Chapter 140 Messi Retreats Early, Barcelona Learns to Be Smart

More than 40,000 Ajax fans in the Amsterdam Arena made familiar groans in the stands.

For two years, they have been beaten by Real Madrid four times, and the score difference has never been less than three goals!

I thought their luck would be a little better this year, but now it seems that the result is still the same. They can only give points to Real Madrid.

In the past two seasons, they have won the third place in the Champions League group at least twice.

But this season is likely to lose two games in a row. I am afraid that they will not even get the third place in the Champions League this year.

Many Ajax fans are not optimistic about their journey in the European war this year.

It is no wonder that they are so pessimistic.

Real Madrid does not seem to have much difficulty against Manchester City, but that does not mean that they can win against Manchester City.

The Blue Moon Army is the new king of the Premier League who forcibly snatched the league championship from Manchester United last season.

The team size and player lineup seem to be much stronger than them.

This unfortunate grouping situation makes Ajax fans feel more and more upset.

From the beautiful vision of losing to Real Madrid, drawing with Dortmund, and narrowly beating Manchester City to the despair of two consecutive defeats.

In just half a month, the mental journey of Ajax fans has experienced exciting ups and downs like riding a train.

If Li Ang knew that the Dutch media had previously promoted Ajax's goals for the Champions League group stage in the new season, he would probably be unable to hold back now.

He had to ask these Dutch media after the game whether they copied the slogans of their own unreliable media more than ten years ago.

This slogan is somewhat metaphysical, and it cannot be shouted easily.

If the Dutch media had been more low-key before the game and did not give the Ajax team so much inexplicable confidence out of thin air, they might have really scored points at the Westfalen Stadium in the first round.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to start over again. Ajax can only bite the bullet and charge towards Real Madrid's defense line now.

And seeing Ajax so brave, they chose to charge head-on again when they were behind.

Real Madrid players could only fight back with all their strength to show their respect.

Among them, Ronaldo's tribute was still the most sincere.

He scored twice in the first half and almost assisted Di Maria to score a goal.

In the 56th minute of the second half, Ronaldo successfully scored his third goal of the game at the Amsterdam Arena, becoming the first player to perform a hat trick in the Champions League this season!

De Boer was in a bitter mood.

At the beginning of this season, two defensive generals left, and the defense line had to be re-adjusted. Today, they met the explosive Ronaldo, which was a dead end.

It was already difficult for Alderweireld to defend Benzema alone, and there were also sharp attacks from Ronaldo and Di Maria on the left and right, so he had no choice.

Fortunately, Real Madrid did not intend to kill them all at the first opportunity.

After watching Di Maria and Benzema score a few more happy shots, Mourinho chose to call it a day.

Ronaldo, Di Maria and Alonso were all replaced in advance.

He has to prepare for the Spanish national derby in a few days!

The final score of this game was 3-0.

The familiar three-goal gap made Ajax fans shake their heads.

On the other hand, the 1-1 draw between Manchester City and Dortmund made Ajax's current situation even worse.

How to play? Manchester City looks like they are at the same level as Dortmund.

Now there are three big brothers in a group, and Ajax is the younger brother. In the next round, they will face Manchester City, who is full of anger and has not won their first victory, at home. Can they have a good harvest?

Ajax players now feel numb when they think of the team's situation, and they no longer have the inexplicable confidence they had before.

Li Ang also found Eriksson to comfort and encourage him after the game.

He didn't say anything polite about asking the other party to play well and then transfer to a wealthy club.

Although Eriksson is only 20 years old now, he has already fulfilled his super talent and is not lacking in the attention of the giants and the strong teams in the four major leagues.

So Li Ang gave the other party an encouragement that can inspire his fighting spirit.

"I hope to compete with you on a bigger stage, such as the Champions League knockout stage, what do you think?"

After smiling and exchanging jerseys with Eriksson, Li Ang and his teammates went to thank their fans who were on the expedition.

Eriksson stood there and looked at Li Ang's back, and soon a smile appeared on his face.

"Hey, Christian, we should go."

Alderweireld came over to greet Eriksson, who was still a little depressed at this time, and waited for him to go back to the locker room together.

But Eriksson replied to him meaningfully.

"Okay. We should go indeed"

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Before and after Real Madrid's victory over Ajax, the other Champions League group matches also came to an end.

So far, the second round of the Champions League group matches have all ended.

There are strong dialogues, big-score massacres, and even more upsets where the weak defeats the strong.

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, which lost to Porto, became the main targets of fans' ridicule after the end of this round of group matches.

Real Madrid and Barcelona once again defended the reputation of "La Liga" with the momentum of winning on both fronts.

As of now, it is really the two Spanish Super League teams that are the most stable and qualified to say in advance that they can get the first place in their respective groups.

Manchester United, who also won two consecutive group matches in Group H, won a little too hard.

They won Galatasaray by one goal and Cluj in the Romanian League by one goal, and they won by a reversal.

Compared with the zero-closed victory of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​it can only be said that Manchester United is at least one level behind these two teams on the field.

Just as the whole of Europe once again praised the hard power of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the tense atmosphere of the upcoming war has already enveloped the entire Barcelona in advance.

On October 7, Barcelona will usher in the third match with Real Madrid this season.

Of course, apart from the "unimportant" Spanish Super Cup, this is the first time the two teams have met in the new season.

Barcelona's players and coaching staff attach great importance to this Spanish national derby.

Barcelona's fans have restrained their momentum of fighting Real Madrid fans for 300 rounds on the Internet before the game, and they seem to be much more low-key.

But now they can't be low-key, because the results of direct confrontation in the past season are really not impressive.

The best result is a draw with Real Madrid. The reality of not winning Real Madrid for more than a year naturally can't give Barcelona fans more confidence.

Barcelona's game state at the beginning of this season is not very good, but the record is excellent, and the "landing" mentality actually helped them a lot.

Perhaps it is the success of Real Madrid last season that has made these arrogant Barcelona players feel hungry for honor again.

The tenacity of the game is back, and Ha Baibu can still control the game steadily. With Messi, the super giant in the frontcourt, Barcelona's recent performance is still commendable.

Apart from anything else, the attitude of sticking to the end of the game has allowed Barcelona to get at least six more points in the league.

Two consecutive lore-killing opponents are extremely morale-boosting results for the entire Barcelona team and all Barcelona fans.

However, it is precisely because of their current momentum that Real Madrid players have raised their vigilance and attention to the game early in preparation.

No players from either side were interviewed before the game to talk about their views on this derby.

Their unified behavior made this crucial battle the most "quiet" national derby before the game in the past three seasons.

However, the gunpowder smell is not weak at all, because if they don't speak out, there will always be media that will become their "mouth substitute" and force them to speak out against them.

On the evening of October 7, the entire Real Madrid team took a bus from the hotel where they were staying and headed for the Nou Camp.

Along the way, we saw those familiar sarcastic and abusive figures, provocative signs on the roadside, and large groups of Barcelona fans who sang and mocked and put pressure on Real Madrid.

A familiar feeling surged into the hearts of the Real Madrid players.

That's right, this is the atmosphere and "interactive greeting" that should be there before the national derby!

Previously, the Barcelona fans' overly quiet behavior made the Real Madrid players a little uncomfortable, but now the familiar feeling is back!

Li Ang smiled, and even had the leisure to open the curtains and wave to the large number of Barcelona fans outside the car window.

This really stirred up a hornet's nest. The Barcelona fans who surrounded Li Ang's window and raised the international friendly exchange gesture instantly became the focus of the whole audience.

The reporters who were worried about having no news material to write quickly took pictures of this scene.

Ten minutes later, as Real Madrid officially arrived at Camp Nou, the photos taken on the road were posted on the Internet by major Spanish media newspapers.

In an instant, not only the fans of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but also the fans of many other teams who were watching the fun started discussing.

Public opinion around the "interaction" between Li Ang and Barcelona fans has set off a new round of climax!

Some people said that Li Ang should not have provoked Barcelona fans, while others said that Barcelona fans were too rude and chased Real Madrid players all the way to disturb their emotional state.

But no matter how the fans on both sides quarreled, there was one thing they all recognized.

That is, Li Ang's mentality is really good!

The photo of Li Ang smiling in response to an international friendly gesture also spread throughout the world of football in a short time.

The instigator was changing warm-up equipment in the away team locker room of Camp Nou as if nothing had happened.

If he felt offended, Li Ang would never be so calm at this time.

He just felt that the behavior of Barcelona fans was normal from the bottom of his heart, and he also thought that there was no need to care too much about it from the bottom of his heart.

Apart from anything else, when Barcelona players came to Madrid in the first round of the Spanish Super Cup, they received "greetings" from Real Madrid fans on the way, which was actually similar.

Professional football players, from low-level leagues to the top professional stage, will encounter similar situations, which are not uncommon at all.

If he cared about this, he would not have chosen the professional path long ago. If he doesn't have the psychological quality, then why bother playing professional sports!

When Li Ang and his teammates walked out of the player tunnel to warm up, they naturally received a round of enthusiastic boos from Barcelona fans.

You know what, it is more comfortable to listen to the boos of Real Madrid fans at home.

"Hey, Chris, you said that our performance in away games is even better than that in home games. Do our own fans have to take some credit?"

Li Ang's imagination was open, and he even pulled Ronaldo's sleeve with interest to ask.

This really made Ronaldo unable to think.

"Well, it should be that our coaching staff should be more prepared. Little lion, don't mention that to any reporter just now!"

Feeling that his head was bigger, Ronaldo quickly stopped Li Ang from continuing to discuss this sensitive topic.

Alonso on the side couldn't listen anymore, and raised his hand to slap Li Ang on the shoulder.

Seeing this, Li Ang ran away faster and stopped harassing Ronaldo with strange questions.

After the warm-up, Li Ang followed his teammates back to the player tunnel honestly, and did not wave and interact with the Barcelona fans.

The relaxed atmosphere quickly faded in the locker rooms on both sides. Taking advantage of this last bit of time, Mourinho and Guardiola were emphasizing tactics and mobilizing morale.

In the prime time of the night in various countries of all sizes on the European continent, at midnight in Central Asia, in the early morning of East Asia.

Countless fans stayed in front of the TV or computer screen and watched the national derby in the new season of the La Liga on time.

He Wei and Xu Yang once again partnered to comment on this focus battle.

At the moment when the players on both sides followed the referee team onto the court, the two quickly introduced the starting lineups of the two teams today.

"The visiting team Real Madrid still used their 4-2-3-1 starting formation with the highest winning rate against Barcelona.

The starting goalkeeper is No. 1 Casillas.

The back line is No. 12 Marcelo, No. 4 Ramos, No. 3 Pepe and No. 17 Arbeloa.

In the midfield, No. 14 Xabi Alonso and No. 10 Li Ang are in the back, No. 6 Essien is the central midfielder, No. 7 Ronaldo and No. 22 Di Maria are on both sides of the midfield.

No. 9 Benzema is in the front."

"Barcelona also still used their most familiar 4-3-3 starting lineup Formation.

Starting goalkeeper No. 1 Valdés.

From left to right on the back line, they are No. 18 Alba, No. 25 Alexander Song, No. 14 Mascherano and No. 2 Alves.

The starting three midfielders remain unchanged, with No. 16 Busquets still pulling back, No. 8 Iniesta and No. 6 Xavi on both sides of the midfield.

On the forward line, No. 4 Fabregas, No. 10 Messi, and No. 17 Pedro are arranged from left to right. "

As soon as He Wei finished introducing the starting players, Xu Yang immediately talked about the injuries on both sides.

Pique's recent injury has made Barcelona's back defense lose their most reliable air defense point.

In desperation, Guardiola can only let Alexander Song start with Mascherano.

In fact, there is also a central defender Bartra sitting on the bench for Barcelona, ​​but this young player is still too young and has too little experience.

Guardiola didn't dare to take the risk of letting him start in the big battle with Real Madrid, and only used him as a backup in case of emergency.

On the Real Madrid side, Coentrao has not yet recovered from his injury, so Mourinho can only send Marcelo to start this game.

On the defensive end, Real Madrid's left side has a lot of hidden dangers, so Mourinho also let Li Ang play back as a left back midfielder in this game.

From the overall tactical thinking, Mourinho still wants Essien to disrupt the situation in the middle of the midfield. If Messi continues to rush forward and play as a pseudo center forward, then Li Ang will continue to fight with him in offense and defense.

The most stable tactical layout is to remain unchanged in the face of changes.

But Guardiola has also proved with facts that he is not only good at tactical work, but his tactical preparation and innovation can also bring surprises to the world!

Just after the game started on time, in less than two minutes, almost all commentators were exclaiming Messi's new position.

Not a pseudo center forward, nor a number nine and a half!

On paper, Messi is between Fabregas and Pedro

But in the actual game, Messi almost retreated to his own half and shared the ball with Xavi!

At this moment, Iniesta was on the side, and Fabregas was at the front to attract Real Madrid's defensive firepower.

Guardiola used this change to make it almost impossible for Li Ang to face Messi again.

After being beaten by tactics several times, Guardiola was not stubborn.

Barcelona learned to be smart and will use a new tactic to fight Real Madrid again!

The best news today is that my head is no longer dizzy and painful, thank God!

My throat hurts, but it doesn't affect my typing, I still have it today!