Chapter 400 A nanny-level referee

Is Messi important to Barcelona?

The answer is yes. If Barcelona didn't have Messi, Barcelona might not even be able to qualify for the Champions League.

Although the development of modern football is eliminating stars and paying more attention to overall combat, without superstars, it will be difficult to open up when the situation is in a stalemate. What is needed at this time is to hold, or have the ability to kill with one hit in sports combat, or have a The goal-breaking ability of the full-moon scimitar.

Messi can play a role in quickly advancing the series in Barcelona, ​​which is just like Cristiano Ronaldo's finishing ability.

One is the general who blows the horn to launch a general attack, and the other is the assassin who approaches the city and waits for an ambush. If you want to win the war, you need players with this role.

Messi and Ronaldo play this role for the team. We have to admit that as the two of them grow older, at critical moments in key games, they no longer shine as brightly as before, but As far as the current world football is concerned, there are not many people who can surpass Messi and Ronaldo.

Although Neymar has excellent dribbling skills, his love of dribbling will inevitably lead to a slowdown in local or overall attacks. Transitional dribbling will also result in no more energy to shoot when the final kick is taken.

Although Lewandowski has excellent personal abilities, because Lewandowski chose to play in the Bundesliga, his influence and attention are far less than that of La Liga.

There is not much time left. This is true for Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, and it is also true for those of us who love football. There are still 2 years left in the era of the unrivaled duo. In 2 years, stars will appear in world football. At that time, we may still be young, and we may be able to follow some stars for another ten years, but now that's all we have.

The Champions League is a club-based competition, while the World Cup is a national-based competition.

Many people think that the World Cup is much more valuable than the Champions League. In fact, it is more about the politicized status of sports.

Just like many people think that countries must be richer than companies, in fact, most countries in the world are not richer than Apple.

Similarly, the national teams of various countries cannot be stronger than clubs like Manchester City and Real Madrid. These super clubs can even reduce many national teams to scum.

In theory and practice, the club's organization makes it easier to bring out the players' strengths and demonstrate the charm of football.

Players spend most of the year training and competing at the club, and they cooperate more closely with their club teammates.

Club competitions will also be arranged in the most suitable season of the year. For example, European professional competitions are basically from September to April or May of the following year. The competitive status of athletes is basically arranged according to this arrangement, so they are concentrated. Champions League games for the world's top players clearly bring out the best in their athletes.

The World Cup is a competition organized on a national basis. Many of the country's top stars do not play in the country, and the density of professional competitions is also very high. Athletes cannot travel to and from their workplaces and national team training and competition locations too frequently, and the time spent participating in training camps is also limited. too long.

Therefore, in recent years, the national team records of South American countries have declined significantly, which is not necessarily due to a decline in player strength. Messi and Neymar are still the top players in the world.

But Messi and Neymar play in Europe all year round and have very little time to train with their national team teammates, far less than the time they spend training with the club. How can they expect tacit understanding and wonderful tactical cooperation with their teammates?

As professional competitions become more valuable, the profits from a single competition can reach millions of euros.

In order to obtain excess profits, big-name European clubs are hosting more and more events, and the physical burden on professional players is getting heavier and heavier.

7. In the 1980s, professional players only participated in forty or fifty games a season, but now professional players participate in nearly 80 games a season, close to double games a week, and sometimes even three games a week.

During this period, although the scientific level of modern training has been continuously improved, the core is still the profit-seeking nature of professional clubs.

Professional competitions crowd out the best time of the year, and national team games are often squeezed into the offseason of the professional season.

The World Cup is scheduled to be held in the summer, which happens to be the time when the European professional season is off.

Since professional clubs provide high salaries to athletes, they want to squeeze out every ounce of their potential. How many bosses and coaches would kindly consider leaving some energy for you to play in the World Cup?

For a long time in the past, the World Cup had a huge influence, and its core was caused by the small number of professional matches.

But now Europe's big-name club competitions are almost exploiting every opportunity, and the use of players is getting closer and closer to the limit.

Athletes are not made of iron, so many athletes' bodies have entered a period of fatigue during the World Cup championship.

Expecting athletes to perform at a technical and tactical level that exceeds that of professional games is undoubtedly inconsistent with the principles of training, and it also makes a mockery of the level of professional coaches in clubs.

Therefore, as professional competitions continue to advance, the World Cup is becoming less valuable than the Champions League.

Besides, the training level of the national team cannot surpass the organizational level of professional teams. Clubs can recruit players from all over the world to form the most combat-effective team. At the same time, they occupy the best competition time of the year, and most of the training time of athletes is also How do you compare the short-term training sessions between clubs and national teams?

Before the Champions League was reorganized into eight groups and the top two teams in the group qualified, it was difficult for me to evaluate the one with the highest gold content. Some people said that Manchester United’s two European championships had extremely high gold content, but overall, I didn’t watch much at the time. , I can’t comment.

But after the restructuring, I think there are three championships with high gold content. The first is the Miracle in Istanbul. Liverpool fell behind by three goals and chased three goals in a row, defeating AC Milan on penalties. Liverpool's lineup that year was actually very average, and they were almost eliminated in the group stage.

If it weren't for the captain named Steve Sherratt who scored the goal that sent Liverpool out in the 88th minute of the final round of the group stage, there would have been no miracles. Then came the 2012 car.

It can be said that the Blues have experienced the Stamford Bridge tragedy this season and experienced various failures to win the Champions League. This season is actually in a certain state of turmoil, with both strength and lineup declining significantly.

However, they successfully won the first Champions League championship in team history this season.

If you look at the entire promotion process, you will understand how difficult it was for them. Then, with a lot of injured soldiers, they eliminated Barcelona, ​​which was in full swing, and scored Bayern's goal with the only corner kick in the game. When you think about it now Everyone will think it must be a miracle.

The gold content of the above two championships is high enough, but compared with the big Inter Milan team in 2010, they are still a little bit behind.

Although I am indeed not a fan of Inter Milan, I was indeed moved by the Inter Milan team that year.

Moreover, whether it is domestic competition or the Champions League, Inter Milan's performance cannot be said to be perfect, but it is definitely extremely resilient.

In fact, this year's Ballon d'Or award was actually given to Barcelona's No. 10 instead of Inter Milan's No. 10. I absolutely, absolutely disagree!

I admit that Barcelona's No. 10 is an unparalleled player, but at least that season, Barcelona's No. 10 was definitely not as good as Inter Milan's No. 10.

And everyone also needs to know that in those years when Barcelona was the godfather team, the referees really protected Barcelona in La Liga and the Champions League. Barcelona is already very strong, but your referee still protects it like this. Is it interesting?

But even with a nanny-level whistle and a completely unfair playing environment, Inter Milan still eliminated Barcelona. I don’t need to say more about how awesome this is.

So that Inter Milan team was so great.

Looking at the opponents they defeated, the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga champions were all defeated by swords, and all of these devils will win the Champions League in the next few years. If you want to say that the most valuable team in the Champions League after the restructuring is definitely the big Inter Milan.

Barcelona in 2015 can be said to be the true king of kings because they eliminated the defending champions of the Eredivisie, Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and Serie A on their way to the championship.

First, let’s briefly review Barcelona’s Champions League history that year: Barcelona was in the same group with Ligue 1 champion Paris Saint-Germain, Eredivisie champion Ajax and Cyprus league champion APOEL in the group stage.

This was not an easy group, but Barcelona ranked first in the group and advanced to the top 16 with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss, scoring 15 goals and conceding 5 goals.

Eredivisie champion Ajax and Cypriot champion APOEL became the dead souls of Barcelona; in the quarter-finals, Barcelona encountered Premier League champion Manchester City.

As a result, Barcelona won 2:1 away from home in the first leg and 1:0 at home in the second leg. They double defeated Manchester City in two rounds and entered the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Barcelona once again met their group stage opponent Paris Saint-Germain.

It was also a double-kill opponent in two rounds, but this time the total score was even more disparate. Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals with a total score of 5:1; in the semi-finals, Barcelona drew the Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich.

In the first round at Camp Nou, Barcelona defeated their opponent 3:0 without any blood, almost killing the suspense of the entire series.

The second round came to Bayern's home court. Neymar scored two goals in the first half. It was impossible for Bayern to score 5 goals. In the end, they could only watch Barcelona advance to the final;

Facing Serie A champion Juventus in the final, Barcelona always took control of the situation on the court and finally won the Big Ears Cup with a score of 3:1.

Clubs at different levels of strength have a bottom line for league rankings at the end of the season, unless they are in extremely poor condition. For example, the traditional top six in the Premier League will generally be in the top six.

Looking back on Barcelona's journey to win the Champions League this year, almost every knockout round ended the suspense of promotion in the first round. Facing the powerful players from all walks of life, the advantage was quite huge, and they dominated all the way to the top of Europe. Top.

Barcelona also achieved the treble in the same season, becoming the only team in history to win the treble twice.

The reason why Barcelona was so strong back then was that in addition to Xavi and Iniesta still inheriting the pass-and-control football left by Guardiola in the team, the biggest contributor was the all-conquering MSN combination in the frontcourt.

The front three consisting of Messi, Suarez, and Neymar scored 122 goals in a single season, becoming the trio with the most goals in history.

Therefore, Barcelona, ​​which created so many records in 2015, can be called the most valuable Champions League champion in the 20th century!

In the season when Inter Milan won the championship in 2010, Inter Milan's road to the championship: beat Chelsea at the top, went to Moscow, killed the Cosmos team at the top (by the way, preventing them from defending the title), and defeated Bayern in the final.

2010 Triple Crown winner Inter Milan, a group of old men’s counterattack! Inspiring example!

People who know football will naturally understand and will not accept refutation (it is recommended to look at their championship history).

In 2010 Inter Milan and 2015 Barcelona, ​​Barcelona defeated the league champions of various countries all the way to the top, especially against Bayern, which averted the shame of the Big Seven in 2013, especially Messi's awesome goal, which was really impressive.

However, I still think that Inter Milan’s achievement of the Triple Crown is the most touching. Veterans, final kills, controversy, and the weak defeating the strong. It has not been easy along the way. Looking back today on the road to winning the championship ten years ago still makes people burst into tears. .

It should be Barcelona in 2015. It is the first team to win two triple crowns. It is also the second team in the history of the Champions League to win the championship by consecutively defeating the defending champions of the four major leagues. I think it is Real Madrid in the 2017-2018 season. .

The reasons are as follows: In the two seasons before this season, Real Madrid won the European championship. It can be said that UEFA will do everything possible to prevent Real Madrid from winning three consecutive Champions League titles. This started from Real Madrid's group stage.

In the group stage, Real Madrid faced very strong competitors, namely Dortmund, Tottenham, and APOEL. Dordmund and Tottenham are both young guards with strong strength.

It can be said that Real Madrid is more afraid of this kind of style of play. Fortunately, Real Madrid successfully broke through with second place in the group.

After advancing from 16 to 8 and entering the knockout round, the first opponent Real Madrid encountered was the French giant champion Paris Saint-Germain. This shows UEFA's determination to stop Real Madrid. In the first round at Real Madrid's home court, Real Madrid conceded the ball first, and the air in the Bernabeu instantly froze.

Fortunately, the Real Madrid players are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They quickly adjusted their mentality and scored three goals in a row to reverse the game. In the second round, Real Madrid did not give Paris another chance. Cristiano Ronaldo killed the game. After defeating Paris with 8 goals and 4, Real Madrid did not neglect their capital, and UEFA did not give up on shooting Real Madrid, and allocated it to Real Madrid's most feared rival, Serie A champion Juventus.

How should I introduce Juventus? Let me introduce it this way. In the past five years (2013-2018), Real Madrid has been the only team to eliminate Real Madrid.

As a result, Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 in the away game in the first round. It was stable and everyone felt stable. However, the scary part of the old woman appeared. When Real Madrid came to home, Juventus also beat 3-0. Leading, the air pressure instantly drops to a negative value. At the last moment, a god-like man appeared. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal, killing the game and beating the buzzer. Real Madrid advanced in a thrilling way.

Old ladies are so difficult to deal with. After defeating the Old Lady 4-2, Real Madrid did not have the capital to rest, and UEFA continued to attack Real Madrid.

Real Madrid welcomes its old rival, Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich.

Real Madrid's natural advantage against Bayern helped Real Madrid advance.

4 to 3 in two rounds. Knowing how terrifying Liverpool has been in the past two years, you will know what kind of opponent Real Madrid faced in the final.

If Ramos hadn't accidentally injured Salah, the outcome of the game would have been hard to say.

Of course, Bell's super overhead kick and Casemiro's invincible world wave are all manifestations of strength.

To sum it up in one sentence, the desire to win three consecutive championships is unstoppable.

European champion, well deserved. It must be Inter Milan in 2010!

Killing the Bundesliga champion, La Liga champion, Premier League champion, Russian Super League champion, this gold content, who else can compare with the highest gold content, I think Milan in 2003.

You can take a look at the top eight teams at that time: Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Inter Milan, Ajax, and Valencia. Fans of that era must have known the stars in each team.

The most important thing is, when did Serie A start to become lonely and La Liga start to flourish? With the strength of all the teams, it is reasonable for whoever wins.

(At that time, Ajax included Ibrahimovic and, it seems, Van der Vaart.) So I think that championship should be the most valuable one.

(This is purely a personal opinion, don’t criticize if you don’t like it) The reasons for Inter Milan in 2010 are as follows: 1. At that time, the entire Serie A was in a downturn and its overall strength ranked behind England and West Germany.

2: The main players in Inter Milan's lineup at the time were basically those of other teams who were not successful or were too old.

3: In the process, the champions of West Germany and England were eliminated. The most valuable Champions League title since the 20th century was Real Madrid in 2018.

Before the restructuring of the 1992-1993 season, there was no group stage, just knockout, which was more likely to happen, let alone talk about it.

Before the 1999-2000 season, 24 teams participated in the group stage. It was only in the 1999-2000 season that the number increased to 32 teams. Let's compare these 20 championships since the group stage with 32 teams participating. Among these 20 games, 7 were "civil wars" - two teams from the same league entered the finals.

Real Madrid has won the championship 6 times, Barcelona 4 times, Bayern, AC Milan and Liverpool 2 times, Porto, Chelsea, Manchester United and Inter Milan 1 time. 1. Real Madrid’s road to the Champions League championship in 2018. In the 2017-2018 season, Real Madrid eliminated Paris Saint-Germain in France, Juventus in Italy, Bayern Munich in Germany, and Liverpool in Premier League. It was full of gold.

In the group stage, they were in the same group as APOEL, Borussia Dortmund, and Tottenham. With 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, the second place in the group entered the top 16.

The 1 draw and 1 loss were against the powerful Tottenham, which is slightly excusable. After all, the purpose of the group stage is to advance.

In the knockout rounds of the 16th and 8th rounds, they faced the more powerful French overlord, Paris Saint-Germain. Facing Paris, Real Madrid performed well. First, they defeated their opponents 3-1 at home and played against the wind.

Paris scored first after the opening, but then they reversed with three goals in a row.

The away game against Paris did not give the opponent a chance to make a comeback, and they defeated Paris again 2-1.

In this way, the total score is 5 to 2 and easily enters the top eight.

Facing the Italian hegemon Juventus in eighth place and fourth place.

First, they beat Juventus 3:0 in the away game, but when they returned home, Juventus took a 3-goal lead (also 3:0) that lasted until the 90th minute. A penalty kick at the last moment saved Real Madrid.