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Chapter 413 Together, Camp Nou

Relying on Marin's goal shot in stoppage time, Hoffenheim struggled to draw Barcelona [-]-[-] at home.

It's not that Newcastle is worse than Barcelona, ​​but the importance of the game is not the same. One is the last game of the group stage where winning or losing doesn't matter, and the other is the knockout game that is related to whether they can enter the quarter-finals. Anyone who understands penalty kicks knows the huge difference.

"I am very satisfied with the performance of the players at the last moment of the game. One-to-one is not a bad result. At least in the Nou Camp, we still have a chance." Lannick said after the game.

"I regret conceding the goal at the last moment, but I can take away a point from the away game. I am satisfied with this result." Guardiola said.

It seems that both sides are satisfied with this score, but what is the truth?I am afraid that only the parties involved will know that the second round of the match will be two weeks later, and only after that match is over, can we see who the draw is for and who is bad for it.

Naturally, Hoffenheim is the unfavorable side. Unless they win away games or get a draw with more than one goal, they will be eliminated, but it is not easy to do this.

However, in the next two rounds of the league, Hoffenheim won both. They defeated Frankfurt and Hannover 96, two mid-lower teams, and narrowed the points gap with Leverkusen to one point, but they still ranked third in the league.

Behind them, Bayern, who gradually regained the sense of victory, also won two consecutive victories, two points behind Hoffenheim, five points and six points behind Leverkusen and Wolfsburg, rekindling the hope of winning the championship.

After defeating Hannover 96 at home, Hoffenheim immediately headed to Spain to prepare for the second round.

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"This is the second time we have come to Barcelona." After arriving in Barcelona, ​​Li Jie said to Long Bisheng with a smile.

Long Bisheng nodded. The last time he came to Barcelona, ​​he and Li Jie played against Spain on behalf of the Chinese team. This time, they played against Barcelona on behalf of Hoffenheim. They lost the game with a score of [-] to [-] in the last game, but they won the praise of the world football. Of course, they do not want to have the same score again in this game.

However, except for the two of them and goalkeeper Hildebrand, other players came to the Nou Camp for the first time. As a civilian team, most of Hoffenheim's players are also civilian players.

So when they warmed up at the Nou Camp on the day of the game, many Hoffenheim players were frightened by the atmosphere at the Nou Camp.

As the stadium with the largest capacity in Europe, the momentum of the Nou Camp is quite astonishing. The chorus of [-] fans can be described as deafening. The few hundred Hoffenheim fans are like a small sailboat in the sea, which seems to be submerged at any time.

"God...there are so many people! 9 people seem to be so many!" Comper looked around and murmured.

The others were also stunned. Although the Rhein Neckar stadium has a large capacity, compared with the majestic Nou Camp, it is a school stadium!

Stands up to 48 meters high make them look so small in the center of the stadium!There are more than 10 people, boundless, but now it is close to 10 people!And among these 90.00 people, more than [-]% of them are hostile to them!With this atmosphere and pressure, it’s no wonder that Camp Nou is one of the stadiums that the visiting team is least willing to come to. Even Real Madrid, the Galacticos generation at its peak, hadn’t won any victory here for quite a long time!
Can they do it?Many Hoffenheim players had such thoughts in their hearts.

Just when Comper and several other players were in a daze, a ball suddenly flew in and hit his butt hard, waking him up.

"Which guy is it..." Annoyed, Compo was about to turn around to look for the culprit, but he heard Long Bisheng shouting at him from a distance: "Marvin, are you scared out of your mind?"

"Long, what nonsense are you talking about! Did you kick it just now?" Compo waved his fist at Long Bisheng far away.

Long Bisheng laughed: "Marvin, it seems that you are very energetic! Then I can rest assured that the defense will not be easily torn apart by Barcelona!"

"You guy, how dare you look down on us!" Baker couldn't help but also shouted: "We will definitely perform well in the game, but you, if you can't score goals, you will look good when you go back!"

"No problem, I will definitely score goals, this is my blessed land!" Long Bisheng shouted: "But don't hold me back!"

Hildebrand had a smile on his face, and the other defenders were also laughing. Long Bisheng's move not only freed Comper from the pressure caused by the Nou Camp, but also let them get rid of the pressure brought by the Nou Camp.

Don't forget we are Hoffenheim!Country team Hoffenheim!We have nothing at all, what is there to be afraid of losing?No matter how difficult it is, is it difficult to be a newly promoted horse?We were all shocked in Europe at that time, let alone now!
When we created that dark horse whirlwind, you, Long Bisheng, were still playing in League One!When is it your turn to be the boss in front of us now?What about the Nou Camp, the Allianz Stadium and St. James' Park are not the same as we have come here!

Until this time, Hoffenheim had the courage to compete with Barcelona.

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"They changed again?"

Guardiola looked at the opponent's list in his hand in a daze. Salihovic did not appear in the starting lineup again.

"Weiss, Trazino... Weiss is also a German international. It is not uncommon to replace Salihovic, but who is this Trazino? Can he replace Ibisevic? Is the Bosnian injured?" Guardiola asked the assistant coach strangely.

The assistant coach shrugged his shoulders: "How do I know... This Trazino is only 21 years old this year, and he gradually played in the Bundesliga last year. He has played [-] times and scored five goals. This statistic is not very good."

"It seems that they are determined to play a defensive counterattack." Guardiola put aside the starting list: "We don't care about him. As long as we can score first, we can firmly grasp the initiative... Both of their central defenders are relatively tall. Hitting the ground is a good way. Let Ibrahimovic draw their attention outside the penalty area, and Villa will have a chance."

The assistant coach nodded, approved his statement, and then quickly conveyed his tactical intentions.

Guardiola was lost in thought. In the first round, Rangnick also changed the formation suddenly before the game, but the effect of the change seemed average. Pique largely froze Long Bisheng. If it wasn't for Marin's astute supplementary shot, Barcelona would definitely have brought a victory from the away game, and he changed the formation again in this game, so what would the result be?

However, Guardiola still believes that no matter how Rangnick changes, the final victory will belong to Barcelona. In such a game, absolute strength is the key to the final victory. Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Villa and Bojan are all players who can solve the game alone. Is there such a player in Hoffenheim?Ibisevic is on the bench...

The tall Chinese striker is a threat, but judging from the last game, there is no problem for Pique to stare at him. Ibisevic is not there.

Thinking of this, Guardiola raised his head in satisfaction. He counted and counted, and he didn't think his team would lose. Although the game hadn't started yet, Barcelona had all the advantages in every aspect. It's hard to lose in such a game.

"Are you ready?" Guardiola looked around at his players: "Let's go! This year our goal in the Champions League is not the quarter-finals, nor the quarter-finals. Our goal is only one, and that is..."

His players collectively took it up: "Champion!"

Players from both sides appeared at the entrance of the player tunnel, waiting to go to the stadium, and the passionate shouts of the on-site commentator came faintly from outside.

"Welcome to Camp Nou! Now is the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals this season! Barcelona is playing against Hoffenheim at home! The two sides played one-on-one at the Rhein-Neckar Stadium in the first round. This game will determine who can enter the quarter-finals...Barcelona lost in the quarter-finals last season. They must not want to be out early this season. As Hoffenheim, who are participating in the Champions League for the first time, every step forward means creating a new history!"

There was a huge cheer at the Nou Camp, waiting for this game to start.

PS: It's more than an hour late, so don't blame it.

Weakly ask, is anyone willing to vote monthly?There is no monthly pass, and recommended tickets are fine, I don’t choose.

(End of this chapter)