i want to be king

Chapter 566 The King of Data
Barcelona defeated the Celtics [-]-[-] at home and advanced to the quarter-finals with a total score of [-]-[-]!

This is not news in itself, everyone thinks that Barcelona will advance.

The news is that Barcelona scored a very typical Barcelona goal.

Only 3 minutes into the game, after Barcelona passed nineteen consecutive passes, Harvey scored a goal.

This goal completely detonated the Nou Camp Stadium, and the [-] fans at the scene fell into a carnival.

The recovery of Ronaldinho and Deco, Xavi and Iniesta and other players still performed bravely, which made Barcelona receive rave praise after the game.

The Daily Sports Daily stated that the two rounds against the Celtics made people see Barcelona's champion appearance, especially the return of traditional Barcelona football, and the recovery of Ronaldinho and Deco's state, which greatly enhanced Barcelona's strength.

Barcelona's mouthpiece said that in this season's La Liga, it is difficult for Barcelona to pose a threat to Real Madrid, especially after losing [-]-[-] to Atletico Madrid in the away game, Barcelona has basically withdrawn from the championship battle, and Real Madrid will be the final winner.

"But withdrawing from the championship competition early is not necessarily a bad thing for Barcelona, ​​because Rijkaard's team can gather more energy and devote themselves to the Champions League. The game against Celtic is the best evidence."

Daily Sports Daily believes that sharp offense and solid defense are the magic weapon for Barcelona to triumph in the Champions League this season.

Unlike the setback in La Liga, in the Champions League, Barcelona is currently the only four teams in the Champions League that have maintained an unbeaten record. The impressive record of six wins and two draws makes Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Manchester United and Chelsea rank first in the Champions League.

"In the past, Barcelona's defense was criticized, but now, with five goals conceded, Barcelona has become one of the teams with the fewest goals conceded in the Champions League, and the team's offensive firepower is at the forefront among the Champions League teams."

According to the analysis of the Daily Sports Daily, the improvement of offense and defense is precisely the key to Barcelona's achievements in the Champions League.

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If only the Daily Sports newspaper said so, it can be said to be boastful, but the British media Daily Mail is also very surprised by Barcelona's data, thinking that Rijkaard's team is focusing on the Champions League.

The possession rate of Barcelona is as high as 60.00% per game, far exceeding all other teams in the Champions League. Real Madrid, the closest to Barcelona, ​​is only 50.00%, which proves Barcelona's amazing possession advantage.

And the possession advantage brings the advantage in offense.

In terms of the ability to create opportunities, Barcelona is still the best in European football, especially in the number of shots on goal, which is as high as 63 times. That is to say, on average in eight games, there are almost eight shots on goal per game.

That's definitely an astonishing number!

The Daily Mail believes that Rijkaard's team has been far underestimated by the outside world because of their unsatisfactory performance in La Liga.

"This is the king of statistics in the UEFA Champions League!"

In addition to ball control and shooting, Barcelona has another statistic that is the scariest in European football, that is, the number of corner kicks, as many as 67, with an average of more than eight times per game.

However, Barcelona only scored one corner kick from Messi, which was a goal full of luck.

The Daily Mail believes that Barcelona still has considerable potential to tap in this regard. How to improve the team's corner kick utilization rate and the efficiency of frontcourt free kicks created by Barcelona's best penetration in the center are all issues that Rijkaard should focus on solving next.

But in any case, the Daily Mail believes that Barcelona is the most champion-like team in the Champions League this season.

"When everyone thinks that Barcelona's Dream II dynasty has collapsed, Barcelona has quietly played the most gorgeous offensive football in European football and has achieved very good results. This makes people full of expectations for them."

"On the other hand, Schuster's Real Madrid, although they were the best in La Liga, they stopped at the top [-] again in the Champions League. This shows that this team is slightly inferior to Barcelona in terms of hard power."

"Looking at the current European football, there are only three teams that truly threaten Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Manchester United and Chelsea."

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If only the media said so, it could be considered a hype, but Barcelona vice chairman Bartomeu also mentioned the team's goals for this season when he was a guest on the three programs of Spanish TV station.

"We will not give up La Liga, but the team will focus on the Champions League. We hope to regain the Champions League!"

Bartomeu also mentioned the team's summer strategy, saying that Rijkaard will only be able to stay in the post after winning the Champions League, and Barcelona will also reorganize this summer, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Cesc Fabregas, many stars will be Barcelona's signing targets.

"There is no doubt that we want to build a more competitive team. We are fed up with all the chaos in the locker room. We need to make a change."

Regarding the funds for signings, Bartomeu said that the team will use various methods, including but not limited to selling players in the team, to raise a transfer fee of [-] million euros, and try its best to introduce Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, the program host also asked questions and said that the Portuguese mentioned in an interview with the media before that he would not consider Barcelona because he felt that the way Barcelona treated his best friend Su Dong made him feel angry.

In this regard, Bartomeu said that he has not heard such rumors. He believes that the Portuguese is also full of interest in joining a giant team with a long history like Barcelona.

"Here, he will work with the best players, such as Messi, Bojan, Xavi, Iniesta, etc., and they will form a fantastic lineup, which is an irresistible temptation for all professional players."

Bartomeu looks confident in signing Cristiano Ronaldo.

And when the host asked the last question, that is, Su Dong said in Germany that he hoped to draw Barcelona in the quarterfinals, Bartomeu smiled and said that he had heard such news.

"We all know that Barcelona is the best team in the Champions League this season. Many teams hope to prove their strength by challenging Barcelona, ​​but this is not under anyone's control, and we don't mind drawing any team."

But when the host mentioned that Rijkaard once said that he did not want to meet Bayern led by Su Dong, Bartomeu smiled a little awkwardly, but explained: "He means that he does not want to encounter a strong team too early, not that we are afraid of Su Dong and Bayern."

Bartomeu even took the initiative to mention the relationship between Barcelona and Bayern, saying that among the team's summer signing goals, Bayern's Ram is a full-back that Barcelona admires very much, and the team is actively operating the possibility of Ram joining Barcelona.

The other is Daniel Alves of Sevilla.

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Bartomeu's remarks once again aroused heated discussions in the media.

Well, even the pre-match poaching routine has come out, isn't this a signal to win Bayern?

Some media reporters and fans even called UEFA out of fear of chaos, hoping that they could manipulate the draw so that Barcelona and Bayern could meet.

"This time, I guarantee that no one will scold you for shady things!"

Bartomeu's remarks really boosted Barcelona's momentum, and many media and fans were moved by the wind, thinking that Barcelona is the number one favorite in the Champions League this season, but the second dream team is not without hidden dangers.

After the game against the Celtics, Barcelona announced that Messi was absent for six weeks due to a muscle strain and was destined to miss the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals. This would also be a big blow to Barcelona's combat effectiveness.

In addition, after returning to La Liga, Barcelona lost [-]-[-] at home to Villarreal, basically sentenced La Liga to death, far behind Real Madrid, and it is difficult to have a chance to win the championship.

Subsequently, the Catalan media also broke an inside story. After Messi was injured, he accused the Barcelona medical team in the locker room, thinking that it was their unscientific player physical training program specially designed to prevent player injuries, which caused him frequent muscle strains.

For such accusations, Barcelona officially denied it, but stated that the club had accepted Messi's application.

The Argentine did not follow the advice of the Barcelona medical team and stayed in Barcelona to recuperate, but chose to return to Argentina for recuperation.

Messi's father Jorge revealed in an interview with Argentine media, "We have doubts about the professional ability of the Barcelona team doctor, so we decided to consider other treatment and training options."

As for the treatment and training plan, Jorge, Messi and Barcelona officials did not disclose it.

The outside world only knows that Messi will return to Argentina to recuperate.

Only Su Dong, who was far away in Munich, smiled happily at Wang Chuqing: "In the future, if any of you say that Messi is an honest man, I will be the first to be unconvinced. This is just a sullen old fox!"

Wang Chuqing was also amused, "Didn't you just borrow your physiotherapist temporarily? As for damaging him like that?"

"What do you know?" Su Dong waved his hand, "Do you really think that the reason he insisted on going back to Argentina is because he can't trust Barcelona's team doctor?"

"Is not it?"

"I can't believe it for sure, but you think, he can also receive physiotherapy in Barcelona, ​​why does he have to go back to China?"

Wang Chuqing was ice-snow smart, she knew everything, and immediately smiled, "I dare say he wants to run back to reunite with Xiaofang."

"Isn't that right? I guess this kid has even thought up the words to express his love." Su Dong knew Messi too well.

This kid has never been too uncertain, especially when it comes to relationships.

The most important thing is that his usual shy boy-next-door image is too misleading for the fans. As everyone knows, this kid is really bad at heart!

"I've been with you for a long time, and even Messi has followed suit." Wang Chuqing sighed faintly.

Su Dong was taken aback, what do you mean?
Follow me to learn bad?

My God, this kid is already very bad, what do you mean by following me to be bad?

"Am I bad?" Su Dong stared at Wang Chuqing with malicious intent, like Big Big Wolf staring at Pleasant Goat.

How could Wang Chuqing not understand him?

With a blushing face, he nodded and said, "It's really bad."

"Then I'm worse."

After finishing speaking, Big Big Wolf pounced on him.

The screams of Pleasant Goat came from the sheep village in Qingqing Grassland.

(End of this chapter)