Chapter 87 Champions League Semi-Final Opponents (One Hundred and Thirty/One Hundred and Thirty-Four)

When Changsheng saw the true face of the statue, he was also surprised. !

He didn't expect Lotito to choose this posture.

He had thought before that he might squat to direct the game. After all, that posture is the most familiar to everyone, and he often does it.

Although it was criticized by many media as constipation, it is indeed his signature posture.

He didn't do this fist-raising posture very often in the past 17 years.

No more than ten times in total.

Especially in recent years, he has never done it at all.

Many new Lazio fans may not know that Changsheng has such a posture.

But Lotito remembered it.

And turned it into a statue.

From now on, this posture of his will be forever fixed outside the Lazio home stadium.

He just stared at his statue.

Recalling the first Rome derby he played after he came to Lazio.

Before the game, Roma fans attacked and insulted him a lot. As a result, before the game started, Changsheng entered the stadium alone, and then raised his fist in the center circle, publicly provoking the Roma fans who were packed with people.

I still remember that scene, and remember the reaction of the Roma fans in the Olympic Stadium in Rome at that time.

At that time, I was still young, young and frivolous, and I didn't want to take revenge overnight.

He led Lazio to score six goals against Roma in that game!

Since then, his unbeaten record against Roma began.

Not only unbeaten, but also undefeated!

That was seventeen years ago...

In the past seventeen years, I have shared the honor and disgrace of this team, and cooperated with Lotito tacitly.

But in the end... how did it become like this now?

This statue is beautiful,

very good, but no matter how beautiful and good it is, it is just a dead thing and cannot replace myself.

He can foresee that when he leaves Lazio, the decline of Lazio is inevitable.

Maybe Lotito hopes to bless Lazio with such a fearless image?

That's really a joke.

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When Changsheng stared at the statue in a trance, Lazio fans clapped their hands until they were red - since Chang's departure was inevitable, this statue would freeze Chang's most perfect image.

In the future, when fans see this statue, they will think of Changsheng and the 17 years of Lazio's dominance.

Of course, they will also be sad...

But this statue itself has nothing to do with whether Changsheng leaves or not. Even if Changsheng does not leave the club, he should be given such a statue.

Some people even wonder if Lotito has any unspeakable secrets.

Because from the choice of action of this statue, Lotito still has deep feelings for Changsheng.

If he really hated Changsheng, why did he choose this action that can touch his heart the most?

If he was perfunctory, then just choose a random shape.

Only true Lazio fans can fully understand the meaning of Changsheng's action.

Lotito made this choice, which means that his feelings for Changsheng are not as bad as the outside world says.

Considering Changsheng's high evaluation of Lotito, people are really confused. What do these two people mean? They didn't renew their contracts, but they still speak for each other...

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The inauguration ceremony of Changsheng's statue ended under the flashing lights, and the players rushed to take photos with the boss under his statue.

After they dispersed, the fans who stayed in the square came to take photos with Changsheng's statue.

In the later game, there were still fans from the "Overthrow Lotito's Tyranny Network" organization holding banners and singing songs to protest Lotito.

However, the reaction of most fans was flat.

At this time, they didn't care about Lotito, and they knew they couldn't stop Changsheng from leaving.

They just wanted to leave themselves a good memory, just as Changsheng said.

When they look back on these 17 years, I hope their hearts are full of positive energy.

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Lazio's players seemed to be inspired by the statue.

They performed very well in the game.

In the end, Lazio won 3-0 against Torino at home.

Got the first victory in the last three rounds of the league.

Of course, the victory in this game did not allow Lazio to narrow the gap with Juventus.

Because Juventus also won.

The two sides are still three points apart.

These three points are not too much, but not too little.

If there is another direct dialogue between Lazio and Juventus, the three-point gap is meaningless now.

However, Lazio and Juventus have played both games this season.

If the three-point gap is to be closed, it will not only depend on Lazio.

Even if Lazio can keep winning, Juventus must have some problems before they can catch up.

If Juventus continues to win, Lazio will never catch up with Juventus.

But whether other teams can beat Juventus is not something Lazio can decide.

What if other teams see that Juventus is too strong and are unwilling to go all out, Changsheng can do nothing.

Even if there is only a difference of three points, the initiative to compete for the league championship is no longer in Lazio's hands.

They have to look at other people's faces. !

Lazio originally hoped to win three championships this season, but now they find that the only one they are most confident about is the Italian Cup.

The league depends on other people's feelings. What about the Champions League?

Their opponent in the Champions League semi-finals was Barcelona, ​​who eliminated Bayern Munich.

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In the past seventeen years, Barcelona has won a Champions League title in addition to one under Guardiola.

Generally speaking, Barcelona has maintained a relatively high level in the past ten years.

Unlike Real Madrid, ups and downs.

Barcelona has a slight advantage in league results, and in the Champions League, it also has a record of reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League many times.

This team's stable performance is due to their youth training system.

Their youth training system has long provided a steady stream of outstanding players to Barcelona's first team.

These players come from the same system as the first team, so they can integrate into this team with "zero friction".

This ensures Barcelona's tactical continuity to the greatest extent.

It's rare that a team can continue to use the same style of tactics for so many years.

Barcelona did it.

Even Lazio is constantly looking for change.

Their stability makes Barcelona's results not much worse even when they are not good.

Of course, with Barcelona's status, they will not be willing to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League every year.

For a giant like Barcelona, ​​failure to win the championship is a failure.

So after five consecutive seasons of mediocrity in the Champions League, they hired Guardiola.

Guardiola becomes Barcelona's head coach again this season.

He has only one goal - the championship! But not the league champion, but the Champions League champion!

Five years have passed since Barcelona last won the Champions League. In the past five years, Barcelona's best achievement was reaching the Champions League final, only to be overthrown by Lazio with Messi.

That was the closest they came to the Champions League, and since then, their best result has been the semi-finals.

After it became clear again that Guardiola coached Barcelona, ​​the team's performance has indeed improved a lot this season.

In the league, they suppressed Real Madrid and took the lead. Winning the league championship this season is no longer a problem.

However, Barcelona no longer pays attention to the results in the league. After the decline of Real Madrid, it is natural for Barcelona to dominate the league.

Guardiola's Barcelona wants to win the Champions League.

Barcelona and Lazio, who are so obsessed with winning the Champions League, met without any suspense.

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When the Champions League quarter-finals were drawn, everyone saw the possibility of Lazio and Barcelona meeting, because UEFA divided these two teams into the top half.

As long as they can eliminate their respective opponents, they will definitely meet in the semi-finals.

This is another kind of "double insurance" from UEFA.

If Manchester United can't stop Lazio, then there is Barcelona.

In terms of Barcelona's strength, it is stronger than Manchester United.

It shouldn't be a problem to stop Lazio.

Moreover, Guardiola has a good personal relationship with Chang Sheng, which may also cause Chang Sheng to be a little troubled when facing Barcelona.

The media also liked this arrangement.

The semi-finals were filled with all sorts of stunts.

Lazio and Barcelona have been mortal enemies for more than ten years - before Chang Sheng came to Lazio, he had a very tense relationship with Barcelona. After he went to Lazio, he also brought this sentiment to Lazio.

So every match between Lazio and Barcelona is very intense.

The hatred between Chang Sheng and Barcelona runs deep.

That alone is eye-catching.

Not to mention the relationship between Chang Sheng and Guardiola.

They are friends, master and disciple, and even more enemies.

In the past ten years, they have contributed many classic games to European football.

There are many stories about these two people.

Their personal relationship is very good, but every time they collide on the court, it's like sparks hitting the earth.

The two have wins and losses with each other, but the main thing is that they always win. Against Guardiola, he wins more and loses less.

Judging from past performance, Chang Sheng has the upper hand.

If analyzed from this point of view, it is not impossible for Lazio to eliminate Barcelona.

But football is round.

Lazio has to compete with Juventus in the league and with Barcelona in the Champions League. Will they be affected in any way?

This is hard to say.

And in terms of schedule, it is also not good for Lazio.

In this semi-final, Lazio will play at home first and then away.

Mourinho complained about scheduling issues after his Manchester United were eliminated.

It would be much more advantageous if Manchester United played away first and then at home in the first round.

Guests first, hosts first, is a very powerful schedule.

Lazio enjoyed it once, now it was their opponents' turn to enjoy it.

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