Chapter 1266: This Barça Is Very Real Madrid

“Gudiola is being a bit too harsh… After all, Mebarak is the captain!”

“But judging from the performance, Mebarak indeed should be substituted.”

“Let’s just say Gudiola is very brave.”

“Oh, we see Mebarak looking very upset, he can’t believe he’s been taken off so soon.”

“Mebarak is confirming, pointing at Clement, asking Gudiola if he substituted the wrong person?”

“Clement looks annoyed, he hasn’t made any mistakes this match.”

“Mebarak angrily pulls off his captain’s armband, tossing it to Hernandez, who also looks unhappy. You didn’t offer to help him put it on, but you should at least pass it nicely.”

“Ortiz helps Hernandez put on the captain’s armband.”

“Mebarak steps off, and as Gudiola talks, he reaches out to give Mebarak a high-five.”

“Mebarak ignores Gudiola, he refused the high-five!”

“Barça is in trouble again! This is heading towards a locker room issue!”

“Young Pirola is on the field, can he stabilize Barça’s defense? I think it’s hard, after all, in terms of personal ability, Mebarak is much stronger than Pirola.”

The commentator reports the detailed action from the sidelines to the fans.

This delivered a heavy blow to many Barça fans who held hope for this season.

A team with internal conflict can never achieve glory.

Last season it was Moreira causing trouble.

This season previously saw significant discord between Lu Yang and the team, the fans.

How come just as the situation with Lu Yang is resolving, Mebarak suddenly goes wild?

Can’t they just stay quiet?

Lu Yang is an outsider and doesn’t understand, but as a captain, Mebarak should know better, right?

The many labels Mebarak had previously established like “big-picture perspective,” “leadership,” “considering the overall situation,” “caring for teammates’ emotions” have been torn down quite a bit.

Of course, there are Barça fans who think the team indeed shouldn’t have substituted Mebarak.

“No matter what, he’s the team captain, he should be on the field leading the team to break the deadlock!”

“Disregarding the facts, Mebarak is the best option for the center-back position at Barça, even if substituting Clement, Mebarak shouldn’t be the one replaced!”

“Gudiola is too superstitious about Italian players! Pirola scored a header last match, does he think this youngster can keep performing well?”

“It feels like Gudiola is sucking up to Lu Yang a little. This substitution is clearly hoping for some chemistry between Pirola and Lu Yang. Is it a substitution made for Lu Yang’s sake?”

“Yeah, previously, Pirola wasn’t even the second substitute, and suddenly he’s consistently on the roster. How can it have nothing to do with Lu Yang?”

“Speaking of Lu Yang, last match felt like a fluke. This is his true capability, right? Doesn’t seem very strong.”

“In this match, it’s still only Mateo being a threat, Lu Yang is just at the level of thirty million euros!”

The fans are discussing fervently.

But on the pitch, Barça’s formation is clearly starting to move forward.

Barça, launching the attack!

This attack doesn’t mean Barça wasn’t attacking before.

Rather… Lu Yang suddenly starts making frequent runs forward.

He sprints forward, and Sevilla’s defensive line has to pull back, right?

Alright, you refuse to back off?

Ortiz makes a direct pass, and it can penetrate your defense.

Though Lu Yang was offside in advance, and Ortiz passed late, but that’s the threat, the forecast.

This time Ortiz was late, will he be late next time?

As long as Lu Yang succeeds in beating the offside trap once, Sevilla will concede!

This is the impact!

This is something Mateo has never possessed.

Because Mateo prefers to drop back, hold the ball, and dribble past players.

Mancini could do this, but the impact on the opponent’s defense from the flank where Mancini is located is far from as strong and direct as the impact from the center where Lu Yang is located.

So almost immediately, the football starts “residing” in Sevilla’s half.

And the completely newly introduced substitute Pirola needs only to take the ball when Burgos and Clement are passing and get surrounded, then pass it to the left and right full-backs.

There’s even no need to back pass to the goalkeeper.

After fifteen minutes, Pirola touched the ball quite often, but it was all ineffective ball control.

But the audience’s feeling is… after Pirola came on, Barça instantly reversed the situation, the defense was rock-solid, and the offense was thrashing fiercely upfront.

Mebarak was watching from off the field gritting his teeth.

What the hell!

Lu Yang, are you acting me?

Lousy brat!

But to be fair, Sevilla showed great resilience facing Barça’s fierce attack.

Though Mateo frequently contributed dazzling moves past two players, and Mancini also found two shooting opportunities on the left flank.

However, Sevilla has not been breached by Barça.

Even after Lu Yang joined the fray, Sevilla still held onto the one-to-one score.

Lu Yang’s heavy artillery shot was mitigated by their center-backs and defensive midfielders with their bodies.

Among them, Sevilla’s defender was shot directly off the field by Lu Yang, though, of course, this was also due to the opponent’s exhaustion.

After Sevilla substituted, their defensive intensity didn’t reduce.

If they can’t get three points, they at least have to hold onto one point, right?

The time quickly came to eighty-five minutes.

At this time, Mebarak suddenly felt a bit schadenfreude.

Even though he knows many people will pin the biggest blame of this draw on him.

But that’s not important; his status is enough to guarantee him through one or two major errors leading to the team’s loss.