Chapter 350 Barcelona Is a Bit Naughty
"Guys, are you confident you can beat Barcelona at Camp Nou?"
Liverpool coach Klopp glanced at the high-spirited players in the dressing room.
Captain Henderson and Li Qing said in unison: "Have confidence!"
The other players were a little slower, but their tone was firm and their morale was high: "Have confidence!"
"Dong dong dong~"
At this moment, UEFA staff knocked on the door of the visiting team's locker room to remind Liverpool players that they could go to the tunnel.
The substitute players packed up their things and walked out, while the starting players took the time to sort out their personal appearance.
Football games are also a huge performance stage for them, and they must show their most handsome side in front of fans all over the world.
Star player Li Qing took Arnold's hairspray and applied it to his hair until it was shiny. Then his face reflected in the mirror nodded lightly in ecstasy: "You are, after all, the most handsome man in the world."
The sound wasn't particularly loud, but teammates in the locker room heard it clearly.
So, there was a unified reaction: "Pfft~"
Li Qing shrugged his shoulders: "A group of old men are envious of my handsome skin."
Arnold: "..."
Firmino: "..."
Mane: "..."
Other Liverpool players: "..."
Head coach Klopp was speechless on the surface, but he was very pleased in his heart. Li Qing looked pretty, but he was actually trying to divert the nervousness of his teammates.
After what he said, the other players relaxed to varying degrees, and their nerves were not as tense as before.
If you want to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou, you must maintain a sense of normalcy.
The player tunnel at Camp Nou is much larger than the player tunnel at Anfield. It is more than enough for players from both teams to line up in two rows with their ball boys.
The starting players from both sides came to the player tunnel one after another, and the on-site director also cut the broadcast screen. Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "The players on both sides are ready. It's just before the second leg of the 2017-2018 Champions League semi-finals between Barcelona and Liverpool at home. The game is getting closer..."
Both teams are wealthy and have done a lot of transactions in the past. In addition, the two teams have teammates from the Brazilian national team and German team members. Many players have expressed condolences and cheers to each other before the game.
Messi took the initiative to walk towards Li Qing, who was looking intently, and raised his right hand.
Li Qing looked at Messi condescendingly, but his hand movements were not slow, showing a puzzled look.
"Akun has suffered a loss from you, I will help him get it back."
"Akun?" Li Qing's brain was running at high speed, and he quickly thought of the name of the person Messi mentioned, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "I'm sorry, you may be disappointed."
"Why?"
Messi asked confused.
"Because...we are the ones who advance to the Champions League final."
Li Qing released his right hand and patted Messi on the shoulder. Just as the exciting UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League" played on the live broadcast, Li Qing stretched out his left hand to hold the caddy's right hand without squinting.
Messi felt unhappy, but the game was about to start, so he quickly walked to his team to prepare for the game.
This scene was captured by the on-site director. Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun changed the subject: "I don't know what Messi said to Li Qing, but we can make a guess based on Messi's reaction. It should be ...The club champion was so depressed by Li Qing's words..."
Players from both sides followed the referee team from the tunnel to the pitch. The exciting UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League" became louder and louder. Li Qing felt that his blood was flowing faster and goose bumps grew...
"aoaooaoooooooooo——"
The Camp Nou stadium erupted into a tsunami of violent shouts.
At the same time, the die-hard Barcelona fans in the southwest stands of the Camp Nou Stadium raised their red, blue and royal mosaic drawings to piece together a huge Barcelona team emblem. After about ten seconds, the Barcelona fans again I changed a mosaic picture and pieced it together into a sentence, to the effect of: I heard that you are the overlord of Europe? Hahaha……
The expressions of the Liverpool fans sitting in front of the TV changed. They thought that the Barcelona fans were a bit bullying, and they were furious.
Li Qing and his teammates also noticed from the corner of their eyes that the second tifo given by the Barcelona fans was with their fists clenched naturally, and they thought that the Barcelona fans went too far.
China Channel 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Barcelona fans are a bit skinny..."
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray frowned and said: "I hope the Liverpool players can learn from their shame and be brave, and play a game at Camp Nou that Barcelona fans will regret! Come on!"
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"Chinese TV, Tianchao TV, the game we are broadcasting for you now is the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals of the 2017-2018 season. Barcelona faces Liverpool at the Camp Nou. The person wearing a red and blue striped shirt and blue pants is The home team Barcelona, they attack from the left to the right of the broadcast screen..."
The referee on duty, Kuipers, gave a long whistle, and China Channel 5 commentator He Wei gave his iconic opening remarks.
Barcelona, which had a kick-off advantage, did not launch an offensive from the beginning, but controlled the rhythm of the game under Messi's deliberate control.
Obviously, Barcelona, which is sitting at home, is prepared to reasonably consume the game time in this game...
Seeing that Barcelona had no intention of attacking, the commentator in the on-site commentary box continued to report the starting players of both sides to the fans in front of the TV.
The official formation of the home team Barcelona is 433, with goalkeeper Ter Stegen, defenders Alba, Umtiti, Pique and Semedo, midfielders Rakitic, Iniesta and Busquets, forward Dembe Rai, Suarez and Messi.
The official lineup given by the visiting team Liverpool is also 433, with goalkeeper Karius, defenders Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip and Alexander-Arnold, midfielders Henderson, Wijnaldum and Emre Can, forward Ma Nei, Firmino and Li Qing.
Barcelona continued to pass the ball in the midfield and backcourt. Several players in Liverpool's frontcourt looked at each other and started high-position pressure in a tacit understanding. The positions of the backline players were moved up.
Busquets passed the ball back calmly. Pique was also calm when facing Firmino and Mane's tackles. He opened the arch of his right foot and pushed sideways, and the ball rolled towards his partner Uruguay. Mtiti and Li Qing were fast and blocked Umtiti's route to Semedo, and the angles passed to Iniesta and Rakitic were also cut off by Wijnaldum and Henderson respectively.
Seeing that Firmino had turned the corner and was in front of him, he directly kicked the ball forward.
Dembélé, who transferred from Dortmund last summer, ran and received a long pass from Umtiti, and the Barcelona fans in the audience subconsciously let out a burst of cheers.
However, it was lowered again half a second later because... the assistant referee raised the side flag to indicate that Dembele was offside.
Klopp breathed a sigh of relief. To press Barcelona from a high position, they must have a defensive line and implement offside. The effect will definitely not be a problem at the beginning, but I am afraid that next...
Thinking of this, he shook his head. If there was no way to score first, what would happen next?