Barcelona defeated Celtic 1-0 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals with a total score of 4-2!
This is not news in itself, everyone thinks Barcelona will advance.
The news is that Barcelona scored a very typical Barcelona goal.
Only three minutes into the game, Xavi scored Barcelona's goal after nineteen consecutive passes.
This goal completely detonated the Camp Nou stadium, sending 100,000 fans at the scene into a wild celebration.
Ronaldinho and Deco recovered, and players such as Xavi and Iniesta still performed bravely, which earned Barcelona a flood of praise after the game.
Daily Sports said that the two-round match against Celtic showed Barcelona's championship appearance, especially the return of traditional Barcelona football and the recovery of Ronaldinho and Deco.
It greatly improved Barcelona's strength.
Barcelona's mouthpiece said that it is difficult for Barcelona to pose a threat to Real Madrid in La Liga this season, especially after losing to Atletico Madrid 2-4 in an away game. Barcelona has basically withdrawn from the title race, and Real Madrid will be the final winner.
"But exiting the title race early is not necessarily a bad thing for Barcelona, because Rijkaard's team can gather more energy and invest in the Champions League. The game against Celtic is the best evidence.
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Daily Sports believes that sharp offense and solid defense are the magic weapons for Barcelona to advance in the Champions League this season.
Different from the setbacks in La Liga, in the Champions League, Barcelona is currently the only four teams in the Champions League that maintain an unbeaten record. The impressive record of six wins and two draws puts Barcelona in the same position as Bayern, Manchester United and Chelsea.
Ranked first in the Champions League.
"In the past, Barcelona's defense was criticized, but now, with five goals conceded, Barcelona has become one of the teams with the fewest goals conceded in the Champions League, and the team's offensive firepower is at the forefront among the Champions League teams.
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Daily Sports analysis believes that the improvement of offense and defense is precisely the key to Barcelona's success in the Champions League.
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If only Daily Sports said this, it could be said to be self-promotion, but the British media Daily Mail was also very surprised by Barcelona's data and believed that Rijkaard's team was focusing on the Champions League.
In terms of ball possession rate, Barcelona averages 62% of the ball per game, far exceeding all other teams in the Champions League. Real Madrid, the closest player to Barcelona, only has 57%. This proves Barcelona’s amazing control rate.
Ball advantage.
What the ball control advantage brings is the offensive advantage.
In terms of the ability to create opportunities, Barcelona still leads European football, especially in the number of shots on goal, which is as high as 63. In other words, on average over the eight games, there are almost eight shots on goal in each game.
This is definitely an astonishing number!
The Daily Mail believes that Rijkaard's team is far underestimated by the outside world due to its unsatisfactory performance in La Liga.
"This is the king of statistics in the Champions League!"
In addition to ball control and shooting, Barcelona also has another statistic that is the most terrifying in the entire European football, and that is the number of corner kicks, as many as 67, with an average of more than eight per game. This is another very scary statistic. Compared with the rankings
There are more than 20 more teams in second place, which is enough to prove that Barcelona is the most advocating offensive football team in European football.
However, Barcelona only scored one goal from a corner kick, which came from Messi. It was a goal full of luck.
The Daily Mail believes that Barcelona still has considerable potential to tap in this regard. How to improve the team's corner kick utilization rate and the utilization efficiency of frontcourt free kicks created by Barcelona's best penetration in the middle. This is all done by Li Jie.
Calder should focus on solving the next problem.
But no matter what, the Daily Mail believes that Barcelona is the most champion team in the Champions League this season.
"When everyone thought that Barcelona's dream second team dynasty had been destroyed, Barcelona quietly played the most gorgeous offensive football in European football and achieved outstanding results. This made people full of expectations for them.
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"Looking at Schuster's Real Madrid, although they dominated La Liga, they once again stopped in the top 16 in the Champions League, which shows that this team is slightly inferior to Barcelona in terms of hard power."
"Looking at the current European football world, the only teams that can truly threaten Barcelona are Bayern, Manchester United and Chelsea."
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If only the media said this, it could still be regarded as hype, but Barcelona Vice Chairman Bartomeu also mentioned the team's goals for this season when he was a guest on the Spanish TV Channel 3 program.
"We will not give up La Liga, but the team's main focus will be on the Champions League. We hope to win the Champions League again!"
Bartomeu also mentioned the team's summer strategy, saying that Rijkaard will only be able to stay after winning the Champions League, and Barcelona will also reorganize this summer, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Fabrega.
Including Si, many stars will be Barcelona's signing targets.
"There is no doubt that we want to build a more competitive team. We are fed up with all the chaos in the locker room and we need to make a change."
Regarding the funds for signings, Bartomeu said that the team will use various methods, including but not limited to selling players in the team, to raise a transfer fee of 100 million euros, and make every effort to introduce Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, the host of the program also asked questions and said that the Portuguese had mentioned in previous interviews with the media that he would not consider Barcelona because he felt that the way Barcelona treated his best friend Su Dong made him angry.
In this regard, Bartomeu said that he has never heard such rumors. He believes that the Portuguese is also very interested in joining a wealthy team with a long history like Barcelona.
"Here, he will work with the best players, including Messi, Bojan, Xavi, Iniesta, etc., and they will form a dream lineup. This is a temptation that all professional players will find difficult to refuse.
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This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Bartomeu seems confident in introducing Cristiano Ronaldo.
When the host asked the last question, which was that Su Dong said in Germany that he hoped to draw Barcelona in the quarterfinals, Bartomeu smiled and said that he had heard such news.
"We all know that Barcelona is the best team in the Champions League this season. There are many teams that hope to prove their strength by challenging Barcelona, but this is not something that anyone can control, and we will not mind if we draw any team.
team."
But when the host mentioned that Rijkaard once said that he did not want to meet Bayern led by Su Dong, Bartomeu smiled a little awkwardly, but explained: "He meant that he did not want to meet Bayern too early."
We are not afraid of Sudong and Bayern when we encounter strong teams."
Bartomeu even took the initiative to mention the relationship between Barcelona and Bayern, saying that among the team's summer recruitment targets, Bayern's Lahm is a full-back that Barcelona admires very much, and the team is actively promoting Lahm to join Barcelona.
possibility.
The other one is Sevilla's Daniel Alves.
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Bartomeu's remarks once again aroused heated discussion in the media.
Well, even the pre-game poaching routine is out, isn’t this a sign that Bayern is about to be drawn?
Some media reporters and fans even shouted to UEFA for fear of chaos, hoping that they could manipulate the draw so that Barcelona and Bayern could meet.
"This time, I guarantee that no one will accuse you of being a shady person!"
Bartomeu's words have indeed boosted Barcelona's momentum, causing many media and fans to take notice and believe that Barcelona is the number one favorite in the Champions League this season, but the Dream Team is not without hidden dangers.
After the game against Celtic, Barcelona announced that Messi would miss six weeks due to a muscle strain and was destined to miss the Champions League quarter-finals. This would also be a big blow to Barcelona's combat effectiveness.
In addition, after returning to La Liga, Barcelona lost 1 to 2 at home to Villarreal, which basically sentenced La Liga to death. It was far behind Real Madrid and it was difficult to have another chance to win the championship.
Subsequently, the Catalan media also broke an inside story. After Messi was injured, he blamed the Barcelona medical team in the locker room, believing that they had formulated a player physical training program specifically to prevent player injuries.
It was unscientific, which led to his frequent muscle strains.
Barcelona officially denied such accusations, but stated that the club had accepted Messi's application.
The Argentine did not follow the advice of Barcelona's medical team and stay in Barcelona to recuperate, but chose to return to Argentina for recuperation.
Messi's father Jorge revealed in an interview with Argentinian media, "We have already doubted the professional ability of Barcelona team doctors, so we decided to consider other treatment and training options."
As for the treatment and training plan, Jorge, Messi and Barcelona officials have not disclosed it to the outside world.
The outside world only knows that Messi will return to Argentina to recuperate.
Only Su Dong, who was far away in Munich, smiled happily at Wang Chuqing and said: "If any of you say that Messi is an honest person in the future, I will be the first to be unconvinced. He is just a sullen old fox!"
Wang Chuqing was also amused, "Didn't I just borrow your physical therapist temporarily? As for damaging him like that?"
"What do you know?" Su Dong waved his hand, "Do you really think that he is so determined to return to Argentina because he can't trust Barcelona's team doctor?"
"Is not it?"
"The belief is only certain, but if you think about it, he can also receive physiotherapy in Barcelona, why does he have to go back to China?"
Wang Chuqing was very clever and knew everything, so she immediately laughed and said, "I bet he wants to run back to reunite with Xiaofang."
"Isn't that right? I guess this kid has even thought of the words to express his love." Su Dong knew Messi too well.
This kid is never unsure of anything, especially when it comes to relationships.
The most important thing is that his usually shy boy-next-door image misleads the fans too much. As everyone knows, this kid is really bad at heart!
"I've been with you for a long time, and even Messi has learned bad things." Wang Chuqing sighed quietly.
Su Dong was stunned, what do you mean?
Are you going to learn bad things from me?
Oh my god, this kid is already very bad. What do you mean by following me and learning to be bad?
"Am I bad?" Su Dong stared at Wang Chuqing with evil intentions, like a gray wolf staring at the Pleasant Goat.
How could Wang Chuqing not understand him?
Blushing with embarrassment, he nodded and said, "It's indeed quite bad."
"Then I'll be a little bit worse."
After saying that, Big Big Wolf pounced on him.
The continuous screams of the Pleasant Goat came from the Sheep Village in the Qingqing Grassland.
