Blackburn Rovers vs Barcelona, the two strongest teams in recent seasons, so that the pinnacle matchup between the two teams is worthy of the stage of the Champions League final. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ibrahimovic will face his old boss, which is one of the highlights of this game, however, the biggest attraction will be the duel between the two managers, Ancelotti with an annual salary of 8 million euros is undoubtedly a successful coach, in Italy, in England he has proven his ability, leading Barcelona to win the double Guardiola is undoubtedly one of the best young coaches in the world today, if he renews his contract with Barcelona, he is also likely to surpass Mourinho in terms of annual salary to become the most expensive coach in the world, of course, He wants to use the victory to add weight to his own negotiations.

Blackburn Rovers are unbeaten against Barcelona with three wins and two draws, but the impact of the Champions League final at the Bernabeu, home of arch-rivals Real Madrid, is bound to have a slight impact on Barcelona's form.

This is also shown in the odds: Bwin are priced to win the Champions League final, Blackburn Rovers are a big lead over Barcelona, and the Blue Devils are favored to win the title.

In terms of odds to win the championship, Blackburn Rovers are 1.55 to 1, while Barcelona is 2.30 to 1, and it is obvious that Blackburn has a big advantage. In terms of the odds of the results of the two sides in the 90 minutes, Blackburn Rovers also have the upper hand, their odds to win are 2.10 to 1, the odds of a draw are 3.25 to 1, and the odds of Barcelona to win are 3.35 to 1.

Bwin also offered over/under odds for the final, with 2.5 goals as the boundary, and the odds of scoring less than 3 goals in 90 minutes of the final are 1.65 to 1, apparently the bookmaker believes that the total goals in the final are most likely to be 0-2, while the odds of scoring 3 or more goals are 2.10 to 1.

Pep Guardiola announced the 21-man squad for Barcelona the day before the final, Ibrahimovic returned from injury for the third time against his old club, the injured Abidal although he has not passed the medical examination of the team doctor, but still travels with the team to the away side, Guardiola called in the central defender Fontas of the B team, Iniesta is out injured, and Ziglinski is not eligible to stay in Barcelona.

Andres Iniesta's absence is a big loss for Barcelona, and the recent successive injuries to several key players are a direct result of Barcelona's extreme physical and mental fatigue.

Ibrahimovic will return from injury and will fight against his old boss again, and the popular Messi is naturally also the protagonist, and he will accept the encirclement and suppression of Cambiaso, Di Maria and other national team teammates.

Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti will face off for the third time, and the British media believe that if Arthur's team plays a tight defensive and aggressive scramble, disrupts Barcelona's rhythm, limits Xavi and Messi, and then takes advantage of Bale, Torres and Drogba's counter-attacks up front, they have a good chance of winning.

There is also a lot of suspense about what line-up Barcelona will come up with, Guardiola has been trying new formations in La Liga lately, but to no avail, and he may be cautious in this game against Blackburn, although not as experienced as Carlo Ancelotti, but this season's double against Real Madrid has proved that Pep is not inferior to those world managers. At the back, Abidal may also be difficult to start when he returns, but Guardiola is not comfortable playing left-back for Maxwell, and it is likely that Puyol will be put on the left, with Pique and Milito partnering in the middle, and Alves on the right.

In midfield, Xavi and Sergio Busquets will start, Yaya Toure and Keita will compete for a spot, Ibrahimovic will form a trident with Lionel Messi and Pedro in attack, and Guardiola will have an in-form Bojan in his hands.

The final and highest level clash of the season in European football is set to take place at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and the streets of Madrid are filled with gunsmoke, and even the owners of the club, Real Madrid, have to give way.

Unable to make it to the Champions League final, the Madridians had no choice but to settle for the next best thing: to be good hosts. Judging from yesterday at least, the Madridians did a good job and they did not hesitate to sacrifice their home team, Real Madrid, to create a great atmosphere for the final.

Outside the airport, visitors from afar will be greeted by Champions League posters that are now displayed on the streets of Madrid, and where Blackburn and Barcelona merchandise occupy the windows of what once belonged to Real Madrid in the sporting goods shops on Madrid streets.

Real Madrid, who were knocked out of the Champions League by Blackburn, don't know how to feel when they see such a scene?

In the shops in Madrid, the balls for this final have been sold for the first time, and each football has a box, which is even more precious. Smart merchants have also launched a discount campaign to watch the Champions League final, and as long as you have a UK ID, you can enjoy a 20% discount in the store.

Take the Madrid Metro line 10 and the santiago_bernabeu stop is the Bernabéu Stadium, where the final will be held.

The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is closer to the city centre than the Rose Theatre, which is already close to the suburban motorway, and it is conceivable that it will be livelier than usual on Saturday night. The most interesting thing happened outside the Bernabeu stadium, although the volunteers were all Peugeot Spanish beauties, but the fans who wandered around never came forward to talk to them, because they were busy haggling with scalpers, and the beauty was obviously not as attractive as the Champions League final.

"I don't think Blackburn are going to put on a perfect attacking football in the final." At yesterday's press conference, Pep Guardiola showed aggressive momentum, "There are always holes in their games and I believe we have found a way to win. ”

Although he doesn't like a war of words, Ancelotti is not idle: "We will not forget how Barcelona eliminated Fiorentina, Manchester United will not forget Rafael's red card, and Barcelona's luck should come to an end." ”

Blackburn Rovers are currently the only team left in Europe to have a treble hope, after it was revealed that Arthur is ready to reward players for a Grand Slam with a total of £20 million, and if Blackburn Rovers win the Champions League, Ancelotti will have £1.5 million in prize money alone.

Arthur Holdings' "Daily Football" has calculated the total amount of prize money that Blackburn could win on all fronts this season, plus the prize money for the Premier League and FA Cup already won, if Blackburn wins the Champions League again this weekend, the total prize money for Blackburn will exceed £100 million - even Chen Tao, who is not in the Champions League final squad, will have at least £200,000 in his account.

Blackburn Rovers qualified for the Champions League as last season's Premier League champions and are eligible for €200,000 as league champions according to UEFA rules, while the Nerazzurri were offered €7.1 million in prize money for the group stage, while their performances in the group stage helped them win a further €2.8 million.

The top spot in the group stage was awarded €4 million; CSKA Moscow was then eliminated to reach the quarter-finals, where Blackburn received another €3.5 million; After beating Real Madrid twice to reach the semi-finals, Blackburn had 4.2 million euros.

UEFA is offering €5.5 million to Champions League finalists, while the Nerazzurri will receive €9.9 million if Blackburn can win the Champions Cup against Barcelona on Saturday. In this way, Blackburn Rovers have earned 25.5 million euros in the Champions League alone, and if they win at the weekend, Blackburn will receive 35.4 million euros.

If Blackburn win the Champions League this season, their competitions will also include the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, and Blackburn's prize money will still be increased by then, plus the league and cup prize money already won, as well as TV broadcasters and sponsorship contracts, according to Daily Football, Blackburn Rovers are expected to receive a staggering €100 million this season!

After a long period of foreshadowing, on the afternoon of the game, the starting lists of the two teams were newly released.

Barcelona starting XI (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Valdés

Defenders: Alves, Pique, Puyol, Maxwell

Midfielders: Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Keita

Forwards: Messi, Ibrahimovic, Pedro

Blackburn Rovers starting XI (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Cech

Defenders: Ashley Cole, Kompany, Thiago Silva, Branislav Ivanovic

Midfielders: Alonso, Cambiaso, Frank Lampard

Front: Bale, Drogba, Torres

Torres's heart fluctuated a little in the player tunnel, the opponent is Barcelona, the new Ballon d'Or Mr. Messi, the stadium is the sworn enemy of his old club since he was a child, for Torres, who is a Spaniard, Real Madrid and Barcelona are so special.

The environment here is a constant reminder of where Torres is and who he will face in this match, but how can the current Blue Devils be afraid?

He just felt extra excited!

The Barcelona players, who were also in high spirits before the game, will be more or less affected, even Xavi will have a solemn face, they all know that although the stadium is in Spain, it is at the Bernabeu, their least popular stadium, but so what?

While Arthur was still unscrewing champagne in the VIP box at the Bernabeu, the referee had already walked out of the tunnel with the players of both teams.

The Bernabeu stadium erupted in loud cheers and was followed by a violent boo – undoubtedly for Blackburn, but for Barcelona.

This game has been valued by various national sports live broadcast channels, CCTV5, which Arthur is most accustomed to in the previous life, arranged He Wei and Zhang Lu to comment, and the two commentators sitting in the live broadcast room introduced the history of the two teams and the results of this season.

In the pre-match between the captains of the two teams, Puyol won the right to kick off, and after a short theatrical performance, the game was about to begin.

"Didi!"

With the referee's whistle, the Champions League final Barcelona vs Blackburn Rovers kicked off! (To be continued.) )