Volume One: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 139 The Battle of Life and Death (Guaranteed Second Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 139 The Battle of Life and Death (Second update guaranteed, please vote for me!)

After Cassano suffered from a heart attack, Barcelona, ​​Napoli's opponent in the Champions League, was sent blessings by head coach Guardiola.

He said Cassano was an outstanding player and wished him a speedy recovery. "... If possible, I would like to see him in the second leg of our game, but obviously this is unlikely..."

Other than that, Barcelona haven’t talked much about the subject.

Because this issue is somewhat sensitive. Always discussing how your opponents are doing will always give the media something to talk about. Especially the Italian media. Barcelona understands that the Italian media are dissatisfied with them and make many mistakes. If they are asked to find something to exaggerate, their pre-match preparations will be greatly affected.

It is no exaggeration to say that this game is a "life and death battle" for Barcelona.

If the defending champion loses in the quarterfinals, it would be... a shame.

If Barcelona had won the first leg easily, perhaps they would have been more willing to talk about Cassano's condition and make more kind gestures. But now, their minds are on the game.

This road trip can be described as extremely dangerous.

Even from a certain perspective, Cassano's heart disease is good news for Barcelona... After all, Cassano, Chen Yingxiong, Arshavin, and Hamsik formed the Naples attack lineup. , the power is very powerful, Barcelona has already experienced this once at Camp Nou.

Naples without Cassano is equivalent to a broken arm, and Barcelona's defensive pressure will be reduced.

This is naturally a good thing.

This is evident from the importance Barcelona attaches to this game.

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The day before the game, Barcelona flew to Naples. Countless reporters gathered at the airport, all of whom came to interview the strongest team on the planet.

"I regret what happened to Cassano and I wish him a speedy recovery. But we will not show mercy in this game." Guardiola said in an interview with reporters.

In response to this, Chen Yingxiong responded in an interview: "The team that allowed us to score two away goals does not seem to be qualified to talk about mercy, right?" It is really his usual style. "We will dedicate the victory of this game to Antonio. It is a pity that he cannot come to watch the game..."

He spoke as if victory was already within Napoli's bag.

If it weren't for the two goals in the away game, I'm afraid Naples wouldn't have such confidence. Now that they say it, no one will feel wrong at all.

Cassano couldn't come to watch the game because he had to have surgery that day. It was a pity to choose this day.

The game hasn't even started yet, but the war of words between the two sides is already very tense.

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During this away trip, Ibrahimovic did not come with the team, so he lost the opportunity to compete with Chen Yingxiong in person.

It is said that he has completely fallen out with Guardiola. After being conceded two goals by Napoli at home, Guardiola became furious and scolded everyone in the dressing room. At that time, it was said that no one dared to say anything, but the actual situation was different. Later there were rumors that Guardiola was furious not because he conceded two goals, but because Ibrahimovic provoked Guardiola after returning to the locker room. He pointed at the coach and yelled: "You are just a Coward! You are a coward!"

Then Guardiola, who was already in a bad mood, exploded.

As punishment, Ibrahimovic was not even included in the squad for the subsequent league games. This time, he did not bring the Swedes to the away game in this crucial match of the Champions League.

There are already rumors that Ibrahimovic will leave Barcelona at the end of this season.

The center that Barcelona originally spent more than 40 million euros to bring in had a falling out with the team in less than a season. This money is really wasted...

Ibrahimovic did not come to the away game, which disappointed the media who planned to hype up the conflict between him and Chen Yingxiong.

But this game will never run out of topics.

Instead of hyping Chen Yingxiong and Ibrahimovic, you can hype Chen Yingxiong and other Barcelona players...

However, the reporters were disappointed. Chen Yingxiong never spoke again except for replying to Guardiola. Much to the dismay of the media bent on exploiting him.

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Chen Yingxiong and his teammates were sitting in the locker room. No one spoke or played, and the locker room seemed very quiet.

The quiet allowed the sounds of the court outside to come through clearly.

That was the crazy shouts and songs of the fans.

If Real Madrid was shocked by the atmosphere of the Sao Paulo Stadium last time they visited here, then this time it can no longer be described as a simple "shock".

Players from both sides had gone out to warm up before, and even the Naples players were intimidated by the already full Sao Paulo Stadium.

A huge sky-blue flag appeared in the Blue Stand, with the huge Napoli team logo on it, and of course, a huge Maradona head, right next to the team logo.

This flag is not common and is usually only seen during very important games.

This is a way for the fanatical extreme fans to express their support for the team Deco.

Quite visual impact.

In addition to this, there were many other banners, slogans and flags of various kinds waving in the stands.

Someone at the top of the south stand impatiently lit blue and yellow flares. Smoke filled the stands and extended into the stadium.

In addition, the bottom of the two stands, the South Stand and the North Stand, has been covered with white paper tapes. The fans sprayed the sky with confetti in various ways and landed under the stands. At a glance, it looked as if a heavy snow had just fallen.

The game hasn't started yet, but Naples fans have already used their best method to heat up the stadium. I believe that when the visiting team Barcelona steps onto the stadium, they will be like tortured ants...

But now, it seems particularly quiet in the locker room.

If it were normal, with Cassano here, this locker room would never be truly quiet.

But today, Cassano is not here.

"Antonio's operation is over and it was very successful. Just fifteen minutes ago, I called his agent." Mazzarri started with this. "I know many of you are concerned about him, so in order to help you focus on the subsequent games, I am telling you this news first."

The locker room became lively again, with many people smiling and visibly relieved.

It stands to reason that this is a minor surgery and there are no risks. But caring leads to chaos, and of course those players who care about Cassano will still be worried.

Now that I know Cassano's surgery was successful, I feel relieved.

"Okay, now let's put all our energy into the game..." Mazzarri clapped his hands. "Our opponents are very strong, I don't need to say more."

Barcelona just defeated Athletic Bilbao 4:1 at home in the league at the weekend. However, they were tied with Real Madrid in the league. After 30 rounds, the two teams had a total of 77 points. Real Madrid temporarily surpassed Barcelona and ranked first with a goal difference advantage of one more than Barcelona. .

But Barcelona is not worried about this problem. The next round is the second round of El Clasico. Although Barcelona is challenging Real Madrid away from home, judging from Real Madrid's current performance, they are still confident that they can defeat Real Madrid and regain the top spot in the league.

Barcelona currently values ​​the Champions League more. They want to defend the Champions League. If possible, they would also defend their six-time crown.

"But we are just as strong!" Mazzarri immediately made a turn. “Since we were able to score two of their goals in Camp Nou, we can score more of their goals in Sao Paulo!”

"Guys, our tactics in this game are no different from the previous round. The only thing we need to pay attention to is that amidst the crazy voices, you must not get too hot-headed and rush out to attack Barcelona. Naples fans certainly hope that Anyone who watches a game likes to see goals after goals when they see a passionate attack. But you have to know that they like to win more. If we are eliminated, the Napoli fans will definitely not be satisfied. Yes, it’s useless no matter how beautifully you play!”

Mazzarri looked serious.

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Meanwhile in the visiting team's locker room.

The entire Lyon team has experienced the poor sound insulation in the away team's dressing room at the Stade San Paolo, and the Barcelona people must feel the same way.

They are now suffering from noise disturbance.

But fortunately, this Barcelona team has enough tacit understanding that they don't actually need to say too much between them. How to kick? Just play like we usually do.

That's it.

Guardiola wants to say something mainly to cheer up the players.

After all, they were tied with Real Madrid in the league and were conceded two goals at home in the Champions League, which was quite demoralizing. Barcelona players are also human beings, not machines. There has been too much publicity about Barcelona's invincibility before, and Guardiola doesn't like this sound at all. Because it will make his players really think they are invincible and create a lofty mood.

The first leg of the match against Naples was already evident.

At that time, before the game, the Catalan media was hyping up Napoli's initiative to show weakness, and any compliment they said to Barcelona would be on the front page of the newspaper.

The results of it? No matter how much he reminded them, the players just didn't treat Naples as a threatening enough opponent.

"Our opponents are very strong. You must realize this. This is even the strongest opponent we have encountered since participating in the Champions League this season. In fact, the real Champions League only begins at this time, so you must do your best to Go. I believe you already know the consequences of being proud and underestimating the enemy."

After the last round of the game, Barcelona was ridiculed by the Madrid media.

Because before the game, the Catalan media took the opportunity to ridicule Real Madrid for being eliminated by Naples, saying they wanted to avenge Real Madrid.

As a result, after this game, the Madrid media shouted, "You are still at this level and you still want to avenge us? Give it another hundred years!"

The Madrid media also made a fuss about Napoli's changing attitude towards Barcelona, ​​claiming that this was a typical manifestation of Barcelona's arrogance and defiance, so they deserved to be unlucky.

The ridicule of the Madrid media was naturally unbearable for the entire Barcelona team. Alves couldn't bear it anymore and went to scold the Madrid media: "What right do losers have to laugh at us?"

The result aroused even greater controversy. The Madrid media and the Catalan media started a verbal spat, preliminarily preparing for the 31st round of the league's national derby, the game of the century...

"In this game, I hope you will completely forget those two goals conceded and always remember that the total score is ours!"

Guardiola is worried that the team will be overwhelmed by the huge psychological pressure - it is natural for the dominant Barcelona to advance to the semi-finals. It is this idea of ​​"taking it for granted" that becomes Barcelona's pressure. So he used this way to remind the players that we are actually still ahead, so don't be too nervous.

"Play well, as long as you can perform at your normal level, Napoli and their crazy home court can't stop us!"

When he said this, a huge cheer came from outside, drowning Guardiola's words.

The cheers were like a tide, gradually receding.

Guardiola spoke again: "Here, let them see our Barcelona football! This is the path we have been following for more than 20 years!"

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