Chapter 38 Season Officially Starts
After the Spanish Super Cup, time has entered the second half of August, and the Spanish La Liga is about to resume. The first game of Barcelona in the 8/05 season will be at 06 pm on August 8, away against the newly promoted Alaves (third in the Spanish Second Division last season).
However, before the first round of La Liga starts, Barcelona still has a traditional cup competition to compete in, which is the Gamper Cup, which has been held for the 40th time this year!
The Gamper Trophy is a pre-season football competition hosted by FC Barcelona. The event was set up in memory of Joan Gamper, the founder of Barcelona, and is the traditional home opener of the new season for Barcelona.
At 8 pm on August 24, Barcelona faced the challenge of last season's Serie A champion Juventus at home.
9 fans came to watch the clash between the two league champions. As the new season was about to start, both teams sent a lot of substitutes. Abbiati played for Juventus for the first time; Messi started, while Ricardo continued to start on the bench...
After the kick-off, both teams fought very hard, and it didn't look like a friendly match. Barcelona continued the technical flow control style of the past few seasons and controlled the situation, but Juventus' counterattacks were very threatening every time, and Oleger had a hard time defending Ibrahimovic.
Four minutes into the game, Ibrahimovic had a chance to shoot from the edge of the penalty area, but unfortunately his shot was slightly off target.
Barcelona then responded with consecutive attacks, but Juventus was the first to break the deadlock.
In the 10th minute, Oleger fouled Vieira in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick; Piero took the penalty kick, and although Valdes touched the ball, he could not prevent the ball from entering the net, and Juventus led 1-0.
After falling behind, Barcelona stepped up their attack and even adjusted their forward line, pushing Ronaldinho's father to the front, Messi switched to the left, and Larsson retreated to the right winger position. Ronaldinho continued to create threats after moving forward:
In the 21st minute, Ronaldinho's right-footed free kick went wide of the left post. In the 24th minute, Ronaldinho made a deep pass and Messi knocked the ball back to the penalty spot, but no teammates followed up.
In the 40th minute, Iniesta made a clever pass, but Messi failed to control the ball in the penalty area. In the 39th minute, Ronaldinho's long shot was caught by Abbiati.
Juventus relied on the Italian team's traditional solid defense to maintain a one-goal lead and ended the first half.
During the halftime break, the two teams replaced a total of 7 players. However, Li Qi still stayed on the bench...
After the second half, Barcelona's offensive became more intense. First, Deco, who came on as a substitute, shot slightly wide from outside the penalty area, which marked the beginning of Barcelona's siege of Juventus:
In the 55th minute, Van Bommel's long-range shot was saved by Abbiati.
In the 58th minute, Messi was brought down by Vieira while dribbling at high speed in the middle and received a yellow card!
In the 61st minute, Messi cut in from the right and shot wide with his left foot from 18 meters in front of the goal.
In the 63rd minute, Marcos was tripped while making a forward pass. Deco took the free kick from 28 meters in front of the goal and the ball hit the wall and bounced over the crossbar.
In the 66th minute, Barcelona equalized the score by launching a quick counterattack. After being suppressed for 20 minutes, Juventus broke into Barcelona's attacking third zone for the first time, but Barcelona seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack.
After Messi received the goalkeeper's hand-thrown ball, he made a diagonal pass to the left from the right side of the midfield. Iniesta received the ball and had a one-on-one chance. He broke into the penalty area and faced Abbiati who was attacking. He pushed the ball into the lower right corner with his right foot from 11 meters in front of the goal and scored, 1-1.
Just 3 minutes later, Barcelona struck while the iron was hot and scored another goal, increasing the score!
In the 70th minute, Deco made a cross pass in the middle, Van Bronckhorst took the ball, took a quick step with his right foot, and volleyed a powerful shot with his left foot from 30 meters in front of the goal into the lower right corner, and Barcelona overtook 2-1!
Then Rijkaard continued to make adjustments, replacing Iniesta with Eto'o and Gabriel Gabri with Belletti.
However, not long after, Juventus took advantage of Barcelona's mistakes to equalize the score!
In the 76th minute, Mutu passed the ball from the middle, Brasi made a cross from the left, and Mutu was brought down in the penalty area by Edmilson, another penalty!
Edmilson protested and was given a yellow card. From the slow motion, it can be seen that when Mutu stopped the ball with his back turned, he was indeed tackled on his supporting foot by the Brazilian. Trezeguet took the penalty and fooled Holkera, then shot with his right foot into the bottom left corner, making it 2-2.
When the game entered the last 10 minutes, Rijkaard finally remembered the hungry Li Qi and replaced Oleger, who performed mediocrely in this game, with Li Qi as a central defender...
(Although it was his first official match as a central defender, Li Qi had no complaints: "Sure! As long as I play, I can be a referee, not just a central defender... Oh no, that would result in a red card...")
At the same time, Rijkaard also replaced Messi with Giuly. The fans at the scene stood up and applauded, giving Messi high praise for his performance in this game.
After Li Qi came on the pitch, he assisted Edmilson and Marcos in building the central defense line, and did a very good job. He handled the ball cleanly and accurately, passed the ball accurately without any mistakes, and accurately read the game and predicted the positioning, helping Barcelona stabilize the defense while freezing the offensive supply to the frontcourt.
In the injury time of the game, Li Qi successfully defended Mutu's quick counterattack alone, and cleanly stole the ball from Mutu's feet, which also won applause from the audience.
In the end, Barcelona's fierce attack failed and the two sides were tied after 90 minutes of the game, and went directly into a penalty shootout!
In the first round, Deco deceived Abbiati and shot low into the bottom left corner with his right foot. Mutu also scored on the left side of the goal, 1-1;
In the second round, Eto'o's right-foot shot was too angled, the ball hit the left post and bounced out, Oliveira's right-foot shot went into the net from under Jorquera's armpit, 2-1;
In the third round, Marcos' right-footed shot went wide, Vieira tricked Holkera and shot into the bottom left corner with his right foot, 3-1;
In the 4th round, Belletti easily pushed the ball into the lower left corner with his right foot, and Trezeguet pushed it into the lower right corner...
巴塞罗那4轮点球只进2球，而尤文图斯4罚全中，2比4尤文图斯获得了这届甘伯杯。
(Ricardo was relieved: "Great! The boss arranged for me to take the fifth penalty kick... I was so nervous...")
Completely heartless and not caring about missing out on a championship...
Never mind, it’s not an important cup match…
Three days after the Gamper Trophy, the first round of La Liga will begin! Barcelona will travel to challenge newly promoted Alaves. The 3/05 La Liga season is finally about to begin!
After selling Riquelme to Villarreal for a transfer fee of 700 million euros and continuing to loan Saviola to Sevilla, Barcelona's first-team lineup was also determined.
Goalkeeper lineup:
No. 1, Victor Baldes, Spain, born on January 82, 1, 14 cm;
No. 25, Jorquera, Spain, born on March 79, 3, 3 cm;
No. 28, Ruben, Spain, born on June 84, 6, 22 cm;
Back line:
No. 2, Belleti, Brazil (EU passport), born on June 76, 6, 20 cm;
No. 4, Marcos (Maquez), Mexico, born on February 79, 2, 13 cm;
No. 5, Puyol, Spain, born on April 78, 4, 13 cm;
No. 12, Van Bronckhorst, Netherlands (EU passport), born on February 75, 2, 5 cm;
No. 15, Edmilson, Brazil (EU passport), born on July 76, 7, 10 cm;
No. 16, Sylvinho, Brazil (EU passport), born on April 74, 4, 12 cm;
No. 23, Oleguer, Spain, born on February 80, 2, 2 cm;
Midfield line:
No. 3, Motta, Brazil (EU passport), born on August 82, 8, 28 cm;
No. 6, Xavi, Spain, born on January 80, 1, 25 cm;
No. 10, Ronaldinho, Brazil, March 80, 3, 21 cm;
No. 17, Van Bommel, Netherlands (EU passport), April 77, 4, 22 cm;
No. 18, Gabri, Spain, February 79, 2, 10 cm;
No. 20, Deco, Portugal (EU passport), August 77, 8, 27 cm;
No. 24, Iniesta, Spain, May 84, 5, 11 cm;
No. 66, Ricardo Ricci, Italy (EU passport), June 86, 6, 6 cm (yes, the latest physical test is a bit higher; the first physical test data when I just joined Barcelona was 184 cm...);
Forward line:
No. 7, Larsson, Sweden (EU passport), September 71, 9, 20 cm;
No. 8, Giuly, France (EU passport), July 76, 7, 10 cm;
No. 9, Eto'o, Cameroon, March 81, 3, 10 cm;
No. 11, Maxi Lopez, Argentina (EU passport), April 84, 4, 3 cm;
No. 14, Ezquerro, Spain, December 76, 12, 14 cm;
No. 19, Messi, Argentina (EU passport), June 87, 6, 24 cm (Barcelona's official data is more accurate than Argentina's data...);
There are 24 players in the first team, which is one player short of the 25-man registration limit for La Liga. The second-team midfielder Joan Verdu (Spain), born on May 83, 5, 5 cm tall, fills the gap.
And this list is not only the registration list of Barcelona in La Liga in the 05/06 season, but also the registration list of Barcelona in the Champions League in the 05/06 season.
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When mentioning the Argentine midfield superstar Juan Román Riquelme, who was born on June 78, 6 and officially joined Villarreal Club, where he had been on loan for two years, Ricardo sighed inwardly.
Ricardo still admires Romi's football skills, but his slow passing style is definitely incompatible with modern football; Ricardo feels that if he is lucky enough to partner with him, he may not be able to integrate into his football style.
Argentine genius midfielder Riquelme was regarded by the media as the best successor to Maradona as early as when he played for Boca Juniors. The victory over Real Madrid in 2000 to win the Toyota Cup made this new king, who had just debuted, famous in one battle.
After the 2002 World Cup, Barcelona spent $1100 million to bring Riquelme from Boca Juniors to Camp Nou. After the transfer to Barcelona, Riquelme was not reused by then Barcelona coach Louis van Gaal, who even made it clear to him that it was not his decision to bring him in, and that Riquelme's "free kicking method" was an indulgence that "top teams could not afford."
After a miserable year at Barcelona, Riquelme was loaned to Villarreal, who were hovering in the relegation zone of La Liga. Riquelme took to his new club like a duck in water, helping Villarreal finish eighth in La Liga and reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the 2003/04 season.
而在上赛季04/05赛季更是帮助这支成立于1923年的小俱乐部获得联赛第三，历史上破天荒地打入了冠军联赛。打进15粒入球助攻16次的里克尔梅完全征服了这座位于西班牙东南部的小城。
更是在2005年1月10日西甲的第18轮，率队在主场迎头痛击联赛领头羊巴塞罗那队；里克尔梅在比赛中助攻双响，帮助球队以3比0胜出。
In this match against his old club, Riquelme won in a direct dialogue with Barcelona's midfield commander Xavi. Argentine media once said that Riquelme's so-called "slowness" is actually a rhythm control. Slowness is actually a preparation for "speed". In the complex situation of the game, he can always clearly sort out a clue, then outline a fatal attack line and comfortably give a fatal blow...
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Riquelme's transfer fee is 700 million euros, but if Villarreal achieves good results due to the Argentine's outstanding performance, the transfer fee may rise to 1000 million euros.
In addition, Barcelona also retains 25% ownership of Riquelme, which means that if Riquelme transfers from Villarreal in the future, Barcelona can also obtain 25% of the transfer fee.
However, for Li Qi, who knows more about Riquelme's biography through Old Li Qi, the Argentine midfield master who found his self-worth in the Yellow Submarine will not move easily, for fear of being hurt by a rigid coach like Van Gaal again...
So apart from returning to Boca Juniors, Riquelme will not move again, and Barcelona's expected 25% share of the second transfer is out of the question...
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