Chapter 244: Grab the start

During the Dortmund team's adaptation to the Camp Nou, Tang Zheng found that the turf at the Camp Nou was exceptionally smooth, resulting in the football running faster on the turf. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

The current Camp Nou stadium has not been sprinkled with water, and if water is sprinkled on the flat turf, the football will run faster.

This is what to note in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals tomorrow night, where the passing and receiving power is more subtle than usual training matches.

When he thought that the football would run faster on a water-sprinkled field, Tang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

ValdΓ©s' form has declined significantly in the last two seasons, and at the age of 30, his physical performance has declined somewhat.

Coupled with the fact that he is only 1.83 meters tall, and when it comes to shooting from four corners, his disadvantage is very obvious.

Long-range shooting is one of the main themes of tomorrow night's game.

Therefore, after adapting to the conventional tactics of the venue before the game, Tang Zheng took the initiative to increase long-range shooting practice.

Assistant coach Gerliko Bouis stood on the sidelines and saw Tang Zheng's long-range shot of more than 30 meters straight into the dead corner, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Tang's state adjustment is just right!"

Although the long-range shot in the extra practice was only accompanied by the No. 2 goalkeeper Langerak, without the interference of the defenders and the frenzied atmosphere on the spot, Tang Zheng's acceleration after pulling the ball on the spot to get rid of the long-range shot was very good.

Klopp crossed his hands to his chest, looked into the distance, and grinned: "Whether we can achieve a comeback away from home depends on Don's on-the-spot performance." ”

"Oh?"

"He's a game-type player, the more critical the game, the better the performance!" Klopp looked at Tang Zheng and continued: "I'm thinking...... Tomorrow night's game, will the full Camp Nou be silenced because of him?"

After a while, Gerliko Bvacs nodded fiercely: "Yes, definitely!"

An hour later, after the whole Dortmund team had finished acclimatis, Tang Zheng and manager Jurgen Klopp went to the press hall of the Camp Nou for a regular pre-match press conference, and the rest of the players returned to the team's hotel under the guidance of assistant coach Gellico Bouvac.

At the regular press conference before the game, the media from all over the world who are following the Champions League have long been waiting for the away team's manager and players to attend.

The Spanish media are arrogant, they think that Barcelona's qualification for this season's Champions League semi-finals is a certainty, and Dortmund still wants to fight to the death in this situation, they feel that Dortmund does not take Barcelona seriously.

In particular, the Catalan media, which has a sense of superiority, asks questions that are called tricky.

Whether it is the head coach Klopp and Tang Zheng, they are bluntly scolded back in the face of this problem.

Most of the German media are not very hopeful about Dortmund's reversal and promotion, but there is still some hope in their hearts, so they are very satisfied with the answers of Klopp and Tang Zheng.

The local media in Catalonia were very unhappy, Barcelona's amazing results in recent seasons made them full of superiority, and questioned Tang Zheng on the spot: "After losing two goals at home, you still want to reverse at Camp Nou?

Tang Zheng was known for his flamboyant personality and fiery temper when he first debuted from River Plate, but it was only with the tuning of the then head coach Simeone that he slowly converged, and in the face of doubts from the Catalan media, he grinned and asked: "Then please give me a science popularization, why can't we reverse it?"

"Barcelona have only lost one game at home this season, scoring more than three goals per game, conceding less than 0.5 goals per game, and beating Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 at home in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. ”

"Oh, so Barcelona is so powerful, then...... Why didn't UEFA just announce that you had qualified for the last four of the 2011-2012 Champions League? No, it should have been awarded directly to Barcelona as the first team to successfully defend the title since the Champions League was restructured. Tang Zheng said playfully.

"Humph!"

The press conference hall resounded with the cold snort of the middle-aged reporter of the "Daily Sports Daily".

After all, the pre-match press conference is more like a meal with all the ingredients prepared in advance, and whether you can cook a great and fragrant meal depends on the specific game tomorrow night.

As for the regular post-match press conference, it was a time to savor the food.

At the end of the day, what the tasting is given depends on the competition.

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Dortmund's regular pre-match press conference was quickly revealed by the Barcelona players staying at the hotel through media channels, and most of the players felt a little humiliated, and they were eager to give the Dortmund players some color to play tomorrow night.

Sanchez was the only one who was a little nervous because he got the news from the afternoon that he would replace Cesc Fabregas as the starter for the second leg of tomorrow night's Champions League quarter-finals.

Of course, he did not have private contact with Tang Zheng.

The starters are currently a team secret, and even jokes between friends are not allowed.

At 8 o'clock in the evening of the same day, the whole team of Dortmund held a pre-match tactical discussion in the conference room provided by the hotel.

The whole team reviewed the information collected by the coaching staff, and at the same time conducted an in-depth analysis of the technical and tactical play.

Finally, under the auspices of manager Jurgen Klopp, there will be a mindset adjustment for tomorrow night's game.

The next day, the news reports of the mainstream media in Europe basically revolved around the two Champions League quarter-finals in the evening.

Tang Zheng was suspended for the first leg of the game due to the accumulation of yellow cards, which had a huge impact on the whole Dortmund team, after all, he started the game away from home, taking into account the amazing performance of last year's European Super Cup, it is not that Dortmund has no chance of turning the tables.

It's just that the chances are a little small.

Since there is an opportunity, it is natural to make a big report and arouse public opinion.

The media prefer sparkling matches to non-controversial ones.

And public opinion is a means to cause sparks to fly.

The Camp Nou has a capacity of more than 99,000 fans, and by about 6 p.m., nearly 60 percent of the fans were pouring into the stadium.

By seven o'clock in the evening, the stadium was jammed with eighty percent of the fans.

At this time, the players from both sides of the game arrived at the designated parking space at the Camp Nou by bus.

Tang Zheng saw through the glass window a large number of home fans in the square outside the stadium, almost all of them were wearing uniform red and blue striped shirts, singing team songs, holding banners and slogans, and the momentum was huge.

The largest home stadium in Europe really lives up to its name.

But...... Compared with the home stadium of the first devil in Europe, the heat is still poor.

With headphones in both ears, Tang Zheng listened to exciting songs, ignoring the boos of the home team's fans and the media's requests for interviews.

Before the game, keep a calm state of mind.

When the entire Dortmund squad changed their gear and arrived at the Camp Nou to warm up, there was a deafening rush of boos from the stands, especially in the southwest stand, where the most fanatical and loyal Barcelona fans gathered.

They learned before the game that the Dortmund players were disrespectful, so they decided before the game that they wanted to give the Dortmund players some color to see.

However, Tang Zheng behaved unruly and competed, and he raised his middle finger towards the southwest of the stadium, where Barcelona die-hard fans gathered.

Boo, deafening, responded to Tang Zheng.

Pirlo stretched out his hand and patted Tang Zheng's shoulder, looked up and said with some concern: "Tang, you have to keep a normal heart." ”

Tang Zheng put his backhand on Pirlo's shoulder, selectively ignoring the wild boos from the stands at Camp Nou: "Don't worry, I don't care about this kind of posture yet." ”

"That's good. ”

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At the moment of the big game, both teams warmed up carefully.

A good performance on the field is closely related to a meticulous warm-up before the game.

"You have to move your body, especially the small muscle groups. ”

"GOGOGO! Accelerate, Accelerate, Yes, OK!"

"Ignore the boos from the stands, your purpose is to warm up!"

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Borussia Dortmund fitness coach Oliver Bartlett reminded his players loudly.

The 40-minute warm-up time was quickly over, and the players from both sides returned to their dressing rooms.

Away team locker room.

Klopp did not call the players at the first time, but asked the players to change their personal images and prepare according to their preferences.

Tang Zheng took the top No. 10 jersey from the closet and changed it into, unlike usual, he didn't sort out his personal image too much, but put on the captain's armband seriously after wearing the jersey.

Kyle is suspended for a red card and will wear the captain's armband for the game.

Full of tightness and responsibility!

What if you lose 3-1 at home?

There is a bet not to lose!

With 10 minutes to go until the start of the game, staff at the Camp Nou knocked on the door of the visiting dressing room, signalling that the Borussia Dortmund players could make their way to the tunnel and wait to be played.

Manager Jurgen Klopp swept at every player, clapped his palms, and said like a bell: "Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!"

Tang Zheng, who played as the captain, was the first to respond loudly.

The other team members followed the rhythm and roared in unison: "Yes!!"

In the players' tunnel, Tang Zheng saw Alexis Sanchez, his only friend who plays for Barcelona.

Surprisingly, Sanchez did not go to the bench with the rest of the team, which means that Sanchez will start this game.

Tang Zheng ignored the other Barcelona superstars, took the initiative to walk towards Sanchez, opened his arms, hugged Sanchez, and teased: "Okay, you Alexis, don't say hello when you start, I tell you, you're going to be finished!"

"My appearance was an accident, I didn't know until the game. Sanchez scratched the back of his head and looked up at Tang Zheng, who was a full head taller than him.

Meanwhile, the Camp Nou's match signals have been transmitted via satellite to national television stations with broadcasting rights.

The Beijing studio of CCTV 5 immediately switched to the scene, and the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV were able to clearly see everything in the players' tunnel and their favorite stars.

Of course, my favorite is Tang Zheng.

As the best football player in his country, Tang Zheng pinned the hopes of all Chinese fans.

The Champions League, the top stage of world football.

Commentator Shen Fangjian said: "The focus of the second leg of the 2011-2012 Champions League quarter-finals is getting closer and closer, Dortmund lost 1:3 at home to Barcelona, and they will make final preparations for the reversal of the promotion to the semi-finals when they visit the Camp No......u!

Tang Zheng, who appeared in the broadcast camera, did not communicate with Sanchez, and they simply questioned each other and returned to their respective camps.

Tang Zheng stood on the right side of the broadcast camera to lead, his eyes did not squint, and next to him was Harvey.

Football veteran Andrea Pirlo has played against Barcelona many times on behalf of AC Milan, and he is an old acquaintance, and he routinely greets well-known stars such as Xavi, Messi, and Mascherano before the game.

The other Dortmund players were not much different from Tang Zheng, and after encouraging each other, his teammates did not squint and waited to play.

It wasn't long before players from both sides of the match entered the Camp Nou with the Dutch referees.

With a capacity of 99,000 spectators, the Camp Nou is packed and surrounded by red and blue, with only a tiny fraction of Dortmund's yellow-black colour dominating the pitch.

It is worth mentioning that there were relevant controversial reports before the game, and the Barcelona club said that for safety reasons, only about 4,000 tickets were given to Dortmund fans in the third floor stand, and it was a corner flag diagonally.

The Camp Nou is so big that it's no exaggeration to say that Borussia Dortmund fans have to bring binoculars if they want to see the players on the pitch.

So they came to the scene more to support the team than to watch the game.

The Dutch referees stood on either side of the pitch, with two assistant referees and a fourth official on either side, with players from both sides standing in turn in half court, facing the main stands.

The sound of the live radio changed from the Barcelona team song to the Champions League theme song "Champions-League".

Listening to the exciting European theme song, Tang Zheng naturally clenched his fists with a solemn expression.

After the song was played, Tang Zheng and Barcelona captain Xavi came to head coach Cupes and guessed the ball.

The host follows the guest's wishes, Tang Zheng chooses the front, and Harvey is the opposite.

In the end, Xavi guessed and won the right to pick the edge, and Tang Zheng lost to get the right to tee.

This result is what Tang Zheng hopes for the most, after all, in the Camp Nou game, no matter which side you choose, it is better to get the right to kick off.

At 8:45 p.m. European time, the second leg of the 2011-2012 Champions League quarter-finals between Barcelona and Dortmund was announced at the whistle of Dutch referee Kupes.

Lewandowski kicked the ball to Gotze, and Gotze handed the ball to Tang Zheng, the captain of the center circle.

The rest of the team slowly dispersed, freeing up space in the middle to attack.

With two goals away and three away goals, Barcelona were not in a hurry, the three strikers did not rush forward to press, but slowly moved forward, but the fans told the visiting Dortmund players whose home was it.

The roar of the mountain and the tsunami poured down and swept through the stadium.

However, Tang Zheng, who got the ball, was not in a hurry, kicked the football at his feet to Pirlo, and ran to the next pre-match spot.

Borussia Dortmund's starting line-up for this game has at least one defensive midfielder in the back two, and the two midfielders in this game are very aggressive.

Gundogan partnered with Pirlo, Tang Zheng's position was slightly forward, but there was no change in other positions, and the formation was still the team's usual four-two-three-one.

Tang Zheng, who was in the running position, received a pass from Gundogan, and he did not pass it again, but ...... Ball control!

If you want to get started, you have to bring a lot of confidence!