Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 463 The Battle of Death and Life
Napoli's opponents in the Champions League were blessed by coach Pep Guardiola after Cassano suffered a heart attack.

He said Cassano is an excellent player and wished him a speedy recovery. "...if I could, I'd like to see him in our second leg, but obviously that's not likely..."

Other than that, Barcelona didn't talk too much about the topic.

Because this issue is somewhat sensitive.Always discussing how the opponent is doing will always let the media find something to say.Especially the Italian media. Barcelona understands that the Italian media is dissatisfied with them and makes many mistakes. If they are asked to find something to exaggerate, the pre-match preparations will be greatly affected.

For Barcelona, ​​it is no exaggeration to say that this game was a "battle of life and death".

If the defending champion loses in the quarterfinals, that's... a shame.

If Barcelona win the first leg comfortably, maybe they will be more willing to talk about Cassano's condition and make more friendly gestures.But right now, their minds are on the game.

This road trip can be described as extremely dangerous.

Even from a certain point of view, Cassano's heart disease is good news for Barcelona... After all, Cassano, Chen Yingxiong, Arshavin, and Hamsik formed the Naples attacking lineup. , The power is very powerful, which Barcelona has already experienced once at the Nou Camp.

And Naples without Cassano is equivalent to breaking an arm, and Barcelona's defensive pressure will be reduced.

This is of course a good thing.

It can be seen that Barcelona attaches great importance to this game.

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The day before the game, Barcelona arrived in Naples by plane. Countless reporters gathered at the airport. They all came to interview the strongest team on earth.

"I regret what happened to Cassano, and I wish him a speedy recovery. But we will not show mercy in this game." Guardiola said in an interview with reporters.

In this regard, Chen Yingxiong responded in an interview: "It seems that the team that allowed us to score two away goals is not qualified to talk about mercy?" It really has his usual style. "We will dedicate the victory of this game to Antonio. It's a pity that he can't come to watch the game..."

He spoke as if victory was already in Napoli's pocket.

If it weren't for the two goals in the away game, I'm afraid Naples would not have such confidence. Now that they say it, no one will feel wrong at all.

Cassano couldn't come to watch the game because he was going to have surgery that day. It's a pity to choose this day.

The game has not yet started, and the smell of gunpowder in the war of words between the two sides is already obvious.

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In this away trip, Ibrahimovic did not come with the team, so he lost the opportunity to compete with Chen Yingxiong face to face.

It is said that he has completely fallen out with Guardiola.After being conceded twice by Napoli at home, Guardiola went into a rage and scolded everyone in the dressing room.At that time, it was said that no one dared to speak up, but the actual situation was different.Later, there were rumors that Guardiola was furious not because he conceded two goals, but because Ibrahimovic provoked Guardiola after returning to the locker room. He pointed at the coach and cursed: "You are a Coward! You are a coward!"

Then Guardiola, who was already in a bad mood, broke out.

As a punishment, in the subsequent league, Ibrahimovic did not even make the squad for the game.This time the key battle of the Champions League, he did not bring the Swedes away.

There are already rumors that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will leave Barcelona after this season.

The center forward who spent more than 4000 million euros in Barcelona at the beginning fell out with the team after less than a season.It's a waste of money to spend...

Ibrahimovic did not come to the away game, which disappointed the media who planned to hype the conflict between him and Chen Yingxiong.

But this game will never be less topical.

Instead of hyping Chen Yingxiong and Ibrahimovic, you can hype Chen Yingxiong and other Barcelona players...

But the reporters were disappointed. Except for Chen Yingxiong's reply to Guardiola, he never spoke again.Disappointed the media who wanted to take advantage of him.

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Chen Yingxiong and his teammates were sitting in the locker room. No one spoke, and no one was playing around. The locker room seemed very quiet.

This quietness allows the sounds of the stadium outside to be heard clearly.

That was the crazy shouting and singing of the fans.

If Real Madrid were shocked by the atmosphere of the Sao Paulo Stadium when they were guests last time, then this time it is no longer a simple "shock" that can be described.

Players from both sides went out to warm up before, and even the Naples players were intimidated by the already full San Paolo Stadium.

A huge sky-blue flag appeared in the blue stands, with the huge Naples team logo on it, and of course, the huge Maradona head, right next to the team logo.

This flag is not common, and it is usually only seen during very important games.

This is a way for the fanatical extreme fans to express their support for Deco.

Quite visual impact.

In addition, there are many other banners, slogans and flags of all kinds, waving in the stands.

At the top of the South Stand, someone could not wait to ignite the blue and yellow flares, and the smoke filled the stands and extended to the stadium.

In addition, the bottom of the two stands, the South Stand and the North Stand, have been covered with white paper tapes.The confetti was sprayed out by the fans in various ways, and they fell under the stands one after another. At a glance, it seemed that there had just been a heavy snowfall.

The game has not yet started, but the Naples fans have heated up the stadium in the way they are best at. I believe that when the visiting team Barcelona sets foot on the stadium, they will be like ants who are suffering...

But now, in the locker room, it seemed extraordinarily quiet.

If it was normal, with Cassano around, the locker room would never be truly quiet.

But today, Cassano is not here.

"Antonio's operation is over, very successful. Just 15 minutes ago, I called his agent." Mazzarri started with this. "I know a lot of you are concerned about him, so in order for you to focus on the upcoming games, I'm going to break this news to you first."

The locker room regained its vitality, and many people smiled and were obviously relieved.

It stands to reason that this is a minor operation and there is no risk.Can be concerned about chaos, those who care about Cassano of course the players will still be worried.

Knowing that Cassano's operation was successful, I feel relieved.

"Okay, now let's focus on the game..." Mazari slapped his hands. "Our opponent is very strong, I don't need to say more."

Barcelona just beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at home in the league weekend.However, in the league, they were chased to a tie by Real Madrid. After 77 rounds, the two teams had a tie of [-] points. Real Madrid temporarily had an advantage of one more goal difference than Barcelona, ​​and they overwhelmed Barcelona and ranked first.

But Barcelona is not worried about this problem, the next round is the second round of the national derby.Although Barcelona is away to challenge Real Madrid, but judging from the current performance of Real Madrid, they are still confident of defeating Real Madrid and can regain the first place in the league.

At present, Barcelona pays more attention to the Champions League.They want to defend the Champions League.If possible, they also want to defend the six crowns.

"But we are just as strong!" Mazari immediately came to a turning point. "Since we were able to score them two goals at the Nou Camp, then we can score them more goals at Sao Paulo!"

"Guys, our tactics in this game are no different from the previous round. The only thing we need to pay attention to is that amidst the crazy voices, everyone must not rush out and attack Barcelona. Naples fans certainly hope Anyone watching football loves to see one goal after another. But you know, they prefer to win and the Napoli fans will never be satisfied if we are knocked out Yes, no matter how beautifully you play it is useless!"

Mazzari looked serious.

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Meanwhile in the visiting locker room.

The whole Lyon team has experienced the poor sound insulation of the away team's dressing room at the San Paolo Stadium, and the Barcelona people must feel the same.

They are now suffering from noise disturbance.

But fortunately, this Barcelona team has a good enough understanding, and there is actually no need to talk too much between them.How to kick?Just play as we usually do.

That's it.

Guardiola wants to say something, mainly to cheer up the players.

After all, being tied by Real Madrid in the league and being conceded two more goals by the opponent at home in the Champions League is quite a blow to morale.Barcelona players are also human beings, not machines. There was too much publicity about Barcelona's invincibility before, and Guardiola didn't like this sound at all.Because it will make his players really think they are invincible and have a euphoric mood.

The first round against Naples was already evident.

At that time, the Catalan media frantically hyped Naples to take the initiative to show weakness before the game. Any compliment they said to Barcelona would be on the front page of the newspaper.

The results of it?No matter how much I reminded them, the players just didn't treat Naples as a sufficiently threatening opponent.

"Our opponents are very strong. You must realize this. This is even the strongest opponent we have faced since participating in the Champions League this season. In fact, the real Champions League begins at this time, so you have to give it your all. Go. I believe you are already very clear about the fate of being proud and underestimating the enemy."

After the last round of the game, Barcelona was mocked by the Madrid media.

Because before the game, the Catalan media took the opportunity to ridicule Real Madrid, which was eliminated by Naples, and said they wanted to avenge Real Madrid.

As a result, after this game, the Madrid media clamored, "You still want to avenge us at such a low level? Let's wait another 100 years!"

The Madrid media also made a fuss about Napoli's changing attitude towards Barcelona, ​​claiming that this is a typical performance of Barcelona's arrogance and arrogance, so they deserve it.

The ridicule of the Madrid media naturally made the entire Barcelona team unbearable.Alves couldn't bear it anymore, and ran to reprimand the Madrid media: "What qualifications do losers have to laugh at us?"

As a result, a bigger controversy was aroused. The Madrid media and the Catalan media were arguing, and the No. 30 round of the national derby was prepared in advance.

"In this game, I hope you will completely forget about those two conceded goals, and always remember that the total score is our lead!"

Guardiola is worried that the team will be overwhelmed by the huge psychological pressure-the dominant Barcelona's promotion to the semi-finals is a matter of course.It is this "natural" thinking that has become the pressure on Barcelona.So he used this method to remind the players that we are still ahead, so don't be too nervous.

"Play well, as long as you can play at a normal level, Naples and their crazy home court can't stop us!"

When it was said here, there was a huge cheering sound outside, which drowned out Guardiola's voice.

The cheers receded like the tide.

Only then did Guardiola speak again: "Here, let them see our Barcelona football! This is the way we have been following for more than 20 years!"

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