After both teams warmed up, they returned to the locker room one after another.

In the away dressing room at Manchester City Stadium, Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola is putting the finishing touches on his team.

'Man City are at home in this game, but because they are playing at home, they will be more cautious and they will be more afraid of conceding goals than we are. So, Man City will definitely defend at the back and then look for an opportunity to counter-attack, and what we have to do is attack without forgetting our own defence. Their Yang Fan is a monster, this player doesn't need me to say too much, you should all know his characteristics, he is very fast, and his foot skills are quite good, here I want to say that although Yang Fan's skills are very good, but, absolutely not fancy, on the contrary, his movements are very practical, so the defenders should be 100% spirited, Yang Fan is very decisive when he breaks through. In this game, the two full-backs must be well-timed to assist, and once the ball in front of the court changes, they must immediately return to the defense. At the attacking end, we need to try to score first and break down City's tactical constraints. Aren't Manchester City afraid of conceding goals, we just want to use the goals, force them to face us, force them to attack, and get the game into our rhythm!" Guardiola recounted his tactical intentions to his disciples, and although he had said them more than once, he had to repeat them again when the big game came.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola looked down at the notebook in his hand, and said everything that should be said, followed by a summary. 'City's tactics are generally more cautious, but they may start attacking for a while, as long as we stick through the start of City's attack, when their morale starts to drop, that's our chance. You have to be patient, you have to be more calm than Manchester City at all times, don't underestimate Manchester City, they are the leaders of the Premier League right now, and being able to take pole position after a long season shows that this team is very tenacious and against a team like this we have to learn to take chances, as long as they are. Grab it, then take advantage of it. Now that we're in the semi-finals, we're one step away from the finals, and I'm sure everyone wants to be the one who stands on the podium in the end!"

The Barcelona players nodded. Two years ago, they were beaten by Manchester United led by Yang Fan in the Champions League final, which became a pain for the whole Barcelona team, and last season they were beaten in the semi-finals by eventual champions Inter Milan, and now, once again in the semi-finals, one step away from the final, the whole Barcelona team is full of energy to reach the top of Europe, in that case, the first thing they have to do is to get past Manchester City.

On the other hand, Roberto Mancini is also mobilizing his players before the game, which is the last chance to set up the system before the start of the game.

Looking at his players, he said: "Barcelona is a team with a strong desire to attack, they have a sharp attack, they defend very well, but there is no defense without holes, Barcelona is no exception, and I hope that the midfielders can take advantage of these holes when they counter-attack. Their two full-backs love assists and this can be exploited. Defensively, you have to watch Messi, Kompany, and he'll leave it to you. ”

"Rest assured, Coach. Kompany nodded.

"Iniesta, De Jong is in charge. Mancini continued.

"Leave it to me. De Jong said.

In addition to Mancini's explanation of tactics and the players' responses, the locker room was quiet, and even Yang Fan and Balotelli, who had always talked a lot, were silent at this time, and this game brought great pressure to everyone.

For a moment, all I could hear was the heavy breathing of the players.

The atmosphere was a little oppressive and a little wrong. That's not what Mancini wants, it's as it should be, but too much nervousness will only backfire, and if the players are too nervous in the game, not to mention that they are prone to make some low-level mistakes, and they are also easy to get injured.

"This game, the only goal, to win the game!"

"Barcelona's attacking push is very characteristic, and the combination of small passes and catches is unguardable, which requires everyone to be prepared to fight hard and not take it lightly. ”

"We played at home and one thing I don't think I need to say any more about is to try not to concede a goal! I know it's going to be difficult, but I hope you work hard to get it done. ”

Mancini once again elaborated on the tactics of defensive counterattack in today's game, such tactics are what the English team is best at, especially Manchester City, a team with a good attack, when concentrating on defensive counterattacks, it is like temporarily retracting the dagger of the edge, always retracting the hand, when the opportunity comes, stabbing the knife, the attack at this time will be very threatening.

Mancini is still satisfied with the mental state shown by the players, the fighting spirit of the players was completely stimulated by him, although Manchester City is inexperienced, but this team is very dynamic, in addition, Yang Fan, the backbone of the team, the whole team seems unlikely to have problems.

The Barcelona players walked out of the tunnel with their heads held high, and you could tell from their faces what they were expecting from the game. Clearly, Guardiola has done a good job.

There is no obvious emotional fluctuation on the faces of the Manchester City players, and outsiders will not know what they are thinking, whether they are confident or low-key.

Guardiola was looking down and communicating something with his assistant Vilanova, looking up at his players from time to time, the players were in good spirits, and Guardiola was very satisfied. Pep Guardiola is confident in his team, believing that as long as Barcelona don't make mistakes themselves, no one will be able to stop them from moving forward, and nothing will stop them from reaching the top of Europe.

Mancini, on the other hand, was pacing in front of the dugout before the game had started. It's a big game for Manchester City, they are playing at home, they have to win and try to avoid conceding goals. The arrangement of the host before the guest is relatively unfavorable. In addition, if he can get past Barcelona and reach the final, this will definitely be the most shining stroke on Mancini's coaching resume, and see who can say that he Mancini is a soft-footed shrimp in Europe.

Manchester Municipal Stadium was packed, and the Barcelona fans were compressed into one corner of the stands by the overwhelming number of Manchester City fans, and the entire stand, only their part was red and blue, and the rest of the stadium was all blue.

Barcelona is involved in key matches, and it is impossible not to mention the referee. In European football, it has long been an open secret that Barcelona will always be taken care of by the referee recently, especially after UEFA President Platini took office, to promote beautiful football, Platini chose Barcelona to 'rehearse the model play'. For Barcelona, it is natural to take care of it a little.

Looking at the Champions League in the past five years, although the rumors of Platini's godfather are a bit of a chase, it is undeniable that Barcelona has indeed benefited the most from referee misjudgments and controversial decisions in the Champions League in the past five years, and it is also the largest team. Barcelona won the Champions League in 2006 and reached the final in 2009, behind the glory, its promotion is always full of doubts, while Liverpool won the championship in 05, AC Milan won the championship in 2007, Manchester United won the championship in 2008 and 2009 but there was not such a big off-field haze, let's review the controversial footage of Barcelona in the past five Champions League games:

In the 04-05 season, Barcelona was eliminated by Chelsea in the quarter-finals. In the first leg, the Swedish referee Friske sent Drogba off, Barcelona won 2:1 at home, the controversy was that Rijkaard had entered the referee's locker room in violation of the rules at halftime, Mourinho questioned after the game, Friske was threatened by the fans to announce his retirement, Mourinho was also banned, but the UEFA referee report that was later exposed proved that the madman was right; In the end, Liverpool won the championship that year.

In the 05-06 season, Barcelona won the championship, but there were doubts in the process of its promotion:

1. In the quarterfinals, Barcelona eliminated Chelsea 2:1 away, 1:1 at home, Chelsea had a 1:0 lead in the first leg, Messi stopped quickly after dribbling the ball on the side, and Del Horno, who would chase behind Messi, could not brake, due to inertia knocking down Messi, the place of the incident was neither a threat zone, nor a direct face to the goalkeeper, but the Norwegian referee Hauge directly took out a red card to determine the trend of the game.

2. In the first leg of the quarterfinals, Benfica drew 0:0 with Barcelona at home, and in the 73rd minute, Benfica's crazy attack caused Motta to make a mistake, but his suspected handball in the penalty area was let go by the referee!

3. In the second leg of the semifinals, Barcelona drew 0:0 with AC Milan at home, and Shevchenko's goal in the 24th minute of the second half could help Milan tie the 0:1 disadvantage in the first leg.

4. Barcelona defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the final, and the referee Hauge in the quarterfinals came on again, and at the beginning of the game, he controversially sent off Lehmann when the ball was in favor (Barcelona had already scored), and the goal that Villa equalized for Barcelona was also suspected of offside, and he also let go of many Barcelona players logging Henry. After that game, perhaps Henry at that time had already understood that the only way to achieve his Champions League dream was to go to Barcelona, so he went after a season.

Barca's 2006 title triumph has been marked by controversial penalties in each knockout round, both of which have benefited Barca, a rarity in the history of the Champions League.

In the 06-07 season, Barcelona was eliminated by Liverpool in the quarterfinals, Liverpool won 2:1 away, lost 0:1 at home, and there was no controversial penalty in the game, and finally AC Milan won the championship.

In the 07-08 season, Barcelona lost to Manchester United in the semi-finals, and there was no controversy, and Manchester United won the championship.

In the 08-09 season, at the end of the first leg of the semi-finals, although Chelsea had a suspected foul in the penalty area, Barcelona had half a dozen controversial decisions in the second leg, at least three of which were very clear misjudgments in slow motion, and referee Henin also became famous, concocting a rare super farce in the history of the Champions League:

In the 124th minute, Malouda received a long pass from Cech in the backfield and led the left-footed lead to kill the hinterland of Barcelona, and Malouda shook Alves with his left foot, who blocked the foul. The slow-motion replay foul occurred in the penalty area and the ball was supposed to be a penalty. However, referee Henin awarded a free-kick from the edge of the box, which was undoubtedly a mistake.

In the 226th minute, Drogba received Lampard's pass against offside and successfully entered the penalty area, Barcelona defender Abidal scrambled in the right rear, there were obvious fouls on his hands and feet, causing Drogba to fall in the penalty area, the goal should be a penalty, but Henin did not make any blows.

In the 382nd minute, Chelsea launched an attack on the left, Anelka received the ball and poked it on his toes, intending to pass Pique, the ball hit Pique's hand, slow motion showed that Pique did open his arms to expand the defensive area and benefit from it, this goal is a very obvious deliberate handball, and the penalty kick plus a red card is not exaggerated, but unexpectedly the referee Henin still has not made any judgment, which is a bit unbelievable.

Barcelona benefited from six of the eight major controversial decisions against Chelsea, three of which were clear misjudgments, along with several controversies in the 2006 title-winning process.

Barcelona itself is a super team, and it seems that there is no need to benefit from these penalties if you want to win the championship, but the reality is that Barcelona's championship is full of controversy, and there are not so many doubts in the process of producing the championship in the other four years, which has to be said to be the sadness of Barcelona's super team.

Perhaps because of the profits made by the referee for many years, Barcelona players have developed some bad habits on the court, one of which is to put pressure on the referee, although many experienced teams are also used to putting pressure on the referee, but in terms of the number of referees rushing to the referee after the whistle, the number of times of pressure in a single game, few teams can compare to Barcelona.

The second bad habit is some small actions in the game, it is true that the Barcelona players are very wonderful at their feet, but sometimes the Barcelona players are also wonderful in their hands, many Barcelona players are inferior to their opponents in terms of strength, so sometimes there are some hidden small actions in the hands of the opponent, such as McCone in the two-legged game Messi, who has been repeatedly called on by Barcelona to protect the referee on the field, suffered a lot, the teeth were knocked out in the first round, and the second leg was also hugged and thrown out, like Alves, Puyol, Keita, Toure and other players do not seem to be much worse than the power teams they often accuseBarcelona's reputation as a "technical team" has also led the referees to protect them, sometimes ignoring their own threatening actions. Of course, this in itself is understandable, but in the long run, some Barcelona players subconsciously believe that some obvious foul actions are not "fouls", such as in the first national derby in La Liga this season, Henry once used a Greco-Roman wrestling move to knock Ramos out of the billboard, but after the referee blew the whistle, Henry's innocent expression and the boos at Camp Nou showed that the Barcelona players did not think this action was a foul at all.

The third bad habit is the tendency of some Barcelona players to fake falls, Barcelona is famous for artistic football, and believes that their skills and offense represent the direction of football, many teams use fierce defense to deal with them belongs to the "anti-football sport", in real life, Barcelona is indeed one of the most popular teams among fans in the world, in the subconscious of many fans, there is the impression that the opposing team will deliberately kick Barcelona players, and the referee is also easier to give the opponent foul, which is a protection for offensive football and technical football. However, Barcelona has a tendency to be pampered and arrogant in recent years, and always exerts influence on the referee in various ways before the game, and South American players like Messi and Alves in the Barcelona team are also more and more likely to fall in the penalty area, and in previous years, they have profited from this, but since this season, due to the fact that international public opinion has paid attention to the phenomenon of repeated problems with the referee in the Barcelona game, Messi and Alves's move has become more and more ineffective, on the contrary, it may be easier to be judged as a fake fall, and the referee will think of Frisker and Heinin in his heart when there is a controversial scene。

Barcelona needs to note that although most fans around the world prefer to watch attack, but football is a very rich sport in all aspects, the characteristics and character of each nation can be shaped into each different kind of football, and there has never been any kind of football that can "represent" the whole of football, some people are willing to watch attack, some people are willing to watch defense, some people are willing to look at tactics, some people are willing to look at technology, values and appreciation focus itself is personal freedom, Barcelona football can not represent the aspirations of all fans. The bottom line of football is never that good football must win, but the spirit of fair play. Once, twice, three times, in order to improve the spectacle, Platini has made a protective tilt to Barcelona's technical football model in recent years, but it has caused a decline in the credibility of the Champions League and the loss of neutral fans, which has invisibly reduced the market value of the Champions League.

Realistically speaking, now this team can be called the most glorious time in the history of Barcelona, they want to win the championship or very strong, do not need the help of the referee at all, world football should be grateful to Barcelona, they used smart football to contribute the most wonderful attack in the world, but in this scenery, the referee always unconsciously becomes the protagonist of a game, which will put an indelible stain on the prosperity of Barcelona.

A week before the game, UEFA announced the name of the referee for the game, Chacker.

The Turkish referee Krak Chakir, who became an international referee in 2006 and has officiated 45 UEFA matches to date, immediately took center stage. His stats for this season are four Champions League games and three Europa League games. The 34-year-old has already officiated in a Barcelona game, the 1-1 Barcelona win against Rubin Kazan in this season's Champions League group stage, and there was no controversial decision in this game.

Well, to be exact, this is a referee with no previous convictions, and there is no indication that the referee is a Barcelona fan.

Manchester City also issued a special announcement, expressing its belief in UEFA's consistent fairness, but Barcelona did not say much.

At this time, on the big screen of the stadium, the lists of both sides were played.

Barcelona: 1-Valdés/2-Alves, 5-Puyol, 14-Pique, 22-Abidal/6-Xavi, 16-Busquets, 17-Pedro/10-Messi, 7-Villa, 8-Iniesta;

Manchester City: 1-Joe Hart/14-Zabaleta, 13-Kompany, 3-Lescott, 18-Kolarov/11-Adam Johnson, 8-De Jong, 13-Ballack/7-James Milner, 15-David Silva/10-Yang Fan;

"Oh oh, the list of both sides came out, Manchester City finally did not send a double striker, only sent Yang Fan a goalscorer, from the formation point of view, Yang Fan alone forward, he will take on the heavy responsibility of attacking Manchester City, behind him are David Silva and Milner. Liu Jianhong said.

"For Barcelona, Messi, Villa and Andres Iniesta form a front three, and it is clear that Barcelona are visiting Manchester Municipal Stadium, but they still have to attack today, which is also in line with Barcelona's football. ”

While the commentators were analysing the rosters for both sides, players from both sides came out.

"Look! both players are playing!" the commentator exclaimed excitedly.

As the players stepped out of the tunnel, the Champions League theme song began to ring over Manchester Municipal Stadium. At the same time, it was accompanied by a huge cheer from the fans.

"Manchester City!"

"Barcelona!

The fans erupted in loud cheers and became entangled with each other. No one could hear what they were shouting, but the atmosphere was exciting.

Yang Fan looked up at the full stands, and the flags were waving in the stands, and there was thunderous cheers.

Standing on the podium of the Champions League semifinals again after two years, Yang Fan couldn't help but be excited, he glanced at Messi, this old opponent met again, it was really exciting. Yang Fan is now full of desire to fight.

The players of both sides took photos and shook hands with each other, and then the captains of both sides, Yang Fan and Puyol, exchanged team flags, shook hands, and then guessed the coin to pick the edge. A standard set of procedures came down, with Barcelona being given the right to pick the edge and Manchester City being given the right to kick off.

When the players of both sides stood in their respective formations on the court, the huge stadium was silent for a moment, and everyone was waiting with bated breath for the referee's whistle to sound.

Referee Rackel blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Flashing lights.

Yang Fan knocked the ball to Milner, ran forward, he was about to receive the subsequent pass from his teammate, the ball came, however, Yang Fan did not receive it, and the ball was intercepted by Busquets in the midfield.

Busquets directly ferried the ball header to Xavi, who took the ball, looked at the front, passed an overhead ball, Messi got the ball, shook it several times in a row, deceived De Jong after losing his center of gravity, and directly made a lateral dial, about to accelerate and rush over.

However, the leg left behind by De Jong stopped the football, although Messi stumbled, but reacted very quickly, immediately counter-robbed, and before De Jong got up, kicked the ball to Iniesta, who took the ball and passed directly over the top, Messi inserted the ball.

Just when everyone thought Messi would choose to dribble the ball, he knocked the ball with his heel, and then people saw Iniesta coming up, who did not stop the ball, but passed the ball directly!

This completely tore apart City's defence.

"Be careful"

There was a lot of boos at Manchester City Stadium, and Iniesta's kick was quite beautiful, passing through the Manchester City defence and directly to the feet of Villa.

Villa didn't stop the ball at all, straightened his position, faced the ball, and shot directly with a strong kick, Joe Hart was not sure to hold the football, so he chose to be safe and conservative, and knocked the football sideways to the bottom line.

"Attention !!" Joe Hart jumped up from the ground, "watch your people! Cheer up, get up at the start of the game!" he was dissatisfied with his team-mate's performance, the game had just started, the whole team had not yet entered the state, and was almost caught off guard by Barcelona.

Lescott waved his hand, signaling that this was his responsibility, just now Lescott had been following Villa, but he didn't expect Iniesta's passing to speak, Villa's start speed was so fast, and he immediately accelerated and caught up with the football, and Lescott's reaction was completely half a beat slower.

Mancini on the sidelines was also taken aback by Villa's shot, which would have been difficult for City if Barcelona had scored from the start.

Barcelona corner, Xavi stands at the corner.

Referee Chuckle's whistle blows and Xavi takes a corner.

The ball flew into the box and Barcelona assisted on the header of full-back Abidal for the crossing.

The ball flew towards the back post, where Busquets flicked his header at goal.

Joe Hart's reaction was so fast that he only flicked it between his fingers, but it didn't change the final direction of the ball, and the ball flew towards the goal!

Barcelona are ready to cheer the goal!

In a flash of lightning, Kompany flew to the scene, and he almost hit the goal line with his head to push the ball out.

"Did you score this goal?"

"Oh oh

The Barcelona players all raised their hands to signal that the goal had been scored, while the Manchester City players were also shaking their hands, indicating that the ball did not cross the goal line and did not score.

The players on both sides insisted on their own words, and the camera was given to the referee, who waved his hand, meaning that there was no goal.

At this time, slow-motion replay, Busquets just received Abidal's header after the header was ferried, almost on the goal line by Kompany, the football as a whole did not cross the goal line, the goal did not score, the referee's decision was accurate.

This isn't the first time Kompany has made such a goal-line save this season, having made a goal-line save once in a previous game. UU Reading .com Belgian centre-backs are starting to become one of the best centre-backs in football!" the England commentator was not shy about Kompany.

There was a shout of surprise from the stands at Manchester City Stadium, followed by a loud applause, which was naturally dedicated to Kompany.

From the start of the game, Barcelona were the anti-visitors, and they spoke with their actions to show the Manchester City people their strong attacking ability.

It's just that this time, the most brilliant is a Belgian defender named Kompany!

"Beautiful! Kompany made a difference! He prevented Barcelona's inevitable goal. The narrator shouted.

"This time, the referee is discerning, before the game, the referee has become a topic of attention, many people are worried that Barcelona will profit from the refereeing problem, now it seems that the referee's law enforcement is good, at least this time, he is sharp-eyed and correct. The commentator praised the referee at this time, as he said, the referee's issue was one of the focus of attention in this game, and from this decision, the referee's performance was quite high.

"The referee did a good job. The Manchester commentator also cheered on the referee.