The strongest winger

Chapter 743
10 minutes before the start of the game, the two assistant referees who enforced the first round of the Barcelona VS Chelsea Champions League semi-final contest knocked on the door of the locker room respectively, reminding them that they can go to the player channel and wait to play.

After about 1 minute, players from both sides appeared in the player channel respectively.

TV broadcast stations from all over the world also connected to the live signal at this moment, and the live commentator began to explain.

"The two sides of the game have already appeared in the player channel, and the game will start in a few minutes. Chelsea and Barcelona this season can be said to be the two best-performing teams in Europe, leading the way in their respective leagues. Aiello and Messi, who appeared in the camera respectively, are the absolute core of the two teams..."

CCAV-5 is responsible for the on-site commentary of the game is He Wei.

Immediately, the camera showed a panoramic view of the Nou Camp, and the stadium radio broadcasted the Barcelona team song "El-Cant-del-Bar?a". Nearly [-] home team fans at the scene each had a card of Barcelona's main color red and blue and secondary color yellow to form various shapes.

Accompanied by the Barcelona team song, the live broadcaster took the camera to the stand facing the host seat. The left side is blue and the right side is red. In the middle are minions made of all yellow cards. The upper stand of the minions is a rectangular 'Bar?a' letter formed by Barcelona fans holding up red, blue and yellow.

Barcelona fans use this method to create the ultimate home atmosphere. While cheering for the home team, it also puts great pressure on the visiting team players.

Following the lead of the referee, the players of both sides led a caddy down the stairs of the player channel and walked to the court.

It is worth mentioning that during this process, the players on both sides did not have much negotiation. Many players on both sides had some festivals three years ago. Aiello and Messi never looked at each other from the beginning to the end.

Aiello has scored 13 goals in the past ten UEFA Champions League games this season. Compared with the previous three seasons, his efficiency has declined to varying degrees, but no one doubts his competitive state, while Messi has scored 10 goals in the past ten games. The data of one goal per game has become the most efficient season since his debut, so he has enough confidence to lead Barcelona to beat Chelsea!

The players on both sides are separated by four referees as the middleman. The home team is on the left side of the camera, and the visiting team is on the right side of the camera.

The Champions League theme song "Champions of Europe" is still loud, and the UEFA staff around the middle circle are constantly waving the canvas of the Champions League logo to create the atmosphere of the top European league.

At this time, the camera swiped from Ai Luo, who was on the far right, to the left, and didn't stop until Messi, who was standing on the far left of the queue.

And "Champion Europe" just finished playing at this moment, and then there was a huge cheer from the stands.

According to the rules of the game, the players from the visiting team on the right walked towards the home team on the left and shook hands one by one until the handshake between Aiello and Messi became the focus of everyone. Everyone knew that only these two people in the camera decided the trend of the game.

But... Ai Luo and Messi just shook hands lightly, and there was not much communication at all, which also disappointed the commentators and reporters who were full of interest before the game.

Immediately afterwards, the players from both sides separated into the left and right halves and took a group photo.

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Compared with the usual four-three-three formation, Chelsea in this game has a change, that is, the positions and responsibilities of the midfield and midfield are more clear, and it is more like a four-two-three formation.

Cech is still the goalkeeper. Except for Alex, who replaced Carvalho, who was absent due to injury, the other three positions of the four defenders remain unchanged. Mikel and Ballack play double midfielders in the midfield, while Lampard sits in the middle. Aiello and Malouda are on the left and right.

The home team Barcelona played their usual four-three-three, goalkeeper Valdes, four defenders Alves, Puyol, Max and Abidal, three midfielders Xavi, Yaya Toure, Iniesta, three forwards Messi, Eto'o and Henry.

Aiello stands in the center circle with his right foot on the football, Drogba stands to his left, and the other twenty players on the pitch stand in their respective positions.

What's interesting is that when all the players on the field were waiting for the referee Stark to blow his whistle, there were huge boos from the stands.

It turned out that the on-site director gave the camera to Chelsea coach Mourinho. Given his relationship with the media and fans in Catalonia before the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, it is not surprising that he encountered this kind of treatment.

At this moment, the referee Stark blew the whistle in his mouth.

Aiello stepped on the foot of the football to Drogba, then ran to his own left, and the game was declared to start.

“巴塞罗那和切尔西在欧战历史上交战11次，其中巴塞罗那5胜2平4负，其中主场4胜2平保持不败，占据绝对上风，但不得不说的是切尔西已经在欧冠赛事中连续23场不败，在1/8决赛和1/4决赛的四场比赛分别双杀皇家马德里和利物浦，不过巴塞罗那也表现不差，1/8决赛和1/4决赛也以大比分淘汰里昂和拜仁慕尼黑……”

Meanwhile, live studio BBC narrator Lineker began his own commentary on the broadcast.

When Chelsea players have the ball, there will always be huge boos from the stands at the Nou Camp. They use their own efforts to put enough pressure on the visiting team players.

I don’t know if it was the pressure caused by the away fans. Mikel made a mistake in a through pass in the backcourt and was intercepted by Iniesta in advance.

After Harvey got the ball, because he got the ball in his own backcourt, no one stepped forward to mark him, so he could calmly look up and observe.

With Messi on the right, Chelsea's defense on the left is obviously a key deployment, which belongs to the heavily guarded area of ​​Chelsea's defense system. Harvey decisively gave the ball to the left defender Abidal, and he took the ball forward. Abidal took two steps and passed the football to Henry.

Ivanovic dared not neglect to stand on Henry's cut-in route, while Ballack stood on Henry's possible cut-in route.

Facing the cautious Ivanovic, Henry pulled the ball back twice with his left foot, and then used the change in rhythm to suddenly slam the ball towards the baseline, fighting for speed!

Although Henry is 32 years old this year, he still looked very fast in the face of the young Ivanovic, forcing the latter to choose to fall to the ground and foul ten meters away from the bottom line. Barcelona won a free kick to attack the left.

"Less than one minute into the game, Henry's breakthrough sounded the horn of attack for Barcelona!"

Immediately, Xavi took a set kick, Chelsea's defense staff surged, and the football flew backwards. Terry failed to keep up with Eto'o's forward speed and was caught by the latter and passed the football to the goal before the football flew out of the baseline.

Suddenly, there was a burst of exclamation from the stands.

"One and a half minutes into the game, Barcelona, ​​which is playing at home, quickly launched an offensive with the advantage of the home court. If it weren't for luck, they should have scored in this time period!"

The voice of the Catalan commentator was full of disappointment.

Messi, who missed the great opportunity, also patted his forehead to express his punishment for not seizing this opportunity.

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After more than a minute of the opening of the Nou Camp Stadium, this extremely threatening attack ignited the atmosphere of the fans at the scene.

When it was Chelsea's turn to attack, there was a huge booing from the stands, which also made Aiello a little unhappy.

It's not that he was affected by the stands, but that his teammates made mistakes one after another, which indirectly reduced his chances of getting the ball, and thus he also lost a lot of opportunities to shine. Therefore, he decided to give the home fans a little bit of color and show off. The too noisy Camp Nou represents that he is too incompetent as the 'World No.1'.

In the 5th minute of the game, Ai Luo finally found a chance.

Sticking to the left sideline and about 30 meters from the bottom line, he received a through ball from Ballack, and Alves and Iniesta surrounded him.

Aiello took turns pulling the ball back and forth. Neither Alves nor Iniesta dared to neglect. At this time, Ashley Cole, who was good at assisting, inserted at high speed along the outside of the sideline.

Standing off the field, Guardiola instinctively stared at the ball at Aiello's feet.

The moment Ashley Cole flashed past Aiello, Ailuo used Alves to focus on Ashley Cole's distraction, and suddenly left the ball between Alves and Iniesta.

Immediately afterwards, Iniesta raised his arms high to show his intention, but Ai Luo staggered a few steps with his extraordinary balance ability, and did not fall to the ground.

This time, the starting captain, Puyol, was startled. He has a yellow card. If he receives a yellow card in this match, he will be suspended in the second round, which means that his hands are bound while defending.

Aiello dribbled the ball very fast, facing Puyol's defense directly in two or three steps.

In order to share Puyol's defensive pressure, the single midfielder Yaya Toure accelerated towards Ailuo, but at this moment, Ailuo passed the ball to Drogba who was stuck in the position.

After passing the ball, Ai Luo stopped abruptly and moved sideways to the right. Yaya Toure was too tall and heavy to brake in time, so he could only watch Ai Luo receive the ball from Drogba and make a long shot at the top of the arc in the penalty area.

Valdez reacted instinctively, but he didn't jump at the football.

At the same time, the boos that erupted from the stands turned into exclamations.

It's just that... in the end, under the worried gaze of the Barcelona fans behind the goal, he rubbed the outer edge of the right post and rolled out of the baseline.

(End of this chapter)