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Chapter 1022 The Myth of the Gunner
On the morning of April 4th, Barcelona, ​​one of the representatives of European artistic football, flew to London, England. At Heathrow Airport, Barcelona's stars were warmly welcomed by Barcelona fans and reporters from all over the world. The most gorgeous duel game attracted a large number of fans at home and abroad.

At the beginning of getting off the plane, the Barcelona players went against the low-key and silence in Spain. The main players and the substitutes spoke one after another, wantonly talking about the upcoming quarter-finals of the Champions League.

In an interview with the British "Mirror", Messi, who is second only to Li Huan in the "Castrol Player Ranking", said: "Personal rewards are good, but Barcelona and Argentina are what really matter. Money allows you to live Better life but that doesn't inspire me. I'm willing to play football for nothing to be a pro, I live for the sport, not for financial gain, I play for my team, not for I."

Messi went on to talk about the World Cup in South Africa last summer, and said to Li Huan not participating in the World Cup "little flea", "I hope to lead the Argentine national team to win the World Cup for the third time. The World Cup is the only event that can make you great. The best players Both have played and won the World Cup and that's what I'm going to try to achieve."

Valdes told the British "News of the World": "Compared to Manchester United or Chelsea, Arsenal is one of the opponents we want. We will not play conservatively at the Emirates Stadium. Barcelona has the ability to win anywhere. People Look at Arsenal as favourites, yes they are favourites, but they have to remember it's going to be 180 minutes."

The contest between Barcelona and Arsenal is also Cesc Fabregas' "home" trip, and Valdes also believes that Fabregas is a key figure in Wenger's team. "The key to Arsenal is Cesc Fabregas and Li Huan. They are the soul of that club. But Arsenal is a team with a lot of talent, they have world-class players in their squad and they will create problems. "

Barcelona winger Alves said: "Li Huan is an amazing player. The media has always praised him to the sky. He will be the one we have to watch out for in London. But Arsenal has Cesc Fabregas and we have May. West. For me, this Argentine is number one in the world, without a doubt.”

Even Barcelona's head coach Guardiola opened his mouth. Guardiola said: "Not just Arsenal, winning the Champions League is also the dream of the Barcelona club. When I first became the coach of Barcelona, ​​​​the chairman told me Talked about the club's goals - to win La Liga and the Champions League. It was a huge challenge for me as a rookie. I never thought about fighting for titles - it wasn't realistic after all. ...but after winning La Liga, coming here, I can dream of winning the Champions League!"

With the arrival of Barcelona players, the city of London has become lively, and the atmosphere of the Champions League is stronger than ever. The streets are full of posters and slogans of the Champions League, and there are fans wearing red and blue jerseys and red and white jerseys everywhere. The fans of the two teams were also very rational, and nothing unpleasant happened. Occasionally, a little friction in bars and discos did not cause any bloodshed.

The game kicked off on April 4. In the afternoon, after the Arsenal players finished training at the Kearney training base, Professor Arsene Wenger led Cesc Fabregas to hold a pre-match press conference.

Although Wenger believes that Barcelona is a very strong team with Messi and other stars who are good at breaking through, Professor Wenger does not intend to use man-to-man tactics in the game against Barcelona. "We spent many days recovering and preparing for the game. But Barcelona is a different team, they have stars like Messi, Xavi, Iniesta. Of course, at Arsenal, I would never use man-marking. Man-to-man tactics. Once you start man-to-man, it means that on a good team, there are always two or three players that you have to man-mark, but it messes up your game. Tactically, not being able to develop our own character. So it is important that we have a good formation. Ideally for us, we win games at home and we don't concede a goal."

Speaking of the Champions League quarter-final match against Barcelona, ​​Fabregas also expressed his views and opinions, "I know this will be two exciting games, of course we will do our best, you know if you want to To win this tournament, you have to be ready to take on anyone."

"In the Champions League, you can never underestimate any opponent. This is a warning. Any team left in the Champions League may beat another opponent. Even if the team's reputation is not as good as Real Madrid, Chelsea or AC Milan, they still may win".

Then in the part of the reporter's question, the professor answered the reporter's question about defending the Champions League with a quip, "It's too early to talk about defending the title. We should talk about Barcelona. For me, winning the league title with a complete victory record is even more difficult than defending the Champions League. many."

There are many problems in comparing Li Huan and Messi. Professor Wenger talked about his views again, "Both of them are the best players in the world. All aspects can help the team, if two people must and can only choose one, I will choose Li Huan."

Fabregas also answered several questions from reporters. Many people were concerned about whether he would return to La Liga. In this regard, Fabregas explained, "We don't need to talk about my future. I can't understand that. Lots of rumors about me. I keep saying I am very happy at Arsenal, I can say a thousand times that I have no plans to go to a club in Spain, but no one believes me, Arsenal is my home and I have no intention of leaving. "

Cesc Fabregas was also questioned by reporters about who is better between Li Huan and Messi. Fabregas is a Spaniard. He and Messi were playmates when they were young and teammates during youth training. Facing reporters’ questions , Fabregas said: "Both of them are excellent. Messi is proficient in passing, breaking and shooting. He is the winner when Barcelona is in a stalemate. However, Li Huan won the World Footballer of the Year and the Golden Globe Award consecutively That’s already explained the problem.”

Barcelona, ​​which occupies Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, also held a press conference in the press conference hall after training. Guardiola and Iniesta attended together. Iniesta thanked the team doctor and God at the press conference , so that he can catch up with Arsenal in time.

And Guardiola issued a final invitation to the professor, hoping to use these two quarter-finals to allow the two teams to complete a real duel of artistic football. Give fans all over the world a feast of artistic football, rather than utilitarianism for victory.

At 7:30 in the evening, the Emirates Stadium was already crowded with people, and the game was about to start in 15 minutes. The fans at the scene were all eagerly waiting for the two teams to come out of the locker room.

boom!
With a burst of thunderous applause, players from both sides came out of the mixed channel leading their caddies.

The battle was about to begin, and the players on both sides were very excited and nervous. After the caddy left, the players on both sides were bouncing around, waiting for the start of the game.

"Gentlemen, ladies, fans, this is the quarter-finals of the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League. The two teams that are present at the stadium are the home team Arsenal and the visiting team Barcelona. Visually count the number of fans present today. , At least 6 people, in the last two seasons, the attendance rate of the Emirates Stadium has basically been No. 1 in the Premier League.

Arsenal are the defending champions, and they are also one of the only teams that hope to win all the championships. However, in addition to dealing with Barcelona, ​​they are also facing the test of the curse of the Champions League. . . . .Now let's take a look at the lineups of both sides.

Barcelona is still the same 4-3-3 formation:

Goalkeeper 1-Valdés, the buttery player of the year is now becoming more and more stable, and has faintly suppressed Reina to become the first substitute. He is not the best goalkeeper, but he is the most suitable goalkeeper for the current Barcelona team.

The four defenders are 2-Alves, 3-Pique, 16-Busquets, 21-Adriano. It is a danger for Buskos to retreat to the position of central defender. After all, Buskos has never played in the center. Defender, just hit the midfielder.

The three midfielders are: 6-Xavi, 14-Javier Mascherano, and No. 15 Keita. This midfield combination is still surprising. Guardiola uses a combination of two defensive and one offensive defenders. .Although this increases the protection of the backcourt, it weakens the combat effectiveness.

The three forwards are 7-Villa, 10-Messi, 8-Iniesta, and Iniesta appears in the winger position, which has a great impact on Arsenal's defense, whether it is Billy Asia or Iniesta, they both have a strong ability to break through.

Arsenal is also a 433 formation, goalkeeper No. 1 Almunia.

The four defenders are: Li Huan, Koscielny, Squillage and Clichy.

The three midfielders are Cesc Fabregas, Song and Nasri.This is an offensive combination.

The three forwards are center van Persie, two speedy Walcott and Arshavin, one on each side. . . . . . "

The commentator of Chaoting TV also began to announce the starting lineup to the fans in front of the TV, and then commented on the lineups of both sides appropriately.

Duan Xuan thinks that Barcelona's lineup is a bit conservative today, while Tao Wei thinks that Guardiola's pre-match invitation is actually a smoke bomb. Barcelona doesn't want to play against Arsenal at all, because they suffered a loss last season. up.

(End of this chapter)