Chapter 394 There is a huge difference between the Champions League and the league!

Except for a few who think that the Champions League is just a water championship won by marketing, most fans know that the most influential, highest overall level and most generous prize money club competition in the world football today is the Champions League.

And as the questioner listed, in this most important club competition, in the knockout stage where the strong dialogue is life and death, Ronaldo not only overwhelmed Messi in data, but his team also achieved an unprecedented three consecutive championships since the reform of the Champions League in the past three years. Before that, no team even defended the title.

So no matter what the real level of the two is, Ronaldo, who has overwhelmed Messi from personal data to team performance, is felt to be stronger than Messi, which is not surprising.

————But the question is, why Barcelona is not good in the Champions League. In fact, I am afraid that it is still a question that cannot be explained.

From their puzzling weakness in the knockout stage in the past three years (to be precise, since winning the championship in 2015), including Messi himself.

In the 2016 round of 16 away game against Barcelona's favorite Arsenal, after Messi scored twice, from the 2016 quarter-finals against Atletico Madrid to the last time Messi played away for Barcelona in the Champions League knockout match in 2021 (excluding the 2:8 Bayern), Messi played a total of 10 away games, 2 goals and 0 assists.

One goal was a gift from the defender to Chelsea in 2018, and one was a consolation goal when the score was 1:5 behind against Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.

At the same time, in these 10 games, Barcelona had a total of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, scored 4 goals, but lost 19 goals. In addition to Messi's two goals, the 4 goals scored also included an own goal from the opponent.

But facing the same group of opponents at Camp Nou, they played an impressive record of 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 30 goals and conceding only 9 goals. Messi scored a total of 11 goals and 3 assists. Away games must be more difficult than home games.

But Barcelona's home and away performance in the Champions League has been so contrasting over the years. It's really hard to explain.

You said some opponents are unfamiliar?

But Atletico Madrid, who eliminated them in 2016, is an old opponent that is familiar to everyone.

Paris and Juventus also played against each other in the 2015 season. You said the opponent's style is restrained?

But Atletico Madrid in 2016, Juventus in 2017, Roma in 2018, and Liverpool in 2019 have very different styles.

You said it has something to do with whether it plays home or away first?

But the losses to Roma and Liverpool were all reversed after a big win at home, and the losses to Juventus and Paris were also a disastrous away defeat.

You said there is a problem with the coach?

But Enrique and Valverde have completely different styles.

You said the players are inexperienced?

But Barcelona has so many veterans who have been through many battles. And looking at the leagues from 2016 to 2018, their away record is very good, and the gap with the home game is not obvious.

The last common explanation is that Barcelona is not good at playing strong games.

But in fact, in the past three years, Barcelona has been overwhelming against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, which have given other European giants a headache, with a total of 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the league, scoring 23 goals and conceding 12 goals. Other explanations, such as thin lineups and player changes, are also difficult to explain why both Barcelona and Messi played such a strong contrast against the same opponent in just two weeks, and this difference has only been shown in the Champions League for many years.

Except for a few who think that the Champions League is just a water championship that comes from marketing, most fans know that the most influential, highest overall level, and most generous club competition in the world of football today is the Champions League.

And as the title states, in this most important club competition, in the knockout stage where the strong dialogue is a matter of life and death, Ronaldo not only overwhelmed Messi with data, but his team also achieved an unprecedented three consecutive championships since the reform of the Champions League in the past three years. Before that, no team even defended the title.

So no matter what the real level of the two is, Ronaldo, who has completely overwhelmed Messi from personal data to team performance, is felt to be stronger than Messi, which is not surprising.

————But the question is why Barcelona is not good in the Champions League. In fact, I am afraid that it is still an unclear question.

From their inexplicable weakness in the knockout stage in the past three years (to be precise, since winning the championship in 2015), including Messi himself.

In the 2016 round of 16 away against Barcelona's favorite Arsenal, after Messi scored twice, from the 2016 quarterfinals against Atletico Madrid to the last time Messi played away in the Champions League knockout stage for Barcelona in 2021 (excluding the 2:8 Bayern), Messi played a total of 10 away games, 2 goals and 0 assists, one goal was a gift from the defender against Chelsea in 2018, and one goal was a consolation goal when the score was 1:5 behind against Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.

At the same time, in these 10 games, Barcelona had a total of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, scored 4 goals, but conceded 19 goals. The 4 goals scored included two by Messi and an own goal by the opponent.

But facing the same group of opponents at Camp Nou, they played an impressive record of 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 30 goals and conceding only 9 goals. Messi scored a total of 11 goals and 3 assists.

It is definitely more difficult to play away games than at home.

But Barcelona's performance in the Champions League has been so different in recent years.

It is really hard to explain.

You say some opponents are unfamiliar?

But Atletico Madrid, which eliminated them in 2016, is an old opponent that is familiar to them.

Paris and Juventus also played against each other in the 2015 season.

You say the opponent's style is restrained?

But Atletico Madrid in 2016, Juventus in 2017, Roma in 2018, Liverpool in 2019, the styles are very different.

Do you think it has something to do with playing at home or away first?

But the losses to Roma and Liverpool were both comebacks after big wins at home, and the losses to Juventus and PSG were followed by a disastrous away defeat.

Are you saying there is something wrong with the coach?

But Enrique and Valverde have completely different styles and characteristics.

Are you saying the players are inexperienced?

But Barcelona is such a battle-tested veteran.

And looking at the 16-18 league, their away record is very good, and the gap with their home team is not obvious.

The last common explanation is that Barcelona is not good at strong dialogue.

But in fact, in the past three years, Barcelona has had an overwhelming record against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, which have caused headaches for other European giants. The league has a total of 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, scoring 23 goals and conceding 12 goals.

Other explanations, such as the thin lineup and changes in players, are also difficult to explain that in just two weeks, they played such contrasting games against the same opponent, whether it was Barcelona or Messi, and they were consecutive. For many years, this difference has only been shown in the Champions League.

Barcelona was indeed very competitive in those years. Whether it was Enrique's MSN era or Valverde's Barcelona era, they were very impactful and their stability in the league was also very strong.

The reason why Messi's statistics in the Champions League knockout rounds in those years were inferior to Ronaldo's is mainly due to the following reasons:

1. Barcelona often suffers from small losses. Barcelona achieved five crowns in 2015 under the leadership of Enrique and MSN, and even achieved six crowns in 2009 under the leadership of Guardiola.

Perhaps it is the glorious history of the Barcelona team that gives this team a "Grand Slam complex" from top to bottom, resulting in every Barcelona coach trying his best for the Grand Slam every season.

The spirit of competing for every bid is certainly valuable, but the reality is that you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

Especially in those years, Barcelona was filled with a large number of accomplished veterans. Can their bodies and minds ensure that the team is still hungry during the sprint phase of the season?

Obviously not.

They are all mortal bodies and cannot violate objective laws.

The key moments of the league, Copa del Rey, and Champions League are often concentrated in the sprint phase of the season from February to April, and Barcelona's mentality of winning every one has caused the slightly tasteless Copa del Rey to take up their precious energy.

But you can't guarantee that the team will be as hungry for victory every season as in 08-09 and 14-15. The players are also young and full of motivation to prove themselves.

So in those years, as soon as Barcelona reached the knockout stages, the depleted team and Messi often began to get lost, and became the backdrop for teams such as Roma, the Red Army, and Bayern.

On the other hand, Zidane's Real Madrid will not be obsessed with the King's Cup, and sometimes even let it go when the league should be released.

Real Madrid only won one league title during the three consecutive championships, and Zidane has yet to touch the Copa del Rey trophy.

Can WHO CARE?

2. Barcelona are too "cowardly" from the coach to the top management. In fact, with the thickness of Barcelona's lineup and overall strength, as long as the rotation is in place, both Barcelona and Messi can guarantee that they will be in the best condition to reach the Champions League knockout round.

But neither Enrique nor Valverde has the courage or ability to rotate several big players in Barcelona.

Yes, even Enrique, who has always been kind, couldn't do it.

Enrique can not bring a Real Madrid player to the European Cup, not even the old captain Ramos.

But in Barcelona, ​​in the "war" with Messi for the first time, they could only compromise.

Not to mention replacing Messi, even Messi's off-field pony Suarez cannot be replaced.

Valverde tried to replace Suarez several times under the instigation of public opinion, but Suarez was embarrassed again and again.

It is normal for players to want to play and be dissatisfied with being substituted. However, there are a few main players in the Barcelona team who are very united. The conflict between the head coach and a certain person can easily escalate into a conflict with the entire team. It just so happens that Barcelona did not kill the decisive Floro. Lentino, there is just a fluffy egg and muddy Bartomeu.

If the top management cannot give the coach a certain authority to manage the locker room, then who can give the coach the courage to rotate stars whose reputation and prestige are far greater than his own?

Liang Jingru?

On the other hand, Florentino employs people without suspicion and does not use people with suspicion, giving Zidane full rights.

Coupled with the blessing of Zidane's star halo, he successfully "suppressed" a group of forces such as Bale J. Ronaldo who were dissatisfied with playing time, and also persuaded Ronaldo to accept the reality of his increasing age and save his precious energy for the knockout rounds.

3. Messi’s own problems In those years, as Messi’s age increased, team personnel changed, and his playing style also changed.

After Xavi left, Messi prefers to drop back in the midfield to receive the ball, and then use his breakthrough and passing abilities to organize.

Such a way of playing away from the opponent's goal will inevitably lead to a decline in goals and other statistics, and will also lead to an increase in the amount of exercise.

On the contrary, in the late period of Real Madrid, Ronaldo played closer and closer to the goal, leaving his precious physical energy for the final blow.

This gap is also reflected in the data provided by the questioner.

This style of play may be able to defeat a team like Levante in La Liga, but in a Champions League knockout-level confrontation, when the players are exhausted without rotation, the organization is still shouldering the responsibility, which is bound to cause problems.

In fact, when you reach Messi's age, you need to learn to do subtraction when playing football, just like Cristiano Ronaldo did in his later years at Real Madrid. Often unnecessary losses are reduced and precious energy is used at critical moments, which in turn helps oneself and the team.

But Messi is a lively player, and he likes to play with the ball at his feet. In the past, Xavi's presence would occupy Messi's possession of the ball. After all, Xavi is the brain that determines where the ball goes.

Now that Xavi is gone, Messi naturally prefers to have the ball at his feet and play freely. Unfortunately, there is still the second problem. Barcelona's restraint on the stars in those years was very limited.

First of all, the first question is that the league and the Champions League are different. What is more important in the league is the ability to abuse food, while in the Champions League, what is important is the ability to fight hard. After all, Real Madrid won Barcelona and lost to Valladolid and Granada, but although Barcelona lost It was given to Real Madrid but they won the games of Valladolid and Granada.

Barcelona has three points more than Real Madrid, but in the Champions League, if you lose any round in the knockout round, you will go home directly. You have to admit that Real Madrid's ability to fight tough battles is indeed stronger than Barcelona. Although Real Madrid is not an invincible team.

But losing means losing, and Barcelona was reversed by Atletico Madrid, Roma, and Liverpool in turn, and then it failed to reverse in a single game and went straight to 82. This proves that Barcelona as a team has problems in the strong dialogue. And I can say , is a mentality problem,

The second question is, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. Messi's ability to pass five people in a row is better than Cristiano Ronaldo. There is no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo is indeed better than Messi in terms of running positions, receiving passes, finding gaps, and shooting.

But you know, in the history of the Champions League, there have been very few goals involving three, four, and five players, and that was the only one that reached Boateng (let me say something here, Boateng is indeed an excellent central defender. It’s because he judged Messi’s movements and his body didn’t keep up.) But there are too many pass-cut-shot goals in the Champions League.

For example, in a certain game on August 15, 2020, a certain team scored 8 goals. Only one of them was a goal by a full-back to show off his skills and break the opponent's defense. The remaining 7 goals were basically passing, running, and shooting. Goal or cross, grab the point, score the goal. So, run to grab the point and shoot.

A stronger Ronaldo is definitely the better one in the Champions League.

It's just that Ronaldo scored three or five goals, and Messi didn't score three or five goals in a row. The only meaning is to win.

One final point: At least when Zidane was leading the team, one of Ronaldo's changes was to accept a substitute.

For example, if you play against Valladolid tomorrow and you are one of the two prides, don’t go there. After all, if you go 5:1 and you can’t go 3:1, your teammates can also bring victory. Next week, when we play Atletico Madrid, you go all out. Win and then you have another bye next weekend against Granada.

Ronaldo's choice is, yes, to accept the substitute.

Therefore, although the league data is average, the Champions League is killing everyone. After all, Real Madrid does not have Ronaldo, so there is no problem in winning against a mid-to-lower team.

But if Cristiano Ronaldo in another dimension is told by the head coach, as one of the two favorites, you will take a rest against Granada on the weekend. You will go all out against Liverpool in the Champions League in midweek, and then you will take a rest against Valladolid next weekend. The proud one said, no.

I'm going to put numbers on Granada and Valladolid.

As a result, they scored five goals against Granada and Valladolid, winning 5:1 and 6:0 respectively in midweek and going to Anfield 4:0.

This is good for personal data, but not good for the Champions League.

So Ronaldo did not become Ronaldo in the parallel world but Ronaldo in the real world.

Why is Ronaldo better than Messi in the Champions League knockout rounds?

It's simple, because Ronaldo's scoring ability is better than Messi's, to be precise, especially when playing against strong teams.

The first thing to say is that the closer you are to the opponent's goal, the closer you are to scoring a goal.

Believe it or not, a person with average athletic ability who can't play football is placed in front of the opponent's goal and fixed in the small penalty area.

When a teammate attacks and causes chaos to the opponent, he might be able to kick him in by chance, or a crowd of people in the penalty area might overturn the ball and land in front of him in front of the empty goal.

Although the probability is very low, there is always a chance of scoring a goal after playing 100 or 1,000 games. But if you put this person at the back or midfield and prevent him from entering the penalty area, then I dare say he won't score a single goal in 10,000 games.

The second point is that the larger the space, the easier it is to score goals.

Empty goal\u0026gt;Single sword\u0026gt;Semi-single sword\u0026gt;Long shot.

Therefore, the best chance to score is to face an empty goal on the goal line and hit the ball in.

Referring to the match between the Iranian National Youth Team and the Chinese National Youth Team, the opponent stopped the ball on the Chinese goal line and even had time to call his teammates forward to celebrate.

Therefore, it is understandable to fail to score a single goal on the court, and it is forgivable to fail to score a penalty kick, but failing to score an empty goal is simply a lifelong stain.

Torres can prove it.

If you have the best chance to score, the most difficult thing is definitely the super long shot.

For example, Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Schick-. Once you enter, there will be a super world wave, an existence that can compete with Puska Titus.

Okay, here are the necessary instructions.

Now let’s talk about why Ronaldo scores more goals than May, especially in the Champions League.

In a word, just because Luo can often find space to shoot from the place closest to the goal.

In the strong dialogue in the Champions League knockout rounds, the transition between offense and defense is the best chance to score. Real Madrid is unmatched in the world in terms of counterattacks, so Luo can get a lot of close-range single-shot opportunities against the goalkeeper.

The second is Luo's 9 movements without the ball, his sense of smell in front of the goal, his pace adjustment before catching the ball, his ability to stop the ball and shoot and shoot.

The ancient masters have not seen it and will not comment. I have been watching football for more than 20 years and Luo is the best in this regard. This is the most underrated aspect of Luo.

Many people say that Ronaldo's goal has no technical content, but they don't know that this is the most valuable part of Ronaldo.

You know, a goal that passes 5 people can only shock the world, if there is no second goal of God's hand.

Argentina will not win the game.

No matter how high the ball possession rate is and how delicate the cooperation is, it is better to have a direct header or a shot to win.

Finally, Ronaldo's physical fitness supports his sprinting ability, running without the ball°, and all the foundations of his ability to grab points are reflected in his decades of professionalism.

With physical support, Ronaldo can run faster and jump higher than others.

He can sprint and counterattack repeatedly, grab points one step ahead, quickly pass the defender to connect and shoot, score a goal that De Gea can let go, and hook that Buffon° can watch.

Not to mention the killer header.

Only by ensuring these three points can Ronaldo's high goals be guaranteed.

In a strong dialogue, the opponent has to attack. The more you attack, the happier Ronaldo is. This means a lot of counterattack scoring opportunities.