Fame with a ball

The UEFA Champions League group stage adopts the home and away elimination system, which means that the four teams in each group must compete with the other three opponents at home and away, and then which two teams have the most points, Which two teams will advance.

By the way, the scoring rules of the UEFA Champions League group stage are the same as the league rules, 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and no points for a loss.

If all the group matches are finished and two teams have the same points, then the team with the best win-loss relationship will qualify, but if the win-loss relationship is the same (for example, both teams have four wins and two wins in the group match) defeat or something), then the comparison is the number of goals scored and the number of away goals.

Therefore, in the European war, whether to play the game first with the host and then the away, or first with the guest and then the home, actually has a great impact on whether the team is out or not.

Generally speaking, teams that play home games first and then play away games have less chance of qualifying than teams that play away games first and then home games.This is not only because a professional data company has conducted a detailed investigation of the record table of the European War in recent years, and then concluded that the promotion probability of the team that first plays away and then hosts is 65%, and the probability of advancing to the team that plays first and then away is only 35%. data, but also for some other reasons.

Most of the head coaches will use a fixed set of lineups in the Champions League, which is more conducive to the stable performance of players' personal skills and tactics. Before the first game starts, no one can be absolutely sure that a certain team will definitely use it. Which players will start, but after the first match of the European War, everyone can know the team's European lineup.

Therefore, for a team that is away first and then hosts, it is easier for the head coach to line up based on his understanding of the opponent's statistics in the first game, and give the opponent a head-on blow at home.

Moreover, generally home games have home court advantage, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the right time, place and people are right.

The first is the fans. When playing at home, about 80% of the tickets are purchased by home fans, and the number of away fans is sometimes even less than one-tenth of the home fans.So during the game, the cheers or boos of the fans will have a great impact on the players' combat. Imagine that in a game, if you are a player, then tens of thousands of people cheer for you at the same time, are you right? Do you feel that your morale is suddenly boosted, like a godsend?And if tens of thousands of people boo you at the same time, as soon as you get the ball, someone will taunt you and boo you, then even if the player has the best mentality, his performance will be affected to a certain extent.

The second is geographical factors and psychological factors. When playing at home, the players are playing in a stadium they are more familiar with, and they know more about the lawn, climate, and environment, and they perform relatively normally.In an away game, you have to go to another country, or even across half of the European continent. The time difference and climate will affect the player's personal physical condition. In fact, the climate difference between Italy and Spain is not very big. Just imagine if you go to Japan Playing football away from Moscow in the freezing cold, any player who is used to the Mediterranean climate will probably have teeth chattering and leg cramps.

Finally, it is also very important, that is the role of the home whistle.Whether it is in the European war or in the league, there is an unspoken rule that is defaulted, that is, whenever the team plays at home, the referee will favor the home player in the penalty.

Just like the Juventus home game against Barcelona a few days ago, Lin Zhigao stole Messi's ball in the game, and the two rolled together in the end. In fact, in that situation, it was difficult for the referee to see During the close contact between the two, whether Lin Zhigao committed a foul or not, if the referee was replaced by a Barcelona-biased referee, maybe Lin Zhigao would have received a yellow card at that time, and he might have awarded Barcelona a free kick-this is not empty talk, This is very likely to happen. There are many misjudgments by the referee on the field, and it happens almost every day.

You can judge a foul as a non-foul at any time, change a non-foul into a foul, turn a free kick into a penalty kick, and turn a goal into an offside - these are the magical powers of the home whistle, and you will not be wronged. Way to criticize the referee after the game, because since Mourinho scolded the Swedish referee Frykes to retire directly, UEFA has introduced a series of measures to protect the referee, not allowing the head coach or players Excessively blamed the referee for the loss of the game after the game.

In fact, when it comes to this incident, it is not all Mourinho's fault.

In 05, when Mourinho was still the manager of Chelsea, Chelsea were defeated by Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League.However, in the post-match press conference, Mourinho personally accused the then Barcelona coach Rijkaard of having entered and exited the referee lounge to have a secret conversation with the referee Flix during the half-time break.

Mourinho claimed at the time that he saw this scene with his own eyes, and accused Flicks of Rijkaard's extra influence on him, which caused Flicks to favor Barcelona during the game and put the Chelsea striker Drogba was sent off, and in the end Chelsea had a 1:0 lead, which was eventually reversed by Barcelona to 1:2.

Due to Mourinho's accusations, Chelsea's crazy fans also sent Fricks a "death threat letter", which eventually caused Fricks to retire early due to the pressure.This incident made UEFA furious and severely fined Mourinho. As a result, video recordings showed that Fricks' penalty was indeed too unbalanced. UEFA lost the moral high ground, but immediately A series of measures have been introduced to protect the referees in major events and prevent the "Frix incident" from happening again in European football.

Based on the above points, in fact, it is easy to draw a conclusion here. It is good for the team that takes the lead first, but the team that goes away first is the easiest to comeback and win.Let a person choose bitterness first and then sweetness, or sweetness first and bitterness first, presumably most people will choose the first one without hesitation, right?

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Barcelona is definitely not an easy opponent to deal with, so even if they got away with winning the first game, Capello didn't feel relaxed.

So he directly gave an order to the Juventus players at the post-match meeting: It is better to cancel the celebration reception or something to save trouble. If you want to revel, wait until the team is confirmed to qualify after six games.

This order did cancel the gathering plans of many players in private, but the meal that Lin Zhigao was swindled by Pepea Quinta and the others must be invited. Capello discussed with them that he should go to Turin The discussion about which hotel is good was also ignored. First, the meal was not invited to celebrate the victory of the game, but to congratulate Lin Zhigao for his first start on behalf of the team.Second, it is not good for the team atmosphere to be too oppressive. Appropriate venting will help players maintain a good mentality.

After discussions among the Juventus teammates, Lin Zhigao finally decided to treat Lin Zhigao at the best hotel in Turin, the five-star Moratagi Hotel.

It is said to be a five-star hotel. In fact, Turin is a famous tourist city in Italy. The interior decoration facilities and consumption level of Moratagi are up to the standard of some six-star hotels.

Iaquinta and the others said they were going to kill Lin Zhigao. Lin Zhigao thought they were joking at first. He always felt that although he had a good relationship with the Juventus players, he hadn't gotten along well because of the short time of contact. At that level, buddies, they wouldn't really have the heart to kill themselves, right?What a shame.

But when Lin Zhigao and the others arrived at the hotel to order food, he realized that this group of people really wasn't playing tricks on him. When they said they wanted to eat and drink, they were really eating and drinking.

However, this also highlights a small mistake in Lin Zhigao's personal foreign policy - under the inertial thinking of the Chinese people, the relationship between several people should be carried out step by step. As time goes by, we will gradually get to know each other.But this group of European football men is different!If you play football with them and drink with them, then they really treat you like a brother.

It is said that the reputation of the Italians in Europe is not good, which is comparable to the reputation of the Chinese in the world. In fact, Lin Zhigao discovered the truth after getting to know the truth. The ones that came down are still not enough to see.

As the first person in the team to form a good relationship with Lin Zhigao, Iaquinta secretly leaked the word to Lin Zhigao when they decided on the location, saying: "You have to bring your credit card with you on the day of the treat. No matter how much cash you put in to help others, it’s not enough. But no matter how much we eat and drink, our weekly salary is here, and the crazier we play, the more you Don't be reluctant to spend money when your own people see it!"

Lin Zhigao immediately said: It is my honor to spend money for the organization, you can eat as much as you want, no matter how much you have, it will be mine!

Pepe and others immediately howled in agreement, and "Disharmony" teammate Vucinic once again raised a proposal such as "find a nightclub for Lin to see our hot Italian girls", which aroused a group of players. After thinking carefully, the assistant coach Ferrari heard the whole process and threatened to brutally suppress him with the reason of "telling the coach Capello".

Treating guests is of course to strike while the iron is hot. After the game, everyone returned to the club on the day of the game, showered and changed in the locker room, and drove their private cars from the garage without even returning home, ready to go crazy immediately. .

Because Barcelona is still staying in Turin and did not go back to Catalonia, Lin Zhigao tentatively sent a text message to Messi, asking him if he would come for a meal.Anyway, the name of the treat was to celebrate his start, not to celebrate their victory, so Lin Zhigao invited Messi to come without psychological pressure at all.

Lin Zhigao, who originally thought that Messi would not come, received a call from the other party just before the opening of the hotel, and Messi came!And also brought his friend Cesc Fabregas.

Juventus and Barcelona have never had any grievances. Besides, everyone plays for the club. They are enemies on the field, but they can still be friends off the field.All the Juventus players screamed excitedly when Lin Zhigao said that he had invited Messi and Fabregas. You must know that many of them are still die-hard fans of Messi!

So a group of [-] or [-] people went to greet Messi and the others in a lively manner. The enthusiasm was so great that it shocked the two Barcelona players who came to eat.

Although Italian and Spanish are two languages, they are very close. Many Italians can understand Spanish without learning it, but they can’t speak or write it. So Juventus players, Messi and Fabre Gas's communication is not a problem at all, besides, everyone can still speak English if it really fails!Both Cesc Fabregas and Lin Zhigao have played in the Premier League, and they speak English well, and Messi's foreign language skills are also very good, so communication is no problem.

After signing autographs and group photos for many Juventus players, and getting a bunch of autographed photos, Messi and Cesc Fabregas gradually let go of their attitudes. Everyone chatted and drank together. They can't even see each other for a few hours and still regard each other as enemies.

Although Cesc Fabregas and Lin Zhigao have never met before, they are no strangers to each other because they are both good friends of Van Persie!

Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie fought side by side for several years. Although he returned to Barcelona despite Wenger's insistence, his personal relationship with Van Persie has never been broken. As Van Persie's new best friend, Lin Zhigao is actually a lot of them The two mentioned each other in front of each other.So whether it is Lin Zhigao or Cesc Fabregas, they have actually been friends with each other for a long time.

From six o'clock in the afternoon to twelve o'clock in the evening, the party left after enjoying themselves, and the guests invited by Lin Zhigao can be regarded as a joy for both host and guest.

Juventus's first-team players basically bought a residence in Turin. They either took a taxi, carpooled, or hired a temporary driver to leave.Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Zhigao simply invited Messi and Cesc Fabregas to live in his own villa. The distance and convenience were better than their return to the hotel. Moreover, Lin Zhigao also said that he would drive them back to the hotel to pack their luggage in the morning. , and will not delay the flight of the Barcelona team.

Messi and Cesc Fabregas were also tired. After discussing a few words, they agreed to Lin Zhigao's suggestion, so the three went to Lin Zhigao's villa for the night.

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It's the simplest thing to stay with friends of the same sex, and ordinary reporters don't bother to report this kind of news.

But what happens if a tabloid reporter who has a good sense of gossip, no good news to write about, and is struggling to submit a manuscript sees this scene?Especially when the reporter is from the notorious "The Sun"...

Three days later, a piece of news that made everyone in continental Europe dumbfounded was published on the sports page of The Sun, and quickly spread throughout the continent: "European football is now on Brokeback Mountain again," the successor to the king "Actually GAY? "In addition to the eye-catching news headline, the most eye-catching photos are undoubtedly those photos published in the weekly newspaper for the sake of sensationalism: Under the dim street lights, Lin Zhigao and Messi walked side by side into a luxury villa, and Talking and laughing, hooking shoulders and backs, the relationship is very close.

This is a series of pictures, there are about seven or eight pictures, and the pictures of Messi and Lin Zhigao entering the villa are continuously shot.Moreover, Gary Jeb, a reporter from The Sun who wrote this news report, also went to investigate the owner of the villa, and it was confirmed that the property was privately owned by Lin Zhigao, and the purchase date was less than half a year ago.

Gary Jeb is definitely not some domestic "title party", the kind that only uses titles to attract people's attention.To be honest, he not only took enough eye-catching titles and photos for this news, but also swore to write a story with a romantic taste.

The main idea of ​​the story is: Football superstar Messi and Lin Zhigao met on the streets of London N years ago. Lin Zhigao admired Messi very much, and even decided to become a professional player for this reason.Unexpectedly, Lin's football talent is exceptionally outstanding, and he soon made his mark in European football, and set up a bold ambition to create a career and stand shoulder to shoulder with Messi.Until the two met again in the Champions League, Lin Zhigao, who was no longer an unknown junior, quickly confided his love to Messi. Messi, who was conquered by Lin Zhigao's skills and love, was greatly moved and decided to develop with Lin Zhigao. a one night stand or something...

Although Gary Jeb edited this news is well-founded and reasonable, all readers who saw this news couldn't help laughing: Who in Europe doesn't know that Messi is a good man and has a What about my girlfriend who has been in love for many years!And, although everyone really doesn't know about Lin Zhigao's sexual orientation (who made this guy never gossip), but Messi admitted in front of reporters that he had a personal relationship with Lin Zhigao, and good friends stayed with each other or something, Is it strange?

Although no one took this news seriously, it does not mean that no one used it to disgust Messi.At least that’s what the pro-Real Madrid reporter of AS News did. He took the newspaper and asked Messi face-to-face after the Barcelona league match if he really had something to do with football supernova Lin Zhigao.

Messi himself also felt dumbfounded about this news, because everyone around him, including his girlfriend, didn't take it seriously, so Messi answered the reporter with a relaxed attitude: "Actually, this "Sun" reporter The reporter also took one less person, besides me and Lin, Fabregas lived in the same house that day."

Well, another good football player was brought in.

The "Aspen" reporter asked Messi very excitedly: "Then the three of you shared a room, what did you do all night?"

"Of course I slept!" Messi smiled a little badly: "We went drinking until midnight after the game that day, we were exhausted, so we went back and went straight to sleep."

The reporter of "Aspen" suddenly became bloody, he thought he had collected evidence of the three people's 3P.

As a result, Messi added a serious sentence after the words: "Of course, the three of us share a room with each other."

All the reporters laughed immediately.

On the Italian side, there were journalists who asked Lin Zhigao about this, and Lin Zhigao's answer was the same as Messi's.

So soon the reason why "Sun" reporter Gary Jeb concocted this news report was investigated by other newspaper reporters: It turned out that Gary Jeb followed Messi and Fabregas to Moscow that day. At the Rataji Hotel, when Lin Zhigao, Messi and Cesc Fabregas left together after their party, Gary Jeb thought that the three of them would go to a nightclub or something, so he was very excited. Continue to follow.

Unexpectedly, the three of them went to Lin Zhigao's house to sleep directly.Gary Jeb was very disappointed, and then thought that the newspapers were waiting for his news to be published the next morning. In the style of "The Sun", it is not their style to write about serious sports events.So Gary Jeb ambushed opposite Lin Zhigao's house, saw Fabregas, who had drunk too much, entered the house to vomit, and when only Messi and Lin Zhigao were left outside, a gossip and gossip idea appeared in his head.

So he immediately snapped a few photos, and made up the news himself.Anyway, he is asking for the newspaper to sell well. As for whether the news he wrote is true, do any readers around the world really take every report in the "Sun" seriously?They only exist to entertain the public!

After the truth came out, European fans laughed and watched the news from The Sun while scolding Gary Jeb for his wickedness.However, because of the scandal with Messi, now the whole Europe and even the whole world know that Messi and Lin Zhigao, a Chinese player, have such a good relationship that "they can go to live in each other's house."I don't know if this is a surprise?

The news of "Mei Tianwang and the new football star on Brokeback Mountain" has been silent for a while now. What no one can think of now is that N years later, when Lin Zhigao was officially suspected by many media to come out of the closet, this news It was dug out again by the powerful reporters, and dubbed it "the most valuable truth" and "the earliest media disclosure".

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small theater:

Three days after the news of "The Sun" reporter Gary Jeb's broken back came out, one day, Lin Zhigao received a text message on his cell phone.

"GAY?" - John.

"Your sister!" - Lin.

"It's a pity that I don't have a younger sister, isn't it? Dear Lin. However, I do have a younger brother, and he seems to have a tendency to become GAY. This is a conclusion inferred from his transsexual lover."—— john.

"Shemale lover? Oh, Labo has really strong taste." - Lin.

"However, did you send a text message just to mock me that I was just programmed by a tabloid reporter?" - Lin.

"This is not a mockery, this is sincere congratulations. For your first tidbit?" - John.

"Also, there really aren't that many people who deserve to be in The Sun." - John.

"……"--Forest.