Chapter 248 Returning to Camp Nou, Lin Quan and Messi's first duel!
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 248 Returning to Camp Nou, Lin Quan and Messi's first duel!
"Poor my factory, it was washed in blood again!"
"Is the number of times bloodbathed this season still? True gun fans are used to it!"
"Hey, every year in March, the chain is lost. In January, it is still a championship team. In February, things start to go wrong. In March, the chain is lost. In April, it is desperate.
"Otherwise, why is it called the Fighting Four Crazy Demons?"
As soon as the four words "Fighting Four Maniacs" were mentioned, the Internet was immediately filled with a happy atmosphere!
All the netizens thought of happy things one after another: "There is no ghost, let's make some Arsenal jokes!"
"I advise you not to look for four without anything, to pretend to be four with a gun, to be nonchalant and not to be four, and to be fearless!"
"God is first and I am second. I don't know who is third, but the fourth belongs to Arsenal-Mourinho!"
"Our greatest fear is Arsenal in the top four - Winston Churchill!"
"If there is only one team loyal to No.4, that team is Arsenal - Van Persie!"
"Only a team that has not won a championship for ten years is eligible to be fourth! ---MacArthur!"
"Arsenal who don't want to compete for fourth is not a good shooter——Napoleon!"
"You fight, or don't fight, we are all fourth, neither increase nor decrease. --- Tsangyang Gyatso!"
"Haha, sooner or later you guys will laugh to death!"
Lin Quan, who had nothing to do to brush these things, also laughed when he saw this.
There are a total of football jokes, and Arsenal monopolizes eight buckets.
According to his feeling of playing against Arsenal, Lin Quan feels that it is not difficult for Arsenal to collapse in the second half of the season.
The team's thin lineup cannot cope with multi-line combat, the players are too young, and the psychological ups and downs are too large, etc. These are one of the objective reasons.
But he thinks there is another very important reason, this Arsenal is bloodless.
Like his own character, Wenger's team is suave and gorgeous, but like fine china, it shatters at the touch of a finger.
本赛季阿森纳在强强对决中的胜率非常低，客场6:2被曼城血洗，客场5:1被利物浦血洗，客场6:0被切尔西血洗。
All of these big-score massacres happened in one season, which is already very telling.
If you add the 1:0 loss to Manchester United in the away game, Arsenal have never won an away game against the top-ranked giants in the league this season.
In fact, not only is it difficult to win an away game, but also at home.
Arsenal have only won Liverpool at home this season, and were drawn when they met Chelsea and Manchester United.
They will face Manchester City in the next game. If Manchester City goes all out, Arsenal, which has just been bloodbathed, may not be able to compete with it.
However, Arsenal is lucky, because they have to take into account the Champions League. Manchester City plans to send a substitute lineup to play in the next game. Their main players will go to Barcelona two days in advance to prepare for the game against Barcelona two days later.
After hearing the news, Wenger breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Arsenal can miraculously complete four guarantees every season, no one knows how long this good luck will last.
In the current standings, Everton and Tottenham, who are behind them, are closely chasing.
Everton is only 6 points behind them, and Tottenham are only 7 points behind. Arsenal will probably be caught up if they lose two more games.
If Manchester City goes all out in this game, if Arsenal loses, the lead will immediately shrink to 3 points and 4 points.
With 6 rounds left in the league, this point difference is only a matter of one goal.
What's more, after the game against Manchester City, Arsenal will face Everton in the next game.
With their poor away record, Wenger is really not sure that he can lead the team to defeat the Toffees.
If they lose two games in a row, Everton's record will overtake them, and Arsenal will fall to fifth place.
However, when everyone, especially Arsenal fans, thought that the game was stable, fate made a joke for them.
Jovetic and Nasri scored consecutive goals in the 2nd and 5th minutes of the opening, and they slammed Arsenal twice.
Is this fucking Manchester City's bench lineup?
The Gunners fans at the Emirates Stadium were all stunned. The plot was too different from what they had imagined.
They were full of expectations and thought that they could see a hearty victory at home, but Manchester City's two goals made them sober instantly.
Opposite is Manchester City!
This is the leader of the Premier League. Even their substitute lineup is stronger than the starting lineup of many teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League!
Seeing the bright red score on the scoreboard, they had the illusion of being at Stamford Bridge.
When they faced Chelsea last time, they were defeated like this!
Is the tragedy going to repeat itself this time?
The camera shot was shown to the professor on the sidelines. Wenger seemed to feel a little hot and wanted to take off his jacket tremblingly, but the zipper of the jacket couldn't be pulled down no matter what.
Alas, the professor is old!
Seeing this scene, the Gunners fans felt very uncomfortable.
The score of 2:0 was maintained until the end of the first half.
With Wilshere and Theo Walcott both missing due to injuries, Arsenal's offense has become a perennial problem.
They had more shots in the first half, but they just couldn't convert them into goals.
In the second half, Wenger made some adjustments to the team's offense, increasing the intensity of the midfielder's participation in the offense.
This adjustment took effect in the 53rd minute. Arsenal's old player, Flamini, who returned to the Gunners as a free agent last summer, stood up. He seized the chance of a Manchester City player's pass error and used A long shot helped the team recover a goal.
After scoring the goal, Flamini was very active. He didn't choose to celebrate. Instead, he rushed into the goal immediately holding the ball and ran back, wanting to seize the time to continue attacking.
Seeing this scene, Arsenal fans stood up and applauded him.
Flamini does not belong to that kind of talented player, he does not have great talent, nor does he have that kind of strong physical fitness.
He relied on his diligent attitude and tenacious fighting spirit, rooted in defense, and worked hard to do all kinds of dirty work that belonged to the midfielder.
He can't score a few goals a season and this is his first goal since returning to Arsenal.
But this goal is as precious as gold!
Flamini's goal ignited Arsenal's morale and blew their counterattack horn.
In the next 40 minutes, Arsenal launched a mad attack around Manchester City's goal.
After all, Manchester City is only a substitute lineup, and the strength is indeed not as good as Arsenal.
After being passive, they failed to form an effective counterattack to threaten Arsenal's defense, resulting in an increasingly passive situation.
In the 85th minute, after nearly 30 minutes of furious attack, Arsenal finally got a goal from the substitute Wilt Chamberlain, tying the score.
In the last game at Stamford Bridge, Chamberlain's handball in the penalty area became the team's sinner.
But in this game, he stood up and helped the team draw with Manchester City at home with difficulty.
The result of getting one point is certainly not ideal for the Gunners, but considering that they fell behind at the beginning, this result is acceptable.
However, in another game, Everton beat Fulham 3:1, reducing the difference between them and Arsenal to 4 points.
Now, the situation is getting tough against Arsenal again!
……
The main players of Manchester City who are far away in Barcelona were very surprised to hear that the substitutes almost defeated Arsenal in the away game.
"Really? Is Arsenal so weak?"
"Really, Jovetic and Nasri scored two goals in a row at the beginning, which almost pushed Arsenal into a desperate situation. Unfortunately, the team's later tactics were a little conservative, and the defensive counterattack did not work out. In the end, it was a pity that Arsenal was defeated. It's a tie!"
"Hehe, one point is not bad. We thought we were doomed, so getting one point is an unexpected surprise!"
"Well, there is another good news, Chelsea lost 0:1 away to Crystal Palace!"
As soon as this news came out, the morale of the Manchester City players who were about to set foot on the Nou Camp stadium was instantly boosted.
"Doesn't that mean that our lead has expanded to 9 points?"
"Yes, this is the advantage of three wins!"
"Hey, I remember we still have a make-up game that we haven't played. If you count this, we are now 12 points ahead of Chelsea!"
With a 12-point lead and their advantage of dozens of extra goals, wouldn't they be able to win the championship four rounds ahead of schedule?
Seeing his teammates discussing the Premier League championship situation enthusiastically, Lin Quan silently put down his phone and did not say anything about Liverpool's promotion to second place in the standings.
With Chelsea losing, Mourinho's side have only theoretical hope of winning the title.
But after defeating Tottenham 4-0 at home, Liverpool came from behind, surpassing Chelsea in points and came to No.2.
Their current points are 71 points, 7 points less than Manchester City.
This gap is not small, but there is still a direct match between Manchester City and Liverpool, and it is still at Liverpool's home court.
Liverpool's home record this season is very terrifying. In the 16 home games played at Anfield, Liverpool only lost one game and drew one game. They won all the remaining 14 games, and many of them were three goals. Even a big victory with more than four goals.
To say that the team with the best home record this season, Liverpool can definitely compete with Manchester City.
Facing such a home dragon, Manchester City really has no absolute certainty that they can beat them.
The match between Manchester City and Liverpool is on April 4, which is the second day after the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals!
Liverpool don't need to be distracted by the Champions League. They have 7 days to recharge their batteries after playing the league, but Manchester City can't.
From April 4th to April 10th, Manchester City has three very important games. First is the second-leg Champions League knockout match with Barcelona, and then the match with Liverpool. Arsenal play the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
This is the disadvantage of multi-line combat. The closer to the end of the season, the more games there are and the shorter the time interval.
It is also because of this that those teams that can complete the feat of the Triple Crown in the case of multi-line combat are so amazing!
In view of Manchester City's schedule, Lin Quan feels that it is not the time to be happy yet.
But the battle is approaching, he did not pour cold water on his teammates at this time.
Manchester City needs to go to the Nou Camp to face Barcelona with the highest morale!
……
After Manchester City arrived in Barcelona, they borrowed the Spaniard's training base in the same city to prepare for training.
The Spaniard's training base is called Dani Jalk Sports City, which is located in San Adrian de Bezos in the northeast corner of Barcelona, covering an area of about 6 square meters.
Compared with Barcelona's training base, the Spaniard's base is much smaller, only about one-seventh of its neighbors.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
There are basically everything that should be here, which can fully meet Manchester City's daily training.
As a team in Barcelona, the Spaniard does not have a high sense of presence. When the spotlight is almost all attracted by Barcelona in the same city, they do not receive much attention.
However, after the arrival of Manchester City, a large number of fans and reporters came from the training base that was originally empty.
Among them are the local news media in Barcelona and Barcelona fans who came to spy on the military situation.
Obviously, the whole of Barcelona is paying special attention to Manchester City, who came from afar.
After falling to the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons, Barcelona's emphasis on the Champions League has increased a lot this season.
They hope to break into the Champions League final, win the Big Ears Cup again, and create new brilliance.
To achieve this goal, they must first eliminate Manchester City, otherwise let alone the finals, they will not even be able to enter the semi-finals.
However, for the victory over Manchester City, Barcelona is still full of confidence.
The Barcelona of this era is not the Barcelona of the later generations whose record has plummeted, the personnel are seriously aging, the core of the team has been cleaned up, and the team is facing reconstruction.
That Barcelona team couldn't even qualify for the Champions League group stage, and this Barcelona team has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for 6 consecutive seasons and won 3 Champions League trophies in eight years.
They are one of the most successful clubs in Europe and could even knock one off!
Although they were bloodbathed by Bayern last season, Barcelona's strength has been questioned to a certain extent.
But the tiger is still there, not to mention that the tiger in Barcelona has not yet fallen.
So it's not surprising that the Barcelona people have such confidence.
Facing the powerful Barcelona, Manchester City was a little nervous from top to bottom.
In order to relax the spirits of the players, Pellegrini did not arrange too complicated tactical training.
Instead, try to arrange some easy training subjects, and carry out targeted training on set balls.
This made the reporters and fans who came to spy on the military feel very puzzled: Is Manchester City planning to use these tactics to defeat Barcelona?
Or, they knew they couldn't beat Barcelona, so they surrendered early?
The news reached the ears of Barcelona coach Martino, and Martino suspected that Manchester City was releasing smoke bombs.
If you were Manchester City, if you wanted to beat the mighty Barcelona, it would be absolutely impossible to be unprepared.
So, the more they are like this, the more likely they are trying to hide their true intentions.
Thinking of this, Martino didn't dare to be careless.
He led the coaching staff to seriously discuss the tactics that Manchester City might adopt, and then discussed some targeted countermeasures.
Finally, Martino made a concluding speech:
"Manchester City's strength is not as weak as the outside world thinks, so we must not take it lightly!"
Martino hopes to take advantage of the home advantage and settle the fight in the first leg.
In this way, they can focus on the league and deal with Atletico Madrid's competition.
Barcelona just reversed and defeated Real Madrid 4:3 in the away game, temporarily widening the points gap with Real Madrid.
Currently in the standings, Barcelona is only one point behind Atletico Madrid.
This point difference is very small, but the more so, the more Barcelona can't lose the chain.
Otherwise, Barcelona will be in a very disadvantaged position when they host Atletico Madrid in the last round of the league.
At the press conference before the game, the head coaches of both teams were very polite.
They both complimented each other, with Manuel Pellegrini praising Barcelona as a great team and Martino saying City were a respectable opponent.
The two looked at each other, and both understood the meaning of the other's words:
Old stuff, get ready to work hard!
……
On the evening of April 4, at the Camp Nou.
The Nou Camp, which can accommodate 10 people, was full of seats. Before the game started, the crazy Barcelona fans were already creating a terrifying momentum, putting pressure on the Manchester City fans who came to the scene.
Compared with the large number of Barcelona fans, the Manchester City fans with only 5000 people are like a flat boat on the sea, surrounded by strong winds and waves on the sea, and there is a danger of capsizing at any time.
With a grunt, a Manchester City fan couldn't help swallowing.
Although thousands of security personnel separated them from the Barcelona fans, the ferocious expression on the other side's face, the roaring movements and the constant waving of fists still made them feel a little nervous.
In the event of a fight, more than 9 Barcelona fans will surely overwhelm them in an instant.
But soon, the focus of Barcelona fans shifted from Manchester City fans to the pitch.
Players from both sides are already standing in the player tunnel, ready to enter the field.
Standing in the player channel of the Nou Camp, I can feel the cheering and cheering outside like a tsunami.
Lin Quan had a strange feeling!
He grew up in Barcelona and joined the Barcelona youth training when he was 6 years old, so he is no stranger to the Nou Camp.
However, this is the first time he has appeared as an opponent at the Nou Camp.
Don't know what is waiting for you?
Is it full of boos?
Or the abuse and slander from the fans?
Just as he was thinking about this, Lin Quan felt someone patting him on the shoulder.
Looking back, I found that it was Xavi, the captain of Barcelona.
"Lin, exchange jerseys after the game, okay?"
Harvey smiled and said to Lin Quan that Lin Quan has a good relationship with many players in the Barcelona team.
So there are many people waiting to exchange jerseys with him. If you don't act in advance, you may not be able to grab this opportunity later.
"No problem, Captain!"
Lin Quan nodded and happily agreed to Harvey's request.
"Hehe, welcome back to the Camp Nou. Let's work hard for this game and strive to dedicate a wonderful game to everyone!"
"Well, I will!"
Lin Quan clenched his fists and nodded heavily.
Xavi didn't say anything anymore, and returned to the Barcelona team, talking and laughing with Iniesta behind him.
Seeing Lin Quan looking over, Xiaobai blinked at Lin Quan and greeted him with his eyes.
Behind him, Xiaofa, Pique, Busquez, Pedro and other national team teammates also nodded to Lin Quan.
Although everyone plays for different clubs, they are opponents on the field.
But in private, everyone is friends, and the positions do not overlap, so there is no competition.
Of course, not everyone has such a friendly attitude towards Lin Quan. Several Brazilian players in the Barcelona team, such as Neymar and Alves, looked at Lin Quan with hostility.
Especially Neymar, from the burning flames of revenge in his eyes, you can feel how much he hopes to avenge his defeat in the Confederations Cup last year!
Lin Quan shrugged his shoulders indifferently, ignoring Neymar's gaze. Ma'er is good, but if he regards him as an opponent, it will be a bit of a loss.
Just when he was about to look away, Lin Quan felt a real gaze cast on him.
Looking in the direction of the line of sight, it is not surprising to see Barcelona's number one superstar - Leo Messi.
The noisy voices in the player tunnel disappeared the moment the two looked at each other, and the players on both sides noticed the abnormality between the two.
This game is not only a duel between Manchester City and Barcelona, but also a collision between the two super giants Lin Quan and Messi.
This is the first time the two have met in an official match, and both of them have been looking forward to this match for a long time.
Messi, let me test it, now you still have a bit of the strength of your peak period!
Messi also had the same fighting spirit in Ling Ran: Lin, let me try, are you qualified to be equal to me?
Lin Quan nodded with a smile, Messi also nodded, and the murderous aura between the two disappeared immediately.
At this time, the referee also began to lead the players from both sides into the field.
The quarter-finals of the Champions League, the match between Manchester City and Barcelona is about to start!
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(End of this chapter)
"Poor my factory, it was washed in blood again!"
"Is the number of times bloodbathed this season still? True gun fans are used to it!"
"Hey, every year in March, the chain is lost. In January, it is still a championship team. In February, things start to go wrong. In March, the chain is lost. In April, it is desperate.
"Otherwise, why is it called the Fighting Four Crazy Demons?"
As soon as the four words "Fighting Four Maniacs" were mentioned, the Internet was immediately filled with a happy atmosphere!
All the netizens thought of happy things one after another: "There is no ghost, let's make some Arsenal jokes!"
"I advise you not to look for four without anything, to pretend to be four with a gun, to be nonchalant and not to be four, and to be fearless!"
"God is first and I am second. I don't know who is third, but the fourth belongs to Arsenal-Mourinho!"
"Our greatest fear is Arsenal in the top four - Winston Churchill!"
"If there is only one team loyal to No.4, that team is Arsenal - Van Persie!"
"Only a team that has not won a championship for ten years is eligible to be fourth! ---MacArthur!"
"Arsenal who don't want to compete for fourth is not a good shooter——Napoleon!"
"You fight, or don't fight, we are all fourth, neither increase nor decrease. --- Tsangyang Gyatso!"
"Haha, sooner or later you guys will laugh to death!"
Lin Quan, who had nothing to do to brush these things, also laughed when he saw this.
There are a total of football jokes, and Arsenal monopolizes eight buckets.
According to his feeling of playing against Arsenal, Lin Quan feels that it is not difficult for Arsenal to collapse in the second half of the season.
The team's thin lineup cannot cope with multi-line combat, the players are too young, and the psychological ups and downs are too large, etc. These are one of the objective reasons.
But he thinks there is another very important reason, this Arsenal is bloodless.
Like his own character, Wenger's team is suave and gorgeous, but like fine china, it shatters at the touch of a finger.
本赛季阿森纳在强强对决中的胜率非常低，客场6:2被曼城血洗，客场5:1被利物浦血洗，客场6:0被切尔西血洗。
All of these big-score massacres happened in one season, which is already very telling.
If you add the 1:0 loss to Manchester United in the away game, Arsenal have never won an away game against the top-ranked giants in the league this season.
In fact, not only is it difficult to win an away game, but also at home.
Arsenal have only won Liverpool at home this season, and were drawn when they met Chelsea and Manchester United.
They will face Manchester City in the next game. If Manchester City goes all out, Arsenal, which has just been bloodbathed, may not be able to compete with it.
However, Arsenal is lucky, because they have to take into account the Champions League. Manchester City plans to send a substitute lineup to play in the next game. Their main players will go to Barcelona two days in advance to prepare for the game against Barcelona two days later.
After hearing the news, Wenger breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Arsenal can miraculously complete four guarantees every season, no one knows how long this good luck will last.
In the current standings, Everton and Tottenham, who are behind them, are closely chasing.
Everton is only 6 points behind them, and Tottenham are only 7 points behind. Arsenal will probably be caught up if they lose two more games.
If Manchester City goes all out in this game, if Arsenal loses, the lead will immediately shrink to 3 points and 4 points.
With 6 rounds left in the league, this point difference is only a matter of one goal.
What's more, after the game against Manchester City, Arsenal will face Everton in the next game.
With their poor away record, Wenger is really not sure that he can lead the team to defeat the Toffees.
If they lose two games in a row, Everton's record will overtake them, and Arsenal will fall to fifth place.
However, when everyone, especially Arsenal fans, thought that the game was stable, fate made a joke for them.
Jovetic and Nasri scored consecutive goals in the 2nd and 5th minutes of the opening, and they slammed Arsenal twice.
Is this fucking Manchester City's bench lineup?
The Gunners fans at the Emirates Stadium were all stunned. The plot was too different from what they had imagined.
They were full of expectations and thought that they could see a hearty victory at home, but Manchester City's two goals made them sober instantly.
Opposite is Manchester City!
This is the leader of the Premier League. Even their substitute lineup is stronger than the starting lineup of many teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League!
Seeing the bright red score on the scoreboard, they had the illusion of being at Stamford Bridge.
When they faced Chelsea last time, they were defeated like this!
Is the tragedy going to repeat itself this time?
The camera shot was shown to the professor on the sidelines. Wenger seemed to feel a little hot and wanted to take off his jacket tremblingly, but the zipper of the jacket couldn't be pulled down no matter what.
Alas, the professor is old!
Seeing this scene, the Gunners fans felt very uncomfortable.
The score of 2:0 was maintained until the end of the first half.
With Wilshere and Theo Walcott both missing due to injuries, Arsenal's offense has become a perennial problem.
They had more shots in the first half, but they just couldn't convert them into goals.
In the second half, Wenger made some adjustments to the team's offense, increasing the intensity of the midfielder's participation in the offense.
This adjustment took effect in the 53rd minute. Arsenal's old player, Flamini, who returned to the Gunners as a free agent last summer, stood up. He seized the chance of a Manchester City player's pass error and used A long shot helped the team recover a goal.
After scoring the goal, Flamini was very active. He didn't choose to celebrate. Instead, he rushed into the goal immediately holding the ball and ran back, wanting to seize the time to continue attacking.
Seeing this scene, Arsenal fans stood up and applauded him.
Flamini does not belong to that kind of talented player, he does not have great talent, nor does he have that kind of strong physical fitness.
He relied on his diligent attitude and tenacious fighting spirit, rooted in defense, and worked hard to do all kinds of dirty work that belonged to the midfielder.
He can't score a few goals a season and this is his first goal since returning to Arsenal.
But this goal is as precious as gold!
Flamini's goal ignited Arsenal's morale and blew their counterattack horn.
In the next 40 minutes, Arsenal launched a mad attack around Manchester City's goal.
After all, Manchester City is only a substitute lineup, and the strength is indeed not as good as Arsenal.
After being passive, they failed to form an effective counterattack to threaten Arsenal's defense, resulting in an increasingly passive situation.
In the 85th minute, after nearly 30 minutes of furious attack, Arsenal finally got a goal from the substitute Wilt Chamberlain, tying the score.
In the last game at Stamford Bridge, Chamberlain's handball in the penalty area became the team's sinner.
But in this game, he stood up and helped the team draw with Manchester City at home with difficulty.
The result of getting one point is certainly not ideal for the Gunners, but considering that they fell behind at the beginning, this result is acceptable.
However, in another game, Everton beat Fulham 3:1, reducing the difference between them and Arsenal to 4 points.
Now, the situation is getting tough against Arsenal again!
……
The main players of Manchester City who are far away in Barcelona were very surprised to hear that the substitutes almost defeated Arsenal in the away game.
"Really? Is Arsenal so weak?"
"Really, Jovetic and Nasri scored two goals in a row at the beginning, which almost pushed Arsenal into a desperate situation. Unfortunately, the team's later tactics were a little conservative, and the defensive counterattack did not work out. In the end, it was a pity that Arsenal was defeated. It's a tie!"
"Hehe, one point is not bad. We thought we were doomed, so getting one point is an unexpected surprise!"
"Well, there is another good news, Chelsea lost 0:1 away to Crystal Palace!"
As soon as this news came out, the morale of the Manchester City players who were about to set foot on the Nou Camp stadium was instantly boosted.
"Doesn't that mean that our lead has expanded to 9 points?"
"Yes, this is the advantage of three wins!"
"Hey, I remember we still have a make-up game that we haven't played. If you count this, we are now 12 points ahead of Chelsea!"
With a 12-point lead and their advantage of dozens of extra goals, wouldn't they be able to win the championship four rounds ahead of schedule?
Seeing his teammates discussing the Premier League championship situation enthusiastically, Lin Quan silently put down his phone and did not say anything about Liverpool's promotion to second place in the standings.
With Chelsea losing, Mourinho's side have only theoretical hope of winning the title.
But after defeating Tottenham 4-0 at home, Liverpool came from behind, surpassing Chelsea in points and came to No.2.
Their current points are 71 points, 7 points less than Manchester City.
This gap is not small, but there is still a direct match between Manchester City and Liverpool, and it is still at Liverpool's home court.
Liverpool's home record this season is very terrifying. In the 16 home games played at Anfield, Liverpool only lost one game and drew one game. They won all the remaining 14 games, and many of them were three goals. Even a big victory with more than four goals.
To say that the team with the best home record this season, Liverpool can definitely compete with Manchester City.
Facing such a home dragon, Manchester City really has no absolute certainty that they can beat them.
The match between Manchester City and Liverpool is on April 4, which is the second day after the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals!
Liverpool don't need to be distracted by the Champions League. They have 7 days to recharge their batteries after playing the league, but Manchester City can't.
From April 4th to April 10th, Manchester City has three very important games. First is the second-leg Champions League knockout match with Barcelona, and then the match with Liverpool. Arsenal play the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
This is the disadvantage of multi-line combat. The closer to the end of the season, the more games there are and the shorter the time interval.
It is also because of this that those teams that can complete the feat of the Triple Crown in the case of multi-line combat are so amazing!
In view of Manchester City's schedule, Lin Quan feels that it is not the time to be happy yet.
But the battle is approaching, he did not pour cold water on his teammates at this time.
Manchester City needs to go to the Nou Camp to face Barcelona with the highest morale!
……
After Manchester City arrived in Barcelona, they borrowed the Spaniard's training base in the same city to prepare for training.
The Spaniard's training base is called Dani Jalk Sports City, which is located in San Adrian de Bezos in the northeast corner of Barcelona, covering an area of about 6 square meters.
Compared with Barcelona's training base, the Spaniard's base is much smaller, only about one-seventh of its neighbors.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
There are basically everything that should be here, which can fully meet Manchester City's daily training.
As a team in Barcelona, the Spaniard does not have a high sense of presence. When the spotlight is almost all attracted by Barcelona in the same city, they do not receive much attention.
However, after the arrival of Manchester City, a large number of fans and reporters came from the training base that was originally empty.
Among them are the local news media in Barcelona and Barcelona fans who came to spy on the military situation.
Obviously, the whole of Barcelona is paying special attention to Manchester City, who came from afar.
After falling to the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons, Barcelona's emphasis on the Champions League has increased a lot this season.
They hope to break into the Champions League final, win the Big Ears Cup again, and create new brilliance.
To achieve this goal, they must first eliminate Manchester City, otherwise let alone the finals, they will not even be able to enter the semi-finals.
However, for the victory over Manchester City, Barcelona is still full of confidence.
The Barcelona of this era is not the Barcelona of the later generations whose record has plummeted, the personnel are seriously aging, the core of the team has been cleaned up, and the team is facing reconstruction.
That Barcelona team couldn't even qualify for the Champions League group stage, and this Barcelona team has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for 6 consecutive seasons and won 3 Champions League trophies in eight years.
They are one of the most successful clubs in Europe and could even knock one off!
Although they were bloodbathed by Bayern last season, Barcelona's strength has been questioned to a certain extent.
But the tiger is still there, not to mention that the tiger in Barcelona has not yet fallen.
So it's not surprising that the Barcelona people have such confidence.
Facing the powerful Barcelona, Manchester City was a little nervous from top to bottom.
In order to relax the spirits of the players, Pellegrini did not arrange too complicated tactical training.
Instead, try to arrange some easy training subjects, and carry out targeted training on set balls.
This made the reporters and fans who came to spy on the military feel very puzzled: Is Manchester City planning to use these tactics to defeat Barcelona?
Or, they knew they couldn't beat Barcelona, so they surrendered early?
The news reached the ears of Barcelona coach Martino, and Martino suspected that Manchester City was releasing smoke bombs.
If you were Manchester City, if you wanted to beat the mighty Barcelona, it would be absolutely impossible to be unprepared.
So, the more they are like this, the more likely they are trying to hide their true intentions.
Thinking of this, Martino didn't dare to be careless.
He led the coaching staff to seriously discuss the tactics that Manchester City might adopt, and then discussed some targeted countermeasures.
Finally, Martino made a concluding speech:
"Manchester City's strength is not as weak as the outside world thinks, so we must not take it lightly!"
Martino hopes to take advantage of the home advantage and settle the fight in the first leg.
In this way, they can focus on the league and deal with Atletico Madrid's competition.
Barcelona just reversed and defeated Real Madrid 4:3 in the away game, temporarily widening the points gap with Real Madrid.
Currently in the standings, Barcelona is only one point behind Atletico Madrid.
This point difference is very small, but the more so, the more Barcelona can't lose the chain.
Otherwise, Barcelona will be in a very disadvantaged position when they host Atletico Madrid in the last round of the league.
At the press conference before the game, the head coaches of both teams were very polite.
They both complimented each other, with Manuel Pellegrini praising Barcelona as a great team and Martino saying City were a respectable opponent.
The two looked at each other, and both understood the meaning of the other's words:
Old stuff, get ready to work hard!
……
On the evening of April 4, at the Camp Nou.
The Nou Camp, which can accommodate 10 people, was full of seats. Before the game started, the crazy Barcelona fans were already creating a terrifying momentum, putting pressure on the Manchester City fans who came to the scene.
Compared with the large number of Barcelona fans, the Manchester City fans with only 5000 people are like a flat boat on the sea, surrounded by strong winds and waves on the sea, and there is a danger of capsizing at any time.
With a grunt, a Manchester City fan couldn't help swallowing.
Although thousands of security personnel separated them from the Barcelona fans, the ferocious expression on the other side's face, the roaring movements and the constant waving of fists still made them feel a little nervous.
In the event of a fight, more than 9 Barcelona fans will surely overwhelm them in an instant.
But soon, the focus of Barcelona fans shifted from Manchester City fans to the pitch.
Players from both sides are already standing in the player tunnel, ready to enter the field.
Standing in the player channel of the Nou Camp, I can feel the cheering and cheering outside like a tsunami.
Lin Quan had a strange feeling!
He grew up in Barcelona and joined the Barcelona youth training when he was 6 years old, so he is no stranger to the Nou Camp.
However, this is the first time he has appeared as an opponent at the Nou Camp.
Don't know what is waiting for you?
Is it full of boos?
Or the abuse and slander from the fans?
Just as he was thinking about this, Lin Quan felt someone patting him on the shoulder.
Looking back, I found that it was Xavi, the captain of Barcelona.
"Lin, exchange jerseys after the game, okay?"
Harvey smiled and said to Lin Quan that Lin Quan has a good relationship with many players in the Barcelona team.
So there are many people waiting to exchange jerseys with him. If you don't act in advance, you may not be able to grab this opportunity later.
"No problem, Captain!"
Lin Quan nodded and happily agreed to Harvey's request.
"Hehe, welcome back to the Camp Nou. Let's work hard for this game and strive to dedicate a wonderful game to everyone!"
"Well, I will!"
Lin Quan clenched his fists and nodded heavily.
Xavi didn't say anything anymore, and returned to the Barcelona team, talking and laughing with Iniesta behind him.
Seeing Lin Quan looking over, Xiaobai blinked at Lin Quan and greeted him with his eyes.
Behind him, Xiaofa, Pique, Busquez, Pedro and other national team teammates also nodded to Lin Quan.
Although everyone plays for different clubs, they are opponents on the field.
But in private, everyone is friends, and the positions do not overlap, so there is no competition.
Of course, not everyone has such a friendly attitude towards Lin Quan. Several Brazilian players in the Barcelona team, such as Neymar and Alves, looked at Lin Quan with hostility.
Especially Neymar, from the burning flames of revenge in his eyes, you can feel how much he hopes to avenge his defeat in the Confederations Cup last year!
Lin Quan shrugged his shoulders indifferently, ignoring Neymar's gaze. Ma'er is good, but if he regards him as an opponent, it will be a bit of a loss.
Just when he was about to look away, Lin Quan felt a real gaze cast on him.
Looking in the direction of the line of sight, it is not surprising to see Barcelona's number one superstar - Leo Messi.
The noisy voices in the player tunnel disappeared the moment the two looked at each other, and the players on both sides noticed the abnormality between the two.
This game is not only a duel between Manchester City and Barcelona, but also a collision between the two super giants Lin Quan and Messi.
This is the first time the two have met in an official match, and both of them have been looking forward to this match for a long time.
Messi, let me test it, now you still have a bit of the strength of your peak period!
Messi also had the same fighting spirit in Ling Ran: Lin, let me try, are you qualified to be equal to me?
Lin Quan nodded with a smile, Messi also nodded, and the murderous aura between the two disappeared immediately.
At this time, the referee also began to lead the players from both sides into the field.
The quarter-finals of the Champions League, the match between Manchester City and Barcelona is about to start!
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(End of this chapter)
