In Premier League matches, Su Luo has encountered this situation many times.
To be honest—
He's already completely immune to it.
At this moment—
Su Luo didn't slow down. Instead, he continued surging forward with the ball.
It's undeniable—
Su Luo possesses the ability to do this.
Once he gets going,
there are almost no defenders who can stop him!
With effortless ease,
Su Luo once again maneuvered the ball successfully into the attacking third.
But this time—
Barcelona's entire defense was laser-focused on him.
Su Luo, however, remained fully aware of his own abilities.
This time—
In addition to Busquets and Rakitić,
both central defenders—Umtiti and Piqué—had also joined the defensive effort.
The pressure on Su Luo was immense!
At this critical moment—
Su Luo made a calm decision.
He set his sights on the unmarked Hazard.
At the same time, he had a clear understanding of Hazard's abilities.
In Su Luo's judgment—
As long as the ball reached Hazard, he would undoubtedly pose a serious threat to Barcelona's penalty area.
And so—
Without hesitation,
Su Luo decisively played the pass!
In an instant—
The ball landed perfectly at Hazard's feet.
Now—
The only Barcelona player left to defend against him was Sergi Roberto.
But Roberto was naturally a midfielder.
Due to frequent injuries in Barcelona's full-back positions recently,
Coach Valverde had deployed Roberto as a makeshift defender.
To be honest—
Given his current ability,
he was no match for Hazard at all.
With a few quick direction changes,
Hazard suddenly accelerated!!
Roberto was caught completely off guard.
Then—Hazard sped up again!!
Roberto desperately tried to keep up,
but he ultimately failed.
The reason was simple—
Hazard's dribbling speed was lightning-fast, and very few players could match his pace.
After gliding past Roberto,
Hazard continued his run, using quick feints to set up a shot.
However—
Barcelona's defense remained disciplined and compact.
With multiple defenders closing in,
Hazard couldn't find a clear opening.
In the end—
His shot was blocked.
The attack ended in failure.
The ball sailed past the goal line for a goal kick.
It was evident that Hazard remained highly motivated.
He was determined to put pressure on Barcelona's goal.
But to be fair—
This was no easy task.
Barcelona was not a weak team.
They were among the very best in Europe's top five leagues.
Defeating them would never be easy.
Time ticked away—
Unnoticed, the game had already reached the 40th minute.
Only five minutes remained in the first half.
Normally—
A team that was trailing would push forward aggressively in the final moments before halftime.
But in reality—
Chelsea found themselves firmly controlled by Barcelona's possession play.
It had to be said—
This was an extremely tough match.
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