Chapter 699: Chapter 698: No Fighting, No Barça
"The head referee didn’t change his decision, his face flushed with embarrassment, but according to the rules, that’s a valid goal! He can’t disallow Manchester City’s goal now, he wouldn’t dare!"
"Six to four! Manchester City is two goals ahead!"
"Barcelona must score three goals in the next ten minutes to turn the score around! And that’s just not going to happen!"
"Kompany has extended the lead for his team! He’s the hero!"
"In this series, he’s faced Barcelona twice and scored each time! He is absolutely the nemesis of Barcelona!"
"Lahm provided two assists, blowing up the scoreline with Quaresma. But in the second half, Manchester City’s overall efficiency was higher than Barcelona’s!"
Camp Nou is now quiet.
It’s over.
This second half, dammit, the situation changed dramatically.
Conceding three goals like that, who can withstand that?
The worst part is you can’t even pinpoint the problem.
Is it all because of one Lahm?
Since when has Bayern’s cast-off been this amazing?
The 84th minute.
Lahm gave Barcelona another little taste of the Bayern shock.
He carried the ball up the left flank and, after facing a challenge, passed it to Torres.
Torres failed to break through and passed it back to Lahm.
Lahm had already advanced to the left channel.
Lahm, after receiving the ball, played a horizontal pass back to the supporting Adriano.
Then he continued to move forward, cutting in directly from the left side to the penalty area.
Adriano set up a wall pass.
Once Lahm received the ball in the penalty area, he dragged it sideways, searching for an opportunity to shoot.
Puyol didn’t dare to tackle hastily by then.
If that led to another penalty, it would truly be a disaster.
Hmm?
Puyol was eyeing Lahm, moving sideways to block him.
But as he was watching... where’s the ball?
Why was there no sign of the black and white sprite next to Lahm’s short legs?
Puyol looked towards the penalty spot.
The football was just sitting there.
As Lahm passed by, he left the football right there with a neat little drop.
This was undeniably a defender’s move.
Any forward would shoot given such a 1V1 opportunity in the penalty area; not doing so would be absurd!
Lahm was simply wasting a golden chance!
Bang!
Charging up, Deng Kai followed with a shot.
Valdes was still watching Lahm.
"GOAL!"
"Another one in! Manchester City scores again! Deng Kai scores again!"
"Hat trick!"
"Deng Kai scores a hat trick at Camp Nou!"
"Lahm also completes his hat trick of assists! Today, he has completely shown Barcelona what a fullback is! This, damn it, is a fullback! The strongest fullback!"
"From now on, I believe Barcelona will be looking for a left-back who is incredibly fast and agile, even if he’s not the tallest."
"But not because that player is that exceptional, but because that player is like Lahm!"
"Aggregate score seven to four! Barcelona scored a fair number of goals, they mostly played tit for tat with Manchester City, but they couldn’t keep up with Manchester City’s pace in the second half!"
"Barcelona still lacks a bit of finesse!"
The 88th minute.
Barcelona already knows they are eliminated.
They can’t outrun time.
But unexpectedly, even now, Manchester City is not letting them off the hook.
Especially Lahm.
He has completely turned the left flank into his own track, moving freely up and down.
Rezeg was utterly disintegrated.
He became a wreck at the mere sight of Lahm.
It was really too pitiful!
And there, with Torres pulling wide, Lahm cut into the area once more, receiving a horizontal pass from Torres.
Bang!
Lahm raised his foot, preparing to shoot.
Bang!
But the next moment, he flew into the air.
Puyol came in from the side with a sliding tackle, sending Lahm skyward.
The furious Puyol had long been irked by Lahm.
The match was about to end, and nothing else mattered now!
"Ah!"
Lahm hadn’t even landed before he let out a scream of agony.
The faces of everyone from Manchester City changed drastically.
The team doctor immediately stood at the sidelines, waiting for the referee’s signal.
"Can’t you fucking play football!"
Adriano charged straight at Puyol.
Following that, Torres, Deng Kai, and others quickly joined in.
The referee immediately stopped the match and gestured for the medical team to enter the field.
He then rushed into the crowd to stop the conflict between the two sides.
Puyol had already started to push and shove with Adriano, but how could he hope to push Adriano back? He got upended in an instant.
In the end, Adriano received a yellow card.
Puyol, on the other hand, was given a red card.
Lahm was carted off on a stretcher.
From the look on the team doctor’s face, his condition was very bad.
At least... within this season, it would be very difficult for him to continue playing for Manchester City.
Lately, Manchester City had been plagued by frequent injuries.
Baggio, Chiellini, Thiago Silva, Essien, Lahm...
This was related to the fatigue levels of the players.
It was also because as the season approached its end, matches became more critical, and players grew more anxious about winning and losing!
The spot where Lahm fell was inside the penalty area.
Manchester City was thus awarded a penalty kick.
Deng Kai stood at the penalty spot, and his anger was evident from his expression.
The camera then cut to Valdes.
Normally, goalkeepers are supposed to look fierce at such times.
If nothing else, you need to look serious or emotionless.
But beneath Valdes’s fierce expression was a hint of fear.
An angry Deng Kai, would he deliver a heavy cannon shot?
That...
Valdes suddenly regretted for a moment that as a child he had chosen to be a goalkeeper.
After all, Deng Kai was a famous "Heavy Cannon."
In his early years, he had won quite a few golden boots with his long-range shooting.
From such a close distance...
Peep!
The whistle sounded.
Deng Kai ran toward the penalty spot.
Bang!
Valdes hadn’t guessed wrong.
The football nearly disappeared the instant it left Deng Kai’s foot.
Then it kicked up a huge wave behind Valdes.
Heavy Cannon shot!
Only a Heavy Cannon shot could release Deng Kai’s emotions.
"GOAL! Deng Kai completes a super hat trick!"
"This is not the first time he’s scored a super hat trick, nor is it his first in the UEFA Cup! But this penalty kick has given everyone a shock that is truly unparalleled!"
"A one-sided 6-2 score for the match, an aggregate of 8-4! Barcelona has been absolutely humiliated!"
"Manchester City has turned Barcelona into a sieve!"
"Oh! Deng Kai runs to the sidelines."
"He’s jumped onto the advertising boards!"
"Roar!" Deng Kai roars toward the stands of Camp Nou, "Who else is there!"
"Who else is there!"
"Who else is there from Barcelona!"
The Manchester City players followed suit, clustering around Deng Kai and shouting along with him from behind, "Who else is there from Barcelona?"
"If you dare, break our legs!"
"Come on! You fucking come on!"
The Manchester City players lost control of their emotions.
The Camp Nou fans in the stands immediately fired back, furiously lashing out at the Manchester City players.
The Barcelona players, already defeated,
were now provoked and agitated.
They immediately charged towards the Manchester City players.
A massive conflict erupted between the two sides.
The players on the bench from both teams joined the conflict without hesitation.
The scene exploded in an instant!
