After a few quick passes, the ball once again found its way to Messi's feet.
As the core player of the team, Messi did not hesitate.
With decisive control, he drove forward toward the opponent's goal.
Messi possesses extraordinary skill—
It's as if the ball is glued to his feet.
Even with multiple defenders closing in on him, Messi remained composed, effortlessly keeping the ball under control.
Suddenly, he spotted Dembélé on the left!
In the very next second, the ball was perfectly placed at Dembélé's feet.
The winger wasted no time.
Immediately, he showcased his speed advantage.
With rapid acceleration, Chelsea's wing defense was put under immense pressure.
Then, all of a sudden—
Dembélé delivered a low-driven cross into the box!
Although Chelsea's center-backs, Rüdiger and Azpilicueta, were fully focused,
they struggled to contain Suárez.
Against a striker like Suárez, their defensive abilities were simply not enough.
Neither Azpilicueta nor Rüdiger could match Suárez's explosive sprint.
And just like that—
Inside the penalty area!
Suárez forced his way to the front!
Without hesitation—
In an instant—
The ball was in the back of the net!
This is what Suárez does best.
Less than ten minutes into the match,
Suárez had already scored twice.
Barcelona, playing at home, was now leading by two goals.
The pressure on Chelsea's players was mounting.
To be honest, given Chelsea's current form,
defeating Barcelona away from home seemed almost impossible.
Chelsea's recent victories had been largely thanks to Su Luo.
But in tonight's game,
Chelsea's star player had yet to make an impact.
For most of the match,
Su Luo had been a mere spectator.
This was clearly not normal.
Realizing this,
Su Luo started dropping back into midfield to provide support.
To be fair, Su Luo still had full confidence in his abilities.
He believed that his technical skills would allow him to compete with Barcelona's midfielders.
And indeed—
In the 25th minute,
the moment Chelsea fans had been waiting for finally arrived.
Su Luo successfully received a pass from Cesc Fàbregas in midfield.
This time,
two Barcelona players immediately closed in on him.
Those two players were Iniesta and Rakitić.
There was no doubt about it—
Both Iniesta and Rakitić were world-class midfielders.
They excelled in both attack and defense.
The fact that both of them were assigned to mark Su Luo
proved just how much Barcelona's head coach, Valverde, respected his ability.
And Su Luo's response did not disappoint.
After receiving the ball, he paid no attention to the pressure and instantly accelerated,
breaking through under the combined interference of Iniesta and Rakitić!
Then, with a sudden change of pace—
A quick sequence of movements—
Effortlessly, he bypassed them both!
Iniesta, being an attacking midfielder,
struggled to stop Su Luo when defending one-on-one.
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