Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

Chapter 489

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you.

On the other side of the court.

Ronaldinho didn't know that his performance also attracted the attention of Su Fei and Modric.

Seeing Ronaldinho's dribbling and long-range shooting, Modric couldn't help but praise.

"You are worthy of being the Golden Ball Master known as the football elf."

"Really? But we still won the World Cup."

Su Fei was not "scared" by Ronaldinho, which aroused his inner fighting spirit.

"Haha, Su, you are right."

Modric shook his head, as if to get rid of the pressure, and started to dribble like Ronaldinho.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Modrić's dribbling may not be as fancy as Ronaldinho's, but it is also simple and unpretentious. Perhaps in terms of ball sense alone, he cannot reach Ronaldinho's realm of unity between man and ball.

But his sense of the ball is definitely one of the best in football.

Modric juggled for a while, then lifted the ball to Su Fei, who bent down and lifted the ball with his head.

Then.

Su Fei imitated Modric and started juggling the ball with his head.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

This scene made Modric laugh.

"Haha, Su, do you usually practice like this? No wonder you are so good at heading."

"What are you talking about? Don't we usually train together?"

"Uh... It seems that I don't have a talent for humor. I thought you could understand that I was joking."

"......"

After Su Fei juggled the ball again, he took the ball into his arms and scratched his head awkwardly.

Well.

It's a good joke.

It's just a little cold.

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At 2:30 in the afternoon.

The Manchester City players finished their pre-match warm-up and returned to the locker room.

After giving a few simple instructions, Stuart rushed to the scene of the pre-match press conference.

As one of the largest stadiums in Europe, the Camp Nou Stadium has a larger scale for the press conference.

The old man had never seen so many reporters gathered in one room.

This didn't look like a pre-match press conference for football, but more like a large company annual meeting.

"Hello, Mr. Stuart. I'm Rodri, a reporter from Marca. May I ask how the team's main players are doing?"

"All are healthy and in good shape."

"So will you send out the team's usual starting lineup in the league today?"

"Ahem, I'm sorry I can't reveal that."

The old man frowned. After all, Marca is a local media in La Liga, and it actually asked such a question to pry into the enemy's situation.

Seeing that Stuart was so cautious, reporter Rodri did not continue to ask questions, but changed the subject and asked another question.

"Excuse me, who do you think is the player in Barcelona who is most likely to score a goal today?"

"Haha, Barcelona has stars in every position. But today we will try not to give Barcelona any chance to score."

"You mean, do you think you can completely restrict Barcelona's attack and win today with a clean sheet?"

Stuart, who is used to the straightforwardness of the Premier League media, frowned slightly.

This La Liga media is really sinister!

As I was talking, I got into a trap.

But since I'm here and the game is about to start, Stuart is not afraid.

The volume suddenly increased, and the tone was firm.

"Yes, that's right, we are here to win today!"

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Stuart's answer was of course conveyed by the La Liga media to Barcelona coach Rijkaard who arrived at the scene later.

Although the Dutch have a rough appearance, they have a gentle temperament that is completely inconsistent with their appearance.

As a head coach who is used to dealing with the La Liga media, he knows very well the circumstances under which Stewart said such words.

But Rijkaard does not want to be at a disadvantage in his own home court.

"Who doesn't come to win?"

"But I don't think Manchester City can shut us out."

"No team in the world can guarantee that they will not lose the goal when facing us."

The pre-match interviews of the two teams ended just like that. There was not much gunpowder smell and long-distance dialogue, but both showed the desire to win.

No one wants to be at a disadvantage in the first round.

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At 3:30 pm, the appearance ceremony was underway and the starting lineups of both teams were already standing on the field.

With every shouting of the La Liga DJ introducing the names of the Barcelona players, the nearly 120,000-seat Camp Nou stadium would burst into deafening cheers.

"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"Welcome to watch the live broadcast of the first round of the 2006-07 Champions League Round of 16!"

"I am the commentator Zhan Jun!"

"Today I will partner with Wang Tao to bring you game commentary."

"The two teams playing today!"

"They are the home team, the Red and Blue Army, Barcelona!"

"The away challenger, the Blue Moon, Manchester City!"

"Barcelona is the Champions League champion last season, and Manchester City is a new team participating in the Champions League for the first time!"

"But both teams won the championship trophy in the domestic league last season, which can be said to represent the confrontation between La Liga and the Premier League!"

"Today's game, Taoer, what do you think?"

"Teacher Zhan Jun, I definitely support Manchester City. Although Barcelona is very strong, I believe Manchester City can show their strong strength to the whole of Europe in their first Champions League knockout match!"

-【Don't ask, just support Manchester City! Long live the Blue Moon! 】

-【The last time Barcelona won the Champions League for two consecutive years was in the late 1990s when AC Milan won the Champions League. It has been more than ten years. I don’t believe that Barcelona can achieve this this year, so Manchester City must win! 】

-【Although, to be honest, whether Barcelona can win two consecutive championships this year has nothing to do with whether they can beat Manchester City in the round of 16. 】

-【So what! Just believe in Manchester City without thinking! Believe first, then question! 】

In the ESPN live broadcast room, Manchester City fans rushed in, and the popularity of the live broadcast room continued to soar.

On the court, the entrance ceremony ended and the referee began to look at the watch.

"First, let me introduce you to the starting lineups of both teams!"

"Home team, wearing red and blue jerseys, the Red and Blue Army, Barcelona!"

"Starting goalkeeper: Victor Valdés!"

"Defenders: Van Bronckhorst, Puyol, Max, Thuram!"

"Three midfielders: Iniesta, Xavi, Deco!"

"Three forwards: Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Messi!"

"Barcelona played a 4-3-3 horizontal formation today. Since Rijkaard came to Barcelona, ​​he has always advocated offensive football."

"The other side."

"Away team, wearing blue jerseys, the Blue Moon, Manchester City!"

"Starting Goalkeeper: James!"

"Defenders: Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Dunn, Sun Jihai!"

"Defensive midfielder: Javi Martinez!"

"Left and right midfielders: Modric, Knight!"

"Three forwards: Cassano, Su Fei, Podolski!"

"It's also 4-3-3, but the positions of Manchester City's midfielders are slightly different."

"Beep!"

"With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!"

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