own half.
However, as soon as the football was played, Lisbon Athletic made a substitution.
Yaya Toure replaced Guardiola.
"Oh! This substitution has a deep meaning!"
"Ah? Deep meaning? Isn’t it just for wasting time?"
"Not really so! There was news previously that Yaya Toure favored Barcelona only to join Arsenal, his entry onto the field is undoubtedly a mockery of Barcelona."
"As Barcelona’s captain last season, Guardiola, unable to secure a sincere renewal from Barcelona last summer, freely joined Lisbon Athletic and has helped them double-defeat Barcelona this season as a main defensive midfielder."
"Boos arose from the crowd, and Guardiola looked somewhat astonished."
"Guardiola stopped in his tracks, he looked up at the surrounding stands, appearing somewhat aggrieved."
"In fact, this season Guardiola has never participated in any celebration against Barcelona. He hasn’t disrespected Barcelona without warning either, I think he is a qualified predecessor."
"But Barcelona’s fans clearly got a bit blindsided. They can target Deng Kai and Lisbon Athletic, but they shouldn’t target this meritorious player!"
"The main referee is urging Guardiola to leave the field, Guardiola’s eyes are reddening."
"This scene, I wonder if it will touch the other Barcelona players? If one falls, another may follow, what Guardiola is experiencing, might they experience it again?"
"By contrast, Quaresma’s treatment in this game is much more enviable."
"Lisbon Athletic almost didn’t deliberately commit fouls against Quaresma, which is one reason why Quaresma has performed so brilliantly in this game."
"It is clear who is superior!"
In the eighty-sixth minute.
Kaka carried the ball through the midfield, bypassing Enrique and Motta with several quick steps.
The young Motta panicked, executing a tackle from behind that brought Kaka down.
The main referee immediately showed him a yellow card.
If it were not considered that he had no intention to injure, this might have been a red card.
Motta considered himself lucky.
Deng Kai then stood in front of the football, discussing with Ronaldo, Kaka, and others how to take this free kick.
A direct shot seemed too far.
It was more suitable for a tactical free kick.
