Messi is not an extrovert.
Even though he missed a penalty, he didn't hold his head in frustration or punch the ball in anger like others did, but just lowered his head in silence.
His Barcelona teammates were also stunned.
No one expected that Messi, who was always sure to win penalty kicks, would miss a penalty in such a Spanish national derby.
Even if this goal was scored, the team's defeat was irreversible, but at least the points gap could be narrowed and they could avoid being shaved bald by Real Madrid!
Now, the fans in the stands are not only celebrating with their hands with open fingers, but also laughing at Messi.
The Real Madrid players on the field naturally felt like they had ascended from hell to heaven, and they rushed to the goal to hug Casillas to celebrate.
Casillas' save was absolutely crucial.
Next, it was Barcelona's turn to take a sideline kick.
Determined to score a goal to save face, Barcelona pressed forward as a whole, with even central defenders Puyol and Pique pressed near the midline.
However, any disastrous defeat on the football field is inevitably accompanied by bad luck.
In the 89th minute, Fabregas' long shot from outside the penalty area almost penetrated Real Madrid's goal.
As a result, Casillas failed to catch the ball. Instead, the ball hit the right goal post, bounced off the other goal post with a bang, and then bounced back into the penalty area. Lu Wenbin, who was withdrawn to participate in the defense, was the first to grab the landing point and kicked it out of the penalty area to clear the siege.
Real Madrid fought back.
However, in this counterattack, Lu Wenbin retreated too deep and was unable to participate in the counterattack. Benzema's dribbling was finally blocked by Ramos and the counterattack failed.
The game continued, and in the 90th minute, the linesman raised the sign for extra time, adding 5 minutes.
In addition to Iniesta leaving the field due to cramps, Di Maria also slipped and injured on the sidelines and continued the game after receiving treatment.
Moreover, the conflict in the derby is not as peaceful as the author describes, with only spectacular goals and assists.
There were many clashes between players from both teams on the field, which wasted a lot of time, and several players from both teams received yellow cards.
Therefore, 5 minutes of extra time is a reasonable amount of extra time.
Barcelona used the last five minutes to launch a general attack, trying to score a face-saving goal.
However, Barcelona fell behind since the 21st second of the first half and has been in a passive situation both in offense and defense.
Therefore, everyone's physical energy consumption is very high.
Busquets, in particular, ran the entire game with Lu Wenbin, who was in full physical condition, and occasionally participated in the attack.
In the 92nd minute, Busquets finally fell down in a fight with Lu Wenbin and never got up again.
After Iniesta left the field, Busquets also suffered a hamstring cramp.
Moreover, Lu Wenbin's fight with him did not reach the level of a foul. The referee did not even give a yellow card and let the game continue. Busquets's departure only resulted in a free kick in the midfield for Barcelona.
Although Mascherano, who replaced Busquets, was also a defensive midfielder, Guardiola did not expect Busquets to have a calf cramp and was not prepared to replace Mascherano with two or three minutes left in the game.
Before the substitution, although Mascherano seemed to be warming up with his substitute teammates on the sidelines, he was actually not concentrating and kept watching the game on the field from time to time.
The game was almost over, and he didn't expect to have a chance to play in this game again.
As a result, Mascherano, who had just come on the field, seemed a little uncomfortable.
The game restarted and Busquets' free kick gave Barcelona another offensive opportunity.
However, Barcelona's next attack was intercepted by Khedira and passed to Lu Wenbin before it could even start a shot, and Real Madrid began to counterattack.
As a result, Mascherano, who was supposed to be the first line of defense and had to slow down Lu Wenbin's speed, was knocked to the ground by Lu Wenbin's simple change of direction.
He did not warm up sufficiently, and had just come on the court, so he had not yet adapted to the rhythm of the game. He rushed too hard and was caught off guard by Lu Wenbin's spike and fell to the ground.
Although Mascherano did not fall completely, he supported himself with his hands on the ground and climbed up desperately to chase back, but Lu Wenbin had already broken through his defense and rushed towards Barcelona's half.
With Lu Wenbin's speed, even if he ran with the ball, it would be difficult for Mascherano, who was running without the ball, to catch up.
Barcelona was originally on the attack, and their formation was pressing forward. Mascherano was broken through at the first sight and failed to slow down Lu Wenbin's speed, giving Real Madrid a chance to play three against three in the frontcourt.
Benzema rushed into Barcelona's penalty area, forcing Pique to retreat with Benzema, leaving Puyol alone to defend Lu Wenbin.
Another defender, Abidal, had to defend against Ronaldo rushing up from the left.
In a one-on-one confrontation, Lu Wenbin did not pass the ball this time. Instead, he dribbled the ball while observing the position and center of gravity of Puyol who was retreating and defending.
Puyol's speed while retreating and defending is naturally not as fast as Lu Wenbin's.
Soon, the two were about to make contact. Puyol had no way to retreat, so he could only stop suddenly and rush forward, then suddenly fell to the ground and made a tackle, trying to stop the ball.
However, Lu Wenbin's reaction was faster than Puyol's.
Before Puyol tackled the ball, Lu Wenbin touched the ball in advance and poked it away.
However, although he poked the ball away, Lu Wenbin was unable to break through.
He was tackled by Puyol's raised foot.
Puyol's idea is simple.
Now it was Real Madrid's quick counterattack, and Barcelona didn't have enough defensive players in the backcourt. Pique and Abidal were both marking him, and there was no defensive player behind him. Lu Wenbin broke through and was about to have a single shot.
Therefore, he would rather kick Lu Wenbin down and be called for a foul than let Lu Wenbin pass.
Although he knew that Lu Wenbin's free kick goal rate was very high, it was not as high as Lu Wenbin's one-on-one goal rate.
Therefore, Puyol did not hesitate to commit a foul and kicked Lu Wenbin down, stopping Lu Wenbin's attack.
Puyol's foul was too obvious.
The referee rushed up and gave him a yellow card without hesitation.
Combined with the yellow card he received for the previous foul on Ronaldo, Puyol's two yellow cards turned into one red card and he was sent off. Real Madrid then got a free kick opportunity about 32 meters to the right of the goal.
Lu Wenbin created the opportunity himself, and as everyone knew his free kick skills, naturally no one rushed to take the penalty.
Since Lu Wenbin came to Real Madrid, Lu Wenbin has become Real Madrid's first set-piece penalty taker, and even Ronaldo cannot express any opinion.
Lu Wenbin's set-piece goal rate is so high that even Ronaldo cannot object.