After Ventura was hospitalized with a serious injury, as Milan's opponent in the Champions League, Barcelona was blessed by manager Enrique. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

He said Ventura is a fantastic player and wishes him a speedy recovery. “…… If I could, I would have liked to see him in the second round between our two sides, but obviously it's unlikely......"

Other than that, the Barcelona side didn't talk much about it.

Because this issue is somewhat sensitive. Always discuss how the opponent is doing, and always let the media find something to say. Especially in the Italian media, Barcelona understands that the Italian media are dissatisfied with them, saying that they are wrong, and if they are asked to find something to hype, the pre-match preparation will be greatly affected.

For Barcelona, it is not an exaggeration to say that this game is a "battle of life and death".

If the "six champions" two seasons ago had lost to the quarterfinals, it would have been ...... Shame on you.

If Barcelona had won the first leg comfortably, perhaps they would have been more willing to talk about Ventura's situation and make more friendly moves. But now, their minds are on the game.

This road trip can be described as extremely dangerous.

Even from a certain point of view, Ventura's unexpected serious injury is good news for Barcelona...... After all, the Milan midfield lineup consisting of Ventura, Rodriguez and Asánchez is very powerful, which Barcelona has already experienced once at Camp Nou.

And without Ventura's Milan, it is equivalent to a broken arm, and Barcelona's defensive pressure will be reduced.

This is naturally a good thing.

The importance that Barcelona attaches to this game is evident from this.

The day before the game, Barcelona flew to Milan, and countless reporters gathered at the airport, all of whom had come to cover Barcelona.

"I regret what happened to Ventura and I wish him a speedy recovery. But we're not going to show mercy in this game. Enrique said this in an interview with reporters.

Lukaku responded in an interview: "The team that let us score two away goals doesn't seem to be qualified to talk about mercy, right? "It's really his usual style." We'll dedicate this win to Ventura, it's a shame he won't be able to watch the game live......"

He spoke as if victory was already in Milan's pocket.

If it weren't for the two goals on the road, I'm afraid Milan wouldn't have had such confidence, and now that they say it, no one will feel that something is wrong at all.

Ventura couldn't come to the game because the doctor told him he couldn't move.

Before the game began, the smell of gunpowder in the war of words between the two sides was already obvious.

Sergio Aguero did not travel with the team on this road trip, which was somewhat unexpected by Milan.

It is said that he has completely fallen out with Enrique. After being conceded two goals at home by Milan, Enrique went berserk and reprimanded everyone in the dressing room. At that time, it was said that no one dared to speak up, but the actual situation was different. Later rumours spread that Enrique was furious not because he had conceded two goals, but because Aguero had provoked Enrique after returning to the dressing room, pointing at the manager and yelling: "You're just a coward!" You're a coward! ”

Then Enrique, who was already in a bad mood, broke out.

As a punishment, in the subsequent league games, Aguero did not even make the squad for the game. In this crucial Champions League game, he did not bring the Argentine to the away stadium.

Aguero has already been rumoured to leave Barcelona at the end of the season.

The center forward, who spent more than 70 million euros at Barcelona at a sky-high price, fell out with the team in less than a season. It's a bit of a mistaken amount of money......

Sergio Aguero did not come away, which made Mourinho breathe a sigh of relief, after all, in terms of ability alone, Aguero is still very strong.

Chen Long and his teammates were sitting in the locker room, no one was talking, no one was playing, and the locker room seemed very quiet.

This silence allows the sounds of the pitch outside to be heard clearly.

It was the frantic shouts and singing of the fans.

If the previous Champions League group stage team visited here, the atmosphere at the San Siro stadium shocked them, then this time it is not a simple "shock" can be described.

Players from both sides had gone out to warm up, and even the Milan players were frightened by the already full San Siro stadium.

A huge blue-black flag appeared in the Blue Stand with the huge Milan logo on it.

This flag is not very common and is usually only visible during very important matches.

It's a way for fanatical extreme fans to show their support for the team.

It's visually striking.

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

At the top of the South Stand, blue and yellow flares were lit, and smoke filled the stands and extended into the stadium.

In addition, the south and north stands have been covered with white paper tape under the two stands. The confetti was sprayed by the fans in various ways, and they landed under the stands one after another, and at a glance, it looked as if it had just snowed.

The game hasn't started yet, but the Milan fans have already stirred up the stadium in the way they do best, and it is believed that the visiting team Barcelona will be like tormented ants when they step onto the pitch......

Today, however, it is remarkably quiet in the dressing room.

If it's a normal day, with Ventura there, this locker room will never really be quiet.

But today, Ventura is not there.

"Players, try to win this game, you can think of it as Ventura to win this game and of course, you can also think that this is the beginning of our Champions League victory!

The locker room was rejuvenated, and many people were smiling and visibly relieved.

"Okay, now let's focus on the game...... Mourinho slapped his face. Our opponents are strong, and I don't need to say more. ”

Barcelona have just beaten Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at home in the league at the weekend. However, in the league, they were chased by Real Madrid to tie the score, after fifteen rounds, the two teams have 35 points, Real Madrid temporarily has one more advantage than Barcelona on goal difference, pressing Barcelona and ranking first.

However, Barcelona are not worried about this problem, and the next round is the second round of the national derby. Although Barcelona is away to challenge Real Madrid, judging from the current performance of Real Madrid, they are still confident that they can beat Real Madrid and regain the top spot in the league.

At the moment, Barcelona is more interested in the Champions League. They want to defend their Champions League title. If possible, they would have to repeat the six crowns.

"But we're just as strong!" Mourinho immediately came to a twist. 'Since we were able to score two of their goals at Camp Nou, then we could score more of them at the San Siro!'

"Guys, we are no different from the tactics of the previous round in this game, the only thing to pay attention to is that in the midst of the crazy voices, you must not be hot-headed and rush out to fight against Barcelona. Milan fans certainly want to see the attacking action in all directions, and anyone watching the game will love to see one goal after another. But you know, they prefer to win, and if we are knocked out, the Milan fans will never be satisfied, no matter how beautiful you play! ”

Mourinho looked serious.

Meanwhile, in the away dressing room.

Enrique wants to say something, mainly to cheer up the players.

After all, being tied by Real Madrid in the league and being poured two goals by the opponent at home in the Champions League is quite demoralizing. Barcelona players are also people, not machines, and there has been too much publicity about Barcelona's invincibility before, and Enrique doesn't like this sound at all. Because it will make his players really think that they are invincible and have a fluttering mood.

The first leg against Milan was already evident.

At that time, the Catalan media frantically hyped Milan's initiative to show weakness before the game, and any compliment they made to Barcelona would make the front page of the newspaper.

The result? No matter how much they reminded them, the players just didn't treat Milan as a dangerous enough opponent.

"Our opponents are strong. You must recognize that. This is even the toughest opponent we have faced since entering this season's Champions League. Actually, the real Champions League only starts at this time, so you have to give it your all. I'm sure you're already aware of the fate of pride and underestimating the enemy. ”

After the last leg, Barcelona were mocked by the Madrid media.

The Madrid media also made a big fuss about the change in Milan's attitude towards Barcelona, claiming that this was a typical manifestation of Barcelona's pride and arrogance, so they deserved to be unlucky.

The ridicule of the Madrid media naturally made the whole Barcelona team unbearable. Douglas couldn't take it anymore and ran to rebuke the Madrid media: "What right do the weak have to laugh at us? ”

The result provoked an even bigger controversy, with the Madrid and Catalan media battling and warming up for the 31st round of the league's national derby, the battle of the century......

"In this game, I want you to completely forget about those two goals conceded, and always remember that the aggregate score is that we are ahead!"

Enrique fears that his team will be crushed by the psychological pressure - and it is only natural that Barcelona will advance to the quarter-finals. It is this "taken for granted" desire that is the pressure on Barcelona. So he used it as a way to remind the players that we were still ahead, so don't be too nervous.

"Play well, as long as you can play at a normal level, Milan and their crazy home stadium will not stop us!"

As he said this, there was a loud cheer outside, drowning out Enrique's words.

The cheers faded like a tidal wave.

Enrique spoke again: "Here, let them see our Barcelona football!" This is the path we have been following for over twenty years! ”

If you persist in doing anything for twenty or thirty years, you may be able to reach the ultimate and achieve the pinnacle.

So it's no surprise that Barcelona have been able to achieve such brilliant results, and there is nothing mysterious or surprising about them. Because it's a fair reward for decades of sticking to their football philosophy.

So will Barcelona be invincible as a result?

Milan, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, was the first to stand up and say no.

From the first minute of the game, the whole Milan team was like a chicken, putting a lot of pressure on Barcelona.

This pressure is not only reflected in attack, but also in defence, Milan are also very hard. They stuck to their tactics for the first leg at Camp Nou, deploying heavily in their midfield to cut off Messi and Sergio Busquets, while keeping a close eye on Marman's movements.

In addition, the defenders are not allowed to easily assist and get out of their positions.

Jose Mourinho studied Barcelona's football and felt that Barcelona's best use of back-and-forth footing and passing to disrupt the opposition's backline would reveal the gap once the opponent's defensive formation was torn apart by Barcelona's passing and running. These gaps may not be fatal against other opponents. However, Barcelona's players are very skillful and very good at taking advantage of these small gaps, they pass the ball very accurately, and they are very good at maintaining distance, and there are few long-distance passes, which greatly increases the chance of lethal direct passes.

Therefore, the most effective way to defend against Barcelona's fierce offensive is to maintain your own defensive formation and not mess up. No matter how the other person passes and runs, don't be ripped out of your position.

Jose Mourinho has been training with his players demanding that they stick to their defensive positions no matter what the situation.

This kind of defense may be a bit dull and inflexible. It can be problematic against other teams, but against Barcelona it's a perfect fit.

In addition, in order to strengthen the effect of such a defense, Mourinho has to ask the team to retreat to the 30-meter area except for Chen Long when defending. Increasing the number of defenders in the unit space can make up for some of the holes in the defense, after all, there are only four people in a back line, and there is always something that cannot be taken care of.

Doing so is physically demanding on the players.

So in the last round of the league, Mourinho sent all the substitutes to play Lazio, just to keep the main players physical and play Barcelona.

The two matches in a row are a big burden on the physical fitness of the whole team. For this game, Mourinho really gave up the domestic league completely.

But he paid off. Milan are doing very well in the game at the moment, and Barcelona can't do anything with them for a while.

Coupled with the huge cheers of the San Siro Stadium like a tsunami, this home stadium is truly terrifying......

Enrique stood on the sidelines, his hands in his pockets, his brow furrowed.

The situation and the situation are not optimistic.

Five or six minutes into the game, Barcelona had two shots on goal, which shouldn't have made him frown. But what if the two shots on goal are in a hurry?

Continued to pour his feet, looking for opportunities, but he didn't find a chance for a long time, but let the Milan players get closer and closer, and finally in order to prevent losing the ball, he had to come with a long shot, and the ball shot out was either high or off, and it was outrageous.

How could such an offensive make him happy?

Milan were quick to retreat in defence, handing over possession to the side. This was a surprise to Enrique at first, but he soon discovered that it was intentional. Milan's tactical thinking should be in the same vein as in the first leg, but in the second leg there were more improvements, such as giving up possession more completely. They don't care at all if it's good looking.

As long as Barcelona can be eliminated, it will be the biggest win.

In the face of such tactics, how can Barcelona break it?

Jose Mourinho stood on the sidelines, pondering.

But time waits for no one, a game is 90 minutes, the situation of the game is still changing, and the wind is surging on the field.

When he comes up with a countermeasure, where will the game go?

Long Chen felt that he was in good shape today, so hot!

Because he had a fire in his heart, and this fire has been holding on since Ventura was seriously injured. He's going to fire all the shots and bring Ventura a victory.

Since the state is hot, it is natural to vent it as soon as possible.

Although in the first few minutes, it was Barcelona who were pressing Milan to play, it seemed as if Barcelona had the advantage, and Milan could be captured at any time.

But Chen Long knew that this was just a superficial phenomenon.

When the team was on hold, he cruising around the centre circle, waiting for a counter-attack. Unfortunately, Milan had two counter-attacks, and he couldn't get the ball after the ball was passed by a big foot. Barcelona really "took care" of him and sent someone to defend him, and it was still Alba. This time Alba's attitude is clearly more cautious.

It seems that he was scared by Chen Long in the last game......

These two counterattacks were unsuccessful, in addition to Chen Long being followed by Alba inch by inch, another important reason was that other teammates did not come up to support him, making him alone.

However, after more than six minutes, Barcelona's offensive slowed down, and they also needed to adjust their tempo and not always rush on. Because they have already seen that Milan is playing the idea of defending and counterattacking, and they want the whole Barcelona team to press and attack, so that everything behind them will be empty.

This is good news for Chen Long, who is not afraid of the opponent's shrinking defense, because he is a strong center and a heavy weapon that specializes in breaking dense defenses.

On the contrary, Barcelona's retreat and slowing down the tempo can allow Milan to press a little more and organize more attacks.

In this way, he Chen Long will also receive more support.

In the eighth minute, Milan pressed up to attack, Rugani received Gross on the right side, he looked up at Chen Long, Chen Long raised his arm and motioned for Rugani to pass the football to him.

But Rugani didn't do that, because he saw Chen Long on the line of the big penalty area, a little far from the goal, and there was an Alba next to him who was following him every step of the way. Rugani felt that even if it was passed, Chen Long might not be able to receive the ball, and even if he received it, it was estimated that he would have to lose it under Alba's close defense.

So he just glanced up, took the ball forward, and buried his head in the breakthrough.

Chen Long saw that Rugani didn't pass the football to him, so he had to run to the goal, but Rugani's simple breakthrough was recognized by the opponent, and Barcelona's defender Douglas forced Rugani to a dead end, and in desperation, Rugani had to kick the football on Douglas and bounced off the sideline. I finally got a throw-in for the team......

Milan throws the throw-in.

This time there was no entanglement with Barcelona on the right flank, and Gross quickly moved the ball to the left after receiving the ball, and the ball reached the feet of Romelu Lukaku.

Chen Long once again raised his arms high on the line of the big penalty area.

Romelu Lukaku also looked up, he saw Chen Long with his arms raised, and of course Alba who was following him without leaving him, in addition to Barcelona's other central defender Baltra, and near them was Buzques.

But Lukaku was still resolute in passing the ball.

'Lukaku crossed straight through!'

The trajectory of the ball is a bit high, and only in this way can it avoid being intercepted in the middle of the game.

The football flew high, everyone saw it, and the Barcelona players were ready.

Even Buzkes, who had been watching from the side, decisively gave up the idea of holding the middle lane, and rushed directly to Chen Long's side, intending to use his body to squeeze Chen Long and interfere with him receiving the ball.

At the same time, Baltra and Alba also quickly made a division of labor - Alba jumped up first to compete with Chen Long, thus forcing Chen Long to control the ball, while Baltra waited next to him and took the opportunity to break the ball.

It's a perfect defensive tactic.

So when Chen Long made the posture of jumping, he lowered his center of gravity, then kicked out his legs, and jumped up...... Alba jumped up first, intending to get the ball out before Chen Long. Although the strategy is to join forces to cut off the football, wouldn't it be better if he could do it in one step and get the football out of the game himself?

Unexpectedly, at the same time that his body was soaring into the air like a rocket, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of Chen Long not jumping with him, his body did have a movement of jumping up, but he just stepped on his tiptoes!

This is clearly a feint!

Damn it! Damn it!

This was the only thing Alba thought after discovering this fact.

Because he knows why the opponent is using a feint, because he is destined to not be able to top the ball......

In judging the landing point of the football, Chen Long is indeed quite accurate, and he used the feint of jumping to trick Alba into jumping first, because he can't top the ball in this position!

He saw Alba jump, and he took a step to the other side – where the ball landed.

Sure enough, although Alba jumped with all his might, he was not able to reach the football, and he did not even rub the skin of the football.

At this time, he can only count on Baltra!

When Baltra saw Alba jumping up, he thought that Chen Long had given up fighting with Alba for this ball, but he didn't think that Chen Long's retreat did appear at the real landing point of the football, and his teammate Alba didn't even touch the football at all!

"Alba is on the top!" The Catalan narrator exclaimed, and his voice changed.

What does it mean when the centre-backs go up on the line in the penalty area?

A good enough shooter won't let such an opportunity slip under his feet!

So he, like Alba, can only count on Baltra.

This is a blessing in misfortune, the team's backline has not lost his position, he did not panic, but decisively pounced on Chen Long.

It is impossible to take this ball away on the top of Chen Long's head.

Now all Pubaltra has to do is to hit Chen Long with his body, and if the opponent wants to shoot directly with a header, he will interfere with his shooting. If he stops the ball, then he can't stop the ball.

Of course, the degree of this impact needs to be grasped. However, as an experienced veteran centre-back, Baltra has no problem in this regard.

Even if Chen Long can't lose control of the football, as long as he doesn't get rid of himself, the chances of winning this defense are quite good!

Because as long as he buys time, Alba and Butzquez can rush over, and the three of them form a circle against Chen Long, no matter how powerful he is, he will definitely not be able to get rid of it.

He's not Messi, he's not Neymar, and he's very poor on the ball at his feet. This point was mentioned in the previous information about Chen Long. After all, he was only seventeen years old, and he was still learning a lot.

Therefore, as long as Baltra can force Chen Long to control the ball with his feet, at this point, it will basically be regarded as Barcelona's defense.

Chen Long seemed to sense that Baltra wanted to hit him, so he turned slightly sideways and crossed his back between the football and Baltra. And then...... Get ready for this onslaught!

The shock came almost with football.

He spreads his arms and stops the ball with his chest. At the same time, in the back Baltra crashed into it.

There was no imaginary situation of people turning on their backs, Chen Long didn't even shake his body, but the football did not stop steadily, but bounced again!

This is a mistake to stop the ball!

Could it be that Chen Long affected the stop of the ball under Baltra's collision?

Maybe Baltra knew a little bit of the reason - when he knocked down Chen Long's body, he didn't feel like he was bumped into it, and there was a cushioned softness. No, it's a hard touch, and it feels like you've hit metal......

Because at that moment, the muscles of Long Chen's upper body contracted rapidly, and the softness turned into an object comparable to steel in an instant.

It stands to reason that when the ball stops on the chest, when the ball runs to the moment before it makes contact with the chest, the center of gravity quickly moves back, the chest is closed, and the muscles are relaxed to cushion the impact of the football, which is equivalent to using the chest as a meat pad.

But what Chen Long did was completely opposite, he contracted and tightened the muscles in his chest, and at that moment his chest was like an iron plate, how could it be possible for the football to cushion the falling force, and then obediently stop within the range that Chen Long could control?

Therefore, whether it is from the surface or the deep-seated reasons, this high ball, Chen Long can be regarded as a mistake. Of course, if he had stopped the ball in the usual chest stop-or-have technique, he might not have been able to keep his body steady under Baltra's impact, which would have resulted in a mistake in stopping......

Barcelona fans were relieved to see the football bouncing high again.

The air raid siren was lifted. (To be continued.) )